As the sun moves from east to west, the light and shadow cast by it are getting longer and longer, and the wind is gradually getting cooler. The leaves of the sycamore trees above their heads are rustling. The two of them talk to each other at first, and for a while, they sit side by side in a rocking chair and look comfortably at the blue sky and the blue sky among the leaves.
Sunshine, just wait for time to pass by.
"Your daughter-in-law is willing to go to Northern Xinjiang with you, which shows that she sincerely treats you. Just live a good life with her. Women are like women, and if they are competitive, just let them be." Mu Anzhi said suddenly. The husband and wife are birds of the same forest.
When disaster strikes, we all fly together. If you are still willing to fly with you in such a crisis, no matter how you behave on a daily basis, you will never go wrong in terms of kindness and righteousness.
"Don't worry about me. What are your plans?"
"What's the plan?"
There are some things that Mu Anzhi would not tell even Pei Ruyu who is as close as Mu An. However, Pei Ruyu vaguely guessed some things. Pei Ruyu said, "Since the East Palace wants to marry the Tang family, I will ask him to marry the Lu family's daughter!"
"You are about to go to Northern Xinjiang. Besides, this is not easy. I think Aunt Fengyang is very willing to let cousin Rouran become the crown princess." I remember in the dream that cousin Rouran became like a fish in the palace after becoming the crown princess.
The situation of Fengyi Palace in front of Ci'en Palace has also improved a lot. It has to be said that the marriage between Dong Palace and the Tang family is indeed a good move.
Pei Ruyu sneered, with disgust on her brows, "Fengyi Palace wants to do so many things, how can we do everything they want!"
Mu Anzhi looked at Pei Ruyu, and actually wanted to ask Pei Ruyu if he still remembered the stupid things Princess Jiaxiang had done. Of course, with his old friend's memory, he believed that he would never forget such a shame and humiliation. Mu Anzhi elbowed his old friend.
, "Stop worrying about these things, you are going to Northern Xinjiang now. You choose a restaurant and I will treat you to dinner."
Pei Ruyu was not polite, and thought for a while, "Then go to Taipingju."
"What are you doing? Save some money for me."
“It’s been a long time since I’ve had Tai Ping Ju’s chicken steamed buns. I’ll give it a try.”
Mu Anzhi thought of something and burst into laughter. Pei Ruyu glanced at him. Mu Anzhi smiled softly in the rocking chair and reached out to Pei Ruyu. Pei Ruyu had no choice but to pull him up, "Is it so funny?"
"No. I'm just curious about whether the rumors are true or not. Does your wife really like Tai Ping Ju's steamed buns so much?"
Pei Ruyu stroked his forehead. He was still young. Even if he was full of poems and won the first prize early, he was still a young man. He couldn't help but mutter to Mu Anzhi, "I just went to taste how delicious those buns are. Why do some people like to eat Taipingju so much?"
Steamed buns! I’ve never eaten them before and didn’t think they were strange.”
"Actually, I think Mrs. Sister-in-law is better than these pretentious women in the imperial capital. Didn't you say that she grew up in the countryside when she was young and her family background is not that good? It's just that she hasn't eaten it before. She tasted it for a while and thought it was delicious and ate more.
A very forthright woman.”
"You said you would teach her a lesson for me before, but now you are a good person again."
"She treats you well, so I naturally say she is good." Mu Anzhi said naturally, with joy on his brows.
Pei Ruyu looked at the natural frankness in Mu Anzhi's eyebrows and thought to herself, that was probably just a weird dream. Otherwise, who could live for more than ten years and still be so heartless?
Mu Anzhi is too preoccupied and would rather be free and lively now.
Mu Anzhi returned to the palace sitting on horseback with his back straight and his neck straightened out. He did not dare to speak because he was afraid that the last chicken dumplings stuffed in his throat would burp out when he opened his mouth. He and his old friend Pei Ruyu,
I ordered six drawers of Tai Ping Ju's Xiao Long Bao, including beef, mutton, fish, three delicacies, mushrooms and green vegetables, and chicken Xiao Long Bao.
After Mu Anzhi returned to the palace, Su Shuang came forward to report that it was Ci'en Palace that had sent the things. After sitting for a while, Mu Anzhi was looking through the furs sent by Ci'en Palace. When he saw the servant of the king of Zhaode Palace coming over, Mu Anzhi raised his eyelids slightly.
, continued to pick up furs, "What do you want?"
Normally, the King's Chamberlain looks majestic wherever he goes, with his chest raised and his belly protruding. Ever since he witnessed the violent incident in which the Chamberlain Lu of Fengyi Palace was beaten, the Chamberlain Wang lost his majesty as a Chamberlain of Zhaode Palace in front of Pei Ruyu. He bowed
He leaned forward and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please come over and speak."
"What am I busy with?" Mu Anzhi thought and knew what was going on. It was nothing more than the scolding of Prime Minister Pei in the morning. The king's servant came closer and whispered, "Your Highness, just go with the servant. In the morning, Your Majesty
I just announced that you have come over. You have gone out of the palace. I will look for you in the afternoon, but you have not come back yet. Your Highness, please go there."
Mu Anzhi had no choice but to follow the king's servant to the Zhaode Hall. As expected, nothing happened. Emperor Mu Xuan scolded him, starting from his disrespect for his elders to his lack of respect for his elders. Mu Anzhi lowered his hands and listened.
He was distracted, thinking that Ru Yu would have a long way to go, so it would be nice to give him some thick clothes. A gust of night wind blew from nowhere, and Mu Anzhi suddenly let out a ecstasy-smelling burp!
Emperor Mu Xuan frowned repeatedly. Mu Anzhi waved his hand and said without any sincerity, "I was summoned by your majesty just after I came back. I couldn't rinse my mouth to digest. Please wait for your majesty."
"What did you eat out?"
“Taipingju buns.”
Emperor Mu Xuan's voice echoed in the Zhaode Hall, with the momentum of a thunderbolt from the sky, "Since you didn't study, you have been idle and idle all day long. Look at you like this! It's all due to ignorance, and you act rashly. You are young and can't do anything.
If you don't want to go to school because you're always wandering around like this, then go to court and listen to politics from tomorrow on!"
Mu Anzhi suddenly raised his head and went to court to listen to the government!
The shock in Mu Anzhi's eyes was too obvious, so Emperor Mu Xuan said lightly, "You are so old, how can you just waste your time like this, listen to politics in the court, and learn to be an errand director?"
Mu Anzhi felt a sense of absurdity in his heart. How many times in his dreams did he want to go to court to listen to politics. The eldest prince and the second prince were both seventeen years old and came to court to listen to politics. Now that he is eighteen, no one has ever mentioned this.
Or maybe it was as Pei Ruyu said, the things in his dream were specious, and the appointment was not accurate. However, when he heard about going to court at this time, Mu Anzhi felt empty. It seemed that he had been looking forward to it for too long, and longed for too long.
When I got it, I lost the feeling I had at the beginning.
"I'll make amends to Prime Minister Pei tomorrow. Prime Minister Pei is older than me and an important minister in the court. He has a broad mind and doesn't care about you. You were so rude this morning."
Mu Anzhi rolled his eyes sincerely, and two words appeared in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows: Dreaming!
Emperor Mu Xuan shot several cases, and the gloomy sky seemed to be about to be stormy and thunderous in an instant. Mu An looked like he was in a state of despair. Emperor Mu Xuan could not punish Mu An for one night, and finally fined him half a year's salary.
He rolled away.
Mu Anzhi, not afraid of being scalded by boiling water, bowed and left. His clothes were fluttered at the door, and people left the Xuande Hall. You could still faintly hear Mu Anzhi's voice telling Xiao Yi, "Go back and find my thick clothes from last year.
Give Ruyu a few pieces to take with you..." Hearing that carefulness and thoughtfulness, Emperor Mu Xuan felt awkward for some reason, thinking that Mu Anzhi had never greeted such a careful father like him before.
Xiao Yi shivered with joy. When he returned to the bedroom, he followed Mu Anzhi and sorted out all the leather banknotes for Pei Ruyu. He also took out a few of Mu Anzhi's untouched daily leather robes and put them neatly in a box until he was served.
After Mu Anzhi washed up and went to bed, Xiao Yi was still very happy: his master will go to court tomorrow to listen to politics!
Xiao Yi was about to sleep in the corner and sleep together like before, when he heard Mu Anzhi's voice coming from the tent, "Xiao Yi, don't sleep in the corner. It's too uncomfortable. You are sleeping in the west."
Go sleep on the couch against the wall."
"How can that be done? If the master makes noise at night, I can hear it immediately from here. The bed is too far away."
"Then if you sleep on your feet, you can still hear it, right?"
Xiao Yi thought about it, and that was fine. He went out and brought his own bedding, and gently laid it on the footrest beside Mu Anzhi's bed. He whispered to his master, "Your Highness, please go to bed early. You have to go to bed early tomorrow morning."
Which direction?"
The patterns of flowers and birds embroidered with gold threads shone brightly and dimly in the dark night light. Mu Anzhi looked at the brocade tent above his head. He was not as excited as Xiao Yi. His heart was empty, but he felt very stable.
Probably because there is nothing to ask for, there is nothing to desire.
Desire nothing.
So, my heart is at peace.
In fact, Mu Anzhi still couldn't help but think of Emperor Mu Xuan's attitude. Did he have some slight recognition of him? But his heart had been cold for too long. Whenever he had this thought, Mu Anzhi forced himself to put his mind at ease.
Put it on yourself, put it on people like Pei Ruyu and Xiao Yi who care about you, and also put it on the servants in Yu'an Palace, big and small, with different thoughts.
That night, Mu Anzhi slept well. When Xiao Yi woke him up early the next morning, Mu Anzhi glanced at the dark night outside the tent and was about to say why he called me so early. Xiao Yi was already kneeling on his knees.
The servant on the ground supported his feet and put on soft shoes, "His Highness is going to court today, and I don't dare to miss His Highness's time."
Mu Anzhi remembered that Emperor Mu Xuan had asked him to go to court yesterday to listen to the government. He washed, dressed, combed his hair and had a meal. When he went out, there were still stars, and the lights reflected the vermilion palace wall. In the deep night, Mu Anzhi took Xiao Yi through the long
Changgong Road. After turning around Tai'an Gate, a large group of lanterns came vaguely from the west. Xiao Yi reminded Mu Anzhi in his ear, "Your Highness, those are His Majesty and the East Palace. Can we wait a moment?"
What are you waiting for?
Mu Anzhi withdrew his gaze, vigorously opened his long legs, and walked towards the direction of Zhaode Hall in the cool night breeze.
Mu Anzhi sped up, and several of his followers trotted to keep up. Emperor Mu Xuan saw a line of lights whizzing past him in the distance. He frowned slightly, glanced at the direction of the visitor, and knew in his heart that it must be Mu Anzhi.
Mu Anzhi perfectly walked in front of Emperor Mu Xuan and the East Palace, and went straight into the camp of courtiers and nobles waiting to go to court in front of the Zhaode Palace. When everyone saw him coming, no one in the civil or military officials dared to come forward to say hello. The second prince was here.
Earlier, Wen Wen passed by softly, and then Wen Wen softly called out, "Third brother, you are here."
"Second brother." Mu Anzhi greeted back.
The second prince smiled. He was always honest and had nothing to say. Mu Anzhi was not someone who took the initiative to find topics, and he ignored others. Fortunately, Emperor Mu Xuan arrived and the court began early in the morning.
Mu Anzhi went to court for the first time in his life. He stood behind the second prince and in front of Prime Minister Pei. He was very suspicious of Prime Minister Pei's mood behind his back. Mu Anzhi didn't care about this. If Prime Minister Pei was worried, that would be the best, just treat it as his.
The old friend was angry. It was the first time he went to court, and he said rudely that Mu Anzhi didn't understand anything. He stood there for more than half an hour, and his legs were a little numb. He thought that when the court was about to break up, he heard that the censor came out to attend.
His teacher Tang Xueshi took a look and the reason was: Tang Xueshi's teaching was not good and His Highness insulted the courtiers.
According to the rules of the imperial court, if someone is involved, he must come out to defend himself. Mu Anzhi did not know this rule, but this did not prevent him from reacting immediately. He turned around and glanced at the little censor, and said sarcastically, "You are a snobbery."
The bastards all say that it is the fault of the father that the son does not teach, the teaching is not strict, and the teacher is lazy. It is useless to only study as a scholar in the Tang Dynasty. You should participate with His Majesty to show that you are not afraid of the strong and powerful people!"
"By the way, I not only insulted Prime Minister Pei, I also insulted you today!" Mu Anzhi sneered fiercely, and then, condescendingly, he slanted his body and looked coldly at the censor who was holding the memorial, and word by word.
The scolding was clear and clear, "You're a bastard who's looking for trouble! You're a stinking piece of shit who's been ordered by others! You're a lowly person who is seeking fame and fortune!"
Mu Anzhi was fined half a year's salary by the court. Mu Anzhi refused to accept it and said to Emperor Mu Xuan, "Yesterday I was fined half a year's salary by Prime Minister Pei. Today, this kind of thing is on par with Prime Minister Pei. I feel unfair for Prime Minister Pei."
!Your Majesty, your punishment is unfair! He is worth ten days' salary at most!" As he said that, the angry little censor pointed his finger! The broad sleeves of his robe brought up a gust of breeze, and then drew a cold arc.
The little censor was still a young man, his face was pale when he was humiliated, and his whole body was trembling, like a pitiful little white lotus in the wind. Mu Anzhi suddenly sneered, "If you dare to pass me by, you are worthless! I don't have a penny.
Can’t get out!”
Seeing that he hadn't fainted, Mu Anzhi said cheerfully, "The Ministry of Finance will convert my ten days' salary into silver coins and give it to this red-skinned and blue-faced censor, as a slap in the face from my highness."
The little censor finally couldn't bear the humiliation, and rolled his eyes and passed away. Mu Anzhi sneered, "It's really a woman's trick!"
As soon as Mu Anzhifu came to court, he shocked the civil and military officials of the court with his harsh words. Sure enough, his previous generosity and reticence were all fake! As soon as he lost the battle for the East Palace, his true colors were revealed. He was indeed not a prince!
Emperor Mu Xuan didn't do anything for breakfast. He only used it to scold Mu Anzhi. Mu Anzhi was not afraid of scolding. He didn't have to read memorials as an errand. Now, no matter what Emperor Mu Xuan scolded, he didn't take it to heart. Emperor Mu Xuan sent him to get out.
Returning to his dormitory to reflect, it didn't stop him from sending breakfast to make up for his meal.
However, four major events happened in the imperial capital next.
The first one is that there is a rumor among the rich and powerful in the imperial capital that a female general of the Tang family will be admitted to the East Palace as the crown princess.
The second incident was that Mrs. Lu Guogong and her daughter entered Fengyi Palace every three days.
The third thing is that the Prince Consort of the Tang Dynasty personally entered into a marriage relationship with the Marquis of Yong'an, and the daughter of the Tang family promised to marry the Crown Prince of Yong'an Marquis.
The fourth thing is that on the day Pei Ruyu left the imperial capital, the imperial court officially appointed Lu's daughter as the crown prince's concubine.