The calm surface of the lake, the breeze blows through the ripples. On a winter day in the capital, there is a bit of cold air in the air, and An Xiaoxiao can see white smoke when she speaks. Her face seemed unreal in the smoke. I saw her eyes shining as she looked at the handsome man in white opposite, and said crisply: "If I can marry you, I think it will be the happiest thing in my life." But ......"

She paused.

Mu Yige's heart seemed to have a string, which she grabbed in her hand and threw it up and down at will. The first half of the sentence made him so happy that he wanted to go to heaven, and this moment it seemed to put him on the fire and scorched, anxious and unbearable.

An Xiaoxiao paused before speaking: "You and I have secrets to hide from each other. If we are just friends, such a distance is enough. If you want to be a couple, there are some secrets that you can't hide. So......" A look of anticipation appeared in her eyes: "Let's exchange secrets, shall we?" ”

Mu Yige's expression became solemn. When he learned that he had the opportunity to marry the woman of his dreams, his heart was filled with joy, and he had no time to think about anything else. Unexpectedly, she was as sober as her, but she had already seen the problems between them.

He was silent, struggling. There are some secrets, I really don't know whether to open up or not.

An Xiaoxiao knew that he was hesitating, and he didn't rush him, just waited quietly.

After a while, Mu Yige raised his head and said seriously: "Xiaoxiao, you guessed right. I have a very complex secret. If I had been stupid, these secrets would have been buried in the ground. Unfortunately, I came to my senses, and all the secrets came back with it. I think that when you get to know me all, maybe you won't think that marrying me is a happy thing. ”

At this point, his eyes became firm: "However, I still want to gamble once." Maybe God will be on my side this time. ”

An Xiaoxiao never knew about it, and it turned out that there was a mood like this. When she listened to Mu Yige's decision, her heart would be bitter and sweet. Can these two contradictory flavors appear at the same time? Sweetly, Zhilu said that he trusted himself and was willing to tell her the deepest secrets in his heart; The bitter thing is that this secret sounds so dangerous, as if it can destroy the sweetness just now.

She licked her lips and said with difficulty: "Why don't you listen to me tell me my secret first!" Yige, I am the real owner behind Xinxiangfang! ”

So, she told all about her talent and ability to smell all kinds of flavors, and talked about her experience before and after founding Xinxiangfang, and finally solemnly said the life experiences of Ao Xue and Xia Qing. only concealed the things of his two lives. This matter is too mysterious, she thought about it again and again, but she still felt that it was better not to say it, and it would have no impact on the overall situation.

Rao is like this, which is enough for Mu Yige to be shocked. It took him a long time before he could barely digest everything she said.

"So you've been looking for the truth about the robbery of grain and grass back then?"

"That's right! It's a pity that the clue is broken again. ”

Mu Yige looked at An Xiaoxiao steadily, with a complex and incomprehensible light flashing in his eyes. He suddenly arched his hands, bowed to her very formally, and said, "Thank you, thank you, you have been busy for my father for the past five years!" ”

"Your father?" An Xiaoxiao was frightened by his inexplicable actions, and quickly turned her body away from accepting his gift: "What are you doing?" She still suspected that Mu Chengxiu was the mastermind behind it, could it be that Mu Yige meant to thank her for holding on to his father?

Mu Yige straightened up and shook his head gloomily: "Xiaoxiao, my father is not Mu Chengxiu!" ”

"What......?" An Xiaoxiao never expected that his secret would be so unexpected from the beginning.

"It's a long story." Mu Yige sighed and said. It was not easy to tell this secret that had been pressed in his heart for a long time, he walked to the lake, sat down, looked at the calm lake, and waited until his mind calmed down, and then said slowly: "Emperor Shijin is cruel and suspicious, and he is very jealous of the Mu family, who has made great achievements in battle. Twenty years ago, there were four brothers in the Mu family, and only two were left - Mu Feiyang and Mu Chengxiu. At this time, the eldest brother Mu Feiyang's son fell to the ground. This son is the son born to Mu Feiyang and his childhood sweetheart's maid, the maid's status is humble and he can't get a name, but Mu Feiyang loves her very much, and he just disregards the world's eyes and makes that son a son-in-law. ”

He did not disappoint him, and before the age of three he showed an amazing talent. He has an excellent memory, can draw anything that he has only seen once, is familiar with the art of war at a young age, and has a strong attitude on the way to martial arts, and can endure daily boring training. The existence of this son makes Emperor Shi Jin like a fish in his throat, on the one hand, he has no children under his knees, and he is most jealous of others having children; On the other hand, this son is so outstanding, which makes him worry that the Mu family's momentum will grow. Finally, when this son was five years old, he was infected with typhoid fever and became seriously ill, and Emperor Shijin couldn't hold it anymore, so he took the opportunity to send someone to infiltrate the Mu Mansion, wanting to assassinate this son, and then shirk the fact that it was difficult to recover from a serious illness......"

An Xiaoxiao's eyes widened in surprise, and when this story was told at this point, she could almost guess the back: "You are the son of Mu Feiyang, the general of the Zhenguo?" ”

Mu Yige was not surprised that she could guess that she was such a smart girl. He smiled bitterly and nodded: "My father's death is closely related to the robbery of grain and grass back then, you investigate this matter, in addition to being able to give justice to the Ruan family, why not for my father, as well as the hundreds of soldiers who died in the Flying Sword Gorge that year?" ”

Only then did An Xiaoxiao understand what he meant by that bow just now. Many things are also explained: "So, you are not dead, but seriously injured." And after your father Mu Feiyang found out the truth of the matter, he was worried that you would be killed again, so he announced that you were dead! ”

Mu Yige bowed, and then continued her words: "Later, my father went to the battlefield and never came back...... He paused, as if there were thousands of inexplicable emotions blocking his heart, making him unable to speak for a while.

An Xiaoxiao's eyes darkened, it was because of her that he needed to recall such a tragic past. She put her hand over his, sighing softly.

Mu Yige only felt that the thousands of emotions were gradually calmed down by those gentle and delicate little hands, and he finally found his voice and continued: "Fourth uncle, that is, my current father - Mu Chengxiu, he doesn't want the blood of the Mu family to flow outside, and he can't recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, so he recognizes me as his illegitimate son, and my mother is just a maid of my father, and few people know him. After my father brought my mother and son into the Mu Mansion, my mother lived in a simple house and even hid it from everyone's eyes. It's a pity that my mother never forgot my father, and after the last illness, I followed my father to ......"

This is really a sad story, An Xiaoxiao saw Mu Yige so sad, and she didn't feel good.

Mu Yige clenched her hand, and comforted her in turn: "I have never told anyone about these things, but I didn't expect that after saying it today, I felt a lot better." Xiaoxiao, thank you! ”

An Xiaoxiao really didn't know how to respond. Mu Yige's eyes looked at him sincerely, as if a star had fallen into her dark eyes, she lowered her head, her pretty face was dyed red, it was indescribably moving.

Mu Yige was stupid, staring at her stupidly and speechless.

An Xiaoxiao waited for a while, and when she heard that he didn't move, she looked up at him.

The two of them looked at each other as if they had been shocked, and they both quickly lowered their heads. The surface of the lake is like a mirror, reflecting the two faces that are red at the same time.

An Xiaoxiao's heart was beating hard, and she always felt that she needed to find something to say, so she asked again: "Then your martial arts are so powerful, who taught them?" ”

Mu Yige was also a little flustered in his voice, and replied: "Daddy, it's the Marquis of Jincheng, seeing that although my sanity is damaged, it is embarrassing that I still retain the talent for learning martial arts, so he secretly passed on my martial arts. Later, he found out that the imperial doctor in my palace had concealed my illness, and then he realized that Mrs. Lu Dao hated my mother and son. After my mother died, he sent me to live in a foreign hospital in order to protect me. But he would come to see me every few months and check on my martial arts studies. ”

He thought about Mu Chengxiu's care for him for so many years, and sighed sincerely: "I really owe my father a lot. ”

In this way, Mu Chengxiu seems to be a loving and righteous person, not quite like he will do something traitorous! Moreover, judging from the final result, the Mu family suffered such a big loss, and Mu Chengxiu was even released into the emperor to seal a marquis at will and refrigerate it...... His suspicion is getting smaller and smaller.

An Xiaoxiao still asked tentatively: "Your father, is there any special relationship between the Marquis of Jincheng and the wild goose?" ”

Mu Yige thought about it, shook his head and said, "No! I can't think of it. He paused, and then said, "I know that you suspect Daddy, but I dare to guarantee with my life that he will not do it." The family motto of our Mu family is to be honest and honest, for the country and the people. Daddy cherished the people, and for so many years he has conscientiously defended his family and the country at the border. If he wants to betray the country, he only needs to open the door now and let in the army of aliens from the north, why do he need to be so desperate and repel the invading rogues many times. ”

In the past five years, the northern border has not been peaceful. After taking power, the Turks signed a peace agreement with the Sitong Kingdom, but there were still some unconvinced tribes who came to the border from time to time to provoke a situation in a vain attempt to provoke disputes. But Mu Chengxiu hit the enemy every time, so that others didn't dare to come.

An Xiaoxiao felt that what Mu Yige said was also reasonable, so she secretly planned to let Xinxiangfang focus more on Jian Hugong.

After the two discussed the matter, they were speechless for a while, but the folded hands never let go.

"Xiaoxiao-" Mu Yige suddenly called softly.

"What?"

"I'll repair the book to my father when I go back, so that he can go to the house to propose marriage, okay?"

An Xiaoxiao lowered her head and hummed a word from her nostrils: "Hmm!" ”

……

Echeng, General's Palace.

Mu Chengxiu put Mu Yige's letter on the desk and stared at it for a long time.

He thought about something in a daze, and then picked up his pen and wrote a letter. Then a soldier who was in charge of delivering the letter came and handed him a sealed envelope: "This letter is urgent, and it will be sent to the palace to be presented to the emperor." ”

The soldier took the order and left.

Mu Chengxiu sat back in his seat, and his eyes couldn't help but glance at the letters on the table. He sighed lightly and said to himself: "Dad is all for your good, I hope you can understand Dad's intentions." ”