"Murong Qian's health is already ruined, and he's still indulging in philandering? Doesn't he worry about being scorned by those women?"
Everyone who heard her question was speechless. "Young Master, are you still focusing on the wrong thing?"
At such a crucial moment, shouldn't we be asking the divine artifact whether Miss Hong has successfully left the Murong family?
"Isn't there medicine? Master, Murong Liang's strategy of nurturing bandits for his own benefit is not just to repel enemy incursions without destroying their fundamental strength during battles."
When the enemy is weakened, deliberately slow down the offensive, or even tacitly allow them to recover.
They also murdered ordinary people under their jurisdiction, killed innocent people to claim credit, falsely reported military intelligence, and exaggerated their battle results.
He also secretly traded supplies with the enemy, exchanging weapons and armor for horses, medicines, and other resources.
Murong Liang, as one of the five generals of the border army, was stationed in the border area between Dayan and Nanzhao and Nanyue.
So, does the master think Murong Qian can't even get his hands on some aphrodisiacs?
"Did Hong Yueling return to Beijing safely?"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief; the topic that the two ancestors had been running around in circles about had finally been brought back to the present.
However, Emperor Mingxi and his ministers did not feel that the topic had gone astray, because they had heard important information from the words of those two ancestors.
Murong Qian actually made a secret deal with the enemy, involving important strategic materials such as weapons and armor!
Ouch! Emperor Mingxi was so angry he almost plucked out a lock of his beard.
Of course not. The Murong family is not completely unaware of Murong Qian's situation, so the claim that he cannot have children is unfounded.
Although they had complaints, Murong Qian had several concubines sharing a room with him besides Hong Yueling, and none of them could have children.
It's obvious who the problem lies with.
Therefore, the Murong family said they would invite a famous doctor from the capital to treat them, so she wouldn't have to travel all the way back.
After being rejected the first time, the resilient Hong Yueling did not give up. Just then, a letter from the Hong family said that Fang was ill.
Ask Hong Yueling to help find some valuable medicinal herbs, since herbs from Nanzhao and Nanyue are relatively easy to find in border trade.
Using this as an excuse, Hong Yueling continued to mention her desire to return to Beijing to visit her mother.
"Did it work?"
This question also arose in everyone's mind at the same time.
【No!】
Unfortunately, the divine artifact's answer disappointed them once again.
"Why this time? Isn't the Murong family a bit too domineering? Isn't it proper for a daughter-in-law to go back to her parents' home to visit her sick mother?"
What reason do they have to refuse?
Hong Yueling married into the Murong family, not was sold to them.
【Master, the Murong family naturally has its own information channels in the capital. As in-laws, they will naturally pay attention to the Hong family's affairs.】
Fang was indeed ill at the time, but it was just a minor cold and nothing serious.
The Hong family used this opportunity to ask Hong Yueling to scavenge for good medicinal herbs, also to use it to cultivate relationships with Hong Feng's eldest son, Hong Yulin.
"This Hong Feng is really something. Selling his daughter once for his son wasn't enough. Now, for his future, he's thinking of this daughter again."
Wasn't Aunt Mu's scheme to arrange Hong Yueling's marriage just to find a good teacher for Hong Yulin?
Why didn't that so-called great scholar from the Murong family accept him as a student?
He did accept him, but because Hong Yulin's aptitude was mediocre, he only accepted him as a nominal disciple. However, he did accept Mu Cong, Mu Yiniang's nephew, as his personal disciple.
Master, that so-called great Confucian scholar Murong Sheng is nothing but a fraud. The title of great Confucian scholar was only bestowed upon him by the Murong family through bribery.
Hong Yulin studied for several years but remained a mere scholar. Aunt Mu then set her sights on Yuxi Academy, hoping to send her son to study under the headmaster.
Hong Feng, who was kneeling on the ground and dared not get up, felt like he wanted to die when he heard Xiao Xianjun mention him again!
But what filled him more was impotent rage and resentment, resentment towards the Mu family and the Mu clan.
The officials around Emperor Mingxi all agreed with what the Divine Artifact said.
In the eyes of these two successful candidates, Murong Sheng was indeed all talk and no action; his knowledge was vast, but he might not even be able to surpass them.
Without experiencing the rigorous imperial examinations and the fierce competition of crossing a single-plank bridge, they considered him unworthy of the title.
The idea that one should be indifferent to fame and fortune, focus solely on scholarship, and avoid pursuing a career in government or the economy is utter nonsense!
If you can't pass the exam, you can't pass it. There's no point in arguing about it.
After all, in their view, failing to pass the imperial examination and being unwilling to become an official after passing the examination are two different things.
"So, knowing the truth, the Murong family rejected Hong Yueling's request?"
Yes, what Master just said about Hong Yueling being married into the Murong family, not being sold by the Hong family, is unpleasant to hear.
However, the actual situation is quite similar.
Hong Feng, a distinguished scholar, surely knew the consequences of not allowing his wife, Madam Fang, to participate in the Murong family's betrothal gifts and their daughter's dowry.
If his own mother and concubine were manipulating his dowry, not even a dog would believe he was unaware.
Since Hong Yueling got married, the family's life has improved. They can buy rare and precious items they couldn't afford before without a second thought. How could he not know that?
"So this noble Hanlin Academy scholar not only favored his concubine over his wife, but also sold his daughter for personal gain?"
[That's right! Hong Yueling later asked to return to the capital to visit her relatives several times, but was refused each time. This aroused the suspicion of Murong Liang and his wife, who was also Murong Qian's biological mother.]
Later, it was Murong Qian, her husband, who first discovered Hong Yueling's problem, and then used this as an excuse to put her under house arrest.
Later, Hong Yueling managed to escape and almost got away, but was eventually captured by Murong Qian's men.
However, before being captured, Hong Yueling deliberately exposed herself to lure away the pursuers, allowing her personal maid, Hongque, to sneak back to the capital to deliver the message.
Unfortunately, Hong Que told Hong Feng the news that Hong Yueling had obtained at the cost of her own safety, but Hong Feng did not report it to Emperor Mingxi, who was already seriously ill at the time.
This news not only revealed that Murong Qian was harboring bandits to enhance his own power, secretly doing business with enemy countries, and raising mountain bandits to rob merchants.
Furthermore, her husband, Murong Qian, had close ties with the Nan Yue people, including Ling Yuanhang, the Ghost Hand General who had already married a woman from the Jiang family and would later massacre Lancheng.
Yue Fuguang boldly speculated, "So, Ling Yuanhang's attack on Lancheng also owes a debt to the Murong family, or rather, to Murong Qian."
Why is Hong Feng protecting the Murong family?
Bang!
Hong Feng, who was already terrified and couldn't understand why his future self wouldn't report such important news, was suddenly kicked away by Emperor Mingxi's big foot and his body crashed into a flowerpot by the roadside.
It made a loud bang!
Hong Feng collided with the flowerpot, and the flowerpot shattered. He felt as if he were about to shatter as well!
"Of course. Hong Feng had initially considered reporting it. The news that his daughter had risked her life for would only be a great achievement for him. As for the marriage ties with the Murong family, the emperor would certainly not punish him for it."
However, Hong Yulin learned of this. As a student of the great Confucian scholar Murong, even though he was only a nominal student, he still held considerable prestige in literary circles.
Naturally, he didn't want his patron to fall from power, nor did he want his status as a disciple of Murong Wen to affect his future career.
So he persuaded Hong Feng by saying that the emperor was seriously ill and might die at any time.
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