My country is dying

Chapter 395 Concealment
Mi Le sat on the upper seat with her eyes tightly closed, and it took a long time before she opened her eyes and said, "Qi Moxuan, can I trust you?"

Her voice was weak, as if her long-standing belief had collapsed.

Qi Moxuan's eyes flashed slightly, and then he lifted his robe and knelt on the ground: "If the emperor has any doubts, you can imprison me, or directly take my life, I have no objection!"

He was wearing a white shirt, his face remained the same, Mi Le seemed to see him when he first met, his spine was straight, he was clearly a prisoner, but he was still proud and unyielding.

She couldn't think of any reason, or motivation, for him to betray her.

"I won't wrong a good person. I won't touch you until there is no conclusive evidence. But at the same time, if I really find out that you betrayed me, Qi Moxuan, I will kill you with my own hands!"

Qi Moxuan raised his head and met her eyes, then, without saying a word, he just bent down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty will let you down!"

Coming out of Qi Mansion, Mi Le didn't take the carriage immediately.Xiao Qi followed her closely behind: "Your Majesty, are you really letting him go like this?"

"You arrange to transfer all the candidates to a house near the tribute courtyard, and assign special personnel to guard them. In addition, order people to keep an eye on the Qi Mansion, and no one is allowed to enter or leave before the exam begins!" Mi Le ordered.

Xiao Qi was stunned for a moment, and immediately took orders: "Okay, I will handle this matter immediately."

Seeing that Mi Le hadn't gotten into the carriage yet, Xiao Qi couldn't help but said: "The emperor has been tired all day, why don't you go back to the palace first?"

Mi Le turned his head to glance at the carriage that was following the same pace, and then turned his head to look at Xiangsi: "Continue to inquire and find out where Qi Moxuan, who left from Piaoxiangju, went."

Xiangsi was startled, and couldn't help but look at Qi's mansion, "Isn't Mr. Qi inside?"

Mi Le frowned and said, "Go if you are told!"

Xiangsi hurriedly responded, and Xiao Qi who was on the side obviously noticed Mi Le's impatience when he spoke, and couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, why don't I accompany you to find a restaurant for something to eat first?"

Mi Le turned his head to look at him, Xiao Qi immediately said again: "The emperor didn't eat much at noon, now it's dark, the body will not be able to bear it!"

Mi Le thought for a while, then nodded: "Alright."

Xiao Qi was overjoyed immediately, and was about to say where to go, but Mi Le suddenly said: "Go to Prince Qi's Mansion."

After she finished speaking, she got into the carriage beside her, and Xiao Qi was left standing there with a dejected look on his face.

Prince Qi's mansion was as cold as ever.

Mi Le prevented others from leading the way, and went to Hou Junli's study on a familiar path.

At that time, the study room was brightly lit, and Gao Yuan and Yun Gui were inside.

Mi Le stood at the door and knocked on the door. Seeing the three people looking up at her, she strode in, sat down on the chair opposite Hou Junli, knocked on the table and said, "I'm hungry, Come for dinner."

Yun Gui and Gao Yuan looked at each other, subconsciously looking at Hou Junli.The latter paused for a moment, then put down the things in his hands and looked at the two: "Chuan Shan."

Yun Gui and Gao Yuan quickly responded, and Hou Junli walked up to Mi Le: "I heard that you went to the Gongyuan today, why didn't you go back to the palace?"

"I miss you." Mi Le replied quite casually, pouring himself a cup of tea, "Did you find anything these days?"

Hou Junli's eyes flicked over her cocked feet, and fell on her face, then sat down next to her, and looked at her: "What happened?"

Mi Le drank tea and answered vaguely: "No, I just came to see you for a meal."

As soon as the words fell, there was already a knock on the door, and it was astonishing that the meal was brought.

Hou Junli didn't say much, he only asked people to serve food, and he looked at Mi Le after the meal was set up on the whole table: "Dinner?"

Mi Le immediately got up and went to the dining table, eating happily.

Hou Junli didn't say anything, he served her a bowl of soup, watched her finish the soup, and remained silent.

Mi Le looked at him after he was full: "Why don't you move your chopsticks?"

"I've eaten." Hou Junli said lightly, and then someone came in to remove the bowls and chopsticks.

Seeing Mi Le sitting there still not saying anything, he stood up and pulled her out.

"What?" Miller asked.

"Send you back to the palace."

He said he was sending her back to the palace, but he actually sent her back to the palace, and he sent her directly to the bedroom.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Mi Le finally stretched out her hand to hold him. When she received his gaze, she fixed her eyes: "You don't have anything to say to me?"

"The emperor finally asked." Hou Junli looked at her calmly, "I thought the emperor would hold it until tomorrow."

Mi Le pursed her lips: "You must have clues about Li Zirong, but you didn't tell me anything, did you?"

Hou Junli looked at her and said nothing, Mi Le asked again: "Is the disappearance of Li Zirong related to Qi Moxuan?"

"Why does the emperor think that Li Zirong's disappearance is related to Qi Moxuan?" Hou Junli asked.

Mi Le pursed her lips tightly: "You must have found out what Xiangsi can find out long ago, but you didn't say anything, or did you say that something happened to Li Zirong already? If this is the result, you You can speak up, you don’t have to hide it.”

Hou Junli paused for a moment before finally turning his head: "So you're mad at me for hiding this from you tonight?"

"Did you hide it?" Mi Le looked directly at him.

Hou Junli glanced at her fair face, and replied calmly: "Yes."

Mi Le let go of his hand immediately: "Is Li Zirong dead?"

"No."

"Where is she then?"

"uncertain."

"Then what are you sure about? Who is this matter related to? Meng Qi?"

Hou Junli's eyes paused for a moment, and he didn't speak for a long time before Mi Le seemed to be sure: "It's really Meng Qi? Then what is his motive? Who is he working for?!"

"This matter still needs time to investigate in detail. Although I haven't found out the ins and outs, Li Zirong must still be alive, so we still have time."

"Who is it?" Mi Le asked again, "Who is Meng Qi working for? The Queen Mother, or Guan Lehou?"

Hou Junli shook his head slowly: "Not sure."

Mi Le pursed his lips immediately: "I'll let Xiao Qi go and catch Meng Qi!"

Hou Junli clasped her hand: "Your Majesty, don't be impulsive! The reason why I didn't tell you is because I'm afraid that this matter will disturb your mind. The other party is obviously planning to prevent the smooth progress of the scientific examination. If things are distracted, the other party will be able to take advantage of the loopholes. Now, you can just watch the scientific research with peace of mind, and I will take care of the rest!"

"Then what things have you found out? Why did Meng Qi pretend to be Qi Moxuan? How much does this Meng Qi know about us?"

Hou Junli lowered his eyebrows: "Please give me some time, the emperor, to investigate clearly, and I will investigate them one by one."

(End of this chapter)