C61 (1/2)
”Brother is not at home. With sister-in-law waiting by her side, she is looking forward to seeing how big sister-in-law's stomach will swell.”
”In any case, there's Big Bro holding the fort up there, while Big Bro Heng is holding the burden in the middle. I'll watch from the bottom!” Zuo Ren Xian waved his fan proudly.
Seeing the two of them arguing, Mu Jinzhi said, ”Let's not talk about this anymore, my little sister, uncle's letter mentioned that something big is happening in the capital!”
”Something has happened? What happened? It can't be related to the little mountain village, right? ” Mu Rousang did not wish for the cooked duck to fly away.
The little cousin, I don't know why, but the dynasty's emperor brought the crown prince to Mt. Tai to offer sacrifice to the heavens a few days ago. He sincerely touched the heavens and prayed that the heavens would protect us, the Zhou Dynasty, from this year onwards, and for what reason did the crown prince break etiquette during the sacrifice of the heavens, overturning the fragrant wax on the altar and burning the yellow silk on the altar.
Mu Rousang hurriedly asked, ”It can't be that we're blaming the crown prince, right?”
”That's right. He said he had disgraced himself during the sacrificial ceremony and refused to accept the emperor's teachings. He alarmed the emperor and warned him. The emperor wanted to cripple the crown prince, but he was stopped by an old official at that time.”
Mu Jinzhi felt that this whole thing was rather strange, so he said, ”Uncle's meaning is, you want me to stay in the small mountain village for a while, to see the world change before making a decision.”
Zuo Renyou wanted to make the two of them hide their abilities, but luckily, Yang Zixuan had already left for the Western Region, so he was able to avoid this calamity. Mu Rousang then asked: ”Does Big Cousin know about this?”
”My father wrote that he had already sent a letter to Jiangnan. My brother is currently visiting a master teacher at Jiangnan Academy.” Zuo Ren Xian was also worried for Zuo Renwen's safety, but when the situation was unclear, he was afraid that his brother would be caught up in it.
”I still hope that Big Cousin can return. Did Uncle say to call him back?” Mu Rousang's heart became a bit more worried.
Mu Jinzhi said with a heavy face, ”No, Uncle said that Big Cousin is about to become an official. I should take this opportunity to gain some experience and temper her character.”
Mu Rousang more or less understood what Zuo Renyou meant. Rather than calling all the men in the house to have their gazes set on him, it was better to focus all the gazes towards him, as though he was a bright light bulb, and Mu Jinzhi, who was under his light, and the sage of the left would disappear first.
”Brother, are you guys going to write a letter as well?”
The two of them shook their heads, and Mu Jinzhi said: ”Uncle means that we should take this opportunity to stay in the small mountain village, after all, we are still a few years away from being an official, so before that we should still continue to lurk, slowly learning political affairs of the imperial court from uncle, that's the right path, so, we won't send any letters to the Big Cousin.”
It was to prevent people from finding Mu Jinzhi and the others along the way.
”I hope that the Big Cousin can pass this trial safely.” Mu Rousang was extremely worried.
Due to the turmoil within the imperial city, the oppressive atmosphere quickly filled the entire imperial city. The oppressive atmosphere quickly spread across the entire Zhou Province with incomparable speed, and with the departure of the matter of the gongs and drums, the entire Zhou Dynasty was intimidated by this oppressive atmosphere. Whether it was the imperial city or the various provinces, the women of the emperor's family did not walk around together as frequently as in the past year.
The Mu Family Merchant Shop's business had also been affected, but Mu Jinzhi's Rice Shop's business remained as it was in the past. The citizens ate like the heavens, and the turmoil in the imperial government was not as important as the common people's stomachs.
As the business of Cai Yi Pavilion was much worse, Qin Taohua supported Owner Cui to take care of the shop. She packed her things, Mu Fengchai, Mulberry and Little Rock and left the horse carriage to return to the small mountain village.
After Mu Rousang heard the news, she sent someone to stand guard at the entrance of the village, waiting for the carriage to enter the village and invited them to her house.
The spring breeze blew into the courtyard as it shouted, ”Miss, the little girl has reported that both Third Miss and Miss Qin have returned. Right now, a servant boy is driving a carriage to our house.”
Hurry and get the cook s to prepare lunch. They must have left the city before daybreak for them to rush back so fast.
When Chun Feng heard this, he covered his mouth and laughed, ”Maybe I have forgotten, but the new public road can already use carriages. Furthermore, it is a sunny day right now, so walking from the county to here is only a matter of time, not to mention taking a carriage, I estimate that Third Miss and the rest went out after breakfast.”
After the time it took to make a cup of tea, he heard the gatekeeper shouting, ”He's here, he's here! Miss, Third Miss, First Madam, Third Young Master and Miss of the Qin family have all come. ”
Just as he finished speaking, he heard Qin Taohua's laughter at the second door: ”Rou Sang, I'm back to accompany you. Is my brother-in-law still home?”
Mu Rousang smiled gently and waved her away. She brought her daughter out to welcome them, and walked towards them, carrying a short fat and thin girl, the big one carrying a small fat block in her hands. It was none other than Qin Taohua and Mu Fengchai.
”I was just muttering to myself that you all should be here, where is Eldest Aunt? Yo, Little Rock, quickly let Second Sister hug you! ”