Bright Spring

He walked to the eaves, stared at the clothes hanging on the line, and reached out to touch them lightly.The clothes seemed to have been hung for a long time, and they had been covered with a little dust; but they were made very smooth, not like the work of rough hands and feet.

"Is there a woman in Yang Yong's family?" Mu Sheng asked.

One of the servants said: "Back to Lord Hou, Cripple Yang is a bachelor, but some people saw women coming in and out of his house from time to time."

Mu Sheng asked again: "What kind of woman?"

No one could tell for a while, it was probably a middle-aged woman with a cloth scarf wrapped around her head.

At this time, a supervisor came up and whispered something in Mu Sheng's ear.Mu Sheng's expression changed slightly, he looked around, and then walked into the room.When he reached the door, he turned his head and said, "Take her in and talk."

After a while, the person in charge brought a fat woman into this room, who claimed to be the wife of a servant of the Mu family.The fat woman whispered mysteriously: "The woman everyone is talking about, I have seen it more than once, she looks like a vixen, with a coquettish air in her bones. Just like Yang Liezi, I knew something would happen. ..."

Mu Sheng frowned, and the steward next to him immediately said, "It's important! Didn't you just say you met someone?"

The fat woman suddenly said: "I guess it's been a month. That day a carriage came out of Limp Yang's house, and a few people got off... It seemed to be three. It's not clear what they looked like from the window of my house, but there was one wearing a suit. The ones in blue clothes are well dressed. I didn’t understand what they said after they went in. It’s the young man hiding behind the banyan tree here, I can see clearly, isn’t that the cousin of Lord Hou…”

"Cousin?" Mu Sheng stared at the fat woman.

The fat woman stared and said: "Old Madam's birthday, that son is called Hou Ye's cousin, so isn't he the Hou Ye's cousin?"

Mu Sheng immediately remembered who it was, but he still asked, "He looks pretty, tall, thin, and in his teens?"

"Yes! She looks pretty good!" The fat woman nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

Mu Sheng said calmly, "You know a lot."

This sentence encouraged the fat woman instead, so she continued to chatter.However, they were all trivial matters in the Hou family, and had nothing to do with Mu Sheng's concerns.So Mu Sheng let her go, and told her to keep her mouth shut... However, these words may not be useful.

Mu Sheng stayed at Yang Yong's house for a while, and left the place without finding any more clues.

Back in the mansion, Mu Sheng walked up and down the room.

The lady next to her, Mrs. Chen, was doing needlework. She finally couldn't help but put down what she was doing, raised her head and said angrily, "Your Majesty kept walking, shaking me so dizzy. Do you have something to worry about?" ?”

Mu Sheng said: "I have prepared everything for the rebellion of the Pingyi tribe, but the imperial court suddenly issued an order to give the king of Han the power, and even took the opportunity to let the king of Han control the capital and guard troops, and the military power has faintly surpassed me. This is very strange..."

Chen sighed: "The King of Han is the emperor's own son, how can the Lord Hou compare with him? What's so strange about it?"

Mu Sheng shook his head: "Then why didn't there be any movement in the past few months?" After he finished speaking, he suddenly stopped and said in a deep voice, "I suspect that Geng Qi's Shuzi has joined the King of Han!"

"Ah?" Chen's expression also became serious, "Isn't that revenge?"

Mu Sheng said: "I've thought about it carefully for them. Now that the three Geng family brothers are gone, Geng Qi and his son may want to find a way out."

Chen frowned and said, "Only the Mu family can protect them?"

"There is one more, the King of Han!" Mu Sheng said with a livid face, "Only the King of Han! This is the only choice left for Geng Qi and his son."

Mrs. Chen shook her head lightly and said: "I still dare not agree with Lord Hou. Didn't the King of Han behead Changxing Hou, he was someone who had enmity with the Geng family... Even if things on the battlefield can be put aside, cousin Geng Qi, he is not like He's the kind of person who would betray the Mu Mansion."

Mu Sheng said: "I suddenly remembered what my mother said. My mother once said that Geng Qi is a person who knows good and evil, but his son is not very sensible."

The couple looked at each other, and Mu Sheng said, "I have to install a few military households in the Geng's Manor to figure things out..."

After a while, he suddenly sneered and said, "The King of Han is safe with his troops? He has never dealt with the Yi people, he doesn't even know a single Yi people, and he doesn't understand what's going on in Yunnan. Let's see how he ends up!"

... Ever since Zhu Gaoxu was rude to Mrs. Shen Xu, Mrs. Shen never invited Zhu Gaoxu on his own initiative.

But as soon as yesterday's imperial decree arrived in Yunnan, Mrs. Shen Xu was very well informed and quickly sent invitations, hoping that Zhu Gaoxu would often go to Liyuan to drink tea and watch plays when he is free.

That girl is still very knowledgeable about current affairs, now I know who is the most powerful person in Yunnan!

Zhu Gaoxu suppressed his smile, and decided to deal with his personal affairs first, to see what Shen Xu's attitude was this time.

The prince can also go to the theater, but it is best not to make too much ostentation.Zhu Gaoxu changed his clothes, asked Wang Gui to prepare the car, and quickly went out to Liyuan.

Xu Cailiu, the treasurer of Liyuan, came forward to receive him. Today, Zhu Gaoxu was not arranged to go to the theater, but he took him to the back of the theater.

Walking in along the roundabout corridor, there is actually a hidden cave inside.There is a garden behind the restaurant and the theater, with pavilions, pavilions, flowers and trees in it.As soon as Zhu Gaoxu and others arrived at this place, the noise outside could not be heard immediately, and only the sound of silk and bamboo came in faintly, which is really unique.

Xu Cailiu led Zhu Gaoxu to an elegant building with white walls and blue tiles, invited him into a living room, and called Chen Dazhui and Zhao Pingping to sit in the wing rooms on both sides.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at the layout. The entrance of the hall is a corridor, and there are people guarding it; the rooms on both sides are his guards.He walked over, opened the back door, and outside was a wooden viewing balcony; in front of his eyes was a clear pond, and the surrounding area of ​​the pond was the most open place in the garden.

"Interesting, the building of this hall is really interesting." Zhu Gaoxu stood on the balcony and praised.

At this time, a group of young and beautiful ladies filed in and lined up in two rows to salute Zhu Gaoxu outside the back door.Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and glanced at Xu Cailiu, waved his hands and said, "I'll wait for your master to come and talk about things."

"You all go down." Xu Cailiu waved his hands immediately, and he clasped his fists again, "Please wait a moment, my lord, my wife is coming soon."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

After waiting for a while, Mrs. Shen Xu finally came.Zhu Gaoxu stopped his gaze from admiring the scenery, turned around to look at Shen Xushi, and suddenly a teasing smile appeared on his face.

Shen Xushi is no longer the plain and clean attire she used to be. Today she is wearing a peach red double-breasted thin silk cape, and inside is a light red tunic with a wide collar and a colorful ribbon. The steps fluttered lightly.The flowing and flexible coat was thin and a bit see-through, but the lining was tight and fitted, revealing her curvaceous and curvaceous figure with weakened bony muscles just right.

The lines of her face are soft and round, with fine foundation and rouge applied, the jade white and vermilion are distinct and very gorgeous, and the clear eyes on the inner double eyelids also look more charming and affectionate.But her dignified and elegant demeanor concealed the vulgarity in her beauty, which made Zhu Gaoxu unable to recover for a long time.

"My concubine has kept His Highness waiting for a long time." Shen Xu clasped her hands in front of her belly, bent down there steadily, her face tilted slightly to one side, and her eyes looked at the ground.Regardless of a woman's personality, this action makes her appear submissive and humble in front of men.

Zhu Gaoxu cupped his fists and said, "It's okay, it's okay."

He immediately smiled again: "Just now Xu Cailiu brought a group of beauties in for me to choose, but I chased them all away. What I want is Mrs. Shen. When Mrs. Shen came, it really was the difference between Zhuyu and Vashuo. It was worth the wait." !"

Shen Xu said softly: "You are a prince, how about molesting a widow like this?"

"Hahaha..." Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help laughing.

His eyes kept going back and forth on Shen Xushi, as if he couldn't get enough of it.He finally said: "You and I already have skin-to-skin relationship, why bother to cover up, how about Mrs. Shen staying with me today?"

But Shen Xu pretended to be angry and said: "Your Highness relies on the strong to bully the weak, so I have the nerve to say so!"

Zhu Gaoxu took two steps with his hands behind his back, and suddenly said directly: "Madam Shen is very well informed, now you understand, whose territory is Yunnan?"

Shen Xu said: "My concubine is doing business in Yunnan, so I naturally have contacts with the officials of various government offices. Isn't it very common to know some news? Your Highness is honorable, and no one in the whole Southwest dares to disrespect you. I am not disrespectful either. However, if Your Highness feels that there is still some friendship with the concubine, the concubine can persuade you a few words."

"Oh?" Zhu Gaoxu looked at her with great interest and said, "If you have something to say, it's okay to say it."

Shen Xu said cautiously: "Your Highness has mobilized so many troops to march into Yuezhou. But will the Yi people who are making trouble in Yuezhou really compete with you?"

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu smiled, walked a few steps on the wooden floor, suddenly turned around and said with great interest: "How about Madam Shen playing a game with me?"

Shen Xu smiled and said, "How does Your Highness want to bet?"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Just bet on the time to put down the Yuezhou Rebellion, with two months as the deadline, counting from today! Within two months, I can't completely put down the Yuezhou Rebellion. If Mrs. Shen wants any prize, just ask, I will lose to you immediately; if I do it, Mrs. Shen will be willing to sleep for one night until I am satisfied."

"Your Highness..." Shen Xu blushed, "Do you regard my concubine as a girl from Liyuan?"