Nantong Houfu Garden
In the bright moonlight, Mu Chengxue sat at the stone table in a white brocade summer shirt, holding a white jade jug, drinking by herself under the moonlight.
He has a slender figure, a handsome face, and a gentle temperament. There is a touch of melancholy and melancholy in the corners of his eyes and brows. Sitting among the colorful hydrangeas, he is a rare picture of a beauty drinking alone under the moon.
A ball of paper hit the stone table, Mu Chengxue was startled, and looked around vigilantly, but helplessly, even though he was a military commander, his martial arts were so ordinary that he couldn't detect any changes.
Shaking his head helplessly, he opened the ball of paper with his slender fingers, and read the words on the paper under the moonlight.
Mu Chengxue trembled slightly excitedly, the corners of her mouth turned up uncontrollably, her eyes were even a little moist, and she had the urge to cry.
"Grandson?" Old Master Mu slowly walked over from the path, leaning on a cane with Fulu double stars.
Although Old Master Mu has gorgeous hair, a thin body, and is more than seventy years old, except for some inconveniences in his legs and feet, he has no other problems, and his body is very strong.
Hearing his grandfather's voice, Mu Chengxue got up quickly, helped Master Mu to sit up, and then sat back beside Master Mu.
Old Master Mu looked at the blooming hydrangea with nostalgia. His late wife loved hydrangea very much, so he ordered people to replace all the flowers in the garden with hydrangea.
It's a pity that the flowers are still blooming, but the person who cherishes the flowers is long gone.
Mu Lao Hou looked a little sad, patted the hand of the only remaining grandson, and said: "Although it is warm in summer, but the night is cool, grandson has to take care of his body."
Mu Chengxue complied obediently, and then asked with concern: "Why isn't grandfather asleep yet?"
"When people get old, they feel less." Master Mu waved his hand, the more night fell, the more energetic he was, and the past things went through in his mind over and over again. He looked at Mu Chengxue distressedly, and sighed in his heart, he blamed them old bastards for cheating such a good child.
How could Mu Chengxue not know what his grandfather was worried about, nothing more than his marriage. He clenched the note tightly in his hand, took a deep breath, and placed the note in front of Old Master Mu.
"Grandfather, grandson wants to cooperate with King Yong'an. Perhaps, there is still a glimmer of hope."
Master Mu took the note and looked at it for a long time before putting it back on the table. The cloudy eyes are downcast, and there is measurement in the eyes.
As early as after they were advocated, they were forced to no longer marry a bride, and Mu Chengxue was forced to be her face. Their Mu family was standing on the edge of a steep cliff, with no way out, and their bodies would be smashed to pieces at any time.
And now the olive branch of King Yong'an is in front of them, as long as they grab it, they can exchange for a glimmer of life. However, this hope is to be exchanged for the honor of Marquis Nantong.
Old Master Mu raised his head, looked at Mu Chengxue's hopeful eyes, sighed for a long time, and nodded.
Even if they did not cooperate with King Yong'an and were not discovered by Emperor Yuanhe, if King Jianning would take the throne in the future, their Nantong Hou Mansion would still be finished.
No way, they were forced to become stains.
After Mu Chengxue got his grandfather's approval, he went back to his study, and rummaged through the letters and tokens he had given him after years of marriage. All sorted and packed in a small box.
He just looked at the small box in a daze, without any sleepiness.
As long as he could remember, he knew that the daughter of Lord Advocate who always came to play at his house was his fiancée. At that time, the prime minister was not the left prime minister, and his parents were alive and well in Nantong Hou's mansion.
In fact, it is not considered a good match. At that time, the family background of Chancellor was not in a hurry for Nantong Hou. It's just because Mrs. Chang and Mrs. Shizi are close friends in the boudoir, and there is a saying that a woman from a high family marries a woman from a low family, this marriage can be regarded as a match made in heaven.
He also took good care of the queen, and sincerely cherished her as his future daughter-in-law.
But, then everything changed.
Since when did you start to alienate him? Mu Chengxue thought about it, and finally remembered.
It was after his father passed away from tuberculosis, and his mother went with her in mourning. The position of their family is broken here. He had no title to attack, so he chose to join the army.
When he left Beijing, the queen did not come to see him off. Twelve years in the army, after many life and death, after returning, she has become a queen.
Mu Chengxue thought, he was sad and regretful at that time, but he didn't blame her. After all, compared with the general's wife, the queen was the best choice.
However, later he discovered that he had never recognized this ex-fiancée who grew up with him and was a childhood sweetheart.
She met him secretly after the palace banquet, and cried bitterly that Yuan Hedi treated her badly and only loved the imperial concubine Shuhuang. He was soft-hearted for a moment, coupled with the fact that the old relationship was unforgettable, and he made a mistake.
It was only when he came to his senses that he wanted to break off the relationship with her, marry a wife and have children to continue the incense, only then did he realize that he was already in deep trouble.
The innocent girl who was proposing marriage with him was accidentally injured. He thought that she might have done it, but he still made excuses for her. He didn't believe that a cute little girl when he was a child would become such a vicious woman.
He was wrong.
It was she who came to the door on her own initiative, told her everything she had done, and threatened him that he could only love her for the rest of his life and love her as her face. Marrying a wife and having children is a dream, and if she dares to discuss marriage with other women, she It will only be more ruthless.
At that moment, he really met, his ex-fiancée with a heart like a snake and a scorpion, the current queen.
However, it was too late. For a moment, he softened his heart and sympathized with the devil, dragging the entire Nantong Hou Mansion into infamy and harming innocent people.
Mu Chengxue buried her face in her hands, and the water dripped from between her fingers onto the carpet, forming a small circle.
Cloud Pavilion
Mu Chengxue was wearing a lake-blue summer shirt trimmed with silver silk, carrying a small box in her pocket, and nervously followed the shopkeeper to the top floor.
The shopkeeper knocked on the door of the Japanese room, and when he heard a sound coming in from inside, he pushed the door open and bowed aside.
Xiao Huai'an sat at the main seat, beside Xiao Huaiyu and Yan Xu who were eating melon seeds, and on one side was Wen Lin holding two swords and closing his eyes to rest his mind.
Mu Chengxue walked in anxiously, and greeted Xiao Huaian and Xiao Huaiyu.
"The final general pays homage to King Yong'an, King Rui."
"General Mu, hurry up, this is outside the palace, there are not so many formalities." Xiao Huaiyu pointed to the seat opposite Xiao Huai'an, and asked Mu Chengxue to sit.
Xiao Huaiyu also secretly looked at this Mu Chengxue, who was regarded as his subordinate. Mu Chengxue was almost a small and transparent person in the Ministry of War. His official position was not high, and his talents were not obvious. He had long since quit the battlefield and changed to a civilian job.
If his brother hadn't told him that Mu Chengxue was having an affair with Empress Chang, and recently had an affair in the palace, he wouldn't have known that Mu Chengxue was so courageous.
Dare to touch the emperor's wife, she is really not an ordinary person.
Does this mean that the real person does not reveal his appearance, and the appearance is not a real person!
Xiao Huaiyu's eyes were burning, and Mu Chengxue twitched uncomfortably when he saw it. He knew in his heart that his little shit really couldn't be put on the table and was too shocking.
"King Yong'an, these are the letters and keepsakes that have advocated the communication between the late and the late generals." Mu Chengxue put the small box on the table, pushed it forward, and got straight to the point.
"In addition, after hearing the proposal, the general will discuss with Caiwei around him that at the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, he will designate a drug for Marquis Jiawen, and then let him have a relationship with the guards, and then send you to catch the female cadre, and finally let him Your Majesty and all civil and military officials are present to expose your liking for men."
Mu Chengxue summoned up the courage to look up at Xiao Huai'an, her voice trembling nervously, "This is the surrender of the general, and the general wants the prince to protect his grandfather and the life of the general. The general doesn't care about the reputation of Marquis of Nantong anymore. It's fine, as long as grandfather and the last general are safe and sound."
After hearing this, Xiao Huai'an's expression was as usual. This was the same as the information given by the shadow guard, and Mu Chengxue did not lie.
Wen Lin took the small box over and checked it, and put it in front of Xiao Huaian after confirming that it was correct.
Xiao Huaiyu and Yan Xu on one side were stunned, they were really crazy after this suggestion, they even dared to touch the Ni Lin of King Yong'an of their family, they didn't know the Ni Lin of the Dragon, they would die if they touched it.
Although their family Yong'an Wang likes to put on a bully skin, but it's really not easy to bully.
Xiao Huaian flipped through the lingering letters, handkerchiefs, sachets, hairpins and other keepsakes in the box, and felt vicious and sad.
On the one hand, he wants to occupy the back position, and on the other hand, he wants to be loved by others. How can there be such a good thing in this world. No, he was betrayed by his lover.
"General Mu, are you sure you want to cooperate with me and carry out my plan?" Xiao Huaian looked at Mu Chengxue gently.
There were obviously no gentle questions and gentle, non-compressive eyes, but Mu Chengxue felt a chill hit his forehead, and his body trembled uncontrollably. He moved his lips, and just as he was about to speak, Xiao Huaian continued .
"My king's plan is also very simple, that is, to drink the prepared wine by myself. Then." Xiao Huaian smiled with his lips curled up.
"General Mu, your affair with the empress was personally caught by your father. As for how to survive under the wrath of your father, it depends on whether you, General Mu, can play a poor and helpless man who is persecuted by power and threatened by his family. It's a bamboo horse."
"General Mu, are you sure you will follow my king's plan?"
Mu Chengxue shuddered all over, big cold sweat broke out on her forehead, her delicate face was as white as paper. King Yong'an's plan to repay him with his own way is too good, and it can completely destroy the queen.
It's just that whether he can save his life is even more important.
It's too risky! This is too risky! !
In Mu Chengxue's heart, one side is timid and the other side is eager to try. As long as he falls behind, he will be free. Even if he doesn't marry a wife and have children, as long as he can live a peaceful life.
Xiao Huaian didn't urge Mu Chengxue, and took a sip of tea from his teacup. Today's tea is Xiao Huaiyu's snow buds that Xiao Huaiyu dug out from his storehouse where he piled up a lot of good things.
Xiao Huaian squinted his eyes, the taste was really good, it seems that one day it's time for Babao to help Qixi tidy up the warehouse of Prince Rui's Mansion.
"I am willing to cooperate with the lord!" Mu Chengxue raised her head, her black eyes were full of determination, and said firmly, "As long as the lord promises to save the lives of our grandfather and grandson, I am willing to cooperate with the lord's plan!"
Xiao Huaian raised one corner of his mouth, and his voice was slightly joyful. He nodded, "Of course, this king can still keep Mr. Mu's Marquis of Nantong."
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