Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1568 Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are of one mind!
Facing Xia Zhu's concern, Murong Xinyun finally came back to her senses, and forced a smile on her pretty face and said:

"nothing!"

Although Murong Xinyun had tried his best to make his expression look as natural as possible, Xia Zhu could sense that something was wrong with his master's expression.

However, Xia Zhu, who didn't know Murong Xinyun's past, didn't think too much about it. She just thought that Murong Xinyun was a little scared after hearing the news of Huang Bin's death, so she immediately comforted her:
"Your Majesty, don't be too scared! Although the Queen is cruel and ruthless, our Emperor is still very tolerant. I heard that His Majesty has already reprimanded the Queen for the incident involving Concubine Huang. He also wants to bury Concubine Huang with honor and provide compensation to her family!"

"Although His Majesty doesn't care much about the affairs of the harem, his words are still very useful. I think that after the Queen was reprimanded by His Majesty this time, she will probably be quiet for a while and won't bully others so recklessly!"

Although she was trying to comfort Murong Xinyun, Xia Zhu didn't know what she was thinking about, and she actually sighed at the end.

Listening to Xia Zhu's consolation, Murong Xinyun nodded slightly, and then ordered:

"Xia Zhu, please go out first!"

Xia Zhu was a little surprised when he heard this:
"You haven't finished combing your hair yet, madam!"

"You go out first! I'll comb my hair myself later!"

Although she was somewhat confused about what her master was going to do, as a servant, Xia Zhu naturally did not dare to disobey Murong Xinyun's order, and immediately retreated obediently.

With Xia Zhu's departure, Murong Xinyun could no longer hold back her emotions, and she immediately started crying. However, in order to avoid letting others notice anything, Murong Xinyun did not dare to cry too loudly, and could only cover her mouth and sob quietly...
Although she did not have much interaction with Huang Bin, Murong Xinyun, who had the same experience as Huang Bin, could empathize with Huang Bin's ending.

Like Huang Pin, Murong Xinyun also had a lover when she was waiting to be married at home. This man was Wang Shun, the son of Wang Xide, the housekeeper of the Murong family!
Wang Shun is handsome and very good at studying. He is of similar age to Murong Xinyun. Therefore, although one of them is the master and the other is the servant, and there is a huge difference in their status, this still cannot stop the two young boys and girls from being attracted to each other.

Especially during the time when the Murong family moved from Guanzhong to Yijing, Wang Shun took good care of Murong Xinyun. So even though both of them knew that their relationship might not work out due to their identities, they still inevitably developed feelings for each other.

However, Murong Xinyun's father, Murong Xiu, was determined to send his daughter to the palace for the sake of his own and his family's wealth and glory, which also broke up the young couple. Although Murong Xinyun tried her best to stop it, under the threat of her father's lives of Wang Shun's family, Murong Xinyun had to succumb to her father and participated in the selection to enter the palace with grievances and sadness!

Because Ye Mingsheng's reforms touched the interests of many gentry and GL classes, Ye Mingsheng had a very bad reputation among the people. Words like greedy, lustful, cruel and inhumane were heard everywhere. Therefore, Murong Xinyun was also deeply influenced at the time and felt that Ye Mingsheng was a tyrant like King Zhou of Shang and Emperor Yang of Sui!

So Murong Xinyun was very resistant to Ye Mingsheng at that time, she even had some extreme thoughts in her mind...
But after coming into contact with Ye Mingsheng, Murong Xinyun's impression of Ye Mingsheng has changed greatly!

She thought that the rumors about Ye Mingsheng among the people were really biased. Although Ye Mingsheng was lustful, he was not as exaggerated as the rumors said!

As for greed, cruelty and ruthlessness, that is even more nonsense!
Murong Xinyun had seen with her own eyes that Ye Mingsheng was very approachable, and was extremely kind and generous to those who made mistakes in the palace. Murong Xinyun had been in the palace for more than a year, and Murong Xinyun had never heard of anyone in the palace being ordered to be beaten to death by Ye Mingsheng because of making mistakes!
In addition, as an emperor, Ye Mingsheng also implemented benevolent policies. Whether it was reducing taxes and fees, abolishing torture, or encouraging the development of industry and commerce, they were all actions that benefited the people's livelihood!
The improvement in the living standards of the people of Daqian is visible and tangible!
So after realizing that Ye Mingsheng was not the King Zhou of Shang or Emperor Yang of Sui as rumored, but an emperor with great talent and achievements in both civil and military affairs, although Murong Xinyun did not develop any love for Ye Mingsheng, in her heart she also respected her nominal husband very much!
At the same time, Murong Xinyun also understood that she had already entered the palace, and things were like the Yellow River flowing, and there was no turning back. If she was still obsessed and thought about her former lover Wang Shun, it would be a very bad thing for herself, Wang Shun, and the Murong family! It might even bring disaster to both sides!

Therefore, Murong Xinyun consciously forgot about Wang Shun and the affection they once had, and focused on her current life in the palace.
Originally, Murong Xinyun had stopped thinking about Wang Shun recently, but what happened to Huang Bin today made Murong Xinyun think of her former lover!

Murong Xinyun was not a fickle woman. At this moment, she thought of Wang Shun again. She would think of the sweet time they had spent together, Wang Shun's gentleness and thoughtfulness, and the unforgettable time when they parted.

But at this moment, Murong Xinyun was more worried. Her sister Murong Qingwu had promised to handle Wang Shun's affairs properly and not let other people know about Wang Shun's affairs. In addition, it had been a long time since the incident, so Murong Xinyun had almost forgotten about it. However, the emergence of Huang Bin's incident made Murong Xinyun worry again!
Murong Xinyun was very clear that her mother's family and An Miaoyi were at loggerheads. If An Miaoyi really discovered her secret, she would be killed without a burial place, and not only herself but also her family would suffer.

Although she was very uneasy inside, Murong Xinyun knew she had to calm down. She wiped the tears from her face, tried hard to control her emotions, and told herself over and over in her heart that her sister had already taken care of the matter, and no one else would know her secret, and this matter was completely over!

After a cup of tea, Murong Xinyun began to comb her hair. She had to accompany her sister to pay a visit to the Queen Mother today. She didn't have much time to be sad. She had already wasted a lot of time just now. Now she had to recover as soon as possible...

Half an incense stick of time later, Murong Xinyun, who had finished washing and dressing, came to Murong Qingwu's courtyard. Although Murong Xinyun had tried very hard to make herself look normal, Murong Qingwu, as an elder sister who was familiar with her, could tell that something was wrong with her at a glance.

Murong Qingwu hesitated for a moment, then dismissed the maids, nannies, eunuchs and others around her. After they left, Murong Qingwu held her sister's hand and asked softly:
"Xinyun, do you know about Huangpin's affairs?"

Hearing her sister's question, Murong Xinyun knew that her sister had seen through her disguise and nodded slightly. Although Murong Xinyun did not speak, Murong Qingwu still clearly understood her sister's thoughts, and immediately reached out and gently stroked Murong Xinyun's face and said:
"Don't worry! Sister handled this matter very cleanly! There won't be any problems!"

Murong Qingwu's words were like a reassurance to Murong Xinyun, and immediately brought great comfort to Murong Xinyun's heart.

After seeing Murong Xinyun's complexion improve a lot, Murong Qingwu changed the subject and said:
"Xinyun is in the harem, and the biggest support for us women is His Majesty. Based on my understanding of His Majesty, His Majesty will not feel good after this incident. You must seize this opportunity to comfort His Majesty!"

When Murong Qingwu said this, a hint of self-mockery appeared on her face:

"Your Majesty has a deep prejudice against me, so this matter can only rely on you, Xinyun. I'm afraid my sister can't help much!"

Hearing Murong Qingwu's words, Murong Xinyun did not refuse. She hesitated for a moment and said with a slightly red face:

“Sister, let’s go together! I don’t know what to do alone…”

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royal palace, royal study
Ye Mingsheng looked intently at the staff's battle plan for heading north to the grassland. It was already the end of March, and the Robe people and the Cumans had already started fighting on the grassland. The current situation on the grassland was that the Cumans were mainly attacking, while the Robe people were mainly defending!

The biggest battle between the two sides was the Battle of Damao Mountain about half a month ago. In this battle, Luo Bi suffered a small loss and lost thousands of people, but it was not serious. It was also because of this battle that Ibugele’s request for help became more urgent!

During this period, Daqian's war preparations were also completed. Although Deputy Chief of Staff Ma Zhongjun volunteered to carry out this combat mission, Ye Mingsheng still decided to let Xun Ke lead more than 30,000 elite troops to march to the grassland.

Xun Ke has always been resourceful and is known as a wise general in the Daqian army. Moreover, he successfully completed the mission of annihilating Jamukha last time and is relatively familiar with the situation on the grassland. So even though Ma Zhongjun has a strong desire to fight, in Ye Mingsheng's eyes, Xun Ke is still the first choice!

In fact, the General Staff's battle plan did not have too many specific contents. After all, the situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly. The General Staff was far away in Yijing and did not understand the situation on the battlefield. Therefore, it was meaningless to make some specific tactical deployments. Instead, it would limit Xun Ke's performance...
Therefore, the most important thing about this battle plan is the setting of the combat objectives. The goal that Zhao Han set for this operation is to prevent the invasion of Robe by the Golden Horde and to ensure that Robe will not escape the control of Daqian!
On the basis of completing this goal, Xun Ke can lead his troops freely!
In addition to setting combat objectives, the second most important aspect of this combat plan is logistics supply. Although Ibugerle promised Robe that he would bear part of the logistics supply, the logistics supply of 30,000 troops still depends mainly on Daqian himself!

Zhao Han, the chief of staff, and Cui Shao have already discussed this. In order to ensure the logistics of Xun Ke's 30,000 troops, the Ministry of Revenue will take the lead. In addition, the two provincial governments of Youyan and Yunbing will organize more than 100,000 civilians to cooperate and transport.
In short, Ye Mingsheng saw no problem with this battle plan, so he did not hesitate and directly signed his approval on the memorial. Then he called Ye Cheng in and instructed:

"Send this report to the General Staff Headquarters, and Xun Ke's troops will be dispatched within seven days!"

"Yes!"

After dealing with the memorial from the General Staff, Ye Mingsheng then dealt with the impeachment memorials submitted by several censors from the Censorate, and then his work for this morning was over.

Ye Mingsheng's job in the afternoon was to inspect a private factory, so he took a rest at his desk. Last night, Ye Mingsheng rested alone and went to bed early, but he didn't know why he slept so groggy and didn't rest well!

After waking up, I still feel very tired··············
Ye Mingsheng, lying on the desk, couldn't help but think of what Ye Cui said to him this morning!
Although Ye Mingsheng and An Miaoyi had some unpleasantness because of Concubine Huang a few days ago, since they had agreed long ago that today would be the day to pay their respects to Ye Cui and have breakfast with my mother, Ye Mingsheng and An Miaoyi, a couple who seemed to be in harmony but were actually at odds, also went there together.

Ye Mingsheng originally thought that this was just an ordinary greeting and an ordinary breakfast, but what Ye Mingsheng did not expect was that Ye Cui actually mentioned the matter of Concubine Huang. In front of Ye Mingsheng, Ye Cui praised An Miaoyi's practice of giving Concubine Huang poisoned wine and gave praise without hesitation!

In the eyes of Empress Dowager Ye Cui, Concubine Huang deserved her punishment, and what An Miaoyi did was to maintain the dignity of the royal family.

At the same time, Ye Cui also tactfully expressed that Mingsheng, you are too soft-hearted now. What happened to Concubine Huang was the result of the bad family tradition of their Huang family. Not causing trouble for them now is already a great grace from heaven. And you should bury Concubine Huang with great honor and provide compensation to the Huang family. It is really too easy for them!

If this gets out, where is the dignity of the royal family?

When An Miaoyi heard Ye Cui say this, although she didn't say anything, Ye Mingsheng could feel that An Miaoyi's expression suddenly became proud, and she glanced at him from time to time, as if saying to Ye Mingsheng, look, mother supports me, but you are the only one who is different here!
Ye Mingsheng instinctively wanted to refute this, but seeing the self-righteous look on his mother's face, Ye Mingsheng finally gave up.

Ye Mingsheng understood that this was a difference in thinking. The feudal thinking of An Miaoyi, Ye Cui and the others was already deeply rooted. It was difficult for him to change them, just as it was difficult for them to change themselves...