NABC Chapter 365 Are you my cousin?
Chapter 365 Are you my cousin?
Chapter 365 Are you my cousin?
Looking at Mu Zixuan's angry expression, Zhong Chuzhou saw that he had almost teased him enough, so he reached out and knocked Mu Zixuan on the head. The action seemed casual, but it was actually intimate, "You said you still don't recognize it? Can you still pull the bow I gave you now?" As soon as he said this, Mu Zixuan's whole body shook, and his originally angry expression froze instantly.
A hint of suspicion flashed in Mu Zixuan's eyes. He turned his head to look at Zhong Chuzhou, carefully examining his features, trying to find a familiar shadow on this seemingly unfamiliar face.
There was a sense of unfamiliarity on this face, but the teasing in those eyes made him seem to remember something, and he asked tentatively: "You... You are my cousin?" There was a hint of uncertainty and surprise in his voice.
Zhong Chuzhou then released his hold on Mu Zixuan, a smile appeared on his face, and he resumed his deliberately suppressed tone, "Haha, not bad! Not so stupid that it's hopeless." While laughing, he reached out and rubbed Mu Zixuan's head.
Mu Zixuan was so surprised and delighted that he didn't even care that Zhong Chuzhou had messed up his hair. Rubbing his aching arm, he leaned forward to examine Zhong Chuzhou's face. "Cousin, it's really you! You, are you in disguise? You almost scared me to death! I thought... I thought you were controlled by bad guys." His tone was full of grievance and fear, and the anger he had just felt had long since disappeared without a trace.
Zhong Chuzhou explained with a smile: "I'm doing this for convenience. Zhang Hengrui came to visit suddenly this time, and we have to act in a hurry. We can't reveal any flaws in front of him. I have no choice but to deal with it this way. But you, why did you suddenly come here? And cause such a scene." As he spoke, he bent down to pick up the dagger on the ground and handed it back to Mu Zixuan.
Mu Zixuan took the dagger, scratched his head, and said embarrassedly: "Grandfather and father heard that Zhang Hengrui suddenly went out of the city today, worried that he might come to this villa, and worried that you would be in danger. So they arranged for me to lead people to come here quickly, waiting for an opportunity to disrupt his plan. It's just that we were a little late, and found his mount in the woods, and guessed that he had already entered the villa. So I came up with that idea and wanted to come in to find out. Who knew... Who knew that you were disguised as a guard, I thought you were harmed by the Zhang family." At this point, he couldn't help but look at Zhong Chuzhou with some complaints.
Zhong Chuzhou felt a warm feeling in his heart and patted Mu Zixuan's shoulder. "I'm sorry to have worried Prime Minister Mu and my uncle. But you came at the perfect time this time. You almost let Zhang Hengrui discover the problem. After you arrived, he was worried about being exposed, so he just left through the back door." At this point, Zhong Chuzhou's expression straightened. "But I guess he might go back to the front door to investigate, so I didn't acknowledge you directly."
"Ah?" Mu Zixuan was a little anxious when he heard it. "Will he find out something? Oh! Will Yan Wenxiu and the others be okay?"
"You haven't left yet, so you shouldn't be in trouble. He probably doesn't want to be exposed so soon." Zhong Chuzhou comforted him, then changed the subject, "But you said earlier that you had something to see me about. Do you have any news to tell me?"
"Grandfather said that the old master of the Zhang family might have become suspicious, and asked you to interrogate Zhang Wu again to see if you can get anything out of him. After all, Master Wang is not a member of the Zhang family, so there might be some things he doesn't know." When Mu Zixuan heard Zhong Chuzhou's question, he suddenly remembered that he had brought important information but didn't say it, and slapped his forehead.
"Oh! That's right." Mu Zixuan continued, speaking faster, his expression becoming more serious. "Dad's people have discovered that there's another force operating in secret. They haven't contacted the Zhang family, but instead seem to be monitoring their every move. Right now, Dad and the others are secretly investigating whether these people are friends or enemies."
Zhong Chuzhou frowned slightly upon hearing this, his eyes full of thought, clearly concerned about this mysterious force. At this moment, Mo Qing quietly approached Zhong Chuzhou and Mu Zixuan. Standing tall and straight, his face stern, he saluted them and said, "Sir, as you expected, Zhang Hengrui did indeed make his way around to the front. Young Master Yan and his men nearly ran into him earlier, but I took it upon myself to divert them. Zhang Hengrui took the opportunity to escape."
Zhong Chuzhou looked at Mo Qing's serious face, thinking about Zhang Wu's extravagant appearance he had seen earlier. He wondered if Mo Qing had really arranged what happened to Zhang Wu earlier. He had never realized Mo Qing had such a personality.
"Are Yan Wenxiu and the others okay?" Mu Zixuan asked hurriedly after hearing Mo Qing's words. Although Yan Wenxiu and the others acted a bit rashly, they were actually not bad people and were kind at heart. If he brought them out as a cover and they got into an accident, not only would he feel bad, but he would also have a hard time explaining it to their families.
Mo Qing bowed and saluted, "General, don't worry, they didn't run into Zhang Hengrui, so it's okay. They're already waiting at the door for you to leave."
Mu Zixuan nodded and breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good! That's good!"
Mo Qing felt that his master's gaze was always on him. He looked up at Zhong Chuzhou in surprise, with a hint of doubt in his eyes, "Does the prince have any instructions?" In his opinion, if the master stared at him for such a long time, it must be an important instruction.
Zhong Chuzhou retracted his gaze, raised his hand, and motioned him to leave, "Go and clean up Zhang Wu first, and wait for me in the room later." Then he pulled Mu Zixuan towards the kitchen, saying as he walked, "Let's go, go to the kitchen and catch your pheasant." There was a hint of ridicule in his tone.
"Huh? The chicken has been brought to the kitchen? So fast?" Mu Zixuan asked curiously as he followed Zhong Chuzhou's footsteps.
Mo Qing felt that the prince's previous look was a little strange. He looked at his master and General Mu as they walked away, tilted his head, and gave up thinking about it. He turned and headed towards Zhang Wu's residence in the backyard.
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On the other side, Zhang Hengrui, who had already left the villa, clenched his fists, his eyes wide open, as if spitting fire. He was so angry that he could hardly suppress it.
Earlier, near the front gate of the manor, he had nearly run into Yan Wenxiu, Pang Yi, and Wang Lingyang, three reckless young men, and nearly exposed himself. Fortunately, at the critical moment, the three men seemed to have noticed an animal lurking on the other side, and instantly became interested, shouting and chasing after it. Seeing this, Zhang Hengrui secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took the opportunity to slip away.
When he trotted back to where he had tied his horse, the sight before him stunned him. He looked around suspiciously, convinced that he had come to the right place. This was where he had tied his horse earlier! But what was going on?