Chapter 47: Choice
Since the last time the two had a small dispute over Concubine Zhen, she has not gone to Chenzhi Palace, nor has she seen Mu Qing. Cheng Zijun stood at the door in a daze, thinking about what to say when he went in. If Muqing still doesn't forgive her, how should she deal with herself? She hesitated for a moment, but finally followed Dogwood inside.
As soon as I walked into the house, I heard Mu Qing's soft voice coming softly. "Sister Cheng is here."
Cheng Zijun saw that Mu Qing was still the same as before, and there was no suspicion because of the last dispute, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. She also smiled and asked, "I haven't come to check your pulse for a few days, how unwell have you been feeling recently?" ”
"I'm fine, sister don't worry." Mu Qing comforted while consciously stretching out his wrist.
Cheng Zijun carefully checked Mu Qing's pulse, and there was indeed nothing unusual, but the coldness on Mu Qing's wrist still made her heart sink. "Why are your hands so cold? Feeling cold? ”
"It's winter, and your hands and feet will naturally be cooler." Mu Qing withdrew his wrist without a trace, turned his head to look at the dead branches outside the window, and said softly, "I'm afraid it will snow in a few days, right?" ”
"It's been a long time since the beginning of winter, so naturally it's going to snow." Cheng Zijun followed Mu Qing's line of sight, Xiao Suo's courtyard looked gray, she lowered her eyes, and asked, "I heard that the emperor intends to let King Rui be in charge of the affairs of the household department this time?" ”
Mu Qingliu raised his eyebrows, quite surprised. "You've heard that, too? I didn't expect the news to spread so quickly. ”
"This matter is very important, and the people in the palace don't dare to talk much, and as for those ladies who don't listen to what is going on outside the window, they won't pay attention to it." Cheng Zijun said indifferently, "I heard what the Queen Mother said, and the Queen Mother didn't want King Rui to interfere in this matter. ”
"I can understand the Queen Mother's desire to protect her son, if King Kerui wants to return to the court, this first step will be taken sooner or later." Mu Qing rubbed his cold palms and said lightly, "What's more, the Queen Mother can't protect him for the rest of his life, he always has to find a way to build his wings." ”
Cheng Zijun agreed with Mu Qing's statement, but when she thought of Huo Pei'an's treacherous face, she couldn't help but be a little worried. "But Huo Pei'an still bites King Rui tightly!"
Mu Qing smiled indifferently and said slowly: "Don't worry, I've solved this matter." ”
"Solved? Huo Pei'an agreed?" Cheng Zijun saw that she looked confident, and suddenly felt a little confused, "No... Impossible! ”
Mu Qing raised his sharp chin slightly, and his eyes were incredibly bright. "I just met Tong Yuan, and I have arranged for him to persuade Huo Pei'an, I believe that Huo Pei'an will let go in the next two days."
Cheng Zijun was shocked, "Tong Yuan? You mean Tong Yuan, the secretary of the Criminal Department? ”
"That's him." Mu Qing said in a very slow but also very cold tone, his words were like ice beads squeezed out of his lips one by one, hard and cold, obviously invisible but as if he could make a sound.
Cheng Zijun exclaimed in disbelief: "Are you crazy? Who is Tong Yuan? He's Huo Pei'an's lackey, how can he help you? ”
"I naturally have my own way." Mu Qing smiled firmly, and told Cheng Zijun the truth about Youruo and Po Liguo.
After hearing this, Cheng Zijun couldn't help but sigh at Mu Qing's foresight, but he still frowned worriedly, and asked cautiously: "Are you so sure that Tong Yuan will not disobey the yang and the yin?" Secretly sue Huo Pei'an behind his back? ”
"A person like Tong Yuan, who is greedy for life and afraid of death, will not risk his life because of the word 'loyalty'." Mu Qing smiled disappreciatively, "However, I also kept my back hand, in case he really doesn't know what to do, I'm not afraid." ”
Cheng Zijun paused and asked curiously, "Oh? What back roads have you left for yourself? ”
Mu Qing stroked the broken hair in front of his forehead for a long time, and said leisurely: "I looked for him today, and I only said that I was ordered by the emperor to ask him for help." Even if he really told Huo Pei'an, Huo Pei'an would only think that the emperor wanted to deal with him, and I was just a lobbyist for the emperor. What can Huo Pei'an do with me? ”
Cheng Zijun pondered for a moment, and then asked, "But what if Tong Yuan went directly to Liang Yinhao?" ”
"If he sues Liang Yinhao directly, then I can say that I want to share the emperor's worries and solve the stumbling between the emperor and Huo Xiang. You can fool the past in a few words, and at most you will end up in the name of doing bad things with good intentions. Besides, Tong Yuan is not so stupid, suing Liang Yinhao is not the same as directly admitting that he has hidden an orphan from an enemy country? He's not going to kill himself!" ――
After Tong Yuan came back from the palace, he didn't even go back to the mansion and went straight to Yanyu Tower. Because the hour was still early, there were not a few guests in the Yanyu Building, and when the little servants saw that Master Tong was hurrying over, they immediately stepped forward to greet him: "At this hour, why are you here, Lord Tong?" ”
Tong Yuan asked anxiously, "What about Youruo?" Is she back? ”
Seeing him so flustered, the little guy couldn't help but feel a little inexplicable. "My lord, do you mean a girl? It's upstairs! ”
"Upstairs?!" Tong Yuan was shocked, and immediately rushed to the second floor without saying a word. As soon as I opened the door of the room, I saw a woman sitting in front of the bronze mirror to make up. Youruo turned his head and saw that the person was Tong Yuan, and asked inexplicably, "Adult?" How did you get here? ”
Tong Yuan strode forward to look at the woman carefully, and asked worriedly, "When did you come back?" Have you been injured in the past two days? ”
Tong Yuan's words made her feel a little funny. "Hurt? What are you talking about, my lord? I was invited by Concubine Chen's mother to enter the palace to play a song for my mother, and my mother liked my song, so she kept me for a few more days, how could I be hurt? No, I just came back from the palace, and you're here, my lord. ”
Tong Yuan frowned and asked, "Concubine Chen... Didn't I say something to you? ”
"No, every time I play a tune, my mother just listens quietly and rarely speaks." Yu Ruo was puzzled, "What's wrong with you, my lord?" Why are you so panicked today? Is something going on? ”
"Oh, nothing. These two **** can't find you, so I'm just a little worried. Tong Yuan pulled out a far-fetched smile, he didn't want Youruo to know about the deal between him and Concubine Chen, so as not to worry her.
"Didn't Mother Liu tell you and me to go to the palace?"
"Yes, but I don't care about you!" Tong Yuan said casually, secretly wondering in his heart: What does Concubine Chen mean by this? Before he could open his mouth to Huo Pei'an, Youruo had already returned to Yanyu Building unharmed, was Concubine Chen too confident, or did she keep her hands on it at all? Now that Youruo is out of danger, does that mean that he can go back on his word at any time? But if Concubine Chen really has another plan, wouldn't it be a fire for him to regret it at this moment?
Tong Yuan swayed, thinking about what to do next, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was wrong to go. In the end, he gritted his teeth and left the Yanyu Building with just the sentence 'I'll go out to do something'. xh:.74.240.212