C74 Become a Fool
Laney was put down, her face blue, her eyeballs protruding, her tongue exposed.
"Prime minister." The servant who was collecting the corpse took out a letter.
Mu Po looked at it carefully. I am just a lowly servant. Fourth Miss asked me to plant red flowers for Mistress Ling. I was blinded by greed and agreed to it. In the end, I could not resist the blame of my conscience. He was afraid that after the matter, Fourth Miss would also kill him to silence him. He might as well choose a way to die.
The green veins on Mu Po's forehead appeared. He did not believe that Mu Ruqing would do such a thing, but now that there were witnesses and physical evidence, Mistress Ling would not use her own child to harm her, and Lan-er would not use her own life to frame her.
He threw the paper in front of Mu Ruqing and with his back to her, he gritted his teeth and did not speak. "
Mu Ruqing picked it up and looked at it. The more she looked at it, the worse her expression became. Then, she knelt down and asked sincerely, "Father, do you believe that I did it?"
Mu Po closed his eyes and sighed in disappointment. He did not turn around and did not speak.
Mu Ruqing whispered something into Lingyue's ear and Lingyue quietly left. She continued to kneel, "Father, daughter has no reason to harm Mistress Ling. Furthermore, Sister Xuan is on good terms with me, how could I..."
"If she had offended your mother, would you bear a grudge?" Mu Po turned around and stared at her. There was no longer any tolerance or love in his eyes. There was more severity and blame in his eyes.
"In my father's eyes, is my daughter really that kind of person?" Mu Ruqing was somewhat disappointed, but she did not plead guilty.
Mu Po fixed his gaze on her. The father and daughter looked at each other. No matter how Mu Po asked, Mu Ruqing would not admit it. Mu Po waved his hand and left angrily.
It was not deep into the night, and these news had already spread throughout the Prime Minister Manor. Mu Ruqing was locked up in the ancestral hall by Mu Po. When Mrs Miao found out about this, the ancestral hall had already been surrounded by the soldiers. No matter who it was, no one was allowed to visit. Mrs Miao went to beg Mu Po. Mu Po was in Mistress Ling's courtyard. The door was tightly shut, but he did not open the door for her.
Mrs Miao investigated all the people related to her and insisted that it was Mu Ruqing who gave the order. servant girl, who was in the kitchen, was reported to Mu Po by another servant girl who was not on good terms with her. She said that she heard someone go out at night and only came back after a long time. She secretly observed and saw what servant girl had put into the porridge with her own eyes.
All of the spearheads were pointed at Mu Ruqing. That hairpin was also hers and actually did not have any breakthrough at all. Mrs Miao was so anxious that she had a headache and did not sleep at all. She was still in the room thinking about where there was a problem.
Mu Ruqing also did not sleep. The huge ancestral hall was filled with memorial tablets. The weak candlelight seemed to be able to take the light away with a light breath. She was the only one walking around.
Suddenly thinking of something, she called out to the air, "Shunyi?"
Mu Ruqing could only hear the sound of the wind blowing by her ears. She shook her head self-deprecatingly. Why did it still exist? Perhaps he had already drifted away.
"Stinky girl, you're the one who drifted away!" A resentful voice came from the top of his head.
Mu Ruqing was a little happy and sat up straight, "Why did you not come out for so long?"
"This poor Taoist has always been here. It's just that you didn't raise your head to look." Shunyi's transparent soul looked at her from the corner of his eyes, expressing his dissatisfaction.
"This is good. Someone is speaking to me now..." Mu Ruqing and Shunyi were chatting happily. They did not pay attention to the soldiers outside the door. They had already memorized her strange appearance.
Mu Ruqing did not sleep the whole night and her face turned pale. The soldiers outside the door had two dark circles under their eyes. In their eyes, Mu Ruqing talked to herself until dawn last night. They felt that it was strange. They were also afraid that something would happen to Mu Ruqing and Mu Po would blame her. It was not easy for them to survive until the day. One of them went to report to Mu Po about what happened last night. The other guard.
This matter was spread out again. It was said that Fourth Miss was weak to begin with. If she was alone in the ancestral hall, she must have been entangled by evil beings. That was why she went crazy and muttered to herself. Mrs Miao could not care about anything else. She cried outside Mu Po's room and threatened that she would not let Mu Ruqing out. She also wanted to go in and accompany him, and even moved out the old lady.
The old lady naturally did not believe that Mu Ruqing would do such a thing. She was somewhat biased in her heart and ordered Mu Po to follow her to see Mu Ruqing.
The group of people came to the door and the Ming Residence soldier opened the door. Mu Ruqing's face was pale and her lips were dry and cracked. Her breathing was weak as she laid on the ground.
Mrs Miao rushed forward to carry her and the old lady was also supported by Lau Fenglan. She looked at Mu Ruqing with a face full of heartache.
"Fourth Miss fainted. It must be because of the evil thing!"
"Yes, yes. Fourth Miss did that kind of thing. This is retribution."
Although the sound of the discussion was soft, Mu Po still heard it. The old mother, servant girl, who came with them outside the door cursed. Everyone was afraid. Naturally, they did not dare to speak anymore. Was the matter of Mistress something that they were casually discussing? All of them had bitter expressions as they lowered their heads and waited outside.
Mrs Miao called Mu Ruqing a few times and Mu Ruqing's eyes opened a slit. Her lips moved and her eyes closed again.
Mrs Miao became anxious and hugged Mu Ruqing in her arms, "Someone come! Someone come! Where is the doctor!?"
Mu Po held his hands behind his back and stood at the side watching coldly. He did not stop or sympathize with her.
The old lady rushed forward in a fit of anger. She pressed her yellow fist on Mu Po's chest and said, "You unfilial son. Don't you know Qing's temper? She was actually tortured to such an extent! Cough cough." When he spoke of excitement, he coughed a few times and actually felt a little unsteady.
Mu Po quickly went up to support the old lady. The old lady pushed him and said angrily, "Go away! I don't want you to help me!"
"Mother..." Mu Po hurriedly called out, but he still did not say anything. He could only helplessly shake his head and walk out of the ancestral hall.
"Someone come! Send Fourth Miss back to the courtyard!" The old lady spoke and Mu Po left. This was acquiescence to letting Mu Ruqing out.
A few female servant girl came over and sent Mu Ruqing back to the courtyard.
The Imperial Physician came to take her pulse. The old lady looked at Mu Ruqing's pale face and asked worriedly, "How is it?"
"Yes, you have also taken her pulse for so long. Quickly say it!" Mrs Miao was also anxious and urged from the side.
The physician had only touched Mu Ruqing's wrist for a moment and was unable to say anything! After confirming the condition, her expression also relaxed a little. "Old lady, Madam, don't worry. Miss was just too tired and she also suffered from the cold at night. She fainted. You'll be fine after taking two doses of medicine. "
" Alright, I'll have to trouble the doctor! " Mrs Miao sent someone to send the doctor away and comforted the old lady before sending her back. She stayed behind to take care of Mu Ruqing.
All the way until the afternoon, Mu Ruqing's eyes were narrowed. In just a split second, she fainted again.
Mrs Miao sat by the bedside to wipe the sweat off her head and Mu Ruqing opened her eyes. It was just that there was no light in her eyes. Mrs Miao called out to her a few times but she could only laugh foolishly. Without saying anything, she pulled Mrs Miao's sleeve and played with her like a three year old child.
"Ah, ah, ah." Mu Ruqing rolled on the bed unhappily. From the moment she woke up, Mrs Miao was stunned and cried out sadly, "Qing, I am mother, Qing."
"Mother?" Mu Ruqing tilted her head and looked at her with a dull gaze, "Can I eat it? Hungry... I'm hungry... Wuwuwu... I'm hungry."
" Someone come and prepare the dishes! "Mrs Miao ordered and made Xiangyi and Lingyue change Mu Ruqing's clothes. When the two of them saw Mu Ruqing like this, they were no less sad than Mrs Miao and cried like a person in tears.
"Oh. Flowers... Flowers... There are people outside! " Mu Ruqing looked at the black door and her voice was petite. Like a child, she ran out and looked at the flowers in the garden. She randomly grabbed a handful and sat on the swing. Looking at another empty swing, he sniffled and said in a sticky voice, "Are you here to swing too? We can play together. Look, I still have a lot of beautiful flowers. Do you want them?"
Lingyue and Xiangyi were at the side. When they saw Mu Ruqing talking to the air, they could not help but feel shocked in their hearts. The young miss had really become stupid.
Mrs Miao was crying in the room until she could not straighten her back. When Mu Po heard that someone came to report, he did not believe it at first. It was only when he saw Mu Ruqing's crazy look at the door that he felt heartache. He walked forward and said, "Do you know who I am?"
"Ah, I'm afraid! I'm afraid!" Mu Ruqing saw him and her eyes were frightened. She lowered her head and took a few steps back. She hid behind Lingyue and did not even dare to stick her head out.
Mu Po's eyes were tired. He sighed and looked at Mu Ruqing a few times before leaving.