Mu Chun is no longer the same Mu Chun as before. He knows that Fengtian Palace is not the Xiping Marquis Mansion of the Mu family. The reward ceremony is grand and even the national seal has been brought out. It is not a place where he can act wildly and make trouble.
It is true that the emperor and empress doted on him, but their doting was not without principles. Even when the King of Qin committed a serious mistake, he was still demoted to a commoner and sent to the frontier as a soldier.
Therefore, Mu Chun was so angry that his soul left his body, but he could not control his temper and had a fierce fight with Wang Ning on the spot, who had deceived his heart (calling him brother) and also deceived his body (coming out to pour water when taking a bath)!
At this moment, Mu Chun wanted to beat Wang Ning as much as his father Mu Ying wanted to beat him.
Mu Chun knelt in the southwest corner and finally waited for him.
Emperor Hongwu said almost the same words, but changed his name to "Muchun" and his official title to "Commander of the Left Guard of the Imperial Guards". He was a first-rank official and led a guard in the imperial palace, located in the East Five House where the princes lived.
This shows trust and favor.
Mu Chun shouted "Long live the emperor" three times and accepted the order to express his gratitude.
Emperor Hongwu smiled, looked at him carefully, and said to his ministers with admiration: "My son has grown up."
After the awarding ceremony, a banquet was held as usual, and all the ministers knelt to thank the emperor for accepting the banquet. At the banquet, Mu Chun had a smile on his face and toasted each other, thinking about finding an opportunity to slip away and go to the palace to explain the matter of Wang Ning to his sister Shan Wei, as this matter could no longer be concealed.
Sister Shanwei will be angry and sad. Will she ignore me from now on
Mu Chun hated Wang Ning so much that at the banquet he asked his confidant Shi Qianhu and Chen Xuan, who had just been promoted to Qianhu, to invite Wang Ning to drink with him - these two bandits were both promoted to Qianhu because of their military achievements.
The bandits are all good at drinking. Shi Qianhu and Chen Xuan both knew that they could eat meat by following Mu Chun, so they pulled Wang Ning to drink.
In Fengtian Hall, not only Mu Chun's brain exploded, Huang Wei De who came to "deliver treasures" was also extremely shocked.
Huang Wei De knew Wang Ning.
On the first day Hu Shanwei entered the palace, she was responsible for the body search. At that time, Hu Shanwei was dressed shabbily. Even the maids in the palace's laundry department were dressed more decently than Hu Shanwei. She didn't even have a bag and only carried an Iron Army badge with her. She left a deep impression on him.
Hu Shanwei was a widow, and most people only knew that her fiancé died in battle, and she never mentioned the past to her colleagues. The ladies who entered the palace at a young age had their own difficulties and reasons, and they tacitly did not talk about it, nor would they ask about it, and rarely discussed this topic.
But the name on the military badge was Wang Ning. Huang Weide was Hu Shanwei's student, so he was more cautious than others. Huang Weide guessed that this person should be her fiancé.
Is this Wang Ning, Earl of Yongchun, the same Wang Ning on the military badge? Is it just a coincidence
Huang Wei De was full of doubts. The reward ceremony ended and the banquet began. The female officials in charge of treasures packed up the national seal and brought it back to the palace.
After Huang Wei De put away the national seal, he hurried to Kunning Palace to find Hu Shanwei and told her that a man with the same name and surname as her fiancé had just been conferred the title of the second-class Earl of Yongchun.
But the palace maids in Kunning Palace told her: "Hu Siyan, following the order of the Empress, went to the front court to meet Lord Xuanmu."
Empress Ma had been thinking about her adopted grandson's triumphant return, and thinking that the awarding ceremony was over, she ordered Hu Shanwei to go and announce it.
Hu Shanwei is now a sixth-rank official in charge of censorship, which is equivalent to the Queen's mouthpiece. It is her duty to convey the Queen's orders and run errands.
Huang Wei De knew that he was too late and hurried to chase after him, but Hu Shanwei was young and practiced boxing and stick dancing every day to keep fit, so he had a brisk pace and had already walked out of Longguang Gate and was heading forward.
Huang Wei De was panting as he watched Hu Shanwei's red skirt disappear on the other side of Longguang Gate.
The front court and the harem were separated by only a gate and wall, but entering or leaving without permission was a capital crime. People from the harem were not allowed to enter the front court without permission. Huang Wei De had just gone to the front court to "deliver treasures", and now that her mission was completed, she had no reason to leave the palace.
Huang Wei De comforted himself: There are thousands of people named Wang Ning in the world, I hope I am just overthinking it.
At the same time, at the Fengtian Palace banquet, Shi Qianhu and Chen Xuan were urging Wang Ning to drink. Wang Ning was almost drunk. Mu Chun saw the opportunity and went to the imperial court, "Your Majesty, I want to pay my respects to the Queen Mother."
Emperor Hongwu was happy today and waved his hand, "Go, the queen has been thinking about you too."
Mu Chun got the emperor's order and ran away from the banquet. Wang Ning was scheming and seemed drunk, but he actually stayed sober and secretly watched Mu Chun.
Seeing Mu Chun slip away, Wang Ning pretended to be in a hurry to pee and covered his stomach, "I drank too much and can't hold it anymore. I need to go to the toilet."
The order that Shi Qianhu and Chen Xuan received was to force him to drink, nothing else, so they released Wang Ning and continued to force him to drink when he came back.
Wang Ning walked out of the banquet, his eyes immediately cleared up, and he followed Mu Chun.
Fengtian Hall is located in the northeast of Longguang Gate. Hu Shanwei was walking on the stone road when suddenly a small stone hit her skirt and rolled to the edge of her shoe.
Hu Shanwei was startled, this was Mu Chun's usual way of greeting her, since the first day he entered the palace, he had thrown stones at her skirt and presented her with a pair of shoes.
Hu Shanwei turned in the direction of the stone and saw Mu Chun standing in the corridor of a side hall.
He was thinner, darker, and taller. He wore a bright red court robe and a seven-beam crown on his head.
He is back.
He came back alive, did his job well, and was promoted to a first-rank military officer.
I also did my job well and was promoted to the sixth rank Si Yan.
Sure enough, worrying, praying to gods, eating vegetarian food and doing good deeds, etc., are all useless. The most important thing is to do your own thing well.
Hu Shanwei smiled, "Are you back? The Queen wants you to come over."
When Mu Chun saw Hu Shanwei's smile, his heart was broken and he walked towards her step by step.
She wore black official boots, purple official robe, jade leather belt, and a black gauze hat. She had no earrings and no accessories. Only the red silk skirt under the purple official robe indicated her identity as a woman.
She was more beautiful than I remembered, as bright as the moon. After not seeing her for half a year, her eyes became more confident and determined, not inferior to those meritorious generals at the reward banquet.
She is happier, more confident, and stronger than before. It's time to tell her the news about Wang Ning.
Mu Chun mustered up her courage and said, "Sister Shanwei, actually Wang Ning—"
"Shan Wei." A voice came from behind, interrupting Mu Chun's words.
Hearing this voice, Hu Shanwei's body trembled violently, and he suddenly fell from the warm April into the coldest days of winter.
"Sister Shanwei!" Mu Chun held Shanwei's hand. Her hands were so cold, like an iceman's. With a slight hit, spider-web-like cracks appeared on them, and fragments were about to fall to the ground.
Seeing the compassion, pity and regret in Mu Chun's eyes, Hu Shanwei understood everything in an instant. Mu Chun opened his mouth to say something, but Hu Shanwei seemed to have lost his hearing in an instant and could not hear anything.
The song of Zhao Wuniang from The Lute Story echoed in her mind:
"A desolate and barren year, a husband who never came home, anxious and impatient parents, and a timid and helpless lonely man."
The former Hu Shanwei seemed to be back again, so desperate and helpless.
No, I am not Zhao Wu Niang. I am not the Zhao Wu Niang who placed all her hopes on her husband.
Hu Shanwei broke free from Mu Chun's hand and slowly turned back.
It’s Wang Ning.
He wore the same bright red court dress and a seven-beam crown with a cicada on his head, which had an extra cicada on it compared to Muchun's seven-beam crown. Being in the palace, Hu Shanwei was familiar with the court dress of ministers. Seven beams were worn by officials of the first rank or above. If there was a cicada on the seven-beam crown, it meant that the minister was a baron or a prince consort.
I have never heard of a prince consort named Wang Ning, so Wang Ning should have been granted the title of earl or marquis.
Regardless of whether they were earls or marquises, their ranks were higher than hers, a sixth-rank medical official. Hu Shanwei bowed with the courtesy of meeting a superior, and said, "Congratulations, Lord Wang, on your promotion."
The first time Wang Ning saw Hu Shanwei in her official robe, she was more beautiful than before and seemed to have grown taller. She straightened her back, and the official robe fit her like a warrior in armor, which was extremely fitting.
She is still the same Hu Shanwei, but she is no longer the same Hu Shanwei.
Countless times in the middle of the night, he dreamed of his fiancée sweetly calling him "Ning Lang".
But when they really met, she just called him "Lord Wang" politely.
"Ning Lang" and "Lord Wang" two voices echoed in his mind. It was as if his heart was ripped out alive and crushed inch by inch. Wang Ning seemed to have suffered a critical hit and retreated two steps dejectedly.
The love is still there, but the heart is broken.
When Mu Chun saw Hu Shanwei's reaction, she thought, "One should look at a man with new eyes after three days of absence. Sister Shanwei is now stronger than before."
This is my sister Shanwei!
Mu Chun felt proud and distressed, and said, "This is Wang Ning, the Earl of Yongchun who was just canonized by the emperor. During the Northern Expedition, Earl of Yongchun saved me, and I also saved Earl of Yongchun, so we are even. Sister Shanwei, I was wrong. I actually learned from Xu Zengshou a long time ago that Wang Ning was not dead and changed his name to be a spy in the Northern Yuan Dynasty, but I—"
"I understand." If Hu Shanwei wasn't angry, it would be fake. But in front of Wang Ning, she couldn't explode on the spot, so she just said the official documents: "If the king is not discreet, he will lose his country. If the minister is not discreet, he will lose his life. If the secret is not kept secret, it will cause harm. He didn't even tell his biological mother the truth about the fake death. I guess this matter involves state secrets. It's not your fault."
In order to hide in the Northern Yuan Dynasty, Wang Ning cut off all contact with everyone, including his widowed mother. Between loyalty and filial piety, loyalty and love, he chose loyalty.
If it was the old Hu Shanwei, she would definitely blame him for being cruel and not being the good man of her life, and would cry endlessly. But now Hu Shanwei is a court lady, and her experience is different from before. She knows the dilemma of loyalty and filial piety, loyalty and love.
In any case, a man who chooses to be loyal deserves respect from her and the world.
He deserves to be called a hero. But it is painful to be his family and his lover.
"Yes, yes, sister Shanwei is right. If a minister is not careful, he will lose his virginity." Mu Chun nodded repeatedly and pointed at Wang Ning and cursed, "This Yongchun Bo is so evil. He watched me take a bath and slept with me, calling me brother. I almost lost my virginity."
Hu Shanwei: “…”
This idiot, he went to the Imperial College for nothing! He read the books in my collection for nothing. This loss of virginity is not the same as that loss of virginity. This is not how the saying should be understood!
Wang Ning said hurriedly, "I didn't, I didn't, I didn't do it. I accidentally saw the poem on the fan, and it was signed with your name. I just wanted to get news about you from him."
It was strange that Mu Chun, this idiot, was taking things out of context and talking nonsense. Hu Shanwei felt that her heart didn't hurt as much. Her hands gradually warmed up and her whole body regained consciousness. She said, "You have seen it with your own eyes. I am fine. I have entered the palace as a female official. Earl Yongchun, I still have to take Lord Mu to see the Queen Mother. Bye."
The author has something to say: Those things that make you suffer will eventually make you stronger - Lu Xun
Lu Xun: I never said that.
Tomorrow is the last day of 2018. Have you completed the plans you made at the beginning of the year, the weight you want to lose, the goals you want to achieve, the single life you want to find yourself in, the bad relationship you want to end, the bad boyfriend/husband you want to get rid of, the handsome guy you want to sleep with, etc.
It doesn't matter if you don't have any, I haven't finished any of Lanzhou anyway~
100 red envelopes will be given out tonight, and there will also be a quiz with a 100-point red envelope prize.
Please listen to the question:
This sentence "If a ruler is not discreet, he will lose his country; if a minister is not discreet, he will lose his body; if a secret is not kept secret, it will cause harm" has become a popular sentence in ancient Jinjiang romance novels. I believe you often see it in various novels. So now the question is, who said this sentence? P.S.: It's not Lu Xun