Poison concubine enchanting

Chapter 300
Zhao Zheng sat back on his seat again, his face turned green and pale, he stroked his slightly painful temples, and his downcast eyes turned a thousand times.

Wu Qihua at the side said: "It seems that although the Sixteenth Prince is in charge this time, in fact it is Prince Mo who is in charge!"

"I also know that Prince Mo will be the master. Dongfang Shuo is so old and his hair is not even grown. What can he do? His Majesty's move is probably to train him, so he specially let him come here with the prince. It is learning, and secondly, it is to increase experience, but seeing Mo Xuan's attitude towards the sixteenth prince, it is a bit confusing."

Zhao Zheng rubbed his chin, feeling a little embarrassed for a moment.

Wu Qihua asked curiously: "What's wrong with this? I heard that Mo Xuan was the master of the Sixteenth Prince. If that's the case, isn't it normal for a master to punish his disciples? You literati just like to go around in circles."

"No, I don't think things are that simple. If Mo Xuan really wanted to help the sixteenth prince, he would be concerned about his face. What's more, he is the prince, so he just knelt outside the gate of the post house for people to watch and spread the word." , the reputation is always bad, and some of the courtiers who originally supported him might turn against him because of his weakness."

"Lord Zhao, what do you mean Prince Mo did this on purpose? Is he surrendering to us?"

Zhao Zheng shook his head, "I'm not sure, it's also possible that he's trying to scare the chickens to scare the monkeys, Lord Wu also knows that the reason why you and I can be so carefree is the blessing of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but now, Mo Xuan can punish Dongfang Shuo, who is His Royal Highness the Sixteenth, so he must not take His Highness the Crown Prince seriously."

Wu Qihua's eyes widened, "Is he so arrogant?"

"Nowadays, who doesn't know that in the entire court, the emperor's most trusted person is Prince Mo. Although His Royal Highness is the emperor's son, don't forget that the emperor has thought of abolishing the prince in the past two years. The power of His Highness the Crown Prince is indeed not as good as before, and I am afraid that we will not be able to protect ourselves, if our previous incidents are revealed, His Highness the Crown Prince may not have time to take care of us, and maybe he will take the initiative to leave us for self-protection."

Wu Qihua frowned when he heard the words: "Hearing Mr. Zhao's words, aren't we going to be controlled by this Mo Xuan? And does he want to make friends with us? Or is he going to give us a blow?"

Zhao Zheng sighed, "I'm not sure about this matter, but it can be seen from this that this Mo Xuan is really not in the pond, no wonder he became a first-rank official at a young age, his city and ability are both you and me Impossible, Master Wu, we must be careful this time!"

Wu Qihua and Zhao Zheng looked at each other and nodded solemnly. If the things they did before were really found out, even ten lives would not be enough to pay for it!
Mo Xuan didn't know that his unintentional actions had caused Zhao Zheng and others to label him as unfathomable, and even became cautious because of this.

After lunch, the scorching sun was in the sky, and Mo Xuan and the others were resting at the post house. Zhao Zheng had already sent someone to inform them that they would be sent to pick them up after noon to rest in the government office, and they had booked in the best restaurant in the south of the Yangtze River. Reception banquet!

Dongfang Shuo rested in the room for more than an hour before he finally calmed down a little. As soon as he had lunch, he couldn't wait to go to Mo Xuan's room.

This time, Mo Xuan did not ignore him, and let him in with a calm face. Dongfang Shuo looked ashamed and stood aside awkwardly, still looking at Mo Xuan nervously.

Mo Xuan frowned slightly, "Sit down! You don't need to show such a condescending posture. A man is brave enough to act. Since you have already paid the price for your mistakes, you don't have to worry about this moment. Hesitating is always annoying. Disdain!"

Dongfang Shuo nodded repeatedly, and then sat down on the chair opposite Mo Xuan.

Mo Xuan raised his eyes and glanced at Dongfang Shuo, "Do you know your mistake?"

Dongfang Shuo lowered his head, "I know I was wrong!"

"What's wrong?" Mo Xuan's tone was extremely flat, as if he was talking about the weather, but it was such a flat tone that made Dongfang Shuo feel a chill coming from his bones, and his head lowered a little bit.

"Sir, I shouldn't help Miss Huang..."

Dongfang Shuo's voice became lower and lower, while Mo Xuan frowned tightly, and he stood up from the table, "No, you still haven't understood what's wrong with you, let me ask you why you attacked me , Is it because Dongfang Qing'er promised you benefits."

Dongfang Shuo pursed his lips and nodded.

"Let me ask you again, in your opinion, who is closer to you, Dongfang Qing'er or me?"

Dongfang Shuo remained silent, but even if he didn't say anything, Mo Xuan felt somewhat disappointed at this moment. Sure enough, no matter how hard he tried, it was not as important as a so-called sibling status, which made him feel The irony is that he thought he had taught Dongfang Shuo enough, but now it seems that this child never trusts him in his bones.

Mo Xuan lowered his eyes, let out a long sigh, and finally said nothing.

Dongfang Shuo took a sneak peek at Mo Xuan, seeing that he didn't seem to have any intention of pursuing further, so he felt relieved, "Sir, I'm sorry, I will never do this again in the future."

Mo Xuan agreed, he didn't want to continue to entangle with this matter, he always did things out of his heart, as for the others, let's just take it one step at a time!

"Your Highness, how do you feel about traveling from the capital to the south of the Yangtze River?"

When Dongfang Shuo saw that Mo Xuan was quizzing himself on his homework as before, his heart became more settled, and even his expression eased a bit.

"Everyone says Jiangnan is good. This water town in the south of the Yangtze River is indeed a rich and rich place! It is very different from the imperial city, and it seems that there are many scholars."

Mo Xuan listened quietly, and when Dongfang Shuo finished speaking, he asked, "What else?"

Dongfang Shuo was taken aback for a moment. He was only focused on rushing along the way, and he really didn't have any big feelings. Now that Mo Xuan asked him such a question, he was immediately embarrassed.

Mo Xuan glanced at him with glazed eyes, and then said, "Follow me!"

Although Dongfang Shuo didn't know why, he obediently stood next to Mo Xuan and looked at the place he pointed. It was noon and there was no one on the street. Dongfang Shuo asked in confusion, "What did you want me to watch, sir?"

"How is the street in Jiangnan Mansion?"

“Spacious, clean and delightful!”

"Don't you ever have any doubts? If Jiangnan is really as good as it looks, why does the imperial court allocate so much silver every year to help the people here?"

"That's the refugees brought by the flood..."

"Yes, they are refugees. Don't His Highness think that the streets of Jiangnan Mansion are unbelievably clean? You can't even see a beggar. It seems that someone deliberately made such a clean and tidy appearance to make people happy."

Dongfang Shuo's eyes widened, he was extremely surprised, "There is such a thing? Isn't this a fraud?"

"For local officials, as long as they can superficially demonstrate their political achievements, that's enough!"

"And what about the beggars and the like?"

"Usually they gather these people together. If I'm not mistaken, these people should be kicked out of the suburbs."

Mo Xuan thought of the thin figures he saw in the suburban jungle before arriving at the posthouse, and his face became more and more gloomy, "Your Highness Sixteen, I tell you these things, the most important thing is to tell you a truth. What is true is not necessarily the truth! There are often unpredictable things hidden behind the glamor.”

Dongfang Shuo nodded thoughtfully, and then he heard Mo Xuan say, "Okay, go back to your own room, I guess that Mr. Zhao and the others are coming soon, we need to get enough energy to meet Mr. Zhao well." !"

When Dongfang Shuo stepped out of the room, Mo Xuan suddenly added, "I forgot to tell you, Mr. Zhao belongs to the prince's party!"

Dongfang Shuo's footsteps paused, and then he left without looking back. In this case, he must pay more attention to meeting these Jiangnan local snakes!

When the sun was not so fierce, a group of mighty cavalry appeared on the street, all of them were full of energy, and these people came straight to the post.

It wasn't until the real face-to-face meeting that Dongfang Shuo realized that he was still too naive. Mr. Zhao had already arranged everything without knowing it, and all he needed was for them to follow suit.

Among the group of cavalry, there were five or six officials, of which Zhao Zheng and Wu Qihua were the leaders.

Zhao Zheng is not tall, with an extremely amiable smile on his face, coupled with his slightly fat body, he looks like a Maitreya Buddha, but no one knows what is hidden behind this smiling face up.

Standing next to Zhao Zheng was Wu Qihua in military uniform. He was tall and very familiar with the Jiangnan area, especially since he held the entire Jiangnan army in his hands.
While Dongfang Shuo was sizing up Zhao Zheng and the others, Zhao Zheng, Wu Qihua and others were also secretly evaluating the sixteenth prince.

Of course, in the eyes of Zhao Zheng and the others, the most intuitive impression is that His Highness the Sixteenth is really too small. No wonder His Majesty sent Mo Xuan to follow him to protect him. Looking at his small appearance, doesn't he need a nanny?

Dongfang Shuo was unexpectedly a little nervous, probably because it was the first time he had spoken to these officials, or because Mo Xuan's attitude towards him had become unpredictable again, and he just asked him to receive the officials and then stay in the room never came out!
This time, not only Dongfang Shuo, but also Zhao Zheng and the others murmured to themselves, what exactly does Prince Mo want to do?It's fine to teach His Highness the Sixteenth a lesson, but now he's staying behind closed doors, is this trying to give them a bad blow?
Regardless of what Zhao Zheng thought in his heart, Mo Xuan was just pretending to cooperate with them, but this cooperation can't be rushed by himself, it must be secretly begged by Zhao Zheng and the others. If you doubt yourself, you can better investigate the case of the loss of disaster relief money.

Although Dongfang Shuo didn't understand Mo Xuan's thoughts, he also knew that he must have his own reasons for doing things. When he saw Mo Xuan thanking guests behind closed doors, he immediately said to Zhao Zheng and the others: "My master, Prince Mo, likes to be pure. You just wait outside." Well, let me just ask, when are we going to set off!"

(End of this chapter)