Chapter 168: The Cycle Repeats
This time, Mu Ningxuan met the abbot master.
"Master Abbot, please give me one more medicine that can be revived!" Mu Ningxuan pleaded again.
The abbot looked at Mu Ningxuan and said slowly: "The sky incarnates all things with the five elements of yin and yang, and the qi is formed, and the reason is also endowed, and it is still commanded." Destiny cannot be violated! ”
After speaking, the abbot sighed deeply and continued, "You go to the place where you died in your first life. The abbot took out a black vial and handed it to Mu Ningxuan.
Taking the black vial, Mu Ningxuan gratefully kowtowed to the abbot again, and then immediately left the Great Xiangguo Temple.
This time she's going to live for herself!
***
"County Lord, wake up! Why hasn't the county lord woken up yet? Yutang, go and call the doctor! ”
In her sleep, Mu Ningxuan vaguely heard the voice of the maid Xiaofu and the footsteps of running out in a hurry.
Mu Ningxuan's head was a little groggy, she tried to open her eyes, and found that she was covered with a thin brocade quilt. Mu Ningxuan looked around, and she was lying on a soft wooden bed at this time.
The wooden bed is made of rosewood, carved with delicate carved decorations, pale pink cloud gauze pearl tandem curtains, golden tassels, a bronze mirror dresser with pear blossom wood not far away, and the "Winter View of the Distant Mountains" hanging on the wall, everything is still so familiar.
Mu Ningxuan still pinched her arm hard.
"It hurts!" Mu Ningxuan gasped, and purple-red bruises instantly appeared on her white and tender arms.
She's back.
"County Lord, you're awake! It's great, it freaks out the slaves. Xiaofu returned to the room again, and saw that Mu Ningxuan had woken up, so she hurriedly walked to Mu Ningxuan's bedside, gently touched Mu Ningxuan's head with her hand, it was not hot, she relaxed a little, and straightened the quilt covering Mu Ningxuan's body: "County Lord, is there anything uncomfortable?" ”
Mu Ningxuan shook her head slightly, seeing Xiaofu, Mu Ningxuan knew that Imperial Doctor Zhang would come over to see her next.
Sure enough, after a while, I heard Yutang's voice outside the door: "Imperial Doctor Zhang is here." ”
Xiaofu hurriedly walked to the door to greet Imperial Doctor Zhang, "Imperial Doctor Zhang, quickly show our county lord." ”
Imperial Physician Zhang walked to Mu Ningxuan's side and spread the silk handkerchief on Mu Ningxuan's hand to take the pulse.
"The county lord's body is not in serious trouble, but he is not very drunk, and it hurts his spleen and stomach, Wei Chen will wait for a few prescriptions, and the county lord will be fine after drinking it."
"Okay, thank you, Imperial Doctor Zhang." Mu Ningxuan repeated what she had said in her previous life, and she knew that she was asleep because she drank the sweet wine from the southern tribute from the Queen Mother.
After the imperial doctor left, Mu Ningxuan lifted the quilt and prepared to get up.
Xiaofu hurriedly stepped forward to support Mu Ningxuan and said, "County Lord, what are you doing when you get up?" Don't worry about the county lord, the Queen Mother said that you don't have to go over to say hello today, let you have a good rest, the Queen Mother also said, in the future, you are not allowed to touch such a good thing as wine, fortunately there were no outsiders yesterday, if it is seen by outsiders, it will not make people laugh. ”
Mu Ningxuan smiled at Xiaofu and said, "I'm tired from sleeping, so I want to get up and take a walk." I didn't want to go to the Queen Mother to say goodbye. ”
"County Lord, the medicine has been boiled, the slave maid will serve you to drink the medicine first, and then help you down for a walk." Xiaofu said intimately.
Mu Ningxuan nodded.
Xiaofu raised the pillow, gently helped Mu Ningxuan up and leaned against the bed, and then fed the medicine into Mu Ningxuan's mouth spoonful by spoonful.
Seeing that the county lord was obediently drinking the medicine, Xiaofu did not hide the surprise on her face.
After finally feeding all the medicine in the bowl to Mu Ningxuan and drinking, Xiaofu put a little residual medicine residue into her mouth in confusion, and the moment she entered it, Xiaofu's brows wrinkled together, it was still very bitter, Xiaofu hurriedly stepped forward and touched Mu Ningxuan's forehead.
"Silly Xiaofu! I don't have a fever. Mu Ningxuan took Xiaofu's hand away and smiled at Xiaofu.
"Then how are you—" Ferf stopped talking.
"Am I bad for drinking medicine?" Mu Ningxuan winked at Xiaofu.
"Okay, of course, the county lord is the most well-behaved today, and I can't eat the candied fruit." Xiaofu smirked and held a plate of candied fruit in her hand, just now she was still worried that the county lord was not in the right state after waking up, and the faint smile on the county lord's face finally made the big stone hanging in Xiaofu's heart fall.
"Let's eat one."
Mu Ningxuan still repeats the words of the previous life, and Mu Ningxuan feels very heartwarming to have such a homely conversation with Xiaofu.
After drinking the medicine, Xiaofu carefully helped Mu Ningxuan to sit on the edge of the bed, and after helping Mu Ningxuan put on her shoes, she helped Mu Ningxuan walk in the house for a while.
"County Lord, drink your saliva and go to bed for a while." Xiaofu said to Mu Ningxuan.
"Okay." Mu Ningxuan nodded, her head was still a little painful, and she didn't know if it was because of the Southern Sweet Wine or because of her rebirth.
Xiaofu helped Mu Ningxuan back to the bed, and then brought a bowl of tea, Mu Ningxuan took a small sip, Xiaofu gently helped Mu Ningxuan to lie down, and Mu Ningxuan fell asleep again.
***
Early the next morning, Mu Ningxuan called Feng's mother over.
This time she was reborn, she still had to keep Feng's mother!
"County Lord, your name is the old slave?"
Mu Ningxuan asked Xiaofu to move a stool to Feng's mother.
Mother Feng saw that Mu Ningxuan was rare to be so solemn, and she couldn't help but have doubts in her heart.
"County Lord, this?"
"Mother Feng, sit down and talk." Mu Ningxuan said gently, "This time I called Mother Feng to let Mother Feng take her family out of the capital to avoid it." Mu Ningxuan went straight to the point.
"Take a refuge in the capital?" Feng's mother was puzzled.
Mu Ningxuan said bluntly: "I want to check what happened to my mother back then, Mother Feng's family is on Zhuangzi, so I should be in the open, I'm afraid that someone will be unfavorable to Mother Feng's family." ”
Of course, Mu Ningxuan doesn't need to check her mother's affairs in this life, she already knows everything, but if she wants to persuade Feng's mother to listen to her family move out of the capital, she has to tell Feng's mother like this.
Mother Feng heard Mu Ningxuan say that she wanted to investigate the affairs of the eldest lady (miss) back then, and instantly understood a thing or two, in fact, Feng's mother also had doubts, when the eldest lady was a girl, she was in good health and did not have any hidden diseases, why did she go because of overwork.
It's just that Feng's mother doesn't understand, they just need to be careful and take precautions, why should they leave Zhuangzi.
"County master, the old slave knows that the county lord is afraid that Guo Xiaoniang will be bad to us, but no matter how bad it is, it can't go beyond its duty, my old man and son and daughter-in-law can't do their duty, Guo Xiaoniang can't take our mistakes."
Mu Ningxuan said to Mother Feng undeniably: "Mother Feng, you listen to me about this, now you can write back and ask them to find a reason, unload the affairs of Zhuangzi, and leave the capital quickly." Mu Ningxuan didn't dare to let Feng's mother go back, for fear that something would happen again.
Although Mother Feng was reluctant in her heart, when she saw Mu Ningxuan's serious appearance, she also beat a drum in her heart. Could it be that Guo Xiaoniang will kill her whole family? No, killing people is worth their lives, not to mention that they are just subordinates, why should Guo Xiaoniang kill their mouths.
"Okay, then I'll listen to the county lord, and I'll write back." Feng's mother said.
***
In late summer and early autumn, the weather is always hot and cold, and it was still hot a few days ago, only two days of rain in a row, and the temperature dropped a lot.
Mu Ningxuan still goes to the Queen Mother's palace early every morning to ask for peace, and the rest of the time is covered with a thin quilt and curled up in the quilt to read or do needlework to pass the time.
Seeing that autumn is about to begin, the Queen Mother's birthday is coming.
Mu Ningxuan still made a warm hat this time, and the material of the warm hat is still the same as the previous life, using the mink skin rewarded by the official family the year before last, and the brim of the hat is embroidered with gold thread with four delicate characters of longevity and boundlessness, which makes the big night pearl in the middle of the warm hat particularly rich and eye-catching.
Mu Ningxuan put the hat on her head and tried it, gestured with her hand, it was exactly half a fist bigger than the previous life, no need to change it, Mu Ningxuan took the hat off her head with satisfaction.
In this new life, Mu Ningxuan still decided to block a catastrophe for Xin Jieyu, even if she would be punished by heaven and bear the pain that her body could not bear, compared to a life, staying up all night was nothing.
The plate of pastries that Xin Jieyu gave her when she was five years old was not only a plate of edible pastries for Mu Ningxuan, but also a peace of mind. Because of Xin Jieyu's smile and gentleness when she delivered the pastries, Mu Ningxuan's original incomparable rejection and fear of the palace were diluted.
So no matter what, Mu Ningxuan wants to save Xin Jieyu.
***
"County Lord, you can get up, the sixth prince has just entered the palace to ask for peace in the palace of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother sent a message to you to prepare, and then go to lunch. By the way, Xiao Yuko, who was next to the sixth prince, sent a lot of fresh fruits. Xiaofu came in with a basin of hot water.
Mu Ningxuan stopped the needlework in her hand, and there was a hint of disgust in her eyes.
Xiaofu helped Mu Ningxuan to sit down in front of the makeup mirror.
Mu Ningxuan said lightly: "Just comb your hair in a simple bun." ”
"Yes."
Xiaofu combed Mu Ningxuan with a double-ring bun, inserted a pale pink beaded flower on the double-ring bun, and picked a cross-collared light pink Confucian skirt embroidered with begonia flowers, and a white cloak on the outside, which was simple and not tacky.
Mu Ningxuan is still pinching the Cining Palace.
As soon as she arrived at the gate of the palace, Aunt Su, who was beside the Queen Mother, immediately greeted her and said with a smile: "The county lord, you are finally here, and the Queen Mother is waiting." ”
Mu Ningxuan smiled and said: "Thinking that the Queen Mother hasn't seen the sixth brother for a long time, she must have a lot to say, so she came late." ”
"The county lord is intimate, no wonder our queen mother loves you." Aunt Su led Mu Ningxuan across the threshold and into the main hall.
The queen mother sits at the top of the main hall, and the six princes are still sitting on the left side of the queen mother.
Mu Ningxuan knelt down and saluted the Queen Mother, and said, "Xuan'er is late, please punish the Queen Mother." ”
The Queen Mother smiled: "Xuan'er doesn't have to be polite, get up quickly, meet your sixth brother, he rarely comes to the palace, I will leave him to finish lunch and then go back." ”
"Sixth brother is good." Mu Ningxuan made a blessing to the six princes.
The sixth prince hurriedly stood up, a flush flashed on his face, and he saluted: "Sister Xuan is good." ”
"Okay, you're welcome, sit down, the imperial dining room has prepared a few delicious side dishes today, let's try them together." Aunt Su helped the Queen Mother to the dining table, and Mu Ningxuan and the six princes sat on both sides of the Queen Mother.
"Little Liu, what did you gain from going on the expedition with Xuan'er's father Mu Houye this time?" The Queen Mother looked at the six princes gently and asked.
The sixth prince put down the chopsticks in his hand and said in a muffled voice: "Back to the emperor's grandmother, my father only let me and the fifth brother follow General Mu this time, and did not go to the battlefield in person. But we saw Mu Houye personally arranging troops in the tent every day, and we also benefited a lot. ”
The Queen Mother nodded, and said: "First hear and see, and then practice, in order to get twice the result with half the effort, you have to ask Mu Hou Ye more when you have time." ”
"Emperor Xie's grandmother taught, Xiaoliu knows."
The Queen Mother turned her head to Mu Ningxuan and smiled: "Xuan'er, your sixth brother is used to being honest on weekdays, and you mention it to your father more in your family book, so you don't have to let your sixth brother be bullied." ”
The sixth prince blushed instantly: "Imperial grandmother, I am a dignified seven-foot man, how can I be bullied, I don't have to let Sister Xuan's family letter bring words." ”
"Your sister Xuan is not an outsider, Mu Hou Ye knows the measure, and he will not make people laugh." The Queen Mother looked at the six princes and smiled lovingly.
After lunch, the Queen Mother wanted to take a nap, Mu Ningxuan and the six princes retired from the Queen Mother after saying goodbye to the Queen Mother, and withdrew from Cining Palace together.
Out of Cining Palace, Mu Ningxuan didn't want to pay attention to the six princes, she didn't want to say hello, so she just raised her legs and left.
As soon as she walked a few steps, Mu Ningxuan heard the voice of the sixth prince: "Sister Xuan, please stay." ”
Mu Ningxuan pretended not to hear and continued walking.
"Sister Xuan, please stay." The sixth prince shouted loudly again, and walked quickly in front of Mu Ningxuan.
"Is there anything wrong with the sixth brother?" Mu Ningxuan asked expressionlessly.
The sixth prince smiled: "Sister Xuan, I haven't seen you grow a lot taller in a year." ”
"Hmm." Mu Ningxuan still didn't have any expression.
The sixth prince smiled and said, "What's wrong with my sister?" But what's not happy? ”
"Nope." Mu Ningxuan shook her head, looking at the dog-like face of the six princes, Mu Ningxuan was disgusted for a while.
The sixth prince continued: "I have always known that Sister Xuan is skillful, so I specially asked someone to find some good fashionable brocade materials in the south and give them to Sister Xuan. ”
Mu Ningxuan directly asked Xiaofu on the side to take the brocade material held in Xiao Yuzi's hand, and then bent his knees at the six princes, and bluntly popped out two words from his mouth, "Thank you." ”
Back in the side hall, Xiaofu put the brocade material given by the six princes on the table, and couldn't help but admire: "County lord, the six princes really have a vision, this brocade is so beautiful, it must look great when made into clothes." ”
Mu Ningxuan glanced at Xiaofu: "The sixth prince just bought it by someone, not by him, how can he say that he has a good eye." ”
Mu Ningxuan said again: "Xiaofu, we are in the palace, there are many people, and some words can't be said nonsense, so I told the people below to keep their mouths closed." ”
"Yes, the slave has written it down."
***
On this day, Mu Ningxuan was lying in front of the desk as usual, she knew that Xiaofu would tell her the news of the prince's death later.
Always going through these things in the past, she was really a little bored.
After a while, Xiaofu came in with a cup of tea and gently placed it on the table.
"County Lord, rest for a while."