After a long time, Lord Mu did not return for a long time, Ruan Linlang could not find anyone, no one presided over the entire Mu Mansion, and Mrs. Mu was still lying on the bed.

"Lang Zhong, how is our wife?" The maid looked at him for a long time and didn't say a word, so she was in a hurry.

Lang Zhong slowly withdrew his hand: "Girl, don't worry, Mrs. is angry, and she has to be treated with medicine, and the injury on Mrs.'s forehead is only a minor injury." ”

"When will the lady wake up?" The maid couldn't rest assured.

"This, it's hard to say, Madame is overly sad... I'll prescribe a few pairs of medicines, and you can find a way to get Madame to take it. ”

……

The entrance to the palace

The weather suddenly turned cold, the cold wind was astringent, and one of them knelt on the ground and refused to get up, and I don't know how long it was, and the sky flickered dark. The blood on his back had already clotted, and he didn't seem to feel the pain.

Lord Mu closed his eyes tightly, his heart was calm and light as water, and the guards had already gone in to inform the emperor, and he had not waited until now. The attendant who followed him couldn't stand it and said, "My lord, I'm going to ask." ”

He didn't speak, knowing that asking or not asking was a result.

"Brother Guard, our family wants to ask to see the emperor."

The attitude of the entourage was quite respectful, and the guards glanced at him up and down, then looked at the Mu people kneeling on the ground behind him, and glanced at the people around him, and the two shook their heads at each other.

"Why don't you wait a little longer, the people have already gone in to report, and they haven't come out yet."

"He's been in for hours, and no one has come out." As he spoke, he took out a few pieces of silver from his sleeve and put them in the hands of the two of them. "Please also behave with the guards, please continue to report again."

The two quietly put away the silver taels, and one of them whispered to him: "It's not that we won't go, it's that there are orders from above, and the emperor is busy now, and he doesn't have time." ”

The entourage got the answer and told Master Mu truthfully, yes, Situ Shao didn't want to see him, and he didn't want to see him, this is the best way to hit him, how to deal with the rest of the matter, you can know it when you think about it.

"Your Excellency, why don't we go back?"

He didn't move, and his entourage couldn't do anything.

The guards changed round after round, and the moon went up and down until the sun went up, and at this hour, it was time for the ministers to go up to the morning court.

The two entourages behind him stood for a day and a night, and Master Mu knelt for a day and a night, his legs and feet were already numb, and he didn't dare to get up without the emperor's permission.

There was a sound of talking not far away.

"Still kneeling."

"That's how it ended."

"Don't be verbose, let's go inside."

"Don't say it, it's pitiful now."

"Pity you, but fortunately you are not in the wrong line, otherwise you would be a lamb to be slaughtered at home."

The ministers began to enter the palace one after another, and everyone passing by had to take a look here, and no one really felt sorry for him.

It's just that Ruan Qingchen is different, there is still a trace of pity in his heart, but the two of them can be regarded as in-laws, and he has an extra cloak in his hand when he gets off the carriage. Knowing that it would not be easy for him to kneel all night, he walked slowly over and put on his cloak.

Master Mu frowned, lifted his heavy eyelids and looked at him a few times, I don't know what he means, slightly, he opened his mouth to say something, Xu didn't speak for too long, and gave up when his throat was silent.

After Ruan Qingchen dressed him, he walked to the palace without looking back.

"Say, 'Why are you in trouble?' The officer who was traveling with him asked.

"I just gave a piece of clothing, and I didn't do anything, let's go, don't talk about it......"

In the court, everyone knew that there was a person kneeling outside the palace, but no one dared to mention it, for fear that this matter would be implicated.

Mama Xu told Situ Shao, "Ruan Linlang's father gave him a cloak. ”

The Ruan family is just a pawn, and there is nothing to doubt.

The people outside have been kneeling long enough, and it looks like they should see each other. Situ waved his hand and began to descend. Let people invite Muta people into the palace.

Knowing this, the corners of his mouth rose slightly. The emperor is finally willing to see him. He was lifted up by his attendants and walked tremblingly along the road.

When Situ saw him, he was a little surprised, he had never seen him embarrassed, and he opened his eyes today.

There was a foul smell on his body, which made people very uncomfortable, Situ Shao attached to Mama Xu's ear and whispered: "Make the fragrance worse and put it beside you." ”

Mama Xu nodded.

"Do you want to take a shower first?" He kindly reminded.

The matter has come to this, how can he still be in the mood to bathe, he grinned miserably: "The emperor should not be funny with the old ministers, I am like this now, and it is my blessing that the emperor can still see me." ”

"Let's take the things off my back first, it looks weird and hurts." Situ Shao pointed to the rattan on his back.

He refused and shook his head: "After so much time, the pain has passed, and this time may be the last time I enter the palace." ”

"Why? Where are you going? ”

"The old minister knew that he was guilty, hurt the people, assassinated General Chen's son, and the emperor did not issue an edict to condemn the crime, which is already a blessing for the old minister."

"You're still my Mutaishi."

"It's time for you to go back to retire for so long, if the emperor doesn't mind, please ask the emperor to let his ministers go back to the countryside to be a county magistrate."

When a county order is like this, he is still dreaming, how can a murderer be an official? and how could the people submit to him?

"Homecoming? You mean your hometown? ”

"Yes, Linlang her, since she has no fate with Chengchuan, we don't force it, let him go back and remarry, as for Chengyue."

He paused and glanced at Situ: "Let her serve you for the rest of your life to atone for my sins!" ”

Don't, he can't stand this blessing.

"Now, there is such a scene in the court, and you can't get rid of your merits, and your position as a master will be vacant." He looked reluctant. "It's a pity that the people now are very difficult to speak, and I am useless, so I can't protect you."

"The minister has been by your side for a long time, and he doesn't want to leave, and now there is really no way."

Mama Xu stepped forward and put the incense next to Situ, and deliberately dug several spoonfuls into it. Situ Shao took a sip of tea, not knowing what was plotting in his eyes.

"I should have been a capital crime, the emperor, you don't sentence me to death when you think of the old feelings, and the emperor's useful ministers will definitely go to the soup in the future."

"That being the case, I don't want to see blood, you prepare for Mu Chengchuan's funeral, after taking care of the Mu family, pack up and go back to your hometown, and I will inform the people over there." He said without panic, the little abacus in his heart was already calculating.

He was very grateful for permission, he really didn't expect the emperor to really agree, he didn't kneel in vain this day and night, as long as he can save his life, what can this blood be?

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" He kowtowed heavily to the ground.

Situ Shao didn't want to stay inside, he got up and walked out, a breath of fresh air made him sober up a lot, his crime would definitely not be so easy, as for Mu Chengyue......