The Pastoral Life of a Reborn Farmer

As soon as Mrs. Qing entered the door, she fell to her knees and was ordered by the imperial envoy to help her up for questioning.

"Is this jade pendant yours? Where did you come from? Tell me honestly, dare to lie! Hmph!" The imperial envoy glared.

"Don't dare! It belongs to my adoptive mother. It was taken by my adoptive mother from a benefactor. It is a token of love given to her. It was left to me by the adoptive mother before she passed away. I don't know anything about it." The mistress wiped her tears with her hand.

Mu Hongyuan hurriedly said: "I know about this. Qing'er's adoptive mother was an oiran in Jinzhou back then, named Furong. This jade pendant was worn on her before. Many people in Jinzhou can testify that Qing'er is just a woman she adopted. , was bought by her from a trafficker to teach her, and I bought it back by redeeming myself, it has nothing to do with this jade pendant, please be aware of it!"

Madam Qing immediately looked at Mu Hongyuan when she heard the words, her beautiful eyes were full of tears, she never thought that Mu Hongyuan was willing to protect her and speak for her, she thought, thought that the young master really had no affection for her up.

Immediately, the imperial envoy showed a look of excitement, and quickly raised the hem of his clothes and saluted Mrs. Qing, "It really is Your Highness the Princess! The third prince is right, my servant sees Your Highness the Princess! Your Highness is thousands of years old."

yeah?

There was a moment of silence in the house.

"My... my lord?" Mu Hongyuan was a little stunned, and was pushed by the old lady Mu before he hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, "My lord, you..."

The imperial envoy patted his clothes, smiled lightly and said: "The third prince took this jade pendant and told the Holy Majesty that there is a palace keepsake in the Mu residence. After being identified by the close palace staff of the Holy Majesty, it was discovered that this object was left by the emperor in the past. It was given to a woman, but it is unexpected that the item is now living in the Mu Mansion. The third prince sent someone to find out that the item belonged to a seventeen-year-old woman who was born in Jinzhou. Only then did I send my official to investigate, if the background is right, she is undoubtedly the princess."

Mu Hongyuan was stunned again, whether his memory was wrong or this adult was confused, how could he remember? Just now Qing'er clearly said that this jade pendant was given to her by her stepmother, her stepmother!And he also said just now that Qing'er was adopted by the other party, and she was bought from a trafficker, right?

Is this grown-up deaf?

"My lord...but Qing'er..."

"Hongyuan! Back off!" The old lady Mu interrupted Mu Hongyuan's doubts, let the magpie walk over with the help of the magpie, glanced at the already dumbfounded Mrs. Qing, and then turned to the imperial envoy and said, "My lord, Qing'er is the princess." gone?"

"Naturally, the third prince personally vouched for it, and the sage ordered me to inquire, and I have confirmed it. The evidence is solid. This girl is Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

Mu Hongyuan finally realized that the imperial envoy was planning to turn the black into the white. Even if he said a hundred times that Qing'er was a righteous daughter and could not be a princess at all, the imperial envoy would just pretend that he didn't hear it. He only listens to what he wants to hear.

The old lady Mu stared at the imperial envoy for a moment, then turned to Qing'er, and saluted tremblingly, "The old lady pays homage to the princess!"

The three generations of the Mu family cannot take the imperial examination, and Mu Hongyuan himself has no talent. If he is doing business, he may not be able to escape the help of Mu Wu and Shen Ling. The future of the Mu family is worrying. I don't know who's calculations are involved in it, so Qing'er's identity is defined as a princess, but this pie, the Mu family has to continue, even if it may be wrapped in intestinal poison.Medicine, I can't care about it now.

If Qing'er is a princess, then Mu Hongyuan is the son-in-law. Failure to take the imperial examination for three generations is empty talk. From now on, the Mu family will be relatives of the emperor.

"Grandma..." Mu Hongyuan said at a loss. Shen Ling's teachings for many days had been left behind by him, and he had completely returned to his original nature.

Mrs. Mu also understood that Qing'er has a good relationship with her!She has always liked this obedient and beautiful woman, and she let her servants start calling her the title of madam. Otherwise, Qing'er, a little concubine, would be called aunt or girl at most, and Qing'er If it is a princess, then she is the princess's mother-in-law, and her son is the son-in-law!

Mrs. Mu also hurriedly said: "See Your Highness the Princess." She was not as decisive as Mrs. Mu, she even knelt down directly, but it was a blessing, and she couldn't get up.

Mu Hongyuan didn't seem to know the person in front of him. He didn't speak for a long time, but opened his mouth slightly, not knowing how to react. Are everyone crazy?Qing'er just said clearly that she is a foster daughter!How could it be a princess? Even if the emperor was lucky to be the oiran Furong and left her a jade pendant, Qing'er will not be a royal princess!

Madam Qing stared blankly at the crowd for a moment, feeling that all this was unreal, and finally took a double look, fainted, and fell into the arms of the magpie.Seeing that Mrs. Qing was fainted, the imperial envoy didn't show much worry, but let his servants help her back to the room, then turned to Mu Hongyuan and said, "Are you the husband-in-law of Her Highness the Princess?"

Mu Hongyuan was a little nervous, so he nodded, "I am Qing'er's husband."

The imperial envoy nodded, "Do you understand that the princess cannot be a concubine?"

Mu Hongyuan paused and nodded, not knowing what the imperial envoy meant.

"The princess's identity is established, and she has to go to Beijing to meet the Holy Majesty. In order to prevent the world from talking, the princess will be your legal wife." The imperial envoy said: "The third prince has ordered that if the princess's identity is found to be true, Mu Hongyuan will go to Beijing to marry the princess. "

"Women would like to obey the order." Old lady Mu immediately agreed before Mu Hongyuan could speak.

The imperial envoy didn't mind Mu Hongyuan being in a daze, so he nodded in satisfaction.

Mrs. Mu.Arranging for the servants to take the imperial envoy down to rest, they immediately asked the servants to change their name to Qing'er as the young mistress, and when they mentioned the matter of Mrs. Qing's being a concubine, they immediately killed them with a stick and suppressed the people in the Mu family with thunder.For a while, it seemed to be calm.

Mu Hongyuan's mind was in a mess. He felt that he couldn't figure out what happened, so he could only find time to go out and ask Shen Ling for help. He hoped that Shen Ling could help him analyze what was going on.

In Shen's residence, Shen Ling also received the news that his fame was dismissed recently, and because Shen's father was punished severely, three generations of his descendants were involved, that is, the next generation until Zhaofu was also unable to take the imperial examination.

In the past few days, Shen Ling's face has been darkened almost every day, always running to the Yamen, thinking about his heirs, and he is really not happy that Han Shi has a knot in his heart, he has decided to put his household registration under Han Shi's name , turning him into a married man, his son will naturally follow Han Shi's surname, which has nothing to do with the Shen family, and naturally has nothing to do with the fact that the Shen family does not allow imperial examinations.

When Mu Hongyuan came over in a hurry, Shen Ling was instructing the servants to change the plaque, took off the plaque of Shen's residence, and replaced it with the newly made Han's residence.In principle, Han Shi should be surnamed Mo or Chu, but Han Shi's identity is not clear now, so he can only continue to be named Han.

Mu Hongyuan was dazed at the door for a long time, and only after being called out by Shen Ling did he know how to make a sound. "What does this mean?!" Mu Hongyuan's tone changed.

"Oh, I'm married. Something happened to the Shen family. Three generations of my family have not been able to take the imperial examination. For the sake of recruiting blessings and grandchildren, I married and let the child's surname be Han." Shen Ling said with his chest in his arms. In the past few days, many people who knew the news said Come over to comfort him, including Shen Laoqi.

In principle, if a good man of a family wants to marry into his wife's house, it is definitely not a matter of one person. Even if Shen Ling is willing, it is okay if the clan elders are not willing. With an aboveboard reason, even if the patriarch was here, there was no reason to stop him, so things went smoothly, and even Shen Laoqi, as the elder of Shen Ling's clan, didn't say much.

"You... you, if you marry, your son's surname will be Han!" Mu Hongyuan couldn't understand it. In this world, if a son can't match his surname and inherit his family, then it's no different from not having one. ?In the eyes of most people, if there is a son with his own surname who cannot take the imperial examination, and a son with the surname of his wife who can take the imperial examination, most people in the world will choose the first one. This is a matter of principle.

This is not the first time this question has been asked, and Shen Ling has already answered it proficiently. He glanced at Mu Hongyuan coldly, "I love my son, can't I?"

Mu Hongyuan nodded, "Okay! As long as you're happy." Although Mu Hongyuan was surprised, he was very puzzled at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he began to feel that it was not a bad thing. The foundation of the Shen family was indeed not good. Just saying that the elders of Shen's family used to be bandits who murdered people and robbed their way was enough to ruin the success of the next generations. It's not as good as Han Shi's family background, which is more innocent.

Mu Hongyuan thought of his own affairs, so he told about Mrs. Qing's inexplicable transformation into a princess, but he didn't dare to mention that Mrs. Qing was a righteous daughter. It is publicized that the princess born in their family is a fake, even Shen Ling has to hide it.

Shen Ling thought for a while, and said: "It seems that the third prince knew that Mrs. Qing is a golden branch and jade leaf before, good guy, you are strong enough to hide it!"

Mu Hongyuan's eyes widened, "Do you think so?! Then why would he do this, and what good would it do him?! I can see that the imperial envoy didn't even doubt it, so just listen to us, Just make a decision and say that the lover is a princess, and don't even check it carefully."

In fact, it is more than just not checking, it is obvious that it is not, and it is necessary to say that it is, blatantly turning black and white, pointing a deer into a horse.

Shen Ling thought for a while, then hesitated and said: "There are many benefits! I remember that the third prince promised you before that he would keep the wealth of your Mu family. Now that you have a princess in your family, isn't it full of wealth? Besides committing suicide Mu Hongcheng, the lives of your family members are all saved." Mu Futai, who was exiled for thousands of miles, also saved his life if he was not pardoned, and Xiao San did not break his promise.

Mu Hongyuan paused, unable to refute for a while, could it be that Xiao San made such a big fight just to keep himself from breaking his word?

Shen Ling thought for a while and said, "But isn't this movement a bit loud!" How can you kill a chicken with a sledgehammer?Just for the sake of the Mu family's wealth, it's more appropriate to give money directly, and it's not dangerous.

Mu Hongyuan nodded, he thought so too!

Shen Ling couldn't figure it out, so he asked again: "Is there something in your family that fell into his hands? Otherwise, it doesn't make sense!"

"Handle?" Mu Hongyuan thought for a while, and a fake princess came out, does it count as deceiving the king?Mu Hongyuan's back was sweating instantly, and his face was flustered.

Seeing Mu Hongyuan's expression, Shen Ling understood that the Mu family must have other matters in Xiao San's hands, so he nodded and said: "Then he might want to use you! Only those who have a handle can use it easily. When the time comes, you will have to do whatever you are asked to do. Isn’t Qing’er a princess? Don’t underestimate the status of a princess. No matter how bad you are, she is also a noblewoman of the royal family. Although she is an illegitimate child! However, there is always a little right to speak in the royal family. At least she supports Xiao San, and there are many helpers in the royal family."

Mu Hongyuan swallowed, "Then what should I do?"

Shen Ling rubbed his chin, "Isn't this a good thing? Brother Mu! It's better for people who are useful than those who are useless. Moreover, the third prince is now in a stable position, and he is very likely to become a great treasure. It's a good thing for the Mu family."