【V178】The calm before the storm
On the second day of Mo Yan's departure, all kinds of rumors about him and Concubine Mi in the Star Death City became more and more intense, which made some people happy and some worried.
However, the most strange thing is the attitude of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Mu Guogong Mansion, it stands to reason that those rumors are true or false, they always involve Concubine Mi, whether it is true or not, they have already damaged the reputation of Concubine Mi, which is almost ruinous for a woman, with the importance of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Mu Guogong Mansion to Concubine Mi, they should not have any reaction.
After the incident, if the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Mu Guogong Mansion made a big move at the same time, trying to find the source of the rumors, punish those who spread the rumors, and even kill people, it would be normal.
But whether it was the Prime Minister's Mansion or the Muguo Mansion, he didn't say anything, and even closed his door to thank the guests, and no one came to the mansion to visit.
Of course, in addition, first Father Wen said that he was sick and took leave to the emperor, and he stayed at home to recuperate in the early morning, followed by Mu Guo's announcement of leave, and then Mu Erye and Mu Sanye also took leave one after another, and the reason was that they were infected with the wind cold and sick.
Whether the people in this Prime Minister's Mansion and the Mu Guogong Mansion are really sick or fake, clear-eyed people know in their hearts, even if they know that they are not sick, no one dares to stand up and say anything.
Not to mention that their sick leave was personally approved by the emperor, just by virtue of the wind direction of the last two days in Star Death City, smart people also know that Mingzhe protects himself.
Who is the prince of Chu Xuan, how can he be climbed by anyone, spread his rumors, slapped him in the face, and how can he easily act as if nothing happened.
Yes, the prince of Chu Xuan did set off quietly to return to Licheng when the rumors reached the high point, and no one could grasp the slightest bit of information about him, and all he could know was a little bit on the surface, who dared to guarantee that it was not a fool?
So far, none of the people who have been 'remembered' by the prince of Chu Xuan, the prince of Mo, have never ended well.
Therefore, Mo Yan is gone, what if he is not in Xingwu City, those who have committed his taboos, stepped on his bottom line, and touched his scales will be wiped out at the least, and the nine clans will be wiped out.
Prime Minister's House, Birakakak
"County Lord, these letters were repeatedly told by the shopkeeper of the medicine building that they must be taught to you in person. ”
"Put it on the table first, this county lord has other things for you to do. "Today's Biluo Pavilion is no longer as mixed with dragons and snakes as when Concubine Mi first wore it, all over other people's eyeliner, after strict screening, those who can stay and serve are loyal to Concubine Mi and clever and intelligent, and they are transparent at all.
When she was named the lord of Anping and Le, Emperor Xuan carefully selected and rewarded her with two mothers and four first-class palace maids, to say that it was impossible for Concubine Mi to be unguarded against them before, in fact, it was customary that Concubine Mi never trusted anyone except herself.
It's just that she is no longer the same as in her previous life, and some habits are slowly changing, she actually understands in her heart that Emperor Xuan gave her six grandmothers and palace maids who were born as secret guards and have undergone high-intensity training, just to ask her to accept his love, and then do her best to detoxify King Han and return King Han to health.
Emperor Xuan is a smart emperor, he not only knows where the bottom line of the Wen family is, even if he doesn't have a deep understanding of her, but he also keenly touches where her bottom line is, and knows what she is most taboo about, therefore, if he wants the loyalty of the Wen family, if he wants her loyalty, then he shouldn't doubt it, he shouldn't do it, Emperor Xuan will grasp that proportion just right.
can grasp the hearts of the people to this extent, Emperor Xuan is also a character.
On that day in the treasury, Concubine Mi asked Emperor Xuan for the whole piece of the best mutton fat white jade, which was such a short contact in the true sense, which made Emperor Xuan see the true value of Concubine Mi, because in Emperor Xuan's view, as long as Concubine Mi did not collaborate with the enemy and betray the country, then in many ways, he could give Concubine Mi convenience, so it was a win-win situation.
Concubine Mi is thoughtful and cautious, coupled with Concubine Mi's extremely high martial arts, Emperor Xuan will only be stupid and stupid to canonize her as the county lord, and then reward her Mama Palace Maid to her side as his eyeliner, therefore, from the beginning of accepting Mama Ying and others, Concubine Mi never suspected that they were Emperor Xuan's people.
If you really want to say that they have anything to do with Emperor Xuan, the only relationship between them and Emperor Xuan is that they are the assistants that Emperor Xuan gave to Concubine Mi as a favor.
After receiving them, Concubine Mi's distrust of them was both a temptation and a test, which would determine whether they were qualified to stay by her side and serve her.
It turns out that Emperor Xuan has a good eye for people, and Concubine Mi's luck is also good.
If there were no them during this time, Concubine Mi didn't know what she would be busy with, and it is estimated that she would not even have time to sleep. After all, if there are no available people under her subordinates, she has to complete all the big and small things herself, no matter how strong Concubine Mi's ability is, she will be so tired that she vomits blood.
"Yes. Mama Sakura bowed forward, put the letters on the desk, and took a few steps back to wait for Concubine Mi's orders.
On the day she left the palace, she knew that even if they all had grades on their bodies, as long as they stepped out of the palace gate, then they would have nothing to do with the emperor and the palace, and there was only one master they served, and that was Concubine Mi.
When they first arrived at Concubine Mi's side, they also thought about it, but they were afraid that it would not be too easy to get Concubine Mi's trust, and how could they have expected that Concubine Mi's temptation and test of them would be difficult and simple.
Mama Sakura is very happy, whether it is her, Mama Qing, or Sizi, their final choice is right, because as long as they are loyal, then Concubine Mi will treat them sincerely, and she will not reuse them while guarding against them.
As long as they don't betray Concubine Mi, then the respect that Concubine Mi gives them in addition to serving other masters is not there, and the one they enjoy no longer makes them feel that they are inherently inferior and inferior.
Let me ask, why are such masters not faithful to her, and regard her as their own faith and their own salvation.
"The county lord. ”
"Mama Qing, come in. ”
"Yes. ”
Mama Qing pushed the door in, turned around and closed the door again, and then walked to Concubine Mi to salute her, greeting her, during the whole process, she was looking at the nose, the nose was looking at the heart, the eyes did not squint, and she was very rigorous.
"From today onwards, the county lord will be secretly responsible for the affairs of the medicine building, and if there is anything that cannot be handled and cannot be decided, it will be returned to the county lord. ”
"Yes, Lord Shire. ”
"The dining building and the medicine building, the two are one and the same, the world knows that they both belong to the ruthless son, and they are the property of the ruthless son in the Star Death City, and from now on, the first qiē matter of the dining building will be secretly taken over by Qing Mama, is there a problem?"
"If you go back to the county lord, there is no problem. After being stunned for a short time, Mama Qing knelt down on one knee and received the order.
She and Mama Sakura both knew in their hearts that the county lord they were serving was not an ordinary county lord, and what she wanted to do was not something that ordinary people could do, and what they could do for Concubine Mi was to absolutely obey her orders, obey her assignments, and do the things she handed over to them properly and beautifully.
Qing Mama is no better than Mama Sakura, who has been in contact with the shopkeeper of the pharmacy for a period of time, and has a general understanding of the operation of the pharmacy, and she has been busy with other tasks, and she is still very unfamiliar with the dining building.
"Mama Qing doesn't have to be too anxious, since the opening of the restaurant, all aspects are very good, you just need to find time to get acquainted. ”
"The old slave Xie County Lord explained. ”
"Over there in the medicine building, Mama Sakura is going to bother. "The restaurant only offers all kinds of medicinal diets, because it has a good reputation and is a food business, so the people who come and go to the restaurant are quite simple and easy to manage.
And the medicine building is different, there are all kinds of people in it, there are all kinds of people, plus all the forces are intertwined in the Star Death City, you hold me, I bite you, some relationships are not so easy to handle, if Mama Ying takes over the medicine building and can't handle these relationships, it will make Concubine Mi lose a lot of things.
"The county lord can rest assured, the old slave will do his best not to drag the county lord back. ”
"The medicine building and the dining building are respectively handed over to you to manage, and the county lord is very relieved. "When I returned to Biluo Pavilion yesterday, Concubine Mi figured it out, she couldn't let Mo Yan be outside alone, even if Mo Yan said that he would return to her side safely, but Concubine Mi was still not at ease.
Since she can't leave with him, chase him away, and can't go to his side immediately, the only thing she can do is to hurry up and put her business empire on the right track and build up her mercenary army, only in this way can she go to Mo Yan without worries, and only if she has the ability to protect herself and protect her family, can she go to danger.
Otherwise, she is not eligible.
"The county lord does not have a suitable helper for you for the time being, but you also know the rules of the county lord's employment, as long as you are capable and loyal, if you feel that there is a suitable person, you can find the county lord to take a look, and then let them become your helpers and do things for you. ”
"Yes, Lord Shire. ”
"Sizi, you don't have to worry, this county lord has other industries to teach them to be responsible for. ”
"We understand. ”
"Use your way to find some people for the county lord, regardless of men and women, regardless of age, if there is a suitable one, stay first, you also know that the county lord's property will not only be so little now, there will be more and more people in the future, and there will only be more people who need to use it, so don't worry about not needing it." ”
Mama Ying and Mama Qing glanced at each other, nodded solemnly, and said in a deep voice: "Yes, we will do our best to select some people for the county lord to come back." ”
"Good. ”
"The affairs in the city, the county lord has arranged everything, and then all the time of the county lord will be spent on the harbor side of the outer city, if you have any questions in your heart, you can mention it now. ”
"Back to the county lord's words, the old slave doesn't have it now. ”
"Neither did the old slave. ”
"Alright, go down and get busy. ”
"Yes. ”
Concubine Mi glanced at a few letters on the table, the corners of her mouth hooked, a trace of coldness crossed her beautiful eyes, and she decided to dry those people for a few more days.
Some people make her unhappy, so don't think about it themselves.
"The slave maid has seen the third young master, and the third young master Wan'an. ”
"Let's get up. Wen Shaoyu raised his hand, and was about to walk inside, and after his hand touched the door, he said, "Is the concubine inside?"
"I'm here, third brother come in. ”
Wen Shaoyu smiled when he heard Concubine Mi's voice, and said to Bai Mei: "Give your third young master a cup of the best dragon well before the rain." ”
"Yes, Third Young Master. Bai Mei blessed her body and retreated.
Because of the incident of the six princes of the Northern Wolf Kingdom, many of Concubine Mi's plans were suspended, and then she was busy properly dealing with the underground tunnels of the Prime Minister's Mansion, she didn't have time to take care of the harbor and racetrack in the outer city, and she was about to leave Mo Yan, Concubine Mi was really lacking in skills.
Now it's okay, Mo Yan is gone, and the affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion have come to an end for the time being, and those secret tunnels are also divided into two parts, light and dark, except for those allowed by Emperor Xuan on the surface, the rest are all sealed under the witness of Emperor Xuan.
As for the tunnels in the dark, in addition to the person who designed Concubine Mi, only Father Wen and Mrs. Wen and Concubine Mi's three brothers know where there is a tunnel, where that tunnel leads, and what role it plays.
As long as the serious master of the Prime Minister's Mansion does not reveal the news, the tunnels in the dark are equivalent to not having zài, even if someone digs the Prime Minister's Mansion three feet into the ground, they will not be able to find these preserved tunnels.
The Wen family is indeed loyal to the Mo royal family and takes the heavy responsibility of defending the Jin Feng Kingdom on their shoulders, but accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, Concubine Mi does not object to her father and brother being loyal to the Mo royal family and defending the country of Jin Feng, but she also has to keep an eye on it and prepare a way out for the Wen family.
The dark tunnels under the Xiangfu are the result of Concubine Mi's repeated and careful deliberation dozens of times, she not only clarified which tunnels lead to where, but also planned the use of each tunnel properly, and even placed the tunnels on a chessboard like playing chess, forming an extremely exquisite formation.
It is true that those tunnels are dead, but Concubine Mi has made those tunnels alive, and almost every quarter of an hour, the location and location of those tunnels will change, and it is absolutely impossible for anyone who strays into the tunnels to come out alive.
Of course, it is unlikely that he wants to break the formation, after all, Concubine Mi has spent a lot of effort on this formation, and Mo Yan also provided some ideas, so it is not so much that no one can break this formation, but that anyone who tries to break the underground formation of Xiangfu may not wait for the formation to break, and will first expose his position, and even put himself in the place of lore, and unknowingly confess his life in the tunnel.
Any formation, as long as someone can put it out, then there must be a way to crack it, the only difference between people, some people dare to gamble with their lives.
If you want to break the formation of Concubine Mi, you must have the consciousness of death.
And Concubine Mi gambled on those people, who were afraid of death.
There was still a period of time before the March period, and Concubine Mi was not in a hurry to get the terrain defense map for Emperor Xuan, nor did she have the heart to find the location of the Wenwu Double Jade Ring.
Since the former was not urged by the emperor, Concubine Mi was too lazy to move.
The latter is just like what Mo Yan said, sooner or later she will be born, and she will naturally appear when she should appear, and when she shouldn't appear, no matter how smart she is, she can't find where it is if she wants to break her head.
In this case, Concubine Mi will not waste that time.
During this time, she only needs to be busy with her business and her underground mercenary group, and she doesn't want to deal with anything else, and she doesn't have time to deal with it.
"What is the concubine busy with?" Concubine Mi's study is very concisely arranged, and all the objects in it are clear at a glance, and the color is cold and hard, giving people a very solemn feeling.
Wen Shaoyu bypassed the four screens of Meilan Juzhu and saw that Concubine Mi was busy sitting behind the desk, and he moved a chair and sat opposite Concubine Mi, only to see her hands moving together, quickly drawing something and writing something.
"The third brother has something to do with me?"
"It's okay, can't I come to see you?" Wen Shaoyu raised his eyebrows, he actually thought that Mo Yan was gone, his sister should be sad, how did he know that it was not what he thought at all.
Looking at Concubine Mi, who was focused on doing things, he was a little unclear, whether his sister was affectionate or ruthless to Mo Yan?
If there is affection, wouldn't it be a little strange to express such a table?
Ahem, but his sister is not an ordinary woman, and his thoughts have never been treated as ordinary women, and he should be different for the expression of parting.
"Of course you can, the third brother can come whenever you want. Concubine Mi glanced up at Wen Shaoyu, pretending not to understand what he meant.
She doesn't have the ability to cry, make trouble, and hang herself, not to mention that although she is reluctant to leave Mo Yan, she also impulsively wants to leave with Mo Yan, but in the end, reason trumps emotion, she knows very well what she wants to do now, of course, she won't think about it because she thinks about Mo Yan.
"Is there anything that the third brother can help, don't be polite, concubine. ”
"Not for the time being, sometimes even if the third brother runs to the ends of the earth, I will catch you back. ”
"So ruthless. ”
"Of course. ”
"Okay, the third brother must not run. ”
Bai Mei brewed the tea that Wen Shaoyu asked for, and as soon as she arrived at the door of the study, she saw Father Wen and Wen Shaoxuan and Wen Shaoyun walking over together, and hurriedly curtsied, and said: "The slave has seen Xiangye, I have seen the eldest young master and the second young master, the slave and the maid have given Xiangye, the eldest young master and the second young master please be safe." ”
"Get up. ”
"Xie Xiangye. ”
"Why are Daddy and Big Brother and Second Brother here, come in quickly. Concubine Mi heard the sound, stood up with the pen in her hand, raised her eyebrows and said softly, "Baimei, look at the tea." ”
"Yes, miss. ”
When Father Wen arrived at Biluo Pavilion, in addition to Concubine Mi's boudoir, it was the first time he walked into Concubine Mi's study, and he was very curious about everything for a while.
"Daddy didn't go to the morning court today?"
"No. ”
"What's wrong?" After sending Mo Yan away yesterday, Concubine Mi never walked out of Biluo Pavilion again, and she was not interested in dealing with the rumors outside, anyway, Mo Yan told her before leaving, and his people would handle the matter properly, so that she didn't have to take it to heart.
Mama Sakura and the others got her orders, and she was naturally the first to go, and what could reach Concubine Mi's ears must be filtered news, and if it was unnecessary, don't pollute Concubine Mi's ears.
"It's nothing special, Daddy just said that he was sick and took leave to the emperor. The rumors outside are getting more and more powerful, recalling that Mo Yan said that he would solve it, but he didn't see any effect, Father Wen was immediately annoyed, and he also doubted Mo Yan's ability.
That bastard can't fool him, right?
"Uncle Mo, they are also on leave?" Concubine Mi put down the pen, blinking a pair of beautiful eyes, and her words were questioning but quite affirmative.
"Yes, your three uncles also claimed to be sick and took leave. ”
Hearing this, the corners of Concubine Mi's mouth twitched, and she said, "I'm afraid that today's early dynasty is very lively." ”
"The concubine didn't expect it badly, it was very lively this morning. Wen Shaoxuan picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, listening to the tone, he couldn't tell his joy and anger.
"Daddy is worried about those rumors?"
Father Wen looked at Concubine Mi and didn't speak for a long time, and finally sighed faintly, as if he was very helpless: "Concubine only recognized Mo Yan." ”
"Yes. ”
"Hey, you kid. In fact, the night before he was locked up in the study with Mrs. Wen and Mo Yan, and had a frank conversation, and from his heart, Father Wen recognized Mo Yan.
Concubine Mi also returned to the house, only to know that Mo Yan not only met her parents as a junior, but also went to Mu Guogong's Mansion to meet her grandmother and her three uncles, he did for her quietly, far more than he said to her.
Such a man, how can she not care.
"Hmph, that's how that bastard deals with rumors, even if you protect him, Daddy will be angry. ”
"This is nothing more than the calm before the storm, since my father and uncles have chosen to call their illnesses and take leave of absence, and close their doors, then it will not be far from the people left behind by Mo Yan to make a move. ”
The more those people pass her on as unbearable, the stricter the price will be, "The mouth grows on someone else's body, and if others want to say it, let them say it, and Daddy's precious daughter will not lose a piece of meat because of this, so why be angry about this kind of thing." ”
Bypassing the bookcase and walking behind Daddy Wen, Concubine Mi stretched out her hands to wrap her arms around Daddy Wen's neck, put her head on his shoulder, and her tone was full of coquettishness.
"You just believe that bastard. ”
"Xiran never lied to me, I believed him. ”
"The emperor's attitude, as a father, is a little incomprehensible. Knowing that they were pretending to be sick, the emperor allowed it without saying anything, and so did those colleagues in the court, and no one even stood up to say anything about the rumors, as if they had never heard of it.
Thinking about the whole thing, I have to make Daddy Wen suspect that the emperor is fully prepared and waiting to see a good show.
"Daddy's colleagues are all smart people, they all know how to protect themselves in the face of danger, although Xiran is not in Xingdu City, but there are still many people who are afraid of Xiran's style of doing things, they turn a blind eye, as if they didn't see anything, they didn't hear anything, they just didn't want Xiran's anger to burn on themselves. ”
"Concubine, do you know something?"
"Xiran didn't tell me the details, I just guessed. ”
"Concubine, my good sister, I've heard a lot of crazy talk outside in the past two days, your brother is about to get sick, you tell the third brother, what did that kid plan, how did he plan?"
"Concubine, what do you mean......" Wen Shaoxuan thought of some rumors about Mo Yan's behavior, his face changed suddenly, and he looked at Concubine Mi's eyes widening.
"That's what the eldest brother thinks in his heart. ”
Since Mo Yan has declared to the world that Concubine Mi is his person and the person he wants to protect, then he will use some people to pave the way for Concubine Mi, and that road must be stained with blood.
He doesn't mind telling the world that his weakness is Concubine Mi, but at the same time, it also makes it clear to the world that his strange scales are also Concubine Mi, and whoever dares to move will die.
The so-called 'movement' refers to both words and deeds, as well as actions.
Therefore, no matter who started this rumor storm, once it is found out by the mastermind, then it is not as simple as killing one or two people, and it is estimated that there will be a river of blood.
"Xi Ran did this, firstly, to tell certain people not to hit me with their ideas, secondly, to establish the majesty of his prince of Chuxuan, thirdly, to take this opportunity to get rid of some people who should have been eliminated a long time ago, and fourthly, to facilitate me to do anything under his banner in the future, no matter where the people are, they will definitely give up three points when they see me. "I have to say that even if Mo Yan left, he still paved a way for Concubine Mi, "The reason why the emperor acquiesced in this matter is very simple, he also wants to take this opportunity to get rid of some people who he can't move on the surface, it's not easy to move, but he can only get rid of with Mo Yan's hands." ”
"I see. ”
"Daddy was so smart that he figured out the key so quickly. ”
"You girl, you actually made fun of your father, you should be beaten. ”
"Daddy, are you willing to fight?"
Father Wen was stunned for a moment, and said in a serious manner: "Well, I can't bear it." ”
"Hehe......"
"Isn't that kid's methods a little too bloody? ”
"Daddy, my daughter doesn't sympathize with those people at all, since they are looking for death, what can we do to fulfill them. ”
"Okay, since the kid has all been arranged, and his father is happy to sit and watch the play, let's go and deliver a message to your uncle and them first, so as to save them from worrying. ”
"Big brother, second brother, third brother, concubine has something to ask you. ”
"You brothers and sisters talk slowly, and Dad leaves first. ”
"Daddy walks slowly. ”