Chapter 1 Unworthy
After sitting in the side hall of the Liang Mansion for half an hour, Mu Xiaoxiao ignored him except for saying a few words to the maid who brought him in. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Mu Xiaoxiao felt very bored, but he couldn't move, and there was an indescribable feeling surging in his heart.
After a long time, a long figure appeared in front of Mu Xiaoxiao's eyes, she raised her head, looked at the door, and saw a beautifully dressed woman looking at her with raised eyebrows.
Mu Xiaoxiao hurriedly got up and saluted, guessing that the other party might be the wife of the Liang Mansion, and his attitude was more rigorous.
Mrs. Liang sat down on the main seat, took the tea brought by the maid, looked at her and said calmly, "You are Mu Xiaoxi?"
Mu Xiaoxiao replied respectfully: "Yes." ”
"You're here for the marriage engagement. ”
Mrs. Liang took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "Back then, your father and my lord were officials in the same dynasty, and they were the right people, so they decided on this family business. But who would have thought that your father would later have the intention of rebellion, if it weren't for my lord's intercession for him, I'm afraid it would be more than just exile and wilderness. ”
Mu Xiaoxiao's throat moved up and down, and said: "We have always remembered Lord Liang's kindness, but my father was indeed framed back then. ”
Mrs. Liang put down the teacup and said coldly, "I don't care about those things. It's just that now that you are the daughter of a criminal minister, and you grew up in the wilderness, how can this identity be worthy of my son. ”
Mrs. Liang looked up at Mu Xiaoxiao, and did not hide the contempt and disdain in her eyes.
This gaze was like a sharp arrow straight into Mu Xiaoxiao's heart, and her sensitive and fragile self-esteem was instantly crushed.
Mrs. Liang had already noticed all this, and the sense of superiority in her heart became more and more inflated, looking at Mu Xiaoxiao's embarrassed face, she said: "My son, the first prince of Kyoto, how many daughters of famous families want to marry him, even the emperor's favorite princess Anping also likes him. What do you compare to them?"
Mu Xiaoxiao didn't make a sound. Her father taught her the Four Books and Five Classics, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but he never taught her how to deal with such an embarrassing situation.
Seeing that she was silent, Mrs. Liang was very unhappy, and said, "That's all I said, you should understand what I mean." Divorce, I can give you the compensation you want. ”
Mu Xiaoxiao raised his head, looked at Mrs. Liang's beautiful but mean face, paused, and said: "What Mrs. said is very reasonable, my father asked me to come to Liang Mansion before he died, it seems that my father made a wrong decision." ”
Mrs. Liang still looked at her coldly, condescendingly.
Mu Xiaoxiao got up, picked up his bags, and said, "I can't withdraw from this marriage." Farewell!"
Mrs. Liang stood up, and before she could say anything, Mu Xiaoxiao had already carried her bags and stepped out of the door.
Looking at Mu Xiaoxiao's upright and unyielding back, Mrs. Liang's face became ugly, and an irrepressible resentment welled up in her chest, and with a wave of her sleeves, she knocked over the teacup on the table to the ground.
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Mu Xiaoxiao sat on the bluestone slab by the water, his expression gloomy.
She didn't understand how this could be. In his father's mouth, Mrs. Liang was a close friend who shared hardships with him, like a brother, so his father was relieved to hand himself over to the Liang Mansion. However, Mrs. Liang's attitude has vetoed everything.
What should I do now? Mu Xiaoxiao counted the silver taels on his body and sighed lightly.
If she had agreed to withdraw from the marriage just now, she would have received a lot of compensation, but she couldn't do that, she couldn't tolerate Mrs. Liang's contempt and trampling on her own and her father's dignity.
Looking at the bustling crowd and the majestic buildings, Mu Xiaoxiao's heart was as indifferent as water.
As the sun sets, the night slowly rises, and the early spring night is chilly.
The shops have long since closed, the streets are devoid of pedestrians, and Kyoto, which is bustling during the day, has become a dead city.
Mu Xiaoxiao sat in the corner of a house, curled up tightly.
It didn't seem to be so cold, Mu Xiaoxiao thought so, raised his head, and saw the sky full of stars.
The inky black sky is full of bright stars, each shining with its own light, wanting to be the most dazzling one.
However, the most dazzling thing is always the moon, and no matter how bright the stars are, they can never compete with the moon.
Mu Xiaoxiao was a little sad, and she couldn't help but feel sorry for herself. She hates this, she thinks she can be calm, but she is still so easy to get emotional.
This is destined to be a sleepless night, but Mu Xiaoxiao is not the only one who has no sleep tonight.
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In the Liang Mansion, Mrs. Liang and Mrs. Liang sat at the table with solemn expressions.
"You shouldn't be in charge of this matter. ”
"This girl came suddenly, and I just did what I had to do. ”
"It's a miscalculation for you to talk to her like that. After all, she was still a child, and she had to think about her love for her father. ”
"Love, has the lord forgotten what he once did?"
Mrs. Liang glanced at Mrs. Liang with great dissatisfaction, lowered her voice and said, "Don't mention the things of the past." ”
Mrs. Liang sneered and said, "That's good, don't mention it." But if this marriage is not withdrawn, how can Luo'er marry Princess Anping, and how can this girl come out to make trouble?"
Mrs. Liang asked with a cold face, "Where is she now?"
Mrs. Liang's expression was calm, and she said, "I have already sent someone to follow her secretly, and she is still in the city." ”
Mrs. Liang let out a long sigh and asked, "Do you know why she came to the Liang Mansion?"
"Listen to her, her father died, let her come to the Liang Mansion with a marriage contract. What do you think of our Liang Mansion as a shelter? We don't take in refugees. ”
"Her father is dead?" Mrs. Liang was shocked, and her tone trembled a little.
Mrs. Liang looked at him, still calm, and said, "Isn't it a good thing for you to die?"
Mrs. Liang stood up, walked to the sword stand, picked up the Xuanming sword, looked at the word "Mu" engraved on the hilt, and was speechless.
Mrs. Liang looked at Mrs. Liang's actions, with a trace of disdain in her eyes, and said coldly: "I think the master should not be sad, what he has done is what he has done, and it is useless to regret and feel guilty." What's more, what the master thinks in his heart, only the master himself knows. ”
Mrs. Liang raised her head and saw Mrs. Liang's eyes full of disdain and the mocking smile on the corner of her mouth, and she felt an inexplicable anger.
But he knew for himself how weak and hypocritical this anger was.
After a long time, Mrs. Liang put the sword on the shelf and said slowly, "Send someone to find that girl as soon as possible." ”
"What do you want?"
A fierce light flashed in Mrs. Liang's eyes, and he said in a low but powerful voice: "Kill her." ”