Chapter 52: Entering the Rui Palace(4)
After the Mid-Autumn Festival palace banquet, the emperor Zheng Hong still refused to canonize Zheng Xuan with a fief, but Zheng Xuan didn't care whether he had a fief or not, anyway, he didn't know what a fief was, as long as his baby girl was happy, because Mu Ning got the Anxi City she dreamed of, although it was also rented in the name of a person, all the terms were the same as the treaty of renting Yue City, but what made Mu Ning most happy was that she and the emperor Zheng Hong had a verbal argument, arguing with reason, and finally she had the autonomy of Anxi City, It means that Anxi City will be her Mu Ning's word for the next sixty-six years, so that she and Zheng Xuan will be more able to protect themselves and their relatives and friends.
The emperor Zheng Hong was really mad by Mu Ning and Zheng Xuan, Zheng Xuan and Mu Ning sang and played a double reed, so that he didn't know who to point the finger at, Zheng Hong wanted to increase the rent of Anxi City by three times that of Yuecheng, and the tax was also increased by twice that of Yuecheng, so he was ridiculed by Zheng Xuan and Mu Ning, saying that the emperor was so ruthless as Zheng Xuan's uncle, and the conditions were harsher than the conditions of the princess of Qi State, and he simply regarded his nephew as an enemy, and wanted to drink the blood and sweat of his nephew.
Mu Ning said to the ministers in the palace that the emperor Zheng Hong is so unaffectionate, she and Zheng Xuan might as well agree to the request of Chen Ying, the princess of Qi, because Chen Ying wants to change her other fiefdom to the border, so that they can be rented to Mu Ning together, Zheng Xuan and Mu Ning said these words, and also took out the handwritten letter of Chen Ying, the princess of Qi State, to show everyone, anyway, this is the truth, and I am not afraid that others will go to Chen Ying to understand the situation, Mu Ning does not need to hold it, so those ministers are even more in an uproar, Many ministers also persuaded the emperor Zheng Hong not to treat Zheng Xuan too harshly, since he didn't give the fiefdom anymore, then he should give some compensation in other things, just like that, the ministers, you said a word, plus Zheng Xuan and Mu Ning beat the side drum next to him, Mu Ning was able to get his wish, this is really thank you to the emperor, thank you for being so targeted at Zheng Xuan and me, hahaha.
That night, Mu Ning couldn't sleep excitedly, and chatted a lot with Zheng Xuan, talking about the future prospects, how the future is, and the future vision, Zheng Xuan listened to Mu Ning's description quietly, he liked to look at Mu Ning like this, his eyes were shining, his spirit was radiant, as if his body was shining, constantly attracting himself.
But Mu Ning's voice became lower and lower as he spoke, and finally stopped talking, Zheng Xuan saw that Mu Ning suddenly stopped talking, and there was still a sad expression on his face, so he hurriedly asked: "What's wrong, where is it uncomfortable, I'll call Shen Yu." Muning grabbed him, then shook his head, indicating that he was fine.
Zheng Xuan was not at ease, and insisted on going to Shen Yu to show Mu Ning, but Mu Ning could only say: "If we really don't have children in this life, don't you really mind?" Zheng Xuan was relieved when he heard it, as long as Mu Ning was not sick, what else was there to mind, he understood Mu Ning's temperament, don't look at the big grin on weekdays, but in private he was also very sentimental, for the sake of the heir, the two of them have also discussed this issue many times, every time Zheng Xuan has to comfort Mu Ning, saying that as long as the two of them are together forever, it will be the happiest, and Mu Ning should relax and don't make himself sick; It's been months since Mu Ning thought about it anymore, but today he was mentioned by Liu Guifei at the palace banquet, which touched Mu Ning again, it's really damn Liu Guifei.
Zheng Xuan gently hugged Mu Ning and said, "Girl, don't you know what kind of person I am?" I'm eleven years older than you, with my identity, my handsome, what kind of woman I want to find can't find, but I haven't had that thought, but only when I met a girl, you have the idea of getting married, I just want to be with the girl and your husband and wife love until you grow old, if we have children, then we are happy, if we don't have children, we can only say that we don't have that blessing, but if you want to have an affair with another woman in order to have an heir, let the girl you and me centrifuge, I would rather not, there is nothing better in this world than wishing to win a person's heart. After Zheng Xuan finished speaking, he gently kissed Mu Ning on the lips.
Mu Ning's beautiful eyes widened, is this Zheng Xuan talking to himself? God, this is Zheng Xuan's enlightenment, Zheng Xuan also said love words to Mu Ning on weekdays, but those love words are as if he is swearing, there is no interest at all, although Zheng Xuan's words just now are narrating, but the tenderness is like love words, Mu Ning's heart was melted by Zheng Xuan, and then Mu Ning took the initiative to kiss Zheng Xuan, Zheng Xuan was immediately enthusiastic, the spring was full of room, and the night was beautiful.
Mu Ning is going to be busy again because she has another city, she and Zheng Xuan are ready to rush back to Xuanning City, and then go to receive Anxi City, with these two cities as cover, the coalfield can be developed without any worries, since there is the first coalfield, maybe there will be a second one, this time I have to look for it carefully, but before going back, she has to ask one thing clearly.
The night wind hunts, everything is silent, the Mu Mansion is as peaceful as usual, the old lady Qi Mei is the same as usual, she wants to drink tea in the middle of the night, she called someone to come, and then someone handed her a cup of tea, Qi Mei took it and drank it, when she handed the cup to the visitor, she wanted to tell something as usual, looked up at the person, immediately opened her eyes wide, and was about to scream, she was covered by Qingmei, it turned out that it was Mu Ning who served tea and water to Qi Mei just now.
Mu Ning looked at Qi Mei with a smile and said to her, "What's the matter, is Old Lady Mu unhappy to see me?" I'm the princess of the world, I can deign to look at you here, that's to lift you up, don't know how to shout loudly, I'm just here to ask you a few questions, you can answer well, it's fine, if not, I'll let you try all the things you did to me before, do you understand? As he spoke, he shook the medicine bag in his hand, and there was a sound of porcelain bottles crashing inside.
When Mu Ning and Zheng Xuan and others rushed back to Xuanning City, it was already the tenth month of the lunar calendar, and the return of the Mu City Lord made the Xuanning City jubilant, when the City Lord's Mansion released a notice, saying that Anxi City and Xuanning City belonged to the Mu City Lord, the whole city was even more celebrated, and the people of Xuanning City finally put their minds at ease, and the Mu City Lord would not abandon them; Mu Ning left Xuanning City for a year, and the people didn't feel anything at first, but after a long time, they began to worry, don't look at Mu Ning is the city lord, but on weekdays, she will always walk around the city, and the people of Xuanning City are used to it, but when they haven't seen Mu City Lord appear in the city for a long time, the people of Xuanning City have begun to panic, although Yue Zheng and Yue Ming have been comforting the people and saying that it's okay, the city lord has something to delay, but there is still panic in Xuanning City, Now the return of Mu Ning has reassured the people, and the lord of Mu City also said that he would build a road to connect Anxi City, which made the people of Xuan Ning City even more popular, and some even wrote to distant relatives, asking them to also come to Xuan Ning City or Ze'an Xi City to settle down.
When Yue Yunzhao saw the edict of the emperor Zheng Hong, he couldn't believe that it was true, but it was the eunuch next to the emperor who came to deliver the edict, which made Yue Yunzhao have to believe that his delicate niece actually became the city lord of Anxi City, and she is still the city lord with autonomous real power, which is the same as the fiefdom of the prince and princess; Yue Yun looked at Mu Ning, who was still smiling shyly, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, it was really terrifying.
After Yue Yunzhao got the holy decree, he also arranged with the local officials to leave the city, in fact, Mu Ning had a lot of opinions on the edict of the emperor Zheng Hong, you Zheng Hong just withdrew the army, why did you remove the local officials, it is better to simply give me an empty city like Chen Ying, the princess of Qi State, but no matter what, after all, Anxi City has been obtained, and the problem that has plagued me for more than two years has finally been solved.
After Mu Ning and Zheng Xuan personally sent their uncle Yue Yunzhao and those local officials out of the city, they turned to look at the word Anxi on the city gate, and frowned very dissatisfied, now this city belongs to Zheng Xuan and me, and it must be a loud name, but it is not as good as Lele alone, so Anxi City and Xuanning City opened a naming conference, which made the people of the two cities lively for several days, and finally Anxi City was named Xinning City, when the name of the city won by an overwhelming number of votes, Mu Ning could only smirk, it was better not to change the nameHowever, the people of the two cities chose this name, which means that they trust me Mu Ning very much, and they must not dismiss everyone's kindness, so the two cities with similar names are known as sister cities by later generations.
In order to better manage Xinning City, Mu Ning also adopted the management method of Xinning City, in order to develop the two cities together, Mu Ning decided to build a road connecting the two cities after the year, so that if there is anything, the cities can also help each other quickly, and because the two cities are located on the border after all, although they now belong to their own people, but it is still not very safe, in case there are people who are not long-sighted to see their city rich, and it will be troublesome to come and get a handful, so Mu Ning began to recruit troops and buy horses, and the people of the two cities also understand this truth, also want to defend their own fruits, so the young adults are enthusiastic to sign up, these training soldiers will be handed over to Yue Zheng and them, which makes Yue Zheng and them very happy, in the past, there were only city guards in Xuanning City, so that they always felt that they were useless, and now there is a real army for them to command, can they not be happy, all of them are full of energy, saying that they will ensure that they will be trained one by one to call their fathers and mothers, and Mu Ning is happy enough.
Shen Yu and Mu Changfeng also returned to Xuanning City together, and Shen Yu also joked to Mu Ning: Sister, you can also help me get a city, the name is Shen Yucheng, how about it, Shen Yu was pulled by Zheng Xuan to compete before he finished speaking, you should be a cabbage, say that you want it, this time Zheng Xuan can repair Shen Yu well, not to mention how refreshing it is; Mu Changfeng gently looked at his sister, who was already peerless, and his heart was full of pride.
The new year is coming, the cold wind is howling, the two sister cities of Xuanning City and Xinning City are also invaded by the cold, although the wall bricks are cold, but the people of the two cities feel hot, they all know that the days will get better and better, more and more prosperous; The night is dark, but every household is bright, and there is a rich food on the table on Chinese New Year's Eve, although it is not a precious delicacy, but it still makes everyone's stomach satisfied and rich.