Chapter 256: One More Game
"You are my son, how can this palace not believe you?" Queen Wang shook her head and sighed, "It's just that your father has a very deep affection for Bufan, and I would never have expected him to let Bufan go to such a dangerous place." In the wilderness, there is no return for ten deaths, which even children of a few years old know. ”
"Mother, why are you a little unhappy that your father asked the third brother to die?" Mu Yunjing smiled slightly, "My father has a deep affection for him, it seems that there is such a thing, but it was an old story from many years ago. You don't know what the current father and emperor are about the third brother, he doesn't bother to look at the third brother again, and he can't even mention the name of the third brother in front of him. The reason why he sent his third brother to the west was because he was completely disgusted with him and wanted this person to disappear from the world. But after all, it was his own flesh and blood, and his father must have been reluctant to order the third brother to be killed directly, so he thought of such a compromise method. Queen Mother, as soon as the third brother is gone, there is one less thorn in our hearts, why are you worried, shouldn't you be happy? ”
"Of course I'm happy, but ...... But I always felt flustered, and my heart was never at ease. Queen Wang frowned slightly, "Jing'er, there won't be anything greasy in this." ”
"Queen Mother, what is the place in the west, what is the situation, don't you know, what can be in it?" Mu Yunjing smiled, "Even if there is anything boring, my waste-like third brother will not be able to come back." The third brother didn't know what to think, how good it was to be a rich man in the countryside who was a king and a hegemon, with his status as a prince, no one dared to resist even if he held the entire Tongzhou in his hands. It's good now, he ran back inexplicably, and his father not only didn't want to see him, but instead had murderous intentions. Leading troops to fight is not a good family, the battlefield is changing rapidly, how can he, a landowner who has stayed in the countryside for several years, adapt to life there? How many generals of our Huaguo have died there, how can he, an inexperienced prince, come back alive? With some money left to him by his mother? Or is it with that good-looking face? ”
Speaking of this, Mu Yunjing didn't know what to think, and suddenly smiled evilly: "If only silver can fight, then our Huaguo will not be at war with the barbarians for so many years, if it is with that good-looking face...... It's possible, but I don't know if the third brother is ready to dedicate himself to the savages in the west, but I've heard that they are not taboo for men and women......"
"Jing'er, what nonsense are you talking about!" Queen Wang glared at Mu Yunjing and scolded loudly, "You are the prince of Huaguo, how can you say such nonsense!" But you are your brother, how can you say that if he is heard in the ears of your father, and he is angry, I will not be able to protect you! ”
"Mother, what you have taught." Being scolded by the queen like this, Mu Yunjing hurriedly saluted and buried his head deeply, "Erchen must pay attention to proportions when he speaks in the future, and he will never dare to mess around like he did today." ”
"Hey, Jing'er, the queen mother is not blaming you." Seeing that her son kept his head down and didn't mean to raise it at all, Queen Wang couldn't help but feel a little distressed, "Although you have been the crown prince for many years, our foundation is still unstable, and which of the younger brothers behind you is not eyeing each other, just wait for you to make a mistake, and they will take the opportunity to replace you." One wrong step may lead to a total loss, so we must pay attention to our words and deeds all the time, and we must not give people a handle. ”
"Yes, Erchen knows." Mu Yunjing raised his head and looked at Queen Wang with a sincere expression.
"Jing'er, seeing that you are almost seventeen, your father and the emperor were born when you were so old. The queen mother doesn't ask you to give me a grandchild quickly, but you should also decide on the candidate for this crown princess. Queen Wang smiled, "I have also helped you find some noble girls these days, if you are interested......"
"Queen Mother" Queen Wang was talking, Mu Yunjing suddenly interrupted her, "Erchen suddenly remembered that the homework assigned by the master has not been completed, if he can't complete the homework tomorrow, the master will not only punish the son, but also sue the father, if the father starts a fire......"
Mu Yunjing only said half of what he said, but looking at his embarrassed face, how could Queen Wang not understand what he meant, so she had to put aside the matter of choosing the crown princess, and sighed: "Go, it's still important to do your homework." ”
"Thank you, Queen Mother." Mu Yunjing saluted respectfully, "The son of the minister retired." ”
The queen looked at the back of her son leaving in a hurry, and could only shake her head and sigh.
The son is older and has his own ideas, and she can't control it as a mother.
Mu Yunjing's prediction was good, but in one morning, the news that the third prince was sent to the west spread throughout the capital.
After knowing that the Holy Lord did not send him a single soldier and did not allocate him a penny of military salary, people only cared about whether he could come back alive, and it was no longer important when he entered Beijing and what he was going to do when he returned to Beijing.
Anyway, in their eyes, the three princes are all dying people, what's the use of them caring so much?
They have already begun to speculate about how long the three princes will be able to live in the west, and some people have even started a gambling game to make a lot of money on this matter.
However, the gamble was different from the usual.
Because everyone knows that going to the west is a matter of no return, so the options in this gamble are only to die in a few days and a few months, not only did they not return alive, but they did not even have the option of more than a year.
Just kidding, even if you have this option, I'm afraid no one will bet on it, it's obviously impossible, what are they doing with all this effort?
People began to run around, constantly inquiring about the situation in the west, in order to figure out how long the three princes could last.
When Mu Fan knew about this, he was already on his way to the west.
At this time, he was sitting in the carriage leisurely eating fruit, and when he heard No. 1 mention this matter, he just said lightly: "Go, order someone to open another plate, and bet that I can return victorious." ”
Mu Fan's order, No. 1 never had the intention of questioning, immediately received the order, saluted and left.
"Your Highness! When has this time you still have this kind of leisure, and you actually let No. 1 go to open a gambling game! Xu Changping watched Mu Fan eat the fruit one bite at a time, although the movements were extremely elegant and pleasing to the eye, but he was not in the mood to appreciate it at this time, "In the past few days, I have investigated some more information, and I found that the situation in the west is far more dangerous than I imagined, and we can't go to that place!" ”
Although Xu Changping guessed that the emperor was going to send them to the west when he was in Bianxi Village, when he really received the holy decree, his heart was only full of disappointment.
Your Majesty finally can't stand His Highness anymore and wants to watch him die?
Ay...... It should have been expected a long time ago, if it weren't for His Majesty's hard-hearted heart, how could he leave His Majesty disappointed and choose to assist His Royal Highness instead?
Obviously, it was something that he had a premonition, and he knew that it was normal for His Majesty to make such a choice, but Xu Changping still felt extremely tight.
Mu Bufan is no one else, he is his own son of Mu Yang, the son of him and Chen Qingluan!
Treat your own flesh and blood like this, that is for other people......
Ay......
"Mr. Xu, why do you always sigh?" Xu Changping sighed a few times in a row, attracting Mu Fan's attention and couldn't help but ask curiously.
"I'm getting older, and my breathing is a little difficult." Xu Changping couldn't say these words to Mu Fan, so he could only make up a reason at will.
"Let's eat some fruit." Mu Fan handed an apple to Xu Changping, "Ah Yan said that eating more fruits is good for your health, Mr. Xu, you must pay attention to maintenance when you are old." ”
The pit he dug himself, even if he was buried alive, he had to jump into it, and when he saw Mu Fan handing him fruit, Xu Changping could only take it with tears and laughter.
"Is it delicious?" After Xu Changping took a bite, Mu Fan looked at him and asked.
"It's delicious." Although Xu Changping was thinking about things in his heart, this fruit seemed tasteless to him, but he still nodded.
"The fruits sold in the sweetness of the fruit are naturally delicious." Mu Fan nodded, a look that should have been.
As for how these fruits came from, Xu Changping is very clear.
Although Mu Fan left Qin County, his stomach and tongue still stayed there.
You can skip food on weekdays, but you must eat the "sweet fruit" fruit and the dessert of "Sweet Island" every day.
If he eats, the vegetables must be "fresh vegetables", the food must be "food for the sky", and if the ingredients he eats are not from these shops, he would rather be hungry than eat a mouthful.
This is sad for the people around Mu Fan, His Royal Highness refuses to eat, what should I do if I am hungry.
Although they were worried, they really couldn't do anything about him, and in the end it was Xu Changping who came up with the idea.
He sent several waves of people to take turns back and forth between Qinxian and the capital, in order to purchase the ingredients sold in those shops.
Fortunately, Xia Yan has a special preservation method, which can save them a lot of effort, if they change to other shops, I am afraid that they will have to pay a great price to achieve the result that satisfies His Highness.
It would have been easy to eat these things in the capital, but now they are heading to the west, what should His Highness do when they get there? Is it possible to buy it in this way?
Not to mention whether they still have the energy to take care of this matter, it is too late for this time alone.
Qin County is much farther away from the west than from the capital, and if you don't stop riding a horse, I'm afraid it will take two months, not to mention that all horses have the same energy as Xiaobai, and not everyone has the ability to sleep endlessly. If you take all of this into account, it is estimated that you will not be able to catch up with the west in three months.
Xia Yan's preservation method is only one month at most, and it takes three months to rush to the west, I'm afraid those things will already stink, how can I let His Highness eat them?
Just when Xu Changping was overwhelmed by this, he heard Mu Fan's voice come slowly: "Mr. Xu, I want to eat the cake made by Ah Yan, even if it is chocolate." ”