Mu Xuan stood in the sunset, letting the glow reflect the handsome face.

Lei Bo stepped forward and apologized: "Let Uncle Mu wait for a long time." ”

Mu Xuan came back to his senses from his stupor, and he said, "I'll come to discuss something with you." ”

Lei Bo said: "Please sit in Uncle Mu's house." ”

He took another two hundred dollars and told Huaizi to go to the street in front of him to buy some wine and some cooked food. At the beginning, Mu Xuan asked Cui Shangzhou to pick up Mama Lei to Bianliang, Mu Xuan took good care of Mama Lei, and rewarded so many things when she left, Lei Bo was grateful for Mu Xuan's kindness, so he treated Mu Xuan with a little more respect.

It didn't take long for Huaizi to return. I bought a jar of daughter red, a pound of braised pig's head meat, a roast goose, a big bowl of crispy lamb tripe, two kinds of meat snacks, and a pound of dried bamboo shoots.

The two of them actually couldn't eat so much, so Lei Bo gave the pig's head meat and snacks to Huaizi and his mother.

The dishes were set here, and the wine was poured and Mu Xuan was invited to sit down.

Mu Xuan rarely drinks alcohol, and he doesn't eat much meat dishes, so he basically maintains the habit of living in the temple before. So looking at the dishes on the half table, he only made chopsticks on the bamboo shoots.

Lei Bo naturally didn't know, and thought that the prince who came out of Mu Xuan's mansion was particular about food and drink, and he couldn't get used to eating these crude foods. Mu Xuan said to Lei Bo very directly: "I want to ask you to find a time to bring your mother to Bianliang." ”

Lei Bo said: "Miss Cai sent me something, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to get out of Bianliang in the short term." ”

Mu Xuan didn't embarrass him when he heard it, but said, "Then does your mother still live in Nanyang?" ”

Lei Bo said: "Not long ago, I received a letter from my brother-in-law, saying that my mother had returned to Xingyang. ”

Mu Xuan said: "I want to take her old man back to Bianliang and let her reunite with you." I'll buy you a house, and you can live there, how about it? ”

"Uncle Mu!" Lei Bo was slightly surprised. He knew that his mother had been a nurse for the former son-in-law, but that was a long time ago, and he didn't expect this master to be a person who values love and righteousness. He slowly added half a sentence: "How can I let Uncle Mu break the bank, I don't know if my mother is willing to live with me." ”

"What's not to want to live with your son, grandma gradually has a spring and autumn, you should also honor her."

"That's right. But my mother helped my sister when she thought she could still move, and my sister didn't have in-laws. My mother helped her watch the children. My brother-in-law is busy buying and selling again, but I'm afraid I won't be able to leave. ”

Mu Xuan was slightly disappointed after hearing this, so she had to say, "Then I took her to live for a while." It's okay if you don't stay long. ”

Lei Bo didn't know anything about the affairs of the palace, but he knew that his mother had told him and his sister since he was a child, and he didn't let them tell him about his mother's work as a nurse, and he kept the palace secret. also took him and his sister back and forth to several places. It's like I'm hiding from something, and I didn't settle down until the first two years.

Mother's demeanor. and now Mu Xuan's extra enthusiasm, all of which made Lei Bo feel that something big must have happened when his mother came out of the palace, and his mother may be the one in the know, and this secret is likely to bring misfortune to their family. That's why I've been guarding this secret.

Now that he and his sister are grown up, they no longer need their mother's protection, they should protect her. If there was any danger, they would never let their mother get into it. And the eye actually made Lei Bo have this alertness. He instinctively thought that Mu Xuan wanted to pick up his mother to Bianliang. It's definitely not as simple as asking their mother and son to reunite, maybe it has something to do with what happened back then.

Lei Bo didn't speak for a long time, which surprised Mu Xuan, and hurriedly asked, "What, do you think it's inconvenient?" ”

Lei Bo drank a little wine, but his mind was still very clear, and he smiled, "No, it's not. It's just that I have a doubt in my heart and want to ask Uncle Mu for advice, but there is no one else in front of me, so I ask Uncle Mu to tell him. ”

"If you have any doubts, please tell us."

"When I was young, my mother returned to Xingyang, and everyone in our family was very happy, but then my mother didn't mention half of the palace to us, and didn't even let us tell outsiders that she used to be a nurse. In the first few years after I came back, I took us to hide in Tibet and went to many places. When I was young, I didn't understand it, but when I was older, I didn't know it. Thinking that my mother came out of the palace back then, it must not be so simple. Over the years, I have long had questions in my heart, so I want to ask Uncle Mu, when my mother came out, did there be any major incident in the palace? ”

Mu Xuan groaned before saying, "My mother left that year. ”

Mama Lei never mentioned this matter to a pair of children. Lei Bo was stunned, and instinctively said, "Then did my mother make any big mistakes back then?" ”

Mu Xuan shook his head blankly and said, "I was only five years old at that time. I can't remember anything, but it didn't take long for my family to send me to Puci Monastery. I have lived in the temple for more than ten years, and I know very little about the affairs of the palace. ”

This made Lei Bo very surprised, he was surprised for the first time that Mu Xuan was not named the prince as the eldest son of King Yu, and what was even more strange was that the eldest son of the prince actually grew up in the temple, but he was very distant from the real family.

Mu Xuan could also feel Lei Bo's worry, and he said slowly: "Don't worry, I just have some doubts about some things back then, so I want to ask her about the situation." She will never be allowed to do anything dangerous. After all, she is also a grandmother who breastfed me. She is now the only one left of the original four nurses. I haven't repaid the kindness of nurturing back then. ”

Lei Bo thought twice before he said: "I will tell you where you live in Xingyang, and I will not ask about the next matter." It's just that her mother came to let her live for the time being, where to stay? ”

Mu Xuan said: "I'll buy you a house." "He still has a few spare money on his hands.

"I can't afford this."

Mu Xuan was afraid that Lei Bo would feel embarrassed, and said, "Why don't I come forward to talk to your young lady and borrow her house to live in for the time being." I think there are more than a dozen rooms, and I can definitely live in them. ”

Lei Bo did not object this time.

The two talked for nearly half an hour, and Mu Xuan got up to say goodbye. Lei Bo sent him to the entrance of the alley as usual, Mu Xuan got on the horse and said, "You go back, I know the way." ”

Lei Bo said again: "Miss, I'll say it myself, so I won't bother Uncle Mu." ”

"How to say it's tired, it was originally my idea, you don't have to worry about it." He had already taken the reins and clamped the horse. And the horses ran away.

Soon the men and horses disappeared into the night.

By the time Mu Xuan returned to Qixia Villa, it was almost the second watch.

He thought that his sister had been waiting at home for half a noon, and when she came back, she had to report that she was safe, so she didn't have time to change her clothes and came to Jinxiu Courtyard.

Duan Hui was really impatient, and when he saw that Mu Xuan had finally returned, the expression on his face softened a little, and he said with concern: "Where are you going?" I asked you to look for you, but you couldn't find it. ”

Mu Xuan said indifferently: "Something." I went into town. ”

Duan Hui saw him standing in front of him in a dignified manner, and he could hear his calm and breezy tone, and his heart should not be a big deal. Therefore, no further questions were asked. But when she saw Mu Xuan's bandaged finger, she immediately pointed and asked, "What's wrong with your hand?" ”

Mu Xuan's heart was negligent, and he hurriedly hid his hand behind his back and said, "It's nothing." But there was a slight injury. ”

"Are you hiding something from me, are you?" Duan Hui was slightly stunned.

"Sister. Where I have, don't be suspicious. It's just a small hole in the broken porcelain piece, and there are some blood beads. ”

Duan Hui said: "I don't believe it, you were naughty and was scratched by a cat and didn't snort." You wrap a small opening so tightly. Did it hurt the muscles and bones? ”

Mu Xuan thought that Rong Zheng was worried about his relationship, otherwise how could he take this little injury to heart, and then let his sister misunderstand. I had to untie the bandaged handkerchief in front of my sister, and the incense ash and blood stains sprinkled on it had dried up. Stained on the fingers. He rubbed it gently, revealing a thin dark red line, like a line.

Duan Hui saw it with his own eyes, so he was relieved, but he still felt strange, and said, "When did you become so timid?" ”

Mu Xuan pursed his lips, he didn't say a word about everything that happened today.

"By the way, I happened to interrogate you too."

"What did I do wrong, and my sister wants to judge me?"

"And said that he didn't do anything wrong, then I'll ask you. The princess has mentioned several family affairs to you these days, why haven't you agreed to any of them? ”

Mu Xuan said: "I don't like any of these. ”

"Then what kind of woman do you want to like? I ask you, do you keep using your dislike as a pretense and then keep putting it off? Actually, you still don't want to get married at all, right? ”

Mu Xuan thought, isn't this obvious, he was taken to the pit by his sister at the beginning, otherwise he would have moved this mortal heart. However, it was naturally impossible for him to say these words to the county lord, so he had to say perfunctorily: "My sister misunderstood, if she meets someone who is satisfied, she will definitely agree." ”

"Hmph, don't play any tricks in front of me. These women are not good? is either a lady from a scholarly family, or the daughter of a scholarly family, and I have met a few of them. I think I'm worthy of you. Don't be too ambitious, beware of being dazzled! ”

"Marriage, marriage, naturally we have to talk about fate. I have no fate with these people, and my sister can't force it. ”

Duan Hui saw that his younger brother was sharp-toothed, and it was not easy to say any more.

"It's late tonight, you should rest early. Ming'er went back to the house with me. ”

Mu Xuan bluntly refused: "Sister just go back, I'll forget it." ”

Duan Hui gritted his teeth: "What do you mean?" Now you still need more help at home, and this layer can't be bypassed. ”

"Sister, why bother me, you know that I don't have any family affection for that so-called family. If I hadn't been worried about my sister, I would have followed Master Yuankong away from Hongchen for the rest of my life. ”

This is the last thing Duanhui wants to hear, she said with tears in her eyes: "Junhua, it's time for you to say this." Don't hurry up and dispel this thought. ”

Seeing his sister's anxious appearance, Mu Xuan realized that he had lost his words, and was silent for a moment before saying, "Sister, go back by yourself." You don't have to call me for everything. ”

Duan Hui sighed.

Before leaving, Mu Xuan remembered something and suddenly asked, "Is the Spring Banquet Sister of the Twenty-Three Qi Mansion going to go?" ”

"I haven't made up my mind yet. Probably not going. ”

Mu Xuan said: "My sister should still go, it's rare that their Qi family is still thinking about the favor of the year." ”

Duan Hui was a little stunned, it turned out that her younger brother was not very ignorant of human feelings.

Not long after Mu Xuan returned to Tangli Study, night rain suddenly began in the sky. The sound of rain poured and fell on the green tiles with a crisp sound.

Mu Xuan felt cold and recalled, and remembered a poem taught by her mother when she was a child, "The sound of wind and rain comes at night, and you know how many flowers fall." ”

The injury on his finger was not a big deal for Mu Xuan, but as soon as he closed his eyes, he could think of Rong Zheng's anxious appearance, and when he thought of Rong Zheng, he couldn't help but recall the bits and pieces of the two of them. He couldn't remember exactly when the two first met, but that time they met in the palace, he almost strangled her. Now that I think about it, I am still a little afraid, why was he so willing to be ruthless to a weak woman who was powerless. Looking at her trembling in front of her, didn't he have a soft heart at that time?

What kind of woman is Rong Zheng? For the first time, he developed a strong curiosity about this woman. remembered the ones that asked Cui Shangzhou to investigate, but he was never able to perfectly outline her specific image in his heart. He thought this woman was a little interesting, but it was inadvertently tugging at his heartstrings.

For the first time in her life, Mu Xuan lost sleep for a woman. In retrospect, this made him feel a little embarrassed.

After a night of rain, it finally stopped, and the morning sun stained the window paper white. He didn't go to the garden to practice his sword that morning, and got up late. Putting on a single robe and pacing to the window, he reached out and pushed it open, and sure enough, he saw a muddy field. The pear blossoms, which bloomed brightly yesterday, have withered a lot today.

The north wind overnight made the flowers on the branches float to the grass mat with good luck, and if they were unlucky, they fell directly into the mud. Mu Xuan can't help but feel emotional, and the world often compares women to flowers. How short his life is, like his mother, thank you before she opens it; It's like his sister's beautiful days didn't take long, they were already full of green leaves, and Shaohua was gone.

So what kind of opportunities will Rong Zheng have in the future, and what kind of people will she meet. It's good if it's a person who knows how to be cold and hot, maybe Qin Se and Ming have a happy life. If you meet someone who is not ladylike, it is no different from this pear blossom that has fallen into the sludge.

After these sighs, he suddenly had an idea in his heart. He gathered his clothes, fastened his belt, and strode towards the Splendid Courtyard.

Duanhui was busy going back to the palace, and suddenly saw Mu Xuan coming, and said with a smile: "You changed your mind and want to go with me, aren't you?" ”

"No, I have something to say to my sister."

Seeing his solemn appearance, Duan Hui stopped the matter at hand and was about to ask him something, but saw Dan Tang hurriedly come to report: "County Lord, someone from Fujian is here." ”

Duan Hui was stunned and hurriedly asked, "Where are the people?" ”

Dan Tang said: "Those who are waiting at the second gate, do you want to see the county lord?" ”

Duan Hui hurriedly said: "Since you have already come to the door, there is no reason to drive away." Please come along. She felt that there would be no good thing for the Ji family to find it, so she lowered her head and thought about it, and saw Mu Xuan standing in front of her and hurriedly asked him, "Junhua, what did you just say?" ”

Mu Xuan shook his head and said, "It's okay anymore." (To be continued.) )

ps: Guess what Mu Xuan wants to do to the county lord......