The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 275

Seeing the changing expression on Mu Xu's face, Princess Changning was afraid that the young couple might misunderstand, so she couldn't help explaining for Daiyu, "Don't blame Yu'er for telling me this, she is also thinking of you, after all, this matter is really not A glorious thing."

Mu Xu denied with a wry smile, "Mother is worrying too much. In the end, it's my fault. Yu'er has been hiding it for me, which makes me ashamed. How can I blame her?"

"It's great if you can think like this. Yu'er is a good child, and you must not let her down." Princess Changning explained it worryingly, and then frowned, "My mother will not interfere with your private affairs, but You and your cousin are always like this, after all, there is no solution, and she is still a married woman, when her husband comes back in the future, how will it end?"

Mu Xu thought for a while, and felt that there was nothing he couldn't say to his mother, so he told about the real relationship between Qin Keqing and Jia Rong, and the two people's preparations to reconcile.

Princess Changning was taken aback when she heard this, and she was obviously relieved, "Forget it, I don't care about this matter anymore, you can go back first, for your grandmother's birthday these few days, I am very tired."

"Yes, the boy is resigning, so mother can rest."

Coming out of her mother's room, Mu Xu returned to Zhaohui Courtyard full of thoughts. As soon as she entered the room, she saw Daiyu holding a book and looking at it absent-mindedly.Seeing this scene, Mu Xu still didn't know that Daiyu must have been worried that she would be separated from her after being reprimanded by her mother.

When he came to Daiyu's side, Mu Xu gently took away Daiyu's hand, and then said to Daiyu whose thoughts were interrupted, "Why are you alone, where are Zijuan and the others?"

Daiyu looked at Mu Xu whose face was the same as before, suddenly she felt at ease, and said with a soft smile, "Today's weather is just right, I'll let them and the nanny take Brother Mao to the garden to relax."

"Well, although you are in good health now, you should take a walk when you have time, so don't stay in the room all the time." While speaking, Mu Xu sat next to Daiyu, held her soft and boneless little hand, and said softly, "Yu'er, I'm sorry!"

Daiyu's body trembled slightly, and then she showed a beautiful smile, shook her head and said, "What are you talking about, we are a husband and wife, why should you apologize to me?"

After hearing this, Mu Xu felt even more ashamed, hugged Daiyu into his arms, put his chin on her shoulder, sniffed her body fragrance, and remained silent for a while.

After an unknown amount of time, Daiyu, who was awakened by the noise of playfulness outside, hastily pushed Mu Xu, and said embarrassedly, "Zicuckoo and the others are back, let me down!"

Mu Xu smiled and kissed Daiyu's forehead, and then let go of her hand in her coquettish voice.Some things don't have to be said by both of them, but they can understand each other, and after this encounter, it's not all bad things. Both the couple feel that they are more connected with each other and get along more harmoniously.

In the blink of an eye, it has entered June, and the weather is gradually getting hotter. Princess Changning has been back for more than a month. During this period, some subtle changes have taken place in the Dongping Palace.For example, Daiyu, the eldest concubine who never liked to manage affairs, began to follow the princess mother-in-law to manage the housework. Of course, Baochai, who was the housekeeper before, continued to take care of it, but many important things had to be ordered by her mother-in-law.Another example is that Brother Mao passed his first birthday, and now he speaks more clearly and can walk trembling by himself.

Mu Xu has not been idle these days. Apart from keeping an eye on the Maitreya Sect, he is also distracted by the war in Ping'an Prefecture.Since the middle of May, military reports have been coming from Pingan Prefecture. After Chen Ting and Feng Tang sent troops at the beginning of the year, they have been fighting steadily. In the decisive battle, the bandit army was defeated, and now Tu Yu and his gang have been besieged in the isolated city.

Originally, this should be great news for the court, but recently there was a sudden evil wind blowing in the court.First, a few officials who were usually taciturn made a play, persuading the emperor Tu Zhennian to forgive Tu Yu's crimes and to recruit him for his sake because he was also a descendant of the Taizu.Tu Zhen, who had hated Tu Yu deeply for a long time, was not willing to listen to such words, and was furious in the early court, and even sent several people to prison.

Unexpectedly, this was just the beginning, and then some people began to play, and what they said was similar to what those people said. To the death of the cousin and so on.

After Tuzhen received the secret report from the spies, he was furious, and recruited Zhang Cheng, the commander of the Embroidery Guard, and Feng Ziying, the acquaintance, into the palace, cursed them, and ordered them to find out who was spreading the rumors immediately.

It was under such circumstances that Mu Xu entered the palace. After meeting the disheartened Zhang Feng at the gate of Qinzheng Hall, he gave them a look of me, and he entered the hall under the leadership of the little eunuch.

Seeing Mu Xu coming, Tu Zhen sent out all the eunuchs Gong'e in the palace, and complained annoyedly, "Cousin, do you think everyone in the world is blind? That traitor Tu Yu killed the emperor first, Then they raised their troops to rebel, and now they are at the end of their rope, yet there are still people pleading for mercy?"

Mu Xu smiled and comforted, "Your Majesty should be happy, why are you still angry?"

Tu Zhen's eyes widened, and he suspected that he had heard it wrong, "What is my cousin saying, I'm going to be pissed off, how can I be happy?"

"Your Majesty wants to see through the surface of this matter to find out the essence of the inside. Taking the recent rumors as an example, His Majesty only saw that someone in the court colluded with Tu Yu, but what I saw was that someone was at the end of his rope and could only Use the shadows in advance to test His Majesty's mind!"

After hearing Mu Xu's explanation, Tu Zhen's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help nodding his head in agreement, "My cousin doesn't talk, I really didn't expect this." Then he sighed, "Oh, there is no one in the court It is really disappointing to have this knowledge.”

Mu Xu shook his head and laughed, "Your Majesty is wrong. The princes in the court can imagine that there are many people on this level, but they don't know His Majesty's true intentions, and they are worried about their own reputation. Take these words to the surface and say them.”

Tu Zhen was stunned for a long while before laughing at himself, "Yeah, those people are veterans who have been in the officialdom for a long time, and they won't express their opinions easily until the last moment." Having understood this point, he didn't bother to dwell on it anymore. After discussing the matter, he immediately talked about his purpose of seeking Mu Xu, "Cousin, can you deal with the criticisms from the court and the people?"

Mu Xu thought for a while and replied, "In the court, His Majesty just waits and sees the changes. Those who jump out are just pawns. Don't pay attention to these jumping clowns. It is impossible to say that His Majesty's attitude seems to be loose, and there will be bigger ones." The fish came out. Let them make trouble now, wait until the thief Tu Yu is dealt with, and then eradicate them together."

"As for the criticism from the people, you can use two approaches. His Majesty Mingli can issue an order to forbid anyone to discuss this matter, and secretly let the Embroidery Guards secretly arrest those who spread rumors. It is best to follow the clues to find the mastermind behind the scenes."

Tu Zhen frowned, "What does my cousin mean, are these rumors being secretly manipulated?"

Mu Xu nodded to confirm, "Yes, someone must be manipulating it, and this person should have a lot of status in the literary world, because as soon as the rumors surfaced, I sent someone to the teahouse to collect information, and found that the earliest people talking about it were all Students of the Imperial College. So obviously, the source of this rumor is either among the officials of the Imperial College, or among the elites who can influence the Imperial College."

"Hmph, the emperor's grandfather is right. The scholars of that generation are really dignified on the surface, but secretly they are thieves and prostitutes." Tu Zhen cursed bitterly, and he hated those scholars even more in his heart.

Mu Xu said something fair for the scholars, "Your Majesty, it's better not to say this. Once it is spread, it will definitely offend the literati all over the world, and then it will be in big trouble. Besides, you can't overthrow it all at once. A boatload of people, there are those who deceive the world and steal their names, but there are also scholars who truly have the ambition to help the world and the people, how can they be confused!"

(End of this chapter)