Chapter 9: The Face of the Courtier

In the private room on the third floor of Zhiwei Restaurant, Xiao Yan wrapped the entire third floor, and all the attendants around him were waiting at the staircase and corridor, in the private room, Xiao Yan had a cold face, holding a bowl of lotus seed soup in his hand, and took a spoon to blow it cold and handed it to Mo Tianxin's mouth.

Mo Tianxin didn't appreciate it, didn't open his mouth, and stared at Xiao Yan directly, as if he wanted to see a hole in him.

Xiao Yan saw that Mo Tianxin didn't eat it, so he had to put down the lotus seed soup and said: "I can explain this marriage, it's not what you think." ”

"You think what I care about is marriage?" Mo Tianxin shook his head in disappointment, "Xiao Yan, you have really changed, will returning to the royal family make you become so fast?" You grew up in the Mocan family, and I have always regarded you as an elder brother, but now ......"

Mo Tianxin paused for a moment and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the emperor is different, the courtiers hope that you will take care of the courtiers' face even if you don't care about your own face, are you not afraid that the prime minister will impeach you and my father if you do this in front of the prime minister?" ”

Xiao Yan took a deep breath after listening: "You still care about the marriage contract." ”

"I don't care! Do you know who is going to marry you? ”

Mo Tianxin increased her voice, she knew that it was Nangong Rou who married Xiao Yan, and she believed that Nangong Rou would not let the prime minister get their wish.

"I know," Xiao Yan certainly knows, as the crown prince, if he doesn't even know this thing, then he will still be a fart prince, "Nangong Rou, the abandoned daughter of the Nangong family." ”

"Then did you know that she has another identity?"

"Huh?"

Mo Tianxin stared at Xiao Yan's eyes and said very seriously: "She is my close friend, I treat her as a family, she is the abandoned daughter of the Nangong family, but she is the palm of my Mo family!" ”

Xiao Yan tilted his head, "So what?" ”

"She won't marry you, and I won't allow her to marry you, she has been in the rivers and lakes since she was a child, and her heart is free, and you and the palace are by no means a cage that binds her."

Mo Tianxin's words are not selfish at all, she knows Nangong Rou too well, the deep palace may be desirable, but in Nangong Rou's eyes, it is just a tourist attraction, just look at it.

Xiao Yan suddenly asked: "Xin Xin, what about you, yearn for freedom, or do you like the deep palace?" ”

Mo Tianxin was silent, did not answer Xiao Yan, and started to eat by himself, Xiao Yan showed a shallow smile, he already had the answer in his heart, he asked knowingly, Mo Tianxin has wanted to leave Kyoto since she was a child, and go outside to be a chivalrous woman to rob the rich and help the poor, how can she be willing to be locked in the golden wire cage of the palace for the rest of her life.

Because of a serious illness, Mo Tianxin's body has always been very weak, major illnesses do not come and minor illnesses continue, a cold wind can blow fever, he can't learn martial arts, he can't be a chivalrous woman, and Nangong Rou may be the person Mo Tianxin wants to be the most in her heart, Nangong Rou is her mirror.

Xiao Yan sneaked under the table, took out a small square brocade box from his arms, hesitated for a long time and finally put the brocade box back in his arms, Mo Tianxin, who had been concentrating on eating, did not notice Xiao Yan's entanglement at all.

On the other side, on the street.

At sunset, lanterns had been hung on the streets, and the fragrance of night market snacks hooked Nangong's soft and red stomach, and the two ran into the night market food stall with joy, and after a while, the two of them were burping and holding their hands full.

"Oops~ It's a good support, but it's a pity that the pork liver noodles can't be packed, otherwise I will definitely wrap ten bowls for him!"

Nangong Rou looked at the mutton skewers wrapped in paper in her hand, smelled the smell and decided not to eat it, she was really tired now, so she could only take it back to satisfy her hunger.

Xiaohong's restraint from the beginning gradually revealed her lively nature because of a few meals, she walked beside Nangong Rou and suddenly her nose was sore, and tears burst out of her eyes: "It's really my blessing to meet the second miss, I haven't eaten enough since I was a child, let alone eat so many delicious foods." ”

"Oops, hey, why are you still crying~" Nangong Rou touched her body without a handkerchief, so she had to roll up her sleeves and wipe Xiaohong's tears, "What a good-looking girl, it's not good to look good when you cry, in the future, follow me, whether you want to eat delicacies from the mountains and seas or want to eat handsome men and beautiful women, Sister Rou, I will arrange it for you!" ”

Xiaohong sniffed and said in shock: "I don't eat people." ”

"Ah, this ......" Nangong Rou thought about how to explain to Xiaohong, but then she gave up explaining, nodded and said: "Yes, we Honghong is still young, we can't eat people now, we will eat later!" ”

Xiaohong: I won't eat it in the future!!

The two went out of the night market, rented a flower boat to tour the lake to see the scenery, there was a boatman on the boat, and when he saw Nangong Rou's dress, he guessed that she must be the young lady of the rich family, but he had never seen the young lady who liked to eat night market stalls, and bought so much, strange and strange, the boatman was still rowing diligently at the bow of the boat, and he didn't talk much about other things, and he was gossiping with his wife and children after returning home.

There are not a lot of flower boats on the lake, Nangong Rou and Xiaohong are lying in the cabin on all fours, if this boat is not blocked by the cabin, their image will definitely be laughed at.

After lying down for a while, Nangong Rou saw that Xiaohong, who was already sleepy and was about to be unstoppable, intimately covered her with a blanket, and she lifted the curtain of the cabin and walked out.

Nangong Rou found a place to sit down, looked at the boatman and said: "Sixteen years ago, the thief Meng Yu, who was feared by everyone in the rivers and lakes, suddenly disappeared, some people said that he died, some people said that he went to hunt for treasures, and some people said that he lived in seclusion, this gentleman, which one do you think?" ”

After hearing this, the boatman didn't even change his expression, and said honestly: "This young lady really asked the old man, the old man is a common man, and he doesn't know anything about this kind of affairs in the rivers and lakes." ”

"Don't know?" Nangong Rou smiled, "Then let me tell you, this thief Meng Yu is not dead, but he did go treasure hunting, it is a secret cave, hidden in the deep mountains and old forests, there are many fierce beasts, Meng Yu was too young at that time, he landed in the cave, desperately left a life to escape and was saved by a girl, Meng Yu had feelings for the girl in the long-term relationship, the two tied the knot, and gave birth to a pair of children, but Meng Yu has not told his true identity to the girl, his wife, What do you think if that girl knew that the person next to her pillow for many years was her father-killer? ”

Hearing this, the boatman silently clenched the oars, and a murderous aura approached Nangong Rou: "Who are you!" ”

Facing this strong killing intent, Nangong Rou smiled slightly: "It doesn't matter who I am, the important thing is that I can help you find out the real murderer, hasn't your wife been tracking down the murderer?" I know you have been wronged, and I can help you. ”

Meng Yu gradually restrained his killing intent, like a tamed hound, and said in a low voice: "Female doll, don't lie to me, the old man was able to kill all the corrupt officials back then, and now it is no longer a problem to kill you!" ”