Now Mu Anzhi is more familiar with that place than Pei Ruyu. It is a small county that has not been recorded on maps. It is about two hundred miles away from Xinyi City. It has severe cold winters and short spring and summer, and one can grow one season of rice. This year, Yuewan
The number of households in the county seat is 873, and the recorded population of the county is only more than 2,000 households, which is not as large as a town on the outskirts of the imperial capital.
Ruyu stayed in such a cold and miserable place for more than ten years. I heard that he managed it very well, but I don't know how he lived in such a cold and miserable place for so many years.
In fact, even in a colder and harsher place, Mu Anzhi hopes to have his own small fiefdom.
If Yu can pass, so can he.
Mu Anzhi returned to the palace and asked the palace servants to find the leather in his palace. The palace servant Su Shuang said, "The clothes are always cut by the sewing room and delivered. There are some small pieces of leather, but we make small items for His Highness."
Hey, we don’t have much leather here.”
Mu Anzhi nodded, sat under the window, spread out his pen and ink, and wrote: twenty fox skins, fifty mink skins, ten wolf skins, ten ginseng roots, and ten thousand taels of silver.
There was constant singing and laughter in Ci'en Palace. When Mu Anzhi arrived, the whole joyful atmosphere came to a standstill. Mu Anzhi bowed casually and walked towards Empress Dowager Lan. Empress Dowager Lan seemed not to notice, and pulled Mu Anzhi to sit down with a smile.
Next to her, she used a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead and nose, "It's getting hotter and hotter, why are you walking in such a hurry?"
"I have something to ask my royal grandmother."
"Whatever it is, just say it."
Mu Anzhi handed the written list from his sleeve to Queen Mother Lan, who took it to read it. Before Queen Mother Lan asked, Mu Anzhi said, "Ruyu is going to be an official in Northern Xinjiang. It snows in the place where he goes.
It can be three feet deep. It's still hot right now. When he gets to northern Xinjiang, it will snow, so he has to prepare these things. I don't have them in the palace, so I asked the imperial grandmother for them."
In the whole palace, Mu Anzhi is the only one who can directly make an order to ask Queen Mother Lan for something. Queen Mother Lan smiled and looked at this grandson. Mu Anzhi may not be the most talented prince, but he is the most affectionate child.
Queen Mother Lan couldn't help but feel a little moved. She smiled and sighed, "I guess you also want these things for Ruyu. Don't worry, I have them. I just heard them say that Ruyu was going to Northern Xinjiang to do business."
The official is gone, you have always been good friends, go and see him more often. My old sister loves her the most, and I don’t know how to care about her right now."
"It's useless to say this. Prime Minister Pei is very cautious. He is afraid of offending others because of Ruyu's friendship with me, so he hurriedly kicked Ruyu out of the house." Mu Anzhi snorted coldly.
His grandmother's maiden name is Lan, and she is a sister of the same race as Ruyu's grandmother. However, the Queen Mother Lan was born in a branch of the Lanhou Mansion, and the old lady Pei is the legitimate daughter of the Hou Mansion. Today's Duke Lan Chengen's Mansion is the legitimate natal family of Queen Mother Lan. So
, they are said to be sisters with Mrs. Pei, but in fact they are just clan sisters. They are one level different after all. They are not biological sisters, otherwise Ruyu would not have been banished to Northern Xinjiang.
Empress Dowager Lan thought that Mu Anzhi was dissatisfied with Prime Minister Pei. She already knew that Mu Anzhi had gone to Zhaode Hall to wait outside the Zhaode Hall to ridicule Prime Minister Pei after the court had left. Empress Dowager Lan stroked Mu Anzhi's back and comforted him, saying, "It's Prime Minister Pei who is here right now."
I am angry for a moment, but when the anger is over, I can just let Ruyu come back."
"Sooner or later, we will leave one day, so it doesn't matter whether we come back or not. Besides, now that His Majesty is on the throne, Ruyu will be safe in Northern Xinjiang whether he is there or not. It's hard to say in the future." Mu Anzhi stood up and said, "Grandma Huang"
You guys talk, you will send someone to me later to deliver the things, and I will go see Ruyu and talk to him for a while. I don’t know when we will see each other again."
"Go ahead." Empress Dowager Lan lovingly patted his back, "I have some fine bayberries, apricots, loquats, and cherries here today. You can bring some to Ruyu. He loves these fruits."
"Zhou Shao sent me a lot of things this morning, so take what I have." Mu Anzhi said a few words casually, thinking that Empress Dowager Lan was using him very carefully, which showed that he was still very valuable, so he smiled and left.
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Queen Mother Lan watched Mu Anzhi go and smiled with the princesses and concubines, "Anzhi has such a straightforward temperament. I say he has a true temper. He and Ruyu have been together since they were young. When Ruyu goes out, he will
Such worries and rare friendship between the two children are really good. I used to tell my old sister that since both of them are boys, if one of them is a girl, I have to make them a match."
Everyone laughed after hearing this.
Mu Anzhi went out of the palace to look for Pei Ruyu, and the two of them talked outside in the small house that Pei Ruyu had set up privately. Mu Anzhi looked at Pei Ruyu's face for a long time, then he breathed a sigh of relief, and his shoulders relaxed, "Finally, he looks so neat."
"A man is a man who values virtue rather than appearance. Why do you pay so much attention to appearance?"
The sun shines through the shade of the trees and falls on Pei Ruyu's hand. The hand is as delicate and white as if it were carved from jade bone. She is holding a gourd cut into a gourd and scooping the mountain spring water in the wooden bucket into the small red clay stove beside it.
He then put a banana fan in the pottery pot and slowly fanned the small fire in the stove to boil the water.
"It's not about appearance. At least you have a nose and eyes. You were as swollen as a half-pig head..." Mu Anzhi didn't finish because Pei Ruyu's face was already clouded, and the banana fan was shaking like a hot wheel! Mu Anzhi didn't finish.
An Zhi rubbed the tip of his nose and changed the topic, "The water is boiling, let's make tea quickly." He also said that he didn't pay attention to appearance and would make others look bad when they said he was ugly.
Pei Ruyu regained the elegance of a quiet and beautiful man and cooked a pot of elegant tea. Mu Anzhi closed his eyes and sniffed, and couldn't help but sigh, "Now that you are gone, no one in the imperial capital can cook such tea."
"That's nonsense. There are many better teas than I can make." Pei Ruyu took out a cup of tea and handed it to Mu Anzhi.
Mu Anzhi gently blew the green tea surface, causing tiny ripples. The heart in his chest was like the ripples of tea. Mu Anzhi's thousands of flavors condensed on the back of his tongue and he said, "Even if it's
No matter how good the tea is, it won't be the same if you didn't make it."
"Anzhi, Your Highness," Pei Ruyu said in a steady voice in the thin summer breeze, "Last time you said you wanted to become a vassal, have you ever thought about it?"
"Of course I have thought about it. Now that you go to Northern Xinjiang, it would be great if I could also get a piece of fiefdom in Northern Xinjiang. We will be closer and can travel easily." Mu Anzhi whispered to Pei Ruyu, "This way we will still be in the same place.
." As he said that, Mu Anzhi frowned slightly, "It's just that I'm afraid it won't be easy to get my wish. Your Majesty never mentioned a word about the vassal. Even the Cien Palace refused to let me go."
Pei Ruyu's eyelids twitched. Mu Anzhi had always been close to Ci'en Palace and was always called the "Royal Grandmother". The two had known each other for many years. Mu Anzhi glanced at Pei Ruyu and said, "You don't think I'm really that stupid."
, do you think Ci’en Palace treats me closer than the Seventh Prince?”
Pei Ruyu nodded seriously, "You were really so stupid earlier."
"Then you still want to be friends with me." Mu Anzhi was a little unconvinced, but he felt warm and couldn't help but laugh. He is not the earth-shatteringly handsome type like Pei Ruyu, and Mu Anzhi is not like the Mu family. He has a gentle appearance.
When he smiles, his eyes are crooked, the ends of his eyes are flying, and there are two pear dimples at the corners of his lips. He is not childish, but rather counterbalances the gentleness of his appearance, giving him a sense of wantonness.
"Who told me to meet you?" Pei Ruyu smiled and sipped her tea. Their eyes met and they both smiled.
Many people call themselves brothers and friends because of their power, status, wealth, and various situations. When a person has a true friend, he can understand that a true friend is a friend. This is a kind of affection, a kind of affection that is deep in the soul.
The affection that grows everywhere. There is such a person, your soul feels full, solid and stable, and your heart aches when you think about it. This is a friend.
Mu Anzhi was worried about Pei Ruyu's two-thousand-mile trip, and he said a lot of words to tell Pei Ruyu to take care of herself on the road, especially to bring more medicinal materials, more clothes, and more people on the way. Mu Anzhi said, "After leaving Yumen Pass, there will be no one else."
The Gobi is just a grassy beach. By the time you arrive at Yumen Pass, it will probably be the end of July. Ask a guide before leaving the pass, and be sure not to get lost."
"You are more familiar with Northern Xinjiang than me." Pei Ruyu said after listening to Mu Anzhi's nagging. Mu Anzhi blurted out, "I have read the map of Northern Xinjiang many times, and I know it by heart." After finishing speaking,
Feeling that he had slipped up, he added, "I didn't say that I would be a vassal before. Think about it, it's not my turn to have a good vassal land. It's just places like the extreme south, the north, the north and the west. I'm looking for books and studying there, so I don't want to be unprepared when the time comes."
"I mean, I thought you had known that I was going to be exiled to Northern Xinjiang." Pei Ruyu said casually, and then said, "I would rather go to Northern Xinjiang. The imperial capital is like this right now. What's the point of fighting with these people? Beijiang."
Although Xinjiang is colder and more miserable, we can still accomplish a lot by running a good business."
"You must be fine. With your talents, you can make a difference wherever you go." Mu Anzhi told Pei Ruyu, "When you settle down in Northern Xinjiang, write me a letter to reassure me." After another thought, "Forget it.
Well, you'd better stop writing. There's no one to help you send the letter to the palace. I'll write to you after I leave the palace. I know where you are an official."
"Take your time, and don't be in a hurry. It's easy to leave the palace. The Yu'an Palace you live in now is the East Palace Side Palace. If His Majesty doesn't give it to you, don't move. There's no need for you to rush. Fengyi Palace is in a hurry, and Cedong Palace is in a hurry.
The imperial edict has been issued, but the registration ceremony has not been held yet." Pei Ruyu couldn't help curling her lips when she mentioned the East Palace of Fengyi Palace and said disdainfully, "As soon as the East Palace is published, Fengyi Palace should be planning to let the princes declare vassal status.
Now, is it possible that the princes, big and small, are still left in the imperial capital to cultivate the deep affection between father and son with His Majesty?"
"For the same reason, I will ask Your Majesty for a fiefdom in Northern Xinjiang when the time comes."
"Can I get it?"
"Don't worry. It's not a place of scenic beauty. Why don't you give it to me in Northern Xinjiang?" Mu Anzhi clapped his hands and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't. I'll just stay in the imperial capital and enjoy the blessings, as long as your majesty can bear it."
Pei Ruyu said happily, "I heard that you are very rude now. Fengyi Palace gave you something out of kindness, but even asked you to throw out the person and the thing."
"Is this what is said outside?" Mu Anzhi lay down on the rocking chair comfortably, "You used to advise me not to be too proud of my identity. I always thought that I have to be decent after all." After speaking, Mu Anzhi slapped the armrest hard,
An Zhi sat up straight and sighed, "Only now do I know how to live happily without dignity! Ruyu, you don't know how happy that day was!" He told Pei Ruyu about Sun Liu's death and his falling out with Fengyigong.
Pei Ruyu was surprised, "Now that the Queen Mother is in charge of the harem, can Fengyi Palace force the director of the water house to death?"
"It may not be her, but it is true that Fengyi Palace rejoices in misfortune and hopes for my misfortune. Since she is stirring the fire, don't blame the fire for burning her!"
"This is really strange. It can't be Fengyi Palace, let alone you. It's impossible for Ci'en Palace to do such a dishonorable thing!"
"Yes, I find it strange too. But now that Sun Liu is dead, there is no way to ask him again." Mu Anzhi lazily crossed his legs. Pei Ruyu slapped him on the thigh, so he had no choice but to lift his legs.
Putting down his legs, he said to Pei Ruyu, "I have thought about how to be happy in the future. If I live a miserable life like before, even if I am given a dong palace, I will still not be happy."
"You can't be like the people in the market outside." Pei Ruyu glanced at his legs, "Etiquette is not for outsiders to see, it is a reflection of one's own inner cultivation..."
Seeing that Pei Ruyu was going to make a long speech, Mu Anzhi said quickly, "Who are you going to take with you to Northern Xinjiang this time? By the way, your snobbish wife is gone, right?"
"Why are you leaving?" Pei Ruyu said calmly, lowered her eyes and gave Mu Anzhi some more tea. Mu Anzhi took a sip of the tea and said, "Didn't you get divorced? As soon as you were unlucky, she would immediately fly away to Gao Zhi'er.
Got it!"
"How did you know about our reconciliation?" Pei Ruyu's voice suddenly became louder, and Mu Anzhi took a breath: What a shame, the secret was revealed!
This has been the case since childhood. They have grown up together. Pei Ruyu's eyelids twitched, and Mu Anzhi knew what he was thinking. Mu Anzhi felt a little strange, and Pei Ruyu's eyes were as bright as a torch.
Pei Ruyu didn't use it for half a quarter of an hour, and Mu Anzhi told him all about the weird dream he had. Pei Ruyu said with a straight face, "You can't believe the things that gods and gods talk about."
"Really, I dreamed about you being beaten by the imperial staff, and I also dreamed about you being banished to the northern border."
When Mu Anzhi finally said that he died of illness in the palace, Pei Ruyu shouted categorically, "Then why didn't you dream about Sun Liu? Also, your dream was not accurate at all. My wife and I have not reconciled at all. She wants to divorce me."
Let’s go to Northern Xinjiang together and share weal and woe!”
Mu Anzhi's expression at that time could fit a big duck egg into his mouth!
The world has changed, and his old friend Pei Ruyu's snobbish mother-in-law has become a strange woman who shares weal and woe with love and justice!
Mu Anzhi was still thinking about the changing world, while Pei Ruyu had already elegantly scooped up a ladle of spring water and poured it into the pot. She used copper tongs to add a few pieces of silver frost charcoal to the bottom of the small red clay stove. She picked up the banana fan and continued to fan the small flame to start cooking.
Two pots of tea.
Mu An groaned inwardly: His old friend was going to have a long discussion with him about why things about ghosts and gods cannot be trusted!