Chapter 42: The First Encounter with the King of Ripples
When Mu Xiyun came back from Qingfeng Guan, she brought a lot of books given by the master, most of them were chess, at first she was interested in learning, and she couldn't read it anymore in a day, in her opinion, it was very boring, and the guy with rice was not as cute as the guy. But Yu Mingche was like an overseer, and she had to test her every day when she came back, which forced her to continue studying.
The amount of rice has increased greatly in the past few days, and it has grown very quickly, and the little short legs have slowly become taller, but they still stick to it when they see Yu Mingche, and even Mu Xiyun can't get close.
On this day, Mu Xiyun felt that her back hurt so much that she couldn't finish reading the book, so she ran to the courtyard to play with rice, and at this time, someone came to the palace, saying that the concubine missed her and wanted to pass her into the palace.
Mu Xiyun hurriedly changed her clothes and got into the carriage and went to the palace, although this was the second time she entered the palace, but the concubine's bedroom was the first time she came in.
As soon as she reached the door, she heard the hearty laughter of the concubine and the sound of a man laughing from inside, and before she could think about it, the little eunuch led her in.
Bowed to the concubine, and the man who spoke just now also stood up and bowed to her, and said with a smile: "I have seen the fourth imperial sister-in-law." ”
Mu Xiyun looked at the man carefully, wearing a bright orange gold-trimmed robe, a high nose bridge, and a folding fan in his hand, the whole person exuded a precious royal atmosphere.
If Yu Mingche has thick eyebrows and big eyes, deep dimples, and a gentle smile, or that the master stands indifferently and his eyes are like autumn waves, then the man in front of him has distinct facial features, angular, and seems to be smiling, it should be Yu Minghong, the Ripple King that Yu Mingche often mentions.
"I've seen King Lian." Mu Xiyun guessed his identity, so she squatted down lightly and saluted him.
"Okay, okay, sit down, Yun'er, I really want you today, so I will ask someone to pass you into the palace to accompany me, and it just so happens that King Lian has also returned from an envoy and sent me some strange things." The concubine greeted them with a smile and said, and when she heard her finish speaking, Mu Xiyun and Yu Minghong sat down one left and one right.
"Concubine Yu, I have gained a lot from this mission to the Tianyuan Kingdom, not only signed a trade agreement with them, but also discussed with His Majesty the Lord of their country to dig a canal together to open up the trade channels between us, and when I left, the lord of the country sent me some specialties of the Tianyuan Kingdom, which I will send to you as soon as I come back." Yu Minghong said to the concubine, listening to his tone and speed of speech, it showed that this person was very confident and thoughtful.
"Really? Then you have really worked hard this time, and the mourning family has to tell the emperor to reward you well. The concubine also replied with a smile.
"By the way, when I came back, I heard that the Four Emperor Brothers came back, and they also took up the Zhongshu Order, so very good, I have already told Your Majesty that the Four Emperor Brothers stayed at the border is really wronged." Yu Minghong turned one eye sideways and peeked at Mu Xiyun's expression when he said these words.
"Oh, it's not the emperor's idea to call King Yan back, the main thing is that King Yan has been fighting for many years, old wounds and new injuries, you know that he was brought up by me, I heard that the Chi Wu clan invaded and injured him, I can't sleep well every night, I often dream that his dead mother is crying to me, I can't help it, so I ask the emperor to transfer him back to the imperial city, and I have a little explanation for her mother." The concubine lowered her head, took a sip of tea, and said softly.
Mu Xiyun didn't have any expression when she listened to them say these words, and the first lesson that the master taught her was to tell her to learn to be self-contained, and not to let the other party see her inner activities from her face when anything happened.
And the concubine's words just now made Mu Xiyun also admire from the bottom of her heart, the harem concubine who can make her son stand out among many princes, it seems that this trick is a must-know, and in a few words, the intimacy between the emperor and Yu Mingche will be transferred to Yu Mingche's dead mother, so that King Lian can no longer make a fuss about this matter.
"That's the case, don't miss Shuyi Niangniang too much, the fourth emperor brother is not very good now, you are already immeasurably meritorious." Yu Minghong could hear what the concubine meant, so he was no longer entangled in this issue.
"By the way, Yun'er, this girl, learned a lot of things with Che'er at the border gate, and it was really interesting to change a trick for us in the Imperial Garden that day, and then Mu Jianzhong came to ask An that day and said that he had also learned medical skills and had grown a lot." The concubine didn't want to mention anything else, so she turned the topic to Mu Xiyun.
At this time, the trick of Rong Rong didn't work, Mu Xiyun still had to accept the move, so he could only say with a smile: "Concubine, those are all small tricks that can't be put on the table, wouldn't you let him laugh when you put it in front of the well-informed King Lian." ”
"The four imperial sisters-in-law should not be modest, the concubines are all praised and want to come, but it is really interesting, I will visit another day to ask for advice." King Lian held the folding fan again and bowed to her.
"King Lian doesn't want to make fun of me, but you often travel to foreign countries, and I'm still waiting to hear from you about the customs and anecdotes of other places."
When it came to the envoy, King Lian began to talk endlessly, and the concubine leaned forward and fell back with laughter listening to his story, and Mu Xiyun also covered her mouth next to her.
King Lian's talkative is different from Yu Mingche's few words, he can easily say a trivial thing vividly, and Yu Mingche except for saying more to Mu Xiyun, everyone else can only see his cold face that has not changed for ten thousand years.
About an hour later, almost at lunchtime, King Lian left because of the summons of His Majesty the Emperor, leaving the concubine and Mu Xiyun.
The lunch that accompanied the concubine was really uncomfortable, and in order to maintain the image of Sister Xiyun's beautiful lady, Mu Xiyun could only take small bites of slow food, and in the face of many delicacies, she couldn't eat this pain so that Mu Xiyun really couldn't bear it.
After eating, the concubine took her to the imperial garden for a walk, and took the opportunity to help the concubine's arm, Mu Xiyun pinched her pulse by the way, and it should be no big deal if the pulse is stable.
"Yun'er, did the mourning family use the medicine for you that day?" Sitting at the stone table, the concubine suddenly asked.
The concubine had only given Qiankun Dan one kind of medicine, presumably it was it, and Mu Xiyun immediately blushed to the base of her neck when she remembered the use of that medicine.
"Child, don't be shy, you have to give birth to an heir for Che'er as soon as possible, this Ripple King is ready to move, you have to let Che'er have no worries." The concubine took her hand and said meaningfully, her eyes seemed to see through everything.
"Concubine, are you telling me this, do you really trust me like that?" Mu Xiyun heard her mention King Lian, and felt that the concubine's words were obviously a little weak.
"Yun'er, although I am not Che'er's biological mother, but he is the child I brought up, I don't know what he thinks in his heart, I don't know, seeing that he must be very trusting of you like that, why should I doubt the person he can trust?"
"Concubine, I will listen carefully to what you say in the future." Mu Xiyun was flustered by such a sudden trust, but she felt relieved when she looked at the concubine's loving eyes.
"Now that the emperor, Che'er and King Lian are in the imperial city, this bloody storm is inevitable, since you are the wife of King Yan, then you should make good use of the identity of Princess Yan." The concubine patted the back of her hand lightly and looked at her with an indescribable look, as if she was arranging work tasks for Mu Xiyun.
After speaking, the concubine stood up and said to Mu Xiyun that she was tired and returned to the palace, and a little eunuch came and led her out of the palace.
When he returned to the palace, Yu Mingche was already waiting for him in the room, and after listening to her talk about today's events, he looked at her seriously and said, "Yun'er, do you understand what the concubine means?" ”
"I've thought about it for a long time, and I'm about to ask me to be a sunspot and sneak into the middle of Baizi, and Baizi is the nobleman's family, and the task is to use my current identity to inquire about the news." Mu Xiyun sighed, lowered her head and said.
Seeing her like this, Yu Mingche raised her head and said
"Yun'er, I never want you to wade into this troubled water, as long as you don't want to, don't do it, no one can control you."
"No, Yu Mingche, I'm going to do it, Hei Baizi will always meet, just like today I met King Lian, the concubine is right, I am your princess, as long as I can do it, I will do it."
She looked at his eyes firmly and said, Yu Mingche smiled and hugged her into her arms, it seems that she is determined to wear the name of Princess Yan, but no matter what she does, as long as he Yu Mingche is still there, no one can hurt her.