I survived as a female assassin

Chapter 149 Scapegoat

Mu Yuan and Ji Xue explained everything and then returned to the East Palace.

At this time, outside his study, the Minister of State Affairs Qin Yinan had been waiting for a long time.

The moment he saw Mu Yuan appear, he straightened his drooping shoulders and head.

By the way, I tidied up my clothes without leaving any trace.

Only then did he bow to Mu Yuan.

"I wonder why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince summoned me?"

"Stop pretending to be ignorant and come in."

Mu Yuan didn't even look at him and walked straight into the study.

Qin Yinan couldn't help but roll his eyes at the air, then followed him in.

Jiemie had already closed the door for them.

When the door closed, Mu Yuan glanced at Qin Yinan and said, "There's no one else here. Just find a place to sit."

"That may not be the case. Your East Palace is not as good as it used to be. Maybe even the walls have ears now."

Qin Yinan and Mu Yuan are two years older than each other. Because of Qin Taiyi's relationship, they have known each other since childhood, but they have never gotten along since childhood.

Because he couldn't stand Mu Yuan's arrogant attitude, he always spoke in a sarcastic tone when no one was around.

Doctor Qin was in awe in front of Mu Yuan every day because his youngest son was a troublemaker.

Fortunately, Mu Yuan didn't bother with him too much, knowing that he was not a bad person and was quite capable.

He passed the exam himself to become the Chancellor of the Eastern Palace, a fourth-rank official.

Doctor Qin didn't have this ability and strongly disagreed with his decision.

Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. Only his youngest son is more of a tiger. I wonder if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the real tiger in sheep's clothing.

"Then I would like to thank the Minister of Household Affairs for taking good care of the Eastern Palace during my absence."

After Mu Yuan said this, Qin Yinan shut up.

"To make a long story short, I heard that you and Jialing had an argument yesterday over a dish of crab roe tofu?"

"How come I didn't know you like crab roe tofu so much?"

Qin Yinan could see that Mu Yuan came back specially to find him, so it seemed that he was not stupid.

"There's something wrong with the family leader Zhou Xu."

"There's something in that crab roe tofu, but I can't say for sure what it is."

"But it's definitely not a good thing. I guarantee it on the reputation of Doctor Qin. It can't be wrong."

Mu Yuan:......

Is this how you're going to use your father's reputation?

"But Zhou Xu knew you were all investigating people, so why did he take such a risk?"

Qin Yinan looked at Mu Yuan speechlessly, "No way? Your Highness, don't you understand this?"

"This Zhou Xu is clearly a scapegoat."

"Isn't this just walking into a trap for you to find out?"

As he had guessed, "Zhou Xu, a household steward in charge of food, storage, and servants, could be made a scapegoat. How high a position must the person he's scapegoating be..."

Mu Yuan's words seemed to be spoken to himself, but also seemed to be spoken to Qin Yinan.

"This is not easy to handle. All officials above the level of the Imperial Household Order are suspects."

“Just ask them one by one.”

"I don't believe he can't show his fox tail."

Mu Yuan laughed immediately, "Yeah, that makes sense. The Minister of State Affairs really has a keen eye."

"Then I would like to thank the Minister of State Affairs."

When Qin Yinan heard this, his heart was filled with joy, as if he was praised by his teacher in class.

Humph, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not as smart as him. If he hadn't made such a fuss yesterday, who knows how many people would have died in the East Palace!

"It's a small matter, a small matter. If Your Highness has nothing else to do, I will go and get busy first."

Mu Yuan nodded and said casually, "I have already made an appointment with you, you can go home and rest tonight."

Qin Yinan, who was feeling somewhat complacent, suddenly became depressed when he heard this.

He really didn't want to go home and have his mother nag him about finding a partner...

Mu Yuan watched him walk away before calling Jiemie out.

"I asked you to check the crab roe tofu dish from yesterday. How is it now?"

"Your Highness, there is indeed something wrong with the crab roe tofu, but it's not a deadly poison. It just has some laxatives added to it."

"laxative?"

"What is Zhou Xu doing? Is he just trying to make everyone have diarrhea?"

"Call Zhou Xu."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Ever since Zhou Xu learned that Qin Yinan had been summoned to the study by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he had been prepared for His Royal Highness to call him at any time.

The two met on the way to the East Palace.

No one paid any attention to anyone else. When Zhou Xu saw Qin Yinan's smug face, he knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince believed his slander.

But he wasn't afraid.

In such an emergency, he had no choice but to resort to this last resort.

When Mu Yuan saw Zhou Xu, he found that he was neither humble nor arrogant, as if he was going to die for something.

He raised his hand to support his forehead.

"Tell me, why did you put laxatives in that plate of crab roe tofu?"

"What do you want?"

Mu Yuan had been writing and drawing on the desk, without even raising his head, and asked directly.

"Your Highness, one of the Chancellor's subordinates is very suspicious. When dinner was about to start, he was sneaking out with something in his hand."

"You were not here at the time, and I resorted to this desperate measure out of desperation. I hope Your Highness will punish me."

Zhou Xu spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Mu Yuan stopped the brush in his hand and placed it on the pen holder.

He slowly walked up to Zhou Xu and asked, "Who is that person?"

The Crown Prince was so close to him, giving him an invisible sense of oppression. Zhou Xu's voice unconsciously lowered. "I don't know his name, but I do remember his appearance clearly."

Mu Yuan nodded and continued to ask, "Is that person still in the palace?"

"Of course he's there! After yesterday's commotion, the guards at the Eastern Palace have been on high alert. How could that person dare to try and sneak out?"

Then he ordered, "Jiyu, take Zhou Jialing to find Zhanshi Cheng to identify this person and tell him that it was my intention."

Zhou Xu quickly thanked Mu Yuan. He knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was a sensible person!

After the person left, Mu Yuan continued to paint the portrait he had just painted. After finishing it, he found that the portrait was actually the same as Xin Youran's human skin mask.

There was a moment of silence.

Ever since they parted at Xiufan Temple, she had always appeared before him with this face, and he had actually gotten used to it...

Just by looking at it, you can tell it's a man!

Then he laughed and cried, and threw the portrait aside.

Let’s go to her private residence. I wonder if she has woken up yet.

When Xin Youran woke up, it was already the morning of the next day.

She felt refreshed all over and hadn't had such a good sleep in a long time.

When she saw Mu Yuan, she remembered that she was taking blood from someone. When did she fall asleep?

It's really embarrassing...

"Hehe, sorry, I don't know how I fell asleep. Did I delay your medication?"

"No, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

Xin Youran shook her head and hurriedly got out of bed to tidy up her clothes.