MTL - Pihanjin-Chapter 15

On the day the edict arrived in Yuecheng, the Mufulan people were in Junshan, and together with Ada, they were picking herbs in Yaoweng's medicine garden.

It has been more than half a year since Yaoweng went down the mountain, and the weather is colder than the other day. The last batch of herbs must be collected before the snow falls.

The most bitter cold of the year is coming soon.

Although she is a princess, but here, everything is done by Mu Fulan herself, no different from Ah Da.

Since she was a child, she liked to stay in the medicine garden, following the master to identify different herbs, busy, it was a happy thing.

After collecting the last herbs, when she picked up the bamboo basket, her fingers were accidentally scratched by the thorns on the side of the bamboo basket.

Thin bamboo thorns penetrated deeply into her delicate fingers.

A bright red blood bead slowly seeped out from the fingertip.

"Master Weng! There is a message from the city! The queen asked Master Weng to go back, saying that a messenger has come from the Shangjing Palace and is looking for you!"

At this moment, Ah Da hurried in from outside Chaimen and shouted loudly.

Mu Fulan's hand paused slightly, pulled out the thorn that had hurt her, washed her hands, and handed over the rest to Ah Da, then went down the mountain and boarded the boat.

It has been more than a month, and the previously agreed matters are advancing in an orderly manner.

Zhang Ban went the right way. When Brother Wang's "recklessness" and Xie Changgeng came over, Mu Fulan deliberately did not stop him from "acting with anger" and became the talisman of Changsha. Just a few days ago, there was a secret report that Zhang Ban's lobbying was successful, and Empress Liu should not immediately attack Changsha.

There is also good news from Yuan Handing. An old miner who has been exploring for ore veins for a lifetime entered the deep mountains of Rudi. After exploring the landforms, he was very excited. He said that the ore veins in the mountains not only have abundant reserves, but also are shallowly buried on the surface, making it easy to excavate. In the few villages scattered outside the mountain, the population was not large. Yuan Handing had already relocated the empty people, and thousands of soldiers and craftsmen began to secretly enter the mountain in batches.

There is no big problem with the chief supervisor sent by the imperial court in Changsha, and the information he can get is nothing more than public matters. Before that, he also discovered the entourage named Zhu Liuhu left by Xie Changgeng when he left. He sneaked into the city, and as a businessman, he landed in an alley not far from the palace, carrying a burden every day and wandering the streets and alleys of Yuecheng. A few days later, a little widow named Gillian moved to the neighborhood and became a neighbor with the merchant.

And brother Wang these days, in the name of patrolling the waters, is also busy looking for a suitable island on Dongting Lake to build a military dock.

After it was completed, it was surrounded by water on all sides and far away from the crowd. No matter how many people made a big noise, outsiders would not be able to detect it, and it would be impossible to get close to it.

Changsha will have a natural and excellent training ground.

These things are all carried out quietly under extremely confidential circumstances, and the possibility of being noticed by outsiders is very small.

At this time, how could Shangjing suddenly send an envoy from the palace? What is the purpose?

Mu Fulan entered the city with doubts, returned to the palace, and quickly understood.

The palace envoy brought Empress Liu's edict, as well as rewards, and an imperial physician.

After reading Empress Liu's edict, the man said with a smile: "Ms. Mu, the Empress Dowager heard from the envoy Xie Jiedu earlier that your body is not right. If it is really wrong, the Empress Dowager will not force it. The imperial doctor stays, It's not too late for you to take a good pulse, take a few medicines, and take care of your body in the future."

Mu Fulan knelt on the ground and bowed her head in thanks.

"Thank you Empress Dowager for taking care. My body has been taken care of, and Empress Dowager Montana's memory can come to Beijing at any time."

After a while, she slowly straightened up and said.

The palace envoy smiled: "Okay, that's fine. Since we can go, we shouldn't ask the queen mother to wait too long. How about we leave early tomorrow?"

"Everything is up to the father-in-law's arrangement."

Lu's envoy arranged for the palace envoy to rest. After hearing the news, Mu Xuanqing hurried back to the palace, and when he saw his sister, he immediately said, "Amy, you can't go! I'll go back tomorrow morning, saying that you're sick again at night, and you can't go!"

Mu Fulan didn't respond, and only asked him about the progress in finding the location of Bingwu.

Mu Xuanqing said that he has chosen a place today. It is located on Zheshan Island in the east of the lake. It is surrounded by water and is sheltered by Junshan. The round-trip boat journey takes about an hour. dock.

Mu Fulan said: "That's good. Brother Wang, you should build the military dock as soon as possible. Brother Wang, you are the king of Changsha Kingdom, remember to guard against arrogance and impetuousness, do not build a dangerous wall, and listen to your sister-in-law's advice. Brother Yuan He is a trustworthy person and is extremely capable, Brother Wang can rest assured to leave the matter of military training to Brother Yuan, and discuss the rest with Prime Minister Lu."

Mu Xuanqing gritted his teeth: "You can't go! After the rape, he's taking you as a hostage! If you go, what's the difference between falling into a tiger's den and a wolf's den!"

"If this is the case, I want to go. If I can't find an excuse to go, the queen will suspect that we are guilty. Even if it doesn't happen on the surface, it will definitely stare at us in the back. In that case, all the previous arrangements will be impossible. Well done."

"Sister!"

"Brother Wang, I know that you have been good to me since you were a child, but don't forget that you are a king first, and then my elder brother! Our Mu family, if even self-protection is a problem, we will always look up to others and talk about why. Aunt's revenge? Now is our only chance, no matter what, we can't risk losing it!"

Mu Xuanqing clenched his fists tightly with both hands, the veins on his forehead throbbing.

Lu's eyes were red, and he stepped forward and held Mu Fulan's hand.

"Amei, after you go there, you must be more careful. You are alone, and there is nothing like your own home. The traitor has always harbored ill intentions towards you. We had a bad relationship with Xie Jiedu earlier. When you met him this time, remember to be patient. Don't offend him again."

Mu Fulan smiled and nodded.

"Brother Wang, Sister-in-law, you don't have to worry too much. After I leave, as long as the country of Changsha can improve, this is my greatest support. I will be fine. I must find a way to come back as soon as possible."

That night, Mrs Lu was busy arranging gifts for the palace envoy and packing Mu Fulan's luggage for entering Beijing. Mu Xuanqing also prepared tributes overnight, selected envoys, and arranged to **** Wang Mei to Beijing tomorrow.

Her brother and sister-in-law were busy for her, and Mu Fulan was even more emotional and couldn't sleep.

When she thought that everything was slowly getting better, she didn't expect that such a change would suddenly occur.

This was an accident she hadn't expected before.

Empress Liu brought her into the capital in this way, and she had no good intentions.

And what role did Xie Changgeng play here?

There is no more opportunity to rely on, and the people to face are more vicious than the next.

She has to be tenacious, deal with it carefully, and take every step of the way.

Early the next morning, Mu Fulan and her accompanying mother Mu and the maid boarded the warm car, left Changsha with the palace envoy, and set foot on the road north. After walking on the road for more than half a month, finally, in the twelfth lunar month of this year, I arrived in Shangjing.

When she arrived, there was snow in the sky, it was dark, and the clouds were so low that it seemed to be pressing on the top of the distant imperial city. The carriage ran over the muddy snow-covered road outside the city that was trampled by passers-by, carriages and horses, passed through the tall southern gate of the capital, and entered the capital of the emperor.

Xie Changgeng left the city the day before yesterday and went to Gyeonggi for an errand, but he hasn't come back yet. After Mu Fulan was sent to his mansion in the north of the city, only two streets away from the palace, the accompanying Changsha envoys brought tributes and went to the palace to pay homage to the emperor and Empress Liu non-stop.

The steward in the house didn't know the news that Madam was coming, and he had never seen Mu Fulan before, so he was stunned for a moment and figured out what was going on before he hurriedly led the servants in the house to see her, and then led Mu Fulan to her. Arrived in the main room where Xie Changgeng lived.

The room is very large, but there are not many appliances and furnishings. In addition to the necessary beds and tables, there is also a bookshelf. Leaning on the bed, there was a half-new men's winter robe hanging on the shelf, and a long sword with a scabbard engraved with cloud patterns hung on the edge, and there was no longer anything else, making it a bit empty.

There was no fire in the house, it was cold.

It's also ridiculous.

In her previous life, Mu Fulan married Xie Changgeng at the age of sixteen and died at the age of twenty. Almost all of her four or five years were spent in the Xie family's ancestral home in Xie County, Kuizhou.

This was the first time she stepped into his house in the capital.

She glanced around, her eyes suddenly fixed.

The steward knew that she was the princess of Changsha, not to mention her beautiful appearance. The maids who accompanied her were also exquisitely dressed. Thinking that she thought the place was shabby, she quickly set fire to people and explained: "Madam, don't be surprised. Jiedushi rarely lived in the capital a few times throughout the year, and he never called for extras. The place is a bit shabby. Back to the queen mother to pick up my wife, there is no news in advance, so I neglect my wife."

Mu Fulan didn't hear what the steward was saying.

Her eyes fell on the long sword hanging by the bedside, and for almost an instant, her whole body was stiff, and she couldn't even breathe.

Even if it is burned into ashes, turned into powder, and ground into dust, she can recognize it.

This cloud-patterned sword that was hanging quietly at the head of the bed at the moment was the one that Xie Changgeng gave to Xi'er in the past.

Also holding this long sword, Xi'er cut herself before her longevity tablet.

Mu Fulan stared at Baojian, feeling like another colic hit her heart, and she could hardly stand up.

Seeing that her face suddenly turned pale, Mu's mother hurriedly supported her and let her sit on the nearby couch.

"Master, what's wrong with you?"

Mu Fulan closed her eyes and said in a low voice, "I'm fine. I'm just a little tired, just take a rest."

Mu's mother hurriedly asked the steward to bring the maid to the place where the water was boiled for cooking. She helped Mu Fulan and made her lean on the couch. Feeling that her palm was cold, she covered her with the quilt that she brought, and told her to rest first. , and then he and the rest of the people unpacked the things, busy putting things away.

After a while, a **** came to the palace and conveyed Empress Liu's words to Mu Fulan.

Mu Fulan cheered up to welcome him.

The **** was still very young, in his twenties, with a long face, a slender figure, wearing purple clothes, and looking very friendly, and said with a smile: "My name is Cao Jin, and I am here to deliver a message to Madam on the order of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother said, It must be **** the road, and it snows in the capital again, weng master should have a good rest, and it will not be too late to enter the palace when he recovers his spirit."

Mu Fulan lowered her eyes to thank her, and Mu's mother handed over the hard-earned money. The **** didn't want it. He waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's just a message to the madam, how dare you ask for a reward from the madam. Xie Jiedu is not returning today, and he must be back tomorrow at the latest. The madam rests first. , I'll go first." After saying that, he cupped his hands and backed out.

Mu's mother hurried to deliver it.

Mu Fulan walked to the window, opened it slowly, and stared at the young eunuch's back in the snow in the yard.

This young **** was the great **** who strangled Qi Lingfeng to death at Xie Changgeng's order.

The sky was getting dark, the lights were on in the house, and the stove was burning warmly.

After eating hastily, bathing and changing clothes, Mu Fulan sent Mu's mother and the maids to rest early, knowing that everyone was tired from walking.

The snow is reflected in the window, and all sounds are silent. A candle flickered silently in the room. She sat alone on the edge of the bed, staring at the sword hanging on the head of the bed, finally stood up and walked towards it step by step.

She stopped in front of the sword, raised her face, looked at it for a long time, stretched out her hand, and took it off.

The sword is heavy, and some fall.

Holding the hilt in one hand and the scabbard in the other, she slowly pulled the sword out of the scabbard, inch by inch.

The sword glow was cold and sharp, reflecting the light of the candle behind him, like the eyes of a poisonous snake, blue and white with red.

After staring at it for a long time, the sword glow seemed to come to life, turning into clumps of flowing blood.

The blood seemed to gather more and more, from the sword, from the four corners of the room, slowly pouring towards her, engulfing her whole body.

She closed her eyes, and the hand holding the sword became tighter and tighter, and at the end, she almost trembled.

A hand suddenly stretched out from behind and took the sword away from her palm.

Mu Fulan froze, opened her eyes suddenly, and turned her head.

Xie Changgeng came in at an unknown time, standing behind her, she didn't even notice it.

He took the scabbard from her other hand as well. With a sound of "clang", the long sword was sheathed.

"The sword is a weapon, it's not your plaything, so don't touch it if you have nothing to do with it."

He hung the long sword back in its original position and said.