Pihanjin

On this day, Mrs. Lu prepared the gift of five animals, took a group of entourages, and went out of the city with Fulan, took a ferry to Junshan, went to the temple to offer sacrifices to God Xianling, and bless her husband from danger that day.

After the sacrifice to the gods, the sister-in-law came out of the temple. When she was going down the mountain, Fu Lan asked, "Sister-in-law, can the master be in the mountain? If he is, I will go and see the old man."

The master's surname is Li, and he is a famous doctor in the world. Everyone calls him Li Yaoweng. When he was young, he worked as an imperial physician in the palace. Later, he left the palace and traveled around, compiling medical books and practicing medicine in the folk. Many years ago, he traveled to Dongting, loved the landscape here, and lived in a hut in Junshan. Fulan's father admired his name, and came to visit in person, and gradually got in touch. Seeing that the princess was young, Yao Weng showed interest in his herbal medicines, and also liked her smartness, so he accepted her as half a disciple, and taught her some medical skills in his spare time.

When Fu Lan got married at the beginning of the year, the master was still in Junshan.

Lu Shi smiled and said, "Not long after you got married, Yaoweng went down the mountain. I don't know when he will return."

Fu Lan said, "Sister-in-law, go back to the city first. I'll go to the master's place to see the medicine garden."

Knowing the origin of the aunt and Yao Weng, Mrs Lu nodded, "Alright. Then I'll go back to the city first, you come back earlier."

Fu Lan agreed and watched Lu's down the mountain, followed the mountain path and came to the master's residence.

This is a hut hidden in the middle of the mountain, with bamboo weaving as a hedge, a few grass huts, and a large medicine garden at the back.

The master went down the mountain, but there was still a young servant named Ah Da who took care of the medicine garden.

Ah Da was an orphan who was picked up by the master to raise him. He was honest and busy at the back of the house. When he saw the princess coming, he was very surprised. He hurriedly put down his **** and ran out to greet him.

Fulan told him not to worry about himself. When I came to the medicine garden, I helped to dry and make some fresh herbs that I just picked. I was busy, and before I knew it, half a day passed.

Mu's mother started urging her to go back to the city.

The sun was setting in the west, and Fu Lan knew it was time to leave, and told Ah Da to take good care of the medicine garden and wash his hands. The group went down the mountain and passed by an old cypress, the maid Zhu Yu smiled and said, "Master Weng, they said this The old cypress is a sacred tree and can be psychic. Many people come here to worship it. Let's go and worship it as we pass by."

The old cypress is deeply rooted in the mountain wall, with intertwined roots and luxuriant leaves. For thousands of years, the mountain wind has been blowing, and it has remained motionless.

Fulan stopped and looked into the distance for a moment.

"It's getting late, let's go down the mountain."

After she finished speaking, she retracted her gaze, turned around and continued to walk down the mountain steps.

There is a local legend that the old cypress that was born on the cliff in the middle of Junshan Mountain was planted by Mr. Xiang and Mrs. Xiang when the sky was opened.

Among the companions, several younger maids were a little moved. Unexpectedly, the princess was not interested, so she gave up and followed down the mountain.

The guards who were waiting at the foot of the mountain rocked the boat, sent Fulan and his party ashore, and took the car back to the city. It was time to hold the lights.

When Fulan entered the palace, she got a piece of news.

Xie Changgeng quelled the rebellion of the King of Jiangdu, and sent a letter to Mu Xuanqing, saying that he would go to Changsha in a few days.

Mrs Lu had to report Fulan back to the mansion, and with the letter, she hurried to the aunt's boudoir and found her with a smile on her face.

"Lan'er, my brother-in-law said in the letter that he came here to worship the father and king. Naturally, in addition to worshiping the father and the king, he must also pick you up."

It was only more than half a year after getting married, and my sister-in-law returned to Changsha by herself regardless of the mountains and rivers. Although it was caused by Emperor Junshan's dream, she was worried about the brother, so she rushed back in person, but these days, from the mouths of Zhu Yu and other maids, Mrs. Lu knew that Mother Xie was not a good person to get along with. When my sister-in-law left that day, she had an unpleasant relationship with Xie's mother, and Xie's mother even mentioned the matter of taking a concubine.

The newlyweds had only been married for more than half a year, and the husband was not there, so the bride ignored her mother-in-law's obstruction and forcibly returned to her parents' home. Even if there is a reason for the incident, in the eyes of the world, it is the bride who does not take care of it.

The husband has saved the danger and the injury is not serious, but the sister-in-law did not mention it.

Lu Shi suspected that she was angry because of the concubine mentioned by Xie's mother.

Afraid that my sister-in-law would be over-hearted, although she didn't mention it in front of her, Mrs. Lu was still very worried about her, lest she would hate the Xie family and even lose the heart of her new husband.

When Xie Changgeng returned home, in case of strangeness and not coming to pick her up, it would be difficult for my aunt to do it.

Not returning, naturally impossible. If you just go back by yourself, it will be shameful, and in the future at Xie's house, the situation may be even more unfavorable.

She was secretly worried, and when she went to worship Emperor Xie Junshan today, she even prayed for her sister-in-law.

Did not expect it to come true. When she came back, she actually received such good news, why didn't she make her rejoice?

She handed over Xie Changgeng's letter to Mu Xuanqing.

"Laner, look!"

But Fulan didn't answer the letter, and there was not a hint of joy on his face.

Confused, Mrs Lu asked, "What's wrong with you? My brother-in-law is coming to pick you up. Isn't that a good thing?"

Fu Lan asked all the maids to go out, and when only herself and Mrs Lu were left in the room, Fang said, "Sister-in-law, I'm not going back."

"I want to reconcile and break up with the Xie family."

Mrs Lu was shocked. At first she thought she had heard it wrong. Seeing the serious look on her face, she didn't seem to be talking nonsense, and she said in surprise, "What's wrong with you? It's only been more than half a year since you got married, but you want to divorce? You were not single-minded before. Is it tied to Xie Jialang? Besides, after you got married, I'm afraid you haven't even said a word yet, why are you suddenly breaking up?"

While Fu Lan was silent, Mrs Lu suddenly remembered the maid's words, and hurriedly persuaded: "Laner, my sister-in-law didn't say it before, because I was afraid you would be overly concerned. I also heard a few words from your maid, saying that your mother-in-law intends to pick up Mrs. Qi. The girl enters the door. If you don't want to, wait until you see your brother-in-law and talk to him. You are only getting married. If you don't nod your head, no matter how deep the relationship between him and Qi Nu is, he will definitely not be able to bring face to our Changsha country. , you must carry people in the door."

She grabbed her sister-in-law's hand and lowered her voice: "Laner, listen to me, you are the mistress of the Xie family. As long as you don't let go of this matter, no one will be able to enter the door. If you use some means, why can't you hold back your brother-in-law's heart? Besides, there is also our country, Changsha. Although the country is small, your position as a master is there! You are just a woman, why does it make you so disheartened? !"

Fu Lan said: "Sister-in-law, I understand what you said, but I want to break away from the Xie family, not because of the Qi family daughter, but because I have changed my mind, and I don't like that Xie, let alone any more. I wasted my life in the Xie family."

"When I came back this time, I have no plans to go back. I will not change my mind again. I implore my sister-in-law to forgive me for my willfulness.

Her tone was still calm, but her attitude was very firm.

Mrs Lu stared at Mu Fulan in surprise, and in a trance, she felt a sense of strangeness.

This is not what a sixteen-year-old girl should think.

The aunt in her impression was gentle and chaste.

I remember sleeping with her on the eve of her wedding at the beginning of the year. Her nervousness, anticipation and shyness are still vivid in my mind.

Lu Shi really didn't know, but in just over half a year, what happened to her to make her make such a decision?

She seemed to have grown up suddenly, and was no longer the princess of the Mu family that she knew well.

"Lan Er..."

Lu Shi was in a dilemma and hesitated.

"It doesn't matter if you want to break away from the Xie family. If you really don't want to stay in the Xie family, the sister-in-law will naturally not force you to go back. It's just not a trivial matter, and it's not that easy. Although your mother-in-law proposed a concubine , but people didn't enter the door. Even if we did, this is not an excuse for us to talk and divorce. What's more, this is the marriage that your father and king set for you back then. It is related to the safety of the Yangtze River waterway and my Dongting. How do we speak to him?"

The turmoil in the imperial court, which has been going on for many years and has not yet completely subsided, began when Empress Liu came to power. With the chaos of war, various places were turbulent and turbulent, and many vassal states, either ambitious or involuntary, were successively involved. At most, there were more than ten countries.

On both sides of the Yangtze River, there have been robbers from the rivers and oceans since ancient times, and Dongting is connected to the Yangtze River in the north, and the four rivers of Xiang, Zi, Yuan, Li and Miluo in the west. There was a war outside, and riots continued in all directions in Dongting.

Three years ago, the old Changsha King had a hunch that he might die soon. When he was there, he could still use his former power to intimidate the Quartet, but if he was gone, the current situation would be chaotic, and I am afraid that one day it would spread to Changsha. My son, Mu Xuanqing, might not be able to support the situation alone for a while.

At that time, the nineteen-year-old Xie Changgeng had gathered his troops and swept away the Yangtze River, where robbers were everywhere.

The old Changsha King had received Xie Changgeng's help before when he was suppressing the Jiangyang robbers who had been injuring a place bordering Changsha for many years. The two had a relationship.

This young man of humble origin, but with outstanding ability and disciplined behavior, left a deep impression on him and decided that he was definitely not in the pool.

His gaze finally fell on Xie Changgeng.

As if he had a good heart, at this moment, Xie also took the initiative to come to the door and come to ask for relatives.

The marriage was arranged so logically.

The thirteen-year-old princess of the Mu family in Changsha, promised to Xie Changgeng, the nineteen-year-old bandit leader of the Yangtze River.

Soon, Xie was hired by the imperial court because of the recommendation of the King of Changsha, and he was transformed into a prefect of Jiangling.

At that time, the King of Changsha passed away, and Xie Changgeng was promoted all the way by virtue of his military exploits. In just three years, he became the youngest military envoy in the history of this dynasty, which is eye-catching.

If nothing else, just from the marriage itself, Yu Xie, or the country of Changsha, is a good luck for each of them.

Xie Changgeng entered the officialdom, and the country of Changsha, just as the old Changsha king had hoped, was at peace and safe.

Sister-in-law has this concern, why doesn't Fulan understand?

She said, "sister-in-law, you don't need to speak, I will tell him. If he agrees, it will not affect the safety of my Dongting waters, can you do it?"

Just then, the door was pushed open.

Fulan turned her head and saw her elder brother Mu Xuanqing sitting on the chariot and stopped at the door, with an angry look on her face.

"A-mei! The Xie family is too deceiving! It's only been so long, how dare you humiliate you like this! The Xie is a giant thief, how can he be worthy of you! You don't have to worry. Brother A is useless and will not let you so humiliated!"