Don't panic, nephew. I will take this pot of evil star.

Although Mu Lanxun was a hostage and was restricted in many ways in Shangli Kingdom, it did not hinder his awareness as a prince.

When he was twelve years old, his mother secretly sent four secret guards to him to prevent him from neglecting himself and wasting his time.

From then on, he was a hostage during the day and the ninth prince of Chu State at night.

His four secret guards are all death warriors. Each of them can fly and hide, and has special abilities. They are also loyal to him.

Among them, Yuanri is the leader of the four. Torture and forced confessions are no problem for him. Once someone falls into his hands, all kinds of strange secrets can be forced out.

Chun Geng and Shang Si are twins. In the past two years, Chun Geng has infiltrated the Dali Temple and works under Fang Mingzheng, where he is highly valued.

Shangsi is in the dark and never shows up. When there are things like spring plowing that require an alibi, Shangsi can come to the rescue.

The severed finger belonged to a court official who embezzled military pay. Because the spring plowing season was announced in advance, Mu Lanxun secretly hijacked it and unexpectedly found a weak spot of Xiao Ze.

I had wanted to keep it for a rainy day, but now it seemed that if he wanted to let his sister go today, he would have to give it up.

Xiao Ze's eyes were filled with shock. The ring on the severed finger was the one he had given away, and only to one person.

There happened to be no news from him these past few days. Could it be that he was in this boy's hands? How many people did he recruit?

Several thoughts flashed through Xiao Ze's mind in an instant. He half-closed his eyes and unconsciously loosened his grip on Feng Xili's hand.

Then, his hands loosened, and when he opened his eyes again, his face was full of pain and unwillingness.

"Xixi, don't be angry. I didn't mean to hurt you. I was just anxious. I won't force you today. Can you go back and think about it carefully?"

His face was full of caution, and he looked quite shocked.

Feng Xi felt a little choked up. She really wanted to vomit if she continued looking at that face. She tried to hold it in, but she still rolled her eyes, turned around, and walked away with Mu Mu without looking back.

Mu Lanxun had a cold face and quietly stuffed the severed finger into her veil and threw it to Xiao Ze.

Feng Xili pulled Mu Mu and ran all the way. In a quarter of an hour, they arrived at the side door of Zixiang Palace. She didn't breathe heavily until the two of them slipped into the door.

Phew, so tired! My head hurts!

The next second, her eyes went dark and she fell to the side.

Mu Lan embraced her, frowned slightly, and examined her from head to toe, but still couldn't get rid of the weird feeling in his heart.

When she opened her eyes again, Feng Xili found herself lying on the bed.

Glancing sideways, she saw Mu Mu sitting not far away, staring at her intently.

……

She quickly got up, feeling a little helpless, "How long have I slept?" She rubbed her head and muttered: Mu Mu's eyes look so strange, could he have noticed?

"It won't take long, just an incense stick of time." Mu Lanxun stood up and handed her a cup of tea.

Feng Xili drank it all in one gulp, straightened her face and asked him, "What's the matter with that severed finger? Also, didn't I tell you not to come to the ceremony today? Why did you come anyway?"

She tried her best to imitate the original owner's tone and asked him, suppressing her palpitations and looking straight into his eyes. She decided to practice on him first.

She broke off the engagement privately, and she had to report to the Prime Minister's Office.

Mu Lanxun glanced at the empty teacup, tightened his fingers, turned around and sat back down at the table.

The matter of the severed finger involves me too much, so I will let it go for now.

He cleared his throat and spoke slowly.

"Last night, I happened to find a nanny. She seemed to be sick and confused with a fever. She grabbed my hand and kept shouting something like, 'Finally, I can get revenge. I can finally get revenge tomorrow.'"

Mammy? Found it?

"You brought the person back?" she asked in surprise. The ancients had very unique thinking processes.

"She wouldn't let me go, so I had to bring her back. I called a doctor for her, but she was still dazed and feverish all night, talking in her sleep all night."

Mu Lanxun said this and looked at her meaningfully.

Feng Xili's scalp tightened, and she quickly asked, "What did she talk in her sleep?"

He paused, a little hesitant, then moved a stool and sat opposite her, whispering, "Sister, this is about your mother."

"I can only say that you are not the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and you have no relationship with the Prime Minister at all."

Feng Xili was stunned, taking it in for half a minute before internally roaring, "Oh my god! Could it be that the original owner was actually an illegitimate daughter? Could it be a princess who was stranded? Or perhaps the lost daughter of some royal relative?"

She subconsciously believed Mu Mu's words, not realizing how credible the talk in the sleep of an unknown nanny could be.

"Sister, you and Xiao Ze might be half-siblings." Mu Lanxun dropped another bomb, shocking Feng Xili so much that she almost jumped up.

Brother and sister? How terrifying! They almost got married to their close relatives right after crossing over?

"You, how did you know?" I felt like I hadn't woken up for the entire incense stick's time.

Mu Lanxun's eyes flickered for a moment, and she said calmly, "That nanny is not in her right mind. She just answers whatever I ask, as if she thinks I'm her son."

"Her young master?"

"Yes, fourteen years ago, Liu Xiao, the only son of Liu Nianfeng from the Zhongning Marquisate, also known by his courtesy name Ze."

Liu Xiao? Liu Xiao, Liu... Xiao... Ze!

Her eyes widened. Could it be such a coincidence?

Xiao Ze, is it Liu Xiao?

And what about the Zhongning Marquis Mansion? How come she had never heard of it? When had there ever been a Zhongning Marquis Mansion in this city?

"I've looked it up. Lord Liu Nianfeng of the Zhongning Marquisate had fought in battles with Emperor Qizhao when he was young, and even lost his parents in the process. That's why the Emperor bestowed upon him the title of Zhongning Marquis after he established the Xin Dynasty."

However, after Liu Nianfeng was granted the title of marquis, Emperor Qi Zhao no longer paid much attention to him.

Otherwise, the Zhongning Marquis Mansion would not have disappeared overnight without causing any stir in the city.

Feng Xili blinked, thinking about Xiao Ze's entire series of actions today.

"I, he...how did I provoke him that he made me so embarrassed today?" Feng Xili muttered to herself, not noticing the embarrassment on Mu Mu's face.

"Mammy didn't explain it clearly, but it seems to be related to your mother. Since Prime Minister Feng has adopted my sister as his daughter, he must know something about it."

He lightly reminded her that his sister and mother's affairs were not something a junior like him could discuss.

"It's just that the nanny died suddenly this morning. I suspect she died of poisoning. I didn't have time to investigate carefully, and I was worried about my sister, so I secretly ran to watch the ceremony." He touched his nose, half true and half false.

After listening to this, Feng Xili fell into deep thought.

If Xiao Ze had started planning something a year ago, he would have delayed getting married so that he could prepare in advance.

He deceived the original owner's sincerity, designed to get her handwritten love poem, and found a lieutenant to slander her with empty words.

If there were no loopholes in the handwriting, it would be difficult to refute the original owner's love for the scholar. The gossip of the people would be enough to make the original owner lose face and ruin her reputation.

Xiao Ze is so cruel!

She glanced at Mu Lanxun, stood up, straightened her skirt, and walked over to him. "Today's matter is serious. I broke off the engagement without permission, and I still need to apologize to the Prime Minister's Mansion."

She wanted to pat Mu Mu's head, but when she stretched out her hand, she found that she couldn't reach him. She patted his shoulder instead and coughed lightly: "You showed up too conspicuously today. You'd better not go out recently."

Mu Lanxun leaned over and grabbed her hand, his pupils drooping slightly. "Sister, please come back quickly after meeting the Prime Minister. I have something to ask you."

She shuddered and almost shook off his hand.

What are you asking?