Chapter 20 The human heart is precious
The night is bleak, the willows on the moon, singing and dancing, a pair of love.
Mu Ruoying sat in the man's room, not as charming and tactful as other girls, Mu Ruoying's conversation and sitting posture was more like a businessman who talked about business with him, the big man was obsessed with Mu Ruoying's appearance, and couldn't say a word for a while, Mu Ruoying continued with a light smile.
"Do you know who I am?"
Mu Ruoying played with the bag that the big man put on the table, the bag was full of gold, silver and jewelry, it seemed that this person really made a windfall with Fuwan.
"How do I know? In this building, not a girl? ”
Dahan finally came back to his senses, looking at Mu Ruoying's expression, and the attitude of those girls towards Mu Ruoying just now, he was also a little hesitant, a girl with such an aura would never be as simple as the coquettish vulgar fans in the Qinglou. But what normal girl's family will take root in this green building all day long?
"No, before you came, did you hear that the new emperor decreed the four seas and named Mu Ruoying, the second daughter of the Mu family, as the lord of Rong'an?"
Mu Ruoying opened Dahan's bag and saw about 500 taels of silver and some vintage antique jewelry in the package, it seemed that he was still a "passerby".
"You... Who will allow you to touch my package? What exactly do you want to do? What does that Rong'an Lord have to do with me? ”
The big man was a little anxious, pulled out the scimitar in his arms, and put it against Mu Ruoying's neck, but the hands couldn't stop trembling, Mu Ruoying looked at him The posture of drawing the knife was so unnatural, and he was only seventy-seven eighty-eight in his heart, it seems that this wealth does not belong to him.
"Oh? Your package? So do you want to do some business at the foot of the Son of Heaven in the capital? ”
Dahan didn't know what Mu Ruoying wanted, a girl had a sharp scimitar against her neck, as long as he missed, her life would be gone on the spot, and she didn't have the slightest wave, just playing with a glass hairpin on the table, such an aura made him sweat coldly, this woman definitely has a back move, maybe her martial arts are world-famous.
"What's the matter... There are also some, the person you are pointing at is the lord of Rong'an, as for one thing I am very curious about, this Fuwan Province is in arrears every year, and the place has been poor to this point, you, a native of Fuwan, are very rich. It's just that do you know how much the richest restaurant in Beijing costs a month? You really didn't ask the price for a month. ”
"You... Is it the lord of Rong'an? What did you come to me for? No matter how expensive this restaurant is, I can live in it, I am no longer from Fuwan, from today on, I am from Beijing. I'll forget everything in the past, I'll be clean. ”
Mu Ruoying couldn't imagine that the man who spoke straight and without thinking about it, now his face was full of tears, it seems that he also experienced something to be so disgusted with his hometown, Mu Ruoying doesn't understand, Fuwan... What the hell is going on.
"Can you tell me that I don't know about this windfall. All I want to know is what's going on in your hometown? ”
"You were born in the capital of fine clothes and jade food since you were a child, and the food and clothing are all silver taels squeezed out of the teeth of the people in our place, we only seek food and clothing, but what about you? Enjoy it all, take our offerings and go around for fun. Fuwan used to be a rich harbor, the people were self-sufficient, the children there loved to eat the fresh food of the sea, they were tall and mighty, and I grew up like this, and no one could be more attached to my hometown than me. But... Ten years ago night, after that cannon shot, our nightmare finally began. The invention of many unheard-of advanced ships on the other side of the sea, they had shells, we were powerless to escape, they robbed all night, the money and women of the village, after dawn, before the officers and soldiers arrived, they left first, across the sea, no one could pass, no one could come back, and this is how my mother got lost......"
Mu Ruoying looked at the painful expression of the big man, thinking of these brutal scenes, and only then did she understand why Fuwan was reduced to such a situation overnight, they used to be a prosperous and rich place, and the spring flowers were blooming, which was better than the capital. Those good days and childhood are gone with the departure of the big man's mother.
"They come every other month, snatching everything they can, the court officials have changed one term after another, no one has a way, no one's sea tactics can win those people, our Fuwan is not so much the land of the He Dynasty, but the captives of the Dongying countries, but the local officials only want to save their lives, they deceive the upper and lower, a whole ten years, if it were not for this Dongying envoy to the court, they are afraid to hide it for decades."
Mu Ruoying finally figured out why the small country of Dongying did not take the majesty of the great country to heart so much, they must have thought that the Great He Dynasty dared to be so arrogant because they were helpless, but it was bitter to the local people of Fuwan, who were frightened and frightened every day and night, and the bearer was humiliated and miserable.
"A month ago, the people from Dongying came again, they wanted to take away my children and wife, I refused, I resisted desperately, I was stabbed by them several times, I woke up and fell in a pool of blood, my wife has disappeared, I only heard the sound of the boat in the distance, but I can't do anything, my child... My children are not as lucky as I am. ”
This is his pain, only such a deep despair will not have a little illusion about his hometown, he must have robbed a businessman's ultimatum on the way, took a sum of money and wanted to come to the capital to stay away from those ghostly nightmares, but a person has a little hatred and unwillingness in his heart, after all, he will not be able to be happy for a lifetime, and the tears and pain on his face now are the best proof.
"What's your name?"
"My mother called me Marto."
"Marto, if I say that someone will go to your hometown, lead the dynasty with 100,000 iron horsemen, and set foot on the entire land of Yingguo, so that your mother's body can be buried next to your father, and your wife can be reunited with you, and you can have a lovely child again, do you believe it?"
Mu Ruoying looked at him sincerely, her promise Mu Ruoying knew that there was only one person in the world who could do it, and that was Chu Lingran, only Chu Lingran could let the souls of those who could not return to their homeland rest in peace, and the cruelty of the people of Yingguo would eventually pay the price, they had well-skilled ships, and I also had generals who surpassed everything.
"Really... Are you sure? ”
"Yes, tomorrow, I will take you to meet someone, the only person in the world who can avenge you and shame the people of Fuwan?"
After Mu Ruoying appeased Martuo, she left the Jingxiu Pavilion, she felt very tired, it turned out that the hearts of people in this world can be ugly so much, it turned out that there was no master in this world, how much persecution the people had suffered, and he was still sitting on the dragon chair, worried about his throne, holding his celebration, maybe this dynasty should really change the master, Mu Ruoying wanted to stand by and watch, the new master in the future is Chu Lingran, or Mu Jinghong, she just wants to have enough rights to protect the person she loves. Now it seems that the lord of the world can only be Chu Lingran......
"Master, you're back! Today, the person who killed a thousand knives came to you once, saying that General Chu wanted to ask you to drink tea, but I refused, saying that you were unwell and should not blow the wind. ”
The person who killed a thousand knives in Ling'er's mouth should be the general Qingfeng beside Chu Lingran, that's right, Chu Lingran came to find him today? He should have come to himself when he was worried about Fuwan's art of war, what did he say? Although she has studied military books since she was a child, she has never been in battle to kill the enemy, and it is strange for Chu Lingran to look for her at this time, thinking that she should not see Chu Lingran for half a month, it must be something important to find her at this time, and it happens that she is also worried about Marto's affairs, so it is better to discuss it with him tonight.
"Ling'er, whoever came to me today, you said I fell asleep."
"Master, it's so late at night, you're a girl... Can't you go again tomorrow? ”
Mu Ruoying left the house regardless of it, this matter must be discussed with Chu Lingran as soon as possible to come up with countermeasures, how many people will be killed one day later? Mu Ruoying came to Chu Mansion, but was stopped by the housekeeper and did not let her enter the door, her words and expressions were a little strange, Mu Ruoying speculated that Chu Lingran was not at home at all, but it was late at night, Chu Lingran was not in the mansion at this time, and the housekeeper's expression was so panicked, Chu Lingran must have a secret.
"Miss Mu, I went to see you today, the girl in your house said that you are not feeling well, and it is late at night, you should go to rest, instead of running to the general's mansion and being misunderstood."
Mu Ruoying has always known that this general looks down on herself, and thinks that she deliberately seduced Chu Lingran first, which is laughable, if it is really serious, it is obvious that Chu Lingran seduced herself first, but she is not a polite person, Chu Lingran is not in the house, where will she go at this moment?
Mu Ruoying walked on the dim street, thinking to herself, this person... It must be a character that Chu Lingran doesn't want others to know, if he really plots something, the General's Mansion should be a safer place, unless the identities of the two people are too special, tonight is the Ming Flower Festival in the palace, and the princes and nobles will go to the heart of the Moon Lake at night, that is, the people in the palace run out of the palace, and Chu Lingran also runs outside the Chu Mansion, then he must be the people in the palace. Who is it? Where will the two of them hide their eyes?
The copied flower branch workshop......
Now the Huazhifang is a dilapidated ant building, the whole place is dim, the night is so deep, no one will run there, even if it is, it is to go to the Jingxiu Pavilion, and the opposite direction of the Huazhifang, is a wonderful hiding place.
Mu Ruoying knew in her heart, she didn't know what was going on tonight, her reason couldn't keep up with her curiosity, she knew that Chu Lingran was a friend and an enemy, if she was discovered by him, then she might not be able to get out of Huazhifang alive, but she still wanted to fight, she had a hunch, after tonight, she would be able to completely see the situation in the court, all of Chu Lingran's purposes, whether Chu Lingran was an enemy or a friend, only she needed to go to Huazhifang to make it clear.
"We don't have much time left, are you going to take the troops to Fuwan?"
Sure enough, a strange man's voice came from the dimly lit room, his tone was gentle and elegant, but it didn't look like a scheming person.
"Well, I have to go. Fuwan is a citizen of my country, Qi Yu, he is my people. ”
That was Chu Lingran's voice, Qi Yu... He Qiyu! The person Chu Lingran had a private meeting with was His Royal Highness King Qi, the one who didn't care about the government and devoted himself to the tea ceremony, no wonder there was such a good tea tree in Chu Mansion, they had a good relationship, and His Royal Highness King Qi also intended to get involved in the court? But how could he be willing to give up the world to Chu Lingran?
"But the old thief in Mu Mansion has started to move, if you are not in the capital at this time... Once the opportunity is lost, it may never come back. ”
King Qi should be talking about Mu Jinghong, he didn't know that Mu Jinghong had started to make moves recently, how not simple this prince who had lived in the deep palace for a long time was, he knew everything in the world, he was far more strategic than the prince who couldn't hold his breath, and his curiosity about him before has now been confirmed.
"One day, I will use the flesh and blood of the Mu Mansion to pay tribute to the souls of hundreds of people in my Chu Mansion."
I don't know if it's because it's heavier in the middle of the night or Chu Lingran's aura is too ruthless, Mu Ruoying felt Chu Lingran's hatred and murderous aura, in her memory, Mu Jinghong and Chu Lingran didn't have much resentment, if it weren't... Chu Lingran's life experience has a different article? No wonder he first saw that he deliberately approached, it was because he wanted me to work for him and kill the lives of the people in the Mu Mansion, although he didn't care about the lives of these people, but after all, he felt sad because he confirmed the "sincerity" of this man's words, how could he believe him? also revealed his sincerity in front of him, how can this kind of person who looks at the country understand the preciousness of people's hearts?
"What about Mu Ruoying? Will you sacrifice her blood? ”
Mu Ruoying thought sadly, while wanting Chu Lingran's answer, as long as Chu Lingran said "no", she was willing, she could help Chu Lingran win the world, she never cared about Mu Mansion, and she didn't have the slightest affection for Mu Jinghong, she just asked this man to have a trace of sincerity towards her.
"Her blood... I won't fall. ”
What a cold word, what a dark night, what a cold-blooded human heart... He Chu Lingran, the day of the cliff said that he was there, he was in... Mu Ruoying thought that he would really accompany him in the future and not let himself face it alone, but now it seems that this is just a ploy to change people's hearts, and in the end, Chu Lingran is superior.
A tear of Mu Ruoying fell to the ground, and with the silence in the room, the voice on the bluestone slab was so clear, Chu Lingran and He Qiyu had practiced martial arts since childhood, and their hearing was already sharper than ordinary people. Mu Ruoying's heart is dead, she spied on Chu Lingran's secret, she is today... In the end, it was lost.
"Who?"
Mu Ruoying felt a back flash behind her in the dark night, and she had a cold sword around her neck, just like the owner of the sword... It's so cold and unforgiving.