Suddenly, a man jumped in through the window, and Wu almost screamed in fright.

The man threw a piece of paper to Mu Yunlan's dining table, and then jumped out of the window the same way, coming and going in a hurry.

Mu Yunlan stretched her neck and swallowed the rice in her mouth, poured a mouthful of soup to feel better, picked up the paper and looked at it, and couldn't help twitching the corners of her lips: "The person my grandfather gave me...... Jiang Ju...... Not impressed......"

Wu's eyes couldn't help jumping: "Miss is talking about Jiang Ju?" ”

"Yes," Mu Yunlan was puzzled, "Nurse, do you know this person?" ”

Wu nodded: "Well, I know this person, he was saved by the old lady when he was in Jiangnan half a year ago." ”

"Jiangnan?" Mu Yunlan thought about it carefully, "I remember that my grandfather went to Jiangnan because of the flood?" ”

"Yes, at that time, there was a sudden flood, which flooded most of the south of the Yangtze River and left tens of thousands of people homeless, but in order to conceal their embezzlement of the dam construction and disaster relief money, the local officials wantonly persecuted the victims, and finally the persecuted victims almost rioted."

Wu Shi thought about it, showed a palpitating expression, and then said: "Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, the slave maid has a relative in Jiangnan, and later I heard her say that she is really hungry and corpses are everywhere, and that tragic situation makes people have a nightmare for a year at a glance." This Jiang Ju is a ranger, he took the paper from Jiangnan all the way out, was persecuted and chased along the way, and finally sent the paper to the emperor. ”

Mu Yunlan's eyes lit up, she had also heard some about this matter, and there were storytellers in the teahouse who said this: a nine-foot knight wearing bloody clothes, holding a cold sword, stepping on colorful auspicious clouds, God blocked and killed God, Buddha blocked and killed Buddha, escaped from the pursuit of tens of thousands of people in Jiangnan, and finally sent the grievances of the people to heaven.

"Jiang Ju, did grandfather help him when he was being hunted down?"

"Yes, this Jiang Ju pays special attention to faithfulness," Wu Shi was extremely emotional, "In order to repay the old lady for saving his life, he promised to protect the old lady's safety for ten years." ”

Mu Yunlan blinked, and a warm current crossed her heart: she had rejected her grandfather's decision to send her guards, and her grandfather sent Jiang Ju to secretly protect her, but she was still worried about her and Yun Fan's safety.

Wu obviously thought of this stubble as well, and sighed slightly: "Miss, in fact, the old lady is also extremely difficult. Now the Mu family is already an intertwined big family, the old lady has to make calculations for the Mu family, and many decisions are involuntarily made, he actually loves the general very much, but because of the difference between the concubines, he has been snubbed many times. ”

"I understand." If she hadn't noticed her grandfather's preference for her and Yun Fan, she wouldn't have dared to act so recklessly. In a big family like the Mu family, if you were disgusted by the head of the family, there would be no bones left that would have been swallowed a long time ago.

After resting for an hour after lunch, Mu Yunlan began to wander around the courtyard.

Qingsleeves accompanied Mu Yunfan to play in the pavilion.

Mu Yunfan looked at his sister looking around in circles, and was very puzzled: "Qingsleeve, what is my sister doing?" ”

Qingsleeve covered her lips and smiled: "Miss is looking for someone." ”

"Looking for someone?" Mu Yunfan turned his little head, "There is no one else in this courtyard." ”

"Yes, it's just hidden, the little master can help look for it together, maybe you will find it."

Mu Yunfan's eyes lit up, and when he got up, he ran behind Mu Yunlan, followed her example, held his hands behind his back, and shook his way around.

Mu Yunlan looked at the back of the rockery for the third time, but still didn't see anyone, and the light in her eyes became brighter and brighter. With years of battlefield intuition, she could sense that there were others in the yard, but she couldn't catch anything. This aroused her competitive spirit, and there seemed to be a small flame burning in her heart, which could never be extinguished if she couldn't catch anyone.

Mu Yunfan didn't notice that Mu Yunlan stopped, hit her head on her lap, and sat on the ground with a pop.

Mu Yunlan hurriedly grabbed his clothes and picked him up: "You little guy, don't you have a good time, you spinning top, what are you doing with me?" ”

"Yun Fan helped my sister find someone."

"Oh, then look for it."

Mu Yunfan nodded, his expression was quite solemn, and he squatted under the corridor to carefully study a small hole in the ground, as if there was someone inside.

Mu Yunlan burst out laughing, stepped forward and rubbed his little head: This kid is really funny.

Mu Yunfan hurriedly covered his head, wanting to break free, but he was a little reluctant to give up the opportunity to get close to his sister, so he could only keep his face blank, and his ears were red and silent.

The sister and brother played around for a while, Mu Yunlan returned to the study, took the paper sent by Jiang Ju and looked through it carefully: "Mu Qingyao, in order to marry the third prince, you don't even care about blood and family affection, you really deserve to be a good daughter taught by the Qi family." ”

Although her grandfather had hinted to her that he would not deal with Mu Qingyao, he couldn't let her go so easily, otherwise she would be even more fearless in the future.

Ten days later, it will be Mu Qingyao's birthday, she has to think about it, how to give her a birthday gift!

The next day, the news of Concubine Jin's demotion in the palace came out, and the eldest lady fell down in anger, slapped her face on the table, and broke two nails: "Mu Yunlan, what a Mu Yunlan!" ”

Mu Qingyao hurriedly came over after receiving the news, and as soon as she entered the door, she shouted directly: "Mother, I heard that ......"

Qi grabbed the teacup and threw it directly on the ground: "What about your etiquette!" ”

Mu Qingyao's heart jumped in shock, and she hurriedly stood up and smoothed her skirt, and only after saluting the Qi family did she say uneasily: "Mother Wan'an, I heard that my aunt was demoted to a concubine ......."

"That's right." Qi's voice was cold.

Mu Qingyao's eyes widened: "Where is the cousin...... "In the palace, the mother is more expensive than the son, and the son is more expensive than the mother, it turns out that the third prince is on an equal footing with the eldest prince and the second prince, but now, just his mother has been demoted to a concubine, and in the future, the status will be different.

Didn't Qi think of this before he was anxious and angry: "Qingyao, it will be your birthday in ten days, and you will invite the third prince to come and enjoy the flowers." ”

"Yes, it's just that my daughter is a junior, and I didn't spend much on my birthday, but this time ......"

"You have been married since last year, and after you become an adult, your birthday will naturally be different, I will go and tell your grandfather that you can concentrate on organizing the banquet, and don't worry about the rest."

Mu Qingyao was delighted: "Yes, my daughter understands." ”

In order to create a good reputation for Mu Qingyao that spread throughout the imperial capital, the Qi family can be said to have worked hard, while doing good deeds in the name of Mu Qingyao, making people praise her good name, and raising her in the deep boudoir to increase the sense of mystery. In order to one day, after she marries the third prince, she will soar into the sky.

The results of such careful planning are very gratifying. At the very least, when I mentioned the Weiguo Mansion before, the first thing that came to mind was the illustrious Weiguo Gong family, and now the first thing that comes to mind is that Miss Mu Qingyao is kind and beautiful, comparable to a fairy.

Ten days later, Mu Yunlan got up early to exercise. A dark figure stood in a pavilion not far away, watching her run back and forth with a sandbag strapped to her strap.

Mu Yunlan swept the figure from a distance, and the corners of her lips raised a smug smile.

In the past few days, she has been trying to find out where Jiang Ju is hiding all the time, and her hard work has paid off, and she finally succeeded in catching someone yesterday.

This Jiang Ju really deserves to be one of the top ten masters in the rivers and lakes, there is nothing to say about good martial arts, after fighting him once, she has a new goal, that is, to let him accept her as an apprentice.

In the pavilion, Jiang Ju stood expressionlessly, with his hands clasped around his chest, and his brows couldn't help frowning when he saw Mu Yunlan smiling while running.

Knowing that it was so troublesome, he shouldn't have agreed to Mu Jianyu in the first place. Mu Yunlan is so persevering, in order to find his hiding place, she doesn't give up at any moment, and she doesn't know how her intuition is exercised, he just hid his body in one place, and she will find it the next moment, and she can't stop all day.

I was really annoyed by her, so I showed up yesterday and asked her what was wrong, but she did it directly, although this girl has shallow internal strength, but her moves are ruthless, and she is extremely ruthless without the slightest mercy, if she doesn't know the identity of her young lady, he will suspect that she is a specially trained killer or a soldier who has been fighting on the battlefield for many years.

Mu Yunlan finished running around the yard, a layer of fine sweat appeared on her body, and her cheeks were slightly red as if she had applied a thin layer of pink: "Master, should you protect your apprentice if he has something?" ”

Jiang Ju said coldly: "I am only responsible for guarding your safety. After a few days together, he has understood that if he is silent, she will keep asking until she gets an answer.

Mu Yunlan nodded with a smile: "Well, that's enough." ”

Qingsleeves walked over and saluted: "Miss, it's time to change your clothes and go to the eldest lady's birthday banquet." ”

"Okay, by the way, let the nurse pick out my clothes."

"Miss, don't worry, I've already picked it for you."

Mu Yunlan hurriedly returned to the room, and when she saw the clothes on the bed, she couldn't help but smile and bend her eyes. Since discovering his beauty, he seems to have obtained a rare treasure, and he likes to show it everywhere.

The nurse Wu prepared all kinds of clothes for her while having fun, and in a short period of time, she put more than a dozen sets neatly in the wardrobe, and it is estimated that she has spent almost all the money she saved before.

Mu Yunlan knew that it was useless to stop her, so she simply didn't persuade her, just hoping that the water demon would find her quickly, so that she would have money to earn, and she could set aside a part of it for the nurse to be used for her own purposes.

After tidying up, Mu Yunlan took her green sleeves and Bizhu and walked to the east courtyard.

Yue Xiaohan came earlier, and was accompanied by Mu Qingyao to play chess in the water pavilion.

Mu Qingyao is wearing a long aqua blue skirt, with a very high waist, and the whole person is extraordinarily slender and slender, with an elegant royal blue dotted emerald pearl hairpin on her head, and a cloud-foot pearl tendril hairpin, the whole person is fresh and refined, light and elegant.

"Cousin, you've lost." Mu Qingyao tilted her head slightly, and a hint of cunning flashed on her face.

Yue Xiaohan raised his eyes, threw down the chess pieces in his hand, and smiled apologetically: "I lost, and my cousin's chess skills are a lot more profound." ”

Mu Qingyao held the white jade chess pieces and lowered her eyes slightly: "It's not that I am proficient in chess, but cousin, you have been absent-minded, but you are waiting for Sister Yunlan?" ”

Yue Xiaohan smiled softly: "No, I'm just worrying about my mother's affairs." ”

"Why should my cousin lie to me, my aunt was demoted because of Yun Lan's sister ......"

"Qing Yao." Yue Xiaohan's eyes were as calm as the lake in the afternoon, and when he was quietly watching people, there were slight ripples, "My mother was demoted, not because of Yun Lan. ”

Mu Qingyao's heart trembled, and her face turned faintly pale.