Along the way, the places we passed were relatively less populated, and there were not many people in the post station, so Mu Yang and I lay down after washing in the post station at night, and the two beds were far apart.

"Can you sing?"

In the quiet night, Muyang's words were very abrupt. I replied, "Not really." ”

Actually, I will, after all, the days of being a killer in the past were too lonely, and I often sing to myself, whether it is casually sung by myself or by the folk, I know a little bit. But if I am allowed to sing in front of others, it is better for me to kill.

"It's a pity, I still want to find a singer to match my piano voice."

"The singer of Wanbaolou is good."

"I don't want that kind of person who is hungry for profit. Music is something that pleases oneself, not something that pleases others to get money. ”

I laughed and said, "How do you know I'm not a profit-hungry person?" ”

Mu Yang was silent for a while and said, "You're not." ”

I rolled over and said, "Go to bed early, I'll have to go tomorrow." ”

When I opened my eyes the next day, Muyang had already gotten up and was packing up. I miss the feeling of lying in bed when I take care of Xuan Lonely, but I can't help it, it's different now, and the task I have to complete is not the same as before, although I don't know what the emperor still wants me to do, what I want to know, but I still have to be obedient first.

After a long journey of more than ten days, we finally arrived at the beach.

Muyang pointed to a piece of house and said, "Look, the post station by the sea also has a unique flavor. ”

In that area, there was a post station built higher than the others, and there were many lanterns hanging on the eaves, and Muyang continued: "That's the one we want to live in, it's the end of summer, and the beach is still very comfortable." ”

At night, in the inn, I stood by the window and breathed greedily in the sea breeze. The faint fishy smell did not disgust me, but made me feel a deep attachment.

"What are you thinking?" Muyang walked over and looked at the place I was looking at.

"Nothing, just smelling the sea."

Mu Yang chuckled and said, "I knew that you liked the sea so much, and I should have brought you here last time." ”

"Did you also come to Lingshanwei last time?"

"Yes, it's just winter, and the sea is a little cold, so you can't go down, but now you can go to the sea casually."

"Even winter is good, I have only been to the beach once, not in Lingshanwei, at that time it was also to escape, and I didn't have a lot of time and mind to enjoy the sea."

"Do you want to go for a walk?"

I looked at Muyang and said, "Okay." ”

At night, the seaside was much quieter than during the day, and there was no one in a radius of several miles, and I felt more relaxed than I had ever felt before. The beach was not cold, I took off my shoes and put them in my hands, Muyang suddenly asked, "Are you and Xuan Lin having a conflict?" ”

I lowered my head and said, "No, I shouldn't have intruded into his life in the first place, I used to be his friend, and now I am just a passerby to him." ”

Mu Yang was silent for a while and said, "You don't always have low self-esteem. ”

"I don't have low self-esteem, what I say is the truth."

The two walked silently for a while, and Muyang spoke: "I also liked a girl before, but unfortunately, she married into the palace. ”

I didn't stop, I just listened to him.

"At that time, I didn't have very good piano skills, just an ordinary person who liked to play the piano. Later, when I heard the news, I practiced the piano like crazy, and I looked forward to the day when I could be favored by the emperor and recruited into the palace to play the piano for the concubines, and maybe I would be able to see her.

"But then the higher my piano skills, the more insipid I missed her, I knew that everything could not be restored, so I gradually forced myself to accept the facts, and then I was really recruited into the palace to play the piano for the concubines, and I also saw her, but she completely changed, those glory and wealth made her from clear to turbid, I saw that she always beat and scolded her subordinates, and when she saw me, she was even more disdainful, as if I was just a little violinist who played the piano for her, and no other emotions existed."

I stepped on the sand soaked by the sea and felt a chill.

"Then I heard that she committed suicide because she couldn't stand being suppressed by other concubines. I know the complexity of the harem, but when I heard the news at the time, I wasn't sad at all, as if it was only her in the past who lived in my heart, and she was already dead after she entered the palace. ”

I lowered my head and looked at the footprints I had stepped on, and my heart was very heavy.

"So what are you doing now...... How else do you feel? ”

"How can you feel? Now I just want to do the tasks given by the emperor, and when the emperor no longer needs me, I will go to open a piano hall. ”

"Never get married for the rest of your life?"

"If I can find someone I like, I won't deliberately look for it anyway."

"There will always be."

"What about me, yours?"

"Mine?" I sneered, "Enron?" ”

"What are you going to do in the future?"

"I don't know. Maybe when the emperor doesn't need me, I'll still go to Mrs. Chang's side to guard. ”

There was some indescribable light in Muyang's dark eyes. "What if you go back and find that there are already other maids around Mrs. Chang?"

"I didn't think about it. If she doesn't need me, I'll open a small doctor's office. ”

"You can recommend my piano to people who come to your hospital."

I laughed out loud and said, "I don't, I'm going to smear it." ”

After walking a little further, I asked, "Is there really no one coming out this time?" Do I really have no tasks? ”

"No one followed. The emperor didn't give you a task, what else do you want to do? Do you want me to give you a task? ”

"And what is your mission?"

"I'm going to check the accounts, there are few officials here who do things, but they are not greedy at all, if there is corruption, it is estimated that there will be your task."

"Corruption will happen at any time, but sooner or later, it will be discovered. In saying this, I have robbed the former of the people who killed officials. ”

"No, the prisoners in the past have been arrested, and besides, you may be robbing Xuan Lone's job. Besides, the people he wants to arrest are not only corrupt officials, nor are they robbing him of his job. ”

I didn't speak, thinking to myself how this person was talking about mentioning Xuan Lonely? But I heard the people around me say, "It's not early, go back and rest." ”

I woke up early on the second day, and I lay on the bed and watched Muyang look at something, probably a list. When he saw that I was awake, he said: "I forgot to tell you, this is not the capital, there are some things I can't protect you through, although Xuan Lin asked me to take care of you, but I don't spend more time with you, you weigh it yourself, don't cause anything, the emperor is not good to intercede for you." ”

I didn't feel angry when I heard it, and said with a smile: "Got it, thank you Mu Shilang." ”

When Muyang heard this title, he knew that I was teasing him, so he looked at me helplessly and went out, I went to lock the door, slept until almost noon, and when I woke up, I could already smell the smell of rice floating downstairs.

After I washed up, I looked at the silver ticket on the table, and thought to myself that I would bring something back to my wife this time to make her happy, but suddenly I remembered that I was no longer from Changfu, and that excitement disappeared again.

It's always okay to bring a gift, right?

I picked up the silver ticket and went out, Lingshanwei was not desolate at all, but very prosperous. The street was full of people, and all kinds of shops were also full of people, and the lively street scene made me feel like I was in the capital.

Most of the clothes sold in the ready-to-wear shops are women's clothes, with bells and whistles, and a wide variety of colors, but there are also many plain colors. There was no one in the shop I entered, and when the shopkeeper saw me, he immediately approached me and asked, "What style of clothes does the girl want?" ”

"I'll just take a look, not necessarily buy."

"Women just have to dress themselves up beautifully, so that men will take a few more looks, I think the girl is still young, she shouldn't be married, right?"

I smiled reluctantly and said, "I'll pick out a few clothes for others." ”

Although I carefully chose clothes for my wife, the shopkeeper insisted that I try a pale yellow dress, so I couldn't help it, but I didn't expect this dress to make me ...... There are many women.

"The girl is so pretty! This dress matches you, it's just-"

"Okay, I'll wear it directly, pay you, and the two pieces just now, take them with you."

"Gotcha! It's two, two, three! ”

I took out the silver, touched the silver ticket that was still there, and was about to leave the ready-to-wear shop, but the shopkeeper stopped me enthusiastically and said, "Girl, I'll paint you a light makeup!" ”

For some reason, I couldn't refuse the request of the woman in front of me, and I didn't have anything to do anyway, so I just let her be at her mercy.

As soon as the fat powder is on, the bun is combed, and I look ...... in the mirror

"The girl really looks like a girl who has not left the cabinet and is waiting for her sweetheart!"

"Don't talk nonsense, thank you, I'll go first."

I walked away from the mirror as if I had escaped from a ready-to-wear shop. For almost twenty years, I haven't had the same amount of time I have been able to put on my powder, put on my women's clothes, and look at myself in front of the mirror. I only know that my appearance is not ugly, but I don't know if I am beautiful. Just now in the mirror, I seem to see a new self, a completely detached self from the past, a ...... A real woman.

I hit my head on someone's chest, and I looked up and was about to apologize, but I saw Muyang's face.

He was stunned, I was stunned, he looked at my appearance for a long time before he said, "Why are you in such a hurry?" ”

"No... It's nothing. I lowered my head, not wanting him to see what I looked like.

"I'm done with today's business, I'm going back, do you have anything else? If not, come back with me. ”

"You're saying you don't have to check the accounts again tomorrow?"

Muyang knocked on my forehead: "I think you're stupid, I mean the rest of the things have to go back to the post station, can you go?" ”

"Oh...... Good. I rubbed my head, confused, not knowing what I was thinking.

All the way to the post station with his head down, Muyang closed the door, took a deep breath, and asked, "This is the clothes you want to buy yourself?" ”

"yes, what's wrong?"

"How did you buy such clothes?"

"Why can't you buy it?"

Mu Yang didn't speak, I felt that his tone sounded like silence, and I begged him to come over quickly and normally.

"Nothing. I'm going to be busy, you can read the book. ”

Muyang returned to his usual look, and finally let me breathe a sigh of relief, and I lay on the bed next to me and read obediently. I don't know how long it took, Mu Yang got up and moved his muscles, walked over, and looked down at me: "Drink with me tonight." ”

I answered, I don't know why Muyang didn't seem to be in a very good mood, but I didn't ask anything, maybe he was in trouble, maybe someone bullied him, maybe he remembered the girl he used to be.

I was about to change my clothes at night, but Mu Yang dissuaded me, and when I saw his uncertain appearance, I didn't dare to say anything, so I could only obediently follow out.

When did I listen to Muyang like this? How did he become as cloudy as Xuan Lonely now?

When I arrived at the tavern, Mu Yang directly ordered two large cups of wine, and after the dishes came up, I was thinking about what to say to break the deadlock in the slightly quiet private room, but I heard Mu Yang say: "You have nothing to do in a strange place in the future, don't dress yourself like this again." ”

I didn't expect Muyang's first sentence to be this. I asked, "Why?" ”

"It's so beautiful that it's easy to get lost."