Fortunately, Zheng Chongjing and Hu Lu Yinghuan came early and left early. After they left, the people who paid tribute came to the door one after another, and the cars and horses in front of the gate of the Anguo Mansion were endless, and there were really many people who came to pay their respects, including princes and nobles, and there were also peddlers and pawns.

That's right, on this day, there were really people in Beijing who came to kowtow to Mu Chengfang, and there were also Jin Ling guards on vacation, wearing armor, who came to the door together to see off the famous generals of the Great Zhou.

Most of them had never met Mu Chengfang at all, but they were grateful to Mu Chengfang for his dedication to guarding the border of the Great Zhou Dynasty all his life.

There are also soldiers who have been discharged from the army in the north and military families from the north who have come to pay their respects. Mu Hongshang saw a middle-aged man with a broken leg, walking on crutches, moving in from outside, first kowtowing to Mu Chengfang's spiritual position, and then moving to the Mu family children kneeling on the ground.

The man looked at Mu Lingyi, the eldest boy among the children, with a hint of nostalgia in his eyes: "The villain used to be in the Yanmen Pass camp, when the villain was in Yanmen Pass, General Mu Er was still young, he was a captain, not much older than the little general, and the villain was under his command for several years." Later, the villain was injured and discharged home early, and General Mu Er stayed in the north. After so many years, the broken leg is fine, but General Mu Er ......"

"Little General," the man suddenly knelt down in front of Mu Lingyi: "The villain has a broken leg, and he is getting older, and he wants to continue to go back to the north and work under General Mu, but he is also weak, Little General ......"

"Senpai!" Mu Lingyi and Mu Jinyi hurriedly rushed over and helped the middle-aged man with a broken leg up: "What are you doing?" We are all from the Mu family, and it is our father's responsibility to guard the northern border, and it will also be our responsibility in the future. ”

"Affordable, affordable." The man wiped his tears and said, "Those who have never been to the north can't understand what the Mu Clan General Banner means to our northern garrison. ”

Mu Hongsheng, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly lowered her head, her hands clenched into fists, and after a while, she suddenly got up, quietly stepped back, and went out through the side door.

Of course, Duchess An Guo noticed that her daughter had gone out. The side door where Mu Hongsheng walked was a small door reserved for the people guarding the spirit, and there were maids and servants waiting behind the door. She thought that her daughter was going to change her clothes, and people were not carved from wood, and it was normal for her to keep watch and kowtow here, and she needed to drink saliva or change clothes, so Duchess An Guo didn't ask anything.

Zheng Ying noticed for the first time that Mu Hongsheng's expression was different from usual. Mu Chengfang died of illness, and he knew that Mu Hongshang was sad, but Mu Hongsheng's preoccupied appearance just now made him very worried. It's just that now that everyone is watching, he can't go out and ask Mu Hongshang what happened, so he can only suppress his doubts and worries in his heart.

Fortunately, Zheng Ying is dedicated to guarding the spirit of the Anguo Mansion, and the hard work of one day and one night can always allow Zheng Ying to find an opportunity to say a few words to Mu Hongsheng.

But by the time Zheng Ying found an opportunity, it was already night. On this day, there was an endless stream of people who came to pay tribute, of course the Mu brothers and Mu Hongshang could not leave, until the evening, no one came to the door, and the people who kept the spirit could have some respite, go to eat something, rest a little, and then continue to return to the mourning hall to keep the spirit.

The mourning hall cannot be separated from people, so everyone has to take turns to rest and eat. Of course, this is only for the Mu family, as for the two princes who are keeping the spirit together, they can rest whenever they want, no one cares, anyway, the room has already been prepared.

However, these two princes obviously want to do enough to save face in the matter of guarding the emperor's spirit, so most of the time, they stay in the mourning hall seriously and rarely go to rest. I don't know who this kung fu is for.

But Zheng Ying was lucky. When it was Mu Hongsheng's turn to rest, Zheng Jin just went to have a snack, rested a little, and just returned to the mourning hall, which gave Zheng Ying a perfect excuse to slip away. He also stayed here for a day, and it was too normal to go to eat something, and it would not attract Zheng Jin's special attention. Cola Literature

Zheng Ying left the mourning hall after Mu Hongsheng, he thought that Mu Hongsheng had gone to rest, and he needed some effort to talk to Mu Hongsheng. However, he didn't expect that he had just come out of the mourning hall and walked along the corridor for less than two steps, when he saw Mu Hongsheng sitting on the railing of the corridor in a daze.

Zheng Ying frowned at that time. Although he really wanted to find a chance to greet Mu Hongsheng, this girl had been kneeling in front of the spirit for a day, and it was not easy to come out, so she could take a breath, and she didn't drink saliva and eat something, but sat in this cold wind.

Mu Hongshang didn't know what she was thinking, she looked ahead, her eyes were empty, when Zheng Ying approached, she didn't even notice it, this was not like her usual appearance, Zheng Ying couldn't help but tighten her brows even tighter.

"Why are you sitting here?" Zheng Ying asked, "I finally came out, and I didn't go to rest." ”

Zheng Ying suddenly spoke, and Mu Hongsheng looked startled, and subconsciously turned her head. But when she saw that it was Zheng Ying, she turned around again and continued to look at the empty night, with a melancholy expression.

After Zheng Ying carefully observed Mu Hongsheng's expression, she asked again, "What's wrong with you?" ”

"The second uncle passed away, and I am very sad." Mu Hongsheng's tone was astringent.

"I know." Zheng Ying nodded: "But it seems to be more than that. ”

Mu Hongsheng lowered her head and did not answer Zheng Ying's question, her silent appearance was even more worrying.

"What are you afraid of?" Zheng Ying saw that Mu Hongsheng didn't speak, but her tone was a little sharper: "I've never seen you look so depressed, it doesn't seem to be just because of Zhongmingong. ”

Mu Hongsheng tilted her head slightly, as if she had some intention of rejecting this question. Zheng Ying didn't care, but put her hand behind her back and looked up at the sky, as if she was admiring the moon.

This day is the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon is extremely round, slowly exuding a gentle glow in the air, but it is a pity that such a beautiful moonlight shines on the Anguo Mansion full of white paper lanterns, but it makes the whole house look a little ghostly.

Zheng Ying didn't speak again, so she quietly accompanied Mu Hongsheng, it seemed that the question he just asked, Mu Hongsheng didn't matter whether she answered or not, he just accompanied her, that's all.

In fact, he was waiting for Mu Hongsheng's answer, and Mu Hongsheng really didn't disappoint him in the end.

The two stayed quietly side by side for a long time, and Mu Hongsheng, who hung her head, suddenly spoke.

"From yesterday to today, I haven't shed a single tear." Mu Hongshang said in a low voice: "It's not that I don't want to cry, it's that I can't cry." I don't know what's wrong with me. ”