Chapter 8: (one)
Update time: 2017-07-0116:00:03Word count: 7384
, as identification, and reported to the emperor.
The Marquis of Zhenyuan made a great contribution to suppressing the bandits and retrieving the officials and horses. War horses represent the military power of a country and are also the guarantee of the stability of the throne. Therefore, after emperors of all dynasties ascended the throne, they paid great attention to horse politics, spared no effort to cultivate war horses and set up horse workshops.
The young Emperor Ruiwu was no exception. In the five years since the emperor succeeded to the throne, he has always been subject to the prime minister's faction headed by veteran ministers. , and even used the old emperor's bequest to suppress the new emperor, so that Emperor Ruiwu had to swallow his voice and try to speed up the cultivation of his own power.
In the fire of war, the two factions criticize each other and accuse each other. Today you knock on my pile, tomorrow I will dig your wall.
Since Zhenyuan Hou’s mansion belongs to the prime minister’s faction, the commander-in-chief has made great achievements in suppressing the bandits this time, which is a victory for the prime minister’s faction.
Emperor Ruiwu intends to rectify the ills since the establishment of the official and horse market. In view of the shrinking of the horse market, the implementation of the new horse policy can expand the market. For example, this time the official horse was stolen because of the private horse order There are too many restrictions, causing the horses not to increase but to decrease, causing Xiao Xiao bandit to take the idea of official horses and take risks.
At the same time, Emperor Ruiwu wanted to implement the new horse policy, also because the herdsman who kept official horses was a very important official position. The pastor fished out a lot of oil and water, and it was the prime minister's team who mastered the group of pastors.
The emperor wants to change the oil and water that they have monopolized for many years, of course they will be against it.
With a livid face, he immediately retreated.
This time, the prime minister's faction won a temporary victory.
Even if the Fu family and the Mu family become in-laws, they seldom communicate with each other due to different parties, and Mu Cangying seldom had a conversation with Fu Yanlin in the courtroom.
Calling him this time surprised Fu Yanlin.
"Master Mu." Fu Yanlin bowed his hands as a greeting, but his cold attitude showed that he didn't like seeing people from the Mu family.
Mu Cangying understands this very well, but he still keeps a smile, even if Zhenyuan Hou never calls him father-in-law, he doesn't take it seriously, the smile on his face is never because of the other party's malicious words And slightly shaken.
For some reason, looking at Mu Liaoying, Fu Yanlin thought of Mu Huanqing. When she was dealing with him, she was just like her father, always smiling.
"My son-in-law has done a great job this time, and I'm here to congratulate you, father-in-law."
"Don't dare, it's just the responsibility."
"The worthy son-in-law is very modest. The ability to recover those lost warhorses is comparable to our ten years of military strength."
Fu Yanlin knew what Mu Cangying said was true. Good horses are hard to find. Those war horses are all precious stallions, and more war horses can be cultivated, not to mention that some breeds cannot be bought with money.
Fu Yanlin didn't say a word. He walked on the palace road, and Mu Cangying walked with him. He didn't speak, and Mu Cangying didn't care, and continued to chat with him.
"What do you think about the horse politics that the emperor wants to implement?"
Fu Yanlin paused, tickled the corner of his mouth, and continued to move forward.
"If Master Mu wants to persuade me to join your faction, it will be in vain."
Mu Zhiying was not annoyed when she heard it, she smiled and said: "My son-in-law is still the same, with the same temper as the old man, I was just curious to ask, the son-in-law is not interested in talking, let's just talk about it. Let's change the subject, how is my eldest daughter?"
Fu Yanlin was wary in his heart, but his face was still indifferent and alienated, and he spoke without changing his face. "same as usual."
"My eldest daughter is like a horse of a thousand miles. She is used to galloping on the grasslands, and doesn't like the constraints of the capital. Please be considerate of my son-in-law."
Fu Yanlin just hummed. Hearing this, Mu Cangying seemed to still not know that his daughter lived in Zhuangzi, so he put down his guard.
"A good horse also needs Bole, understand its needs, and know what environment is best for it, otherwise even if it travels thousands of miles a day, it encounters bad weather and let it thunder and rain. Lin, I don't know how to take care of it, and it will also get sick. But taking care of this thousand-mile horse, it can't be locked up and pampered. It has to be kept half wild, half wild and half reared, not only taking into account the needs of the horse, but also keeping it running daily The characteristics of Qianli, such a decision depends entirely on Bole for its sake, do you think so?"
Fu Yanlin looked at Mu Cangying's smiling face and smiled. "Master Mu seems to be very knowledgeable about raising horses."
"My wife grew up in the prairie, and she looks forward to life on the prairie. My eldest daughter also likes horses very much, so as a father, I also did some research."
As soon as Fu Yanlin heard it, he knew that the wife he was referring to was Concubine Li, not his wife. It is well known that Mrs. Mu dotes on Aunt Li, and Aunt Li is Mu Huanqing's biological mother.
"However, the Maxima is difficult to tame. My eldest daughter has the temperament of a Maxima. Even if she is married, she will not live in the mansion, but she will live in Zhuangzi for four years."
Fu Yanlin was stunned, stopped, and turned to look at Mu Cangying.
He already knew. Fu Yanlin's face sank instantly, and the vigilance in his eyes increased greatly. These words went around for a long time, and the original purpose was to threaten him.
"Mr. Mu, what does this mean? Could it be that you want to threaten me? If so, you will be disappointed. Since you know that she lives in Zhuangzi, you should also know that she is in Zhuangzi. The reason, if you want to sue Ben Hou in front of the emperor, Ben Hou is not afraid."
Seeing her son-in-law's gloomy face, Mu Cangying shook her head and smiled with anger in her eyes.
But Qing'er is my most beloved daughter, and I want to find a good match for her." Having said this, Mu Cangying suddenly turned serious and looked at him with a solemn expression. "You can't treat Qing'er kindly because of your prejudice against me, I can understand, but if you are really unsuitable, just let this old man look away. If you really want to divorce, not only will I not stop it, but I will also help to go to the emperor. Please, let her go back to the prairie from now on, and let her continue to be a thousand-mile horse on the prairie."
Fu Yanlin was greatly surprised by this remark. He looked at the serious expression of Mr. Mu, not joking at all, but serious.
"Yanlin, do you think the Prime Minister opposes the emperor's Ma politics for his own benefit, or does he really think that this politics is not beneficial to the country? The emperor is in his prime now, Dedicated to the people, wanting to do something, but subject to the constraints of the elders, it is difficult to achieve great ambitions, is this the blessing of the people, or their catastrophe?"
Mu Cangying said this, no more words, and left the answer to Fu Yanlin to ponder for himself, but he smiled casually, lifted his robes and got on the carriage back to Mu Mansion.
Fu Yanlin watched his carriage drive away, climbed on the horse himself, and rode back home.
What Mu Cangying said really made Fu Yanlin ponder.
Because he went out to lead the army to suppress the bandits, in order to handle the horse theft case, he was busy outside for a few months, it was really hard, the emperor in order to reward him, in addition to giving him gold and silver, specially allowed him to have half The rest of the month can be a good rest at home.
However, Fu Yanlin got half a month's leave, but he could not rest in the mansion. On the first day, some aunts made up their minds to compete for him to stay in her house at night.
He was reading the military book in the study, either the one who sent someone to invite him or the one who came to invite him for something, Fu Yanlin had long been tired of this kind of thing. In the past, because of these things, my aunt was so troubled that it was wrong to go to anyone's house, so he ordered to go down, saying that he would stay in the study tonight, so that they could rest their minds.
Although you don't need to go to court, but someone with a lively mind sent a post to invite him, or he came to the door to give gifts, hoping to win him over.
As a Marquis of Zhenyuan, Fu Yanlin has some things that he can't push back, so he has to deal with it socially. He had been busy all day, and when he returned to the mansion, before he had a few sips of tea and the chair was hot, a servant came to report and told him that something had happened to his aunt, and he went to visit the aunt's house.
Can't sleep.
Finally, he gave an order that any auntie dares to do anything at night, she will rush to live in Zhuangzi in the suburbs, and sell the maids who serve in the house. Only then did the aunties rest their minds.
However, the drama of competing for favor only stopped for three days, and another servant came to report that Concubine Zhao had fallen into the water and was pushed.
Fu Yanlin was approving official documents in the study at the time. Hearing this, he sighed lightly and asked lazily, "Have you reported this to the old lady?"
The manager hurriedly replied, "Not yet."
Fu Yanlin listened, smashed the inkstone at the steward on the spot, and said angrily: "The old lady presides over the central feed, you don't report to the old lady about the backyard first, but come here to trouble me. , If I have time to manage, what do I need you to do as a steward!"
"Hou... Hou Ye..." The steward knelt down in fright.
"You hide so fast, even Ben Hou's inkstone can't hit you. Come on, drag him down and hit twenty boards, dismiss him and sell it!"
"Master Hou, spare your life, the little one is wrong, Master Hou—" the steward cried, but it was too late to regret, and was dragged out by two guards.
Actually, this steward deserved it, and received the benefits of her aunt in private, but it was already reported to Fu Yanlin. He rubbed his eyebrows, feeling a little upset. Every time there is an accident in the backyard, which time is it not thunder and rain? To put it bluntly, it is a trick to ask him to care and comfort.
He suddenly remembered the days in the manor, Doudou, and the woman. He stood up abruptly, walked out of the study, and immediately ordered horses to be prepared. With his confidants and the sisters and brothers Liu Yun and Liu Mu who were waiting on them, they rode out of the city on fast horses and ran towards the manor.
When he reappeared on Zhuangzi that night, Mu Huanqing was stunned, and she didn't even have time to put on a smile. Although she tried her best to hide her expression, he could see that she was very unwilling to see her. he.
He glared at her and snorted. "This is the prince's Zhuangzi." That means, what's wrong with him coming to live in his own Zhuangzi?
Mu Huanqing was speechless. This man was like someone who had provoked him, and he was so angry that he even spoke in a roguelike manner, with a look of "you dare to drive me away and try", which was the first time she had seen him.
Fu Yanlin saw that she was sensible and didn't say anything to provoke him, so he went straight into the yard, went into the house familiarly, and lay on the bed soundly asleep.
After he entered the room, Mu Huanqing turned back to Liu Yun and Liu Mu and said strangely: "I didn't want to rob his Zhuangzi, why is he so nervous?"
Liu Yun and Liu Mu were speechless. What can they say? He said that Lord Hou was afraid that he would dislike her, and she would drive him out as soon as he came, so he first emphasized that this Zhuangzi belonged to him.
How dare they say such a shameless thing? If it is passed into Hou Ye's ears at that time, they will not be able to finish eating and walking around, and it will be their sister and brother who will be driven away.
Mu Huanqing shook her head. She can't rush Fu Yanlin away, she can only think for the best, at least he has brought someone to serve, and she doesn't need to arrange it.
Doudou came to him early in the morning, threw himself into his arms, with a child's innocent smile, and shouted "Dad", which made Fu Yanlin feel refreshed and refreshed. , the tiredness disappeared.
"Daughter, do you want daddy?"
"Think!" After Doudou finished speaking, she took the initiative to put a fragrance on her father's face, making Fu Yanlin elated.
As soon as the commander-in-chief was happy, Zhuang Kang and his men had a better life. After breakfast, they rolled up their sleeves and went to work in the manor.
Mu Huanqing didn't let them do things originally, but they said that this was what Hou Ye explained, and asked the mistress to make them as much as possible, whether it was carrying water, chopping wood or carrying heavy objects, they would do it.
Mu Huanqing thought to herself that she was indeed short of manpower. Some of the servants' wives had children, or the elders were sick and needed to be taken care of. She asked her for a leave to return to her hometown, and she asked Zhuang to take care of her. The three Kangs used it first, and they didn't need to be white anyway.
And Mu Huanqing also has her own business to do, but the study was occupied by Fu Yanlin, she had to use the large table in the living room to read the account book, when someone entered the door outside the house, she looked up , I saw Fu Yanlin come in with Doudou in his arms.
As soon as Doudou saw her mother, she said that her father took her to a horse race just now, and made a butterfly for her out of reeds, and showed her the butterfly when he said it.
Mu Huanqing raised her eyes and glanced at Fu Yanlin, thinking that although this man was not good to her in the past, he did love Doudou. From this point of view, it would not hurt to let him live for a few days , then smiled and patted her daughter's head, and said, "It's so beautiful. If you like it, keep it well. Mother has something to do, so you can play with daddy, okay?"
Doudou nodded obediently, Mu Huanqing raised her eyes and wanted to tell Fu Yanlin to ask him to take Doudou out to play, but he cut off the words first. "I'll play with her, you're busy, ignore us."
He picked up Doudou and sat on the couch beside him, intending to stay here.
Mu Huanqing wanted to say something, but immediately dismissed the idea, thinking that they were playing with them, as long as she didn't disturb her, she continued to read her account book and ignored her.
Doudou sat on Fu Yanlin's lap, holding the woven butterfly, and smiled secretly.
The reason why Fu Yanlin is sitting here is because Doudou asked. The daughter said that she wanted to be with her father, but she also wanted to see her mother, so Fu Yanlin agreed to bring her over, and sat in the hall with the mother and daughter.
He didn't know why he agreed so easily, maybe because he also wanted to see what this woman was busy with!
He raised his eyes and looked at her quietly. Although she was in the same room, she didn't show any shyness because of his presence, instead she concentrated on the account book.
He didn't expect her to be such a woman. The Fu family and the shepherd family did not belong to the same faction. He had no intention of her and could not keep her and let her live in this village. It was true that he treated her badly, and it was reasonable for her to be indifferent to him.
There are so many women in the backyard, maybe the existence of Doudou really made him look at her a few more times, in fact, after looking at her for a long time, he realized that she is also very attractive, especially when she laughs, always Being able to infect the people around me makes me happy because of her.
He suddenly found that the longer he stayed in this village, the more he liked everything created here.
Fu Yanlin lived for 12 days and then left. After Mu Huanqing sent him away, she finally felt relieved. Who knew that he would come back in less than three days. This time she was even stunned He couldn't hide his expression, and stared at him directly.
Fu Yanlin pretended not to see, and told Meng Huai. "Show the booklet to Madam." After saying that, he sat down on the chair and took up the teacup to drink.
Booklet? Mu Huanqing looked puzzled, wondering why these people suddenly politely called her Mrs.
Meng pregnant stepped forward and handed the booklet respectfully. Mu Huanqing took it in doubt, opened it and looked up at Fu Yanlin in surprise.
Menghuai cupped her hands and said, "This is the deed for the horse trade, madam, take a look, is it the one you lost?"
Mu Huanqing nodded immediately. "Yes, this is it, where did you find it?"
"Your Excellency has been busy with the trial of those horse criminals for the past few days, and then went to the Ministry of Justice to investigate, so he found this deed from the evidence, asked for it, and had this deed , you can prove that the horse is the lady's."
Mu Huanqing looked at Fu Yanlin in surprise again, he also raised his eyes to look at her, and said lightly: "Make some time, I will take you to lead the horse."
"I'm free now, can I go now?"
He put down the teacup and gave a word. "OK."
"Wait, I'll prepare now." She took the deed and acted immediately. Fu Yanlin was sitting in the room and could hear her voice outside. "Xinyu, you and Li Yuan will go out with me to lead the horse, hurry up and prepare."
Fu Yanlin stood up and came to the door of the room to see her busy preparation, thinking that she really loves horses, and when she heard that the horses could be found, her eyes were shining, and she even talked to him His expressions were all different, unlike before, he was only polite to him on the surface, but in fact he couldn't even smile.
Fu Yanlin curled the corners of his lips. In this way, she can always remember his goodness and give him a sincere smile, right? In less than a cup of tea, they were on the road, because they were all good riders, and they were naturally fast horses. Fu Yanlin took her to the official's horse workshop. Originally, he wanted to pick a few horses for her to take. After all, so many horses were mixed together, and the brand was erased by the bandits. , just instructing Xinyu and Liyuan to find their own horses.
Xin Yu and Li Yuan circled around the Mafang, whichever horse Xin Yu pointed to, Li Yuan went to bring the horse, and the horse was also magical, when Li Yuan led it, he came over obediently .
When the fourteen horses were picked out, Xinyu showed her hands to her master, and Mu Huanqing turned her head and said to Fu Yanlin with certainty: "These fourteen horses were robbed. ."
Yuan Ji on the side asked Li Yuan curiously. "How did you recognize them?"
"Sister Xinyu remembers the characteristics of each horse." Li Yuan answered honestly.
Menghuai was also curious and pointed to two of the brown horses. "This one looks like that one, how do you identify it?"
Xin Yu was more than a little tricky, and Li Yuan answered on her behalf. "Sister Xinyu said, this horse has seven white spots on its belly and more mane, and that horse has two black moles on the inside of its ears, and the hair color of the horse's tail is darker. Recognizable."
Yuan Ji and the other three looked carefully, and it was just as Xinyu said, but when Zhuang Kang bent over to see if there were seven white spots on the horse's stomach, Li Yuan stopped him .
"Xin Yu said, this horse doesn't like being watched by unfamiliar people, and it will kick people."
Zhuang Kang was stunned, but Yuan Ji, who was beside him, was even more curious. He was a little unconvinced and wanted to try. As a result, his head was bent, and the horse suddenly raised its fore hooves. Swinging in the air, fortunately Yuan Ji hid quickly, otherwise he would have been kicked.
Li Yuan jumped forward, grabbed the horse's neck with one hand, pressed it down, and restrained it.
Even Fu Yanlin was surprised, they looked at these two people with different eyes. Unexpectedly, the two people who were not welcome in Hou's mansion, and didn't even pay attention to them, were so talented. At that time, only Mu Huanqing treated the two differently, and specially transferred the two to the yard to be hers. The personal maid and the servant in the inner courtyard were secretly ridiculed by the people in the Hou Mansion. They only thought she was soft-hearted, but it turned out that she saw their talents.
Fu Yanlin looked at Mu Huanqing, and there was deep thought in his eyes, even Zhuang Kang and the three had more eyes on the lady's knowledge.
After taking back all the lost horses, Mu Huanqing has been smiling for the past few days, and specially ordered someone to add food to them. When facing Fu Yanlin, his attitude was a little more sincere.
Fu Yanlin thought to herself that it wasn't so difficult to please her. If you give her a little respect, she will return a little kindness, not taking Joey, not being hypocritical, and being very straightforward.
"The prairie's daughter..." He murmured, thinking of Mu Cangying's description of her - Qianliju also needs Bole.
Since Mu Huanqing smiled more than usual, Fu Yanlin peeked at her more often.
He found that this woman, on a whim, would pull people to play chess and fight on the chessboard. She killed the entire manor and minions, and she was happy to clap and laugh , even his three confidants and Liu's sisters and brothers lost to her, and the one who was willing to accept the defeat would help her work.
She was looking for everyone to play chess, but she didn't look for him. He was very concerned about this, so he asked Menghuai to ask why she didn't play chess with him. Is she really so annoying he?
Mu Huanqing listened to Meng Huai's inquiry and did not hide it. "Looking for your Marquis? I'm not stupid. He is so good at chess, how dare I play against him? I know that I will lose and I want to be slaughtered. I won't do it."
Meng Huai repeated this word for word to his adults. He thought his adults would be unhappy, but he didn't expect the adults to smile.
"So she also knows that my chess skills are very good. It seems that she doesn't care about my affairs..."
Meng Huai now understands. The adults of his family were usually expressionless and seemed to be cold-hearted. It turned out that he really cared about his wife. No wonder he found a reason to run to this village every three days. He not only cared about his daughter, but mainly wanted to see his daughter's mother.