The day after the edict arrived in Yuecheng, the Mu Fulan people were in Junshan, and together with Ada, they were harvesting herbs in Yaoweng's medicine garden.

It has been half a year since the Yaowen went out, and the weather has been colder every day. I have to collect the last batch of herbs before it snows.

The most bitter cold in the year is coming soon.

Although she is the princess, Mu Fulan takes care of everything here, and it is no different from Ada.

Since she was a child, she liked to stay in the medicine garden and follow her master to identify different herbs. It was a happy thing to be busy.

After collecting the last row of herbs, when she picked up the bamboo basket, her fingers were accidentally scratched by the stings beside the bamboo basket.

The thin bamboo thorns pierced deeply into her delicate fingers.

A bright red blood bead slowly seeped out from his fingertips.

"Master Weng! A message came from the city! The queen asked Master Weng to go back and said that an envoy came from the palace in Beijing and wanted to find you!"

At this time, Ada hurriedly ran in from outside the wooden door and shouted loudly.

Mu Fulan paused her hand slightly, pulled out the bamboo thorn that hurt her, washed her hands, and gave the rest of her work to A Da. Then she went down the mountain and boarded the boat and got ashore.

It has been more than a month, and the previously agreed matters are being carried out in an orderly manner.

Zhang Ban's path was right. When Brother Wang's "recklessness" and Xie Changgeng came, Mu Fulan's "action" that he did not stop him became the amulet of Changsha. Just a few days ago, a secret report came, and Zhang Ban's lobbying was successful, and Empress Liu should not immediately attack Changsha.

There was also good news from Yuan Handing. The old mine who had been exploring the veins for a lifetime entered the deep mountains of Rudi. After exploring the landform, he was extremely excited and said that the veins in the mountains not only had abundant reserves, but were also shallowly buried on the surface and easy to dig. There were not many people in the villages sporadically distributed outside the mountain. Yuan Handing had moved empty people, and thousands of soldiers and craftsmen began to secretly enter the mountains in batches.

The supervisor of the imperial court stationed in Changsha was not a big problem, and the news he could get was nothing more than some public things. Before this, he also discovered the entourage named Zhu Liuhu left by Xie Changgeng when he left. He smuggled into the city, fell into an alley not far from the royal palace as a peddler, and carried a load every day and wandered around the streets and alleys of Yuecheng. A few days later, a little widow named Ajiao moved nearby and became a neighbor with the peddler.

And these days, under the name of patrolling the waters, Brother Wang is also busy looking for a suitable island on Dongting Lake and building a military dock.

After completion, there will be water all over the place and away from the crowd. No matter how many people are, no matter how big the noise is, outsiders cannot notice it, and it is even more impossible to get close to the snooping.

Changsha will have a natural and excellent place to train troops.

All of these things are done quietly under extremely confidentiality, and the possibility of being noticed by outsiders is slim.

At this time, why did Shangjing suddenly send an envoy from the palace? What is the purpose?

Mu Fulan entered the city with doubts, returned to the royal palace, and soon understood.

The palace envoy brought Empress Liu's edict, and also brought rewards, as well as an imperial physician.

After reading the edict of Empress Liu, the man smiled and said, "Mu, the Queen Mother heard from the governor Xie that your body was a little inappropriate. If it was really inappropriate, the Queen Mother would not force her. The Imperial Doctor stayed and took her pulse for you, took a few medicines, and waited for her to recover in the future, it would not be too late."

Mu Fulan knelt on the ground and kowtowed to thank her.

"Thank you, the Queen Mother Gu Xi. My body has been well maintained. The Queen Mother's concern can be entered Beijing at any time."

After a moment, she slowly stood up and said.

The palace envoy smiled and said, "Okay, that's fine. Since we can go, it's not easy for us to ask the Queen Mother to wait too long and leave early tomorrow morning. How about it?"

"Everything is subject to the arrangements of my father-in-law."

The Lu family sent someone to arrange for the palace envoy to rest. Mu Xuanqing, who rushed back after hearing the news, hurried back to the palace. When he saw his sister, he immediately said, "A sister, you can't go! I will go back tomorrow morning and say that you are feeling unwell again at night and can't go!"

Mu Fulan did not respond, but only asked him about the progress of finding the Bingwu location.

Mu Xuanqing said that today he had chosen a place, located on Zheshan Island in the east of the lake, surrounded by water on all sides, and was covered by Junshan. The journey back and forth was about an hour. Half of the island was mountainous and half plain, which was very suitable for building a military dock.

Mu Fulan said, "That's good. Brother Wang, build the Bingwu as soon as possible. Brother Wang, you are the king of Changsha. Remember to be cautious of arrogance and impetuousness, do not set up dangerous walls, and listen to my sister-in-law's advice more. Brother Yuan is a trustworthy person and is very capable. In the future, Brother Wang can leave it to Brother Yuan with confidence, and discuss the rest with Prime Minister Lu."

Mu Xuanqing gritted his teeth: "You can't go! After raping, he took you as a hostage! What's the difference between you going and falling into a tiger's den and a wolf's nest!"

"If this is the case, I will go there even more. If I find an excuse not to go, I will suspect that we are guilty after the rape. Even if it does not occur on the surface, I will definitely stare at us behind my back. In that case, all the previous arrangements will not be implemented smoothly."

"A sister!"

"Brother Wang, I know you have been nice to me since you were a child, but don't forget that you are a king first, and then my brother! If we, Mu, even self-protection is a problem, we must always rely on others to talk about revenge for our aunt? Now is our only chance, and we cannot take the risk of losing it no matter what!"

Mu Xuanqing clenched his fists tightly, and the blue veins on his forehead pounded.

Lu's eyes were red, and he stepped forward and held Mu Fulan's hand.

"A sister, after you pass by, be careful. You are alone, and there is no better place than your own. After the rape, you have already had ulterior motives towards you. We had a feud with the governor Xie Jie. This time you see him, remember to be tolerant and don't offend him again."

Mu Fulan nodded with a smile.

"Brother Wang, sister-in-law, you don't have to worry too much. After I leave, as long as Changsha can improve, this is my greatest support. I will be fine. I will definitely find a way to come back as soon as possible."

That night, Lu was busy delivering gifts to the palace envoy and packing Mu Fulan's luggage into Beijing. Mu Xuanqing also prepared tribute overnight, selected envoys, and arranged for escorting Wang Mei to Beijing tomorrow.

My brother and sister-in-law were busy with her, and Mu Fulan felt even more ups and downs and couldn't sleep.

When she thought everything was starting to improve slowly, she didn't expect that such a change suddenly happened again.

This was an accident she had not expected before.

Empress Liu was naturally ill-intentioned to pass her into the capital like this.

And what kind of role did Xie Changgeng play here?

There is no chance to rely on, and the people you have to face are more vicious than the other.

She must be very energetic, respond carefully, and do every step.

Early the next morning, Mu Fulan, her mother and maid, who were traveling with her, got on the warm-up car, left Changsha with the palace envoy, and embarked on the road north. After walking on the road for more than half a month, she finally arrived in Shangjing in the twelfth month of the year.

When she arrived, there was snow in the sky, dark and dark, and the clouds were as low as if they were about to press over the head of the imperial city in the distance. The carriage was crushed outside the city, which was trampled by passers-by and chariots, and passed through the tall south gate of the capital and entered the emperor's capital.

Xie Changgeng left the city the day before yesterday and went to the Gyeonggi to handle the mission. The mansion had not returned yet. After Mu Fulan was sent to his mansion located in the north of the city, only two streets away from the palace, the envoy of Changsha who was traveling with him took tribute and went to the palace to visit the emperor and Empress Liu.

The manager in the house did not know the news that his wife was coming, and had never seen Mu Fulan before. He was stunned for a moment and found out the whole story, then hurriedly led the servants in the house to pay homage to her, and then led Mu Fulan to the main room where Xie Changgeng lived.

The room was large, but there were not many utensils. In addition to the necessary beds and a few tables, there was also a bookshelf. On the bed, a man's winter robe was hung on the sheath, and a long sword with a scabbard carved with cloud patterns hung on it. There was no longer anything, which seemed a little empty.

There was no stove in the house, it was cold.

It's ridiculous to say.

Mu Fulan married Xie Changgeng at the age of 16 in his previous life and died at the age of 20. For four or five years, almost all of them were spent in the ancestral home of the Xie family in Xie County, Kuizhou.

This was the first time she stepped into this house in the capital.

She glanced around her eyes and her eyes suddenly stopped.

The manager knew that she was the princess of Changsha and had a beautiful appearance. Even the maids who were traveling with her were exquisitely dressed. She thought she thought the place was shabby, so she quickly asked someone to catch fire and explained: "Madam, don't blame me. The governor had rarely lived in Beijing for a few times a year ago. He never asked for a purchase, but the place was a little simpler. This time the empress dowager came to pick up the wife, and there was no news in advance, so she neglected the wife."

Mu Fulan didn't hear what the manager was saying at all.

Her eyes fell on the long sword hanging on the head of the bed, and for almost a moment, her whole body became stiff and she couldn't even exude her breath.

Even if it is burned into ashes, turned into powder, and crushed into dust, she can recognize it.

This cloud-patterned long sword hanging quietly at the head of the bed is the one that Xie Changgeng once gave to Xier.

He also held this long sword and Xier committed suicide before her tablet of immortality.

Mu Fulan stared at the sword tightly, feeling that another sensation of pain came to her heart, and she could hardly stand.

Seeing that her face suddenly turned pale, Mu's mother hurriedly supported her and asked her to sit on the couch nearby.

"Master Weng, what's wrong with you?"

Mu Fulan closed her eyes and said softly: "I'm fine. I'm just a little tired, just take a break."

Mu's mother hurriedly asked the supervisor to take the maid to the place where he picked up the water and cooked. She helped Mu Fulan and asked her to lean against the couch. She felt that her palm was cold and covered her with the hairy quilt she brought over. She told her to rest first, and she and the rest of the people unboxed and collected goods and were busy putting things.

After a while, a eunuch came to the palace to convey the words of Empress Liu to Mu Fulan.

Mu Fulan cheered up and went to welcome her.

The eunuch was still very young, under twenty years old, with a long face, a good figure, and wearing purple clothes. He looked very kind and said with a smile: "My name is Cao Jin. I am here to pass on the order of the Queen Mother to send a message to you. The Queen Mother said that it must be hard on the road, and it snows in the capital again. The Master Weng first rests well. After he has good spirits, it will not be too late to enter the palace."

Mu Fulan lowered her eyes and thanked her, and Mu's mother handed her hard money. The eunuch didn't want it, waved her hand, and smiled and said, "It's just a message to the wife. How dare I ask for the wife's reward? Xie Jiedushi will not return today, and I'll be able to return tomorrow at the latest. Lady rest first, I'll leave first." After that, he bowed and retreated.

Mother Mu hurried to deliver it to her.

Mu Fulan walked to the window, slowly opened it, and stared at the young eunuch's back as he gradually disappeared in the snow in the yard.

This young eunuch is the eunuch who once was ordered by Xie Changgeng to strangle Qi Lingfeng to death.

The sky gradually darkened, the room was filled with lights, and the stove was burning warmly.

After having lunch, taking a shower and changing clothes, Mu Fulan sent Mu's mother and the maids to rest early.

The snow color reflected the window, and everything was silent. A candlelight in the room jumped silently. She sat alone on the edge of the bed, staring at the sword hanging on the head of the bed, and finally stood up and walked towards it step by step.

She stopped in front of the sword, raised her face, looked at it for a long time, stretched out her hand, and took it off.

The sword is heavy and a little lost.

She held the hilt of the sword in one hand and the scabbard with the other, slowly pulling the sword out of the sheath, inch by inch.

The sword light was cold and sharp, reflecting the light of the candlelight behind him, like the eyes of a poisonous snake, with redness in the blue and white.

After staring at it for a long time, the sword light seemed to have come alive and turned into balls of flowing blood.

The blood seemed to gather more and more, slowly pouring towards her from the sword and from the corners of the room, swallowing her entire body.

She closed her eyes, held the sword's hand, tighter and tighter, and at the end, it almost trembled.

A hand suddenly came from behind and took the sword out of her palm.

Mu Fulan frightened, opened her eyes suddenly, and turned her head.

Xie Changgeng came in at some point, and stood behind her, and she had never noticed it.

He also took the scabbard from her other hand. With a clang, the long sword was sheathed.

"Swords are weapons, not things you play with, so don't touch them if you have nothing to do."

He hung the sword back to his original position and said.
Chapter completed!