The atmosphere in the East Courtyard was a bit oppressive.

Mu Qingling never thought that seeing Yu Wenyuan out of the courtyard, he could still be killed and caught by Yu Wenyuan. If it weren't for Yu Wenyuan, if it weren't for someone else, Mu Qingling felt that he might not be able to prove his innocence if he really jumped into the river.

At this time, Mu Qingling was sitting in the room, holding a book in her hand and not looking at it, her eyes were empty, and she fell emptily in the void in front of her, looking absent-minded.

Yunqiao, who was sent to the garden, came back at this time, and when he entered the house and saw Mu Qingling's soul, he walked over cautiously and shouted softly: "Miss, Miss, what's wrong?" ”

Mu Qingling came back to her senses, took the book in her hand into two volumes, put it aside, and said slowly: "No, not much." Yunqiao didn't believe it, she had served Mu Qingling for so many years, could she still see if Mu Qingling had something in her heart? What's more, Mu Qingling's current appearance is simply too obvious.

Mu Qingling did have something in her heart, just now Yu Wenyuan bumped into Xiao Lanyu in her yard, her face was pale as if she was about to pout in the next moment, Mu Qingling didn't dare to talk to him, she was a boudoir daughter with heavy filial piety, and she hadn't done the etiquette yet, and she was bumped into by her cousin to meet with a foreign man.

How to think about it is a premature thing.

Although Xiao Lanwei couldn't be more familiar with their brother and sister, it seems that they can't say such ugly things as meeting foreign men in private. But...... Yu Wenyuan rejected Xiao Lanhuan's greeting with his front foot, and this person climbed over the wall and climbed the tree with his back foot and slipped into the courtyard of the main owner, if it was someone else, I am afraid that he would be killed by Yu Wenyuan on the spot.

Mu Qingling didn't dare to recall Yu Wenyuan's eyes at that time, she was also very distressed, what is this called. Originally, Yu Wenyuan was angry because of her confrontation with Zheng Wuhu, and even Xiao Lanwei was also angry, and he didn't even use the identity of the little prince. It's good that he can't die now.

It's really going to kill you. Mu Qingling's face visibly paused with the naked eye. Yunqiao was startled when he saw it, and hurriedly pulled Mu Qingling and said, "Miss, what's wrong?" Don't scare me. ”

Mu Qingling looked up at Yunqiao, her mouth opened, and she thought about it. What did she say about this? said that Xiao Lanwei climbed over the wall and entered the east courtyard to say goodbye to her, but was caught by Yu Wenyuan?

But forget it, she doesn't have the face to say.

The expression on Mu Qingling's face changed and changed, and finally it came down to an expression that could be called a toothache, and he turned his head away and ignored Yunqiao. Yunqiao frowned, seeing that it didn't look like something big had happened, so he could only walk away with a puzzled face and go to work on other things.

On the other side, Xiao Lanwei had just returned to Lin Huayuan, and before he could sit down and take a breath and drink tea, the next person came to spread the word that the young master of the Yu family had come to visit and was waiting in the gatehouse.

Xiao Lanwei laughed dryly twice, and ordered his subordinates to hurry up and invite people to the main hall, where good tea and water were served. He arrived then.

Waiting for the next person to take the order to retreat, Xiao Lanhuan made a bitter face, the little prince who was not afraid of heaven and earth tasted regret for the first time, Chang Lin entered the house, and saw Xiao Lanhuan lying on the table, with a loveless face, and couldn't help asking: "Prince, what's wrong with you?" ”

Xiao Lanhuan turned his head, looked at Chang Lin, and asked, "Chang Lin, do you have any brothers and sisters in your family besides you?" ”

"Yes, two younger brothers and one sister." Chang Lin replied.

Xiao Lanhuan stood up and asked in a vague tone, "Then what if...... I mean, if one day you suddenly bump into your sister meeting a guy behind your back, and you only meet, and you talk twice, you ...... What will be done? ”

Chang Lin glanced at Xiao Lanhuan suspiciously, although she didn't understand why Xiao Lanhuan asked this, but he still thought about it according to Xiao Lanhuan's words, he didn't want to know, it was hard to think about it.

Chang Lin's perennial expressionless face was instantly as cold as a thousand years of ice on the Tianshan Mountain, his sharp and deep eyes revealed an unconcealed murderous aura, and even the hand holding the saber on his waist was subconsciously clenched.

"Kill him." Chang Lin gritted his teeth and replied word by word.

Xiao Lanwei felt a cold neck inexplicably, and hurriedly said, "Joke, joke...... Hehe...... "Thinking of being waiting outside, you don't need to look at it to know that it is Yu Wenyuan who came to Xingshi to ask for guilt, Xiao Lanwei felt bitter in her heart, and she wanted to pat herself on the head.

What is this all about......

The little prince went to the main hall with the mood of seeing death as home. As soon as I entered the house, I found Yu Wenyuan sitting on a chair and sipping tea, and his face was not so ugly, at least the moment he didn't see him, he burst into a hammer and wanted to ...... Shouldn't you be so angry? Xiao Lanwei thought with some uncertainty.

The two saluted, and Xiao Lanwei beckoned Yu Wenyuan to sit down. Xiao Lanwei was afraid that Yu Wenyuan would be angry and would do it later, and he would definitely not be able to fight back, it was too ugly for such a big prince to be beaten by someone by the collar, so he waved his hand and let the servants in the house go out.

For a moment, neither of them spoke. Yu Wenyuan fiddled with the jade pendant on his waist with one hand, his eyes fell into the distance, as if he was thinking about something. Xiao Lanwei couldn't sit still in this silent environment because he was at a loss, so he opened his mouth first and said, "Young Master Yu, today's matter is not right for Xiao Wang. But Xiao Wang never meant to offend Sister Ling, Xiao Wang had nothing more to think about than his junior sister......"

"None?" Yu Wenyuan suddenly turned his head to look at Xiao Lanhuan, Xiao Lanhuan paused, and heard him ask: "The little prince really only has the friendship of brother and sister to his sister?" ”

On the way to Lin Huayuan, Yu Wenyuan actually thought a lot. Thinking about Mu Qingling's life experience, thinking about their situation after returning to Beijing, and thinking about the friendship between him and Mu Qingling in Hangzhou during this time.

Mu Qingling now has no father or mother, and the Mu family has no relatives, only the Jingyong Mansion, a foreign family, although the old lady regards her as a treasure, but to say a disrespectful word, the old lady is old, and no one can say for sure when she can protect Mu Qingling. If after returning to Beijing, it would be good if Dafang could successfully recover the power of Jingyong Mansion, although his father was conservative and indifferent, he had always valued his family and bloodline, otherwise he would not have indulged in the second room for so many years, plus with him, Mu Qingling was also worry-free.

But if something goes wrong, once the old lady leaves, he can't be the master of the Jingyong Mansion, or he can't interfere too much with his limited ability. What should Mu Qingling do? After returning to Beijing, she will definitely not serve the Xu family as before, if she tears her face, the matter of the big house to take over the power will be delayed a little longer, Mu Qingling is a cousin, how can she be safe and sound in the hands of the Xu family?

In the past, Yu Wenyuan would not have thought about it so much, first, Xu's painting skin was not broken, and he did not see the surging dark tide of Jingyong's mansion in private. The second is that Mu Qingling is just a cousin who is not very close, and he is not in the mood to worry about a cousin.

But now it's different, he can no longer be indifferent to Mu Qingling's affairs, Mu Qingling has no brother, no father and no mother, and he inevitably has a sense of responsibility for Mu Qingling.

This sense of responsibility weighed heavily on his shoulders, so he would be angry that Mu Qingling had a hard fight with Zheng Wuhu regardless of the danger, so he would be angry, Xiao Lanhuan entered the East Courtyard without permission and met with Mu Qingling.

The eldest brother is like a father......

Xiao Lanhuan was dumbfounded by Yu Wenyuan's question, and he subconsciously wanted to answer yes, but a sudden throbbing in his heart made him swallow the word again.

Seriously...... Is it just the friendship of brother and sister? Xiao Lanwei asked herself in her heart.

Yu Wenyuan turned his head, sighed, and said, "Little prince, it stands to reason that when I came to the house today, it didn't look like it. You are the prince of the dynasty, don't say that you didn't do anything today, even if you really did something, the word justice is not something we can ask for at will. ”

Xiao Lanyu frowned, a little displeased by Yu Wenyuan's words. said as if he Xiao Lanhuan was the kind of bastard who bullied people, but Yu Wenyuan's words ...... Actually, there is nothing wrong with that.

Although it is said that the Son of Heaven is guilty of the same crime as the common people, but in all dynasties, there have been many imperial relatives and relatives who have ignored the law and are domineering, and who has really been punished for this?

Where there is hierarchy, there is power. Under power, the justice of ordinary people is actually worthless. What's more, what Xiao Lanwei represents is the imperial power above the power.

Under the imperial power, even a family like the Yu family, there is no room for struggle and resistance. Thunder, rain and dew are all gentlemen, fair, and never exist between people of two classes.

As Yu Wenyuan said, even if Xiao Lanhuan really did something to Mu Qingling today, what else could the Yu family do except admit it? A lawsuit to the Imperial Front? It was just a painless rebuke that fell on Xiao Lanhuan, appeasing the Yu family's reward, and then carrying Mu Qingling into the palace in order to calm things down.

So although Xiao Lanhuan was displeased, she didn't interrupt Yu Wenyuan. I only heard Yu Wenyuan continue: "Although I have been friends with the little prince for a short time, I can't actually talk about friendship, but Wenyuan thinks that he still knows something about the little prince. Lord Wang, you are free and easy by nature, high and high, but you are kind. It's not the kind of person who bullies people and does whatever they want, so today Wen Yuan dared to come to the door and make friends with the prince. ”

"Qingling's background is also clear to the little prince, but the situation of the Jingyong Mansion, the little prince should not know. The ugliness of the family should not be publicized, and Wen Yuan is not good to say much. It's just a little bit, and Qingling returned to the capital and returned to Yufu. The difficulties she faced were far greater than facing these beam-jumping clowns of the Mu family in Hangzhou. ”

Xiao Lanwei sat upright in her chair and listened quietly with her eyes down.

"In Hangzhou, there are no lintel family rules restrictions, and you have your support outside. Qingling's behavior is actually quite out of line and unscrupulous. But little prince, Shu Wenyuan asked, can you protect her for a while, can you protect her for a lifetime? Yu Wenyuan looked at Xiao Lanhuan, his eyes were firm, and he locked Xiao Lanhuan tightly, not missing the slightest reaction of Xiao Lanhuan.

"What do you think of Qingling?" Yu Wenyuan asked.

Xiao Lanhuan raised his eyes and looked at Yu Wenyuan fixedly, the eyes of the two were staggered in the air, they were both the same firmness, the same calmness, and after a while, Xiao Lanhuan did stagger his eyes first.

What does he think of Mu Qingling? Xiao Lanwei is also asking herself, is she an orphan girl who is soft-hearted and wants to help? Do you really regard it as a junior sister? Still is......

"As Qingling's brother, although I know that it is already a great disrespect to say these words today, but for the sake of Qingling, I still have to say it. With your escort, the future of Qingling is naturally worry-free. Even if something goes wrong in my big house in the coming day, Qingling will not be dragged down. But the little prince, it's still the same sentence, you are the prince, you think that helping an orphan girl on a whim is like teasing a kitten and a puppy, as a leisurely fun. When the interest is gone, you can leave. But Qingling is different. ”

"She is a girl's family, and she has such a background. It's like walking on the tip of a knife, and if you don't pay attention, you may get bruised all over your body. Befriending you is a blessing or a curse for her, but it's still two words. ”

Xiao Lanwei frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "I have never regarded her as a plaything to pass the time. ”

Yu Wenyuan was noncommittal, nodded and said, "The prince is merciful." ”

The two fell into silence again, Xiao Lanwei was a little heavy by Yu Wenyuan's words, he never thought about these things in the past, he was a prince, he didn't dare to say anything else, when he came to Mu Qingling, he would help if he helped, his junior sister, he didn't support her, did he still let others bully her?

But he never thought about what to do in the future, and he never thought about whether the so-called senior brothers and sisters could stand. Yu Wenyuan has a very correct question.

He can protect Mu Qingling for a while, can he protect Mu Qingling for a lifetime?

After returning to the capital, the elders and relatives in the Jingyong Mansion are Mu Qingling's righteous elders, if there is a change, he is an outsider, why should he meddle in other people's family affairs?

"Little Lord." Yu Wenyuan said slowly: "Forgive me for taking the liberty of asking, in your heart, who is Qingling?" ”

Xiao Lanyu opened her mouth, unable to answer.

Yu Wenyuan lowered his eyes and looked at the jade pendant he was fiddling with, thought about it, and sighed: "Forget it, today is Wenyuan's transgression." Please also ask the little prince not to be surprised. It's not early, Wen Yuan doesn't bother the little prince, and says goodbye. ”

Yu Wenyuan stood up and said goodbye to Xiao Lanhuan, who immediately got up and watched him out. Before going out, Yu Wenyuan turned around again, bowed to Xiao Lanyu to the end, and pleaded: "Forgive Wenyuan for being presumptuous, but for the sake of Qingling's reputation, today's words, I beg the little prince to stop at you and me." ”

Xiao Lanwei responded: "Don't worry, Master Yu, this king swears by his surname, and no third party will know about our conversation." ”

Yu Wenyuan left, and Xiao Lanwei sat in the silent main hall until it was dark.

The words that Yu Wenyuan said today were tantamount to stormy waves for Xiao Lanwei, washing away all the peace he had whitewashed, revealing the most private and real scene below.

Yu Wenyuan's worries about Xiao Lanwei can actually be understood, in the final analysis, but what kind of person Mu Qingling is to him.

What does Mu Qingling mean to Xiao Lanwei?

It was the first time for Xiao Lanwei to be so serious and analyze her thoughts so carefully. Mu Qingling is a momentary soft-hearted for him? Is it for the sake of Mu Jiangxuan's face? Still is......

Xiao Lanwei sat in the room like this, looking at the dusk of the sky and watching the stars falling, he seemed to think a lot, but it seemed that he didn't think about anything.