Shen Mei looked at Mu Heyun, who was sitting on the edge of the bed and frowned, she was puzzled, she raised her hand and poured a cup of tea and sent it over, and said softly: "Master Hou is saying that Chongning lives a hard kiss?" I've restrained the rumors from approaching him, but the attendants are not relatives, so there is also a taboo? ”

Mu Heyun pondered for a long time, and finally spoke: "That's all to fool you, I didn't want you to worry." ”

"Huh?" Shen Mei glared at him in surprise, "What the hell is going on?" ”

Mu Heyun pulled her to sit on the bed together, sighed, and his eyes fell into memory.

"At the beginning, the loyal servants of the Xie family sent Chongning to the mansion, saying that the Xie family died in the war. Except for Chongning, no one survived. Therefore I have taken pity on him and have told you to take good care of him. But then I stumbled upon it, and it wasn't that simple. ”

"The death of the Xie family is also strange, I am afraid that it involves the suspicion of collaborating with the enemy. It's just that the child is innocent, and I have been promised by the Xie family to raise him to adulthood, so I have to continue to keep him in the house. But there is one thing, it is just enough to stay without lack of food and drink, but it is not appropriate to treat him like a son and nephew. ”

Mu Heyun looked sideways at his wife with complicated eyes, "If you want to be close to him, it's all nonsense, but it's just a reason to let you and your children not get close to him." ”

I never expected that there would be such an inside story, Shen Mei was speechless for a while.

"Although the wind and waves have been quiet all these years, for the sake of the Hou Mansion, it is better not to cause more trouble. The world has the reputation of being a son of a benefactor, and I recognize it. ”

Shen Mei's eyes were hot, "Master Hou......"

Mu Heyun couldn't stand this, and waved his hand, "Now that you know the reason, don't make a noise, it's only been a few years since he left the house." Xuan'er, I'll go to the third brother and tell him to restrain him. But you can't spoil the rumors anymore, if she really doesn't listen, she will add homework to her, which will make her lose the heart to worry about that kid. ”

Shen Mei nodded silently, he was indeed going to be ruthlessly disciplined.

The next day, Mu Yu found that things were a little inexplicable, not only was it fruitless to assign to Boss Xie's attendants, but her schoolwork was obviously increased. asked my mother, and I only got a perfunctory sentence of "don't ask more, it's all for your good".

And let Qionglan send something to Qingsongyuan in the name of the house, she immediately knelt down and begged, "Madame specially told me not to do this again, if you do it again, you will send the slave to the laundry room, and you will be grounded." Miss, let the slave go! ”

Mu Yu was dumbfounded.

The things couldn't be delivered, so she had to avoid Qionglan and ask Biyue and others for news.

I learned that everything in the house has stopped recently, and even Brother Xuan'er, who has always loved trouble, has been detained to study. As for Mr. Xie, the maids didn't hear anything wrong, and they wanted to come as usual.

This should be good news...... Mu Yu could only comfort himself like this.

She is young, she must not be able to resist her elders, her mother is obviously determined not to let her have any more dealings with Big Brother Xie this time, so no matter how many doubts she has in her heart, she can only stay in peace for the time being.

……

In the scorching summer, the shouting on the street seems to be soaked in the slightest heat and revealing some weakness.

In the private room on the second floor of Qingxiang Building, Xie Chongning withdrew his gaze looking at the movement outside the window and looked at the opposite side, "Can this business go smoothly?" ”

The middle-aged man in his thirties grinned when he heard this, "Young master, don't worry, it's very obedient." I listen to you, and only seek out the small tribes of the Tartars to collect the horses, although it takes a little longer, but it adds up to a great number, and it will not be guarded by the Tartars. Earlier I had the horses returned to the newly built horse farm in batches, and now many of the mares have cubs. Just wait for next year, and our horse farm will be abundant. ”

Hearing the good news, Xie Chongning's dark eyes showed a slight satisfaction, and he poured the teacup full with his hand, "Uncle Yu, thank you for your hard work." ”

Xie Yu drank the tea dry, then shook his head and said, "I'm not hard, young master, you are hard in the capital." If Mo Ruo left Luanping Houfu earlier, he would not have suffered from those birds! ”

Xie Chongning tugged his thin lips slightly, "It's not time yet, I have my own arrangements for this matter." ”

Since he said this, Xie Yu nodded in response even though he was unwilling.

Xie Yu is the son of the Xie family, and when the Xie family had an accident, he went out to escape the catastrophe. I thought that the master of the Xie family and his parents were all destroyed, and he has been wandering around to find out the truth all these years, but unfortunately all the money he earned has been exhausted, and he still has nothing. Just when he was in despair, an old man of the Xie family contacted him, and he learned that Xie Chongning, the young master of the Xie family, was still alive.

Not only is he alive, but he is also accumulating strength for the revenge of destroying the door, which made Xie Yu regain his business.

Now he respects the young master, and he will do what the young master says.

"What we need to do now is to lay a solid foundation, and wait until next year when we have more cash on hand, train people, and buy connections. What I encountered in the Hou Mansion was just a few small things, and I didn't have to worry about it. Xie Chongning knew his temperament, but he was still afraid that he would act recklessly, so he patiently explained.

Xie Yu said solemnly: "I know, listen to the young master's orders." ”

In order to take revenge, it is inevitable to suffer some grievances. Besides, the young master was very strategic at a young age, and when he said this, he underestimated it.

Xie Chongning saw that he really figured it out, so he bowed his head slightly.

It was inconvenient for the two to meet for too long, so Xie Chongning handed him the booklet on how to run the racecourse and how to recruit manpower, which he had written long ago, and quietly left the teahouse.

Cautiously going around in a circle, making sure that no one was following, he slowly walked in the direction of the Luanping Marquis Mansion.

It's just that when he saw a silver building on the way, Xie Chongning couldn't help but pause, and the disappointed eyes of the little girl in Qingsongyuan that day inexplicably appeared in his mind...... Since that day, he hadn't seen her again, nor had he seen anything "special" brought to him, presumably genuinely annoyed.

He pursed his lips in displeasure, and his dark eyes showed a hint of self-deprecation, but he still turned around and entered the silver building when his mind turned.

The man saw that it was a young man and not a distinguished guest, and he was not very enthusiastic, but he didn't care, and looked around the dazzling jewelry, and held a small hosta in his hand. The jade quality is not much better, but the hairpin head of the peony flower. The bud is carved very realistically, and the water droplets between the petals seem to be dripping at any time, and in a trance, it looks like the tears in the eyes of the little girl when she sees him being punished and kneeling.

After looking at it for a long time, Xie Chongning finally bought it with complicated eyes and put it in his arms.

He didn't want to coax her with this thing, but he just repaid her for her maintenance, and the two didn't owe each other.

The curtain is getting darker, and the Qinchun Garden in the evening is restored to a tranquility.

The night breeze blew through the ice basin in a corner of the room, creating a thick chill that dispersed the heat.

Mu Yu was lying comfortably on the bed, and he couldn't help but think about it when he couldn't sleep for a while, and he didn't know how Big Guy Xie was doing now? Thinking of the unhappy parting of the last time they met, she couldn't help but sigh lightly.

was afraid that he would leave the house before, but now, she was strictly disciplined by her mother and could no longer secretly protect her, but she was a little looking forward to him meeting the noble person again and leaving as soon as possible.

After all, he suffered some grievances in the Luanping Marquis Mansion, but it was far from the level of life and death enmity, and he would not use the Luanping Marquis Mansion as a thorn in the flesh in the future.

But Boss Xie can't leave the house, and it's not something she can decide.

The unpredictability of the future and the unwillingness of her body made her more and more upset the more she thought about it, and suddenly she heard a slight noise, as if it was coming from the window.

Mu Yu was startled, and immediately sat up and listened with his ears pricked up, hesitating in his heart whether to call someone.

I just listened to it for a while and then there was no movement.

She hesitated and whispered, "Who's there?" ”

No response.

Mu Yu bit his lip and quietly pulled out the bed curtain to look out.

Afraid of darkness at night, there was always a dim little lamp burning on the table in her room. At this moment, she looked around in the faint light, and indeed did not see anyone there. Still a little uneasy, I put on rusty shoes and got out of bed, and when I turned my head, I saw that the green yarn on the right side of the window was shaking slightly, which ...... It must be the wind......

She smiled, and before she had time to laugh at herself for being too timid, she was horrified to find that there was something else on the table.

Mu Yu cautiously walked over and looked at it for a moment, and picked up the brocade box on the table in surprise and opened it, it was actually a hosta?

She leaned under the lamp to take a closer look, it was indeed a hosta, but it was shorter than the ordinary hairpin, and the jade was ordinary and exquisite, no matter how she looked at it, it looked like an ornament suitable for a little girl like her.

Mu Yu looked at it steadily, the more she looked at it, the brighter her eyes became, she tiptoed to the window with the hosta and looked out, but unfortunately it was dark everywhere outside, and she couldn't see the clue of the hairpin at all.

Still, the heart is beautiful.

Sure enough, the effort is rewarded, and kindness will be exchanged for goodwill, if you want to say that this little hosta was not sent by Big Brother Xie, she doesn't believe it.

Mu Yu's good mood lasted until the second day, and the corners of her red lips were always slightly raised.

When she went to learn to be a girl at noon, Shen Mei also asked her daughter jokingly, "What is the happy event today, which also makes my mother happy." ”

Mu Yu grinned, "Mr. praised me for making progress in my paintings, is my mother happy?" ”

Shen Mei smiled and nodded her forehead speechlessly.

Mu Yu rolled his eyes and said: I have brushed the favor of Mr. Xie, our family should be happy! I thought that the other party was as cold as ice and couldn't be impressed, but this is really bright!

After returning from her mother, Mu Yu used her brains again, coaxing Qionglan, who had already trusted her not to mess around again, to find a handkerchief for her that "accidentally dropped", and she herself quietly went to Qingsong Garden.

She was so happy that she had to find Mr. Xie to thank her face to face.

Coincidentally, before she reached Qingsong Garden, when Mu Yu passed by the garden, she saw a familiar young man's figure under the tree not far away, and she hurriedly jumped over to greet her, "Brother Ning!" It's really you, I was about to look for you, but luckily I didn't miss it. ”

A smile like a morning glow appeared on the snow-white and delicate little face, Xie Chongning lowered his eyes and stared for a moment, and then quickly turned away, his face was always cold and indifferent, "What's the matter?" ”