Princess of the Past and Present

On the second day, Mu Jin went to Yuan Mansion.Shang Shuling Yuan Gang is the queen's younger brother, so he also wants to call him uncle.

A few days ago, the queen decided to marry him and Yuan Yuzhi, and the date was chosen on the eighth day of the next month.Because it was the queen's intention, Mu Jin agreed without thinking too much.

After being reminded by Mo Shuang yesterday, I realized that there is indeed a rule in the palace that the prince is not allowed to accept a side concubine within half a year when he is in the main room.The empress might have forgotten this palace rule herself, so she hurriedly betrothed her niece to Mu Jin.

Mu Jinggang was registered as the crown prince for more than half a year, and the crown princess was registered for less than two months. If he accepts a side concubine, the civil and military officials of the imperial court will surely discuss it in private.If someone with a heart said in front of the emperor that His Royal Highness is debauched and not doing his job properly, I am afraid that many troubles will arise.

Because there were too many lessons learned during the fight for the crown prince, Mu Jin had to be cautious at every step.After thinking about it yesterday, I decided to come to Yuan's Mansion first, discuss the postponement of the marriage with Shang Shuling, and then go to the palace to report to the empress.

Shang Shu ordered Yuan Gang to listen to Mu Jin's words, and he agreed very much, "His Royal Highness said it very well. There are a lot of gossips in the court. You just took the position of Prince, so it is better to be cautious in everything. As for you and the little girl It doesn’t matter if we postpone the marriage for a while.”

"Thank you, Uncle, for your understanding."

Yuan Gang took a deep breath, "Yuzhina, let me tell you the truth. She has understood things since she was a child, so she must be considerate."

Mu Jin said: "Since I have made a promise, I will never break my promise. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the term expires half a year, I will welcome her in."

Yuan Gang smiled and said, "If Yuzhi heard your words, I don't know how happy I would be."

Returning to the mansion in a carriage, Mu Jin went to the main room first, heard the sound of a piano on the way, and wondered who would play the piano in the mansion.Going around a corridor, in the gazebo, a man in white was sitting upright, his slender fingers plucked on the strings, with a peaceful expression, a cluster of green bamboos stood beside him, lush and green, together with his figure playing the piano, it was like a Deputy painting.

Mu Jin was fascinated, and for a moment forgot whether to move forward or step back.

"His Royal Highness." A voice sounded behind him, it was Dong Ling, Moshuang's maid.The sound of the piano stopped abruptly, and Mu Jin felt guilty for a moment, then turned cold and walked towards the people in the gazebo.

Mo Shuang got up and cupped her hands, "I have seen Your Highness."

Mu Jin clasped his hands and said: "Thanks to you reminding me, I realized that there is indeed such a rule in the palace, but after the Mid-Autumn Festival, you don't want to stop me anymore." The tone of the word "stop" was deliberately emphasized.

"No." Mo Shuang replied.

"That would be the best." After Mu Jin finished speaking, he turned around and walked away.Afterwards, even I felt that what I said just now was a bit ridiculous, it seemed to be to be proud of him in front of him, and it seemed to be to cover up my bewilderment just now.

After Mu Jin left, Dong Ling, who was holding tea, said cheerfully, "My lord, just now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was secretly listening to you playing the piano, I saw it all."

Mo Shuang couldn't see a trace of emotion in her eyes, she picked up the tea cup and took a sip, "The flavor of the tea is too strong, don't put too much tea in the future."

"Yes." Dong Ling saw that his young master didn't want to mention His Highness the Crown Prince at all, so he didn't mention it again.

When Yuan Yuzhi heard about the postponement of the wedding from her father, she was inevitably sad and lost her temper at the house.A pair of parents comforted her for a long time before she wiped away the tears on her face.

After cleaning up the makeup on his face, he went to the Prince's Mansion again, not hiding his displeasure.She hugged Mu Jin's arm and said, "Brother Mu Jin, I've heard my father say that, as the crown prince, you must not leave any excuses for others to take advantage of. I understand all of this."

Mu Jin raised his hand and stroked her head, "It would be best if you can be considerate."

Yuan Yuzhi hugged him tightly, resting her head on his shoulder, "I can wait, as long as I can, I will never marry anyone in my life except brother Mu Jin."

Mu Jin continued to caress her head and let her lean in his arms.

"By the way, Brother Mu Jin." Yuan Yuzhi looked up from his arms, "I don't understand one thing."

"What's the matter?"

Yuan Yuzhi said: "Since brother Mu Jin doesn't like that Yin, why don't you find a proper excuse to drive him away? If so, the emperor will be able to explain it."

Mu Jin pondered and said: "He has kept his duty these days and has not done anything out of line."

Yuan Yuzhi disdains, "Knows people, knows face, but doesn't know heart. On the surface, he keeps his duty, but he doesn't know what sinister things he will do in secret. His father and two older brothers, which one is not sinister and vicious. At the beginning The trick is not to let you get the crown prince. Now that you have it, you try to marry your son to the prince's mansion. When you ascend the throne in the future, he will naturally become the head of the country. The wishful thinking is too good. "

Mu Jin's eyes were dark, Yuan Yuzhi was right, that old fox Yin Sheng could use any trick.As long as he doesn't ascend the throne for a day, the prince's position may change hands. The old fox married his son, so that he could harm him in the future.

Only one step to win and not lose.

Yuan Yuzhi said: "So, brother Mu Jin, the one surnamed Yin must not stay in the house, otherwise he will follow the advice of that old thief Yin Sheng."

Mu Jin glanced at Yuan Yuzhi, took a deep breath, "It won't be too late for me to catch him and deal with him when there is something wrong with him."

Yuan Yuzhi narrowed her eyes gradually, "At that time, the whole world will know how dirty their Yin family is."

In late spring and early summer, the wind at night is very comfortable, and occasionally a few fluorescent fireflies hover in the flowers.In the study, Mo Shuang stood in front of the desk, holding his sleeve in one hand, and drawing on paper with a pen in the other.

A painting, started after dinner, didn't want to give up halfway, so I continued to paint until now.

Dong Ling came in carrying a lantern, "My lord, I'll show you something."

Mo Shuang looked up from the drawing paper, "What?"

"You'll know later." He walked over and blew out the candle, and the white lantern in his hand lit up immediately, emitting a faint light green light.

Dong Ling lifted the silk handkerchief on the top of the lantern, and the fireflies inside flew out one by one, and the study room was filled with fireflies like stars.

"My lord, look, does it look good?" The little girl asked with a smile.

Under the faint fluorescence of the fireflies, Mo Shuang smiled slightly, "I haven't seen you all night, so I just went to do this?"

"The young master is painting, I have nothing to do, I just want to give the young master a little surprise."

"Light the candle quickly."

The little girl was still a little bit reluctant, "Master, you see how beautiful the fireflies are, can you wait a little longer?"

It must be difficult for the little girl to catch so many fireflies, so Mo Shuang let her go.In the hazy study room, the little girl suddenly sobbed softly.

Mo Shuang heard something was wrong, "What's wrong?"

The little girl sniffed, and her crisp voice sounded in the dim light of the fireflies, "Master, if His Highness the Crown Prince treats you indifferently all his life, you should live a good life. This servant will definitely be with you all the time."

Mo Shuang was slightly taken aback, the little girl's move surprised him, and said softly, "I've always been doing well, so don't think too much about it."

"Yes."

Mo Shuang felt that something was wrong, and asked again: "But someone in the house treats you badly?"

Dong Ling wiped her tears and shook her head, "No."

He said no, but he didn't want to worry his young master. Since the last time he vented his anger for his young master in front of Yuan Yuzhi, he was repeatedly retaliated against.In the room, I always found dead rats and the like, and sometimes the freshly washed clothes were thrown into the cesspit.

"It's getting late, you go and rest."

"Enen, I'll go get you a basin of water first." Turn around and go out the door.

Mo Shuang stayed in the study, while the fireflies in the room were still flying around him.

Early the next morning, Dong Ling went out to wash clothes with a wooden bucket, and the two maids sneaked into the bedroom with chamber pots in their hands.After entering the room, the two servant girls were about to pour the contents of the chamber pot onto the bed.

"What are you doing?" A voice called from the door.

The two servant girls turned around, startled, and the chamber pot in their hands fell to the ground with a loud noise.The two of them were so frightened that their feet became weak, their bodies were trembling and they couldn't even speak clearly, "Mother, Crown Princess."

Mo Shuang stood at the door with her arms folded, glanced at them, "Follow me."

The two servant girls looked at each other and followed her up.

Walking all the way to the main hall, Mo Shuang sat down on the grand master's chair with the front swing up, two maidservants stood in front of him with their heads down, and the housekeeper rushed over from nowhere.

After entering the door, he immediately bent over and asked, "What orders does the Crown Princess have?"

Mo Shuang picked up the teacup and looked at the servant girl who was standing with her head bowed, "Tell me in front of Uncle Chen what bad things you have done these days. If you conceal something, I will never forgive you lightly."

Mo Shuang came to the Prince's Mansion and rarely called himself Ben Gong. This time he was really angry.

The two servant girls hurriedly knelt down, "I know I made a mistake, please punish the princess."

"Do you know what's wrong?"

With trembling voices, the two servant girls narrated all the things they had done to Dong Ling these days. After hearing this, the housekeeper frowned and shouted in a low voice: "How can you do such a morally corrupt thing!"

The two maids kowtowed to admit their mistakes, and dared not tell who was behind the scenes.

The steward sighed, and pondered: "You have made such a big mistake, the Prince's Mansion can't tolerate you, clean up as soon as possible, and go out of the mansion."

A servant girl grabbed the butler's clothes and cried, "I won't dare again next time, Uncle Chen, please, don't drive me away!"

Another servant girl also cried: "Yes, we are all helpless people, if we leave the mansion, we don't know where we will go!"