After Mu Ruoying returned to Mu Mansion, the house was not very peaceful, Mu Jinghong had a lot to ask Mu Ruoying, and as soon as he came back, he came to Mu Ruoying's side courtyard and waited for Mu Ruoying to return. As for Mu Jingfei and He Xiyou, they both went to He Xiyou's main courtyard, and later listened to the maids in the courtyard talk about it, only to know that Mu Jingfei broke a lot of He Xiyou's precious ornaments that day. He Xiyou just held her forehead, she was very disappointed in her daughter, she thought that she had given birth to two children who could fight for He and Mu, but she didn't expect that Mu Jingfei would make her lose face today. As for that Mu Jianran, women don't play less on weekdays, but they don't dare to raise their heads to look up at the chess game, how worrying is their career in the future, do you really want to let the old man ask the emperor with a shy face to ask the emperor for an official and a half?

As soon as Mu Ruoying stepped into the remote door, she saw Ling'er waiting for her to return outside the house, Ling'er didn't say anything, just turned her head sideways into the house, suggesting that Mu Ruoying and Mu Jinghong were waiting for her in the house, Mu Ruoying knew that Mu Jinghong was not here to ask if she was doing well over the years, Mu Jinghong's real purpose was to find out Chu Lingran's heart for her.

Mu Ruoying's heart was already becoming more and more irritable because of Chu Ling, and she was even more bored at the moment, she thought that she could rest tonight and deal with Mu Jinghong tomorrow, but she didn't expect Mu Jinghong to be so breathless. Mu Ruoying has experienced too much today, and she is tired of running for her life, and she doesn't want to pretend to be Mu Jinghong's good girl anymore, but it is still too early to tear this face now.

"Daddy! Why did you come to Ying'er's side hospital so late? ”

Mu Ruoying stepped into the door and saw Mu Jinghong sitting in front of the ancient dark yellow chair and table, his gorgeous clothes and all the furnishings in the room were so abrupt, he had never taken care of Mu Ruoying's food for a day, and now that he thinks about it, he may want to pretend to be a good father today.

"Ying'er is back, you are in this house... How can my second Miss Mu Mansion be so shabby? I don't know how your mistress is in charge! Tomorrow, Daddy will order someone to move you to the hospital. Your two brothers and sisters have it, and Daddy's Ying'er is indispensable. ”

Mu Jinghong looked up at the furnishings in the surrounding house, and seemed to remember that this room was where Mu Ruoying's biological mother lived back then, when he was drunk and accidentally had a relationship with a maidservant. He never cared about these things, but this servant girl had a child, so he had to divide a separate courtyard for her at will, and let her give birth to Mu Ruoying in it. Mu Jinghong doesn't remember much about the subsequent past, and he was probably killed by He Xiyou again.

"Daddy, why did you suddenly think of changing the house for Ying'er today?"

Mu Ruoying naturally knew that Mu Jinghong's attitude today was nothing more than because he found that her second daughter was far more useful than her eldest daughter, how could Mu Jinghong ever have the role of a husband or father? Mu Jinghong never felt sorry for her, just like today, on the day of Mu Ruoying's biological mother's death sacrifice, Mu Jinghong didn't say a word, he probably didn't remember it for a long time.

"Eh~ It's all because Daddy is busy on weekdays and doesn't care about you. Daddy didn't even know that Ying'er's chess skills were so superb that the world had not solved it, and Ying'er solved it at a glance. When I was a child, Mr. Teaching said that Ying'er was inferior to Fei'er everywhere, so it seems that what Mr. Teaching said is not true. ”

Mu Jinghong looked at the cold girl, there were almost few places where he met her, and it was natural for her to be reluctant to get close to him, but Mu Ruoying at this moment made Mu Jinghong a little strange. He had always heard that Mu Ruoying was very much like her mother, she was submissive, she didn't dare to look at people squarely, and she didn't want to talk to people for more than three sentences. But at this moment, Mu Ruoying looked at Mu Jinghong's eyes, and her serious aura seemed to blame but saw through Mu Jinghong, which made Mu Jinghong sit still.

"What Mr. Teaching said is true, Ying'er doesn't dare to surpass her sister in everything, the housemother doesn't like Ying'er, Ying'er wants to live."

Mu Ruoying's words were very calm, obviously these words should have a lot of grievances and sorrow from the mouth of a young and ignorant girl, but Mu Ruoying's face was still faintly silent, as far away as Lun Mingyue, making people unable to find out an inch.

Mu Jinghong never thought that Mu Ruoying's situation over the years would be like this, but Mu Ruoying studied with Mu Jingfei and Mu Jianran at the age of eight, is it... Mu Ruoying was worried that she would be victimized by her mother when she was very young? Mu Jinghong was shocked, Ying'er... Will you know that her biological mother was killed by He Xiyou?

"The housemother treats Ying'er well on weekdays, Ying'er wants to make the housemother happy, and when the housemother is happy, she won't embarrass Ying'er. Sister Qinqi, calligraphy and painting is praised more, Ying'er doesn't care. ”

Mu Ruoying had already guessed Mu Jinghong's thoughts, but at this moment, she was not sure whether it would be Mu Mansion or He Mansion if she sat firmly in a high position in the future. Mu Ruoying hated He Xiyou, as for Mu Jinghong, Mu Jinghong is still a man that his mother has loved all her life, will her mother be reluctant? Therefore, Mu Ruoying will not talk about all her ambitions exposed in front of Mu Jinghong for the time being, as long as Mu Jinghong understands, her talent and appearance are far better than Mu Jingfei, and it is time for this Mu Mansion to change its master.

"Ying'er is so generous, she is really her father's daughter, your mother and sister, they are too evil. In the future, you and your mistress will work together in the Mu Mansion, and you will be free to make your own decisions about the affairs of the Mu Mansion. ”

Mu Jinghong thought of all the dirty things He Xiyou did in the past, and he was very unhappy in his heart, thinking that Mu Ruoying had this ability, and it was not impossible to compete with He Xiyou. He won't die a lady in January, if he really pokes it out at this time, who will sell his face for his founding exploits?

Ying'er thanked her father, but Ying'er is now the county lord of a country and is in the second grade, and what Ying'er said is refuted by the official wife who cannot be refuted from the third grade. As a daughter, Ying'er should follow the mother's mother, but Ying'er also has to be written into this royal history, if she suffers any unfair treatment, it will not be good for her father's reputation. ”

Mu Jinghong naturally knew what Mu Ruoying meant, and Mu Ruoying wanted all the Mu Mansion. Mu Jinghong hesitated for a moment, looked up at his daughter, and said that it was the determination in the eyes of the county lord and princess, sure enough, this is my Mu Jinghong's child. It was Mu Ruoying who thought that if she really only held half of the real power, no one would obey her, and she would not always hold the county lord's shelf.

"Daddy listens to Ying'er about this."

"Thank you, Daddy."

"By the way, Ying'er, you ...... with General Nachu"

Mu Jinghong finally couldn't wait to ask the question he was most concerned about at the moment, Mu Jinghong was anxious to determine Chu Lingran's intentions, and whether the forces of the border countries were left behind. Mu Jinghong's eyes were like a jackal at the moment, flashing with a greedy and cruel light, and he couldn't wait to pretend to be a loving father any longer.

"General Chu and Ying'er are just confidants, and they have nothing to do with Fengyue."

Mu Ruoying herself couldn't guess that man's thoughts, thinking of that man, Mu Ruoying's heart couldn't stop being bored, she was afraid that Chu Lingran was sincere, and she was also afraid that Chu Lingran was fake. In fact, she could guess, but she knew that the answer she guessed would not be the answer she wanted, she just wanted to wait and see, how Chu Lingran would use herself, Chu Lingran... Will there be a moment of distress for yourself and want to give up the scheme, just for her.

"General Kechu... Daddy thinks that General Chu is good, and he is by no means a confidant to you, so Ying'er should seize the opportunity. ”

Mu Jinghong looked at Mu Ruoying and didn't seem to have the slightest affection for Chu Lingran, he was very anxious, Mu Jinghong was sure in his heart that today's Chu Lingran was obviously interested in Mu Ruoying, and he was right to bring Mu Ruoying to the banquet today, but unfortunately, his daughter's attitude towards Chu Lingran didn't seem to have a good impression, and he couldn't help but say a few more words. In fact, as long as Chu Lingran has a heart, no matter what, as long as Chu Lingran likes it, he will eventually pay Mu Ruoying in exchange for Jiangshan.

Chu Lingran returned from Mu Mansion, did not return to Chu Mansion, but turned back to the palace, only this time, he wore a night robe that was difficult to find in the dark, and flew on the palace wall with light skills, and finally, settled in a depressed palace courtyard, the furnishings in the house were no match for Mu Ruoying, they were all unloved children, and the royal family was the same. In this troubled world, there will never be anyone, fortunately exceptions.

In the courtyard elsewhere in the palace, there are lights everywhere, and the lights are bright, even the people in the favored palace ladies can sing all night long, only in that courtyard, a dead lamp, the plain-clothed young man sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the fire that wanted to make tea, and quietly looked at a book, he lived as if he had no interest in this world, if Mu Ruoying's temperament was cold, the young man was lonely and cold. Before the wind of the jade tree, the beautiful young man said that it was him, Mu Jingfei's sweetheart since childhood, He Qiyu.

"I knew you were coming today, so I made tea. Are you a little late today? ”

The man turned his back to the empty courtyard and muttered to himself, and after a long time he could not wait for a response, he stood up with a smile in his eyes, picked up the teapot by the fire, and leisurely brought a cup of tea into the cup, and the fragrance of the tea overflowed into the nostrils of the man in the night clothes on the roof. Chu Lingran jumped sideways, sat next to He Qiyu in a blink of an eye, took He Qiyu's teacup, and smelled it in his nose for a long time before he entered it, the tea was sweet and bitter, only a person who lived so clean Qi Yu could make such a good tea in this world.

"Today, someone fell in love with your osmanthus brew and drank it a little greedily."

Chu Lingran looked at the emerald green tea leaves suspended in the teacup, thinking of Mu Ruoying's appearance of drinking under the moonlight, she was so cold and rejected thousands of miles away, and the slight flush on her fair face seemed to bloom Chu Lingran's rippling heart. A doting smile flashed at the corner of Chu Lingran's mouth, and when He Qiyu took it in full view, Chu Lingran realized that he was a little crazy.

"I heard that today, General Chu fell in love with the second lady of Mu Mansion. took the initiative to show love, but was rejected. I, who didn't care about the world in this Qingliang Palace, actually heard such rumors, it seems that the rumors between you and the second lady of Namu Mansion are not false, I have never seen a woman in your heart so much. ”

He Qiyu didn't have a big reaction, he didn't ask about the government on weekdays, he was used to being an idle prince, and he never took it to heart when he was snubbed or something. Only Chu Lingran, he regarded him as a confidant, and he also knew all the difficulties of Chu Lingran, if this woman could really warm his heart, it would not be a good thing, but unfortunately, that woman's surname was Mu. He Qiyu knew all the past events of Chu Lingran, even if he knew, he couldn't say a word of approval.

"You know, I'm not the kind of person who can reach out and touch happiness."

Chu Lingran drank all the tea in the cup, and took a few leaves of tea into his throat together, but there was no wine to come. Chu Lingran was a little confused by Mu Ruoying's teased heart, he thought that when he came to He Qiyu, he could have an answer, but he knew this answer for a long time, he was just afraid, he really fell in love with Mu Ruoying......

"Ling Ran, sometimes it's not a good thing to let go."

He Qiyu didn't know how to comfort Chu Lingran, maybe Chu Lingran shouldn't see Mu Ruoying, it's best not to see each other first, so you don't fall in love. Chu Lingran's life was already bitter, and he thought that Mu Ruoying could become a little sunshine in Chu Lingran's heart, but sometimes it could be a deeper darkness. He Qiyu knew in his heart that Chu Lingran couldn't let go of his hatred, his parents, and his people couldn't help but let him go.

"Yu, you... Is it really put down? Can you associate with a man who will destroy your whole people in the future, and you will not hide a little hatred in your heart? ”

The two were speechless, everyone knew that in the future, Chu Lingran destroyed the He dynasty, and He Qiyu was the one who added fuel to the fire. The hatred hidden in He Qiyu's heart is by no means less than Chu Lingran, but he is better at disguising and lobbying himself not to think about it.

"yes, I'm not in a position to persuade you. You and I are in the royal family, but the people of the royal family are destined to have no blood in their lives, and only cold blood can accept the cruelty in front of them and learn to protect themselves. I think, when that day comes, I will not have a moment of pain in my heart when I watch you kill my family, I just feel that fate, it has finally let you and me go. ”

He Qiyu looked at the moonlight covered by clouds with his back hand, at this moment, the night was so cloudy, it was very much like the lives of the two of them, and the light at night was so extravagant. He Qiyu thought about himself under the same moon back then, lying in his mother's arms, he was so young and naïve at that time, he didn't know what the royal family meant, and naivety was a luxury, but it was squandered for a while. Until that day, the blood overflowed the edge of the bed, and the mother's hand was cut so deeply that he didn't respond to his mother who was shaking it in a pool of blood, but the blood was still gushing out, announcing the end of He Qiyu's happiness.

He Qiyu has lived like this for more than ten years, whenever the moonlight is hooked and the wine is on his head, he can think of his mother's wrist and the unwillingness in his eyes in countless nightmares. The harem is like this, the child is sometimes an umbrella, and sometimes it becomes a cycle of another struggle, his mother, with the last love, to ensure that He Qiyu is 100 years old and worry-free.