Chapter 204 Farewell to the old and welcome the new
Ji Mansion rarely goes in and out on weekdays, and Aunt Ji likes to do everything herself, often sitting and chatting with her subordinates, and the people are also very friendly. Since she came to the Ji Mansion, the whole house has been harmonious, and it is really like a big family.
Xu is Ji Changge's indifference to pothos recently, which makes Aunt Ji a little unbearable. After all, the two of them have a skin-to-skin relationship, and Aunt Ji has regarded Luluo as a candidate for Ji Changge's concubine in her heart, so she occasionally behaves extra kindly.
And the pothos is also deliberately flattering Aunt Ji, coupled with her diligent hands and feet, it really makes Aunt Ji have a difference, and she gradually likes this clever girl.
Occasionally, Aunt Ji saw the pothos decocting medicine in the back kitchen, and she was suspicious, so she went over and asked her if she was unwell and why she was decocting medicine. The pothos expression was a little flustered, and in a hurry, she knocked over the medicine cup.
Aunt Ji smelled the smell of the decoction a little strange, stepped forward to check it, and saw the saffron soaking in the residue. Nothing else, but this medicine made Aunt Ji's face sink, and after repeated questioning, she asked Luluo to take out the prescription.
She didn't know much literacy, and the backyard cook happened to have been a doctor before, so she helped Aunt Ji look at the prescription before telling her that it was a prescription for abortion. Aunt Ji's face became more and more bad in an instant. When she found the pothos again, the pothos cried tears in front of her, and the pear blossoms brought rain, which was very sad.
Aunt Ji took her hand and felt pity, "Girl, I will make the decision for you in this matter, Auntie, you can't do this stupid thing by yourself in the future." ”
The housekeeper Lao Yang will come to report the account in the middle of the month, calculate the expenses of the previous month, and advance the expenses of the current month by the way. Aunt Ji took advantage of this time to deliberately order the monthly silver of the pothos to rise, from an ordinary girl to a girl in the room.
Although she has the heart to make decisions for the green pothos, Ji Changge has not let go for a day, and she can't force her son. But after all, the pothos is a yellow flower girl, if her belly grows bigger day by day, she can't let her grandson bear the reputation of an illegitimate child.
was worried about this, and saw Ji Changge returning home from outside.
As soon as he entered the courtyard gate, the pothos greeted him and reached for his untied cloak. Ji Changge twisted the cloak around his arm, bowed his head lightly to the pothos and walked away. Aunt Ji saw it clearly in the yard, chased after her in two steps, and slapped Ji Changge the back of the head, knocking Ji Changge into a daze.
"The pothos is also a girl's family, the skin is thinner, you bastard boy doesn't know how to be considerate and considerate of others!"
Ji Changge frowned slightly, but it was difficult to explain, "Mother, the child knows." ”
As she spoke, Aunt Ji stretched out her hand and knocked heavily on his head again, "You know a hammer, pick and choose, the girl's stomach can't wait." After the New Year, hurry up and get things done. Don't put it off any longer! ”
Ji Changge was slightly stunned, glanced at the pothos standing not far away, hung his head and looked a little aggrieved, but he was still in a dream, and muttered with a blank expression, "She...... Belly? Aunt Ji slapped her son again, "What a good thing you did yourself!" If I hadn't stopped her, she would have drunk all the abortion pills. ”
When Ji Changge heard this, he suddenly felt regret and hatred in his heart, entanglement, and helplessness, and all kinds of emotions could only turn into a long sigh in the end. He took a few steps forward and walked to the edge of the pothos, "Why don't you tell me?" The pothos looked up at him, and her eyes were full of crystal tears, which were about to slip off, but she was still a little stubborn in her eyes.
"I didn't say that I wouldn't be responsible, but I was really busy lately, so I was negligent." He looked into those eyes, and suddenly remembered someone again.
Everything is drifting away, and only the person in front of you is the most real.
He stretched out his hand and hugged the pothos into his arms, telling himself in his heart that this was his fate in this life.
Since the last time she was in the palace, Xiao He used that bottle of worry to ask a lot of secrets from Mu Churan's mouth, and she carefully sorted it out for several days before she could figure it out.
Mu Yunjing was not chased and killed by Mu Churan and placed under house arrest. He really didn't know about Mu Yunjing's existence. If this is the case, the person who intends to control Mu Yunjing and covet the secret treasure of the first prince is someone else.
This person's status in the DPRK and China is bound to be not low, and he has the power of the rivers and lakes. Thinking of this, Xiao He can only think of one person, that is the crown prince and the prince Tang Qinghua.
He did everything possible to get the copper box, and he also knew the secret, and he must want the treasure to rebuild the sky. It's just that he has been killed by Mu Churan five years ago, and after that, who inherited his will?
Qinglongtang? Murong? Or some other charlatan organization. She knew very little.
The top priority should be to find out the key first, and Mu Churan has already told him that the key will be stored in the imperial study. It's a pity that the imperial study is so big, and it takes some time to find it. However, Murong asked her for help at the beginning, and only said that he could ask about his whereabouts. He has his own eyeliner in the palace.
After using carrier pigeons to contact him, Murong gave her another task, and asked Mu Churan out of the palace on the day of the Fifteenth Lantern Festival, no matter what method was used to keep him for the night.
It's not difficult to say that it's difficult, but if you want him to get out of the palace, you also need an excuse, it depends on whether Xiao He can open his mouth.
Time flies, and she finds an opportunity to go to the East Palace to see Mu Yunjing.
I don't know why, she actually has a glimmer of hope that she can resolve Mu Yunjing's hatred for Mu Churan.
"He really didn't know you existed, and the person who put you under house arrest wasn't his. At that time of the autumn hunt, he was really happy to see you. Yunjing, maybe you hate the wrong person. Xiao He said to Mu Yunjing.
But Mu Yunjing's expression didn't show surprise, or any change, just an indifferent attitude, "Whether he is behind the scenes or not, he has always taken what should belong to me." I want him to come back. ”
"Do you really want the supreme position?" It was Xiao He's turn to be a little surprised.
Mu Yunjing's eyes seemed to have a flame beating, gradually burning and spreading, he looked at Xiao He, the corners of his mouth curved slightly, "Only when I get to that position, can I protect the people I want to protect and get everything I want." ”
His voice was not loud, but he was speaking with a little force, so it sounded a little low and hoarse. Xiao He couldn't tell what it was like in his heart, he didn't like it, but he seemed to hide a faint worry. She suddenly found that the Mu Yunjing in front of her was very different from the young man she saw for the first time.
Now he stood in front of him, and he was more than half a head taller than himself.
He didn't need his own protection anymore, he had the power to protect him, and he wanted more.
"Then do you still hate him?" She asked this question, it was asking Mu Yunjing, but it was more like asking herself.
"Born in the royal family, he also has his helplessness. I don't hate him anymore, but I have to beat him. But he did order your parents and the whole family to be killed. This revenge, I said that I will avenge you. Even if it's not for me, I'll ...... for you" Mu Yunjing stretched out his hand to support Xiao He's shoulder.
And it was only at this time that Xiao He gradually understood that although Mu Yunjing's appearance after growth and transformation did dilute the hatred in his heart, he was driven by desire to enjoy this battle for power and profit. He was originally a son, but he has always been controlled by others, which is why his thirst for power is so urgent.
Even if he didn't hate Mu Churan, it would be impossible for their relationship to be resolved.
Although she and Mu Yunjing are a little different in terms of purpose, they are still in the same direction and have a common enemy. Xiao He has never forgotten his family feud for a day, and now he doesn't need Mu Yunjing to remind him.
Mu Churan, every time she recalls it, she can't help but worry about the name on her brows, and every time she thinks about it, it makes her heart churn and feel uneasy. Does she hate him? She hated his dragon robe, hated him for being in a high position, hated his surname, but hated him as a person. But she couldn't admit it anyway, and she really couldn't help hating him.
In the blink of an eye, it was the Chinese New Year's Eve palace banquet, because Xiao He was alone, he was summoned into the palace by Mu Churan to keep the year together.
In the eyes of others, this is a unique grace and glory, but for Xiao He, it is a deadly poison, which invades the bone marrow.
She can endure the bad treatment of her, the evil of her, and the cruelty of others, but she can't stand a person who is so favored and does not ask for anything in return.
Before entering the palace, Xiao He took a special hangover medicine prepared by Hongzhu, and he was not drunk for a thousand cups. This medicine must be used at banquets, and it has many miraculous effects. Today is also a good time to make meritorious contributions, Mu Qingwan took advantage of the toast, sat next to Xiao He's case, and talked to her for a while.
The people of their Mu family, except for Mu Yunjing, could not make Xiao He easy.
Seeing the pink on Mu Qingwan's cheeks, Xiao He couldn't refuse, nor could he treat her coldly, so he could only chat with her without saying a word. Xu drank a few more glasses, and Mu Qingwan talked a lot.
It is rare to encounter such an opportunity on weekdays, so let her sit quietly on her sweetheart's side, talk to him, and relieve lovesickness.
When he was a child, the sound of firecrackers in and outside the palace was everywhere, and Mu Churan specially ordered people to set off fireworks in the square in front of the Taihe Palace. They arrived at the porch of His Highness, just in time to watch. Mu Churan asked Xiao He what poems were appropriate for the occasion.
Xiao He lowered his head and muttered for a moment, then read: The year is cold, the New Year is coming, and I will see the plum blossom Jiao again. The east wind breaks the snow and flies, and the mountains and rivers compete enchantingly. Sigh red face and white head, Vientiane spring dream early. Don't be shocked when you hate, the years are urging you to grow old. The summer flowers in front of the long palace are wishing for a good growth.
After a thought, when everyone's eyes were still on Xiao He, she raised her eyes to look at Mu Churan, made a gesture, and retreated to the side.
At that moment, Mu Qingwan was a little jealous of his imperial brother, who could talk to Xiao He so deeply, and reciting poems was very speculative. And Mu Yunjing also noticed Mu Churan's eyes, that kind of affectionate look, he couldn't be more familiar.
But after he swept back and forth between Mu Churan and Xiao He, he found that when Xiao He looked at Mu Churan, there was also a trace of tenderness in his eyes. He wanted to tell himself that he was wrong, but Xiao He's smile was engraved in his mind, and no subtle expression would let him miss it.
He secretly said in his heart, Mu Churan, you not only robbed my throne, but now you dare to touch my woman, then don't blame me for being unkind to you.