Chapter 29: Assassination
In fact, Xiao Yue recalled that she came to this world relatively smoothly, of course, except for that night, she met all good people, and she had not encountered any major difficulties, even if it was an unexpected pregnancy, she also had the help of her sister, Zhushan and Wen Youyou, so when she heard Mu Shi say that Wen Youyou had an accident, she was still a little panicked.
She asked Mu Shi not to worry, sat down and said slowly. Mu Shi didn't enter from the main entrance, so he could only run back to the Wenfu courtyard by himself, set up a ladder, and climbed over the wall, obviously tired enough, drank the tea handed over by Yun Yan, and didn't have time to thank him, so he said to Xiaoyue: "I'm afraid that Gongzi won't be able to come back tonight, something happened to the court." Xiao Yue asked, "What's so serious, I won't let you go home on the night of the New Year." Mu Shi looked a little nervous and said, "There are rumors outside that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was assassinated on the front line. When Xiao Yue heard this, his head was big, this is not a trivial matter, this prince is the future prince, if he has any three strengths and two weaknesses, the war on the front line will be affected, and the foundation of the current Great Britain will also be shaken. Xiao Yue sat down slowly, and began to think about the pros and cons of this incident for herself. Mu Shi looked at Xiaoyue's expression and was afraid that she would worry about Childe, and then said: "Childe is actually fine, it's just that all the officials need to be on duty at the Yamen today, and before he left, he originally came to buy something to give you, and he was worried that you would always remember, so let me report it." Xiao Yue nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, you go back first, and sometimes the news will come back later." Mu Shi replied: "Okay, Miss Yue, I'll go to the yamen where Gongzi is on duty and wait now." After saying that, he quickly left.
Xiao Yue thought to herself that it was not a trivial matter for the prince to be stabbed, but the information she could know was limited, so she had to wait for Wen Youyou to bring some useful information from outside, and it was useless to be in a hurry, and then she packed up and went to sleep.
Dreamless sleep.
The next day, Satsuki got up early. Now my belly is getting bigger and bigger, and I am getting hungry more and more. And she has no experience in pregnancy at all, but fortunately, there is a Yun Yan by her side who takes care of her very thoughtfully, maybe it is the reason why Xiaoyue has never been taken care of so carefully, and pregnancy will not cause much trouble to her. She just thinks that this child's identity is special, and she is afraid that there will be some trouble in the future.
Yun Yan got up earlier than Xiao Yue and prepared breakfast. The two finished breakfast together, cleaned up, and then went to the study together to sort out the manuscript of the book written by Xiaoyue yesterday.
Xiao Yue was a little worried, after all, she used to live in a stable environment and had not experienced war and turmoil. She was afraid that the assassination of the crown prince would have an impact on her current peaceful life, so she was always distracted when transcribing. Yun Yan saw that she was absent-minded, thinking that she was worried about Wen Youyou, but she didn't know how to help her share her worries, and when she saw the simplified manuscript written by Xiaoyue, she thought that she should help her divert her attention.
Yun Yan said: "Miss Yue, this script is really interesting, can you teach me to recognize and write?" Xiao Yue didn't hear clearly, and looked at her with a confused expression.
Yun Yan had no choice but to say it again. When Xiao Yue heard this, she came back to her senses and said, "Actually, this word is very simple. Then he taught Yun Yan to write simplified characters word by word.
Yun Yan was already very smart about Bingxue, and Xiao Yue taught carefully, and the two spent half a day in the study unknowingly, until Xiao Yue was hungry again. Yun Yan hurriedly went to the kitchen to make lunch. Xiao Yue was drinking tea in the study alone, eating the dim sum that Yun Yan bought from the market, and waiting for lunch.
At this time, I heard someone walking in a hurry, and when Xiaoyue looked up, it was Mu Shi.
Mu Shi's eyes were black, and his face was blue, as if he had not slept all night and suffered from the cold. Satsuki asked him to hurry into the house, then poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to him. Mu Shi excused himself again and again, Xiao Yue patted his head angrily, and then he took the teacup and took a sip. Xiao Yue has never treated Mu Shi and Yun Yan as subordinates, she feels that everyone is equal, and sometimes she will make some moves, which makes it a little difficult for the two of them to accept. Yun Yan has been by her side for a long time, and she is still used to it, but Mu Shi sometimes refuses.
Xiao Yue pretended to be angry and said: "There is no one else here, and the tea I poured for you is not poisonous, if you don't drink it, I won't drink the tea you pour in the future." Mu Shi had to nod, and then said: "I saw my son-in-law in the morning, he went to the court, it is estimated that he will come back in the afternoon, I will come back first and tell the girl Yue, and I will go to the gate of the imperial city to wait for the prince." Xiao Yue nodded and said, "It's still early, you can go with us after lunch, I still have something to ask you." ”
Mu Shi said: "Okay, if the girl has anything to say, just ask." ”
Xiao Yue asked, "Yesterday you went out with Childe, you went there, who you met, what words you said, do you remember?"
Mu Shi replied: "I roughly remember." Xiao Yue said, "Then you tell me one by one." ”
Wen Youyou is already a little used to accompanying Xiaoyue at home on weekdays, but the festive atmosphere of the New Year also makes him want to go out for a walk. Yesterday, he took Mu Shi all the way to see the stalls selling gadgets for girls, combs, fans, jade pendants and embroidered handkerchiefs or something, Wen Youyou went to see it, before going out, he wanted to bring a New Year's gift to Xiaoyue, but it didn't seem to have chosen anything he liked. Then Wen Youyou led Mu Shi to the most famous red brand restaurant in the city, and when he arrived at the window on the second floor, he ordered a large table of dishes, ready to eat a little bit by himself, see those delicious ones, and then pack and take a small moon to taste. While waiting for the food to be served, they heard many people in the restaurant talking about something, as if it was related to the prince, Mu Shi said that he didn't hear it too clearly, so he vaguely heard about the assassination, serious injury or something, and just wanted to listen carefully. At this time, someone came to greet Wen Youyou: "How is the New Year?" Wen Youyou didn't raise his eyelids, just looked at the scenery outside the window. The man didn't feel anything wrong at all, and then said: "Prime Minister Wen Cheng was just calling the civil and military officials to cancel their vacations, and immediately went to the court to discuss the matter, and the lower officials were about to go to the imperial city, I wonder if the prince is willing to go along?" Wen Youyou looked up, this person looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was, but when he heard him say this, he felt that today's situation was a little strange, this Chinese New Year is a very important holiday, and at this time, I am afraid that something terrible will really happen to the officials to return to the court. So he said, "I haven't served this dish yet." The man immediately said: "Don't get in the way, the lower official will say hello to the shopkeeper, pick up some dry food, and eat it on the road." Xiaguan's carriage is downstairs, hoping that You Gongzi will appreciate his face and return to the yamen together. Wen Youyou didn't shirk it, and was about to settle the bill and leave. The man said, "Don't bother, the prince doesn't have to bother, the lower officials have already settled the account." Wen Youyou didn't say much, his usual poker face couldn't see joy and anger at all, the three of them walked out of the restaurant, got into the carriage, and hurried to the yamen.
When he arrived at the Yamen of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Wen Youyou came to his job for the first time. Mu Shi heard the people around him call the official who took them to the Yamen of the Ministry of Civil Affairs Lord Chen, and Mu Shi didn't know what the origin of this Lord Chen was. Then, Wen Youyou and this Lord Chen entered the yamen, Mu Shi was waiting outside, and when it was almost dark, Lord Chen took Wen Youyou and a few other officials out of the yamen and entered the imperial city. You can't get into these places, so you can only wait outside. Mu Shi saw that people kept entering the gate of the imperial city, there were officials and soldiers, everyone was in a hurry, and their faces were serious. There were also other family members waiting at the gate of the imperial city, but he didn't dare to talk casually, seeing that it was getting darker and darker, he thought that Xiaoyue was still waiting for them at home, so he hurried back to report the news.