Chapter 235: Punishment
"The minister is loyal to the emperor, loyal to the court, and does not dare to have the slightest rebellion, the reason why he took the risk of transferring troops today is really forced by the form, besides, the minister only dared to mobilize thirty percent of the troops, not all, so in just one day, it will not delay the affairs of the three states!" Mu Yunting knelt in front of the Empress Dowager Xiao with his waist straight, and said calmly: "When the minister learned of the turmoil in the palace, he wanted to go back to the palace to save the driver, but he was stopped outside the city by Xia Shizi and could not enter the city, and he was worried about the safety of the Queen Mother and the Prince, so he made this decision, used the three guards, and went to the Queen Mother to investigate. ”
Xia Yan snorted coldly: "Mu Yunting, don't you push the responsibility on others, with your ability, if you want to enter the city, do you still need to use the three guards?" Obviously, you want to take this opportunity to transfer Sansiwei to the capital, and you are ready to take advantage of the chaos to have other plans. ”
The use of Sansiwei was originally a crime of rebellion, and today he will never let him go, even if he says that the sky is broken, he will definitely not let him go, he made a big mistake, and he wants to drag his son into the water, dreaming!
"Grandpa Guo, it is indeed not difficult for the lower officials to enter the city, but the difficulty is that after entering the city, whether the lower officials can enter the palace is the key, the lower officials have long known that the palace has been surrounded by the old ministries of the Empress Dowager in the past, these old ministries of the Empress Dowager are the founding heroes of the year, the power is too great, the lower officials are not immortals, and they cannot enter the palace on their own, if the lower officials cannot enter the palace to escort them, the lower officials might as well stay outside the city, out of sight and out of mind." Mu Yunting said lukewarmly, "It's Xia Shizi, indiscriminately, just don't let me wait to enter the city, if the queen mother and the prince have any mistakes, I don't know how the prince of the country will explain to the emperor and the ministers?" ”
"You, you are obviously a strong word...... "Cheyenne was angry, no matter what he said, he still refused to let go of his son.
"Alright, you all don't quarrel." Empress Dowager Xiao interrupted the two angrily, looked at Mu Yunting, who was kneeling on the ground, and looked at Xia Yan, who was flushed with anger, and said coldly, "Mu Yunting, the country has national laws, the family has family rules, no matter what your motives are in this palace, it is the crime of rebellion to privately transfer the three guards, if it was someone else, it would have been immediately unforgivable, but this palace remembers that you have made meritorious contributions to quelling the rebellion before, so as to save you from death, although the capital crime is exempted, the living crime is inescapable, and the palace will punish you for one year. ”
"Thank the Empress Dowager for not killing." Mu Yunting kowtowed again.
"Let's go down!" Empress Dowager Xiao said with a cold face, "The mourning family will send someone to the house to say it, you can go to the Heart Cultivation Palace to think about the past!" The official business at hand, the mourning family will also order someone to send it to you, don't be lazy. ”
"Yes." Mu Yunting retreated expressionlessly.
"Queen Mother, such a punishment is too light." Cheyenne frowned, the Queen Mother is really a woman's kindness, if it was the Queen Mother, maybe she would have been beheaded a long time ago.
"What else do you want?" Empress Dowager Xiao narrowed her expression and said quietly, "Do you want me to kill Mu Yunting?" Confused, now that the emperor is seriously ill, the prince is in charge of the country, and when he needs to employ people, if I dispose of Mu Yunting at this time, wouldn't the people in the court be panicked, besides, the border has been turbulent, and the mourning family still expects the Mu family father and son to go into battle to kill the enemy! You and Mu Fu are in-laws, why don't you intercede for him, but you think the punishment of the mourning family is too light? ”
"The queen mother, the minister is based on the overall situation, and he has never been martyred." Xia Yan hurriedly wiped his sweat and said, "The ministers are just worried that they will not be able to convince the public because of such a punishment, but they will make the ministers of the court arrogant and repeatedly violate the laws of the court, and when the time comes, won't they be chaotic and ......"
"Don't worry about this, as the saying goes, artists are bold, and they dare to make as many mistakes as they have a lot of credit, looking at the imperial court, who would dare to make the same mistakes as Mu Yunting?" Empress Dowager Xiao asked rhetorically.
Cheyenne was speechless for a moment.
Shen Qingli received the news that Mu Yunting was detained by the Queen Mother and knelt in the palace to think about it, and his heart suddenly felt like a thousand arrows piercing his heart, although it was still summer, but the ground was still very cold, he was so picky about eating on weekdays, he must not be used to eating the food in the palace, how could he survive this long half a month?
Thinking about it, tears quietly appeared in the bottom of my eyes.
She knew that the reason why he transferred the three guards was all because of her.
Seeing Shen Qingli's sadness, the Huangfu clan hurriedly comforted: "Li girl, don't worry, man!" What are you afraid of? The Queen Mother and I have always been good friends, she punished Brother Yuan'er, just to show others, rest assured, he will come back to accompany you soon. ”
Hearing what the Huangfu family said, Shen Qingli said with some embarrassment: "I'm just a little worried that he won't eat well, can grandmother be accommodating with the queen mother, let's go to the palace every day to deliver food to the prince." ”
Huangfu couldn't cry or laugh: "Li girl, I know that you are good to Brother Yuan'er, but this matter is really not feasible, no one knows the temper of the Queen Mother better than me, the more we pay attention to this matter, the more uncomfortable the Queen Mother feels, so let's not do anything, and wait for him to come back in the mansion with peace of mind." ”
Shen Qingli had no choice but to nod his head helplessly, remembering the thrilling night in the palace before, and said suspiciously: "Grandmother, don't you think this Gonggong Li is still suspicious, obviously he entered the palace to let me enter the palace, but the Queen Mother didn't know, this shows that he did not follow the will of the Queen Mother, so whose will he be?" ”
A figure suddenly flashed in my mind.
Could it be the King of Jin?
If so, does that mean that Gonggong Li is the person of King Jin?
But Gonggong Li is obviously a henchman next to the Queen Mother!
Emma, things in the palace are really complicated!
"Maybe the Queen Mother forgot to tell me, right?" When the Huangfu family thought about it, he also felt that something was wrong, so he said, "Anyway, you have come back safe and sound, and when I see the Queen Mother in the future, I will ask about this matter again!" ”
Shen Qingli also felt that his brain was very messy, and the more he thought about it, the more his head hurt, so he had to get up and go back to Qingxin Garden, sit on the big kang by the window of the flower hall and ponder for a while, but he didn't come up with a reason, so he asked Taozhi to call Mu An in: "Mu An, remember, if Yu Mutou asks you to go out for a drink again, you must tell me to go out again, you know?" ”
"Villain, villain doesn't dare to go out with him anymore." Mu An's face was full of guilt, and he hurriedly said, "Young lady, is the prince detained because of this matter?" ”
"Naturally not, don't think about it too much, since Yu Mutou intends to approach you, it must be a plan, you now know that this matter is a trap, so be more careful when you interact with him in the future." Shen Qingli asked quietly, "Mu An, when Xia Wanyue had an accident, were you around?" ”
"No, no, Shizi and Miss Xia were riding horses on the mountain, and the villain was waiting at the foot of the mountain and did not follow." Mu An blinked and asked, "Young lady, how can you ask like this." ”
"You told me exactly what it was like." Shen Qingli asked again.
Although Mu An was confused, he still truthfully recounted the events of that day, saying that he saw the prince and Xia Wanyue talking a few words, and then the prince rode away, Xia Wanyue followed behind and chased something, and then said: "Young lady, this is how things happened, when Miss Xia fell off the cliff, the villain, the villain was really not present." ”
Shen Qingli nodded, and asked again, "Who else has asked you this?" ”
"Yes, it's Yu Mu." Mu An's heart sank.
"In the future, if anyone asks about it, remember to tell me." Shen Qingli instructed.
"Yes." Mu An hurriedly responded, "Don't worry, young lady, if anyone asks about this matter in the future, the villain won't say a word." ”
Bi Tao lifted the curtain and walked in, and when she saw Mu An there, she didn't shy away from it, and directly put the bamboo flute on the table: "Young lady, the slave maid blew the bamboo flute at the back door last night, and saw Mama Xu from Yiqing Garden walking over, I don't know if it's a coincidence?" ”
"Whether it's a coincidence or not, we'll find out if we blow it again." Shen Qingli's heart sank, and he asked again, "How is Yu Mutou?" ”
"Young lady, Yu Mutou is in charge of the accounts in the Zhuangzi, and he also does some small business in private, and he is also a lustful gambler, and often haunts the hook bar and the casino." Bi Tao glanced at Mu An and said, "I'm afraid that if I get acquainted with Mu An in the future, I will take Mu An to play on that occasion." ”
Mu An couldn't help but gasp, his face flushed for a while, and Bai Yi scratched his head and said, "How come?" I don't want to go to that kind of place! ”
"Whether you go or not, you weigh it yourself." Shen Qingli said indifferently, "You must remember, no matter where you go, you have to tell me, I want to see what Yu Mutou wants to do?" ”
Mu An nodded again and again, and saw Shen Qingli pick up the tea bowl, and hurriedly got up and retreated.
"Young lady, is this Yu Mu related to Madame?" Bi Tao asked suspiciously.
"I suspect so." Shen Qingli looked at the two of them, looked up at the sky, and said, "Bi Tao, you go to Chongshui now, please ask Doctor Xu to come to the mansion for a trip, saying that I have something important to look for him." ”
Bi Tao took the order and left.
"Young lady, the fabric you want." Momozhi walked in with a roll of light blue muslin in her hand and wondered, "What is the young lady going to do?" ”
"Make two knee pads for the son." Shen Qingli took the fabric, put it on the table and flattened it, and then took Mu Yunting's pajama pants and compared them on the fabric, before carefully twisting the fabric.
She clearly heard that the old eunuch Li said that he had thought about it on his knees, not on the wall, and since he had thought about it on his knees, he must have really knelt on the ground.
"That slave and maid help the young lady sew." Momozhi realized.
After sewing the knee pads, Shen Qingli was worried again, how to send them in?
Thinking about it, his eyes suddenly lit up, by the way, Mu Changyuan often went in and out of the palace, and it was best for him to bring Mu Yunting.
About the time when Mu Changyuan went to court, Shen Qingli packed a few clothes for Mu Yunting to change and went to Yiqing Garden along with the pair of knee pads.
Yiqing Garden is very lively.
Mu Yunqi and Su Ruyi were hugging the Su family, talking endlessly about the thrilling scene between the two of them a few days ago, and the Wu family sisters pursed their lips and sat quietly to listen.
Mama Xu was waiting on the side with a smile.
A scene of joy.
Seeing Shen Qingli coming in, Su Ruyi got off the kang three times and two times, took her hand, and said excitedly: "Second sister-in-law, it's good that you come back safely, you don't know that we are all worried about you to death, but my mother said that you just came back and need to rest, so we had to go to our mother to inquire about the news." ”
"Thank you brother and sister for your concern." Shen Qingli smiled faintly.
Su Ruyi has a straightforward temperament and will not beat around the bush when she speaks, Shen Qingli has a good impression of this younger brother and sister.
"Erlang's daughter-in-law, come, come and sit with your mother." Su Shi looked concerned, "Seeing that his face is still a little pale, he knows that he has not rested well, so he has to pay attention to his body!"
"I've slept for most of the day, and I'm fine." Shen Qingli walked to Su Shi and sat down.
"Second cousin." Wu Liying's face was full of embarrassment, but Wu Lijuan was like a mosquito and fly, and she couldn't see any expression on her face.
"Two cousins are there too!" Shen Qingli said lukewarmly.
"Second sister-in-law, we were still talking about the second brother here just now!" Su Ruyi obviously didn't know the awkwardness between the Wu family sisters and Shen Qingli, and said with crooked eyebrows, "Second brother is really amazing, you don't know that Xia Yunchu just didn't open the door and didn't let us enter the city at that time, so angry that the second brother asked Gong Si to go to Bingzhou and transfer the third division guard over, at that time I was still thinking, how could the third division guard arrive in such a short time!" When we met the three guards, we realized, wow, it turned out that the three guards were all cavalry, and they happened to be patrolling the surroundings, so they really rushed over in two hours. ”
Mu Yunqi also interjected: "At that time, we really had the feeling of a god general, if one day, I can also be a cavalryman, it would be great." ”
"What's good? How dangerous it is to dance with knives and sticks! Su Shi scolded lightly, looked at Shen Qingli, knew that he was speechless, and said busily, "Even if you are a cavalryman, you have to study hard first." ”
"That's it, Goro." Su Ruyi patted him on the shoulder with a look of adoration. said, "Look at the second brother, not only is he good, but he is also good at learning, and he is also talking loudly, at that time, he shouted at Xia Yunchu, Xia Shizi, I count to three, if you don't open the door, I'm welcome, look at that Xia Yunchu, or don't open the door, the second brother is not decisive and broke in, the second brother is worthy of being the first military general of Daliang!" ”
Seeing Su Ruyi's obsessed face, Mu Yunqi was a little unhappy and said: "At that time, I was also with the second brother at the time, and the Jingfang Battalion didn't resist much at all, so let us in!" ”
In front of him, how can other men be mighty, isn't it right?
"But as soon as you entered the city, you went home, it was the second brother who broke into the palace with the third guard!" Su Ruyi glanced at him, "You won't say it again, the people guarding the palace didn't resist, the second brother and the third guard entered the palace as if they were in a no-man's land, right?" ”
"Of course not." Mu Yunqi scratched his head.
"So it's a blessing for the second sister-in-law! With such a majestic husband, he is not afraid of going anywhere. The more Su Ruyi spoke, the more excited she became, "Although I was born in the General's Mansion, I have never seen the scene of thousands of horses galloping, and this time it is an eye-opener." When Shen Qingli heard this, he just laughed.
Su Shi coughed lightly: "Ruyi, you and Wulang have been sitting for most of the day, let's go back first!" Mother has something to talk to your second sister-in-law alone. ”
This niece is also stupid, don't you see that Goro's face is already black and unpresentable?
Su Ruyi had no choice but to accept the words, shrugged her shoulders, put on her shoes under the kang, and walked out with Mu Yunqi.
The Wu sisters also got up to say goodbye.
After everyone went out, Su Shi asked, "Erlang daughter-in-law, you were in the palace last night, did you meet the prince of Jin?" ”R1152