"Didn't you just say that only girls like it? Why did you buy them all again? ”

"But it looks like you like it very much, I think it's good that you're happy, why bother if it's a boy or a girl?"

The evening of the summer night is still a little muggy, and the noise of walking on the street is still known, and it is annoying. Xiao He was really wearing more, and he didn't care about any face, so he snatched the fan in Mu Churan's hand and quickly fanned himself.

"It's so hot! Should come back later. ”

Xiao He was sweating profusely, but Mu Churan beside him seemed to be fine, and he still maintained his original speed and walked forward.

"Let's walk along the river, it's too hot in the middle of the road, and the riverside may be cooler." Mu Churan's proposal was like saving Xiao He.

There are few shops along the riverbank, but there are many more vendors pushing carts.

"Eh, what do you think this is?" Xiao He rarely had such an opportunity to wander around the street, and everything he saw was novel, pulling Mu Churan's sleeve and standing in front of an old man's car.

The old man waved his hand casually, and in a few clicks, he drew a butterfly with the syrup in his hand, "Auntie, how do you sell this?" ”

The old man stuck the sugar in his hand on the straw beside him. He raised his head and said to her, "This, five cents, what pattern does the little boy want?" The old woman will draw another one for you. ”

"Hmm......" Xiao He hesitated, then it would be better to draw something simpler, "Auntie, you can help me draw a rabbit." ”

The old woman in front of her nodded in response, scooped up a spoonful of syrup with the spoon in her hand, and drew it in front of her.

Xiao He held the freshly made painting candy in his hand and walked forward with great interest.

Mu Churan smiled a little helplessly behind her and handed the old woman a small ingot of silver.

"Childe, this ...... The old woman doesn't have so much silver to find you. ”

"No need, just take it, and I don't have any broken silver on me."

"Thank you, Childe."

……

The person in front of him was bouncing around, and he really looked like a child who hadn't grown up.

"I bought so much for you, and I went out to play with you, how can you thank me?"

Xiao He held the freshly made painting candy in his hand, and his mood became very good: "I have also approved the performance for you for so many days, and I have offset it." ”

"That's not going to work." As she spoke, Mu Churan had already flashed in front of Xiao He, blocking her way.

"Laipi," Xiao He waved his hand helplessly, "Okay, okay, please have dinner, let's go." Xiao He handed the candy in his hand to Mu Churan, and pulled his sleeve and walked towards Zhuyue Tower.

……

"Little two! Braised pork, sweet and sour carp, braised lion's head, and two bowls of rice are being brought to us. ”

"Gotcha."

"Hehe," Mu Churan laughed softly.

"What are you laughing at? Don't you like to eat? ”

Mu Churan shook his fan gently: "You are also the prime minister of the dynasty, you invited the emperor to dinner, and only ordered three dishes, isn't it a joke to spread it?" ”

Xiao He blushed instantly, it stands to reason that three dishes and two bowls of rice are enough for two people, but what Mu Churan said is also very reasonable, Xiao He secretly made up his mind, it must be Mu Churan who is not enough to eat, or add some to him, and the provincial spread that she is a stingy ghost, "Xiao Er, add two more bowls of rice!" ”

Mu Churan on the side originally wanted to see her reaction, Xiao He has always been frugal, and it was not surprising that he ordered less food, he just wanted to see how Xiao He would react, but he never expected that Xiao He would say such a thing.

"Okay, okay, enough is enough, don't add more." If I continue to mock her vaguely, I'm afraid that this table will be full of rice.

Xiao He wiped out the food on the table with the momentum of the storm, which made Mu Churan can't help but wonder if he treats Xiao He too badly on weekdays, or the food in the palace is not to his liking, why is this Xiao He like he has never eaten a full meal, and he looks so indecent.

"Aren't you eating? That's a pay! ”

……

Xiao He was full of food and went to the front counter to settle the bill.

"I'm sorry, guest officer, we don't have a silver ticket here, do you have a silver tael?"

Xiao He touched his pocket and took out a piece of broken silver: "You should also tell Boss Tie, how can this restaurant not collect cash tickets, right?" ”

The moment Xiao He said Boss Tie, the account room on the counter raised his head, exchanged a look with Xiao He in front of him, and then lowered his head.

"By the way, the piece of white jade I told your Iron Boss last time, when did he give me the letter? To accept it or not to accept it? ”

"Catch up with Ming'er, our boss is back, I'll help you ask again, are you sure it's a piece of white jade?"

"That's right, just tell him. But I'll come back to him about jade. ”

Xiao He walked to the door, Mu Churan had some questions, so he followed, and happened to hear their conversation.

"Why, you seem to come to this shop a lot, and their owner knows him well?"

"Because this shop is suitable for people like me, who are greedy and have few money, when I was a secretary in the past, I had few people, so I often came to this store."

"What about you now? is the prime minister, the official is a good grade, you are not less. ”

"But this shop tastes good." Xiao He didn't expect Mu Churan to follow, so he didn't dare to say too much to Mr. Bookkeeper, just let him tell Tie Xin that he was safe now, but he didn't expect that just these few words had already aroused Mu Churan's suspicions.

……

Came back too late the first night, and had to get up early the next day, Xiao He sat up depressedly from the small couch next to Mu Churan's bed with two dark circles under his eyes, why did he want to sleep in this place?

I was uncomfortable when I slept and had to guard against Mu Churan all day long, I didn't even dare to take off my clothes, and I couldn't sleep well.

Xiao He went to the early court in a daze, he didn't hear what Mu Churan said at all, and returned to Mu Churan's warm pavilion in a daze, spread it on his small couch and fell asleep, I really don't understand, Mu Churan obviously slept so late, how did he have the spirit to go to the morning court this morning?

Xiao He was too tired to play that night, jumping and jumping, the whole person was about to fall apart, and as soon as his head was on the pillow, he fell asleep deeply.

I don't know when I fell asleep, Xiao He gradually woke up, and vaguely heard the sound of Mu Churan discussing with his minister again in the study outside.

Can't let the people outside see him coming out of the warm pavilion, Xiao He didn't dare to go out, but the distance was too far, Xiao He used all his internal strength, listened quietly, and only listened to a rough idea.

The meaning of these ministers is probably that Mu Churan is already twenty-two years old, but the harem is still empty, so he persuaded him to hurry up and take advantage of this year's time to choose a concubine.

Listening to Mu Churan's meaning, he agreed.

Xiao He couldn't help but be a little disappointed, this man still has to choose a concubine after all, but it should be, his current identity is a man.

It is impossible to expect Mu Churan to really have an empty harem, leaving only a man by his side.

Mu Churan has not yet chosen the candidate for the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the small matters of the Ministry of Rites are all decided by the new waiter, and the major matters are still handled by Xiao He for the time being.

Therefore, I am afraid that the matter of choosing a concubine will fall on Xiao He's head again.

After a while, the sound outside gradually stopped, and Xiao He hurriedly returned to the couch and continued to close his eyes and pretend to be sleeping.

Footsteps gradually sounded around him, Xiao He could hear it, and Mu Churan deliberately lowered the footsteps.

"Lazy worm, when has this been, and you haven't gotten up yet?" Mu Churan stretched out her hand and flicked Xiao He's forehead, so that she couldn't pretend to be asleep even if she wanted to.

"Why are you hitting me?"

"It's not yet noon, what time is it? It's almost dinner, haven't you eaten all day and aren't you hungry? Mu Churan looked at the person in front of him rubbing his forehead, but felt that the more he looked at the person in front of him, the more cute he felt.

"The minister had a sweet dream, dreamed of ......"

"What did you dream about?"

"I dreamed that the emperor was going to choose a concubine, and I didn't need the minister to stay in the warm pavilion in the future, and the minister almost woke up laughing happily."

"Don't pretend! I already knew that you were behind the screen, do you think my martial arts were learned in vain? A man that big was hiding in a screen behind him. How could I not have noticed it at all. Mu Churan's expression became very spoiled, and almost, Xiao He was about to fall into it.

"I'll admit I just did, hiding behind and eavesdropping. But after all, it's a matter between the DPRK and China, so I can't be considered eavesdropping. ”

"Are you jealous?"

Xiao He avoided Mu Churan's gaze: "Why is the minister jealous? Can jealous of the Son of Heaven choose a concubine to marry? Xiao He also deliberately pouted: "If I want to get married, there will definitely be a lot of girls who want to marry me, after all, I am different from the emperor, I am only eighteen years old, and it is still very early to get married." Xiao He's eyes were a little sour, and she was a little uncomfortable.

"If I want to choose a concubine, won't you feel a little uncomfortable in your heart?" Mu Churan always thought that Xiao He had his own in his heart, otherwise he wouldn't have shed tears when he saw himself lying in a pool of blood, just because he felt that Xiao He liked him so much in his heart, so he would use all kinds of reasons to keep Xiao He by his side, whether it was for him to help with the criticism, or to stay in his room.

"Naturally, it's uncomfortable!" Xiao He's eyes were already a little red, but he still stubbornly tilted his head, "You're going to choose a concubine, the new Ministry of Rites has not been selected yet, and I have to be busy again." ”

"You ......" Mu Churan looked at the person in front of him with some anger, he thought that Xiao He would like him a little, but he never expected Xiao He to be unfazed by the fact that he was going to choose a concubine, and he didn't even care at all.

……