The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 138
On a small hill in the distance, a small stream gurgled down. The clear stream bypassed a willow tree that had just sprouted new buds, and finally formed a pond with a radius of ten feet under a large bluestone.

Next to the big bluestone was a couch for the concubine Xiangfei. Mu Xu put his hands behind his head, squinted his eyes and lay lazily on the couch. A fishing rod stood by his feet, and the float was gently hitting the water surface. Huang'er, the fish had already taken off the catch, but no one went to change the bait.

It has been a year since Tuzhen ascended the throne. In this year, Mu Xu stayed in the mansion most of the time, except for occasional visits to the Dragon Guards. This made those civil servants eager to trouble him Eye-popping.At first, some people thought that he was hiding his power and biding his time, but gradually everyone discovered that this prince of Dongping, the celebrity in front of the new emperor, seemed really not interested in fighting for power in the court, and gradually no one paid attention to him.

Of course Mu Xu was so happy. In fact, he really didn't want to meddle with government affairs. As the second generation of top officials in a feudal dynasty, wouldn't it be nice to flirt with pretty girls and delve into cheating every day in his spare time?Why bother to work hard all day, fight with others, and still fail in the end.

Besides, even if he didn't have any real power in his hands, who would dare to trouble him?I don't even look at his background. Grandpa is the supreme emperor, grandmother is the empress dowager, aunt is the empress dowager, and the emperor is his cousin and buddy.

Mu Xu is very satisfied with his current life, since he came to Beijing, he has never had a little leisure, and now this is finally fulfilling his wish.No, he was really bored in the mansion recently, so he said hello to his grandmother, and took a few girls to the hot spring villa in the suburbs of Beijing to relax.

At this time, he was emptying his mind, observing the orb in his mind, and felt that someone was covering the sun. He opened his eyes and saw that it was Yinglian standing in front of him with a cloak.

"You are inconvenient, didn't you let you rest in the room, why did you run out again?"

Thinking of the beauty of last night, Yinglian couldn't help but a red cloud rose on her face. She put the cloak on Mu Xu's body first, and then replied softly, "I came out to breathe, and I saw the prince here from a long distance. It's just spring , the weather is still a bit cold, I was afraid that the prince would catch a cold, so I sent a cloak over."

Mu Xu pulled her onto the couch, hugged her slender waist, and teased, "It's not like you don't know how my body is, so why worry so much?"

Yinglian twisted her body and said a little uncomfortably, "Don't be careless, what will happen if you catch a cold, it's better to be careful."

Seeing her shy and cute look, Mu Xu felt a little eager to move. Before he could make a move, he heard a voice from a distance, "Cousin, are you there? Brother is here to look for you."

When Mu Xu heard that it was Tu Rui's voice, she had no choice but to let go of Yinglian, patted her buttocks, and said amidst her coquettish anger, "I have a guest, go and play by yourself, it's nothing to worry about." If you can, go to the hot springs."

As soon as Yinglian was sent away, Yang An came out from behind a rockery not far away with a few people.When Mu Xu saw who was coming, he was startled, because besides Tu Rui, there was another young man who was looking left and right, but it was Tu Zhen.

He hastily stood up and greeted him, "Why did Your Majesty leave the palace and run out of the city?"

Tu Zhen withdrew his eyes looking around, and said to Mu Xu, "It's not in the palace, so don't be too polite, cousin. I'm really bored, so I came out to play with you. I didn't know that I went to my cousin's house, so I don't want to be too polite." Knowing that you have come outside the city. There is nothing left and right today, so I will go out of the city with my cousin to find you."

Mu Xu first ordered Yang An to order some chairs to be brought over.Then he said, "Didn't you say that your aunt is choosing a concubine for you, why do you still have time to leave the palace?"

"Haha, I know this. Brother Zhen has been annoyed by those little ladies recently, so he couldn't bear it for a while, so he escaped." Tu Rui interjected, taking advantage of the misfortune.

Tu Zhen rolled his eyes at him, and said with a wry smile, "Don't mention it. Ever since the news that I was going to choose a concubine came out, every day, my wife brought her own girl to the palace to pay her respects. When the queen mother sees someone who suits her wishes, she will be very happy. If you want me to meet them, those girls are all lifeless, so there's no point in seeing them. Another girl from the Kong family came to the palace today. I met her once, but I really couldn't stand her, so I found an excuse to leave the palace. gone."

"Miss Kong family, but the Kong family in Qufu?"

"Isn't it his family? She's a descendant of Confucian sage, and she still wants to climb the dragon and the phoenix. And you two haven't seen each other. That girl has to salute every three words, and she's just like an old master."

After hearing his complaint, Mu Xu also burst into laughter.He knew that the general election in this dynasty was not selected from the people like in the Ming Dynasty, but only the daughters of fifth-rank officials could participate.Therefore, it is also possible for the Queen Mother to choose a few daughter-in-laws by herself.It's just that he didn't expect that even the Kong family would come to this muddy water. It seems that their family wanted to have a queen.

"Since this is the case, you should have some snacks, lest your aunt choose one that doesn't suit you, and you will suffer in the future."

"Forget it, don't talk about these disappointing things." Tu Zhen sat down on Xiangfei's couch, picked up the fishing rod, changed the bait himself, and threw the end of the fishing rod into the pond again, then sighed, "My cousin is still living comfortably."

Seeing that he was still so childish, Mu Xu couldn't help shaking his head, so he turned to talk to Tu Rui.Waiting for Yang An to bring a group of servants, he brought a few chairs over.Mu Xu asked Tu Rui to sit down, poured him a cup of tea, and was about to speak, when he saw Yang An still staying where he was, he couldn't help wondering, "Is there something wrong?"

Yang An replied, "Your Majesty, someone from outside sent word in, saying that Mr. Xue is asking to see you."

"Xue Pan, what is he doing here? It's inconvenient today, you ask him to find me in the capital mansion tomorrow."

Tu Zhen, who was fishing at the side, heard the movement, but said, "Let him come, we are idle anyway, why don't we hear what he is looking for with his cousin."

Yang An bowed and bowed to Tu Zhen, then looked at his master, Mu Xu murmured, "Forget it, you can bring him here."

After a while, Xue Pan walked in led by Yang An.As soon as he got there, he realized that there were other people there.He had met Tu Zhen before, and he knew his identity afterwards.When I saw him at this time, I was shocked immediately, and hurriedly knelt down to salute, "The villain has seen His Majesty."

Tu Zhen waved his hand to signal him to get down, Xue Pan thanked him, stood up and bowed to Tu Rui and Mu Xu.

Seeing his nervous expression, Tu Rui couldn't help but think of the first time he saw him, so he joked, "You look like this, but you're causing trouble again?"

Xue Pan defended with a bitter face, "My lord, it would be great if this is the case. I really have no choice this time, so I have the audacity to come to our lord for help."

Hearing what he said, Mu Xu was also aroused, "Tell me carefully, what happened?"

Xue Pan then explained with snot and tears that Wang Ziteng suddenly visited his house half a month ago, saying that he wanted to be a matchmaker for his niece.Aunt Xue thought that her daughter was already old enough, and was delayed for another year by the national funeral. If she didn't marry again, she might become a grown-up girl.Out of trust in her brother, she agreed without thinking about it.

Tu Zhen was just listening to gossip, but when he suddenly heard about Wang Ziteng, he immediately became interested.In his heart, Wang Ziteng is also one of Tu Yu's accomplices, he has long wanted to deal with this person, but he has never been able to take care of him, now maybe this is his chance.So Xue Pan was only halfway through when he interrupted him and asked eagerly,
"But the marriage that Wang Ziteng said was inappropriate?"

Although Xue Pan didn't understand why the emperor was so interested, he still didn't dare to hide it, "Your Majesty is so wise, that's exactly what happened."

"How did we know that the man came to combine the horoscope yesterday, and our family knew that he was actually a loyal little prince of the royal family, and he still wanted my sister to be a concubine."

The three of Mu Xu were all taken aback. They were all witnesses of the Chunxianglou incident before, so they naturally understood that Tu Qi was deliberately taking revenge on Xue Pan.

After Mu Xu came back to his senses, he shook his head and sighed, "Your family is also big-hearted. How could a matchmaker come to the door and propose marriage without first inquiring clearly."

(End of this chapter)