Confused the world

After Qin Huai left, Huangfu Jingyan returned to a serious look, and she looked at Mu Qingcheng inexplicably.

"Cheng'er, why did you send Prime Minister Mu back to Suzhou? The situation in the court, I think he still needs to come forward."

"He should go, and nothing will change if he stays. The situation of the court has long been doomed, and the palace will change sooner or later."

Mu Qingcheng didn't take it seriously, she still looked at the memorial seriously by herself, not taking this matter to heart at all.

Looking at Mu Qingcheng's appearance, Huangfu Jingyan seemed to understand something.Gong Luan and the others are the first to strike at the Mu Mansion, if Mu Wei leaves the court now.Even if palace chaos occurs in the future, no one will specifically target anyone.

Wei Shangshu became the prime minister, and he was not a threat to King Yixin at all, so they would not do anything to him, except to persuade him to surrender, they would never touch him lightly.

The late Princess Yixin and Mrs. Wei Shangshu are distant cousins. If King Yixin wants to usurp the throne, he will never attack this person who is still related. Otherwise, Mrs. Wei's natal family will definitely cause trouble in the court The chickens and dogs are restless.

Huangfu Jingyan analyzed the situation from the beginning, only to realize that Mu Qingcheng had planned everything so well.

If the Mu family withdraws, it means that her goal has been achieved.So what's next?

"City..."

Huangfu Jingyan stretched out his arms from behind Mu Qingcheng to wrap her arms around her neck, calling out the word Mu Qing softly and tenderly.

This call made Mu Qingcheng slowly turn his face to look at her, his dark eyes were extremely soft and full of affectionate warmth.

"His Majesty."

"Cheng'er, I really want to hold you like this for the rest of my life."

"Isn't this a hug?"

Mu Qingcheng looked at Huangfu Jingyan's gentle face with a doting smile. She liked to look at her like this, as if she could forget all the troublesome government affairs, and there were only the two of them, and they would not be disturbed by outsiders.

Mu Qingcheng once imagined that if Huangfu Jingyan was not an emperor, would they live a simple life like an ordinary couple.But then I thought, if she wasn't an emperor, would I still have a chance to love her?

There is no if in this world, even if there is, it will not be what I think.Originally meeting is destined, everything in the world is cause and effect.

"Well, holding you like this makes me realize that I can be so happy."

Huangfu Jingyan murmured softly, as if speaking to himself, but also as if he was speaking to Mu Qingcheng.It was as soft as a mosquito's chant, but it was so pleasant that even the heart softened.

"I am also happy to meet your majesty's concubines."

"Really? I'm still afraid that you will be unhappy. Sometimes I'm even more afraid that you will disappear suddenly. Recently, I even dream about it."

Thinking of the nightmares of the past few days, Huangfu Jingyan always had a premonition, a very bad premonition.But every time I saw her gentle eyes, I felt that my thoughts were ridiculous.

"Your Majesty has been worrying too much lately. Let Dongxue burn incense that will help you sleep at night, so that you won't have nightmares."

"it is good."

"Your Majesty, do you need to arrange the border affairs? According to the current situation, it seems that something will happen at the end of this year."

Mu Qingcheng's uneasy premonitions are becoming more and more frequent, and her premonitions are often correct.So she realized that this time it was a big deal, and she shed tears for no reason in her dream several times.

Thinking of this accident, coupled with the exposure of his identity, and this fundraising, I am afraid that the court will have criticism.The time when you can relax the most is only during the Chinese New Year. At that time, everyone is busy preparing for the New Year, and they don't put too much attention on guarding, so she thinks that this Spring Festival will not go well this time.

"Cheng'er, most of the border gates are trusted by King Yixin, how should we deal with it?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, everything will be fine. Your Majesty is also very powerful, so don't be afraid. The sooner these matters are resolved, the sooner Xiyue's problem can be resolved. Xiyue is the cancer. With it, Huangfu The people of the dynasty will not live in peace, and it will also give those rebels a chance to cooperate with the enemy."

Mu Qingcheng clasped Huangfu Jingyan's wrist with both hands, and gave her a reassuring look.

"What do you mean by Cheng'er?"

"The big event in the coming year is over, and His Majesty will come to solve Xiyue himself. This is an excellent opportunity to win the hearts of the people and establish the country's prestige. The surrounding small countries are all eyeing Xiyue and the Huangfu Dynasty. As the saying goes, if a big country is in chaos, those who Small countries can at least get a piece of the porridge."

Mu Qingcheng signaled Huangfu Jingyan to sit beside her, and she moved half a chair to the left.

"If I personally conquer, what will happen to the state affairs?"

"Hao'er will be seventeen in the coming year, and he will also become a father. This is a heavy burden for him in the future. No matter what, he must bear it slowly. At least the concubine can help him until His Majesty returns in triumph."

"Cheng'er, you are a blessing to the people of the Huangfu Dynasty."

Huangfu Jingyan stretched out his hand to hold Mu Qingcheng in his arms, and was always very grateful that everything became less difficult after meeting her.

"The blessings of the common people are due to His Majesty. In the future, His Majesty will definitely become a wise king."

Mu Qingcheng never felt that she had brought anything to the people of the Huangfu Dynasty, and her purpose of doing this was to keep the Mu family and Xiaoyao Building.If there were no Mu Family and Xiaoyao Building, she would never have done such a patriotic thing.

Defending the family and defending the country has been the business of kings and courtiers since ancient times. She is just a commoner, how can she do these things that do not match her status?

"Okay, let's go to my mother's place. Because of my identity being exposed, my mother has been worried that something will happen. Let's spend more time with her to make her feel at ease."

"it is good."

The two left the imperial study and went to Yongle Palace.

Ever since Huangfu Jingyan's identity was exposed, it hasn't caused much disturbance among the people.The previous women's imperial examination played a great role in becoming an official.Many of those women far surpassed previous officials in local governance.This is enough to convince the common people that the woman is not inferior to the man.The idea of ​​patriarchy has changed a lot since then.

In the court, whether the king is a woman or a man, they are more concerned with the situation in the court.There has never been anyone who speaks now, and the emperor is a woman, and the empress is also a woman.This kind of thing that originally violated the principles of ethics, because of the vicious methods of the empress, no one is willing to come out and be taken advantage of.

They take their salaries and do their own things with peace of mind, who will go to the dead to pierce this thin layer of paper.

All people are at peace with the peace of life at this moment, no one will think about what will happen in the future?The Spring Festival is coming soon, and I don't have extra thoughts to do these boring things.

On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the fourth heavy snowfall since the beginning of winter.There was heavy snowfall outside the Sydney Palace, and the branches of the pear trees in the palace courtyard were bent over.The golden glazed tiles are all covered by a vast expanse of whiteness.The stone tables and benches in the courtyard were covered with a thick layer of snow.

Inside the Sydney Palace, sparks are glowing in the charcoal stove.Mu Qingcheng was lying on a reclining chair beside him, covered with a thin blanket, holding a book in his right hand and reading it in rapt attention. Suddenly, someone pushed open the vermilion lacquered wooden door of the hall with a "creak", On the morning, a gust of cold wind mixed with snowflakes flew into the hall.

"Chun Yu, close it quickly."

Dongxue looked at the man in the thick white fur, which was covered with a thick layer of snow.

"kindness."

Chun Yu quickly closed the door, took off her white fur and slapped the snow off in the open space beside her.

"Won't you take the snow off in the corridor? Look at the water stains in the hall."

Dongxue complained as she watched the snow water that instantly turned into water stains on the ground after the spring rain fell, and gave her a blank look.

"Hey, it's too windy and cold outside, so I forgot."

After finishing it, Chunyu hung the white fur on the hanger beside him.He came over and sat by the fire, blowing on his hands while warming them by the fire.

"Is there any information?"

Dong Xue knew what this person was going out for, and at this hour, I was afraid that the information would be urgent.

"Oh, I forgot, here is a letter for Miss. It's too cold, I just care about warming up."

Chun Yu exclaimed, quickly reached out and took out a letter from her bosom, got up and handed it to Mu Qingcheng.

"Thanks a lot."

Mu Qingcheng put down the scroll, took the envelope, and sat up straight.

"It's not hard, I had a lot of fun outside before it snowed."

Chun Yu reached out and touched the back of her head, smiling foolishly.

"Tsk tsk, how can I say that Zhuying hasn't seen anyone these two days, so she's out of the palace."

Dong Xue looked at Chun Yu, who was a bit dull, with deep meaning, and asked her to go out to do errands, and he brought his wife along with her.

"Dongxue, you're the one who talks a lot."

Chunyu glared at Dongxue, trotted over and went to tickle her, Dongxue was so itchy that she begged for mercy and ran in the hall.

Mu Qingcheng watched the two of them having fun, smiled and reached out to take out a piece of letter paper from the envelope.

Open it and read the writing on it, after a while, throw it into the charcoal stove beside it, and turn it into ashes.

It was even more strange for Dong Xue and the others to see that the expression on Mu Qingcheng's face hadn't changed.Stop playing and walk over.

"Miss, is it not going well?"

Dong Xue has always been worried about the situation outside, because the latest information has come in too frequently, as if it has been combined for several years.

"There are troops coming towards the imperial capital, and there are quite a few. The border gates are blocked by heavy snow, so we can't reach the imperial capital in time. We don't have many troops in the imperial capital. The Li family controls two-thirds of the imperial capital's troops, which is a bit tricky."

The news from Xiaoyaolou has always been extremely accurate. There will be an urgent letter almost every day throughout the twelfth lunar month, which shows that it is imminent.

"Then what should we do? The concentration of troops in the imperial capital is an obvious attempt to force the palace."

Chun Yu frowned and asked.

"Do we need to mobilize the underground guards in Chang'an? In this way, we can at least do a trick and catch them off guard?"

"Dongxue, those soldiers are all citizens of the Huangfu Dynasty, and they also obey orders. I can't do that, pass on the order to let He Zizheng bring his soldiers back to the imperial capital immediately."

Looming, things are just a hair-trigger situation.Just relax for a moment and you may lose completely.Mu Qingcheng suddenly had the feeling that it was finally coming to an end. In the past four years, there was not a day that she did not look forward to this moment. She no longer looked forward to what would happen after the end.

"Miss, I'm afraid we won't be able to leave for a while due to the heavy snowfall."

Dongxue is also worried about the current situation, but this year's heavy snow seems to be several times more than previous years.Since the beginning of winter, it has been raining and snowing non-stop, and every heavy snow will cause great losses to the people.

Plague infection among the people due to heavy snow has also become a common problem, and there are more people wandering in the south of the imperial capital.Died of illness, died of starvation, heard that there was a plague in the past two days, and the imperial physicians in the palace went to see the disease, let alone other places?

"Let him take 1000 people, it doesn't need to be too many. Dongxue, you can go back to Hangzhou when the weather clears up. It also happens to help the people along the way. I can trust your medical skills."

Mu Qingcheng also got up, went to sit beside her, stretched out her slender hand, and placed it on the stove to keep warm.She didn't look at Dong Xue's face, it should be said that she didn't dare.Dongxue is a doctor, how could she fail to see her condition at a glance.

"Miss, what do you think will happen if I go back? If something happens to you, can I live? Even if she doesn't blame me, can I live my life with peace of mind?"

Dong Xue leaned over her face and looked into Mu Qingcheng's dark eyes.Can she listen to such words?This year is a disaster year, with heavy snowfall, continuous avalanches, and the court situation is at a critical moment, still don't understand her temperament?Your Majesty can't pay attention to her condition, she is a doctor, no matter how much she pretends, it is a gift from God to survive this winter with her flabby body, it's not because the imperial doctors in the imperial capital can't do it, but because many of them don't know her well Sickness, and habits, she was sick, and they couldn't do anything about it.

"Dongxue? Hey, it's up to you. The spring rain and snow are less, so you can go out of the palace to pass it on? Qiuyue and Xiaxiang should be doing okay in Suzhou, right?"

Across the vermilion lacquered gate, Mu Qingcheng thought that at least Suzhou wouldn't be snowing like the imperial capital, and at least the family would live well.The same is true for people in Hangzhou.

"Probably, miss, where are you, where is Dongxue? This is the oath I made when you bought me back then, so don't think of sending me away like you sent away Qiuyue and Xiaxiang."

Dong Xue had a serious face, and spoke in a tone that did not allow anyone to refute.

"Me too, where is Miss, where is Chunyu? Without Miss, I will suffocate to death sooner or later."

Chun Yu was grinning like a follower's child.With everything that Mu Qingcheng gave her, she has nothing else to do but accompany her in this life.

Seeing the two people's attitude so firm, Mu Qingcheng smiled and did not speak.Get up and go to Ruantan, cover your body with the thin quilt on the soft couch, close your eyes and rest.