At this time, in the palace, Shen Muchi sent away the Su family.
Su Jingwen was the darling of the Su family. Now that he was killed, it was natural that he should be comforted.
Shen Muchi gave Su Jingwen the title of Ming Lebo, rewarded the Su family with many things, and allowed the Su family to bury Su Jingwen according to royal standards.
It’s like giving everything you can.
The Su family gave it to them, but what about the Mu family...
Shen Muchi sighed.
"Lu Xi, tell me, how should I comfort her?" he asked Eunuch Lu beside him.
Eunuch Lu knelt down next to Shen Muchi and said: "Your Majesty, the Su family has a higher official position than the late Mu Changting, and the Su family is the legitimate son, while the Mu family is the concubine.
According to etiquette, you cannot give more things to the Mu family than to the Su family.
If everything was reduced by just one and a half stars, it would be a great honor for the Mu family.
Come to think of it, the Queen Mother should be satisfied knowing that Your Majesty has such a wish."
"That's true." Shen Muchi listened to what Eunuch Lu said: "After all, she is a concubine. After giving so much, even legitimate daughters rarely do this."
After thinking for a while, he added: "I heard that she has a younger brother, so why not give her younger brother a title as well."
Trading the life of a concubine for the wealth of a younger brother would be a good deal for anyone who looks at it.
Eunuch Lu was also patting Rainbow Fart on the side: "Your Majesty is so kind, if the Queen Mother knew about it, I'm sure she would be so happy."
After hearing Eunuch Lu's words, Shen Muchi felt better.
"Where is the Queen Mother?" he asked.
"I heard that I just returned to the Mu family and just returned to the palace."
"I just came back from Mu's house, and I think it's a sad time.
Go and announce the decree quickly, and make her feel at ease."
"yes."
Eunuch Lu responded repeatedly, following Shen Muchi's wishes and praising Rainbow Fart: "Your Majesty's childlike care for the Queen Mother has moved me even more."
Only after praising Shen Muchi that he was in a good mood did he go to Chaoyun Palace.
**
Here, Mu Qingchao had just returned to Chaoyun Palace when he heard Eunuch Lu coming to announce the decree.
A large group of people came out to greet him and the whole hall was full of people kneeling on their knees.
Then they saw Eunuch Lu opening the imperial edict, first singing praises to Shen Muchi, and then raising his voice, as if he was afraid that others would not know, he sang out the rewards one by one.
Finally, Mu Qingchao was asked to accept the order and thank him.
Seeing the imperial edict was like seeing the emperor. Mu Qingchao and all the palace officials naturally knelt down in piety.
He walked over on his knees and received the imperial edict with both hands.
He said: "Mu Qingchao thanks the Lord for his kindness."
Eunuch Lu handed her the imperial edict and said, "Congratulations, the Queen Mother."
Haha, what an irony. There was a new death in her family, and this eunuch came to her to say congratulations.
"I have never seen your Majesty care so much about anyone." Eunuch Lu added.
Mu Qingchao laughed and agreed: "Yes, yes, His Majesty's grace will never be forgotten by our family."
After that, he called the servant again: "Spring buds, hurry up."
Chun Ya was the governor, so she stood up and stuffed a purse into Eunuch Lu's hands.
Mu Qingchao was already rich, and he was always generous to his servants.
When Eunuch Lu weighed his purse, he smiled happily.
"Thank you very much, Queen Mother. That's all right. I will stop disturbing the Queen Mother and go back to restore your Majesty's life."
When Eunuch Lu returned to Fulin Palace, he naturally boasted again in front of Shen Muchi, saying how happy the Queen Mother was after receiving the imperial edict and how grateful she was for the emperor's favor.
Shen Muchi naturally had no doubts about him, but when he saw that Mu Qingchao had just sent Eunuch Lu away, he turned around and changed his expression.
Throw the imperial edict away and don't even bother to read it.
When everyone is gone, what's the use of sending these cold things?
If you didn't receive these honors while you were alive, will you die in the underworld?
She was already depressed, and yet she was asked to be conciliatory and flattering in front of that dead eunuch. How could she not be upset?
She threw the imperial edict aside and casually said to Chun Ya: "Aijia wants to sleep for a while, you don't need to call Aijia."
After saying that, he turned around and entered the inner hall.
She closed all the doors and windows and fell into a deep sleep alone in the dark.
Are you sad?
She didn't know, she just felt so tired that she had no strength at all.
Go to sleep, get some sleep.
But all afternoon, she was dreaming.
Repeatedly.
She dreamed that during the New Year that year, she led Mu Yin to the street. There were candy sellers on the street, and the children were pestering the adults to buy candy.
Because it is the Chinese New Year, no matter how poor a family is, they will smile helplessly and spend money to buy a candy bar for their children to eat.
Mu Yin watched the children passing by swallowing their saliva, but Mu Qingchao was holding the money in his pocket and was reluctant to take it out.
She said: "I'm sorry, Xiaoyin, my mother pawned this money for the last piece of clothing. It was used to buy charcoal, otherwise we would all freeze to death."
Mu Yin looked up at her and said, "Yes, I know, sister."
"Xiao Yin doesn't want to eat candy at all. It's too sweet and not interesting at all."
After saying that, she reached for Mu Qingchao's hand.
She said: "Let's go back, sister."
Mu Yin is a concubine, so her food and clothing are worse than hers. She has grown taller, but her clothes are still the same size as they were a year ago, with her hands, neck, and ankles exposed.
She held Mu Qingchao's hand, which was as cold as ice.
She asked: "Sister, do you like candy people?"
"When Xiao Yin grows up, Xiao Yin must earn a lot of money, so that no one dares to bully us, and she must buy many candy figures for my sister."
Mu Qingchao and Mu Yin just walked on the New Year's streets. The air was still filled with the smell of sulfur, and people were coming and going around them, giving them a festive look.
But she couldn't be happy no matter what.
As she walked, she suddenly remembered.
No, she obviously has a lot of money...
She is the Queen Mother, she owns a whole mine, and the court has returned their family's ancestral property. It is clear that there is too much money to spend.
She has so much money, what's the point of buying a candy man?
She said to Mu Yin who was beside her: "Xiao Yin, you wait here for me, I will go buy you candy."
She turned around and walked to the candy seller's stall, threw a piece of gold on the stall, and said, "I'll round up all the candy sellers you have."
She bought all the candies and stuck them one by one on the grass target like candied haws.
She carried the straw target to find Mu Yin.
She thought to herself that she must let Mu Yin eat enough.
Let her eat as much as she wants, so as not to worry about damaging her teeth. Anyway, she has plenty of money now, and in the worst case, all her teeth will fall out, so she will pay Xiao Yin to get a gold tooth.
She laughed when she thought about it.
But when he turned around, Mu Yin's shadow was nowhere to be seen?
There was a stream of people around, all kinds of people, but Mu Yin was the only one missing.
"Xiao Yin..." Mu Qingchao shouted loudly while carrying a straw target, but no one answered.
"Xiao Yin, where are you?"
"Xiao Yin, come out quickly, my sister has bought a candy man for you..."