240: C240 Invited by King Jing

C240 Invited by King Jing

Soong Wei died of poison, after his entire body spasmed, black blood flowed out from his mouth and nose, he did not have much time to be in pain, he had died on the spot.

After the coroner sent by King Jing confirmed that he had died from poison and there were no other injuries on his body, the possibility of others using force to force him to take the poison was ruled out.

"So you're saying, Soong Wei committed suicide by taking poison?" Xu Yanlin frowned, he did not fully agree with this conclusion.

"It could also be that he willingly died for the sake of the other party." Mu Chen said.

"Zi An's words are reasonable." Yan Chenglee placed his hands behind his back and paced back and forth worriedly, "If that's really the case, then it probably won't be easy for us to catch the mastermind."

Mu Chen used a handkerchief to wipe his hands, and had his corpse taken away to be taken care of. Then he said: "Then, let's keep our eyes on Zeng Rou'er and Second Prince."

"You suspect number two?" Yan Chenglee shook his head. His brother was ambitious, but he would not sell his country for honor.

"No, I suspect that Second Prince has someone on his side." Mu Chen said, he looked outside, "Let's go back and talk."

Yan Chenglee nodded, waved for the guards to strengthen the guard, then he returned to the King Jing Palace along with Mu Chen, Leng Feng and Xu Yanlin.

At the same time, in the Second Prince Palace …

"Why did you send someone to inform him when Fifth Brother returned to the capital?" This brother will also set up a banquet in advance to help you wash away all the dust. " Yan Chengqi lifted the wine pot and poured a cup of osmanthus wine for King Kang Le, "We brothers will gather properly for today's Mid-Autumn Festival, and won't leave until we're drunk."

King Kang Le had a gentle smile on his face as he lifted up his wine cup and gulped it down.

After he finished drinking, he turned the wine cup over, indicating that there wasn't a single drop left. He then poured another cup and picked it up. "This cup, I toast my elder brother."

"Alright." Yan Chengqi toasted with him and then drank it all in one go. After that, he laughed loudly and patted King Kang Le's back, "Ever since you left the capital, second brother has not been able to find anyone to drink with."

Yan Chengqi shook his head, revealing a lonely expression that was hard to find, and extended his hand to tightly grab onto Yan Cheng'an's arm.

Yan Cheng'an revealed an expression of disbelief, and asked innocently: "Don't we still have big brother and third brother?"

Yan Chengqi's face turned dark, that ruthless expression flashed past his face, and then, he bitterly laughed. "Big brother … I'm afraid there's been a misunderstanding. As for Third Brother, his health is not good, and he cannot drink alcohol. "

"What did Big Bro misunderstand Second Bro about?" Yan Cheng'an asked out of concern, using the principle of brotherless enmity between brothers.

Yan Chengqi looked at him with a lonely gaze, then shook his head and waved his hand, saying: "It's fine if you don't want to talk about it, but if you don't want to talk about it, it's fine …"

Seeing that he did not want to say it, Yan Cheng'an considerately did not pursue the matter and poured him another glass of wine, "I heard that Second Brother's wife is pregnant, I really congratulate Second Brother."

When he heard about Zeng Rou'er's pregnancy, Yan Chengqi started laughing happily again. Because the brothers had been married for many years, but did not have many children, and he only had one daughter, whom he had always hoped the mansion's wives and concubines would help him with his marriage, yet there was no news of it for a long time. Now that Zeng Rou'er was pregnant, he was naturally happy.

Yan Chengqi drank a few more cups before extending his arm to hug Yan Cheng'an's shoulder. "Good brother, only you remember your brother, and you're genuinely happy for your brother."

Yan Cheng'an raised the smile on his face and started eating a piece of cake, "We are brothers."

"Right, right, right. We are brothers. Good brothers, let's continue drinking." Yan Chengqi drank another cup.

Yan Cheng'an also picked up his wine cup and clinked it with his, after taking a sip, he placed it down and poured Yan Chengqi a cup of warm water, "Second brother, drink some water to moisturize your throat."

Yan Chengqi drank the warm water that he passed over and became much more spirited. He hooked his arm around Yan Cheng'an's shoulder and talked about their childhood shoulders.

Second Brother, I paid respects to the Old Ancestor when I entered the palace a few days ago. I saw the Noble Consort Zheng and the Beauty Zheng arguing in the Imperial Garden.

Yan Cheng'an purposely brought up this matter, and quietly sized Yan Chengqi up. Seeing Yan Chengqi's long face, he could not help but laugh.

Yan Chengqi tightly clenched his fist and smashed onto the table, he sneered, what else could he do? However, it was his cousin who relied on the emperor's love for her and his love for her son to have a selfish heart. She felt that his mother was selfish and only cared for her son, so he started to target his mother.

Yan Chengqi shook his head, and directly picked up the jug of wine, and started drinking the entire jug, "Today at Mid-Autumn Festival, we will properly admire the moon and drink, let's not talk about all these things that ruin the mood."

Yan Cheng'an smiled like a modest gentleman and said, "Alright, us brothers will not return until we're drunk today."

"I won't leave until I'm drunk." Yan Chengqi raised his glass happily.

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Mu Chen stayed at the King Jing Palace very late at night. When he returned, Shen Jingli had already rested. He ordered someone to prepare some water and took a comfortable bath before quietly returning to his room. He wanted to take a look at Shen Jingli before going to his study to rest.

There was still a candle flame burning in the room, the moment he walked in, he saw Shen Jingli opening his eyes and looked at him. Shen Jingli opened his mouth, but did not make a sound, and instead yawned.

You're back.

He understood what he was saying and revealed a warm smile on his face. Walking over, Shen Jingli hugged him and said in a daze: "If you aren't by my side, I won't be able to sleep well."

His voice sounded like he was in a dream. Mu Chen laughed, took off his clothes, and slipped into the blanket. Shen Jingli immediately reached out and hugged him, pressing his stomach against his body.

Seeing that Yue Yang was hanging on his body like a koala, Mu Chen turned his head and kissed his forehead.

"Is everything settled?" His voice had a thick nasal tone, making it sound like he was having a hard time. His eyes were closed as he leaned onto Mu Chen's body, and his breathing was steady and long. If not for him speaking clearly and methodically, Mu Chen would have thought that he had actually been asleep and had not woken up yet.

"You don't have to worry about those things." He turned his head and blew out the candle flame, hugging Shen Jingli and laid down, "The Prince has invited us to the Hot Springs Inn to relax tomorrow, do you want to go?"

"Yes." Shen Jingli mumbled an answer and went back to sleep.

"..."

The morning of the second day, Mu Chen brought Mu Jin, Shen Jingli and Xun Er to the spa.

Initially, Shen Jingli thought that the King Jing had been understanding about Mu Chen and had gone too far, hence he specially invited his family to soak in the hot spring, taking a good rest. However, when he saw the Second Prince, the Third Prince, and the Fifth Prince at the entrance of the spa, he knew that he had been too naive.

They saluted and followed the guide inside. This spa was not the first Purple Bamboo Association that Mu Chen opened, but rather the other one that was located in the south side of the city.

The pavilion contained a vast hill with a manmade green lawn. On the lawn were a dozen horses, which gave the impression that they were living the life of a nomadic people on the prairie.

The guide first introduced the distribution of the hot springs before bringing everyone to the large lawn.

Yan Chenglee sat high up on the horse's back, his posture tall and straight, his face handsome and the corners of his mouth carrying a hint of a smile, his natural bearing somewhat dazzling under the sunlight.

Yan Chenglee then walked over from afar, and asked casually: "You guys are here, number two, there's a chance, do you guys want to go for a run together?"

"I couldn't ask for more." Yan Chengqi cupped his fists in respect.

Yan Chenglee immediately had his men pick out a handsome horse for him. Once the two of them got on the horse, they spurred it forward, neither of them giving up on the other.

"Big brother, second brother is still the same as ever." Yan Cheng'an laughed, he turned and supported the Third Prince, "Third brother, do you want to go over there to take a seat?"

The third prince was in bad health and was using a handkerchief to cover his mouth. He coughed softly and hurriedly nodded when he heard the old man's words.

The King Jing had already arranged for people to build tents at the side, and inside, there were tables and stools. The moment they sat down, the Crown Princess Jing led his servants over to bring tea and snacks.

"Your highness, how can you just leave the guests aside and go to the horse race yourself?" Crown Princess Jing served them tea. Seeing the two of them running happily on the lawn, he shook his head.

"It's rare to get a chance, so we'll just let them do what they want." The Second Crown Princess laughed and considerately poured a cup of jujube tea for Zeng Rou'er as she rebuked him, "Your body is not well, so you should stay at home and recuperate. What are you doing?"

Zeng Rou'er's pregnancy was not even three months, the Second Crown Princess had initially recommended for her to stay in the Palace to recuperate, but she acted coquettishly towards the Second Prince, forcing him to bring her out.

Zeng Rou'er pushed the cup of Red Jujube Tea over and pretended to be gentle as she said: "I'm in good health, so there's no need for Big Sis to worry."

Second Crown Princess was too lazy to be a good person, so he turned around and started chatting with the Three Crown Princess s. Zeng Rou'er then turned around and chatted with Yan Cheng'an.

Without leaving a trace, Crown Princess Jing saw their performance and revealed a thought-provoking smile, and went to play with Xun Er.2

Xun Er turned, holding onto his kite, then wrapped it around Mu Chen and Shen Jingli to accompany him to fly.

Mu Chen and Shen Jingli could not force him, so after informing the Crown Princess Jing, they brought him to fly a kite.

With his parents accompanying him in flying the kite, Xun Er was in high spirits, and was in a very good mood. Even from afar, they could hear his laughter.

Shen Jingli's body was not suitable for big movements, he just sat on the grass and watched the father and son play, Mu Chen felt sorry for him, and after putting away the kite, he threw Xun Er over to Mu Jin, he was stuck together with Shen Jingli.

"If I brought Mo Yu's family over, it would probably be even more interesting." Shen Jingli said as he raised his head to look at the flying dragonfly kite.

"Mo Yu and the others aren't suitable for appearing here." Mu Chen leaned on his shoulder.

Suddenly, the King Jing sent someone to invite Mu Chen over, saying that he wanted to play polo. This spa hall had a hillside of grass, and was most suitable for this sport.

Mu Chen didn't immediately pay attention to him. Instead, he told him to get ready before she came to call him.

"Since when did Zi An become so sick of it?" Yan Chenglee laughed and then began to make the arrangements. Since there was already a field, he only needed to set up the frame for the two sides and create an average field around them. Then, he would be able to draw the line.

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