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Mu Guogong is thirty-eight years old this year, and has four sons and three daughters under his knees.

Ye Peiqing's mother is the princess of Changqing, the cousin of the current emperor, so he has a little royal blood.

He also has a younger sister, called Junzhi, who is 15 years old and is waiting for her husband.

After the death of Princess Changqing, the two brothers and sisters made decisions about everything, no matter how big or small, the old lady made up her own mind.Food and clothing costs, all carefully look over.They grew up beside the old lady, Cheng Huan's knees, and they are different from others.People are not sages, children who have been acting like a baby in her arms since childhood, how can the old lady not be partial to them?

Of course, her reasons are justified: the legitimate son and the legitimate daughter have no mother since they were young, so they naturally need to take more care of them.

With Ye Peiqing's background, even if his mother passed away, it would not affect his status as the eldest son.No matter how others make trouble, as long as he is not disabled, dead, or ignorant, his status is as solid as cast iron.

But at the age of 12, he just disappeared.

At that time, Mu Guogong took his sons to the countryside to practice riding and archery. The carriage turned over on the road, and the children rolled down a small slope that was not too high.The other children were found one after another without any injuries, except Ye Peiqing who disappeared inexplicably.

It is conceivable that Mu Guofu was turned upside down at that time.

The old lady had a strong character, and she didn't cry when she encountered this incident. She held back her tears and beat the servant driving the car to pieces, and asked people to search for it all night.Painful and guilty, Mu Guogong knelt in front of his mother for a day and a night.

After searching for about half a month, there was no news.

If no one can be found within a few days of the disappearance, there is little hope.The person who was looking for slowly began to get tired, but the orders from above were whipping behind him like a whip. The old lady was extremely anxious, who would dare to perfunctory?After searching like this for more than a month without any results, Mu Guogong finally said: "Forget it, I won't look for it anymore."

At this time, everyone in Mu Guofu thought that Ye Peiqing was either dead or kidnapped far away, but no one dared to say a word.As soon as Mu Guogong's order came, the whole manor breathed a sigh of relief.But the old lady still refused to give up, and ordered people to continue looking for it. A concubine who spoke without thinking cried and persuaded: "The old lady is worried about the son all the time, how can I ask the son to go with peace of mind?"

The old lady was furious immediately, slapped the concubine, and said word by word: "Who said my Pei Qing is dead? Did you see it or heard someone say it? I know you are all waiting for him to die." , are all coveting the seat of the crown prince! Let me tell you, Pei Qing wants to see people when he is alive, and he wants to see the corpse when he dies, otherwise he will not be allowed to establish a new crown prince!"

Mrs. Chi quickly scolded the concubine and said: "I don't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth. I usually rely on the master's favor to dare to talk nonsense in front of the old lady."

Quickly called someone to pull her down.

After three months of terrified people, posting a list of rewards and trying everything, Mu Guogong was disheartened and secretly ordered people to stop searching.Madam Chi has often kept her son Ye Muqing by Mu Guogong's side in the past three months, serving his father before and after, and is very considerate.Although Mu Guogong felt uncomfortable, but at least there was such a filial son serving him around, his heart on Ye Peiqing gradually faded, and he planned to explain this matter to the Holy One, please make him a new heir.

When the old lady heard about this, she got up from the bed angrily, and asked Mu Guogong Xingshi overnight: "When I am gone, you can make a new crown prince! Don't worry, you and that woman will be able to get married in less than half a year. Make me mad!" After speaking, he clutched his chest and fainted from anger.

Mu Guogong could not bear the charge of unfilial piety, so he was so panicked that he served in front of the old lady for three days.The first thing the old lady said when she woke up was to scold Mrs. Chi: "Stop thinking about things you shouldn't have! Even if Pei Qing is gone, it may not be your son's turn! There is Jin Qing!"

From then on, Mu Guogong dared not mention the words of Li Shizi again.

Although the old lady was tough in front of others, she secretly wiped her tears. She often went to temples to offer incense, pray to Buddha and make a wish, meditating silently that as long as Pei Qing was safe and sound, she would rather live a few years less.This incident did not alarm others, but it made Jue Yuan, an eminent monk of Boyan Temple, a little worried.

A friend of Jueyuan visited a few months ago, and he was very proud of the conversation, saying that he accidentally accepted a young apprentice with excellent qualifications here and wanted to take him away.After thinking about it, Jue Yuan was afraid that it was this friend who caused the trouble.This friend is usually a bit of a dragon, and he acts a little unpredictable. He is a master.Jueyuan tried his best to spread the news, and told about the old lady in Mu Guofu looking for her grandson, meaning: It doesn't matter if you take in an apprentice, don't kill the old lady.

As soon as the news came out, less than a month later, Mu Guofu received a letter.The words on it were distorted, and a piece of jade pendant that Ye Peiqing was wearing was also attached.

[Ye Peiqing has very good qualifications, and the old man likes it very much.Now take it with you to teach martial arts, practice the basics hard, and return it after three years. 】

The old lady cried when she saw the letter.After being sad, she wiped away her tears, called Mu Guogong to her, and ordered that she should not have another son within three years.

Everyone thought that Ye Peiqing was dead, and began to flatter Mrs. Chi secretly, flattering her as the future master of Mu Guofu.At this moment, a letter suddenly appeared, and everyone was skeptical.But the jade pendant was indeed Ye Peiqing's belonging, so he didn't dare to say anything, just sat and watched.

From then on, the old lady calmed down and took care of her health. She usually just took care of her granddaughter, went to the temple to offer incense, regardless of the big and small things in the house, and only waited for Ye Peiqing's return in three years.

Everyone didn't say anything, but they were all waiting to see the old lady's good show.What can a letter say?Maybe it was written by the old lady herself, as a way to slow down the army.

Unfortunately, they were disappointed.

Three years later, on the old lady's fiftieth birthday, everyone stretched their necks waiting for the old birthday star to show up, but he didn't show up for a long time.Mu Guogong sent someone to invite him, only to find that the old lady was crying holding a young boy in the room.

That boy was Ye Peiqing who had been missing for three years.

When the eldest son came back, everyone in the mansion was slapped in the face crazily. They congratulated and celebrated wildly, regretting that they hadn't stood firm on the old lady's side all these years.

Madam Chi's mood naturally need not be said.She tidied up her mood and took care of everything after Ye Peiqing's return, telling her son not to act rashly for the time being.

Although the person came back, how can the lost three years of emotion be made up in a short while?In the past few years, Mu Guogong took Ye Muqing by his side to raise and teach him, and all of his martial arts practice and archery came from him, so the feelings are naturally extraordinary.After Ye Peiqing came back, although Mu Guogong cultivated a father-son relationship with him, but in the past three years, he had repeatedly intended to establish another son, and there was some estrangement between the two of them.

In order to consolidate his position, Ye Peiqing's grandfather, the Ninth Prince, often asked him to play in the palace and establish good relations with the princes.In this way, whether or not Mu Guogong dotes on Ye Peiqing is not so important.

Since Shisan came in, he often saw Ye Peiqing's younger brothers and sisters, and had a drink with them.But he is a husband and wife, so it is not easy to get too close to anyone, so they don't understand deeply.

It's not that the old lady didn't want to praise Mrs. Ming and compete with Mrs. Chi all these years.But Mrs. Ming's family background is not good, she is just the daughter of a small businessman, if she hadn't given birth to a son, even Mrs. Side would not be able to do it.Madam Chi was originally the daughter of an official, and she was the side wife when she entered the door. In the past few years, her father has been promoted from the seventh rank to the fourth rank by relying on the relationship of Mu Guofu, so it is naturally incomparable.Secondly, Mrs. Ming's character is tranquil at best, and weak at worst. She is decisive in handling things, not as straightforward as Mrs. Chi, and she is a dou who cannot be supported.Although Mrs. Sui was born in a scholarly family, she has a bit of a petty personality and likes to bully her servants.

Therefore, she hoped that Mei Yu could gain some confidence.

Finally, 40 days after he entered No. [-], a major event happened in Mu Guofu.

The beginning of the matter was caused by Thirteen.

Thirteen was ordered by the old lady to manage and distribute the vacancies of servants, so she completed the task conscientiously.On this day, Mrs. Chi sent someone to tell him that she had a relative who stayed with her and wanted to make arrangements, asking if there was any vacancy.At that time, the seats in all the houses and courtyards were full, so Shisan sent someone to reply, saying, "There are no seats now, once you have a letter, you will tell Mrs. Chi."

In those days, he was arguing with Ye Peiqing, after talking about it, he put it aside and didn't think about it.A few days later, a cook came to ask Shisan to resign because she wanted to go back to the countryside.The cook made friends with a distant relative of Mrs. Ming, and told the relative about it, and the relative asked Mrs. Ming to intercede with Shisan, intending to take over the position of cook.As soon as the cook left, Mrs. Ming came in, and she told him about it just to see him.

Thirteen thought: Mrs. Ming came to the door in person, and her relative has a little cooking experience, so there is no reason why he should not give it.But Mrs. Chi spoke to herself first a few days ago, so it's better to say hello.So Shisan agreed to Mrs. Ming, but told her to keep quiet.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Ming, a relative, became impatient. When she heard that Shisan had agreed, she was overjoyed, and started shopping around for gifts that day, saying that she was new here, so please take care of her.There are Madam Chi's people in the kitchen, so Madam Chi has received the letter before Thirteen said anything.

Madam Chi was naturally unhappy.A group of villains stood beside her and said: "Mrs. Shizi is too conceited. Madam asked him to arrange someone, but he said that there is no space. Once Mrs. Ming went to intercede, he has another seat."

What kind of person is Mrs. Chi, even if she is unhappy, she can't tell, so she keeps silent.

Thirteen also knew that his handling of this matter was somewhat inappropriate. Although his status was higher than that of his wife, and he was supported by an old lady, he was a junior after all, so he should give him enough face, so he sent someone to explain the whole story. Explain to Madam Chi.He thought: I am a majestic wife, even if I did something wrong, I don't have to apologize to you, whether you like it or not.

Mrs. Ming also knew she was wrong, so she gave the relative a scolding, and came here to apologize to Shisan, saying: "My relative is too ignorant, so I don't need to arrange things for her in the kitchen." Shisan was indeed unhappy. , and agreed.

Because of this incident, the relationship between Shisan and Mrs. Chi was a little tense.

A few nights later, Yunxi served the old lady after dinner, and told the old lady about the matter during the chat, saying: "The servants are saying that Madam Shizi will not give Madam Chi face when she comes to power, and deliberately let her Not pretty."

The old lady asked, "Who do you think is right and who is wrong?"

Yunxi said: "This servant dare not speak too much."

The old lady smiled and said, "Don't dare to talk too much? I think you talk a lot."

The next morning the old lady mentioned to Ye Peiqing: "Why do I feel that girl Yunxi's heart is getting weirder and weirder? She used to have a simple mind, why has it become more and more unpredictable in recent years?"

Ye Peiqing lowered his head and thought for a while, then said, "I'm talking to the old lady, don't be angry."

He leaned on the old lady's ear and said a few words.

The old lady's face immediately turned livid: "Is there such a thing?"

"Ah."

The old lady bowed her head and thought for a while, then said, "You help me set up a trap and catch her out for me."

Ye Peiqing nodded: "Okay."