Biography of Concubine Shujia

Chapter 114

"The noodles made by my concubine still taste the same. I haven't tasted them for a long time, so it's strange." Mu Yao ate the noodles without forgetting to express his gratitude to his concubine.

"Today's time is short, and there are not many ingredients in the small kitchen, so this pot of soup is still simmering." Ten Niang filled a small bowl of fresh soup, and took a small spoon to feed the sixth prince in her arms.

The sixth prince opened his eyes wide and tilted his head to look at the person eating noodles opposite him.He didn't even care about drinking the soup that his mother and concubine fed to his mouth, so he just cared about watching people.

"Isn't Jing'er the favorite to drink soup?" Ten Niang put down the bowl and spoon, ready to put the sixth prince down, "If you don't want to drink, just play on the ground by yourself."

"Don't play, just watch him." The sixth prince hugged Shi Niang's neck and said while turning his head to see the reaction of the third prince who stopped his chopsticks.

"Does Jing'er still remember me?" The Prince Liang who had just assumed office teased his younger brother with a smile.

The sixth prince was stunned when he heard the words, and stretched out his hand for his brother to hug.

Seeing her younger son's actions, Shi Niang asked with a smile, "Does Jing'er know who he is?"

"He's so young, how can he remember?" Mu Yao smiled and stretched out his hand, "Isn't it, Jing'er?"

The sixth prince Mu Jing hugged his brother's neck with both hands, his big eyes flickered, "Brother."

This sound surprised Shi Niang and King Liangjun.The sixth prince had just turned three years old, and he was only a little over two years old when the third prince went out to fight. When he came back after going out for about half a year, the little prince still remembered him.This memory is not comparable to ordinary people.

"Jing'er still remembers my brother, that's great." Mu Yao pulled out a jade stone with a small bell hanging from his waist with one hand, "It's for Jing'er."

The gorgeous colored stones immediately caught the attention of the little prince. He let go of his hand and hooked the jade rope.The red silk thread is paired with colorful stones, and there is a jingling bell that rings when it is moved. The little prince will not let go of it while holding it.

While his younger brother was having fun with the little gift, Mu Yao adjusted his hands, turning his eyes from his younger brother to his mother and concubine Shu.

"My brother has a strong memory?" The kings of the two counties discovered this keenly.

"I've already finished teaching Thousand Characters and Hundred Family Names. He also likes to watch Auntie handle the palace affairs on weekdays. He can tell the difference between everyone in Yaohua Palace."

"My brother's enlightenment was taught by his mother and concubine?" Mu Yao was a little puzzled. Back then, when he was enlightened, his mother and concubine taught him some things like thousands of characters and hundreds of surnames. His father took him by his side and personally taught.

"Jing'er's enlightenment has always been taught by me." Ten Niang thought of something, looked at the eldest son and smiled, "People say that an elder brother is like a father. Now that Jing'er's elder brother is back, the important task of teaching him is naturally On his brother."

"The son is willing to teach Jing'er, but the father?" After Mu Yao finished speaking, he found that there was something wrong with the mother's concubine's smile. Although she was still smiling, there was a tinge of falsehood in her smile.

"Your father is busy in Northwest China and Fengyang, so there is no time to teach Jing'er the same way he taught you." Shi Niang changed the subject after she said that.

"Is it going well in court today?"

"Everything went well. Grandparents and uncles have been rewarded accordingly." Prince Liang said a little embarrassedly, "The son was also rewarded by the emperor."

"It should have been, what did your father reward you?"

"My son was named King of Liangjun, and my fourth and fifth younger brothers were all named Beizi." Mu Yao said this, then paused, "Actually, this son of the County King deserves the honor."

"My son deserves the best." Shi Niang encouraged after hearing this.

"Aniang, Uncle Six, Uncle, he is only able to take care of his son, fourth younger brother and fifth younger brother..." The third prince couldn't continue.

"Let's talk about your sixth uncle in another day. Instead of talking about sad things today, let's talk about You Leshi."

"Mother and concubine, father is stingy." The sixth prince suddenly interjected, and after he finished speaking, he still looked very angry, which made Mu Yao restrain his handsomeness, and stretched out his hand to pinch the soft flesh on his cheek.

"How did father provoke him?" Mu Yao asked curiously.

"I don't know the exact details. The emperor summoned Jing'er a few days ago. When Jing'er came back, he said that your father promised to give him a special gift."

"Then Father Forgot?"

"Father has not forgotten. Father is stingy and won't let Jing'er play with him." The sixth prince repeatedly emphasized.

Shi Niang and Mu Yao coaxed for a long time, but the sixth prince was still unwilling to say what the emperor had told him.

Shi Niang stopped asking, and instead teased Mu Yao, "Your father is very generous this time. You have taken the lead among the grown-up princes. Your second brother who is far away in Fengyang may be angry when he hears this."

"My son looks at the beautiful flowers now, but he is actually very dangerous." Mu Yao is not stupid, he just surrounded his mother and concubine and listened to her teachings in the past.

A trip to the Northwest made him more confident and insightful.Right now, others are still envious of his vested interests, but he is planning ahead, thinking about what to do next.

"It's good if you don't lose your heart." Shi Niang pointed out, "Don't underestimate yourself."

"My son doesn't have any. I just think that my father made me the county king this time. It's just an expedient measure, in order to stabilize my son and the Du family. The second elder brother will be higher than my son sooner or later, and will overwhelm my son. The emperor will live his life They are all checks and balances, so Yaohua Palace or Yikun Palace will not stand out from the crowd."

"Going out for a while, it's cleared up a lot." Ten Niang patted the head of the eldest son, "You will be fourteen in a blink of an eye."

"I've learned a lot from Brother Xin this time. I was ignorant before, and I didn't understand the good intentions of my mother and concubine." Mu Yao narrowed his eyes slightly,
"Cousin Xin is a wonderful person. I didn't expect there to be such interesting people and things in the royal family."

"Do you know his identity?" Shi Niang understood that Xin Yin had been with Mu Yao for two or three years.The two can be said to be quite familiar.This time on the battlefield, Mu Yao recognized Xin Yin, Shi Niang was not surprised at all.

"Xin Yin's appearance is superb, and my son didn't dare to confirm it at the beginning." Mu Yao praised, "But he knows his son too well, and my son thinks it's the familiar person."

"There is only one Xin Yin who is familiar and has left the palace." Shi Niang continued, "Aren't you afraid of admitting the wrong person?"

"My son is not so bold and hasty." Mu Yao helped the sixth prince, who was fluttering around, "Xin Yin's hand, because of the drug hidden in the nail, was eroded by the drug, and the tip of the nail was yellow. General Mu's hand also Exactly so."

"You are careful." Shi Niang smiled, "The only regrettable thing about his exquisitely maintained hands is that no matter how diligently the nails are trimmed, as long as they hide poison, they must be yellow."

"And it's impossible for a person who is used to hiding drugs to stop hiding drugs." Mu Yao said, "Dang Xin's way of doing things can't be changed except for his fingernails. Every decision he makes is decisive and straightforward. The inner surface is round, but the inner fortitude is the same.”

"That's right, judging from all aspects of feeling, details, personality and handling of things. Did Xin Yin admit it?" Shi Niang asked.

"One night I went on a camp tour with him and talked about Eunuch Xin, a capable man in the palace back then. Cousin Xin asked me directly if I guessed something, and I told him the truth about what I thought."

"He admitted it." Shi Niang affirmed.

"How does Concubine Mother know?" Mu Yao wondered, "After I finished asking, he said that he thought his son would recognize him faster than Concubine Mother."

"It was indeed a bit late when Ben Gong exposed him."

"Could it be that the concubine mother has placed people in the army?"

"Manpower? How many members of the Northwest Army are members of the Du family, you can sense it even if the concubine mother doesn't tell you." Shiniang smiled and shook her head, "There is no need to deploy manpower again."

"It's no wonder that the father has been secretly worried about the loss of power in the northwest." Mu Yao sighed, "The third uncle has not stayed in the northwest for nothing all these years."

"Your three uncles alone don't have that much ability. The Du family has been in the northwest for six generations." Shi Niang whispered, "Every generation of the Du family will have someone stationed in the northwest. When it comes to your grandfather and father, they will start to treat you differently." The Northwest is under strict control, and the generals in the Northwest have all been replaced by royal people, but where can there be suitable candidates in a hurry?"

"Father Huangkong can't use the northwest power, he must be very upset." Mu Yao said regretfully.

"Your father is unable to suppress the power of the Northwest, so he can only transfer your third uncle to the Northwest to lead the overall situation." Shi Niang paused for a while, "After your third uncle arrived in the Northwest, the defense and attack of the Northwest are very different. .”

"Since my uncle can lead the troops alone, why did he send cousin Xin and General Lu?"

"Xin Yin did it on purpose. General Lu, it was just to cooperate with the battle of fighting east and west."

Shiniang continued, "Xin Yin is still a stranger in the eyes of the people in the court, so he cannot appear as a candidate for selection. Your third uncle has never led troops to fight, so if you rashly use him as a general to control the army, the court may be in danger. General Lu's qualifications are there, and he knows current affairs, so he is naturally the best candidate for your father. General Lu can only fight well in this battle by cooperating with Xin Yin and your third uncle."

"To win this battle, the strategy of the third uncle and cousin Xin is a crucial step." The third prince mentioned the two of them with a hint of admiration in his words.

"Tactics is the foundation of formation." Shi Niang guided, "If it were me, I wouldn't put Xin Yin in the front and back, he is not suitable."

"Why is that?" The third prince was puzzled, "Is it because Xin Yin can't defend himself?"

"No, he doesn't bother to pretend." Shi Niang said indifferently, "Men from your Mu family feel that they are superior to others from the bottom of their bones."

"Sometimes you disdain pretense, because you are more willing to be honest than pretending. Sometimes you can compromise, because you are more willing to dedicate everything to the empire than to be wronged. Xin Yin is for the empire, compromise twenty For the rest of the year, he doesn't bother to justify some innocuous and trivial matters."

"Xin Yin is a man from the Mu family. My son can understand his thoughts and actions now. It would be the same choice for me." Mu Yao said, "These batches of secret guards hiding in the dark are A true warrior. What the man of the Mu family has done for the country of the Mu family, his son will remember it in his heart, and Jinger will also remember it in his heart."

(End of this chapter)