The circle of the elite in Beijing is undergoing gradual changes. This process is very fast, and there are more and more big people from the former Han Wangfu Group who have entered Beijing one after another.

The wind and sun are beautiful in Dinghuaimen, the outer city of Beijing, and gongs and drums are beating. The upper and lower levels of the Mu Mansion, as well as Wei Da, one of the three guards of the Han Palace, had disembarked from the dock; A large group of people are walking through the Dinghuai Gate into Beijing.

The chariot driver guards the entourage, and the people and horses are mighty; Its noble status can be seen only by the number of people traveling. There are also officials from the DPRK and China who came to greet them, officials and messengers, as well as passers-by who stopped to wait and see; For a time, there were crowds of people inside and outside Dinghuai Gate, lively and noisy.

In the chariot team of Mu Fu's family, Mu Zhen's mother and daughter sat in a carriage. Mu Zhen is almost twenty years old and has not yet married; But Xiping Hou Musheng was not panicked, because he had already guessed that this eldest daughter must be the imperial concubine.

The curtain of the car was opened in a small corner, and Mu Zhen was looking outside. Her delicate and beautiful little face is a little less youthful and lively, and more glamorous, and at her current age, her body has completely grown.

Mu Zhen grew up and spent most of her time in Yunnan; However, in the past year or so, she has lived in the Chengdu Mansion of the Sichuan Political Envoy.

Sichuan's water and soil climate is indeed nourishing, not only warm and humid, but also almost windless; And when a woman grows up, her skin will become more delicate.

Today's Mu Zhen's skin is whiter and more tender and clean than before, as if she can pinch out water. The appearance is also more and more beautiful, the big black eyes are very bright, the lips are small vermilion, and the delicate facial features are very delicate and beautiful on the jade white face.

Her face was still a little tired and slightly pale, and she didn't seem to be in good spirits after being on the boat for too long. However, Mu Zhen's eyebrows seemed to be naturally smiling, and she was still in high spirits at this time, eager to watch the scenery of Jingshi.

The Mu family has always been a nobleman close to the royal family, and Mu Zhen came to Beijing when she was a child, but the impression was a little vague after too long. She looked at the Lion Rock in the north, and then turned her head to look at the rivers and lakes, water pavilions, and splendid flowers behind her. Before entering the city, the richness and beauty of the Jingshi and the boundless spring color have appeared in front of him.

At this time, compared with Kunming City, the Jingshi is indeed much better! As the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Jingshi gathered the wealth of the world, and it was on the waterway of the great river; Its prosperity and wealth are the most in the world. The scenery of Jingshi is really beautiful everywhere in spring, which is dizzying.

Such a happy trip, but suddenly there was an unsatisfactory voice!

Someone on the side of the road suddenly shouted: "The master of the old slave family is Geng Hao, please ask the cousin of the Mu family, for the sake of the old lady (Mu Geng's) affection, save the life of the old slave master!" Help! ”

On the carriage, Mu Zhen's mother, Chen, quickly covered her face with sadness after hearing the voice, and Chen blurted out: "This Geng Hao, it's really ghostly...... There are so many people outside, what are the people of his family shouting? ”

Mu Zhen moved to the other side, lifted the curtain, looked outside for a while, and saw the shouting old man. The old man was stopped by the Mu Mansion guards, but his voice was so loud that he could shout from a distance and everyone around him could hear it.

"Don't look at it." Chen said angrily.

Mu Zhen obediently lowered the curtain and didn't say anything.

Chen quickly said to the people outside the carriage: "Don't send someone to deal with it quickly, don't let him yell there, like anything!" ”

The voice of the housekeeper outside said: "Madame, the villain will do it immediately, and the little ones will take the old man back to the mansion first; Then ask Madame to show me. ”

After a while, the old slave outside shouted a few times, and sure enough, there was no sound. It should be the butler who went to greet someone...... As long as he promised to be willing to bring back the old slave of the Geng family and listen to his complaints; Naturally, the old slave didn't have to shout anymore.

Chen's mood seemed to have been disturbed, and his face was not very good-looking. She glanced at Mu Zhen and said, "Our Mu family is a family with status and face, there is really no way to take this kind of person!" Who told you that you did have a marriage contract with that Geng Hao? ”

Mu Zhen looked at her mother innocently, and muttered: "The marriage contract is not made by me, let alone regretted it." ”

Chen couldn't refute it when he heard this, so he said angrily: "You Nizi is still talking back! How obedient is your brother...... Alas! ”

At this moment, Mu Zhen's face also fell, as if she was about to cry. She sat silently in the car, no smile on her face......

The Mu family had been in Yunnan before, but they had a mansion in Jingshi; When Mu Bin was a hostage in Beijing, he lived there. This time, the Mu family entered Beijing, and everything was in a hurry, and the group would settle down in the original Mu family's mansion for the time being.

When Chen came here, she remembered her only son, and she couldn't help but be sad again; made the originally happy day covered with a touch of sadness...... When Xiping Hou Musheng heard that it was Geng Hao's business, he immediately said that he didn't care! Mu Sheng was busy writing the chapter, so he asked the Chen family to come forward to appease the Geng family, send them away, and don't continue to make trouble.

…… In an inverted room in the gate of Mu's mansion, when the housekeeper brought the old slave in, the Chen family sat on the top seat. Mu Zhen also stood aside and listened.

As soon as the slave of the Geng family entered the door, he knelt on the ground and cried miserably, crying while saying: "The master of the old slave family was caught by Jinyi Wei and sent to prison, saying that he was colluding with the rebellious party Yuan Hui, and I am afraid that he will be sentenced to a serious crime!" I beg Mrs. Mu to save someone's life for the sake of the old lady's love and the only descendant of the Geng family! ”

Chen frowned and said, "What the hell is going on?" Why did Geng Hao collude with the rebellious party? You get up and speak. ”

The slave got up from the ground and choked up: "Back to Mrs. Mu's words, wasn't Yuan Heng the Taichang Siqing of the imperial court before?" At that time, the puppet dynasty was in power, and Yuan Heng was a celebrity in front of the emperor. The master (Geng Hao) wanted to take advantage of the Yuan family, so he married a woman who claimed to be a relative of the Yuan family! Now that Yuan Heng has fallen, the owner has been implicated...... Please Mrs. Mu listen to the old slave first, the master is actually wronged! That woman is not a relative of Yuan Hui's family, but she is a prostitute in Yuan Hui's family! She is still stealing from Geng's house, and the man ......"

When Chen heard this, he sighed and said, "Changxing Hou Hero I, if you want to know these things that future generations have done, I don't know what will happen to you?" House prostitute? He's so embarrassed! ”

After hearing this, the servant hurriedly bowed to Mu Zhen and said, "Please ask Mu Niangzi to help say something for the sake of her previous relationship." As long as the Mu family says a word in the saint, my master will definitely be saved. ”

Mu Zhen heard him talk about "previous love", and her expression was nervous. She wanted to speak again and again, and finally spoke: "Mother, this matter cannot be pleaded by our family. ”

The slave stood there in astonishment, dazed and disappointed.

Mu Zhen thought about it, and said to the slave kindly: "It is precisely for grandmother's sake that the Mu family has helped Geng Hao many times. You shouldn't come to the Mu family now, you should go to the Wu family. ”

"Wu family?" The servant was stunned for a moment.

Mu Zhen nodded, and said in a brisk voice: "Jiangyin Marquis Wu Gao." ”

The servant looked embarrassed: "However, my master once divorced Wu Gao's daughter and made Wu Gao humiliated, and the two families have formed a big grudge!" Isn't it humiliating to ask for someone now? ”

Mu Zhen recalled the past a little distractedly, she came back to her senses and said a little unhappily: "My cousin Geng Hao is too self-respecting and face-saving, is one of his family's servants so noble?" ”

The servant hurriedly said, "Don't dare." The old slave said, I only went to ask Wu Gao now, I'm afraid it won't have any effect! Wu Gao used to be an enemy of the Holy Lord, and now he resents the Geng family......"

Mu Zhen shook her head and said: "In the past, my cousin was bent on getting ahead, and I didn't dislike whether he had a high position, but I wanted to help him because I saw him so persistent at that time." persuaded him several times to vote for the king of Han, which was his only way. But he didn't listen, and he couldn't let go of his face.

Since he is unwilling to submit to the King of Han and wants to soar in Yunnan, there is no way out! But he couldn't calm down and live an ordinary life, so he fell to the point where he is now.

He also betrayed the Mu family! Although our family is generous and tolerant, we can't treat him like before. My cousin is in his current situation, and the only way is Wu Gao. Don't take my words as a deaf ear, try it. I don't hate my cousin anymore, I can't hurt him. ”

Chen suddenly looked at Mu Zhen with a strange gaze, and said softly: "I, a mother, didn't know that you had such insight before?" ”

A smile appeared on Mu Zhen's delicate little face, and her sweet appearance was very innocent and well-behaved.

Chen muttered: "Your father always takes you with him, maybe I was really negligent before......

The servant looked suspicious, and asked again, "Madam, are you really not speaking for the Geng family?" ”

Chen said: "Zhen'er is right, the Mu family has long been benevolent to Geng Hao. You can't take too much over and over again! You go to Wu Gao's house to try it, don't come to the Mu family to shout! Forget the previous grievances, don't force too much! ”

The slave sighed "sigh" and kowtowed again in begging.

Chen didn't say a word, got up and walked out of the room. Mu Zhen hurriedly followed, and then she turned around and said briskly, "Didn't you say that it was a life-saving thing?" Don't patronize your face! ”

…… The servants of the Geng family were stunned and did not move for a while. He seemed to want to listen to Mu Zhen's advice, but he didn't dare to believe this little lady from a rich family...... That delicate and beautiful little face, often with a beautiful and simple smile, seems to not eat the fireworks of the world; Can you believe the ideas of such people?

However, the slave has already begged the Mu family bitterly, and others do not agree to help Geng Hao intercede! The slave had no other way at this time, he came back to his senses and was taken out of the corner gate by the people of Mu Mansion, so he planned to try Mu Niangzi's method and go to Wu's house with a straight face.

The ups and downs of the world are really unpredictable. Who would have thought that the Wu family, which was once seen to be over, would have a chance to recover? Ever divorced his wife and insulted others, and there was a day when he came to the door to beg?