The north of the city was actually some distance from the city, and they were still delayed on the way out of the city for a while.

The snow outside the city has not melted, and it is white, connecting with the heaven and the earth, which can't help but make people feel refreshed.

Yan Kuan: "Master, there is a town in front, do you want your subordinates to send the clothes brought by the princess." ”

"I'll take a look", Mu An poked his head out, surrounded by mountains in the distance, this town is in the middle of nowhere, and the smoke curls quietly, which is in stark contrast to the prosperity of the capital: "Let's go over together." ”

Xiao Ci nodded: "Go to the front town and have a look." ”

Retracting from the carriage, remembering what he had seen on the way, Mu An said, "Is there a snow disaster at this time of year?" ”

"Don't worry", Xiao Ci explained carefully: "As soon as the snow falls, the disaster relief funds of the imperial court will be distributed, and all states and counties will supervise the people in advance to prevent disasters, and the damaged houses will be repaired as soon as possible, and few people will be affected." ”

Laughing, Mu An blinked: "These are all orders you gave us, right?" ”

"It's the emperor, all the king's recitals must be told to the emperor one by one", after a pause, Xiao Ci didn't say much, and his jaw raised slightly: "This king only fulfills the responsibility of supervision." ”

"Got it."

These policies for the benefit of the country and the people were all carried over from the previous years, and were planned by Xiao Ci and a group of old ministers, and Xiao Shengyuan nodded and forced them.

At that time, Xiao Shengyuan could be said to be obedient to Xiao Ci, and whatever the emperor said was what he was, which was very different from him who was now pretending to be full of conspiracies.

As soon as the carriage stopped, he listened to Yan Kuan: "Master, the intersection in front is blocked, and it is inconvenient for the carriage to enter, but do you want to move on?" ”

Lifting the curtain and glancing at it, Xiao Ci turned around, stretched out a hand at Mu An, and said with a smile: "Madame, do you want to go down for a walk?" ”

Nodding decisively, the two got out of the carriage one after the other.

Mu Xun in the rear immediately stopped the car and jumped down from inside.

The entourage hurriedly stopped: "Shizi, it's too obvious to follow again, I'm afraid of upsetting the regent, why don't you accompany Shizi to go for a walk elsewhere?" ”

"......" glanced at him puzzled, and Mu Xun strode over: "I came with them, why did this son deliberately avoid it?" ”

Attendant: "...... Shizi, isn't that good? ”

"What? Have an objection? ”

The entourage buried his head: "The subordinates don't dare." ”

Touching the silver face, Mu Xun hurriedly looked over, and saw that Xiao Ci's hand on Mu An's shoulder sank.

As Xiao Ci walked towards the town, he looked around, and the town as a whole ran north-south, not big, and the cold wind swished along the only street.

Occasionally, a few children are running around on the street corners with red faces, and half-melted snowmen lie at their feet.

"It's a good place", Mu An took a deep breath and pulled his clothes together, "It's just that the population is a little thin, and the town is in disrepair." ”

Xiao Ci leaned close to Mu An, took one hand, and said slowly: "This is not far from the capital, most of the men have taken jobs in the city, and most of the people who stay in the town during the day are old and weak women and children. ”

"No wonder the house was broken and not repaired in time, it's so cold, if there are a few more heavy snowfalls, I'm afraid I will suffer."

"In fact, if there is no war, at worst, it will be busier all year round, so that there will be no famine", Xiao Ci's eyes flowed: "Once there is a war, for the poor people, it is delusional to have a place to shelter from the wind and rain, at least there are no refugees in the capital now, that is the most terrible." ”

Mu An whispered: "Have you seen it?" ”

After a moment of silence, Xiao Ci said: "This king has seen it, so I don't want to see it again...... Corpses were everywhere, and rivers of blood flowed. ”

It was the last year of Emperor Xiao Wen's abdication, and the old emperor coughed up blood, took the young and proud Xiao Ci's hand, and asked him to see the war all over the border, and see how the Mu family army used his life to fight a bloody road with Daqi and Daliang; Look at how the large number of refugees who flocked to the capital were hungry and ate people; Tell him what the real internal and external troubles are.

Everyone wants to take advantage of the war to get a piece of the pie, and all the factions on the rivers and lakes are left aside for the time being, the court was a mess at that time, and who has time to make peace with the rivers and lakes.

The princes tried to kill each other, and the saddest thing was to extend their vicious claws into the dying life of Emperor Xiao Wen.

Xiao Ci clearly remembered that he was above the city gate and looked down and wailed, his kind of powerless decadence, the army and the people went their separate ways, and the sword that the young man had just lifted was useless against the unarmed people.

After less than a year, Emperor Xiao Wen died, and the surprising thing was that he entrusted the important task of supervising the country to the regent who was personally sealed.

From that time on, the words "young and frivolous, fresh clothes and angry horses" have nothing to do with Xiao Ci, and he remembers the entrustment of Emperor Xiao Wen before his death: "I want you to protect the rivers and mountains of Daliang."

Even the edict of the Zen throne was not left, and at that time, Xiao Ci naively felt that the princes were not successful, and Emperor Xiao Wen did not choose until he died.

Thinking about it now, it's ridiculous.

Emperor Xiao Wen played a big game of chess, and he knew that Xiao Ci would not hesitate to put Xiao Shengyuan, who was young and inconspicuous, and even the ministers had almost forgotten about it, to the throne.

And Xiao Ci did not have the slightest suspicion, and did his best step by step, and no one in the country shook Xiao Shengyuan's reputation.

With a sneer, feeling the warmth of his palm, Xiao Ci came back to his senses and lowered his eyes: "No one will suffer like that again." ”

"Hmm", Mu An responded, holding Xiao Ci's hand, warming it tightly, soothing the pain in his heart little by little, pulling a bright smile, and said, "I believe you." ”

The two stood in the snow of the town's police station, surrounded by the innocent laughter of children, and their beauty became a flower.

Mu Xun coughed twice out of place, glanced at Xiao Ci, and in a blink of an eye, he rushed towards Mu An, and naturally stood beside her: "What do you say to the prince?" Laughing so happy"

"I've seen the prince", Mu An arched his hand: "Let's talk casually, I want to ask why the prince is here?" ”

Mu Xun couldn't deny: "I just came with you." ”

“……”

"Shizi is idle?" Xiao Ci's face was not good: "Follow all the way from the capital to here, this king has to doubt the intentions of the prince, oh, this king almost forgot, the prince was still satisfied with the last time he went to Zuixianglou?" ”

The atmosphere cooled a little...... Mu Xun avoided talking about it.

"The regent doesn't need to doubt that this prince just cares about the princess", Mu Xun was quite calm: "After all, the princess's life was also saved by the princess, and the prince was not by the princess's side at that time. ”

Xiao Ci: "What does the prince want?" ”

After a moment of solemn contemplation, Mu Xun said in a deep voice: "I owe it first." ”

I almost wanted to interject, but there was no gap to interject the words, Mu An was excited, and it happened that there were more people in the town, and there were people walking around in every household, and from time to time someone threw curious glances at them and his group.

Yan Kuan did good deeds and visited the entire town without leaving a name, and came back and said: "Princess, everything has been sent over according to the instructions, and the people are very grateful. ”

Laughing heartily, Mu An took the opportunity to slip away, she looked back at Xiao Ci and Mu Xun stupidly, and ran away in a blink of an eye, following Yan Kuan around the town.

It is true that some families have a hard life, and Yan Kuan left a few people to help repair them.

Touching the heads of the children scurrying all over the street, Mu An chuckled and reminded: "Slow down." ”

A group of children looked at Mu An curiously, made a grimace at her, and circled around her twice before leaving with a smile.

"This group of children ......", Mu An stood in the middle of the street, looked from afar, pointed to the mountain in the distance and asked, "Phoenix Mountain?" ”

Yan Kuan: "It's Phoenix Mountain, the princess still remembers." ”

"Why don't you remember", chuckled, Mu An thought, where are the memories of her and Xiao Ci.

"The last time the princess was in distress on Phoenix Mountain, this is the first time that her subordinates saw that the master was worried about a person, and rushed forward regardless of her own secret safety, fortunately the princess was safe, otherwise none of the subordinates would be able to get rid of their responsibilities."

"How far is it from the Bathing Buddha Temple?"

Yan Kuan: "It's not far, it's about half an hour away, the Bathing Buddha Temple and Phoenix Mountain are not far away, does the princess want to go?" ”

Mu An said softly: "I went there once, but something happened, and I didn't even have time to go to Zhuxiang." ”

And Master Jingxu, what exactly does he know, what is the agreement between him and General Mu Nanjun, Mu An has not yet received an answer.

She took a deep breath and said, "Let's go back and call the prince to go to the Buddha Temple together." ”

As soon as Mu An walked on the front foot, Mu Xun and Xiao Ci stiffened on the back foot.

Xiao Ci always felt that Mu Xun was probing himself with a scrutinizing gaze, from top to bottom, from the inside out, not uncomfortable, but very depressed.

He was slightly irritable: "The son of the world knew An'er before? ”

Glancing at Xiao Ci lightly, Mu Xun's heart sank slightly, and he raised his eyes: "I don't know how long ago the prince said?" ”

"That's not an acquaintance?" Xiao Ci snorted coldly: "The prince condescended to the capital with generous gifts, if he has a purpose, even if he comes to this king, there is no need to do anything on An'er, let alone deliberately approach her, if he hurts her a penny, this king will never let go!" ”

With a flash of silver light, Mu Xun's curled fingers naturally stretched, he looked at Xiao Ci, and suddenly laughed lightly: "The prince is too worried, I won't hurt An'er, and I don't have any plans for her, I just want her to be good, if she doesn't rejoice, she can't do it, let alone hurt it in the slightest." ”

"The prince is too, if you hurt her, this son will not let it go."

His expression was terrible, and after being stunned, Xiao Ci withdrew the gloomy color in his eyes: "The prince should still call the princess more appropriately, and the people of this king will protect the king." ”

Mu Xun: "That's the best." ”

The doubts in my heart are even worse, if Mu Xun really thinks about anything, Xiao Ci can't feel it in him, but how can there be people in this world who are good to you for no reason?

"Other matters, after the palace banquet, the king will personally discuss with the prince."

"Good".

As he was talking, he saw Mu An coming over with a smile, Mu Xun subconsciously looked at Xiao Ci, but unfortunately Xiao Ci was also looking at him, his cold eyes collided, and he retreated.

Easing his expression, Xiao Ci greeted him: "Where do you want to go next?" ”

Mu An: "Let's go to the Bathing Buddha Temple, I haven't been there yet." ”