Bai Linran was about to find someone to go to the palace to inquire. Someone came from the palace and said that Mo Shaohua asked him to come here to deliver a message. He was having dinner with Concubine Shu in the palace today and would come back later so that Bai Linran didn't have to wait for him.
, Eat well and rest early.
The young father-in-law who came here was very sweet and said many nice things. He also said that he had never seen any prince treat the princess so well. Prince Ning really valued Bai Liran.
Because his words were pleasing to the eye, Bai Liran asked Yun Shu to reward him with some money, and he went back happily with the reward.
Although Bai Liran and Mo Shaohua were not married, Mo Shaohua's love for her was known to everyone in Kyoto.
I think that Mo Shaohua spent several years in a romantic relationship, but the prodigal son did not turn around in vain. He did not even accept a concubine, which shows that he attaches great importance to the former princess.
Smart people naturally know that if they want to please Mo Shaohua, the former princess and future princess cannot wait too long.
After confirming that nothing happened to Mo Shaohua, Bai Lianran finally relaxed and went to have dinner.
She hadn't taken a bath for a few days, so she asked Xiaolan to order someone to prepare hot water and took a comfortable bath.
Having learned that she was going to stay in Prince Ning's Mansion, Yun Shu had already sent someone back to greet Jiang.
The weather was cold and cold, and Bai Ranran didn't want to leave the house. After taking a bath, she quickly got into bed and read a book.
Although she doesn't like playing with mobile phones in modern times, she can still watch movies to pass the time when she has nothing to do.
In this stagnant dynasty, the only way to spend time is reading.
Fortunately, Mo Shaohua knew that she didn't like those obscure books, so he had people find her many folk novels.
What she was reading tonight was this folk anecdote, a love story about a mountain monster and a human being.
She had hardly read novels before, but she seemed to find them somewhat interesting.
She had been getting sleepy more and more easily recently. After receiving the news about Mo Shaohua, she felt relieved and fell asleep while reading a book.
It was already late at night when Mo Shaohua came back. After asking the concierge, he learned that Bai Lianran had not left today, so he quickly walked to the dormitory.
He stood outside the door, shook off all the snow from his body, and opened the palace door with gentle movements.
Afraid that the wind would blow in and freeze Bai Ranran, she quickly closed the door.
He walked to the brazier and dispelled the coldness from his body, then took off his cloak and walked into the inner room.
Bai Ranran was curled up like a kitten on the bed, with her whole shoulders wrapped around her. Her inner clothes were loose, exposing her white shoulders.
Mo Shaohua frowned, bent down and pulled the quilt under her neck, tucked the quilt around her, and went out to warm up again.
He sat at the desk and wrote a letter, then walked to the door and called Yueying, took the letter out of the city and gave it to the leader of the Red Blood Army.
Someone else prepared hot water in the bathroom, took a bath before going to bed, and put his little lazy cat into his arms.
The prince was looking for him today because he really wanted to frame him.
The prince's original intention was to drink poisoned wine and frame him for poisoning.
He didn't know the prince's conspiracy, but he convinced him before he acted.
Using the prince's life in exchange for the safety of the queen and his sister, he found a way to fake his death and take him out of the palace.
For the prince who is under permanent confinement, this is a very good deal.
However, the prince cannot "die" for the time being, at least not before a year ago, as it cannot delay his wedding to his princess.
Bai Lianran felt that Mo Shaohua was back, so she habitually crawled into his arms, rubbed his chest and continued to sleep.
The next day, there was heavy snowfall, and the weather was not as cold as the previous few days.
Because Zhuangyuan Building was about to open, Bai Liran had lunch that day and went home.
She and Bai Zixu went to inspect the Zhuangyuan Building and prepared everything for the opening.
Mo Shaohua was a little busy these days, and Bai Ranran didn't see him for several days.
Three days after the opening of Zhuangyuan Building, all the medicated chicken and barbecue restaurants were opened one after another.
Hot pot in winter has natural advantages. Since its opening, the herbal chicken restaurant has been full of customers every day and has made a lot of money.
Compared to the herbal chicken and barbecue restaurants, Zhuangyuanlou seems much more deserted.
The Zhuangyuan Building was prepared for next autumn, and Bai Liran had already prepared that the initial business would not be very good.
As the wedding date of Bai Lianran and Mo Shaohua approached, Prince Ning's Mansion sent someone to deliver the wedding dress and asked Bai Lianran to try it on first. If it didn't fit, there would be time to change it.
In the evenings of the past few days, when Mo Shaohua had some free time, he would come to accompany Bai Liran at night, but he was busier during the day.
Bai Liran asked him what he was busy with these days, but he didn't hide anything.
Recently, the edict to abolish the crown prince was issued. The whole court was frightened and wrote letters one after another. The court was in chaos, and Emperor Chengde was so annoyed that he fell ill.
As the most beloved son of Emperor Chengde, Mo Shaohua naturally wanted to stay by his side to take care of his illness.
Emperor Chengde was ill for three days, and under Mo Shaohua's careful care, he recovered somewhat.
Due to the prince's affairs on the western border, a large number of troops are now pressing down on the border. Emperor Chengde thought for a long time and sent General Zhenbei to lead a hundred thousand elite troops to fight.
Just at this time, there were constant provocations from soldiers at the Lula border. It seemed that they knew about Da Zhen's current situation and wanted to force Da Zhen to send troops.
Emperor Chengde was upset and asked the fifth prince to go to the Lula border to provide a backbone for the garrison and not attack for the time being.
Emperor Chengde rarely asked Mo Shaohua's opinion on these matters. Mo Shaohua did not show his sharpness. He gave half of his thoughts and then left the issue to Emperor Chengde for decision.
In this way, it not only shows his sharpness, but also highlights his dependence and worship on Emperor Chengde.
After a few days, Emperor Chengde was very satisfied with him and offered to let him get married and come to the court to share his worries.
Today's court meeting was part of Mo Shaohua's plan, and he was already prepared to stir up trouble.
After this incident, Emperor Chengde fell ill again, and all the princes moved aside, hoping to gain Emperor Chengde's attention.
Now that the crown prince has been deposed, the position in the East Palace is vacant. The already ambitious princes are eyeing that position and are competing for it overtly and covertly.
Emperor Chengde became even more irritated when he saw his sons who had evil intentions and wished that he would die early.
Somewhat angry, he drove everyone back, including Mo Shaohua.
After his health recovered, Emperor Chengde discovered Concubine Derong, the mother of the sixth prince, and secretly investigated Mo Shaohua's life experience. In anger, he found a reason and imprisoned her in the palace.
Because the mother clan was originally afraid of Concubine Derong, now Concubine Derong touched his inverse scale again, and even Prince Kang was left out.
Everything was going according to Mo Shaohua's plan, but something went wrong when it came to getting married.
On the first day when Mo Shaohua was preparing to hire him, the palace where the deposed prince was imprisoned caught fire and the entire palace was burned to rubble.
Although he is no longer the prince, he is still the emperor's legitimate son.
When the former prince passed away, Emperor Chengde was deeply saddened. The whole country mourned and banned marriage for three months.
The prince promised Mo Shaohua to escape after the year, and Mo Shaohua arranged everything for him, but he arranged a good show that disgusted Mo Shaohua.
The prince has a close relationship with Prince Fen of the Western Qin fiefdom. If he can rest for some time and rely on the power of Prince Fen, he may not be able to accomplish anything.
In doing so, he obviously had a backup plan.
He originally thought that after the prince escaped and left, he would lock him up for a period of time and wait until the overall situation was decided before deciding his life or death, but he decided against him.
For such a dangerous person with no integrity, Mo Shaohua naturally couldn't let him escape like this.
He ordered the Tianlang Pavilion and the Red Blood Army to divide their troops into several groups to block the road to King Qu's Western Qin fiefdom. They must capture the prince and put him under complete confinement.
Death by confinement!
After the death of the prince, Mo Shaohua secretly searched for the escaped prince, took care of the emperor, and had to keep vigil for the prince. He was exhausted physically and mentally.
When Bai Liran saw him again, it was already the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month.
On this day, she and Bai Zixu were checking the account books and taking stock of this year's business in the room, when Mo Shaohua opened the door.