Chapter 206: The evil concubine was unlucky and moved to the capital
This happy event is actually nothing, but it is only criticized when someone in the family is newly mourned.
Master Lu took a beautiful and delicate concubine, and carried a sedan chair into the Lu family. This newcomer is actually more ruthless than Aunt Yin, but in two days, Aunt Yin suffered a big loss in her hands, not to mention losing favor in front of Master Lu, and was disgusted by the subordinates of the Manchu Mansion.
Aunt Yin had ever suffered such anger that she was so angry that she was bedridden.
By the beginning of June, Aunt Yin had been so sick that her appearance had changed greatly, her original bright black hair was almost all gone, and her pink skin seemed to have been sucked dry by something, wrapped in shriveled bones, not to mention others, she was uncomfortable to look at herself, so she had to close the door every day.
Finally, Master Lu wanted to open her room, and when he saw her, he was so frightened that he rushed out of the door on the spot, and soon ordered her to move out of the main courtyard and give the courtyard to the new concubine.
Aunt Yin was so angry that she cried every night, and after moving to the side yard, she was even more left behind, and she was a lot older.
Pei Xin felt ashamed after recovering from a serious illness, she was originally an idle person, jumping up and down every day to inquire about the news, these things were more exciting when she said them through her mouth, Mu Yunge held a handful of melon seeds and slowly peeled them in the sun under the corridor, the right was to listen to books, and it was quite enjoyable.
"Miss, you have excellent medical skills, what kind of disease did you say that Aunt Yin had, how could she be so ugly?" Pei Xin said with a smile: "She originally relied on beauty to get to the top, but now it's okay, the beauty has become a moldy person, it's really fun!" ”
Mu Yunge put all the melon seeds in his hand on a small plate and clapped his hands: "She has a black heart disease." ”
"Huh?" Pei Xin blinked her round eyes: "Is there such a disease in this world?" ”
Mu Yunge nodded very affirmatively, seeing that she was so cute, he couldn't help but reach out and pinch her round cheeks: "You, just read more books." ”
Letting go of Pei Xin, Mu Yunge laughed and entered the small kitchen with a small plate, and shouted: "Sister-in-law Zhang, I peeled the melon seeds, make some melon seed cakes to eat later!" ”
Pei Xin watched her walk into the small kitchen, and when she heard Sister-in-law Zhang talking to Mu Yunge, she turned her head and asked Pei Ying very curiously: "Pei Ying, Miss is telling a lie, right?" ”
Peiying was embroidering under the porch, and when she heard the words, she put down her needle and thread, sighed with a smile, and beckoned to her.
Pei Xin hurriedly ran over, Pei Ying smiled and said in her ear: "That Aunt Yin is not sick, she was poisoned by Miss." Miss promised to help Miss Ling Xuan take revenge, and on the day of Miss Ling Xuan's wedding, she stabbed Aunt Yin with a quenched silver needle. Miss's poison is very subtle, even Dr. Mei may not be able to diagnose it, so everyone thinks that Aunt Yin is sick. ”
Pei Xin opened her mouth wide in surprise, her jaw was about to fall in surprise, and she finally found her voice: "I don't dare to make Miss angry in the future......"
"Don't worry, Miss is kind-hearted and won't hurt people for no reason." Pei Ying pulled her and glanced at her reproachfully: "You have been with Miss for a long time, don't you know Miss Miss's temper?" ”
Pei Xin stuck out her tongue, she was originally joking, and she didn't take it to heart when she was accused, seeing that Mu Yunge and Pei Ying had something to do, she also turned over to get some needlework to kill time.
However, the calm was temporary, and that night, a flying pigeon from Kyoto broke everything.
The letter was very simple, only a few lines: "Wars in the south are frequent, Northern Yan is ready to move, the situation is unstable, the people are in turmoil, the emperor has issued an order, ordering King Chen and King Yu to return to Beijing to lead the troops and divide the troops to fight against foreign enemies." In addition, the military salary is vacant, and it is not suitable for war, so the emperor wants to move the rich merchants from the north and south to gather in the capital, so that he can give orders at any time and hope to make preparations as soon as possible. ”
Mu Yunge read the letter in his hand over and over again, his eyebrows frowned, his heart was troubled and impetuous, and he couldn't wait to rush out and shout to vent the stagnation that was hindering his heart.
Just like in the previous life, the wars with Southern Chu and Northern Yan followed, and Wei Shanzhi and Wei Shi also led their troops separately, one south and one north to fight against foreign enemies. This is not the part that makes her panic, what makes her uneasy is the latter sentence, the emperor wants to move the rich merchants from the north and south to gather in the capital in order to give orders, which is something that did not happen in the previous life!
Is moving to the capital good or bad?
If she follows her plan, moving to the capital will undoubtedly be closer to the heart of power, more well-informed, and some things will be easier to deal with and intervene. But in this way, the Mu family will inevitably be involved in the storm of seizing the heir, and if one is not done well, it will be shattered.
Mu Yunge looked at the full moon outside the window in a daze, and kept recalling the events of her previous life in her mind, remembering that Wei Shanzhi personally ordered her to pierce her heart with ten thousand arrows, remembering that Shen Jingyu burned her child alive, and remembering that the Mu family's three hundred and twenty-seven heads fell to the ground and blood flowed like a river, how could this heart not be calm!
No, the capital must go, otherwise in the future, when the catastrophe will never return, the Mu family will have no way out!
In the end, she took a few deep breaths, finally calmed down, and wrote back to Qiao Fengqi.
Sure enough, as Qiao Fengqi's secret report said, the next afternoon, the holy decree to recruit the two princes to return to Beijing arrived in Jinling. Wei Shanzhi and Wei Shi received the holy decree, cleaned up briefly, and set foot on the road back to Beijing without even having time to say goodbye.
However, even if he left in a hurry, Wei Shituo still left his secret guard Lin Yi behind and asked him to bring a message to Mu Yunge.
"His Royal Highness King Yu said he would wait for me in the capital?" Listening to Feng Zhuli, Mu Yunge's eyes widened, suspecting that Lin Yi had misremembered: "Isn't he going to Nanchu to lead the troops to fight?" ”
Lin Yi shook his head and said without a cousin: "It won't be wrong, Your Highness said so." ”
When Mu Yunge heard this, he couldn't help but worry about Wei Shi.
Wei Shi will know that the emperor is going to move to the north and south of the rich businessmen to gather in the capital, she is not surprised at all, what she is afraid is that Wei Shi knows that the Mu family is going to move to the capital, and will run back from the battlefield desperately, and then it will inevitably anger Tianyan, make the emperor unhappy, and will be used by people with a heart to make a fuss, saying that he has no family and country in his eyes, and he will inevitably be criticized by future generations. She was even more afraid that Wei Shi would be distracted and injured in the battle with Nanchu in order to wait for her to enter Beijing, or win too early, so that more people would regard him as a thorn in their side, and at that time, the hidden arrow would be difficult to prevent, which would add a lot of danger.
Mu Yunge knocked lightly on the window, his eyes changed several times before he said, "You are King Yu's guard, and it is your accusation to protect King Yuquan." Their car is still not far away, you hurry to catch up with him, the sword has no eyes on the battlefield, you will follow him later, you don't have to come back. ”
"But Your Highness asked your subordinates to protect you!" Lin Yi said categorically: "His Highness's subordinates dare not disobey His Highness's orders. ”
Mu Yunge tilted his head and smiled: "He asked you to protect me, he must have told you to listen to me, right?" ”
Lin Yi hesitated for a moment and nodded.
Mu Yunge said: "Then this is my order, you go and carry it out." ”
Lin Yi gave her an army and stood on the ground showing a dilemma.
King Yu asked him to protect Mu Yunge because of his trust, but for him, His Royal Highness King Yu is the first most important person, hearing that His Royal Highness is going to the battlefield, he has long been ready for life and death, Leng Buding was actually sent to protect Mu Yunge, he was really not willing in his heart, if it wasn't for the fear of King Yu to blame, he also wanted to chase after him.
Mu Yunge smiled, knowing that this guard who was loyal to Wei Shi had always been dead, and seeing that he was slightly moved, he added: "If you present my words to King Yu as they are, he will definitely not blame you." ”
"What's the matter, Miss, please command." Lin Yi hugged his fists, and there was a hint of joy in his eyes.
Mu Yunge turned around and went back to the back room, and took out an apricot red sachet from the dressing table, which she went to the temple with Shen Jingyu last year to beg, she has been useless, and it is best to use it as a childcare at this time.
Putting the sachet in Lin Yi's hand, Mu Yunge smiled softly: "You said to His Royal Highness King Yu that the battlefield is dangerous, and this peace charm should be carried close to you to keep him safe." I have Mei Gongzi here to call him as a bodyguard, please don't worry about him, and be sure to come back intact. It is easy for His Majesty to move rich businessmen into Beijing, but it will take at least two or three months to implement it, and when it comes to the time when the capital has its own meeting, there is no need to rush back. ”
Lin Yi kept it in mind, hid the sachet in his arms, hugged his fists, and left.
It took half a day's work to catch up with Wei Shi, Wei Shi was furious when he saw him, but after listening to what he relayed, his anger disappeared, and he happily took the peace charm close to him, and did not drive him away, so he stayed naturally.
Qiao Fengqi was well informed, and the emperor issued an edict ordering the wealthy merchants from the north and south to move to the capital before it reached Jinling after six days.
The Mu family is naturally also in the list of edicts, Mu Zhizhao specially asked Mu Yunge to discuss, the father and daughter combined, the Mu family was elected as the leader of the Chamber of Commerce, and the eyes of the whole world watched, and the emperor stared straight at the Mu family's every move, this capital had to go.
However, going does not mean that you have to get everything, Mu Zhizhao decided to divide the most important cloth, tea, and salt of the Mu family into three shares, one for his own control, one for Mu Yunge, and the most fundamental one was left in Jinling, which was run by Steward Xu. In this way, even if something happens in the future, the Mu family will not hurt the roots.
After the matter was decided, Mu Zhizhao began to arrange these, and the internal affairs of the Mu family were handled by Mu Yunge.
Xiao is more than four months pregnant, and her belly is a little larger than that of ordinary April. It's mid-June now, and it's getting hotter, and she feels dizzy as soon as she goes out, and she spends the whole day resting in a cool place, so she can only let Yushan help.
Fortunately, Mu Yunge's status in the Mu family is not what it used to be, his prestige is increasing, and his work is also in order, the master and servant have been busy for more than half a month, and finally arranged everything.
In late July, a month and a half after the Ming edict, he finally received a clear decree from the capital, ordering the wealthy merchants to start migrating.
The Mu family is no exception, under the escort of two dart teams, a government guard and Mei Shaoqing, more than 30 cars, large and small, drove to the capital......