Chapter 172: Rumors spread

Regarding Shen Menglian's death, the third prince was very depressed for a while.

He didn't feel sorry for the man's death, but for the wealth that was within his reach.

He also used to be full of silver pairs, and he was generous, not worried about not enough silver to spend, and even enjoyed training private soldiers.

It's a pity that all this was ruined by Shen Menglian's woman, if she hadn't used poppies, with the recipes in Shen Menglian's mind, she would definitely be able to turn silver well, but unfortunately, this person was too greedy.

On the day Shen Menglian was beheaded, the third prince didn't come forward at all, and he also had feelings for Shen Menglian, but the feelings were very weak, so faint that they quickly dissipated, and even when Shen Menglian died, he didn't want to collect her body.

But for the sake of a good reputation, the third prince used a thin coffin to send the body to the mass grave, which can be regarded as the love of the husband and wife.

At this time, the third prince and the high-spirited person half a year ago were like two people, their eyes were gloomy, and they looked extremely gloomy.

In the past, he was still dressed in the cloak of hypocrisy, but now he is too lazy to pretend, as if he is a hungry wolf, and he will pounce on it and bite it at any time.

Although Shi Ziye played a role in facilitating it, he did not directly participate.

The person's death was also an accident, I didn't expect this person to be so addicted, he found the poppy and drank it directly, and the drug overdose led to the person's direct death.

After the people in the capital who had eaten poppies had no big problems, the matter finally couldn't be covered and was exposed.

For a while, the three princes became the target of public criticism, and there was a family that had recently died, and they came directly to the door and wanted the three princes to give an explanation.

There are people pouring dog blood and feces at the gate every day, and the smell is stinking.

There are even rumors that the third prince colluded with foreign countries and wanted to rebel.

Such rumors were suppressed by the imperial court as soon as they appeared, and the emperor gave a pension silver, which suppressed the people's anger.

The third prince never showed up, shrunk in the house and didn't go out, and even the subordinates who went out to buy didn't dare to take the initiative to report to their homes.

The three princes' mansions were depressed, and even the New Year was quiet, and the banquet in the palace could not be attended, so they could only send gifts to the past.

Not only the three princes, but also the three princes and concubines were all in the grounding, and there was too much trouble, and the emperor didn't go to see her at all, so he could only stay in the courtyard honestly.

In the end, the capital is more lively than Lixian, the Spring Festival is in winter, it is not particularly cold, but there are many Tebi who sell all kinds of snacks outside.

Rui'er's academy is on vacation, and she leads her younger brother out for a walk every day.

Yunshang is not worried, and there are also Xiao Li's son and Zheng Bo's grandson next to him.

Besides, the two of them look extraordinary, and no one will take the initiative to cause trouble.

The people who buy for the New Year start preparing very early, and the whole house has to make new clothes and red seals.

Yunshang, who got married, gave a leave and directly let them go back to their small home for the New Year.

I just came back, and I have to prepare the New Year's gifts for each house, Brother Zheng's Uncle Li's Hou Mansion, other officials' families and the little sisters' families who have made friends.

The rules of the capital are big, how to prepare for high official positions, how to prepare for low official positions, gifts between merchants' families and women, gifts between children, these must be thought out clearly.

Fortunately, there is a grandmother here.

Mama is now old and lacks energy, and has begun to take the maid and tell her everything she knows.

The maid is Chunlan, Chunlan has a fine temperament, and after getting married, she became a housekeeper, and she did a good job in all aspects.

Mama wanted her to take over, and Chunlan agreed, and from time to time she saw the two of them getting together and muttering something.

These maids and women are not worried at all, knowing that they are very loyal.

The Zhou family has been very quiet since the accident in the Three Princes' Mansion, no, it should be said that he has been very honest from the very beginning, and he does not invite disasters or cause trouble.

Before she could do anything, it was rumored that the third prince had an accident, and the side concubine was gone, so she took advantage of the situation and gave in.

Yunshang is not the one who grinds the concubine room, but it is impossible to give the other party a good face.

Mo Xuan's stepmother is a good example.

Yunshang even chattered many times, wanting to deal with people.

Zhou looked at Yunshang's bulging belly, he didn't dare to step forward, he could only watch from afar, and occasionally he could see Mo Xuan's appearance of caring about Yunshang.

Let her be jealous, how good would it be if this favor was given to herself?

Touching her belly, she wanted Mo Xuan's child.

Thinking of Mo Xuan's ferocity in bed and her gentleness, she seemed to like Mo Xuan.

Thinking of the warmth of the two, I was looking forward to it, if I could have a child, it would be better if I could have a child, best like Mo Xuan?

Zhou's face was red, and the appearance of spring in her eyes made the maids around her very disdainful.

Hmph, still want to compete with your wife for favor? I don't look at my identity, I really think adults will touch her? Stupidity!

The people around the Zhou family were all loyal to Madame and Mo Xuan, and her every move did not escape the eyes of the two.

The few times Wen Cun in Zhou's memory was an illusion made of incense, thinking that Mo Xuan would occasionally come to her room.

Listening to her play music, watching her dance, I even thought that adults were different to her.

Unfortunately, this man is too self-aware.

In the Chinese New Year's Eve, Yunxiang gave everyone a holiday, went home with a family, and celebrated the New Year together without getting married.

There is no shortage of people in Mofu, it has always been lively, and so are children.

The fireworks in the capital are beautiful, and you can enjoy them from the courtyard.

After Xiaoyu watched the fireworks, she was going out to watch the lion dance.

Yunshang grabbed her youngest son, "Xiaoyu, why are you going?" ”

"Mother, I want to see the lion dance, don't I do it every year?"

Mo Xuan Yunshang glanced at each other, and with the questioning eyes of the lady, Mo Xuan nodded.

Yunshang touched her youngest son's head, "Don't worry, you can see it in a while, but it hasn't come yet, so you have to wait for a while." ”

Xiaoyu was very puzzled, since he was a child, he had watched lion dances, because Mo Xuan was the county magistrate of Lixian County, and the lion dances would be the first to come to his house, and he was used to it.

Mo Xuan thought that he should make it clear to his youngest son, and it would not be good to make jokes in the future.

He squatted down, "Son, this is not Lixian County, and my father is not a county order, there are many people here who are more official than my father, so they won't come over to perform for my father!" ”

Xiaoyu tilted her head and thought about it, "How big is an official who is bigger than his father?" ”

Mo Xuan smiled, "There are many, many people, but the biggest one is the emperor, we" will kowtow when we see it. ”

Xiaoyu was still young, and she didn't understand too much, so she was quickly attracted to other things.

After waiting for a while, I finally heard the commotion.

Because this area is full of official positions, the lion dance and stilt walkers start from the palace and go all the way to the end of the alley.

Standing at the gate of the house, the family could see that there were people all around, and some people followed the procession all the way.

There were too many people, Yun Sheng looked at it for a while and then went back, and the two little ones applauded and shouted, and they were carried on their shoulders and watched very seriously.

After the fireworks in the palace were over, it was time for the other officials to set off as well, and they crackled until midnight.