Mu Huai had already been aroused by Rong Xi, so he refused to let her go easily.
He held her slender waist, and asked her again in a hoarse tone: "Is that how you want to serve Gu?"
Under the flickering light of the flames, Mu Huai's face was extremely clear and handsome, but there were traces of dark lust clearly in his cool and deep eyes, and the gaze he looked at her was also slightly scorching.
Rong Xi only felt that his heart was burned.
She nodded, and replied softly: "Well, I want to serve my husband."
Her lips were bright red, and the rouge on her cheeks blended with the natural blush of her skin.
When he bit his lip and said this, it made him want to ruthlessly...
Mu Huai stopped those evil thoughts in time.
He raised her chin with his slender and well-defined fingers, then leaned over and pecked her bluffing little mouth, and said in a low voice: "If you really want to serve Gu, don't cry for a while, and don't cry." Don't beg for mercy. Don't make it out, don't play coquettishly with Gu Gu halfway, you hear me?"
Rong Xi listened to his strong orders, although there was slight hesitation on his face, he knew that the man had been holding back for her.
She wanted to help Mu Huai, even though she did it in a way she didn't like.
Outside the window of the luxurious shadow wood sill, the crescent moon is climbing the branches.
At night, only the chirping of Xia Chan can be heard.
Rong Xi's long eyelashes hung over her pink eyelids, and she used her slender hands to tuck the loose hair from her temples behind her ears.
The head of the beauty in front of her went up and down again.
Mu Huai watched silently, with blue veins on the side of his forehead due to forbearance.
He didn't particularly want to relieve, but more or less sensed the uneasiness in Rong Xi's heart.
When he allowed her to do this, he originally wanted to follow her petty temper, so as to match the uneasy part in her heart.
It's not too comfortable, he still prefers the more practical way.
Rong Xi was choked suddenly, coughed several times, and her eye sockets became more red.
Mu Huai stopped in time, and he frowned and wiped it for himself casually.
After tidying up his clothes, seeing the woman kneeling powerlessly by the side of the bed, Mu Huai looked for the washstand with serious eyes.
With a not-so-gentle attitude, the woman rinsed her mouth with water.
Rong Xi's eyes were red, but he looked like a snow-white rabbit spirit.
It was like this every time, the fire she had set up was still not extinguished by him.
He had to be himself and wait for the anger in his heart to subside.
After the candles were extinguished and the hall darkened, Mu Huai hugged the little girl horizontally and gently placed her on the bed.
Now that the child has been born, the two can finally embrace each other and sleep like they were at the beginning of pregnancy.
Although Rong Xi didn't mention her wish in the Qiqiao Festival to the man, Mu Huai seemed to know her thoughts.
He took the initiative to kiss her, but he was not as possessive as usual.
It was what Rong Xi hoped for, with a cherished and affectionate kiss.
She closed her eyes contentedly, and her lips could not help but move slightly.
Although she was full of fear and uncertainty about the future of the two of them, she did like Mu Huai more and more.
And this kind of liking is not just the kind of cuddling and nostalgia that a wife has for her husband.
Thinking of this, Rong Xi raised his eyes and looked at the man's face in the dark.
Mu Huai felt that the woman's restless eyes were looking at him straightly again, so he carefully restrained the fragile woman who was limp with his strong arms, and coaxed in a gentle voice: "Good boy , go to sleep."
Rong Xi hummed softly, and slowly closed her eyes.
It was rare for Mu Huai to show her the side of a gentle husband. She felt happy in her heart, so she placed her bare feet on his calf.
The soles of Jiaoren'er's feet are soft, like cotton.
Mu Huai's legs were slightly cold, and he hissed secretly, adjusting his increasingly uneven breathing imperceptibly.
This woman, Rong Xi, is really annoying.
Why didn't he see it before
It's all because she pretended to be too good when she was a slave by his side, always timid and obedient.
But what he likes more and more is her heart-wrenching and unknowing behavior.
The breathing of the woman in his arms gradually became even, and the sweet breath brushed against his cheeks, as if he had fallen asleep.
Mu Huai stared carefully at her peaceful and bright sleeping face in the dark, his eyes became softer.
For the rest of the month, he could keep her in a happy mood, and by the way, raise this delicate bird to be fatter and more tender.
In this way, when he can really eat her, this woman will be more or less obedient and docile.
Now that he is patient, he will definitely get it back from this woman even harder.
*****
The tea-horse trade with the Hu Kingdom can only be regarded as a small part of Da Qi's foreign affairs. Although Tuoba Yu, the eldest son of the Hu Kingdom, disappeared in the Qi territory, and Luo Lu Khan will come to Qi in a few days, Mu Huai still has other important things to do. Body, energy must not only be placed in this one place.
Emperor Zhuang is getting old, and no baby has been born in Yongxi Palace for a long time, so he loves the newly born little Mujue very much.
Rong Xi was born prematurely, and this baby was born prematurely. She has been recuperating in the Eastern Palace recently.
Today Concubine De, Concubine Shu and Wang Jieyu were talking with Emperor Zhuang in Qianyuan Hall.
According to Emperor Zhuang's instructions, Mu Huai took the wet nurse and brought the small dumplings carved in powder and jade to Qianyuan Hall to show him.
After the wet nurse handed Mu Jue to Emperor Zhuang, Emperor Zhuang hugged the emperor's grandson in his arms, his eyes were gentle, Mu Jue was cute, and he liked Mu Huai's child very much.
Emperor Zhuang looked at the soft cheeks of the newborn, but felt a little sad. It would be great if Concubine Xian was alive. Emperor Zhuang wanted Concubine Xian to see that the two of them have full teeth and have their own eldest son.
But he didn't know if he could live to the day when Mu Jue could call the emperor's grandfather.
Concubine De naturally loves the newly born little grandson.
The young Wang Jieyu looked at the baby, but her expression was a little sad.
Emperor Zhuang is old and in poor health, she fears that it will be difficult for her to conceive his child.
She is just a little Jieyu. After the death of Emperor Zhuang, if Mu Huai succeeds him, what should she do
Everyone in the hall has their own thoughts, but they all love Mu Jue.
But Concubine Shu is different, the resentment in her heart is almost on the surface.
Looking at the little dumpling carved with jade, Concubine Shu thought of her dead child.
Rong's son was born prematurely for nearly a month, but his complexion was still flushed. He knew he was cute at such a young age, and he was still babbling and laughing in Emperor Zhuang's arms, waving his little hands from time to time.
It's very cute.
Rong was born with stunning beauty, and Mu Huai was also extremely handsome.
Don't even think about it, this child will definitely be a beautiful little prince in the future.
When Concubine Shu saw Mu Jue just now, she felt that his nasal bone was now very tall, his eyelashes were also extremely thick and long, and his appearance looked more like Rong's.
A trace of sternness flashed in her eyes.
What does Zhou Yun eat? The Rong family is fine, and her beast is fine.
I heard that when Rong's daughter gave birth, it also went smoothly, it only took an hour or two, and she didn't seem to have suffered much.
Concubine Shu looked again, and Emperor Zhuang couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear looking at Mu Jue, and her complexion became more and more ugly.
Looking at his child, Mu Huai felt some joy of being a father in his heart.
Now this kid is still a small bunch, and his appearance can be regarded as likable. I hope that when he grows up, he won't be too naughty.
Emperor Zhuang handed Mu Jue to the wet nurse, and just wanted to talk about Chen Wang Mutao's marriage with Concubine De, when Concubine Shu who had been silent all this time suddenly spoke.
She pretended to look at Mu Jue in the nurse's arms, and pretended to be puzzled: "How do you feel, the little emperor's grandson is more like the princess, but he has nothing to do with the prince."
Mu Huai's eyebrows were cold, and he asked Concubine Xiang Shu displeasedly: "What does Concubine Shu mean by that?"
He didn't address her with the word "mother", and his tone was without respect at all.
Concubine Shu knew Rong Xi's identity, and Mu Huai actually helped the servant girl who had served him to the position of princess concubine. She was really fascinated by such a low thing.
When Emperor Zhuang heard this, he also looked at Concubine Shu, his expression was not as gentle as before, and his eyes also carried the scrutiny of an emperor.
Concubine Shu said to Emperor Zhuang: "Your Majesty, although the old case of the Crown Princess's father has been vindicated, she is still a woman brought back by the Crown Prince from the people, and the Crown Prince was lucky for her when she was unknown... The concubine thinks, then At that time, the crown prince and her, one was inside the palace, and the other was outside the palace. The crown princess was born beautiful, but also a weak woman... and her baby was born prematurely."
Having said that, Mu Huai secretly clenched his fists.
His face was still as cold and solemn as before, and it was inconvenient for him to be angry with Concubine Shu in front of Emperor Zhuang.
— "The blood of the royal family must be pure, and the prince should be more cautious."
Mu Jue, who was still babbling and laughing just now, burst into tears after Concubine Shu said these words.
With a sullen face, Mu Huai ordered the wet nurse to take the child back to the East Palace.
Concubine De frowned and said: "Sister, you can't talk nonsense, the prince also hugged him when he was young, the two are obviously very similar."
Emperor Zhuang glanced at Mu Huai, and felt a little strange seeing that he was not angry.
According to his past temperament, after Concubine Shu finished speaking, he would definitely seek trouble for her on the spot.
Concubine Shu saw that Mu Huai's face was gloomy, but she didn't say a word, she just sat silently in the armchair inlaid with luxurious mother-of-pearl, she was quite grateful in her heart.
It seems that these words really hit Mu Huai's sore spot.
It's no wonder that Rong's appearance is too seductive, maybe Mu Huai has really been cheated on.
Concubine Shu planned in her heart that after she returned to the palace today, she would find someone to pass on the news that Mu Jue might not be the prince's biological son.
Mu Huai casually picked up the teacup on the high table, and after taking a sip, seeing Concubine Shu's slightly smug expression, she sneered slightly in her heart.
Let her be proud of this last time.
Concubine Shu, a bitch, is still kept in the dark.
At this time, the eunuch outside the Qianyuan Hall came in and reported to Emperor Zhuang: "Your Majesty, there is a doctor in the Shangyao Bureau who wants to see you."
Concubine De and Wang Jieyu were startled, how could even a junior doctor dare to come to Qianyuan Hall to meet the emperor
Concubine Shu suddenly had a bad thought in her heart.
As soon as she raised her head, Mu Huai, who was opposite her, also glanced at her with those cold and deep eyes.
Concubine Shu's heart skipped a beat.
Mu Huai's eyes were very similar to those of her mother, Concubine Xian.
It's just that he is a man, the brow bone and nose bridge are higher and straighter, and the sense of depth in his eyes is also stronger.
His eyes are slightly narrow, long and cold, with the tails of his eyes slightly raised, and when he looks at people, he is not angry and majestic.
Concubine Shu was a little flustered, and hurriedly said: "A little doctor came to Qianyuan Hall to find the emperor, it's really unruly, hurry up and drive her out!"
Concubine De replied indifferently: "Since you are here, you must have something special to tell the emperor."
Emperor Zhuang's always gentle face rarely showed a hint of sullenness. Although Concubine Jue Shu was usually surly, her various behaviors today were not normal.
He sympathized with her pain of losing her son, but today she really spoiled his interest in seeing his grandson.
Wang Jieyu's eyes were sharp, she could see the change in Emperor Zhuang's expression, and secretly felt that Concubine Shu might be reprimanded by the emperor.
After Emperor Zhuang summoned the doctor to enter the palace, the expressions of Concubine Shu and the eldest maid suddenly changed.
The doctor was indeed Zhou Yun.
Emperor Zhuang's lips turned white, his brows were sullen, and his tone was rather gentle, he asked Zhou Yun, "You little doctor, what do you want from me?"
Zhou Yun glanced at Concubine Shu subconsciously, and Concubine De saw her eyes, and also glanced at Concubine Shu.
Concubine Shu forced herself to be calm, and saw that Zhou Yun bowed her head heavily to Emperor Zhuang, and said with a little panic: "This matter is related to the emperor's heir, slave girl... slave girl was blackmailed by someone before, and I feel ashamed, so I came here to surrender to the emperor. "
Emperor Zhuang ordered: "Continue."
Zhou Yun looked at Concubine Shu again, and said with tears in her voice: "Shu... Concubine Shu once instigated servants...to kill the lives of the Crown Princess and the little emperor's grandson!"
Concubine Shu's hand holding on to the teacup was trembling, but when Zhou Yun finished speaking, the teacup in her hand fell to the ground.
She stood up abruptly, pointed at Zhou Yun, and asked urgently with trembling voice: "You are a doctor, how dare you frame me with empty words?"
Concubine Shu explained to Emperor Zhuang again: "... Your Majesty, the concubine did not frame the Crown Princess and the little grandson, and the concubine and the Crown Princess have no grievances or enmities, why should they harm her?"
Zhou Yun's father and younger siblings outside the palace were all held hostage by her mother's family. She used this as a threat to promise her money and a future in the Shangyao Bureau. How could she dare to confess her.
Aren't you afraid that her mother's family will kill her whole family, young and old
unless…
Unless she has a bigger backer than her.
Concubine Shu looked at Mu Huai, and seeing the sarcasm on his lips, she guessed the reason in her heart.
Mu Huai noticed in advance that she and Zhou Yun wanted to harm the Rong family, and Mu Huai actually bribed Zhou Yun, a lowly maidservant!
Emperor Zhuang's face became more and more ugly, and he asked Zhou Yun again: "Do you have evidence?"
Zhou Yun hurriedly took out the brocade bag that the concubine Shu had given her from her sleeve, and she handed it to the eunuch beside her, who presented it to Emperor Zhuang.
After Emperor Zhuang took it, Zhou Yun said: "There is only Concubine Shu in the palace. When rewarding servants, they will use brocade bags with white osmanthus tattooed on them."
Concubine Shu quibbled: "How do you know where you didn't pick it up or steal it? How can you prove it with just a brocade bag?"
Zhou Yun seemed very confident, she risked everything, and said to Emperor Zhuang: "The servant's family is outside the palace, and was coerced by Concubine Shu before, so I had no choice but to do this evil thing for Concubine Shu. But the conscience of this servant is really uneasy, if the emperor doesn't believe it, he can ask the people from the Internal Criminal Department to check the big palace maid next to Concubine Shu... These things, the big palace maid next to the empress has participated."
The methods used by the Internal Criminal Division to interrogate palace officials are extremely cruel. No matter how strong the will is, no one can stand their three-day interrogation. In the end, all loyalty has to be left behind. Under their instruments of torture, they have to tell the truth .
Zhou Yun said again: "The servant girl has never had a chance to do anything, so Concubine Shu wanted the servant girl to find a way to deliver the crown princess, and she also said that when she gave birth, she dragged the little emperor's grandson's leg and twisted it into the crown princess' stomach. Circle, so..."
-"enough!"
Emperor Zhuang's voice was extremely angry, these words were too cruel, and the person who came up with such a method must have a vicious heart.
Looking again, the big palace maid next to Concubine Shu really had a different expression.
Emperor Zhuang knew in his heart that Zhou Yun was not lying.
Concubine Shu knelt down powerlessly on the ground, and the palace maid gave her a wink, Concubine Shu would show her intentions.
She wanted her to confess the queen so that Emperor Zhuang could more or less lessen her punishment.
Concubine Shu didn't want to confess the queen.
If the queen is also confessed, then the life of Rong's daughter will be smoother in the future.
Emperor Zhuang asked Concubine Xiang Shu in a cold voice: "What else do you have to say?"
While shedding tears, Concubine Shu replied with a resentful face: "...my concubine, my concubine pleaded guilty."
The only affection that Emperor Zhuang had for Concubine Shu disappeared with the wind today, and ordered her to be reduced to a commoner, and she was sent to the cold palace today.
After the matter of Concubine Shu was resolved, Emperor Zhuang was extremely tired, he waved away everyone in the palace, leaving only Wang Jieyu to serve him.
After Mu Huai walked out of the Qianyuan Hall, it was already three quarters in the afternoon.
Zhou Yun also came out of the hall, seeing Fengshen Yinglang, the tall and handsome prince standing not far in front of the hall, as if waiting for her to leave the hall, Zhou Yun was slightly excited.
Before asking her to do this, the prince didn't send anyone, but came to buy her himself.
She, Zhou Yun, would not be so stupid that she didn't even know who in the palace had the final say.
Following Mu Huai is better than following Concubine Shu.
Zhou Yun even wondered if the crown prince had taken a fancy to her.
She calmed down all kinds of thoughts, walked in front of Mu Huai, saluted generously, and said softly: "Your Highness... this matter has been completed, then... that servant..."
Mu Huai interrupted her, and said in a calm voice, "Gu promised you that your family will be fine."
Zhou Yun smiled patiently, and replied: "Slave... Thank you, Your Highness."
She lowered her head, she couldn't see the disgust in Mu Huai's eyes.
What he hates the most is this kind of grass that has turned halfway.
Zhou Yun asked again: "Then...can the servants continue to work in the Shangyao Bureau?"
Mu Huai's voice became colder: "No need."
However, Zhou Yun didn't notice the strangeness in Mu Huai's tone, and was still wondering whether the prince would arrange some other errands for her.
What Mu Huai said next made Zhou Yun's smile froze at the corner of his lips.
—"Siji Zhou, fell into a well and died."
The attendants behind Mu Huai should be respectful.
Zhou Yun's expression changed, and he was about to raise his head to call His Highness, but his mouth was already blocked by an attendant, and he could only make a humming sound.
She kicked her legs and struggled, but she was carried away by two or three attendants who wanted to sink her into a well not far away.
Zhou Yun closed her eyes in pain, it turned out that she was thinking too simply.
Junxin is the most unpredictable thing in the world, and this is why Mu Huai's ruthless methods are so ruthless.
Before using people, you will not only blindly be rigid, but also know how to combine rigidity and softness to confuse others.
Just hearing a plop, Zhou Yun was thrown into the well by the attendants, and she was covered with her mouth, so she couldn't make a sound.
Without time, he drowned.
Mu Huai looked at everything coldly, his eyes were calm, but there was a hint of cruelty in his eyes.
The attendant beside him asked again: "Your Highness, what about Shu...the one from the Leng Palace?"
Mu Huai's tone was faint: "Father doesn't want her to die."
The attendant agreed, and also understood the master's intentions.
Since she is not allowed to die, it is to make her life worse than death.
*****
As the summer heat started, Mu Huai walked towards the East Palace, his deep eyes were also slightly squinting.
He knew in his heart that Concubine Shu didn't have the brains to do such a thing.
The only one who knows how to use the relationship between Rong Xi and Ye Yunlan is the one from Weiyang Palace.
Concubine Shu got rid of it, but that one didn't get rid of him, and he still felt like a thorn in his heart, which made him unhappy.
Mu Huai thought, it's better not to find any legitimate reasons, and just kill that bitch.
But after thinking about it, Emperor Zhuang's attitude towards his wife is different from that of other concubines.
His father was still alive, so he couldn't do anything that would make him sad.
Mu Huai's complexion was spontaneously gloomy, and when he arrived at the East Palace, he suddenly remembered that most of Rong Xi's diet in the middle of the month was mainly medicinal food.
This woman always eats these medicine-flavored foods, and gradually becomes picky. He has to watch his little Xi'er eat more vegetables.
After entering the side hall, Mu Huai saw that the dishes and food on the table of the Eight Immortals had been set, and the serving maids were all standing aside, but Rong Xi was nowhere to be seen.
Dan Xiang was also in the side hall, so where did Rong Xi go
Mu Huai asked: "Where is the Crown Princess?"
Dan Xiang said respectfully: "Go back to Your Highness, the Crown Princess has gone to the small room, and this servant will go and call her."
Mu Huai waved his hand, he always wanted to secretly observe what this woman would have done if he wasn't around.
When he arrived outside the small room, Mu Huai heard Rong Xi humming a little song with that soft voice. She turned her back to him, and it seemed that she was holding Mu Jue in her arms, otherwise she couldn't be humming a song at the same time. , bowing his head as if kissing his cheek.
A smile gradually appeared in Mu Huai's eyes.
Rong Xi is petite and young.
Counting his age in his previous life, he was twice as old as this woman.
After being reborn, Mu Huai often regarded Rong Xi as a little girl.
But now, this petite woman even gave birth to a child for him.
Rong Xi felt that someone was looking at her, so she turned around.
When she saw that the person was Mu Huai, her expression was not only not surprised, but frightened.
Seeing Rong Xi's expression, Mu Huai was also puzzled.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, he lowered his head and glanced at Mu Jue in her arms, and couldn't help turning his eyes.
He quickly walked up to the woman and snatched the child away.
Mu Jue babbled and cried, and Rong Xi was also busy arranging her clothes.
The child was obviously choked, Mu Huai raised his eyebrows and called the nurse to clean up the mess.
After the nurse took Mu Jue down, Mu Huai looked at Rong Xi who was barely under his shoulders, and asked in a deep voice: "Isn't it the first time you secretly fed this kid behind your back?"
Rong Xi dodged his eyes, and replied in a murmur, "Concubine... I am a concubine."
Mu Huai's voice sank a little more, and ordered: "Don't feed him anymore!"