Duanmu Fei was not in Zhanqing Courtyard, only the little fox was hiding in the inner room to sleep, when he saw Mu Yan, he gave him a look, then got up and stretched, jumped out of the window, and after running a few feet, he glanced back at Mu Yan, as if signaling him to follow.

Mu Yan followed, followed the little fox all the way to the small flower hall in the garden, and Duanmu Fei sat by the window, looking at the flower forest outside the window in a daze.

Mu Yanden smiled and went straight through the window, feeling that this fox was well raised, much smarter than that stupid starling! Later, he'll have someone give him a chicken as a reward!

For the future aunt who secretly came to his own girl in an "extraordinary way" from time to time, a few personal maids were no longer surprised, and silently withdrew from the small flower hall and guarded the door for them.

"Ah Yan." Duanmu Fei was overjoyed when he saw Mu Yan, and pulled him to sit down, as if he should appear here as a matter of course, "You give me an idea, what flowers to wear during the Flower Festival?" ”

On the day of the Flower Festival, the people have always had the habit of wearing flowers on the sideburns, or wearing flowers, or cutting ribbons for flowers.

"May is the month of pomegranates, and it seems good to wear pomegranate flowers."

"Peony is the king of flowers, but I always feel that it is more suitable for my sister."

"Water lilies are also good......"

Duanmu pointed to the flowers in the garden, unable to make up his mind.

Mu Yan said without thinking: "How about the peony?" This is the time of year for peony to bloom. He still remembered that one year Wuyang once said that she and Ah Ci sneaked out to play on the day of the Flower Festival, and that time, Ah Ci wore peonies.

"......" Duanmu was stunned, remembering some of the past.

She was not in good health at that time, the Flower Dynasty Festival was February 12th, the weather was still cold, the family would never let her go out, the weather of the Flower Festival was much warmer, one year, she and Wuyang begged her grandmother Mrs. Chu for a long time, and her grandmother agreed to let her go out to play for a while......

"Okay, let's choose peony." Duanmu smiled and asked, "Ah Yan, do you want to go with us during the Flower Festival?" ”

Of course! Mu Yan immediately nodded: "I'll go." "How could he not go.

Duanmu pursed his lips and smiled even sweeter, revealing a pair of shallow pear vortices on his lips, and said, "Sister and Cen Gongzi will also go together." ”

She looked at Mu Yan with a smile and thought: He must look good wearing peony!

Well, she'll have to pick him the best peony ever.

What color should I choose?

White certainly doesn't work, yellow? Pink? Red? Or fuchsia, or purple?

Duanmu Fei accidentally began to fall into another round of entanglement, and his soul flew out of the sky.

Big brother goes too! Mu Yan was happy in his heart, and felt that the eldest brother was hard-mouthed, but in fact, just like himself, his soul had already been hooked away.

Can't escape!

Moreover, it is as sweet as a glutton.

Mu Yan stared at Duanmu Fei with burning eyes.

Duanmu Fei thought about it for a while, but he still didn't think about it, so he called in the cicada who was guarding outside the hall.

"Bi Chan, go and bring the basket of silk flowers in my house." Duanmu Fei commanded.

Bi Chan didn't squint, just thought that Mu Yan didn't exist at all, and bent his knees to receive the order: "Yes, four girls." She felt in her heart that it was not easy for them to be maids, and they had to learn to be blind.

Mu Yan raised his eyebrows, not knowing what Duanmu Fei was going to do.

Seeing that her teacup was empty, he was very considerate and poured her tea and chatted with her: "Zhenzhen, have you and your sister figured out where to go for the Flower Festival?" ”

Duanmu snapped his fingers and said: "My sister said that I would go to the suburbs to enjoy the flowers first, and then rent a painting boat to tour the lake, and then go to the temple fair over there to the flower temple, the temple fair over there is lively...... Anyway, my sister has arranged it, we just need to listen to my sister. ”

Mu Yan nodded thoughtfully, very satisfied with the word "we", and emphasized it repeatedly: "Well, 'we' just listen to my sister's arrangement." ”

Mu Yan's smile was bright, and a pair of beautiful phoenix eyes were even brighter, looking at her like the hottest sunshine in summer, scorching brightly.

Duanmu Fei felt that his mood seemed to be better, and he was also infected with a smile, and smiled stupidly.

When Bi Chan came back with the basket, she saw her girl and her future uncle looking at each other and smiling, and she didn't know what she was happy about. Bi Cicada hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to go in or not.

Duanmu Fei had already seen her and called: "Bi Cicada." ”

Bi Cicada carried the basket into the small flower hall, still without squinting, and after putting down the basket of silk flowers, he retreated again.

Duanmu Fei beckoned to Mu Yan, and Mu Yan leaned over and leaned his face towards Duanmu Fei.

Duanmu Fei picked up a pink silk flower from the basket and compared it to Mu Yan's sideburns, feeling that it was inappropriate, so he turned over the basket for a while and replaced it with a blue-purple one.

When she got closer, he could smell the light fragrance of lotus and orchid, mixed with a hint of sandalwood.

Fragrant, sweet, warm, this is her fragrance.

Mu Yan stared at Duanmu Fei with burning eyes, her dark pupils were as clear as a mirror, clearly reflecting her appearance.

Duanmu Fei almost wanted to cover his eyes again, but this time, she held back, subconsciously pinched the silk flower in her hand a little tighter, and asked casually: "Ah Yan, do you have something to do with me?" ”

Mu Yan wanted to say that he was just coming to see her, but when the words came to his lips, he really remembered something, moved his eyebrows, and said, "Zhen Zhen, those Nanhuai people who escaped from the city have not been caught yet. ”

Since this road was impassable, he simply sent more people to find another way to investigate.

"I've already had people try to find traces of their going to Beijing."

Mu Yan said as he wondered whether to send two more secret guards to follow.

"There's no hurry." Duanmu said with a smile, "Anyway, they have a plan, and they will always show up again, I'm afraid they have nothing else to ask for, they just want to go back to Huaizhou." "After all, Li Xining, who Nanhuai wants to save now, is still in prison.

Duanmu Fei took another yellow silk flower and compared it on Mu Yan's cheeks, but he still felt dissatisfied.

She lowered her head and rummaged in the basket for a while, her eyes fell on a big red silk flower, her eyes flashed slightly, and she changed her words and said: "Ah Yan, the last time the matter of the group of homeless people in Daqing Town was found out halfway, and the clues were also broken...... It stands to reason that no one except the people in the house knew where my sister and I were going. ”

In September last year, when Duanmujun went to Daqing Town to give porridge, someone deliberately delivered news to the homeless people, and led a group of homeless people to Duanmujun, and almost collided with Duanmujun.

"......" Mu Yan stared at the chessboard with lowered eyes, and the hand holding the teacup subconsciously exerted a slight force.

That time, he asked the painter to draw a portrait of the two homeless people according to the description, and went to the person who delivered the news to the homeless people, but only found a corpse, the person had been dead for most of the day, and they looked down again, and this person was nothing more than a local splash.

The clue was broken.

No matter who is behind this scene, he is really simple and ruthless enough.

Now that Duanmu mentioned it, Mu Yan also realized the coincidence.

Last year, Duanmu's family gave porridge in Daqing Town, and there were not many people who knew about it, but the matter of soup porridge was generally in charge.

This time, the seats booked by Duanmu Fei and Duanmu were booked by Duanmu Xian on a temporary basis, and outsiders hardly knew about it.

Mu Yan fell into deep thought, and let Duanmu Fei compare one silk flower after another on his sideburns......

Suddenly, she stepped back a little and looked at Mu Yan with satisfaction, "This one is good!" ”

Her small face was slightly sideways, the corners of her lips were curved, and her demeanor was filled with a kind of spring-like brightness.

Mu Yan couldn't help but lean over to her, reaching out to touch her cheek, and at this moment, he heard the voice of the maid saluting from outside the hall: "Big girl." ”

Mu Yan chuckled in his heart, and hurriedly said, "Zhen Zhen, I'll go first today......

Before the words fell, his body had already flown out like an eagle with wings, and said in his heart: My sister said that she would investigate herself again, but he should be careful, don't accidentally do something to reduce points. Well, when my mother comes to Duanmu Mansion to discuss the marriage date, my sister must let herself go!

Mu Yan was agile, and in the blink of an eye, he jumped onto the lush canopy of the camphor.

He was still a little reluctant to leave, turned around, and waved goodbye to Duanmufei.

Duanmu Fei also waved at him, smiling brightly.

When Duanmu Jun entered the hall, he happened to see this scene, raised his eyebrows, and followed his sister's gaze to look at the swaying camphor tree outside the window.

At this time, Mu Yan's figure had long since disappeared between the lush canopy of the camphor, leaving only the branches swaying slightly, making a rustling sound......

Duanmujun immediately understood what was going on.

She hooked her lips, walked forward without hurrying, and sat down next to Duanmu Fei.

Bi Chan also followed, and took Mu Yan's empty cup as if nothing happened.

"Sister, I thought about what to choose for the flower festival, peony." Duanmufei chatted with Duanmujun casually, looking at her with a smile, "Sister, have you thought about it?" ”

"I've thought about it a long time ago." A beautiful face appeared in front of Duanmujun's eyes, and the corners of his lips were slightly curled, and he said affirmatively.

She's already thought about it!

The most suitable flower for him is, of course, ......

Well, he definitely looks good on it.

The smile on the corner of Duanmujun's lips became even stronger, as bright as a peach and plum.

"......" Duanmu blinked his big black and white eyes, and looked at Duanmu with curiosity.

The bright sunlight spilled in softly through the window, Duanmu's black and shiny hair seemed to be shining with golden light, and her delicate eyebrows gradually took off their childishness, revealing a little bit of the girl's unique beauty, just like the fragrance of the delicate flowers on that spring day.

My sister has grown up! Duanmu raised his hand dotingly and rubbed the top of her soft hair.

She lowered her eyes and looked at the basket of silk flowers on the square table, picked up a silk flower casually, and said with a smile: "These silk flowers are really good, like real flowers, Zhen Zhen, your craftsmanship is better!" ”

On the day of the Flower Festival, everyone will go to the suburbs to enjoy the flowers, especially the unmarried couples who have just been married, they will hang the silk flowers with prayers on the branches to pray for a happy marriage, and those young men and women who have not decided to marry can also go to the flower temple to ask the flower god to bless a good relationship.

"That's it!" Duanmu smiled smugly, also looked at the basket of silk flowers, and suddenly let out a low sigh.

Oops, the silk flower was taken away by Mu Yan just now.

Forget it, these silk flowers must be enough anyway.

Duanmu said happily: "Sister, Ah Yan just said that he would also go with us, he is very good and can help us climb trees and hang silk flowers." As she spoke, the corners of her lips curved in a pleasant arc, and her eyes sparkled with expectation.

Bi Cicada, who was about to serve tea to Duanmu, slipped his hand, and the tea cup almost didn't fall, and said in his heart: My girl is too sincere, she is tantamount to saying that the future aunt has just climbed the wall and come in. However, the future aunt is really good at climbing trees.

For Duanmujun, as long as his sister is happy, anything is fine.

Duanmu Jun responded with a smile, and as she spoke, she remembered another thing, "Zhen Zhen, just now the sewing room said that the clothes have been changed, you hurry up and go back and try it." I'll show you, and if there's anything else that's wrong, I'll let the sewing room step up. ”

The two sisters laughed and left the Little Flower Hall.

Duanmu's family was warm and peaceful, and in the court, they were still arguing about Liang Sicheng's affairs.

On May 27, Mu Yan ordered that Xu Mingzhen be transferred to the military department as the left attendant, and the former left attendant of the military department, Lord Huang, was promoted to the secretary of the military department.

The name Xu Mingzhen is not unfamiliar to the Chinese military officials, he is the father of Empress Xu and the lord of Xinle County, once worshiped the governor of Liangguang, and he is also Mu Yan's maternal grandfather.

Mu Yan's order also caused an uproar in the court again.

Some people insinuated that Mu Yan had just taken the throne and became nepotism;

Some people privately thought that Xu Mingzhen's position as the left attendant of the Ministry of War may be only a temporary transition, the purpose is to pave the way for Xu Mingzhen to enter the cabinet, and in the future, Xu Mingzhen will enter the cabinet as the secretary of the Ministry of War, and the current cabinet chief assistant plus the head of the household department is Mu Yan's future grandfather-in-law, which means that Mu Yan will have two strong supports in the cabinet in the future.

Some people sighed that Mu Yan was really ambitious, Liang Sicheng was subdued by Mu Yan, and the southern border and Huaizhou were all in Mu Yan's bag, I heard that Jian Wang Junran and Mu Yan have always been close, maybe Jun Ran is on Mu Yan's side, so Mu Yan's military power is incredible;

Someone secretly shook his head, Mu Yan was in charge of the army, and now he wanted to control internal affairs, he was really in a hurry, and he was not afraid of provoking Cen Yin, Cen Yin would suppress him;

Some people are also worried, for fear that the court will not be peaceful for a few days, and there will be another bloody storm.

"Lord Duanmu," Yu Bingzhong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, tossed and turned all night, barely slept much, and came to the Yamen of the Ministry of Household to find Duanmu Xian early in the morning, "You should also admonish the regent, don't let him act arbitrarily." ”

There is a saying that when the gods fight, the little ghosts suffer.

If those two are fierce, several ministers in their cabinet will probably bear the brunt of the pond fish, and they have not been in the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites for a year.

Duanmu Xian drank strong tea, he didn't sleep all night, a faint green shadow appeared in his eye sockets, and said casually: "What are you anxious about?" ”

Yu Bingzhong walked back and forth anxiously, frowning and muttering: "It's really that the emperor is not in a hurry, and the eunuch is in a hurry." Lord Duanmu, aren't you afraid that you will be caught in the middle and be a bad person? ”

"......" Duanmu Xian twitched the corners of his mouth behind the teacup, feeling that Yu Bingzhong was really nosy.

For the sake of his colleagues, Duanmu Xian resisted the urge to blow people out and took another sip of tea.

When he put down the teacup, there was another unfathomable expression on his elegant face, and he said calmly: "Look at it, even Lord Cen didn't say anything, what are we worried about." ”

Yu Bingzhong stopped and looked at Duanmu Xian with a look of "how can you still be so calm".

Duanmu Xian added lightly: "Lord Cen has never been a patient person, if he was dissatisfied, he would have suppressed it a long time ago. ”

Duanmu Xian shook his head secretly in his heart, feeling that Yu Bingzhong was really impetuous, his two granddaughters were in a relationship with these two men, he was worried that their sisters would lose harmony because of this, so he didn't panic about Yu Bingzhong's embarrassing appearance.

That's right. Yu Bingzhong listened to Duanmu Xian's analysis and calmed down slightly.

He has only been in the cabinet for less than a year, but the past ten months seem to have passed a few years, and many major events have happened, all of which are thrilling.

After experiencing such things, he still has a little understanding of Cen Yin's style of acting, which can be described as resolute and resolute.

Duanmu Xian rubbed his eyebrows, he hadn't slept all night, he just wanted to send Yu Bingzhong away quickly, and said: "Moreover, Xu Mingzhen, I have also heard of it, and he is indeed a capable person." "Xu Mingzhen didn't rely on his identity as the ruler of the country to become a feudal official.

Yu Bingzhong sat down opposite Duanmu Xian and asked tentatively, "Lord Duanmu, how much do you know about this Lord Xu?" ”

Duanmu Xian glanced at Yu Bingzhong, this time, he was too lazy to deal with him anymore, and answered the question: "Lord Yu, I didn't sleep all night last night." ”

This sentence is equivalent to an eviction order.

Yu Bingzhong realized at this moment that the sentence he asked was a bit shallow and profound.

Yu Bingzhong politely smiled and said, "Lord Duanmu, it's me who is rude." It's an adult today, so I won't bother the adult. ”

Duanmu Xian didn't keep him, and asked Chang Sui to send him off for him with a smile.

After sending Yu Bingzhong away, Duanmuxian did not stay in the household department for a long time, and left the household department directly.

Although he was busy in Yamen last night, Duanmu Xian did not feel tired at all, and he was even in good spirits.

Yuan Nanhuai's treasury is simply a treasure trove, has been fully subsumed into Dasheng's treasury, recently he is planning the second half of the financial expenditures, especially military expenditures, he has been busy for several days, finally managed to get seventy-seven eighty-eight.

Duanmu Xian closed his eyes in the carriage and recuperated, still thinking about what else needed to be added, and his mind was calculating quickly.

Enough!

The existing silver in the treasury should be sufficient.

Duanmuxian opened his eyes, breathed a long sigh of relief, and once again sighed that the emperor was really sick, and for most of the year after his illness, the silver in the treasury had increased.

At this time, the carriage gradually slowed down, and even if the horseman outside didn't speak, Duanmu Xian knew that Duanmu Mansion had arrived.

The corner gate opened, and the carriage slowly drove into Duanmu Mansion until it stopped at the Yimen.

Duanmuxian got out of the carriage and saw a pair of beautiful sisters walking towards him in a fancy way.

The sisters smiled and saluted him, "Grandfather." ”

The sisters were dressed in begonia red and crimson riding clothes, and the bright colors set off the sisters' eyebrows and eyes, which were extremely bright and radiant, and they were three points more beautiful than usual.

Duanmu Xian asked casually: "Sister Jun, four girls, are you going out to ride a horse?" ”

Duanmu replied happily: "Grandfather, my sister asked Cen Gongzi to go out with him today." ”

Duanmujun's eyes were sparkling, and he didn't deny it, but he acquiesced.

"......" The smile on the corner of Duanmuxian's mouth froze for a moment, remembering that today was May 28th. The eldest granddaughter, Jozen Yin, went out to play during the Flower Festival, what this meant, of course Duanmu Xian knew.

An indescribable powerlessness rose in Duanmuxian's heart.

Duanmu Fei thought of something again, and added, "Ah Yan will also go with him." ”

"......" Duanmu Xian suddenly understood Fang Cai Yu Bingzhong's feelings, and died of sorrow.

Hey, how can someone always hook up with their precious granddaughter!

The more Duanmu Xian thought about it, the more worried he became, staring at the pair of flower-like sisters and wondering in his heart, should he stop the two of them now, or hurry to the yamen, turn over some urgent official business, and call Cen Yin back?

As for Mu Yan......

That's it, Mu Yan is married to his little granddaughter after all, so this time he will be cheaper for the time being.

"......" Duanmuxian turned around and wanted to get into the carriage again, but his body only moved, and he was entangled again. Cen Yin's eyes couldn't hold sand, if he felt that something was wrong and found that he was doing it, then ......

Duanmu Xian was excited, and he couldn't help but quickly flash the people who had been copied over the years......

At this time, there were two mothers-in-law who brought Shuang Xuan and Fei Pian over, Fei Pian's temperament has always been lively, as soon as she saw Duanmu Fei, she made a "smack" cry, and also rubbed Duanmu Fei's waist affectionately with the horse's head, which made Duanmu Fei giggle.

"Okay, okay, don't be coquettish, I'll take you to play." Duanmu Fei touched Feipian's slender neck, and said to Duanmu Xian with a smile, "Grandfather, let's go out to play." ”

Duanmu Fei and Duanmu Jun didn't notice the entanglement in Duanmu Xian's heart at all, and they were both smiling.

Duanmu Xian was still tangled, and waved his hand unconsciously.

Duanmu Fei was about to get on the horse, but he stopped again, and said filial piety: "Grandfather, you were busy all night last night, hurry back to the room and rest." ”

"Grandfather, I have someone prepare a soothing tea for you, you drink it and then go to sleep, you will sleep better." Duanmu interface channel.

Duanmuxian was very useful when he heard these two sentences, and felt that his granddaughter was really filial, and he didn't know how many times he sighed in his heart how the two granddaughters had fallen on Cen Yin and Mu Yan! Is this a debt from a past life?

Duanmuxian walked away absentmindedly, and the sisters rode out from the corner gate on the west side, and as soon as they went out, they saw a figure in a royal blue brocade robe leading a white horse across the street.

The royal blue brocade lined Cen Yin's white skin like jade, and his demeanor was beautiful.

Cen Gongzi is so beautiful!

The flowers she picked were sure to suit him.

Duanmu Jun showed a bright and bright smile, "Master Cen ! ”

Cen Yin looked at her in a daze, and the smile in her narrow eyes spread out like ripples, and her expression softened a lot.

Duanmu stretched her neck to look left and right, but she didn't see another person.

Mu Yan didn't come.

Cen Yin walked over with the horse, and seemed to see who Duanmu Fei was looking for, and explained simply: "Before leaving, there was a military report from Jinzhou that dragged Ah Yan back. He'll be late. ”

Cen Yin couldn't help but think of Mu Yan's expression as if the sky was about to fall, and the corners of his lips curled shallowly.

Duanmu Jun frowned.

Duanmu Fei guessed something as soon as he saw his sister's expression, "Sister, did you deduct points for Ah Yan again?" ”

Duanmu nodded matter-of-factly, "He didn't come to pick you up on time, so he had to deduct a ...... No, two points will be deducted. "He also disappointed his sister, and the sin was added to the crime.

Cen Yin smiled in his heart, the corners of his lips curled higher, and he echoed seriously: "It's the buckle!" ”

Duanmu Fei also covered his mouth and snickered, imagining Mu Yan's expression when he knew that he had been deducted points later, and the disappointment in his heart was swept away.

"Sister, sister...... Master Cen, let's go. ”

Duanmufei almost called her brother-in-law by the way, and she changed her mouth embarrassingly, but both Duanmujun and Cen Yin heard it.

Duanmu Jun gave his sister an appreciative look with a smile, but Cen Yin stiffened, just pretended not to hear, turned over and got on the horse, and said casually: "Let's go." ”

As soon as the words fell, Feipian under Duanmu's crotch couldn't wait to gallop out and run happily.

"Recently, Zhen Zhen has been busy making silk flowers and embroidering cloaks, and Fei Pian has been locked up at home and stuffy." Duanmu Jun said with a smile, clamped the horse's belly, and the frost under his crotch also chased Feipian and galloped out.

Shuangxuan's personality is much calmer than Feipian, walking side by side with Cen Yin's horse, quite a kind of unhurried leisure.

Feipian who ran at the forefront was very lively, rushing to dozens of feet away for a while, slowing down his pace for a while, waiting for the frost to catch up, so he ran for a while, stopped for a while, and went out of the city, until he came to the vicinity of Cuiwei Lake on the outskirts of Beijing.

The area around Cuiwei Lake is particularly lively, because the Flower Temple is at the foot of Cuiwei Mountain in front, so the people of the capital and the surrounding areas have come here to go out, swim in the lake, and worship the flower goddess.

Moreover, there is a temple fair in the Flower Temple today, which has also attracted a lot of business vendors, those stalls have continued from the Flower Temple to the shore of Cuiwei Lake, at a glance, there are people all around, in addition to those who go to the green, it is those merchants and hawkers, they sell the most flowers in the season.

"Sell flowers!"

"Take a look, take a look, I have all kinds of flowers here!"

"Roses, peonies, moons, pomegranate flowers, gardenias, peonies, cherry blossoms...... The whole nine yards! ”

"The flowers I just picked this morning......"

“……”

The shouts and greetings of the vendors and vendors came and went, and it was especially lively, and the air seemed to be warm in the early morning.

There were a lot of people in front of the flower stall, those young teenagers and girls, those couples who were you and me, and some pretty girls also went to join in the fun.

Duanmu Jun got off the horse, smiled, looked at Cen Yin generously and said with a smile: "Master Cen, I'll give you hairpins." ”

On the day of the Flower Festival, it is also a tradition to make hairpins for each other, but it is a tradition only between unmarried couples and couples.

Today is Christmas Eve, I wish you all peace and joy!

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