Yun'er arranged things for Xixue and came out of the inner hall with a gloomy face. The servants and maids she met on the road were so frightened that they walked away from her when they saw Miss Yun's face. After all, Yun'er has been in charge of the Young Master's Mansion for a long time, and Yun'er still has some official qualities. Powerful.
Walking to the martial arts field in the outer courtyard, Yun'er happened to meet Hua Zilan, who was wearing a powerful costume and dancing with a sword.
Seeing Yun'er coming, Hua Zilan sheathed her sword and came forward to say hello, "Miss Yun is here?"
Taking a closer look, Hua Zilan realized that Yun'er seemed to have something wrong with her face, so she changed her words and said, "Miss Yun, what's wrong with you? Who made you unhappy? Tell me and I will vent your anger on your behalf."
Hua Zilan said, waving her swords as if fighting an imaginary enemy.
Yun'er said angrily, "Who else could it be? My young master has only been away for a few days! Another vixen has been attracted..."
Hua Zilan smiled awkwardly when she heard this, thinking to herself, could she be considered one of the vixens?
Yun'er suddenly realized that she had said the wrong thing and quickly said, "Ah, Miss Chen, I'm not saying that you are a vixen, but that the young master has recently taken in a new concubine. It's true, men are just unreliable. They will act like you as soon as they go out." Flirting with women."
Hua Zilan smiled and said, "Young Master has a noble status, and there will definitely be many women in his life. Why are you so angry over a small concubine? If in the future you are in the Three Palaces and Sixth Ward, you will be angry to death?"
Hearing this, Yun'er raised her foot and kicked away a stone, and said angrily, "I know, I'm angry because I haven't had a taste of it yet, but somehow the saucy fox came out of nowhere and got there first." It makes me so angry, when I think of her charming look, I want to tear her apart right now."
Hua Zilan suppressed a smile when she heard this, and was a little surprised when she saw Yun'er behaving like this. It was completely different from Yun'er who was usually like a little bird.
If Mu Sheng saw the current Yun'er, he would be surprised by this scene. Sure enough, a woman is completely different in front of her friends and in front of the person she likes.
Yun'er looked at Hua Zilan and said angrily, "Miss Chen, kill that little vixen for me."
Hua Zilan hesitated and said, "Isn't this bad? But the woman who touched the young master..."
Yun'er waved her hands and said, "Hey! I was joking, I said angry words, don't take it seriously."
Yun'er suddenly turned her head and looked at Hua Zilan steadily, and asked, "Miss Chen, aren't you a Taoist? Is there any kind of elixir or magic that can make men and women fall in love?"
Hua Zilan tilted her head and thought for a long time before saying, "No, there is a powerful aphrodisiac in the world. After drinking it, people will become delirious. That...this..."
Hua Zilan blushed and couldn't say any more. Although she had been practicing Taoism for many years, she was still a young girl and had little experience in this area...
"Miss Yun, if you like the young master, just express your feelings to him. Why bother?"
At this time, Yun'er's aggressiveness suddenly disappeared. She lowered her head, her face flushed and whispered, "Oh! I'm a girl, and I'm always embarrassed. I can't open my mouth." …”
Hua Zilan covered her mouth and snickered, "Miss Yun, if you can't open your mouth, I'll say it for you..."
Yun'er immediately stepped forward to hold her hand and said, "Oh! Let me think about it again! Maybe it's not impossible to give her medicine..."
Hua Zilan opened her eyes wide and looked at Yun'er in disbelief: "Miss Yun, do you really want to use the dirty tricks in the world?"
Yun'er paced back and forth anxiously, "What do you think we should do?"
Hua Zilan comforted her and said, "Miss Yun, you are so beautiful. As long as you are willing to reveal your true feelings, I think the young master is not a stupid person. Besides, you have been together day and night for so long. Let me tell you, a man chases a woman across a mountain, and a woman chases a man." Spacer yarn, you have to believe in yourself..."
Yun'er nodded in understanding and asked, "Miss Chen, do you have anyone you like?"
After hearing this, Hua Zilan was stunned for a moment, the person she likes? A strange man standing on the bow of the ship with a beautiful tree facing the wind gradually emerged in his mind, but his face could not be clearly seen.
Suddenly, the picture in her mind changed. It seemed that there had always been a woman who looked exactly like herself, trapped in the thick fog, desperately shouting to her, but she couldn't hear clearly what she was saying. She vaguely judged her from the shape of her mouth. What does it mean to wake up?
Hua Zilan suddenly held her head, suffering from a splitting headache, her expression changed unpredictably, and suddenly she seemed to have recovered again.
Seeing her like this, Yun'er asked worriedly, "Miss Chen, what's wrong with you? Have you suffered from brain disease again? Wait a minute, I'll go find the imperial doctor right away..."
Hua Zilan stopped Yun'er and said hesitantly, "It's okay. It only happens occasionally. It's not a problem. I'll go find the young master later and ask him to help me treat it. It should be fine."
Yun'er felt relieved when she saw that she was indeed fine.
After Yun'er left, Hua Zilan stood blankly in the courtyard, recalling the man standing on the bow of the boat, and suddenly felt sad. She didn't know why she was so sad. The man was so familiar but so familiar. I can't remember anything about him, it's as out of reach as the memory of my past life...
At this moment, a drop of cold tears slid down Hua Zilan's jade-like face and dripped on her hand. She was shocked and realized that her face was filled with tears unconsciously, but she didn't know why...
The next morning, Mu Sheng got up and sneezed several times in a row for no apparent reason, wondering who was speaking ill of him behind his back.
He shook his head to dispel such boring thoughts, looked in the mirror, straightened his clothes, and ordered the servants to prepare the car and drive to the young master Xiu's mansion.
When we arrived near Gongzi Xiu's mansion, from a distance, it looked like it was not big in general. Since we had already sent people to notify the people in Gongzi Xiu's mansion, there were several people standing at the gate to greet him as soon as the motorcade arrived at the gate.
After Mu Sheng got out of the car, a middle-aged man came up to him and bowed his hands and said, "I have met Lord Changping. I have a visitor from my master's Xiu Mansion, Wei Man. The Lord is recuperating at home due to an injury and is unable to go out to greet the guests. I would like to invite Lord Changping Haihan." .”
When Mu Sheng saw him, he was still impressed by this young master's disciple and said, "Oh! I remembered that Wei Jun was Wei Man, the chariot archer at the conference that day, right?"
"Changping-kun has a really good memory."
Mu Sheng asked, "I wonder if Brother Ninth is feeling better from his injury?"
Wei Man said, "Reporting to Lord Changping, my young master is still weak and is resting in bed."
After Wei Man finished speaking, Mu Sheng had some doubts in his heart, shouldn't he? Injured from falling from horse? With his physical condition, he should have gotten out of bed and moved around by now, which is really strange...
Mu Sheng asked Wei Mandao, "Can you lead me to see Young Master Xiu?"
"Okay, Lord Changping, please follow me into the inner hall."
Everyone who passed by along the way was very polite to Wei Man. Mu Sheng felt that Wei Man was not just an ordinary retainer of Young Master Xiu, but probably a confidant.
Following Wei Man into the inner room, he saw that the light in the room was dim, and a strong smell of medicine hit his nostrils. There was a curtain in the middle, and there seemed to be a person lying on the bed.
There is a woman sitting next to the bed who seems to be taking care of the patient on the bed, and the servants around her are also doing their own things.
He was wondering, what happened to Young Master Xiu? Doesn't it seem like your condition is getting worse with this posture? No way?
Although the medical conditions in ancient times were indeed not good, you had to rely on yourself to deal with the disease. If you couldn't bear it, just blow the suona and cover it with a white cloth, and it would be over...
His master Xiu shouldn't be able to do that, right? He was only twenty-seven or eighty years old, still so young. At the same time, Mu Sheng felt a little happy in his heart. If Master Xiu died of illness, then the only opponent would be the Crown Prince. Maybe he really had a chance to rise to power? As for the virtue of the twelfth prince, Gongzi Zhuo, the emperor would never hand over the country to him even if he was blind. The remaining princes are too young to be responsible for their responsibilities. When the time comes, the emperor will only have himself as an option.
Mu Sheng was thinking wildly and approached the bed to take a closer look.
Seeing Mu Sheng approaching, the young woman beside the bed stood up and knelt down towards Mu Sheng.
Mu Sheng could clearly see that the person in front of him was about twenty-five or six years old, with a beautiful appearance and a sad look on his face.
The woman said, "My son has revised his wife Yang's family. Mr. Changping came to visit my husband in person. I am so grateful that I shed tears of gratitude."
Mu Sheng hurriedly bowed deeply, pretending to be concerned and said, "Hello, Madam-in-law, Ninth Brother is my brother after all. If my brother is sick, I should come here to visit him. I have some medical skills, can you let me see my brother's condition?"
Yang said, "Mr. Changping is interested. I heard from the imperial doctor that I had recovered from a serious trauma last time. However, my husband was infected with wind and cold when he was active in the yard a month ago, so he fell ill." I can’t afford it…”
Mu Sheng looked solemn and said, "I'm here to take Brother Jiu's pulse and see what's going on."
Mu Sheng stepped forward and grabbed Young Master Xiu's hand, and carefully felt his pulse. He felt that although his pulse was chaotic, fortunately, his condition was basically stable, but his breath was weak, but he was not in danger of life.
He didn't know why, but he felt a little regretful.
Mu Sheng comforted Mr. Yang with his kind words. When he saw Mr. Xiu lying motionless on the bed through the thick curtain, and couldn't see clearly his face, he felt that it was not good to disturb his rest, so he had to say goodbye and leave.
After leaving Young Master Xiu's residence, Mu Sheng cupped his hands and said to Wei Man, "What a coincidence. I will visit your mansion another day, then!"
Wei Man said politely, "You're welcome, Mr. Changping. When my young master's health improves, I will personally visit you and let him know..."
After Mu Sheng returned home, he ordered an eunuch to select a few rare herbs for nourishing and replenishing Qi from the warehouse and sent them to Young Master Xiu's house.
With nothing to do, he wandered to the front yard and saw Xia Chuan training the guards of the Young Master's Mansion in the martial arts field.
When Xia Chuan saw Mu Sheng coming, he bowed and said, "Your Majesty."
Mu Sheng nodded and said, "Xia Chuan, how is the injury on your arm?"
Xia Chuan said, "Your Majesty, you are no longer in the way."
Mu Sheng said, "Okay! I'll give you an errand. In a few days, you will be responsible for helping me collect some properties nearby to accommodate diners..."
Xia Chuan cupped his hands and said, "Master, please rest assured that I will fulfill my mission?"
Mu Sheng said, "Well! From now on, our Changping Lord's Mansion will recruit a lot of guests. These properties will be their residences. You will be responsible for the food and daily life of these guests. Don't neglect it."
Xia Chuan said, "Young Master should have been like this for a long time. These disciples and diners can share the Young Master's worries and expand the Young Master's influence in the government and the public..."
Mu Sheng said, "Well! Work hard and I will officially recommend you to become an official when there is an opportunity in the future."
Xia Chuan said gratefully, "Young Master, I have received such great love from you. I will ride on your horse and back for you without any second thoughts."
Looking at Xia Chuan's retreating figure, Mu Sheng secretly affirmed in his heart that during the more than a year together, Xia Chuan was very serious and responsible in his work. Although he was usually reticent and did not talk much, he still recognized Xia Chuan's character.
As the captain of the bodyguard of Lord Changping, Xia Chuan is only a junior officer at the level of a hundred generals, similar to the low-level officers of the centurions in later generations. He only relies on his seniority to reach the level of a thousand-man master at most, which is equivalent to a middle-level cadre of a thousand-man captain. , if there is no one to support you, you will be in trouble.
Now is the age of peace. It is difficult for ordinary people to be like a few decades ago, when nations were competing for hegemony. They could turn around and change their lives just by chopping off heads on the battlefield regardless of their own lives. The era of great strife has passed. Now, clinging to the powerful, It can be regarded as a way to rise quickly.
He now has to take advantage of being a feudal lord and focus on cultivating a group of people for his use. In this era, there is still more or less the past habit of feudal dignitaries recruiting a wide range of customers...
