A Thousand Hills

Chapter 103

The fifth prince returned to the palace with his head full, and the third prince wanted him to bandage it first. The fifth prince said with a serious face, "I'd better go to see Father with third brother first, otherwise Father will think I'm seriously injured."

"That's good." The third prince also felt that today is not a thrilling day.

As the father of Emperor Mu Yuan, his sons were frightened, so he could not help comforting them, but Emperor Mu Yuan doubted how the fifth son smashed his head full of bags.The Fifth Prince said, "An assassin broke the roof of the temple and dropped a lot of tiles. I happened to be standing with Princess Xie, and the guards saved me."

Emperor Mu Yuan asked, "Is Xie Moru alright?"

"The princess is all right."

Emperor Mu Yuan ordered the fifth prince to go to the imperial doctor to deal with the full head bag, leaving the third prince to ask about the specific matters.

The fifth prince covered his head with medicine and went to see his mother.He didn't dare to say anything because his mother was worried, but he felt that his mother's news was not closed, if he didn't say anything, it would make his mother think wildly.The fifth prince changed into a homely azure robe and said while eating cold melon, "It's very dangerous. I said Princess Xie is not afraid. It turns out that there is a girl with great martial arts beside her. It is that Miss Jiang, who is very beautiful." Well, Brother Da Huang wanted to accept Miss Jiang as his side concubine before. Oh my god, Brother Da Huang is really daring, Miss Jiang chopped off an assassin's hand with a single strike, without changing her face."

No matter how worried Concubine Su was, she made her son laugh, and touched his son's head, "Does it hurt?"

"It's okay to hurt, but I just feel ashamed. I saw Princess Xie and Miss Jiang were very calm, and my face turned pale with fright."

Concubine Su joked, "Drink more pig blood soup, replenish the blood, and you will be rosy."

Facing his mother's teasing, the fifth prince had no choice but to deal with it with a serious face.

Fortunately, he looks more majestic.

The fifth prince was very happy.

At this moment, Xie Shangshu was also rejoicing that his family members were not injured, even the relatives and friends who came to pay respects in person had only a few minor injuries, most of which were caused by squeezing, falling or stepping on while fleeing for their lives.As for the dead, most of them were attendants, assassins, and guardian monks of Tianqi Temple.Moreover, in comparison, the number of attendants who died was also limited.This is easy to explain. Assassins are precious existences at any time. They are here to grab things, not engage in massacres.

Xie Moru straightened his mother's memorial tablet, and replaced the new incense for his mother in the bronze three-legged incense burner. Officials from the imperial capital and the Ministry of Punishment had already come with disobedient officers, arresters, and soldiers. Xie Shangshu himself was the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. The host is busy with business, Xie Song comforts the guests, and Mrs. Xie also sends off the female guests tremblingly. For example, the third old lady, who was almost beheaded because of rushing to please Xie Moru, has already been carried to the car by the attendants. On the surface, there is no physical injury, and the heart is not lightly frightened.

Mrs. Xie wanted Xie Moru to return home, Xie Moru said, "Wanmei Palace has already been arranged, grandma doesn't have to worry."

"How can I not worry about such swords and swords?" Mrs. Xie said earnestly, "There are many people in the family, and it is safer."

"If someone goes to Wanmei Palace to assassinate, I can't ask for it. I just invite you into the urn to sacrifice to my late mother." Xie Moru sneered, "Your Majesty will send me guards."

Mrs. Xie stopped talking immediately.

Originally, the Xie family had a banquet on the second day, but something like this happened during the memorial ceremony, and the banquet was not easy to hold.

Jiang Xingyun and Xie Moru said, "I don't think someone will come to snatch it."

"Meat and bones are always an irresistible temptation for dogs."

As soon as this incident happened, Xie Moru immediately became a celebrity in the city. Of course, she was quite famous before.Now, it's just more famous.Xie Moru's reputation is specifically reflected in the fact that the third old lady went home sick for a few days, and she was more than ten years old. When Mrs. Xie was visiting, she asked in a low voice, "Nephew and daughter-in-law, do you think the Princess Princess will remember that I offended you?" What about her?" She was really scared to death.Having said that, in recent years, the third old lady has regretted offending Xie Moru and showing Xie Moru's face in the past, so she always brings her daughter-in-law to Fang's ceremonies, which is also a way of showing mercy to Xie Moru.Only now did she know that with Xie Moru, she would be scared to death whenever there was such a life-and-death thing around Xie Moru.I'm afraid that one day Xie Moru will have to settle the score and strip her alive.

Mrs. Xie comforted the third old lady, and the third old lady sent her daughter-in-law to Jiang Xingyun as a gift, intending to save the country with curveballs, and let her niece of her natal family say good things about herself.

This is a bit of a holiday with Xie Moru.

Of course, like Li Xuan, Li Qiao, and Su Buyu, the three of them went to visit Xie Moru together, because they cared for Xie Moru.Li Xuantong's daughter-in-law rejoiced again and again, "It's better than that my sister is fine."

Princess Changtai said, "Yes, there is no danger." She was taken aback.

Princess Changtai poured a cup of herbal tea and asked, "Is Princess Xie okay?"

"It's very good. Uncle sent guards there. Otherwise, Mo Ru's younger sister lives on the mountain. I'm really worried." Li Xuan said to himself, sitting on Princess Changtai's rattan couch, and Princess Changtai handed tea to him. To her husband, asked, "Princess Xie lives alone in Wanmei Palace, and it's always lonely. Why doesn't she come back to the city to live? The city is safe, not to mention the bustle."

"She said to see if there is anyone coming to assassinate her. Back to the city mansion is heavily guarded, and the assassins won't take the bait."

Princess Changtai: ...

Princess Changtai said, "Princess Xie is really brave."

Princess Xie's courage is indeed good, but Mrs. Shou'an was very regretful, she gritted her teeth and said in her heart, "Then those assassins don't have eyes, why didn't they stab that stinky girl to death."

Since Xie Moru failed to get married last time, now that Xie Moru has become a filial piety and survived the assassination, Mrs. Shou'an is very regretful.But with such a good opportunity, how could she not enter the palace to create trouble for Xie Moru.

Ever since Empress Dowager Hu came to the Palace of Mercy, Mrs. Shou'an has always been thinking about what to do, and she doesn't have to bear anything with her status and seniority.Who is still forbearing when in power?Has Empress Dowager Cheng tolerated it?Has Princess Ningping ever endured it?Then, why should her old man bear it?
The old lady Shou'an would also find a breakthrough. She sighed with Queen Mother Hu when she entered the palace, and said, "I heard that the third and fifth princes also went that day. After I found out about this, I was frightened. I can't sit at home for a moment. Stay, I have to come to the palace immediately to say a few words to the empress. What is the status of the prince, and he is so dangerous, he is lucky, otherwise, what should we do if he bumps into him?"

It’s really a mother-daughter connection. This is right in the heart of Empress Dowager Hu. Even Concubine Xie secretly said yes. The guards are fine, but the head of the fifth child is swollen from being smashed. Oh, I'm so scared, I haven't slept well for several days."

"Who says it's not." Mrs. Shou'an bowed her head and sipped her tea, and said casually, "Hey, whatever the Princess Xie does is earth-shattering, I'm old, and I can only be frightened when I hear such things."

Concubine Xie's surname is Xie after all, she said with a smile, "Fortunately, I was in danger, so it can be seen that they are all lucky children."

"What are you worried about? Needless to say, the noble concubine is the birth mother of the third prince, but if the fifth prince hits her head swollen, are you worried?" Mrs. Shou'an asked in a tricky manner.

Can Concubine Xie say no?Mrs. Shou'an smiled at Concubine Xie, and said to Empress Dowager Hu in a very considerate manner, "It's hard for a concubine, and it's hard to blame her niece. But in the end, my family is in pain, so I should be more careful in the future. You can't sit still. The truth is written in the book."

Empress Dowager Hu took it very seriously, and said viciously, "The emperor has ordered the arrest of those robbers."

Mrs. Shou'an asked, "I heard that a group of strong men came to rob things. What are they robbing? It's so rare."

Empress Dowager Hu was quite dissatisfied, "I don't know, Princess Xie has always offended people, maybe he offended some terrible people, otherwise for no reason, who would use knives and swords to kill people and set fires?"

Mrs. Shou'an sighed, "Girl, it's better to be more cautious."

"Who says it's not? The Xie family has always had a good family style, so they don't care about her."

Concubine Xie was embarrassed for a while, and old lady Shou'an smiled, "Look at what your mother said, I have to tell you from a distance, how handsome Princess Ningping was back then, Princess Xie has the blood of Princess Xie, I think the Princess and the eldest The eldest princess is not very similar. Besides, brothers from a mother’s womb are not the same. Hundreds of people have a hundred temperaments. Not to mention others, Xie Guifei is so virtuous, and Princess Xie is the niece of the imperial concubine, so her temper is not very similar. On the contrary, there is another Granddaughter, I have also seen her, she is the same age as Princess Xie, but unfortunately she is a concubine, but she is gentle and sensible."

Empress Dowager Hu spread her hands, "Yes, who should I ask for reasoning?"

Mother and daughter have always had a common language.

Concubine Xie really annoyed Mrs. Shou'an to death. Although she didn't want her son to marry Xie Moru, she also felt that Xie Moru had a lot of things to do, but Xie Moru's surname was Xie after all, and Concubine Xie didn't like others to say that Xie Moru was wrong. .When Emperor Mu Yuan arrived at Linzhi Palace, Concubine Xie took the opportunity to say something nice to Xie Moru. Concubine Xie said, "It's like this child, who can always turn bad luck into good fortune. If you want me to say, the fate is heavy, and there must be some good things." Dafu's."

Emperor Mu Yuan joked, "When did the noble concubine learn how to read faces?"

"That's what I said." Concubine Xie Guifei said in a low voice, "Last time about the matter of Tianqi Temple, there were some words that were not pleasant to listen to. They said that fate was not good. How can a concubine be an aunt, how can she not explain a few words for her niece .”

"If you don't have any, don't bother."

Concubine Xie breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Your Majesty is wise."

"I am holy?"

"Sheng Ming."

Emperor Mu Yuan smiled, a trace of loneliness disappeared from his eyes, and he turned to talk about children with Concubine Xie Guifei.Concubine Xie also talked about some palace affairs with Emperor Mu Yuan, saying, "The empress dowager often talks about the fifth prince these days, saying that the fourth prince and the fifth prince are the same age, and that the fourth prince's marriage has been settled, so it has to be handled by the fifth prince. The empress dowager remembers five princes. The prince's lifelong event, Concubine Su's body is sick and in pain, I thought, when the Empress Dowager summons a lady to come to the palace to speak, if Concubine Su is in good health, I would like to invite her to talk with her."

Emperor Mu Yuan said, "There is no need to worry about the fifth prince, I have already made up my mind."

Concubine Xie raised her heart, curious, "Which lady is Your Majesty looking for?"

Emperor Mu Yuan said, "I'll ask Concubine Su what she means first. As a mother-in-law, she must be satisfied."

"Yes."

Concubine Su has nothing to be unhappy about, Concubine Su is simply very happy, she hides a tear in her eyes, and said, "My concubine can't ask for it, Yanchun will definitely treat that child well."

Emperor Mu Yuan patted Concubine Su's hand, got up and left.

The marriage between the fifth prince and Xie Moru was settled quickly, and Emperor Mu Yuan didn't discuss it with Queen Mother Hu at all. Queen Mother Hu knew that she was very dissatisfied, "Your grandmother came to the palace to talk, and said that girl's life is so hard, there are countless enemies outside, I don’t know what trouble I caused, I asked someone to seek revenge and go to the temple, and almost hurt the prince. The emperor doesn’t care about his son, but the family loves his grandson, what if the fifth child asks that girl to restrain him?”

Emperor Mu Yuan said, "The old lady is not a fortune-teller, she knows what fate depends on. I ordered Qin Tianjian to calculate, and the fates of the two are very well matched. It was created by heaven and earth."

Concubine Xie Guifei also followed suit, "Not to mention anything else, even though I have encountered danger several times, it is as if they were all auspicious, which shows that I am very lucky."

"Okay? Okay, why don't you marry the third child!"

Concubine Xie's face was choked with empress dowager Hu's words, and Emperor Mu Yuan yelled, "Mother queen!"

Empress Dowager Hu also knew that her words were inappropriate, so she turned her face away and began to cry.Emperor Mu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "I have made an order, and there will be no change!" He lifted his feet and took Concubine Xie away.

On the second day, Empress Dowager Hu and Princess Wenkang complained, "What am I doing alive, I might as well be dead."

Princess Wenkang said, "What are you doing all the time? Grandma, you don't need to think about it, she knows that Princess Xie has offended her a long time ago, and it's only a ghost that she can say good things about Princess Xie. You will always be fooled by her provocation. What kind of fate is hard, it’s all nonsense. If fate is hard, the fate of the blessed is hard. Look at my father, who has wiped out all the previous kingdoms. Being emperor yourself, our old Mu family only has it. today's wealth."

"Nonsense." Empress Dowager Hu scolded lightly, "How dare you say that about the late Emperor."

"Father will not argue with me no matter what I say." Princess Wenkang persuaded, "Okay, you still don't know what's going on in Brother Huang's mind? That's it."

Even though Empress Dowager Hu was dissatisfied, she didn't want to have a relationship with her son because of this matter. Her daughter persuaded her, and Emperor Mu Yuan came to have dinner at the Charity Palace at noon.

After lunch, Empress Dowager Hu quietly said to her daughter, "The last time your imperial brother issued an imperial edict to that girl, didn't that girl not want to reject it? Go and find out if that girl rejected the imperial edict this time." ?”

Princess Wenkang: ...Her mother owes a granddaughter-in-law like Xie Moru!

Xie Moru did not reject the imperial decree, she accepted the imperial decree according to the etiquette, and said to Gongdang, "Send a word to His Majesty for me, the day of the wedding, I hope it will be after the dragon raises its head next year."

Eunuch Yu nodded yes, and went back to the palace to speak for His Majesty on Xie Moru's behalf.

After hearing this, Emperor Mu Yuan was speechless for a long time, and waved his father-in-law off to leave.

The fifth prince accepted the congratulations from all the brothers, especially the third prince, who felt closer to the fifth prince.Concubine Su had a lot of things to tell her son. When the fifth prince arrived at Shuren Palace, his face was a little embarrassed. Concubine Su said, "Remember, wife, Qi Ye. Respecting your wife is also respecting your own character. You have to respect her, treat her well, and never let her down for the rest of your life."

Even though the fifth prince had always had a stern face, when it came to the marriage, even though he was a little shy and uncomfortable, his eyes still showed joy, and said, "I haven't married yet, my mother treats the princess better than me." .”

"Stupid words. How could I love my wife more than my son? It's just that I thought that those who are lucky will have someone who supports each other in their life. I don't have this kind of blessing, but my son has this kind of blessing. I do it for My son is happy."

The fifth prince's entire face felt faintly feverish.The mother and son were about to say a few more words, when someone from the Charity Palace invited the Fifth Prince to come, and the Fifth Prince went, and the Empress Dowager Hu said a word to the Fifth Prince.Empress Dowager Hu said mysteriously to her fifth grandson, "Be patient for now, this marriage has wronged you, in a few days my grandmother will send you a few beautiful, docile and agreeable girls, who are a thousand times better than the one surnamed Xie. "

The fifth prince secretly sighed, and said to himself, my luck is really good, at least my father didn't appoint a girl like the emperor's grandmother to be my wife, otherwise how will I live in the future.

With the negative teaching material of Empress Dowager Hu, the Fifth Prince felt that Princess Xie is simply a good person full of reason and wisdom.

(End of this chapter)