Chapter 50: Grievances
Mu Yelai was ecstatic in his heart, but his face still carried the composure and calmness of the two worlds, and he got up indifferently and said: "Yingzhi, Yinghuan, come with me to my mother's place, I want to ask my mother, has the guest list for this year's autumn banquet been sent out." With that, he got up and walked out of the room.
The Mu family just became a marquis this year and moved from Anxi to Luoyang. In Anxi, the Mu family was originally a royal family, but now although it is only a marquis, its style has not diminished.
It's a pity that when I first came to Dazhou, I caught up with Dazhou, which was stormy and precarious.
However, Mu Hou Ye is a wall grass, although he is his title of Great Zhou Feng, but when he saw Emperor Dezhen die, he did not hesitate to take refuge in Qi Boshi, the most powerful anti-thief Qi King, and did not take the little emperor who is still in Chang'an in his eyes at all.
As soon as the Mu family settled down in Luoyang, they planned to hold an autumn banquet according to their previous habits in Anxi.
Because when they were still in Anxi, autumn was the best season. Green and sweet mare's milk grapes, golden cantaloupe, watermelon with thin skin and sweet juice, as well as Korla fragrant pears and sweet and crisp jujubes, each of them is sweeter and more delicious than these melons and fruits in the Central Plains.
The members of the royal family even held an autumn banquet to rejoice with the people, to express a kind of comfort and condolences to the people under their rule, and it was also a continuation of the ancestors' habit to express gratitude to God at the time of the autumn harvest.
Even if they moved to the Central Plains, the nine surnames of Zhaomu all followed, followed the tradition of this autumn feast, and gradually carried it forward.
The nine surnames of Zhaomu moved to Da Zhou, and most of them lived in Chang'an. Lives in Luoyang. Originally, there was only the Marquis of Anguo's mansion. Later, the Marquis of Anguo's mansion was killed by the eldest son of their family, and Luoyang never held an autumn banquet again.
It wasn't until the last year that Mu Hou moved from Anxi, and after communicating with An Zichang, he solemnly planned to hold this year's autumn banquet by the Mu family.
However, now the people are panicking, and there are large armies outside the city from time to time, and there are not many people who are willing to come out and move around. There are also many families who are loading cars in their own homes, preparing to leave Luoyang and go to the countryside or the mountains to escape the war.
Mu Yelai hurried to his mother-in-law's room. Smiled and asked, "Mother." I don't know if the post of the autumn banquet has been issued? ”
Cao Shi was worried about this matter, holding the horn dog in his arms, and said to Nunu on the square table next to him, "It's all here." I don't know who Lu Dao wants to invite. I have sent men to the provinces to test them. Not many people are willing to come. Alas. Cao shook his head. He gave up the throne of Anxi, came to the Central Plains, and encountered this time again. I really don't know what kind of luck Lu Dao is. ”
When she was in Anxi, the Cao family was also the queen, but in Luoyang, she was an unpopular Mrs. Hou, and when she thought about it, she was blocked in her heart.
Mu Yelai came to come up, looked through the invitations attentively, and while recalling in his memory those mansions that had good friends with the Muhou Mansion back then, as well as those mansions with potential that would become masters in the new dynasty in the future, compared with these invitations, and softly helped the Cao family come up with a few ideas.
Cao Shi thought about it carefully and found that it was very useful, so he was so happy that he pushed away the horn dog in his arms, and rubbed Mu Yelai vigorously in his arms, just like his own horn dog.
Mu Yelai felt a little uncomfortable, but she was a mother-in-law, so she had to endure it.
When the Cao family had enough of kissing her, Mu Yelai said lightly: "Mother, is there one less person invited to this Xu Sima Mansion?" ”
"Didn't you?" Cao Shi was puzzled, and moved the invitation from the table to take a closer look.
"Mother, you forgot, Xu Sima's house-filling lady brought two daughters to marry into the Xu family, and she is also a serious Miss Xu family. The mother invited Xu Sima's wife to fill the house, but did not invite her biological daughter, although there was nothing wrong with the ceremony, but the favor was not very good. Why bother to let Mrs. Xu have this pimple in her heart? It's just two more little girls, and they made a face for her, and it seems that our Hou Mansion is generous, comprehensive, and can make friends by the way. ”
Cao Shi nodded again and again when he heard this, hugged Mu Ye and said, "It's better that you think about it, so let's do it." What are the names of the two young ladies brought to Mrs. Xu? Add two invitations as well. After speaking, he sighed: "My mother is old, and I can't think of these things." ”
Mu Yelai hurriedly said: "Mother takes care of all the big things, and these small things should be handled with the help of the subordinates." Unexpectedly, some daughters helped their mothers think that although the mother was relieved, she would not let her mother be rude in front of her father. ”
The corners of Cao's mouth were raised with a smile, but there was no trace of a smile in his eyes.
Mu Yelai is no longer the ten-year-old spoiled child he used to be, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the smile on Cao's face that seemed to have a mask, pursed his lips in his heart, stood up from Cao's body, and curtled with a smile: "Mother, then I'll go and ask them to add two invitations." "I can't wait for a moment.
Cao Shi was secretly surprised, but he just smiled and asked her to go quickly.
When Mu Ye came and left, the smile on Cao's face faded.
All the people in the house were gone, and only one of the close mother-in-law was guarding there.
"Madam, these three young ladies are becoming more and more capable."
"Isn't it? He was only ten years old, and he was busy showing off. Cao Shi muttered in his heart, but said lightly: "They are all daughters of the Mu family, where can they not do it?" - Go, call the eldest lady over. is sixteen years old, and I don't know that Lu Dao worries about her own family affairs, and she knows that Lu Dao rides horses and shoots arrows all day long, and she doesn't need to enlist in the army......"
The mother-in-law hurriedly answered yes, and went out to invite the eldest lady Mu Yege over.
Mu Yege is the eldest daughter of the Cao family, and if she is in Anxi, she will be the county lord. It's a pity that when she came to Luoyang, she was just a young lady in Muhou Mansion.
Cao felt pity for her in his heart, but his face was harsher than anyone else's.
"Three days later, it's the autumn banquet, and it's also an opportunity for the big families in Luoyang to know you, you have to prepare well, do you hear?" Cao said sternly.
Mu Ye singer carried a horsewhip and said with a smile: "It's not easy to be my husband." - Win the whip in my hand first. As he spoke, he flicked his right wrist and swung out his long whip, smashing a pastel flower bottle on the top of the Duobao Pavilion opposite.
The nine surnames of Zhaomu are all martial arts, and both men and women will practice kung fu.
The Cao family is also from the surname Zhaomu. He was very pleased with Mu Yege's appearance, and nodded with a smile, "This is the girl's family with the surname of Zhao Mu Jiu." Don't follow the style of those small families, I can't wait to tie a man to my belt, why bother......"
Mu Yege smiled, revealing a row of snow-white teeth, with her thick eyebrows and big eyes, white skin and black hair, she was very beautiful from the Central Plains girl.
Cao Shi pulled her over and said to her carefully: "Your father and me." all fell in love with An Guohou's eldest son, An Zichang. Waiting for the autumn feast. I'll arrange for him to talk to you, and you can take a look at it yourself, okay? ”
Mu Yege, who has always been bold, heard the news and suddenly twisted and pinched. "Ann...... Big brother is a man who wants to do big things......"
"What's wrong with doing big things? To do great things, you have to start a family. Again. An Guohou looks like that. I've never looked down on it. Anzi can often kill the wolf-hearted man with a knife, which shows that he is a man with a burden. Not to mention, he killed the king with his own hands. When the new dynasty is established, he will not be able to run away with a hereditary title. If you're lucky, maybe you can even be crowned king......" Cao and Mu Yege showed a yearning look together.
And An Zichang himself was sitting in Sima Xu Shao's study in Luoyang at this time, and he was reading the secret letter sent from Qi Boshi, the king of Qi.
"King Qi can't wait, and before the end of the year, he wants to fight Chang'an." Xu Shao said in a low voice.
The door to the study was tightly closed, and there were people waiting in ambush in front of them, on the left and right, and even on the roof.
An Zichang let out a "hmm", raised the amber goblet, and drank the wine inside, seemingly unconcerned.
"You have to plan for yourself, too. The king of Qi made you the generalissimo of the vanguard, because he made up his mind to praise you as the first general of the new dynasty. You're still young, and you can't be too attached to fame and fortune. You have to take your time and lay a good foundation, otherwise, the foundation is too shallow, and sooner or later it will be uprooted. For Xu Shao, these words are already very subtle. He just had to say, be careful that King Qi "dies with a cunning rabbit and hides with a good bow".
An Zichang sneered, leaned back on the seat, blocked his forehead with his arm, half-closed slender Danfeng eyes, and spit out a sentence from his thin red lips, "Uncle, become famous as soon as possible." Haven't you heard this phrase? ”
"But the position of the vanguard generalissimo sounds good, but in fact, he is still the commander who goes into battle to kill the enemy, not the commander who strategizes." Xu Shao was very worried, "You settle down, you are the only one seedling." ”
Anzi often lowered his arm, and the expression on his face became gloomy.
"Alas, it's also Princess Chaoyang who is too ruthless. If she keeps your cousin An Zichan's life, you still have a brother to help you out. Xu Shao shook his head, looked at King Qi's letter and sighed.
An Guohou's branch is a big house, Princess Chaoyang is married to An Guohou's younger brother, and belongs to the second room of the An family, which was originally not in Luoyang, but in Jiangdu.
An Zichang killed Emperor Dezhen, that is, Princess Chaoyang's father, five years ago, and then killed everyone up and down the Marquis of Anguo's mansion.
Princess Chaoyang got the news in Jiangdu, swore that she would not be at odds with An Zichang, and sent countless killers to chase and kill him, but of course they were unsuccessful. And Jiangdu has just been occupied by the anti-thief Dou Zhang, who captured everyone in the Jiangdu Princess's Mansion and the second room of the An family.
Dou Zhang originally wanted to avenge Emperor Dezhen, saying that An Zichang killed the king, and wanted to connect the nine clans, and the second room of the Jiangdu An family was also a close relative of the nine clans, so he beheaded all the An family, including Princess Chaoyang's husband, that is, An Zichang's uncle.
And because An Zichan is the biological son of Princess Chaoyang and the grandson of Emperor Dezhen, Dou Zhang pretended to let them go.
As a result, Chaoyang Gongism said sternly: "He is a member of the anti-thief family, even if he takes it away." He personally handed over his ten-year-old biological son An Zichan to Dou Zhang, let Dou Zhang insult and damage his son, and then watched him be killed.
Anzi was often silent for a long time, "I'm most sorry for this cousin." - Princess Chaoyang is here to get revenge on me for killing her father, the Dog Emperor. ”
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One more delivered. There are two watches in the afternoon. Ask for a pink ticket.
Thank you for the bubble foam, light smile light yarn yesterday and the family. A handful of sweat, just now it was written as a peace charm. Thank you for being Zhang Fei and the peace charm that people rewarded yesterday under the sycamore. (To be continued.) )