When the two arrived at Zichen Palace, it was already dark. There are sporadic palace lights in the palace, but people can barely see the way clearly.

There was not a single palace person in sight in the entire outer courtyard, and it seemed a little deserted. When he walked to the inner courtyard, he saw Murong Ju walking slowly around the courtyard alone. The body was pitifully thin, wearing only a middle coat and pants inside, and a big coat on the outside, as if he had just come off the couch.

The light was too dim, and Murong Ju recognized the person for a long time, "Fourth brother-" was about to run, and just after taking two steps, he stumbled and almost fell.

Murong Jin hurriedly went up to support him, "I'm so sick, why can't I rest." What about the people in your palace? ”

Murong Juxiao gasped, looking at Murong Jin's eyes full of joy, "They were called out by a father-in-law who was in charge just now, and I came down and walked around while there was no one." Why is the fourth brother here today? ”

Murong Jin felt quite uncomfortable, but he still smiled and said, "I miss you, so I will come to see you." ”

"It's been so long, the fourth brother is the first person to come to see me besides my mother," Murong Ju grinned, "It's still the fourth brother who treats me well." ”

"Have you had dinner," Murong Jin slowly walked into the house with Murong Ju in his arms, "I asked someone to bring some light snacks, if I remember correctly, you should like to eat." ”

"Is there a stack of green cakes? I just had no appetite for dinner, and I was hungry after walking two laps just now. ”

Murong Ju only ate a piece of stacked green cake and half a piece of soft cake, and then stopped eating.

"I heard that Princess Xueji of Western Qin is about to leave, and it is time for me to leave Great Thorn City. Does the fourth brother know that I'm leaving? Murong Ju put the remaining half of the yam soft cake back on the plate.

"Well," Murong Jin nodded, "I also heard rumors, but I didn't expect ......"

Murong Ju took Murong Jin's hand and patted the back of his hand gently, "Fourth brother, don't worry, I will definitely come back well." ”

Murong Jin pulled out his hand and took out a medicine bottle from his sleeve, "This is a heart-saving pill, not much, only a few pills, it can protect your heart and save your life when necessary." If you don't dislike it, take it, and then I don't know if there will be a chance to see you again, if not, this will be considered my farewell. ”

Murong Ju carefully took the medicine bottle, this is a plain black jade bottle, although it is not carved, but the jade quality is good, and it is not extraordinary.

"Such a valuable heart-saving pill, the fourth brother just gave it to me, wouldn't it be wasted?"

Murong Jin smiled bitterly and said, "Why are you so stupid." ”

"Okay, good," Murong Ju put the medicine bottle under the pillow, "I will accept it for the younger brother, and the fourth brother is not allowed to regret it and take it back." From now on, I will have to be a bodhisattva every day. ”

Murong Jin felt bitter and didn't know what to say, but Murong Ju said a lot of comforting words

"It's almost time, I should go back too, you're so alive, don't think too much." Murong Jin didn't stay any longer, and asked Dongxian to light the palace lamp to lead the way.

The moon is high, and the third watch has passed. The study in King Rui's mansion was still lit, and the floor was full of messes. Murong Shu crumpled a painting he had just painted, and then frowned and unfolded it to look at it. The painting shows a man in white wearing a half-mask, with beautiful eyebrows.

I always feel that this person has seen somewhere, but I can't remember it. Is it because most of the beauties look alike?

The sheet was still crumpled into a ball of paper and thrown into the distance.

"Alas......" Murong Shu used a paperweight to run over a piece of Shu Xuan in the new shop, and continued to paint, like this until dawn.

Not long in the afternoon, Murong Shu ordered someone to prepare a carriage, and the guard who drove the car asked, "Is the prince going to Huamingfang or to Qianye Tower today?" ”

Murong Shu rubbed his eyebrows and said coldly: "Go to Gu Mansion." ”

"Yes."

Gu Mansion is located in the not prosperous South City, the mansion is not large, and there are no more than five people serving in the mansion.

I don't know if it was because the servants were lazy or the master's deliberate arrangement, the stone slabs in the courtyard were covered with moss, and even the crevices in the stones were covered with weeds that were inches deep. The veil hanging on the corridor was blown white by the wind, and the Nantian bamboo on the side was very green.

Murong Shu stopped a maid who happened to be passing by, and said with a smile: "This sister, where is your master?" ”

The maid's cheeks flushed slightly, "Back to Your Highness, Mr. is reading a book in the South Courtyard." ”

"Thank you, sister—" Murong Shu smiled with peach blossom eyes. And as he turned around, Junxiu's face immediately collapsed, and the pace towards the southern courtyard was a little hurried.

The middle-aged man in the south courtyard was wearing a faded old robe, and his ink hair was not straight, but he couldn't see the slightest bit of Luotuo's atmosphere. On the contrary, there is a temperament of a fugitive who sees through the red dust and retreats to the mountains.

"If the royal brother knew that he had built such a dilapidated hut with so much money as he rewarded you, he would not have to be angry."

Gu Shi pinched a incense spoon and put some incense ashes into the incense burner, "His Royal Highness King Rui is wrong, this courtyard is not built, it was bought," and took another incense sweep and gently swept the incense ashes on the edge, "What kind of wind blew you here today?" ”

"Can't you come and see if it's okay?" Murong Shu swept the stone bench that had swept away the ashes with his sleeves and sat down with disgust.

Gu Shi lifted his eyelids, "You are usually free, either you go to Huamingfang to listen to music, or you go to Qianye Tower to see beautiful men, but it is rare to come here." ”

Hearing this, Murong Shu couldn't help but feel a little depressed, "I really have something to ask for today, so I borrowed your Wenyuan wooden card to use it." ”

"What wooden sign?"

"Just the Wenyuan wooden card that the imperial brother gave you."

"Oh-that thing," Gu Shi suddenly realized, and then continued to gently press the incense ash with the ash press, "Isn't it just a piece of broken wood, what are you doing with it?" ”

"Go to Wenyuan Tower to check something."

"Why do you have to go to Wenyuan Building to find out?"

Murong Shu said angrily: "Do you give it or not?" ”

"Tut-tut, look at it, this is the attitude you have to ask me, then the next official has to think about it."

Murong Shu snatched Gu Shi's gray pressure, "Gu Shi, do you give it or not-"

"Ouch, my Royal Highness King Rui," Gu Shi looked at the messed up incense ash with great distress, "It's not that the lower officials don't want to give it to you, it's just that the lower officials can't give it to you." ”

"What can't you give me," Murong Shu glared at him fiercely, and the ash pressure in his hand knocked on the stone table for a while, "You tell the truth, who did the Wen Yuan wooden card give to?" ”

Gu Shi's gaze followed the gray pressure for a while, and he said nonchalantly: "I gave it to the fourth prince a few days ago. ”

"What are you doing for him!" Murong Shu slapped the ash on the stone table.

Gu Shi hurriedly snatched the ash pressure and wiped it with his sleeve distressedly, "The gold bricks and jade tiles in your palace, don't break the things of my poor and sour family——"

Murong Shu glanced at the set of incense and asked, "Where did you buy this set of incense?" ”

"Sent."

"Yo hey," Murong Shu sneered, "Our Dayan is a dignified Sanpin Hanlin, living in such a dilapidated courtyard, and the clothes are not as good as a subordinate, I can't imagine that you are still taking bribes, whose bribes are you?" ”

Gu Shi said helplessly: "Okay, Yuxuan Pavilion bought it." ”

"Yuxuan Pavilion? Not bad. ”

"Naturally good," Gu Shi took the incense utensils and shook them in front of Murong Shu's eyes one by one, "Look at this good mastery, this fine carving, this delicate and smooth feel, this smooth luster, which is not the best in this Great Thorn City." ”

"How much?"

Gu Shi smiled: "It's not a hundred." ”

"But a hundred taels ......" Murong Shu tugged at Gu Shi's soon-to-patched linen sleeve, "Is your robe worth a tael?" ”

Gu Shi impatiently slapped Murong Shu's hand away, "I know that I still pull and pull, and you will pay for it." ”

"I'll pay you a hundred." Murong Shu gritted his teeth.

Gu Shi carefully placed the incense seal on the flattened incense ash, and flung the sleeve towards Murong Shu, "Okay-whatever you want." ”

"Gu Shi, what do you want to do?"