Chapter 80: How I'll Do It
There was an assassination of the two princes, and the whole autumn hunt was a little more gloomy, and everyone lost the interest when they came, and most of them were panicked, for fear of involving themselves.
After the investigation of General Wen Zhan, the culprit was finally found.
Everyone only heard that the man was a second-grade official, and the reason why he assassinated the four princes was because during the epidemic, the son of this official was beheaded by the four princes with the sword of Shang Fang because he was greedy for disaster relief silver.
He is over half a hundred years old, just such an only son, and he has always held a grudge, so he wanted to take this opportunity to create an accident and kill the four princes.
As for the crime of murdering the Seven Princes, he also carried it.
However, if this is really to be investigated, there are really many doubts, but no one dares to say anything, so this matter is suppressed.
And that was the end of the matter.
Since getting the news that Yun Xiangrong was going to the Prime Minister's Mansion to recuperate, Zhou Mu had no other way except to be secretly depressed.
The autumn hunt is over. Zhou Mu returned to the Zhou Mansion alone.
I didn't know that when I returned to the house, I heard the sound of carpenters and stonemasons working from the direction of the Furong Pavilion in the house.
Zhou Mu specially went around and took a look.
I saw that the craftsmen of the Furong Pavilion of Yun Xiangrong were repairing the courtyard, and it was a hot scene.
"What's going on?" Zhou Mu asked with a frown.
Xiao Si also went to the paddock with Zhou Mu to serve, and he didn't know it, so he went to ask the little guy next to him.
"Young master, these craftsmen were brought by a father-in-law, saying that the emperor ordered the young lady's courtyard to be renovated, so as not to lose the dignity of the princess." After Xiao Si asked, he came back and said.
Zhou Mu's face suddenly turned pale.
He is the master of the Zhou Mansion, Yun Xiangrong will not come back under the excuse of recuperating from her injuries, and she will not even tell you about the repairs in the mansion, which is really too much to take him seriously.
Zhou Mu turned around with a calm face and walked out.
She is really getting more and more difficult now, and he has to find a way to take her down, otherwise it will be impossible to take her down in the future.
Xiao Si was stunned, why did he come back and leave again? But he didn't dare to ask more, and hurriedly followed.
Zhou Mu went to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The steward smiled and welcomed him into the house, but left him in the living room.
"Lord Zhou, please use tea. After the eldest lady came back, she said that she wanted to recuperate from her injuries, but she didn't see anyone, and my grandfather has not returned yet, so I may have to ask you to wait a little longer. "The servant served tea. Smile and speak.
"It doesn't matter." Zhou Mu smiled awkwardly, and the grievances in his heart almost overwhelmed him.
The last time he came, these people were still called uncle, but this time it was Lord Zhou, did he really think that Yun Xiangrong could ignore him as a husband if he was crowned a princess!
Zhou Mu waited for a long time, drank two pots of tea, and held back a few bubbles of urine, but he didn't wait for Prime Minister Yun to come back.
He was a little disappointed.
When Jiang Hanyu passed by the hall, he found Zhou Mu sitting inside.
She remembered that Yun Xiangrong had come back today. He shook his hand vigorously and walked towards the hall.
"These ignorant subordinates in my family only told me that my uncle was here at this time." Jiang Hanyu walked in with a smile and said, "It's really ours to keep my uncle waiting for a long time." ”
"The son-in-law has seen his mother-in-law, and the mother-in-law is serious, and she hasn't waited long." Zhou Mu got up with a smile and bowed.
"Stop being rude, sit down." Jiang Hanyu greeted with a smile, "Rong'er just came back to recuperate." My uncle followed, and the relationship was so good that it was enviable. ”
"The son-in-law is here to ask Rong'er about the renovation of her yard, and the emperor has called someone to repair the yard, so he should also ask Rong'er what he means." Zhou Mu said with a smile.
"Oh, I heard her say this, saying that the emperor allowed her to open another garden in the mansion. There are craftsmen sent by the royal family to repair this drawing, so my uncle doesn't have to worry about it. Jiang Hanyu said with a smile.
What does it mean to open another garden in Fuchu?
Zhou Mu was suddenly a little stunned when he heard this.
After a while, when he thought about the relationship during this period, his face suddenly changed.
Open another courtyard for Yun Xiangrong in the mansion, and open another door on the wall, and make a separate mansion, so if Yun Xiangrong wants to go out, he can never go through Zhou Mu's mansion again, so what does his husband have to do with her Yun Xiangrong?
In the future, Mrs. Zhou's name will just exist in name only!
Speaking of which, it is also an auspicious princess, not Mrs. Zhou!
Zhou Mu figured out this relationship, only felt a pain in his heart, his face was frighteningly gray, and his hand holding the armrest kept tightening, and his muscles were jumping.
"Uncle, what's wrong? The face suddenly became so bad. Jiang Hanyu said with a concerned look.
"Nothing." Zhou Mu reluctantly responded, stood up and said, "Since Rong'er needs to recuperate, I won't bother and leave." Zhou Mu said.
Jiang Hanyu pretended to hold back a few words, and then watched Zhou Mutou leave in a hurry without replying.
A sneer hung on the corner of his mouth.
This Zhou Mu, don't be too useless. If Yun Xiangrong and left and returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, it would be a big problem for her.
Zhou Mu returned to Zhou's mansion, lost his temper in the study, smashed everything that could be smashed, and finally held on to the table and panted.
Thinking of what Yun Xiangrong did, he was so angry that he couldn't strangle her immediately.
Yun Xiangrong's courtyard was repaired for nearly half a month, during which Zhou Mu went to the Prime Minister's Mansion several times to pick her up, but was stopped back.
Zhou Mu was treated coldly in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and when he returned to the Zhou Mansion, he lost his temper, so that everyone in the Zhou Mansion was in danger and did not dare to approach him.
On this day, Jiang Qing went to the Zhou Mansion.
Since she knew that Yun Xiangrong was not in the Zhou Mansion, she came from time to time, but what made her panic was that when she came, Zhou Mu was not as enthusiastic as before, and the gentleness on her face became a lot more reluctant.
"Zhou Lang, the weather is very good today, you can go out with me for a while." Jiang Qing took Zhou Mu's hand and pleaded.
"Qing'er, I'm a little tired these days, you can go by yourself." Zhou Mu was a little listless, trying to respond with a smile.
Jiang Qing shook off his hand suddenly, pointed at him and scolded, "Are you because Yun wants to allow that slut not to come back to live." Still opening another garden in the house, regretting it in your heart? You don't want to be with me anymore, do you. ”
She bit her lip, with tears in her eyes, looking at Zhou Mu's gaze aggrieved and angry.
Zhou Mu shook lightly, and looked up at Jiang Qing's teary-eyed appearance.
What is he doing, what is he really doing? After losing Yun Xiangrong, Jiang Qing was much colder, thinking only about how to save Yun Xiangrong, but forgetting that Jiang Qing, the county lord, was there.
To say that she is the granddaughter of the prince of the country, and the favorite niece of the queen's mother. If she can marry him, it can bring him far more than Yun Xiangrong several times.
He didn't want to grasp Jiang Qing well, if she made her cold to him, he would really be empty.
"Since you have no intention, why don't you tell me directly, why drag me like this. Zhou Mu, I don't have to marry you. After Jiang Qing finished speaking angrily, he turned around and cried to run.
Seeing this, Zhou Mu hurriedly stepped forward, hugged her from behind, and said, "Fool." Where do you want to go, I'm annoyed because I haven't been promoted, what does it have to do with her, don't you understand your heart? ”
Jiang Qing struggled and said: "You lied to me, you are obviously reluctant to let her be like this." ”
"No, I can't bear her, I can't bear you." Zhou Mu swore and said.
Then he said, "Didn't you say you wanted to play, then go ahead, it's annoying to stay left and right in the house." ”
Zhou Mu coaxed for a while before Jiang Qing burst into tears and laughed.
The two went out to play, and waited until lunch was about to eat, and then went to Xiangmanke for dinner.
At the same time, in the box on the second floor of Xiangmanke, Yun Xiangrong, the Seventh Prince, Liwang and Huo Chen were eating together.
"I heard that my father sent someone to repair the courtyard for the princess and opened another door to enter and exit, which is a lot more convenient." During the banquet, King Li smiled.
"That's it, when I want to go to my sister in the future, I can just go in through the side door, and I don't have to go through that annoying surname Zhou." The Seventh Prince wrinkled his nose and said.
When Huo Chen heard this, a faint dark light flashed in his eyes. It seems that in the future, he will find a way to keep the Seventh Prince away from Rong Rong, lest he always take advantage of her as a sister and a sister. Seeing his little hand pulling her from time to time, he unconsciously felt a little displeased.
"I'm going back to my house in two days, and I'm going to welcome a few guests to the house." The smile on the corner of Yun Xiangrong's mouth also brightened a little.
Huo Chen on the side looked at Yun Xiangrong silently, hiding the joy in his heart.
A few people were talking, but the door of the box was suddenly pushed open.
Zhou Mutie appeared at the door with a blue face.
It turned out that the door of their box was not closed tightly, and when Zhou Mu passed by, he happened to hear Yun Xiangrong's voice, and when she thought of picking her up, she said that she was recuperating from her injuries, but she was not injured at this time, and she could come out to eat.
"What are you going to do?" When the Seventh Prince saw Zhou Mu, he immediately frowned and asked.
"Didn't you say you're recuperating from your injuries? How did this come out? I didn't even go home, but I was able to go out with them, which was really shameless. Don't forget that you are my Zhou Mu's wife, and you can't help but entangle with the man next to you. Zhou Mu saw that Huo Chen was also there, and thinking of the words coming out of the paddock, he originally believed that her position suddenly changed, he felt. The words of the paddock are really not groundless.
"Lord Zhou, you have lost your temper." Yun Xiangrong frowned.
"I invited my sister to dinner to repay her for saving her life, what's the matter, did I still ask you?" The Seventh Prince was suddenly unhappy, and glared at Zhou Mu with a vicious gaze.
Facing the Seven Princes, Zhou Mu was actually not very afraid.
Although he is favored, he is a half-old child and has no real power. He wasn't that afraid of him.
It's just that the atmosphere in the room fell as his words fell, and it became extremely quiet and heavy for a while.
Zhou Mu looked at Yun Xiangrong Yun sitting there lightly, looking at his eyes as if he was looking at a stranger, and his heart was suddenly furious.
Enraged, he walked over and grabbed her hand and pulled her out.
"Now that you're healed, go back with me." Zhou Mu had a cold face at the moment, looking really a little powerful.
"Zhou Mu, what are you crazy about, you let go." Yun Xiangrong was dragged painfully and struggled hard.
"Zhou bastard. You let go of your sister. Xiao Qi sat next to Yun Xiangrong, and when he saw this, he hurriedly rushed up to help.
He pounced suddenly, directly knocking Zhou Mu to a stagger, and Yun Xiangrong struggled with great strength, so he suddenly let go.
Yun Xiangrong couldn't stand steadily, her whole body fell backwards, her waist hit the table, her face turned pale, and she snorted.
The table was knocked down, and the body was spilled with soup and oil stains, and the whole person was suddenly embarrassed.
Over there, Li Wang and Huo Chen had just avoided the splashing soup.
Huo Chen saw Yun Xiangrong sitting on the ground, full of embarrassment, his face suddenly turned cold, and he stepped forward and smashed Zhou Mu's eyes directly.
Zhou Mu was so dizzy by such a punch that he didn't say a word, and the whole person fainted directly.
Yun Xiangrong, who was bullied by Zhou Mu in front of him, Huo Chen's heart was full of anger, and he dragged Huo Chen, who had fainted, and directly punched his other eye into blue-black.
A fresh panda eye was born
Seeing that Huo Chen was still angry, Liwang hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, "Don't fight, go and see how Xiangrui's injury is, isn't it a matter of time to clean him up." ”
Only then did Huo Chen remember that Yun Xiangrong had just hit the table, hurriedly lost Zhou Mu, turned around and strode towards Yun Xiangrong.
At this time, the Seventh Prince was grabbing Yun Xiangrong's hand to help her up, but he was too small, and Yun Xiangrong hit his waist and couldn't stand up for a while.
Huo Chen ignored her oily soup stains and filth, directly bent over and hugged her in his arms, stood up and strode out without saying a word.
Yun Xiangrong suddenly lost weightlessness, and subconsciously raised his hand to wrap around his neck.
Seeing that he was silent with a cold face, he seemed to be angry and slightly stunned.
She was covered in filth, but he did not shy away from it at all, and the emotions in his heart surged, and finally pursed his lips and said nothing, buried his face in his arms, and let him carry himself out of Xiangmanke.
"Badass, stinky badass, I'll kick you to death." Huo Chen hugged Yun Xiangrong and left, but the Seventh Prince walked to Zhou Mu's side and kicked him in anger.
It was he who caused my sister to be injured.
"Alright, let's go." Liwang grabbed the hand of the seventh prince, but before leaving, he kicked Zhou Mu's body.
For a while, only the unconscious Zhou Mu was left lying on the ground in the chaotic and noisy private room.
I don't know how long it took, Zhou Mu on the ground opened his eyes with a painful hum.
One pair of eyes hurt so much that he could barely open them, and his lower back hurt badly.
The house is full of messes and no one has cleaned them up, but it is gone, and the clouds want to let them go.
Knowing that they had beaten someone and ran away, Zhou Mu was so angry that he was about to vomit blood.
In the end, he could only hum miserably, got up with his faintly aching waist, and returned to his box with a stomach full of anger.
The wine and food in the box were still there, but Jiang Qing was gone.
"Lord Zhou, my county lord was called back to the mansion for a while, so I can only wronged Lord Zhou to eat by himself." The little girl who Jiang Qing deliberately stayed to pass the word saw Zhou Mu and hurriedly told Jiang Qing what she had explained.
Master Zhou, what's wrong? But after going out, I came back with a blue nose and swollen face. The little girl was curious.
"Got it, let's go down." Zhou Mu's heart sank suddenly when he heard this.
After sending the little girl away, he collapsed in his chair, picked up the flask and began to drink.
The wine was in his mouth, but he felt that it was all bitter.
Three years ago, Yun Xiangrong used means to force him to marry him, he was a high-spirited person, naturally he was unwilling, and after getting married, he was cold to Yun Xiangrong and never went to her room.
And over the years, she has also quietly endured the Zhou Mansion, waiting for him to go back.
What had changed made her start to disdain him. She just rejected him neatly and decisively.
Zhou Mu didn't know how long he had been drinking, and his eyes were a little dizzy.
"Lord Zhou, the master is invited." Just when Zhou Mu was drinking alone. The door to the box was pushed open, and someone approached him and said.
Zhou Mu wanted to reprimand impatiently, but when he saw the appearance of the person in a hazy way, he was so frightened that he hurriedly stood up.
"Lord Zhou comes with me." The man said, turned around and left with Zhou Mu.
Zhou Mu hurriedly followed suit, but he staggered when he walked, as if he would fall down at any time, which really made people pinch a cold sweat.
Finally, the man led him to another private room on the same floor.
"Xiaguan has seen His Royal Highness King Xiang." After Zhou Mu entered the door, he vaguely saw someone sitting on the couch. hurriedly saluted respectfully, but the crooked appearance couldn't be seen respectfully.
Moreover, the direction in which he worshipped was clearly the guard standing on the side
"Come and sit." Seeing that he seemed to be very drunk, King Xiang didn't care, so he casually pointed to the couch opposite him and said.
Zhou Mu staggered over and sat on it, "I don't know what His Highness has to say to the lower officials?" "The opening is full of wine.
"Why did Lord Zhou's eyes hurt like this?" King Xiang frowned unhappily, stepped back slightly, and asked.
Zhou Mu thought of the fact that he had just fainted after being punched by Huo Chen, and felt ashamed in his heart, so he responded vaguely.
"I found something very interesting, do you want to hear it?" King Xiang didn't care, shaking the cup casually and smiling.
Zhou Mu didn't know why, so he could only laugh with him.
"You said that if the husband and wife have been married for three years, but the wife is still a chick, do you say that it is not good to be a husband, or is there another reason?" Xiang Wang opened his mouth with a smile. But Zhou Mu was suddenly shocked and looked at him with wide eyes.
has been married for three years, but his wife is still a chick, isn't that exactly what he and Yun Xiangrong are talking about! Could it be that King Xiang knows something?
Zhou Mu was already drunk and a little chaotic, but his heart was in a mess at the moment, but his face barely calmed down, and said: "Your Highness said that it was funny, since you are married, how can you still be a chick, let alone three years!" ”
"Isn't that what Lord Zhou's wife is!" King Xiang looked at him with a smile, which made Zhou Mu's eyes widen in disbelief. I only felt that the blood was flowing backwards, and my face turned white in an instant.
Zhou Mu swallowed his saliva, only to feel that his throat was dry and astringent, and his heart was a mess.
How would King Xiang know about this? Zhou Mu's head was buzzing, and he couldn't figure out how King Xiang knew about the things in the couple's room.
He had already drunk a little too much, but now that the wine was up, the barely remaining sobriety was also a little chaotic.
"I can see it." King Xiang smiled and said proudly: "Could it be that Lord Zhou doesn't know, I have always had a unique vision for women, and I only need to glance at any woman to know whether it is perfect or not." ”
This is the ability he only has after reading countless women, and now no chick can escape his eyes.
So when he found out that Yun Xiangrong, who had been married for three years but was still a chick, he was extremely surprised.
If he hadn't often visited the Qinglou with Zhou Mu, he would have thought that Zhou Mu had some hidden illness.
"What does Your Highness mean, the officials have drunk a little too much, please make it clear." Zhou Mu's head hurt, but he didn't forget to compliment.
"Since Lord Zhou doesn't enjoy it, Mei Jiao Niang doesn't enjoy it. Why don't you let this king do it for you? "King Xiang finally said his purpose.
Zhou Mu stared at King Xiang with wide eyes, what did His Highness say? He does it for you? Could it be that he was drunk and had auditory hallucinations?
Zhou Mu hurriedly said: "Your Highness, don't laugh, the officials are really drunk, they all heard what His Highness said wrongly, it's really not a good time to speak, why don't you talk about it another day?" ”
"You heard it right, that's what I meant." King Xiang said lightly.
"That can't be." Zhou Mu suddenly stood up with some excitement.
He got up suddenly, did not stand firm, and sat back down.
Zhou Mu said: "That's the wife of the lower official. How can you ask Your Highness to do it for you, Your Highness don't make such jokes. ”
After three years of marriage, he hasn't touched it, how can he let it be given to others?
"Oh? I didn't expect Master Zhou to be a backbone. King Xiang immediately smiled when he heard this, but that smile made Zhou Mu feel a little cold, and the scenery in front of him kept shaking in circles.
"In this way, if you can do this, how about I let you sit on the position of Shaoqing of Zhengsipin Taichang Temple?" Xiang Wang smiled lightly and took the bait.
Zhou Mu's confused reason was suddenly shocked, and there were only five big characters in his mind.
Earlier, he worked hard for a long time and still failed to get it, and now it is the time for the promotion of Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, and when he wants to choose someone, he is also preparing, but there is not much hope.
Now as soon as King Xiang opened his mouth, it seemed that he could directly give him this position.
Zhou Mu was very stimulated.
The recent defeat in the officialdom and the lack of pleasing in front of Yun Xiangrong stimulated him, and he was ruthless, gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, as long as what His Royal Highness King Xiang said is true, Zhou Mu will agree to His Highness." ”
Looking at Yun Xiangrong's attitude now, he can't get her person, so it is better to use it in exchange for his chance to be promoted, and it can be regarded as not in vain for the status of husband and wife in the past three years.
"Naturally. I don't bother to break my word on this matter. King Xiang said lightly.
"Since Lord Zhou agreed, then the king will wait for the good news of the lord." Xiang Wang said and stood up and left.
Zhou Mu looked at the back of King Xiang leaving, his head was still a little confused, he didn't get up and leave, but lay down on a few to take a nap.
I didn't expect to fall asleep like this.
When Zhou Mu woke up again, it was still night.
"Shhh Zhou Mu held his head and called out in a low voice.
The headache after the hangover and the pain in the wounds on his body made him frown tightly.
After a long while, Zhou Mu was relieved.
Looking at the surrounding scene, it is a little unfamiliar, it is not the private room where I am located, but it should still be full of guests, and the decoration style is not far away.
Zhou Mu tried hard to think about why he was here, and when he recalled the scene at that time, his whole face suddenly turned pale.
What did he promise?
He actually agreed to send Yun Xiangrong to King Xiang's bed!
At this moment, Zhou Mu was shocked and confused.