In order to protect Shang Qirui, the Zhuang Mansion had been blocking the news, and even Mrs. Xia and her sisters couldn't come to visit Mu Qingge. After that, Mu Qingge was busy looking for Su Mu again, and they couldn't see it.

"Qingge, are you feeling better?" With Shang Qirui here, Mrs. Xia was a little cramped and asked cautiously.

Mu Qingge knew in her heart that her aunt and grandmother were really worried about her, and there was no doubt about this. However, their worries are also mixed with some fear, if Mu Qingge really has an accident in Wucheng, Mu Fu will definitely be angry with the Xia family, and it has nothing to do with whether Mu Qingge is favored in the Mu family.

Shang Qirui probably also knew that he was there, and Mrs. Xia and the others didn't dare to talk at ease, so they retreated with the others.

A few people chatted casually about some gossip again, and Mrs. Xia said with some embarrassment: "Qingge, I heard that the third prince is going back to Beijing in the near future, do you want to go with him?" ”

Mu Qingge's smiling face paused slightly, and the emperor sent someone to pick up Shang Qirui. Shang Qirui already had a bottom in his heart about the affairs of Wucheng, and the injuries on his body were not suitable for staying in the dangerous place of Wucheng all the time, so he decided to return to Beijing as much as possible. Shang Qirui also invited Mu Qingge to go back with him, but Mu Qingge had not yet made a decision. After all, she didn't want to have too much to do with him.

It's just that now Mrs. Xia asked this first. It shows that Mrs. Xia and the others want her to go with Shang Qirui. In this way, they can have a lot less responsibility.

Mu Qingge understood their thoughts very well, and from the interests of the family, he really should do this. But no matter what, Mu Qingge can be regarded as helping the Xia family, and they are like this, Mu Qingge will still feel a little disappointed.

"Of course I'm going back with His Highness, His Highness's injuries are not healed yet, and he needs someone to take care of him on the way." Mu Qingge only paused for a moment, then continued to smile.

"We also want to stay in Qingge to play in Wucheng for a few more days, but now that the situation is special, then we won't stay longer." Mrs. Xia was obviously relieved, but at the same time felt a little guilty. He didn't dare to look at Mu Qingge's eyes.

"I originally said that I would go to Xia Mansion to resign in person, but now it seems that I will not go to Xia Mansion anymore. Later, let Poria go back with you. Pack up your salutes. The third prince left in a hurry, and he may leave tomorrow. Mu Qingge still smiled.

"Okay, then you don't need Miss Poria to run again." Mrs. Xia took over and said, "Let's go back and prepare some gifts for the afternoon." Send your salute with you. ”

Mu Qingge didn't shirk and agreed.

The two said something like asking Mu Qingge to pay attention to his body and play next time, and then left.

"Come get something to eat, you haven't eaten well in the past few days." As soon as Mrs. Xia and the others left, Shang Qirui came in with a bowl of porridge and sat on the edge of Mu Qingge's bed, naturally wanting to feed her.

Mu Qingge's face flushed, and he took the porridge bowl: "I'll come by myself." ”

Shang Qirui didn't insist, but he still sat at the head of the bed.

Mu Qingge was a little afraid to look at him. With his head down, he drank all the bowl of porridge in one go.

"You eat slowly." Shang Qirui took the empty bowl a little surprised, and reached out to wipe away a grain of rice stuck to the corner of Mu Qingge's mouth, "Look at your face full of food, you're really a child." ”

Mu Qingge was stunned, and then suddenly remembered that he was not sick or in pain, why was he still lying in bed and being served by others?

"Your Highness, I'm getting up." Mu Qingge said in a low voice.

Shang Qirui's eyes sank slightly, he didn't know what Mrs. Xia and Mu Qingge said, her state was not quite right. However, Shang Qirui didn't ask much. Obediently walked out.

After lunch, Mu Qingge found Shang Qirui: "Your Highness, I, let's go with you." ”

Shang Qirui's heart jumped. I probably understood what Mrs. Xia and the others said to Mu Qingge. Unexpectedly, Mu Qingge was so good to the Xia family, and in order to intercede for the Xia family, he was willing to expose his identity and beg himself. As a result, the Xia family was afraid of taking responsibility, but they wanted to drive Mu Qingge away.

I don't know why. At a moment, Shang Qirui actually felt heartache for Mu Qingge. He actually felt sorry for his enemy! Shang Qirui took a deep breath, calmly agreed, and told Mu Qingge to leave early tomorrow morning.

Mu Qingge didn't go out to look for Su Mu again, nor did he go back to Xia's house, and he suddenly felt bored when he was idle.

Mrs. Zhuang prepared a lot of Wucheng specialties to send, and repeatedly said that she would continue to search for Su Mu's whereabouts, and as soon as there was news, she would immediately notify Mu Qingge.

The two were talking, and the next person came to report that someone from the Xia family had come.

Mrs. Zhuang was clear-minded, and she naturally thought of what Shang Qirui could think of. Mrs. Zhuang was not very happy with the Xia family, so she should have avoided it, but did not leave, but sat aside to accompany Mu Qingge. Thinking that if the Xia family did anything excessive, she would have to stand up for Mu Qingge.

However, Mrs. Zhuang didn't expect that it was Xia Sheng and Xia Yi who came this time, as well as Wang Su.

"Cousin, are you really leaving? Can you not leave? Xia Shang spoke first, pitifully and pitifully.

Mu Qingge's heart softened, remembering that when she first entered the gate of Xia's house, Xia Sheng said in the back to protect her, so she smiled and said, "Cousin is just going home, we can meet again in the future." ”

"Cousin, this is for you." Xia Shang took out a beautiful small box and reluctantly handed it to Mu Qingge. It can be seen that she cherishes the contents of this box very much.

Mu Qingge took it and saw that it was a pair of red jade bead earrings. Although it is not particularly precious, it is also a boutique, I heard Xia Shang mention it before, this is her favorite earrings. Mu Qingge was a little surprised, her relationship with Xia Sheng didn't seem to be so close.

"I know that my cousin has done many things for me...... But, me, we have caused trouble to my cousin. These earrings are left for my cousin as a souvenir. Xia Shang stammered.

"Cousin is so smart, since you can understand my hard work, then I can leave with peace of mind." Mu Qingge raised his eyebrows lightly, Xia Shang's words were obviously taught by others.

"Actually, I, I didn't understand my cousin's hard work at first. It's all, it's Sister Su Su who sued me...... However, the earrings are genuinely given to my cousin. Xia Shang stammered even more, but it didn't seem like a lie.

"Sister Qingge, don't be angry, she is young, and she still doesn't understand many things, but when she is older, she will naturally understand." Seeing that Xia Sheng confessed himself, Wang Su had to stand up.

"My cousin-in-law was worried, I didn't get angry, but I was very happy." Mu Qingge smiled sincerely this time, "I have a cousin by my cousin's side." I was relieved. ”

He turned his head and said to Xia Sheng with a smile: "Then I will accept your pair of earrings, in the future, you have to listen to your sister-in-law, you know?" ”

Xia Shang nodded hurriedly.

Mu Qingge instructed Poria to pick out a pair of gold-inlaid jade jade bracelets from her jewelry and give them to Xia Sheng and Wang Su.

Wang Su also took out his own gift. There are also gifts prepared by the Xia family for everyone in the Mu family, which is naturally a lot of chaos.

Xia Yi watched coldly from beginning to end, without saying a word, but her heart was full of thoughts.

When he first saw Mu Qingge in Mu's house, he was amazed. Then along the way, he and Mu Qingge went to Wucheng. He was attracted by Mu Qingge's personality that was different from other girls, and he was inevitably confused for a while.

In fact, Xia Yi and Wang Su are real childhood sweethearts, and they have no guesses. Before meeting Mu Qingge, Xia Yi was also very good to Wang Su. Later, Xia Yi even thought about a showdown with Wang Su and proposed marriage to Mu Qingge.

It's just that at this time, something happened to the Xia family, and Wang Su's deep affection for Xia Yi made him unable to open his mouth. And at the same time. Mu Qingge went to find Shang Qirui for the Xia family, but blocked a sword for Shang Qirui.

When he heard the news, Xia Yi's heart was very shocked, but he told himself that it might be an accident. Later, when the rainstorm came, Mu Qingge went to rescue Shang Qirui with illness and rain, and Xia Yi woke up. A woman like Mu Qingge, he can't afford to love, she has such strong feelings. It makes you feel scared and worried. With such a comparison, Xia Yi understood that Wang Su was the most suitable person for him.

Xia Yi began to rejoice. I didn't tell those hurtful words to Wang Su, and between them, they could continue to live as if nothing happened. However, when he faced Mu Qingge again, he felt a little embarrassed. also felt a little ashamed, he didn't even dare to like her.

"I originally thought that I would wait until I drank your wedding wine before leaving, but now it seems that it will not work." The things have been delivered, Xia Yi and the others are also going back, Mu Qingge pulled Wang Sudao and said, "I can only wish my cousin and sister-in-law a hundred years of happiness here in advance, love and white-headed, you must be happy." I hope that the next time we meet, we will be able to see my little nephew. ”

"What are you talking about, girl, young age?" A person as atmospheric as Wang Su couldn't help but be shy when he heard this kind of words.

"Cousin, don't worry, we will be happy." Xia Yi walked over, put her arm around Wang Su's shoulder, looked at Mu Qingge, and said word by word, "Cousin, you also want to be happy." ”

Knowing that Xia Yi was completely let go, Mu Qingge breathed a sigh of relief, and was really happy for him and Wang Su.

Early the next morning, Shang Qirui and others packed up and prepared to leave for the capital.

As soon as he walked out of the gate of Zhuangfu, he saw a person kneeling outside, and after a closer look, it turned out to be Wu Tongju.

"Yo, Lord Wu, this early in the morning, you are here to see off His Royal Highness? The news is fast enough. Shang Qirui hated this person to death, and he didn't show mercy when he spoke.

"Your Highness, the guilty minister is here to ask for sin." Wu Tongju knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "It was all the fault of the criminal ministers in the past, and they should not have been blinded by coercion and temptation, and almost made a big mistake, putting the people of the entire Wucheng in danger." ”

Shang Qirui snorted coldly, this time, although because of the timely rest of the embankment, Wucheng was not as damaged as in the previous life. However, it is obvious that the matter of Wucheng can no longer be contained, he is a prince, and he almost died in Wucheng several times, and it is impossible for the emperor not to picket the matter of Wucheng to the end. At this time, Wu Tongju came to admit his mistake, but he saw that there was no way to live, and he wanted to pretend to be loyal and pitiful.

"The wicked have done many wrongs, but they have been with them in the past. Therefore, I know a lot about the activities behind those corrupt officials and corrupt officials. The criminal minister was willing to return to Beijing with His Highness, meet the Holy Lord, and point out the scum who had plagued the country. Wu Tongju did not stop because of Shang Qirui's attitude, but was even more excited.

Shang Qirui was stunned for a moment and said, "It's all this time, don't think about relying on these to alleviate your sins, why did you go earlier?" ”

"Your Highness has misunderstood, the sinner is not trying to alleviate his sins. The criminal knew that the sin was serious, and death was not enough to make up for it, so the criminal wanted to do something for the people of the court. Wu Tongju said with tears in his eyes, and it seemed that he was really repentant, "The guilty minister saw that His Highness worked tirelessly to build the embankment, and in order to save the people who were affected by the disaster, he put himself in danger. The sinner was deeply moved, and felt that what he had done was inferior. Therefore, the criminals exposed the corrupt officials not to protect themselves, but really found out in conscience, and they felt deeply sorry for His Highness and the people of Wucheng. ”

Shang Qirui pondered for a while, and finally said: "Okay, since you have the heart to change, follow me into Beijing." Although your confession will not reduce your sentence, it should alleviate the guilt in your heart. ”

Wu Tong thanked him and stood up, and Shang Qirui noticed that this person had locked himself up.

Shang Qirui didn't say much, but handed the person over to Lord Chen and they watched.

After saying goodbye to the people of Zhuangfu, Shang Qirui and his entourage set off. Mu Qingge sat in a carriage alone, thinking that when she came, there were three people, but when she went back, there were only two people, and her mood couldn't get any better. Poria also knew that Mu Qingge was in a bad mood, and she herself was worried about Su Mu, so she didn't dare to talk much, and the whole carriage looked lifeless along the way.

During the lunch break, Doctor Ji asked Mu Qingge to go over and look at the injuries on Shang Qirui's body.

"Your Highness, do you really believe in that Wu Tong's judgment?" Shang Qirui's injuries have improved a lot, Mu Qingge is a little worried about Wu Tong's judgment, he has to follow at this time, he really can't tell what the purpose is.

Shang Qirui suddenly remembered that after Mu Qingge blocked a sword for him that day, he was in a coma, and suddenly woke up and said to him, asking him to be careful and pay attention to safety. It seems that she is really worried about herself.

"I'm sure I can't fully trust him, but if he's sincere, we'll be able to follow this line and catch a bunch of moths that plague the people, and I'm willing to take that risk." Shang Qirui said gently.

"Since Your Highness has already made a decision, I will presumably pay attention to safety, so I am relieved." Mu Qingge stood up and prepared to go back.

"Qingge, are you worried about me?" Shang Qi couldn't help but ask.

Mu Qingge paused, then turned around and smiled: "Of course." If anything happens to His Highness, none of us who are traveling with him will want to live. ”

With that, Mu Qingge jumped out of Shang Qirui's carriage and returned to his carriage.

Shang Qirui looked at the falling car curtain, his breath was blocked in his chest, he couldn't spit it out, he couldn't swallow it, and he was uncomfortable to death.

When I returned to Beijing, I was not in such a hurry as when I came. Every day, I was looking for an inn in Chen Town early to rest.

There were no major incidents along the way, until the evening of the fourth day, when Shang Qirui and his party had just stopped at the inn, they obviously felt that someone was following. (To be continued.) )

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