The coroner and the concubine doctor pursue the murderer in the Dali Temple

Zhao sighed deeply, "I can't save you, Jiaqi. You are so wrong. I can't let Lingqi be in danger for the rest of his life. Our fate as mother and son is over."

"No, no... Mother, Father, I know I was wrong, and I will never do it again. Please forgive me this time."

Wu Jiaqi knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Wu Beichen and Zhao. They both turned around and ignored him.

Seeing that asking his parents for help was not going to work, Wu Jiaqi suddenly grabbed Wu Lingqi's clothes and said anxiously: "Second brother, it was my fault. Can you forgive me? I will work like a cow or a horse for you in the future to atone for the mistakes I made before."

Wu Lingqi pulled the corner of his clothes out of Wu Jiaqi's hand bit by bit, and said coldly: "Brother, it's hard to mend a broken mirror and spilled water. If I really die, will you realize your mistakes today? I'm not a saint, and there's no way I can forget what you did to me."

Wu Jiaqi's hand slowly dropped, his face full of despair. Wu Beichen said, "Come here, lock Wu Jiaqi in the dungeon and keep him under strict guard."

Some palace soldiers came in and took Wu Jiaqi away. He had no strength left at this point and collapsed to the ground, being dragged away by two palace soldiers.

Another palace soldier came in, intending to take the Mobei duo away, but was stopped by Wen Rulan. Wu Beichen said to Xiao Mubei unhappily, "Mr. Mu, what do you mean by this?"

Xiao Mubei stood up and said to Wu Beichen, "The matter here has been settled. Why don't we let the princess and the prince talk to each other first? Your Majesty, please follow me. I have something to say to you."

Wu Beichen looked at Xiao Mubei suspiciously, but Xiao Mubei got up and left the room. Chu Yunxi followed him out. Wen Rulan and Zi Han also took the two heroes of Mobei out of Wu Lingqi's room. After a while, everyone in Wu Lingqi's yard had left.

Xiao Mubei and Chu Yunxi stood outside the yard waiting for Wu Beichen. The sound of Zhao's crying and Wu Lingqi comforting his mother could be faintly heard from the yard. Wu Beichen came out after a while, probably to comfort his wife and son.

After coming out, he said to Xiao Mubei and Chu Yunxi: "Please follow me, both of you."

The three of them came to the front hall. It was already very late at night, but the lights were on everywhere in Prince Qi's mansion. It was destined to be a sleepless night.

After sitting down, Wu Beichen asked directly, "Who are you?"

Xiao Mubei said: "My surname is Xiao, and my name is Mubei."

"Xiao Mubei, Xiao Mubei... why does this name sound so familiar?" Wu Beichen pondered. Xiao Mubei did not speak, but a smile appeared at the corner of his lips. He picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"Ah, King Dingbei of Dasui!" Wu Beichen slapped his thigh, finally remembering it, and then looked at him in surprise, "King Dingbei, why are you in Nandi?"

Xiao Mubei put down the teacup and smiled slightly, "Your Highness, don't worry. This time, my visit has nothing to do with state affairs. I have some personal matters to attend to. I didn't expect to see the prince fall into the water, so I rescued him. It was a coincidence."

"No matter what, my son was saved by King Dingbei after all, and I am also a person who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment. If there is anything I can do for you, Your Majesty, please feel free to tell me."

Xiao Mubei nodded, "Prince Qi is straightforward. I do have something I would like to ask for your help. In addition, I am currently the Minister of the Dali Temple. The two heroes of Mobei have been wanted by the Dali Temple for many years. I would like to ask you to do me a favor and bring them back to Dasui and bring them to justice."

Wu Beichen said: "The two heroes of Mobei hurt my son deeply. I must take revenge with my own hands. Even if I cut them into pieces, it will not be enough to relieve the hatred in my heart. King Dingbei has never been a parent, I wonder if he can understand my feelings."

Xiao Mubei nodded, "I understand. I can leave the Mobei duo to King Qi. I wonder if King Qi can do me a favor?"

"King Dingbei, why don't you tell me about it?" Wu Beichen was also very cautious and did not dare to agree easily.

Xiao Mubei looked at Chu Yunxi and said, "My princess' brother has been missing for several months. She is very worried and has sent many people to look for him. Recently, I got news that my brother-in-law appeared near the palace of Nandi and seemed to have entered the palace. My princess is worried, so she came here in person. I would like to ask the King of Qi for help and find a way for us to sneak into the palace and look for him."

"Is it just looking for someone?" The King of Qi was worried.

Xiao Mubei nodded affirmatively, "That's right, we will leave once we find the person, and we will definitely not implicate the prince."

King Qi thought for a while, and finally nodded heavily, "Okay, I will help you this time, as a way of repaying you for saving Ling Qi."

"Thank you, King Qi." Xiao Mubei clasped his fists, and Chu Yunxi also stood up and thanked Wu Beichen.

Wen Rulan gave the Mobei Twin Heroes to the people in Prince Qi's Mansion, and they returned to the guest room where they were staying. Chu Yunxi then asked, "What if my eldest brother is not in the palace?"

Xiao Mubei thought for a while and said, "Even if Big Brother is not in the palace, we can still find out about the matter between my father-in-law and the Queen Mother, and even find out where my father-in-law's body was taken. It's better than being outside and being unable to do anything."

Chu Yunxi nodded, "Okay, then let's go into the palace and investigate to see what happened."

Three days later, it was New Year's Eve. Chu Yunxi felt that time passed so quickly. Because of the climate in Nandi, she hardly felt that the New Year was approaching. This was her first New Year in ancient times. She didn't expect to go to other countries.

On New Year's Eve, the emperor gave a banquet and all the royal relatives gathered in the palace. Xiao Mubei, Chu Yunxi and their group disguised themselves as guards and maids of Prince Qi's mansion and followed Prince Qi Wu Beichen, Princess Qi's Consort Zhao, and Crown Prince Wu Lingqi into the palace.

Emperor Wu Zixu of Nan Di and Empress Dowager Rong were both at the banquet. Xiao Mubei and others watched them from afar outside the palace. Wu Zixu was very young and Empress Dowager Rong did not look very old either, about forty years old. She was well maintained and still looked like a beautiful woman with charm.

The servants brought by each mansion were waiting outside the palace. There were quite a lot of them, standing in a large area. The entire palace was surrounded by imperial guards, who were guarding the palace to prevent any accidents from happening due to the large crowds.

Xiao Mubei asked Wen Rulan to leave first. When no one was paying attention, Wen Rulan lowered his head and walked out quietly. As expected, the imperial guards at the door stopped him directly, checked his badge, and interrogated him before letting him go.

Chu Yunxi whispered to Xiao Mubei: "The Nandi Palace is so heavily guarded, how can we find out?"

"We can only find someone to ask first." Xiao Mubei looked around and was about to take Chu Yunxi away, but he saw Wu Lingqi walking out of the hall and walking towards them.

The two men stopped moving immediately. Wu Lingqi came to their side and said casually, "You two, follow me to the imperial kitchen. The prince is feeling unwell after drinking. Let's make a bowl of sobering soup for him."