All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Chapter 29
Mu Huaian's tone was just short of hitting the words "Aren't you good?" on the forehead.

The blue veins on Chu Yan's forehead twitched, and it was the first time he tasted what it was like to "throw a stone at one's own foot".

"I'm not hurt." He said coldly.

Hearing this, Mu Huai'an breathed a sigh of relief, "It's good that I'm not injured."

If he gets injured, he can't afford it, and his aunt will definitely take off his skin.

However, the next moment——
Mu Huai'an suddenly realized that the blood on Chu Yan's body was not his own, but someone else's.

"Are you... are you okay?" His handsome face actually showed some concern this time.

Few people know that His Royal Highness, the most honorable prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty, had an unknown hidden disease when he was young.

He just couldn't see other people's blood splashed on his robe.

Once such a situation occurs, the patient may suffer from a headache at the slightest level, or become unconscious at the severest level.

This hidden disease is related to Chu Yan's childhood experience, and it was born from a knot in his heart.

Although I heard that he was cured on the battlefield when he went west with the first emperor.But after so many years, it was the first time that Mu Huai'an saw other people's blood on his robe.

"It's okay." Chu Yan replied calmly, but it was difficult to hide the forbearance and gloom in his expression.

Shen Lingxi only thought that he was "angry from embarrassment", and didn't pay much attention to it.

Mu Huai'an simply said to them: "Let's go, the Mu family has a hot spring village near here, I'll take you to take a bath and clean it, and I'll let someone come and clean it up by the way."

Shen Lingxi originally wanted to decline.

But when she saw the ghosts of the dead slowly floating out of the body of the man in black a foot away from them, she quickly changed her mind.

Those men in black were recently mourned, when they were at their most hostile. If she stayed, there would be so much noise that she wouldn't even be able to sleep.

Although Chu Yan is not good enough, the evil spirit around him can be regarded as a purifying halo.

Shen Lingxi closed her eyes and nodded in response.

*
Hot Spring Zhuangzi is at the foot of Cuilan Mountain five miles away from Wangxian Village.

As soon as he entered Zhuangzi, Mu Huai'an told his mother in charge to take Shen Lingxi to Qifengzhai.

Qifengzhai is the best hot spring courtyard in this village, and it is exclusively used by the female relatives of Cheng Engong's mansion.

The mother in charge couldn't hide the surprise on her face, she knew that this woman must be special in her master's heart.

His attitude towards Shen Lingxi was a little more respectful, and he took her to wash up without mentioning it.

As for Mu Huai'an, he invited Chu Yan to Ruichun Pavilion where distinguished guests stayed overnight.

The hot spring water washed away the blood stains on his body, which finally eased Chu Yan's expression a lot.

Mu Huai'an solemnly accused him of the matter, "Just now I was in a hurry and said something rude, please forgive me, Your Highness."

Chu Yan's cold eyes fell on his face, "A moment of anxiety? Seeing that you are so nervous about her, what is your relationship with her?"

"It didn't matter at first... In the future, it will matter."

Mu Huaian felt terrified when he thought of Caicai and saw her almost die by the sword of the man in black, "I heard from my grandmother before that she wanted me to marry Xuan Pinghou's daughter. Originally, I didn't have that idea, but now Knowing her identity, I decided to let her go."

Chu Yan frowned.

"Chunjun has checked her past, you can think clearly, this girl's origin is unknown, and she has deep thoughts, if you want to marry her, the queen may not agree."

"Auntie, I have my own words." Mu Huai'an waved his hand indifferently, and when he mentioned Shen Lingxi, the corners of his lips curled into a smile, "I have known Shen Lingxi for not a day or two, even if she sometimes does Kind of weird...but she's interesting! What a lot of fun with her."

He said longingly: "I have made up my mind. After I marry her in the future, I will let her disguise herself as a man and go to investigate the case with me every day. In just two years, I will be able to clear up those old and innocent people in Dali Temple." The first public case is all settled. Then you can go to Jiangnan, and then go to Yunjiang...it will definitely be more fun."

Chu Yan: ...

"If it's just for this reason, you don't have to marry her." Chu Yan had the rare patience to analyze the pros and cons for others, "Can't you also investigate the case with her now? He can do autopsy. If you really marry her back to the mansion, with her character, the Mu family may not be able to accommodate her, and the house will be disturbed by then, how can you investigate the case with peace of mind?"

Mu Huai'an was not happy anymore, and raised his eyes, "My incompetent younger brother can still sit in the seat of the eldest son, let him marry a house mistress, anyway, I will recognize Shen Lingxi."

He smiled obsequiously at Chu Yan, "Brother, I know that the embroiderer has doubts about her identity, so you will come to investigate him yourself. Now that my brother has seen it, she is just a weak woman with no strength to restrain her. How about Brother just let her go because of our childhood love?"

After talking for a long time, it turned out that they were waiting for him here.

Chu Yan lowered his eyes and did not respond directly, but talked about the assassination tonight, "Those assassins used cloud-piercing arrows, and they are definitely not ordinary killers. Gu Yuan thought this was just a small case of buying a murderer. Come on, the real culprit has a deep connection behind it. This matter involves the Xuanping Hou Mansion, if you want to marry Shen Lingxi, for the sake of justice, why don't you hand over the case to the Embroiderer for trial?"

Mu Huai'an secretly thought it was bad, and hurriedly smiled and said: "Your Highness, you are too worried, Shen Lingxi and I haven't said anything yet. The man in black is still alive in this case, Feng Qi must know something, and there are magpies His body has not been found yet, I will show the dossier to Your Highness after I have checked everything, okay?"

Chu Yan looked up at him and smiled.

Mu Huai'an's eyebrows jumped, and he thought to himself, it seems that King Ning has a deep prejudice against Shen Lingxi, before his marriage with Shen Lingxi is settled, it is better to mention it less in front of King Ning, so as to avoid unnecessary complications.

*
Early in the morning of the second day, Shen Lingxi, who had rested all night, came out of Qifeng Courtyard refreshed, and saw Mu Huai'an standing tall and tall, waiting at the door.

There was no sign of Chu Yan until he got into the carriage looking back at Xiancun.

Shen Lingxi asked curiously: "Where's Ning Liulang?" Could it be that he became angry from embarrassment and didn't want to see her anymore?

"I went back to Beijing last night." Mu Huai'an hesitated, and explained to her: "When he was young, he saw his mother fall down a rockery and died tragically in his arms. The blood of others was splashed on his robe. It should not appear again in these two days."

It was the first time Shen Lingxi had heard of this.

Thinking of last night, she misunderstood that he deliberately used her as a sandbag to get blood on him in retaliation, and she felt guilty.

"Then... will there be any problem with his body?" She asked worriedly.

Mu Huaian:?

It was the first time he saw such a look on Shen Lingxi's face.

"Hey, Shen Lingxi." Mu Huai'an snapped his fingers in front of her eyes with his fair and slender hand, "Have you ever heard a word?"

Shen Lingxi: "What are you talking about?"

Mu Huai'an: "Feeling sorry for a strange man is the beginning of bad luck."

Shen Lingxi: ...There is nothing wrong with that.

Mu Huai'an looked at her, "Instead of worrying about him, it's better to worry about yourself. Do you know that you have been targeted by the Embroiderer now. The cloud-piercing arrow used by the man in black last night is something in the army. It seems This case is deeply involved and needs to be investigated as soon as possible, if the Embroidery Envoy intervenes, your Shen family will be in trouble."

(End of this chapter)