Chapter 117: Winter Solstice Night
Meng Yu thought of the holy decree that Luo Shu had said during the day, and he was worried in his heart:
"The top priority is to hurry back to Mohuo City and find a way to find Muzha."
After Meng Yu rested for the night, his spirits were much better.
For the rest of the journey, Luo Shen's carriage slowed down a lot.
The two of them rushed to Mohuo City, which happened to be the night of the winter solstice.
Every household rolled out the noodles and made dumplings.
"Luo Shen, today happens to be the night of the winter solstice, and you can only eat dumplings at our house. By the way, who is taking care of your mother now? β
"I've already hired a reliable mom for her, you don't have to worry."
"It's not that I'm worried, it's just that I've borrowed you from her for so long, and I can't help her. When you return to Chang'an, I will prepare more of our ink camel specialties for you to take away and take to your mother to eat. β
"Okay."
The two of them said that they had arrived at the Mongolian house.
When Meng Yu was about to approach the Ink Camel City, she had already taken off her mask, and at this moment, she saw the home that had been absent for nearly a year, and she was very happy, jumped out of the carriage, and rushed to the gate:
"Father, master, brother, I'm back, open the door quickly."
Old man Jiang, the housekeeper of the Meng Mansion, hurriedly came over to open the door, and when he saw that it was Meng Yu, his hands trembled excitedly:
"Miss, you're finally back. Great, come in, the lord is talking every day, saying that you should come back too. β
Meng Yu turned around and waved at Luo Shu:
"Luo Injury, quick, come in together."
Meng Yu took Luo's hand and entered the hall.
Meng Aotian and Meng Qing, as well as the Fairy Xiaoyao, heard the movement at the front door and stood up a long time ago.
"Yu'er, you're finally back, come over and let the master take a look. Well, he's tall again, and he's shorter than the master. β
There was some moisture in the eyes of the Fairy of Ease.
Meng Aotian and Meng Qing were more restrained and did not show excitement.
Meng Qing saw that Meng Yu was patronizing and exchanging heartfelt words with her master, and forgot to introduce the guests, so she coughed:
"Demon girl, you also brought a guest, why didn't you introduce us?"
Meng Yu glared at her brother:
"Brother, why do you still call me a demon girl? Let me tell you, I have found the most important thing in this adventure, that is, I am a normal person. Don't call me a witch anymore, do you hear? β
Meng Qingguaner:
"Okay, I'll pay attention to changing my words, who is this young man, tell us about it."
Meng Yu hurriedly dragged Luo Wound who was standing aside, and introduced it to his family with a smile:
"This is the brother I recognized in Chang'an, surnamed Luo. His martial arts are amazing. I can't beat him anyway. As soon as I got close to him, the mask on his face cracked, and the python skin that was originally on the Seven Spirit Whip was also broken. β
"You went to Chang'an?"
Meng Aotian's tone suddenly became gloomy.
"Father, I didn't go on purpose. I just wanted to wander around, go to Bashu quickly, and spend all the silver on my body, so I joined a dart team and followed the dart team north to Chang'an. But I found that Chang'an is just like that, and I will never go again, not to go. β
Meng Yu looked at her father with a sneering face.
"Let's take a seat, let's talk."
The carefree fairy on the side saw that the atmosphere had changed suddenly, and hurriedly rounded the field.
Meng Yu hurriedly answered:
"Yes, we've been on the road overnight for the past few days, and we haven't had a hot meal in a long time. Luo Injury, come, you and I sit together, hurry up and fill something in your stomach first. β
Luo Shen bowed to everyone present, and sat down with Meng Yu.
Meng Yu enthusiastically served him vegetables, and Meng Qing glanced at it:
"Meng Yu, the guest has his own hands, so he doesn't need your help."
Meng Yu stuck out his tongue:
"Brother, all the way back, he took care of me. When I get to my house, I should give it back, right? β
Meng Qing turned his head towards Luo Injury:
"This brother looks like a native of the Western Regions."
Luo Shen nodded:
"My mother is of Persia."
"Oh."
Meng Qing smiled knowingly:
"What is Brother Tai doing in Chang'an?"
"I'll be the killer of the prince."
Luo was blunt.
When Meng Aotian and Meng Qing heard this, they were both stunned.
Meng Yu hurriedly played a round:
"Luo Injury, what are you talking nonsense? Father, brother, don't listen to his bragging. He was at most one of the prince's many protΓ©gΓ©s. On weekdays, I help the prince run errands and do chores. β
Meng Aotian put down his chopsticks:
"And how did you and my daughter meet?"
Meng Yu just wanted to speak, but Luo Shen had already rushed to answer:
"Back to the city lord, Miss Meng misunderstood that I killed her brother in the dart team, and wanted to seek revenge on me, and we only met each other."
The look on Meng Aotian's face couldn't be darker, and he slammed his chopsticks on a few points:
"This little brother, I have made rules for my son and a daughter, and I must stay away from court disputes in this life. Since you are the right-hand man under the command of the crown prince, then we dare not climb high. Thank you for delivering the little girl safely, and you can go to the housekeeper to receive a reward of three hundred taels. It's good to go, not to send. β
Meng Yu was anxious to help Luo Yu explain, but Luo Shen looked at Meng Aotian with a smile and said something that made Meng Yu confused:
"The deer do not eat grass and press their heads, and the mountains do not turn back and the water is diverted."
Meng Aotian stood up in shock, something flashed in his eyes, and he stared at Luo Injury for a long time before he said to Luo Injury:
"Little brother, you come with me to the study."
Meng Yu thought that her father was going to be unfavorable to Luo Shen, so she stood up anxiously and said:
"I'm going with me too."
The angel glared at her:
"It's nothing to do with you, you eat here."
Meng Yu returned to the desk in a huff, raised his chopsticks angrily, and poked east and west in the plate in front of him.
Looking at Meng Qing and the carefree fairy on the other side with a clear expression, Meng Yu became even more angry:
"Are you hiding something from me?"
Meng Qing nodded:
"Yes, we have something to hide from you, but I guess my father will tell you soon. You should go back and ask him. β
"What's the big deal, ask him and ask him."
Meng Yu picked up the bowl and put the rice in his mouth:
"When I was full, I had the strength to ask him slowly."
"Little brother, who told you that sentence just now?"
Meng Aotian's expression had become very kind, and he asked Luo Shen in a gentle voice.
"It's a tutor."
"Oh, who did you study with?"
"Liu Shiqing, known as the people in the rivers and lakes, is a half-crutched immortal."
Meng Aotian's expression lit up:
"Brother Liu, is he okay?"
"Back to the city lord, everything is fine with him. Now I collect medicines and refine pills every day, and I don't ask about the world. β
"His legs."
"Back to the city lord, the family teacher later made a prosthetic limb from animal bones, so he only needed a crutch to borrow strength when he went out on weekdays. This is why he has the title of half-crutch immortal. β
"He hasn't blamed me all these years, has he?"
"Nope. The master said that it was the last wish of the King of Shu to let Miss Yu be an ordinary ordinary person and stay away from political affairs. All the descendants of the Lushan faction are strictly followed. β
"Then why do you even want to set foot in the court?"
Meng Aotian's eyes widened like copper bells, and his voice was raised a few points, looking at Luo Shen.
"I only embarked on this path because of personal grudges. However, I will not implicate the Lushan faction, let alone reveal the slightest bit of information about the identity of Miss Yu. Please rest assured about this. β
Meng Aotian saw that Luo was very honest, and his voice was much softer:
"Young man, didn't you know Meng Yu in Chang'an, did you?"
Luo was stunned:
"Not really, when she was fourteen years old, she threw her longevity lock to me and asked me to exchange it for money. On that day, I knew that she was a descendant of Lushan. But don't worry, I only told the master about this, and no third person knows. A month ago, when I was in Chang'an, I had returned the longevity lock to her. β
Meng Aotian nodded:
"It turns out that the longevity lock was taken away by you. This is really fate, otherwise, I really don't know how much disaster our Meng family will encounter. I can see it, young man, that you are fond of my girl. But because of her righteous anger before, she made the most undesirable mistake for girls. If you don't dislike it, I'll make her marry to you. As long as you promise to withdraw from the court dispute, you will live a good life with Meng Yu from now on. β
When Luo Shu heard this, he hurriedly spoke out to stop him:
"Thank you to the city lord for looking up to Luo Injury, but the city lord has a good intention, and Luo Injury never dares to accept it. Miss Yu already has others in her heart, and it is just brotherhood below. Don't mess with the mandarin ducks, and only add to the feather girl's troubles. β
"You still hate her?"
Luo Shu hurriedly shook his head:
"No, she will always be as pure as a snow lotus on the top of a mountain in my heart. It's that there is too much blood sticking to Luo's hand, and he is not worthy of Miss Yu. β
Meng Aotian saw that Luo was sincere in his words, and knew that he really didn't mean it, and he was also a little anxious:
"However, I have already received a message from the flying pigeon, and the emperor wants to marry Meng Yu to Tuyuhun, and the holy decree will be issued in a few days. What can I do about this? β
"The city lord doesn't have to worry about this, it's a suspicious cloud array set up by the general of Zhenguo and the emperor. They first paralyzed Tuyuhun with marriage, and when the spring of next year begins, as soon as the weather is warm, the general of Zhenguo will go out to Tuyuhun. At that time, as soon as the war starts, the marriage contract will naturally be null and void. After the victory of the general of Zhenguo, the emperor will make the decision and marry the Yu girl to him. β
"What? Or that person? No, no, no. Going around and around, isn't it going back again? What if he can't win? And even if I win, I don't agree to let Meng Yu marry Chang'an. In that place, there are so many people with vicious eyes, and you can see at a glance that she is the orphan of Yang Xiu, the king of Shu. β
Luo Shen smiled helplessly:
However, Miss Yu had fallen in love with him. If you think so, it's the best arrangement. β
"I won't agree, I won't agree to anything. At that time, in case that person also knows the identity of Meng Yu and the orphan of the King of Shu, there is still a group of capable people who can collect intelligence in their hands. In the mountains of Bashu, there are also a bunch of military secrets of other countries and a map of the city's defense deployment. You say that, can Meng Yu still live her peaceful life? Luo Shen, since you have known this for a long time, you have never come to threaten us to cooperate with you and help the current prince. I believe that in addition to your respect for your master, there is more to this place, or because of that girl, right? β
Luo Shu listened, and after a long time, he nodded:
"City Lord, you're still too worried. Before Yang Xiu, the king of Shu, was demoted to a concubine, he had already expected that the people of the temple would attack him, and he left the Lushan faction to Yu Girl early, so that you could take Yu Girl to live in such a remote place, which was also his only move as a father to keep his only beloved daughter. Luo Shen thought that since he did not pose a threat to Li Tang that day, today, the people above the temple would no longer embarrass her. As long as we don't let the secrets of the Lushan faction in her hands be exposed, she won't get involved in the dispute. You are right, Lord of the City, I sincerely hope that she will always be happy and live as carefree as she did at the age of fourteen. When you walk on the street, you want to see righteousness and courage, and you can always do whatever you want. β
"Well, you don't need to say more. You are a master disciple taught by a half-crutch immortal, I believe that as long as you want to withdraw from the court dispute, there are naturally ten thousand ways. I don't force you now, you stay in my house for three days. Three days later, you tell me what you finally think. β