A Thousand Hills

Chapter 140

The children were sleepy in the car, and as soon as they returned home, Xie Moru ordered the nuns to take them to take a nap.

Under the service of the palace servants, the husband and wife changed into homely clothes, and each sat on the purple bamboo couch with a cup of herbal tea in hand to talk.Xie Moru received a reward from Emperor Mu Yuan and ordered people to hold it up to see.The ones rewarded by Emperor Mu Yuan himself were naturally good things. The jade biscuits were made of mutton fat jade, one dragon and one phoenix, exactly a pair, Xie Moru kept it for himself.Seeing that the Pearl Palace satin is also top grade, Xie Moru ordered the Pearl Palace satin to be divided among several concubines, and even told Ling Xiao to go over and spread the word, saying that the concubines raised their children very well, and ordered them to just bear the burden Reward, no need to come over to thank you.

The fifth prince said, "Father still understands." His daughter-in-law is so virtuous and considerate, it is unreasonable not to be rewarded.

Xie Moru laughed when he heard this, "Your Majesty does not understand, I just have to be ashamed of myself."

The fifth prince felt that his daughter-in-law was a woman after all, so he said to his daughter-in-law, "I don't worry about the Mercy Palace. The emperor's grandmother has always been used to doing whatever she wants. She is old and confused, but The seniority is high, and everyone is confused. I am relieved that the emperor knows our difficulties." In a word, don't look at the Queen Mother Hu's clamor on weekdays. In fact, it is his father who is in charge. .

Xie Moru smiled, "You really are, how can you treat Your Majesty and the Queen Mother together. If Your Majesty is like the Queen Mother, you don't have to worry about me, you have to worry about the old Mu's family."

The two of them always had no taboos in talking in the house, the fifth prince laughed and pinched his wife's mouth, "Don't say that outside."

Xie Moru opened his hand, pursed his lips with joy, "I'm not stupid."

Xie Moru is not stupid, but the other sisters-in-law are simply dissatisfied!
It's nothing for Xie Moru to get some rewards, all the princes and concubines are not short of those things, but Xie Moru got the rewards because of taking good care of the children, it really made other princes and concubines vomit a mouthful of old blood.

What credit does Xie Moru have, isn't it just to let the side concubine have a child, in all the mansions except the Fourth Prince's mansion, which one doesn't have a concubine?Xie Moru won the reward for not being born himself, and we who have worked so hard to extend the royal heirs will not get anything?What's the point?Is there justice in heaven and earth?Even the eldest prince concubine is not convinced, yes, she has no son, but she is better than Xie Moru, she at least gave birth to two daughters for the eldest prince.

In the end, among the five princes and concubines, only Xie Moru, who couldn't give birth to anything, was rewarded by the father-in-law.

Who is called, who can be convinced!

Fortunately, they are all concubines of the Prince's Mansion, even if they vomit blood in their hearts, they will at most smile when they meet each other, "The fifth younger siblings are virtuous, we can't compare them."

Xie Moru laughed, "Sister-in-laws all have children. Your Majesty is afraid that I am pitiful, and if you give me something, it will not be a question of virtuous or not. If you want to talk about virtuous, whoever is not virtuous can be elected as the prince Where's the concubine?"

Xie Moru has already said that, the other concubines are hard to say anything, yes, they all have children, and the worst eldest concubine, Cui Shi, also has two daughters, both of whom are better than Xie Moru. I hadn't had a child for several years, but now I have three, and I brought them into the palace. His Majesty is happy to see it, and it is possible to reward him casually.

The third concubine, Chu, said first, "Where are we going! We are still young, and children all look at fate. Cousin, don't say such disheartening words. I think the faces of younger brothers and sisters are the blessings of both sons and daughters. The blessings of the fifth younger siblings." It's behind."

The fourth concubine Hu Shi has always been close to Xie Moru, she has a body, and she is especially afraid of the heat in summer, slowly shaking the round fan and said, "Yes, not now, when you have time, you will know how quickly."

The eldest concubine Cui also persuaded Xie Moru a few words, feeling that there is still someone inferior to her in terms of offspring, there is really no need to be jealous of Xie Moru, how many gold jewels and gems can be exchanged for a child.The princess also said, "Speaking of which, we are the main family, and all the children in the house are our children. The five brothers and sisters' family are praised by everyone, but unfortunately I was not in the queen mother's palace that day, and I didn't See, when will the fifth younger siblings be brought into the palace, let me see."

Xie Moru and the Crown Princess have known each other for more than a day. The Crown Princess looks at Shuangli, but she is actually a narrow-minded person. No one else talks about the bastard, but the Crown Princess said, "Speaking of which, we are the main wife, and all the children in the house are ours. Child", Xie Moru knew that the princess's jealousy was not over when he heard this, and said with a smile, "The last time I entered the palace, I urinated all over my highness. If the empress does not dislike it, I will bring them here next time .”

"What's so distasteful about this, the child can't be short, which one of us has never been urinated by a child?" The princess smiled and asked Xie Moru, "I heard that you have another concubine?"

When the crown princess said this, Cui couldn't help but look at her for a while. It's all the concubine talking in the East Palace. Is it worthwhile to inquire about the little wife?What's more, she is the little wife of Xie Moru's mansion.Xie Moru just said that she has no children and is pitiful. This princess is really... Although Mrs. Cui often hears her husband talking about the fifth prince's residence, Mrs. Cui thinks she can't say such things as a princess!The Fifth Prince has done a lot for the Prince!

Xie Moru didn't think so, no matter how sharp the words of these women are, they can't hurt anyone, not to mention the words of the Crown Princess really can't hurt her, Xie Moru was just a little surprised, thinking that the dignified Crown Princess would actually be hurt because of Such a small reward is so unforgiving, Xie Moru smiled calmly, "Yes, now I have three sons, and I am looking forward to a daughter. To tell you the truth, I have prepared several boxes of jewelry for my little daughter. When the concubine spoke, the mother and concubine also wanted a little girl like me. I told them that whoever gave me a little girl would be rewarded."

As soon as Xie Mo said this, even Cui Shi also felt that it was not unreasonable for Emperor Mu Yuan to reward Xie Moru.Just based on the kindness and casualness of talking about concubines and concubine children, Cui felt that Xie Moru's Taoism was really well practiced.I can't help but pity Xie Moru a little bit, no matter how many rewards I have without my own children, it's really hard.

Xie Moru didn't know that she got Cui's sympathy, and she didn't feel that she was suffering, she leisurely asked the crown princess and Cui about the emperor's grandson's admission, the crown princess also accepted it when she saw it, Xie Moru In the Empress Dowager's Palace, she never gave in. Since she changed the topic, the Crown Princess stopped talking about the concubine of the Fifth Prince's Mansion, and said with a smile, "Yesterday I talked about this with His Highness, our family Dalang has also reached the age of enrolling, and the Nian En of the sister-in-law's family is almost the same. Just to tell the sister-in-law, Your Majesty said that letting the emperor's grandchildren come to study in the palace also means to make their younger brothers get closer. "

Cui smiled, "Father's kindness. We are outside the palace, although we can hire a teacher to teach the children, but how can we compare with the masters in the palace who are knowledgeable."

The children of the crown prince and the eldest prince's family are older, and now that this study rule has been established, it will be like this for the emperor's grandchildren in the future.Xie Moru inquired, "Have you decided on a date to study? I have prepared some of the four treasures of the study for my nephews. Although I know that my sister-in-law and empress have also prepared, it is my aunt's intention after all."

Although the Crown Princess was a little jealous that Xie Moru won the reward from her father-in-law, but Xie Moru was really good at talking, and the Crown Prince had always valued the Fifth Prince, so the Crown Princess put aside those women's petty thoughts and said with a smile, "Qin Tian The day of surveillance, August eighteenth."

Chu smiled, "It's a good day. After the summer, the sun will not be so hot."

Mrs. Hu felt that the Eastern Palace was boring, but she agreed with her a few words, and everyone wentssip once, and they dispersed before noon.All the sisters-in-law's sour thoughts towards Xie Moru also disappeared.

It was really funny for Mrs. Hu to think about it, and said to the fourth prince at night, "When the fifth sibling is in trouble in the Mercy Palace, no one cares about her. The emperor treats her a little better, but some people can't see it."

The fourth prince said, "It's really hard for nothing to do, each family lives its own life, where there are only a few pearls and a few bolts of silk, it's petty." It's hard for women to understand.

The matter of Xie Moru getting the reward is over, among the princes and concubines, the third concubine is very smart, seeing that Xie Moru brought the child into the palace and benefited, she would bring the child into the palace from time to time.Concubine Chu was able to be chosen by Concubine Xie as a daughter-in-law. The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is very destined. Concubine Xie has always been flexible, so she simply said to Chu, "Sanlang is still young, you can't take your eyes off him. Da Lang Seeing that he will be studying in the next year or two, why don't you ask him to live in the palace for a while, my place will be more lively."

The Chu family has many sons, especially when the youngest son is just learning to walk and talk, and the eldest son is just naughty at the age, although he is a bit reluctant, but not particularly reluctant.Especially Mrs. Chu thinks a lot, her mother-in-law is a shrewd person, it is natural to teach her grandson to be careful, and she must not lose her son.What's more, it is also a blessing that the son can see His Majesty the Queen Mother often in the palace, and it is also a blessing for me to be able to draw closer to the mother-in-law because of the son.Chu smiled, "I'm afraid that he will be mischievous and make my concubine angry."

"Children's family, let alone boys, there is no one who is not naughty. Now naughty, later smart." Xie Guifei was also happy to see her daughter-in-law willing to present her grandson, and smiled. At first you were only Dalang, and Dalang was still young, so I couldn't bear to separate you mother and child."

Mrs. Chu laughed quickly, "It's also a blessing for Dalang to be taught by his mother and concubine and learn some rules."

Concubine Xie then settled the matter, "Da Lang's birthday is in June, after his birthday, let's send him in. Da Lang needs to bring one of the nanny with him, and the rest don't need to bring anything , I have them all here.”

The Chu family agreed naturally, and went home to discuss with her husband, and the third prince had no objections.The third prince frowned slightly, as if something was on his mind, Mrs. Chu helped him change his clothes and ate a cup of warm tea, and asked, "But what's the problem with the mission?" Shun Shui, what's going on today.

The third prince put down the fine porcelain teacup, and said softly, "It's been a long time since I talked about it, do you still remember, when cousin Xie performed ceremonies for Mrs. Wei at Tianqi Temple when she was filial piety."

How could Mrs. Chu not remember, Mrs. Chu said, "Who doesn't know about this. At that time, there was an assassin, and His Highness and the fifth prince went to give sacrifices. Fortunately, there is no worry."

The third prince said, "The arrests of the Ministry of Punishment quickly caught a few assassins, who were the ones who assassinated in Tianqi Temple."

Mrs. Chu was puzzled, and said, "Since we have caught it, His Highness will interrogate according to the rules."

The third prince waved his hand and said nothing.

Seeing him, Mrs. Chu didn't say a word, and didn't ask any more questions, thinking about what the eldest son would bring into the palace.

The Third Prince has been in the Ministry of Criminal Justice for the past few years, he does not need to do the interrogation of the prisoner himself, just give an order, but the content of the interrogation is really horrifying. treasure map.The third prince was born in the imperial family and he had never heard such a secret, so he reported the matter to his father, who was noncommittal.The third prince wondered, could there really be some treasure map?Whether it is true or not, he can't say anything about it.

The third prince is well aware of the pros and cons of this matter, if outsiders know about it, eight mouths might not be able to explain it clearly.Therefore, the third prince didn't even tell his wife, and the fifth prince heard the news that the Ministry of Criminal Justice had caught the assassin, so he told his wife when he got home. Xie Moru smiled lightly, "It seems that Your Majesty has succeeded."

"What succeeded?" The Fifth Prince was puzzled.

Xie Moru didn't hide it from the fifth prince, and said, "This was originally a plan made by me and His Majesty, to use the treasure map as a cover to lure some thieves."

The fifth prince was shocked, "There is such a thing!"

The fifth prince pulled his wife to sit down, very excited, and said, "Tell me quickly, why is there a treasure map? Where did the treasure map come from?" Why doesn't he know the treasure map?

The fifth prince was anxious to hear the story, Xie Moru stopped talking, glanced at the teacup on the Huali tea table next to him, the fifth prince quickly brought it to his wife, smiled, "Drink quickly."

Xie Moru took a sip slowly, and the fifth prince hurriedly took the teacup from his wife's hand. Xie Moru leaned on the purple bamboo couch and talked about ancient times, "This thing dates back to the time when Emperor Taizu went to the world. Empress Shizu is the mother of Emperor Taizu. It is rumored that she once presided over the construction of a secret warehouse. Taizu founded the country and proclaimed himself emperor. When the court had money, the secret warehouse has never been used. Moreover, it is said that the secret warehouse was built by Empress Shizu at that time. Emperor Taizu didn't know where the secret storehouse was. Later, Emperor Taizu passed away before Empress Shizu. Before Queen Shizu passed away, only Princess Fusheng was with him, and His Majesty didn't know where the secret storehouse was. Therefore, some people who knew about the secret storehouse They are all sure that the Empress Shizu passed the treasure map of the secret warehouse to Princess Fusheng, and Princess Fusheng passed it on to my mother. Since my mother has passed away, the treasure map must be in my hands."

"Your Majesty and I designed it based on this, and released the news in advance, so that there was an assassination in Tianqi Temple."

The fifth prince is an ordinary person, so he asked first, "Is there really a treasure map?"

Xie Moru shook his head and sighed, "You really believe it. Before the Emperor Taizu attacked the imperial capital, the soldiers in the cold winter and the twelfth lunar month were all wearing single clothes, and it was recorded in the history books how many buns they ate. If you are so poor, what is the secret? The warehouse was taken out and used earlier. Someone really believed it."

The fifth prince had his own explanation and said, "Wealth touches people's hearts, let alone think about it, when it comes to the secret storehouse built by Empress Shizu back then, people can't imagine how many treasures there are."

"Otherwise, how can this plan succeed." Xie Moru smiled.

The fifth prince was puzzled, "You said, if there was no secret warehouse, how could such rumors have been passed down?"

Xie Moru said, "Your Highness, read history books and you should know that in wars, true and false, false and true, when the Taizu Emperor and the Jiangnan King fought in Wujiang, the Taizu Emperor claimed to have 80 soldiers and horses, and the Jiangnan King claimed to have an army of 100 million. , In fact, the Taizu only had 8 people, and the Jiangnan King had [-] soldiers and horses. During the war, there was nothing to brag about. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, during the Battle of Guandu, Xu You came to defect to Cao Cao. Cao’s camp was short of food. Xu You asked Cao Cao if he had food, and Cao Cao returned it. To put it bluntly, it can last for a year. Xu You asked again, and Cao Cao said that it could last for half a year. Later, I told the truth that there was not much food and grass, and three days would be enough. The theory of secret warehouses is not the same.”

The fifth prince shook his head and said, "Don't tell others about the treasure map anymore. We understand this truth, but not everyone understands it." Woolen cloth.

Xie Moru frowned and thought for a moment, and said, "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop. If we don't tell people about this, we probably can't hide it." Don't tell anyone else, once you are in the Ministry of Punishment, it is difficult to hide it.

The fifth prince didn't have any good ideas at the moment, he always had a lenient heart, and simply said, "Anyway, we are selfless in our hearts! Leave him alone!"

Xie Moru's heart moved, and he said with a smile, "It can't be said that the last time His Majesty rewarded me was also due to my treasure map."

The fifth prince said, "No, if it's about the treasure map, it's just those pearl brocades, which are too simple. If the father rewards you for the treasure map and only rewards you with three melons and two dates, I will I can't answer." Alas, fortunately, he was worried that his father would misunderstand his wife, so it turned out that his father and his wife had already set up such a scheme!
Xie Moru smiled and said, "Since you are taking people to the Ministry of Punishment, I think His Majesty will surely get something."

I don't know if his father won the fifth prince, but it's true that his father is in a good mood these days, and when naming the emperor's grandson, the three emperor's grandsons of the fifth prince's mansion also got their names.They are Mu Mu, Mu Lin, and Mu Sen.

The fifth prince quietly said to Xie Moru, "Do you think the father is being lazy? The name given to our son is too simple." His father's ability to name names is really not very good.

Xie Moru smiled, "The names of your highnesses all come from water, water grows wood, and the name of the emperor's grandson is taken from wood. Our children's names are so good. Wood, forest, and forest all mean luxuriant trees. Trees themselves also have the meaning of pillars. It’s better than the name of His Royal Highness’s family, Mu Tong, which sounds like a wooden barrel.”

The fifth prince laughed out loud.

Emperor Mu Yuan didn't pretend to be confused by pretending to be ignorant. Although he had just rewarded Xie Moru, Emperor Mu Yuan had always been clear that on Xie Moru's birthday, the reward was extremely heavy. He also said to the fifth prince, "It's not easy for your daughter-in-law. Let’s celebrate for a few days.”

Emperor Mu Yuan said so, and Xie Moru's 21st birthday was extraordinarily lively.

On the other hand, Xie Moru was rewarded with another half house, and whispered to the Fifth Prince, "Your Majesty is not stingy."

The fifth prince snickered.

Mrs. Xie felt that Xie Moru had come to the end of all hardships.Mrs. Xie's only concern is still the issue of Xie Moru's heirs. Xie Moru did not listen to her order to let the palace have a child under her knees, or Xie Moru had her own plans.However, since these things have been said once, Mrs. Xie does not intend to say any more.This time on Xie Moru's birthday, because of Emperor Mu Yuan's statement, Empress Dowager Hu wanted to babble, but she couldn't find a place to babble, so she had to tell Emperor Mu Yuan, "Even if there is a reward, it is not easy to surpass the crown prince." Concubine go."

There was such an unreasonable old lady, and Emperor Mu Yuan was even more unreasonable than his old lady, saying, "It's not an exaggeration to have a national gift and a family gift."

Emperor Mu Yuan felt that he was not exaggerating, he clearly rewarded him, and this time he rewarded Mo Ru for his past achievements.But the rewards given to Xie Moru one after another, and the weight of the rewards this time, said that several daughter-in-laws all looked sideways, each with their own feelings.Except for the fourth concubine Hu's who is slightly better, even the crown princess also said, "After all, the five younger siblings are from different backgrounds, and they are extremely favored by the father." She is a dignified crown princess, and she seems to be less shameless in front of Emperor Mu Yuan than Xie Moru. How can the princess not be depressed?

The prince knew the reason, so he sent the palace man away and said softly, "Don't think about it, this is to reward the achievements of the fifth younger brother and sister." He told the princess about the treasure map.

Although the concubine is a little cautious on weekdays, she is still a virtuous and virtuous person on the whole. This time, it may be that Emperor Mu Yuan received two rewards from Xie Moru to stimulate her. She couldn't help but say, "If the treasure map is fake, How could the assassin be fooled? Isn't the assassin really stupid?" The Crown Princess did not know whether she thought this way intentionally or sincerely, she pondered for a moment and said, "Your Highness said, does the fifth sibling really have a treasure map?"

"No." The crown prince was sure, "If there is such a thing, would my father not know about it? What's more, my father made arrangements for the Tianqi Temple. Even if the five brothers and sisters really had this thing, they would have offered it long ago."

The crown princess shook her head, her hair swayed gently with a golden phoenix step, reflecting the tenderness on her cheeks, the crown princess said softly, "This is a private conversation between our husband and wife, I'll just say it straight, the fifth brother and sister just said it at that time. No matter how old you are, you can set up such a scheme. After she is the Princess Fusheng, she was very famous in the imperial capital when she was young. It stands to reason that the five younger siblings are all married to the royal family, so they are naturally loyal to the royal family, but I thought again, it may be groundless. There is no reason. Maybe I, a woman, thinks too much." I took it with an ominous tone.

But the prince couldn't help it.

(End of this chapter)