Chapter 624: A trick before leaving the palace
The manor was full of joy.
The palace was also busy.
Mu Yihan's trip to the south was scheduled for two days later.
So in the past few days, he prepared a bunch of brocade boxes in the palace, each box contained a small gift, reserved for the surprise of the concubine.
"After I leave the palace, you will send one to the little princess every three days."
"When you send it, remember to use soft smoke silk to tie the flower ribbon, preferably pink or purple, and insert one or two fresh flowers. Nuobao likes these fancy decorations." Mu Yihan touched the small brocade boxes and said to Wu Que.
Although he was not with the concubine, he still had to show his presence as a father.
As for surprise gifts, they were also very rich.
There were jade brooches in the shape of flower fans, with gold threads on the outermost layer, which sparkled extremely brightly under the light.
There were also rare pink bodhi bracelets, each bead was pink, and the words "Fu" and "Lu" were carved on it, which were festive and cute.
In addition to these, there were telescopes inlaid with malachite and color-changing glass water cups. Anyway, they were all small gadgets that would make children scream and stomp their feet when they saw them.
Wu Que could almost imagine the little princess's happy look when she opened the brocade box.
He was also very happy, and he wished he could visit the princess often at the Jiang family. After accepting the order, he put the brocade box into the sandalwood box.
At this time, Mu Yihan raised his hand again and gave Wu Que an order, asking him to send it to Li Hutu of the Hanlin Academy.
Now, Xiao Nuobao is already five years old.
It is time for her to study seriously, so Mu Yihan wants to hire a teacher for her and give her lessons at home.
Li Hanlin is very knowledgeable and only has an idle job in the Hanlin Academy. He is a good candidate to be the teacher of the young lady.
But if the little fat girl knew that it was time to study seriously, she would definitely roll around at home.
However, what is coming will always come, and you can't avoid it. Although Mu Yihan dotes on the young lady, he can't spoil her too much.
After receiving the imperial edict from the Hanlin Academy, Li Hanlin of course quickly accepted it.
After arranging the affairs of the young lady, Mu Yihan had to make the final preparations for the trip to the south.
He sat back in his chair, his brows gradually becoming serious, and called Ali.
"Go and call Zhang Xuan and the others. It's time for them to contribute."
Ali's expression tensed up. Knowing what the Imperial Master was thinking, he immediately left the palace secretly and notified several adults to come to the palace at night to receive orders.
When night fell, Zhang Xuan and his party dressed in black and quietly entered Longxuan Palace through the corner gate outside the palace.
Above the hall, the candlelight flickered slightly, and Mu Yihan's figure was also stretched out.
They knelt down and kowtowed.
"Your subjects are here to see the Imperial Master."
"You summoned me late at night, it must be an important mission, and your subjects will obey your orders."
Zhang Xuan and the others also had a premonition of something, and knelt in the hall with a solemn look on their faces.
Mu Yihan nodded slightly, and then took out a route map from the antique shelf behind him, and asked Ali to show them to them.
"This is..." Zhang Xuan opened it, circled his hand around it, and muttered, "This route goes all the way north, and most of the places marked are the city. It looks like a tourist route. Master, I wonder what this is used for."
Mu Yihan said, "In two days, I will go to visit the people privately. The route drawn here is a travel map."
"And what I want you to do is to reveal this map to Gu Changying no matter what method you use." Mu Yihan's voice was like a chess piece falling on a board, and every word was clear.
Everyone was shocked when they heard it, and shook their heads anxiously.
"How can we let that vicious woman know the whereabouts of the Imperial Master? She has the old family of the Southern Province behind her. What should we do if she tries to assassinate him?"
"Yes, Lord Imperial Master, this is absolutely not allowed. No matter who it is, let alone us, no one can hand over this map to her." They hurriedly advised.
However, at this time, Zhang Xuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, reacted and stopped everyone.
"Don't worry."
He put away the map and said, "Lord Imperial Master just wants us to hand over this route map to Gu Changying, but not to reveal the real whereabouts of the Imperial Master to that woman."
Some of the others didn't understand yet.
Zhang Xuan raised his head and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the purpose of the Imperial Master's move is to confuse Gu Changying with a fake route map, and your real destination is not all the way north."
Mu Yihan rubbed his eyebrows, and after listening to their noise for a long time, he finally showed a little satisfaction.
"Yes, this trip is actually to the South Province to wipe out the Gu family's nest."
"So we must use this fake map to confuse them, so that those people can relax their vigilance and lure them to come out." Mu Yihan said in a deep voice. As
soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall suddenly understood, and they showed even greater surprise.
The Imperial Master means... to go to the South Province to deal with those old nobles?
This sword hanging over the court's head is finally going to be taken down!
Zhang Xuan immediately took the lead and kowtowed on the ground, saying, "Master Imperial Master, please rest assured that we will definitely handle this matter. After you leave the palace, we will also guard this huge capital city for you and will never let the villains take advantage of it!"
They shouted in unison, and this time they all spoke from the bottom of their hearts.
At the same time, they also knew that as long as the southward crackdown was successful, Gu Changying would be useless by then, and they could do whatever they wanted to vent their anger!
Thinking of their wives and female relatives who were still in Xiaoliu Village, suffering from the ointment addiction, they couldn't help but want to chop Gu Changying into pieces.
Mu Yihan looked at their anger, raised the waves in his eyes, and nodded slightly.
With the hatred of these people, they can be used as knives for him.
He shouted coldly, "Very good, I trust you! After I leave the palace, you must cooperate with Master Jiang. When encountering a critical moment, you must listen to his command. Do you understand?"
"I obey your command."
Soon, after leaving the palace, on the second day, Zhang Xuan and others went to Gu Changying's house.
Since the game that day, Mu Yihan did not let them reveal the trick, but instead ordered them to pretend that they were addicted and continue to buy snacks with Gu Changying.
In order to deceive her trust.
Sure enough, when she saw Zhang Xuan again, she saw that he pretended to be restless and couldn't stop talking about the secret snacks. Gu Changying thought he was really addicted.
She was very happy.
So she wanted to take the opportunity to control Zhang Xuan. She deliberately didn't take out the snacks first, but let him talk more about the affairs of the court.
Seeing this, Zhang Xuan hesitated for a while, and then lowered his voice.
"Your Majesty, you know, I am just a minister of the Ministry of Rites. How can I know top secret matters."
"But there is one thing I have heard. It seems that the national teacher is going to leave the palace for a private visit recently. He said that he was going to the north to understand the people's sentiments!" Zhang Xuan said, and deliberately sighed twice.
He then pretended to be indifferent and said, "I don't know, the imperial master is not in the capital. If something unexpected happens, the ministers will be leaderless. Can we hold on in this palace?"
Gu Changying just grabbed the teacup, and her eyes widened when she heard it, "You mean, Mu Yihan will be away from the capital for a while?"
Her heart was pounding. So, if her uncle wants to start a rebellion, isn't this the best time!
Besides, it's not as strict outside as in the palace. If you want to get rid of Mu Yihan, this is a perfect opportunity!
Gu Changying showed ecstasy in his eyes, and asked Zhang Xuan hurriedly, "Where will Mu Yihan stay on this trip? Is there any route map? Can you find out?"
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