The plague spreads in the woods
The emperor nodded, agreeing with the concubine's distress for her son, and looked at the pale wooden eye again.
Mu Yu pretended to be weak, his eyes slowly looked at Mu Zhao, he wanted to get up and speak but fell into place again before he could stand up straight, and the emperor hurriedly waved his hand, "Wei'er is injured, so you don't have to salute." ”
"Thank you, Father." Mu Wei's voice was so weak that it was almost difficult to hear, and after saying the last two words, he didn't forget to cough twice and pretended to be pitiful.
Mu Zhan smiled coldly and waited to see him laugh, Mu Zhan was expressionless as if he had never seen him act, Mu Zhan was more excessive, and directly rolled his eyes and anyone who was close could see the disdain on his face.
"Father, did the son-in-law hear that the son-in-law won the first place in today's hunting?"
"I am very pleased that I am brave and brave, but I don't know what to reward, I can say what I want and listen to it, I will satisfy this brave heart of Yuan'er." The emperor was very happy today, and promised that as long as Mu Wei didn't make any excessive requests, he would definitely agree.
Mu Wei smiled slightly, his eyes looked down, and his eyes fell on Li Qingru's body, "Back to my father, my sons have loved Li Qingru, the daughter of Li Xiang, for a long time, and I also invited my father, which has made my sons and daughters a sincere heart." ”
As soon as these words came out, two people widened their eyes in surprise, one was Li Xiangye and the other was this Li Qingru girl.
"Oh? Lee Sang's daughter? I don't know who it is? The emperor squinted his eyes and swept around the sitting women, but he didn't know which one it was.
Li Xiang sat at the head of the official seat and heard the emperor's intention to see the little girl, so he hurriedly got up and walked out and knelt on the hall, Li Qingru also accepted the surprise and hurriedly walked out of the female table, not so much surprise on her face as fright.
The father and daughter knelt in front of the hall, and the emperor carefully looked at this woman who made Mu Wei like, beautiful but really elegant and lovely, and Li Xiang's daughter seemed to be famous in the city, and I heard that she was a talented woman who was proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.
"Li Xiang, my son likes your daughter, are you willing to be this in-law with me?" Mu Zhao asked Li Xiang with a smile, after all, the marriage of children and the words of his parents, if Li Xiang is relieved, there will be no big problem.
As soon as the words were asked, Li Xiang seemed to hesitate, and when he opened his mouth, he just wanted to answer, but the little woman next to him took the lead, "The little girl doesn't want to!" ”
Li Qingru's words were clear and powerful, and Li Xiang was so frightened that he hurriedly kowtowed, "Your Majesty forgives your sins!" ”
The atmosphere in the venue suddenly became awkward, everyone looked at each other and didn't dare to say much, and their breathing became lighter, this Li Qingru is really not an ordinary woman, she dared to refuse the emperor's marriage so decisively, she is really a martyr.
The proposal was rejected in public, and the concubine was unhappy, smiling with mockery, and her face was already sharp and displeased, "What?" Do you think that King Shen is not worthy of you? ”
She first kowtowed to the emperor, and then knelt on the ground, her body was as straight as a pine bamboo, and her stubborn eyes were written unwillingly, "It's not what the concubine said, but today's Mid-Autumn Festival Your Majesty specially organized a garden tour, Qingru thought that His Majesty's marriage was not a heavenly marriage, but a heaven-sent marriage." Qingru is a little woman who just wants to find a marriage for one day, so she wants to test His Royal Highness King Shen to see if the two of us are destined to marry. ”
The concubine is about to have a seizure, her son is the prince's grandson, and taking the initiative to propose marriage has already given her a lot of face, and now this little woman has to make things difficult is really bold!
But the emperor seemed to be at odds with what the concubine thought, and he seemed to be very interested in Li Qingru's proposal.
"What kind of test method do you say, if you can't even pass the test of your little girl, then my son really has nothing to do with you."
Today's emperor agreed to Li Qingru's test words, in fact, what he thought about was the division of the government and the opposition, he really didn't want Li Xiang and Mu Xiang to be married, if this family affair was completed, Li Xiang would inevitably help Mu Wei in the court in the future, which was the outcome he did not want to see.
Li Qingru had an idea, "His Royal Highness King Shen hunted a male deer today, the little girl just took a few more looks, its body is slender and long, the color of the hair is light brown and seems to have the color of platinum, and the back pattern is even more dense and moderate, similar to plum blossoms." As long as His Royal Highness King Shen can find the same deer from the mountains again, the courtiers will be willing to marry. ”
"Li Qingru, do you mean something else by saying this?" The emperor frowned and seemed to be a little displeased, he seemed to have heard the words spoken by Li Qingru's exquisite heart, and there seemed to be something else in them.
"Back to Your Majesty, the courtiers went to the back mountain with a group of sisters to ride horses after luncheon today, and suddenly saw the cliff collapse and falling rocks, and the sound shook the woods, but there were no frightened birds and beasts. The courtiers felt strange in their hearts, so they boldly went up the mountain with their sisters to take a look, only to see that the mountains were silent, lifeless, and saw the corpses of birds and beasts, and the stench in the mountains was unpleasant, and I was afraid that there was a plague in this mountain. ”
As soon as Li Qingru's words came out, the ministers were shocked, and even the emperor's face turned black in an instant.
The concubine was furious and slapped the table: "Bold! There is no evidence to spread rumors here and confuse people's hearts! What are you doing?"
Li Qingru bowed his head and stopped talking, but the emperor ignored the concubine, and said to Li Qingru in a gentle tone, "Tell me everything you know, don't be afraid." ”
At this moment, the emperor was already angry in his heart, but it was inconvenient to attack, and the concubine could no longer hold her breath and put pressure on Li Qingru again: "The little girl dares to talk nonsense here, this palace will treat you for the crime of lying and confusing the public today!"
"The concubine has such a big temper, is she trying to crush me?" The emperor said this sentence with a smile in his words, but the concubine knew in her heart that the more the emperor looked like he was smiling, the more angry he became.
Knowing that she had made a mistake, the concubine quickly got up from her seat, walked to the front of the hall, knelt down, and whispered, "The concubine is guilty." ”
Seeing his mother kneeling down, Mu Xuan's body suddenly became neat, and he knelt beside the concubine honestly, not daring to speak more.
"And don't worry, I boldly say, I forgive you for your innocence." The emperor was sad in his heart, this Mid-Autumn Festival really can't be passed, the incident is just a matter of time and time, it may be late but it will never be absent.
"Today, the prince gave his courtier a rabbit, which is lively and lovely, but its fur is light gray. The younger brother of the courtiers of the royal hunting ground had a very good relationship with Shen Wangye, and he often came to play and hunt in the past, and the hares he brought home were all brown, and occasionally he came back from hunting deer, and the deer skin was also dark brown, and the limbs were short and thick, and the things hunted by His Royal Highness King Shen today did not seem to be of the same species. ”
After Li Qingru finished speaking, he bowed his head again and did not dare to raise his head, the emperor did not say a word, but he could feel that he was already thunderous and angry, but he was forbearing.
Someone has already paved the bridge and built the road for himself, Mu Yu slowly walked out of his seat and knelt in front of the hall, "If there is a plague in front of the mountain and the back mountain of the emperor, it must be connected, if as Miss Li said, the back mountain is dead and silent, but the front mountain is lively, it is really strange, there are creatures that do not belong to the mountain on this mountain, is it someone deliberate?" ”
Although Mu Yu's words were not explicit, but with a little analysis, you can guess that he is referring to something, this deer was hunted by Mu Wei, and it is not impossible to call someone to arrange it in advance, and the magistrate of Liju Mountain, where the royal hunting ground is located, is also Mu Wei's subordinate, and it is easy to do something here.
But what is said now is all speculation and rumors, and it is difficult to convict a prince without solid evidence.
At this time, a hurried guard suddenly came in outside the hall, and the guard came forward and knelt directly on the ground, "Your Majesty, Princess Rouyi suddenly fell seriously ill and unconscious, and the imperial doctor diagnosed it as if it was a plague!" ”
Is there really a plague rampant in this mountain? Mu Zhao finally couldn't sit still, waved his hand, and threw the wine glass in his hand directly to Mu Yu, who was kneeling in front of the hall.
"The deer that King Shen hunted today is not the deer of the Torch Mountain, so everyone has no feeling of physical discomfort when they share the food, but Princess Rouyi not only touched the deer, but also touched the bear, and there was nothing wrong with Princess Roujing killing the deer earlier, and even taught her daughter to ride a horse in the back mountain, and now Princess Rouyi was suddenly infected with the plague after handling the bear skin, it can be seen that this bear must have been born in this Torch Mountain, and there must be a plague rampant in this Torch Mountain, and it is also a coincidence that King Shen hunted this thing, so it can be seen that King Shen is only greedy for merit, but the crime of fraud is also conclusive."
Mu Yu seriously summarized the gains and losses of Mu Wei today, and there was a meaning of falling into a well between the words, but it also seemed to have a clear meaning for him, which was really unpredictable.
"Father, Erchen heard that the villagers of Liju Mountain have been hunting for generations and have good barbecue skills, so before hunting, Erchen called his personal guards to invite the villagers under Liju Mountain to come to the back kitchen of the big tent to cook for his father, thinking that the villagers have not left yet, it is better to ask them to ask to see if there is a plague on this Liju Mountain, whether someone is hiding the saint, or someone wants to cover the sun, just ask." Mu Zhan said slowly, but he still sat in his seat honestly, and did not kneel down His Highness.
This shows that he has no intention of what Mu Wei did, and finding a local hunter to be the cook is just a little careful thought arranged by himself, and he does not want to frame anyone.
The emperor's face darkened, and he couldn't believe it under his anger, maybe he had already guessed the answer in his heart, but without real evidence and witnesses, he was unwilling to let his prince bear the stigma, so he nodded forbearingly, and the people of Changgong immediately pinched their throats and shouted, "Xuan!" Torch Mountain Orion Visit! ”
The guards outside the door heard the word in the store and immediately set off to take people, and the sound of soldiers colliding and the heavy footsteps made people feel depressed.
"Father, Princess Rouyi and I have grown up together since childhood, Rouyi is seriously ill and Zhan'er is very worried in my heart, please ask my father to allow my son to visit." Mu Zhan's expression was worried, it could be seen that he was anxious from the heart, now the princess of Yansai was infected with the plague in the Wan Dynasty, and if this plague is cured well, it will make people weak for a while, and if it is not cured, it may kill people.
The emperor's expression became solemn, if he didn't heal Rouyi quickly, it would be worth the loss if it endangered the relationship between the two countries, "King Zhan, you quickly take all the imperial doctors who accompany you to visit the princess, no matter what medicinal herbs you use and what method you use, you must quickly cure Princess Rouyi." ”
Mu Zhan didn't say much and turned around and walked away quickly, flustered in his heart, originally just wanted Rou Yi to pay attention to the prey who knew that this little girl was good, and went directly to pick the skin herself, I really didn't know whether to praise her or scold her, but now I had to collapse my body.
Out of the main hall, Mu Zhan saw the guards pressing three or two plainly dressed hunters into the main hall, and good things were about to happen, but he didn't want to lose Helan Rouyi, the little girl, for the sake of a mere Mu Xuan.
The imperial doctors in the palace are all a group of well-behaved guys, it's good to treat a headache and brain fever, it's better to let them cure the plague than to let the barefoot doctor come to see the doctor, so Mu Zhan ran directly in the direction of the big wizard's tent, the master has walked the rivers and lakes for many years and has not been cured of any disease, and there will be no problem with him in Roujing.