Concubine like a house

Chapter 77
Mrs. Tai saw that Chuxiu was troubled by these rumors all day long, and she couldn't stand it anymore, so she specially called her to Rongjin Hall: "In my opinion, you don't have to speculate, this is not what Xiangrong and the third child did. .”

Chuxiu saw that she knew what was going on, and quickly asked, "Didn't you want to be with the third master? Is that...our enemy?"

"It's not an enemy, it's an ally." "You mean... King Mu?" Chuxiu was surprised, "Why did he spread such rumors?" "To divert the attention of the world." Mrs. Tai squeezed the cup in her hand Chuanzhu, with a deep smile, "Nowadays, the two kings are fighting for power and military strength. If you think about it carefully, is it not suspicious that Nie Qi is retreating in military affairs? He is a man who is accustomed to using troops, and he will lose to Nie Qi who started from Wenzhi. Four? Even if Nie Si has counselors under his command, look at Nanxi, whose art of war can defeat Nie Qi? What's more, he has Nie Jiu to assist him." "You mean... Now that King Mu is deliberately retreating, he is afraid of arousing suspicion. , then let off smoke bombs to make the world turn their attention to me?" Chuxiu asked.Mrs. Tai nodded: "With these secrets and the story of your rectification, plus the reputation of my Yun family, isn't it enough to arouse the curiosity of the world?" It is indeed enough.Chuxiu suddenly realized, and she admired Mrs. Tai even more in her heart: "You still see it clearly... But, how did you know?" You are an ominous person, and you also said that Nie Qijie's retreat was due to your bad luck, so I am sure that he is the mastermind of this rumor." Mrs. Tai put the beads in her hand on the case and continued to explain: "Don't look at me every day. Chanting scriptures and worshiping Buddha, actually I am not a Buddhist, but people in the world believe in strange powers and chaotic gods... Nie Qi called you a disaster, and you are with him in the city of mist, so it is also true that he has suffered from your bad luck. It's normal. Once this rumor comes out, no matter whether he wins or loses in the future, there will always be a way out, so that he won't be criticized by the world for his fame."

I see!This is also a kind of trickery!Chu Xiu thought, Mu Wang is really ruthless, he supported him so much, but he dragged himself into the water instead, creating such rumors in order to divert the conflict, it is really hateful and hateful.

"Don't think about it, he is retaliating against you for helping Shen Yu escape! Otherwise, why would you be the only one?" Mrs. Tai sighed, "Mu Wang Nie Qi is known for being narrow-minded and cruel. Sending Shen Yu away together, he must hold a grudge. According to my understanding of Nie Qi, it is kind of him to use this method to punish you."

Hearing this, Chuxiu could only smile wryly: "So it's such an inside story... I remember this lesson." Mrs. Tai said "Yes": "Now think about it, I made you suffer a family law, you Is it a loss? If I don’t teach you a lesson, you will only suffer worse in the hands of his Nie Qi in the future, and this can be regarded as my old woman’s compensation for him in disguise.” With this explanation, Chuxiu also understood Mrs. Tai’s intentions. With good intentions, I couldn't help lowering my head in shame: "I know I was wrong. But King Mu's way of revenge... I would rather suffer from the family law again than let the world look at me like this." "Don't worry! Nie Qi Since I let you be his shield, there will definitely be a way to clear it for you in the future, it just depends on whether he is willing." Mrs. Tai comforted Chuxiu, and taught her another trick, "Nie Qirong won you once, but never There will be a second time. If you walk around with his concubine more, he will understand what you mean."

Mrs. Tai's words made Chuxiu take it for granted.She had personally witnessed King Mu's deep affection for Luansu. As long as the Yun family was still Luansu's mother clan, King Mu would not be too embarrassed.

"When encountering Shen Yu in the future, I would rather beg Nie Qi to let him go in person than make small moves in secret. I originally thought that if you were not enlightened, you would come to plead for Shen Yu. Who would have thought that you would be so smart this time? He sent him out of the city in the dark guard. I have to think about how brave I am." Although Mrs. Tai reprimanded her, she said it with a smile, and Chuxiu felt that she was not angry, but rather a compliment.

After another three months, Chuxiu has been living in rumors and enduring all kinds of gossip.It was not until one day that the two kings made new progress in their fight for succession, which diverted the attention of the world—Fu Wang Nie Si's rebellion failed.

It is not very clear what happened when Chu Xiu was in Yanlan City.According to the secret report sent by the secret guard, King Fu held the banner of "siblings are in chaos, so why bother to fight each other", and rushed to the imperial city of Jingzhou impatiently.This was an extremely failed move, which revealed Fu Wang's ambition clearly, and completely ruined his reputation of benevolence accumulated over the years.

At the same time, Mu Wang counterattacked.He used Fu Wang's "rebellion" as an excuse to go straight to Quzhou, the fiefdom of Fu Wang, and executed all his wives, concubines and children to death, leaving no one alive.Shen Yu's elder sister, as the concubine of Prince Fu, naturally failed to escape the disaster.

When the incident happened, King Fu was directing operations around the imperial city, and almost fainted when he heard the news.Unexpectedly, King Mu would attack on both sides, ordering a group of people to deal with the relatives of King Fu, while he led another group of people to march southward, invincible and invincible all the way, heading straight to the imperial city.And the banner raised was "Escort and save the country".

Obviously, in terms of momentum, Fu Wang has already lost.What's more, King Mu didn't leave a way out for the fourth brother, but killed his wife, concubine and children.These methods are iron-blooded enough, but also frightening enough.

Finally, all the turmoil gradually approached clarity.On June [-]th, King Mu defeated King Fu's troops and invaded the imperial city of Jingzhou.In the main hall of the Nanxi Palace, Emperor Nie was forced to make a choice in front of his two sons—choose seven and discard four.The fourth prince, King Fu, was filled with grief and anger, and committed suicide on the main hall.

After that, King Mu successfully obtained Emperor Nie's will for the Zen position.However, he did not enthroned in Jingzhou immediately, but set off to return to the feudal city of Fangzhou with the attitude of a loyal and filial son who "opens the flag and wins", and continued to be his Prince Mu, leaving a good reputation for being virtuous and filial to the world.

At this point, a fierce battle for the heir apparent has been settled - King Mu Nie Qi has become the crown prince of Nanxi.Anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that his next step is to unify the north and the south.

However, at this moment, Chuxiu has no time to be happy about King Mu's victory, nor to be proud of his foresight.All her thoughts were on the Marquis of Wenchang's Mansion - since King Mu was so determined to kill Shen Yu's sister, Princess Fu, Shen Xuan, it was almost conceivable what would happen to the Marquis of Wenchang's mansion.

"Mother, I want to save Young Lord Shen." Going out of Xiuxiu to Rongjin Hall, he said earnestly, "Fu Wang's affairs have failed, and the end of Wenchang Hou Mansion is in danger!"

Mrs. Tai glanced lightly at Chuxiu: "Why are you in a hurry? Shen Yu's elder brother is not a vegetarian either, he must have tried to protect himself."

"Even King Fu was forced to commit suicide, how could King Mu easily let Shen Yu's family go? What if he wants to be buried with Marquis Hefu of Wenchang..." At this point, Chuxiu's expression changed.

"Chuxiu, your current words and deeds have surpassed your identity. You chose to support Nie Qi and spared no expense to support him. Now that he has succeeded in his affairs, it is time for our Yun family to win over. Since you know who Nie Qi is, you should You should be clear, you can't protect Shen Yu at this juncture, if you disobey him again, Yun's end will be worrisome." Mrs. Tai taught in a deep voice.Hearing this, tears welled up in his eyelashes when he came out of Xiuxiu, as if Shen Yu's death was imminent: "You said before, if I want to protect Shen Yu, I shouldn't make small moves behind the scenes, just ask Mu Wang for favors in person. " Mrs. Tai sighed softly: "I said this three or four months ago. At that time, I never thought that Nie Qi would be so ruthless that he would drive Nie Si's family to death..." She had a regretful look on her face. , and sighed, "We have to give up Xiangrong's chess game."

give up!Abandoning Yun Xiangrong is equivalent to abandoning Shen Yu! "Mother!" Chuxiu called out urgently, trying to make Mrs. Tai change her mind.Mrs. Tai only waved her hand to stop her from continuing: "You are the mistress of the house now, and every word and deed represents Yun's attitude. I can't let you mess around for Shen Yu!" "Now King Mu is in high spirits, if you If you can pick a good day to mention Shen Yu's matter, maybe he will agree to it?"

Chuxiu refused to give up, "Can you let me try?" "Oh? How do you want to try?" Mrs. Tai looked curious.In fact, I was not sure about getting out of Xiuxiu, and at the same time my mind was in chaos, so I could only blurt out: "I want to find Luan Su, the side concubine of King Mu." "Do you still think there is little sewage on your body?" Mrs. Tai was angry Ji, vetoed it outright, "You seek friendship with Luan Su and ask her to help rescue Shen Yu, what will Nie Qi think? He must think you are using Luan Su! Luan Su is his beloved woman. How can you let it go?"

Hearing this, Chuxiu was confused, and knelt down with a "plop" and said, "Mother! You also know that Young Master Shen is my benefactor. If he hadn't rescued and taken me in Jingzhou, I would have been buried in the sea of ​​fire." Later on, he helped each other again and again...Furthermore, Xiangrong is my Yun family's daughter, how could I refuse to save her? Are you going to let the world say that the Yun family can't even keep their own daughter and son-in-law?"

Mrs. Tai valued honor and face all her life, and she fell silent after hearing Chuxiu's last words.After a while, he said: "You're right, if the Marquis of Wenchang ransacked all the families, the world would say that I, the Yun family, are incompetent and unable to keep my daughter and son-in-law. In the future, our relationship with Nie Qi will be made public, and people may criticize it. Said that we sacrificed a concubine daughter to seek the glory of the family."

(End of this chapter)