Fate with you

It would be a disappointment if he continued to hold on to the unsightly Duke An.Anyway, Meng Xiuyi didn't seem to be in a hurry, so Mu Sheng didn't rush.

The sudden change of relationship naturally resulted in some ambiguous and shy embarrassment, but as far as Mu Sheng was concerned, it was not the first time they were so close, so they quickly adjusted their mentality and sat down properly.

After tossing for a long time, night has already fallen.

Weiyang Palace has already lit the palace lanterns, looking from the half-transparent paper on the window, the lights outside are like dense rivers of stars in the night sky.It can be seen that if you stand on the high terrace of Weiyang Palace and overlook the entire Ganquan Palace, in the long and wide terrain, the lights like stars and rain are shining and winding.

Mu Sheng looked away, and saw that the person under the lamp was looking at her with a smile on his face.

Mu Sheng's small face was slightly drunk, she pretended to be complacent, and said: "It's getting late, your Majesty should set the meal, and the minister should also leave." It would be difficult to leave the palace any later.

After she finished speaking, she was about to stand up, but her hand on her lap was pressed down.The palm of Wen Dun pressed against the back of her hand, slowly tightened it, and held her hand.Mu Sheng's eyelashes trembled slightly, running up the back of that white and clean hand, passing by her slender arms under her moon white dress, to her shoulders, and then to her beautiful face, high nose bridge, and slender and delicate eyebrows , the corners of her lips that were slightly raised and looked a little charming, what made her blush even more, was her pair of eyes that seemed to reflect the stars in the sky, as if the entire Milky Way had fallen into her eyes, so dazzling and charming.

Mu Sheng swallowed her saliva unconsciously, and she seemed to have lost her soul, dazed.

Meng Xiuyi looked at her small appearance who wanted to be deceived by beauty, and shook his head secretly in his heart, if he knew this, she had seduced and seduced her long ago, so there was no need for so many twists and turns.Feeling regretful in her heart, she stood up, held Mu Sheng's hand to help her up, and said: "It's dark, the mountain road is difficult, I will send you back."

Mu Sheng managed to get out of the beauty in front of her eyes. Hearing what she said, she didn't want to let her go through the troubles inside and outside the palace. Don't send off the ministers after eating, there are servants waiting outside the palace, everything will be fine."

As she spoke, she looked at Meng Xiuyi. Meng Xiuyi thought for a while and said, "What you're saying is that not only I haven't eaten well all day, but you too. It's already late anyway, and it's not too late. Son, why don't you stay and leave after dinner."

What she said was taken for granted, but Mu Sheng couldn't help but feel helpless, the days are long in summer, and it's already dark at this time, it can be seen that it is very late, and I left dinner, so I might as well spend the night in this cool palace...

It's not that she doesn't want to, they've done all the intimate things, how could they hypocritically refuse?It's just that they just decided on their roles after all, and in His Majesty's eyes, she is Bi Musheng, and she doesn't want to appear too eager, making His Majesty think that she is an unreserved woman.

Mu Sheng's hand was still held in Meng Xiuyi's palm, and she was thinking of how to politely refuse, when she heard Meng Xiuyi tighten her hand, and said: "It's just a dinner, no It's been a long time since the Qing family is a doctor, so you should know how difficult it is to travel on an empty stomach." After she finished speaking, before Mu Sheng could agree, she turned around, raised her voice to ask someone to set the meal, and made her own decision.

Now that the matter has come to this point, it would be too deliberate to refuse, Mu Sheng thanked her for her kindness with a smile.

The dinner was prepared early, and it didn't take long to wait, but within half a cup of tea, Mai Rongen, the emperor's servant, came to invite the emperor to move.

There is a set of regulations for the king's meals.Bells and drums, singing and dancing, delicious drinks, delicacies, everything has etiquette.

With Mu Sheng here today, Meng Xiuyi didn't want these cumbersome rules to disturb their interest, so he asked people to stop singing and dancing, sat opposite Mu Sheng, and softly introduced the origin of the most famous palace delicacies to her and taste.

A warm and peaceful dinner.

After she was full, Meng Xiuyi sent Mu Sheng out of the palace as she said earlier.

It's not bad to go out all the way to eat and digest food.

The flat land in the mountains is limited, and the Weiyang Palace is exquisite and luxurious. It is not as grand and spacious as the Jianzhang Palace in Yanjing City. When going out this way, Mu Sheng calculated the time in her heart, and it will not be too long.

The cool mountain breeze blew, and the hair on her temples danced gently. The two were very close. Although they never held hands, they could faintly feel each other's body temperature.

It's really, like a dream.

Mu Sheng couldn't help being distracted. Not long ago, she was still in the Political Affairs Hall, waiting for her and His Majesty's progress with an almost pious mood, hoping that one day they could reconcile with her. In just a few days, she Swimmed with her arms.

The turning point came so suddenly that it was almost unbelievable.

"What are you thinking?" Someone asked softly next to his ear.

Mu Sheng was about to ask, when she saw a few eunuchs carrying palace lanterns in front of them and doing their duty to lead the way, she swallowed her doubts back and said, "I'm thinking about it, Your Majesty is really thankful for today." Send her to the palace gate, and then leave the palace. It's about time for the door to sleep in the bedroom.

Meng Xiuyi glanced at her with a smile, then secretly reached out and scratched her palm, punishing her slightly with inconsistency.

Nothing can be hidden from His Majesty, Mu Sheng blushed, and followed behind her like a little daughter-in-law, not daring to be distracted anymore.

Although there were few words along the way, the palace gate was reached very quickly, so as not to cause panic among the gatekeepers, Meng Xiuyi did not approach, stopped at a distance from the palace gate, and said to Mu Sheng: "I will see you off Here, the mountain road is rough, you pay attention to your step, don't hurry too much."

Mu Sheng gave a salute and said, "Your Excellency will leave."

Meng Xiuyi smiled and motioned her to leave quickly.

When Mu Sheng's figure disappeared between the palace gates, Meng Xiuyi's warm smile slowly subsided, and he said to the left and right with a gloomy face: "Today's matter, if I hear the slightest bit of wind from outside , shoot to kill!"

She is tall and tall, her speech is indifferent, and her brows are as solemn and powerful as mountains, rivers, sun and moon, which makes people dare not disobey in the slightest.

The people in the left and right palaces bowed their heads respectfully, and responded in unison: "Your servant will obey the order."

As soon as he left Ganquan Palace, he saw Uncle Fan waiting there with a lantern not far from the palace gate.Mu Sheng felt a little guilty, Uncle Fan was already getting old, and it was too tiring for him to pick her up in person.

Mu Sheng strode forward, when Uncle Fan saw her coming out, his eyes lit up, he led the horse, and beckoned the bearers behind him to come forward.

"Miss."

The bearer raised the curtain of the sedan chair, Mu Sheng nodded slightly, lifted the hem of his clothes slightly, and sat in the sedan chair.

The next day, Mu Sheng talked to Uncle Fan about allowing him to enjoy his old age in peace: "Just let Fengchun take over your errand." Fengchun is Uncle Fan's eldest son.

Uncle Fan immediately became anxious, and said repeatedly: "How can I do that, the old slave wants to look at Miss Feng Guanxia and sit in the sedan chair."

Feng Guanxiapei, sitting in a sedan chair, is really a scene that I can't even imagine, especially...at this time.

Mu Sheng smiled slightly, and didn't force him, just remember to reduce his errands in the future and let him be more at ease.

This other courtyard bestowed on her by the emperor in private is very close to Ganquan Palace.There are not many open spaces in the rugged and winding mountains. There are not only gardens to play and cool off, but also residences of different distances. The residences of some high-ranking officials and nobles are much closer than when they were in the capital.

As soon as Mu Sheng went out, he realized that the people living here were all relatives, and not far away was the residence of Lord Huai'an.

If it is true as what His Majesty said, there is no need to be afraid that someone will surprise her, it is very safe.It's just that, correspondingly, it also increases the difficulty of getting along with her neighbors, but it's not a difficult task, as long as she is neither humble nor overbearing as usual.After all, Mu Sheng has been the prime minister's daughter-in-law for more than ten years, and the only granddaughter of the Di family. It is really difficult for her to be humbled because of her status.

Mu Sheng got on the sedan chair calmly, took two servants with her, and went out.

It was still early when she arrived at Zhengshitang.

Yesterday, several colleagues looked at her with extraordinarily hot eyes, almost comparable to Cui Yunji.Most of these people were well-known talents when they were young. After more than ten years of ups and downs in the officialdom, they all let go of the arrogance of talents and learned the slick way of doing things in the officialdom.

When Mu Sheng saw it, she felt a little emotional, and wondered if she would become what she would be like in a few years.But it will never be such a sophisticated and smooth appearance.

People have arrogance, which can never be broken no matter what.She has seen many elders, even if the king is furious, they dare to speak out and remonstrate.

What she wants to be is this kind of person who has principles and has an unbreakable world in her heart.

Not long after staying, Cui Yunji came.With outstanding appearance and bright style, she was dressed in an unusual crimson official robe, which made her look very elegant.

Mu Sheng was pulling out a list at this time. His Majesty said about An Guogong yesterday, presumably to say that his expression was abnormal, thinking that she deliberately brought a group of ministers to this summer resort a hundred miles away from Beijing. To implement the plan, probably among the accompanying personnel are very particular.The accompanying person was drafted by the Ministry of Officials. After submitting the imperial case, His Majesty sent it to the Political Affairs Hall and ordered the six scholars to edit a copy. Therefore, she also has the final list here.

This is a very long list. There are as many as a thousand officials in the three provinces and six ministries, but the most important ones are the heads of the ministries.

Mu Sheng was pondering one by one, thinking about each sect and faction, when she felt a burning gaze falling on her, the gaze was so real that she had to temporarily put down the things in her hands, raised her head, and looked up. Not surprisingly, he saw Cui Yunji looking at her thoughtfully.

Seeing her raise her head, Cui Yunji gave her a slight nod, and Mu Sheng smiled back, and then the two of them, who knew each other well, looked away as if nothing had happened, and went to work on their own.

The Zhengshitang had a heavy task, and they couldn't allow their minds to wander, and after a while, several eunuchs hugged a large pile of files and memorials sent by Shang Shusheng.

All of these have to be approved today, and then sent back to Weiyang Hall for His Majesty's review, and then transferred to the Ministry of Zhongshu, and distributed to various ministries through the process.

In one day, how many memorials were there in the 360 ​​prefectures of the ten states of the Jin Dynasty?Among them, there are many important matters related to people's livelihood, which cannot be delayed. If the emperor reads them one by one, I am afraid that the emperor will be exhausted and there will be piles of memorials left to deal with.Therefore, there are three provinces and six ministries and political affairs halls to jointly handle it.

Zhengshitang has no real power, but they have the greatest influence on the emperor's opinion.Among them, most of the political participants were officials near the people. They knew the hardships of the people's livelihood and knew what was most important to the people.There is a specialization in the art field, and all the ministries are the best among them to participate in politics. Although they are only five ranks now, once they reach the former dynasty, they will be the heads of the ministries.

Before I knew it, I was busy all day.

Mu Sheng pushed away the file full of books, stood up, and walked out of the political affairs hall together with colleagues who were greeting each other.Everyone went to the outside of the imperial city.

After saying goodbye to each other, everyone dispersed.

Cui Yunji, who is also a woman, naturally walked to Mu Sheng's side.

Both servants were waiting outside the palace gate.

Cui Yunji stopped, turned her head to look at Mu Sheng, and said with a smile: "It's hot in summer and the sedan chair is cramped. If Mr. Bo has nothing to do, why don't we just walk back?"

The sudden enthusiasm is something most people can't bear.Mu Sheng bent the corners of her lips, and said: "I'm afraid I will disappoint Master Cui's kindness, I happen to have something important to do."

Cui Yunji: "..." It was as if he was trying his best to fight with someone, but the opponent ran away neatly, and the fist he punched landed on a ball of cotton, really, very aggrieved.

Although aggrieved, Cui Yunji still maintained her demeanor, sighed, raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and said: "What a coincidence, I wanted to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the mountains with my lord - then I have to wait for another day."

When she was smiling like this, there was always a slight dimple at the corner of her lips, which looked extremely gentle.

Mu Sheng looked at her gentle gaze that concealed her worry, confusion, bewilderment, and hope, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, and said in a warm voice: "That's the deal."

Cui Yunji nodded, the steward of the Cui residence had already led the bearers to a nearby place, she said her farewell, then boarded the sedan chair and left.

Mu Sheng turned her head to look at the majestic imperial city tower, dismissed her original idea of ​​going to see Meng Xiuyi, and followed her to the sedan chair house.