A few days later, Song Wenyu and Huairen staged a good show of recognizing the master and servant as originally planned, so that Huairen naturally returned to the Song Mansion.

On the second day after Huairen returned to the Song Mansion, Xiao Shuo went to Jichang Palace to ask for peace. Zhu Liangxin was sitting in his palace drinking tea, and when he heard the news from the palace maid, he was silent for a while, and then motioned to the palace maid to introduce Xiao Shuo into the palace.

After waiting for the palace maid to leave, Mama Kong smiled and said, "This person, I really can't stand the chatter." A while ago, Niangniang was still complaining that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't come to greet you. ”

Zhu Liangxin laughed mockingly and did not answer. At this moment, Xiao Shuo walked in and saluted Zhu Liangxin: "Queen Mother Kang'an." ”

"Well, sit down," Zhu Liangxin looked at this son he had carefully cultivated, even if he had all kinds of resentment in his heart, he couldn't hate him, but said in a complaining tone: "What kind of wind is blowing today, so that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is willing to take the time to come to Jichang Palace to take a look." ”

Xiao Shuo ignored her and said straight to the point: "The queen mother knows the news that Huairen was met by Song Wenyu on the street." ”

When Zhu Liangxin heard this, he laughed and did not answer. Seeing this, Xiao Shuo said again: "Not only did he come back unharmed, but even some of the medical girls who had followed Song Wenyu and Xiao Zhan before and the imperial doctor of Xinglin Yuan also returned to the palace to be on duty. The queen mother is in the inner city, so she must know this. ”

"What if you know?" Zhu Liangxin finally raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Shuo, with a little displeasure in his eyes, "You came here today to question the disadvantage of this palace?" ”

"The son didn't dare, he was just worried about the safety of the queen mother, so he came to visit." When Xiao Shuo said this, he sighed and said, "It doesn't matter if the queen mother doesn't believe it, this is indeed the original intention of the son." ”

Zhu Liangxin turned his head away and didn't look at him again, but the grievances that had accumulated in his heart a few days ago overflowed. "Bengong still thinks that you are planning to have no contact with Bengong Lao Die."

"On that day, Erchen was a little impulsive...... It's just that the sons and daughters couldn't figure it out, why did the queen mother stand on that woman's side,", Xiao Shuo frowned, and finally said the knot in his heart for a period of time, "On weekdays, isn't the queen mother the most disgusted woman to make this kind of indiscriminate means?" ”

"Ah Shuo, where is the queen mother on the side of that woman, the queen mother is always helping you," Zhu Liangxin said earnestly: "Think about it carefully, what kind of woman is Meng Yihan, don't you know how much?" No matter what means she uses, in the end, she is also the daughter of the Meng Mansion, and she is the sister of the current crown princess, if you don't marry her back to the mansion and force her to be anxious, who knows what she will do? You are not only the crown prince now, but also the prison state. Your father has been lingering on the sickbed since he learned the news of Xiao Zhan's disappearance, at this time, can you bear to disturb the dragon body for such trivial matters? ”

Xiao Shuo sat there with his head down, looking very depressed. He has always been arrogant, feeling that there is nothing in this world that is not under his control, and there is nothing that he can control.

But he was inadvertently calculated by a woman. Xiao Shuo put his hands into fists, and he couldn't wait to go back and dispose of Meng Yihan secretly.

Zhu Liangxin saw that he was silent, and he was not in a hurry to reply. Because of Meng Yihan's incident before, the mother and son had a very unpleasant quarrel, and some of the things she wanted to say clearly to Xiao Shuo at that time didn't have a chance to spit out. Now that Xiao Shuo took the initiative to come over to sue for peace, Zhu Liangxin felt that this was a rare opportunity, and she had to make good use of it and take it step by step.

"But what did the crown princess say?"

Zhu Liangxin's casual words broke the silence.

"She just didn't say anything, I ......" Referring to Meng Yidi's reaction, Xiao Shuo frowned, and his heart was very irritable.

"In this regard, she is also a smart person," Zhu Liangxin commented lightly, and seeing Xiao Shuo's resentful and painful look, she lowered her eyes helplessly.

Her son, who is good at everything, can be said to be impeccable. But it's an amorous seed.

Zhu Liangxin frowned slightly, and habitually rubbed his temples with his fingertips. "Now that everyone has been included in your mansion, and the crown princess is also sensible and well-behaved, this hurdle in your own heart should also be passed. As for how you want to treat people by your side, it's all your own business behind closed doors, you just have to weigh it yourself, and this palace won't ask. ”

"Erchen understands." Xiao Shuo bowed slightly to Zhu Liangxin, knowing that this was the queen mother reminding her to be careful with Meng Yihan, and not to go wrong at this time.

In fact, a Meng Yihan would not make him so upset at all, what he cared about was Meng Yidi's attitude.

Xiao Shuo couldn't help but think of the scene where Meng Yidi bumped into him and Meng Yihan sharing the bed that day. Although he was also shocked and surprised at that time, he still clearly remembered that Meng Yidi was in tears.

Xiao Shuo thought, since he would shed tears for himself, he must have some feelings for himself. But he didn't expect that while he resisted stubbornly in front of his mother and was unwilling to admit Meng Yihan into the door, Meng Yidi was doing the work of persuading him.

This made him angry and made him unable to think about it with reason.

The memories came to an abrupt end, Xiao Shuo took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes, "Let's not talk about this matter for the time being, how does the queen mother plan to deal with those fish that slipped through the net." ”

Zhu Liangxin took a sip of tea, and her true emotions could not be heard in her tone. "You don't need to move these people first, now Xiao Duo has already been rewarded for his merits, and Liu Yi has also confessed his guilt and subdued the law, just with these insignificant people, what kind of storm can be stirred up? Hongu is just worried...... Xiao Zhan would suddenly appear like this one day without warning. ”

Zhu Liangxin said the scruples in his heart, and at the same time, this was also the scruples in Xiao Shuo's heart.

"Xiao Duo's men and I have been secretly searching, but we have not found his body...... However, the flood was turbulent, how could he live? Xiao Shuo said this, and his hand unconsciously tightened the armrest.

"Our people have been looking for more than two months in such a way openly and secretly, and even your father seems to have slowly accepted the result that Xiao Zhan is no longer in this world. In this case, you and Xiao Duo should also slowly quit, so as not to let people make mistakes. This is a decision that Zhu Liangxin came up with after thinking about it for many days, Xiao Shuo looked at her, and saw that there was no doubt in her eyes, so she could only accept this proposal with trepidation.

"Okay, it's not too early, you go and see your father again, and then leave the palace." Zhu Liangxin saw that the things he wanted to explain had been explained, so he waved his hand and drove Xiao Shuo to Xiao Wusheng's sickbed to say hello.

In fact, Xiao Shuo will do this every day without interruption. I came to the queen's bedroom to say goodbye today, mainly because of the incident that Huairen returned to the Song Mansion safely. Otherwise, even if Zhu Liangxin wants to come here, he must be ranked after Xiao Wusheng.

"The son understands that he will go to his father's bedroom." Xiao Shuo stood up, saluted Zhu Liangxin, and then walked out of the palace gate.

Mama Kong, who was waiting by Zhu Liangxin's side, spoke at this time. "Niangniang finally has a happy thing today. What did the old slave say before, in the end, the mother and son are connected, and the prince still feels sorry for you after all. ”

After listening to Mama Kong's words, Zhu Liangxin's mood was really happy. But at the thought of the helplessness at the moment, her face turned gloomy again. Seeing this, Mama Kong asked cautiously again. "The old slave doesn't understand, why didn't Niangniang tell the prince about the Star Picking Pavilion?"

"What's the use of saying it. Those people in the rivers and lakes always come and go without a trace, and if they can't find it, they can't find it, so they disappear to follow the heart of the palace. If one day they can't hide their fox tails, they won't blame the palace for turning their faces and not recognizing people. Zhu Liangxin squinted slightly, looked at the bright sunlight outside the house, and said softly.

……

After Huairen returned to the Song Mansion, Song Wenyu did not let him follow him immediately, but ordered him to recuperate at home. A few days later, Ah Jin took Ah Jiu and Ah Zhen to the Yunlai Inn, and was a little surprised to see Ah Jin coming over so swaggeringly for the first time.

"Senior sister, isn't it too ostentatious for you to come over like this......" Hatsumi asked with some concern.

"Don't swagger, before I came, Song Wenyu always said let me bring him over again, if I brought him over, then it would be swagger."

I thought about it for the first time, and then I was worried again, "Senior sister, if you always brush Lord Song's kindness like this, will it make Lord Song misunderstand?" ”

"What did he misunderstand? Think I'm a fool if I don't make money? Ah Jin asked rhetorically for the first time, and saw that his face was flushed, and said, "Don't worry, I'll make it clear to him." To put it bluntly, our inn is a small business, and I really don't want to enter the eyes of those powerful people, there are many people, and I don't want to cause trouble. ”

"Senior sister is right." Hatsumi hurriedly bowed to Ah Jin and patted his ass appropriately. As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes glanced at Ah Jiu, but he saw that Ah Jiu was preoccupied, waiting by Ah Jin's side, and he also looked absent-minded.

Ah Jiu was born with a cold face, which others couldn't see, but at first sight, he could see at a glance that something was wrong. His mind sank, and he looked at Ah Jin again: "Senior sister, there is some news, I should let you know when I first see it." ”

"Say."

Ah Jin picked up the tea soup that Hatsumi had prepared a long time ago and drank it with relish.

"The Star Picking Pavilion suddenly disappeared in the rivers and lakes." Hatsumi said softly.

Ah Jin was stunned for a moment, looked at Chu Jian and said, "Is it the killer organization that suddenly appeared?" The one who only recognizes money and does not recognize morality? ”

"Yes," Hatsumi nodded, "At first, we thought there was an enemy coming to the door, but after digging deeper, we found that this was not the case. Such a large organization, just disappeared so suddenly, and it seemed to disappear by itself. ”

"What kind of big thing is this that tears the sky apart, and you want to hide like this?" Ah Jin rubbed his chin and muttered with some curiosity. However, no one present, including herself, could answer, "By the way, didn't my father-in-law say that he wanted to investigate the serial murders in the inner city?" Now that the main owner is gone, how can this end next? ”

"This is also what the Pavilion Master is worried about now," Chu Jian said with a wry smile: "So the Pavilion Master specially told me to pass on this news to the senior sister, so that the senior sister has a bottom in her heart." ”

"Okay, I got it." Such a complicated matter, Ah Jin had a headache when she heard it, she was in a good mood for a while, and she really didn't want to ruin her mood because of these things, "You guys go down, let me rest for a while." ”

"Yes." Ah Jiu and Ah Zhen glanced at each other and went out. Hatsumi knew that this was the time that Ah Jin gave himself and Ah Jiu to be alone, and he hurriedly withdrew.

Ah Jin finished eating the snacks on the table, stood up and suddenly felt a little sleepy, so he really went to bed and lay down.

When I first came out of the room, I saw Ah Jiu and Ah Zhen walking in front, and hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Ah Jiu.

"Ah Zhen, I'm sorry, I have something to say to Ah Jiu." At first sight, he looked apologetically at Ah Zhen and said.

Ah Zhen looked at Chu Jian with a smile, "Senior brother, you don't have to be so polite, I'll go to the small hall next to me to rest." Senior sister, you can talk slowly. ”

As he spoke, Ah Zhen retreated with considerable discernment, leaving only Ah Jiu and Chu Jian standing opposite each other.

"What are you going to say to me?" Ah Jiu turned his face away and asked this sentence stiffly.

Such cold and detached words actually came out of Ah Jiu's mouth, which made Hatsumi feel a little heartbroken. Even so, he still looked at Ah Jiu with a smile and said, "I miss you, I haven't seen you for so many days, of course I have a lot to say." ”

"Then let's talk about it." Ah Jiu lowered his head and answered.

"Ah Jiu...... Between you and me, it doesn't have to be like this," Hatsumi sighed helplessly, "If you really don't want to stay in the royal capital with me, I won't force you." ”

"Then will you go back to Unruly Mountain with me?" Ah Jiu raised his head and looked directly into Hatsumi's eyes and asked.

“…… I'll give you a look at this offer, at least not just to say no. Hatsumi looked at her and replied softly.

"What's the difference? After thinking about it, you still won't go back with me," Ah Jiu sneered, "Ah Chu, I have avoided you for the past few days, not because you proposed to let me stay in the royal capital with you, but because ...... You have changed, you are no longer the uninformed teenager on the unruly mountain, you have become steady, you have become exquisite, and you have become ...... It's not like a person who wanders in the rivers and lakes. You are more like a person who was born and grew up in the royal capital. ”

"Ah Jiu, you grew up with me since childhood, and you should know why the pavilion master sent me to the royal capital in the first place......" When I heard Ah Jiu's comment at the first time, I didn't know whether to cry or laugh. If you look at it literally, this is actually a compliment for him. But for Ah Jiu, it is not.

"Although I grew up in the Unruly Mountain, I don't have the talent for martial arts training from you, so the Pavilion Master sent me to a place where he felt I would play to my strengths, and it turns out that he is also a long-term vision...... It's not my fault that I've become like this, and there's nothing bad about it, is it? ”

"Definitely. So I never blamed you, I just ......"

"You just can't accept a me like that, can you?" Hatsumi smiled bitterly: "What you are willing to accept is Ah Chu on the unruly mountain, not Ah Chu who can be like a fish in water in the life of the royal capital, right?" ”

Faced with the interrogation of the first meeting, Ah Jiu fell silent. She didn't know how to answer the question of the first meeting, he seemed to speak his mind, and he didn't.

At first sight, he was a very patient person, but this time he didn't have the patience to wait until Ah Jiu was willing to speak.

"It's not so much that I've changed, it's ...... The one who has been resting on his laurels and stagnant is you. ”

Chu Jian said with a painful expression, and then left Ah Jiu without looking back. Ah Jiu raised his head and watched the departure of the striding meteor for the first time, and his heart hurt like a pinprick.

She thought that this was the first time she had seen her back for the first time. Before, Ah Chu always stood in place and watched himself leave, and in his impression, he never looked back.

Thinking of this, Ah Jiu's eyes were a little sour, she didn't dare to stay where she was, for fear that she would shed tears for this kind of thing.

When Ah Jin was called up by Ah Zhen, she was sleepy-eyed, she rubbed her eyes, and saw that Ah Jiu and Ah Zhen were standing in the room, got up and tidied up their clothes before leaving. When she passed Ah Jiu, her footsteps suddenly stopped.

"Are you crying?" Ah Jin looked at Ah Jiu's slightly red eyes, and was a little shocked in his heart, "The first time I saw you bullied?" ”

"No, it's the girl, you read it wrong." Ah Jiuyi replied with a cold face as usual.

"Really? Am I wrong? Ah Jin looked at Ah Zhen, and when he saw that she wanted to speak and stopped, he knew that there was a story here. She didn't delve into it in front of Ah Jiu, but as soon as she returned to the Song Mansion, she found an excuse to break Ah Jiu away.

"Tell me, what's wrong with the two of them today?" After all, Ah Jiu grew up with herself, and Ah Jin naturally had to pay more attention to her affairs, and Ah Zhen didn't feel jealous.

She sorted out her thoughts for a while, and explained all the details that she accidentally bumped into at the Yunlai Inn this afternoon, and then specially added: "It's the first time I've seen Senior Brother so desperate when I first saw him......

Ah Jin frowned and fell into deep thought. At this moment, Ah Jiu came in with a basin, and Ah Zhen saw this and hurried down to do her own business. Ah Jin watched Ah Jiu put the basin on the basin rack, and twisted a handkerchief to come to her.

Ah Jin took the handkerchief in her hand, "What happened between you and Hatsumi?" ”

Ah Jiu calmly took the handkerchief and washed it in the water again, "Nothing happened. If I insist on saying what happened, it may be because he and I have found out after so many years that we are not each other's destination. ”

"What nonsense," Ah Jin was startled, "If you say this kind of thing, you will basically die of old age." ”

After Ah Jin's reminder, Ah Jiu really didn't mention this stubble again, "Girl, Ah Jiu wants to ask you a question." ”

"Say it." Ah Jin looked at her standing aside, looking so confused and helpless.

"If one day, the eldest young master wants you to be just an ordinary woman in this Zhumen and stay with him, will you be willing?"

Ah Jin thought for a moment and said, "I do." ”

"Then, if you ask him to wander the world and walk the rivers and lakes with you, will he be willing?" Ah Jiu turned his head and looked at Ah Jin.

Ah Jin knocked on the table with one hand, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought. After a while, she said, "If I make such a request, maybe he will be willing." It's just that...... I won't mention it. ”

"Why?" Ah Jiu looked at Ah Jin in confusion, a little indignant in his heart. She was asking Ah Jin, but she was actually asking herself. If Ah Jin compromises, it is as if she must compromise, she is very unwilling, "Just because the girl has him in her heart, she is willing to accommodate him?" Do you have to think about him in everything? ”

"Yes and no," Ah Jin sorted out his thoughts and said: "I just think that Song Wenyu is not suitable for life on the rivers and lakes." Perhaps, I still like him the most when he is seriously and impassionedly arguing in the court. ”

Ah Jin said a few words, and the last bit of persistence in Ah Jiu's heart was shattered. She found that Ah Jin's answer coincided with the accusations he had made against her today. Seeing that Ah Jiu was stunned, Ah Jin knew that what she said just now had hit her hard, and she sighed and said, "Huainan is orange, and Huaibei is orange." I just don't want the person I like to be born in the wrong place, choose the wrong lifestyle, and be depressed all day long. ”

"So you have to wronged yourself?" Ah Jiu was asking her, and it was more like asking herself.

"Grievance?" Ah Jin was stunned for a moment, "To be honest, I really don't think there is any grievance in following him in the royal capital." Probably because of ...... I'm tired of those days of fighting and killing. ”

"No...... Girl, you, you weren't like this before......" Ah Jiu rushed over and knelt in front of her, Ah Jin was startled, and subconsciously reached out to help her up, but she grabbed her hand tightly, "Don't you remember the days when we went on a mission together?" And living together in the mountains......"

"Ah Jiu, I don't remember, it's just that compared to the days with Song Wenyu, I will choose the latter." Ah Jin looked at Ah Jiu helplessly, seeing that she looked lost and depressed, and couldn't bear to say anything serious.

Ah Jiu knelt on the spot with a blank face, suddenly stood up and ran out of the room. Seeing this, Ah Jin also hurriedly chased out the door, but saw Ah Jiu rise and fall a few times, and disappeared in a flash.

Ah Jin sighed, looking at the horizon where there was no longer Ah Jiu's figure, and his heart became more and more uneasy. After Ah Zhen finished handling the housekeeping of the east wing today, when she returned to the main room, she was startled when she saw Ah Jin standing at the door in thin clothes blowing the wind, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Why is the girl standing here?" If we catch a cold, my uncle will definitely scold us. ”

Ah Jin shook his head and said, "I'm fine. ”

With that, he went back to the house and sat down. Ah Zhen followed into the house, and saw that the washing water on the basin shelf had already cooled, and the handkerchief was still thrown in the water and had not been dried, so she asked a little strangely: "Girl, where did Ah Jiu go?" Why don't you clean up here. ”

"I don't know,", Ah Jin answered Ah Zhen, and seeing Ah Zhen looking at her inexplicably, she said again: "Ah Jiu left the Song Mansion just now...... Ah Zhen, I feel a little uneasy in my heart, I always think that something will happen to her. ”

"Girl, it's all right. When she figured it out, she came back on her own, wasn't that what it was before. Ah Zhen pretended to be optimistic and comforted Ah Jin, but in fact, she was also very worried.

"Well, I hope so."

Ah Jin lowered his head and muttered.