In the house, Shen Wei had already asked someone to arrange the room for them. Shen Muzhi's room was arranged in Shen Muping's Chunxi Garden.

Qingguo is a girl, so it is naturally inconvenient to live in a courtyard with them, so Shen Wei asked Yu Fucheng to arrange a separate courtyard for her.

In front of Shen Wei, Qingguo didn't say anything. However, as soon as he turned around, Qingguo pulled Shen Muzhi's sleeve and pouted. That meaning, needless to say, Shen Muzhi also knows it.

He smiled helplessly and said, "You go to my room first and wait." ”

Qingguo went happily.

Shen Muzhi and Shen Wei found a place where they could talk with confidence, and then he gave Shen Wei the prepared letter. When he handed it over, Shen Muzhi looked at Shen Wei and solemnly advised: "There is an empty mountain behind the White Water Temple. If you can't see Xuan Cheng when you reach Baishui, go to the foot of the empty mountain behind you and shout Xuan Cheng's name. Just, remember not to go up the empty mountain anyway. On this empty mountain, it is very dangerous, and ordinary people will not be able to come back if they go in. ”

Shen Wei took the letter that had been wrapped in cloth, and after listening to Shen Muzhi's words, he asked worriedly, "This Xuancheng, can you really help?"

Shen Muzhi nodded: "If he is willing to go out of the mountain to help, it shouldn't be a big problem." ”

After Shen Wei heard this, he looked at Shen Muzhi, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "This Xuancheng is also from the mountain?"

"Sort of. Shen Muzhi replied lightly, and deliberately ignored Shen Wei's question as if he hadn't heard it.

Shen Wei saw that he didn't want to talk about this issue, so he didn't ask any more questions, and said, "It's not early, I'll go find Shen Qi, you go back and rest." ”

Shen Muzhi didn't move, looked at Shen Wei and said, "There is one more thing." ”

"You say. ”

Shen Muzhi groaned and said, "When I was saving my eldest brother, I heard He Yuan's subordinates say some things. I'm afraid the masterminds behind the big brother's matter are not just some people on our side of the Jin Kingdom. ”

When Shen Wei heard this, his expression was not surprised, and after frowning slightly and being silent for a while, he asked Shen Muzhi, "What else have you heard?"

Shen Muzhi shook his head: "The situation was urgent at that time, and I didn't hear much. ”

"I see. Shen Wei didn't say anything, looked at Shen Muzhi, stretched out his hand and wanted to pat him on the shoulder, but as soon as his hand was stretched out, he saw Shen Muzhi suddenly take a step back, and immediately froze, and the expression on his face froze there, and instantly became embarrassed.

"I'll go back and rest first. Shen Muzhi hurriedly said a word, then bowed his head and walked away.

Shen Wei stood in place, glanced at his frozen hand in mid-air, and smiled bitterly. After a moment, he sighed and turned away.

Shen Muzhi returned to Chunxi Garden's room and found that Qingguo was not in the room.

When I was wondering where the girl went, I heard Qingguo's voice from the next room.

Shen Muzhi was slightly surprised, and walked to the door of the next room to see that Qingguo was sitting on the edge of Shen Muping's bed, listening to Shen Muping's words, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he looked very happy.

Shen Muping also had a smile on his face.

Shen Muzhi listened carefully and found that what Shen Muping said was all about the troubles he had when he was a child.

He didn't go in to disturb, just stood at the door, listened quietly, the smile gradually climbed up the corners of his mouth, and the dull mood just now gradually dissipated.

In fact, he didn't mean to take that step back just now.

However, it was precisely because it was not deliberate, but it made him understand his heart even more, for his father, the mustard in his heart has always existed, and it has not decreased much because of his father's repeated sums during this time.

At the end of the day, he was only twelve years old. As the son of a general, he should be carefree and high-spirited at this age. But in just a few months, he was thrown from the clouds into the quagmire, struggling with life and death, struggling to survive. And in this process, his father, who was once as majestic as a mountain in his heart, never helped him, and did not even give him the least trust.

And strangers like Brother Xuancheng and Brother He Xian gave him great help and warmth.

A father who was supposed to protect him and help him, but when he was most difficult and helpless, he was not even as good as a stranger.

This kind of pain is not something that can be forgotten after a few sums.

It's just that he is not a ruthless person after all, otherwise, he would not have followed him all the way here. He could have taken Qingguo all the way south, and went directly to Baishuiguan to find Xuancheng, and since then, the sky is high and the birds can fly, and the sea is wide and the fish can jump, how chic!

Although he blames his father, he can't let go of his eldest brother, and likewise, he still can't let go of his father, who seems to him to be very incompetent.

So, some things that I didn't want to say anymore ended up mentioning.

Some things that I didn't want to take care of anymore finally decided to get involved, even though I knew that it was extremely dangerous. If you are not careful, I am afraid it will be an abyss.

But he still couldn't let it go after all.

Especially when his identity is no longer a secret to the eldest brother and father.

In the house, Qingguo's happy laughter is as crisp as the tinkling of spring water in the mountains, and like the chirping of birds in the morning, which makes people feel involuntarily happy.

Shen Muping looked at the little girl in front of him who was not amazing, but the more she looked at it, the more she looked at it, the more she liked it.

Probably only such a girl can make Muzhi's heart, which has lacked warmth and moisturization since childhood, no longer be lonely.

Suddenly, Qingguo turned her head to look at the door.

Shen Muping also looked over, where the tall and thin Shen Muzhi was half-leaning on the door, although his eyes were looking at them, but the blurred eyes meant that his mind at this moment was no longer on the two of them.

Shen Muping's gaze softened a little.

In this world, what he can't rest assured about the most is these three brothers. Now that he has such a girl by his side, he can finally rest assured.

"He's waiting for you, go ahead. Shen Muping retracted his gaze, looked at Qingguo, and smiled slightly.

After Qingguo hummed, he stood up, and was just about to leave, but he stopped again, turned his head, looked at Shen Muping and asked, "Tomorrow there will be a temple fair in the City God Temple in this city, do you want to go together?"

Shen Muping shook his head: "It's inconvenient for me, so I won't join in the fun." ”

Qingguo quickly glanced at his legs covered by the quilt, nodded obediently, and then turned and walked out.

At the door, Shen Muzhi had already woken up, and after looking at Shen Muping for a while, Qingguo walked to him, the two glanced at each other, smiled slightly, and walked to the next room together.

"Big brother said, you were cute and cried when you were a child, is it true?" Qingguo raised his head, looked at his chin, and asked with a smile.

Shen Muzhi glanced down at her, smiled, and said, "No." ”

Qingguo stuck out her tongue mischievously and grimaced.

Shen Muzhi looked interesting, and couldn't help but raise his hand and gently scratch her nose.

On that fair face, it suddenly turned crimson, and it was extremely delicate.

Night, quietly.

Some people sleep soundly, such as green fruits.

Some people have sleepless nights, such as Shen Wei.

There are also people who wake up from nightmares and have difficulty sleeping. For example, Shen Muping, Shen Muzhi......

The next morning, at three o'clock, He Jinyan came again.

Shen Wei welcomed her to Chunxi Garden very politely, and as soon as she entered the courtyard gate, she saw Shen Muzhi and Qingguo standing in the courtyard, and her brows were slightly clustered.

"Miss He, morning. Shen Muzhi arched his hand and said hello. Qingguo, who was standing next to him, also bent his knees slightly and saluted.

He Jinyan nodded, his gaze swept from Shen Muzhi's body to Qingguo's body, his brows furrowed again, and there was a little doubt in his eyes, but he quickly hid it and returned to calm and indifference.

"Mu Ping, Miss He is here. Shen Wei walked to the door of Shen Muping's room and shouted.

After a moment of silence in the room, a voice came out, "Let her in." ”

Shen Wei, who was standing at Shen Muping's door, changed his face slightly.

Shen Muzhi's face in the courtyard also changed, but fortunately, he had a mask on his face, and others couldn't see anything.

According to the plan, at this time, Shen Muping should be angry and smash things and refuse to see people.

can obviously say good things, but the eldest brother has changed!

Shen Muzhi didn't have time to think about what was going on with the eldest brother, He Jinyan was already ready to enter the house, he immediately followed, and Qingguo also followed.

As soon as He Jinyan entered the room, he stood still and looked back at Shen Wei: "The little girl's medical skills are not good, so the consultation needs to be clean, and it is easy to make mistakes when there are many people, so I hope General Shen will cooperate." ”

When Shen Wei heard this, he hesitated and subconsciously looked at Shen Muzhi.

Shen Muzhi thought about it for a while, and said: "Then I will accompany Miss He in, mainly because the eldest prince is not very emotionally stable, and I am afraid that I will hurt Miss He." ”

He Jinyan glanced at him, didn't say anything, turned around and walked inside.

Shen Muzhi glanced at Shen Wei and Qingguo, and followed in.

In the room, Shen Muping sat on the bed, his hair was meticulously combed, and his clothes had changed.

"It's really you. When Shen Muping saw He Jinyan, his eyes, which were originally less energetic, suddenly lit up.

Shen Muzhi followed behind, and when he saw this scene, he sighed secretly in his heart.

He Jinyan walked over, his veiled face covered and his expression unclear.

"You still wear this hairpin. Shen Muping's gaze moved up, and when he saw the silver hairpin on her bun, his eyes softened a little.

He Jinyan stood in front of the bed, stared at him for a while, and suddenly reached out and took off the veil on his face.

Shen Muzhi stood behind him, seeing the movement, but he couldn't see her face.

"You go out first, let me stay alone with Miss He for a while. Shen Muping suddenly looked at Shen Muzhi with a hint of pleading in his eyes.

Shen Muzhi wanted to refuse, but in this situation, if he refused, it would inevitably arouse He Jinyan's vigilance.

They don't have the strength to confront He Jinyan head-on, Shen Muzhi struggled for a while, and then nodded: "I'm just outside the door, if there is any situation with Miss He, just call me." ”

Although he said this to He Jinyan, he actually said it to Shen Muping.

Shen Muzhi walked outside the door, Shen Wei and Qingguo were a little surprised when they saw him come out, Shen Wei was even more anxious, and asked directly, "Why did you come out?"

Shen Muzhi shook his head and signaled that it was not appropriate to say more for the time being.

Shen Wei looked at him, then at the room, his eyes full of uneasiness.

In the room.

He Jinyan glanced at Shen Muping's lower body covered by the quilt, and before he could speak, Shen Muping took the lead in speaking: "Miss He, don't bother, I know if it's not good." ”

He Jinyan retracted his gaze and looked at him, his eyes gradually becoming complicated.

"Actually, you already know it's me, don't you?" she whispered.

Shen Muping's face froze for a moment, and then, he didn't admit it, he didn't deny it, and after being silent for a while, he looked up at her and asked, "When you appeared this time, did you plan to finish what you didn't do?"

He Jinyan was silent.

After a long time, she raised her hand and plucked the silver hairpin on her head: "I'm here to return your hairpin." ”

Shen Muping looked at the hairpin and smiled bitterly.

"I'd rather you're here to kill me. He whispered.

He Jinyan put the hairpin on the bed beside him, and replied in the same low voice: "I'd rather be like this." ”

"Can you tell your real name?" Shen Muping asked her again after staring at the hairpin for a long time.

He Jinyan looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Jin Ling." ”

Shen Muping laughed: "Hello, my name is Shen Muping. ”

He Jinyan's indifferent face also showed a hint of a smile, but the eyes were more complicated, and vaguely, there seemed to be a trace of pain.

"Since I promised your father, I'll take a look. After hesitating for a moment, He Jinyan said as he prepared to lift Shen Muping's quilt.

Shen Muping stretched out his hand and held it down.

"My own situation, I know it myself. Miss Jinling, please go back. ”

He Jinyan looked at him and didn't speak for a long time.

Finally, he said: "Don't worry, I won't do anything to you, at least not today." So, you can let go. ”

Shen Muping shook his head.

"Why?" He Jinyan frowned.

Shen Muping smiled and replied: "People always have to face reality, and there is no need to struggle senselessly. ”

He Jinyan looked at him with complicated eyes: "You don't look like someone who resigned himself to his fate so easily. ”

"People change. Shen Muping looked at her.

He Jinyan was speechless.

After a while, she turned around and walked out of the room, and when she saw Shen Wei and the others with nervous expressions, she bowed her head lightly and left directly.

Shen Muzhi rushed into the room as soon as possible, and hurriedly asked, "How is it? She didn't do anything to you, did she?"

Shen Muping shook his head: "No." ”

Shen Muzhi wanted to ask again, but suddenly saw the silver hairpin placed next to the bed, and after being stunned for a while, he suddenly understood something.

"Did she kill Ruhua?" Suddenly, Shen Muping asked.

After Shen Muyi was stunned, he shook his head: "To be precise, I forced her to death." ”

Shen Muping looked up in surprise and looked at him, stunned.

"At that time, I went to her to ask about you, maybe she had some misunderstanding, and she jumped off the building. Shen Muzhi thought for a while and explained.

The reason why he said yesterday that Ruhua was killed was actually because he was worried that Shen Muping would not believe his speculation about He Jinyan, so he deliberately said this to make him misunderstand He Jinyan.

It's just that I didn't expect that the eldest brother still met this He Jinyan today.

Even so, there is no need for him to continue to misunderstand this matter.

Shen Muping didn't say anything more. After Shen Muzhi confirmed that he was fine, he didn't say anything and withdrew.