The Crime
of Treason Phoenix Nirvana: The Road
to Glory and Favor of the Demon Queen # # # Section 37 The Crime
of Treason Mu Lan became the busiest person in the whole house. Because of her constitution, this matter was handled by Mu Lan.
Rong Jiu became Mu Lan’s only helper.
Those slaves who were disposed of were taken out of the house silently by Rong Jiu, and burned thoroughly on the top of the mountain according to Mu Lan’s orders.
Such an action, although the people in the house were locked up, but more or less can be perceived, so the house is more panic, but because of the orders of Mu Lan, no one dared to leave.
And those slaves in the early days of the morbidity, Mulan gave medicine.
These medicines were also placed at the door of their respective houses by Rong Jiu. Others who are
confirmed to have no morbidity are still living alone to avoid coming out within incubation period and causing more trouble.
And the slaves who took the medicine, the situation suddenly improved, and the uncomfortable places gradually disappeared. The
body is recovering day by day.
This is a happy event for Mu Lan.
These ten days of busy, let Mu Lan some can not stand, after all, she has seven months of pregnancy, that kind of uncomfortable strength up, let Mu Lan walk feel hard, but Mu Lan did not say anything, still dealing with these things. Even though
Li Shiyu did not leave the house, the only thing Li Shiyu insisted on was that he had to be with Mu Lan.
Mu Lan can’t defeat Li Shiyu. Before
going back, Mu Lan will thoroughly clean herself, and she herself, she can be sure that she is safe, it is impossible to infect Li Shiyu, which makes Mu Lan slightly relieved.
“Back?” Li Shiyu heard the noise and went to Mu Lan for the first time.
Mu Lan hum, and there is no strength to talk, is really tired. Seeing this,
Li Shiyu could not help feeling distressed. He held Mu Lan and quickly walked toward the couch. Mu Lan leaned on the soft couch and closed his eyes to rest.
“You are too tired.” Li Shiyu twisted his eyebrows.
“There is no choice.” Mu Lan’s answer is concise and comprehensive.
Li Shiyu handed a glass of water to Mu Lan, Mu Lan took it, quietly drinking a small sip, until the end of the water, Li Shiyu picked up the cup, gently hugged Mu Lan.
Mu Lan did not struggle, in the arms of Li Shiyu to find a comfortable position, closed his eyes to rest, after a while, Mu Lan as if really fell asleep.
Li Shiyu did not speak and looked down at Mu Lan. For
a long time, it was Li Shiyu who broke the silence: “Those slaves will be grateful to you.”. Under such circumstances, it is best for them. He died without any pain.
Li Shiyu knows Mu Lan very well.
Mu Lan again ruthless, but absolutely will not and do not want to hurt innocent people. And those slaves, in this illness, are the most innocent people.
If it is not necessary, Mu Lan will not be so ruthless.
And such a ruthless hand, the slaves in the house can not be completely no news, that kind of tension, naturally obvious.
It’s just that because of the current situation, no one dares to say anything.
Mulan said, “How do you know I think about this?”
“You are my woman, and I know it.” Li Shiyu said in a low voice.
Their tacit understanding is not only in the way of dealing with things, but also in the dribs and drabs of life, even a look can let each other know clearly what the other is thinking.
Like right now.
Do not need too much verbiage, Li Shiyu can be just right to appease Mu Lan.
Mu Lan laughed at Li Shiyu, as if he had relaxed all of a sudden, but what he said was not so relaxed: “Those dead slaves, those who have come into contact with them, I have seen with Rong Jiuyi, and I’m afraid the situation is not optimistic.” The
plague spreads so fast, especially to people close to them.
Therefore, those civilians who have come into contact with the slaves have naturally developed symptoms, and their families who live with them will also find them. They will not wait to die, will go to see the doctor, the doctor is not a fool, can see at a glance. I’m afraid it’s impossible to hide
this matter.
“The doctor here can’t handle this alone.” Mulan spoke directly.
Li Shiyu looked at Mu Lan and said, “What do you think?” As long as
this matter is not known and goes out of our house, we will be safe and sound, and the rest of us, if we deal with it well, will certainly be able to buy people’s hearts. Sometimes the human heart is not bought with money, but with these things. Mu Lan said calm down.
Whether this is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster.
But in Mulan’s view, it is an opportunity for them. Things like the
plague are avoided by everyone, but if someone can come forward at such a time and restore calm to all the chaos here, then things will be very different.
At that time, at least in the eyes of those who were treated, they were benefactors, not dispensable people.
There are countless small countries around here, and they live in peace.
And people like them, for the people nearby, are an outsider, in fact, there are countless hidden crises. Apart from
anything else, as long as Li Shiyuan can get through a country and buy people’s hearts, then their existence will be dangerous. One more thing is better than one less thing. One more enemy is better than one more friend.
Besides, if they are growing here, there is no guarantee that others will not covet everything they have.
So Mu Lan’s thinking is not without reason.
She quietly expressed her meaning, and then looked at Li Shiyu.
Li Shiyu did not speak for the first time. His eyes fell on Mu Lan, but he looked particularly serious: “Lan, I can wait for anything else, but you. I can’t let you take any risks.”
“If you’re worried about me getting infected, I won’t.” Mu Lan said directly. It’s
not just that. You have to know that it takes a lot of effort to deal with things like the plague, so the most direct way for people everywhere is to gather these people together and burn them. If there is no way to avoid it, they will choose to destroy the city, and they can’t let such things spread.
Li Shiyu’s words are also much more direct: “If you are pregnant and do these things, even if you are not infected, it will affect you.”
Pregnant people and ordinary people are not the same, plus Mu Lanhuai’s hard work, and now the reason for the poison in her body, is really no one knows what will happen.
Under such circumstances, Li Shiyu will never let Mu Lan take the slightest risk.
But Mu Lan listens quietly, suddenly hugged Li Shiyu’s lean waist, the small face sticks in this person’s chest, silent sigh.
Li Shiyu bowed his head and said, “What’s wrong?”
Your words are reasonable. But I’m afraid it’s too late for that. Mu Lan said calmly, “In this short period of time, so many people have died in our house, and the people they have come into contact with outside are bound to be infected.”. I’m afraid the spread of this area is beyond your expectation.
Mu Lan’s voice became serious: “If we don’t care, the final result will also involve us. When the situation spreads, I’m afraid it will be even more difficult for us to deal with it.”
Mulan’s worries are not unreasonable. It is impossible for the people in the
mansion to be locked up all the time and not allowed to go out. In this case, everyone will be in a panic.
And people outside will also feel strange, coupled with the outbreak of one after another, the first to be operated on is foreign visitors like them, so now, Mu Lan does not want to control, but also to control. Now that the tube, then Mu Lan will get some benefits from it, it is impossible to let this matter in vain.
She looked at Li Shiyu and said, “We have no way out.”
This is said directly and firmly.
Li Shiyu was quiet for a moment before finally speaking slowly: “What are you going to do?” At
first, this matter will not attract attention at the first time. Doctors are not fools, but it is impossible to diagnose the plague at the first time, so it will take time. In the meantime, we must spread the news, and then we will come forward, without saying anything, and naturally they will know.
Mu Lan said what he thought: “It’s too deliberate, and it makes people suspicious.”. I’m in charge of these things, and you and the Seventh Master can start to gradually convince the people of these tribes that a two-pronged approach is the best policy.
……
Mulan’s plan is very thorough.
Seamless.
As long as there is no accident during this period, then everything will go according to Mu Lan’s way. Li Shiyu hesitated for a moment and finally did not refuse.
But he looked at Mulan with a more serious look in his eyes: “I just want you to promise that you will be safe and sound.”
“I will.” The directness of Mu Lan’s promise.
Even if it is not for Li Shiyu, for the sake of the child in the belly, Mu Lan will stick to the end.
Long Shaoyun and Ji Niang have said that she and Li Shiyu have three generations of love, so this life is the second life, if there are children left behind, this life may be good.
Even now between her and Li Shiyu, there is still a misunderstanding that has not been resolved, but sooner or later, isn’t it?
And Li Shiyu listens to Mu Lan’s words, hum sound, be regarded as promise.
Two people did not delay, very quickly according to Mu Lan’s request, quickly to deal with this matter.
…… The plague of the
frontier fortress spread like wildfire.
Those morbidity people, let people talk about the color change, originally still lively frontier, suddenly became quiet down, even the only way for people to come and go, are beginning to be sparsely populated up.
Everyone feels insecure. The spread of the plague in the
mansion had been controlled by Mulan for the first time, but no one in the mansion was allowed to leave in private. Those who had been treated were allowed to leave only after Mulan was sure that there was no problem, while the rest of the people in the mansion were still confined.
Avoid crossing during the incubation period.
And the situation outside the mansion, gradually began to become serious, which was expected by Mu Lan, when she was ready to go out of the mansion to deal with these things, suddenly, Rong Si had already run over in panic.
“What’s the matter?” Mu Lan asked quickly. “Madam,” said
Rong Si at once, “there are a lot of people outside, all from different tribes. I don’t know how the word got out, but they said, “It is from our house that this plague has spread, and it is against us, and there are a lot of troops.”
Such a thing has never happened since they arrived at the frontier fortress.
“Just calm down and I’ll go out and have a look.” Mu Lan said directly, “You don’t follow out, according to my previous request, fully armed.”. Unnecessary people are still in the house.
The voice fell, Mu Lan hurried toward the outside of the mansion. When
Li Shiyu met him, he obviously knew what was going on outside. “I’ll go out with you,” he said in a heavy voice.
No. People on the outside don’t know if there are any lurkers, and if they are infected, they will be in trouble. Mu Lan refused very much.
Li Shiyu’s attitude is also very firm: “These people outside are all from different tribes. No one can know or control what they can do if they don’t agree with each other. So I have to accompany you.”
Li Shiyu’s attitude is also very insistent.
Mu Lan looked at Li Shiyu and finally sighed silently: “You come with me, protect yourself, and don’t get close to these people easily.”. If the plague is real, these people are outlaws.
Li Shiyu nodded.
Mu Lan was slightly relieved, and the two of them walked quickly toward the door.
Sure enough, a group of people at the door were clamoring, and someone had already begun to smash the door. Some of the guards in the mansion could not stop the situation. When they saw Mu Lan and Li Shiyu appear, they were relieved, but they were also worried.
“Fourth Master, madam.” The bodyguard called the two men respectfully.
Mu Lan nodded and hurried toward the door. The door of the
mansion, this is the house after the illness, was opened for the first time, the people outside obviously did not expect the people inside actually took the initiative to come out, for a time, everyone looked at each other, no response, can only look at each other.
Especially Mu Lan is still pregnant.
“I am the master of this house. Why do I make trouble at the door?” Li Shiyu took the lead in opening his mouth and asked in a heavy voice.
Li Shiyu’s dignity without anger made the people present even quieter.
Mu Lan quietly stood on the edge of Li Shiyu, quietly, but does not mean that Mu Lan did nothing, she observed in front of everyone whether there are symptoms of the plague, in order to respond at the first time.
After Mu Lan’s inspection tour, at least the people who appear at present do not have any symptoms on the surface. As for the incubation period, it is hard to say.
Her hand gently pulled Li Shiyu’s sleeve, reminding Li Shiyu not to approach these people.
Li Shiyu nodded at Mu Lan to show that he knew. The
visitor, who had already sent a representative, said in a harsh voice, “You outsiders, it is only after you have come that we have become confused here.”. Even the plague, which had not appeared for decades, appeared. Surely this plague is coming from your houses.
This is very direct.
Li Shiyu’s brows twisted, and Mu Lan had already taken the initiative to open his mouth: On the contrary, not to mention the plague in the house, there are not even normal minor illnesses and disasters. So I really want to know how this thing came to be like this? Besides, we are not the only family in this frontier fortress, so why do they point to us?
Mu Lan asked sharply. The
leading person was asked by Mu Lan, stunned, for a while and a half will not find the answer.
These frontier tribes, reading is not much, a brute force, so by Mu Lan so cold a question, but no words. How did they know that the
plague had spread from this house? They couldn’t say why, and it was passed on from generation to generation, and finally everyone recognized it.
“Well, if it’s not you, why don’t you go out all day?” After the other party calmed down, he continued to question Mulan. There
is so much unrest out there. How can I let the people of the mansion take such a risk. Do you not know what the plague is? Mu Lan calmly counterattacked, “Just like now, under such circumstances, are you sure there is no problem among you?”? Aren’t you afraid of infecting each other?
People: “… …” The crowd,
which had been clamoring, suddenly dispersed, and everyone looked at each other with speculation and uneasiness, and that suspicion became obvious. The people who
were still fighting against Mu Lan with one heart have now turned into fighting in the nest.
After all, no one dares to take such a risk.
And they are really combined, and they don’t know each other very well.
“So even if you don’t know, is it too arbitrary to be so sure that the source of this matter is in our house?” Mu Lan’s attitude is calm. “Aren’t you afraid that someone with a heart will lead you by the nose, watch the fire from the other side of the river, and then the fisherman will benefit?”
This made the people of several tribes become serious.
Plague happened too fast, but also let them panic, these things, they have never thought, just want to kill the source at the first time.
That’s why I came so directly.
And Mu Lan’s words, let them completely at a loss.
Mu Lan said, know the time is almost, took a step forward, Li Shiyu subconsciously took Mu Lan’s hand, Mu Lan looked back, quietly looking at Li Shiyu, calmly shook his head.
And Rong Jiu also suddenly became alert, immediately followed behind Mu Lan, for fear of any mistakes.
No one can afford such a responsibility.
“But I can handle this.” Mu Lan opened his mouth quietly.
“Why should we trust you?” The people of the tribe don’t believe Mulan at all.
Plague in the frontier, in fact, has always happened, but large-scale things, they rarely encounter, because at the source, they will use the most cruel way to deal with.
So, Mu Lan’s words, they don’t believe at all.
As far as they were concerned, the plague could not be handled.
As long as the people in my house are safe. With the current situation. If you don’t deal with it, are you going to break up your family? When something like this happens, no matter who it is, if there is one in the family, then countless people may be involved and their families will be exterminated.
Mu Lan looked at the people present, and his eyes became sharp. “Besides, Emperor Dazhou is eyeing covetously. Don’t you know?”? If you are exterminated one after another, even if the plague is over, and the emperor of Dazhou gets the news and raises his troops to attack, how many chances do you have to win?
“……”
At that time, you were just a sheet of loose sand. Even if you were United, you could not be the opponent of Dazhou. The new emperor of Dazhou is extremely cruel, and your result will not be much better than it is now.
Mu Lan’s every word, are cruel and incomparable fall in the other side’s heart, this, we did not respond, before the fierce attitude also followed to ease down, even standing in place, to negotiate with Mu Lan.
“You say it your way.” The leader of the other side asked.
Mu Lan said directly, “You are not the person in charge. I don’t want to talk to you.”. Birch forest not far from the frontier. If you like, go back and tell your masters that I will wait for them here in an hour. When I see them, I will take the initiative to talk about it.
After that, Mu Lan stopped talking and took people back to the mansion. The people
behind him also followed in one after another, the door of the mansion was closed again, and the people outside looked at each other and had no idea for a moment.
“Even now, let’s give it a try.” Finally someone said, “What this woman said is not without reason. Now the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty is too sinister and cruel. This matter is not good for us.”
“Yes, too.”
“I’ll go back first and report to the leader.”
“I’ll go too.”
…… The people who
had gathered in the mansion scattered all of a sudden, and the door of the mansion became quiet and restored its previous calm.
And inside the mansion.
Li Shiyu looked at Mu Lan. “You don’t have to go in person.”
“They recognize people.” Mulan said directly, “If I don’t go, it’s not sincere for the other party. No matter what you say, they won’t believe it.”
Li Shiyu’s eyebrows twisted up. It is
also because of their barbarism that they will not believe what they say. They will certainly bring the dying who are infected with the plague. Let’s see if I can deal with it. Nothing can convince the people. Mu Lan calmly analyzed, “We have to think about the worst at this point, so we can’t make any mistakes.”
This, so that Li Shiyu can not refute.
But Mu Lan went on to say, “Don’t hesitate. It will take time to get to the birch forest.”. If we let them wait for us, it’s not good. We’re too passive.
Li Shiyu this just hum, this just did not say what.
“Let Rong Chiu and the Rong Temple be prepared. After all, if there is really a lot of trouble, we still have to find a way to get out.” Mulan said slowly, “If this is really the case, then I’m afraid we can’t stay in this place any longer. We still have to find a place to live.”
“Back in town.” Li Shi-yu said directly, “Although it is the territory of the Great Chou, it does not mean that it is not safe.”
There, after all, is Long Shaoyun’s territory.
Just come to this point, I’m afraid there will be a choice, not everyone can pass overnight, the plague situation here, is not suitable to be brought to the town.
Otherwise, it won’t be safe anywhere.
“I’ll go to the birch forest first. I’ll let Yung Chiu arrange everything else.” Li Shiyu opened his mouth calmly.
Mu Lan nodded his head.
Soon, two people left the mansion, Rong Si has prepared the carriage, Li Shiyu helped Mu Lan onto the carriage, Rong Si personally drove, toward the direction of the birch forest.
On the way to the birch forest, Mu Lan had already heard the sound of the horse’s hooves. She lifted the curtain and saw Long Shaoyun’s men following the carriage not far away.
Long Shaoyun naturally also saw Mu Lan, that eyes with firm strength, Mu Lan slightly relieved.
Li Shiyu kept quiet and said nothing.
This is not the right time to talk about these things.
Quiet for a moment, the carriage also stopped in the birch forest, after Li Shiyu helped Mu Lan out of the carriage for a while, their ears heard the sound of hooves, and then, such hooves closer and closer.
Mu Lan and Li Shiyu are somewhat vigilant, but the surface is light, as if nothing had happened.
Until these people appeared in front of Li Shiyu and Mu Lan.
Mu Lan is calm.
She looked at the man in front of her.
Soon, the people of the tribe stood in a row in front of Li Shiyu and Mu Lan. It was obvious that there were a lot of people in the tribe, and the leader was the leader of their tribe.
Mu Lan quietly observed a circle, these leaders more or less Mu Lan still have an impression.
These impressions are from previous lives, Li Shiyuan’s words.
These people are let Li Shiyuan extremely headache, no matter what way, they are soft and hard not to eat, let alone attack them, in that case, will only let big week vitality.
So for a long time, Mu Lan naturally remembered.
She calmed down, greeted the people in front of her one by one, and nodded.
This also let the presence of the leaders were a little surprised, how did not expect, and their negotiations turned out to be a slender woman, but also pregnant, which also let them originally ruthless momentum also followed the gentle.
The most important thing is that the women in front of them can call out their names word for word.
This is really amazing.
Even Li Shiyu looked sideways, but Mu Lan’s surface was always calm.
“Cut the crap.” Someone was the first to say, “You southern barbarian, you want to negotiate with us. All right, save this man first. Otherwise, you have no proof. Why should we believe you?”. If no one can be saved, you will not leave here today. The people
around immediately began to follow the clamor.
There was a lot of noise. “That’s natural,”
said Mulan calmly.
The voice fell, a man in a sack was thrown directly in front of Mulan, the person who dropped the sack was also fully armed, and then immediately retreated to a safe place. A faint sound came from the man inside the
sack.
Mu Lan did not move forward for the first time, but turned to look at Li Shiyu: “You all go to the back, where I draw the line, and don’t get close.”
In Li Shiyu’s eyes, Mu Lan said directly: “I will be careful, don’t worry.”
Li Shiyu knew Mu Lan’s insistence, finally did not say anything, with people all the way back to the line, but Li Shiyu’s eyes are always looking at Mu Lan, for fear of the next moment what happened.
Rong Si they also appear to be particularly vigilant.
Several people looked at each other and stood where they were.
And Mu Lan has slowly walked toward the sack, without any retreat, such action to see the presence of the leaders are also slightly surprised.
You know, there are people infected with the plague, but also dying people, they do not want to approach, let alone a pregnant person.
In this way,
the leaders exchanged their eyes, and no one spoke.
Until Mu Lan walked to the front of the sack, neatly untied the sack, the person inside the sack fell out directly, breathing weakly, almost hanging by a thread. After
seeing that he was released from the sack, he grabbed Mu Lan’s hand without thinking and said intermittently, “Help me..” Please, help me.. I There are the old at the top and the young at the bottom, so you can’t die.
The voice was wailing and crying, and the despair in his eyes was obvious. Everyone
here knows very well what will happen if they are infected with the plague, and even what will happen to the whole family.
Can’t you panic?
And Mu Lan became their only life-saving straw, even if Mu Lan is a liar, they in such circumstances, can only be a dead horse as a living horse doctor, otherwise waiting for their results are dead.
“I will save you.” Mu Lan’s words are short, but they are very firm.
The other side is still shivering, Mu Lan grabbed the other side’s hand, gave the other side medicine, neatly deal with his situation.
Throughout, Mulan’s eyes are firm and gentle.
Such eyes to a large extent soothed the hearts of the people, the other side slightly trembled to swallow the pill, Mulan is not in a hurry, the people around are also looking at everything in front of them.
It was not until the person who was soft on the ground had obviously improved after the drug effect that he looked very excited, which was quite different from his previous illness.
I.. Am I all right? He looked at Mulan.
Mulan shook his head. “It’s just a pause. Treatment will take some time. The sick person has to be alone in one place until all the symptoms disappear, but he will certainly get better.”
She said it directly. The person who
was treated was called Daqiang. In Mulan’s words, he seemed to have been greatly comforted. Even though he still felt uncomfortable, he still kowtowed to Mulan for a while, never letting go.
“You are my savior, the savior of our whole family. I will never forget your great kindness.” I will repay you for everything I do. Daqiang said it directly.
Mu Lan looked at Daqiang, but did not say anything, very quietly stood up, and then looked at the presence of the leaders.
The leaders were also shocked.
Everyone looked at each other and did not speak.
Instead, it was Mu Lan who took the initiative and said, “Ladies and gentlemen, I have the means and ability to cure the current situation. You know very well what will happen here if you don’t believe me.”. The frontier fortress has been affected by the plague for hundreds of years, and although it can be controlled in your way, it seems particularly extreme.
“……” Have you ever thought about
those innocent people? If you do this, you will only arouse public resentment, not follow the will of the people. It will not be of any benefit to your rule.
“……”
Besides, if you don’t cooperate with me, the situation will get worse and worse. We can move our whole family, but you can’t. You have lived here for generations. Where can you go? And you don’t know? The emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty have been coveting the frontier fortress for a long time. You know better than I do what will happen if you are hit hard.
Mu Lan’s every word said very clearly, the voice fell, she gave the right to choose the leaders of the scene, and did not rush to urge.
The leaders were speechless by Mu Lan, and before the high posture has been put down, looking at Mu Lan, want to judge from Mu Lan’s words that this person said true or false.
“If you want to negotiate with me, find someone who can make a decision.” Mu Lan said directly, “I’m standing here and I won’t leave.”. And there are so many of you, you don’t have to worry about what I do to you. Are you afraid of a woman who is pregnant?
Mu Lan’s voice just fell, a man has already stood out.
Is one of these tribal leaders.
Mu Lan took one look and said with a faint smile, “That’s it?”? Is this your sincerity?
And Mu Lan’s eyes fell on one of them.
“If that is the case, we do not have the sincerity to negotiate.” Mu Lan said directly, the eye light is not a moment. It was only the leader of a small local tribe who
came out.
These can be gathered together, all because of the west sink tribe, the west sink tribe is the most powerful tribe around, has the absolute right to speak, but for a thousand years, they do not interfere with each other other tribes, so here is particularly calm. Otherwise
, fighting between tribes will only give opponents an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Therefore, when something happens between tribes, they can join hands to fight against foreign enemies, just like now. It doesn’t make any sense for the leader of
a small tribe to talk to Mulan.
He doesn’t have any say.
Instead, they will hand over their cards.
As Mulan’s voice fell, a tall, powerful man dismounted and walked in Mulan’s direction: “I look down on you.”
“Okay.” Mulan laughed. “Chief Murong.”
Murong Yufeng looked at Mulan and said, “Tell me your conditions.”
Mu Lan is calm: “Murong leader can say your request first, so that I can weigh and judge whether we can do it.”. If we can’t do that, it’s no use talking too much, isn’t it?
Murong Yufeng listened quietly and suddenly burst out laughing: “The Crown Princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty really lives up to her reputation.”
Mu Lan was a little surprised.
“The Crown Princess’s fame has spread far and wide, and when I saw her today, some of them were beyond my expectation. The Crown Princess was deposed, but she appeared in the frontier fortress, still with the four royal families.” Murong Yufeng spoke bluntly and made the relationship between the three people clear.
This is embarrassing.
Even Li Shiyu on one side narrowed his eyes slightly, the gloom in his eyes was obvious, and the muscles of his whole body tightened up and were on the verge of breaking out.
Only Li Shiyu’s great willpower held back and did not move forward.
Instead, Mulan came to his senses and looked at Murong Yufeng calmly. Then he chuckled and said, “It’s not appropriate for Murong to call me Crown Princess.”
Then, Mu Lan’s eyes sharpened a little: “It would be more appropriate to get into the subject we are going to talk about.”. As the conversation went on, many things that puzzled the leader of Murong were naturally solved. Besides, there are some things that I think the Murong leader will know very well without my telling him.
Like taking the throne. How
could Murong Yufeng not be clear.
And they settled in the frontier fortress, Murong Yufeng also know.
These days, everyone is watching each other, no one has taken the initiative, but it is peaceful.
But now, the sudden outbreak of the plague, coupled with someone informing that the plague came from Li Shiyu’s residence, brought these tribes together.
After all, Li Shiyu’s existence is still a threat to them.
Just like the existence of the big week. Although
Li Shiyu was defeated in the battle to seize the throne, he could escape from Li Shiyuan’s hands and appear in front of them safe and sound, which was enough to prove that Li Shiyu was not an incompetent person.
But Li Shiyu didn’t move, and neither did they.
And now this opportunity, in Murong Yufeng’s view, is an excellent opportunity, if it can be completely eradicated, then it is also the elimination of a hidden danger. As the leader of the tribe,
he has to think about the people around him.
“Good.” Murong Yufeng restrained his emotions and listened to Mu Lan’s words, but readily agreed.
Mu Lan nodded and motioned to Murong Yufeng to go on.
Murong Yufeng’s eyes looked at Mu Lan for a moment, and then calmly said: “Let this land, no one infected with the plague, completely solve this matter.”. Secondly, you are Dazhou people, and I can’t trust you completely. Dazhou has been eyeing us covetously for decades, so you have to show me your sincerity.
Murong Yufeng put forward two requests concisely. That’s all
.
Mulan waited for Murong Yufeng to finish. Then he looked at him and said calmly, “First thing, I can do it, but the leader of Murong has to cooperate with me. I can’t command more than a dozen tribes in the frontier fortress by myself, and all the doctors in the frontier fortress have to be used by me.”
“It’s easy.” Murong Yufeng nodded and promised, “I will pass on the order. All the tribes will obey your arrangement. All the doctors will obey your instructions, including the doctors in the stockade.”
“Good.” Mu Lan nodded, but she didn’t say anything. “As for the second problem mentioned by the Murong leader, it will be easier to solve.”
Murong Yufeng looked at Mulan quietly.
Mulan’s eyes never moved away from Murong Yufeng’s body, and every word he said was direct: “Today’s emperor is cruel and cruel, and Dazhou will not be peaceful. Although we are defeated, it does not mean that we will always be defeated, and we will certainly return to Kyoto.”
“How can you be sure?” Murong Yufeng is not such a good fool.
“I have a blood feud with Li Shiyuan, so neither of us will give up.” Mulan said directly, “If we can arrive here without incident, we will certainly be able to return to Kyoto safe and sound.”
Murong Yufeng looked at Mulan and did not speak.
Mu Lan went on to say, In fact, the leader should know very well in his heart that Li Shiyuan is ambitious and will attack the frontier fortress sooner or later. So the major tribes of the frontier fortress will be particularly United. And even though Li Shiyuan was unpopular and Dazhou rioted, Dazhou still had countless good soldiers. At most, it was to let Li Shiyuan recuperate and be unable to act. That doesn’t mean you can bring Dazhou down.
“……”
The result is the same. In a lose-lose situation, you won’t get any benefit, and Dazhou won’t die either. And your final result is to be subdued by Dazhou.
Mulan said directly: “Under such circumstances, why didn’t the Murong leader choose to cooperate with us?”
Murong Yufeng’s eyebrows and eyes sank and he looked at Mulan quietly.
Mu Lan is also calm: “We will certainly deal with the plague, we face such a disaster together is also a friend of life and death.”. If the plague is not dealt with, everyone knows what the outcome will be.
“……” When
this is over, I hope that the Murong leader will stand on our side, not to say far away, and will not let the people of the major tribes suffer from the war. As long as the Murong leader can cooperate with us to bring down Li Shiyuan, that will be a good thing for you and me.
“……” What happens
after that is our business. Once the Fourth Master returns to the throne, the Great Chou will issue a decree that he will live in peace with the great tribes of the frontier fortress from generation to generation, and that there will be absolutely no war.
……
Mulan calmly looked at Murong Yufeng: “This is my condition.”
The voice falls, Mu Lan also no longer opens the mouth, patiently waiting for Murong Yufeng’s answer.
But Mulan also gave his own sincerity: “No matter what the Murong leader thinks, I will do my best to deal with the plague.”
Then Mu Lan no longer opened his mouth, nodded and walked in the direction of Li Shiyu, but did not get too close to Li Shiyu, but kept a proper distance.
“I’ll give you the answer after I’ve discussed it.” Murong Yufeng took a long time to say, “There are some things that we still have to talk about in detail.”
“Good.” Mu Lan answered.
“As for other things, I will answer you; as for the plague, you shall not hesitate.”
“Good.”
…… The conversation between the
two sides changed from arrogance and anger to calm.
Soon, Murong Yufeng left with people, and Li Shiyu and Mu Lan also left calmly.
Plague, Mu Lan immediately began to deal with, get the support of the major tribes, Mu Lan to do things with ease, not to be limited by the current situation.
She quickly assigned doctors and guards, armed to the teeth, to treat those infected separately quarantine, and those potential contacts separately to see if they were infected.
Many people’s houses were requisitioned, including the tribal stockade, which was also independent.
With the cooperation of the tribe and the cooperation of the doctor, Mu Lan was pregnant and did not come forward in person, but gave the prescription to the doctor. Everything is in
order.
The plague was controlled at the fastest speed, and the people who had been in a panic gradually calmed down, and they all seemed to be particularly cooperative. Few people who were infected
before were treated in time and died. Few people
died, Mu Lan also explained carefully, to burn thoroughly, so that their families can be resettled.
In this way, not only the plague was calmed down, but also the riots in the frontier fortress were avoided. The
frontier fortress people are very clear, who is the leader of all this, everyone is grateful to Mu Lan, even previously quite critical people, have changed their attitude. Although
Mu Lan is pregnant, it does not often appear, but when Mu Lan comes, the people are cheering, as if to see Mu Lan, there is a reassuring pill. In
this invisible, Mu Lan has become the backbone of all the people in this frontier fortress. The matter of the
plague, quietly, but to be handled by Mu Lan cut the Gordian knot, and did not cause a large area of spread.
Those who had been cured could not see Mulan, but they would personally go to the gate of the mansion to worship all the way, which was the highest etiquette of the frontier fortress people and the respect for the saints.
……
And inside the mansion.
Take away the first few kitchen minions who died, and the rest are safe and sound. Normal order was restored in the mansion. A whole month has
passed.
Mu Lan has been pregnant for eight months.
The belly suddenly became obvious, walking was not as light as before, plus dealing with the plague, Mu Lan was even more tired.
This kind of exhaustion seems to make up for the discomfort that you didn’t feel at the beginning of pregnancy.
The whole person is in a trance.
The most distressed person is Li Shiyu.
Li Shiyu watched Mu Lan vomit in the basin and spit out all he had eaten before. He quickly stepped forward and put his arms around Mu Lan: “Drink some water.”
Mu Lan hum, took the cup and took a sip.
But it was only one mouthful, she sat wearily on the edge of the bed, and Linglong had already taken out the basin that Mulan had vomited, and replaced it with a clean basin.
“Take a break, and I’ll ask the cook to prepare some more light food for you.” Li Shiyu coaxed Mu Lan.
Mu Lan is uncomfortable, and his temper will not be very good.
But when Mu Lan faces these slaves, it is the same as usual, do not see the clue, just speak less.
But in the face of Li Shiyu, Mu Lan will thoroughly vent such a temper on this person, Li Shiyu is almost not good.
But Li Shiyu has never blamed Mu Lan, to Mu Lan, Li Shiyu only has endless guilt.
“No need.” Mu Lan shook his head. “I’m going to see the Murong leader today.”
This matter has been handled well, and naturally the next thing to talk about will also be discussed, and this matter can not be hesitated.
“I’ll go.” Li Shiyu said directly, “You stay in the house, you are too tired during this time.”. The Murong leader will naturally understand.
Mu Lan didn’t insist.
And this period of time, to deal with the plague is Li Shiyu, Murong Yufeng is no stranger to Li Shiyu, the contact between the two men is far more than Mu Lan.
Mu Lan knew very well that Murong Yufeng appreciated Li Shiyu.
So it is reasonable for Li Shiyu to go.
And she really can’t go on. The poison in the
body, after eight months of pregnancy, began to be active, Mu Lan can not use drugs to control the poison, it will only cause the poison in her body to start a rampage, but not good for the child in the abdomen.
Mu Lan was also caught in a dilemma.
Under such circumstances, when necessary, the child can only be born early, but what early birth means, Mulan knows better than anyone.
Such a sense of powerlessness, but also forced Mu Lan breathless.
And this matter, in addition to Ji Niang know, no one in the mansion is clear.
“Good.” Mu Lan answered.
Li Shiyu hugged Mu Lan and kissed her lightly on the forehead. “Wait for me in the mansion. I’ll be back soon.”
Mu Lan did not speak again.
But Li Shiyu adjusted the pillow for Mu Lan, carefully explained Linglong, and then turned around and left.
Almost at the moment when Li Shiyu left, Mu Lan spat blood at the mouth, the whole person was sweating, the poison in the body once again raged, and the lower abdomen was followed by bursts of throbbing pain.
For a long time, the pain gradually calmed down.
Ji Niang routinely came to check Mu Lan’s condition, and when she saw such a situation, Ji Niang’s face changed in surprise: “Madam, you are like this..”
“Help me up.” Mu Lan said directly.
Ji Niang obeyed orders to help up Mu Lan, Mu Lan gasped for a long time, from such a mood gradually calmed down, and then, she looked at Ji Niang.
“If your ladyship has something to say, please say it.” Ji Niang said directly.
“It’s not over yet.” Mu Lan’s voice has gradually calmed down.
Ji Niang knew what Mu Lan meant. “Are you talking about the plague?”
“Yes.” Mu Lan answered.
“But now that the plague has been brought under control, not many people are getting sick, and they will all get better soon, why does Madame still say that this matter is not over yet?” Ji Niang is a little puzzled.
Plague, as long as there is no one around, is safe. For
a long time, people will be extra vigilant about such things, so the chance of resurgence will not be too great.
“Don’t you think it’s strange?” Mulan calmly opened his mouth, “This thing is too inexplicable. It looks like the cook in the mansion is the first person to be infected, but how can there be poisonous rats in the mansion?” As soon
as Mu Lan said this, Ji Niang’s expression also became serious: “Madam, do you mean that there is a thief in the mansion?”
“Yes.” Mu Lan said directly, “If this inside thief is not found out, then there will be a series of things.”. If this kind of thing happens once, you can control it, but if it happens too much, you can’t do anything about it.
No one can stand such a torment.
No one can guarantee that the next unlucky person will be himself. If
this man is not caught, it is impossible to live in peace.
So Mu Lan must catch this person, otherwise, the consequences are unimaginable.
Li Shiyu wants to fight back to Kyoto, this time is very clever, can not be early, can not be late, late, naturally there will be other covetous people appear, miss the opportunity, I am afraid it is really missed.
Because the brain is constantly turning, Mu Lan’s breathing also followed the rapid up.
Ji Niang quickly stepped forward and checked Mu Lan’s condition. Then, her brows tightened: “The poison in your body is becoming more and more active.”. It won’t work this way.
“How long do I have?” Mu Lan asked directly.
“Ten days at the most.” Ji Niang said, “In ten days, if you don’t use medicine, you won’t be able to control this poison, and it will bite back.”
Such a result would be unthinkable.
Mu Lan sank: “If I really have something to do, then I must protect the baby in my belly. As for me..”
“Madam..” Ji Niang looked at Mu Lan in shock.
Mu Lan smiled faintly and said, “I’ll leave it to Heaven.”
She and Li Shiyu are three generations of love, now only the second generation, so no matter what the outcome, they must go through the third generation, and what will happen next, Mu Lan himself is not sure, so, can protect people, Mu Lan must protect.
And this life, in Mu Lan’s view, seems to be stolen by himself.
“Fourth Master won’t agree.” Ji Niang said directly.
Mu Lan calmly looked at Ji Niang and said, “That’s what I mean. I won’t give Fourth Master a chance to disagree.”
Ji Niang finally did not speak.
This topic seems much heavier.
Mu Lan had already stood up on the edge of the bed, and looked at Ji Niang’s eyes and calmed down: “I want to go out.”
“Where are you going?” Ji Niang was stunned.
“Go and find this inside man.” Mu Lan said directly.
Ji Niang came to her senses and looked at Mu Lan incredulously. “Madam, do you know who this thief is?”
“Doubt, uncertainty, so now we need to find evidence.” Mulan spoke directly.
“Just tell the people below to do it.” Ji Niang doesn’t quite agree.
“I can’t. I’m afraid I’ll frighten the snake.” Mu Lan said directly.
Ji Niang was quiet, knowing that she could not change Mu Lan’s mind, and quickly walked toward Mu Lan, holding Mu Lan, toward the outside of the house.
…… It’s not surprising
that Mulan is walking around the mansion these days.
Because the only person who can move in the mansion is Mu Lan, until now, there are more people who can move in the mansion, but it is also within the scope of Mu Lan’s permission. When the slaves in the
mansion saw Mu Lan, they were even more respectful.
“Stop.” Mu Lan suddenly stopped a slave.
This is the slave in the kitchen, usually with the cook, after the cook died, several slaves who followed the cook closely had an accident one after another, because the slave was an apprentice, so the contact with the cook was not so frequent, but was infected.
In the hands of Mulan, he is now safe and sound, naturally see Mulan is grateful.
“The slave has seen the lady.” The little bamboo knelt down at once. “Get up,”
Mu Lan said lightly.
“Does the lady have something to tell her to stop the slave?” The little bamboo stood aside and asked respectfully.
Mu Lan took one look at the little bamboo and then said, “Are you the only people who usually come into contact with the cook?”
“Yes.” The little bamboo answered, “The slaves are all Shifu’s disciples, so it’s the slaves who usually come into contact with Shifu. It’s only when the brothers are close to Shifu that they suffer.”
Speaking of what happened before, little bamboo still has some lingering palpitations.
“Is there no one but you?” Mu Lan quieted down and asked again.
“Yes, I usually come to the kitchen to get food, but I don’t talk to the chef very much.” Little Bamboo recalls, “These people were more or less infected, such as Linglong, but the problem was not too serious.”
Mu Lan nodded, indeed.
Anyone who has been to the kitchen will not be spared.
Suddenly, Mu Lan thought of what, eyebrows slightly twisted, but soon put such an idea down, looking at the eyes of the small bamboo more than a trace of thinking.
“That’s right.” Little Bamboo suddenly thought of something. “A few days before the cook got sick, on the contrary, it was Miss Rong’er who came. Before that, Miss Rong’er was often in the kitchen, so she was familiar with everyone. When she came, the slaves were happy and chatted a little.”
Previously, because Wang Rong was in charge of Mu Lan’s diet, it was not strange to go in and out of the kitchen, and it was not strange to be familiar with the people in the kitchen.
But at this point in time, that’s a lot more subtle.
Mu Lan’s eyes were low and quiet, and his words coincided with his own ideas.
You know, all the people who have entered the kitchen, the only one who has not had an accident is Wang’s mother and daughter, which is a bit too coincidental, as if they know what will happen in the kitchen. After
speaking of Wang Rong’er, the little bamboo seemed to think of a lot of things and told Mu Lan everything.
But when Miss Rong’er came, she was dressed up and her hands were wrapped up. The slave asked a few questions with concern. Miss Rong’er said that her hands were injured. The slave didn’t think much of it either. Little Bamboo continued.
Mu Lan hum, motioned to the small bamboo to go on.
“After that, the slave never saw Miss Rong in the kitchen, but saw Miss Rong go to the small woodshed.” The little bamboo is recalling the things related to Wang Rong’er. It does seem strange to recall
like this.
After all, Wang Rong son in the house is not a slave, but a guest, in addition to help Mu Lan get food, anything does not need Wang Rong son to do, or even someone to serve. It is even more impossible for Wang Rong’er to go to such a place as
the woodshed.
So when he saw Wang Rong’er go to the woodshed, the little bamboo felt strange.
“Who usually goes to the woodshed?” Mu Lan pondered for a moment before he asked.
Little Bamboo doesn’t hide it either: “There are also a lot of people in the kitchen, and that place is full of firewood. On weekdays, the slaves also go to inspect it, especially when the weather is dry, so it’s easy to have an accident, and if something happens, it will be troublesome.”
Little Bamboo explained, “So apart from the minions who work in the kitchen, basically no one goes to the woodshed.”
Mulan nodded, but without saying anything, he waved his hand and said, “All right, you go down.”
“Yes.” The little bamboo answered.
Small bamboo stood up and walked toward the direction of the kitchen, Mu Lan looked at the small bamboo suddenly opened his mouth and called the small bamboo, the small bamboo was called a Leng, turned to look at Mu Lan.
“Anything else, madam?” The little bamboo asked respectfully.
Mu Lan looked at the little bamboo carefully. “You’re not in good spirits. If you haven’t recovered yet, don’t hurry to come out. Let’s talk about it later.”
She could be sure that the plague of the little bamboo had been cured, but this state of mind made Mulan a little wary.
The little bamboo said to himself, “Maybe I was in a trance after I narrowly escaped death.”. The slave thanks his wife for her concern, but the slave is fine.
“Give me your hand.” Mu Lan said.
The little bamboo took out his hand obediently.
Mu Lan quickly felt the pulse of the little bamboo, and then Mu Lan’s face changed: “Who else is like you?”
“It’s just a couple of brothers in the kitchen, and when they get better, they all have some minions like this.” Little bamboo doesn’t doubt him. The minions in the
mansion never suspect that they are not yet cured of the plague.
They have absolute trust in Mulan. Under such circumstances, they will only think that they have not been able to keep up with their physical strength after recovering from a serious illness, so they will look mentally ill.
After all, for them, Mu Lan is God, Mu Lan’s words, they will not have any doubt.
“I’ll ask Linglong to send you the medicine later. According to my request, you should take it for three meals a day for a total of seven days. Don’t neglect it. Do you understand?”
“Keep it in mind, slave.” The little bamboo answered.
“All right, you go down.” Mu Lan didn’t say anything.
The little bamboo soon left in a hurry.
After Little Bamboo left, Linglong looked at Mulan and said, “Madam, did you find something?”
“They were poisoned.” Mu Lan said directly, “It’s not just the plague, it’s the poisoning.”. The poisoner, I’m afraid, is..
Mu Lan quieted down and did not speak, but Linglong went on: “Do you suspect Miss Wang?”
“Yes.” Mu Lan answered.
Then Mu Lan took Linglong toward the direction of the woodshed, Linglong did not dare to hesitate, immediately followed up, the location of the woodshed in the most corner of the mansion, usually unless necessary, no one will go.
Mu Lan has been here for so long that he has never been to the woodshed.
The woodshed looks gloomy. In
other mansions, if the woodshed is commonly used, some people who have made mistakes are often locked up, such as the woodshed of Prince Mu’s mansion, where slaves who are not too serious make mistakes are locked up in the woodshed.
“Madam, the maidservant will go in and have a look.” Linglong stopped in front of Mu Lan.
Mulan refused: “You wait for me outside and then come in at my command.”
Linglong looked disapprovingly at Mulan, but Mulan calmly said, “I’m afraid something will happen.”
Mu Lan is very insistent, Linglong has no way, finally can only stand at the door of the woodshed, quietly.
Mu Lan went in. Inside
the woodshed, there was no special place, but Mu Lan did not count, but carefully turned around in the woodshed.
In the second round of inspection of the woodshed, Mu Lan is still not abnormal.
Suddenly, Mu Lan’s eyes settled down and looked at a pile of wood not far away. There was nothing strange about the wood, but the movement was infected under the wood.
At this point, Mu Lan walked toward the pile of Mu Lan, and when the wood was removed, Mu Lan was also shocked. Behind the
wood, in a mouse cage, there were several mice, which were clearly infected with the plague, some of which could not resist such torture, lying upright, emitting a stench.
Mu Lan’s eyes sharpened.
She half crouched down and examined the mice carefully.
At the same time, Mu Lan accidentally found a small piece of rag near the rat cage, as if it had been scraped off by wood after passing through here.
Obviously, the person who put the mouse here is also in a hurry.
I don’t know if I’m afraid of these mice? There’s still another reason.
But Mu Lan knew the material of this dress.
This material is a first-class brocade, one in the mansion at that time, Li Shiyu intended to make clothes for Mu Lan, at that time Wang’s mother and daughter came, so Mu Lan conveniently let the tailor come to the door, measured Wang Rong’er, and made a new suit of clothes.
This material is only enough for one person to make clothes.
So there is no one in the whole mansion, only Wang Rong’er.
Now the evidence is conclusive.
Mu Lan sank, picked up the cloth that was pulled off the ground and put it away by Mu Lan, and then she went out, but she kept a proper distance from Linglong. As soon
as Linglong saw Mu Lan in such a state, she looked very nervous. “Madam, is something wrong?”
“Call Yung Si and come here armed to the teeth.” Mu Lan confessed.
“Yes.” Linglong dare not hesitate.
Mu Lan stood in place, waiting quietly. Fortunately, very few people came to the woodshed on weekdays. If I hadn’t heard the little bamboo say so today, I would have found it here. I’m afraid the plague is not over yet. It will come again sooner or later.
Her eyes looked sharply at the mouse cage without saying a word.
But the cold in the eyes is enough to make people shy away.
But Mu Lan never said a word.
Soon, Linglong brought Rong Si over. Not only
to Rong Temple, but also Li Shiyu and Li Shichu, Mu Lan did not speak, after seeing Rong Temple fully armed, she carefully checked, which allowed Rong Temple to approach.
“What’s the matter, madam?” Rong Si asked directly.
“There’s a cage of rats in the woodshed. They’re infected with the plague. You take them directly to the top of the mountain, burn them clean, dig a deep pit and bury them, and don’t touch them all the way. Do you hear me?” Mulan explained carefully, “These days, you and I deal with the plague together, you should know how to do, in order to protect yourself, I do not allow any situation.”
“Yes.” Rong Si answered.
Soon Rong Temple went in, along the direction of Mu Lan, saw the rat cage, Rong Temple also some shocked, the rat cage has begun to emit bursts of stench.
Rong Si stepped forward, cleaned up the rat cage, nodded with Mu Lan, covered the rat cage with black cloth, and went out directly. After
Rong Si left, Mu Lan walked out of the woodshed.
She looked at Linglong and said, “Prepare the herbs and smoke the woodshed carefully. During this period, no one is allowed to enter the woodshed.”. Only with my permission.
“Yes.” Linglong answered.
Then Mu Lan walked out of the woodshed. When
Li Shi-yu and Li Shi-che were about to approach, Mu Lan’s footsteps stopped: “Don’t come near me. I’ll go back and change my clothes and take a bath.”
“What happened?” Li Shiyu asked.
Mu Lan did not hide it: “I’m afraid the first person who got the plague was not the dead cook, but the rats in the woodshed.”. There were no rats in the mansion, and it was obvious that someone had brought them in specially to create this mess.
Mulan spoke directly.
“Who is it?” Li Shiyu twisted his eyebrows and his tone became sharp.
“Go back and talk about it.” Mu Lan did not continue to talk here.
Li Shiyu nodded.
Soon, Li Shiyu and Li Shichu, followed by Mu Lan, two people separated by a long corridor, not close to each other, and Li Shiyu had ordered the slaves to prepare things for the bath, Mu Lan waited outside, until the slaves were ready, Mu Lan walked towards the house.
The room was quiet.
Li Shi-chul and Li Shi-yu looked at each other, and Li Shi-chul said, “I can’t keep this man.”
You know, no matter what the circumstances, if there is such a sinister person in the mansion, the next time there will be a variety of problems. There is no room for such a person in
anyone.
“I’m afraid it’s difficult.” Li Shiyu spoke calmly.
This made Li Shi-che look slightly askance: “Fourth Brother, what do you mean by that?”
“If this person can move, then there’s no need for Lan’er to prove that this person can’t move by not speaking until now.” Li Shiyu knows Mu Lan.
And Mu Lan know for so long, Mu Lan’s ruthless, Li Shiyu has always been clear.
Such a person, Mu Lan will never stay.
I’m afraid Mu Lan has already cleaned up without waiting for them.
But now, Mu Lan did not even say the name, which probably has Mu Lan’s thinking, and this mansion, can let Mu Lan have such thinking is not many people.
Li Shiyu had more or less ideas in his mind.
Li Shi Che also followed the quiet down, who did not break the silence.
It was not until Mu Lan took a bath, changed into clean clothes, and came out of the house that Li Shiyu and Li Shichu looked at Mu Lan.
“Lan’er.”
“Fourth sister-in-law.”
Two people shouted at the same time, Mu Lan did not speak, slowly walked, Li Shiyu quickly came forward, held Mu Lan, hands around Mu Lan’s waist, to avoid her waist stress, the more now, Mu Lan appears to be more laborious.
Some things, Mu Lan did not say, does not mean that Li Shiyu is not aware of it.
That kind of heartache and guilt is obvious.
Mu Lan did not refuse Li Shiyu, but quieted down: “I know what you want to ask, and you thought of it, didn’t you?”
“Yes.” Li Shiyu answered.
Two people look at each other, there is absolute tacit understanding in the eyes.
On the contrary, Li Shi-che was made to look inexplicable: “Fourth brother, fourth sister-in-law, what are you talking about?”
When Li Shi-che asked, Mu Lan lightly opened his mouth to explain: “The person who caused this plague is Wang Rong’er.”. This is the rag I picked up in the woodshed. It was obviously pulled down by the wood. I left in a hurry and didn’t find it. This piece of cloth belongs to Wang Rong-er.
Mu Lan took out the cloth, the two brothers are royal people, naturally at a glance can distinguish the origin of the cloth, this cloth, really at that time Mu Lan gave Wang Rong son. The rats
I had Yung Temple deal with were themselves infected with the plague. And the cook was bitten by a rat and then infected, and this was out of control. Mulan continued, “I’m afraid Wang Rong’er brought these rats into the mansion.”
The two men were silent.
“You know, Wang Rong’er has been here for many years, and she knows more about these things than we do. In the past ten years, although there has been no plague in the frontier fortress, it doesn’t mean that there has been no plague. It’s just that it was disinfection and sterilization at the first time.” Mu Lan said slowly.
“……” Wang Rong-er is far more familiar with the
frontier fortress than we are. I’m afraid you’ll have to ask me where these rats came from.
Mu Lan finished and stood in silence.
Li Shi-che twisted his eyebrows and blurted out, “What’s in it for Wang Rong-er to do this?”? You should know that the plague is really spreading, and no one in this neighborhood can escape.
“I’m afraid she has a plan.” Mu Lan is very calm. “You see, these days, the people in the mansion are in a panic, but the mother and daughter are the only ones who can’t be more calm.” Said
by Mu Lan, Li Shichu found something wrong.
At this point, Li Shichu’s face also changed.
As for why she did this, I’m afraid she wanted outsiders to implicate us. Why did even those tribesmen come to her and insist that the plague started here. Someone must have been in touch. Mulan’s analysis is thorough. “She has lived here for many years, and she should know better than anyone how to get in touch with the people of those tribes.”
Now, Li Shiyu and Li Shichu looked at each other, but neither of them spoke.
“You can’t know anything else until you ask me.” Mu Lan opened his mouth lightly.
“Don’t hesitate to do anything.” Li Shih-chul, on the other hand, said directly, “You can find out as soon as you come to the door.”. Fourth sister-in-law, what are you going to do about this? “Nothing can be done,”
laughs Mulan.
Wang’s mother and daughter, to keep the original is useful, to deal with general Wang Yongde. If Wang’s mother and daughter are disposed of here, as long as the news comes out, not to mention General Wang Yongde, I’m afraid things will become much more complicated.
This point, it is estimated that Wang Rong son has already thought of, so will be so fearless.
Just do the purpose of this matter, must ask me to know.
But Mu Lan also did not intend to let Wang Rong son so fearless, she will not allow anyone in the mansion so presumptuous, especially in such a sensitive period.
Sinking, Mu Lan looks at Li Shiyu. “Would you like to come with me?”
“Nature.” Li Shiyu said directly.
Mu Lan nodded and motioned to walk out of the house soon.
Li Shi Che also followed up, always feel something is wrong, as if Mu Lan this is directed at Li Shiyu said, and Mu Lan said this reason to ask me, but Li Shi Che always felt that Mu Lan seems to know everything in general.
Quiet, Li Shichu do not understand the mystery, and finally can only be so helpless to follow up.
Soon, three people came to the courtyard where Wang’s mother and daughter lived.
When Mu Lan stepped forward, the slave at the door had already seen Mu Lan and immediately greeted him. “The slave has seen his wife.”. Miss Wang and Lady Wang are in the room. Go and tell them.
“No need.” Mulan stopped it. The slave at the
door saw Mu Lan say so, also did not say what, nod very quickly respectfully stand aside, and Mu Lan calmly walked toward the door.
She knocked on the door, and soon Lady Wang’s voice came from inside: “Come in.”
Probably thought it was a slave.
As a result, she pushed the door open and came in. When she saw that it was Mu Lan, Lady Wang was obviously frightened. She quickly put down the embroidery in her hand and knelt down. “I’ve seen you, madam.”
“Lady Wang, please rise.” Mu Lan picked up Lady Wang. Lady
Wang stood up and then looked at Mu Lan. “Why did you come here today, madam?”
“I have one thing to ask Miss Rong’er.” Mu Lan said it directly.
Hearing Mu Lan’s words, Lady Wang’s face changed, and Wang Rong’er, who was in the room, had already heard the noise outside the door. The voice came slowly: “Mother, who’s here?”
Lady Wang did not speak, and Wang Rong’er came out. When he
saw Mu Lan, Wang Rong’s face changed.
“Miss Wang.” Mu Lan calmly called Wang Rong’er.
Wang Rong son subconsciously stepped back, because of such a retreat, she stumbled, directly hit the corner of the table.
Such a panic is obvious.
But on the surface, Wang Rong’er still had to pretend to be calm. She managed to stand firm and said, “I don’t know what your wife is looking for me for.”
Lady Wang twisted her eyebrows slightly and looked at Wang Rong’er.
Wang Rong’er is her daughter, in the past ten years, their mother and daughter depend on each other, so every reaction of Wang Rong’er, Lady Wang is very clear, such a reaction means that Wang Rong’er is guilty. In the month when the
plague spread, Wang Rong’er was in a trance every day.
I always feel that something is going to happen, and I am waiting for something to happen.
So-Lady
Wang’s heart flashed a sense of uneasiness, and then she also looked at Mu Lan.
“Why is Miss Wang nervous?” Mu Lan sat down on the soft couch beside him and asked as if he were somewhat casual.
I.. I didn’t.. Not nervous. Wang Rong’s voice became stammering.
Mu Lan looked at Wang Rong’er and suddenly chuckled: “If you’re not nervous, Miss Wang will look at me and talk.”
The voice fell, Mu Lan’s eyes also became sharp up.
Wang Rong son passively looked at Mu Lan, but this vision has not yet fallen on Mu Lan for a while, quickly turned away, that kind of free and guilty feeling is more obvious. Lady
Wang twisted her eyebrows and asked, “Rong’er, have you done something to offend your wife?”
Mother, I didn’t do anything wrong to my wife. We’ve been in the house for a month, never leaving her side, and unless she comes in person, we don’t even see her face, and since we don’t, we don’t do anything to offend her.
Wang Rong’er seemed to speak plausibly, but this was not false, so Lady Wang seemed even more inexplicable.
Mu Lan listens to this word, sneer at 1, before polite also had disappeared, changed sharp.
The eyes looked at Wang Rong’er for a moment: “I think you are the daughter of General Wang. General Wang is honest and loyal to Dazhou. That’s why I helped him.”. I don’t expect you to be grateful, but at least you have to be moral.
“……”
And what did you do? You almost let the people up and down the mansion accompany their lives, and let the innocent people in the frontier become funerary objects? Is I Mu Lan sorry you, or a few days ago, the people in your house offended you? Or is it because you are dissatisfied with everything now that you have done such a vicious thing?
Mu Lan’s tone was sharp, and he questioned Wang Rong’er word by word.
Wang Rong’er could no longer hold back this time, and his face changed greatly. Lady
Wang looked over and said, “Rong’er, what happened?”
But instead of answering Lady Wang’s question, Wang Rong’er shouted at Mu Lan, “Mu Lan, you’re just spitting blood. Why did you frame me for such a thing? You just don’t like me and my mother. That’s why you framed me like this.”
Mu Lan raised his eyebrows.
But Wang Rong’er was still roaring: “You have a very vicious mind. You know what will happen if you frame up like this, but you still want to say that.”. I think you don’t want to bring us to Daddy at all, but you want to kill us!
Wang Rong son is to want to preempt, toward Mu Lan roar, that kind of appearance seems to fall into the madness.
Linglong eyebrows twisted up, instantly become alert, you know, now Mu Lan pregnant, is unable to withstand the slightest mistake, so, subconsciously, Linglong went forward, but Mu Lan is very calm to stop Linglong.
Linglong looked at Mu Lan.
Mu Lan is calm: “Just stand here.” Only then
did Linglong stop moving, and Lady Wang was so frightened that an absurd idea flashed through her mind. She couldn’t believe it, and soon suppressed it again.
But Lady Wang had already said to Wang Rong’er, “Rong’er, what have you done?”
“Mother, I didn’t do anything.” Wang Rong’er shook his head desperately.
“You seem to know exactly why I came to you.” Mu Lan’s voice was getting colder and colder. She had already stood up and walked up to Wang Rong’er. “Do you know what the result of the spread of the plague will be?”
Mu Lan looked aggressively at Wang Rong’er and said, “Isn’t it painful for others to separate their wives and children and break up their families?”? Even the people in this house can’t escape, and the people in this house can’t escape. Do you think your mother and daughter can leave safe and sound?
“……” How many years will
a raging plague cause not a blade of grass to grow here? The frontier isn’t prosperous, but it has everything you need. This is the result of the efforts of several generations. You can play with it so wantonly. Who do you think you are?
“……”
Do you want to argue with me? Then you tell me why the cloth on your body appeared in the woodshed! Why are there dead mice and breathing mice in the woodshed. Don’t you remember that these rats have the plague on them? Mu Lan questioned Wang Rong’er word by word.
“Rong’er, you..” Lady Wang was also shocked.
She thought that Wang Rong’er would do something because she was unwilling, but she never thought that Wang Rong’er could do such a crazy thing.
Their mother and daughter have lived here for ten years, and they don’t know how the frontier treats the plague.
Brutal and bloody.
They narrowly escaped death once.
But Lady Wang never thought that such a means would be used by Wang Rong’er on people. The astonishment on
her face could not be hidden. The
eyes of Wang Rong’er are indescribably complicated and disappointed.
Wang Rong’er, however, was somewhat indifferent: “Mu Lan, why did you say it was my cloth? Why did you say it was made by me? You’re just spitting blood.”
“Are you still arguing irrationally?” Mu Lan sneered, “This is the finest brocade. You’re the only one in the whole house who has it. This material was meant to make clothes for me. I saw that you were new here and I tailored it for you. What did you do?”
“……” Almost no one goes to
the woodshed on weekdays. And the minions say they saw you in and out of the woodshed. You happened to be in the kitchen when the cook had an accident. Is there such a coincidence?
Mu Lan is questioning Wang Rong’er.
Wang Rong’er stood with an expressionless face. Lady Wang was so frightened that she knelt down and kowtowed heavily on the ground. “Madam, please let Rong’er go, please.”. Otherwise, if you hand me over, the Wangs will only have the blood of Rong’er. Please..
Mu Lan did not speak.
But Wang Rong’er had already looked at Lady Wang and quickly helped her up. “Mother, don’t beg this man. This man is vicious and will not let us go.”. Haven’t there been many rumors about her in the big week?
Wang Rong’er is extremely disdainful of Mu Lan.
Mu Lan looked at Wang Rong’s face and twisted.
Before he could speak, Wang Rong’er suddenly roared at Mu Lan: “Mu Lan, why are you? Why are everything yours?”. You and the prince are already married. What kind of face is it that still follows the four royal Highnesses? Even the child in your belly, you still have to rely on the four royal Highnesses.
“……”
I want to kill you. Only by killing you can your Highness be free and not be confused by you, a witch. What’s the plague? So what if everyone here is dead? I only want four, Your Highness. Wang Rong’er has lost her mind. “As long as you’re dead, all this is mine.”. Your Highness is mine.
With these words, Wang Rong pulled out a sharp dagger from his clothes and stabbed it directly at Mu Lan.
Linglong rushed up at once. Even if
Mu Lan has lost his martial arts now, he is still a person who practices martial arts. He reacts very quickly. How can he let Wang Rong succeed. Do not
want to, Mu Lan directly grabbed Wang Rong son’s wrist, a force that dagger fell to the ground, Wang Rong son’s wrist thoroughly care.
She was so painful that she tore her heart out.
Linglong controlled Wang Rong’er for the first time. Lady
Wang was so frightened by the picture in front of her that she could only desperately beg for mercy: “Madam, please let Rong Er go. Please, Rong Er’s mind is not bad, but she is too paranoid.”. After being rejected by the four royal Highnesses, plus all these years, our mother and daughter have been displaced, so Rong’er’s character has become distorted, and she feels that everyone in the world is sorry for her.
This is because I, as a mother, have not been properly disciplined. I have lost a handful of bones, and it is good for my wife to punish me. Keep Rong’er’s life. Let her return to Yongde’s side, please. Lady Wang kowtowed and knelt on the ground for a while. He
hit his head on the ground and soon oozed blood.
“I’m going to kill you, kill you.” Wang Rong’er still kept repeating the same words, but his eyes began to become scattered and blurred.
The house is in a mess.
Outside also soon heard the sound of footsteps, after a while, the door was opened, Li Shiyu and others appeared in the house, saw the dagger falling on the ground, as well as the chaos in the house, Li Shiyu’s face also changed.
“What happened?” Li Shiyu asked in a harsh voice.
Then, Li Shiyu walked quickly in the direction of Mu Lan.
Mu Lan was calm. This time, she let go of Wang Rong’er’s hand. Wang Rong’er collapsed on the ground and muttered to herself, “I’m going to kill you, I’m going to kill you..”
“Laner, what happened?” Li Shiyu looked at Mu Lan, and carefully looked at Mu Lan, to make sure that Mu Lan was not injured, this followed by a sigh of relief.
Mu Lan didn’t say anything. He just looked at Li Shiyu and said, “You’ve caused trouble.”
“Me?” Li Shiyu was asked inexplicably.
“Wang Rong’er has fallen in love with you, which is why she has caused this kind of trouble.” Mu Lan calmly said, “The plague that spread during this period of time really started in the mansion.”. I asked Rong Temple to clean up the sick rat. Otherwise, even if it is cured, it is of no use. If someone enters the woodshed, it will spread again immediately.
What Mu Lan said was exceptionally calm. But looking at Wang Rong’s eyes, they also looked very sharp.
Li Shiyu’s face changed.
Li Shichu was also shocked, apparently not expecting such a result.
“Of course, Wang Rong-er spread the news to the outside world, and that’s why people from all the tribes chased us around the gate of the mansion, demanding our lives.” Mulan continued to say.
Li Shiyu’s face became more and more fierce.
“You can’t keep this kind of person. You don’t know what he will do next time.” Li Shichu was the first person to react.
Such a thought is too vicious. General
Wang Yongde is a very honest, hard-boned man, never do these infighting things, otherwise with General Wang’s merits, it is impossible to still be in the frontier.
But I never thought that General Wang’s daughter could do such a crazy thing.
And as soon as Li Shi-che’s voice came out, Lady Wang was even more frightened. She desperately kowtowed: “Fourth Master, please, please let Rong Er go, please..” Lady
Wang’s forehead was already oozing blood, and it looked too horrible to look at.
Wang Rong’er softened on the ground and kept repeating the same words: “I’m going to kill you, I’m going to kill..” Kill you..
Li Shiyu has a sullen face.
Such a thing must not be let go. If you
let it go, I don’t know what else will happen.
“Somebody, take the people out of here and clean them up.” Li Shiyu’s gloomy command.
“Yes.” Rong Jiu did not dare to hesitate and immediately stepped forward.
Mu Lan with a cold face, looking at everything here, standing quietly, the people around the atmosphere is not breathing. Seeing this, Lady
Wang knelt and crawled up to Mu Lan. “Please, madam, please let Rong Er go.”. Please.. With tears streaming down her face, Lady
Wang said, Rong’er has gone mad. Please let her go, I will take good care of her, and I will not let her do anything harmful. It’s Rong’er’s fault, but as her mother, I didn’t discipline Rong’er well. Now God’s retribution has come. For Rong’er’s sake, for Yongde’s sake, please let Rong’er go. The people
around him were afraid to speak.
In this house, the person who can make decisions is indeed Mu Lan.
As long as Mu Lan opens his mouth, Li Shiyu will inevitably change his mind.
If Mu Lan does not open his mouth, then everything can only go to the end of the road.
When the temple had already dragged the people straight out, Mu Lan said lightly, “Leave the people behind.”
Rong Si did not speak and stopped his movements.
Wang Rong’er once again soft on the ground, still repeating different words.
Lady Wang had rushed up for the first time and hugged Wang Rong’er tightly.
Mu Lan watched.
Wang Rong’er’s nature should not be bad. It was only jealousy that blinded everything that made Wang Rong’er do such a crazy thing. But in such a thing, Wang Rong’er also suffered a great deal of psychological pressure, and when he was finally exposed, the pressure could not hold up, and he completely lost his mind. It’s probably hard
to get better.
So hateful people, there must be something pitiful, just like Wang Rong’er at the moment.
A person who loses his mind is basically ruined in his life.
“I shouldn’t have bypassed this kind of thing.” Mu Lan’s voice was heavy. “But as Lady Wang said, she’s gone mad. It’s God’s retribution.”. Paid the price for this. For the sake of General Wang, I will not pursue this matter, nor will I hand her over. When Lady
Wang heard this, she kept kowtowing: “Thank you, Madam, thank you, Madam.”
“But I’ll put my ugly words first. Besides, if she does anything more perverse, let alone General Wang, no one will be able to protect her.” Mu Lan’s voice became more and more cold, with a word of warning, “When I see General Wang in the future, I will naturally report my name.”
“……”
“And please ask Lady Wang to keep an eye on Miss Wang and not make any more mistakes.” Mu Lan finished his words and then stopped talking. Lady
Wang repeatedly replied, “I remember everything.”. In this case, I will remember your ladyship’s great kindness. Your ladyship left behind the life of Rong’er. I will not complain about what your ladyship will do in the future.
“That’s not true.” Mu Lan looked at Lady Wang. “Just one day, when Lady Wang returns to the general’s side, tell the general what’s happening now, tell the general about the fourth Master, and let the general make a judgment.” There is no need to explain
this, and everyone knows it.
That’s why Mu Lan let Wang Rong’er go.
Disposal of Wang Rong son, no matter how easy, Lady Wang also have nothing to say, after all, is committed such a heinous crime. But if we let Wang Rong’er go, Lady Wang will naturally be thoroughly grateful.
This matter, Mu Lan is very clear, Lady Wang can not be ignorant, but chose to acquiesce and connive, Lady Wang is no idea, no responsibility?
That’s impossible. Only when
the snake hits seven inches can snake die.
So to make people grateful, we must first be a villain and then a gentleman.
So Mu Lan’s plan is also very comprehensive, this step by step, is in accordance with Mu Lan’s ideas.
Things have happened, and the plague has been controlled, everything outside is according to Mulan’s plan to go. Then things in the mansion are naturally more under the control of Mu Lan.
A crazy person, will not do anything, save life, just let the sober people firmly remember their words and deeds, do. It’s not bad
for the future.
“Yongde will certainly make the most correct judgment.” Lady Wang answered.
Lady Wang is not stupid, naturally also see all this, the matter has come to this point, even if there is any idea will be suppressed.
And the meaning of Mu Lan’s words, Lady Wang is also very clear.
Keep their mother and daughter alive, and they can’t do it again. Lady
Wang accepted her fate.
Mu Lan nodded, then turned and told Linglong, “Go to the mansion and find two more slaves to wait on Lady Wang. Take good care of Miss Wang so that there won’t be any more accidents.”
“I won’t let Rong’er leave the house again.” Lady Wang gave her assurance. “If that’s the case, it’s going to be hard for Lady Wang,” murmu
red Mulan.
Voice fell, Mu Lan did not continue to stay, quickly turned away, the people in the house hurriedly followed up, we looked at each other, and did not say anything.
It was only when he reached the open space outside the house that Li Shih-che opened his mouth and smelled, “Fourth sister-in-law.”. There’s no need to let the people here go. Even if it goes to General Wang, General Wang will understand.
Mu Lan did not speak, so toss down, is exhausted.
Her physical strength is really not good.
On the contrary, Li Shi-yu looked at Li Shi-che: General Wang is understandable, but he still lost his only beloved daughter, and after more than a decade of displacement, many emotions will become very complicated. At that time, it still brought us trouble. Only then did
Li Shih-che nod his head and say, “So the fourth sister-in-law kept them, which completely opened up the way for General Wang.”. Originally brought Wang’s mother and daughter back, the fourth sister-in-law was not sure that they would really help us, but wanted to use us to go back to General Wang. As a result, you will completely submit to your fourth sister-in-law, and you will certainly help her.
Li Shiyu hum, said nothing.
Li Shih-chul glanced at Mu Lan with a look of admiration on his face: “The fourth sister-in-law’s mind is really extremely cautious.”
Mu Lan didn’t say anything.
“Are you uncomfortable?” Li Shiyu looked down at Mu Lan.
Mulan shook his head. “No, I’m a little tired. I want to lean on it for a while.”
“Good.” Li Shiyu didn’t say anything.
Soon, Li Shiyu hugged Mu Lan and walked carefully towards the courtyard, but the people around him did not follow him any more, watching the figures of the two men disappear from their faces.
……
Mu Lan is really a little tired.
Toss down, panting, that kind of fatigue is obvious, the face is pale up.
Li Shi-yu was deeply distressed: “In the future, I’ll handle things like this. You don’t have to come forward in person.”
“This is your trouble.” Mu Lan is not polite at all.
Li Shi-yu was very helpless, but he calmly defended himself: I never knew that her obsession was so deep after so many years. I don’t even remember what she looked like when the late emperor proposed the marriage.
This is a strong desire to survive, is to clear their own charges, do not want to be implicated in the inexplicable.
“Why didn’t you agree?” Mu Lan found a suitable position on Li Shiyu’s chest, and then leaned against it and asked lazily, “If you agree, you may have risen rapidly in those years.”. General Wang’s exploits carried great weight in the court, as they did in the presence of the late emperor.
Li Shiyu did not speak, as if thinking about how to answer Mu Lan’s question.
But Mu Lan’s voice continued to come: “Besides, you didn’t set up the imperial concubine, did you?”
“Lan Er..” “Don’t you know what kind of status the women in Yu Wang Fu have?”
“That’s true.” Mu Lan nodded, “Either Li Shiyuan planted her beside you, or some princesses with insufficient tribal status were married to your house as side concubines.”. In this way, the female dependents in Yu Wang Fu are not inferior to any of the princes, and they are even as beautiful as flowers.
This matter, Mu Lan said is still a little sour. I didn’t notice it
before, but it was not until the end that Mu Lan saw the women of Yu Wang Fu one by one that anyone who took it out was beautiful and would not lose to the concubines in the harem.
Li Shiyu is very lucky.
So there was a legend in Kyoto that King Yu was dissolute and only loved beautiful women but not rivers and mountains.
Only such a legend, so that Li Shiyu spent these years safe and sound, otherwise, Li Shiyuan would not have been able to accommodate Li Shiyu.
At that time, Li Shiyu had no ability to resist Li Shiyuan.
But Mu Lan’s words, let Li Shiyu’s nerve tense, that is a kind of careful nervous feeling.
“Lan Er..” Li Shiyu did not expect that Mu Lan suddenly turned up an old score with her, and would not be able to explain it for a while.
Mu Lan raised his eyebrows. “Am I wrong?” The people
Li Changtian stuffed over were all married princesses, who could not be ugly, or at least beautiful.
As for Li Shiyuan’s people, they always have to find a suitable excuse, such as the beauty sent to serve Li Shiyu, so the appearance must be excellent.
Otherwise, how did the rumors of Kyoto come about?
“That’s true.” After a moment’s silence, Li Shi-yu admits, “But I can’t say no to this every time. Refusal will only lead to trouble.”
That’s the truth.
Mu Lan is also understandable.
When the memory before Mu Lan crossed disappeared, Mu Lan lived in Dazhou all the year round, but he had been assimilated, but he didn’t feel anything wrong.
But when the modern memory came back, Mu Lan suddenly faced such a situation, some of his heart was blocked.
It seems that compared with the situation that may exist in the past and in the future, Mu Lan prefers the present life, at least a pair of people for a lifetime.
Because these concubines can’t be ornaments.
As Li Shiyu told himself, if he ascended the throne, it would be impossible for him not to have a harem.
As an emperor, there are always responsibilities that must be fulfilled.
And these concubines, is also a truth, if Li Shiyu do not touch, even if sent to the house, will not eliminate Li Shiyuan’s concerns.
Just fortunately, Li Shiyu never let anyone give birth to children, otherwise, things will probably become more complicated.
“Why did you suddenly stop talking?” Li Shiyu put his arms around Mu Lan and pressed his mandible lightly against Mu Lan’s forehead. “I don’t like you to hide something from me.”
“Nothing.” Mu Lan opened his mouth lightly.
This issue is nothing to discuss, the discussion will only make themselves unhappy, so that the current atmosphere has become deadlocked, then it is better to remain silent.
Li Shiyu can also understand the idea of Mu Lan, looking down at Mu Lan.
Mu Lan did not avoid Li Shiyu’s eyes, but suddenly asked, “What are you looking at me for?”
“Lan’er.” Li Shiyu’s voice suddenly became serious. “No matter how many concubines I had in the past, I never had a concubine, and no matter how many women my father and Li Shiyuan placed in me, this position has always been vacant.”
Mu Lan hum.
Because this position will only be reserved for the person in the bottom of my heart. This person is very important in my heart. It is the love of my life. You can’t be with her all your life, but you can leave the most important place in your heart to her.
Li Shiyu’s voice is very calm, and every word is exceptionally clear: “This is the only thing I can do.”
It was not so obvious sweet words, but such words softened Mu Lan’s heart.
It seems that the slightly sour feeling that was blocked in the heart before has disappeared wantonly. The corners
of Mulan’s mouth turned up slightly, but he asked proudly, “If one day, the person you love disappears, won’t you continue to find a new person to replace him?”
“No.” Li Shiyu said directly, “Whether it’s Princess Yu or the queen, it will only be given to one person. Even if one day she is gone, this position will not change easily.” The
implication.
No matter how everything in the world changes, even if they are separated, Li Shiyu will use his way to miss this person.
“Everyone has no alternative.” Mu Lan said.
“I have no alternative, but I also have my own firmness and perseverance.” Li Shiyu opened his mouth lightly. The rising curve of
Mu Lan’s mouth became more and more obvious, and when she looked at Li Shiyu again, the smile in her eyebrows and eyes was even stronger: “Who is this person in your heart?”
“Are you still asking me this question?” Li Shiyu raised his eyebrows.
“I want to hear it from you.” Mu Lan also rarely has some little woman’s charming manner.
Any woman likes her lover or husband to say sweet words to herself, and Mu Lan is no exception. No matter how calm she is, she is just an ordinary woman in love.
And Li Shiyu didn’t let Mu Lan down. “Mu Lan,” he said with a faint smile.
He whispered Mu Lan’s name.
It’s like the name has been read countless times, and you don’t need to think about it when you say it.
Mu Lan listened quietly and could not help snorting: “Sweet words and glib words.”
“I’m very serious.” Li Shiyu’s words are like excuses.
Mu Lan also did not say anything, quietly nestled in the arms of Li Shiyu, even though the heart is pressing things, but at the moment Mu Lan does not think about these.
No matter what happens in the future, enjoy the present in time. What
she covets is the tender feelings of the present.
Two people embrace each other quietly.
If time is willing to stop, Mu Lan is willing to stay at this moment forever.
No bloody storm, no turbulent undercurrent, the whole world seems to be calm, leaving only them.
……
A few days later. The weather in the
frontier fortress is getting hotter and hotter.
As Mu Lan predicted, the drought in the frontier fortress has become serious, even compared with previous years, it has been out of control.
All the land is dry and cracked, and the crops on it are dying and completely lost their vigor.
This also means that if this situation is not alleviated, then this autumn, the people here will not harvest a drop of food, and in winter, they will enter famine.
Famine also means rioting, with predictable results. When
the news was fed back to Mulan, Mulan was quietly reading a book on the soft couch, and Linglong was fanning himself and talking about things outside.
“Madam, the situation outside is not stable now. The previous plague had already made people panic, and the drought had already happened during the plague, so people’s hearts have not been stable.” Linglong opened her mouth and said.
Mulan said, “How are things going that I asked you to prepare before?”
“Yung Si and Lord Yung Chiu are in charge. They are ready. The water in the reservoir has been prepared according to your requirements. So there is a lot of water in it now, but I don’t know how long this drought will last.” Linglong is also a little worried. “If things go on like this, even if we store enough water, it won’t be enough.”
“Diverting water from Dazhou.” Mu Lan said lightly, “Countries are divided, but rivers and lakes are connected in series, but this is the worst thing to do in case it is not enough.”. But in any case, this must be done to alleviate the current urgent need, and the work of opening canals to divert water must continue, otherwise such a situation will happen sooner or later.
Linglong nodded, for Mu Lan’s Qiqiao Linglong heart, she has always admired.
Mu Lan can always take a longer view, just like the current situation.
“After the gate was opened, what was the situation outside?” Mulan continued to ask.
Linglong also explained, “Lord Yung dug the waterproofing according to your orders, and the crops below could be relieved. The people were overjoyed. People from several tribes came in person, but the fourth Master refused because you were pregnant.”. But they didn’t say anything, leaving a rare thing and a word of gratitude.
Mu Lan hum.
By the way, the Murong leader also came in person, but the fourth Master didn’t refuse. But the Murong leader also knew that you were pregnant, so he didn’t ask to see you. Linglong remembered what had happened today. “That’s what happened this morning, when you were still resting.”
Mu Lan is about to give birth in more than a month, and he can’t sleep well at night, even if Li Shiyu accompanies him, he can only sleep for a short time. During
the day, I can’t sleep any more, and I may not be able to fall into a deep sleep, so the days are not very good.
So under such circumstances, Mu Lan rarely left his courtyard, most of the time in the courtyard, in order to facilitate the rest at any time.
“What did Chief Murong say?” Mu Lan asked wearily. I
didn’t say anything special, just a few words of gratitude. He only mentioned that there would be a bonfire dinner at the tribe tonight, inviting you to go with the Fourth Master. Linglong answered, “I’ve also sent you something precious, saying that it’s for you.” “Tell Fourth Master I’ll be there tonight,” murmu
red Mulan.
Linglong was a little worried: “Madam, in your case, you will be too tired and too tired to go.”
“But we have to go.” Mu Lan said lightly, “The leader of Murong has personally shown goodwill. We must also be sincere. No matter what the situation is, we must go.”
Linglong didn’t refute.
Mu Lan always has his own reasons for doing things.
Murong Yufeng personally came, which means that Murong Yufeng has no wariness of himself, more than a trace of trust, and tonight’s dinner, is also an opportunity.
An opportunity for Murong Yufeng to really stand beside him.
Apart from the present situation, Mu Lan always felt that something else would happen, but he could not say it, but there was no premonition of uneasiness.
“You go with me.” Mu Lan opened his mouth lightly.
“Yes.” Linglong answered.
“Mmm.” Mu Lan finished and slowly closed his eyes. The relationship
with Murong Yufeng is getting better and better, which is a good thing for them, so Mulan will not miss such an opportunity.
So after Li Shiyu learned the news, he came in a hurry. He wanted to stop Mu Lan. Now Mu Lan looks very tired and prefers quiet places.
In this way, Li Shiyu was afraid that Mu Lan could not stand it.
But Mu Lan is particularly firm.
In such firmness, Li Shiyu had no choice but to agree: Lan’er, if you have any physical discomfort, you must tell me at the first time, and I will bring you back. Now your body is more important than anything, more important than anyone.
“Good.” Mu Lan answered.
Li Shiyu hum, this just slightly relieved a bit.
This matter is settled.
…… At
night, Mu Lan followed Li Shiyu to Murong Yufeng’s tribe, but the tribe was jubilant, less gloomy before, and became lively.
Because the problems of plague and drought have been alleviated.
And then everything is done according to Mu Lan’s request, which is a good thing for the frontier fortress. And what Mulan has done, in the hearts of the people of the frontier fortress, is like the existence of gods, Mulan is the God sent by God to save them.
So for the appearance of Mu Lan, they are extremely welcome, with the most grand welcome ceremony in the frontier fortress to greet Mu Lan and Li Shiyu.
Mu Lan calmly and calmly followed Li Shiyu’s side, but did not have any intention of competing for the limelight.
Her smile is quiet, as if looking at this person can make people calm.
Murong Yufeng came out in person to greet the two of them: “Fourth Master, Madam.”
“You’re welcome, Chief Murong.” Li Shiyu said with a smile.
The two men bowed with their hands.
Mu Lan still quietly followed Li Shiyu’s side, for the person who greeted her, she nodded, until two people sat down in the position of the guest of honor.
Murong Yufeng couldn’t wait to open his mouth: “Thanks to your ladyship’s help, the frontier fortress can get out of danger this time. Otherwise, the consequences would be unthinkable.”
We are looking for a place to live in the frontier fortress, which is also a very important place for us, so we can’t ignore it. We also hope that the frontier fortress can develop well. Mu Lan opened his mouth with a smile and said the words of the scene.
Murong Yufeng burst out laughing and looked at Li Shiyu. “Fourth Master, you’re lucky to have such a good wife.”
“Yes, having Lan’er is the greatest luck of my life.” Li Shiyu smiled.
Mu Lan did not say anything, quietly listening to the two men in the cup of wine chatting, the tribe is very lively, singing and dancing to promote peace.
In such a toast, Li Shiyu has also received absolute support from Murong Yufeng. As long as Li Shiyu counterattacks back to Kyoto, then Murong Yufeng will give Li Shiyu a good soldier in his hands and escort Li Shiyu all the way back to Beijing.
This means that they are one step closer to the final victory.
Mu Lan lowered his eyebrows and quietly ate the food in front of him, but his appetite looked good.
She could feel that the time to return to Kyoto was not far away.
In Kyoto, Li Shiyuan could not get any news from Ji Liansha for a long time, and he could not bear it, but this was a frontier fortress, and Li Shiyuan’s people dared not attack wantonly.
But the frontier fortress is no longer safe.
Mu Lan sank, the next everything, I am afraid, is to be cautious.
She took a mouthful of soup in silence and then returned to the conversation.
“You Dazhou, the people are full of resentment now. The emperor, who ascended the throne a year ago, can’t.” Murong Yufeng said directly, “There are many exorbitant taxes and levies, and they are still building their own palaces, expanding their troops, and causing trouble everywhere.”
Li Shi-yu naturally knows this: “Well, I’ve already heard about it.”
“If you are a big Chou, water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. So the king thinks that it is a good opportunity for the Fourth Master to attack and return to Kyoto.” Murong Yufeng naturally understood this truth, and then his eyes fell on Mulan’s body, “It’s just that his wife hasn’t given birth yet.”
“Everything will be discussed after Lan Er gives birth.” Li Shiyu said directly.
Murong Yufeng nodded. “The Fourth Master has deep feelings for his wife.”
Li Shiyu smiled and said calmly, “Lan Er is based on me, and is more important than anything else.”
“I envy you for your affection.” Murong Yufeng looked at the two men and suddenly opened his mouth.
Li Shiyu and Mu Lan looked at each other, but did not say anything.
But Mu Lan in the memory of the last life, vaguely remember Murong Yufeng should have a very favorite concubine, everyone knows, but no one has seen this concubine, this concubine is rumored to be Murong Yufeng imprisoned in the tribe, except for very close people, no one has seen.
Some people say that she is beautiful, some people say that she is the reincarnation of the fox can be so confused Murong Yufeng.
But no matter what rumors are outside, Murong Yufeng has never let go.
Mu Lan was quiet, but he did not ask about these puzzles.
What should be in charge, what should not be in charge, Mu Lan is still very clear.
She lowered her eyebrows and whispered a few words to Li Shiyu’s side. She was in a hurry, but Mu Lan was appeasing Li Shiyu and did not need to follow, because there was Linglong. Only then did
Li Shiyu hum and carefully tell Linglong, “Don’t let your wife have any accidents.”
“Yes.” Linglong answered.
Murong Yufeng smiled. “There won’t be any surprises in this tribe.” “That’s not what I meant,”
explains Mulan. “It’s because I’m about to give birth in a month, so Fourth Master is a little nervous.”
Murong Yufeng understood, he nodded and said nothing, Mu Lan and Linglong had already stood up and walked out of the hall.
……
“Just wait for me outside.” Mu Lan opened his mouth lightly.
“Madam,” Linglong looked at Mu Lan uneasily.
“I’m not so weak that I have to be followed in such a matter.” Mu Lan smiled and soothed Linglong’s heart.
Linglong was relieved.
Mu Lan walked slowly, after solving the internal urgency, he saw Linglong standing not far away, Mu Lan was preparing to walk in the direction of Linglong, but suddenly saw a touch of red skirt, and then Mu Lan’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Seeing this, Linglong immediately followed up.
“Madam?” Cried Linglong.
“Someone.” Mu Lan said directly.
Linglong was alert for a moment, and Mulan comforted Linglong: “Not a person who practices martial arts, just an ordinary woman, but it looks like she’s trying to escape from here.”
Linglong hesitated for a moment and looked at Mu Lan inexplicably.
Mu Lan did not explain, calmly toward the direction of the woman in red, the woman in red obviously did not notice Mu Lan, in the face of such a situation, become hesitant.
Because she’s at a dead end again.
Here, are heavily guarded, not to mention such a woman without the strength to tie a chicken, even with peerless martial arts, may not be able to walk out of such a tight encirclement.
Mu Lan immediately understood the identity of the woman in red.
This is probably the rumored favorite concubine of Murong Yufeng, but she was imprisoned by Murong Yufeng in her own tribe and could not leave forever.
“Then we..” Linglong couldn’t help reminding Mu Lan.
Mulan shook his head. “This has nothing to do with us. Let’s go back.”
“Yes.” Linglong answered.
Soon, when they turned to walk towards the original hall, suddenly, the woman in red came in the direction of Mu Lan.
Linglong became alert in an instant and had already controlled the other party.
Mulan turned around and stopped Linglong. “Loose, this is the beloved concubine of the Murong leader.”
Linglong was stunned for a moment, but she let go of the other side according to the words.
Mu Lan said calmly, “The Empress stopped me. What’s the matter?”
Li Jinling looked at Mu Lan and said, “Madam, I know you came from Dazhou. I want you to take me away. Can you?”
Mu Lan is stupefied, apparently also did not expect to be such a result.
But when seeing the face of Li Jinling, Mu Lan was a little shocked, but such surprise was well hidden, because in the face of Li Jinling, she saw the shadow of Ji Niang.
Especially that pair of eyes, and Ji Niang exactly the same.
Mu Lan can not find people, but did not expect to appear here, which shocked Mu Lan, the brain turned fast, gradually let oneself calm down.
Ji Niang said that her child was only one month old and had been separated.
So in front of the people, absolutely impossible to remember Ji Niang.
“Why do you want me to take you away?” Mu Lan calmed down and asked.
Li Jinling said directly, I have been imprisoned here by Murong Yufeng for three years. In the past three years, I wanted to leave many times, but I never could. But I am no stranger to my wife. All this time, people here have been mentioning her name.
Mu Lan quieted down and said nothing.
Li Jinling went on to say, “When I was brought back by Murong Yufeng, I was also from Dazhou. My wife and Fourth Master wanted to fight back to Dazhou. I knew it very well. I only asked my wife to bring me back to Dazhou. Dazhou has very important people for me.” As
he spoke, Li Jinling knelt down and said, “I ran out of my bedroom. I know that my wife will come back tonight. This is my only hope. I beg your wife to help me.”
Li Jinling is probably desperate, will seize Mu Lan this driftwood.
Mu Lan is also very clear.
Otherwise, a little idea, it is impossible to stop yourself at this time, and how can Mu Lan agree to Li Jinling’s request, agreed to Li Jinling, is undoubtedly against Murong Yufeng, which is not good for Mu Lan.
It was only Li Jinling’s appearance that made
Mu Lan sink, and she looked at Li Jinling seriously: “What important person do you have in Dazhou?”
Li Jinling was quiet, but this time he unexpectedly did not open his mouth.
Mu Lan suddenly understood.
Difficult to say, and can not explain to outsiders, is probably Li Jinling hidden in the heart, anyway, she is now Murong Yufeng’s concubine, has long been Murong Yufeng’s people, but Li Jinling’s heart may never be here.
“Empress.” Mu Lan calmly opened his mouth, “I can’t agree to your request.”. If you want to see anyone, you can ask Chief Murong. You are his favorite concubine. I don’t think he will refuse any request from you.
Li Jinling’s eyes were slightly red, and he looked down at his heels and said nothing.
Even, she wears the big week’s skirt, but is not the frontier fortress rough crazy clothes, can see Murong Yufeng to Li Jinling’s dote.
Remove the captivity.
“Madam,” Li Jinling was somewhat desperate.
Mulan quieted down. “I’m sorry, Empress. I can’t do this.”
Li Jinling is really desperate.
But Mu Lan was thinking about this matter. Soon, she looked at Li Jinling and said, “But if you still have relatives in Dazhou, I can send you a message.”
“I have no family left in Dachou.” Li Jinling smiled palely. “My relatives have long since died in the chase.”. I was adopted as a child. I want to go back to Dazhou, and besides seeing the people I want to see, I also want to see my own mother.
Li Jinling’s words are somewhat confused.
Mu Lan still heard the key point in Li Jinling’s words, she looked at Li Jinling, she said she wanted to see her own mother, what does this mean?
It means that Ji Niang may be Li Jinling’s mother, and Li Jinling may also be Ji Niang’s own flesh and blood?
Because of such meditation, Mu Lan’s eyebrows slightly twisted up.
And Li Jinling seemed to have realized what he had said wrong. He looked at Mu Lan and said, “I’m sorry, madam. I shouldn’t have bothered you.”. Just pretend I didn’t say anything. With
that, Li Jinling nodded and hurriedly turned to leave.
After a while, Li Jinling had completely disappeared from the front of Mu Lan.
Instead, Mu Lan stood in place for a while, motionless.
Linglong did not dare to urge, until Li Jinling had gone far away, when Linglong asked, “Madam, do you know anything?”
“Let’s go back first.” Mu Lan didn’t say much.
Linglong nodded, and soon calmly kept up with the pace of Mu Lan.
The two men walked towards the hall. When
Li Shiyu saw Mu Lan, he could see at a glance that Mu Lan had a mind. He was quiet. After Mu Lan walked into him and sat down, Li Shiyu’s eyes completely fell on Mu Lan’s voice.
His voice was so low that only they could hear him: “Did something happen on the way out?”
Li Shiyu asked directly.
Mu Lan looked up at Li Shiyu and said, “I’m just a little tired.”
Li Shiyu nodded. “I’ll talk to Chief Murong.”
“Good.” Mu Lan did not object.
Li Shiyu then turned to look at Murong Yufeng, but bluntly explained the reason, Murong Yufeng is also understandable, after all, Mulan is not far from production, or to rest more.
Madam, go back to rest early. If you have something to do, you can talk to Ben Wang at the first time. The king’s doctors will be on standby at any time, and when his wife gives birth, the king will send a generous gift. Murong Yufeng said directly and roughly.
Mulan smiled and nodded: “Thank you for your kindness, Chief Murong.”
“That’s the way it should be.” Murong Yufeng laughed.
Then, Li Shiyu stood up with Mu Lan in his arms, his hand still resting on Mu Lan’s waist, gently pinching it to avoid Mu Lan being too tired.
The two men did not stay in the hall for long, and soon left the hall and hurried into the carriage, which drove slowly towards the mansion.
…… Inside the
carriage.
Li Shiyu adjusted the cushion for Mulan, so that Mulan could sit more comfortably, and did not rush to ask Mulan what happened in the tribe.
Mu Lan was not in a hurry to say, as if thinking about how to tell the story. After the
carriage had gone for a while, Mu Lan said, “I saw the favorite concubine of the Murong leader when I went out.”
Li Shiyu did not say anything, but motioned to Mu Lan to go on.
Mu Lan quieted down. “She looks very similar to Ji Niang.”
At this point, Li Shiyu looked askance at Mu Lan. “What do you mean by that?” When
Ji Niang left the palace, she once said that her greatest purpose in leaving the palace was to find the lost child one day. But in the vast sea of humanity, where to find it is too difficult. Mu Lan shook his head. “So for so long, there’s probably no news of Ji Niang either.”
Li Shiyu did not speak and listened quietly.
“I just chatted with the empress..” Mu Lan told Li Shiyu about the previous conversation. “Finally she said that she also wanted to go back to Dazhou to find her own mother.”
The voice fell, and Mu Lan looked at Li Shiyu seriously: “So, does this also mean that Li Jinling’s biological mother may be Ji Niang?” As
Li Shiyu listened, he was quiet for a while before he said lightly, “There are many similar people in this world, and Ji Niang and Ji Liansha are also similar, so I’m afraid it’s more appropriate for Ji Niang to decide this matter herself.”
Mu Lan nodded.
This is indeed a matter to be discussed in the long run.
If Li Jinling is really the daughter of Ji Niang, then Ji Niang must have a way to determine the identity of Li Jinling.
In fact, up to now, this is not the key, the key is, Ji Niang how to recognize Li Jinling back, how to reunite mother and daughter.
After all, Li Jinling is now the favorite concubine of Murong Yufeng.
Since it is the favorite imperial concubine, Murong Yufeng will not let go.
And their identity, even more embarrassing, is not suitable to take charge of this matter.
As a result, the matter can only become a deadlock, and there is no way out.
For a long time, Li Shiyu said calmly, “Go back and talk to Ji Niang about this first. See what Ji Niang thinks. Ji Niang is not an impulsive person. Then we can discuss it in the long run.”
“Mmm.” Mu Lan did not object.
It’s really the only way.
The carriage continued to move forward slowly, and when it passed the birch forest, suddenly the carriage stopped, the horses began to neigh, and Rong Jiu’s voice came quickly: “Fourth Master, there is an ambush.”
Li Shiyu’s first reaction was to protect Mu Lan.
Mu Lan also became alert.
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