The reborn girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent marquis hugs her and coaxes her!

Chapter 98: Are you testing me?

Yingzhou City is located at the outermost part of the four states in the south of the Yangtze River.

When Cao Yang arrived with the Mu family army, Mu Rong had been sleeping in an inconspicuous house in the west of the city for the whole day.

Mu Lu was extremely anxious, but Mu Rong would not let him go out to seek medical treatment.

He could only wait for the military doctor to appear.

He felt so miserable... Others envied Yi Changshi and Ai Fujiang, thinking that they could serve closely and have the Marquis's trust.

But who could have known that the Marquis was so stubborn and hard, and not easy to serve at all.

Just like now, when I came out of Yuzhou, I vomited blood twice again.

He was unwilling to stop to recuperate and hurried all the way to Yingzhou City. He was so nervous along the way.

I’m afraid something might happen to the Marquis!

Therefore, when Cao Yang appeared with a military doctor and a group of brothers, the eighteen-year-old guard was almost crying.

The military doctor checked Mu Rong's pulse and said: "Master Hou has a good foundation. Although he has suffered some losses, he will be able to recover if he takes good care of himself for a while."

Mu Lu looked at him eagerly: "Then what do you think... is the Marquis someone I can support?"

Military doctor: "..."

Mu Lu came over and whispered, "Do you have any needles? If he doesn't listen to you, insert the needles into his acupuncture points to make him obey and heal his wounds!"

The military doctor squinted his eyes and said, "You are quite brave, which is rare in the Mu family army."

Mu Lu was so panicked that he quickly covered his mouth: "Shh! Don't let it leak out." The matter of the Mu family army was top secret.

The Mu Family Army was the Weiyuan Marquis' guard specially granted by the late emperor.

During the reign of the late emperor, there were many riots and rebellions in the Great Zhou Dynasty. The old Marquis Weiyuan saved the late emperor from danger many times. To show his trust in him, the late emperor ordered the Marquis Weiyuan's mansion to secretly cultivate the Mu family army and then disperse them into various armies.

Such an arrangement can, on the one hand, allow for flexible mobilization to respond to emergencies, and on the other hand, monitor military forces to prevent any unscrupulous individuals from plotting.

The affairs of the Mu family army are top secret, known only to Marquis Weiyuan and the current emperor, and the list of names is in the hands of Marquis Weiyuan alone.

In his previous life, Wu Tianqi tried every possible means to make Mu Rong hand over the list.

As a result, Mu Rong endured all kinds of torture, while Xu Rongrong burned down the study, leaving Wu Tianqi completely hopeless.

On this trip south, Mu Rong brought with him a guard who were, on the surface, ordinary military guards, but in reality, each of them was a skilled soldier of the Mu family army. However, this matter could not be known to others.

Especially Cao Yang, who was born in the East Palace.

The military doctor's mouth was firmly held by Mu Lu. He struggled several times before finally freeing himself from Mu Lu's clutches. "Don't worry, that gentleman went straight into the study to read the files as soon as he arrived."

"And..." the military doctor dragged out his words, "Lord Cao is a wonderful man. He never asks questions he shouldn't! Yesterday morning, we set out from Xianzhou. Along the way, he only read the files. He didn't ask why the Marquis changed his mind, nor did he ask why the Marquis didn't see me."

"People like this need to be guarded against the most." Mu Lu said secretly.

While they were talking, Mu Rong had already woken up. He stood up and sat in meditation on the bed for a while.

Thinking about what happened last night, his heart still ached slightly.

The internal injuries and depletion of internal energy only made him tired at most.

What really hit him hard was Xu Rongrong's retreat in her deep sleep.

After being reborn, he tried every possible way to get close to her, to show his affection to her, and to make up for the hurt he had caused in his previous life.

He hoped that one day he could tell her the truth openly.

But her retreat last night brought him back to square one.

After meditating, he held his chest to relax for a moment, then got out of bed and walked to the outer room: "Let Cao Yang come to see me."

Mu Lu was whispering with the military doctor and was shocked when he heard the words.

He turned around and saw that his master looked worried, so he advised: "It's getting late, Master. Why don't you summon him tomorrow?"

Mu Rong looked at the night outside the door and said in a deep voice, "It's okay."

The matter here needs to be resolved as soon as possible. Cao Yang arrived soon, holding a stack of files in his hands.

"Thank you for your hard work." Mu Rong saw that he looked tired.

"We are all doing errands for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Cao Yang's voice was cold, just like the cold temperament he exuded.

He placed the files in front of Mu Rong one by one.

Mu Rong asked him directly: "Do you have any clues?"

"The Marquis ordered us to rush to Yingzhou, and then hid in this dilapidated courtyard. Didn't he know that I had a clue and came to arrest him personally?"

Although Cao Yang was only the Junior Secretary of the Eastern Palace and his official rank was not high, he believed in his abilities. Therefore, even when facing the famous Weiyuan Marquis, he did not give in in his words and deeds.

Mu Rong stared at the man in front of him with deep eyes.

After a moment, he smiled softly: "In this case, where should we go to get him?"

"Of the six deceased, one fell from his horse, one drowned on his way home, two also fell off a cliff on their way home, one died suddenly in a stable, and one, a guard from Yingzhou, died on his way home from duty. Your Majesty, don't you see the connection?"

When Cao Yang spoke, he raised his head slightly with a hint of pride.

Mu Rong laughed when he heard this and said, "Lord Cao, are you testing me?"

"I don't dare, my subordinates."

Mu Rong stood up and slowly walked in front of him:

"Three of these six people had an accident on their way back to this city from Yingzhou. Yingzhou is remote, and a carriage would definitely be needed to travel back and forth. What they were doing was secret, so it wouldn't involve too many people. They must have been traveling alone on horseback."

"The Yingzhou Caowei's home is an hour's walk from the government office. He must have driven a horse or a carriage to and from the residence."

"Of the other two, one fell off a horse, and one died suddenly in the stable. Therefore, the deaths of these six people must be related to horses."

After Mu Rong finished speaking, he looked at Cao Yang with a smile and said, "Am I right?"

Cao Yang lowered his chin. He had come to this conclusion after analyzing the files for several days.

How come the Marquis actually... He lowered his head: "The Marquis is wise."

Seeing this, Mu Rong knew that the man had subsided, so he stopped talking and asked, "After Cao Wei's death, is there any record of the whereabouts of his mount in the files?"

Cao Yang shook his head: "There is no record yet, but I found something interesting."

"Oh?" Mu Rong raised his eyebrows.

"There's a groom in Yingzhou who's the best at taking care of horses. Officials have just sent someone to bring him in for questioning."

Cao Yang finished speaking, with a hint of hesitation: "Because the Marquis has not yet woken up, I am afraid that the night will be long and full of dreams, so I decided to go and get him privately."

Mu Rong stood in front of Cao Yang. He was half a head taller than the other person. Looking down at the man in front of him, Cao Yang felt embarrassed.

After a long while, Mu Rong said in a deep voice: "It's okay. Things have their priorities. You did a good job in making this arrangement."

Just as he finished speaking, someone came from outside to report:

"Reporting to the Marquis and Master Cao! The groom... is missing!"