Chapter 1041 Qingwu's Little Thoughts

In the courtyard of Murong Qingwu in the Ye Mansion,

"Welcome Madam home..."

Amid the voices of more than a dozen servants and maids, Murong Qingwu, who had returned with Ye Mingsheng, also returned to her own courtyard in the Ye Mansion. She was in a good mood and said directly:
"reward!"

"Thank you ma'am!"

Walking into the study in her own courtyard and looking at the antique furnishings in the study, Murong Qingwu immediately became interested and began to write the famous poems of the great Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu.

Suddenly, news came from the outside that Jibei had been taken back. When I first heard it, my clothes were soaked with tears. I looked at my wife, who was worried, and unrolled my poetry book, and was overjoyed. When I am old, I must sing and drink, and when I am young, I will return home. I will go through Ba Gorge and Wu Gorge, and then go down to Xiangyang and head to Luoyang!

Murong Qingwu wrote the whole poem in one go without any pause. After she finished writing, she looked at the poem she had written, her beautiful face full of satisfaction.

At this time, her personal maid Ying'er also came over, looked at Murong Qingwu's handwriting, and praised:

"Madam! Great calligraphy! And this poem by Du Fu fits the mood of the battle in which the commander-in-chief recaptured Luo'an Yongliang very well!"

Although Ying'er has been practicing martial arts since she was a child and has not read much, but as Murong Qingwu's personal bodyguard over the years, she has been influenced a lot by Murong Qingwu...
Facing Ying Er's praise, Murong Qingwu was also very happy, and immediately ordered:
"I'll find a good craftsman to frame this calligraphy!"

"Understood!" Ying Er responded obediently:

After saying this, Ying Er seemed to realize something and whispered mysteriously:

"Madam, there is some empty space on the wall of the master's study. Are you planning to give this calligraphy to the master?"

Upon hearing this, Murong Qingwu gently pinched Ying'er's cheek and then scolded with a smile:

"You are such a talkative girl?"

Seeing that Murong Qingwu seemed to be in a good mood, Ying Er continued to speak:
"Madam, I think the master doesn't want to tolerate An Miaoyi anymore. There are so many people watching in the mansion today, but the master didn't even say a word to her, he just nodded!"

After hearing what Ying'er said, Murong Qingwu didn't say anything, but a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. It was obvious that she also saw and remembered this matter!
Murong Qingwu and An Miaoyi grew up together, but they were not close friends. Instead, they were competitors who competed against each other secretly!
But there is a saying that goes, the person who knows you best may not be your friend, but your opponent!

Murong Qingwu is well aware of how ambitious this woman, An Miaoyi, is and how much she desires power...

Therefore, when An Miaoyi now has the opportunity to control her own destiny, Murong Qingwu firmly believes that this woman will never let go easily!
And the fact was just as Murong Qingwu had expected. Although under Ye Mingsheng's warning and restraint, An Miaoyi did not dare to make any big moves, but she did make some small moves!

Not only did she form an open interest group with Cui Shao, she also secretly wooed Huo San from the Coordination Office. Some of the shady accounts of the Coordination Office were related to An Miaoyi!
Murong Qingwu knew some of these things, but in order not to irritate An Miaoyi's sensitive nerves, she never tried to reveal them!

Of course, Murong Qingwu did this not because she and An Miaoyi had a good sisterly relationship, but because Murong Qingwu knew that the time was not right yet!
These things alone cannot bring down An Miaoyi. Not only because Cui Shao will do his best to protect her, but also because the Marshal can continue to tolerate An Miaoyi!

That's why Murong Qingwu chose to be patient. She knew that she needed an opportunity, an opportunity that would make An Miaoyi fall into irreparable ruin!

Before, when Ye Mingsheng appointed Gu Sansi as Jingren’s teacher, Murong Qingwu was pessimistic and thought that the opportunity she wanted might take at least some time to appear...
But what surprised Murong Qingwu now was that this opportunity seemed to appear earlier than expected. Judging from Ye Mingsheng's performance today, he seemed to have had enough of An Miaoyi!

Thinking of this, Murong Qingwu couldn't help but thank her cousin Murong Zhengshan for his decisiveness and responsibility, which made all this happen in advance!
But through some clues and her understanding of her cousin Murong Zhengshan, Murong Qingwu sensed a hint of conspiracy!

Although she didn't understand how the family operated this matter, Murong Qingwu didn't really want to know the cause and effect of this matter. She understood from a young age that knowing too much was not necessarily a good thing!

However, Murong Qingwu wanted to use this matter to gain the greatest benefit for himself and his family!

When Ye Mingsheng came to comfort her about this matter, Murong Qingwu also thought about crying to Ye Mingsheng and directly pointing the finger at An Miaoyi!
But in the end, An Miaoyi gave up this idea. After following Ye Mingsheng for so many years, Murong Qingwu, as Ye Mingsheng's bedmate, gradually understood Ye Mingsheng's preferences and his style of doing things! She knew that Ye Mingsheng was the kind of person who could give you something but you couldn't ask for it. If you asked Ye Mingsheng for something, it would annoy Ye Mingsheng, and the final result would often be more trouble than gain...
So if you want something from Ye Mingsheng, you'd better first express to Ye Mingsheng how hard you work, and then express it indirectly and obscurely!
Therefore, according to this logic, Murong Qingwu knew that if she asked Ye Mingsheng for something and then pointed the finger at An Miaoyi, the final result would be that the Murong family might get some reward, but An Miaoyi would most likely be fine!
So when Ye Mingsheng came to comfort her, Murong Qingwu just emphasized to Ye Mingsheng the family relationship between her and Murong Zhengshan, saying that Murong Zhengshan had always admired him as his brother-in-law!

For this reason, Murong Zhengshan had quarreled with his father Murong Lun several times. This time, he ignored his family's objection and volunteered to travel thousands of miles to Jiangnan, in order to use the relationship between the Murong family and the Lu family, and actively lobby for the Fengwu Army to prevent Jiangnan and Xu Zhaojie from colluding with each other, and help his brother-in-law Ye Mingsheng to complete the unification of the world as soon as possible.

After saying all this, the two of them comforted each other and went to bed. After the love affair, Murong Qingwu learned from Pei Zhixiu and told Ye Mingsheng with tears in her eyes that she had no intention of competing with An Miaoyi. She just wanted to hold Ye Mingsheng's hand and grow old together. She would never part with him even if heaven and earth united!

Apart from these, Murong Qingwu did not say a word, and she did this to strengthen Ye Mingsheng's guilt towards their Murong family...

The effect of doing so also made Murong Qingwu very satisfied. Ye Mingsheng immediately stated that he would make good use of Murong Zhengshan and train him into a pillar of talent!
As for An Miaoyi's problem, Ye Mingsheng didn't say a word, but from today's perspective, Ye Mingsheng's dissatisfaction with An Miaoyi seems to have reached a new height!
Thinking of this, Murong Qingwu became more and more expectant, but when she recalled Ye Mingsheng's performance when he returned home today, she gradually frowned!
Although Ye Mingsheng was very cold towards An Miaoyi today, he was very affectionate towards Jingren. He directly picked up Jingren and walked into the mansion!

And this has never happened before!
Murong Qingwu felt a headache when she thought of this. She had somewhat neglected that An Miaoyi still had the trump card Jing Ren in her hand!
As the saying goes, a mother's status is determined by her son. As Ye Mingsheng's eldest son, Jingren's status in the Fengwu Army is naturally extremely high!
Once Ye Mingsheng establishes a new dynasty in the future, it is unknown whether An Miaoyi's position as queen will be stable, but the position of Crown Prince Jingren is nine out of ten without any suspense!
And for Jingren’s sake, as long as An Miaoyi doesn’t make serious mistakes on matters of principle, even if Ye Mingsheng is dissatisfied with An Miaoyi, he will probably let her go in the end. After all, An Miaoyi is Jingren’s biological mother…
Thinking of this, Murong Qingwu felt a little bit sorry for herself. Ever since she gave birth to Ke Xin, although she had served the emperor in the emperor's bed many times, there was still no movement in her stomach. For this reason, her family was worried that she had suffered some damage due to the last childbirth, so they sent her some tonics several times so that she could replenish her body!
In fact, Murong Qingwu herself also had such concerns. For this reason, she found an opportunity to let Pei Zhixiu take her pulse on her way to the west!

But in the end, Pei Zhixiu gave the result that her body was normal and there was no problem!
Murong Qingwu felt that the problem was still with Ye Mingsheng. After all, Ye Mingsheng's bullets were always limited. The one who got the most before was Pei Zhixiu, followed by Bai Yuanyuan. Although Bai Yuanyuan did not have the same feelings for Ye Mingsheng as Pei Zhixiu, she had good skills and was more relaxed, so she was more favored by Ye Mingsheng.

When it was her turn, it was only once a month at most. In fact, Murong Qingwu had considered before whether she should learn from Bai Yuanyuan, but in the end, she couldn't let go of her face and finally gave up!

After seeing that Pei Zhixiu and Bai Yuanyuan were pregnant again, Murong Qingwu also felt that she should increase the chances. Only in this way could she hit the bull's eye!

Murong Qingwu, who understood this truth, secretly made up her mind that she should be more proactive when she is alone with Ye Mingsheng in the future. She might even learn from Bai Yuanyuan and ask her to teach her some advanced techniques!
Thinking of this, Murong Qingwu also had an idea in her mind. Instead of waiting passively, she would take the initiative. She would first pay a visit to Ye Cui and build a relationship with her, and then go to find Ye Mingsheng.
In fact, she could afford to wait, but their Murong family was very anxious about this. What’s more, the most important thing was that they still had some young and beautiful women in their Murong family. If they didn’t hurry up, those sisters might be sent into the mansion by the family and become married...

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Jingchu, Hanyang

There was a crisp knock on the door late at night, and along with the knock, a vigilant voice was heard from inside the door.

"Who?"

Faced with this question, the person knocking on the door did not answer, but knocked rhythmically.

"Boom! Boom, boom, boom! Boom!"

Hearing this voice, the person inside the door opened the door without hesitation. A dark shadow outside the door quickly sneaked in, and then the door closed quickly, as if nothing had happened.

Looking at Fang She entering the room, Ma Xiang, the former captain of the Thousand Tiger Guards, asked expectantly:
"Master Fang, did you get the things?"

Faced with this question, Fang She, expressionless, threw him a drawing and said:
"Everything you want is here. The Marquis is being held in the prison of the Jingchu Censorate, and this is the blueprint of the prison!"

Seeing this thing appear, Ma Xiang was overjoyed. He began to read the drawings and said:
"I know that as long as you, Lord Fang, take action, this matter will definitely be accomplished!"

Facing Ma Xiang's praise, Fang She didn't seem to care much, but said coldly:
"Let my parents go!"

Hearing this, Ma Xiang, who was reading the blueprint, raised his head and said to Fang She impatiently:
“Master Fang, didn’t we agree on this? As long as you pull the Marquis out of prison, not only your parents, but also your wife, concubines, and children will be returned intact to you. You can take them wherever you want then…”

"If you are so anxious now, I can't guarantee that they are safe!"

Feeling the implicit threat in Ma Xiang's words, Fang She's eyes flashed a fleeting hint of murderous intent!
Although Ma Xiang is only a small centurion in the Thousand Tiger Guards, he is also Xu Zhaojie's confidant and one of Xu Zhaojie's spies.
That day in Shouchun City, he learned from Xu Tu that his family had been moved away by Ma Xiang before Shouchun City was captured. He immediately found Ma Xiang, hoping to bring his family back from Ma Xiang!
As for Fang She finding him, Ma Xiang could be said to have been prepared. Just as Xu Tu said, Ma Xiang took Fang She's family as hostages and forced Fang She to help him rescue Xu Zhaojie!
Fang She was unwilling to agree to this at first. He knew that as Ye Mingsheng's mortal enemy, Xu Zhaojie would definitely be under strict surveillance by the Fengwu Army. The Fengwu Army generals who captured him would want to hand Xu Zhaojie over to Ye Mingsheng in order to seek credit and reward from their master!

Therefore, pulling Xu Zhaojie out from the huge army is not only as difficult as ascending to heaven, but also a pipe dream!

So Fang She wanted to capture Ma Xiang from the beginning, and then torture him to find out the whereabouts of his family. However, after a fight, Fang She did not gain the upper hand. So for the safety of his family, he finally had to compromise and agreed to help Ma Xiang rescue Xu Zhaojie...
(End of this chapter)