The sound of boots sounded outside the door, and the white clothes quickly left.

Hou Cong knocked on the door outside. "Your Highness, aren't you still sleeping?"

Mo Chang deliberately stirred the water that had already cooled, "Just go to sleep." ”

Hou Cong could hear that Mo Chang's voice was wrong.

After returning from the princess's courtyard, Hou Cong asked Qingsong to bring some ice glutinous rice balls made by Huiniang in the afternoon and sent them over, but Qingsong came back, "There is a door over there, and I can't open it." ”

The matter of the evening bath, there is no need to close the door, everyone has a servant of the subordinate, someone really came over when the master was bathing, naturally there are subordinates to receive and pass the word, even if it is a refusal, you can't eat the closed door. If the door is closed, it will delay the work and be rude to visitors. Hou Cong let Qingsong take care of himself, and he went to peep outside Mochang's door by himself, and he couldn't hear the voice of people for a long time, and he couldn't see the shadows of people. He didn't knock, he just waited.

Until I heard the voice of the white clothes, and saw the shadow of the white clothes flashing by.

"Okay, what Qing Song said is true. Bai Yi hid himself for Mo Chang's sake, not only that, but he also saw Mo Chang in private, even when he was bathing! ”

While getting angry, he continued to knock on the door, Mo Chang made up his mind and didn't want to deal with Hou Cong, he was too tired, "General Hou, rest, I'll sleep." ”

Hou Cong stopped knocking on the door and stood in the courtyard, watching the lights go out in Mo Chang's room, it was dark, and the stars in the sky were distant and bright, looking ridiculous.

He sat on the cold and dewy steps, he didn't know how long he had been sitting, he knew that Qingsong had come to him, coaxed him a few words, pulled him back, and fell asleep in chaos.

Guo Yu proposed the issue of establishing a prince, which was instantly seconded by all the ministers, and Mo Rong agreed to it. Everything was actually ready for a long time. On the grounds of "governing the country with diligence and thrift," Mo Rong not only forbade officials of all sizes from giving congratulatory gifts, but also forbade all localities to use this as an excuse to celebrate with great fanfare. The Ministry of Rites chose an auspicious day five days later, and Mo Rong also approved it. After the date of the establishment of the crown prince and the place of the ceremony were decided, He Bachun and Chun Yuren, including Hou Cong, all received invitations to observe the ceremony. The day of bathing the Buddha and washing the humiliation was also set, and it was the tenth day after the canonization of the crown prince.

As soon as the decree was given, Chengguo immediately sent an envoy to inform Liguo and Siyi. Voices of praise and celebration poured in, and the birth of the new prince and the fact that the old prince was finally able to be washed away and returned to the royal family were regarded as a blessing from heaven and a double happiness. Even if the emperor does not let extravagance and waste and excuse celebrations, but from Pingdu to the outside, many families buy this and that, put on colorful lights, and are full of joy, feeling that the national fortune is prosperous and the world is peaceful.

But this is just a common people's home.

There is no such simple happiness in the rich and noble families and officials. Because they got the news openly and secretly - Princess Yanyang is not idle, investigating the case. sent someone to inquire again, and investigated Bai Shen's case more than ten years ago.

For a while, suspicion and panic began to spread.

Through this rumor, it is naturally Yuwen Changkong, Dugu Zheng and Yuan You, who are loved by everyone.

Hou Cong was not happy about this, he was still thinking about the white clothes.

On the second day of that day, Qing Song personally went over to clean up Mo Chang's room. Since then, the green bamboo is gone.

Mo Yanyang had to inquire in person, and also searched the room, and even searched the entire princess's mansion.

Mo Chang insisted that he didn't know.

In this matter, no one looks like someone else harmed Mo Chang. The princess deliberately called the Sky Zone to ask questions in her busy schedule, and asked everyone to retreat, "What did you do?" ”

Changkong looked innocent, "Your Highness, what's wrong with you?" Why should I bother? Besides, you forgot what I said? If you don't kill Mo Chang, you still have to suspect me of killing Cuizhu. You're really—"

Mo Yanyang was asked, so she had to wave her hand to let Changkong out, she sent her own chief historian and a few close people to serve Mo Chang, but Mo Chang refused.

"It's not that I don't trust them, they are taught by His Highness, and they are not around for a while, it is inconvenient for His Highness, so it is better to send Captain Qin Xian to me."

Of course, the princess could not just agree, "They built the camp, and I am not in charge." Why, did he show his loyalty to his brother? It's not bad, my brother will ask for himself. From now on, since my people personally protect my brother, as long as my brother does not go out of Pingdu, he can go wherever he wants. ”

Hou Cong called Duguzheng to his house. looked at him with a cold face, and looked at people all over the body.

"Eldest son, have I failed to do any errand?"

"Hmph."

"I am, didn't tell you that Ah Xing came back, were you angry?"

"Humph!"

Dugu was looking at Qing Song, and Qing Song pursed his lips and smiled.

Dugu Zheng only has one last possibility left, "I've been wearing too fancy clothes lately, have I stolen your limelight?" ”

"Humph!"

Hou Cong hung Dugu Zheng for three quarters of an hour, and finally let him sit.

Dugu Zheng didn't dare to sit.

Hou Cong pinched his shoulders and pressed him to the chair, "What's the matter with Yuwen Changkong?" ”

"Huh?" Dugu Zheng couldn't figure it out, "What's wrong?" ”

Hou Cong turned around and even coaxed and scared for a long time, making sure that Dugu Zheng really didn't know anything. He gave this Mao a task, "Go and send a letter to Da Mao." ”

Dugu Zheng understood that his eldest son had a task to use Murong Xing, but he was embarrassed, so he sent himself as an intermediary. But I was afraid that I would take the opportunity to make fun of myself, so I calmed myself down first. "This ......"

But of course he didn't dare not send it.

Three days after the decree of appointing Mo Hui as the crown prince was announced, Mo Chang, accompanied by the chief historian of Princess Yanyang's mansion, went to his grandmother's house, Lin Hou's mansion, to pay a visit. He has never been to this grandmother's house, and he was limited by his status before, but now he is limited by his status. Lin Hou's family prepared wine and food for entertainment. From grandparents, to several uncles and cousins, all of them attended happily.

Although they are relatives, after all, there is a difference between respect and inferiority, and they don't get along much, so they are polite at the banquet. However, that cordial taste has always been there, especially grandma, who has been persuading wine and food, which made Mo Chang feel a trace of affection that he had never felt before, could it be that this is family affection?

Uncles and cousins, naturally, have always boasted that the family has been protected by the Queen Mother too much, Feng En's mighty words. Even if it is a cliché, it is indeed from the heart and reveals true feelings.

But Mo Chang also felt that something was wrong - no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't ask about the Queen Mother's childhood.

He was a clever man, and after a few temptations, he gave up.

At the beginning of the moon, Mo Chang got up and said goodbye. My grandfather sent the whole family to each other, out of the layers of doors, and was reluctant to give up. When he arrived at the gatehouse of the gate, Mo Chang looked back, and he also felt reluctant, he took the hand of his gray-haired grandmother and held it tightly, "In the future, there will be days of filial piety to you, you don't have to send it." ”

Grandma called "child", and Mo Chang's heart was sour, "Leave us alone, you should be more careful yourself." The old man looked around, pointed to his grandchildren and even great-grandchildren, looked at Mo Chang with tears in his eyes, and waited to say nothing, "Although the old body is not by your side, I didn't grow up with you, but you are in my heart, just like them." Got it? ”

Mo Chang felt that this sentence was enough.

He persuaded him several times, and finally let the people of the Lin family go back.

But on the return journey on horseback, his heart was not warm.

It's cold.

He found that his mother's cold habits were different from Concubine Lin and even the entire Lin family.

At this time, a cold arrow flew towards him.

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