Chapter 36 Each has his own thoughts
No matter how many doubts the father and son in Murong Mansion have, they can't be solved now, and the doubts can only be relieved for the time being, waiting for someone to unveil one day.
Ouyang Mansion is peaceful on the surface, but in fact it is turbulent, of course, this statement is a bit exaggerated, but some people are born idle, if they are too idle, their bones will be crispy, and their brains will not be able to turn around, and women's words will directly cause the puffiness of the face, and the skin is no longer smooth and delicate, so it can be seen that idleness is also a disease.
Aunt Liu is now this symptom, and she is finally a lot more relaxed after dropping the good jewelry rouge in anger.
After venting her anger, Aunt Liu took the entrance of fragrant tea handed by Wang Ma, her eyes narrowed, and she was thinking about other things in her head.
"What about the young lady, what are you doing?" The woman surnamed Zuo in the house can sit on an equal footing with Aunt Liu, and she is not happy, of course, she doesn't want others to have too much fun.
"The young lady left the house early in the morning, saying that she was going to Zhuangzi to go around." There is another meaning implied in Wang Ma's words.
"Hmph, she's afraid that there will be less good things produced in Zhuangzi." Aunt Liu sneered, "I want to win over those subordinates, it's really a trick that doesn't go into the stream, I really don't know how Zuofu raises the young lady in the house." β
"Fortunately, Xiangye didn't say that he would let Mrs. give power to the young lady." Mother Wang followed Aunt Liu's thoughts and said, lest Aunt Liu be unhappy, and it was not them who suffered.
"Sooner or later." No matter how unwilling Aunt Liu is, she can't change Zuo Zhen's status in the house, although there are fewer people in the backyard, there are a lot of things to take care of.
"Madame, don't tear your face with the young lady first, help on the surface, and the young lady won't always show Madame's face." Wang Ma came up with an idea and said: "Just like the main mother of those big clans, although the young lady has a more valuable status, she is not still the daughter-in-law of the lady, even if she doesn't admit it, what can the lady do, as long as the lady holds the proportions, she can still be cured." β
Aunt Liu just didn't like Zuo Zhen, "I wanted to give her some face, but she didn't raise her high chin again and again to look down on me." The difference in identity made Aunt Liu feel a little inferior and a little jealous.
"Madame, you have to use the gentle method." Wang Ma persuaded: "If the young lady is disrespectful to the lady again, even the prime minister will not sit idly by." β
Aunt Liu understands in her heart that the princess wants her to take out the style of being the housewife, and on the bright face she and the young lady help sort out the housekeeper regardless of the previous suspicions, so that she can show that she is generous and can tolerate people and please the lord, others dare not talk nonsense anymore, if the young lady knows some people and is willing to cooperate, it is easy to say, I am afraid of secretly stirring up right and wrong, if it is really like that, how can she, a nameless concubine, live a good life in the house.
It is impossible for Aunt Liu to take a good look at a qiΔ, although what Wang Ma said has some truth, but things often do not go according to their own ideas, with Zuo Zhen's clan background, if she shows favor to her, she will make people think that she is stammering Zuo Zhen, and how Zuo Zhen will treat herself at that time can be imagined, and there is no Yiyantang in the house.
"Zuo Zhen is not a fool, and I won't do anything that makes people look down on her, if she really wants to get the right to be a housekeeper, she has to go through me." Aunt Liu will never compromise, step by step compromise is subject to constraints, she has seen too much in the mansion, which one between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law can really get along, no matter how close she is, she is not separated by a layer of belly, not to mention that she is not Ouyang Lin's biological mother.
When Wang Ma saw that Aunt Liu had made a decision, she didn't talk much, anyway, she lived in a mansion, and she didn't see anyone who looked up and looked down, so there had to be an illusion that both sides were in peace and had nothing to do, otherwise everyone didn't look good when it was really troublesome, and this matter was not in a hurry to take your time for a while.
Zuo Zhen, who was back to the house here, sat there thinking about things after eating. Although Xuan'er's temperament has converged a lot after the incident, coupled with Ouyang Lin's care for himself, his heart has smoothed a lot, but he still can't let go, and he can't untie the knot in his happiness, Xuan'er has grown up with him since he was a child, although he has no sisterhood, he also has the etiquette of master and servant, and a good and living person is just gone, who can swallow this breath.
Zuo Zhen didn't show her heart but was calculating, there are a lot of strange things in the Xiangfu, the main root cause is in the Zunyi County Lord, what she can't understand is why a living person can't mention it in the mansion, she wants to find out the crux of the matter in order to seek justice for her dead maid.
Zuo Zhen was going to inform her mother about this matter, but she recalled her mother's words on the day she returned to the door, and immediately dispelled this idea, she understood her mother, her mother would not make a big deal for an insignificant girl, and the original intention of the two families to marry, she could only check it secretly, especially the Liu family, there should be a lot of useful news, but she was unwilling to bow her head to the lowly Liu family, she was the daughter of the Zuo family, why did she let a small family come out of the concubine room, Liu knew some things before but kept silent, so that she lost face in front of her father-in-law, all she can do now is to stand still, first stabilize the two men in the house, a small concubine is not obedient.
Then there is the problem of the child, Zuo Zhen pondered carefully, the child must be conceived as much as possible, only after the child is born, she can take a step closer to sit in the position of the young lady, with the eldest son, the eldest grandson of Ouyang father and son, if he makes any request, he can also do what he wants in the face of the child, so let the Liu family be happy for a while.
The battle between the two women in the Prime Minister's Mansion has just begun, and no one can predict what will happen in the future.
Xuzhou City, the Xi Dynasty ushered in Xu Chenlin, who couldn't stop smiling, it seems that this action has made a lot of profits, which makes Xu Chenlin, who has always valued silver too seriously, smile and squint.
"δΈqiΔι‘ΊlΓ¬." Xu Chenlin poured himself tea and drank it in one sip, and then refilled the cup.
"No wonder so many people like to take risks, this trip out to earn 20,000 taels of silver, in addition to the above filial piety there are still 13,000 taels of silver." It was the first time that Xu Chenlin had earned so much at once, and it didn't take much manpower and material resources, and it would take half a month to come and go.
"This kind of profiteering is like poison, the more you eat it, the more addictive it becomes." This is Xi Chao is giving Xu Chenlin a wake-up call, don't see Yinzi's brain dizzy and fold himself in, and it will not be so easy to get out when the time comes.
"I know that." Xu Chenlin is self-aware, just do such a thing with a vote of joy, there is no need to fall into it, no matter how much money there is, how can a small life matter.
So far, everyone is smart and has a measured way to do things.
"Do you want the silver to be ready-made or to exchange it for a silver ticket?" Xu Chenlin said that he gave the boy his share, and he had to leave this place soon after seeing the young man's appearance, and he was looking for a place to open a shop, and he could save a lot of worry if he solved the matter of the money, so he didn't know how the young man planned to use it.
"Silver ticket." Xi Chao thought about it and still felt that the silver ticket was convenient to use, "Convert it into a small amount." "A large denomination is easy to attract the attention of others, and it is the truth that wealth is not exposed.
"Yes, I'll go myself." Xu Chenlin came out of the horse in order not to make people suspect the young man, and he must do his best, and there is no big mistake in being careful.
"It's fine." Xi Chao originally planned to let Hong Ming go with Xu Chenlin, but since Xu Chenlin mentioned this matter himself, there was no need to trouble anymore.
"Is there any news from Kyori?" Xu Chenlin asked about Yan Lu and Qu Lao.
"One qiΔ is good." Xi Chao said truthfully: "But it will take some time to come back." β
Xu Chenlin understood in his heart when he heard this, "Do you know how to cure the disease, you can't do it overnight, and the medicine will cure the disease." "Otherwise, how can you use the mind and calculation of the young man, you have to find a folk doctor.
"When are you going to get out of here?" Going to the next place, Xu Chenlin suddenly became extremely curious about the teenager, because there was another important question that the teenager did not give an answer, that is, why did the teenager stay outside when he had already found a famous doctor? Is there something important to do, or is it just for fun?
"It's going to take a while." The Xi Dynasty has not yet obtained the private salt account book, so he will not leave so soon.
Xu Chenlin didn't ask how long he would have to wait, anyway, he was relatively idle during this time, and he would not delay the business in hand by following the young man.
Mu Haoyu's treatment in the palace is slowly advancing, Imperial Physician Xu and Qu Lao personally checked it, and the toxins in the emperor's body have been alleviated, which made the two of them breathe, these days' efforts have finally seen results, then it proves that the method is correct, as long as you control it carefully, the probability of success will increase a lot.
And in the days that Yan Lu lived in the palace, in addition to helping Qu Lao, he also found a lot of interesting things.
The rumored third prince who is not in good health does not seem to have symptoms of long-term illness, he can understand that after all, there are frequent battles in the palace, especially between the princes, and they need to be kept in obscurity before they have the strength to protect themselves.
There is also the emperor's attitude towards the three princes is not like the rumors, it is okay to ignore and despise it, the relationship between the father and son is very deep, and Yan Lu can find the difference as long as he observes carefully.
Yan Lu had to sigh in his heart, the palace turned out to be such a place, more than he imagined, he ate people without spitting out bones, and he had to achieve it at any cost for his own interests.
Mu Jinming has a lot of things to do every day, even if he finds out Yan Lu's undisguised curiosity about himself, he doesn't have time to care about it, as long as Yan Lu doesn't do anything out of the ordinary, he can still give a certain amount of freedom.
"Why hasn't there been any news for so long?" There was a deep distrust in his voice.
"Impossible, I watched him drink it with my own eyes." The incredulous voice betrayed the uneasiness in the speaker's heart.
"You obviously told me that it wouldn't be long, but now, it's been months!" The speaker was full of displeasure, and the good plan was about to succeed, but now he missed the opportunity, how could people not be angry.
"I don't know what's going on?" There was a slight panic in his tone.
"Is there something wrong with the medicine itself?" The vocalizer makes a possible guess, "Or are you not taking enough dose?" β
"I can't." The other party shook his head, "I'm afraid that the effect of the medicine will not be obvious, so the dose is a little more than usual, I asked, the amount of medicine is enough, it can indeed make people age and die without noticing." β
"It's not that it's not right, what's wrong!" The speaker said in an anxious tone: "Mother, could it be that it was discovered, so there is not the slightest rumor." β
"Don't speculate!" The woman's heart, which was already up and down, became even more uneasy.
"What else could it be!" The man was on the verge of rage, "Once things are discovered, everything we have done will come to naught." β
"Believe in the mother." At this time, the woman knew that she couldn't mess up, and once her guess came true, it would undoubtedly be a fatal blow to her son, and the mother family who supported them behind her would suffer together.
"If it is found that the emperor can't have a trace of wind and grass there, it is related to his own life, no matter what, he will take action, even if it is secretly investigated." The woman was very determined and said: "No matter where you start, you can rest assured that the mother concubine will not leave any traces." β
"The emperor's mind is the most unfathomable." The man still couldn't feel at ease, "If you don't stand still and wait for the opportunity, you really have to find out what ......" The consequences are needless to say.
"It's not going to be the worst outcome if you haven't heard from you for so long." The woman emphasized: "I have been married to the emperor for many years, although I don't know a lot about it, I can know a thing or two, and I must not mess up my position before I make a decision." β
"I understand, I'm just afraid of ......" The man couldn't tell what he was afraid of.
"No, you can only choose the last way!" A look of cruelty flashed in the man's eyes.
"You, you want to ......" The word "kill the king" stuck in her throat couldn't spit it out, and the woman was surprised: "You are crazy, if the matter is exposed, it will be a felony of killing the head!" β
"That's no way out!" The man roared, "You think I'm willing to take a risk, if we really find out, we won't have any chance of turning over." β
"The Imperial City has enough troops, but it's not in your hands, how is it possible?" The woman's mind went blank.
"This is the last way, if you don't succeed, you will succeed." The man has no better choice, "You must know that the first strike is strong and then the first attack, and the mother and concubine son do not have so much time to consume." β
"But, I haven't found out yet, you act rashly like this, you don't even have a perfect plan, how can you rest assured that your mother concubine only has one son, you are the last hope for the rise and fall of your mother and the family, you have to think clearly and don't act recklessly."
"Mother, I have a sense of proportion." The man said: "Of course, now is not the time to really do it, and there must be a result in the matter of medicine, so that I can feel at ease." β
"Mother concubine go to check, you can rest assured, don't show clues and let people catch the handle." The woman admonished: "When you really have to do it, you must sue the concubine." β
"I will, it's really going to be the last moment, the mother concubine can just come to me to meet me inside and out, I don't believe that someone with a knife on his neck will be disobedient."
"That's good." The woman finally breathed a sigh of relief, but fortunately, her son was not an impulsive reckless man.
"Seeing that autumn is coming, you also have a snack, take things down, and if you do it well, your father will pay attention to you." The woman reminded, "Don't let that side take the lead. β
"Hmm." The man's heart was very confused, and he answered vaguely, not taking the matter to heart.
"It's getting late, go back quickly." The woman told her son not to act impulsively.
"I see." The man came back to his senses, "Notify me immediately if you find something." β
"Well, I'll be careful." The woman has a calculation in her heart.
The man didn't say anything more, turned around and left this gorgeous and magnificent palace, there was always a trace of uneasiness in his heart, which made his already tightly wrinkled brows into the word 'Chuan'.
In another courtyard, two people stood and knelt, and they didn't need to look to know that the master was questioning.
"Your Royal Highness, His Royal Highness the Second Prince went to ** again yesterday, saying that Concubine Chen's mother was not feeling well, and she asked the emperor for leave to visit the patient."
"Oh, second child, it's an unweaned idiot." The eldest prince Mu Zhao sneered coldly.
The little eunuch kneeling on the ground lowered his head and didn't dare to make a sound, the master's business was not tolerated by a subordinate like him.
"Find out what the second child is doing?" Mu Zhao asked again.
"There is a personal grandmother standing next to Concubine Chen's mother at the door, and the slave doesn't dare to get too close." The little eunuch replied: "However, His Royal Highness the Second Prince came out with a bad face, a little distracted, and left in a hurry." β
"Oh?" Mu Zhao's eyes sank, his thoughts turned and turned, and several possible speculations came to mind.
"What about the people who are planted in the second mansion?" Mu Zhao will not let go of the slightest opportunity to calculate the second prince.
"There is news that His Royal Highness the Second Prince locked himself in the study as soon as he returned to the house yesterday, and no one entered during this period." The little eunuch replied truthfully.
"It's impossible for the second child to go around for no reason, something must have happened, try your best to find out." Mu Zhao gave an order, "Let people keep an eye on it, no matter if the second child can't get out, whoever you see will come to report." β
"Yes." The little eunuch replied.
"How's it going over there in Xuzhou?" As soon as Mu Zhao remembered that Xuzhou was occupied by Mu Rong's men, he couldn't swallow this breath.
"The latest secret letter hasn't been delivered yet, probably tomorrow." The little eunuch secretly calculated the time and replied: "The slave thinks that there will be no major incident, and the governor of Liangjiang has only just arrived in office, so he doesn't dare to act too often." β
"If it weren't for the fact that my father wanted to appease the resentment in the second child's heart, he would not have allowed his people to intervene in Xuzhou after marrying Ouyang Yun in this palace." Mu Zhao had nowhere to vent the anger in his heart, and kicked the kneeling minion angrily.
The little eunuch was kicked to the ground, even if the place where he was kicked was very painful, he had to grit his teeth and swallow the pain raw, not daring to make a sound, otherwise it would not be just this kick, get up and kneel again.