Although the capital in April is in the rich area of the Central Plains, one or two spring equinox moments will be like a small southern city for half a month of rain without stopping, more is a little pretentious, less is a little angry. Outside the Beijing embroidery pavilion is the richest house and street in the capital, looking out of Mu Ruoying's window, it is full of rockeries and fake water of some courtyard people, ten thousand mountain flowers, a good scene of prosperity and peace, it is really like a dream, and the spring is thick.

It has rained in the capital for half a month, and Aunt Feng Kite's restaurant in the morning is mostly filled with idle tourists who come to the hospital in the morning to taste wine, and watch the flowers at night, something seems to have happened in the court these days, Chu Lingran has not been in contact with Mu Ruoying for a long time, and even Mu Jinghong is tired of going out early and returning late, so it can only be said that it is caused by many problems such as the tension of the war in the frontier. Mu Ruoying went to the court on the first day of her appointment as an official, and then she also knew the current affairs, knowing that she was standing on the court in addition to making the Manchu Dynasty civil and military uncomfortable, and her words would also be refuted by some old ministers who were inferior to men and women, it was better to be an idle lord and listen to stories from all over the world in this restaurant all day long.

"What do you say that you are the lord of a country, and you linger in my land of fireworks every day? Aren't you all the same? At this time, you will also have a foothold above the court, why not go? ”

Feng Kite is afraid that Mu Ruoying is afraid that the men are dressed up in this restaurant to eat and drink, attracting the girls in their pavilion to visit every day, but none of them have entered the eyes of the "handsome son", this day and day I see Mu Ruoying as a Buddha, one is one morning, listen to idle travelers from all over the world talk about the shortcomings of the parents, the children at home are not angry, the lady has a conflict and goes back to her mother's house for half a month, and she has to kneel and beg her father-in-law to ask the lady back. is such a story, Mu Ruoying has listened to it for more than a month, and she still looks like she is talking about it, in fact, Mu Ruoying really likes to listen to the stories of ordinary people's troubles, sometimes simple troubles are not a kind of luck? It is a great luck for a person to live an ordinary life.

"Auntie is trying to drive me away?"

This month, the Mu family finally returned to normal, Mu Jianran was beaten by Mu Jinghong all night, and finally did not miss the land of fireworks, and returned to the school to study, no matter how bastard Mu Jianran was on the day of the release, there would always be a place for him, which was clear to the Mu family. As for Mu Jingfei, in the month of He Xiyou's death, she was very quiet, silently locked herself in the house and closed her door, until the prince invited her to a dragon boat spring trip, she began to clean herself up wholeheartedly, trying her best to play the appearance of the previous Miss Mu Mansion. Except for Ling'er, the Mu family rarely sees Mu Ruoying's figure, she goes out early and returns late, she is not at home all day, Mu Jinghong doesn't ask, in this way, Mu Ruoying is very comfortable now.

"Guest officer, please, your clothes are wet, do you want a small one to prepare a clean set for you to replace?"

It was noon, a guest who was wet in the rain came, looking at the warm hospitality of the shopkeeper, he was also very happy, so he lived in the wing room for a month, the business of Jingxiu Pavilion was hot, and the price of the wing room was not bad, this person was a month It really made Feng Kite and Mu Ruoying look at the man's clothes. His skin is extremely dark, except for the coastal area in the Central Plains, the local people have darker skin, and it is rare to see such a dark-skinned person in the capital, it stands to reason that the capital has accumulated rich merchants from all over the world, but no one dares to ask for a month's accommodation fee.

"Do you need an oil-paper umbrella?" I'll buy you clothes later. You don't know, now is the spring rainy season, this capital has a small month, look at the momentum, and the next month, there is an umbrella to facilitate your activities. ”

"Hey, no, we're used to playing in the rain in the water, and we're not used to using oil-paper umbrellas, or you people in the capital are exquisite, I rushed for half a month to come here, you quickly arrange a room for me, and take out all the specialties here for me to taste, good wine is also indispensable, I smell the wine."

Mu Ruoying listened to the words of the man downstairs, and couldn't help frowning, listening to the accent should be the people of Fuwan, Fuwan has always been a poor and remote place, Mu Ruoying is now in charge of taxes in various places, and it is naturally clear that every year Fuwan is such a large place, and it is a water town, it should be a rich place, but it is a poor harvest every year, and the local officials have changed one after another, and they can't cure the situation there, which really gives Mu Ruoying a headache. Even in a place where you can't even pay the tariffs, how can there be people who are so generous, and live in the most expensive restaurant in the capital for half a month, it seems that this place in Fuwan is not similar to the legend.

"Auntie, you help me keep an eye on this guest, and I will send a smarter one to serve him."

"Okay, but I remind you, before you want to make any moths, make sure you are safe, I see that you look interested in Fuwan, it is not a place where you should be interested as a girl."

Mu Ruoying never regarded herself as a woman who needed someone to protect her, so she left her words behind, just listening to excerpts and tasting the green leaf spring, what she thought about was the people of that place in Fuwan, if it was really a rich land, how could the local people live so ragged?

"Eh, is your son-in-law married?"

"You're old and confused, you got married three years ago, and now my grandson can play on the ground. What's the matter, your girl is not suitable for someone yet? ”

Mu Ruoying listened to the stories of the old people at the tea table downstairs after dinner, and couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth, these thoughts are really happy. was about to take his thoughts back, but then the two old men didn't give up, and they had to listen to the whole story completely because they had to mention some names that were closely related to them.

"No, it's winter and it's not outdated, it's not bad to think that the son of the Zhang family is young and promising, but General Chu returns to Beijing, this girl must go to see the demeanor of the general, what kind of person is General Chu, De'er, she will marry him when she sees it, what can I do?"

Mu Ruoying also felt funny when she heard it, it seems that this Chu Lingran really deceived the hearts of many ignorant girls, so that now in the restaurant café, the troubles of his daughter's marriage are all because of him, and he can really be regarded as a swinger brother.

"Hahaha, but isn't this General Chu devoted to our lord? It's that kind of woman who deserves it, isn't it? ”

Mu Ruoying was a little at a loss when she listened to the story, and she was involved in the story and chatted, which was originally Chu Lingran's prying and ridicule when she saw her for the first time, but now she has become the laughing stock of the people after dinner, and it seems that she, the lord of the country, has no deterrent power.

"Yes, the general's age is also going to be married, and the lord of the country is also of age, as soon as this matter is completed, there will be talk about it in the capital again."

"Eh, but doesn't the lord of the country admire the general? I've heard that she is extremely indifferent to the general. ”

"My daughter is just shy, I want to get away with it, you're really old and confused."

Mu Ruoying listened to what they said, as if they could figure out their own intentions, and she didn't know whether to be angry or laugh for a while, and wanted to indulge? If these words reached Chu Lingran's ears, he would be able to laugh for a few days. As soon as Mu Ruoying thought of Chu Lingran, her happy mood these days was also swept away, she and Chu Lingran kept a cautious distance this month, Mu Ruoying is not stupid, Chu Lingran's strategy should be in the past two years, a woman, a love and hate can't stop Chu Lingran's world, and her thoughts with him should have been broken off a long time ago.

"I listen to these stories of yours, they are spread among the people, although I don't know Chu Lingran, I also think that you have a lot to do with him, my aunt has been in the red dust for so many years, how can she have some experience than you, do you want to tell me?"

Feng Kite noticed Mu Ruoying's grief in a flash, only to find out that it was the real Mu Ruoying, who would cry and laugh and be sad, if in the past, Mu Ruoying hid the past in her heart and did not show her true face, if this man could really enter her heart and give her a warmth, wouldn't it be a good thing? She only hoped that it would be so simple for Mu Ruoying to no longer be harmed.

"Auntie, I am not qualified to indulge in my feelings, I want to protect the people around me, I have Ling'er, with you, I am very content, I just want to go to the top now, if not, since ancient times, women are the property of men, born as people, but there is no slightest right to choose."

Mu Ruoying's goal has been achieved, and it stands to reason that if she stops, it will be fine, but she knows that the consequence of being sharp is that if you lose your edge one day, you will fall into the abyss, no one can save you, and you won't even have the strength to struggle. Just like the performance of the crown prince, these men who think they are sure to win will treat women as their belongings, and she doesn't want to live like the princess who lost her country. Since fate is never up to people, then why not face fate and believe in the warmth that anyone gives you?

"Master, when I just changed the clothes of that guest, I saw that he had a Lianyue scimitar pinned to his waist, it was very scary, and his back was full of knife marks, this is not like an ordinary person."

Looking at the shopkeeper who was frightened, Mu Ruoying ordered him to go down to entertain, and let Feng Kite change his agility to look around again, Feng Kite had seen some scenes, so he kept Mu Ruoying's thinking, closed the door of the house, and asked when Mu Ruoying wanted to go home.

The scimitar and the scar are indeed not like the appearance of ordinary people, who will have the money to live in the Jingxiu Pavilion for a month? What happened in that part of Fuwan Resort? The big man was able to squander so much silver taels in the capital, but the local people could not live in peace. I heard the rumors that the inside and the outside of the court made Fuwan quite interesting.

Mu Ruoying figured it out, Mu Jinghong has been so busy recently, and there has been a lot of noise in the government and the opposition, I am afraid that it has nothing to do with that big man. Mu Jinghong does not return home all day long, I am afraid that the land in the east is not too peaceful, since now the people of Fuwan can come to the capital at the foot of the Son of Heaven to live happily, it proves that they are rampant, and there should be a lot of hidden secrets in this matter.

It seems that the information she has collected will come in handy soon, Mu Ruoying originally wanted to ask Mu Jinghong, but now that she and Mu Jinghong are moving around less, she is not sure whether it is good or bad for her to keep Mu Jianran and Mu Jingfei's lives, as for whether Chu Lingran can see it or not, after all, she still has to point the sword at the other party. Those ministers' mansions, none of them should be left behind in a few days. Ling'er's girl, who helps herself deal with matters inside and outside the house all day long, is now doing it decently, even the big housekeeper doesn't care about saying a few more rebuttals to her, this girl finally has the appearance of being in charge.

Mu Ruoying has hated dealing with those old courtiers in the officialdom since she was a child, scavenging the people's fat and people's ointment, reading sage books, holding moral standards to do some things that deceive superiors and subordinates, and teaching people with the shelves of elders. Mu Ruoying sorted out some thoughts and was about to leave for her home, but she heard the noise of fighting in the wing room on the second floor.

"Oh no, the little guy looked at him a few more times, I wanted the little guy to ask him if he needed to have some fun at night, pick a few smart ones, and help you find out something, but the big man took a fancy to Liuyu, and you also know Liuyu's temperament."

Mu Ruoying thought for a while, thinking that Liuyu is not a person who knows how to talk, if you really can't use Liuyu when talking about wind and dust, and now Liuyu's situation can only come forward by herself. This person is still of some use to himself now, and he must be allowed to stay, and if he is really used in the future, he will be able to get twice the result with half the effort.

"Auntie, dress me up."

"Are you crazy? You are the lord of the country! Like what words? ”

The wind kite looked at the woman sitting in front of the mirror, she really could do anything to achieve her goal, even selling her hue, this person never regarded herself as a noble person, she was a fox, she only wanted results.

"Aunt rest assured, Ying'er won't let him do anything. Besides, if you look for it in this capital, who can be more beautiful than Liuyu? I was the only one who could save her. ”

Mu Ruoying no longer paid attention to the ugly face of the wind kite behind her, and asked a few maids to dress her up quickly, she had not been a daughter for a long time, but now when she turned around, she was bright and moving, and she was stunning in the country.

"Fuck off! I'm going to want that girl! That is, the Qinglou, how can there be a reason not to entertain? All I have is money, go and ask her to accompany me. ”

"A scoundrel is not a scoundrel if he has money?"

Mu Ruoying's white dress fluttered on the ground, the spring rain gradually stopped, and the fragrance of flowers overflowed, as if it was becoming more and more soft and beautiful with her arrival. He was born in a small country, and when he saw the rain, he thought that he had met the first beauty in the world, but the woman in front of him was a fairy, and he was not worthy of it.

"Can you sit down and have a cup of tea with me?"