Chapter 61

Mu Mingtang's face is red. Xie xuanchen's last sentence doesn't matter. She also feels that she is justified and pitiable. But combined with Xie xuanchen's previous sentence, it's a little unclear.

Mu Mingtang didn't know that Xie xuanchen just said it casually, or he really meant something. She was afraid that she would think too much and be amorous. She didn't dare to answer at the moment. She said in a hurry, "OK, I'm sleepy. Go to sleep."

Xie xuanchen was not surprised by the result. He nodded, stood up, touched Mu Mingtang's hair and said, "it's not dry yet. Wait a while."

Xie xuanchen's action is natural. Mu Mingtang is more and more used to the physical contact between them, but he doesn't feel different. She also touched the end of her hair and said, "I think it's almost done."

"Wait a minute." Xie xuanchen said, "the root of the hair is not dry, so sleep easy headache."

Mu Mingtang had no choice but to nod her head. When she finished, she didn't know what to think of and chuckled: "I can't imagine that this kind of words came from your mouth. You don't worry about everything. You live so rough that you can even notice these things? "

Xie xuanchen really can't refute this, because this is what his mother said.

"When I was a child, my mother always talked to me. At that time, my left ear went in and my right ear went out. I thought I had forgotten. I didn't expect that after such a long time, I could still remember it. "

It turned out that Mrs. Yin said it, and Mu Mingtang kept silent. She and Xie xuanchen are husband and wife, but none of them has seen each other's parents.

In troubled times, no matter how noble or humble, they are wandering. Their homes have been broken up, and now they are the only two left.

Mu Mingtang sighed silently, took Xie xuanchen's hand and said, "it doesn't matter. Our parents hope that we can live well. We have to live hard to be filial to them. You see, my mother talked about you at the beginning, and now you tell me that it's just inheritance. "

When Mu Mingtang finished, he saw Xie xuanchen's eyes move, as if he wanted to say something. He immediately stopped him with a tiger face: "I know that inheritance is not right, but that's what it means. Don't compare yourself to my father!"

Xie xuanchen looked at her helplessly: "I didn't. It's just that you're always making an analogy. "

What Xie xuanchen touched was that Mu Mingtang naturally called Mrs. Yin Niang.

Yes, they are husband and wife. Their parents are their own. If Mu Mingtang's high hall is still there, he will also call Mu's husband and wife his parents.

Xie xuanchen suddenly felt sorry. If only Mrs. Yin could see Mu Mingtang, she would like Mu Mingtang very much. Mrs. Yin gave birth to two sons in a row. The eldest son died young, and he was the only one left. But he also jumped up and down, made trouble everywhere, and sometimes climbed over the wall to play outside, always refusing to let Mrs. Yin worry.

Mrs. Yin said more than once that she wanted a daughter in particular, but she never had a daughter. If Mrs. Yin could see today, she would like Mu Mingtang very much.

Unfortunately, if is the cheapest in the world.

Seeing that Xie xuanchen had not spoken for a long time, Mu Mingtang asked in a low voice, "what's the matter with you? What are you thinking? "

"I'm thinking, there's always a point in the old saying. It's said that if you want to get married first, you should get married earlier. " Xie xuanchen sighed a little and said, "it's a pity that he didn't understand when he was young. He just wanted to wander outside. When he understood later, it was too late. He just added regret."

Mu Mingtang guessed that he was thinking about the death of his parents. After listening for a while, Mu Mingtang whispered, "in fact, I did listen to the old man. I got married early."

As soon as Xie xuanchen's expression was stunned, he heard Mu Mingtang say: "I have been married for more than half a year since I was 16 years old. Even in the eyes of the elderly, they got married very early. "

Xie xuanchen understood that he was the only one who married late. Xie xuanchen immediately overturned the conclusion just now and said: "it's better to follow my original idea. When you are young, you should go out first and have a good knowledge of heaven and earth before you start a family. Otherwise, your knowledge is short and you can't deal with family relations well."

"But that's not what you just said."

"What else?" Xie xuanchen glanced at Mu Mingtang and said, "I also want to get married early, but when I was 15, you were only 11. How can I get married?"

Mu Mingtang wants to give Xie xuanchen face very much, but she forbear for a while, still didn't hold back to smile.

Xie xuanchen didn't think that when he was 15 years old and led the army, Mu Mingtang was still an 11 year old child. Suddenly, he was not good at all. Mu Mingtang is so easy to hold back a smile that he patted Xie xuanchen gently: "well, now the arrangement is the best. I don't think you're old anyway. "

"How dare you?" Xie xuanchen hums reluctantly and goes to the bed with Mu Mingtang. After two people go to bed together, Xie xuanchen seems very casual to ask: "what kind of people do your parents like?"

"I do."

Xie xuanchen disliked the ground tut a, have to ask a little more clearly: "I am to ask Uncle."

"Oh, you ask that? My mother doesn't care, but my father has a lot of rules and regulations. He says that I can't find the glib, the bad family, especially the good-looking ones. "

Xie xuanchen was calm when he heard the first two, but he couldn't sit still when he heard the last one: "why?""He said he looks like a little white face. He can't rely on it in the future."

In fact, when Xie xuanchen asked "why", he didn't specify it, but mu Mingtang answered the last one directly. It's a pity that they didn't notice. Xie xuanchen thought deeply for a while and retorted with real feelings: "it's judging people by their appearance. Can a person be reliable? What does it have to do with looks? There are many unreliable ugly men, but no one pays attention to them. That's why good-looking men are especially unreliable. "

After Xie xuanchen finished, he felt something was wrong. How could he follow the logic of xiaobailian?

"No, when did I look like a white face?"

Mu Mingtang said with a smile: "I didn't say anything. You said it yourself. It's all said that you brought it up by yourself. What do you want me to do... "

There was a small burst of laughter in the curtain. After a while, Mu Mingtang's voice came out: "I won't make trouble with you. I want to sleep. You let go

·

the second day of junior high school.

Today, the servants of Jiang's house are very cautious, especially the maids who are waiting in the main room.

Inside, Jiang Mingwei is complaining with Mrs. Jiang. The more she talked about these things, the more aggrieved she was. She cried in front of Mrs. Jiang: "that bitch is evil and evil. He is a good one and let her abuse me. Yesterday was the first day of junior high school. He believed that bitch's words and said that he wanted to divide my housekeeper's power! "

This Mrs. Jiang was speechless. Most young couples have never met before they get married. When two people who don't know each other get together, it's hard to avoid bumping and bumping. Sometimes when they do more, their feelings will be broken up. When they know it later, it will be a disaster. Mrs. Jiang just couldn't bear her daughter to fall into such a situation, so she married Xie Xuanji, who knew her roots well.

Jiang Mingwei and Xie Xuanji grew up together. In terms of love, I don't know how much better they are than the other couple. Let alone Xie Xuanji's affection for Jiang Mingwei, they really have a good start, no matter how hard they play. Mrs. Jiang did not understand why things had come to this stage.

Only half a year later, Xie Xuanji carried his concubine one after another. It is common for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Xie Xuanji is still the prince. It is very common for a man to have a woman around him. But there is a concubine is said, by a very favorite concubine bully to the head, is another said.

Mrs. Jiang asked, "why did the king of Jin talk about taking charge of family power? He is not reckless. He should not commit such a big thing as spoiling his concubine and destroying his wife. "

In fact, she probably knows why. It's not the new year's Eve Palace Banquet. She looks around for a long time and is suspicious by Xie Xuanji. This kind of thing is a dead end. Jiang Mingwei doesn't dare to touch it at will, but she is caught by Xie Xuanji. It's really very difficult.

But how could Jiang Mingwei tell Mrs. Jiang these words? She was still in tears and said, "I don't know why. Men are so fresh. He has known me for many years, which is as fresh as other young concubines? I understand that it is not right for a good wife to compete with a concubine when she marries a virtuous wife. But he climbed up to me with an inferior embryo and also weakened my stewardship. Isn't he deliberately giving me no face? "

When Mrs. Jiang heard these words, she was worried. She really knew people and faces, but she didn't know her heart. When they saw Xie Xuanji before, they only thought that the child knew the manners and things, and was very safe. Who knows, in fact, he is such a person.

Mrs. Jiang believed it and thought of a way for Jiang Mingwei: "if he insists on spoiling his concubine and destroying his wife, then our family is not a soft persimmon. Let him handle it. Your father is at least the third secretary in charge of the finance of the whole dynasty. He is deceiving you so much. It happens that he's here today. I'll let your father talk about him later. I have to make him dare not to do that again. "

What about Jiang Honghao? Jiang Mingwei is flustered. Her words deceive Mrs. Jiang. It's all right. If she pokes Jiang Honghao in front of her, it's going to show up. If the real reason for Xie Xuanji's cold war with her is known by Jiang Honghao Jiang Mingwei did not dare to think about it.

Jiang Mingwei quickly dissuaded: "mother, dad is busy with the government every day, so don't worry him about such trifles. Although Wang Ye said at the beginning that lianhan should be in charge of the kitchen and purchase, those who are not on the table can't get up. Lianhan is careless enough to pick up Mu Mingtang, but mu Mingtang has no face on the spot. Last night, lianhan had been forbidden. She cried for a long time, but the Lord ignored her. With the example of lianhan, no one dares to move the idea of housekeeper right now. "

It turned out that this matter had been solved. Mrs. Jiang frowned to herself. She thought that the concubine was still dancing when she heard what Jiang Mingwei said. Unexpectedly, she had been dealt with by the king of Jin.

Jiang Mingwei's words are really confused and ambiguous. Mrs. Jiang didn't show it, but asked, "why do you have anything to do with Mu Mingtang again? What's going on? "

"Yesterday afternoon, she and Xie xuanchen didn't know what happened. They suddenly came to our house. I sat with him for a while, and it happened that Wang ye came with Lian Han. Lian Han that carry not clear of really regard oneself as a character, unexpectedly one should a ground and talk with Mu Mingtang, be thrown cold face by Mu Mingtang on the spot. After going out, Xie xuanchen is also very unhappy. He reminds the Lord to take care of yingyanyan in the backyard At this point, Jiang Mingwei turned her lips and said bitterly, "I said for a long time that he was indifferent. His heart was like iron, but as soon as Mu Mingtang changed his face, he scolded Lian Han. In the end, it was because of the two people next door, not because they loved meIt turned out that Mrs. Jiang knew. Mrs. Jiang can't help thinking that when Jiang Mingwei hasn't come back, the Jiang family tentatively proposes to let her adopted daughter replace Jiang Mingwei. Xie Xuanji has been noncommittal until she sees Mu Mingtang giving him a Wanfu ceremony across the screen, and Xie Xuanji finally lets go.

The combination of the present and the past always gives Mrs. Jiang a bad feeling. Mrs. Jiang quickly stopped, did not dare to think about it any more, and had to comfort Jiang Mingwei: "king an and Princess an are guests, but you are the family of King Jin. How can this be the same? In front of the guests, the Lord will naturally set up rules, but how can foreigners compare with you in terms of intimacy and estrangement? "

This sound very reasonable, Jiang Mingwei was soon convinced, even the heart of the puzzling stem also ignored. But speaking of Mu Mingtang reminds Mrs. Jiang of one thing: "yesterday your father sent his servants back to invite Mu Mingtang to come back, but they refused. It's said that king an is not very well. Is he ill again? "

"No Hearing this, Jiang Mingwei said directly, "he just went to our house yesterday. He looks very good. What's wrong with him?"

This Mrs. Jiang's face is embarrassed. Xie xuanchen doesn't feel uncomfortable, but mu Mingtang can't refuse to come. Is that because she doesn't want to come back? The second day of junior high school is the big day of returning to Nanjing. Mu Mingtang doesn't give a face at all. She is reckless in beating her face. Mrs. Jiang's face is extremely stiff for a moment.

But Jiang Mingwei thinks she should. This is her home. Why does Mu Mingtang come back? Mrs. Jiang was embarrassed for a while. Seeing that Jiang Mingwei still took it for granted, she sighed in her heart somehow.

If Mu Mingtang knew that Mrs. Jiang was not happy, how could he say this kind of words? However, Jiang Mingwei is her own daughter after all. Mrs. Jiang can't bear to scold her. She still tries her best to persuade her: "I know that you have a high heart and are always ready to compete. But the husband and wife can't fight each other. The king of Jin is also the prince. He won't let you. If you deliberately set your anger with the king of Jin, you will only push people farther and farther away. On the contrary, the one next door seems to get on well with Wang An. Mother doesn't mean you, but you should learn from Mu Mingtang when you are dealing with people. "

Listening to this, Jiang Mingwei was very unconvinced and immediately retorted: "she's just a shop girl. What's her status and how can she behave better than me?"

"You see, you're here again." Mrs. Jiang sighed. Sometimes she really worried about Jiang Mingwei's temperament. No matter what occasion, if she was upset, she would immediately choke without scruples. Mrs. Jiang or her mother, Jiang Mingwei dares to do so. It's even more so for a girl whose identity is not as good as her.

Mrs. Jiang said with painstaking care: "everything can't be based on one's family background. No one is perfect. Similarly, no matter how low the status is, there will be his unique shining point. If you only want to be an idle princess, you can rely on your mother's family to roam the inner house all your life, and you can be lucky and powerful, then you can look down on others. But if you want to go one step further, you must restrain your arrogance and narrow mindedness, explore the good of others, and make good friends. "

Mrs. Jiang's words have been a little heavy. Jiang Mingwei's mind slowly calms down and finds that she is too extreme. In fact, anyone is OK, but she is not as good as Mu Mingtang. Jiang Mingwei can't bear it at all.

This new year is a series of attacks on Jiang Mingwei. One after another, there is no joy. Jiang Mingwei learned from her bitter experience and made up her mind not to do so.

When she was born again, she was determined to come back to be queen and Empress Dowager. She was the mother of the world all the way. But when she was a princess, she could not lose her temper and ruin her future. Jiang Mingwei combed the timeline of her previous life and the plot of the book, held Mrs. Jiang's hand, and said, "mother, my daughter is unfilial. You are worried. Mother, don't worry. It won't happen again. "

Puzzled, Mrs. Jiang asked, "what's the matter? What do you remember? "

But Jiang Mingwei shook her head and refused to say any more. Of course, she won't tell Mrs. Jiang about her previous life.

Jiang Mingwei carefully recalled her previous life. Although she was in Beirong, she could not hear from the Ye Dynasty, but she knew that in the fourth year of Suihe, Beirong frequently sent people to the Ye Dynasty to inquire about the news, and signed a contract in the middle of the year. However, the astronomical number of Sui Gong did not satisfy the Yelu family's appetite. Less than a year after the negotiation, Beirong went south to attack the Ye Dynasty.

Jiang Mingwei personally experienced these things, and she remembers them very firmly. This year is the fourth year of Suihe. That is to say, this year, Beirong and yechao will sign a peace agreement. Next year, a war will break out in yechao.

When Jiang Mingwei was in Beirong, she did not know how the Ye Dynasty was during the war. But when she saw the book, she realized that the fourth year of Suihe was the key year for Xie Xuanji to become a new emperor.

In this year, a fire broke out in Tokyo on Shangyuan Festival, lasting for three days and three nights. The fire spread from Donghuamen to the Forbidden Palace. With the help of strong wind, one palace was on fire. There were countless deaths and injuries in the palace. The money lost could not be counted. Even the Qingning palace where the Empress Dowager was was in ruins.

When the fire broke out, the emperor led his concubines and princes to look at the lights on the tower. In addition, the city was full of lanterns, red lights and noisy voices. It took a long time for the masters on the tower to know that the palace was on fire.

When the news reached the city tower, the Empress Dowager was in a panic when she learned that her palace was on fire. Other empresses and princesses were also in a mess, pushing and shoving each other, which made the people see a lot of excitement on the city tower.It's easy to escort you to the ground, but it's not over. At this time, it was a long time since the fire broke out. Eunuchs were busy picking up the emperor and the ladies, and no one cared about the fire. Because there was no one in charge in the palace, he missed the best time to put out the fire. When the people came, the fire was out of control.

The royal family could only watch the fire engulf one magnificent palace after another. They could do nothing but passively wait for the fire to go out. The Empress Dowager was disheartened and humiliated. For a long time, she was the laughing stock of outsiders. Even Jiang Mingwei, who was far away in Beirong and sensitive to his identity, had heard Beirong people make ballads and joke about the royal family of Ye Dynasty.

At that time, it was Xie Xuanji who kept protecting the emperor when the city was in chaos. Later, it was also because Xie Xuanji had someone remove the attic beside the chuigong hall. Xie Xuanji made great achievements in front of the emperor. After that, the reconstruction of Tokyo was handed over to Xie Xuanji.

Jiang Mingwei read the book and knew more about it. She learned that the fire was not accidental, but that foreigners came to Shangyuan that day and set it on purpose. They had intended to take advantage of the chaos to assassinate, but the inside and outside of the guards were surrounded like iron barrels. They didn't find a chance, so they had to give up.

So the fire was deliberately committed by spies, and it is already a contest between countries. Jiang Mingwei can't get involved in these state affairs, and she doesn't understand how many foreign forces there are in Tokyo. She only knows that the Shangyuan festival in the fourth year of Suihe was the starting point for Xie Xuanji to become famous.

It was also from this time that he gradually separated from the role of son and was regarded as the leader of the court. Even the emperor increasingly relied on him. Since then, it has become a consensus that he is the next emperor.

This is just a good opportunity. Xie Xuanji has always been unkind to her. If she shows extraordinary adaptability in this incident, won't Xie Xuanji and the queen change her mind? Shangyuan Festival is the time for Xie Xuanji to come to the fore. As a princess of Jin Dynasty, she must also show her matching ability.

If you can, it will be more prominent than Xie Xuanji.

Jiang Mingwei pondered over the Shangyuan festival all the way and went back to the palace by car. Soon after Jiang Mingwei came back, Mu Mingtang sat in the mansion and received a message from eunuch Huangmen.

"Will the emperor go to Xuande gate to watch the lantern on Shangyuan Festival?"

"Yes." The eunuch lowered his hand and said, "the officials are concerned about the people and want to share happiness with the people on Shangyuan day. The empress, the empress dowager, the concubines in the harem, and the important officials and relatives will all go up to watch the lanterns together. "

Mu Mingtang nodded, did not speak, but turned to ask to see Xie xuanchen. Xie xuanchen was not surprised by this, and said: "it's rare that the emperor has such interest. I know. Let's go down."

The eunuch answered and was about to leave. Mu Mingtang motioned to the servant girl behind him: "thank you, my father-in-law. Please give me some tea money to moisten my throat."

The eunuch refused, but when he found the purse, he accepted it. He said some good words to Mu Mingtang and Xie xuanchen, and then bowed himself out.

After the eunuch left, Mu Mingtang asked Xie xuanchen, "Xuande people have many eyes. Can you stand it?"

Now there are maid in, Mu Mingtang inconvenient to ask too directly, but Xie xuanchen still understand, Mu Mingtang worried that the emperor took the opportunity to attack. Xie xuanchen doesn't care much about it. The more people there are, the more variables there are. On the contrary, he is not afraid of his insidious moves. Even if the emperor wants to do something, he will not choose a day when there are so many people.

After all, he died in silence, not better than a sudden death in public? What's more, he now probably knows why he lost his mind and is not afraid of the emperor's use of force. If you really want to start, you can't tell who's in trouble.

The emperor must have understood this and certainly didn't want to confront him head-on. This time, most of the emperors really just wanted to see the lights. I'm sorry not to call him, so I have to send someone to deliver a message.

Xie xuanchen said: "it's a common thing to watch lanterns on Shangyuan Festival. It's rare to see this kind of excitement. It's OK for us to go and have a look." When Xie xuanchen finished, he thought of something and asked, "have you ever visited the Lantern Festival in Tokyo?"

Xie xuanchen said that he could go out, and Mu Mingtang immediately relaxed. Hearing Xie xuanchen's question, she looked forward and shook her head shyly.

Xie xuanchen understood and said with a smile: "that's just the time to have a good look. The emperor and his concubines came to Xuande gate in person. This year's Lantern Festival is bound to be more lively than in previous years. You can do it all at once. "

Mu Mingtang answered. She really hasn't visited Shangyuan festival for several years, and Tokyo's Lantern Festival is very famous. Just thinking about it, Mu Mingtang has already had a lot of expectations.