Mu Hongsheng's words, Duchess An Guo, who was sitting on the side with a pale face, also heard it. She turned her head abruptly, looked her daughter up and down a few times, and then fixed her eyes on the delicate wooden box in Mu Hongsheng's hand.

Of course, Duchess An Guo could recognize that it was her daughter's jewelry box. It is usually placed on Mu Hongshang's dressing table, and there are some commonly used small jewelry stuffed inside.

Mu Hongshang has been practicing martial arts with her brothers and brothers since she was a child, and she is a lively and active girl, so she doesn't like to dress up exquisitely when she is a child. Before she arrived, Mu Hongshang rarely even wore jewelry, because she was young, and because Mrs. Mu was used to her and didn't care about the decency of any young lady, no one cared about her. That is, when you go out, wear a headband or beads.

After the ceremony, the young girl's dress can't be as sloppy and simple as a little girl, and she needs some hairpin ring jewelry to decorate her body, but it is a habit for about many years, Mu Hongshang still doesn't like complex and gorgeous jewelry, and the jewelry she often wears is only seven or eight kinds, most of which are small and exquisite, and they are not cumbersome.

Therefore, the jewelry box commonly used by Mu Hongsheng is actually not big, it is the wooden box she holds in her hand. But don't underestimate this small jewelry box, although there are not many jewelry in it, the style is not complicated, but just take out a beaded flower, it is worth a lot.

Mu Hongsheng often wears the ruby Huasheng on weekdays, which was given to her granddaughter by her and the princess of Lu Shili, although it is small, but it is extremely delicate and gorgeous, and the middle of a superb pigeon blood red is not big, but it is bright and translucent, and the color is uniform. In order to make jewelry for her granddaughter, the princess specially told the shopkeeper of Linglong Pavilion to collect a batch of excellent pigeon blood red from the southwest, and selected this one after thousands of choices, which can be described as priceless, and even the palace may not be able to find a better ruby than this color.

The few hairpin ring jewelry left in this box, all of which are worth not losing to Huasheng given by Prince Li, some of these jewelry were given by Mrs. Mu, some were prepared by Duchess Anguo, and Xie Shurou and Gu Yilan gave them, and a few came from the palace.

In the past, when Mrs. Mu chatted with her granddaughter, she once mentioned as if telling a joke that Mu Hongshang would not have to worry about saving money to buy a house and land for her brothers and brothers after marrying Jiangnan in the future.

It's like a joke, but it's true. Therefore, when Duchess An Guo saw her daughter suddenly come out with a jewelry box, her psychology was actually a little clear.

After all, it is a mother and daughter, and Duchess An Guo still knows her daughter very well. She stared at the jewelry box in her daughter's hand, her face became even more pale and bloodless, but she didn't ask anything, just sat on the sidelines, listening to the conversation between her daughter and Mr. Sun, her eyes fixed on the jewelry box and did not move.

"Will the government armies of several prefectures and counties in Gyeonggi leave in the next few days? Did you say which general to send into the north? Mu Hongshang didn't look back to care about her pale mother and grandmother who was clutching her chest, she still grabbed Mr. Sun and asked about the news from the Ministry of War.

"Yes. I'll leave in a few days. Mr. Sun nodded: "The generals transferred a few from Jin Lingwei, and the general Zhenguo invited himself to go to the north, and the emperor has already agreed, and he has selected a few generals to accompany him in Jin Lingwei." ”

Mu Hongshang was silent for a moment before replying, "He is already sixty years old this year. ”

"Yes." Mr. Sun also sighed: "General Zhenguo is indeed too old. On the bright side, General Zhenguo has led troops on the southwest front for many years in the early years, and he is not inexperienced when he suppresses several small tribes in the southwest, but he is better than General Jin Lingwei. Although those two are young, they have never fought a battle, they are white and fat, where there is a general, isn't it more unreassuring. ”

"Before going to war, no one has any experience." Mu Hongshang replied briefly: "My brothers have no experience before. ”

"That's what the eldest lady said." Mr. Sun nodded: "The left and right generals are not at ease, and it is not that they are inexperienced. By the way, today's letter king asked for an order to lead troops to the north, but unfortunately it was rejected by the emperor. I think that King Xin is more reliable than the generals on the left and right. ”

"King Shin?" Mu Hongshang was slightly stunned: "He asked for an order?" ”

"It's a pity that the emperor didn't allow it." Mr. Sun shook his head in disappointment: "Otherwise...... Alas! Forget it, it's useless to talk about it. Miss, you better go and see the old lady and the lady, today's news scared the old lady a lot, with you by her side, the old lady is a little comforted. ”

Mu Hongshang stood still and didn't move, and she didn't answer Mr. Sun's words directly, but asked another question: "Didn't Master Jiang bring a letter yesterday to say that something was wrong?" When is he coming? ”

"At the earliest," replied Mr. Sun, "it must be for the sake of conscription, right?" The list of the Ministry of War has been sent for a few days, and there should be some news. The war consumes a huge amount, and Lord Chiang is already anxious, so today's emergency military report ...... Alas! Miss, don't worry, I won't hide it from you if I have news. ”

"Mr. Sun." Mu Hongshang shook his head and replied, "You misunderstood. I would like to ask you a favor, when Master Jiang comes, can you invite him to my grandmother's yard, I have something to ask him. ”

"This ......" Mr. Sun was slightly stunned, he nodded instead, and responded: "That's better, when Lord Jiang comes, I'll send someone to deliver a message to the eldest lady." You'll ...... then."

Mr. Sun originally wanted to say that if Mu Hongshang had something, it would be better to go to the front yard study by himself. Master Jiang must have something important when he comes to the house, so don't let him delay his efforts to run back and forth. But before Mr. Sun could finish his sentence, he was suddenly interrupted by Duchess An Guo, who was sitting on the side.

"Nope." Duchess Anguo's face turned even paler, she didn't look at Mr. Sun, but stared at her daughter, but her words were said to Mr. Sun: "Let's ask Master Jiang to come here." Something...... There was ......"

Her voice trembled slightly, and she choked up before she could finish a sentence. But Duchess Anguo raised her head sharply, stubbornly refusing to let tears flow out of her eyes. Her hands were clenched tightly on the armrests of her chair, her knuckles were white and trembling slightly.

Mu Hongshang turned around at this time, since she entered the door, she had been facing away from Duchess An Guo and Old Madam Mu, and only then did she really face her mother.

"Mother." Mu Hongsheng lowered her head, dodging the eyes of Duchess Anguo, and said softly, "I'm sorry." ”

"Come here." As if she hadn't heard Mu Hongsheng's apology for no reason, Duchess An Guo quickly stretched out her hand towards her daughter: "Come to my mother's side." ”