Chapter 53: The Pearl Necklace
Yuwen Mochi and Lan Jing'an passed by the Love Bell Tower for one night, which was basically a release of their previous suspicions. It's just that Lan Jing'an planted the seeds of doubt in his heart.
When Lan Jing'an realized that Yuwen Moyuan was already dressed neatly and that she was still wearing her hair, she suddenly had an idea, now she didn't have to go out with him, as long as he sent Su Mei Suju over to dress her up, wouldn't it?
Yuwen Moyuan was in her coquettish urging, and half-pushed and half-pushed back to the courtyard first. The first thing he did when he arrived at the courtyard was to order someone to remove the low couch in the bedroom. Since he could sleep with Lan Jing An last night, he was confident that he would soften her heart again today, and he would share the bed with him from now on.
The second thing Yuwen Moyuan did was to find the eye-catching white jade pendant, he had to find it and smash it! But he didn't see it after turning around, and he didn't know if Lan Jing'an could find it. So he called Su Mei Su Ju in to inquire, and both of them said that they didn't see it when they bathed Lan Jing'an yesterday morning, and there didn't seem to be anything on the ground at that time. Yuwen Moyuan thought about confirming on Lan Jing'an at night, as long as she didn't bring it, it was estimated that she had been left in a corner the night before, and it would not be too late to find it in the future.
Yuwen Moyuan asked Sumei Suju to go to the Love Bell Tower to serve Lan Jing'an, and he went to the court. He was really reluctant to change out of the robe that Lan Jing'an put on for him personally, so he left directly.
By the time Lan Jing'an returned to the courtyard, Yuwen Moyuan had already left. When she returned to the bedroom, she saw that Yuwen Moyuan had ordered someone to move the low couch, and she was grinding her teeth angrily. He will have to make inches, isn't he afraid that he will really not let him enter the bedroom door?
Yuwen Moyuan was in a particularly good mood this day, and the courtiers were stunned. Yesterday I was not in good spirits, why did it change overnight? Yuwen Moyuan lifted his spirits and discussed with everyone in the court for a long time, and decided to transfer 60,000 elite soldiers, and Zhao Guogong personally led the troops from the direction of Yuzhou to intercept Xiao Qingyun.
Although Xiao Qingyun had 50,000 troops and a few peasant troops in the old Qianguo army when he raised his army, there was a huge gap between the combat effectiveness of the southern peasant army and the well-trained professional soldiers, and there were many old and infirm people in the old Qianguo army. In the old land of Qianguo like Yangzhou and Jingzhou, because of the support of the people and the familiarity of the terrain, it was easy for the cadre army led by Xiao Qingyun to attack. And once it entered the territory of Xuzhou, the speed of the battle advance slowed down significantly.
In addition, he had to send people to defend the southern line where Yangzhou and Jiaozhou met, as well as control the places that had already been occupied, and Xiao Qingyun actually had no more than 30,000 elite troops available. Yuwen Moyuan wanted to wipe out Xiao Qingyun and his main force in Xuzhou with twice as many troops as him. Then go south from Xuzhou to recapture Jingyang and Yangzhou.
On this day, the court proceedings were basically smooth, and Yuwen Moyuan first went to greet Emperor Wei after going down to the court, and then went to Shaofu to find Jin Yuling, who was in charge of the jewelry of the Inner Palace, and asked for a pearl necklace worn by the Empress Dowager Xiaoren back then.
Empress Dowager Xiaoren is the biological mother of Emperor Wei, she climbed step by step from the status of a criminal slave to the queen, and the born Emperor Wei also became a generation of emperors, regarded as a legendary figure of Dayong. Her things are taken good care of by Emperor Wei on weekdays, sealed in Shaofu, and never willing to reward them to the ladies in the palace.
This time, Yuwen Moyuan went to Jin Yuling to ask for something from the Empress Dowager Xiaoren, and he was the first person who dared to disobey Emperor Wei's order to ask for something. However, Jin Yuling also knew that Emperor Wei was about to die, and Yuwen Moyuan, the crown prince, would become the next emperor in less than a year and a half. He didn't want to reject the prince now and make trouble for himself in the future. Not only did he obediently find the pearl necklace, but he also handed over the necklace without registering it according to Yuwen Moyuan's request.
Yuwen Moyuan went out of the palace, and originally planned to go back to the prince's mansion directly, but found that Yuwen Mochi was waiting for him at the gate of the palace, and begged him to agree to go to Liuchun Tower for a meal together. Yuwen Moyuan didn't know what medicine was sold in the gourd of Yuwen Mochi, but Yuwen Moyuan, who had always paid attention to the image of his brother and brother, was not good at refusing him in front of others, so he could only agree to go with him.
It turned out that Yuwen Ink Pool was a Toucheng coming. He saw that Emperor Wei was powerless to return to heaven. knew that if he didn't show favor to the prince again, when Yuwen Moyuan became the emperor, he was afraid that he would be the first unlucky prince. Yuwen Mochi knew that his second brother was the most sanctimonious, and he would not usually kill them all in the open, but it was unknown what means he would use in private. He will never forget the scene when Yuwen Moyuan slashed his neck with a dagger in the Yanbo Pavilion, but as a result, Yuwen Moyuan not only retreated, but he became the one who was reprimanded.
Yuwen Moyuan did not ridicule Yuwen Mochi, nor did he refuse him. Even though he couldn't wait for Yuwen Mochi's life to avenge Feng Yuxiu and Lan Jing'an, he knew that this was a good opportunity to establish his image and buy people's hearts. He made a gesture of ignoring his previous enmity, and continued to call Yuwen Mochi brothers, and promised that once he had a suitable position, he would still let him enter the court to discuss politics.
By the time Yuwen Moyuan returned to the Prince's Mansion, it was already dark. In addition to the anti-stasis medicine that Lan Jing had not had time to put on yesterday, he also had a string of pearl necklaces in his sleeve. During the day, Imperial Physician Wang had already given Lan Jing'an a pulse, and although she had suffered a crime the night before, her body was fine. Imperial Physician Wang had already reported the result to Yuwen Moyuan, which finally made him breathe a sigh of relief.
When he returned to the courtyard of Mulan Garden, Lan Jing'an played tricks and locked the door to prevent him from entering. Yuwen Moyuan shouted outside the room: "Madam, it's wrong for your husband." Please forgive me and open the door for me. Madame, last night..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lan Jing'an opened the door with a bang and glared at this open-mouthed guy. Yuwen Moyuan grinned and took the opportunity to squeeze in. Lan Jing'an warned him viciously: "What are you talking about, you are still shouting so loudly, the whole courtyard hears it." Will you let me see anyone tomorrow? ”
Yuwen Moyuan didn't hold it at this time, and made amends to her with a hippie smile: "Good Lan'er, don't be angry." The people outside have already sent me away, and the whole yard is just you and me, and no one will talk nonsense. Look what I've brought you. ”
After speaking, he took out the pearl necklace of the Empress Dowager Xiaoren from his sleeve. This necklace is made of southern pearls, all of them are round, and the most rare thing is that each pearl is white and flawless, without a little dull yellow, shining in the light. Yuwen Moyuan also sent Lan Jing'an a lot of rare treasures, but a pearl necklace of this quality is extremely rare.
Although Lan Jing'an also thinks that the color of this pearl necklace is very good, she is not very interested in these external objects. It's just that for the sake of Yuwen Moyuan's sincerity to please her, he still smiled at him a little. Yuwen Moyuan saw that she accepted her gift, and hurriedly put it on for her to see the effect.
Lan Jing'an lowered her head and turned her back to Yuwen Moyuan, revealing her slender neck, this was the first time she allowed Yuwen Moyuan to put on her jewelry with her own hands. Yuwen Moyuan was greatly relieved to see that there was no longer that eye-catching pendant on her smooth skin. He carefully put a pearl necklace on her, but he rarely told her the origin of the necklace.
Yuwen Moyuan looked at the beauty under the lamp, and really felt that this string of pearls with Lan Jing'an was very suitable. He couldn't help but hug Lan Jing'an from behind and whispered to her: "Lan'er, let's live a good life from now on, okay?" Just like ordinary couples, they are not separated day and night, and they have a large number of children and grow old together. ”
Lan Jing'an hesitated for a long time and didn't speak, she didn't know what she should say. After being silent for a while, he could only try to change the subject: "Have you eaten?" I've been waiting for you to come back, and I haven't eaten yet. ”