Concubine like a house

Chapter 79
Chuxiu hoped that King Mu would let Shen Yu and Yun Xiangrong go, but the other party laughed back when he heard the words: "Although Shen Yu is Yun's son-in-law, I heard that he is not on good terms with Miss Yun. Ma'am, what do you think?" It is up to this king to persuade the two of them to reconcile, and Miss Yun to remarry. In this way, Shen Yu's life and death will have nothing to do with you, Yun."

This is unwilling to let Shen Yu go!Chuxiu's delicate face sank, but she had a different kind of wonderful demeanor.She pursed her lips and pondered for a moment, then asked: "Can't you let Young Master Shen go for the sake of Yun's face?"

"Madam, do you know 'let the tiger go back to the mountain'? I let him go today, how do you know he won't make a comeback in the future?" Mu Wang still didn't let go.

"Young Lord Shen is not a person who wields power at all!" Chuxiu urgently explained on Shen Yu's behalf, "He used to be a son of a family who blindly spent his life and wine, and later he grew up in the housing state and did not participate in current affairs. The choice of the Marquis of Wenchang has nothing to do with him! His If he wanted to become an official, he would not have refused when His Majesty accepted him as a adopted son a few years ago."

"Of course, this king knows that Shen Yu is not someone who wields power, but he is a passionate person. His father, Shen Cong, is the enemy of this king, and his brother, Shen Zan, has also helped the fourth child a lot in secret. Shen Yu can let go, but Shen Zan can't let go." If one day he wants to avenge his father and brother, wouldn't this king let the tiger go back to the mountain and ask for trouble?" King Mu's attitude was very firm.

Chuxiu was really in a hurry, and he tried to persuade him again: "Your Highness! You must forgive others and forgive others! Lord Shen Xiaohou is the adopted son of the Holy One, and you are also half siblings. Now that King Fu is dead, if you give me another If he is executed, the world will only say that you have no regard for brotherhood!"

As soon as she said this, Chuxiu immediately regretted it, she thought she said it too bluntly, what if she offends King Mu?So without waiting for King Mu to respond, she quickly explained: "It's the concubine's slip of the tongue, so forgive me. But there is no malice in the concubine's words..."

Chuxiu originally thought that King Mu would be furious because of this, but he laughed out loud: "I am very pleased to see my wife's gaffe."

Chuxiu was taken aback for a moment, not understanding what he meant.

"Just now, this king was just trying to test Madam, to see how determined you are to save Shen Yu. Now, it seems that Madam is a person who knows how to repay kindness and repays love and righteousness!" King Mu commented on Chuxiu.

Hearing this, Chuxiu was even more puzzled.She knew that King Mu was moody, and she really didn't understand the other party's false and false move at the moment, so she could only reply: "I am naturally a person who knows how to repay your kindness. Your kindness to save me more than four years ago, I have never dared to forget myself as a concubine." She asked herself this question very sincerely.

King Mu looked at Chuxiu's face for a moment, then smiled and said: "I don't regret saving my wife back then." He walked two steps with his hands behind his back, and finally let go when he saw Chuxiu's serious expression, "Madam loves you so much." Yi, this king is not a cold person. Since Shen Yu is the son-in-law of the Yun family, this king will let him live. But the title of Marquis of Wenchang must be picked."

Changed your mind so quickly?What was King Mu thinking?Chuxiu was surprised at the change of King Mu's attitude, and the latter returned with a smile: "This king originally planned to let him go, but I just tried so much, please forgive me, madam."

It turned out to be really a temptation... Now that things have happened, as long as Shen Yu's life can be saved, how can Chuxiu care about being teased by King Mu?He hurriedly said: "Thank you for your mercy!" King Mu waved his hand: "Actually, it's not just you, my ninth younger brother also interceded for Shen Yu. They are about the same age and have a good personal relationship." At this point, King Mu paused After a while, he continued, "However, although this king can let Shen Yu go, his brother Shen Zan will undoubtedly die."

No matter whose face Mu Wang is looking at, if he can save Shen Yu, he has already achieved his wish in Chuxiu, so how can he open his mouth to intercede for Shen Zan?However, in the future, Shen Yu lost his family background and became an ordinary commoner, probably living in the name of "Yun's son-in-law"!
But as long as there is life, there is hope!Chuxiu's eyes became hot, and the big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. He suppressed his emotions and thanked him again: "You are a favor, and I will always remember it in my heart. In the future, I will admire the palace, but I will have an order, and I will be obliged to do so."

"Is it obligatory? It seems that Young Master Shen is very important in Madam's heart!" Mu Wang had a half-smile, and his tone was playful.

Knowing that there are too many mistakes when I come out of Xiuqing, I have no choice but to say: "Why do you ask what you know? How can I hide it from you about the relationship between my concubine and the young master?"

Mu Wang smiled and didn't answer, and suddenly changed the subject: "Madam is nineteen years old, do you really want to be a widow for the rest of your life?"

Speaking of this topic, Chuxiu looked very solemn: "I have made up my mind and heart, and I am determined to be my husband." King Mu nodded and sighed softly: "Madam's move is really admirable." He was silent for a moment, and then said, "Actually, Shen Yu is not good enough for you."

Not good enough?Chuxiu felt his throat dry, so he took a deep breath and smiled, "You are worrying too much, the young duke is now... the concubine's sister-in-law."

Going on, it is a forbidden topic.Seeing that the purpose of this trip has been achieved, Chuxiu intentionally avoided King Mu's questioning, got up and said goodbye, "What else can your Highness order?" "There is indeed one more thing." On the charming handsome face is an expression of watching a play, "Jingduo is visiting Yanlan City today, and the king will hold a banquet in hospitality. Yuli should invite his wife to attend." Jingduo is the current Ninth Prince and Chengjun King Nie Pei Xiao's expression.The Ninth Prince has come to Yanlan City?That's right, now that the overall situation has been decided, we just wait for King Mu to go to Jingzhou to ascend the throne when he is happy, and the Ninth Prince will come to Fangzhou to look for him, so there is no need to lie to others.Chuxiu suddenly remembered the song "Zhu Xian Duan". At that time, she was grateful for this bosom friend, and also thought that she would meet each other once in her lifetime... But now she is the head of the Yun family and a widow , some actions are not appropriate.

Thinking of this, Chuxiu politely rejected King Mu: "You're joking. I'm a widow, so I shouldn't show my face..." "Is Madam afraid that he will recognize you? In fact, you don't have to worry about it. The king once asked Jingduo, when Han When he was first listed, he was in the private room, only heard about Qiqin but never saw him, even if he saw him, it was just a hazy shadow. After many years, he can’t remember what Han Chu looked like.” Mu Wang explained road.

Chuxiu shook his head: "The king of Chengjun must have something important to discuss with you when he comes here. You two are on a blind date and haven't seen each other for a long time, so naturally you have a thousand words to say. It should be a family banquet, It would be unnecessary for the concubine to go away... What's more, the concubine can't drink much and is a widow, it's really inconvenient..."

Seeing that Chuxiu was so persistent, King Mu didn't persuade him any more, besides, he was just inviting out of courtesy: "Forget it, I won't force it."

As soon as these words fell, the report from the housekeeper of the palace sounded outside the door. "Come in!" Seeing the butler entering the door, King Mu asked first, "He's here?" This king will greet you outside the door in person!" It seems that the two princes are really brotherly.Seeing that the Ninth Prince had arrived when he came out of Xiuxiu, he didn't dare to stay for a long time, so he said goodbye again: "The concubine also resigned." "The king will go out with the wife."

These two peerless figures, one white and one black, walked in the palace of Mu Wang, and they both walked in a hurry - one was eager to avoid suspicion and leave, and the other was eager to welcome his brother.

After walking out of the main gate of Prince Mu's Mansion, the outside was still empty, and the Ninth Prince hadn't arrived yet.Leaving Xiu asked Zhu Ying to drive the carriage to the door, and finally smiled decently at King Mu: "Let me go." After saying that, she turned around gracefully, and started to get on the carriage.At this moment, the sound of horseshoes suddenly sounded on the street, clanging hurriedly, and one could tell it was a fine horse from the sound.Going out of Xiuxiu, I saw a man riding a horse from a distance, with a handsome figure, a purple robe and an angry horse, looking very high-spirited.Then, more than a dozen horses appeared on the street, all following far behind him, filling the whole street with excitement.Chuxiu guessed that the first rider was the Ninth Prince Nie Peixiao, but they were too far away from each other, she only took a quick look, then got into the carriage and returned to Yunfu.

A moment later, Ninth Prince Nie Peixiao galloped to the gate of Prince Mu's Mansion.In the past, he came to Fangzhou secretly, but this time because the situation has been fixed, he came here aboveboard, making up his mind to eat, drink and have fun here for a while, and enjoy the beautiful scenery.

Nie Peixiao jumped off the horse while thinking, her spirits were high and she did not hide her excitement: "Seventh Brother!" Asked, "Didn't you take a carriage?" Nie Peixiao waved her hand impatiently: "The carriage is too slow. We travelers still like to ride horses, and only girls like to ride!" After Nie Peixiao finished speaking, she glanced at Lulu in front of her again. The golden-roofed carriage was going far away, and he asked casually: "Is Seventh Brother coming to see off guests? He seems to be a delicate guest?" He just saw a figure in white getting on the carriage, but because the distance was too far and the horse was bumpy, he only had time A vague silhouette is seen.But it's just a silhouette, already very graceful.

"Don't talk nonsense, that's Mrs. Chuxiu from Lixinhou's Mansion." King Mu explained with a smile.Unexpectedly, Nie Peixiao raised her eyebrows in disdain, looked at the carriage in Yunfu's fading away, and said: "So she is the richest widow in the world."

King Mu heard the contempt in his words, and asked curiously, "Do you have any objections to Mrs. Chuxiu?" "How can I have any objections to her? I don't have any friendship." Nie Peixiao joked with a smile, "What is this?" Women can be considered legendary, with a posthumous son in charge, she can coax Mrs. Xie into obeying her orders." In fact, Nie Peixiao was indeed dissatisfied with Chuxiu, and there was another reason - he sincerely begged Yun Xiangrong to marry him, but was met with reject.Later, when he heard that Shen Yu had a very close relationship with Mrs. Chuxiu, he decided that his rejection of marriage was Chuxiu's idea.Thinking of the beautiful piano sound heard outside the wall of Yunfu, Nie Peixiao couldn't help but feel a little lost.Originally, he thought that he could find a woman who had the same interests as him and had a tacit understanding with Qinxiao... Besides, he heard that Shen Yu was unwilling to marry Yun Xiangrong.But Yun Fu still forced Shen Yu to marry her, and Shen Yu was his good friend... The more Nie Peixiao thought about it, the more dissatisfied she was with Chuxiu: "I sincerely asked to marry Miss Yun, but I was suspected of having ulterior motives." It must be the widow's idea." He snorted softly, "The widows in the Yunfu are all mentally ill. Mrs. Xie made things difficult for my mother and concubine, and Mrs. Chuxiu made things difficult for me. I don't know what feud I had in my previous life!"

Seeing that his ninth younger brother was so angry, King Mu thought it was funny: "Why did you bring out the grievances between Concubine Mu and Mrs. Xie?"

Nie Peixiao sighed helplessly: "Brother Seven, you were granted the title of king and left the palace early. Of course you don't know. The mother and concubine complained in the palace every now and then, telling me how she was plotted by Mrs. Xie back then. I My ears are numb from hearing it..."

Hearing this, King Mu and Nie Peixiao looked at each other, and the two laughed at the same time.I don't know whether to laugh at their mother and concubine who is brooding over the past, or at Nie Peixiao's helplessness every time she listens.

The Seventh Prince and the Ninth Prince are not siblings, but they are very close. This is already a public matter in the Nanxi Dynasty.

And among them, there is also a secret of the palace involved.King Mu's biological mother came from a humble background, she was only the daughter of a small official in a state, and she had been married before.Back then, Emperor Nie liked to go on tour in micro-clothes, so he met this young and beautiful widow in Fangzhou by chance, and was coaxed to have a romantic relationship with her for a few nights.Emperor Nie hadn't intended to bring her back to the palace, but this beautiful widow unexpectedly became pregnant—the Seventh Prince Nie Peihan.

In desperation, Emperor Nie arranged a new identity for the widow, welcomed her into the palace and sealed her with a modest position.Because the widow gave birth to the seventh prince among the people, and was then brought into the harem, the concubines looked down on her a lot, thinking that she behaved badly, and used her children to get the chance to enter the palace.

Emperor Nie was very face-saving, and sometimes he thought that bringing a widow into the palace would hurt his reputation.Coupled with the instigation of the Empress Ming, the widow was not used to court life, so she slowly lost her favor, fell ill and died of depression.

Later, the noble concubine Ye saw that the seventh prince lost his mother at a young age, and thought that she had no heirs, so she asked Emperor Nie to take the three-year-old seventh prince into his palace to raise him.Unexpectedly, three months later, Concubine Ye Gui herself became pregnant, and she became a boy in one fell swoop—the Ninth Prince Nie Peixiao was born.

Since then, Concubine Ye Gui was devoted to taking care of her own son, ignoring the existence of the Seventh Prince for a few years.It wasn't until the ninth prince was five years old that he accidentally found out that his seventh brother was being bullied by the maidservant of the empress Ming's family, and came back to file a complaint. Only then did Concubine Ye realize that she had been negligent towards the seventh prince.

The Ye family and the Ming family did not deal with each other at all, both the front court and the harem fought fiercely.Concubine Ye Gui bullied people too much after seeing the light, even the little palace maid dared to bully her adopted prince, and actually sued Emperor Nie for a pillow.

Because of this incident, Concubine Ye Gui felt guilty towards the Seventh Prince, and it happened that someone had a fortune teller saying that the Seventh Prince was a lucky star.She remembered that she had no heir for many years, and she was pregnant with the dragon descendant within three months after adopting the seventh prince, so she firmly believed in the word "lucky star".Since then, Concubine Ye Gui finally began to face up to the existence of the Seventh Prince, and treated the two princes under her knees as her own.But Emperor Nie only loved the youngest nine princes, and was still lukewarm towards the seventh prince.The Seventh Prince was arrogant and arrogant at a young age, so when he was 13 years old, he invited himself to go to the army for training.Speaking of which, the Seventh Prince is really a military prodigy, he has experienced very calmly in the army in just two years, and made several military achievements.Concubine Ye Gui thought that he would not invite Emperor Nie to see him in the palace, so she asked him if he would like to open the house alone. At that time, the seventh prince was only 15 years old, but she nodded without hesitation.

Therefore, Concubine Ye used her natal family's power to implore Emperor Nie to ennoble the seventh prince and leave the palace.Emperor Nie agreed without hesitation, named him "Prince Mu", and let him open a mansion in Jingzhou City.The following year, the 16-year-old Seventh Prince sent troops to recover Huizhou, and Emperor Nie promoted him as "Prince Mu" and gave him Fangzhou as a fief - Fangzhou is the hometown of the Seventh Prince's biological mother, and it was also the place where Emperor Nie made love The place.

Now, in just eight years, Fangzhou has become the most prosperous state in Nanxi under the joint management of King Mu and the Yun family.And King Mu has not only made great military achievements in recent years, but also brought out some great achievements by the Ninth Prince.The two brothers supported each other, and Ye Guifei's mother's family secretly helped them to achieve today's victory - Nanxi Jiangshan is under control; Beixuan Jiangshan is also bound to win!

Because of this old incident, King Mu, who has always been vicious and ruthless, loves his ninth younger brother Nie Peixiao, and also respects Concubine Ye Gui very much, calling her "Mother Concubine".

The two brothers walked towards Mu Wang's mansion while reminiscing about the past, both felt that this success was hard-won.Now that King Mu has made great achievements in "saving Jia", he has also obtained Emperor Nie's will for the Zen throne, and when the time is right, he can announce it to the world and succeed him to the throne.

Thinking of the grievances and grievances between Concubine Ye Gui and Mrs. Xie Tai, Mu Wang still felt like making a fuss out of a molehill: "It's been so many years, why is the mother concubine still so concerned about this old matter? You didn't persuade her? They all want to be the queen mother." Why bother?" Seeing that the two brothers had entered the living room, Nie Peixiao turned the left and right screens back and sighed softly: "Mrs. Xie has become famous all these years, and the concubine mother is naturally resentful." Mrs. Xie Badan and Concubine Ye Guifei Ye Yingfei were famous rivals before they left the cabinet.The Xie and Ye families are both from Quzhou's aristocratic and scholarly family, and the daughters of the two families are of the same age, and they are equally equal in beauty and talent.For this reason, the two families often competed secretly, and both wanted to win the reputation of "the number one lady in Quzhou" for their daughter.

At that time, Yun Ci's father, Yun Li, was still the eldest son, and the old Hou Ye somehow fell in love with the Ye family in Quzhou, so he proposed marriage for the eldest son Yun Li, and wanted to marry Ye Yingfei, the daughter of the Ye family's prostitute, as his wife.Ye Yingfei was very happy when she heard that the Marquis of Lixin proposed to marry her, but the next day she heard a gossip that the Emperor Nanxi wanted to marry Xie Badan for the crown prince, that is, the future Nanxi Queen.

Ye Yingfei didn't think much about it at first, she happily prepared to be the wife of Li Xin Hou Shizi, and even specially sent someone to inquire about the character and talent of Shizi Yun Li.A few days later, the person who inquired about the news came back and called Yun Li as a flamboyant, ignorant and uneducated swinger.Ye Yingfei was in a hurry, she cried to her sisters in her boudoir and discussed countermeasures.

Unexpectedly, the sister in the boudoir inadvertently mentioned that after Xie Badan knew about the marriage between Yun and Ye, she laughed at Ye Yingfei who was about to marry a "trash".How could Ye Yingfei swallow this breath, and when she thought that Xie Badan was about to become Nanxi's concubine, she felt dissatisfied in comparison, and insisted on rejecting the marriage proposal from Marquis of Lixin.

(End of this chapter)