After wearing white lotus princess
Chapter 23 Chapter 23
Ning Huan naturally felt much better when he woke up.Although the body is still weak, at least the high fever is gone and the headache is gone.
He opened his eyes, and saw the man's slender neck. Mu Jinyu's Adam's apple was very big, which was clearly exposed. The appearance of sleeping was a bit less sinister, at least not so unapproachable.
Ning Huan touched his throat subconsciously, his Adam's apple was not obvious yet.But as time goes by, it should also be seen.
Mu Jinyu was very alert. He noticed that the person in his arms was moving, and he quickly opened his eyes.
Ning Huan was uncomfortably bound, he touched the big hand on his waist: "Release."
Mu Jinyu knew that Ning Huan was getting angry, but he was reluctant to let go.The winter morning is extremely cold. Although the warm pavilion is warm, the charcoal fire is not as prosperous as last night, and some cold air has invaded.
This shows how warm it is in the quilt.
Mu Jinyu was unwilling to let go: "The charcoal in the smoker may have gone out, let's sleep for a while."
Ning Huan stretched out his hand from under the quilt, and also felt a little chill outside.Probably in the middle of the night last night, Mu Jinyu got into his quilt because he was so cold.
When the two of them were sleeping before, Mu Jinyu didn't like to close the outer bed curtain, as if others would suspect what they were doing inside after it was closed. Today the bed curtain was tightly closed, and the inside of the bed curtain was dark.
Ning Huan didn't know what time it was.He's still not used to sleeping with other people.
Ning Huan knew that several of his friends who were of the same age ate and slept together since they were young, and some teenagers liked to sleep together in a crooked way when they were tired from playing outside, but he didn't like it very much.When I was a child, I accidentally fell asleep on the third brother's bed during a nap. The tall and burly third brother didn't even notice that Ning Huan was also on the bed. He sat down and almost killed half of Ning Huan's life.Later, in Zhuangzi, she shared a room with her elder brother, and Ning Huan was kicked under the bed in the middle of the night.
Mu Jinyu seems to be bigger than his brother. At first, Ning Huan wanted so much space in the middle of the bed, not only because he didn't want to sleep too close to strangers, but also because he was worried that Mu Jinyu would not sleep well. With his kick, it is also possible that Mu Jinyu, a tyrant, went crazy and killed people at night.
She slept well last night, it can be seen that Mu Jinyu slept very peacefully.
Ning Huan didn't want to sleep any more, he said softly, "Is the wound on your body better?"
He heard that Mu Jinyu didn't cough very much these two days. Although his body was still thin, he was much better than the previous few months.
Mu Jinyu thought that Ning Huan was referring to his own head, so he raised his hand and touched his forehead which was wrapped in gauze.
Ning Huan's hand stretched into it, and easily pulled his clothes away. The hideous wound was still obvious, and it should be healed next year.
The scar was already healing, and he pressed his finger on the scabbed scar: "Does it hurt?"
Mu Jinyu held Ning Huan's hand: "I don't feel the wound, it should be healed soon."
The corners of Ning Huan's lips curled up, and he threw off the quilt: "It's time to get up, you still can't catch the cold during this time, and don't drink alcohol."
Mu Jinyu was lying on the bed, and most of his body had recovered. Even though he was very thin now, his muscles were still obvious, his body was full of the strength of a young man, and his whole life was full of vigor and vitality.
Ning Huan glanced at it and then looked away.There is no doubt that he is envious of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, even if Mu Jinyu lost his desire to survive and tossed himself in every possible way, as long as he takes a little medicine and heals his body, his body will become extremely strong again.
Unlike Ning Huan, Ning Huan's womb was born weak and weak, no matter how well he took care of him the day after tomorrow, if he went out in winter and had a gust of wind, he would catch a cold.
Mu Jinyu fished him back again: "Don't go down."
He pressed Ning Huan on his scar, and Ning Huan heard a vigorous heartbeat, and his warm cheek rubbed against Mu Jinyu's rough scar that had scabbed over, and was a little red from the scar.
The ink scattered on Mu Jinyu's skirt, and Ning Huan's hair was thick and thick, more than ordinary people's hair. Because of the fine food and clothing, it was maintained as smooth as silk satin.
Mu Jinyu's eyes turned red: "Ning Huan, I feel bad."
Ning Huan knew what Mu Jinyu was feeling.But he can't help the other party solve this matter.
According to the meaning in the script, Mu Jinyu seems to be addicted to this matter, and once he starts it, he can't quit.Ning Huan is clean by nature and only wants clean people.Mu Jinyu is not suitable for a man like Mu Jinyu who likes to open a harem everywhere and can't control the thing below him in the later stage.
Ning Huan pretended to be ignorant, and blinked his eyes indifferently: "Did Dr. Zhao come here to give you a pulse?"
The quilt was lifted, and cold air came in. The warm air that Ning Huan exhaled while speaking fell on Mu Jinyu's body.
Mu Jinyu said hoarsely: "No, he can't cure it."
He grabbed Ning Huan's hand, and rubbed the rough fingertips on the back of the hand for a moment, then entered Ning Huan's fingers again, interlaced his fingers, and under the cover of his big hand, Ning Huan showed a little bit of fingertips As if made by Baiyun: "Your hands are so soft."
Mu Jinyu emphasized again: "It's very soft."
If they are brothers who have a good relationship, eat and sleep together and can exchange concubines, there is no problem in helping each other relieve their desires.
But Ning Huan couldn't help him casually.It's not that Ning Huan is serious, it's fine if Ning Huan likes women, the crux of the matter is that Ning Huan naturally likes men.
So this can't help.In particular, don't wear women's clothes to help as a woman.
Ning Huan narrowed his eyes: "What does this mean, Your Highness the Crown Prince?"
Mu Jinyu's meaning was already obvious. He knew that Ning Huan was a smart person, but Ning Huan didn't understand right now, so he lowered his head and kissed Ning Huan's fingertips lightly: "It's not interesting."
Ning Huan also didn't want to disturb his follow-up good things. It's normal for Mu Jinyu, a young man, to have such a reaction in the morning, and it's not normal if he doesn't react.
He got up from the bed, straightened the loose long hair, and closed the bed curtain again.
Die Qing asked curiously: "His Royal Highness hasn't gotten up yet? Do you want to call him?"
Ning Huan dipped willow branches in fine salt, opened the window a little, and let in the cold morning wind, he said flatly, "No need."
When Mu Jinyu came out, Ning Huan hadn't brushed his teeth well yet, so he looked back at the other party in surprise, as if he didn't expect the other party to be so short-lived.
Maybe it's because the body hasn't recovered yet.But it is not impossible to be born so short.
The white teeth rubbed with fine salt are as white as jade, and the thin lips are even more attractive. Ning Huan tilted his head: "Prince, are you in good health?"
"……very good."
Of course, Mu Jinyu didn't understand the meaning in Ning Huan's expression.He is about to leave the capital, and there are still many things to arrange for his subordinates.
The queen's taking of drugs was also arranged for investigation.Mu Jinyu can't directly confront the emperor right now, and can only find out and kill the person who donated the medicine from the dark.
Some small and scattered matters were also arranged.There are many dead men in the Prince's Mansion, and most of those loyal to him are hiding in the wells of the capital city.These people have basically been favored by Mu Jinyu in the past few years.Although Mu Jinyu's condition was not good in the past two years, they didn't dare to disagree.
Ah Xi saw His Highness the Crown Prince sitting at the head, holding an emerald paperweight in his hand, his brows were furrowed and his face was gloomy. He didn't know what he was thinking, so he hurriedly reminded, "His Royal Highness?"
Mu Jinyu said indifferently: "After Gu leaves, you must ensure the safety of the princess. If he has any movements, remember to report to Gu. If there is any need for help, you will also help him secretly."
"Yes."
In December, the prince set off from the capital in chariots and went north to crusade against Fontaine. Ninghuan and the people in the capital were sent outside the city.The queen didn't come because she was unwell, Ning Huan thought of the queen, and felt troublesome for a while.
Although the empress did not describe much in the script, after coming here, Ning Huan found that many conflicts were caused by the empress.If the queen can be used to resolve these contradictions, everything will be much simpler.
At least there will be less resistance for Mu Jinyu to ascend the throne.
The sooner Mu Jinyu becomes emperor, the sooner Ning Huan will complete the task.
Ning Huan's dynasty also had drug addictions, and there was one in his family.Although the book praises this beautiful flower in every possible way, Ning Huan can't appreciate it after witnessing the ferocious state of his relatives when they are addicted.
He investigated around the capital and found that drugs were even more rare in the Daluo Dynasty, which was something that came from overseas more than 100 years ago.
In Ninghuan's original place, people often cooked poppy porridge and made poppy cakes, but there was no such food in Beijing.It is only available in pharmacies and is expensive.
The unpurified drug is already rare, and it is even rarer to purify it into pills for the queen.Only princes and nobles can afford such things.
Ning Huan didn't find out where there were purified Afulan pills in Beijing. He felt that this thing was most likely to appear in the imperial pharmacy.The imperial pharmacy is specialized in storing and preparing the medicines needed by the emperor. It is heavily guarded, and idlers cannot enter or leave this place at will.
Ning Huan could only attack from other places first.
After returning to Beijing, the Empress Dowager Qiu has not shown her face a few times, and has always been in the Yongshou Palace.The Qiu family has a certain influence in the court, and this time Mu Jinyu's escape from death in the northern border was also done by the Qiu family - it's not that the Qiu family wanted to harm Mu Jinyu, but to do things for the emperor, and the emperor meant it.
Ning Huan went to Yongshou Palace to greet the Queen Mother.
The descriptions of these characters in the harem are scarce, and Ning Huan spent thousands of taels of silver in a short period of time to get a clear understanding of the masters and key servants of each palace.
The Empress Dowager Qiu hated the Empress, hated Wu Jiwu and didn't like the Prince. Besides, the Prince had been ridiculous all these years, and she didn't even look good when she saw the Prince.
Mother Xu who was beside the Queen Mother went in and sent a message: "The Queen Mother, the Crown Princess is here to greet you, can you see me?"
The Empress Dowager Qiu was not in a good mood. As soon as she heard the princess concubine, she thought of the prince, then from the prince to the queen, and finally to her eldest son who died tragically, and her heart became more and more blocked.
But she hadn't met Ning Huan yet, and it was the first time that the other party came to pay her respects, so she couldn't just turn him away.
The Queen Mother Qiu nodded: "I heard about her before, and it is said that she is as flamboyant and charming as the Queen."
Mother Xu smiled and said: "My servant just took a look, the Crown Princess has a certain character, she is not the kind of coquettish girl."
"Let her in."
After a while, Ning Huan came in following the maids from Yongshou Palace.There is a faint scent of sandalwood in Yongshou Palace, probably because the Empress Dowager became a monk and believed in Buddhism before.
The empress dowager has a plump body and looks very rich. Even if she believes in Buddha, she doesn't have the slightest aura of a monk. A pair of sharp eyes swept over Ning Huan.
Ning Huan bowed: "A while ago I heard that the Empress Dowager was in poor health, so I didn't dare to bother you any more. I inquired about it in the past two days, and I heard that the Empress Dowager is in better health, so I came to greet you."
Of course he couldn't hide from the Queen Mother that he was inquiring for news in the palace. Although the Queen Mother is not often in the palace, she has eyeliner everywhere.
The Queen Mother Qiu said coldly: "Get up."
Ning Huan said again: "Last night I copied the Buddhist scriptures to pray for the Empress Dowager, and I hope the Empress Dowager will accept it."
The Empress Dowager Qiu is the emperor's biological mother.In the Daluo Dynasty, filial piety was the most important thing. The emperor naturally felt guilty for killing his brother, so he tried every means to make up for the Queen Mother Qiu.The appearance of the Empress Dowager Qiu's Yongshou Palace is magnificent, and it looks like it has been recently renovated. In the palace, you can still see three-foot-high coral trees and cushions made of bear skin. Naturally, there will be no shortage of good things.
Empress Dowager Qiu seldom saw people copying Buddhist scriptures for herself, so she was also surprised: "Oh? Bring it here and let the Ai family have a look."
The maid hurriedly presented it.
Ning Huan copied the "Ksitigarbha Sutra", which was written in small seal script. The Empress Dowager Qiu could tell at a glance that the person who copied the scriptures really put their minds to it. The copied scriptures must be beautiful.
The Queen Mother Qiu couldn't believe it: "You really wrote this? Crown Princess, don't use other people's writing to deceive Aijia."
As mentioned in the script, Empress Dowager Qiu loves bookish young people.Among the two sons, she prefers the gentle and weak eldest son more.Mu Jinyu has a violent temperament, and the queen gave birth to him at a strange time. The Queen Mother Qiu thought that he must not be the son of the late emperor. All kinds of reasons were intertwined, and she didn't like Mu Jinyu either.
Naturally, the ending of the queen mother in the script does not seem to be very good.All those who oppose Mu Jinyu will end badly.
The Queen Mother Qiu also likes calligraphy and painting, and has some attainments in this area.Marquis Dingyuan is not a talented official, and Mrs. Marquis Dingyuan has no special skills. As the daughter of Marquis Dingyuan, how could Ning Huan practice such good calligraphy?Even the well-educated daughters of a few Ge's hometown can't write such a good one.
Ning Huan raised her eyes and said: "If the Empress Dowager doesn't believe it, she will know once she tries it. It's not easy to hide this matter."
The Empress Dowager Qiu said to the nurse beside her, "Go and get a pen, ink, paper and inkstone."
She has gone through so many things, but she is not a little old lady who is easy to fool, and she doesn't give people any face.
Madam Xu quickly took it over.
Ning Huan picked up a pen and wrote four words: "Songhe Changchun."
The Zihao brush stroked the paper, penetrating the back of the paper and penetrating into the wood three points. The handwriting is so smooth that people can't take their eyes off it.
As the saying goes, "Handwriting is like a person's hand." Seeing this fine handwriting, the Empress Dowager Qiu's face softened a little.Since he didn't lie to her, he copied the whole scripture seriously.
She stared at it for a moment, then said: "What about Songhe Changchun, Aijia doesn't want Changchun."
"The marriage between you and the prince was ordered by the emperor, right?" said the Queen Mother Qiu, "The Ai family has heard about it."
Empress Dowager Qiu had also heard about Ning Huan's deeds in Beijing, but after seeing it now, she felt that Ning Huan was different from the rumors.
Most of the ladies would secretly cast aside Ning Huan's scheming and hypocrisy behind their backs, using some small means to seduce different noble men all day long.
But in the eyes of these men, Ning Huan is pure, kind and innocent, with a pure and innocent disposition, like a goddess in the sky.
Comparing the words of men and women, the queen mother of course chose to believe the words of women.
After seeing it now, she has a lot more affection for Ning Huan: "I often read books in the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion? What books do you like to read?"
Apart from medical books, Ning Huan naturally likes to read light-hearted story books. Watching the protagonists in the story books upgrade all the way to the top, although unrealistic, is much more enjoyable than boring scriptures.
But now he said: "I often copy Buddhist scriptures in the ancestral hall, and read the Four Books and Five Classics when I have time."
The queen mother nodded: "Those who have read books are smarter."
She discussed the Heart Sutra with Ning Huan again, and during the conversation, she found that Ning Huan did have something in his stomach, and it wasn't that she had inquired about her preferences and suddenly learned to cater to her.
It's getting late, Ning Huan said: "The concubine has stayed for too long, don't disturb the Queen Mother's rest, come back another day to greet the Queen Mother."
The Empress Dowager Qiu was somewhat reluctant.
She is lonely and helpless on weekdays, and few people can open up and talk to her.
She took off the bracelet in her hand and gave it to Ning Huan: "It's the first time we meet, Aijia will reward you with this."
Even though Ning Huan was wearing women's clothes, he didn't like any jewelry on his body, he put it in his sleeves.
Ning Huan said: "Thank you, Queen Mother. His Royal Highness Yue Wang came to the Prince's Mansion two days ago. He said that you rewarded him with a string of Buddhist beads and showed it off in front of the Prince. After that, he felt a little melancholy, he said that he wanted to get close to the Queen Mother since he was a child, and felt that the Queen Mother was very close to him, but unfortunately the Queen Mother was not in the palace, so he did not dare to approach."
The Queen Mother Qiu was stunned for a moment.
Ning Huan smiled helplessly: "Because His Majesty bestowed the marriage, the relationship between me and the prince is not considered close. I was also a little surprised when the prince said this after drinking."
The Empress Dowager Qiu knew some things—for example, the crown prince's expedition this time, there is a high probability that he will never return.Maybe it's because the things the prince has done these years are so absurd that the emperor can't tolerate him.
She has always been unwilling to care about the relationship between these people. The death of the first emperor is the eternal pain of the queen mother.A son of hers who was so young was killed by another son because of a woman.
But now he couldn't help thinking with a hint of secret hope that the emperor couldn't tolerate the crown prince, perhaps because the crown prince was the child of the late emperor?Otherwise, how could the emperor be willing to kill his and the queen's child with the queen's favored spirit?The queen is also old now, and it is unlikely that another one will come out.
To be honest, the queen mother hasn't seen Mu Jinyu for a long time, and her impression of Mu Jinyu basically comes from the conversations of the palace people.He vaguely remembered that this child had handsome features two or three years ago, somewhat similar to the late emperor.
The bracelet bestowed by the Empress Dowager is made of suet white jade, which is the best quality of white jade, warm and flawless throughout, delicate and moist.Ning Huan took a closer look, there was no mark on the inside and outside, to the queen mother it was just a bracelet that she put on casually.
The official of the raw medicine storehouse had never seen such a good thing, and he hurriedly took it: "The Crown Princess suddenly rewarded this, which flattered the official."
Ning Huan hooked her lips, and smiled coldly: "After receiving the things from this Palace, if you can't do things well, or if you reveal something, you will only be shocked, not favored."
The official's name was Yang Chi, and Yang Chi assured him again and again: "Don't worry, the princess, the lower official's mouth is very strict. If this matter gets out, the lower official will lose his head, and he will definitely not talk nonsense."
Yang Chi is the Deputy Envoy of the Herbal Medicine Depository, and this is not a lucrative job.But the raw medicine storehouse is extremely strict, and if you are not careful, you may lose your head. The monthly ration of two stone rice is not enough for everything, and he is going crazy in this place.
In recent days, the Crown Princess had targeted him for some reason, and no one else approached him, but she asked him many things and gave him a lot of money.
The raw medicine storehouse, the imperial hospital, and the imperial pharmacy are closely related, and Yang Chi knows a lot about these two places.Money can turn ghosts around. Under the temptation of profit, he confides all the big and small things he knows.
This time, the Crown Princess is asking the raw medicine storehouse for the consumption and usage of medicinal materials in this year.It wasn't difficult for Yang Chi to get this, and he didn't think it was a particularly confidential matter, a suet white jade bracelet of such good quality was enough to exchange.
He estimated that this bracelet could sell for 500 taels of silver.
500 taels of silver is enough to buy a nice house in the capital.
Ning Huan got the brochure he wanted, and in the evening, he went to his pawn shop in the capital.
Sure enough, the bracelet came into Yang Chi's hands, and soon went into the pawn shop.The owner of the pawnshop bought the bracelet for only 500 taels.
Returning the item to its original owner, Ning Huan stroked the bracelet and narrowed his eyes slightly.
He took a look and found that there were very few drugs grown in the Daluo Dynasty, and the drugs in the raw medicine storehouse were basically paid tribute to a place called Jinshuo.Jin Shuo's chieftains have paid tribute to a large amount of hibiscus in the past two years. It seems that their place was the first place to plant hibiscus in the Daluo Dynasty, so Jin Shuo will pay a tribute of hundreds of catties of hibiscus every year.
For a moment Ning Huan felt that the name Jin Shuo was familiar, probably mentioned it in the script, and there should not be much description, so Ning Huan also forgot to write about it.
Furong is mainly used to relieve cough and treat dysentery, but it is expensive, and there are many substitutes. There are not so many nobles in the palace who suffer from cough and dysentery.
Since the drug used by the queen came from a legitimate source, Ning Huan ordered his subordinates not to continue to investigate in the capital.
Ning Huan had changed a lot of people in the pawn shop during this time, and one of them secretly said to Ning Huan: "Miss, I inquired at a pharmacy yesterday, and the person in charge said that if you need medicine, you can give it to me." You got it for purification, but the price is high, one tael of gold and one tael of medicine. The person in charge also has some background, I heard that a relative is an official in Huimin Pharmaceutical Bureau."
Ning Huan nodded: "Buy some privately."
New Year's Eve is coming soon, and there are only two or three days left before New Year's Eve. Ning Huan estimated that Mu Jinyu had already arrived in the north, so he wrote a letter to go.
Mu Jinyu did arrive in Hanzhou. He arrived earlier than Ning Huan expected. Taking advantage of the heavy snowfall in the north, he led troops to attack the righteous warehouse occupied by the Fontaine tribe. main source of food.
The local officials in Hanzhou were positive and negative, and the officials brought from Beijing with Mu Jinyu were basically the emperor's confidantes. Except for a general named Wang Jun who wholeheartedly supported Mu Jinyu, the other generals opposed Mu Jinyu's decision.
However, Mu Jinyu is not a kind person, and most people know that he is arbitrary and has a violent temper. As soon as he arrived in Hanzhou, he killed several officials who were at fault to establish his prestige.
A lot of letters came from Beijing, basically every day, no matter how big or small, Mu Jinyu's subordinates would report to him.
Axi stood quietly beside him.
Mu Jinyu was thoughtful: "Ning Huan is also investigating the drug issue, and Wei Su will soon be investigated."
Ah Xi also knew about this matter, hesitated for a moment, Ah Xi said: "You are not in the capital, the Crown Princess is probably helping you to solve your problems."
Ning Huan acted very covertly and was very thoughtful in all aspects. If he wasn't in the Prince's Mansion and his frequent actions attracted the attention of the dense eyeliners in the Prince's Mansion, it would be difficult for Mu Jinyu to know.
No matter what, this at least proves that Ning Huan is not the Emperor's man.If he was the emperor's man, he wouldn't spend a lot of time investigating this.
Mu Jinyu spends time every day reading letters from Jingzhong. There are eccentric greetings from brothers and secret letters from subordinates, but he has not waited for a letter from Ning Huan for a long time.
After scrolling down, he finally saw one, his expression changed slightly, and he quickly opened the letter.
From the beginning to the end, Mu Jinyu didn't see Ning Huan say he missed him.The other party only plainly told about his investigation of A Furong, which made Mu Jinyu feel at ease in the north.
After reading it, he read it again.
Finally, Mu Jinyu said to Axi: "If a person doesn't confess, but just does something good for you, takes care of your family, and praises you for being good-looking, Axi, what do you think he means?"
Axi's expression was complicated: "Are you talking about the Crown Princess?"
Mu Jinyu nodded.
Axi said: "My servant thinks that the Crown Princess must have loved you terribly. But he is reserved by nature, he doesn't like to express his love, he only proves it with actions. You know, most women are very shy."
Mu Jinyu closed his eyes.
Ning Huan is a man, why is he shy?
Mu Jinyu said: "Write a letter to Chu He, asking him to obey the order of the Crown Princess and assist the Crown Princess in all matters. If the Crown Princess wants to use the eyeliner in the palace, ask Chu He to help him."
Chu He is also one of Mu Jinyu's confidantes.
Ah Xi didn't think that Mu Jinyu was serious at first, even if the other party took it seriously and moved his feelings, he shouldn't have handed over his confidant to the crown princess.
In case the princess has a different heart——
Ah Xi didn't know what to say, he carefully reminded: "Your Highness, if you believe in the wrong person, I'm afraid that in the future..."
The emperor didn't like Mu Jinyu at all, he was afraid that there would be no place to bury him.
Mu Jinyu's eyes were still closed, if Ning Huan really betrayed him, maybe he would have a chance to tie up Ning Huan and fix it up.
As for death--living is not good at all, Mu Jinyu didn't want to live for too long, so he just died.
He opened his eyes, and saw the man's slender neck. Mu Jinyu's Adam's apple was very big, which was clearly exposed. The appearance of sleeping was a bit less sinister, at least not so unapproachable.
Ning Huan touched his throat subconsciously, his Adam's apple was not obvious yet.But as time goes by, it should also be seen.
Mu Jinyu was very alert. He noticed that the person in his arms was moving, and he quickly opened his eyes.
Ning Huan was uncomfortably bound, he touched the big hand on his waist: "Release."
Mu Jinyu knew that Ning Huan was getting angry, but he was reluctant to let go.The winter morning is extremely cold. Although the warm pavilion is warm, the charcoal fire is not as prosperous as last night, and some cold air has invaded.
This shows how warm it is in the quilt.
Mu Jinyu was unwilling to let go: "The charcoal in the smoker may have gone out, let's sleep for a while."
Ning Huan stretched out his hand from under the quilt, and also felt a little chill outside.Probably in the middle of the night last night, Mu Jinyu got into his quilt because he was so cold.
When the two of them were sleeping before, Mu Jinyu didn't like to close the outer bed curtain, as if others would suspect what they were doing inside after it was closed. Today the bed curtain was tightly closed, and the inside of the bed curtain was dark.
Ning Huan didn't know what time it was.He's still not used to sleeping with other people.
Ning Huan knew that several of his friends who were of the same age ate and slept together since they were young, and some teenagers liked to sleep together in a crooked way when they were tired from playing outside, but he didn't like it very much.When I was a child, I accidentally fell asleep on the third brother's bed during a nap. The tall and burly third brother didn't even notice that Ning Huan was also on the bed. He sat down and almost killed half of Ning Huan's life.Later, in Zhuangzi, she shared a room with her elder brother, and Ning Huan was kicked under the bed in the middle of the night.
Mu Jinyu seems to be bigger than his brother. At first, Ning Huan wanted so much space in the middle of the bed, not only because he didn't want to sleep too close to strangers, but also because he was worried that Mu Jinyu would not sleep well. With his kick, it is also possible that Mu Jinyu, a tyrant, went crazy and killed people at night.
She slept well last night, it can be seen that Mu Jinyu slept very peacefully.
Ning Huan didn't want to sleep any more, he said softly, "Is the wound on your body better?"
He heard that Mu Jinyu didn't cough very much these two days. Although his body was still thin, he was much better than the previous few months.
Mu Jinyu thought that Ning Huan was referring to his own head, so he raised his hand and touched his forehead which was wrapped in gauze.
Ning Huan's hand stretched into it, and easily pulled his clothes away. The hideous wound was still obvious, and it should be healed next year.
The scar was already healing, and he pressed his finger on the scabbed scar: "Does it hurt?"
Mu Jinyu held Ning Huan's hand: "I don't feel the wound, it should be healed soon."
The corners of Ning Huan's lips curled up, and he threw off the quilt: "It's time to get up, you still can't catch the cold during this time, and don't drink alcohol."
Mu Jinyu was lying on the bed, and most of his body had recovered. Even though he was very thin now, his muscles were still obvious, his body was full of the strength of a young man, and his whole life was full of vigor and vitality.
Ning Huan glanced at it and then looked away.There is no doubt that he is envious of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, even if Mu Jinyu lost his desire to survive and tossed himself in every possible way, as long as he takes a little medicine and heals his body, his body will become extremely strong again.
Unlike Ning Huan, Ning Huan's womb was born weak and weak, no matter how well he took care of him the day after tomorrow, if he went out in winter and had a gust of wind, he would catch a cold.
Mu Jinyu fished him back again: "Don't go down."
He pressed Ning Huan on his scar, and Ning Huan heard a vigorous heartbeat, and his warm cheek rubbed against Mu Jinyu's rough scar that had scabbed over, and was a little red from the scar.
The ink scattered on Mu Jinyu's skirt, and Ning Huan's hair was thick and thick, more than ordinary people's hair. Because of the fine food and clothing, it was maintained as smooth as silk satin.
Mu Jinyu's eyes turned red: "Ning Huan, I feel bad."
Ning Huan knew what Mu Jinyu was feeling.But he can't help the other party solve this matter.
According to the meaning in the script, Mu Jinyu seems to be addicted to this matter, and once he starts it, he can't quit.Ning Huan is clean by nature and only wants clean people.Mu Jinyu is not suitable for a man like Mu Jinyu who likes to open a harem everywhere and can't control the thing below him in the later stage.
Ning Huan pretended to be ignorant, and blinked his eyes indifferently: "Did Dr. Zhao come here to give you a pulse?"
The quilt was lifted, and cold air came in. The warm air that Ning Huan exhaled while speaking fell on Mu Jinyu's body.
Mu Jinyu said hoarsely: "No, he can't cure it."
He grabbed Ning Huan's hand, and rubbed the rough fingertips on the back of the hand for a moment, then entered Ning Huan's fingers again, interlaced his fingers, and under the cover of his big hand, Ning Huan showed a little bit of fingertips As if made by Baiyun: "Your hands are so soft."
Mu Jinyu emphasized again: "It's very soft."
If they are brothers who have a good relationship, eat and sleep together and can exchange concubines, there is no problem in helping each other relieve their desires.
But Ning Huan couldn't help him casually.It's not that Ning Huan is serious, it's fine if Ning Huan likes women, the crux of the matter is that Ning Huan naturally likes men.
So this can't help.In particular, don't wear women's clothes to help as a woman.
Ning Huan narrowed his eyes: "What does this mean, Your Highness the Crown Prince?"
Mu Jinyu's meaning was already obvious. He knew that Ning Huan was a smart person, but Ning Huan didn't understand right now, so he lowered his head and kissed Ning Huan's fingertips lightly: "It's not interesting."
Ning Huan also didn't want to disturb his follow-up good things. It's normal for Mu Jinyu, a young man, to have such a reaction in the morning, and it's not normal if he doesn't react.
He got up from the bed, straightened the loose long hair, and closed the bed curtain again.
Die Qing asked curiously: "His Royal Highness hasn't gotten up yet? Do you want to call him?"
Ning Huan dipped willow branches in fine salt, opened the window a little, and let in the cold morning wind, he said flatly, "No need."
When Mu Jinyu came out, Ning Huan hadn't brushed his teeth well yet, so he looked back at the other party in surprise, as if he didn't expect the other party to be so short-lived.
Maybe it's because the body hasn't recovered yet.But it is not impossible to be born so short.
The white teeth rubbed with fine salt are as white as jade, and the thin lips are even more attractive. Ning Huan tilted his head: "Prince, are you in good health?"
"……very good."
Of course, Mu Jinyu didn't understand the meaning in Ning Huan's expression.He is about to leave the capital, and there are still many things to arrange for his subordinates.
The queen's taking of drugs was also arranged for investigation.Mu Jinyu can't directly confront the emperor right now, and can only find out and kill the person who donated the medicine from the dark.
Some small and scattered matters were also arranged.There are many dead men in the Prince's Mansion, and most of those loyal to him are hiding in the wells of the capital city.These people have basically been favored by Mu Jinyu in the past few years.Although Mu Jinyu's condition was not good in the past two years, they didn't dare to disagree.
Ah Xi saw His Highness the Crown Prince sitting at the head, holding an emerald paperweight in his hand, his brows were furrowed and his face was gloomy. He didn't know what he was thinking, so he hurriedly reminded, "His Royal Highness?"
Mu Jinyu said indifferently: "After Gu leaves, you must ensure the safety of the princess. If he has any movements, remember to report to Gu. If there is any need for help, you will also help him secretly."
"Yes."
In December, the prince set off from the capital in chariots and went north to crusade against Fontaine. Ninghuan and the people in the capital were sent outside the city.The queen didn't come because she was unwell, Ning Huan thought of the queen, and felt troublesome for a while.
Although the empress did not describe much in the script, after coming here, Ning Huan found that many conflicts were caused by the empress.If the queen can be used to resolve these contradictions, everything will be much simpler.
At least there will be less resistance for Mu Jinyu to ascend the throne.
The sooner Mu Jinyu becomes emperor, the sooner Ning Huan will complete the task.
Ning Huan's dynasty also had drug addictions, and there was one in his family.Although the book praises this beautiful flower in every possible way, Ning Huan can't appreciate it after witnessing the ferocious state of his relatives when they are addicted.
He investigated around the capital and found that drugs were even more rare in the Daluo Dynasty, which was something that came from overseas more than 100 years ago.
In Ninghuan's original place, people often cooked poppy porridge and made poppy cakes, but there was no such food in Beijing.It is only available in pharmacies and is expensive.
The unpurified drug is already rare, and it is even rarer to purify it into pills for the queen.Only princes and nobles can afford such things.
Ning Huan didn't find out where there were purified Afulan pills in Beijing. He felt that this thing was most likely to appear in the imperial pharmacy.The imperial pharmacy is specialized in storing and preparing the medicines needed by the emperor. It is heavily guarded, and idlers cannot enter or leave this place at will.
Ning Huan could only attack from other places first.
After returning to Beijing, the Empress Dowager Qiu has not shown her face a few times, and has always been in the Yongshou Palace.The Qiu family has a certain influence in the court, and this time Mu Jinyu's escape from death in the northern border was also done by the Qiu family - it's not that the Qiu family wanted to harm Mu Jinyu, but to do things for the emperor, and the emperor meant it.
Ning Huan went to Yongshou Palace to greet the Queen Mother.
The descriptions of these characters in the harem are scarce, and Ning Huan spent thousands of taels of silver in a short period of time to get a clear understanding of the masters and key servants of each palace.
The Empress Dowager Qiu hated the Empress, hated Wu Jiwu and didn't like the Prince. Besides, the Prince had been ridiculous all these years, and she didn't even look good when she saw the Prince.
Mother Xu who was beside the Queen Mother went in and sent a message: "The Queen Mother, the Crown Princess is here to greet you, can you see me?"
The Empress Dowager Qiu was not in a good mood. As soon as she heard the princess concubine, she thought of the prince, then from the prince to the queen, and finally to her eldest son who died tragically, and her heart became more and more blocked.
But she hadn't met Ning Huan yet, and it was the first time that the other party came to pay her respects, so she couldn't just turn him away.
The Queen Mother Qiu nodded: "I heard about her before, and it is said that she is as flamboyant and charming as the Queen."
Mother Xu smiled and said: "My servant just took a look, the Crown Princess has a certain character, she is not the kind of coquettish girl."
"Let her in."
After a while, Ning Huan came in following the maids from Yongshou Palace.There is a faint scent of sandalwood in Yongshou Palace, probably because the Empress Dowager became a monk and believed in Buddhism before.
The empress dowager has a plump body and looks very rich. Even if she believes in Buddha, she doesn't have the slightest aura of a monk. A pair of sharp eyes swept over Ning Huan.
Ning Huan bowed: "A while ago I heard that the Empress Dowager was in poor health, so I didn't dare to bother you any more. I inquired about it in the past two days, and I heard that the Empress Dowager is in better health, so I came to greet you."
Of course he couldn't hide from the Queen Mother that he was inquiring for news in the palace. Although the Queen Mother is not often in the palace, she has eyeliner everywhere.
The Queen Mother Qiu said coldly: "Get up."
Ning Huan said again: "Last night I copied the Buddhist scriptures to pray for the Empress Dowager, and I hope the Empress Dowager will accept it."
The Empress Dowager Qiu is the emperor's biological mother.In the Daluo Dynasty, filial piety was the most important thing. The emperor naturally felt guilty for killing his brother, so he tried every means to make up for the Queen Mother Qiu.The appearance of the Empress Dowager Qiu's Yongshou Palace is magnificent, and it looks like it has been recently renovated. In the palace, you can still see three-foot-high coral trees and cushions made of bear skin. Naturally, there will be no shortage of good things.
Empress Dowager Qiu seldom saw people copying Buddhist scriptures for herself, so she was also surprised: "Oh? Bring it here and let the Ai family have a look."
The maid hurriedly presented it.
Ning Huan copied the "Ksitigarbha Sutra", which was written in small seal script. The Empress Dowager Qiu could tell at a glance that the person who copied the scriptures really put their minds to it. The copied scriptures must be beautiful.
The Queen Mother Qiu couldn't believe it: "You really wrote this? Crown Princess, don't use other people's writing to deceive Aijia."
As mentioned in the script, Empress Dowager Qiu loves bookish young people.Among the two sons, she prefers the gentle and weak eldest son more.Mu Jinyu has a violent temperament, and the queen gave birth to him at a strange time. The Queen Mother Qiu thought that he must not be the son of the late emperor. All kinds of reasons were intertwined, and she didn't like Mu Jinyu either.
Naturally, the ending of the queen mother in the script does not seem to be very good.All those who oppose Mu Jinyu will end badly.
The Queen Mother Qiu also likes calligraphy and painting, and has some attainments in this area.Marquis Dingyuan is not a talented official, and Mrs. Marquis Dingyuan has no special skills. As the daughter of Marquis Dingyuan, how could Ning Huan practice such good calligraphy?Even the well-educated daughters of a few Ge's hometown can't write such a good one.
Ning Huan raised her eyes and said: "If the Empress Dowager doesn't believe it, she will know once she tries it. It's not easy to hide this matter."
The Empress Dowager Qiu said to the nurse beside her, "Go and get a pen, ink, paper and inkstone."
She has gone through so many things, but she is not a little old lady who is easy to fool, and she doesn't give people any face.
Madam Xu quickly took it over.
Ning Huan picked up a pen and wrote four words: "Songhe Changchun."
The Zihao brush stroked the paper, penetrating the back of the paper and penetrating into the wood three points. The handwriting is so smooth that people can't take their eyes off it.
As the saying goes, "Handwriting is like a person's hand." Seeing this fine handwriting, the Empress Dowager Qiu's face softened a little.Since he didn't lie to her, he copied the whole scripture seriously.
She stared at it for a moment, then said: "What about Songhe Changchun, Aijia doesn't want Changchun."
"The marriage between you and the prince was ordered by the emperor, right?" said the Queen Mother Qiu, "The Ai family has heard about it."
Empress Dowager Qiu had also heard about Ning Huan's deeds in Beijing, but after seeing it now, she felt that Ning Huan was different from the rumors.
Most of the ladies would secretly cast aside Ning Huan's scheming and hypocrisy behind their backs, using some small means to seduce different noble men all day long.
But in the eyes of these men, Ning Huan is pure, kind and innocent, with a pure and innocent disposition, like a goddess in the sky.
Comparing the words of men and women, the queen mother of course chose to believe the words of women.
After seeing it now, she has a lot more affection for Ning Huan: "I often read books in the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion? What books do you like to read?"
Apart from medical books, Ning Huan naturally likes to read light-hearted story books. Watching the protagonists in the story books upgrade all the way to the top, although unrealistic, is much more enjoyable than boring scriptures.
But now he said: "I often copy Buddhist scriptures in the ancestral hall, and read the Four Books and Five Classics when I have time."
The queen mother nodded: "Those who have read books are smarter."
She discussed the Heart Sutra with Ning Huan again, and during the conversation, she found that Ning Huan did have something in his stomach, and it wasn't that she had inquired about her preferences and suddenly learned to cater to her.
It's getting late, Ning Huan said: "The concubine has stayed for too long, don't disturb the Queen Mother's rest, come back another day to greet the Queen Mother."
The Empress Dowager Qiu was somewhat reluctant.
She is lonely and helpless on weekdays, and few people can open up and talk to her.
She took off the bracelet in her hand and gave it to Ning Huan: "It's the first time we meet, Aijia will reward you with this."
Even though Ning Huan was wearing women's clothes, he didn't like any jewelry on his body, he put it in his sleeves.
Ning Huan said: "Thank you, Queen Mother. His Royal Highness Yue Wang came to the Prince's Mansion two days ago. He said that you rewarded him with a string of Buddhist beads and showed it off in front of the Prince. After that, he felt a little melancholy, he said that he wanted to get close to the Queen Mother since he was a child, and felt that the Queen Mother was very close to him, but unfortunately the Queen Mother was not in the palace, so he did not dare to approach."
The Queen Mother Qiu was stunned for a moment.
Ning Huan smiled helplessly: "Because His Majesty bestowed the marriage, the relationship between me and the prince is not considered close. I was also a little surprised when the prince said this after drinking."
The Empress Dowager Qiu knew some things—for example, the crown prince's expedition this time, there is a high probability that he will never return.Maybe it's because the things the prince has done these years are so absurd that the emperor can't tolerate him.
She has always been unwilling to care about the relationship between these people. The death of the first emperor is the eternal pain of the queen mother.A son of hers who was so young was killed by another son because of a woman.
But now he couldn't help thinking with a hint of secret hope that the emperor couldn't tolerate the crown prince, perhaps because the crown prince was the child of the late emperor?Otherwise, how could the emperor be willing to kill his and the queen's child with the queen's favored spirit?The queen is also old now, and it is unlikely that another one will come out.
To be honest, the queen mother hasn't seen Mu Jinyu for a long time, and her impression of Mu Jinyu basically comes from the conversations of the palace people.He vaguely remembered that this child had handsome features two or three years ago, somewhat similar to the late emperor.
The bracelet bestowed by the Empress Dowager is made of suet white jade, which is the best quality of white jade, warm and flawless throughout, delicate and moist.Ning Huan took a closer look, there was no mark on the inside and outside, to the queen mother it was just a bracelet that she put on casually.
The official of the raw medicine storehouse had never seen such a good thing, and he hurriedly took it: "The Crown Princess suddenly rewarded this, which flattered the official."
Ning Huan hooked her lips, and smiled coldly: "After receiving the things from this Palace, if you can't do things well, or if you reveal something, you will only be shocked, not favored."
The official's name was Yang Chi, and Yang Chi assured him again and again: "Don't worry, the princess, the lower official's mouth is very strict. If this matter gets out, the lower official will lose his head, and he will definitely not talk nonsense."
Yang Chi is the Deputy Envoy of the Herbal Medicine Depository, and this is not a lucrative job.But the raw medicine storehouse is extremely strict, and if you are not careful, you may lose your head. The monthly ration of two stone rice is not enough for everything, and he is going crazy in this place.
In recent days, the Crown Princess had targeted him for some reason, and no one else approached him, but she asked him many things and gave him a lot of money.
The raw medicine storehouse, the imperial hospital, and the imperial pharmacy are closely related, and Yang Chi knows a lot about these two places.Money can turn ghosts around. Under the temptation of profit, he confides all the big and small things he knows.
This time, the Crown Princess is asking the raw medicine storehouse for the consumption and usage of medicinal materials in this year.It wasn't difficult for Yang Chi to get this, and he didn't think it was a particularly confidential matter, a suet white jade bracelet of such good quality was enough to exchange.
He estimated that this bracelet could sell for 500 taels of silver.
500 taels of silver is enough to buy a nice house in the capital.
Ning Huan got the brochure he wanted, and in the evening, he went to his pawn shop in the capital.
Sure enough, the bracelet came into Yang Chi's hands, and soon went into the pawn shop.The owner of the pawnshop bought the bracelet for only 500 taels.
Returning the item to its original owner, Ning Huan stroked the bracelet and narrowed his eyes slightly.
He took a look and found that there were very few drugs grown in the Daluo Dynasty, and the drugs in the raw medicine storehouse were basically paid tribute to a place called Jinshuo.Jin Shuo's chieftains have paid tribute to a large amount of hibiscus in the past two years. It seems that their place was the first place to plant hibiscus in the Daluo Dynasty, so Jin Shuo will pay a tribute of hundreds of catties of hibiscus every year.
For a moment Ning Huan felt that the name Jin Shuo was familiar, probably mentioned it in the script, and there should not be much description, so Ning Huan also forgot to write about it.
Furong is mainly used to relieve cough and treat dysentery, but it is expensive, and there are many substitutes. There are not so many nobles in the palace who suffer from cough and dysentery.
Since the drug used by the queen came from a legitimate source, Ning Huan ordered his subordinates not to continue to investigate in the capital.
Ning Huan had changed a lot of people in the pawn shop during this time, and one of them secretly said to Ning Huan: "Miss, I inquired at a pharmacy yesterday, and the person in charge said that if you need medicine, you can give it to me." You got it for purification, but the price is high, one tael of gold and one tael of medicine. The person in charge also has some background, I heard that a relative is an official in Huimin Pharmaceutical Bureau."
Ning Huan nodded: "Buy some privately."
New Year's Eve is coming soon, and there are only two or three days left before New Year's Eve. Ning Huan estimated that Mu Jinyu had already arrived in the north, so he wrote a letter to go.
Mu Jinyu did arrive in Hanzhou. He arrived earlier than Ning Huan expected. Taking advantage of the heavy snowfall in the north, he led troops to attack the righteous warehouse occupied by the Fontaine tribe. main source of food.
The local officials in Hanzhou were positive and negative, and the officials brought from Beijing with Mu Jinyu were basically the emperor's confidantes. Except for a general named Wang Jun who wholeheartedly supported Mu Jinyu, the other generals opposed Mu Jinyu's decision.
However, Mu Jinyu is not a kind person, and most people know that he is arbitrary and has a violent temper. As soon as he arrived in Hanzhou, he killed several officials who were at fault to establish his prestige.
A lot of letters came from Beijing, basically every day, no matter how big or small, Mu Jinyu's subordinates would report to him.
Axi stood quietly beside him.
Mu Jinyu was thoughtful: "Ning Huan is also investigating the drug issue, and Wei Su will soon be investigated."
Ah Xi also knew about this matter, hesitated for a moment, Ah Xi said: "You are not in the capital, the Crown Princess is probably helping you to solve your problems."
Ning Huan acted very covertly and was very thoughtful in all aspects. If he wasn't in the Prince's Mansion and his frequent actions attracted the attention of the dense eyeliners in the Prince's Mansion, it would be difficult for Mu Jinyu to know.
No matter what, this at least proves that Ning Huan is not the Emperor's man.If he was the emperor's man, he wouldn't spend a lot of time investigating this.
Mu Jinyu spends time every day reading letters from Jingzhong. There are eccentric greetings from brothers and secret letters from subordinates, but he has not waited for a letter from Ning Huan for a long time.
After scrolling down, he finally saw one, his expression changed slightly, and he quickly opened the letter.
From the beginning to the end, Mu Jinyu didn't see Ning Huan say he missed him.The other party only plainly told about his investigation of A Furong, which made Mu Jinyu feel at ease in the north.
After reading it, he read it again.
Finally, Mu Jinyu said to Axi: "If a person doesn't confess, but just does something good for you, takes care of your family, and praises you for being good-looking, Axi, what do you think he means?"
Axi's expression was complicated: "Are you talking about the Crown Princess?"
Mu Jinyu nodded.
Axi said: "My servant thinks that the Crown Princess must have loved you terribly. But he is reserved by nature, he doesn't like to express his love, he only proves it with actions. You know, most women are very shy."
Mu Jinyu closed his eyes.
Ning Huan is a man, why is he shy?
Mu Jinyu said: "Write a letter to Chu He, asking him to obey the order of the Crown Princess and assist the Crown Princess in all matters. If the Crown Princess wants to use the eyeliner in the palace, ask Chu He to help him."
Chu He is also one of Mu Jinyu's confidantes.
Ah Xi didn't think that Mu Jinyu was serious at first, even if the other party took it seriously and moved his feelings, he shouldn't have handed over his confidant to the crown princess.
In case the princess has a different heart——
Ah Xi didn't know what to say, he carefully reminded: "Your Highness, if you believe in the wrong person, I'm afraid that in the future..."
The emperor didn't like Mu Jinyu at all, he was afraid that there would be no place to bury him.
Mu Jinyu's eyes were still closed, if Ning Huan really betrayed him, maybe he would have a chance to tie up Ning Huan and fix it up.
As for death--living is not good at all, Mu Jinyu didn't want to live for too long, so he just died.
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