Sheng Shi Merciful Light

The King of Huainan finally understood that the ninth younger brother was able to be valued by the first emperor, and he almost relied on the community, and there was indeed something special about him.Even the little way of cooking Wangzhuang is also admirable.Not only subdued the hearts of the people, but only changed the method of rent collection slightly, and then set up a high-yield award, which would eliminate the need for supervision and mobilize the enthusiasm of farmers, and no one would dare to cheat.And the rent is collected according to the fixed amount of mu, so as to prevent the managers of Wangzhuang from cheating and hiding.

The king of Huainan secretly decided to implement this method in his own Wangzhuang, and he must be right.

Mu Ci said his biggest purpose of inspecting Wangzhuang: "I have a garden in the backyard that I want to build a planting base, do experiments to increase the yield per mu and try to grow new varieties of grains and vegetables. Anyone of you who is willing to enter can come, but the whole family can move in. , you don’t need to pay rent, you get as much as you grow, and there are rewards for the excess. Don’t blame if you don’t plant well, and you can enjoy a guaranteed salary. But don’t go if you are lazy.”

With a lot of money, Mu Ci believes that he can cultivate a Daxing Dynasty father of hybrid wheat and hybrid rice.

People in the village signed up enthusiastically. Mu Ci saw that Dashan's family and her son Shitou were also interested, so she personally ordered them to enter the mansion, and said to Mou Yu and Bao Yuan: "You should not only recruit good craftsmen, but also more capable farmers. , I am of great use."

Mou Yu and Bao Yuan should go down.

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Huainan Wang went home and told Yang Wangfei what had happened in detail, and the two couples hurriedly prepared gifts to apologize to the Xian Shizi and his wife without mentioning it.It only said that Mu Ci was very tired after returning home, and was directly carried by Mou Yu to Bilan Pool to soak in the hot spring.

Bilan Pool was originally an indoor hot spring pool built by King Shou. It can hold hundreds of people. Warm and running water is drawn from the ground, and seven topaz faucets spit out from the pool wall made of a whole piece of jasper.

The pool is also made of pebbles polished by jasper, which is extremely luxurious.

Even though Mu Ci was used to seeing the world in her previous life, she was no longer moved by external objects, and she felt comfortable and relaxed in the Bilan Pool, which is the most wonderful enjoyment in the world.It is no wonder that few people can refuse power, because the beauty brought by power is beyond the imagination of many people.

Jinyiwei also loves Bilanchi the most, because there are many small bathrooms in the outer area, and copper pipes are used to divert water to make shower rooms. It is really comfortable to take a bath in hot spring in late autumn when it is getting colder.

Mu Ci was soaking in the Bilan Pond, and Mou Yu generously stripped naked and soaked together, pressed Mu Ci on a jade bed tilted in the water, and helped Mu Ci do a blood circulation massage with the improved technique of the music mirror...

On the contrary, it was Mu Ruosong who couldn't let go. He was always shy and wearing a white jacket, refusing to go into the water, and just knelt beside the pool.

He made a big mistake today and can't play dumb.

Mu Ci never forced Mu Ruosong, and his whole body was sore and tired after being massaged, and his eyes were slightly closed, and he didn't open his eyes when he heard the footsteps, so he just said, "Sit and talk."

Mu Ci's discomfort never showed on his face, Mu Ruosong had been with him for a long time before he could find out from the clues that he was suffering. He felt distressed for a moment, but forgot about his situation, and only touched Mu Ci's smooth cheek: "Ask Ah Jing to look at it." see?"

"It's okay, you can recover after a short rest." Mu Ci said.

Although Mu Ruosong was worried, he didn't persuade him any more, the medicine was three-point poisonous, and Mu Ci didn't like to take medicine, so no one forced him if he didn't have a serious health problem.

After Mou Yu's massage, he swam far away, and Mu Ruosong took the soap and water ladle to clean Mu Ci's dust-stained hair.

Mu Ci's hair is very long, as black as ink, and as silky as satin, it's actually not difficult to manage.But Mu Ci was the most impatient with this long hair, and wanted to cut it off whenever he had the chance.Mu Ruosong had no choice but to help him wash, because he loved the soft and smooth feeling of Mu Ci's long black hair running through his fingertips.

If this person is like his hair, smooth as water, it will be fine if you can grasp it in the palm of your hand.But... that's not him anymore.

Mu Ci was very cooperative, turned around and raised her head.The horrific scars on his body have faded away, only a few big scars remain, his skin is fair, turned into a fine powder by the steaming water, two drops of bright red on his chest, his waist is slender but flexible, and further down... the scenery is extremely attractive...

But Mu Ruosong only washed Mu Ci's hair, and didn't feel flustered. His eyes were serious and focused, as if he was treating the most precious treasure in the world.

Because she was comfortable and relaxed, Mu Ci lay down on the jade bed and fell asleep...

Mou Yu came back after swimming around, and saw Mu Ruosong's gentle movements and deep affection... What two wonderful children...

He sighed incredulously.

Mu Ruosong seemed to have been woken up, seeing Mou Yu, he felt a little flustered.Mou Yu is Mu Ci's most valued elder brother, who controls great power behind him, and is Mu Ci's strongest arm.And Mou Yu, the elder brother, treats Mu Ci very well and protects him wholeheartedly.As the saying goes, "an older brother is like a father", Mu Ruosong always feels pressure from his parents when facing Mou Yu.

Mu Ruosong lowered his head and whispered, "I've let you down again..."

"It's not that I'm disappointed." Mou Yu lowered his voice, but his tone was serious, "Ziren, a big man should raise his head whether he's right or wrong."

Mu Ruosong raised his head, and despite the complex emotions in his eyes, he looked directly at Mou Yu's stern eyes and did not avoid them.

Mou Yudao: "Today's inspection of Wangzhuang is not a secret, and you think that Mr. Xian is trustworthy, but no one would have thought that his listeners would have the heart to pass the news to King Huainan."

Mu Ruosong was very ashamed, and said: "The root cause is still with me, I shouldn't have leaked His Highness's whereabouts."

"It's good that you have the courage to take responsibility." Mou Yuyu continued earnestly, "Although no harm was caused this time, there are many 'excusable circumstances', but mistakes are mistakes, and you have to accept punishment according to the rules. As a The closest person to my brother should set an example."

"I understand, brother, you should punish according to the rules."

"If it was before, you would have to take a dozen or twenty lashes. Now that the rules have changed, you can't beat, scold and hurt easily, so I will lock you up for half a day, and then write a letter of repentance to deeply understand your mistakes."

"Yes!" Mu Ruosong was inevitably disappointed, but not because of Mu Ci's non-protection.It's just that it's rare for him to have a vacation, but he has to be locked up for half a day and can't be with Mu Ci, which is more uncomfortable than beating him with a whip.But he could only suffer, stood up and prepared to be punished.

Mou Yu called out to him: "Don't worry, go out after your hair is dry, it's windy in autumn, don't catch a cold."

Mu Ruosong was a little puzzled...he didn't wash his hair.

Mou Yu didn't even bother to talk about him, so he poured a handful of water to wet his green-skinned head... Now that Mu Ruosong didn't understand, he also understood, wishing to stay with Mu Ci for a while, gratefully smiled at Mou Yu: "Thank you brother .” Scooping water slowly washed his short hair.

Mou Yu wanted to ask Mu Ruosong what plans he had for the marriage?But even Mu Ci finds this problem difficult and has no solution at all.And even if Mu Ruosong is young and immature, Mu Ci is mature and rational enough, and he doesn't need to intervene in their emotional problems... Thinking about it, he can bear it and avoid adding to Mu Ruosong's pressure.

Mou Yu only said: "I asked you to call me 'Brother' not only because of your relationship with brother. You are very good and a good boy... I am strict with you, but I appreciate you very much in my heart."

"I know, 'Love is deep and responsibility'..." Mu Ruosong was a little embarrassed, "Brother, why are you talking about this?"

"It's nothing." Mou Yu stretched out his hand and patted Mu Ruosong's shoulder, "I just hope that no matter what the future holds, you will never lose your faith and courage, and never forget your ideals and aspirations."

"I remember!" Mu Ruosong nodded solemnly.

Looking at the two lovers, Mou Yu sighed and added another sentence: "My brother really loves you, and your persistent and sincere feelings have brought him pure and beautiful happy times... I hope you will stick to it and don't let me down." His expectations and trust."

"Mu Yu, go out after washing!" Mu Ci said in a daze.

Mu Ci called someone by first and last name, expressing a little dissatisfaction.But Mou Yu didn't care, he rubbed Mu Ci's head, got up and got out of the water without any excuse.

Mu Ruosong knew in his heart why Mou Yu said these words, grief spread, his throat choked, and his eye circles were red.He stared at Mu Ci obsessively, with countless helplessness and bitterness in his words: "You know, right? My mother told me this morning...the family is going to... I..."

He thought of his mother's face, which had been like a dead tree in an ancient well all year round, became radiant and radiant when his mother mentioned the girls from various families... He couldn't express the refusal that came to his lips.The soapy water from shampooing flowed into the eyes, which was unbearably sour, Mu Ruosong closed his eyes, and let the tears wash away the soapy water in the steaming water.

"I know, your family did nothing wrong, and they love you too." Mu Ci tenderly hugged Mu Ruosong's head, and whispered softly, "Zi Ren, your family has nothing wrong with you. It's your responsibility, so your mood... I understand."

Mu Ruosong's heart is as soft as cotton, this lover is always tolerant and considerate, and thinks of him... A warm current made him courageous, and he felt that falling in love with Mu Ci and doing anything for him was not wrong.But the moisture in the eyes is still gushing out...

He hugged Mu Ci even tighter.

"I will not betray you." Mu Ruosong repeated the oath he made when the late emperor died, "This body will never perish, and I will never owe you!"

He couldn't promise more than his pale oath.He can't be weak and ask his lover "what should I do?"-this is the consequence that he should bear when he won Mu Ci's love without hesitation.So no matter how difficult and painful the choice is, he must face it by himself.

"I know you won't let me down." Mu Ci said softly and lovingly, "Ziren, I only care about you letting yourself down."

"No!" Mu Ruosong said in his heart, if he can love you, he will never be considered as letting himself down.He couldn't help himself for a moment, lowered his head and kissed Mu Ci's soft and warm lips...

After Mu Ruosong was put in confinement, Mu Ci took care of things, and the entire Changle Palace was quiet and peaceful.At the same time, Ziwei Hall, the main hall of Prince Chu's Mansion, had countless people coming in and out, and it was a busy scene.

For tomorrow's grand banquet for King Chu's independent establishment of the mansion, he said that he will truly occupy a place in the social circle of Tianjing City from now on. Chaoyang and his people have been busy for several days.

The first emperor's days were not yet full of daylight. According to the etiquette and laws of the previous dynasty, no banquets, entertainment, marriages were allowed for three years of national filial piety, and they were not allowed to conceive in the same room.Fortunately, it is a gentle dynasty, and there is also Emperor Yonghe, a sage and benevolent emperor, who has promulgated many benevolent policies for more than 30 years in power, among which is shortening the time of national filial piety, so as not to affect folk marriages and childbearing.

Emperor Yonghe couldn't be unfilial, so he didn't change the national filial piety of his elders. He only left a will when he was going to die, and only used 49 days to express his grief. After that, the whole country returned to normal.

The country's filial piety has been reduced, who can surpass the emperor?So the family filial piety time is also shortened.However, there are still people who remove their crowns and obediences and keep filial piety for their parents for three years (27 months). People who do this are generally highly praised. After all, Daxing "rules the world with sincerity and filial piety."

Zhao Jiu, the teacher of Emperor Deguang, was an example. His parents died one after another, so he resigned from his position as prime minister and went home to guard the system for five full years.Of course, this also made Zhao Jiu more prestigious, so when he returned to the court, he became Prime Minister Zuo directly, and almost no one objected.

The king of Chu is the late emperor's son, and although a grand banquet could be held tomorrow, Chaoyang did not put up lights and festoons, and did not invite kabuki music.So before Prince Xian wanted to give Hu Ji Julie to Mu Ci, King Ding reminded him not to cause trouble, and he also considered the issue of filial piety, so he did not give the censor an excuse.

In ancient times, there were more rules for holding banquets than in modern times. There are regulations on what kind of people to invite and what kind of things to use.There is no mistress in Chu Palace, if not for Chaoyang, I am afraid that Mu Ci will not be able to manage it.Of course, with Mu Ci's temper, I'm afraid she doesn't want to waste time holding a banquet for socializing.

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Chaoyang is an all-rounder, able to fight on horseback during palace changes, and is an excellent wife at home.The four capable Ping girls worked together, and an experienced and well-trained maid was transferred from Dingwang's mansion, so the banquet was well prepared.The hall is hung with light-colored silk, and the utensils look low-key and not gorgeous, but they are full of exquisite atmosphere-all the things in the inner warehouse of the Chu Palace come from the inner warehouse of the palace, and they can be taken with the sun, can they not be high-end?

However, Chaoyang has encountered a big and small trouble at the moment—originally, the shopkeeper of Taihe Building immediately recommended himself as soon as he heard that the Chu Palace was holding a banquet. It's almost impossible to taste it, and it will definitely make the grand banquet of Chu Palace brilliant and upgrade several grades.

However, because Taihe Building was suddenly sealed off yesterday, and the owner and shopkeeper were all arrested, there was a problem with the banquet - insufficient preparation and insufficient manpower.Qin Shan and the people from the Dianshan Office were too busy.Chaoyang had no choice but to get a cook who had been learning how to cook from Prince Chu’s residence from Prince Ding’s residence, and urgently discussed with Qin Shan to change the banquet menu, and then ordered people to buy good vegetables and vegetables. There was a shortage of food for the feast.

Suddenly, someone from the concierge came to tell Qin Shan that Guo Zhangshao from Taihe Building had come and said he was here to help.

Although Guo Zhangshao is a small person, he is also a trustworthy person. He only said that he promised to help the Chu Palace to cook meals, but now although he can't take over the entire banquet, he knows that the palace must be in a hurry, so he came here to do his best.

Qin Shan smiled like a Maitreya, lost his eyes, and hurriedly said: "It seems that Lao Guo is fine, let him in."

Because the king of Chu couldn't help others to learn how to cook, Guo Zhangshao often came to the mansion to learn a few tricks from Qin Shan.The two love to eat and study cooking, they have similar personalities, and they both call themselves "disciples" of the King of Chu, so they became friends after a while.

There was also a small episode during the period. In order to get closer to the relationship with Chu Wangfu, shopkeeper Tong originally wanted Qin Shan to be a minority shareholder of Taihe Building—afraid that Chu Wang would not like this small property, he did not dare to mention Chu Wang. stake.

It is human nature for people to go to high places, and Mu Ci is also generous, directly allowing Qin Shan to leave the mansion to become a rich man.Qin Shan refused, saying that his ability was given by the King of Chu, and he wanted to cook for the King of Chu for a lifetime.

Although he is also a small person, Qin Shan is a man of faith.Mu Ci also liked Qin Shan's craftsmanship, and liked his loyalty, so he didn't persuade him much. He just watched Qin Shan's waistline getting bigger and bigger, and asked him to exercise more... I was afraid that he would be in trouble if he stretched out his arms that day and the shovel couldn't reach the pot. .

When Chaoyang heard the news, he praised Guo as a loyal person, so he rejected his son's suggestion, saying: "Your buffet style sounds novel, but it saves trouble, but this is the opening banquet of the Chu Palace, mother. I always feel that it is not in line with the etiquette, which is very inappropriate."

Wang Ziguang: "..." This is the generation gap, and it has spanned thousands of years. He can only say euphemistically, "The king of Chu is not a rigid person, and he must like this new form."

"You know?" Chaoyang smiled and nodded his son's forehead, "I think he is not a stickler, but he prefers to have no form."

Just don't hold a banquet.

Wang Ziguang also felt the same about this, and said depressedly: "Mother, you have been here to help for so many days, and he really gave up completely. I haven't seen him at all." He sighed again, "He just watched the Cuju competition once. .”

"He's busy with big things." Chaoyang smiled. Looking at his son's melancholy face, he knew that his son was a diehard fan of the King of Chu. He wanted to inquire about the King of Chu's news, and would wag his tail if he had the chance. He just laughed. Laugh and don't talk about him.

Wang Ziguang was depressed for a while. After all, he is an adult's way of thinking. Suddenly, he asked, "Mother, I feel a little strange. It is reasonable that something happened in Taihe Building. In the final analysis, it is someone who is envious of cooking. Why... Guo Zhangshao, who can cook, is doing it instead." Are you okay?"

Chaoyang was also stunned for a moment.

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Mu Ci is not like Chaoyang's mother and son said to let go. He will never miss some things that need attention. For example, Guo Zhangshao, who should be paid attention to but is abnormally free, entered the palace, and Mu Ci got it right away. Newsletter.

Mu Ci smiled and said to Mou Yu: "Do you want to make a bet? Let's see who brings people to me later."

Mou Yu shook his head helplessly: "It's still a gamble? Who is the favorite to join in the fun? Do you even need to ask?"

Wherever there is excitement, there is him.