If it's a dream, it won't wake me up.

Xiao He thought.

She stretched out her arms and hugged the person she was thinking about, and he responded to him with a warm and firm embrace. He should not go anywhere for her, he will always watch over her, and she is full of joy.

She reached out and stroked his cheek, a real touch that didn't feel like a dream.

Some people only realize that they are really reluctant when they turn around. The past is like a cloud of smoke, drifting away with the wind. But now he's really back, he's back.

She closed her eyes, greedily enjoying his warmth, and even reached out to his soft lips. But there were a few slight cracked marks, but the situation was much better than that day in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. She licked his lips softly, using all her tenderness, carefully. It seems that only such care can keep him in his arms.

He also kissed himself tenderly and sweetly.

The two lingered for a long time, until each other's bodies were hot, as if they couldn't quench their thirst through the quilt and clothes.

The only thought in her heart was that if he was coming, she would let him pick it, and wished him never leave for the rest of his life.

But he stopped, just let the quilt pull, wrapped himself up, pressed it against his chest, and stroked her hair as if to soothe her. The man's voice sounded above her head, "Not yet, Moyu, you wait for me." ”

It was just a whisper, but it was like a thunderbolt on Xiao Hetian's inspiration on a sunny day, running through the entire body.

Who the hell is he?

Xiao He's eyes widened, as if he had returned from chaos, and he slowly raised his face to take a closer look at the person she was holding. The more carefully he looked at the contours of his eyebrows, the more chills welled up in his heart.

He is Mu Churan, not him!

In the panic, Xiao He finally cleared his mind, pushed Mu Churan away, and fell to the side. She realized that except for this quilt, she had nothing on her, so she quickly wrapped herself in the quilt and curled up in the corner of the bed.

Mu Churan didn't realize why she was suddenly angry, and her face changed drastically and pushed herself away, thinking that it was she who had just rejected her, which made her angry, and hurriedly explained: "It's not that I don't want to, but I want to save this beautiful moment for our wedding." ”

"Big wedding?" When Xiao He heard this, his heart was even more shocked, is he crazy? was shocked again, when he was confused, he made a mistake, which made him misunderstand like that...... It's ridiculously wrong.

"I thought you had someone else in mind, but now it seems that you do have me in your heart. When the time is right, I will announce who you really are, and I will officially marry you. Mu Churan stepped forward and said affectionately.

"The timing is right?" Although Xiao He hung his head and curled up on the side, when he heard this, he even more provoked the past in his heart.

The Xiao family is full of dozens of lives, he doesn't pay it with blood, but wants to marry him himself, isn't he crazy? Now the only reason to stop her from taking revenge right away is that she is worried that killing him will cause chaos in the world and the war will start again, and soon, Murong will support Mu Yunjing to become the new master, as long as she stays until that time, she can take revenge with her own hands.

Before this, she was just a poison lurking beside Mu Churan, who would kill him at any time.

"It didn't take long, everything was in my plan. You wait for me. Mu Churan imprinted a kiss on the corner of her forehead, as if she had seen the arrival of that day, her eyes were full of infinite joy, but she never noticed the chill in Xiao He's eyes.

"You get out!" She said coldly.

"Still mad at me?" Mu Churan had never spoken to anyone in such a low voice, and she was the first.

Xiao He was afraid that she would not be able to help but want to kill him now, she buried her head in the crook of her arm and said in a pleading tone, "Please go out first, okay?" ”

Mu Churan was stunned by the future he was looking forward to, and he didn't think about what else was hidden in it, so he answered her first, got up and went out, bypassed the screen, and looked at her with a look of affection before retreating outside the hall.

After a while, someone brought clean clothes and fresh food.

Xiao He said to himself, today's incident should be a nightmare, just forget about it.

Two days later, July 15.

On the day of Mu Churan's birthday, the longevity feast was set up in the Taihe Palace, and on the same day, he issued a decree to amnesty the world. Under this pardon, although Xue Liangan could not be reinstated, he could reunite as a family.

At the feast, many dishes are eye-opening, not only the color and flavor are complete, but also the vegetarian dishes are made into the taste of meat dishes, and even the names of the dishes are more vivid and elegant than one another. For example, a "autumn kill" is made of tofu as raw material, shredded tofu into the sauce and then fried until golden, decorated with light-colored broken petals, and the shredded tofu is as thin as a hair on the plate and blooms like an autumn chrysanthemum.

Not to mention that this delicate knife skill is already amazing, the artistic conception presented by the dishes on the plate also makes people smile and praise a delicate thought.

Sure enough, Mu Churan was very satisfied with this chef.

Except for the basic dishes, the rest of the dishes on the palace banquet were all appreciated by Mu Churan one by one. When he arrived at Xiao He's place, he asked the eunuch who served the food to ask her opinion more.

When he was trying the dishes in the imperial dining room that day, Xiao He noticed that Xu's right hand had a calloon, and in addition to holding a knife all year round, it could also be a perennial weapon. Her knife skills are really good, although I didn't see her excellent knife skills in the dishes that day, but the ingenuity of cooking and decorating with flower petals is her specialty.

Xu's martial arts should be correct.

Letting Mu Churan stay in the palace is just pushing the boat down the river.

Xiao He naturally didn't forget to say a few words to the eunuch and expressed his love for this food.

At the end of the banquet, Mu Churan asked the chef Xu to go to the palace. He was also slightly surprised when he saw Xu for the first time, it was such a young woman, praised her a few words, ordered her to stay in the imperial dining room in the future, and made her the imperial kitchen.

Xu knelt respectfully on the ground, grateful for this grace, and his voice trembled a little.

Xiao He remembered that when she asked Xu Shi that day, she didn't look like a person who was easily nervous, she answered fluently, and she didn't see humility. This woman is really not an ordinary character, although I don't know what Murong meant by arranging her to come, but if she wants to start with Mu Churan's diet, it is not easy. What's more, Murong is not a stupid person, it will definitely not be so simple, send a cook to poison him.

In short, she can be regarded as having successfully completed the task, and is waiting for Murong to bring her good news back.

It's just that after waiting for two months, there is still no news.

During this period, the Xue family moved out of the imperial capital, and Xue Liangan left a letter that Han Qiu brought back. Because he lost his official position, he could no longer inquire about the news in the palace for Xiao He, and he felt quite guilty, so he moved his family to Huizhou City, which has gradually become the imperial capital in recent years. On the one hand, Xue Liangan continued to practice medicine, and on the other hand, when he was taking care of his family, he continued to pay attention to the news on the rivers and lakes, which was also another way to work for Xiao He.

Xiao He deliberately took Xiao Shi's illness as an example, and when he replied, he asked Xue Liangan in detail if there was a way to resolve it. Xue Liangan has a wider range than Hongzhu, but he is not sure of it, only that there is no absolute.

It's just that Murong hasn't heard from his side yet.

At the beginning of October, Mu Churan gave Duan Heng the city of Bingzhou as his fief and ordered him to take up his post as soon as possible.

Bingzhou City is the largest number of states bordering Da Yin and Da Yue, of which there are a total of 12 small cities in the county, located in the westernmost part of Da Yin. The entire state is also the westernmost corner of the sixteen states in the world. It is adjacent to the fortress of northern Xinjiang and the west of China, and the geographical location is very important, which can be regarded as the gate of the western country of Dayin.

Mu Churan gave this place to Duan Heng, and its meaning couldn't be more obvious.

Duan Heng had been preparing for more than two months, and although he had been mentally prepared, he still felt a little shocked when he really came. With this fiefdom of provenance, he is no longer an idle king with an empty title, and from now on he has to take on the burden of guarding the frontier and the responsibility of protecting the people.

The mother concubine and her sister stayed in the imperial capital, which was also an exchange condition for Mu Churan to hold Duan Heng. It's just that this deal is not something he willingly asked, but it is a proof of loyalty that cannot be shirked and must be done.

The feast practiced for Duan Heng lasted for three days and sent away waves of guests.

He never saw Xiao He arrive, but accepted her gift on the first day.

On the night of the third day, Duan Heng was very drunk, and insisted on going out, so that his entourage drove to the gate of Xiao's mansion. After slamming open the gate, without waiting for the report, he rushed into the courtyard of the Xiao Mansion with a drunken body.

Xiao He heard a voice in the house and hurriedly came out to greet him.

"Are you going to avoid me like this when I'm gone?" Hearing him burping and talking drunk, Xiao He frowned and helped him into the house first. Duan Heng pushed others away and grabbed Xiao He's shoulder, "Don't you treat me as a brother anymore?" ”

Xiao He was helpless, so he grabbed him and went into the house together.

She instructed Hongzhu to prepare the decanting soup, and asked the others to retreat first, and she didn't know if Duan Heng would say anything rebellious when he was drunk, and it was always bad to be heard by the subordinates.

Duan Heng grabbed her hand and didn't let go, "Are you afraid that I will force you to go with me, so you won't show up?" ”

"I've been really busy lately, didn't I send someone to send a gift to the palace?" Xiao He twitched twice, but he couldn't break free, so he simply let him grab his hand and listen to him complain. It's not just because she's busy, it's just because she is used to parting, but she can't bear it, knowing that he is going to the fiefdom, it will be difficult to meet again, and she has to force a smile and say congratulations, which is really sad, it's better not to go.

"Yingge come with me. You can rest assured! I will take care of her like a sister! Duan Heng did not forget her entrustment that day.

Xiao He smiled indifferently, "I'll leave it to you, naturally I'm relieved." ”

Duan Heng suddenly got up, pulled Xiao He into his arms, and hugged him, "If you are willing to go with me, my heart will be much more comfortable." ”