Bright Spring

The latter, however, is more difficult.After Zhu Gaoxu arrived in Yunnan, he hadn't seen Mu Sheng and thought about him every day.He felt that it was unlikely that Mu Sheng would directly raise troops against the imperial court, unless Mu Sheng felt the catastrophe of doom and wanted to die.

Otherwise, the risk of mu family's rebellion is too high and the benefits are too low.Mu Sheng is already the uncrowned king of Yunnan, besides being the emperor, what else can motivate him to raise troops?

Zhu Gaoxu has no clue at the moment. Regarding the situation in Yunnan, he wants to open up the situation first and take a step at a time.

……

Geng Hao is the grandson of Geng Bingwen, Marquis of Changxing, and the son of Geng Qi.

A few days ago, people from the Mu Mansion searched for thousand-year-old Korean ginseng everywhere in the city, and heard that Xiping Hou Mu Sheng was ill.Yesterday, Geng Hao had an accident in Liyuan, and he didn't see his cousin Mu Zhen, so he went to buy Korean ginseng.

Early this morning, Geng Hao was going to take Korean ginseng to Mu's residence.

The old man who sold Korean ginseng at the street stall said that although this ginseng is not 1000 years old, it is 100 years old, and diseases that can be cured by [-]-year-old ginseng can also be cured by [-]-year-old ginseng.Geng Hao spent a whole five pennies for this!

Geng Hao found a red silk and satin dress in the manor house bestowed to them by the Mu Mansion, and then used scissors to cut out a piece of red silk, put it in a carved wooden box, and carefully placed the ginseng inside. , Close the carved wooden box.

He put the wooden box on the table, put on a dark coat with black fringe on a white background, then carefully tied his hair in front of the bronze mirror, pressed his slender fingers on the temples, picked up the Confucian scarf and put it on.With a light flick of the head, the two straps of the Confucian scarf floated to the back.

He turned his head to the left and right of the bronze mirror, looked at his handsome face in the mirror, and looked at his attire from various angles.

Then Geng Hao picked up a jade pendant and hung it on his waist, hung the money bag, and picked up three neatly folded white handkerchiefs, and put them in two sleeve pockets respectively.Finally he picked up a paper fan and a wooden box and walked out the door.

There are also farm implements such as hoes and bamboo pockets in the yard. Geng Hao has never touched them before, and he frowned when he saw those things.In the past, he was the grandson of Lord Hou, but now it would be a joke if he were to be mixed with the mud-legged tenants!

Calling a carriage to take him to Yunnan Fucheng, Geng Hao walked to Mu Mansion.

Coming from the north of the city, to go to the main entrance on the south side of Mu Mansion, you have to pass through a somewhat gloomy street.There are old banyan trees planted in the courtyards on both sides of the road, and the crowns of the trees are like umbrellas, covering the sky.Walking through this street is like walking through a hole. The road, which is obviously relatively spacious, also feels a bit narrow.

Knocking on the corner door next to the main gate of Mu Mansion, Geng Hao signed up, and was led by the door to wait in an upside-down room.Then no one paid any attention to him for a long time.

After waiting for an incense stick of time, Butler Mu from the Mu Mansion came over.

Geng Hao stood up and made a salute: "I heard that my cousin is ill, and I got another old ginseng plant, so I came to visit my cousin, and paid the housekeeper Mu a notice." Geng Hao said, and opened the wooden box.

The official just glanced at it, and then said: "Mr. Geng, don't be so polite, Mr. Hou's illness can't take care of the old ginseng. We appreciate your kindness, and we dare not accept it."

Geng Hao frowned: "Does Steward Mu think he's being rude?"

"Oh, how dare you!" The official waved his hands hurriedly and said, "I can't visit Master Hou because of his illness. The doctor said he was afraid of infecting others. You can't let Mr. Geng see Master Hou, so you dare not accept this gift. "

Geng Hao said: "This is the third time I've come this month, I just want to see my cousin."

The official said with a bitter face: "I really can't see you, why don't you wait at home for ten days? When the Hou Ye recovers from his illness, the Hou Fu will send someone to invite you."

Geng Hao thought for a while, and said: "Then I want to see my aunt." After hearing this, the official groaned for a moment, then nodded and said: "Young master, wait a moment, the younger one will report to the old lady."

Geng Hao nodded.

Seeing the request of the old lady of the Hou Mansion, it was finally granted.The old lady is Mu Sheng's biological mother, but also the biological sister of Changxing Marquis Geng Bingwen, and she still has affection for the Geng family.

When Geng Hao saw his aunt, he saw that although his hair was gray, his aunt had a ruddy complexion and looked very good.He immediately stepped forward to kowtow and say hello.

"Okay, okay! Hao'er, get up quickly." The old lady helped Geng Hao up, and immediately asked kindly, "Are your parents okay?"

Geng Hao hurriedly said: "Thanks to my aunt, my father can still work in the fields."

He said this to mean that life is not good, and he has to take the servants in the house to plant the land by himself. Unexpectedly, the old lady said with a face of relief: "That's good, good. I asked your cousin to allocate the manor and fields. , There are also some cattle farming households, just want you to settle down and take root in Yunnan, and live a good life here. Like your uncles... Sigh!"

Geng Hao said: "Auntie, the younger generation heard from my father that the uncles are still officials in the capital?"

The old lady nodded slightly, showing a very reluctant smile.

Geng Hao's face suddenly turned a little red, and he finally said: "This junior has been engaged to his cousin since he was a child. If this junior comes to Yunnan tonight and is very close, I don't know about it..."

The old lady immediately interrupted Geng Hao while laughing and cursing, and slapped Geng Hao's palm with a hand that already had some age spots on the back of her hand, "You child! Of course you need to discuss this kind of matter with your cousin, How can you come and say by yourself, don't make people laugh at you!"

The aunt seemed to be playing Tai Chi, but Geng Hao couldn't make any sense... Now that the Geng family can't even see Xipinghou, how can they discuss it?Moreover, Geng Hao's parents even said once, don't mention that!

Didn't Geng Hao have no other choice, so he ran to say it by himself?

So Geng Hao said directly: "My father said casually not to mention that matter, but this junior thinks it's inappropriate. When I was a child, my cousin was in the capital, and my childhood sweetheart was with this junior, so this junior really couldn't let it go; besides, we have a marriage contract, how can our Geng family not recognize it?" ?”

When the old lady heard the second half of the sentence, her face was a bit ugly, and she said earnestly: "Hao'er, with your parents here, how can you not listen to them? You only need to work and study in Yunnan with peace of mind, and then talk about it when you grow up."

Geng Hao was dissatisfied, it was obvious that the Mu family saw the decline of the Geng family and wanted to regret the marriage, but now they are going to fall on the Geng family?

Geng Hao resisted the grievance in his heart, stretched out his hand to touch his nose, and with a faint smile on his lips, he clasped his fists and said, "Of course, this junior listens to my aunt's teachings, and must do something to honor the Geng family!"

The old lady had a lot of wrinkles on her face, but her eyes were very bright. Her gaze stayed on Geng Hao's face for a while, and she sighed slightly: "Hao'er, my aunt is getting old, and my aunt just wants to see that you juniors are all safe and sound. No pain, no disaster, no trouble.”

After she finished speaking, she was about to stand up with her purple dragon-carved stick, but the maids beside her hurriedly supported her.The old lady said: "My aunt has been talking for a long time now, so she has to close her eyes for a while to rest her mind."

Geng Hao had no choice but to bow and said: "Auntie, please take care of your health, and the younger generation will not disturb you."

The old lady turned her head and said: "Ask Steward Mu to prepare lunch for you, let's go after eating."

"The junior won't eat, and I will visit my aunt another day." Geng Hao said.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 2: The Season of Friends

/p>Although the Mu Mansion is a Marquis Mansion, it is larger than the average county prince's mansion.

Geng Hao was led by a maid and walked for a long time before he reached the gate of the inner house.At this moment, a pleasant voice said: "When did cousin come?"

The girl who came up from behind, with big eyes and a petite chin, was Geng Hao's cousin, Mu Sheng's eldest daughter, Mu Zhen.She is no longer the little girl she was when she was a child, but now she is beautiful and beautiful, her beautiful eyes are smiling instead of smiling, which has a bit of charm.

She panted, but smiled and said: "I just passed here, and suddenly saw my cousin, I almost didn't recognize him."

Geng Hao glanced in the direction behind her, and felt that she might have known about what he was talking to just now, but now he pretended to bump into him.Geng Hao arched and said, "Cousin, long time no see."

Mu Zhen smiled slightly, and said to the maid next to Geng Hao: "You go back and serve grandma, my cousin and I have been playmates since childhood, I will send him out."

"Yes, Miss|Miss." The servant girl bowed her knees and said.

Mu Zhen took Geng Hao out of the gate of the inner house first, she turned her head and glanced, and asked in a low voice, "Why did you leave first yesterday?"

Geng Hao said: "It's a long story, let's talk about it another day."

Mu Zhen said softly again: "Cousin wrote a bill to a tall young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, is that person your friend?"

Geng Hao frowned and said: "No. That person has a lot of bad money, so he looks down on him! Who wants to make friends with him?"

Mu Zhen was silent for a moment, and then said in extremely fast words: "Recently, there have been a lot of birds on Dianchi Lake, and I heard that they are very beautiful. Let's go to the water's edge to see the birds tomorrow, shall we?"

Geng Hao said: "If my cousin finds out, wouldn't it be great?"