Ruimu Yi seemed to be shocked by Mu Sheng's sudden confession, so she raised her concubine and looked at him quietly.
She recalled that when they first met, the handsome young man had a horse on his back, a majestic figure, a bow and an arrow, and he won the championship of riding and archery. He also did not fall behind in the battle with Bangour, the master of the clan.
She recalled the meeting in his tent yesterday, when Mu Sheng lay on top of her and kissed her neck, which made people shudder. Could it be that the person in front of her was really her true love? In fact, Ruimu Yi had been feeling anxious in her heart for a long time, but it was just about her youngest daughter's family. Due to the clan rules, she was a little shy to speak out.
Ruimu Yi suddenly hid in the boy's arms and snuggled into Mu Sheng's arms like a docile kitten. She just stayed in his arms quietly without any response. Mu Sheng felt Ruimu Yi gradually becoming hotter. Body temperature, he knew that the beautiful girl in front of him was finally in love.
After a while, Ruimu Yi raised her concubine. She looked at Mu Sheng intently, with a trace of loss and regret in her eyes.
Ruimu Yi said in a hesitant tone, "Young master, your parents' orders, your matchmaker's words, you and I were both born into the Wang family. How can we make our own decisions about our life-long affairs?"
A trace of tears slid down her face when she said this.
Mu Sheng was speechless for a moment after hearing this. Yes, how can there be free love in this era? Especially for their class, marriage is a political tool, a means of joining forces and forming family alliances. Family interests always come first, and national interests outweigh everything else. What kind of free will and what kind of personal joys and sorrows are completely irrelevant compared to it. Even he himself is a vassal of the family in a sense. The greatest significance of his existence is to contribute to the growth and development of the family. Otherwise, his son Sheng will not be worthy of enjoying all the glory and status that his family has brought to you.
Zweig once said: "All gifts given by fate have their prices secretly marked."
If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight. Life will be unsatisfactory nine times out of ten. No matter what class you are in, everyone has their own difficulties. How can everything in this world go as planned?
Mu Sheng was silent for a long time, and could only say to Ruimu Yi, "Sister Yi, cherish the present moment. Isn't it good that at least we can be together at this moment? If we are destined to be together, we will last forever. If not..."
As soon as Mu Sheng said this, Ruimu Yi blocked his mouth with her hands. She shook her head and said, "Chang Pingjun, I only want you now. I don't want to think about the future, and I don't want to think about it... "
The two looked at each other, and Mu Sheng watched as she gradually kissed her red lips uncontrollably...
Mu Sheng left Ruimui's tent with mixed emotions. When he returned to the station, he sat down on the mat and was in a daze for a long time.
To be honest, he regretted provoking Ruimu Yi. At first, he might have followed Wu Xie's advice and deliberately approached him, but people's hearts are also fleshy after all. After just a few days of getting along, Mu Sheng couldn't help but feel worried. Mu Sheng panicked at the thought that she might become someone else's wife in the future. With his current status, King Tuli might not be able to like him as his son-in-law.
Mu Sheng turned around and went to Wu Xie's tent, only to see him enjoying himself playing Go by himself.
As soon as Wu Xie saw Master Sheng's sad face, he asked him to sit down and said, "Master, come here, if you have any troubles, you can solve them by playing a few games of chess."
Mu Sheng quickly waved his hand and refused, playing chess with him, making him unable to win in ten moves.
Mu Sheng sat opposite him and sighed!
Wu Xie looked up at Mu Sheng casually and asked, "Why are you sighing, Master?"
Mu Sheng briefly told him and Ruimui what happened, to see if he could find a way to make the two of them happy.
Wu Xie said, "It's very simple to make Prince Tuli recognize you as his son-in-law..."
Mu Sheng hurried up to listen to his eloquent speech, only to hear him spit out four words lightly: "Become a prince."
Mu Sheng still thought it was some high-minded talk, and laughed and said, "Mr. Wu, to be serious, if King Tuli does not allow my marriage to Sister Yi, I have already made plans in my heart to abandon everything at the moment and fly away with Princess Yi. No matter how great the flood is, it has nothing to do with me."
Wu Xie smiled and said, "Master, you are so childish. Even if you make up your mind to take her far away, is Princess Yi really willing to give up everything?"
Mu Sheng was speechless and said for a long time, "I have been with Mr. Wu for so long. Maybe you don't know my character yet. I just want to live a free and happy life. Whoever wants to fight for the position of prince can fight for it. Originally, I also I never thought about fighting, it’s just that my father insisted on pushing me out to drive the ducks to the shelves, and I didn’t think I could compete with the prince. I have no choice but to reach this point now.”
Wu Xie said in a calm tone, "My lord, to put it bluntly, if you can't compete for the position of prince, Ruimu Yi is destined to miss you. Women of the Ruimu family of the Dongyue clan have always only intermarryed with the future prince or the future emperor." , to consolidate the relationship between the Dongyue clan and the Jin court."
Mu Sheng said, "You are right, then why did you insist on encouraging me to pursue Ruimui?"
Wu Xie said frankly, "Nothing else. I know that the young master has no intention of becoming the heir apparent. This move is to arouse your desire to win."
When Mu Sheng heard this, he rolled his eyes and said, "Okay! Sir, you really confided in your heart! I was tricked by you..."
After saying this, Mu Sheng got up and returned to his tent.
Wu Xie looked at Mu Sheng's retreating back, placed the black chess piece on the chessboard, and muttered to himself, "Whether you want to fight or not is not up to you..."
Wu Xie looked at the murderous endgame on the chessboard, and he made another move with white chess...
Early the next morning, the messengers came to report that after the hunt, each team would take their prey to the emperor's tent to hold a ceremony, and all the wild animals they hunted would be registered in a book so that they could be rewarded based on their merits.
Mu Sheng led a group of knights to the emperor's tent to receive the reward.
There was a crowd of people in front of the emperor's tent. Among the people present, except for the important officials of the imperial court, royal family members, leaders of various grassland tribes, and the emperor's heirs, only the prince and Lord Changping were present. Hearing that the prince was involved in hunting, he fell off his horse and was injured, so he could not come. .
At this time, in front of the imperial tent, the eunuch loudly announced the results of the hunt, and first rewarded the clan members who performed well. After each clan member received the reward, it was the turn of the leaders of the grassland tribes.
Finally, the prince's hunting results were announced. The eunuch came forward and said, "Your Highness, the hunting results are: one bear, two leopards, ten lynxes, four deer, thirty-two rabbits, eight wild boars, and three tall A level monster beast named Puju..."
Mu Sheng was stunned when he heard this. He had been hit so many times? There are actually many ferocious beasts among them. This achievement can be regarded as a brilliant achievement. Of course, this is not only the result of him, but also the contribution of His Royal Highness and the guards around him. Even if one person keeps shooting arrows all day long, he can still hit the target accurately. It is impossible to hunt so many prey. The purpose of hunting is to improve the command level of the leader and the training level of the team.
After hearing the results announced, the emperor nodded slightly and said, "The prince performed well."
Upon hearing this, the prince quickly stepped forward to salute the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, for ten thousand years, my sons and ministers will always remember your father's teachings. A minister must be both civil and military. He can bring peace to the world when he mounts his horse, and he can rule the world even when he dismounts..."
The ministers and leaders of various ministries also came forward to flatter the prince, praising, "His Royal Highness, he is both civil and military, possessing both political integrity and talent..."
It was Mu Sheng's turn to read out the hunting results: "Mr. Changping, the hunting results are: one leopard, three deer, twenty-two rabbits, six wild boars...six monster beasts, and one high-level monster sword tiger." Only……"
Although Mu Sheng's achievements were not as impressive as the prince's, they were still reasonable... The emperor was still very happy to reward him after hearing this, and Mu Sheng stepped forward to thank him.
The ministers and leaders of various grassland tribes also came forward to congratulate him. After all, Young Master Sheng was the only prince among the emperor's princes, so he had to give him face, and his attitude was certainly not as eager as he was towards the prince.
At this moment, the Huns Dongyue clan cast an eager look. Mu Sheng seemed to be aware of it. As soon as their eyes touched, they quickly separated. He knew that it was Ruimui who was watching him silently in the crowd. .
Mu Sheng's heart moved. It seemed that he had to do something, or at least try hard...
Early the next morning, Mu Sheng secretly sent an envoy to Ruimui's camp to deliver a letter, intending to invite her out for a private meeting. However, neither came nor did Mu Sheng wait impatiently. At that time, the envoys sent came back.
Why did Mu Sheng ask, "How is it? Has Princess Yi responded?"
The envoy said with some embarrassment, "Your Majesty, I have sent the message as you asked. For some reason, from today onwards, the Dongyue clan's camp is being guarded very strictly, and I cannot approach Princess Yi's camp at all."
Mu Sheng took back the unsent letter from the messenger, nodded and said, "I understand, you can go down."
After the envoy left, Mu Sheng probably guessed that the Dongyue clan had noticed that he was having a private gathering with Ruimu Yi and stopped letting his people get close to them. He probably even visited in person, but it would not help. Except King Tuli, there was no one else who gave this order.
Mu Sheng thought about it and decided to go and discuss countermeasures with Wu Xie first. When he came to Wu Xie's tent, he saw Wu Xie making a pot of tea and drinking it happily.
When Wu Xie saw him coming, she stretched out her hand and said, "Master, please sit down. Is the master here because of love?"
Hearing this, Mu Sheng nodded helplessly and said, "Mr. Wu, even if I am not the prince, if I persuade my father to marry Ruimu Yi to me, King Tuli will not stand in the way, right?"
Wu Xie shook his head when he heard this and said, "Young master, you don't have to ask your Majesty for a marriage. His Majesty will definitely not agree to your request, especially if you ask your Majesty. You might as well persuade King Tuli. Maybe there is a chance. As long as Tuli King Li is willing to marry the young master, so I believe that your majesty will not easily refute King Tuli’s favor.”
Mu Sheng frowned and said, "Sir, why is this?"
Wu Xie explained, "What your Majesty wants is balance, to defeat the prince's faction. Your Majesty raised the young master just to balance the power of the prince's faction in the court. King Tuli of the Dongyue clan, a relative, is very powerful to you, Lord Changping." Too powerful, so powerful that if Ruimuyi really marries you, it will really shake the prince's status as heir apparent. The challenge to the prince will be too great. For now, your majesty has no intention of deposing the prince. Future prince, you When we are about to get married, your majesty will only consider influence if you want to propose a marriage. The Dongyue clan, which is a relatively weak family, will never be considered by your majesty."
Mu Sheng smiled bitterly when he heard this and said, "I understand."
Wu Xie said, "Do your best and obey fate. It depends on your destiny, Sir. If you can bring the Dongyue clan to your side, the future will be promising."
