The Fate of the Red Chamber

The snow was falling without any intention of stopping, everything was covered in silver, and no one could be seen five feet away.It will be dawn in a while, and this is the time when the guards are most lax.A white shadow passed by quickly, and no one noticed it.

Liu Xuan lay dozed on the warm Kang on the wall of the study room, with his ears pricked up, listening carefully to the movement outside, suddenly there was a very light creaking sound, he turned over suddenly, jumped up, and ran to the door a few steps.A white figure floated in, wearing white clothes, white boots and a white snow cap, it was the King of Beijing, Shui Rong.He just returned to Beijing today.

Liu Xuan did not speak, and led Shui Rong to a four-fold black pear wood carved and embroidered satin screen. There was a tall black lacquered bookcase, and a sweet white flower goblet was placed in an inconspicuous place in the middle, with several branches stuck in it. red plum.Liu Xuan stroked the flower ladle, creaked, and a corner of the bookcase turned obliquely, revealing a small opening for one person to enter and exit. The two entered back and forth, and the bookcase quickly returned to its original shape.

"They left, no one noticed, right?" This is a boxy secret room. Although it is smaller, it has all the necessary daily necessities, and even an earth dragon is caged.

Shui Rong glanced lightly, and a hint of sarcasm flashed in Liu Xuan's eyes: "Did you know that earlier?"

"Know what?" Liu Xuan was stunned by Shui Rong's nonchalant question, the boy seemed not very happy, could it be that he was embarrassed by the Queen Mother.

"It's about the two of them." Anyone could hear the anger hidden in the calm tone.

"Huh? Yes, I know, but what does this have to do with you? It's important to talk about business now. Could it be, you, damn you?" Liu Xuan didn't think about it at all, and it took him a while to realize that he didn't think so. It is necessary to tell Shui Rong about private matters, which have little to do with their major affairs.It's just that Shui Rong's appearance is very dissatisfied, unless he also has unreasonable thoughts about Miss Lin.Thinking of this, Liu Xuan's face suddenly turned cold.

Shui Rong gritted his teeth with hatred, and kept everything from him. He had nowhere to complain about his sufferings, and had nowhere to show his anger, so he paid his love for nothing.It seems that a person has hesitated for a long time whether to enter the door, and when he decides to enter the door, he finds that the door is slammed shut, and there is no room for him inside. This feeling is really uncomfortable.

"You shouldn't have entrusted me with this kind of thing. I thought she was yours, that's why you worked so hard. For the sake of seeing a friend, I endured and endured my heart. It turns out I am the stupidest person, and I was once used as cannon fodder by you." In his heart, Shui Rong is not a person who is afraid of imperial power, nor is he a person who dare not face up to his own wishes. Knowing that he was cast out long ago.

"You? We didn't expect that you would, would like her. And only you are the most trustworthy person, we are not at ease to hand her over to others." Both fists tightened a little, and then loosened, Liu Xuan finally revealed I apologize, but dragging Shui Rong into the water was not what he wanted, and having a Lin Mohan was enough for him to be annoyed.

Shui Rong sat on the chair, Xuanmei squeezed together, his face was livid, these days he has been annoyed with himself, he has lived for more than 20 years, when did he become so unstable: "Why? Why are you all so angry? I can like her, but I can't? You guys overestimate me, and I'm just an ordinary man. "

Liu Xuan and Shui Rong have been friends since childhood, but they are not warm people, so they are not very close on weekdays.After Shui Rong said this, he knew that he was sincere. Unlike the women around him in the past, as a friend, he really felt that he was not considering things properly.However, he felt comforted that he finally had a brother in trouble, and his lips curled slightly: "You have been walking among flowers for a long time, I thought you had already cultivated the ability to keep the fragrance of flowers from sticking to your clothes, I didn't expect you to be so worthless.

If you feel uncomfortable, just go to Mo Han and fight, I promise we won't help each other, it's best that you beat him hard, and take it as an outlet for both of us.how? "

"Hmph, you have a good plan. Lin Mohan is still a gentleman, he is affectionate and righteous, and he is caring and considerate to his adoptive sister. It turns out that he has no good intentions. No matter what, the status of their brothers and sisters has been determined. I See what tricks he has to deal with?" Shui Rong secretly slandered, he is not a magnanimous man, he would never be so stupid as to bless him when he was used as a gunman, just wait and see his good show.

The corners of Liu Xuan's mouth curled up even higher, Mo Han, don't blame us for being unjust, you were the one who didn't do justice first, and dared to play with us to get the moon first, it depends on how you deal with it in the future.

After the two got angry, they discussed the matter in secret, and before dawn, Shui Rong left quietly without alarming anyone.

However, that "Lin Mohan" in Lin's mansion is not as easy as they are, because he has to deal with a beauty, the real beauty is Princess Tangjin.

Ever since Mo Han was released back to the Lin Mansion, Princess Tangjin has almost regarded the Lin family as her own. She is not polite and can run several times a day, especially when King Zhongshun went to the battlefield and no one cared about her.

Mo Han carried out the previous Mo Han's usual style, never had a good temper with Tang Jin, and didn't pay her much attention.That's good, it's not easy for Tang Jin to see his flaws.Tang Jin didn't expect that the person in front of her was not her lover at all, and she was stalking as always.

"Lin Mohan, where are the maids who serve your sister in your mansion, why are none of them gone?" Tang Jin quarreled for a few days, and gradually felt something was wrong.

"Mo Han" was moved in his heart, and he suppressed his tone and said coldly: "They didn't serve the princess well, which caused the princess to disappear. The guilt is inevitable, and they are all killed." It is possible to be similar, but he is afraid that this aunt will ask to see them, so he might as well end it cleanly.

Tang Jin was astonished. Although Lin Mohan was indifferent to her, she was always kind to others, especially her sister's maids, who were all offered as young ladies, so how could she be willing to be so cruel.She stared at Mo Han seriously, and asked suspiciously: "Really? I don't believe it. You have always been very good to them."

"It's for my sister's sake to treat them well. They deserve it, but the past can't erase the big mistake they made this time, and the death penalty is inevitable." , seems to hate these girls.

"Oh, but you have been in Prince Liu's Mansion before, and you couldn't communicate with the outside world. When did you deal with them?" Tang Jin was not an idiot, so she immediately thought of this.

Mo Han secretly became cautious, this Princess Tangjin is not as simple as it appears on the surface, he deliberately rolled his eyes, and replied nonchalantly: "No matter what you say, this king is a prince, and it takes a lot of time to deal with a few slaves. Will this king come forward? If the stewards in the mansion don’t even know this, then it’s better to go as soon as possible.”

While the two were talking, Little Six poked his head outside, but he didn't dare to come in.

"What's the matter?"

"Go back to the prince, Guanshi Xia is asking to see you outside."

"Biography." Mo Han cherishes words like gold.

Compared with previous years in Gusu, Xia Cheng is completely different. He has seen more ups and downs in Beijing, and he looks more old-fashioned and calm, not like a person who has just turned [-].It's just that there was a snowstorm on the Zhuangzi outside, and the houses of many farmers' homes collapsed, etc., Mo Han ordered them one by one.

Tang Jin noticed that Xia Cheng was walking with a limp, he couldn't help being surprised, but also wanted to probe, and asked with concern: "Officer Xia, what's wrong with you, are you injured?"

"The princess doesn't know. Although we can't blame us for the princess's affairs, it is a big mistake to protect the master, so the small one should take the punishment himself. Every steward in the mansion has been hit with [-] boards and a year's silver rice. County All the people around the master were executed by the younger ones, and the rest waited half a year for silver rice. Even the prince was punished by the queen mother, how can we, as servants, shirk our responsibility?" Xia Cheng lowered his head with a desolate look on his face. When he mentioned that the servant girl was killed with a stick, Xiao Liuzi's body trembled, as if he remembered the tragic scene of that day.

Tang Jin saw that he had lingering fears in his words and actions, combined with the sluggish appearance she saw after she came to Lin's mansion, she couldn't help but believe it.

After listening to Tang Jin's report, the queen mother did not expect that Lin Mohan really didn't know about Lin Daiyu's disappearance, but who did it?However, because of this, the wariness towards Mo Han has gone down a bit. At first, he was suspected to be related to the Jiangnan rebellion, but now it also faded away.

It is said that Mo Han and Daiyu's group traveled all the way either by horses or boats, and they didn't arrive at the Lin family site by Poyang Lake until the end of November.This place was originally a transfer station for Mohan to develop shops in Lianghu and Central Sichuan, and then gradually expanded.In the past two years, in order to guard against the Empress Dowager, more emphasis was placed on the development of this place, and Zhuangzi's servants and guards were all available.

Of course, the three caves of the cunning rabbit, Mo Han's mansion is not limited to here, but this is the most important place besides Gusu Lin Mansion.Because of the good terrain here, it is very cheap to go to Jiangnan in the east, Sichuan and Shu in the west, and go to the capital in the north.The most important thing is that the prefect of Jiujiang is secretly Liu Xuan's person, and there is a support for everything.It is not as attractive as Jiangnan and other places.

Lin's house is located on the bank of Poyang Lake at the foot of Lushan Mountain. Daiyu and others abandoned their boat and landed, and arrived there in half an hour.It really is a good place, with beautiful scenery and warm climate. It feels like a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Daiyu likes it very much.The plaque is hung on the palace, and outsiders only know that this is the summer resort of the Wang family in Kuaiji. Occasionally, the master will come to live for a while, but most of the time it is idle.

The journey was tiring, Mo Han naturally didn't allow Daiyu to be greedy for the scenery, and went directly with her to the Qifei Courtyard where the two of them lived.The name of Qifei Courtyard comes from Wang Bo's "Sunset and Lonely Bird Flying Together". The architectural pattern is different from other courtyards, but two three-room main rooms stand side by side, separated by a long corridor of wisteria.There are two side rooms in front of the main room, where maids and servants live.In the middle of the courtyard is a whole bamboo forest, and there is a small corridor paved with small cobblestones.In the open space in front of the main house, there are a few sporadic Chinese crabapple hibiscus, but in the backyard is a large area of ​​plum trees, which are in budding season.

Daiyu and Mohan lived separately in the main rooms on both sides.At least Mo Han coaxed Daiyu to sleep, and he was also on the sidelines for more than half an hour, and then he went out to take care of his affairs after instructing the maid a few words.

When Daiyu woke up, it was two hours later, the sky was overcast, it seemed that it was time for dinner.Xueyan waited for Daiyu to freshen and wash. Inside was a white jacket with a stand-up collar, and outside was covered with a white fox fur-trimmed rose red woven gold-wrapped branch pattern makeup flower long beanie, and a light purple horse-faced skirt underneath.

"I'm going to rest again in a while, just wear whatever bun you want, don't worry about it." Daiyu said softly to the snow geese in the mirror.

Xueyan learned to comb Daiyu's hair since she was a child, and knowing her preferences, she really loosely tied a bun with a loose makeup, adorned only with a double-knotted Ruyi hairpin with white jade inlaid with red coral beads, and a small half-opened hairpin on her right temple. red plum.Daiyu had a good rest, and she was dressed like this again, making her look even more graceful and charming, her flowers shining in the water.

"Where did the uncle go?" Daiyu asked casually.

Bi Xiang, who was making the bed and folded the quilt, quickly answered, "Master first called the steward here, that is, Steward Xiao Lin, the son of Steward Gusu Lao Lin, and asked about the situation here, and then he interviewed a person who lives in the Furong Courtyard." Miss Ye, it seems that she has not returned from the house now."

Daiyu was taken aback, then turned her head immediately, her face seemed puzzled, she paused before asking: "Who is Miss Ye, I've never heard of it?"

Xueyan glared at Bixiang fiercely, "Damn girl, it's hard to say anything, if you insist on mentioning Miss Ye, the girl will definitely react in her heart.But if I changed myself, I was full of discomfort. I never knew that the uncle had an outhouse here. The key point is that there is a young girl living in the outhouse. Don’t be an outhouse, otherwise I’m not sure what the girl will do. What about?

Bixiang hurriedly covered her mouth, lowered her head embarrassingly, not daring to answer.To be honest, she didn't know who Miss Ye was.

"Girl, I heard from Steward Xiaolin that Miss Ye was the daughter of the former prefect of Jiujiang. Two years ago, the Queen Mother ordered people to raid the house of the prefect of Ye. The men were exiled and the female relatives were sold. Steward Xiaolin saw that Miss Ye was pitiful and bought her. The uncle knows Later, he praised him well in the letter, telling him not to treat Miss Ye as a real person, but to treat her like a guest. Just now, Miss Ye knew that the master here is here, so she went to thank the uncle." Xue Yan was early in the morning. Let's find out the matter clearly, she knows in her heart that the girl will definitely ask after hearing about it later, it is better to tell the truth than to make the girl feel depressed.

Daiyu was startled, her brother never mentioned this matter to her, Miss Ye?

For the time being, she put her mind to rest and asked a few questions about the dinner arrangements, and there was a report outside that the uncle was back.She hurriedly got up and greeted her out.

"Are you awake? Did you sleep well, but are you still used to it?" Mo Han stood at the door, letting the servant girl untie the snow fox-trimmed stone blue dark-pattern cloak for him, revealing the black fox-trimmed moon-white gown inside.Seeing Daiyu coming out, I couldn't help but reached out and shook her hand, and took her into the inner heating kang to sit down.

Daiyu's eyes turned, her face was full of flowers, and she said with a charming smile: "Very well, I only woke up for a quarter of an hour. My brother must have had a good rest. Let's have dinner first, and my brother should go back to sleep early. I'm afraid of the next thing." I have to be busy."

"I don't want to eat? I don't want to go back to sleep." Mo Han put his face close to Daiyu's cheek, sniffed the sweet orchid fragrance on her body, and smiled muffled.

Daiyu dodged to the side, but in the end she didn't dodge, so she lowered her eyelids and asked in a low voice, "Brother, if you're not hungry now, you can use it later."

"Who said I'm not hungry anymore, I'm really hungry." Mo Han's breath caressed Daiyu's face, warm and warm.

Daiyu couldn't help but pretend to be serious: "Didn't my brother say he didn't want to eat?"

"Who told you to drive me away as soon as I eat, I might as well stay here starving." Mo Han laughed in his heart, this little girl is still so thin-skinned, she has to get married next year good.

"Brother." Daiyu blushed immediately, and lay in Mo Han's arms, unwilling to show her head, but her heart was filled with joy.

"Okay, okay, I won't bother you anymore, let's have dinner first, I have something to talk to my sister about after dinner." Mo Han couldn't bear to tease her anymore, picked her up and strode quickly to the small flower hall in the west, where the maids had already arranged Put down the bowls and chopsticks.

Daiyu felt ashamed and anxious when she thought of the maidservants all over the room watching, and pinched Mo Han's shoulder a few times, but it could only be regarded as a massage.The two talked and laughed after dinner.Mo Han hugged Daiyu as before and went back to his room. He didn't know why, he didn't want to hide it from others, he just wanted everyone to know that he and Daiyu were not brother and sister, and he just wanted to treat her like a couple.

In order not to let her thoughts go astray, Daiyu hurriedly asked: "Brother, is this place safe? No one will find out, right?"

"It's okay, the prefect of Jiujiang is one of our own, and everyone outside this is the Wang family's other courtyard, no one dares to trespass. Our people are guarding everywhere, and outsiders can't get close easily." Mo Han was not as indifferent as usual, The tone was as gentle as water, as if to melt Daiyu.

"That's good. Do you think that fake brother in the capital can fool the Queen Mother?" Daiyu felt like a deer was jumping wildly in her heart, and she forced herself to be patient, but her voice became lower and lower.

Mo Han hugged Daiyu and lay down together, turned her head to face him, with affection in his eyes: "People who are not particularly familiar with him will not notice. Sister, my hands are so sore, why don't you give me a hand?" Shall I rub it?"

Daiyu knew that he was acting like a spoiled child to her, she didn't feel annoyed at all, she just kept rubbing and rubbing his arm.Mo Han was tense all the way, and he didn't rest today, and unexpectedly fell asleep under Daiyu's gentle rubbing and slow twisting.Daiyu was angry and distressed, she was reluctant to wake him up, but fortunately the room was already warm, the kang was covered with a thick felt blanket, which was not hard at all, she ordered the girl to take an apricot red quilt to cover him in a low voice .After freshening up, I went back to bed and went to sleep.

When he woke up the next day, Mo Han was gone.After breakfast, Daiyu sat and sewed with Baihui.

Chunxian lifted the curtain with a smile, and blessed her body: "Girl, Miss Ye from Furongyuan came to pay her respects, wait outside, do you want to invite her in?"

Daiyu suddenly remembered that she forgot to ask Miss Ye about yesterday when her brother made a fuss, and she couldn't help feeling annoyed, but her brother said he wanted to treat her well, so naturally she couldn't put on airs, so hurry up and put down her needle and thread, and Bai Hui took it away. step aside.

The door curtain moved slightly, and a young girl of seventeen or eighteen years old came in, with a plump body, exquisite curves, bright eyes and white teeth, fair skin, a gentle smile on her face, but a ray of sadness on her brows.It's no wonder that she has no news about her father and brother, her mother died without humiliation, and she is alone, and she is still a betrayed body.Yesterday she went to thank the new owner here first, but he was such a handsome young man.

She didn't know who actually lived here, she only heard that it was mentioned that this was the other courtyard of the Wang family, and she presumably was the master of the younger generation of the Wang family.Look at this style, the servants are in groups, and they look orderly, so you know they are from real masters.Even when her father was in his prime, there was absolutely no such atmosphere in the family. It's a pity that the Ye family was not tolerated by the queen mother, and the family was ruined.

She wanted to come to see the hostess yesterday, but the servants told her that she was tired, so she didn't dare to take the liberty to come, and this time she came almost at the right time.She lowered her head, not daring to look directly at Daiyu, and saluted dignifiedly: "Ye Wenxiu has met the girl, thank you for her life." She heard people say that the one inside is the younger sister of the master, who is still a girl who has not yet left the court. .

"Come on, I just heard about it yesterday. It's better for Xie Lin to be in charge. Miss Ye, please sit down." Daiyu knew that she was also a daughter of a big family in the past when she saw her demeanor. It was provided by the maidservant.Thinking back then that the Queen Mother was going to steal the Lin family, if it wasn't for my brother, I was afraid that my fate would not be much better than hers, so I couldn't help but feel pity.

"Thank you, Miss, for giving me your seat." After all, she was not used to acting like a servant, but she was quite respectful on the surface.

Daiyu picked out a pickled green plum and ate half of it. With a friendly expression, she persuaded with a smile: "If you are so polite, I will be annoyed. Try this plum. Here, if you need anything, just tell me." , the servant girl is disobedient and should be disciplined, you discipline yourself as you like, don't let yourself be idle."

Daiyu's voice had the beauty of roundness and smoothness, and the softness of Wu dialect in the soft voice made the listeners feel it. Finally, Ye Wenxiu couldn't help but raised her head to look at Daiyu quietly, and she was instantly amazed.Yesterday's master was already a rare handsome man. I didn't expect that this young girl was not only born to be beautiful, but also had a kind of grace and grace that had been in the top position for a long time, but she didn't boss her around, which made people admire her.

She couldn't help being stunned for a moment, then she quickly recovered her thoughts and thanked her sincerely: "Then Wenxiu has overstepped."

Daiyu inquired about her family background in detail, and saw that she spoke elegantly, and she liked her a lot, and also observed that her clothes were bright, and thought that Manager Lin would not treat her badly, so she felt at ease.The two talked for less than half an hour, and when they heard that Mo Han had returned, Ye Wenxiu hurriedly got up to leave.Yesterday's visit was a thank you for saving my life, so I should avoid it later.

Daiyu didn't talk to Mohan, but told Baihui: "Although we didn't bring all of our things, we should have prepared a lot here. Go back and have a look at the warehouse. Pick some better clothes and send them to Miss Ye." , and seal 200 taels of silver to her. She lives here and has enough food and clothing, but there is always a place to spend money, so let the servants not neglect her. Also, it is almost the New Year's Eve, you look outside If you don’t have something prepared to reward your servants, it will be twice as thick as in previous years.”

Bai Hui smiled and went.

Mo Han drank a cup of tea vigorously, put the half of Daiyu's leftover plum in his mouth and chewed it carefully, and when she finished her work, he pulled her to sit closer, and asked with a smile, "Have you seen Ye Zi?" girl?"

"Yeah, but she was born with a good appearance. Poor family has undergone great changes, otherwise it would be a family of noble and noble girls." Daiyu smiled a little, and the corner of her eyes lightly glanced at Mo Han's face.

Unconsciously, Mo Han said, "Really? Why didn't I find out? Her father was also an upright official back then, and he was trusted by the late emperor, but he was envied by King Zhongshun, so he was framed. Lord Ye is still in the same discipline as his father." Jinshi, Xiao Lin wrote to me, and I think that since this is the case, I should help. At that time, Master Ye and his son died in exile, Mrs. Ye committed suicide, and Miss Ye was the only one left, so she was placed here."

"Oh, Miss Ye is indeed pitiful. Otherwise, at her age, she should be married as a woman, but now she is alone." After listening to Mo Han's narration, Daiyu's little suspicion of Ye Wenxiu disappeared, and she sincerely pity her.

"Good sister, don't worry about whether she is married or not. It's better for us to worry about ourselves. The situation is different now. We can't handle our affairs in a lively manner. Why don't we settle it first and talk about it later? Do you think it's okay?" Okay?" Mo Han blushed, his face was not red, and he thought in his heart, if he didn't take this opportunity to make a big decision, he would be hindered by Liu Xuan when he went back, he was not stupid.

Daiyu was ashamed, how could she tell a girl about this kind of thing, her face blushed, and she spat softly: "What are you talking about? It's important, you, have you contacted Mr. He and the others?" Daiyu tried her best to change the topic.

"Brother knew it well. If there were no accidents, their people would have arrived before the year. It doesn't matter, the key is us, do you understand?" Mo Han continued to follow his advice, clearly he is a wolf in sheep's clothing who tempts people to make mistakes.

"I, I, by the way, have you notified Prince Liu and Prince Jing of our safe arrival?" Daiyu was so anxious that she was about to cry, and finally thought of an excuse.

Mo Han was really speechless to ask the sky, he scolded Liu Xuan and Shui Rong for spoiling his good deeds in his heart, so he had to answer obediently: "I sent the news back yesterday, don't worry."

Before Mo Han could finish his sentence, Dai Yu jumped up, rushed ahead of him and said, "Let me go and see if lunch is ready in the kitchen?" Then she ran away.

Why?

In a blink of an eye, it was already the New Year. To be cautious, there was not much excitement during the period, but everyone had a lot of excitement behind closed doors.

This day, it was the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, and Daiyu waited until almost noon when Mohan came back for lunch, so she was a little anxious, and nothing happened.Just as she was about to send her maid to inquire about it, Bi Xiang came in with a smile and said, "Girl, the wind guard in the front yard came over and said that the uncle invited the girl to eat by herself, and he has guests over there, so he can't come to accompany the girl."

"I have a guest, who is it?" Daiyu threw down the small hand stove in her hand and asked in surprise, not many people knew about their coming here.

Bixiang bent down, clung to Daiyu's ear and lowered her voice, "The secret envoy of the king of Tubo."

"What?" Daiyu hurriedly covered her lips, looked left and right, luckily everyone in the room was her own, she was extremely puzzled.

"I'm afraid I'll have to wait for the uncle to come back to know exactly how."

Daiyu lowered her head, knowing that Bixiang was right, but couldn't bear to think about why the Tubo secret envoys came, how did they know they lived here, there are too many problems here.I had something on my mind, and my lunch was useless, and I waited for nearly an hour, but I still hadn't seen Mo Han, and my heart became more and more anxious, so I decided to go ahead and have a look.

Knowing that Daiyu would not listen, Bai Hui and the others had no choice but to wrap her in a gorilla felt cloak, hold a small stove in her hand, and help her go to the study in the front yard.

When I arrived at the door of the study, I saw that the guards were heavily guarded, it must be an extremely important matter, and I hesitated whether to go in.

When the guards saw it, they hurriedly saluted. Immediately, someone came out and respectfully said, "My lord invites the girl in, it's cold outside."

Daiyu relaxed her heart that had been hanging for a long time, it seemed that her brother was not in danger, so she staggered inside.

Mo Han had already reached the door, helped Daiyu in, and took off her cloak.Daiyu saw at a glance a middle-aged man standing in front of the desk with six-legged western lotus flowers. His face was more three-dimensional than that of people from the Central Plains. He had a dark complexion and a beard.

"Sister, this is Mr. Pei who is beside the king of Tubo." Mo Han pointed with a smile.

"I've seen Mr. Pei."

"Let's sit and talk. Why are you here? It's so cold outside." After Mo Han greeted Mr. Pei to take a seat, he sat side by side with Daiyu on the warm kang by the window, and asked each other with concern.

Daiyu was a little uneasy, she quickly calmed down, and replied softly, "I don't worry about you."

Mo Han's eyes were full of smiles, and he said [-]: "Do you still remember the Tubo prince who married the third sister? He succeeded the Tubo throne at the beginning of last year. The queen mother sent a letter to the third sister two months ago. , asked her to persuade the Tubo king to assist the court to suppress the rebellion, and later sent envoys there. The Tubo king didn't understand the situation, so he didn't dare to agree rashly. It happened that Mr. Pei had a personal relationship with Mr. Luo, the governor of Sichuan, and he took the initiative to ask for orders to contact this side. Mr. Luo didn't agree. Dare to make up your mind to send Mr. Pei here."

"That's right. Our king came to the Central Plains a few years ago. He heard a little bit about the affairs here. He knew that the Queen Mother's strength is not the strongest. Although our two countries have diplomatic relations, the safety of the country is naturally not important. I will act rashly, not to mention that the three places of this uprising are extremely important places. Our Wang Youxin sent me here. To be honest, I also came to find out the truth, but I also know the forces on both sides. Don't worry, Lord Lin. We know how to do it." This Mr. Pei is like a Tubo person, he is straightforward and doesn't hide anything. To be honest, he came to find out the truth and help whoever is good. It made Daiyu a little funny, and I have never met such an interesting person.

Mo Han had met the King of Tubo and knew his temper, so he dared to show them the general strength of his side, believing that even if they didn't help him, they would never help the Queen Mother, that would not do them any good.

"Then what does your princess say?" After not seeing Tanchun for two years, Daiyu was a little curious about her thoughts.

"Which princess, oh, is it Princess Dong?" Mr. Pei stroked his sparse beard and asked Daiyu.

"Uh, how many concubines are there?" Daiyu couldn't help being stunned. After all, men in the Central Plains can have many concubines, but generally there is only one regular wife. Even if there are occasional wives whose status is still lower than that of the regular wife, is it possible? Isn't that the case in Tubo?

Mo Han put down the teacup in his hand, and explained to her: "The king of Tubo has three concubines, the eastern concubine is the third younger sister, the western concubine is the princess of Manga, and the middle concubine is from Tubo. The three have equal identities, regardless of seniority."

The third younger sister has always been unable to see through the superiority and inferiority of her status, and has fought for herself all her life. She doesn't know how she feels when she finds out that her husband has two other princesses?Daiyu sighed softly, looked at Master Pei with a smile and said, "It's Princess Dong, she has the intention of obeying the Queen Mother."

"Yes. She did persuade our king, but even if our king loves her more than the other two princesses, he never listens to women. The king is afraid that she will be involved in this matter, so he grounded her." Pei Pei The lord said indifferently, as if he didn't care about the confinement of a princess.

"Foot restraint?" Daiyu called out coquettishly, quickly regained her composure, said a few words before leaving and retreating: "Brother is good to stay with Mr. Pei, I will go back first."

Mo Han sent her to the outside of the courtyard and saw that she was far away before returning to continue the discussion with Mr. Pei.

"Master Lin, don't you avoid women on such an important matter?" Mr. Pei was a little puzzled, it should be said that he was very puzzled. Didn't the Central Plains often say that women are not allowed to participate in politics, as long as the husband and son manage the inner courtyard well.

"I trust her, there is nothing I can hide from her." Mo Han didn't mind showing his feelings for Daiyu in front of others.

That night, Mr. Pei left immediately.When Mo Han returned to Qi Feiyuan, Dai Yu had already rested, but did not fall asleep.

"What, thinking about the third sister?" Mo Han rubbed Daiyu's hair, took off his shoes and went to bed to hug her.

Daiyu lay down inside, and asked half angrily and half ashamed: "What are you doing here? Master Pei is gone?"

"Well, there will be nothing wrong with Tubo. Fortunately, the king of Tubo is a sensible person. Otherwise, he would listen to the queen mother and send troops to us. The two places in central Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu are not far from him, and it will be troublesome if we are attacked by enemies. In this way, it will be even more difficult. You can let go of your hands and feet." This is something that Mo Han has been worrying about for a long time, but he didn't expect it to be solved so easily, he was happy in his heart, and his expression became more and more peaceful.

"Has the capital made any moves recently?" Daiyu nodded, nestled in Mo Han's arms, and played around while tugging at his belt.

"The national treasury is empty, and the soldiers complained that it was not small. The queen mother had a headache. She couldn't attack a place for a while, so she was probably in a hurry. If it dragged on for another year or a half, she would not be able to keep herself from getting confused. I'm going to the capital." Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother was even worse than he imagined, but it was also because she lost the hearts of all the officials, and there were not many people who were really willing to make suggestions, and they could hide as far as they could.

"Oh, I'm afraid she'll jump over the wall in a hurry and come to a dead end. It's good that we are far away. Prince Liu is too unsafe in Beijing. If something happens to him, we will be in trouble. Who will be called to be the emperor then?" Daiyu was sleepy. He came up and spoke a little muttering.

Mo Han is extremely funny, everyone is vying to be the emperor, but my sister is fine, worrying that no one will be the emperor.Alas, the little girl was so relieved of herself that she fell asleep.