queen's captive gl

outskirts of the city.

Several fine horses guarded a carriage, driving quickly and steadily on the mountain road.

In the carriage, Feng Wuyang looked at the bandaged middle finger, still aching, thinking of the girl in the cage.When she stretched out a hand of friendship to the girl, the girl stared at her fiercely, such fierce eyes, that was to warn her against her!I don't know how she is now?Although Master Xiang had sent someone to deal with this matter, he always felt guilty in his heart, but the dignified princess could not lend a helping hand.

Looking at the scenery outside, Feng Wuyang felt a little complicated and uneasy.She didn't know where the carriage was going?

Just like in the past, my own destiny is not in my own hands, no matter where I go or what I do, it is arranged by others.She is a princess, her noble status and her alluring beauty allow her to be loved by all kinds of people, but freedom is a luxury for her!

It turned out that he lost his freedom just like her, the difference was that she was locked in a cage, but he was locked in an invisible cage.Maybe, it's a lifetime.

In this year, neither the princess nor the slave can control their own destiny!

The weather outside was getting dark, and when Feng Wuyang thought that he would not be able to reach his destination today, the carriage gradually slowed down, and it turned out that he had already arrived.

The carriage finally stopped, and the guard asked the princess to get off the carriage.Feng Wuyang came down while calculating the distance in his heart. It was at least fifty miles away from the capital, whether it was far or not.

Looking around, this place is remote, the mountain road is flat, and the route is more like the traces of artificial excavation. It is surrounded by green grass and towering trees, connected by lakes and accompanied by mountains.After seeing the luxurious and exquisitely carved gardens and courtyards of the imperial palace, Feng Wuyang prefers such a natural ecological environment.

Looking up, it is a lonely and independent mansion, without magnificent sculptures, the antique flavor is natural, and it has a majestic style.

Walking up the eight steps, the goal is a vermilion door wall, without any fancy decorations, and there is no mighty stone lion guarding it, which is a bit simple.Looking up, there are two words on the plaque: Mufu.

Feng Wuyang blinked her eyes, the thick eyelashes fluttered slightly, and a trace of elusive emotion flashed in her eyes.Of course, she knew about the Mu Mansion, the mother's natal family.The empress seldom talked about it when she was alive. The only memory is the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival when the empress fell ill. The empress looked at the full moon and sighed, "Wuyang, if you have a chance in the future, you must honor your grandparents for the empress. Remember Is it?" At that time, she was young, and it was enough to have the queen mother, the emperor's grandma, and the nanny, and she couldn't understand the sadness hidden in the queen mother's eyes.

The Mu family is one of the founding heroes of the Chen Kingdom. They sacrificed their lives for the establishment and consolidation of the Chen Kingdom, and sacrificed one general after another. They are also a family with a small number of generals in the dynasty. three points.Until the new emperor came to the throne, Mu Xingyi, the eldest son of the Mu family, was sent to guard the frontier, and the whole family of the Mu family moved out of the imperial city, and the Mu family faded out of the imperial court.

"Princess?" Si Wenjie called out behind him.

Feng Wuyang nodded calmly, neither happy nor sad.At this moment, the mood is even heavier, and there is an indescribable sadness. Could it be that she is really desperate?

Si Wenjie gave the guard around him a look, and the guard went up and knocked on the pull ring on the door.

With a dull sound, the doorman in green shirt walked out from behind the door—he was tall and strong, with light and agile steps, and firm and energetic eyes. He was a practicing family.

The guard in the green shirt looked at the group of them silently, then lowered his head, with a neither humble nor overbearing posture, and said, "Where did your lord come from, and what's the matter?"

Si Wenjie continued: "Please let me know that student Zhong Rong pays a visit to Mu Guogong." Zhong Rong is Si Wenjie's name.

The doorman in green shirt nodded slightly, and said: "My lord, please wait a moment, and the villain will go pass the message." After finishing speaking, he turned around and entered the door, and then closed the door.

After a while, the guard in green shirts went back and forth, followed by the old butler of the Mu Mansion.

The old housekeeper lowered his eyebrows to Si Wenjie and said, "My lord, my master is here to invite you." He turned slightly, stepped out of the way, and made a gesture of invitation.

Si Wenjie nodded with a smile, and walked in first.

Feng Wuyang took a deep breath, bit her lower lip lightly, and followed behind.

Feng Wuyang, who was distracted and had no time to take care of others, naturally did not notice the surprised expression on the housekeeper's face when he saw her face.

Stepping into the main entrance, the light is slightly dim. After passing through the winding corridors, the huge garden suddenly becomes clear. The depression leads past a lotus pond, turns into a corner, and gradually goes north, flat and wide.

This is the mansion of the general family?Well built and elegant!

Along the way, I ran into three or five servant girls, who didn't say a word, just bowed their bodies, put their right hands on their left shoulders, and stayed back to normal.This is not the etiquette rules of the Chen Kingdom, which made Feng Wuyang curious, this Mu Mansion is really extraordinary!

After about a quarter of an hour, I walked through a courtyard with green bamboos, and there were three characters engraved on the door plaque: Deer Study Room.The steward led them to the top, ordered the tea maid to serve tea, and then retreated.

The style of this room is simple and there are no luxurious furnishings. The host is placed in the middle, and four vermilion wooden chairs are located on both sides.The curtains are half-hanging, a few bamboo leaves are scattered on the window lattice, and the cigarettes are curling up, which makes people feel calm.

"Master Xiang came to the humble house, and the old man is far away to welcome you." Mu Jian, the owner of the Mu Mansion, opened the beaded curtain and stepped into the side hall from the corridor of the study.

Pang Meihaofa, Longweiyanyan, and Sunjiaozhuting describe Mu Jian best. With an eight-foot-tall body, sharp eyes, and clear facial features, he faintly has the majestic and heroic appearance of his youth.

Si Wenjie immediately put down his teacup, stood up and cupped his fists, and said: "The student has met Mu Guogong, and he took the liberty to come to visit. Please forgive me if I disturb you!"

Mu Jian laughed loudly, strided forward, took the host seat, and said, "Hey, Mr. Xiang, you are being polite. Why do you and I have so much courtesy, just speak straight."

Si Wenjie also said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a few years, the old man is still so proud, so the student doesn't talk too much. Today the student brought an old friend to the old man!"

"Old man?" Mu Jian squinted his eyes, his eyes fell on the young man, and then his whole body was shocked. This young man's appearance and facial features are very similar to her!

Mu Jian stood up from his seat, with an extremely excited expression, and said: "Son, you...you are Wuyang?" Accompanied by the empress dowager.

Feng Wuyang was silent for a while, then nodded.This was the first time she saw her grandfather, a pro-grandfather who existed like a god of war.Ever since she was sensible, she has always had a question in her mind, why did her grandfather and queen mother's father never visit them in the palace?She didn't know what happened between her grandfather and the queen mother, so that the contact between relatives was severed?She once asked Grandma Huang, but Grandma Huang just sighed lightly and did not speak.

Mu Jian's heart skipped a beat, recalling the past, his eyes were sad.

Si Wenjie said: "I have really wronged Her Highness the Princess after being tired all the way. Fortunately, I have lived up to the entrustment of the Holy Majesty! Besides..." After a pause, he took out a letter from his sleeve, presented it with both hands, and said: "Mu Guogong, this is a secret letter from the emperor!"

Mu Jian took it solemnly, quickly tore off the seal and opened the letter paper, quickly browsed the contents above, his brows darkened.

After reading, Mu Jian bowed slightly to Si Wenjie, and shouted: "I lead the decree, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Si Wenjie lifted Mu Jian up with a solemn expression.Said: "It's getting late, the students are inconvenient to bother, so I will bid farewell."

Mu Jian knew that he was ordered by the emperor, so it was inconvenient to keep guests, so he called the housekeeper to see them off.

Si Wenjie bowed deeply to Feng Wuyang. He could only do this. Born into the royal family as a daughter, it would be a good thing if he could get rid of the shackles of the royal family.

Just like that, the ball of fate stopped in front of her for a moment, and before she had time to react, it rolled quickly again.

"From now on, this is your home!" Mu Jian said softly to the granddaughter who met for the first time.

Seeing the sadness in his granddaughter's eyes, Mu Jian said: "Emperor Xixi has done nothing since he succeeded to the throne. The government has internal and external troubles, and the people live in dire straits. Although he can't be blamed entirely, but now he has come to do this. , no matter what tricks you think of, as long as you dare to touch you, you must first pass the Mu family's test."

Feng Wuyang was very moved when he heard it, and blinked his eyes, tears shining. "Grandpa!" With a cry, Feng Wuyang couldn't help but a tear rolled down her beautiful face.

With tears in Mu Jian's eyes, he said: "Good boy, good boy! Seeing that you have grown up so much all of a sudden, Grandpa has no regrets to see you once in his lifetime!"

Feng Wuyang grew up in the palace, and only had the closest relationship with the empress dowager, which belonged to relatives.Nanny, who treats her sincerely, but also respectfully, there is always a barrier of status in it, which cannot be crossed.Aunt Feng, the sons and daughters of the rivers and lakes are full of pride, and the dragon sees the head but does not see the end. She is the only one looking for you, but you can't find her.There are no people of the same age around me to have fun with each other and confide in each other, so how can we only talk about the loneliness of palace ladies and concubines?Being a princess is also involuntary!

Mu Jian said to Feng Wuyang gently: "Today our grandparents and grandchildren are reunited, grandpa must prepare a family feast to celebrate and clean up the dust for you."

"Thank you, grandpa!" Feng Wuyang bit her lower lip, looked down at her outfit, raised her head and blinked her eyes, and said, "Wuyang wants to wash up first..." Thinking of meeting the relatives of the Mu family, how could he be dressed like this Dress up and meet!

"Haha, of course you can, but..." Mu Jian looked positive, his eyes bright, and said: "In the future, don't be polite to grandpa, the Mu family doesn't have as many rules as the palace."

Feng Wuyang laughed with a "puff" and said: "Wuyang obeys."

Mu Jian also laughed, and nodded in satisfaction.This granddaughter who has no airs of a princess, not to mention her excellent appearance, has a calm and unpretentious temperament, calm and calm in situations, neither arrogant nor rash, this is how the empress dowager taught her well!

Mu Jian appointed two little girls to wait on her, named "Qingqin" and "Lingxiang", about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a pretty appearance and a quiet personality.

Qingqin is a lively and clever girl, she has been talking non-stop since we met, even if no one picks her up, she can still talk for a long time; Say one more nonsense.

Feng Wuyang's whole mind was on the family banquet later, she didn't care much about what Qingqin was talking about, she just thought she was interesting.In the past, the maids around her came and went a lot, but they all had the same temper, they were in awe of her, they didn't dare to look up at her, and they didn't dare to say a word.The environment here really made her feel relaxed physically and mentally!

After a while, Feng Wuyang changed into a light apricot-colored dress, which was tailored to fit, but the elegant part was a bit more dusty. He walked briskly, with a smile on his beautiful face, and a pair of bright starlight water eyes looked at them. , without saying a word, but it seems to have said thousands of words, which makes people addicted.

Qingqin Lingxiang was stunned, it was the first time they had seen such a beautiful and charming person.The excellent bloodline of the Mu family predestined each master to have an outstanding appearance, but such a suffocatingly beautiful appearance could not help but marvel, the Creator obviously favored her!

Feng Wuyang couldn't adapt to such staring eyes, and frowned slightly, with a cold expression on his face.

It was Lingxiang who came back to her senses first, blamed herself for her rudeness, and hurriedly lowered her head and said respectfully: "Princess, my master invites you to the main hall for dinner."

"En." Feng Wuyang responded, she was used to being hugged from front to back since she was a child, and it was very natural for her to accept the courteous attitude of the maid.

Along the way, Qingqin lost her voice, and secretly glanced at her over and over again, Feng Wuyang pursed her lips and smiled, keeping her expression on.

After a while, I came to the main hall. At this time, the sky was already dark, and the lights and candles in the house were all lit up, shining brightly and magnificently.It was a family feast, except for Mu Jian, it was full of women and children—the old lady Du Jinhua, the eldest daughter of Du Linggong, one of the founding heroes of the Chen Kingdom, fought with the camp when she was young, went deep into dangerous situations, and made outstanding achievements repeatedly. Women don't give way to men.After marrying Mu Jian, she gave birth to four sons and two daughters, one of whom died in infancy;

Yin Rongrong, the wife of Mu Shouzheng, the daughter of General Wei who is in command of the right leader, is 32 years old, the eldest son Mu Yu is 15 years old, and the second daughter Mu Qi is [-] years old when he is marching with his uncle;

Huyan Jingshu, Mu Xingyi's wife, daughter of Huyan Youshi, a border guard, is 31 years old and has nowhere to go.

Ye Kexin, Mu Yingjie's wife, the daughter of Yongzhou Dusi, is 30 years old, the eldest daughter Mu Lanyu is 14 years old, the second daughter Mu Lanlan is 12 years old, and the third son Mu Haoyu is [-] years old.

The eldest son of Mu, Mu Shouzheng's second son, Yingjie, sacrificed his life in the "Battle of Beiyuan" eight years ago and the "Alliance of Justice" three years ago, respectively.The second son, Mu Xingyi, was named General of the Protectorate, and he led Mu's army to guard the frontiers all year round. He stayed away from his wife for many years and had nothing to do for many years. I'm afraid this is one of the reasons!

It is said that 12 years ago, the first emperor passed away without leaving a will, and his empress was pregnant with Liujia. It is unknown whether the child in the womb will be a prince or a princess.The country cannot be without a king for a day, and the empress dowager presides over the royal family meeting to elect the successor king.After the new emperor came to the throne, he drastically rectified the government. Many of the former emperor's cronies, imperial guards, and commanders of the imperial army were demoted and replaced with new blood.Mu Xingyi, the only member of the Mu family who holds the title of general, was recalled from Guandu to take on a new task - to guard Rongguan, and not to return to the court without the emperor's order.

Everyone in the Mu family, except the younger generation and the young servants, can guess the identity of this beautiful girl, because she looks so much like her biological mother, with such a delicate and three-dimensional outline, and especially black curly hair , I couldn't help but exclaim in my heart: "It's true that only a stunning beauty like Wumei can give birth to such a beautiful daughter!"

Seeing everyone looking at her, Feng Wuyang felt extremely embarrassed standing there for a moment.

Mu Jian coughed twice, brought everyone back to their thoughts, and said: "From now on, Wuyang will live with us, and we will stay in Suxin Pavilion tonight, and the family will no longer need to be formal!" This sentence affirmed everyone Guess in my heart.

At this time, Du Jinhua, the old lady of the Mu family, left her seat with a pleasant smile, and pulled Feng Wuyang who was standing there in a daze, and said softly: "Let grandma see...you are so big, and you look so good-looking! Come on, I'm hungry." Let's try to see if your own craftsmanship suits your taste." Although Ru'er is not her biological daughter, she was the one who watched her grow up and treated her like her own daughter, so Ru'er's daughter is naturally her granddaughter.

Feng Wuyang was taken to a seat by her, but before she could react, the rice bowl in front of her gradually piled up like a hill of vegetables.

Yin Rongrong sighed: "This child is so beautiful!"

Ye Kexin continued: "That's right, they've made us greedy."

Huyan Jingshu burst out laughing, and said: "You guys, don't scare Wuyang out!"

Although they still don't know the reason, what happened in the palace made the little princess live in the mansion, they will not ask too much, as long as they know that it is the daughter of their best friend many years ago, it is enough for them to be their niece!

The adults are like this, and the children are also staring at her with wide eyes, full of curiosity and freshness.

Feng Wuyang was touched by such a noisy atmosphere, and the original discomfort was diluted by this enthusiastic and heroic old lady of the Mu family, and she felt that she was not unfamiliar at all.

In this family, there is an eldest aunt who is graceful and elegant; second aunt who is heroic and heroic; , one is generous and hearty, the other is gentle and tactful; Mu Qi is full of elves, with two braids dangling behind her head, and her eyes are rolling around, she is very clever; Mu Haojun, who is eight years old, is the youngest in the family, with a chubby face Yes, a pair of big eyes are flickering, and the pink and tender cuteness is very lovable.

Next came Steward Feng, Cook Miao and his wife.

By the way, there is another person: Gong Ziling, the adopted son of the second uncle, about fourteen or fifteen years old, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, a tall nose, thin lips, a handsome face that is too feminine and indistinguishable, and has been quietly looking at her.

Feng Wuyang met those eyes, and that gentle smile seemed to infuse a trace of warmth into his heart, for which he responded with a charming smile.

When she called herself "Brother Ziling", Gong Ziling's heart skipped a beat, and he fell for that beautiful and charming smile.With a peerless appearance, water-cut eyes, orchid-like temperament, like a little fairy who has fallen from the sky, how can such an indescribably beautiful person not fascinate anyone!

Mu Jian felt very comforted to see the family enjoying themselves happily.

Feng Wuyang smiled lightly all night, she didn't have the temper of a princess at all, but she was uneasy in her heart.Is this my new home in the future? It's so harmonious, so warm and peaceful.When freedom is at your fingertips, you find that you can't be happy no matter what.