Soon after returning from King Mu's mansion, the secret conversation between Xiu and him happened step by step, without omission.

In the whole month of Layue, there was no major movement in King Mu's mansion, only some rumors of petty love came out, either that Concubine Mu Wang Zheng and Concubine Luan were jealous; Either it is said that Luan Shu broke off the connection with the Northern Xuansheng Ruidi Lotus; Either that King Mu was originally forced to marry Luan......

Until the end of the year, King Mu seemed to have been immersed in the troubles caused by the two wives and concubines, and had no time to take care of the major affairs of the court, and he was newly married Yan'er, which was also ordinary.

At the same time, news came from the Yun clan in various states that the fourth prince Fu Wang was impeached many times in the court, and not only was it revealed that he was the mastermind behind the two sneak attacks on King Mu, but the errands he was responsible for also failed repeatedly, and even bloody incidents occurred from time to time.

There are even rumors that King Mu's side concubine Luan Shu is an undercover agent sent by King Fu, and she deliberately creates signs of disharmony in King Mu's mansion at this stall, causing the infatuated King Mu to be anxious and have no time to look east.

All of a sudden, rumors sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and the spearheads pointed directly at the hypocrisy of the blessed king Nie Peiying, which ruined the name of "benevolence" and the merits of cultural governance that he had shaped for many years. I knew all the major events in the world without leaving home, and after listening to the secret reports of the secret guards from all over the country, I couldn't help but applaud King Mu's methods.

The new year, quietly coming in the obscure situation of Nanxi's succession, also seems more tense than any previous year, as if there are swords and swords hidden in the air, as long as the slightest carelessness, a "big event" will be on the verge of breaking out!

The fourth prince, King Fu, really couldn't wait, and was secretly plotting something.

At the same time, news also came from Jingzhou about the Marquis of Wenchang. The old marquis Shen Song suddenly fell seriously ill again after the return of his young son Shen Yu, this time he was really seriously ill, and after barely seeing Shen Yu get married, he died of illness with worries about the future of the Shen family. However, Izuku believes that Old Marquis Shen should be relieved to see that Shen Yu married the daughter of the Yun family, at least as the uncle of the Yun family, Shen Yu is saved.

The funeral of the old Marquis Shen was very grand, and Emperor Nanxi Nie and Empress Mingzhen personally went to the mansion to worship, which was also considered to be the face of the Marquis of Wenchang. After the New Year, on the first day of the first month of the new year, Shen Yu's eldest brother, the prince Shen Zan, officially inherited the title and succeeded him as the Marquis of Wenchang. This time, the Yun family, as the in-law of the Shen family, was still congratulated by Yun Xian, the third master in Jingzhou.

King Mu got married, and in the same place of Lixinhou's Mansion, he sent Yun Xian to congratulate him; The funeral of the Marquis of Wenchang, as the in-law of the Lixin Marquis Mansion, still sent Yunxian to mourn, and the new Marquis succeeded to the throne He also came forward to congratulate. This seems to be impartial to the two factions, and others can't see the Yun family's position for a while.

After all, the concubine is not the status of a concubine, Shen Xiaohou is only marrying a concubine of the Yun family, this move can be protected or abandoned, advanced or retreated.

In the same month that the new Marquis of Wenchang, Shen Zan, succeeded to the throne, the Fu King Nie Peiying finally made a public move, and the spearhead was directly pointed at the Mu King Nie Peihan to provoke plots and stab him twice. And King Mu just sent troops to resist passively, and while openly shouting grievances, he has not made too strong moves, and it seems that he was caught off guard and stumbled.

The dispute between King Mu and King Fu for the heir was finally put on the surface, and it was called "the dispute between Mu Fu". It stands to reason that taking advantage of the civil strife in Nanxi was a good time for Beixuan to attack on a large scale, but Emperor Chenxuan of Beixuan Shengrui did not send troops to Nanxi at this moment, and only watched from the wall.

Izuku guessed that the relationship between King Yi Mu and Emperor Rui of Northern Xuansheng Rui, who was also friend and foe, was about what agreement was reached. But she didn't know what this agreement was. However, the price paid by King Mu must be very great, otherwise Beixuan would not let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attack.

After that, due to King Fu's preemptive strike, King Mu was caught off guard, and the whole situation seemed to fall to King Fu. And Emperor Nie, who was in the Jingzhou Palace, watched the fire from the other side, watching his two sons fighting back and forth, and did not express his support.

Since King Mu said that he would passively resist for a period of time and take the opportunity to see the situation in the Qing Dynasty, he was even more sure that King Mu would win this battle. Besides, don't look at King Mu's men and horses retreating, but the silver money has not been spent, and a large amount of silver has been transported out of the Yunfu. Of course, Izuku only moved the gold bars under the lotus pond in Jingyuan, and the one hidden under Mrs. Rong Jintang did not move. This is the Yun family's life-saving money, and no one can take it away.

In the end, he had no choice but to order several money banks in various states to be closed, just to fund King Mu's affairs. For this reason, adding to the turmoil in the troubled times, everyone has rumored that the new head of the Yun family is incompetent, not only abandoned Beixi's clan and business, but now even Nanxi's business is not well managed, and he was forced to close the bank. Some people even said that because the prince Yuncheng was inherited, Mrs. Xiu planned to hand over a mess to him.

Later, I don't know which people with ulterior intentions released rumors, saying that the former Mrs. Xia Yanran did not drown, the second master Yunqi and his wife Zhuoyan did not die in an accident, and the third aunt Tai Wenxian did not die of illness - Mrs. Izumi Xiu was the culprit of the internal fighting and the loser!

Seeing that the controversy about Izuku was getting bigger and bigger, Mrs. Tai didn't say anything except a few words of comfort in her mouth. After several investigations, I found out that the source of the news was the imperial city of Jingzhou...... This is a little subtle, and Izuku thought to herself:

It's easy to say if it's a rumor from outsiders, but where would outsiders know so much about it? Some of the basins that don't have are buckled on themselves?

If it is his own people to fight his own people, then there are only two suspects: Yun Xiangrong, the eldest lady who married to the Wenchang Marquis Mansion, and Yun Xian, the third master who was forced to leave the Yun Mansion to manage the business in Jingzhou.

In terms of suspicion, there are both. Yun Xiangrong is jealous of Izuxiu, and Yun Xian has enmity against Izuxiu. Seeing that this method is a bit like a trick played by Yun Xiangrong, but since Sanfang Wenxian, the mastermind behind the scenes, has found out, Izumi also understands that "people can't be disguised", so she doesn't dare to speculate on who did this rumor.

In short, the reputation is ruined. With the defeat of King Mu's conquest, more and more businesses were closed by the Yun family, although the reason given on the surface was that the avoidance of the war was related to the shop, but it was an indisputable fact that the Yun family's family background was getting thinner and thinner.

In just three or four months, "Mrs. Chuxiu" has become a popular face in the hearts of the people of Nanxi, who is unscrupulous, incompetent, and incompetent, and some people even analyze that the invincible King Mu has been defeated repeatedly, also because of her bad luck. After all, the two are in the same city.

Mrs. Tai saw that Xiu was troubled by these rumors all day long, and she couldn't stand it anymore, so she specially sent her to Rong Jintang: "In my opinion, you don't have to speculate anymore. This is not something that Rong and the third child want to do. ”

Seeing that Mrs. Tai looked like she knew the inside story, she hurriedly asked, "Don't you want to Rong and the third master?" Is that...... Our Yun Clan's enemies? ”

Mrs. Tai smiled: "It's not an enemy, it's an ally." ”

Ally? "You mean...... King Mu? Izuku was surprised: "Why did he spread such rumors?" ”

"To distract the world." Mrs. Tai pinched the beads in her hand and smiled deeply: Think about it, how majestic he Nie Qi was in the past, but Nie Si started from Wenzhi. Now that the two kings are fighting for power, it is also the strength of the army, isn't it suspicious that Nie Qi is losing and retreating militarily? He, a person who is accustomed to using soldiers, will he repeatedly lose to Nie Si, who can't use soldiers? Even if Nie Si has a strategist under him, looking at Nanxi, who can lead troops to defeat Nie Qi? What's more, he also has Nie Jiu's help. ”

"You mean...... King Mu is now retreating, and for fear of arousing suspicion that he is deliberate, he releases a smoke screen to let the world turn their attention to me? Izuku asked.

Mrs. Tai nodded: "With these secrets and the story of your rectification, coupled with the fame of my Yun clan, isn't it enough to arouse the curiosity of the world?" ”

That's enough, indeed. Out of Xiu suddenly realized, and admired Mrs. Tai even more in her heart: "You still see it thoroughly...... How do you know, though? ”

"I wasn't sure at first." Mrs. Tai raised her eyebrows and smiled again: "Until recently, rumors said that you were an ominous person, and it was also said that Nie Qijie's defeat and retreat were because of your bad luck. I was sure that he was the mastermind of this rumor. ”

Mrs. Tai gently rested the beads in her hand on the table: "Don't look at me chanting scriptures and worshiping Buddha every day, in fact, I am not a person who believes in Buddhism." But the world believes in strange powers...... Nie Qi said that you were a water goblin, and you were in Yanlan City with him, so it was normal for him to be stained with your bad luck and repeatedly defeated. No matter whether he wins or loses in the future, he will not be criticized for being a waste of fame in the past. ”

I see...... It's a kind of trick of trickery! Out of Xiu's heart, King Mu is really ruthless, he supports him so much, but he involves himself in the water, and creates such rumors in order to divert contradictions, which is really hateful, hateful, and hateful. However, she can only endure it, and there is no way back.

"Don't think about it, he's taking revenge on you for helping Shen Yu escape! Otherwise, there are so many families, why does he pick on you? Mrs. Tai sighed: "Mu Wang Nie Peihan acted ruthlessly, and he will repay him, this matter is known to the world." It was he who was too polite to you in the past to make you careless. If you send Shen Yu away with him, he will definitely hold a grudge. In public and private, he did not pursue it head-on, but adopted this method, which is considered merciful. ”

Hearing this, Izumi could only smile bitterly: "It turned out to be such an inside story...... I remember the lesson. ”

Mrs. Tai said "um": "Now you look at it, I served you in the original family law, did I lose it?" You raised it for a month before you got out of bed, did I do it ruthlessly? If I don't teach you a lesson, you will only be even worse in the hands of Nie Qi in the future. He must know about the family law that you inherited, and we will make a mistake for him in disguise. ”

With such an explanation, Izumi also understood Mrs. Tai's painstaking efforts, and couldn't help but bow her head in shame: "I know that I was wrong." But the king's method of revenge...... I'd rather have my family law done again than let the world see me like that. ”

"Don't worry! Nie Qi, since he dares to slander you like this and let you be his shield, there will be a way to clear you in the future. It just depends on whether he is willing or not. Mrs. Tai comforted Xiu and taught her another trick: "Nie Qirong can get you once, and there will probably not be a second time." If you walk around with his concubine, he will understand what you mean. ”

After Izumi witnessed King Mu's deep affection for the side concubine Luan, she was convinced of Mrs. Tai's trick. As long as the Yun family is still Luanshu's mother, as long as he is good friends with Luanshu, he can dissipate his anger if he wants to come to Muwang.

"If you encounter something like Shen Yu in the future, you would rather beg Nie Qi to let him go in person than make a small move in secret. I originally thought that if you didn't open up, you would come to the door to intercede for Shen Yu, who knew that you were so smart this time and sent him out of the city in the secret guard. I have to think about this guts. Although Mrs. Tai's words were reprimanded, she said it with a smile, and Izumi felt that she was not angry, but on the contrary, it seemed to be a compliment to her boldness.

But who can understand Mrs. Tai's thoughts? It's like she has been chanting sutras and worshipping Buddha for decades, but today she says that she is not a believer in Buddhism...... King Mu is also the same, openly and secretly with grace and power, rewards and punishments, which is confusing.

These are human spirits! This is praise, but it is also a sigh of inferiority. But there is one thing she remembers deeply-

If you want to help Shen Yu in the future, you would rather plead with King Mu in person than act behind his back. Izuku took this to heart, and expected that one day, this trick would come in handy......