Chapter 75 Return Concubine Yi's eyes curved suddenly, surprised...
Concubine Yi's eyes curved immediately, her surprise was beyond words: "Really? That's a good thing, Guihua City is closer to the capital. In this way, the fourth girl may be able to come back to celebrate the New Year at the end of the year."
She was indeed concerned about the Fourth Princess. After all, she was the only child left by her elder sister, and was born to be a little weak and quiet. Mobei was too far from home, and it was cold in winter, and they lived there as nomads. Concubine Yi was always worried that the Fourth Princess would not be able to adapt.
It would be great if I could naturalize and build a princess's mansion in Mo Nan.
Concubine Yi was delighted by the news all night, and the next day she respectfully sent the Emperor to court. In the dark sky, the red palace walls were shrouded in mist.
The imperial carriage went farther and farther away until it could no longer be seen. Concubine Yi stood at the gate of Yiku Palace and suddenly felt worried about the Fourth Princess.
The fourth princess moved to a foreign country and became a naturalized citizen. What about the husband? As the future heir of Tushetu Khan, it would be inappropriate for him to stay away from the northern desert for too long. Would they have to live apart?
Concubine Yi twisted the silk handkerchief in her hand. Although compared with the benefits of setting up a government office in Guihua City, this separation might not be a big deal, but it was still a bit hard to accept. Concubine Yi was in the mood of a mother, and she still hoped that her daughter and son-in-law could have a harmonious relationship.
After thinking for a while, she returned to the warm room and ordered the maid: "Grind the ink and spread the paper."
After pondering for a long time, Concubine Yi wrote a long letter and found an opportunity to ask His Majesty to send it to Mobei.
This was a trivial matter, so Emperor Kangxi naturally agreed. He had someone pack it up and put it together with the imperial edict, and ordered the postman to quickly deliver the message to Mobei.
Winter is coming, we need to return home quickly to avoid the heavy snow blocking the roads.
In addition to the messenger, the Lifanyuan also sent three officials to Kulun in Mobei in response to the emperor's order to investigate whether the statements made by the Khalkha banners were true. They also taught Manchu and Qing laws in the official school newly established by the princess in Mobei.
This glorious mission fell to Li Wen. He was the leader, and there were two other unlucky guys. They set out from the capital and headed for Mobei.
"It's a good New Year's Day, but I have to eat snow seeds in Mobei." The pen-tieshi who was fluent in Manchu, Mongolian and Chinese complained quietly, thinking that he should not have taken a job in the Lifanyuan in the first place. He really had to be sent to such a bitter and cold place.
"We are going to have a hard time traveling at this time of year, with only the postman traveling with us." Another clerk, Zhang, also muttered to himself, looking very depressed.
"Okay, what do you mean by that?" Li Wen said, "Have you brought all your coats and furs? I heard it will be so cold that your ears will fall off when you get to Kulun."
"Yes, I brought it. My wife even took apart two cotton-padded jackets and made one. It's very thick."
The people from the Lifanyuan chatted casually while riding slowly towards the post station. When they arrived at Deshengmen, a strong woman suddenly shouted, "Excuse me, is this the official sent by the Lifanyuan to Mobei?"
Li Wen reined in his horse, somewhat puzzled, but seeing that the woman was wearing a fur hat, she looked quite extraordinary. In the capital, if she threw a brick out, it would hit several nobles or their subordinates. So he politely bowed and asked, "Who are you?"
"I am the fourth princess's servant, Zou Yunqi?"
Yunqi smiled and said, "We have just finished our work for the Fourth Princess and are about to return to Mobei. Why don't we go together so that we can have a companion to look after us? The weather is getting colder. We have prepared some light wine at Beilaixian, and we have also invited the postman. If you are kind enough, we can eat some mutton together. After eating, we will feel warm in our stomachs, and then we can travel together. Wouldn't it be great?"
The two men looked at Li Wen. Li Wen hesitated for a moment and said, "Then I'd rather obey your command than be disrespectful."
In Beilaixianya Restaurant, bronze drums were bubbling happily, fresh-cut mutton was boiling in the hot soup, and white mist with the aroma of meat filled people's faces.
Yunqi picked up a piece of mutton with chopsticks and put it in the sesame sauce dish to roll it. "This mutton was shipped all the way from Mobei to the capital. For convenience, our master even specially requested a Beijing mutton road, and the emperor approved it. Otherwise, we would not have had the pleasure of eating it today."
She gently placed the mutton dipped in sesame sauce into Li Wen's bowl and said, "Look at this mutton, it is raised in the wind and snow of Mobei. It is not as fancy as the ones in Beijing, but it is real."
Li Wen chewed the mutton slowly and said, "Indeed, there is very little mutton smell."
Yunqi smiled and said, "Although the mutton is delicious, it would be a little less tasty without the sesame paste. Just like this job, it can only be done smoothly if we meet a wise master. We are all from the capital, and if we encounter any troubles, the masters just need to say a word and we will never stand idly by."
“That’s a good feeling.”
The guests and hosts were toasting each other and having a great time.
Coming out from Beilaixian, Bi Tieshi whispered in Li Wen's ear: "What does this mean?"
"What does it mean? Can't you see?" Li Wen said, "Tell us that we must respect her master well when we arrive in Mobei."
A master who can train capable servants is most likely to have some skills. It seems that this fourth princess really has some means.
Come to think of it, who would condescend to do such a mundane business as selling sheep? Not only would it be troublesome, but she would also be exposed to the smell of sheep. But the fourth princess did it anyway, and she actually arranged the way to sell sheep properly, which was more patient than those men in the palace.
Once the market for Mobei sheep was opened, the fourth princess would not be the only one to benefit. How many sheep could she have on the grassland? The majority of them were sold to the princes, taijis and lamas. The cattle and sheep of the Mobei princes were sold to the interior through this route, and the silver they received in exchange was several times more than in previous years.
Since the Fourth Princess has found such a stable way to make money for the nobles of Mobei, how could those nobles not love her?
More importantly, she had requested this Jingyang Road in the first place. Since she could get it, couldn't she ask for an imperial decree to seal it off? Of course she could!
This is not a one-time deal. Unless those nobles have nothing better to do, do they really want to go against the path of wealth? If you have obtained a God of Wealth, you must naturally worship him well. What about trivial matters? Just turn a blind eye.
"Wonderful," Li Wen thought about it carefully and sighed, "It really is a subtle and silent way of moistening things."
The road was paved quietly. I'm afraid those Mobei princes didn't react, right? Even if they did, there's nothing you can do. They're smiling and leading you to make money. What can you do?
"What's that? Is it raining?" Bitieshi didn't quite understand.
Li Wen shook his head: "Nothing, it's good for us to befriend Yunqi and his gang. At least when we are in someone else's territory, we will have someone to back us up, and it will be much easier to do things in the future."
At the same time, he made up his mind that he must serve the princess carefully and not look down on her because of her age.
Over there, Yunqi was also whispering among his subordinates.
"Aunt Yunqi, you are too polite to them."
"After all, they are sent by the Lifanyuan, and they have official status," Yunqi said, "Besides, they came from the capital, so they are our people. They are literate and understand the twists and turns of officialdom. It would be great if they can be used by the princess."
She knew how much the princess needed talented people. No matter what his purpose was, it was fine as long as he could use the arrows.
The couple were in love, and when they set out from the capital together, they were already talking and laughing happily, just like a family.
The weather was getting colder, and the grassland was all yellow and withered, without a trace of green.
In the Princess Camp, on a sunny afternoon, the women cut beef and mutton into thumb-wide strips, rubbed the meat with salt particles, and then hung them on wooden poles, waiting for the wind and time to come, the cook, to make baoricha (meat strips). From a distance, it looked like they were hanging clothes, except that what was hung were dried meat.
Qiuqiu's wet nose moved left and right, spinning under the wooden pole until it heard its owner calling it.
"Qiuqiu——" The little boy just ran to Muxue and barked in protest.
"You just ate meat, don't do anything rash." Mu Xue rubbed the dog's head and told the eunuch who was watching over the dog, "Don't let it eat too much, or it will feel uncomfortable if it is full."
Qiuqiu whimpered twice in frustration, ran to the west, and almost bumped into Nanny Wu.
"My dear little ancestor, you are such a jerk that I can't believe my old bones were broken apart by you."
Nanny Wu patted Qiuqiu on the body and let her play by herself.
Mu Xue asked: "Didn't you really bump into him?"
"It's all right," Nanny Wu came over and reported, "The son of Prince Ahai will be getting married in three days, and Mrs. Ahai has sent someone to invite you to go to their flag to watch the ceremony at ? time."
"Another wedding?"
"Yes, they almost all like to get married at this time." Aunt Wu said, "It just so happens that all the cattle and sheep that need to be slaughtered have been killed, and there is not much else to do, so just hold a wedding and everyone will have fun."
Mu Xue nodded: "That's right, you should prepare the gifts first, as for whether to go or not, I will discuss it after Prince Consort comes back."
"I don't know what Prince Consort has been doing these past two days. I haven't seen him."
"He should be busy with flag duties."
Muxue seldom saw him these days. He would often come back at bedtime, looking cold.
The same is true today.
When Dorji hugged her from behind, there was a chill in his heart. Muxue stood up and glared at him: "If you do this again, I won't let you get on the bed."
"Oh, you're really angry." Dorji's eyes were bright as if he had just finished hunting. "Okay, I was wrong. I'll warm myself by the fire before hugging you."
He rolled down and went to the stove to warm himself by the fire.
Mu Xue pursed her lips and said, "How busy are you? Don't be afraid of catching a cold. It would be bad if you get sad."
"Ah, with the princess's care, my heart is warm and I won't catch a cold."
"loquacious!"
After warming her body, Dorji came over to hug her with a playful smile and said, "Princess, will you accompany me to the Aobao tomorrow?"
"What are you going there for?"
"A big blessing ceremony," Dorji said, leaning close to her face, "Let everyone know that their Zasak has a fairy-like Khatun."
He kept pestering her until Muxue agreed.
The next morning, Dorji rode a horse in front and Muxue sat on a horse-drawn cart. They moved forward, surrounded by many followers.
The colorful sutra flags on the Aobao fluttered in the wind, making rustling sounds.
Muxue looked at the prayer flags and wondered what was going on? A sacrifice or prayer. However, as soon as the horse-drawn cart stopped, a dozen women came out from behind the Aobao with smiles on their faces. On trays in their hands were red coral jewelry, bright red clothes, new petticoats, and even new deerskin boots.
This whole set of clothing is clearly the wedding dress of the Tushetu Khanate.
Mu Xue was surprised. Could it be...
Dorji in front had already jumped off his tall horse and stood in front of her horse-drawn carriage with big strides.
Against the sunlight, he stretched out his hand to her: "Eternal Life, Heaven above, let the rock of Aobao Mountain bear witness that I, Dunduobu Dorji, ask Muxue to be my bride."
They were not a prince and a princess, but just an ordinary man and an ordinary woman, just him and her. Mu Xue understood the implication in an instant.
She stared at his hand and hesitated for a moment.
However, she finally gave him her hand gently.
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