Chapter 232: A Big Show
With the emperor, Mu Wenran and Jing Anyao both went in and out of the Huixiang Pavilion, except for the two of them, everyone else should eat and drink, there was nothing wrong.
The Emperor was a little bored at first, but after seeing the colorful wine in the glass cups of these guests, he seemed to be interested.
"What kind of wine is this? Why have I never seen it? β
"Back to the emperor, this is a new wine made by the people to open a tavern, which is naturally not as refreshing as the pure brew in the palace."
Mu Wenran humbly blessed her body, and the emperor did not blame her, but nodded thoughtfully, and beckoned the man next to him to bring a glass of wine, which seemed to be to taste it himself.
"My boss, where have you been for so long?" Mother Gui is a good observer, and at this time, she saw Mu Wenran standing beside a middle-aged man with a condensed expression from a distance, and she was suspicious, so she greeted her with a smile.
"Didn't I come back with a distinguished guest, and you should be well entertained!" Mu Wenran teased half-truths.
"Go and bring me your good wine, I'll taste what it tastes like."
"Hey! Okay! Guest, wait a minute. β
The emperor was in a good mood, and when Gui's mother heard that it was for a distinguished guest, she naturally did not dare to slack off, so she hurriedly went to make a cocktail for this distinguished guest.
The emperor first took a tentative sip, and suddenly his lips and teeth were fragrant, which made people linger, and he was able to concoct this strange taste, which was really ingenious, and it could be seen that Mu Wenran was doing the wine business in a down-to-earth manner.
"The wine is really good, but I don't know what you said, how well is the place for the children of the poor family to study?" The Emperor nodded with satisfaction, craned his neck, and looked upstairs.
The upstairs wasn't as brightly lit as the first and second floors, but it was still bright.
"Your Majesty, please come with me." Mu Wenran smiled confidently and led the emperor to the third layer side by side with Jing Anyao.
This third floor is not dimly lit, it turns out that as Mu Wenran said, there are multiple private rooms, and the doors of each private room are lightly covered, and the sound of reading aloud can be faintly heard inside through the door panel.
The emperor looked serious, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled.
He looked around, there were more than 20 rooms here, although the place was not very large, but each room was enough for a student to fiddle with a pen and inkstone.
This visit made the emperor completely change his view of Mu Wenran, and the government affairs could not be delayed, and after the emperor carefully inspected, he returned to the palace with a few jars of good wine.
I thought that the emperor would go back to the palace by himself, but he didn't expect that as soon as he walked to the door of the Huixiang Pavilion, he suddenly remembered something and looked behind him.
"Your Majesty, but what has been left behind?"
"You will also return to the palace together."
This tone was firm and unrefusable, and Mu Wenran could only reluctantly pack his things again and get into the carriage back to the palace with Jing Anyao.
But this time, the emperor didn't ride with them, and the two were able to whisper.
"I said, what's the matter with your daddy? I've been there twice before and after, haven't I explained it! Mu Wenran rolled his eyes a little complainingly, and shrank in the corner of the sedan chair depressedly.
Jing Anyao curled the corners of his lips and hugged her into his arms. "He won't toss people easily, he must have something to use us."
Different from Mu Wenran's nervousness, Jing Anyao had long been accustomed to it, and he patiently comforted the restless Mu Wenran, with a loving look as if he was smoothing the hair of a fried kitten.
Almost at the same time as they arrived at the imperial study, someone came from outside the door to report that the third prince and the concubine had arrived.
Mu Wenran raised his eyebrows, and saw that the emperor Lao Er had a straight face, staring in the direction of the entrance.
"You two go and hide behind the screen first." The emperor commanded in a low voice, Jing Anyao nodded, and reached out to pull Mu Wenran behind the screen.
Chu Mei was still so presumptuous, before she saw anyone, she heard her delicate voice coming from far and near, surrounded by jingling, fragrant wind, and making people a little choked.
"Your Majesty! Why don't you go to the palace of the concubines these days? The concubines are almost suffocated! β
"I've been a little busy with official business these days, and I've snubbed you."
The emperor was lightly appeased, and then squinted at Jing Yu, who, as in the morning, was still angry.
At this time, Jing Yu was only thinking about when the full moon would be brought to his mansion, and even the emperor's displeased face was almost ignored by him.
"What is the emperor thinking, thinking so attentively?"
"Father! Erchen is still for Mu Wen to dye that village girl, who does not understand etiquette, righteousness and shame, is full of copper smell, and is in the capital to promote the wind of Qinglou. β
Jing Yu was indignant, and his eyebrows were cold, so that he really seemed to have a little meaning.
"I know what you said to me, and I have sent someone to investigate, but this matter seems to be a little different from what you said." The emperor pondered for a moment before speaking slowly.
"Father! You must not listen to the words of those people in the market, maybe Mu Wenran has already dealt with these people before and after, so that the people will help her speak! Jing Yu shook his head again and again, his face was a little hideous, and the hand hanging down his sleeve was clenched into a fist, wishing that the emperor would immediately kill Mu Wenran before he would stop.
"Oh? Really? But this time, the Xiang Pavilion, especially this third floor, is for the disciples of the cold window to study, do you know? β
"This ...... Father! Erchen naturally knew that she was just a faΓ§ade made in order to cover up her crimes, and her father must not be deceived. β
Jing Yu's words are reasonable, and that serious appearance really wants people to ...... I want someone to slap him twice to relieve his anger.
"Am I such a shameless person!" Mu Wenran quietly retracted his head, his eyes widened, and he pointed at Jing Anyao with a little anger.
"Of course you're not, don't pay attention to this gibberish." Jing Anyao saw her puffing appearance, and for some reason thought of the puffer fish on the dinner table, held back a smile, and pinched her cheeks dotingly.
"Your Majesty, can't you still believe in the emperor? The emperor is thinking about the emperor's reputation, how can he have any bad intentions? Although the concubine likes Miss Mu, she can't be connived at making mistakes, so please ask the emperor to decide this matter. Chu Mei sighed softly, her willow eyebrows furrowed, and a pair of Qianqian's delicate hands twisted the handkerchief in her hand, as if she was reluctant.
It's really a good show, the ability of this mother and son to sing double reeds is really not small, and now she Mu Wenran can be regarded as having seen it, if these two are in modern times, they are definitely first-class actors!
It's really unbearable, but without the emperor's permission, she and Jing Anyao still have to wait behind the screen, so angry that she takes deep breaths to calm the heat in her heart.