Chapter 11 Stinging Spider

As the primary election approached, Zong Zhenglin became more and more restless. There seems to be an urgency to be resolved, which is close at hand.

He has no idea how to deal with the woman. What's more, now I only know that the woman's surname is Mu, and she temporarily lives in the ancestral home in Beijing and abroad. The secret guard didn't have a portrait in his hand, and there were two young ladies surnamed Mu living together in the same courtyard, so he couldn't know which one he was looking for.

Do you want His Majesty Sixth Highness to describe the woman's graceful figure to outsiders, and then let others carefully distinguish it? ? Isn't this not giving people a way to live? Or go to the boudoir at night in person, is this still decent?

Zong Zhenglin's complexion was getting worse and worse, and the coldness in the past few days had become more and more obvious.

After watching the jokes for nearly half a month, the Fifth Dynasty finally remembered that enough is enough, and asked pretending not to know: Your Highness, is there something embarrassing?

Zong Zhenglin was silent for a while, but he still spoke: Sir, there is something unclear about this hall, can you explain it?

Your Highness, please tell me. The fifth dynasty was disrespectful, and his heart was overjoyed.

If there is a woman whom I have never met before, who disturbs the mood of this hall a lot and cannot be erased, why?

But is there something about this woman that His Highness doesn't like, and even hates? A certain staff member began to talk nonsense.

Zong Zhenglin frowned: Never.

Then this woman is of great importance to His Highness? A certain staff member continued to be shameless.

Zong Zhenglin shook his head: It has nothing to do with it.

You are wrong, this woman will help you a lot.

Then what does His Highness think about that woman? Finally, he had a positive form and began to practice the duties of a staff member.

Zong Zhenglin didn't speak out right away this time, but was very uncomfortable, and even replied with a little shame: This hall... has the image of that woman emerging in my mind. I can even see it in a dream, and I can't suppress my desire. I also try to call Come to other women, but only to her...

In the Fifth Dynasty, he didn't expect Zong Zhenglin to think about spring? This time his expression became serious.

His Highness the Sixth Highness has never cared about women's sex, and has strict self-discipline. If you just want to be close and dote on a woman, it's fine as a prince. After all, successive emperors also had favored concubines. But this time it is clear...

Your Highness already has a monopoly on that woman? You can't allow others to peep? The Fifth Dynasty's expression was unprecedentedly serious.

Zong Zhenglin also felt that it was extremely inappropriate to have such a thought, but the facts cannot be denied: Of course!

His Highness, can you tell me which lady it is?

The prefect of Qingzhou, Miss Mu's family. But who is the lady of Mu's family, this palace does not know.

This time the fifth dynasties were startled. Qingzhou, Mu Mansion? Is this an encounter with an old friend? This is really fate.

It's not fate, otherwise Mu Xiyao would have put so much effort into stuffing you in the Sixth Prince's Mansion?

Miss Mufu, in the Fifth Dynasty, I already have some guesses in my mind. If it's that person, it's all right for Zong Zhenglin to be more attracted to her than to be close to her.

After all, that young lady has a noble personality and a beautiful appearance, and she has been praised and mentioned several times by her wife and daughter. Yuying learned that she was coming to Shengjing, but she rushed there impatiently. I just don't know that His Highness has never even seen anyone before, so why did he get distracted? So strange.

Your Highness, that young lady loves to read? Of the two unmarried young ladies in the Mu Mansion, only the first daughter, Mu's Xiyao, loves to read. Yuying admired this very much, and praised Mu Xiyao several times for her profound knowledge and beautiful belly.

Yes.

That's it. This girl is the direct second daughter of Lord Mu Jingzhen, the magistrate of Qingzhou, Mushi Xiyao. She is the daughter of an old friend of the Yi Dynasty. In the Fifth Dynasty, his wife and daughter had been helped by Mu Xiyao. Things, slowly tell Zong Zhenglin to listen.

Zong Zhenglin didn't want such a coincidence to find the right person by chance. She sighed again, it turned out that the startling of the horse was her second act of righteousness. Is this woman not afraid?

Sir, can you tell me now that this hall is unusual for this woman, why? And how should I deal with it? Zong Zhenglin still looks like a businessman, as he usually discusses political affairs, thinking that there should be a comprehensive strategic plan.

The fifth dynasty finally couldn't help sighing: Your Highness, this is a sign of love.

Zong Zhenglin originally thought that the problem that had troubled him for a long time could be completely solved immediately, but he did not expect such a reply.

Love? Zong Zhenglin was shocked and stiffened.

Of course. You miss her and want to get close to her, but you can't tolerate others peeping at her. This is clearly arousing the love between men and women.

Zong Zhenglin straightened his back and sat in the first place, without saying a word for a long time. Then he suddenly laughed, and all the depression in the past few days disappeared in the laughter.

However, since the heart is already moved without knowing it, there is no need to think about it. What Zong Zhenglin wanted would naturally fall into his hands. Women are no exception!

In the 11th year of Emperor Zhanghe of Yuancheng, on June 23rd, the election of Xiunv kicked off.

The three cousins, Mu Xiyao, had already made preparations. They bid farewell to everyone outside the mansion, and then boarded a sedan chair and headed towards the imperial city. From now on, many things will no longer be the same.

In Wanxiu Palace, after finishing the training, the nuns in charge rolled names and allocated courtyards in order. The primary election will be held tomorrow, and all the show girls who pass will stay here for a month, and the palace rules and etiquette will be taught by the old man in the palace. The Mu sisters and two beautiful women from Jinzhou were assigned to the Hall of Xihe. Cousin Mu Xiyao and the three beautiful girls from Shengjing were assigned to Jingfu Hall, which was far away. This is consistent with Mu Xiyao's memory. Then the Yongfang Hall next door to him should be where the Jiang family hired Ting.

The next day, the three sisters of the Mu family all successfully passed the primary election. What followed was a series of complicated palace rules and etiquette. Mu Xiyao didn't know what happened to the beautiful girl next to her, but she herself handled it with ease, which earned her some compliments. So many years of life in the harem in the previous life, if you can't even handle the palace rules and etiquette, how can you fight?

Mu Xiyao was living like a fish in water in the harem, and Zong Zhenglin was not idle either.

Every day, people came back and forth to report Mu Xiyao's situation in the harem. She can go anywhere. It's only ten days' time, even Concubine Shu has heard about her. The beautiful girl next to her tried her best to learn, but she fought openly and secretly when she returned. Mu Xiyao was fine, she was like a normal person, she studied honestly during the day, and fell asleep on her back when she returned home.

The other beautiful girls naturally disliked Mu Xiyao, all kinds of isolation and exclusion, open ridicule and indirect sarcasm, Mu Xiyao just pretended to be completely ignorant. Whoever allows himself to learn the rules while others are still stumbling, this comparison is uncomfortable for everyone.

What's more, now Mu Xiyao is afraid that she is not outstanding enough. According to her family background, if she is honest, she will be a concubine. Of course, she has to be outstanding in order to compete for it, right?

On this day, Mu Xiyao went back to the bedroom first, and when she approached the bed, she found that the jade pendant, which had not moved for a long time, was slightly warm. Is this... a warning?

Mu Xiyao approached cautiously, and found out that there should be something tricky under the soft pillow. She was alone in the room, so she had a thought, first moved the soft pillow into the jade pendant, and saw seven or eight black spots crawling below, she quickly put them in together, and then took out the soft pillow to restore it.

A set of movements is completed in the blink of an eye, clean and neat. After feeling that the jade pendant had returned to its original state, he walked around the bedroom again to make sure that it was safe, then he relaxed and checked the black spots in the jade pendant. That's great, it's a very vicious thing.

Stinging spider, a spider-like variant, a specialty of Yuzhou, is very rare. The toxicity of this insect is not fatal, but it has its peculiarities.

If you are bitten by this insect, you have to wipe the affected part of the wound with wormwood. If the spider venom is not detoxified within two quarters of an hour, there will be a foul smell all over the body after two days. And the smell is unbearable, and it cannot be solved by medicine. After one month, the smell will dissipate on its own. It is not life-threatening, but it is very disgusting. As the stinging spider is very small, it resembles a mosquito when biting, so it is not easy to be noticed, and the tingling sensation will only appear later. Therefore, when ordinary people notice it, it is too late to detoxify.

Mu Xiyao smiled. If she is not familiar with the habits of this stinging spider, even though she has a jade pendant and is not afraid of spider poison, it would be almost impossible to find out who is behind the scenes. It's a pity that she just knew. Stinging spiders are a variety of spider-like, but vegetarian insects. It has only one kind of food: Pentaphyllum!

Wuxuhua, the fragrance type is similar to cloves, and it is difficult to distinguish. But the fragrance of Pentabejas is very long, which can last for three to five days. However, as long as the white silk stained with alfalfa grass juice is exposed to the fragrance of pentabetain flowers, the white silk will be dyed immediately and become lavender, which is very beautiful.

People who use this poisonous plan are good at planning. Two days later will be the Xizhao Festival, a traditional festival of the Wei Dynasty. This is a festive event to commemorate Meng Xizhao, a great poet with peerless literary talents in the history of the Wei Dynasty, who was invincible for an era.

Every year on the Xizhao Festival in early July, academies around the world will hold poetry competitions. In the palace, there is a poetry appreciation banquet in the imperial garden, and there are also lantern riddles for fun. At that time, not only the Empress Dowager and Emperor Yuan Cheng, but also all the important ministers of the former court and everyone in the harem will be present. For Yu Xiunu, this is a rare and wonderful opportunity to show her poetry talent, which is rare.

The poetry appreciation banquet has always been highly praised by literati, especially the Wei Dynasty, which has a strong literary style. The excellent works and anecdotes at the poetry banquet must be spread and talked about by people. At that time, if anyone made a fool of themselves at the banquet, it would be a very shameful thing, and even the family would be ashamed.

Mu Xiyao especially resented this.

Yuzhou... If my memory serves me right, there are thirteen outstanding girls from Yuzhou who have passed the primary election this year. Eight of them were in the West Palace, and they couldn't get through at all. The upbringing of the east and west houses are separate.

There are only five people left in the East Palace like Mu Xiyao. These five people need to find out one by one. They didn't know each other at all, but they made such a heavy hand, which shows that they have vicious intentions. Mu Xiyao encountered this kind of black name, but she never knew what kindness means.

Zong Zhenglin's secret guards also sent news that they saw two beautiful girls who had sneaked into the Mu sisters' dormitory and came out only a moment later. It has been found out that the two are from Yuzhou, and their sleeping halls have been checked, and there is nothing abnormal. The secret guard didn't know if he still wanted to go into Mu Xiyao's bedroom for investigation, so he came here to ask for instructions.

Zong Zhenglin's face turned dark. Let the man enter Mu Xiyao's bedroom? If you accidentally see something... Then let Wei Zhen mobilize the female guards of Yue Lai Pavilion who are in charge of intelligence, to investigate one or two.

Yue Lai Pavilion and his subordinates specialize in brothels, restaurants, escort agencies, etc., and are an important source of information about Zong Zhenglin. Apart from Zong Zhenglin, only Wei Zhen, the fifth dynasty, knew about it. Even Concubine Shu knew nothing about it. This is the first time that Yue Lai Pavilion's female guards have been mobilized to act in the harem. It was enough to show Zong Zhenglin's prudence.

Strangely, the four of them, Mu Xiyao, were all safe and sound afterwards, and the female guards did not find any clues. He also sent someone to keep an eye on the two women, but there was no change, so the matter could only be shelved temporarily.

Of course Zong Zhenglin couldn't find out. Without key clues, the secret guard had nowhere to find out.

Mu Xiyao's progress was smooth. He found an excuse and dragged Mu Xiting around to visit, and soon found a dormitory that smelled like pentaxu flowers. The only problem was that there were two beautiful girls from Yuzhou in this dormitory. I don't know if it was one of them or the two conspired.

But Mu Xiyao didn't bother to bother, in her eyes, both of them were from Yuzhou, so they were naturally familiar with the smell of Wuxuhua. Now that you know the pentax flower, you must be able to think of the stinging spider. If there is nothing tricky about it, Mu Xiyao would not believe it. Not an accomplice, but an accomplice. If the two are dealt with together, Mu Xiyao won't think there are too many people at all.