After giving up being the wife of a powerful official, Ling Yunlu became a concubine

Mo understood in an instant and released the pigeon in his hand.

"We're just going to let go of the last incident on the cliff..." He didn't believe that the King of Qi would suffer in silence.

"Let him go? Who has ever let me go?" Xiao Minshen's tone was cold.

He was not favored to begin with, but he managed to stick his head out just to survive.

His brothers began to plot against him, even at the risk of taking his life.

It’s just a pity that he also cherishes his life!

"Is there any news from the post station?" Xiao Minshen was more concerned about Princess Gao Li.

Her brother brought a large number of troops and stationed them outside the city under the pretext of escorting Princess Gao Li to marry. What exactly did he want to do?

Was this done by the Huns themselves, or did it have anything to do with his second brother?

"Those people were either shopping to buy dowry for Princess Gao Li, or drinking in restaurants."

"Oh, right. This afternoon, they said they saw the Fourth Prince's men go there. They specifically asked servants to inquire about the situation of those people, and they also left spies to follow them."

"It seems that my fourth brother is not a fool either." Xiao Minshen sneered.

Come to think of it, money can move people's hearts, not to mention that position represents supreme power and wealth.

"Where's Lao Liu? What is he busy with recently?"

The Sixth Prince, the Wise King, also has a chance to compete for that position.

"The Sixth Prince's wife seems to be pregnant. In the past few days, the Sixth Prince has accompanied her back to her parents' home."

I'm afraid that accompanying the Sixth Prince's wife back to her parents' home was just an excuse. The real reason was to discuss things with his father-in-law.

Xiao Minshen squinted his eyes and tapped his fingers unconsciously on the table.

"How's it going at the iron mine?"

"We have made thousands of arrows, all of which can penetrate deep into the wood."

"How's the drill going?"

Mo Yi hesitated for a second, "I think it's still not as good as the previous Mo family army."

"Because of too little practice and lack of experience, even though they seem to be practicing well, they can't even last two moves against you."

Real practice? Unless you take it to the battlefield.

But if you don't practice well in normal times, you will just be killed even if you go to the battlefield.

"Then let them simulate the actual operation first, fighting two by two."

"Yes."

Shen Yunjin finally caught up on his sleep.

She took two sips of the tea brought by Jinzhi and recalled the peach blossom tea she drank at the hot spring villa.

She turned around and ordered, "Jinzhi, take someone to get a bottle of peach blossom wine that we made for you to taste."

After the wine is brewed, it is said that it should be opened and drunk within a month.

As a result, a lot of things happened later and she almost forgot about it.

At noon, Xiao Minshen found a jar of wine on the dining table.

"Master, this is the peach blossom wine I brewed myself, please try it." Shen Yunjin picked up the jar of wine and poured some out.

As the wine jar tilted, the pink liquid came out with a fragrant aroma.

"It smells so good!" Xiao Minshen couldn't help but praise.

The pink wine in the white jade bowl is as tempting as agate.

Xiao Minshen picked it up and took a quick sniff. It had a rich peach blossom scent.

He took a sip, and the fragrance lingered in his mouth, with a faint taste of alcohol.

"Yes, you said you brewed it?" He looked at the wine in the bowl.

"Well, I used to make wine with grapes at home. This year, there are many peach blossoms. I remembered that the book said that the Queen Mother used peach blossom wine to entertain the gods, so I tried to make it. It seems to be successful."

Shen Yunjin took a small sip and was very satisfied with the taste.

"Grapes can be used to make wine?" Xiao Minshen became interested.

"Yes, wasn't there monkey wine in the mountains in the past? I heard that monkeys piled ripe fruits into mountain springs and brewed it."

"Isn't there a wine shop in the palace? The shop is closed, and I want to take it back and run it myself, so I tried making this batch of wine."

Xiao Minshen nodded. The shop in the palace had always been managed by Uncle Zhong.

He remembered that except for a blacksmith shop, all the others were rented out.

After dinner, the maids quickly took the bowls and plates away.

Shen Yunjin brewed the tea himself and handed a cup to Xiao Minshen.

"Just now when we were talking about the shop, there is something I forgot to tell you, Your Majesty."

"There was a tenant of a shop named Cao. Does Your Majesty remember him? Uncle Zhong said that the Second Prince introduced him to Your Majesty."

Xiao Minshen lowered his head and thought for a moment, then nodded.

"That shopkeeper Cao uses the name of Prince Qi's Mansion everywhere, bullies customers, and even forces them to buy and sell."

"I asked Lord Zhong to take people to close the shop, but he threatened Lord Zhong, saying that the second prince was behind him. I asked Lord Zhong to beat him to death and declare to the public that he was a remnant of the previous dynasty."

Xiao Minshen touched the teacup with his fingers for a long time without saying anything.

Shen Yunjin asked anxiously, "But I did something wrong and caused trouble for the prince?"

"No, I was just thinking, why is he using the name of Prince Qi's Mansion when he is obviously my second brother's man? Wouldn't it be better to just use my second brother's name?"

"I didn't understand this problem at first. I just wanted to drive him away and stop him from damaging the reputation of Prince Qi's Mansion. But he threatened me instead. I got angry and..."

"Well done. Maybe if you do this, it will make things easier later."

Xiao Minshen raised his thin lips and said, "A master can be killed with random punches." This is exactly what he meant.

Shen Yunjin breathed a sigh of relief.

"I see that Your Majesty has a frown on his face. What difficulties have you encountered?"

Xiao Minshen paused while touching the teacup, "Some official business matters..."

He originally didn't intend to say it, but thinking about what happened just now, maybe Shen Yunjin could give him some ideas.

After all, there are some things that even a single leaf can obscure.

"Uncle Zhong should have told you that I have private soldiers." He saw Shen Yunjin nodded, and continued.

"This group of soldiers lacks actual combat experience. I am thinking about how to improve their combat effectiveness without attracting attention from others."

His brothers all have dog noses, not to mention the one on the throne.

Once it is discovered that he has raised private soldiers, the Prince of Qi’s palace will probably be doomed.

It is indeed difficult to do it in practice without being known, unless you go to the deep mountains and forests.

Shen Yunjin shook his head.

Wait, something flashed through her mind.

What was she thinking about just now? Yes, deep mountains and old forests! Deep mountains and old forests!

She thought of it!

She looked at Xiao Minshen with sparkling eyes, "I have thought of a way."

Xiao Minshen raised his eyebrows, "Tell me about it."

"Does the prince still remember the several manors in the palace?"

Xiao Minshen looked at her in confusion. What does this have to do with Zhuangzi?

"I asked Yang Liu to look at it. There is a farm there with a large mountain."

"It was a deep forest. Mo Yi and Yang Liu went there together. They said there were ferocious beasts in it. No one has been there for many years."

Xiao Minshen understood.