The queen loves me alone

Zhu Yan sat beside the bed, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, Jiang Ce really didn't want to go back, now that he was suffering from heatstroke, he couldn't go anymore, so he touched the person's cheek with his hand and said: "It's good to have a rest, when is Ah Ce willing to leave?" You can leave whenever you want. Sister...in fact, I don't want you to leave."

Suddenly, like a child, Jiang Ce took Situ Jun's hand and said coquettishly, "Brother Daoshan, I...I want to hear the wild geese fall on the flat sand."

Mu Jin was holding an ice cube, and as soon as he came in, he heard Jiang Ce acting like a baby.

Zhu Yan said: "You are embarrassing for Situ Jun. He is busy with government affairs all day long and hasn't played much music for many years."

Jiang Ce huddled under the quilt and let out a moaning voice, "No, no, I want to hear it!"

Situ Daoshan said with a smile: "Of course Ah Ce can play it if he wants to hear it, but don't blame me if it doesn't sound good."

Jiang Ce nodded, blinking his big eyes: "Listen if you want."

Mu Jin walked over and picked up the towel that had been thrown off the quilt and put it in the copper basin filled with ice.

She was so convinced that Jiang Ce was so grown up that he could give himself a fever.

Jiang Ce failed to make it, and caught up with the five-year sacrifice ceremony.

Mu Jin has to be busy again.It doesn't matter if she is busy, those chaotic and unclear thoughts disturbed her a little, so she plunged into the preparations for the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.

The Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony is held every five years, so the preparations are extra grand.

During this period, Shangguan came back.Because the sacrificial place is in a royal garden outside the palace.Mu Jin was so busy that he didn't touch the ground but rarely went back to the palace. He knew that it would be four or five days before he came back.

Yamen Street.

From a distance, he could see Shangguan walking towards him, followed by a dark figure.

As he got closer, Shangguan stopped in his tracks, bowed his head and said, "Master, long time no see."

I haven't seen each other for a month, but the other party has become darker and thinner, and the outline of his face is more distinct than before, and his appearance has a sense of vicissitudes.

Mu Jin had mixed feelings in his heart for a moment, and said softly: "My lord, you have worked hard."

There seemed to be stars in Shangguan's eyes, and he looked at people without blinking, and his tone was a little gentle: "In order to come back sooner, don't work hard."

Mu Jin's heart skipped a beat.

Suddenly a young man with wheat-colored skin and a high nose bridge squeezed beside him, and said loudly, "My lord, it's time to enter the palace."

It was only then that Mu Jin noticed the other person, not to mention, he had an impression of this person.Because his unique facial features look a bit like Jing Wei, he belonged to Commander Lu, but unexpectedly he was brought back to Beijing by Shangguan.

Shangguan saw Mu Jin staring at him, so he said to the young man, "Li Peng, control your voice, you're scaring the princess."

Li Peng looked a bit bored, but his strength seemed to be quite strong, and he looked like a big fool from a distance.At this moment, he lowered his head and said, "Yes... I'm sorry... Princess."

Mu Jin smiled: "My lord misunderstood, I just have an impression of this young general, he is under General Lu."

Shangguan smiled: "The princess has a good memory. He dug the river along the way. He has great strength. I want to go back to Beijing, but he insists on following. So I brought it back like this."

Mu Jin smiled and said: "My lord, go, don't delay."

Shangguan nodded and wanted to leave, but halfway through the walk he turned back and called out: "Princess."

"Huh?" Mu Jin turned around.

There seemed to be light in Shangguan's eyes: "When I finish my work, I will help you."

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The yamen of the Ministry of Rites.

Mu Jin doesn't know embroidery, but she went to Xiufang to supervise the auspicious clothes for His Majesty's ceremony.

The show girls are outstanding in their craftsmanship, with every stitch and every thread.The finished garment is simply a work of art.The little official from the Ministry of Rites looked at the auspicious clothes hanging on the side and said: "The Princess is really bothering. This auspicious dress is made in such a way that His Majesty knows it, and will definitely reward the Princess."

Mu Jin chatted with others: "No, it's all thanks to the embroiderers. I'm just watching from the sidelines and giving advice." While talking, someone came in at the main entrance.

All the adults bowed to each other: "See Your Majesty."

"Aiqing is flat."

Zhu Yan seemed to be in a good mood, and originally planned to send the auspicious clothes to the palace for a trial, but she said that she would come and try on herself.

Mu Jin's mood improved when he saw people's brows and eyes crooked.Mu Jin said: "Your Majesty, follow me to try on clothes."

There is a small room on the left side of the hall.Mu Jin led the people in.

There were only two people left in the room for a while.

Mu Jin approached, wrapped his hands around the man's waist, and untied the belt around the man's waist.

She realized that she was a little nervous, took a breath, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this year's auspicious clothes are made of twisted gold thread, and I heard that they are very expensive."

Zhu Yan didn't care much, and said with a "yes": "I discussed it with Situ Jun, there is no need to spend so much money. He said once every five years, you can't be sloppy."

Mu Jin said: "No matter what your majesty said, this silk thread is worthy of your majesty."

Zhu Yan looked at the person with deep eyes: "Really?"

Mu Jin smiled and said, "Of course."

Zhu Yan said casually: "Did you not recognize Ah Ce when you returned to the palace a few days ago?"

Mu Jin was surprised.

Zhu Yan said again: "This child's appearance has changed a lot when he grows up."

Mu Jin breathed a sigh of relief again.

"I can see that you didn't recognize him, but I didn't expect Ah Jin to get angry because of the misunderstanding." Zhu Yan's voice was faint.

Mu Jin looked up at the person, Zhu Yan was looking at him with a smile that was not a smile, there seemed to be faint ripples at the end of her eyes, seductive.

Mu Jin blushed and lowered her head, "No...no."

Zhu Yan laughed: "You're kidding, I see you are serious."

Mu Jin raised his head again, and the other party's eyes were as clear as the clear lake water in autumn.

Zhu Yan said: "Ah Jin, don't leave you alone without telling me."

She is stating, without affirmation or negation.Mu Jin didn't know what she meant, so he hummed and said, "It's normal for His Majesty to rush back to welcome Mr. Jiang back."

But why did you keep yourself and say nothing?She couldn't really convince herself.

"Ajin really think so?"

Mu Jin nodded against his will.

Zhu Yan said, "I did it on purpose."

Mu Jin: "..." Then there's no need to say it.

Zhu Yan looked at the man with her head down and said calmly: "Ah Jin, I don't like you anymore, you are free. So don't worry, you will go wherever you want in the future, and whomever you want to love. For example, Shangguan."

Mu Jin gasped, she didn't expect Zhu Yan to be so direct, when she actually heard this sentence, her heart still hurt a little.

"I do not like you anymore."

"I do not like you anymore."

"I do not like you anymore."

……

These words seemed to echo, swaying back and forth in her mind over and over again.

She doesn't love her anymore, she's free.

That's what it means to leave without saying goodbye.She gets it.

A little uncomfortable, empty, and a little lucky, she didn't delay the other party, it's good.

Mu Jin finished buttoning the last button, looked carefully, and nodded: "It fits well."

Zhu Yan observed the person's expression, as if trying to see a crack in the person's face, finally nodded and smiled: "Thank you, Ajin."

Suddenly there was a commotion outside the door.Mu Jin frowned, and said to Zhu Yan: "Your Majesty, rest for a while, I'll go out and have a look."

So he opened the door and walked out.

In the courtyard was a middle-aged man dressed as a businessman, who was blocked from the hall by a group of Yamen people.He looked in helplessly, and said in a sad voice: "My lord... My lord came to see me, I have something to ask!"

Mu Jin walked over and said, "Who is shouting?"

The businessman saw people coming out of another room, and he turned to her quickly and said, "I beg you to let the villain decide."

This is really strange, is this coming to the Ministry of Rites to sue?

I just listened to the humane voice: "The government forcibly confiscated my fabrics, causing me to lose my trust with other guests. Now that the guests are about to get up, I don't have any extra material for them, which has delayed their business. Now ask me to pay for it!"

Situ Jun just came back from the outside and heard this sentence.He frowned, and asked the people below: "Is there such a thing?"

The businessman seemed to have found a bigger Buddha, he quickly turned around and said: "Your Excellency, it is true, I am the boss of Yongxiang Silk."

Mu Jin remembered that he hadn't changed Zhu Yan's auspicious clothes yet, so he hurriedly turned around and wanted to go back to the house, but found that he had already walked to the door at some point, standing in the shadow of the room, but didn't speak.

Just as Mu Jin was about to speak, he was interrupted by the other party, and whispered: "Listen."

Immediately, someone from the following walked up to Situ Jun: "My lord, this time the auspicious clothes do use silk thread from outside the palace. Because the number in the palace is not enough, I'm afraid it will be too late to make it temporarily, so I bought some from the largest silk shop outside the palace. .”

Situ Jundao: "Then why did he say it was forced expropriation?"

The little official looked a little confused: "The money was recorded in the account at the time, and it was urgently needed at that time, so I thought I would pay it later when I have time."

This excuse is really not good. Whenever the government is short of money, it is clear that the people below don't want to give it at all, and they force it for the sake of the government.

Mu Jin was a little annoyed when he heard that, and said, "Then why don't you give it now? When will it be delayed?"

The little official lowered his head and nodded again and again, "Yes, yes, what the princess said is yes, I will give it here, I will give it here."

If you don't know this, Mu Jin was really surprised when a tray of gold ingots was served: "Why is the material so expensive?"

The little official looked a little nervous, "Report to the princess, twist the gold thread."

Mu Jin became suspicious, the twisted gold thread was indeed more expensive, but she probably understood the market a few days ago in Xiufang, there was absolutely no reason why she needed to spend so much money!

Mu Jin said: "Go to the warehouse, I want to see this batch of materials!"

The little official said: "Princess, I have already made clothes for His Majesty's auspicious clothes, and there are only some scraps left, why should the princess..."

Mu Jin said to Situ Jun, "My lord, I'll go and have a look."

Situ Jun nodded, and Mu Jin walked around to the back warehouse without saying a word.

No one comes here on weekdays, and they just put some wine vessel decorations that are usually used for ceremonies.

As soon as Mu Jin entered the door, he saw a large piece of bright silk, which was very dazzling.She walked over a few steps, and found that the material was woven with gold silk thread and ordinary cotton thread layer by layer, which was exactly the same as the embroidery material on Zhu Yan's body.

The little official followed and wiped his sweat nervously.

Mu Jin pointed to the big lump of fabric and asked, "Is there only leftovers?"

The little official argued: "Princess, it's really... I didn't calculate clearly when I bought it, and the princess forgives me."

Mu Jin quickly walked out of the warehouse, and walked back to the front yard, "Lord Situ, there are still five pieces of twisted gold thread left."

The people at the scene gasped when they heard this.

"How much is this?"

"I'm afraid they have cleaned out other people's shops."

"It won't take so much."

"Who said it wasn't."

Everyone seems to have a clear heart.On His Majesty's auspicious clothes, there are only a few flowers embroidered with this kind of silk thread.The proportion of purchases used is less than a fraction, but the people below actually took so much in the name of the government secretly, and they don't want to give money.

But what to do with the remaining threads?After a long time, who will remember that Bao Buqi was secretly sold at a high price by the people below, earning a fortune.

This abacus is really accurate.

If the shop owner admits that he is cowardly and doesn't come over, this matter will really be hidden.

The little official suddenly fell to his knees with a plop, kowtowed and said: "The lower officials have neglected their duties, it's all the lower officials' neglect of their duties, Lord Situ forgive me!"