A few months later, after a long and tiring journey, the envoys from all the countries in southern Xinjiang passed through the four Lingnan counties and returned to their respective countries.
When King Zhennan arrived at Yucheng, he could finally take off the human skin mask and be himself. He made it all the way to the castle. In the castle hall, as expected, the people who greeted him were the wives and concubines of Zhixian County, Muyinaqi, Tian Hui, Hua Zilan, Xixue, and Hongmei.
Seeing this, Mu Sheng nodded secretly. It seemed that Guo Jue had settled the matter and brought his harem group back to Yucheng. He glanced at the girls and found Zeng Yun alone. She Where did it go? strangeness……
Mu Sheng answered his question and first told the beauties who greeted him about his long-standing lovesickness. This mission to the Central Plains took more than half a year.
Tian Hui looked around and exclaimed: "Husband, I really didn't expect that you actually have a foundation in southern Xinjiang?"
Mu Sheng chuckled and said, "Is that so? Your husband is great, right?"
Tian Hui stepped forward and hugged his arm, smiling like a flower and saying: "My husband is naturally the most powerful man here."
Hua Zilan said: "I really have you. I didn't expect that the master of the mountain puppet is actually my husband?"
Mu Sheng looked at Hua Zilan and said with a smile: "That's right, the mountains here are high and the emperor is far away, so I can enjoy myself freely. By the way, are you still used to living here?"
Tian Hui said: "Yeah! Fortunately, although it is hotter and more humid than the Central Plains, I can still get used to it."
Hua Zilan reminded: "Husband, please go and see Yun'er quickly. It seems that she has been having a hard time adapting to the climate here. It has been almost a month since she came here, and she is still lying on the bed looking very sick. Woolen cloth!"
Mu Sheng was shocked: "What? Yun'er is sick? Okay, I'll go see her right away..."
Muyinaqi took Mu Sheng to Yun'er's room and said as they walked: "Husband, don't worry. Sister Yun is not accustomed to the climate here. I have given her the secret herbal recipe unique to our mountain puppet. She should be able to use it in a while." It will get better with time."
Mu Sheng felt a little relieved after hearing this. He took Muyinaqi's jade hand and said, "Fortunately, you are here. It was my negligence..."
Muyinaqi smiled and said: "Well, when I first came to the Central Plains, I was not familiar with the place. Sister Yun also took good care of me. Now that I have come to Shanpu, I naturally have to treat her well..."
Mu Sheng smiled and said: "My sister Naqi is still virtuous."
Mu Sheng rushed all the way to Yun'er's palace. After entering the room, Mu Sheng saw that Yun'er was pale and lying motionless on the couch with her eyes closed. At this moment, she really looked like a sickly beauty with the beauty of Dai Yu. Fortunately, there was a maid ready to serve her.
Mu Sheng felt really distressed when he saw this. He hurriedly stepped forward to hold her jade hand and anxiously checked her pulse. After a while, he really felt relieved. Although Yun'er's pulse was weak, it was still stable and there was no serious problem. .
Yun'er felt someone coming to the bed. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Mu Sheng. She was a little surprised and said, "Husband, are you back?"
Mu Sheng nodded and said, "It's me, I came back late."
A weak smile appeared on Yun'er's face, she raised her hand to caress Mu Sheng's face, and murmured to herself: "You are really your husband. I haven't seen you for more than half a year, and I miss you so much..."
Mu Sheng took her hand and said distressedly: "Yun'er, don't worry, I'll be with you from today on, okay?"
Yun'er looked pale and quickly waved her hands: "Goodbye, I can't bear it. If I dominate you, will the other sisters be jealous of me?"
Mu Sheng approached Yun'er before she collapsed and said in a deep voice: "How could it be? You are a sick person, so you must be treated specially. Yun'er, I am really worried about your illness. You take good care of yourself and I will stay with you." I’m never far away from you.”
Hearing this, Yun'er was a little moved and said, "Oh, you are not the boss now, but the boss is also the king of a country. What's the point of staying by my side, a woman like me? Don't miss the national affairs for me."
After hearing this, Mu Sheng sat on the edge of the couch and comforted him: "Yun'er, don't worry. Don't worry. You don't understand the national conditions here. I have set up the Ten Elders Council in Shanpu. They have to worry about national affairs. I will I just need to nod responsibly and control the general direction. It’s actually very relaxing. You see, I’ve been sneaking around the Central Plains for more than half a year and come back. The country is peaceful and the people are safe.”
Hearing this, Yun'er curled her lips and said, "Do you find it quite comfortable to be a hands-off shopkeeper? Don't let your power fall to the wayside in the end. It's easy for you to get into trouble. There have been many such examples in the past. Don't let yourself be the last resort. The basket was empty."
Mu Sheng smiled confidently and explained Shan Puppet's national conditions and the affairs of the former Changsheng Emperor to Yun'er in detail.
After hearing this, Yun'er nodded and said, "Are you really representing the Immortal Emperor now?"
Mu Sheng said: "It should be the second generation of the Immortal Emperor."
Yun'er said: "I see, the Immortal Emperor's brand name does not lack prestige and can suppress people. It is indeed feasible to do this. It is also a wonderful way to balance and restrict the city lords from various places. It can not only help you handle national affairs, but also To curb these ambitions, you didn’t expect that your husband has a lot of clever ideas? But in the long run, your power will not be as unified as that of the Immortal Emperor in the past, and many things must be discussed with the Council of Elders before they can be implemented."
Mu Sheng sighed: "There is nothing we can do about it. If something happens over there in the Central Plains, I might have to run back and forth myself. The substitute can only fool me for a while, but not forever. Even if the imitation is similar, we will become familiar with it." One can see through this trick at a glance.”
"Currently, I am often away from my hometown, so I can only share power with the elders. Fortunately, I am not a lone man who insists on doing everything arbitrarily. It will save you trouble and try not to bother me. Now, you have to do everything yourself, why don’t you exhaust yourself to death? It’s very boring.”
Hearing this, Yun'er laughed and said: "The subjects of Shanpup are really blessed to have a lord like you. You really have the spirit of a saint to rule with dignity."
Mu Sheng chuckled and said: "Yun'er, you and I have been helping each other for so many years. You also know that I am lazy and afraid of trouble. Over the years of controlling the mountain puppets, I have gained some experience. It is not good to use too much force to govern a country. , On the surface, you appear to be diligent and caring for the people, but sometimes it does have the opposite effect, so you might as well just do your own thing well. If you are a king, you will be less troublesome, which will also be a blessing to the people!"
Hearing this, Yun'er sighed and said, "It would be great if the current emperor could appoint you as the crown prince. It would be a blessing to the common people. In recent years, His Majesty has imposed all kinds of heavy corvee services, and the common people have already been unable to bear the hardships. The Central Plains have just been unified." After more than ten or twenty years, what is actually needed is to recuperate and recuperate, rather than over-squeezing the people in order to satisfy the emperor's grand ambitions. If this continues, I always feel that something big will happen in the Central Plains. The current successor, An Guojun, Gongzi Xiu, is not a law-abiding master. After taking office, Maybe we’ll have to torment the people, hey!”
When Mu Sheng heard this, he was a little surprised at Yun'er's knowledge and said, "Yun'er, why didn't you do this with me in the past?"
Yun'er glanced at him sideways and said, "What's the use of you? It's impossible for the emperor to appoint you as the prince, and it's not your turn to govern the country. It's all in vain."
When Yun'er came here, she paused and sighed: "It's a pity that my wife passed away early. If she were still alive, based on my wife's status in the emperor's heart, you would definitely be the crown prince. It would not be his turn for the young master to do anything." .”
After hearing this, Mu Sheng felt sad for a moment when he thought of the woman in the portrait...
Yun'er has a point. Sometimes whether a prince can be established as the heir apparent depends on whether his mother is favored, or whether the maternal relatives are powerful, which in turn can consolidate the emperor's position.
But for the current emperor, he himself is very powerful, and the influence of his relatives is basically negligible. As for the qualifications of the prince, ignoring the influence of each person's personality, who is really worse than the other?
It is not easy to find an heir to a superior. If you train carefully, you can find someone with middle-level or above-average qualifications. As long as he is not the kind of heir with a perverse personality or an intellectual defect, generally speaking, the dynasty will not produce any great achievements. question.
After a while, the palace attendants brought a bowl of porridge to the palace. Mu Shengping retired from the palace, picked up the bowl of porridge, gently helped Yun'er stand up, picked up a spoon, scooped up a spoonful and blew on it gently. Feed it to her mouth.
Yun'er said in embarrassment: "Husband, isn't this good?"
"Be good! Open your mouth"
Seeing Mu Sheng's firm gaze, Yun'er had no choice but to open her mouth and take a sip.
"Husband~"
Mu Sheng put down the spoon and said: "Yun'er, you have always been by my side to serve me in the past. I remember when I was seriously ill, you were the only one who always stayed by my side. Now it is my turn to serve you. "
After hearing this, Yun'er was very moved. She drank the porridge obediently and looked at Mu Sheng. She thought of all the things in the past. Sometimes she was nervous, sometimes she was gentle and mature, and sometimes she just felt that he was bottomless. It seemed that there were many mysteries in him. Things you know...
Mu Sheng chatted with Yun'er for a while, and seeing that she seemed a little sleepy but not in any serious condition, he summoned the palace servants to take care of her, then quietly turned around to find Mu Yi Naqi, and asked if the important matter could be done.
