The Pastoral Life of a Reborn Farmer

Chapter 144

After Shen Ling returned home from Mu's residence, he told Mu Hongjin that he wanted Han Shi to recognize him as his adopted brother, and said that it was his grandmother's wish, so he agreed, but Mu Hongjin was a little bit Helpless, "Mu Wu would not treat me like that."

Shen Ling just smiled lightly at this, noncommittal, "Just let the old man feel at ease."

Mu Hongjin understood this truth and was willing to be Han Shi's younger brother. Hearing what Shen Ling said, he naturally nodded.

"I recognized my brother-in-law, so I should arrange your marriage. According to the old lady, it's better to be earlier, so as not to..." Shen Ling paused, and didn't dare to say any more. After all, Mufutai is Mu Hongjin's father Mu Hongcheng is also his elder brother. If something really happens to the two of them, even though Mu Hongjin is no longer in the Mu family in name, he still has to observe filial piety in his personal relationship and cannot marry, and the old lady is old. She couldn't see her grandson get married, and she was afraid that Mu Hongjin would change his mind every now and then. No matter what aspect she considered, the old lady hoped that Mu Hongjin would get married as soon as possible.

Furthermore, even if Mu Hongjin is married, even if his identity is found out in the future, there is no way to investigate. After all, the married couple is no longer part of the Mu family, and Mu Hongjin himself has not committed any crimes. may also be smaller.

Mu Hongjin heard Shen Ling's unfinished words, and fell silent for a while. He lives in Shen's house at the moment, and he can't help the family. Even if he is very anxious, he can't bother Shen Ling. He knows that Shen Ling can help. It must have helped, so I can only remain silent.

At this moment in the capital, in the prince's mansion, there are secret guards coming and going, and they can barely communicate with the outside world. In the study, the prince suddenly shouted, "What?! The third child actually wants to dig out Mu Hongcheng to kill him. thing?"

"Prince, we need to make an early plan. Now that we are weak, the emperor will definitely maintain the crown prince's position in the East Palace for the sake of balance, but if the pursuit of the third prince is made public, even the emperor may not be able to stop the mouth of the world. "

The prince turned around twice, "No, I can't let the third child succeed! If he succeeds, the whole palace will be ruined!"

"Prince...do you want it?" The dark guard made a gesture of silence.

The prince thought for a while, although it is extremely dangerous to fight in the sky prison, but if he is succeeded by the third child, he will really be doomed. Moreover, even if he is found out in the sky prison, with the old man's temperament of protecting his reputation behind him, he must I will try my best to cover up this matter, and cover it up for him, so that there is no time to think about it. It is inconvenient for him to communicate with the outside world now, so he must make a decision early to eliminate all future troubles.

"You, find a way to sneak into the prison and kill Mu Hongcheng." The prince whispered.

"Yes!" The dark guard bowed his hands and took the order.

In the dungeon, Mu Hongcheng was sitting on the straw with a calm expression. The cell leader outside brought cornbread and porridge to share meals with the prisoners. Tucked into the cell, "Eat."

Mu Hongcheng looked at the meal that was no different from usual. Although he had no appetite, he still had to eat, otherwise the feeling of being hungry would be uncomfortable. Mu Hongcheng stood up, took the rice bowl and ate slowly, gesture Extremely elegant, even after being reduced to this point, he is still a handsome nobleman.

The night was getting darker, and there were no people walking around, crying and chatting in the cell as usual, but it was quiet today, the entire cell was silent, and all the prisoners were sleeping very deeply, as if they could not be shaken by thunder. The same was true for Mu Hongcheng, since Into the sky prison, this is the best day for him to sleep.

In the night, a man in black entered the dungeon silently, and the slight sound of unlocking did not wake anyone up until someone held down Mu Hongcheng, covered his mouth, and scratched Mu Hongcheng with a broken porcelain bowl. Mu Hongcheng woke up with a sudden pain in Hongcheng's wrist, his mind was still dazed, he stared wide-eyed at the man in black in the night, and whimpered, but the whole cell was very quiet, there was no sound at all. People heard his cry for help.

"Lord Mu, rest in peace! The prince will remember your contribution when he ascends the throne in the future." The man in black chuckled and said in a low voice.

Mu Hongcheng stared in horror. He was familiar with the voice of this person. He was a bodyguard who also served beside the prince. Because of some things, they had some conflicts with each other. After all, they were working under the same person. It is inevitable that bumps and bumps will happen, but he is going to be silenced by the prince? !

Mu Hongcheng thought of all the contributions he had made for the prince. He offered a plan to destroy the guard army for the prince, assassinated the third prince for the prince, and other piles of things. Is it going to end up like this? !That's right, he has done too many things and knows too much. Now that he is being questioned, he is already a useless son. Of course the crown prince will not spare his life. Only the dead can keep secrets and bring everything into dust and annihilation.

"Woooooo..." Mu Hongcheng struggled harder, his desire to survive surpassed everything else, he didn't want to die, he hadn't achieved his wish yet, he was very intelligent and ambitious since he was a child, and he hadn't reached the top yet. A minister, one man is under one man and over ten thousand people, he is not reconciled to making his achievements and leaving his name in history!He can't die!

"Lord Mu, don't struggle anymore. Since I can come in, I have made all the preparations. No one will come to rescue you. You are the one who suffers because of your struggling. Look at the wrist." The man in black wrinkled Frown, he wanted to fake Mu Hongcheng committing suicide in fear of crime, but it didn't look like murder. Mu Hongcheng struggled, which was not good for him to forge the scene.

Although Mu Hongcheng is a weak scholar, but at the critical moment of life and death, he managed to use more strength than before, and broke free from the opponent's restraint. He also knew that calling for help would be useless, but would push this person into a hurry instead. Mu Hongcheng stared in horror. Man, covering your wrist that was bleeding profusely with one hand, said tremblingly: "You can't kill me! I hid the crown prince's evidence. If I die in prison, the evidence outside will fly all over the sky immediately! The crown prince is finished!"

"Oh? Really?" The man in black stood up and said in a low voice, "That's... just right."

The man in black showed a slight smile, and struck out suddenly, hitting Mu Hongcheng's neck with his palm, knocking him out. Before Mu Hongcheng fainted, he heard the last sentence said by the man in black, what is so good? !This man is the third prince...

Unfortunately, his life has come to an end, and there is no time for him to think about it.

Mu Hongcheng committed suicide in prison. When the news spread to the court, the third prince was furious and threatened that he hadn't interrogated Mu Hongcheng. Because, to cover up some facts, it must be strictly investigated.

The emperor is now paralyzed in bed, and his condition is getting worse, but he still refuses to let go of his authority. Sometimes he has to summon ministers to discuss matters, and the third prince took the opportunity to report the matter.

On the dragon bed, the frail old man with thinning hair and drooping eyelids was lying motionless on the bed. Seeing Xiao San's reluctance, he inarticulately instructed the loyal palace servants. After hearing this, the palace servants immediately conveyed the emperor's intentions, "This matter will be investigated by the Ministry of Punishment. The third prince need not worry."

The Criminal Department is the crown prince's territory!The third prince almost laughed angrily, and snorted coldly. "The Ministry of Punishment is currently busy with affairs. I'm afraid it's too busy. The thief can sneak into the dungeon to kill people, which shows that it is so powerful that even the imperial power dares to despise it. I'm afraid the Ministry of Punishment will make no progress. Why don't you call us at Dali Temple?"

On the dragon bed, the aging emperor narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard Xiao San's words. The first thing he thought of was not the struggle between the crown prince and Xiao San, but Xiao San's words were so powerful that even the imperial power dared to despise .

The emperor is not stupid, the third child has been trying to dig out from Mu Hongcheng the evidence of the prince chasing and killing his brother. He still knows and understands that if he is, he will definitely do the same, so the third child will not do it, and neither will he. Order to do it, then, who killed Mu Hongcheng?

Suicide in fear of guilt?Even the new Jinshi who just entered the imperial court would not believe it.

The prince... the emperor didn't say a word. He thought that after a round of bloodbath, the empress and prince would be imprisoned. When you are weak, you can still send people to sneak into the sky prison and kill people to silence them. It's really unexpected!

But even so, the emperor still intends to continue to cover up this matter, because if the brother's inspection of the wall is revealed to the public, it will be an extremely serious stain on his reputation behind him.The emperor muttered another sentence, and the palace servants immediately translated it to everyone, meaning to reject Xiao San's suggestion. Xiao San raised it several times in dissatisfaction, but was rejected. In the end, the emperor asked everyone to retreat because he was tired. Xiao Sancai left with a look of reluctance.

After leaving the bedroom, the anger and anxiety on Xiao San's face disappeared without a trace. Who said that he must be the person who is most willing to keep Mu Hongcheng's life?But in the eyes of others, including the old man, they all think that he wants Mu Hongcheng to live, right?Xiao San slightly pulled the corners of his lips.

Mu Hongcheng's death did have many disadvantages for him, but as long as he planned carefully, he could still use this person's death to make the old man suspect the prince and turn in a direction that was beneficial to him.

As for why the prince still has such power to sneak into the dungeon after a round of bloodbath, it must be because he is willing to help and let the killer in!Xiao San smiled silently, looked up at the sky, if Xiao An knew that he really avenged him, he would be very happy.However, Xiao An is such a reserved person, he will definitely keep it in his heart and won't express his happiness, but it doesn't matter, he knows that Xiao An is happy.

In Huaizhou, Mu Hongjin's marriage has been put on the agenda, because the old lady Mu is in a hurry. Although Mu Wu is busier these days, he can't hide the smile on his face. He is waiting to marry Mu Hongjin in a few days. When Hong Jin entered, Mu Hongyuan also got the news in the prison. Except for Mrs. Mu expressing some dissatisfaction in the cell, no one objected, and Mu Hongyuan was also happy to see the result.

Shen Ling had no choice but to put aside the Huaizhou merchants and concentrate on Mu Hongjin's marriage. In the prison, Shen Ling sat cross-legged on the ground, with a low table in front of him, and Mu Hongyuan was lying on the prison railing and ordered , "Yes, yes, the red sandalwood screen should also be written on it. I remember that you have some at home. You can help me to cushion the things first, and I will return them to you in the future."

Shen Ling had already written several pages, and when he heard the words, he made another note, um, his writing hands were sore, but seeing that Mu Hongyuan didn't intend to stop, Shen Ling could only rub his wrists and continue writing, brother accusation or something, really Terrible, even in jail.

A few days later, the news of Mu Hongcheng committing suicide in fear of crime spread to Huaizhou. Mu Hongjin's marriage was forced to suspend. The daughter-in-law who is about to marry back home will be delayed for another year in an instant. Who knows how many variables will be born in this year? !