Three hundred and fifty second chapters
After hearing Mu's words, King Ruicheng was shocked and couldn't believe it, "Isn't even Yufeng so confused?"
This is a favored concubine to destroy his wife. Ning Ya'er is not even a concubine. She is just a nameless woman. She is not so ignorant of the severity of the King of Ding. She is not a young man who has just fallen in love?
Mu looked at King Ruicheng with some surprise, "What a confusion?"
"If you believe Ning Ya'er's words, you will be married to the princess of a famous family..." King Ruicheng's voice gradually became lowered. He thought that he had heard his favorite concubines and had complained about Mu. Whenever his concubine complained a little, he suspected that Mu treated his beloved person, but Mu did things without any leakage... This was something that happened many years ago, and he almost forgot about it himself.
Mu did not care, and said, "This is just the words of the little maid next to Ning Ya'er. I don't know whether it is true or false. I guess it is too exaggerated. For example, the threatening words of Princess Ding, even the little maid did not hear them with his own ears. It was just that Ning Ya'er said that such a woman could never be trusted, but Princess Ding's search for a relative for Ning Ya'er must not be concealed. Ning Ya'er's lawsuit against Princess Ding was also in front of many maids and mothers in the royal family. These should be true, but no matter what Princess Ding does, Ning Ya'er's frequent tricks of making others do things happen, which is really hateful. Ning Ya'er actually had a good relationship with such a woman, and it was so far that it could really drag down the whole family."
Speaking of this, Mu couldn't help but shook his head gently.
King Ruicheng said angrily: "This woman is so hateful, so I should drive out of my Prince Ruicheng's Mansion immediately."
Mu was silent for a moment, and shook his head again: "It is easy to ask for a god but it is hard to send it to the god. Now the Ning family members are hiding nowhere to see them. Where should I send them? In addition, I asked someone to test the words of some distant relatives from the Ning family. They all said that they were not familiar with Ning Yaer and had never even seen each other, and they had never stepped past the gate of the Ding Prince's Mansion to benefit from it. As we all know, the third lady in our mansion often went to the Ding Prince's Mansion to visit Ning Yaer... The maid and the old lady around Ning Yaer insisted that it was Ning Yaer instigated by our third lady. In order to refute, the Ning family might also say the same thing and insisted on sending Ning Yaer back. The Ning family made up their minds... If there is no evidence of death, our Ruicheng Mansion will be even more undisputed."
It’s not possible to send it away. Keeping it is even more of a disaster. King Ruicheng got a headache and couldn’t help but look at Mu, hoping that Mu would come up with an idea.
Mu thought for a moment, but mentioned another thing, "Two days ago, Zhenyuan wrote to me again. The mother of the new Wuyang Tongzong who was about to be appointed suddenly passed away. The new Tongzong wanted Dingyou. Wuyang had a lot of things recently. Wuyang's magistrate asked Zhenyuan to stay for more time to help with affairs, and wait for the court to select Tongzong to take over the affairs of the central government. Zhenyuan has agreed."
"This is what it should be. Anyway, it will take some time to go to Beijing to be short." King Ruicheng is now worried about it and has not considered it too much for his second son.
"The prince said a while ago that he wanted to make a flaw for Zhenyuan in the capital. Now he has some clues?" Mu put down the cool teacup in his hand, took the embroidery band beside him, took two needles before asking.
"This... it's not yet." King Ruicheng's face felt a little embarrassed. He heard Mu mention his second son's hard career and felt a little guilty. Then he said that he wanted to help his second son find a good job. It was not difficult to do it in the past. But now, he was really unsure. The palm of his hand was far less important than the third son's position in his heart, and he was not even as important as his beloved daughter Xiuwen. At a critical moment, how could he waste his connections on him? Anyway, the second son is not in a hurry now, but the third son Zhenyun's job has not been found.
But he couldn't help feeling a little guilty.
Mu said without surprise: "A few days ago, I wrote a letter to Zhenyuan about some of the situation in the mansion. Now... I guess he may take this opportunity to ask him to remain the Chief Justice of Wuyang."
"Can you tell me, did Zhen Yuan reveal it in the letter?" King Ruicheng looked at Mu with some suspicion.
Mu turned around and went back to the house, took out the letter and handed it to King Ruicheng, "What I said just now is my guess. This is Zhenyuan's letter. Please take a look."
King Ruicheng first glanced, then read it carefully twice. In addition to wishing the father and mother good health, he only mentioned that he wanted to stay in Wuyang for the time being to help with affairs. No word revealed the meaning of staying in Wuyang? Then he asked: "This is the letter from Zhenyuan?"
Mu did not even raise his eyelids, and embroidered two needles on the embroidery bandage, then said: "Of course, unless there is something important, Zhenyuan's letter will be written once a month."
"I don't doubt you, I just..." King Ruicheng felt a little embarrassed again. He couldn't say anything for a long time, so he asked directly, "From this letter, Zhenyuan did not mention the intention of staying."
Mu said: "Wuyang's magistrate Chen Ping is already old, and at most he will remain in the last position. Zhen Yuan has been dealing with the affairs of the state for many years. Zhen Yuan had planned to write a letter to the court to keep one more position, so he will take over the position of Chen Ping as the magistrate of Wuyang. He has a good relationship with Chen Pi. When Chen Pi retires, he will be able to recommend him to the top ten. At that time, I saw that the children can do things. In recent years, the examinations have been excellent, and the people have also praised it. Why should I delay the position of a magistrate? What is unknown in a few years? I suggested that he go back to Yancheng first. He did a good job in office, and it is natural that he does not need to delay his time. Who would have thought... If the mansion cannot contribute, it is better to stay in Wuyang. Why should I get involved in the right and wrong of Yancheng?"
Mu said that if the royal mansion does not work hard, he will save face for King Ruicheng. The current situation is that the Ruicheng Mansion is afraid that he will still drag him down.
King Ruicheng became more and more embarrassed and said casually: "All these things are told to you by Zhen Yuan?"
"There is something mentioned in Zhenyuan's family letters! Prince, have you never read Zhenyuan's family letters?" Mu stopped his embroidered hand and looked at King Ruicheng strangely, "Every time I read it, I ask the maid to send it to the prince. Did the little maid be lazy and didn't deliver it?"
"No, no, it's probably because it's too long, I forgot." Old King Ruicheng blushed and did not dare to look at Mu's eyes. He was in no mood to read Zhenyuan's letters. Occasionally, he read one or two letters, and wrote some trivial matters in office, either children and girls learning to speak, and there was nothing good to read, and then he stopped reading them. Even the matter of Zhenyuan being transferred to Wuyang for several years was said by Mu a few days ago, otherwise he would have thought that his son was still a small county magistrate.
Mu did not ask sarcasm, and lowered his eyebrows and embroidered his flowers.
King Ruicheng sat for a while and couldn't help but say again: "This will not work. The Hu family heard that Mrs. Hu and her mother and daughter were sick, especially Mrs. Hu. She heard that it was almost impossible. She was talking about our royal family bullying others. Now outsiders don't know much about Ning Ya'er. If the Hu family hears the news, it would be very unfavorable to our royal family. We have to think of a solution as soon as possible."
Mu did not even raise his head and said lightly: "Prince, please forgive me for saying rude words. Flies do not pin seamless eggs. This matter is like this. I don't want to speculate randomly. However, in the eyes of outsiders, Xiuwen deliberately made a false fall in order to avoid marriage. Even if they hit a fifty-foot board, Miss Hu really pushed Xiuwen was just a problem of the little girl's character, which was harmless. Xiuwen escaped marriage and fake fall in love with the court. This matter was definitely impossible for Xiuwen to complete a girl's family. It must be that her family was a family that was a favor and help. Our noble family enjoyed wealth, but she was reluctant to let her even a daughter. What would the boss think? It's not that the case was decided in court, and it requires conclusive evidence."
After listening to Mu's analysis, King Ruicheng suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. Seeing that Mu was still embroidering slowly, he became a little impatient and complained, "Since that's the case, why do you still have the leisure to embroider and cook tea? Don't think about it quickly? Xiuwen, Zhenyun was not born by you, but the prince is your own flesh and blood, which affects the prince's inheritance of the throne."
Mu stopped his hand and looked at King Ruicheng with a clear look, "It is precisely because Xiuwen, Zhenyun was not born by me, so I cannot say some things. If I say it, my stepmother is not kind, and I don't treat the concubine's children as human beings. In addition, embroidery is not a brain-burning thing. It's the same principle that you men walk around when you are upset, but you just have something to do and do your mind."
King Ruicheng remembered Mu's idea of sending Xiuwen to the temple before, his face was a little depressed, and he murmured, "Is there really no other way?"
Mu looked down and continued to embroider the flowers, no longer looking at King Ruicheng.
For some reason, King Ruicheng felt that this was a kind of ridicule, a kind of silent ridicule, but now it is the time when Mu's efforts are needed. These things are all disputes between the back house. Women are more effective than men. Mu's family has always been popular, so he can only lower his posture, "Or, you go to the Meng Mansion or the Ding Wang Mansion first to see what they want?"
"Prince, I handed over the gifts to the prince's concubine many years ago. Let the prince's concubine do these things." Mu completely put down his work and put the flower bundle into the sewing basket beside him. Then he said, "A man wants shame, tree wants bark. When I was young, I was a shameless person. I can't throw my face to the ground and let someone step on it."
"This is for your son." King Ruicheng was so angry that he couldn't help but say loudly.
"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings." Mu's expression was calm, "When I was as old as the princess, no one had to support me. I'm here too? Young people need to practice more and look at Zhenyuan. They think more clearly than others. He knew that relying on others is worse than relying on others. He thought of a way out. Now that he just talks about Wuyang Tong and does it well, he doesn't have to worry about anything. Why do you have to risk going back to Yancheng to see people's faces and ask for charity?"
Chapter completed!