It was Xia Yunchu's voice.

Mu Yunting and Shen Qingli glanced at each other and listened intently.

"Yes, the villain can see clearly, the county lord is looking at the lanterns on the other side of the moat." A voice replied in a low voice, "The county lord is here with the Western Regions Mission, staying in the post house outside the city, and I heard that he will enter the palace tomorrow to face the saint." ”

"What are you doing in a daze? Go, go to the moat. Xia Yunchu said eagerly.

Then, there was a bang, as if it was accidentally hitting the door, followed by an oops.

"Shizi, are you alright?"

"Don't talk nonsense, hurry up, if you can't see anyone when you're late, can you afford it?"

The footsteps were far away.

"Shizi, let's go meet Lord Simon too! In order to escape from the Western Regions, I promised Lord Simon that as long as I leave the Western Regions safely, I will definitely persuade you to help His Highness Ubu return to the Western Regions, and I don't want to break my word. Thinking of Ke Xin, Shen Qingli said again, "It's just that Ke Xin is still in their hands, and I'm a little embarrassed." ”

In case, Situ Kong turned his face and didn't recognize people, then wouldn't she hurt Kexin!

"I know it all." Mu Yunting put down his chopsticks, took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth, and said quietly, "As long as His Highness Ubu is willing, I will try my best to help him return to the Western Regions." ”

If Ubu doesn't take the initiative, then he can't do anything, he can't force others to go back and take the throne, right?

"Thank you, Shizi, for such a big thing, I actually took the initiative to make a proposal for you......" Shen Qingli felt a little guilty.

"I don't blame you for your expediency." Mu Yunting smiled. Holding her hand, he said, "Lord Simon helped you, which is equivalent to helping me, I should help them both in public and private, we are husband and wife, what you promise is equivalent to what I promised." ”

Shen Qingli was moved in his heart.

At this time, Gong Sisi strode in and reported: "Shizi." Lord Simon is here. said that she had something important to discuss with you, and she said that it was inconvenient for her to come here, so she asked Shizi to go to the other side of the moat to find her. ”

"How did she get here?" Mu Yunting frowned and asked. "Is it with the Western Regions Mission?"

"Shizi. Lord Simon came this time. They entered the country in caravanserans, not with the mission. Gong Si responded.

"Okay, let's go to the moat." Mu Yunting nodded in agreement.

The drama on stage is being sung to the fullest. The audience burst into cheers from time to time, and the scene was extremely lively.

Here, the two got into the carriage and left the Jardine Restaurant silently, heading towards the moat.

The moontop treetops, willows hang low.

In the moat, it is bright, and the lanterns are like petals drifting with the waves, flickering and dark into the brilliance of the pool, quietly bathing in the cool moonlight like water.

From time to time, fireworks go off in mid-air, continuing to decorate this near-perfect summer night.

The bustling crowd walked back and forth around the moat, looking for their own lantern, which was very lively.

The carriage came to a slow stop.

Mu Yunting took the lead in jumping out of the carriage, carefully helped Shen Qingli to walk down, and said, "Let's go put the lanterns too!" ”

"Don't we still have to see Lord Simon?" Shen Qingli hurriedly reminded.

I really convinced him.

At this time, I am still in the mood to put out lanterns.

Is her psychological quality too poor, or is his psychological quality too good?

"Let's just go and put the lanterns, we'll see you." Mu Yunting took her hand and walked towards the river.

Gong Si took two magnolia lanterns and followed respectfully, Shen Qingli took one and made a wish, followed the example of others, folded his hands, acquiesced to a wish, and carefully put it into the river.

Not far away, a figure quickly salvaged the magnolia lantern and held it in front of a man wearing a hat: "Master, Madame is in front, this is the lantern she put on." ”

"Got it, let's take it back first!" The man commanded in a low voice, subconsciously pressed the hat, turned around and got into the carriage, and the carriage quietly moved forward, turning around to a residential house, and finally stopped in front of a courtyard.

"King Pingyi is here, and the humble house is shining!" Xia Yan hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile, "We have been waiting for a long time. ”

"When I passed by the moat, I saw a lot of people putting lanterns, so I delayed for a while." Situ Kong smiled, hugged his fists and said, "I've kept you waiting." ”

Behind them, a group of people lifted several half-human-high red lacquered wooden boxes from the carriage.

"King Pingyi, what are you?" Xia Yan understood, so he frowned in embarrassment, but there was a burst of ecstasy in his heart, Situ Kong is bright.

"A little heart, not a respect." Situ Kong smiled disappreciably and strode into the house.

The two sat down.

"Grandpa Guo, we don't talk darkly, although I won Chicheng, I still have a lot of troubles." Situ Kong frowned and said, "Chicheng is a lonely city within a radius of 100 miles, and there are vast grasslands all around, Chicheng has returned to the Western Regions, but that grassland is still a big beam, so it is too inconvenient for us to enter and exit Chicheng, so I came here this time to ask Grandpa Guo to persuade the emperor to give us that grassland also to the Western Regions!" ”

Although Chicheng is included in the territory of the Western Regions, it is still within the control of Da Liang after all, and if Da Liang turns his face one day, it will be easy to take back Chi Cheng.

If you want to give, it's better to give a good time.

"What King Pingyi said is extremely true." Xia Yan nodded hurriedly, stroked his sparse beard and said, "Since the emperor is willing to give up Chicheng, he probably won't care about that wasteland, and when I go to court tomorrow, I will tell the emperor." "The emperor is his son-in-law!

"Then there is Grandpa Lao." King Pingyi smiled slightly, and said, "There is another thing, I have to ask Grandpa Guo to take care of it, this year's Daliang is a bumper harvest, but the Western Regions is a year in arrears, so I asked people to come over to buy some grain, hoping that Grandpa Guo will take care of the nameless grain shop on the outskirts of the city." ”

"Definitely, definitely!" Xia Yan smiled disappreciatively, "Daliang is a bumper harvest year this year. There is food, although King Pingyi can rest assured, no one will go to the trouble of the nameless grain shop, and the nameless grain shop will definitely return with a full load. ”

"That's good, that's good." Situ Kong laughed, "I know that Grandpa Guo is a cheerful person, and after the matter is completed, the benefits of Grandpa Guo must be indispensable." ”

"Whatever is good or bad, it's just for the sake of friendship between the two countries." Xia Yan said in a deep voice, "The Western Regions is the neighboring country of Daliang. We should support each other. He said. He lowered his voice again and said, "I know that His Royal Highness Ubu can't find it for the next day, and King Pingyi is uneasy in his heart, so he just secretly searches for many days. The whereabouts of His Highness Ubu were not discovered. I'm ashamed. Is there something wrong with him, Your Highness? ”

"When Ubu left the Western Regions, he once took two personal retinues, one of whom was good at disguise. One is good at medicine. Situ Kong frowned and said, "With these two people here, Ubu is like a tiger with wings, how can you find them." ”

"It's just that if it goes on like this, it's not a way, what is King Pingyi going to do?" Xia Yan asked worriedly, "His Royal Highness Ubu's life and death are uncertain so far, and he may return to the Western Regions at any time to take the throne, which is really unfavorable to the prince." ”

"This king has been planning about this matter for a long time, and now that the county lord Simon has also come to the girder, I don't believe that Ubud will show up." Situ Kong stretched out his hand and picked up an apple in the fruit bowl, put it in his hand and played with it, looked at Xia Yan, and said, "You must keep the matter of my coming to Daliang secret, and don't reveal the news, otherwise, all my plans will fall short." ”

"King Pingyi, rest assured, apart from me, even the dogs don't know." Xia Yan swore and said, "I will never show the news." ”

After another half an hour, Situ Kong put on his hat again and walked out of the mansion.

"Grandpa Guo is clever." The butler, who had been standing behind him, stepped forward and complimented, "Grandpa Guo has managed to get King Pingyi without much effort, with this relationship, you will definitely be invincible in the court in the future." ”

"Of course, I have always advocated peace talks in everything, unlike a rough person like Mu Yunting, who will conquer the other party by force at every turn." Xia Yan grabbed a handful of jewels from the red lacquered wooden box, a smile appeared on his face, and he asked, "How are you preparing for the things I gave you?" ”

Situ Kong's thoughts about the second young lady of the Yongding Marquis Mansion, he knows it best, and now, when he finally came to Daliang, he definitely wanted to see her, but the second young lady would definitely not run into King Pingyi's arms for no reason, so he had to arrange this matter.

"Returning to the country's grandfather, Mu Yunting and the second young lady are watching the lanterns on the other side of the moat at this time, but Mu Yunting is not easy to do by his side, and his subordinates have already arranged for people to wait in the four places!" The housekeeper said in a deep voice, "When they first lure away the secret guards around Mu Yunting, and then find a way to separate the second young lady from Mu Yunting, the matter will be done." ”

"That's very good." Cheyenne nodded with satisfaction and asked, "Who is on the other side of the moat?" ”

"Blessed is you." The butler replied.

Shen Qingli watched the lanterns gradually fade away, disappearing into the swaying halo before he straightened up, Mu Yunting stepped forward and reached out to hold her hand, and said softly: "There is a teahouse in front, let's go there to rest our feet." ”

The two walked through the bustling crowd and walked to the teahouse.

The owner of the teahouse knew Mu Yunting, and welcomed the two of them in very enthusiastically, saying that someone was already waiting on the second floor, Shen Qingli had an epiphany in his heart, and he had already guessed who it was, and sure enough, the county lord Simon was sitting in the room drinking tea and waiting for them, and when he saw the two of them, he got up and smiled: "Lord Mu, young lady, don't come to harm." ”

"Lord Simon, I didn't expect us to meet here." Shen Qingli hurriedly stepped forward, looked him up and down, and said with a light smile, "The county lord is really well-informed, and he actually came here one step ahead of us." ”

Lord Simon is completely dressed as a Liang woman, but there is a heroic spirit between her eyebrows and eyes, which makes people feel like a young lady who was born in a general's house.

"My lord and Mrs. are really good, when they received my invitation, they even had the heart to put lanterns." Lord Simon smiled and glanced at Mu Yunting, "There is nothing difficult in the world, I am only afraid of people with hearts, I don't hide it, as soon as my lord and lady come to this moat, I will know." As he spoke, he said in a low voice, "Let's make a long story short, I didn't come to see Your Highness Ubu, but my grandmother intended to marry Daliang, and this time the mission also had another mission, that is, to ask for Princess Nanxi to marry Ubu, and I just wanted to inquire." What is the temperament of this Nanxi princess, and does it have anything to do with King Pingyi? ”

"The princess has a simple and hearty temperament, and she has nothing to do with King Pingyi." Mu Yunting replied.

Sure enough, what Nanxi was worried about still happened.

The Western Regions came to ask for relatives, and the emperor would definitely agree.

"Oh." Lord Simon nodded, and asked seriously, "I heard that Princess Nanxi has always been close to the Empress Dowager, and she was raised by her old man, that is to say, those old subordinates under the Empress Dowager will also obey Princess Nanxi." Since she has nothing to do with Situ Kong. Then she will definitely be able to help His Highness Ubu return to the court in the future, right? "One more person, one more strength, if this Nanxi princess can't be Ubu's help. Then this family business will not succeed. She wasn't interested.

"It's really hard to say." Mu Yunting frowned. "To be honest, I don't know much about Princess Nanxi, and I don't know how she will react."

Suddenly. With a whoosh, a dart broke through the window, Mu Yunting hurriedly reached out to catch the dart, and quickly shot it out with a backhand, and there was an oooh sound outside the window, and then, the sound of someone landing on the ground.

After a while, a man dressed in black hurriedly walked in and whispered a few words in Mu Yunting's ear, Mu Yunting pondered for a moment, turned his head and said to Shen Qingli: "You wait for me here, I'll come when I go." ”

"You're busy, don't worry about me." Shen Qingli immediately responded.

Mu Yunting got up and walked out.

"You husband and wife really have a tacit understanding." Lord Simon pursed his lips and smiled, "If it were me, my husband would just throw me down like this, even if it was because of official business, I wouldn't be happy, although official affairs are important, doesn't it matter if I accompany my wife?" ”

"The reason why Simon County Lord said this is because the county lord has not yet married, and if the county lord became a relative, he would not say so." Shen Qingli smiled faintly, "Men are all business-oriented, and besides, things have priorities, how can I let him leave his official affairs and stay with me." ”

"That's still a good temper for Madame." Simon smiled and said, "I'm looking for a husband and not looking for someone like Mu! A high-powered man is full of state affairs and eloquence in his heart, how can there be a woman's position in his heart, it is better to find an ordinary person, be an ordinary husband and wife, and live a lifetime! ”

She grew up in the palace since she was a child, she has long been accustomed to glory and wealth, she is used to abusing me, she feels that she is tired, she wants to change her way of life and live an ordinary life.

"Lord Simon's wish will come true." Shen Qingli smiled, just wanted to say something, but saw a figure flash outside the window, and before the two of them could react, a man in black actually broke through the window, grabbed Shen Qingli's arm, turned around, jumped on the roof, and dragged her quickly up the roof, startling the county lord Simon to lie on the window and shouting: "Lord Mu, come quickly, Mrs. has been robbed." ”

"Mu Yunting, come and save me!" Shen Qingli said loudly.

"Acquaintances, come with me obediently, otherwise I'm welcome." The man in black said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, I won't harm you, I'm just taking you to meet someone." ”

"I don't want to see anyone, you let me go." Shen Qingli suddenly broke free of his hand, staggered to his feet, and said loudly, "I have no grievances with you, why do you treat me like this." ”

"Second Young Madam, I don't have time to talk to you, I just know that if I bring you to that person, I will complete the task." The man stepped forward to drag her again, but saw a dark figure rushing not far away, rushed to the two of them a few times, and said sharply, "Let her go, spare you from death!" ”

Listening to the somewhat familiar voice, Shen Qingli couldn't help but look at the Xuanyi man more.

"Don't think!" The man in black naturally refused.

The two immediately fought.

"Hurry up, what are you doing in a daze?" The Xuanyi man shouted at Shen Qingli.

Shen Qingli turned around and ran back.

Just ran a few steps, but saw Mu Yunting rushing towards him with a fierce momentum, and saw Shen Qingli standing in front of him intact, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and without saying a word, he picked her up and jumped off the roof, Simon County Lord ran over, patted his chest and said, "I'm scared to death, I thought my wife was robbed!" ”

"Are you alright?" Mu Yunting lowered his head and asked.

"It's fine." Shen Qingli hurriedly shook his head and said in shock, "Shizi, someone saved me just now, but I thought that person was a little familiar, but I didn't see who that person was. ”

"It's okay, I'll send you home." Mu Yunting's face sank, and he carried her into the carriage without saying a word.

Lord Simon shrugged his shoulders and was about to leave, but saw a figure rushing up to her: "Lord Simon, I can find you below." ”

"Xia Shizi?" Lord Simon recognized it as Xia Yunchu and frowned, "How do you know I'm here?" ”

"I was passing by, and I happened to run into the county lord." Xia Yunchu rubbed his hands and said with a smile, "Since the county lord Simon is here and is my guest, I don't know if I can have the honor to invite the county lord to a cup of tea." ”

After looking for a night, I finally found her, and I definitely couldn't let her go.

This Xia Yunchu is the son of the Guogong Mansion, and he is also a noble status, so it doesn't hurt to get to know him, perhaps, he can also play a role in returning to Ubu!

Thinking of this, Lord Simon smiled slightly: "Since Xia Shizi is warmly invited, then this palace is better to obey than respectful." ”

"County Lord, please!" Xia Yunchu was overjoyed.

At night, Shen Qingli carefully recalled the scene at that time, and said faintly: "Shizi, I suspect that the Xuanyi man who saved me is Situ Kong, although I didn't see his face, but I listened to the voice, it was indeed very similar to Situ Kong's voice. ”

"So, Situ Kong is also coming to Daliang." Mu Yunting's face sank, turned his head to look at Shen Qingli, and frowned, "He came just in time, and the new and old accounts will be counted together." ”

The next day, as soon as Mu Yunting arrived at Yamen, he asked people to bring the boss of the nameless grain shop to him, and asked in a deep voice: "Boss Cai, let me ask again, who instructed you to buy grain at a high price in the capital?" ”

"No one instructs, Lao Tzu can pay as much as he wants if he has money, and your government can still control the heavens and the earth, and even if I spend more money to buy grain?" Boss Cai sneered, "I didn't steal, I didn't rob, I used silver to buy food openly, what crime do you want to treat me?" ”

"You have privately raised grain prices, disrupted the market, made people panic, the people have no livelihood, and prices have skyrocketed, do you think you are guilty?" Mu Yunting said coldly, "I checked your background, with your financial resources, it is impossible to buy and sell grain so lavishly, there must be someone behind you, say who is behind it, I can consider reducing some of your sins." ”

Gong Si hurriedly walked in and said in a low voice: "Shizi, Grandpa Guo is here and says he wants to see you." ”

"Let him wait there first." Mu Yunting already understood a little in his heart, and said calmly, "I'll talk about it after I finish dealing with this matter." ”

Gong Si hesitated a little: "Shizi, it seems that he is here for this Boss Cai." ”

"Go down!" Mu Yunting glanced at him quietly and said, "Let him wait." ”

"Yes!" Gong Si had no choice but to retreat.

"Lord Mu, I repeat, no one instructed me." Boss Cai looked at Gong Si and looked at him with some hesitation, knowing that someone must have come to intercede for him, so he became more and more proud, "Master Mu really lifted me, the grain stores in the city are buying grain at a high price, why can't you get along with me alone?" ”

"That's because you're the one who started it." Seeing his indifferent appearance, Mu Yunting knew that he had no fear, and he was not angry, but said slowly, "So you have to pay the price." ”

"At what cost?" Boss Cai was a little puzzled.

"Your life!" Mu Yunting said word by word, "I'm going to risk your life to bring food prices back to normal, so you can be regarded as a well-deserved death." (To be continued......)