Almost revealed
Phoenix Nirvana: the road
of glory and favor of the demon queen. Mu Lan’s brows were twisted. Then she walked toward the embroidered cloth as if she had not seen Li Shiyu. She did not intend to pay attention to this person and prepare for the final finishing work.
Anyway, Li Shiyu’s appearance is elusive.
“Has Lung Shao-yun been here?” Li Shiyu sat in his original position, looking at Mu Lan, and his tone sounded somewhat casual.
Mulan did not deny: “Everything in Kyoto knows.”
“The king is curious. There’s something in the palace that attracts General Long, who doesn’t like to associate with people. He’s come in person.” Li Shiyu looked at Mu Lan.
Mu Lan quieted down, and the embroidery needle was inserted in the embroidered cloth. “Shouldn’t Your Highness go and ask General Long in person?”
Li Shi-yu, who was used to Mu Lan’s sharp tongue, suddenly looked over and said, “Yesterday afternoon, Long Shaoyun went to the palace to meet his father, who once again mentioned that he wanted to marry Long Shaoyun. Can you guess what he said?”.
“I don’t know.” Mu Lan answered very directly.
Li Shiyu, however, didn’t mind Mu Lan’s snub. He opened his mouth lightly, but his eyes fell sharply on Mu Lan. “He told his father that he had something in mind, and he hoped that his father would help him.”
Mulan’s brows twisted, and then he looked at Li Shiyu seriously and walked in the direction of the man. “What do you mean by saying this to me?”
“The day after Lung Shao-yun said this, he appeared in the palace of Prince Mu, and everyone in the capital knew about it. What do you think your father would think?” Li Shiyu threw the problem to Mu Lan.
Mu Lan obviously did not think of this.
If this is really the case
, that is, she underestimated the determination of Long Shaoyun, Li Shiyu will not joke with himself on such a matter, Long Shaoyun such a move is undoubtedly to tell the present emperor that his heart is in the palace of Prince Mu.
But Mu Zhihua and Li Shiyuan’s matter, the palace is impossible not to be clear.
In this way, all the problems are directed at themselves.
So he was put together by Long Shaoyun?
Mu Lan’s eyebrows twisted, unable to tell what the mood was, standing in place, silent.
Li Shiyu stood with his hands on his back. Then he went on to say, “The answer is very simple. Under such circumstances, in order to stabilize the military power and control Long Shaoyun, the father will marry you to Long Shaoyun without saying a word. Once the imperial edict comes out, there will be no room for manoeuvre.”. This means that if the ruler wants the minister to die, the minister has to die. Every word
Li Shiyu says is direct, direct and naked: “Mulan, no matter what your purpose is to enter the palace, no matter what your purpose is to do these things now, then in the face of such a situation, there is only one result. You have no choice, and everything you do will be ruined.”
With that, Li Shiyu looked at Mu Lan.
Mu Lan can know what happened to Long Shaoyun in Mu Wang Fu, so it is impossible for Mu Lan to know what happened in the palace.
Mu Lan is very clear about this, if not Li Shiyu told himself these, indeed, she can not control anything.
Sinking, Mu Lan looked at Li Shiyu and said, “Your Highness Si suddenly said this to me. What’s the point?”
“Mulan, you are a wise man. Do you know what the king wants?” Li Shiyu said directly, the aggression in his eyes became more and more obvious, looking at Mu Lan, without concealing it.
“What does Your Highness see in me?” Mu Lan asked with an expressionless face.
“The king has answered your question.” Li Shi-yu, on the other hand, said calmly, “Before you can judge whether it’s a friend or an enemy, the king will choose to confine this person to his side. Otherwise, he will break his wings. The king will not allow the slightest accident.”
Mu Lan sneered.
“Besides, you are not unaware of the king’s interest in you.” Li Shiyu’s eyes are always fleeting.
Mu Lan did not shy away, either. “So your Highness is sure that I will accept your proposal?”
“Won’t you?” Li Shiyu looked at Mu Lan without changing his face.
Mu Lan did not speak.
Li Shiyu had already walked up to Mu Lan and looked down at her from a commanding position. Then he said lightly, “Judging from how many times the king has fought with you, the king thinks you are heartless. But in Wangxianglou, the king suddenly discovers that you are not heartless, but are facing people.”. You just want to protect Lung Shao-yun, don’t you?
Mu Lan is really did not expect Li Shiyu can be so observant, even such details have not let go.
She watched in silence, waiting patiently for Li Shiyu to finish his words.
Since you are protecting Long Shaoyun, can you see that Long Shaoyun is in deep trouble? You don’t know what trouble you will bring if you marry Long Shaoyun? You seduced Second Brother before. Second Brother is the present prince. Don’t you know who he is? Every word of
Li Shiyu’s is particularly sharp, and every sentence is also on the point: “What he can’t get, he can’t easily hand over to others.”. Even if you and Long Shaoyun get married smoothly and go from Dazhou to the border, do you think the prince will give up?
「……」
“Long Shaoyun has a good army in his hands, which is the most taboo for his father and the crown prince. If the crown prince can’t win over Long Shaoyun, then there’s only one result, which is to get rid of him quickly. In addition, Long Shaoyun also asked his father to marry you to him. This is even more annoying. He won’t be soft-hearted.” When
Li Shiyu said these words, he stood haughtily, his bony fingers beating the regular rhythm on the wooden table.
Mu Lan understood the meaning of Li Shiyu’s words.
Since Li Shiyu saw that he did not want to implicate Long Shaoyun in the water, he was bound to compromise on this matter, but Mu Lan hated Li Shiyu’s way of pinching people. Compared
with Li Shiyuan’s overbearing cruelty, Li Shiyu is the most insidious and underbelly person.
In the last life, if he had not controlled Li Shiyu with his powers, the final winner of the battle to seize the throne would have been Li Shiyu, not Li Shiyuan.
Because Li Shiyu knows far better than Li Shiyuan what strategizing is.
“Mu Lan.” Li Shiyu suddenly opened his mouth and called Mu Lan’s name.
Mu Lan looked at Li Shiyu, who then went on to say, After you escaped from Wangxianglou, all the dancers died that night at Li Shiyuan’s behest. Do you think he just destroyed a Wangxianglou? No, all the properties related to Wangxianglou have been completely destroyed by him.
Mu Lan was stunned for a moment.
At this sensitive time, Li Shiyuan will not take the slightest risk. Even the people and things you want to find will be completely destroyed by him in the Wangxiang Building. Li Shiyu said with an expressionless face.
Hundreds of people’s lives were destroyed, as if they were the chess pieces in the hands of these princes, without any pity, only for their own purposes.
Mu Lan’s breathing in an instant cramped up, such a killing, always let her constantly think of the last life in the Fengqing Palace killing, corpses everywhere, wailing everywhere, and the pungent smell of blood, you look at the people you care about, one by one fell in front of you.
In the end, the sword pointed at you, and you were sealed in mercury forever, unable to move any more.
“That’s enough.” Mu Lan gave a low roar.
Li Shiyu is not talking. “
When Xiao Wu outside the house heard the noise, he hurried over and said,” Young lady, is something wrong? ”
Mu Lan came to his senses and calmed down. Then he said, “It’s all right, Xiaowu. You go down first.”
“Yes.” Xiao Wu’s voice is still suspicious. “The slave is at the door. If the eldest lady has something to say, the slave will appear.”
“Good.” Mu Lan answered.
Then she lowered her voice and looked at Li Shiyu. “Your Highness, what do you mean by saying this to me?”
“Mulan, you know it.” Li Shiyu said coldly.
Mu Lan sneered, “All right, General Long and I can’t get married. If I become the fourth imperial concubine, can fourth imperial concubine escape from this?”? Don’t forget that the prince has never been at ease with you.
Li Shiyu smiled faintly and said, The identities of the king and Long Shaoyun are different. Besides, Long Shaoyun asked the emperor to marry you, while the king asked you to take the initiative. With your intelligence, it’s not hard to do. You took the initiative, so why should the prince implicate the king?
“Li Shi-yu, you’re really making a good calculation.” Mu Lan looked at Li Shiyu sarcastically and said, “Your Highness is not afraid to marry me back to the mansion. Do I share a bitter hatred of the enemy with the prince?”
This seemed to make Li Shiyu laugh thoroughly: “Can you do it?”
Mu Lan stood without a word.
“Mulan, isn’t the king the same person you want to get rid of?” Li Shiyu asked in reply lightly.
Mu Lan’s palm clenched his fist more and more.
But Li Shiyu didn’t mean to go on: “Mu Lan, you know very well how to decide, don’t you?”
Mu Lan listened to Li Shiyu’s words and smiled coldly, “Your Highness, I never meant to marry General Long.”. The emperor refers to the marriage, how can four royal Highnesses be sure that I can’t escape the marriage order? If there is really no way out, I have my own way, and you don’t have to worry about it.
Li Shiyu is really did not expect Mu Lan so soft and hard not to eat, oil and salt do not enter.
I’m not interested in being a general’s wife, and I’m not interested in being the fourth imperial concubine either. My purpose will never change easily. Mu Lan expressed his ideas clearly.
Li Shi-yu raised his eyebrows, but did not embarrass Mu Lan: “The king will wait and see.”
Mu Lan no longer pay attention to Li Shiyu, bow quickly in the hands of the embroidery map to complete, two days later is the Hungry Ghost Festival, she did not have much time.
Li Shiyu did not leave, but stood aside.
Looking at Mu Lan’s quick needling technique, his eyebrows gradually twisted up, and when Mu Lan’s hand was about to drop the next needle, suddenly, her hand was clasped by Li Shiyu.
The embroidery needle pierced Mu Lan’s thumb directly, and blood flowed out in an instant.
Mu Lan hissed that
she really felt that she had never had a good thing when she met Li Shiyu. She was either seen or hunted down, or now even the embroidery needle could stab herself.
You know, apart from the first two or three years of learning embroidery with Li Ruolan, Mu Lan was often stabbed by embroidery needles, such a thing has never happened again.
“Your Highness, what on earth are you going to do?”
Li Shi-yu’s tone, however, is less formal and more somber: “The Li family has a unique specialty. Why did you do it? No one but the Li family can do this facade embroidery so exquisitely.”
Mulan’s heart beat faster, but his face never changed: “I don’t know what the four lords are talking about.”
“Who taught you that?” Li Shiyu asked directly.
“I groped for it myself.” Mu Lan said directly.
She obviously did not expect that Li Shiyu should also know something about embroidery, to know that the Li family’s facade embroidery has long been lost for decades, in the big week has long been forgotten.
Or someone mentioned the Li family, but will never think of the Li family’s unique skills.
And all the things related to the Li family were burned clean.
“It’s better to find out by yourself.” Li Shiyu’s attitude is very gloomy. “Mu Lan, if you still want the head on your neck, be smart and don’t touch anything that has anything to do with the Li family, otherwise no one can protect you.”
Mu Lan looked at Li Shiyu and said, “Your Highness, the Li family has been beheaded for decades. Who still remembers the Li family? Even if the Li family has no knowledge, it has long disappeared. I am only 16 this year. What relationship can I have with the Li family? Is Your Highness too suspicious?”
“As far as the emperor is concerned, it is better to kill him by mistake than to let him go, do you know?” Li Shiyu clasped Mu Lan’s hand tightly.
Mu Lan takes a deep breath: “embroidery is a craft. It can be the Li family’s unique skill for the rest of their lives, but that doesn’t mean that no one will ever be able to come up with something new.”
Speak with certainty and frankness.
Li looked at it for a long time before releasing Mu Lan’s hand: “Don’t play with fire and burn yourself.”
“Thank you, Your Highness, for reminding me that I always cherish my life.” Mu Lan’s tone also cooled down.
The wrist was pinched by Li Shiyu, and Mu Lan had no doubt that his wrist was completely broken by Li Shiyu in the next second.
Li Shiyu loosened Mu Lan and did not stay in the house much.
Mu Lan looked at the direction of Li Shiyu’s departure, and when the man jumped out, the embroidery in his hand was inserted directly into the solid wood pillar.
If she didn’t want Li Shiyu’s resources, she really wanted to finish Li Shiyu with a knife. When
such an idea came up, Mu Lan felt a burst of colic, as if he had never breathed, gasping for breath.
For a long time, Mu Lan from such a mood to come to his senses, quickly poured himself a glass of water, cold water rolled down the throat, this gradually let Mu Lan calm down.
She looked at the embroidery of the skirt, but all she could think about was Li Shiyu’s words.
Li Shiyu obviously didn’t finish his words. No one knows why
the Li family was exterminated. An imperial edict came down and the Li family died tragically.
This reason has become a secret in the court, but Li Shiyu seems to know it.
The clothes? Go on or stop.
Sink, Mu Lan calmly walked back to the embroidery edge, and then sat down again, quickly removed the needle, the original vivid rose and butterfly slightly changed, although dancing, but not like the original smart.
In Mu Lan’s view, there is always a solution when water comes to cover earth and soldiers come to block it.
One night, Mu Lan did not sleep.
…… The day before
the Hungry Ghost Festival, under the leadership of Mu Hongyuan, the people of Mu Wangfu had set out for the palace. This was the rule over the years. They entered the palace one day earlier and paid their respects to the queen mother. The queen mother’s birthday was on the day of the Hungry Ghost Festival.
But this year, in Mu Wangfu’s troop, many Mu Lan one person.
When the carriage team stopped, Mu Hongyuan took the lead in the carriage. With the help of Mammy Li and Mammy Gui, Wang Xueshuang also got off the carriage, and then the women got off one by one.
Mu Zhanxiao and Mu Zhantian had already arrived at the palace one step ahead, waiting for everyone at the door.
The scene was much more lively for a while.
Only Mu Lan low-key follow in the end, appears to be much more quiet. Even behind the concubine, such an arrangement is Chen Zhirong, clearly told the people in the palace, Mu Lan is not taken seriously by Mu Wang Fu. Many people in the
palace can observe words and expressions, such a move is undoubtedly to let Mu Lan these three days in the palace can not move.
A legitimate daughter who is not even taken seriously by the palace, the slaves in the palace will not give any good look.
But that’s not the case at all.
“Miss, you are obviously the first daughter of the palace, but you have to walk in front of the imperial concubines. How can you be the last to get off the bus? Even the slaves are in front of the young lady.”
He Xiang stamped his feet and gnashed his teeth.
But Mu Lan is very calm, looked not far away to talk very happy people, the eyes have become very secretive.
Mu Lan is still not impatient.
At this time, Mu Lan was really not familiar with anyone in the palace, and it was natural to be left out in the cold, not to mention that this was Chen Zhirong’s deliberate behavior.
But so what?
While looking at the exasperated look of the lotus fragrance, Mu Lan said reassuringly, “What’s your hurry? The soldiers are coming to block the water and cover the earth. Take one step at a time, eh?”
“Miss, didn’t you never give in to the imperial concubine in the palace before?” He Xiang looked at Mu Lan without knowing what was going on. But
Mu Lan pinched Hexiang’s face directly: “This time and that time, whenever you do something, you have to distinguish the occasion, not be foolhardy.”. Understand
He Xiang finally shook her head and said, “Miss, the maidservant doesn’t understand.”
“All right, you go back and read more, huh?” Mu Lan laughed out loud in a low voice.
Then Mu Lan said nothing more and quietly followed the procession of the palace towards the magnificent palace with red walls and bricks.
Every step, Mu Lan is very steady. The scenes of the
last life constantly appeared in Mu Lan’s mind, she looked up quietly, as if everything was still.
She really became the master of the East Palace, only the first time justifiably from the Meridian Gate into the East Palace, and before that, she will always be the side of the door, and the general slaves no doubt.
This is Chen Zhirong’s arrangement.
Just like now, although it is not a partial door, but it really hit Mu Lan in the face.
When Mu Lan thought she was justified to enter the East Palace, she knew that the deep palace, which was paved with red walls and tiles, was stained with the blood of countless people.
Her blood was finally thoroughly stained on the glazed tiles.
And the bones and blood of my own who have just turned 100.
Mu Lan closed his eyes.
“Miss, is there something wrong with you?” When he Xiang saw Mu Lan stagger slightly, he immediately held Mu Lan and said nervously.
Mulan collected himself. “It’s all right.”
“Miss, if you feel uncomfortable, you must say that the maidservant will send you to the imperial doctor. The maidservant won’t believe you, and the imperial concubine will dare not send you the imperial doctor.” Hexiang is indignant.
Mulan smiled and said, “Don’t think about it. I’m fine. I won’t be unaware of anything.”
The lotus fragrant oh sound, and carefully looked for a while, but Mu Lan knocked the lotus fragrant head, took the lead in the front.
But the words of the lotus fragrance, let Mu Lan twist eyebrows, but also only a moment, Mu Lan stretched his eyebrows, as if nothing had happened.
In the past month, Mu Lan knew that he had occasional headaches, which were not frequent and did not last long, but the moment of pain could be fatal.
Mu Lan never found the reason.
Even as a doctor, she could not find the cause of her headache.
Is it the sequela of those two powers?
But just once, not so much.
Looking at himself and the people in front of Mu Wangfu has gradually pulled away, Mu Lan sank, did not say anything, this just with the lotus fragrance, quickly followed up.
When Mu Lan was approaching, he suddenly saw Mu Zhihua stop in place.
Mu Lan calmly lifted his eyelids. Mu Zhihua was already standing in front of Mu Lan. Mu Lan did not hesitate. He said lightly, “Miss Yi has something to say to me.”
“Mulan, you won’t be proud of yourself for long in the palace.” Mu Zhihua looked at Mu Lan in a low warning voice. “Thank you, Miss Yi, for reminding me,”
said Mulan. “I wrote it down.”
Mu Zhihua is the most annoying Mu Lan this calm face, she looked at Mu Lan some exasperated, but in such an occasion Mu Zhihua can not really do anything. “We’ll see, Mulan,”
she warned coldly.
Mu Lan raised his eyebrows.
In Mu Zhihua turned around the moment, Mu Lan’s feet suddenly stretched out, Mu Zhihua did not expect Mu Lan would be so direct, a stagger, fell, like a dog eating shit fell on the ground.
Mu Zhihua screamed.
Mu Lan’s speed is very fast, directly stopped Mu Zhihua, in the consternation of Mu Zhihua, fell to the ground is Mu Lan, the side of the lotus fragrance quickly can not see Mu Lan’s movements, feel that Mu Zhihua directly pushed Mu Lan down.
“Miss” Hexiang also screamed out.
Walking in front of the people heard the noise turned around, Chen Zhirong stunned looking at this picture, for a while and a half will not say a word, and Mu Hongyuan and Wang Xueshuang’s eyebrows twisted up. It is impossible for them not to know about the infighting in
Mu Wangfu these days, but obviously they did not expect that such a thing could happen in Meridian Gate.
Here come and go are some powerful ministers and politicians, we look up not to see, if such a thing spread out, it is simply a joke in the palace. The position of
Mu Zhi’s painting of the Crown Princess will also be affected.
After all, the Crown Princess is the future empress, how can be narrow-minded, can not tolerate their own sister, naturally can not tolerate other concubines, how can it be for the royal family. What the
Li family pays most attention to is the issue of children.
“Mu Lan, you,” Mu Zhihua’s face turned white. Although
Mu Lan was pressed, but the momentum is better than Mu Zhihua, slender fingers pinching Mu Zhihua’s chin, very light, but Mu Zhihua felt that his chin was hard to be crushed by Mu Lan.
“I’d love to see you fall like this.” What Mu Lan said was not very serious. “This beautiful face is ruined. How can you fight with me?”
Mu Zhihua’s face was even whiter.
She had no doubt that Mulan would really do so. Do not
want to, Mu Zhihua struggle to get up, but she can not move, firmly by Mu Lan to imprison in front of.
“However,” Mu Lan’s voice paused, with a slight hint of sarcasm. “This is too cheap for you. I like the pleasure of a cat catching a mouse, playing my prey to death little by little.
“Mulan!” Mu Zhihua almost screamed.
I was frightened by Mu Lan’s words.
Such words sound normal, but every word seems to come from the depths of hell, instantly let Mu Zhihua can not stand.
“Are you happy?” Mu Lan’s face never changed, and he looked at Mu Chih-hua with a half-smile. “What do you think will happen when Dad and Grandma come over?” Only then did
Mu Zhihua gradually come to his senses, and he was calculated by Mu Lan again.
In public, everyone will think that she and Mu Lan fight up, completely do not give Mu Hongyuan face, and Mu Lan is which victim.
Mu Zhihua’s face changed in surprise.
And Mu Hongyuan and Wang Xueshuang and others have come in a hurry, even Mu Zhantian and Mu Zhanxiao have rushed over.
Mu Zhantian’s face also followed one side, Chen Zhirong said not nervous is false, immediately looked around, around the dignitaries who have entered the palace one after another have noticed, can not help but look over.
But Mu Zhanxiao raised his eyebrows and looked at Mu Lan, but he looked much calmer.
And Mu Lan fight several times, Mu Zhanxiao is too clear that Mu Lan is not so simple to be bullied, she did not take the initiative to calculate people is good.
What’s more, it’s a mere painting of Mu Zhi.
Sink, but Mu Zhanxiao didn’t say anything.
“What are you doing?” Mu Hung-yuan’s voice was deep and terrible. “What is this place? You dare to act recklessly.”
He Xiang immediately knelt down and said, “Wang Ye, I don’t know what happened, but I saw Miss Yi pushing her to the ground like this. She’s not feeling well these days, and now..” Without thinking,
Mu Chih-hua growled, “You cheap maidservant, how dare you spit blood at people!”
Then Mu Zhihua immediately looked at Mu Hongyuan and said, “Dad, don’t listen to this cheap maidservant’s nonsense. It’s clear that Mu Lan is framing his daughter.”
Wang Xueshuang’s eyebrows twisted up.
The whole process of Mu Lan did not say a word, Mu Zhihua this just feel strange, looking at Mu Lan. Mu Lan, who had looked gloomy
before, now became soft, even pale and frightening, as if he had suffered great pain, and the skirt that covered his calf had been slightly bloodshot.
“Come quickly..” Wang Hsueh-shuang’s voice panicked. “What’s wrong with the young lady?” Only then did
Mu Lan shake her head weakly. “Grandmother, Lan is all right. It’s not Miss Yi’s fault. It’s just that she accidentally pushed me.”. As it happens, the instep of my foot is scratched on the ground, and I’m bleeding a little. Don’t disturb anyone else, lest outsiders say that we don’t agree with each other.
Mu Lan’s every word is very difficult to say, as if to endure great pain.
Mu Zhihua stared at Mu Lan, and could not imagine that Mu Lan could reverse black and white without changing his face.
And that expression, penetrating.
No one will suspect that Mulan is lying.
“Mulan, you’re spitting blood!” Mu Zhihua wished he could tear Mu Lan’s face.
Mu Lan murmured again, as if he had suffered great pain, and Mu Hongyuan’s voice was already gloomy: “Mu Zhihua, you still don’t get up. Are you going to make people laugh at you by pressing Mu Lan like this?”? Don’t you know Mulan is your sister?
Mu Zhihua looked at Mu Hongyuan in amazement.
Wang Hsueh-shuang frowned even more tightly: “Zhihua, you are so unreasonable.”. It’s okay to make trouble in the palace. This is the Meridian Gate, the place to enter the palace. How could you make such a thing? If this thing gets out, how can you let Prince Mu’s palace get a foothold in the court?
Mu Zhihua had never suffered such a grievance, and his eyes suddenly turned red.
“Miss Yi, I know you didn’t do it on purpose, but can you get up now?”? I’m afraid my legs are really going to give out.
This made Mu Hongyuan’s face change.
Mu Lan danced a song “Snow Girl” stunning four, naturally today the emperor has heard, has long been named to Mu Lan dance. If at such a moment, Mu Lan’s foot has a problem, you can imagine what the result will be. Under the impetus of
a conscientious person, it can become the crime of deceiving the monarch.
Even if there is no such accident, the emperor will suspect the loyalty of Mu Wang Fu. Before
Mu Hongyuan opened his mouth, Mu Zhantian had already dragged Mu Zhihua up for the first time. Mu Zhihua could not say a word, and his face changed again and again.
“Quick, call the royal doctor.” Mu Hongyuan immediately ordered the slave on one side. But
Mu Lan took the initiative to hold Mu Hongyuan’s hand and said, “Dad, don’t disturb the imperial doctor. This will disturb the emperor. I’m afraid the emperor will be disappointed with Mu Wang Fu.”. I’m fine. I’ll be fine. I can walk in by myself. I’ll just let Hexiang hold me.
“Lan Er..” Mu Hongyuan looked at Mu Lan and became more and more distressed.
And in Mu Lan, Mu Hongyuan seemed to see Luo Xue, always looking at himself with firm eyes, even later he married three wives and four concubines, Luo Xue’s eyes have never changed.
Mu Lan smiled calmly at Mu Hongyuan, and then looked at Hexiang: “Hexiang, help me up.”
“Yes.” He Xiang immediately answered and carefully helped Mu Lan up.
“Lan’er, let the imperial physician take a look.” Wang Xueshuang doesn’t quite agree. “Don’t worry, Grandmother,” said
Mu Lan with an indifferent smile. It’s better to hurry into the palace, and then let the queen mother wait anxiously. That’s not good.
This reminds Wang Xueshuang.
Wang Xueshuang was quiet. “Madam,” said Mam
my Li appropriately, “what the eldest lady said is that the Empress Dowager is still waiting. The eldest lady has always had a sense of propriety in doing things. Since the eldest lady says it’s all right, it must be all right. If you’re really worried, come and see the eldest lady in person later.”
Wang Xueshuang nodded.
Chen Chih-jung also stepped forward and said, “Lan’er, if you don’t know how to paint, don’t be as knowledgeable as you are.”
Mu Lan looked at Chen Chih-jung generously. “Don’t worry, Empress. I won’t think too much. I know Miss Yi didn’t do it on purpose.”
Mu Lan did not pursue, this matter is over.
I didn’t make a scene at the Meridian Gate.
He Xiang supported Mu Lan, but Mu Lan stood straight. How could
Mu Zhihua be willing? Mu Zhantian tugged at Mu Zhihua’s hand and said, “Have you made enough trouble?”. Regardless of the occasion and time? Do you want to take away every bit of your advantage? What is
this place, don’t you know? Not to mention that the walls have ears, are you making trouble for yourself now? You don’t want the crown princess position anymore? Mu Zhantian warned Mu Zhihua in a low voice.
Mu Zhihua looked at Mu Zhantian and said, “Brother, it’s Mu Lan..”
“Forbearance.” Mu Zhantian’s words are concise and comprehensive.
Mu Zhihua swallowed all the words, a word no longer said, and Mu Lan was supported by the lotus fragrance, eyelids lifted, like a smile at Mu Zhihua, eyes fell on Mu Zhantian, but with a trace of coldness.
Mu Zhantian actually had a chilling feeling.
When Mu Zhantian looked over, Mu Lan naturally took back his line of sight and walked forward calmly.
Mu Zhihua lowered his head and followed Mu Zhantian, less cocky than before.
But Mu Lan, also very low-key, and not because of this matter, and walked to the front of the Mu Wang Fu, but is quietly followed behind.
Wang Xueshuang looked at Mu Lan and liked him a little more.
Even Mu Hongyuan looked at Mu Lan’s eyes a little seriously.
As if he doted on the little daughter for many years, in front of Mu Lan, can not be on the table, Mu Lan is the real mother instrument world, to create their own benefits.
Mu Zhihua and Mu Lan compared, it seems too petty, and even because of such tolerance, completely destroyed the event.
Mu Hongyuan sank and withdrew his line of sight.
The party continued to walk forward.
But Hexiang looked at Mulan nervously and painfully. “Young lady, how could Miss Yi do this? She must have done it on purpose. She knew you were going to dance in front of the emperor, and now she’s hurting your feet. How can you dance tomorrow night?”
Mulan smiled. “It doesn’t matter.”
“The maidservant really didn’t see that Miss Yi was such a person before. Miss Yi used to be very gentle and spoke softly to the maidservants. Since you came back, Miss Yi has been like a different person, probably because she was worried that you would steal her limelight.”
Hexiang is straightforward and naturally speaks more readily.
Mu Lan, on the other hand, soothed Hexiang: “If I say it’s all right, it’s all right. Don’t worry.”
“I see your skirt is covered with blood, but you still say it’s all right, and you won’t let the royal doctor come.” Hexiang said that she was really going to cry.
Mu Lan did not answer immediately, but looked down at his skirt.
Has not been soaked, but such a looming, but more people appear to infiltrate, Mu Lan did not care. The ankle injury is true, but it’s only minor. The
rest of the blood was prepared by her in advance.
Naturally, there is no hindrance.
Naturally, it is impossible for the imperial physician to come.
This matter is beyond the expectation of Mu Lan, Mu Lan thought that Mu Zhihua still had a little brain, not in such a time to find their own trouble, so some things are just prepared.
Obviously, Mu Lan overestimated the intelligence quotient of Mu Zhihua.
At such a time, it is clearly at a disadvantage, but also to provoke. It is impossible for Mu Lan not to accept the debt that is naturally delivered to his door.
Mu Lanmei eyes with a trace of cold and disdain.
Does Mu Zhihua think it is the last life? At the moment of the
previous life, the person who stepped out was Mu Zhihua, who let her throw a dog to eat shit in the Meridian Gate, and naturally ended up being ridiculed by all.
And this matter, although it has been suppressed.
But it was seen after all.
The mirror is right and wrong, the natural heart has a scale, and overwhelm people, not one-time, but step by step, and finally give each other a fatal blow.
“Miss, are you in pain?” He Xiang sees Mu Lan does not know, twist eyebrow, ask immediately.
Mulan shook his head. “It’s all right. Let’s go quickly and follow the grandmother.”
“Miss, you are injured now. Even if you walk slowly, no one will blame you.” Hexiang said it directly.
Mulan smiled at Hexiang. “You always care about me.”
He Xiang lowered her head with some embarrassment. “Because Miss is the first person to be so kind to her maidservant.” The smile in
Mu Lan’s eyebrows gradually sank, and the two of them walked slowly along the red walls and tiles, not impatient. He Xiang did not urge Mu Lan.
Suddenly, Mu Lan’s footsteps stopped.
He Xiang hesitated. “What’s the matter with you, Miss?”? Does it hurt? He Xiang was worried again. “I’d better ask the old lady to call the imperial physician for you to have a look.”. You’re afraid it won’t be good to spread the word, but if you dance while it hurts like this, you’re really making fun of your own feet.
“No.” Mulan denied, “Hexiang, look..” “What are you looking at?”
He Xiang was stunned by Mu Lan. As she
spoke, she looked in the direction of Mu Lan’s finger. Mu Hongyuan had already walked through the long road with people, but Mu Zhihua, who had been angry all the time, was at the end. Not far away, an elderly Mammy fell to the ground and bumped into Mu Zhihua.
“You cheap maidservant, how dare you run into this young lady.” Mu Zhihua’s anger was instantly directed at Mammy in front of him.
Even without giving Mammy any chance to speak, he reached out and slapped the other side.
But Mu Zhantian twisted his eyebrows and stopped Mu Zhihua directly. “All right, haven’t you made enough trouble today?”? What place is here? If you don’t look, there are people coming and going. If it gets out, do you still want to lose face? Then
Mu Zhantian dragged Mu Zhihua forward.
Mu Zhihua was unwilling to shake off his hand, but also did not turn around to vent his hatred, dissatisfied with Mu Zhantian, Mu Zhantian did not know what to bow his head to reprimand, Mu Zhihua’s face also appeared to be ugly.
“Miss?” He Xiang covered his mouth and looked at it in amazement. He couldn’t believe that Mu Zhihua, who was usually as gentle as water, could be so barbaric.
When he Xiang came to her senses, she found that Mu Lan had gone ahead quickly. “
Miss, where are you going? Your foot is still hurt. You should walk slowly.”
Mu Lan did not pay attention to the words of the lotus fragrance, the pace of a few minutes faster, has been standing in front of Mammy.
Mu Lan took the initiative to bend down and picked up Mammy, who had fallen to the ground. “Aunt Ji, I’ll help you up and send you back. I’ll ask the slaves to find an imperial doctor for you later.”. Being old, you can’t joke about a fall like this. Even if it’s not a big deal, you have to look at it to feel more at ease.
Maggie looked at Mulan and stood up slowly. Where are the minions around
you? How could you be so careless? Mulan frowned. “Slow down. Are you still living in the East Side Hall when you come back?”
Mei Ji had already stood up and looked at Mu Lan again. There was a trace of inexplicability in her eyebrows and eyes, but she was more confused: “Are you..”
“Mu Lan.” Mu Lan opened his mouth lightly and said his name calmly. There was a flicker of surprise in
Maggie’s voice. “Are you Mulan?”
“Yes.” Mu Lan gave a positive answer.
But she held Mei Ji’s hand but never let go, carefully with the ration toward the east side of the hall, Mei Ji seems to be some can not believe, frequently looking at Mu Lan.
The lotus fragrance follows behind, one face is inexplicable.
“It’s really Mulan.” Maggie nodded. “Princess Luoxue would be relieved to see you like this.”
Mu Lan smiled and said gently, “Aunt Ji, can you walk?”? If not, I’ll have the slaves bring you a sedan chair.
No, the old bones of the slave can still walk. Besides, all over the world, except for the emperor and the empress Dowager, even the empress can’t take a sedan chair when she passes through this road. Maggie shook her head and refused.
“What Aunt Chi taught is.” Mu Lan is very clever to listen to the lecture, “is Mu Lan did not think thoroughly.”
Mei Ji did not speak, quietly let Mu Lan hold, step by step carefully toward the east side of the hall, Mu Lan did not take the initiative to talk about anything.
But Mu Lan is very clear, Mei Ji is the most trusted confidant on the queen mother’s side today. It was ten years ago because of physical reasons, the queen mother pardoned, the emperor personally issued a decree, let Mei Ji retire and return home.
All the specifications are carried out according to today’s third-grade officials, including the house where Meiji lived in the suburbs of Beijing, and after leaving the palace, the salary in the palace is still there.
Mu Zhihua was still young at that time, and naturally it was impossible to recognize Mei Ji.
But all the older people in the palace had a deep memory of Meiji, and even the top officials in the court would give her three thin noodles when they saw her. People
like Mu Zhihua who scolded Mei Ji face to face, at least in the palace, could not exist.
But this time the Hungry Ghost Festival, is the queen mother hand-picked, let Mei Ji return to the palace to participate in the Hungry Ghost Festival, or accompany the queen mother for a period of time. That’s why Maggie was in the palace.
Obviously, after the rebirth of Mulan, the trajectory of many things has changed.
In the previous life, Meiji also appeared at this node, but the person who collided with Meiji was herself, not Mu Zhihua. Naturally, she did not understand the rules of the palace, and she looked petty in front of Mu Zhihua’s picture.
At that time, Chen Zhirong happened to see Mei Ji, recognized Mei Ji, Mu Zhihua coaxed Mei Ji, which made the queen mother more favorable to Mu Zhihua.
Naturally in front of the queen mother also followed the good words up.
I just didn’t expect that everything would be reversed in this life.
Mulan soon came to his senses and sent Meiji to the East Side Hall. When the slaves saw Meiji, they all knelt down and said, “The slaves have seen Aunt Ji.”
“Get up.” Maggie smiled.
When Mu Lan saw that Mei Ji’s slave had already reached out to support her, Mu Lan let go of her hand and stepped back. But she said seriously, “Find the royal doctor to show Aunt Ji. She just fell down carelessly. Before that, Aunt Ji’s legs were not very good. Don’t delay.”
“Yes.” When the slave heard this, his face changed.
Mei Ji wanted to say something else, but Mu Lan had already bent down and said, “Aunt Ji, before the royal doctor comes, I’ll help you deal with it first, so as not to delay.”
“You will?” Mei Ji looked at Mu Lan more and more curiously.
Mu Lan laughs: “I grew up outside, and when my adoptive mother got old, her legs weren’t very good, so I learned a little.”
Maggie nodded. I like
Mu Lan more and more. In the palace, Mei Ji stayed for decades and saw all kinds of princes and princesses, but rarely saw such a modest person as Mu Lan. Be polite
to yourself, but because she is the queen mother’s side.
And there are very few people who can really achieve the unity of heart and mouth.
Mulan is one of the few exceptions.
She looked down at Mu Lan, Mu Lan did not mind at all, personally took off Mei Ji’s shoes, carefully massaged Mei Ji, told the lotus incense to prepare hot water, a little hot compress, before the pain seems to be in Mu Lan’s hands, gradually disappeared.
Maggie couldn’t help nodding.
Soon, the doctor hurried over, and Mu Lan stood up, but he wasn’t in a hurry to leave. Instead, he patiently explained, “Aunt Ji fell down by accident, probably because she sprained her ankle, and her kneecap is not very good. It’s a little cold this season, so maybe she needs to prescribe some medicine to relieve the pain.”
The doctor nodded as he listened, and when he looked at Mu Lan again, he could not help admiring him: “You are..”
“Mu Lan.” Mu Lan smiled faintly. “That’s all I can know. There’s Lord Lao.” Then Mu Lan looked at Mei Ji and said, “Aunt Ji, now that the imperial doctor has come, I won’t delay your rest here. I’ll leave first.”
“Miss Mu, I thank you today.” Maggie nodded her head.
Mu Lan smiled. “You’re welcome, Aunt Ji. Mu Lan doesn’t deserve it. Then you should have a good rest.”
Say that finish, Mu Lan did not stay in the east side hall of Mei Ji, left the east side hall with the lotus fragrance, and walked toward the courtyard where Mu Wang Fu lived.
And naturally, for so many years, Mu Lan did not return to Mu Wangfu, the slaves in the palace could not be so well prepared, so Mu Wangfu lived in the courtyard, and there was no location of Mu Lan, and Mu Lan lived in a relatively remote place, and the people of Mu Wangfu pulled out a long distance.
Naturally, this is also Chen Zhirong in advance. The hierarchy in the
palace is strict, and when it comes to Mu Lan, it will naturally not be like the specifications of Mu Wang Fu.
Mu Lan doesn’t mind.
On the contrary, he Xiang said, “Miss, even the concubine now dares to bully you like this. Obviously you are the legitimate daughter of the palace, but you are still placed in such a place.”
“He Xiang, don’t talk nonsense in the palace.” Mu Lan warned in a low voice, “Talking nonsense in the palace is a capital crime, do you know?”
Hexiang was frightened and her face turned white.
“What’s more, it wasn’t the side concubine who arranged this. At most, it was because she had connections. It was the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ business to arrange how people would live, eh?” Mu Lan calmly explained.
Mu Lan lives in a very remote place, and it takes a long distance to get out of the East Side Hall.
If after a while, too late to go out to the queen mother to pay his respects, Mu Lan is sitting in the house, the pot fell from the sky, and died with injustice.
Mu Lan sank and did not speak.
When she walked a few steps away, when she raised her eyes, she unexpectedly saw the tall and straight figure standing behind the stone lion, standing with her hands on her back, and then looked at Mu Lan’s eyes, but with a trace of deep meaning.
Mu Lan looked at Li Shiyu generously.
He Xiang had already noticed it and immediately knelt down. “I’ve seen your Highness.” Can not
say the reason, the lotus fragrance to Li Shiyu always has a trace of fear, Li Shiyu does not say anything, just so simple to stand in front of their own, the lotus fragrance can not suppress the feeling of panic in the heart.
Always feel that the next second she will accidentally offend Li Shiyu.
And then heads will roll.
So he Xiang admired Mu Lan for being calm when facing Li Shiyu, as if he was completely influenced by Li Shiyu.
Li Shi-yu glanced faintly at the fragrance of the lotus: “Get up.”
Hexiang was too scared to move.
But Mulan directly helped Hexiang up: “All right, you go first, and I’ll be there in a minute.”
“Miss” Hexiang was embarrassed.
Mu Lan raised his eyebrows, and the lotus fragrance made a sound and walked quickly toward the position of the side hall. As
Li watched Mu Lan leave, he began to smile: “The master’s courage is so fat that he has gone up to heaven. This slave’s courage is even smaller than a mouse.”
“Before the Hungry Ghost Festival, your Highness has nothing to do, but can you still make a special trip to block me here?” Mu Lan did not pay attention to Li Shiyu’s teasing, but asked a sarcastic question.
Li Shiyu did not immediately return to Mu Lan’s words, but walked toward Mu Lan.
This person more and more close, the sandalwood fragrance on the body also became obvious, Mu Lan also did not retreat, here is a deep palace after all, unlike falling snow building that can be wanton and presumptuous.
Deep inside the palace, are the eyes of the emperor.
Until Li Shiyu walked in front of Mu Lan, Li Shiyu suddenly hooked Mu Lan’s chin, Mu Lan twisted his eyebrows, and the air was quiet for a moment.
“Are you ready tomorrow night?” Li Shiyu suddenly asked.
Mu Lan came to his senses. “Does Your Highness care so much about me?”
“If you want to marry the crown prince, but you still want to dance Snow Girl in front of your father, aren’t you afraid that your father will let you into the palace?” Li Shiyu asked in reply lightly.
Mulan laughed. “I’m going to be a concubine,” he said. “When they see me again, they’re going to salute. That’s all right.”
Li Shiyu’s hand was stunned and suddenly exerted itself.
Mu Lan was taken out of the blue and almost cried out, but Li Shiyu calmly withdrew his hand: “Mu Lan, you are thinking of the United States.”
Mu Lan compared the sky, and then continued to say, “It’s day now, and it’s just right to daydream.”
Li Shiyu bowed his head and chuckled, Mu Lan had already pulled away from Li Shiyu without any trace, Li Shiyu could not have noticed, but Li Shiyu did not expose Mu Lan’s idea. It was
quiet for a while, but Li Shiyu was already standing beside Mu Lan. “The king will see you over.”
Mu Lan did not want to refuse: “No need.”
Li Shiyu quieted down. “Can you walk?”
Mu Lan bit his tongue in time and swallowed the words to his mouth. She almost gave herself away. This is this life, Mu Lan came back to the palace for the first time, and the same is true of the lotus fragrance, two people who have never been to the palace, how can they go to the place where they live. Although
the lotus fragrance left first, but along the way is also stumbling to ask the past, know is only a general direction.
Li Shiyu is a shrewd person, this time to admit, I don’t know what Li Shiyu can think.
“What’s the matter?” Li Shiyu glanced down at Mu Lan.
Mu Lan immediately came to his senses and shook his head. “It’s nothing. Then there’s Lord Lao Si.”
Anyway, what Li Shiyu wanted to do could not be stopped by Mu Lan, and Mu Lan would not waste his efforts to stop it. Besides, this is in the palace, Li Shiyu is not afraid, she Mu Lan does not need to worry.
Because to be more careful here, Li Shiyu needs more than himself.
And this place, for this deep palace, is indeed a remote place, almost close to the location of the cold palace. Under
normal circumstances, no one will come.
Always afraid of being implicated.
Mu Lan did not speak, quietly walking, Li Shiyu negative hand and stand, with Mu Lan’s side, occasionally when the wind blows, the fallen leaves were blown up.
The two men walked quietly.
Has been walking to the front of the cold palace, Mu Lan’s footsteps suddenly stopped. Where is the
cold palace. Before she died
, she lived in this cold and merciless palace for three months. From the day she gave birth to the prince, she was directly dragged to the cold palace by Li Shiyuan and locked up here.
She cried, but no one paid attention to her, and her hamstrings and hand tendons had already been broken, and it was absolutely impossible to leave here.
Even the most humble maid in the cold palace can trample on herself wantonly.
Now as if standing at the door of the cold palace, the previous life of their own shrill cry is endless, the feeling of headache is also more and more obvious.
Always feel that there is something to break out, but always can not find a breakthrough, can only be so desperately circulating in their minds, for a long time can not be dispersed.
The feeling of headache swept over me again.
Mu Lan stumbled subconsciously. For the first time,
Li Shiyu had already put his arms around Mu Lan’s waist, which was impossible to grasp. “Do you have times when you are afraid?”
Li Shiyu asked directly.
Mu Lan did not speak.
Li Shiyu’s eyes also fell on the cold palace. “If you marry the crown prince and become the crown princess, after the crown prince has no interest in you, you will have no value. Maybe one day you will appear here.”
“Impossible.” Mu Lan didn’t even want to deny it. “It’s impossible in this life.”
“Mulan, life is too long. Can you be sure?” Li Shiyu bowed his head and asked Mu Lan.
Mu Lan did not speak.
She knew everything that had happened in the palace in her last life, and she could not get herself involved in such a nightmare again. But these, Mu Lan did not explain with Li Shiyu.
Li Shiyu didn’t seem to care about Mu Lan’s quietness. Suddenly he smiled softly. Mu Lan looked at Li Shiyu subconsciously: “What are you laughing at?”? Nobody comes to the cold palace. This place is still laughing.
“Don’t you still want to live in the side hall not far from the cold palace?” Li Shiyu asked in reply.
Mu Lan: “… …”
Can you kill someone? Can. Looking for a chance, Mu Lan will kill Li Shiyu without hesitation.
And when Mu Lan did not speak, Li Shiyu had already looked at Mu Lan: “This king’s mother and concubine also lived here.”
Mu Lan suddenly looked up at Li Shiyu, although the previous life did not understand Li Shiyu, but for Rong Fei more or less also heard, Rong Fei died, the royal external speech is dead, even according to the specifications of the imperial concubine buried.
But now Li Shiyu suddenly opened his mouth like this.
But Mu Lan is very clear, Li Shiyu this person will not tell this kind of lie to oneself, in a sense, Mu Lan feels that Li Shiyu cares about his mother and concubine.
She twisted her eyebrows, but still couldn’t help blurting out, “If I remember correctly, when Concubine Yung died, the Fourth Royal Highness was only three or four years old. What could he know?”
Li Shiyu chuckled: “Do you think Ben Wang is cheating?”
“That’s not true.” Mu Lan is direct, “No one will fool the birth mother, but I don’t understand what the four lords mean by saying this to me.”
“Are you too smart to guess?” Li Shiyu asked in reply.
Mulan quieted down. “All right.” She nodded. “Even if I’m not in the palace, I’m not an imperial concubine, nor a crown princess, but Princess Yu. Won’t Your Royal Highness put me in the cold one day?”
Mu Lan asked Li Shiyu.
Li Shiyu quieted down and did not give Mu Lan answer.
Mu Lan suddenly walked in, Li Shiyu was a little surprised, but Mu Lan seemed not to care at all, reached out to brush Li Shiyu’s collar completely non-existent dust, eyes gradually cold down.
“Your Highness, what you said is that life is too long. No one knows what will happen in the future. Therefore, taking one step at a time and preparing for a rainy day does not mean that life is like this.” Mu Lan opened his mouth lightly.
When Mu Lan’s voice fell, Li Shiyu’s hand suddenly wrapped Mu Lan’s hand in his palm.
Mu Lan stunned, did not expect Li Shiyu would be so bold.
But Li Shiyu did not respond to Mu Lan’s words, a backhand, ten fingers with clear joints, pinching Mu Lan’s slender fingers.
Mu Lan twisted his eyebrows and looked at Li Shiyu: “Your Royal Highness.”
“Hmm?” Li Shiyu is not impatient.
Mu Lan’s hand moved. With a straight face,
Li Shiyu said, “Didn’t you say you wanted to see if the king of Japan would be in the doghouse if you became Princess Yu? Since you’ve said that, how can you know if you don’t try?”
Mu Lan: “… …”
All right, she should know that when Li Shiyu wants to tell you these impossible things with a straight face, whoever believes it is a fool. Out of the corner of
Mu Lan’s eye, he looked at the two of them holding hands, and his palms could not help clenching into fists.
But Li Shiyu unexpectedly let go of Mu Lan: “Mu Lan, the palace is not an ideal place.”
“When you have no choice, even if there is a storm in front of you, you can only go forward, because if you go back, it may be an abyss.” Mu Lan calmly finished his words.
Li Shiyu took a deep look at Mu Lan, and then he did not speak again.
Two people no longer talk, side by side returned to the position of the west side hall, lotus incense has been waiting in the west side hall, there is not even a slave to serve.
Mulan stopped at the gate of the West Hall and said, “All right, Your Highness, I have arrived.”
Li Shiyu nodded, also did not stop the meaning, Mu Lan twisted eyebrows looking at Li Shiyu, Li Shiyu did not say anything, but toward the hall, Mu Lan quiet for a moment, followed up, the lotus fragrance atmosphere did not dare to stand panting.
Seeing the two of them enter the hall, Hexiang immediately said, “Miss, the maidservant is outside. If there is anything, Miss can call the maidservant at any time.”
Mu Lan nodded and Hexiang closed the door. In
the side hall, soon only Mu Lan and Li Shiyu were left. Li Shiyu looked around the side hall. No one lived here all the year round, so there was a musty smell. In such a season, it was even colder. In addition, it was in the west. At night, the cold wind was biting.
Mu Lan such an identity, living here, but is wronged.
Li Shiyu looked at Mu Lan and said, “It’s only three days. Be careful here.”. Don’t make any more trouble for Ben Wang. In the palace, the king can’t appear at any time. If you can’t protect yourself, you’re dead.
Li Shiyu ordered Mu Lan in a low voice.
Mulan raised his eyebrows. “Does Your Highness mean that I’m having a hard time these three days?”
“Humph,” Li Shiyu snorted coldly. “Mu Lan, what did you do in the mansion of Prince Mu? You don’t know? Do you think Chen Zhirong will let you go like this? In the palace of Prince Mu, you’ve made a big deal out of it. Old Lady Mu and Prince Mu are on your side. It’s not easy for Chen Chih-jung to do it. Then in the palace, without a single person, it’s all too easy.
Li Shiyu is reminding Mu Lan.
He did not think that Mu Lan’s intelligence would not understand these things.
“This deep palace looks luxurious, but it’s a place where people eat and don’t spit out their bones.” Li Shiyu lightly reminded.
Mu Lan snorted, “Your Highness Lao Si cares.”. Mulan will get out of here alive. “Sit down,” said
Li Shi-yu.
Mu Lan is stupefied: “What are you doing?”
“Why do you talk so much when the king lets you sit down?” Li Shiyu looked at Mu Lan with some dissatisfaction, and the next second he pressed Mu Lan directly on the bed.
Then, in Mu Lan’s consternation, her feet were lifted by Li Shiyu, took off her shoes, and carefully examined a circle.
Mu Lan twisted his eyebrows and looked at him. Li Shiyu examined the latter before he put down Mu Lan’s feet and put her shoes back on. “It’s all right for you. Even human blood can be prepared so safely. The king is curious. Are you sure that Mu Zhi drew back the provocation and prepared these things, or are you going to use these human blood for what?”
Mu Lan did not expect that even Li Shiyu knew what had happened before, and that this man was probably following himself from the moment he entered the palace.
And she didn’t even know it.
Li Shiyu’s skill in the end is deep to what extent, can be so silent, her hearing has always been keener than ordinary people, Li Shiyu can see clearly before that scene, it proves that he will not be too far away.
And she didn’t feel anything.
Mu Lan was quiet, looking at Li Shiyu’s eyes with a trace of vigilance.
“The king is asking you a question.” Li Shiyu’s tone sank, less of the previous banter.
Mulan’s mind raced to find a reasonable answer: “Be prepared.”
“Mu Lan.” Li Shiyu’s voice gradually darkened, and when he looked at Mu Lan again, there was a hint of warning in his eyes. “The king said not to cause me any trouble here, or the king will kill you first without waiting for Mu Zhihua to make trouble for you.” Li Shiyu could not have said every
word more clearly.
Mu Lan knew very well that Li Shiyu did not mean to joke.
Mu Lan occasionally confused Li Shiyu’s thoughts, as if this person looked at himself, tender, but when he turned around and talked to himself again, he could be gloomy to the bone, not giving any face.
But Mu Lan, who has calmed down, will not naively think that Li Shiyu is interested in himself.
Interest may be there, but in such interest, it is more of a sense of vigilance and hunting.
People have to bow their heads under the eaves.
In the palace, at least now Mu Lan can not work against Li Shiyu, not to mention their own things are in the hands of Li Shiyu.
She quieted down for a moment, but calmly replied, “Your Highness has taught Mu Lan a lesson.”
Li Shiyu looked at Mu Lan’s almost perfunctory attitude, and finally did not say anything, and then loosened Mu Lan, stood up and left the West Side Hall without looking back.
Mu Lan watched Li Shiyu go out, unable to say whether he was relieved or something else, and the whole person sat on the bed. The place where the ankle
was bruised began to ache faintly.
But Hexiang had already pushed the door and entered, holding the potion in her hand. “Young lady, your Highness has been really kind to you. He sent you back and prepared the potion for you to wipe. He said that tomorrow he would never leave a mark on your ankle.”
Mu Lan took a look at the potion, did not say anything, the lotus fragrance has already bowed its head to deal with Mu Lan. But
Mu Lan looked at He Xiang and said, “He Xiang is not afraid of His Royal Highness, but now he is saying good things about His Royal Highness.”
He Xiang said, “Your Highness is good to the young lady, so he Xiang won’t be afraid.”
Mulan played the forehead of the lotus incense, the lotus incense carefully to Mulan on the medicine, after waiting for the lotus incense on the medicine, Mulan has already stood up.
Miss, you’ve just arrived. Where are you going? This is inside the palace. You can’t walk around at will. Besides, Your Highness has just told you to let the maidservant watch you and not let you walk around. Hexiang moved Li Shiyu out.
Mulan turned and looked at Hexiang. “Hexiang, are you my man or the spy sent to me by Your Highness?”
Hexiang covered her mouth and kept silent.
“We’re going to the queen mother.” Mu Lan said directly.
He Xiang nodded, not daring to snub her. “Miss, are you going like this?”
Mu Lan did not deliberately dress up in the palace, and compared with the red walls and tiles in the palace, they all looked much more plain, not to mention the queen mother, the concubines who could go and the people in Mu’s palace must have dressed up.
Such Mu Lan may not be as eye-catching as the maid of honor behind her.
Mulan said, “That’s it.”
Hexiang did not say anything, in Hexiang’s view, Mu Lan is a very thoughtful person, and has never made any mistakes, so she quickly nodded, immediately followed up. When
they reached the door of the West Side Hall, Hexiang suddenly took out a piece of paper from her waist and handed it to Mulan: “Young lady, this is what the four lords asked the maidservant to give you.”
“Li Shiyu?” Mu Lan twisted his eyebrows, but did not expect Li Shiyu to explain himself to Hexiang.
This man has something to say.
After thinking about it, Mu Lan still took the past, but did not hurry to go, but opened the note and looked at it carefully, and then Mu Lan chuckled. What was written on the
note was nothing else, but some habits of the queen mother, as well as the preferences and habits of some people in the palace, which were carefully recorded.
The words are written by Li Shiyu, vigorous and powerful.
This person’s writing style is hard to imitate, but it makes people feel particularly comfortable.
Mu Lan did not expect Li Shiyu also prepared these for himself, Li Shiyu sent himself all the way back, the purpose is to give himself this, the result did not expect that they seem to meet the atmosphere, always argue more than quiet time.
Mu Lan browsed it quickly, tore it clean, and then continued to walk forward.
He Xiang did not say anything, quietly followed Mu Lan.
Approaching Fengxiang Palace, Hexiang seemed to remember something and asked, “Young lady, who on earth is that Aunt Ji?”? The maidservant saw that even the people in the palace were very respectful to Aunt Ji.
“Although the Empress Dowager’s confidants were granted permission to leave the palace ten years ago, the Empress Dowager has always been thinking about Auntie Ji. When Auntie Ji was still in the palace, not to mention being a slave in the palace, even the emperor and these princes would give three points of face when they saw Auntie Ji.” Mu Lan explained.
Ho-hsiang’s eyes widened in surprise. “That two young ladies..”
“Terrible.” Mu Lan answered directly, “Although Aunt Ji is not the person who deliberately changed the ending, Aunt Ji is very important in the heart of the Empress Dowager. Her words are better than our countless flattery.”
Hexiang nodded and looked at Mulan seriously. “Miss, how can you know about these things? You haven’t been to the palace at all.”
“Know your enemy and know yourself, and you will win every battle.” Mu Lan opened his mouth lightly, “He Xiang, in this palace, every step has to be taken carefully, to recognize who is good for you and who wants your life.”. If you don’t know who you are, you will pay the price in the end.
“Miss, you are afraid to say so.” He Xiang is really afraid.
Mu Wang Fu again complex, after all, but a Wang Fu, as long as do not touch the bottom line of a few masters, do not think of things that do not belong to their own, in fact, the days are not too sad.
“What are you afraid of? I’m still here.” Mu Lan smiled, and his eyes fell on the Fengxiang Palace not far away. “Here we are. Don’t be timid, eh?”
He Xiang nodded, took a deep breath, and then followed Mu Lan toward the Fengxiang Palace.
……
At the gate of the Fengxiang Palace, Mu Lan said, “I’ve come to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager, and I’d like to ask Mammy to tell her.” The people next to the
queen mother, who were naturally superior to others, looked at Mu Lan and smiled coldly. “All right, Miss Mu is waiting here. I’ll go in and tell you.”
“Thank you.” Mu Lan nodded.
Soon, Mammy was already walking toward the hall, and Mu Lan was waiting in place.
In her last life, she came to Fengxiang Palace after Mu Zhihua, because she wasted too much time on the way, and when she arrived, Chen Zhirong had already taken Mu Zhihua in.
Later,
Mu Lan looked down at his toes and did not continue to think about it, but waited quietly. And the messenger’s slave went in for a long time, but there was no news.
Mu Lan naturally knew that the queen mother’s mind, at this moment is partial to Chen Zhirong and Mu Zhihua, Chen Zhirong and the queen have always been good friends, the queen is the queen mother’s side, natural queen’s words, the queen mother will listen.
And this comes and goes, in the queen mother, even if she has not seen herself, but she is enough to be charged with a sophisticated, calculating charge.
In other words, she has lost the advantage. Every step
today must be taken steadily, otherwise, the result will not be much better than previous life, and the next road will be even more difficult.
But passes on the slave, natural Chen Zhirong already bribed, certainly will not pass on the message to oneself, therefore, Mu Lan and so on is not this slave, but Mei Ji.
“Young lady, did Mammy forget to go in and pass it on?” Hexiang asked softly.
Mu Lan did not deny it: “I didn’t forget, but I didn’t pass it on at all.”
He Xiang’s face changed. “Miss, we..”
“Wait here. The one who can take us in will be here soon.” Mu Lan opened his mouth lightly, but it seemed that he was not impatient.
See Mu Lan calm, lotus fragrance also gradually calm down. They waited for less than a cup of tea
at the gate of Fengxiang Palace, and not far away they saw Meiji coming with two slaves. Blessed up,
Mu Lan paid his respects: “Mu Lan has seen Aunt Ji.”
Even the people at the Fengxiang Palace, seeing Mei Ji, swept away their previous indifference to Mu Lan and respectfully paid their respects: “The slaves have seen Auntie Ji, and Auntie has been invited inside. The Empress Dowager has been talking about Auntie. Auntie has come, and the Empress Dowager must be very happy.”
Maggie smiled. “Get up. I haven’t seen you for so many years. You’re still sweet.”
“It was all my aunt who taught me well.” The slaves of Fengxiang Palace are very good at making people happy.
Maggie is in a good mood.
Then she looked at Mu Lan and said, “Miss Mu, are you going to see the Empress Dowager?”
Mulan hum voice: “Mulan into the palace, the natural first time will come to the queen mother to pay their respects, so here waiting for the queen mother’s message.”
She was neither humble nor pushy, nor scolded anyone, and calmly told the matter to Maggie.
Meiji is an old lady in the palace. She doesn’t know what’s going on now. Quietly, Meiji looks at Mulan and says, “If Miss Mu doesn’t mind, the slave will take you in to see the Empress Dowager.”
“Mu Lan has taken the trouble of Aunt Laoji.” Mu Lan answered meekly.
Mei Ji smiled at Mu Lan, and the more she looked at the generous and decent Mu Lan, the more she liked him. In addition to the previous things, Mei Ji naturally felt that Mu Lan was the one who was generous.
And Mu Wangfu, Mei Ji naturally knows a little about it.
After she arrived at the East Piandian, the slaves had already said it vividly, so now Mu Lan was shut out, Mei Ji was not surprised.
She said nothing more and quickly took the lead.
When the slave of Fengxiang Palace saw that it was Mei Ji who came in with Mu Lan in person, he did not dare to say much and wisely retreated to one side. But now does not go to pass on the Mammy, this face is frightened white, for fear of Mu Lan to stir up some right and wrong.
But she never thought that Aunt Ji, who had never been close to the palace, would personally lead the way for Mu Lan. What is the background of
this Mu Lan?
But Mu Lan has always followed behind Mei Ji, two people walked all the way to the Fengxiang Palace.
“But Maggie is back?” The voice of the queen mother came, with the expectation of Yingying.
“Empress, it’s the slave who has come back. The slave pays his respects to the Empress. The Empress Dowager is a thousand years old.” Maggie knelt down and kowtowed to the queen mother.
Then she looked at Mulan.
Mu Lan had already knelt down and said, “My daughter Mu Lan, pay your respects to the Empress Dowager. The Empress is a thousand years old.”
The Empress Dowager, supported by the slave, had already come out and picked up Meiji herself. Her eyes were filled with fog. “You’ve been out of the palace for ten years. If you don’t come back to see the Ai family, the Ai family will be afraid that one day they won’t be able to see you.”
Mei Ji was also said by the queen mother of the red eye: “You see, the slave this is not back?”? How dare you not come back when you accept the emperor’s kindness?
The queen mother nodded repeatedly.
Mu Lan kept quiet all the way, and did not deliberately look for a sense of existence.
It was not until the Empress Dowager and Mei Ji had finished talking that she looked at Mu Lan and He Xiang, who were kneeling on the ground. “What is this?”
“Oh, it’s the slave who is reckless.” “This is Miss Mulan, the daughter of Prince Mulan’s mansion. As soon as she entered the palace, she came to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager.”
“Mu Lan, the wife of Prince Mu who just came back?” The queen mother’s voice was lukewarm. “Raise your head and show it to the Ai family.”
“Yes.” Mu Lan looked up gracefully, and in the sharp eyes of the queen mother, there was no avoidance.
The queen mother looked at Mu Lan carefully, palm-sized face, slightly makeup, delicate facial features, long eyelashes with the movement of the eyes, a blink, it looks very moving, the eyes seem to be able to speak.
“Empress, the maidservant was stunned when she saw Miss Mu. Miss Mu and the late Princess Mu are really the same mold.” Maggie opens her mouth properly.
The queen mother nodded. “Exactly the same.”
“Besides, Miss Mu doesn’t seem to have grown up among the people. It’s like growing up in a palace. Every word and deed is impeccable.”
“Oh?” Later, she became interested and looked at Mei Ji. “Mei Ji, the Ai family has never seen you praise a person like this. What is the ability of Mu Lan to make you praise Mu Lan like this?”
Mei Ji said with a smile, “When I first entered the palace, I accidentally sprained my ankle and fell to the ground. If Miss Mu hadn’t passed by, I wouldn’t have known if I could have paid my respects to the empress.”. Miss Mu was kind-hearted and sent the slave back to the East Side Hall. Before the doctor came, she treated the wound for the slave. Even the doctor praised Miss Mu for handling it very well, so the slave could walk like a person who had nothing to do.
The Empress Dowager didn’t expect such a thing to happen. Listening to Maggie, she couldn’t help frowning. “How did this happen?”. Is there anyone in the palace who dares to bump into you?
“The slave thought that the other side was probably not careful either.” Mei Ji did not complain, but looked at Mu Lan, “Miss Mu, you are behind them, walking in front of the people, but the people of Mu Wang Fu?”
This was pushed in front of Mu Lan.
Meiji already knows the identity of Mu Zhihua, but Meiji has been away from the palace for ten years, what should be said and what should not be said, Meiji is still clear.
But looking at Mulan, Maggie just wanted to help.
Preconceived ideas, has let Mu Lan in the queen mother here no advantage, rashly mention their own framed things, will only let the queen mother feel that Mu Lan is a person behind the right and wrong.
So, this beginning wants her to say, the rest words, see Mu Lan how to say mellow.
But Mei Ji’s intuition is that Mu Lan is a very smart person, even sent to the West Side Hall, so close to the cold palace, Mu Lan can be neither humble nor arrogant, not noisy. It is absolutely impossible to do this if you are not a person with excellent concentration.
Besides, Mu Lan also made a special trip to appear in Fengxiang Palace before the people of Mu Wangfu came, which naturally had her purpose.
Maggie pushed the boat along and did a favor.
The queen mother listened to Maggie’s words and looked at Mulan. “Stand up and speak.”
“Mu Lan thanked the Empress Dowager.” Mu Lan is blessed.
In the sharp eyes of the Empress Dowager, Mu Lan lightly opened his mouth to explain: “Back to the words of the Empress Dowager, Mu Lan did not see very clearly, knowing that the painting may have left in a hurry, which collided with Aunt Ji.”. Mu Lan stood far away, and did not listen to what they said, since Aunt Ji said it was not careful, it should not be a big problem. Mulan just picked up a bargain to send Aunt Chi back.
Mu Lan said word by word, without avoiding the queen mother’s eyes.
The Empress Dowager has never been such an easy person to fool: “If you know how to paint quickly, you will be dignified and steady. How can you do something carelessly?”
Mu Lan did not answer, but just stood quietly.
Also, Chih-hua has been in the palace all the year round, but she hasn’t been able to recognize Meiji. As someone who grew up among the people, how could you possibly know Maggie’s identity? The queen mother’s eyes fell sharply on Mu Lan’s body, watching, without giving Mu Lan any chance to escape.
Maggie is also a little curious, this is what Maggie does not understand. How could
Mu Lan recognize himself. As
Mu Lan listened to the Empress Dowager’s question, she still stood: Back to the words of the Empress Dowager, the maidservants in the palace are divided into three or six or nine grades, from the most inferior palace maids to the superior palace maids, to the female officials, and everyone’s clothes are different. And Aunt Chi’s body is not the dress of any palace maid, nor is it the dress of a female official, but you can see the superior material and the special logo.
Mu Lan is observant: This special logo is only on the clothes of the aunts in the palace, and the aunts are also divided into three or six or nine grades. Aunt Ji is embroidered with a crane. When Mu Lan sees it, it is naturally not difficult to guess the identity of the aunt. Cranes can only be seen on the first grade ministers, and since the founding of the Chou Dynasty, only my aunt has been able to use them embroidery with the grace of the Empress Dowager.
In that case, let the queen mother nod.
“So Mu Lan dared to guess Aunt Chi’s identity.” Mu Lan went on to say, “In addition to the fact that his mother and concubine had been helped by Aunt Ji many times before she entered the palace, it was natural for Mu Lan to send Aunt Ji back to the side hall.”
Every word, every thing, Mu Lan said Qingming.
Without any timidity, looking at the queen mother’s eyes, there is no floating uncertainty, as if the fact is so.
“Mulan, you’ve observed very little.” The queen mother looked at Mu Lan with some surprise.
Mulan smiled. “I’m flattered by the Empress Dowager.”
The queen mother looked at Mu Lan’s eyes and did not move away, these days, the queen mother heard the last thing is Mu Wang Fu, and Mu Wang Fu, in addition to Mu Zhihua and Li Shiyuan’s marriage, Mu Wang Fu and the queen’s people are blowing the wind, the rest is related to this Mu Lan.
Say more, the queen mother appears to be more irritable.
For Mu Lan’s irritability.
Even the preconceived rejection of Mu Lan, but in the face of Mu Lan at the moment, the queen mother felt that everything was not like what she had heard.
In front of Mu Lan, where seems to grow up from the folk, even standing in front of their own every move is not surprised. It is a rare person who can not change his face in front of himself. Not to mention Maggie’s guarantee.
Meiji followed the queen mother for many years, the queen mother naturally knew that there were no longer a few people who wanted to please themselves from Meiji, but Meiji had always refused coldly, and it was fair to everyone. In the past few decades, the queen mother had really seen Meiji speak for a person like this.
Only then did the queen mother become a little more curious about Mu Lan.
“All right, give me a seat.” The queen mother waved her hand and opened her mouth majestically.
“Thank the Empress Dowager.” Mu Lan politely blessed the body.
One side of the eunuch soon brought a stool to Mu Lan, Mu Lan sat down, Mei Ji is accompanied by the queen mother, the queen mother casually asked Mu Lan some things, Mu Lan are easy to answer. He
never mentioned the inopportune places in the Mu Mansion, nor did he mention his present situation.
But the Empress Dowager thought for a moment, “Mu Lan, why didn’t you come with the side concubines instead of paying your respects to the Ai family alone?” It
‘s not the time.
Every year on this day, people who enter the palace ahead of time will come to Fengxiang Palace one after another in the evening, and stay in Fengxiang Palace for dinner in the evening, with only female dependents attending.
And this afternoon, Mu Lan has already appeared.
When the queen mother opened her mouth to ask, Mu Lan was quiet, and Mei Ji took a look at Mu Lan without any trace, Mu Lan smiled gently, and then looked at the queen mother, it seemed much more calm.
“When the Ai family asked you, why didn’t you answer?” The queen mother took a sip of tea and asked again. Only then did
Mu Lan open his mouth and say, “Report to the empress. Mu Lan is thinking about how to answer.”. If the answer is not good, Mu Lan is afraid that he will cause trouble to others.
“Tell the truth.” The Empress Dowager’s voice sank. “The last thing the Ai family likes is cheating.”
“Yes.” Mu Lan answered, and then slowly said, “Because Mu Lan didn’t live with the women of Mu Wang Fu, Mu Lan just returned to the palace this year, probably the palace has not been informed, or according to the past for the women of Mu Wang Fu to live in a place, naturally there will be no place for Mu Lan, so when I see Mu Lan, I can only make do with it temporarily.”
Mu Lan did not say where he was, nor did his eyes change as he looked at the Empress Dowager: “Mu Lan lives a little far from the Fengxiang Palace. I was afraid that if I was late, I would be disrespectful to the Empress Dowager. In addition, Mu Lan was not familiar with the palace, so he came out very early. As he walked, he asked, but he didn’t expect to arrive at the Fengxiang Palace early.” As
he spoke, Mulan looked at the Empress Dowager, not knowing whether he was sorry or embarrassed: “If Mulan has offended the Empress Dowager, please ask the Empress Dowager to atone for her sins.”
The Empress Dowager nodded thoughtfully, and then said lightly, “Give me a seat.” The minion on
one side immediately moved a stool and walked up to Mu Lan. Even his attitude was much more respectful: “Miss Mu, please sit down.”
Mu Lan sat down, her spine straight, her expression did not become neglected or proud because of the current situation.
“Mu Lan thanked the empress for giving him a seat.” Mu Lan smiled and his voice was pleasant to the ear.
The queen mother nodded, drank a cup of tea, the tea was put aside, Mei Ji has been standing on the edge of the queen mother around waiting.
Mu Lan sat quietly, did not take the initiative to find a topic, but did not deliberately please the meaning.
Instead, the Empress Dowager took the initiative to look at Mu Lan and said, “Mu Lan, the more the Ai family looks at you, the more they think you look like your mother and concubine. The Ai family remembers that when your mother and concubine were still alive, although she didn’t grow up in the palace, every time she came, she would come and pay her respects to the Ai family.”. Just like you, sitting in this position, you don’t talk much, but you are very likable.
“When it comes to returning to the empress, Mu Lan is a far cry from his mother.” Mu Lan answered modestly.
The Empress Dowager nodded and said, “Your mother and concubine have something to do with the Ai family, but it’s a pity that the beauty is unlucky.”. You haven’t been in the palace in the last few years, and the Ai family heard Lord Mu say that it was because of your health that you were sent out to be raised, and when you were 16, you were brought back to the palace.
Mulan was not surprised to hear the answer. When
Mu Hongyuan sent himself out, no one knew that he was in Gu Fu, let alone what the situation was, except the people in Mu Wang Fu. Some of the statements are just superficial and aboveboard.
Including now Mulan back to the house, the real reason naturally can not say.
Big week the most taboo is also the matter of witchcraft, Chongxi nature is also a kind of witchcraft, Mu Hongyuan is an important official in the court, it is impossible to break the law, so every step is carefully arranged. Had
it not been for Wang Xueshuang’s deteriorating health, Mu Lan knew very well that she would never have a chance to return to Mu Wang Fu in her life. But after Mu Hong left, I’m afraid Gu Fu still can’t escape the bloody disaster of extermination.
After all, Chen Zhirong’s character can not tolerate the slightest flaw and danger.
She is the flaw and danger in Chen Zhirong’s eyes.
Hehe
“Yes.” Mu Lan came to his senses from such thoughts and answered quietly.
The Empress Dowager nodded, took another sip of tea, and wrung her eyebrows. “Look, Meiji, since you left the palace, you haven’t been able to drink tea to your heart’s content.” “The maidservant will soak it for you again,
” Meiji answered with a smile.
“Okay, okay.” The Empress Dowager answered with a smile, “The Ai family likes the tea you make. You said that when you left, you also taught the Ai family a lesson. But this person, ah, how can he not always learn the essence?”. It’s been ten years, and none of them has been able to please the Ai family.
Maggie smiled and said nothing.
Soon, she took the cup and brewed it carefully.
Mu Lan looked quietly, Mei Ji’s eyes did not look at the trace of Mu Lan, the hands of the movement slightly slowed down, Mu Lan knew that Mei Ji was helping himself.
She used the slowest speed so that she could see her every step clearly.
These are what the queen mother likes.
As for whether we can understand it thoroughly, it depends on Mu Lan’s own ability.
Mu Lan’s lips were raised invisibly, smiling at Mei Ji, and then she nodded slightly, and Mei Ji withdrew her line of sight without any trace, concentrating on making tea.
In the last life, Mu Lan did not want to please the most powerful woman in the harem, but every time there was no chance, let alone please, it was even more difficult to deliberately approach her.
Because the queen mother was never satisfied with herself.
In addition to what happened later, the queen mother’s disgust for Mu Lan became deeper and deeper. Mu Lan married into the East Palace for several years, but failed to enter the Fengxiang Palace, which was already the biggest joke in the palace. If you can’t
get into Fengxiang Palace, how can you really know the queen mother’s preferences.
This is also Mulan met Meiji in Meridian Gate, why will personally send Meiji back to the reason, in the palace, if the most know the queen mother, not any of the palace concubines or today’s emperor, but to follow the queen mother for decades of Meiji.
Like right now.
Mu Lan’s mastery of tea ceremony is due to Li Shiyuan’s love.
Later, Li Shiyuan came to Mu Lan just to have a cup of tea here, that’s all.
Therefore, Mu Lan in the action of Mei Ji, you can easily see the clue and heat, and then do it yourself, and Mei Ji will not be far from the tea.
Mulan looked at Maggie politely and gratefully, and then calmly withdrew his line of sight.
“Tell the Ai family what you’ve learned over the years at the Ku Mansion.” The queen mother asked Mu Lan very much.
Mu Lan’s answer always appears, not a bit of a mistake, even if the queen mother wants to deliberately find Mu Lan’s embarrassment, as if there is no way to find out from Mu Lan’s words.
“Mu Lan’s adoptive father taught Mu Lan how to do things, and his adoptive mother taught Mu Lan needlework and female virtues, as well as how to read.” Mu Lan picked the safest words to say.
“Look, you’re the legitimate daughter of Prince Mu’s Mansion. You’ve been sent away for many years. Don’t you have any thoughts or ideas?” The queen mother asked very casually.
Mu Lan smiled again: “No.”. Mulan knows that this is for the good of Mulan. So Mulan won’t have any idea.
The queen mother nodded again.
She asked some sharp questions one after another to test Mu Lan’s state of mind. You know, jealousy can make people unrecognizable, especially in such an environment, anyone will feel unfair, after all, Mu Lan left 16 years, Mu Wang Fu has long been no longer the Mu Wang Fu.
A person who is in an unfair mood will naturally be much more mean in dealing with people.
This is the queen mother from the queen Qu Huachang that all the impression of Mu Lan.
A vicious and sophisticated girl.
But now in front of their own Mu Lan, but it seems to advance and retreat properly, even the rules and decency in the palace is better than many princesses and young ladies, she did not see any vicious mind.
The queen mother was quiet.
And Maggie duly handed over the tea, saying, “Empress, please try it.”. I don’t know if your preferences have changed. The maidservant thought, ah, someone who understands the empress may not have appeared yet, but if he does, he will be like a maidservant, making the empress happy.
The queen mother smiled and took it over, smelled it, and then raised her glass and took a sip, and her frowning brows followed.
I’m obviously in a better mood.
Mei Ji took a look at Mu Lan, Mu Lan politely nodded, understand the meaning of Mei Ji, even this tea, the queen mother can be filled, can only be seven full tea, otherwise easy to overflow, wet the skirt but let the queen mother angry.
Accompanying an emperor is like accompanying a tiger.
“Mu Lan, the Mu Mansion is different from the Ku Mansion, and there are already many more rules. This palace is even more different from the Mu Mansion. If something goes wrong, it’s a matter of losing one’s head, and the Mu Mansion will be implicated.” The queen mother put down her teacup and nodded, which reminded Mu Lan.
Mulan smiled gently and said, “Mulan keeps in mind the teachings of the Empress Dowager and dares not forget them.”
The queen mother nodded and put the teacup down.
Just as he was about to say something, the slave outside the house came in and said, “Report to the Empress, the people from the Prince Mu’s Mansion are here.”
Listening to the slave’s words, the Empress Dowager seemed much more delighted: “Hurry up and welcome.”
The minion quickly withdrew.
Mu Lan took a look at the entrance without any trace, but he was very calm, and there was no change because of the arrival of Chen Zhirong and Mu Zhihua.
Soon, the voices of Chen Zhirong and Mu Zhihua came.
“I have seen the Empress Dowager. She is a thousand years old.”
“I’ve seen the Empress Dowager. She’s a thousand years old, a thousand years old.” The
mother and daughter humbly paid their respects. Seeing that they were obviously in a good mood, the queen mother waved her hand and said, “All right, get up.”. The people of Prince Mu’s Mansion, ah, each came earlier than other, and they knew how to make the Ai family happy. After saying
this, Chen Zhirong and Mu Zhihua saw Mu Lan who had already stood up.
Two people’s facial expression changed, did not expect Mu Lan unexpectedly already in the Fengxiang Palace, but they did not get any news.
It was Mu Lan who looked at the two of them with a half-smile. “I’ve seen the imperial concubine, Miss Yi.”
Chen Chih-jung came to her senses and asked, “Lan Er, did you come here so early?”
“Because I was not familiar with the palace, I was afraid of causing trouble for my father and the empress, so I came out early.” Mu Lan explained lightly.
Chen Zhirong nodded, not good in front of the queen mother what attack.
She is intentionally arranged Mu Lan in the farthest place, but said the time is the same, the result did not expect, Mu Lan also unexpectedly first step.
Chen Zhirong is an experienced person, and the queen mother also lifted many years of time, in the queen mother’s words and deeds, Chen Zhirong very clearly know, at least now the queen mother is not disgusted with Mu Lan, if not, Mu Lan can not be so calm sitting in a chair.
Apparently, there was a lot of conversation.
This is not a good omen for Chen Zhirong.
Chen Zhirong lowered his eyebrows and eyes, his brain turned fast, and Mu Zhihua saw some resentment from Mu Lan, but when he looked at Mei Ji behind the queen mother, Mu Zhihua’s face changed completely.
She had never thought that the old Mammy who had been scolded by herself Meridian Gate was actually a person close to the queen mother, and she had no memory at all.
“All right, all right, sit down. The queen and her family will come later. The Ai family is the most lively before the Hungry Ghost Festival every year.” The queen mother seemed to be in a good mood and beckoned the two of them to sit down.
Chen Zhirong thanked him respectfully and then sat down. When
she saw Mei Ji, she was surprised and didn’t think much about it. She immediately laughed and said ingratiatingly, “I heard that Aunt Ji also went to the palace this year. I was wondering when I could see Aunt Ji.”. I’m relieved to see that Aunt Chi is in good health.
“I thank the concubines for their concern.” Maggie gave a faint smile, which was not very big.
But Chen Chih-jung had already turned to Mu Chih-hua and said, “Chih-hua, come and pay your respects to Aunt Ji. This is the most trusted person of the Empress Dowager, and she is also a highly respected female official in the palace.”. You’re going to enter the palace in the future. If Aunt Ji is here, you’ll have to learn a lot from Aunt Ji.
Mu Zhihua could not be more passive, less generous than before, which was the tension and panic after seeing Maggie.
“What’s the matter with you kid? Why don’t you say hello to Auntie Chi?” Chen Zhirong looked at the unusual behavior of Mu Zhihua with some twisted eyebrows. Chen Zhirong has never seen
such a painting by Mu Zhi.
As soon as she arrived, the Empress Dowager couldn’t help but look over and say, “Zhihua, are you not feeling well? Would you like the imperial physician from the Ai family to come and have a look at you?”
To Mu Zhihua, the queen mother is really like.
In the queen mother’s view, the girl was sweet and kind-hearted, and even the maids and slaves in the Fengxiang Palace appreciated Mu Zhihua, so when she saw Mu Zhihua so out of her mind, the queen mother was naturally worried.
On the contrary, Mu Lan smiled faintly, with a hint of sarcasm in such a smile, looking at Mu Zhihua, as if watching the fun.
Can
not be regarded as a reckless slave, but also do not forget to step on a foot in the merciless, but now suddenly found that the slave turned into a person who can not be rude. It
may even affect the image of the queen mother because of this slave. Can
Mu Zhihua not be nervous?
Mu Lan laughed silently.
Even the lotus fragrance standing behind Mu Lan lowered her head and could not help laughing out loud, her emotions pressing down, and her shoulders shaking.
When Mu Lan looked over, he Xiang stood up with a straight face.
“Know the painting?” Chen Zhirong frowned even more, and had already stepped on Mu Zhihua’s foot in private.
Mu Chih-hua came to his senses and was just about to open his mouth when Mei-chi said lightly, “Empress, you don’t have to. A slave is a slave. I can’t stand this big gift from Miss Yi.”
That’s true.
But when Meiji said this, the queen mother looked at the past, what kind of person Meiji is, how can queen mother not understand, Meiji cold so open, I am afraid before the matter is not so simple to see on the surface.
But Mu Zhihua?
The Empress Dowager sank and followed Maggie’s words. “All right, don’t pay your respects.”. Chih-hua, sit down.
“Thank the Empress Dowager.” Mu Zhihua sat down cleverly.
But her heart was still beating fast. For
the first time, Mu Zhihua was not in charge of Mu Lan. Instead, he was thinking about how to break the frozen relationship. Even Chen Zhirong had noticed it. She looked at Mu Zhihua and suddenly thought of something. Her face also changed.
Before in the Meridian Gate, they walked in front, behind the trouble, Chen Zhirong did not hear the noise, just saw Mu Zhantian passed, so no reason, and now.
Subconsciously, Chen Zhirong looked at Mu Zhihua.
Mu Zhihua is really going to cry out.
Chen Chih-jung’s voice was very low: “Look for a chance to admit your mistake to Auntie Ji. Don’t let Auntie Ji write you down.”. You know, what Aunt Ji said in front of the queen mother is more useful than what we said. You’re usually very calm and intelligent, but now you’re doing all kinds of stupid things!
Mu Zhihua suppressed his temper and dared not burst out. Can
one Mulan make you so mad? Do you know what you’re going to do? Chen Zhirong couldn’t help lecturing.
Mu Zhihua didn’t dare to say anything. Only then did
Chen Chih-jung’s temper go down a little: “I’ll look for an opportunity later. You go to Aunt Chi’s. Do you hear me?”
“Mother, I know.” Mu Zhihua immediately answered.
Chen Zhirong nodded and looked at the queen mother again, but the queen mother did not mind the silence of their mother and daughter, but talked happily with Mu Lan.
Even always indifferent Mei Ji is quite good to Mu Lan, Mu Lan’s many topics, Mei Ji will be appropriate to take in, the queen mother will naturally be able to accompany Mu Lan’s topic to continue. The atmosphere in the
palace is very good.
On the contrary, Chen Zhi-rong’s mother and daughter seemed to have been shielded, as if there was no room in the house at all, and at this moment, there was no chance to say a word.
“Empress, let’s go to the kitchen and see if the snacks are ready.” Mei Ji saw that the snack in front of the queen mother was gone and opened her mouth lightly.
“Let the minions do it.” The queen mother loves Mei Ji dearly.
Meiji was allowed to leave the palace ten years ago because her legs and feet were not good, and it was not convenient to walk. Naturally, she could not do a lot of things in the palace. In addition, the palace was big, and it was even more torturous for Meiji’s kneecap. So the queen mother loved Meiji dearly, so she allowed Meiji to leave the palace. Everything was done according to the specifications of the third-grade officials. Although
the kitchen is in Fengxiang Palace, it takes a long distance to walk there, so naturally the queen mother sent the slaves to do it.
But Mei Ji smiled and said, “Empress, it’s more reassuring for the maidservant to go in person.”. The maidservant knew what the empress liked to eat, but she was afraid that the slaves would not serve her well. You see, didn’t the Empress say that she hadn’t found a satisfactory slave who could make good tea in the past ten years?
The Empress Dowager nodded. “I’m just worried that you can’t stand this knee. Let the doctor come back and take a look at it.”
Thanks to the favor of the Empress Dowager, the maidservant has become much better over the years. When the maidservant comes back this time, she must be looking for a servant who can put her heart at ease to serve her. Otherwise, when the maidservant leaves, she will remember the empress. Maggie said that her eyes were a little red.
The queen mother waved her hand and did not go on.
At this age, a lot of things become taboo.
Maggie nodded and turned to walk in the direction of the back kitchen. Seeing this,
Chen Chih-jung immediately opened her mouth and said, “Empress Dowager, you’re worried about Auntie Ji. Auntie Ji’s legs and feet are not good. My concubine asked Chih-hua to go with her and have a look. If there’s anything, Chih-hua can help you, so you don’t have to worry.”
Chen Zhirong’s proposal is reasonable and just right.
She took one look at Mu Zhihua, and Mu Zhihua immediately went on to say, “Yes, the Empress Dowager, let Zhihua go with Aunt Ji. It happened that Zhihua could also follow Aunt Ji to learn the rules of the palace. For so many years in the palace, she wanted to learn from Aunt Ji, but she didn’t have a chance. Zhihua finally had this chance, so the Empress Dowager.” Will you just promise to know how to paint? The voice
of Zhihua is very soft, and people can’t refuse to act like a spoiled child.
Mu Zhihua knew very well that if he had gone alone, the queen mother would have let himself come back at the cold moment of Meiji. If is the queen mother allows, then Mei Ji is impossible not to give the queen mother the face, no matter how will let oneself follow.
As long as you go with him, Mu Zhihua will naturally be able to deal with Mei Ji.
No matter how high the status of Mei Ji in the palace, after all, is a slave out of the palace, the slave in Mu Zhihua’s view, to give some benefits can be.
Thinking, Mu Zhihua is not in a hurry.
“Well, I know the painting has a heart.” The queen mother was quite satisfied with Mu Zhihua’s reaction.
Mu Zhihua got permission to stand up immediately, smiled coquettishly at the queen mother, and then quickly followed the pace of Mei Ji.
Mu Lan looked at it calmly, and his eyebrows and eyes were a little more playful.
Mu Zhihua’s thoughts were clearly shown on his face, but was Maggie really such an easy person to buy? If so, when Meiji is still in the palace, the people in the palace will not bother to please Meiji, but not the door.
The queen mother will not be so important to Maggie.
A person who can be bought at will is not the best way to stay around. I’m afraid
Mu Zhihua will only ask for trouble.
Mu Lan looked at the figure of Mu Zhihua disappeared, this just did not have the trace to withdraw own line of sight, the look in the eyes was very light swept Chen Zhirong, but with a bit of banter.
Chen Zhirong was a little frightened by Mu Lan.
But on the surface, Chen Zhirong did not show any look. The atmosphere
in the room is not bad, but it is definitely not good.
The queen mother lived in the palace for decades, how can not see such a turbulent undercurrent.
Chen Zhirong is the side of Princess Mu, even if the imperial concubine has passed away for many years, she has not been straightened up.
Now in the face of the sudden return of his daughter Mu Lan, how can it be possible to have no hard feelings.
But the queen mother does not mind, this is Mu Wang Fu’s family matter, in her here, does not have any influence. Only in such imperceptible
Chen Zhirong gradually found that the control of the whole situation is in the hands of Mu Lan, not in their own hands. When
the queen mother looked at Mu Lan, her eyebrows and eyes were smiling.
Her understanding of the queen mother, this is like the performance, if this is really the case, then their previous efforts are not in vain?
Chen Zhirong is also not calm.
Inside the house, only Mu Lan’s face did not change color.
……
Mu Zhihua followed Mei Ji carefully and said ingratiatingly, “Aunt Ji, is there anything you need to do?”? You tell me, and I’ll do it. I learned a lot of these little things in the palace with the nuns. “No,
” Meiji said lightly. “Miss Yi’s health is more expensive. It’s not suitable to do these menial jobs. Just let the slaves come.”
Even when the voice fell, Mei Ji did not look at Mu Zhihua.
Mu Chih-hua felt a pang in his heart for a moment, but on the surface he was still gentle enough to drop water: “Aunt Chi, I know you’re angry with me. At that time I had no eyes and didn’t recognize Aunt Chi. Besides, at that time I was angry enough to lose my temper. So please forgive Aunt Chi and don’t take this to heart, OK?”.
Mu Zhihua said in soft words, the face of the ingratiation is obvious, looking at Mei Ji, thought he put down his stature, Mei Ji naturally will not take Joe with himself.
As a result, Mu Zhihua miscalculated.
“The maidservant can’t afford this big gift from Miss Yi.” Maggie’s attitude was still cold, and she did not relax because of Mu Zhihua’s soft words.
Mu Zhihua was exasperated, but thinking of Chen Zhirong’s warning, this resentment also followed abruptly down.
She followed.
Soon, Mu Zhihua took out an ingot of gold from his bosom, and then quietly put it into Mei Ji’s long sleeve: “Aunt Ji, don’t haggle with me, okay?” The movement in
Maggie’s hand stopped. Before
Mu Zhihua could be proud, Mei Ji naturally took out the gold sent by Mu Zhihua and put it on the table beside her.
Mu Zhihua’s face completely changed: “Aunt Ji, you..”
“Miss Yi, the maidservant is not short of this money. When the maidservant left the palace, the Empress Dowager rewarded her a lot. The maidservant has enough food and clothing for a lifetime.”. And ask the young lady to take it back. Maggie refused without hesitation.
Mu Zhihua looked at Mei Ji’s soft and hard not to eat, breathing quickly followed up.
If possible, Mu Zhihua would not hesitate to give Meiji a slap in the face, but because of Meiji’s identity, Mu Zhihua dared not.
In the end, this resentment can only be swallowed.
In the palace, can not move Meiji, does not mean that outside the palace can not, after all, a palace maid has been out of the palace, what is she afraid of.
Shen Shen, Mu Zhihua knew that he could not please Mei Ji, and was too lazy to talk to Mei Ji, turned around and left, she did not believe that a slave’s words could easily change the situation. Besides, there is no queen mother, there is the queen, not to mention, she and the prince’s marriage has long been a sure thing.
Sink, Mu Zhihua this just followed a lot of relief.
And Mei Ji looked at the figure of Mu Zhihua leaving, frowned, but in the end did not say anything, just bowed his head and seriously made the little point that the empress Dowager liked.
…… After
Mu Lan had finished answering the Empress Dowager’s question, the eunuchs outside
the Fengxiang Palace again announced, “Tell the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, the Princess Diana, they are here.”
“Pass it on.” The queen mother answered with a smile.
The eunuch quickly backed out. Chen Zhirong, who
had been restless in the hall, heard this and breathed a sigh of relief. At least the queen had come. She was not here. Obviously, the situation was completely in the hands of Mu Lan. Even Chen Zhirong did not doubt that if Mu Lan wanted to reverse right and wrong, the queen mother might not believe it.
Such a thing only makes Chen Zhirong’s hair stand on end.
In Chen Zhirong’s thoughts, Qu Huachang and Dai Zhi have also entered leisurely. The slaves in the
hall knelt on the ground and said, “I have seen the empress, the empress of Dai Fei. The empress is a thousand years old.”
“Get up.” The queen smiled and waved the crowd to their feet.
Princess Diana followed the queen, and the queen soon went to the queen mother with Princess Diana to pay her respects. The queen mother was in a good mood when she saw them.
After that, the queen looked at Chen Zhirong, Chen Zhirong Fu Fu body, also please Ann.
Qu Huachang smiled at Chen Chih-jung. In Chen Chih-jung’s eyes, Qu Huachang finally looked at Mu Lan: “Is this Mu Lan of the Prince’s Palace?”
“Mu Lan has seen the empress. The empress is a thousand years old.” Mu Lan invited Ann.
“Get up.” Qu Huachang smiled kindly. “Even in the palace, I’ve heard of Miss Mu for a long time.”. Miss Mu’s song “Snow Girl” at the Mu Mansion shocked the whole of Kyoto.
“I’m flattered by the queen.” Mu Lan smiled modestly.
Qu Huachang chuckled, and soon accompanied Chen Zhirong and the queen mother to chat, Qu Huachang came, this scene is naturally controlled by Qu Huachang, we also dare not exceed too much.
Mu Lan naturally knows this truth.
Last life, Mu Lan and Qu Huachang contact most, Qu Huachang is what kind of person, Mu Lan how can not be clear, the surface looks gentle and kind, but no one is more sinister than Qu Huachang. The favored imperial concubine in the
palace, had it not been for the strong backing behind her, would have been dealt with silently by Qu Huachang. And those who can stay are either the concubines without any threat, or those who can’t move for the time being. It is impossible for
a woman to sit on the throne of emperors and empresses, or even protect her children and become a prince all the way.
Mu Lan knew better that when the foundation was unstable, she could not move her beautiful clothes.
Even if the performance of flattery, Mu Lan can naturally do very well.
Qu Huachang took a meaningful look at Mu Lan, and then sat down on the edge of the queen mother, this Mu Lan for Qu Huachang, some unexpected. Obviously and Chen Zhirong said not quite the same, at least can sit calmly in such an occasion, is by no means an ordinary person. How can
a person who grew up in the folk be not flustered at all.
Qu Huachang sank into a deep mood, and looked at the Empress Dowager: “Mother, this Hungry Ghost Festival is your birthday. I have arranged everything in the palace, big and small.”
“The Empress is always at ease with the family.” The queen mother has always been satisfied with Qu Huachang.
Qu Huachang smiled softly, but the charm in her eyebrows and eyes seemed to have a unique style.
Mu Lan calmly and calmly looked at, did not interrupt, nor impatient.
On the contrary, Chen Zhirong is a little nervous, constantly looking at the direction of the kitchen, it is a subconscious feeling of uneasiness, Chen Zhirong can not say, but always feel that Mu Zhihua today will not be too smooth.
While Chen Zhirong was worried, Mu Zhihua had already come out.
Chen Chih-jung calculated the time in her mind and looked at Mu Chih-hua. Mu Chih-hua was aggrieved and kept silent, but Qu Hua-chang raised her eyebrows and said, “Chih-hua, come to this palace.” Only then did
Mu Chih-hua walk toward Qu Hua-chang: “Chih-hua has seen the empress.”
“I like your mouth. It’s very sweet.” Qu Hua-chang really likes Mu Chih-hua. She’s good-looking, and she can advance and retreat well. “What’s the matter? Is this expression unhappy?”? If someone makes us know that the painting is unhappy, talk to this palace.
“No.” Mu Chih-hua’s voice was still soft, but there was no trace of it. “Chih-hua wanted to help Aunt Chi get a little, but Chih-hua was clumsy and couldn’t get it right. It seemed that he had offended Aunt Chi, and Chih-hua was a little worried.”
Qu Huachang hesitated, but did not expect such a thing.
Even if she is the queen, but also very clear about the status of Meiji in the heart of the queen mother, naturally Meiji’s affairs, Qu Huachang is not good to interfere.
And it’s not like Qu Hua-chang couldn’t hear that Mu Chih-hua was complaining. Because of the scene and the affection, she smiled and patted Mu Chih-hua’s hand: “Chih-hua, Aunt Chi has always been careful and cautious in doing things. Next time, you can learn from Aunt Chi. Aunt Chi seldom gets angry with people. Don’t worry.”
“That’s good.” Mu Chih-hwa nodded her head, very cleverly. Soon, she said to the Empress Dowager in an ingratiating manner, “Empress Dowager, you must also help me put in a good word with Aunt Chi.”
“Okay, okay.” The queen mother laughed.
But such a smile did not reach the fundus.
Maggie has been with her for decades, and she has always been happy and angry quietly. How can she haggle with people because of doing such a small thing.
To be able to offend Maggie proves that something must have happened during this period that she did not know.
Also just because of the occasion, the queen mother did not say anything. Only Mu Lan and Dai Zhi were quiet
all the way.
Dai Zhi looked coldly at the scene in front of her, unable to tell whether it was a smile or a taunt, and soon, she looked down and suddenly looked at Mu Lan.
Mu Lan nodded politely.
Dai Zhi smiled faintly, but did not say anything.
……
One after another, many people followed to the Fengxiang Palace to pay their respects, and the Fengxiang Palace gradually became lively.
As Fengxiang Palace became more and more lively, Mu Lan kept a low profile, hiding in a quiet position, unlike Mu Zhihua, who was eager to be in the limelight, quietly like a person who had never appeared before.
Just listening to these women chatting, quietly.
He Xiang has never seen such a scene, but also very nervous, the atmosphere did not dare to stand panting.
All of a sudden, the once bustling Fengxiang Palace suddenly quieted down. The Empress Dowager, who had been talking and laughing, changed her face and said, “You slaves, can’t you even make a cup of tea?”? Didn’t Maggie teach you before? Why did you forget in such a short time? The
slaves knelt on the ground, not daring to utter a word. “Please ask the Empress Dowager to atone for her sins, and the slaves will have a new bath.”
Tea is a skill, too particular about the heat, temperature, where is so two or three can learn, but it happened that Aunt Maggie also went to the kitchen to get a little, want to come out to smooth things over.
The queen mother’s face is not good.
Qu Huachang immediately stepped forward to comfort her and said, “Mother, if this tea is not good, just forget it. Don’t be angry with your body. If you are angry with your body, it’s not worth it.”
The queen mother did not speak. Everyone knows that
the queen mother likes tea, but the only person who can get the queen mother’s idea of making tea is Mei Ji. In the past ten years, when Meiji left the palace, the slaves in Fengxiang Palace felt insecure. As long as they were given a name to make tea for the queen mother, they would be scolded lightly or beaten heavily.
But no one can always get the essence of Maggie, always a little less heat, and the queen mother can always taste that different place.
Seeing that the queen mother did not speak, the people in Fengxiang Palace dared not breathe.
Just then, a clear voice came. Mulan stood up slowly from the crowd and quietly looked at the Empress Dowager: “Empress Dowager, if you don’t mind, why don’t Mulan make you a cup of tea and see if you like it?”
“Mu Lan.” Without thinking, Chen Chih-jung called out Mulan’s name. “What are you doing?” There was a warning in
her eyes.
Look at Mulan.
Chen Zhirong did not know what Mu Lan was going to do, but Chen Zhirong was very clear, Mu Lan tea, if not good, offend the queen mother is not only her own person, there is a whole Mu Wang Fu, if Mu Lan good, then the queen mother will look at Mu Lan with new eyes.
So no matter which point, Chen Zhirong will not allow Mu Lan to do such a thing.
But it happened that Mu Lan looked at Chen Chih-jung innocently: “I just wanted to make a cup of tea for the Empress Dowager.”
Chen Chih-jung, displeased by what Mu Lan said, looked at Mu Lan, but the queen mother looked over and said, “Does Mu Lan still know how to make tea?”
She looked at Mu Lan with some curiosity.
Tea is not the culture of Dazhou, but the tradition of Nanman. Meiji can make tea because she is half of Nanman’s blood, so she understands the mystery of it. People
in Dazhou drink tea, but it is rare to drink such exquisite tea as Nanman.
So Mu Lan, a little girl, suddenly said these words, which surprised the queen mother.
“I know a thing or two.” Mu Lan didn’t say enough.
Mu Lan, do you know that if you can’t make good tea here at Ai’s house, you’ll be scolded at a low level and served with a board at a high level. And you are still a member of the Mu Mansion, and the whole of the Mu Mansion will be implicated. The queen mother said directly.
She looked at Mu Lan’s eyes for a moment, which was a kind of test.
Try Mu Lan in such circumstances, whether can still be calm in the face of danger, face does not change color, normal people hear such words, simply dare not easily try.
But it happened that Mu Lan smiled calmly and looked at the queen mother, her eyebrows and eyes were full of confidence, and even this plain little face was abruptly in a group of women with heavy makeup, which surprisingly made people feel enchanting.
“Mulan can give it a try.” Mu Lan did not flinch. “If the bubble is not good, ask the Empress Dowager to punish it.”. Mu Wang Fu’s guilt, Mu Lan also bear. After all, it was Mulan who made the first move, and he shouldn’t have implicated anyone in the palace.
Mu Lan said gracefully, but also the Mu Wang Fu picked clean, and not because of their own identity, deliberately said anything.
The queen mother looked at Mu Lan, Mu Lan did not avoid the queen mother’s eyes, still calm.
Just then, the eunuch suddenly came and announced, “Empress Dowager, the four palaces have come down.”
The queen mother raised her eyebrows, a little surprised.
Li Shiyu in the palace is not warm and people, although every day also come back and their own greetings, but will not deliberately stay, nature and the queen mother is not too close, plus the identity of Li Shiyu’s mother and concubine, let the queen mother to now take to heart, more impossible to Li Shiyu how good.
But today this day, Li Shiyu is impossible not to know, but unexpectedly came at this time?
Coincidence or something else? “Let him come,” said the
queen mother, only to sink.
“Yes.” The eunuch hurried out.
Soon after, Li Shiyu appeared in the hall and said, “I have seen the Empress Dowager.”
“Why are you here so late today?” The queen mother asked indifferently.
Li Shiyu smiled calmly: “I was busy with the palace early in the morning, and I didn’t have time to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager. My second brother asked me to bring some mountain treasures from Li County, so I helped my second brother bring them over.”
The Empress Dowager nodded. “You have a heart.”
Then, the queen mother did not say anything, did not leave Li Shiyu, did not drive Li Shiyu away, Li Shiyu did not mind, standing in the corner, but Li Shiyu’s eyes fell on Mu Lan.
Mu Lan glanced at it lightly and took it back without any trace.
And too thick also looked at Mu Lan again.
Mu Lan is not impatient.
“Yes.” The Empress Dowager nodded. “Just let Mulan have a try.”
Mu Lan nodded with a smile, but still distracted at Li Shiyu, in a group of women, Li Shiyu appears to be too eye-catching, but do not know why
Mu Lan has always felt that Li Shiyu this man is too dangerous, too sophisticated, but at this moment, Mu Lan actually had a sense of peace of mind.
It’s like Li Shiyu came for himself?
Then Mu Lan chuckled, she was self-sentimental.
She and Li Shiyu are just using each other, there are interests, there is no friendship, this interest is not in the time, not necessarily Li Shiyu will be able to understand themselves.
“Thank you, Empress Dowager.” Mu Lan is blessed.
A small eunuch immediately brought the tea tray and tea set over, looking at Mu Lan’s eyes, as if Mu Lan did not know the depth of heaven and earth.
And a little more sympathy.
Mu Lan is calm.
Fengxiang Palace, is a silent, everyone you look at me, I look at you, and finally the line of sight or fell on the body of Mu Lan.
Mu Lan bowed his head and made tea carefully.
Everyone’s line of sight falls on Mu Lan, but Mu Lan can clearly know where Li Shiyu is through these eyes.
But Mu Lan is because of being watched and appear flustered, is still in the calm tea, every movement appears elegant and calm.
Her mind was recalling the movements that Maggie had deliberately slowed down before, and the pictures made Mulan twist her eyebrows slightly, but they unfolded quickly.
The tea ceremony is integrated.
Her tea art will not be worse than Mei Ji, the difference is that she does not know the queen mother’s preferences.
For example, the water temperature, such as the number of brewing, and just now Mei Ji deliberately slowed down the speed, is to let Mu Lan see these clearly.
Mu Lan followed the memory, made the tea, and poured it until it was 80% full. Then he handed it to the queen mother: “The queen mother, please try. If it’s not good, you can punish Mu Lan again.”
The queen mother looked at Mu Lan.
Mu Lan held the teacup, but the action did not stop.
The queen mother took a deep look at Mu Lan, and then picked up the cup in Mu Lan’s hand. Meiji also came out with a small point at the right time. When she saw the situation in Fengxiang Palace, Meiji quieted down and paid her respects to the people present. Looking at Mu Lan’s action of making tea
again, Mei Ji nodded her head, and then calmly walked to the side of the queen mother and put down the little point. The people
around him also held their breath and watched.
Chen Zhirong’s heartbeat was very fast, and Mu Zhihua was at a loss.
But the Empress Dowager drank it quietly. Soon, the Empress Dowager drank a cup of tea to the bottom. When she looked at Mu Lan again, her eyebrows and eyes were somewhat happy: “Mu Lan, your tea art is good.”
It’s the queen mother’s false praise. Compared to Aunt Chi, Mu Lan is much inferior. Mu Lan smiled faintly. “If you have time, I’d like to ask Aunt Chi to teach Mu Lan more.”
“Miss Mu is a good judge of words and expressions, and she is very intelligent. She doesn’t need to be taught by many slaves, and she will soon be able to surpass the blue.” Mei Ji said gently, “The Empress Dowager, Miss Mu can make tea to your heart. If the slave is not here in the future, you can ask Miss Mu to come. Miss Mu can also help you teach the slave below, so that you won’t be unable to drink satisfactory tea again.”
The Empress Dowager smiled and nodded, “Mei Ji, do you also like Mu Lan?”
“The slave thinks Miss Mu is a malleable talent.” Maggie said with a smile.
The Empress Dowager nodded. “Mu Lan, the Ai family will reward you.”
“Mu Lan thanked the Empress Dowager for her kindness.” Mu Lan knelt down to receive the reward.
But Mu Lan’s eyebrows and eyes did not appear to be arrogant and complacent because of the queen mother’s reward, but still a face of modesty, and not because of everything now, and take the initiative to sit beside the queen mother, but quietly toward their own position.
Such a move, looking at Li Shiyu slightly raised eyebrows, suddenly smiled, very light, but it is directed at Mu Lan.
Mu Lan looked over and did not speak. Their
eyes met in the air, and then they withdrew their eyes as if nothing had happened, as if they had never known each other.
“Mu Lan, come and sit down by the side of Tu Ai’s house.” The queen mother suddenly called Mu Lan.
This action is undoubtedly to tell the people present that he likes Mulan.
Mu Lan, however, was not surprised. He nodded, “It’s better for Mu Lan to obey orders than to be respectful.”
The queen mother nodded with satisfaction, Mu Lan cleverly sat down on the edge of the queen mother, this position, in addition to the queen, only Mu Lan, the implication is clear.
Chen Zhirong is not reconciled, Mu Zhihua is hate to gnash his teeth, but in such an occasion, they can not do anything, even if reluctant, can only accompany the smile.
The Empress Dowager looked at Chen Chih-jung and said with a smile, “Chih-jung, there are really a lot of talented people in the Mu Mansion.”. You see, Zhihua has a sweet mouth. Zhan Tian and Zhan Xiao both hold important positions in the palace. Mu Lan, who has just returned, is also deeply distressed by his family.
Chen Chih-jung smiled awkwardly and said, “I’m flattered.”
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