Mo Xi raised his hand to interrupt him. "… When did I sleep with your niece?"
"You, you're still denying it!" Uncle was furious. He pointed at Mo Xi's nose and said, "Great, everyone says that the Lord Xi He is a gentleman, but I think you're just a beast dressed in human clothing! You just slept with me and now you're denying it. You even want to punish your woman's uncle. You, you, you're simply an ingrate! "
While he was roaring with vigor, the expressions of the people around him were all different from one another. The guard who admired Mo Xi looked like he was about to go crazy. The other two who spread the rumors were trembling. Gu Mang was wearing a mask so his expression couldn't be seen, but his posture was still calm.
As for Mo Xi himself, he sat on a chair in the tent with his hands folded on his knees. He stared at the man for a while and said, "Meng Ze is my benefactor. For her sake, I'll call you 'senior' again. Senior, I don't know who told you such a ridiculous thing, but I'll tell you now. Meng Ze is completely innocent and has never had anything to do with me. "
"Bah! Who are you trying to fool? Don't pretend to be a decent person in front of me! "
Mo Xi suppressed his anger and said, "Although I was alone with Meng Ze in the command tent, I didn't do anything inappropriate. If you don't believe me, you can ask her."
"Who told you about the command tent?" Uncle raised his thick eyebrows and looked at him with disdain. "Don't tell me you want to touch my niece in the command tent? Hooligan! I'm talking about noon! You were in your own tent — Aiyo, I'm embarrassed to say this. You know very well what you did to Meng Ze! "
Mo Xi: "…"
Gu Mang: "…"
Seeing that Mo Xi's expression changed slightly and he didn't say anything, Uncle was a little pleased. He sneered and said, "Am I right? Are you still going to quibble this time? "
"Lord Xi He, when I was in the Red Plume Battalion, I heard that your Northern Frontier Army was very strict and that you were never fooled by women. Today, it seems like he only dared to do it but didn't dare to admit it! Alas, it's a pity that my foolish niece was blind. She didn't like anyone else but you, a pervert with a human face but a beast's heart. You even tainted her body … "
Taking advantage of his age and status, his words became harsher and harsher. Mo Xi's expression was dark. He pursed his lips and did not say anything, but Gu Mang could not bear to listen to him anymore.
"Still not done?"
"And what are you?" Uncle sized him up a few times and rolled his eyes at him. "Oh, you're just a guard, yet you're here to teach a royal relative a lesson. Hehe, what a strange story!"
After saying that, a string of cold laughter emerged from his throat, neither yin nor yang.
Before she finished laughing, she heard Mo Xi say, "You're right."
"I did have a private meeting with someone in my tent at noon."
Everyone was shocked! Every pair of eyes turned to Mo Xi.
Uncle was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly. "Hahaha, look! Look! What I said wasn't wrong at all, right? Little fireball, it's not a big deal to have a crush on Shao Ai. You didn't violate any military discipline, as long as you — "
Mo Xi interrupted him.
"Attendant."
The attendant looked like he was about to lose his mind. He replied with a complicated expression, "Yes."
"Remember that I had a private meeting with someone and participate in the Monarch's punishment."
"… Yes."
Before Mo Xi could finish, he leaned back in his chair, crossed his slender fingers, and said word by word, "In addition, remember that the three people from the Red Plume Camp spread a rumor and report them all."
"?!" Uncle's eyes widened. "Mo Xi, you, what do you mean by this? You've already admitted to your actions, yet you still accuse us of spreading rumors. You, you, you, what right do you have! "
Mo Chime stood up. His cold, glass-like eyes glanced down and looked at him coldly.
"Because that person wasn't Princess Meng Ze."
“！！！”
If it was said that Mo Xi admitting that he had a private meeting with someone was already terrifying, then after he said this, the atmosphere in the tent was like a bow with a broken string, suddenly shattering.
Needless to say, everyone else, even Gu Mang widened his blue eyes, staring at Mo Xi in shock.
Mo Xi walked in front of Uncle, stretched out his hand, and lifted his fat face. He said in a low voice, "I've really tolerated you for too long."
"Since the day Meng Ze saved me, for nearly ten years, you've been making up stories every day, spreading false rumors. Today, you've actually spread it directly to me. Elder, I just want to ask you one thing — is it interesting? "
"…"
"Rumor has it that I have a relationship with Meng Ze, rumor has it that I have a private meeting with Meng Ze. Do you think that as long as you say enough, I'll really marry her, or do you think that you know me better than I do myself?"
"For so many years, I've respected Meng Ze, I'm grateful to her. I've told everyone countless times, but no one listens to me. You just listen to the rumors, and you say with certainty that I'm ready to marry her at any time."
Mo Xi paused for a moment. "If Meng Ze really marries into Xi He's household, will it be good for her, or for you?"
Uncle's face gradually turned yellow, his eyes darting as he said, "Lord Xi He, what are you saying …"
"I'm asking you." Mo Xi said coldly, "You're wholeheartedly spreading rumors, even going as far as to slander your own niece's innocence. You know very well in your heart what you, a branch of the Murong clan, want. Why do you have to ask me again? "
"You … you …" Uncle's lips, which were as fat as pig intestines, trembled for a long time, his eyes rolling around. But because of his guilty conscience, he couldn't say anything more.
Mo Xi straightened up and closed his eyes wearily.
Just as he was about to end the conversation, Uncle suddenly thought of a new foothold. He raised his eyebrows and hurriedly shouted, "Mo Xi, you … you, you, you don't have to make up any other excuses! I think you, you are a cold-blooded and heartless person! "
"…"
"Meng Ze and you grew up together. You two were childhood sweethearts. Who doesn't know that you originally had feelings for her?"
Mo Xi's phoenix-like eyes widened. In this argument, he was shocked, disgusted, angry, and tired, but he was never at a loss. However, his uncle's words almost stunned him.
He almost choked for a while, and then asked, "… How did I originally have feelings for her?"
Uncle said, "If you didn't have feelings for her, she wouldn't have hurt herself to save you in the Dongting Navy Battle. Since she could treat you like that, it must be because you treated her well. Otherwise, who would do such things for others for no reason? Do you want to say that Meng Ze is imagining things? "
Of course, Mo Xi wouldn't label Meng Ze as "imagining things" just to clear his name. Uncle saw that he was silent, and became more and more excited, "Now that her body is broken and she is old, you don't like her and are eager to draw a line with her. People say that Lord Xi He is a righteous gentleman. It turns out that not only are you not a gentleman, but you are also a heartless, despicable, and shameless person! "
The last eight words were said in a strong and powerful tone. The tent was silent for a long time, and suddenly someone clapped.
"That's great. Have you finished, brother?"
Uncle turned his head and saw that it was the little bodyguard beside Mo Xi who was clapping. He couldn't help but be angry, "Why is it you again? I said that you don't deserve to talk to me! "
Gu Mang laughed, "I didn't intend to talk to you. I just wanted to ask if you had a good talk."
Then he turned to the bodyguard and said, "Brother, please take this senior away. Find a tent and lock him up. Keep a strict watch on him. I don't mean anything else. It's just that the senior's speech is too good. If we let him go out and shout, we don't need to fight the war anymore. We can just convict Lord Xi He directly. "
The bodyguard was still in shock that "Lord Xi He actually had a private meeting with someone in the tent". He couldn't extricate himself from the shock. After a while, he reacted and stammered, "Ah? … Then, Marshal Mo, what do you think … "
Before Mo Mie could say anything, his uncle shouted, "Mo Mie! Even if you lock me up now, what can you do? If you have the ability, you can announce to the whole Chong Hua that you have a new lover. Don't say that we, the collateral branches of the Murong family, have ulterior motives. Let's see how other unrelated people will judge you! Let me tell you, Fireball. You betrayed Meng Ze. You are a degenerate! As for the one who secretly hooked up with you, she is … "
He didn't have time to say what she was. Mo Xie suddenly raised his hand and grabbed him by the throat. Mo Xie's strength was extremely strong. Even though he did not intend to hurt this person, in his rage, he still managed to choke him to the point that he almost fainted.
Mo Xi lifted him up from the ground with one hand. He stared at the reddened face and said, "… I suddenly remember."
"Senior, your name is Murong Lie, isn't it?"
Murong Lie was lifted into the air by him. His legs were kicking wildly, and his face was red as a pig's liver. He rolled his eyes and glared at Mo Xi.
"Rumor has it that when Wang Shu insisted on not marrying Madam Zhao, there were hundreds of officials who admonished him. Among them, the one who spoke the harshest words was a distant relative called Murong Lie. "
"… It's you, right?"
"Wu … wu wu …!"
Mo Xi's black eyes flashed with a cold light. It was obvious that he had endured to the limit. He said word by word, "From Wang Shu to me. Senior, you've really been worrying about other people's marriage for the past thirty years, constantly worrying about other people's marriages. However, I will have to disappoint you. Meng Ze is like a sister to me. Even if I become a shameless person in the eyes of the Chong Hua people, I will never marry her. "
Murong Lie was almost squeezed to death by him. His eyes rolled back and he gasped for breath. The two nobles from the Red Plume Camp were trembling with fear.
Seeing that he was going to die if he squeezed any more, Mo Xi's slender fingers loosened. Murong Lie fell back to the ground like mud. He held his red neck and gasped for breath.
"Senior, you may have gained some benefits from Xian Wangshu, but let me remind you of something today. Wang Shu is Wang Shu. I am me. What happened to him more than 30 years ago will not happen to me. Chong Hua doesn't lack Wang Shu. "Mo Xi paused." We don't lack Madam Zhao either. Don't worry. "
After he finished speaking, he waved his hand weakly and ordered his attendants to suppress him and the other two people who had spread the rumor.
After everyone had left, Mo Xi raised his hand and restarted the enchantment in the tent.
Gu Mang looked at him worriedly. "Mo Xi, although he pushed you too hard, it's not like there's no way to smooth things over. Why did you have to admit what happened in the tent at noon?"
Mo Xi glanced at him. "I didn't just admit it to him. I've already told Mengze about it. "
Gu Mang was startled. "What did you say?"
"I said that I already have someone I like."
"… …"
"I told her before, but she didn't believe me. However, she probably sensed something recently, so she knows that I didn't lie to her. " Mo Xi said, "You don't have to think too much. This kind of thing can't be hidden sooner or later. We still have to attack Da Ze City tomorrow. I still have some files to read. You should rest early."
Gu Mang looked at his deep eyes and his stubborn expression. His heart was chaotic and bitter. He couldn't help but sigh. "Alas, you … why do you have to … …"
Mo Xi finished setting up the last layer of enchantment. He turned back and said, "I'm willing."
"… …"
Gu Mang sighed and didn't say anything. He walked up and held his head. After a moment of silence, he pressed his forehead against his.
It was late at night.
Gu Mang, on the other hand, was not sleepy. While Mo Que was reading the dossier, he sat beside him, eating snacks while reading his own memories. After reading for a while, he suddenly closed the dossier and said, "Mo Que."
Mo Xi raised his head from the scroll. He raised a silver spoon and lit the candle. "What's wrong?"
Gu Mang said, "I suddenly remembered. I forgot to ask you before. You and Murong Lie mentioned Xian Wangshu and Madam Zhao … … What's the matter with them?"
Mo Xi's eyelashes fluttered. "Madam Zhao is the Murong Lian's mother. Don't you remember her?"
"I don't remember very clearly." Gu Mang said, "Besides, I didn't have much contact with her. She didn't like to talk much with others. When she was alive, she didn't control the servants much. However, she was always very strict with the Murong Lian. The most common thing I heard in the residence was that she didn't let the Murong Lian do this or that. Everything had to be done according to her wishes."
After a pause, he smiled embarrassedly. "But she was quite good-looking."
Mo Xi said, "Madam Zhao's appearance was indeed outstanding. She was once one of the most beautiful women in Chong Hua. Back then, she was betrothed to Xian Wangshu … … Murong Lian's father, Murong Xuan. Her talent and appearance were impeccable. Her family background was also well-matched with Xian Wangshu's. However, Murong Xuan had feelings for another lowly woman at that time. He was unwilling to marry her. The situation was very embarrassing. "
Gu Mang scratched his head. Although he didn't remember these rumors, he could infer some of the past disputes between Madam Zhao and Murong Xuan from other memories. Therefore, it wasn't surprising.
He asked tentatively, "Then why did Murong Xuan agree to marry her later?"
"Pressure from the situation. There were many other reasons." Mo Xi shook his head. "It's been too long. There are many rumors and all kinds of theories. Why are you suddenly thinking about this? "
Gu Mang said, "Well … … because I have an impression of someone. She was also a slave of Wangshu's family. When I was young, she took care of me very much. I always feel that she might be the girl that Xian Wangshu once liked."
Mo Xi said, "It can't be her."
Gu Mang was surprised when he heard his firm denial. "Why?"
"The girl that Xian Wangshu liked was an ordinary person from Lin 'an. She wasn't a slave."
Gu Mang stuffed another piece of mung bean cake into his mouth. His cheeks bulged slightly. His long black hair hung gently on his cheeks. "Ah, since she wasn't a slave, why couldn't she marry Xian Wangshu?"
"Because even if she wasn't a slave, the difference in status was too big. Moreover, the girl seemed to have been injured before and couldn't remember her identity. I don't know the details, but I have heard many different theories. There is a rumor that Lin 'an belonged to the Yue Juntian and the people were under the jurisdiction of the Yue Juntian. However, the relationship between the Yue Juntian and Xian Wangshu had always been bad. After knowing that he fell in love with a girl from Lin' an, the Yue Juntian instigated his henchmen to go to the Emperor and accuse the girl of being an undercover agent of the Liao Country. In the end, the girl was forced to leave Xian Wangshu. " Mo Xi put down the scroll. He had always disliked this kind of gossip. When he heard it from others, he was very disgusted. When he heard it from himself, he felt even more embarrassed.
He paused for a moment before continuing, "However, there is a more popular theory. It is said that the Yue Juntian didn't say that she was an undercover agent of the Liao Country. Instead, they sent people to inquire about her background. Later, they learned that she used to be a prostitute in a brothel, so they reported it to the Emperor. Therefore, the girl from Lin 'an naturally couldn't enter Wangshu Mansion and become the wife of the Murong."
He rubbed his brow bone with a headache and said, "That's about it. There are many other theories that I don't remember. But most of them are related to the Yue Juntian. It is said that he ruined the marriage in the end. He felt that the girl was a citizen of his fief and her background was unknown. He didn't want to take the blame, so he always opposed their marriage. "
Gu Mang looked at him helplessly gossiping. He looked funny and pitiful. He quickly went over and massaged his shoulders. He leaned on his back and coaxed, "Okay, okay. If you can't remember, I won't talk about it."
"Sorry. If you are interested, I will buy you a book from the bookstore next time … "
Gu Mang hurriedly said, "No need, no need."
Let Mo Xi buy a book from the bookstore? Don't make things difficult for a small business. Shopkeeper Ren probably thought that he was going to close down the bookstore.
The two chatted and the night passed like this.
Although there were already rumors about Meng Ze in the army, the situation was urgent. Moreover, the discipline of the Northern Frontier Army was much better than the other two battalions. Therefore, most of the rumors were only circulated within the Red Plume Camp. For the time being, there were no waves.
At dawn the next day, Chong Hua launched a second attack on Meng Ze City as planned.
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