Zong Zhenglin rushed back to Shengjing and finally breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that as long as he left the embarrassing place in Qingzhou, he would be able to quickly return to being meticulous and calm. And he will never feel uncomfortable again because of that guilt. Those strange emotions will no longer exist.
The fact was just as he thought, in the next few days, Zong Zhenglin really calmed down and acted in no chaotic manner. Therefore, the sixth prince, Zong Zhenglin, was more strict with himself, believing that it was his unrighteous thoughts that led to the absurdity and shaken his state of mind. Therefore, in his spare time, Zong Zhenglin has a little preference for calligraphy and painting that is helpful for self-cultivation.
Concubine Shu's mood was slightly different from Zong Zhenglin's. Compared to Zong Zhenglin's calm and comfortable state, Concubine Shu was very anxious. After his youngest son returned to Beijing, he heard Tian Fushan's return, and his temper seemed to be a little weaker. How could this be good? So Concubine Shu gave all her strength and exerted her strength on Yuan Chengdi's side.
This time, Concubine Shu's pillow style was taken seriously by Emperor Yuan Cheng. Some people secretly checked the situation of the princes' backyards, but found that there was a problem, and it was not only Zong Zhenglin!
The eldest prince, Zong Zhengchun, neglected Zhengfei, and doted on a businessman's concubine. Jiaofang has been the only favorite for three months. The prince is an asshole! She actually raised a little herd! The fourth prince, Zong Zhengyun, got along very harmoniously with Concubine Zheng, but his descendants were too thin, with only one son and one daughter. The fifth prince, Zongzheng, had two sons and one daughter, but he was too pampered by the concubines in the mansion. Just what a system! Because the sixth prince has not yet got married, there are no people who don't understand the rules in the back house. But the entire backyard of the Sixth Prince knew the rules so well that it almost became a family temple!
Yuan Chengdi was busy with political affairs all day, and when he was free, he was accompanied by a beautiful woman, so he neglected his son's backyard. Looking at it now, I was so angry that I threw the tea cup. Pacing for a while in the imperial study, he sent an imperial decree directly to the states.
The next day, everyone was announced to enter the imperial study, and he was reprimanded, and he strictly ordered to manage his own back house so that he could raise his children. Very tough attitude. He also specially left the prince, and made a good freshman fire.
As a result, Zong Zhenglin's face when he returned to the prince's office would not look good.
Forced by the will of Emperor Yuan Cheng, Zong Zhenglin called for the first time to speak to the Kong clan and Wu clan. When the two of them had to come, they only watched the two of them in silence for a moment, and gave a cold order: "From today onwards, abide by your duty, be cautious in your words and deeds, and do not provoke right or wrong."
Kong shi and Wu shi were inexplicably trained, and after carefully pondering the meaning of the words, they did not understand at all.
Tian Fushan was dumbfounded after listening to Zong Zhenglin's reprimand to the two girls.
After listening to Emperor Yuan Cheng's rebuke, Zong Zhenglin didn't even think about it, and automatically put his focus on managing the back house. If he should pay attention to his children and raise them well, he just listened incidentally.
Emperor Yuancheng was extremely helpless after hearing the dark guard's rebuke to the concubine after returning the sixth prince.
This son is very disciplined. I didn't understand what I meant at all. Do you want to announce him to come in again, point at him and say, "Your father wants you to sleep with a woman"? Yuan Chengdi still can't hold this face!
But fortunately, the will of the draft girls has been issued to the states. This year's general election is not far away. When the time comes, I will choose a few of the sixth princes who are outstanding in character and appearance, and it should work. She also blamed Concubine Shu for her bad eyesight, so she picked two crooked melons and cracked dates for her son, and was extremely disgusted with those two concubines.
The next day, Zong Zhenglin was slightly startled when he heard the intention to advance the draft. When I greeted Concubine Shu, I heard that Emperor Yuan Cheng would personally point him to a few women with good morals and outstanding appearance into the back house, and I felt a little more impatient.
It's a pity that the emperor's life cannot be violated, not to mention that his mother-in-law seems to be very happy. Zong Zhenglin, who values filial piety, did not sway Concubine Shu's will for these "little things", and only replied in a low voice.
In March of the eleventh year of Zhanghe, Mu Xiyao said goodbye to Mu Jingzhen and Yu clan, and said goodbye to Mu Xicheng, and took his concubine Mu Xiting on the carriage to Shengjing.
On the road for more than a month, Fang arrived in Shengjing. He instructed Zhao Qing to drive directly to Mu Xiyao's ancestral home, and also explained that Huilan Molan was ready to greet everyone later.
Mu Xiyao's maternal grandfather did not go to the former official to worship the third-rank Taichang Temple Minister. My grandmother passed away at an early age. The two uncles also worked in Shengjing. The eldest uncle is the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple of the fourth grade, and the second uncle is the counselor of the General Secretary of the General Administration of the fifth grade. The two cousins are still studying abroad, preparing for next year's spring season. There is only one cousin left before leaving the cabinet, who is only eight months older than Mu Xiyao. She is also a show girl in the same session, and will enter the palace together to run for election.
Mu Xiyao brought Mu Xiting to visit her grandfather's family, and instructed Mo Lan to greet her and present various specialties prepared by Yu's family. The family happily ate and ate peacefully. They just rested for a while, talked for a while, and then went back to their residences. It was only half a month before the primary election, and the Mu family sisters only lived in the same courtyard. Next door is the courtyard of Mu Xiyao's cousin.
In the next few days, the three cousins Mu Xiyao became familiar with each other, and they often chatted and ate tea together.
A few days later, an unexpected letter made Mu Xiyao very happy. It turned out that the fifth Yuying found out that she was coming to Shengjing, so she invited to go to the flower viewing party the next day. This flower viewing party is quite famous, and now it is the end of spring and early summer, which is a good time for viewing flowers. Xi Yao agreed immediately. Knowing that the fifth dynasty had become the assistant of the sixth prince, Zong Zhenglin, Mu Xiyao was in a good mood, and felt that he was not in vain.
That day, the fifth Yuying brought her maid and arrived at the agreed pavilion long ago. When the soft sedan chair arrived, Mu Xiyao smiled slightly when she saw her stretched her neck and looked around. He also instructed Zhao Qing to lead a group of guards and go to the teahouse to wait.
First, he introduced everyone, and then Mu Xiyao joked that the fifth Yuying was getting more and more beautiful. The four of them chatted and laughed, and it was quite lively. The garden is full of flowers, there are many rare and famous products, and all kinds of vivid flowers are very gratifying to look at. At this time, just in time for Xiu Nv to enter Beijing, I met several groups of young women along the way, all in twos and threes, whispering. Just in response to that sentence, people are more delicate than flowers.
After enjoying the fun and saying goodbye to the fifth Yuying, Mu Xiyao suggested to drop by the incense shop to buy incense. So the three cousins traveled together in a sedan chair.
Mu Xiyao himself has no preference for incense. I bought "Tingzhi" only to cover up the body fragrance given by the medicinal herbs when I was out. After all, for men, there are some good things that can only be learned privately by themselves. Therefore, Mu Xiyao has always been careful about these details, and has long thought of how to deal with it.
After about a stick of incense, they arrived at the entrance of the fragrance hall. Mu Xiyao took a step forward, and when she looked up, she saw that the Shengjing Perfume Museum had four connected facades, which was more imposing than the Qingzhou branch. People come and go in the museum, all young women shuttle among them, it is very lively. The door was also greeted and delivered, and business was booming. The store also deliberately set up spacious sheds and seats at the back of the store for the guards brought by the female guests to rest or suspend the carriage Xiaojiao, which is very thoughtful.
The girls entered by themselves, picked out incense, and were sent out the door by the shopkeeper.
Suddenly, there was the neighing of galloping horses and the cries of the crowd from the other side of the street. Mu Xiyao's senses were sharper than those of ordinary people, so he turned around immediately, saw a crazy horse, suddenly rushed out from the street corner, and galloped towards the female guest outside the perfume shop.
Mu Xiting and her maid stood at the forefront and bore the brunt.
"Xiting!" Mu Xiyao exclaimed.
Mu Xiting was already stunned, her legs were trembling with fright. The maid next to her also turned pale and did not respond at all. Mu Xiyao didn't care about anything else, and ran two steps, one in each hand, pulling and fled to the hall quickly. While running, he greeted the surrounding female relatives to enter the door to escape.
As soon as they stepped into the store, Mu Xiting and the two fell to the ground, gasping for breath, and their legs were weak. At this moment, Cousin Mu Xiyao's exclamation sounded outside. It turned out to be a frightened crowd on the street, running in all directions without any rules, and a stampede occurred. Cousin Xiyao was pushed to the ground, and a person was pressed on her body. It looked like he couldn't get up.
Seeing that Crazy Horse was getting closer, Mu Xiyao let go of Mu Xiting's master and servant, and rushed out of the store again, but was blocked by the influx of people in a panic, and the time was lost. She only had time to push away the maid who was pressing her cousin, but she saw the frightened horse was getting closer, and she didn't have time to run back to the store. I was very anxious, but saw Zhao Qing bypassing the crowd from the backyard, rushing into the street, and running towards him.
Mu Xiyao reluctantly helped her cousin up, turned her head and shouted, "Zhao Qing, go ahead and cut the horse!"
Zhao Qing received the order, pulled out his saber directly, rushed out, and slashed the horse's legs with all his strength. Another arrow was shot from behind, hitting the horse's head. The horse fell in shock. The splash of blood was shocking and stained the hem of Mu Xiyao's clothes.
Seeing that the danger had passed, Mu Xiyao didn't have time to breathe a sigh of relief, but found that her cousin was so frightened that she fainted. He hurriedly picked her up and leaned against him.
At this time, Mo Lan Huilan, who was scattered by the crowd, came to cry, and only scolded: "Miss, how can you leave us and rush out to save people!!" .
Mu Xiyao calmed the anxiety of the two orchids, and asked them to quickly help their cousin into the sedan chair. He went back to find Mu Xiting and her party, and after another gentle comfort, he persuaded him to get into the sedan chair.
Finally, he comforted everyone a little, and ordered to tidy up, not cry, and prepare to go back to the house. A group of people waited until the rules were established and acted quickly. The street also gradually calmed down. Around Crazy Horse fell to the ground, the blood was thick, and no one approached.
Mu Xiyao was worried about her cousin's condition, so she hurriedly left. Only explain that Zhao Qing has thanked the owner of the arrow, forgive the rudeness of leaving today, and will definitely come to the door to thank him in the future.
After returning to the mansion, I was busy again. When everything was over, it was already the middle of the month when I went to bed. Mu Xiyao was so tired that she fell asleep.
However, he said that the owner of the arrow, the fifth prince, Zong Zhengming, reviewed the Crazy Horse incident in the evening and went to the Ministry of Housing to deal with the aftermath. Return to the Prince's Mansion at night. It was only when I was free that I remembered that woman, which was really amazing.
Looking at the age and dressing, I am afraid it is this year's show girl. Today is far away, I can't see the real thing, and I don't know what such a courageous woman will look like, which is a little regrettable. I also thought that the woman didn't say that she wanted to come to the door to thank you, that's not good, and this is just in line with Zong Zhengming's mind. I just don't know, how long is this later