Fengmou Jiangshan

Chapter 177

The sky soon dawned, and the panicked palace was forced to calm down under their control, but there was still no trace of Gu Qinghua.The eunuchs and maids in charge of Zichen Palace were all taken down to torture severely, asking about Gu Qinghua's whereabouts.

Accompanied by Feng Shifu, Mu Hongru sat on the dragon chair in the main hall of Zichen Hall, his eyes were burning, and he was sullenly waiting for the news.

If Gu Qinghua can't be found, he can't be at ease!
"Could it be, let her run away?" Mu Hongru slapped heavily on the thick imperial case, suddenly his eyes flashed, and he said to Feng Shifu: "This king suddenly launched a trouble today, did this little bitch get wind of it in advance?" Run away? Could it be—is there a traitor in the palace?"

"That's not necessarily the case," Feng Shifu pondered, "If there really is a traitor, she won't follow her plan, why should she run away? In my opinion, tonight's New Year's Eve, the city will be lively. Will Your Majesty go out for a tour in disguise with Su Fangfu? gone?"

"I'm afraid it's really possible!" Mu Hongru paused for breath, but nodded unconsciously, and then sneered and said speculatively: "So what? Even if we search every family, this king will also search her." Come out! The turtle in the urn still wants to escape, hmph, she is dreaming!"

"What foster father said is very true, it is absolutely impossible for her to escape!" Mu Tiannan walked in from outside the hall with a smile.

Mu Hongru frowned slightly when he saw him, and said coldly with a sullen face: "You are more familiar with the palace than Zhen'er. You don't take someone to search, what are you doing here?"

Mu Tiannan laughed out loud, and instead of respectfully and repeatedly agreeing as usual, he took a few steps forward, glanced at Mu Hongru, and calmly said, "Your son can't be used for such a small matter, it's better to do it with him." Do your best to be filial in front of your adoptive father, otherwise, you won't have many chances!"

"What do you mean?" Mu Hongru scolded sharply, without moving his body, his eyes were shining brightly, and his sharp eyes were fixed on Mu Tiannan.He has no scruples about this adopted son who has been raised by one hand and has always been humble.Although Mu Tiannan's words sounded a little weird, but apart from arousing his anger, it really couldn't arouse anything else.

Mu Tiannan still smiled politely, he didn't mind his scolding, and he didn't mind his scolding at all.He took a few more steps forward, only four or five steps away from Mu Hongru. He smiled and said, "Father, it seems that this is the first time that my son has straightened up at such a close distance from his father!"

"Mu Tiannan! What do you want to do!" Mu Hongru was furious, no matter how slow he was, he finally realized something was wrong. "You bastard, you--" Before he could finish his sentence, his heart ached, his body stiffened in vain, he groaned in pain, grunted a few times in his throat, opened his eyes wide and turned around slowly in disbelief, dead He stared at Feng Shifu behind him.

Feng Shifu did not know when he stood behind him, and at this moment he slowly withdrew his hand, the blood immediately soaked the back of Mu Hongru's clothes, dripping drop by drop onto the ground.On the back of his heart was stuck a bright dagger, the blade was white and the blood was red, making it look particularly glaring and terrifying.

"Feng, Mr. Feng, why..." Mu Hongru stared incredulously, staring at Feng Shifu with difficulty, leaning half of his body crookedly on the armrest of the dragon chair, panting heavily.

Feng Shifu flicked his skirt lightly, smiled bitterly as if he was extremely embarrassed, and said lightly: "My lord, you are getting old, it's time to make room for young people!"

"Okay, okay!" Mu Hongru laughed loudly, his pale face was like a ghost, he turned his head and stared at Mu Tiannan with difficulty and panted, "Beast! What about you? This king—I think I treat you well. ,you you you……"

"Father," Mu Tiannan said with a gentle and elegant smile on his lips, "You are naturally not mean to the child, otherwise, it would be as simple as just calling the child a 'beast'!" Mu Tiannan's expression suddenly changed. Changed, met Mu Hongru's gaze without any scruples, looked straight into his eyes, his eyes were suddenly filled with hatred, and he said bitterly: "Mu Hongru, the reason why you adopted me is not Is it because I am worth using? Do you think that giving me a bite of food is a great gift, you can beat and scold at will, and my life is yours? And you are as stupid as a pig My dear son, you really don’t know how he humiliated me since I was a child? Hmph, keep saying ‘Tiannan boy, Tiannan boy’, do you think I’m your son at all? I love you In the eyes of your father and son, Nan is probably like a dog, right? No, your son once said that I am worse than a dog!"

"Zhen'er...you, what did you do to Zhen'er?" Mu Hongru was stunned by his scolding. Even before he died, he still had a feeling of disbelief. Is the monstrous person really the adopted son who has been obedient and respectful since he was a child, and has never disobeyed his wishes in the slightest?It wasn't until Mu Tiannan mentioned Mu Zhen that he was startled suddenly, regained his clarity in an instant, and immediately spoke hastily.

Mu Tiannan's eyes were even more hateful and jealous, he laughed and sneered, "It's great, it's great! It's a bond of flesh and blood, and a deep bond between father and son! I'm so touched to death! Foster father, you can rest assured. "Come on," Mu Tiannan looked at him gently, and said with a tired smile, "I, Mu Tiannan, are just such a brother. I will definitely take good care of him, and I will never let him die easily!"

"You, you—" Mu Hongru's mind was shocked, his body stiffened in vain, he couldn't breathe, and there was a low and vague grunting sound in his throat. He tilted his head and fell on the throne. Opened wide in shock and anger, black and white are clearly distinguished, and death will not rest in peace.

Feng Shifu stretched out two fingers to poke in front of his nose, and shook his head at Mu Tiannan.

Mu Tiannan sneered, glared at him bitterly, then bowed to Feng Shifu and thanked Feng Shifu: "Thank you for your help, sir, otherwise, Tiannan wouldn't be where he is today!"

"Young Master Mu, you're being polite, I just can't bear the dust of the pearl, all of this should belong to you!" Feng Shifu hastily returned the gift to him.

Mu Tiannan smiled: "I, Mu Tiannan, will never forget Mr.'s great kindness. You don't have to be polite, Mr. You should call me Tiannan!"

Feng Shifu refused, Mu Tiannan insisted on asking him to call him by name, Feng Shifu could only smile and reluctantly obeyed.

"By the way, Tiannan, have you found His Majesty?" Feng Shifu asked with concern.

Mu Tiannan frowned, shook his head and said, "It's really a crime! I don't believe she can escape without knowing, but the palace has been searched, and there is still no trace of her..."

Feng Shifu was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked: "Where is Gu Yaozhi? Have you found it?"

Mu Tiannan breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a change of color: "Too bad! Not only Gu Yaozhi, but even Aunt Su is gone!"

"This is bad!" Feng Shifu frowned and said, "I never believed that there are so many coincidences in the world. It's definitely not a coincidence that His Majesty, Su's husband, His Highness Gu Yaozhi, and Aunt Su didn't see each other!"

Mu Tiannan's heart went blank, and he said bitterly, "Could it be, could there really be a mole!"

"It's not impossible, but it is true!" Feng Shifu corrected him without doubt.

"So what," Mu Tiannan sneered, "Zhai Fengcheng is now under my control, and I search every house and every inch of land, and I will find them too!" Every day without Gu Qinghua's whereabouts, his heart is the same day by day He couldn't settle down either, the existence of Gu Qinghua was too dangerous for him!
"It's already dawn, we must first give an explanation to the courtiers and the people in the city." Feng Shifu said slowly.

"...Not bad..." Mu Tiannan bit his lip.

The turmoil in Zhaifeng City last night had already spread to every household. The first day of the New Year, which was supposed to be lively and festive, became deserted. There were scattered purple and black bloodstains.There were almost no pedestrians on the streets of the busy city, the doors of all the shops were closed, and the residential area was also quiet. There was nothing special, and the people dared not even go out the door.

The prosperous Zhaifeng City has turned into a dead city.

Mu Tiannan sent the eunuchs in the palace to go door to door to the courtiers' homes, inviting everyone to go to the court to discuss matters.The timid person didn't want to go, but when he saw the majestic guards with swords following behind the eunuch, he swallowed everything.

Not long after, the court hall of the Dragon Palace was silently filled with gathered courtiers, some whispered to each other, and some stood silently with their heads bowed.There was a wordless tension and depression conveyed in the cold air, which was so oppressive that people couldn't breathe.

Everyone knew about the turmoil last night, but no one knew.

When everyone finally arrived, Mu Tiannan slowly climbed up to the throne from one side, and a smaller chair was placed next to the throne in the middle, which was naturally prepared for him.

Everyone stared at him intently.

Mu Tiannan didn't sit down, but stood on one side, glanced down, and said with deep sorrow: "Cheng'en County King, Minister of Punishment Liao Zhong, Metropolitan Procuratorate Zuodu Yushi Xiao Wangzhi, Officials' Zuo Shilang Liu Qian , Shi Tieya, who participated in the leadership of the guards in the outer city of Kyoto, and the rebellion in the imperial palace yesterday, has now been punished. The thief is ambitious, and he is to blame. It is God's will to end up like this! It is a pity that I disturbed all the adults and the people in the city. All the adults, just put your heart into it Here, there is no need to worry! We must take a good lead and make the city return to normal as soon as possible!"

All the ministers were in an uproar, their complexions changed drastically, and they couldn't help discussing in secret.Duke Cheng'en actually died?The king of Cheng'en County, who had been praised for most of his life, died like this!

"Where is Your Majesty! Where is Your Majesty?" Suddenly someone shouted loudly, and all the ministers saw that it was Liu Jia, Minister of the Household Department.

As soon as Liu Jia's words came out, all the officials came back to their senses, looked at Mu Tiannan and said, "Yes, Your Majesty! Where is Your Majesty!"

Mu Tiannan didn't expect Liu Jia to be so bold. He was worried that Prince Li would make a fuss and control the family of Prince Li's mansion to threaten him, but Liu Jia appeared out of nowhere!
Liu Jia was usually cautious in his words and deeds, but Mu Tiannan was taken aback by his question.

(End of this chapter)