CHAPTER XIII
Chu Muxiu put on his cloak, his eyes looked straight ahead, and he couldn't help but break in, his martial arts strength was great, and he easily avoided the layers of fire.
The house was already on the verge of being trampled by fire, and there were fewer and fewer places for me to stay, and there was fire all around, and I couldn't move at all, and with every step I moved, a few sparks fell......
I've never experienced anything like this since I was a child, and I've never been scared like this," woo woo woo...... Daddy, I was wrong, I will definitely listen to you in the future, no longer run around, no longer fall to the west; Aunt Song, I was wrong, I will never talk about you and Uncle Zhang in front of you in the future; Mo'er, I was wrong, and I will never let you carry the black pot for me again in the future...... Whining. "I don't know why I suddenly think of a lot of things in my head now, and I think of a lot of people.
"Whew...... ......"
Suddenly, two pillars of fire fell in front of me again, "Ah...... Dad, Ah Candle is afraid! I closed my eyes tightly and held my head in my hands, and the whole house was burned to pieces, and the few remaining beams became trembling, and it seemed that it would not last long.
"Ah Candle, don't panic, I'm here to save you!"
The fire burned too strongly, making a squeaky sound, overshadowing Chu Muxiu's voice, I still didn't dare to open my eyes, I only vaguely heard a man's voice, he called my name, and he also touched my hand and asked me if I was hurt. I knew that Daddy must have come to save me, so I didn't even look at it, so I stepped forward and hugged him tightly with my arms, "Daddy, Candle is scared, you finally came to save me!" ”
He didn't reach out to hug me or push me away, I felt that there was a faint sandalwood fragrance on his body, this person didn't seem to be Daddy, I reached out and touched his hair again, oh my God, it wasn't put down but the whole bundle, I was shocked to realize that I hugged the wrong person, and immediately spread my hand and bounced away from him, "Who?" ”
"Chu, Chu Muxiu ......" I was surprised and delighted, I never even dreamed that it was Chu Muxiu who risked his life to save me at such a critical juncture.
"How are you, not hurt?" I don't know why he can be calm in this situation, many times I can't understand him, I think he has more things in his heart than Daddy.
"Oh, no, no!" I didn't dare look up at him, because I looked really embarrassed, but when I saw him, I felt a lot more relieved, thinking that we wouldn't die with him.
He helped me up, my feet were numb, my fingers couldn't be opened, and I could barely stand up, "Can I walk?" Chu Muxiu asked me.
"Move!" I speak in a very small voice, so small that only I can hear.
"Hey...... "I didn't take a few steps just now, and my feet kept softening, if it wasn't for Chu Muxiu helping me, I'm afraid I would have fallen into a dog and eaten."
Chu Muxiu turned around and put his back in front of my eyes, "Come up, I'll carry you!" ”
"No, no need, I can walk by myself, but walk slower!" I don't know if he was afraid that I would fall to my death, or if he was afraid that I wouldn't be able to walk, and he would die here.
"If you don't want to die, come up quickly!"
I cocked my mouth and felt pantothenic acid in my heart. Sure enough, he was afraid that I would die here with him, and what the book said was not wrong at all, most women in the world are infatuated lovers, but men are always half-hearted paparazzi, no matter what, it is the woman who is sad in the end.
Even though I was not happy, I still climbed on his back, because the whole house had burned to the point that nothing could fall down, and I really didn't want to die......
"If you're scared, hold on to me, and close your eyes!"
There seemed to be a magic to his words that always persuaded me, and I wrapped my arms around his neck tightly with open hands.
Chu Muxiu took me and walked up like a gust of wind, I never dared to open my eyes on his back, first, because I was afraid that the sparks would hit me, and secondly, Chu Muxiu reminded me not to open my eyes. With every step he took, I could hear the sound of the sparks falling; Every inch of land I passed felt incomparably hot, as if the flame was right in front of my eyes. But along the way, I was not hit by the sparks even a little, and I don't know how Chu Muxiu escaped the majestic fire so quickly without getting me hurt.
I just feel that his back is big and warm, so warm that I don't want to let go, like he was on Daddy's shoulder when I was a child, like lying in the quilt that Aunt Song warmed for me. Leaning on his back seems to be able to swallow the wind, to withstand the torrential rain, to overcome all difficulties......
"Daddy......" As soon as I came out, I ran over to find Daddy, and he took my hand with a bitter face, "Is there any injury on Candle?" ”
I just nodded my head and forgot to cry......
"Ah Candle, Miss, are you okay?" Aunt Song and Mo'er also ran over, and Aunt Song wiped her face for me with her sleeve, "Ah Candle, you see that your face is full of charcoal ashes." ”
I also wiped my face with my hand, "It's okay! ”
"Your Highness, thanks to you sacrificing your life this time, otherwise the little girl may have already been, please accept the old man's ......" Daddy lifted his clothes and was about to kneel down.
"Daddy......"
Chu Muxiu helped his half-squatting father, "The prime minister doesn't need to be polite, saving someone's life is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter, it's just a gesture!" ”
Having said that, it is true, but I always feel that Chu Muxiu's words make me uncomfortable, and it sounds as if he just passed by and saved my life, not because he was worried about me.
"You say, who caused the fire, and who has the courage to do these moths in the house?" After seeing that I came out safely, Daddy swore to everyone and asked for sin.
Everyone didn't squeak, and no one dared to speak, in fact, they all knew that I did it, but they were afraid to say it. Not to mention that they are scared, my heart is also trembling......
"Tell me who it is!"
Daddy roared again, in a stern tone, this one was many times louder than the previous one, and it made my ears hurt. I turned my head to look at all the people, and my mind was full of painful images of Aunt Song and Jiading when they were beaten when they were children.
I swallowed, "Yes, I set the fire!" ”
"What did you say?" Daddy moved his eyes from them to me.
"Tell me how you set the house on fire, and how you trapped yourself in the fire?" I don't know how to describe the expression on Daddy's face, it seems like he has misunderstood someone else's escape, and it seems like he deliberately opened the topic.
I lowered my head and began to break my fingers, and my fingers were smoked as black as a cat's claw, "That's it, this morning I said that I wanted to make pine cake, and the fire in the stove couldn't be lit, and then the fire was born, but it was just a little bit of a fire" I pinched my fingers to make a little more vivid, because I thought it would alleviate some of my mistakes, "I disliked the small fire, so I poured some loose oil into it, and then the stove slammed, and the fire ignited in an instant, and I couldn't extinguish it, so that's it, that's it...... Don't you see, the fire is really burning higher than me, I can see ......."
"Flutter!" I didn't expect Chu Muxiu to actually laugh.
I glanced at him, and he immediately suppressed his smile.
"Okay, isn't it shameful enough?" Before I could get enough of it, Daddy interrupted me.
"Your Highness is smiling!" Daddy's attitude towards talking to Chu Muxiu is the same as me, a good scholar and a bad boy.
I saw Chu Muxiu laugh twice in total, because I had only seen him three times today. In fact, he looks good when he smiles, as dazzling as the sun in the sky, but he always likes to keep that face all day long. I glanced at him while he was laughing, but when I looked at him he stopped laughing. In fact, I don't feel good in my heart, I obviously want to do a good thing, but I let myself be messed up, and the pine cake is not made, not to say, my life is almost gone. If you think about it, I'm actually the biggest victim, at least that's what I think in my heart.
Originally, I wanted to go over and talk to Chu Muxiu, but Aunt Song kept urging me to go back to bathe and change my clothes, so I hurriedly changed my clothes and came out, but Chu Muxiu was gone. In fact, Aunt Song urged me to do well, because even if I stood in front of Chu Muxiu, I couldn't say anything, at most it was a word of thanks.
Chu Muxiu saw Qian Che guarding the gate of the palace from afar, so he quickened his pace......
"Your Highness, you can be regarded as back, Lord Taifu has been waiting for you in the house for two quarters of an hour!" Seeing Chu Muxiu coming from a distance, Qian Che greeted him.
The two walked back to the palace together, "Uncle, what is the matter?" ”
"Not really!"
"Uncle!" Chu Muxiu led Qian Che into the study together.
"Mu'er is back, isn't the early dynasty already over, why are you only coming back now?" Seeing Chu Muxiu coming back, Li Kaihe hurriedly got up from the chair.
"Oh, there was a fire in Prime Minister Nan's mansion just now, so I went to take a look!" In fact, Chu Muxiu could make up a reason casually, but for his uncle who supported him all the way, how could he lie.
"Mu'er, although you have a good heart, but you listen to your uncle's advice, you have to stay out of everything to get out of the way, and the prime minister is an important minister in the court, and he is in a high position. I don't know how many queen mothers' eyes are in the court, if today's events are seen by other well-intentioned people to make a big fuss, saying that you colluded with Nan Chengxiang, Zhao's mother and son can condemn you at any time and ask for your life, and then the Nan family will follow us to the funeral! Li Kaihe's eyes were misty, and he always looked serious.
Chu Muxiu lowered his head slightly, "Uncle, don't worry, Mu'er will write it down, and he will be careful in the future!" ”
"By the way, uncle, what are you doing today?"
Mrs. Li put his hands behind his back, straightened up and walked to the door, "I have also heard a little about the court today, in fact, there was a drought on the northern border last year, and the ministers have played many times, but His Majesty has always been secretive and undecided, and now as soon as you mention him, he will be relieved, saying that he will immediately distribute the food and materials, and say that he will send an important minister of the court to personally go to offer condolences......"
"Afraid that Chu Hanyuan will send me to the border?" Chu Muxiu immediately picked up Li Kaihe's words.
Li Kaihe turned his head suddenly, "I think this condolence is fake, and it is true that I want to take your life, why don't Mu'er find a reason to shirk the matter?" ”
Chu Muxiu laughed without thinking, "Uncle don't worry, if Chu Hanyuan really wants to send me, I can't resist the order, we have been fighting for ten years, if I am really so weak, I don't know how many times I have died!" ”
"How many men shall I send with you?"
Chu Muxiu looked at Qian Che behind him, "It's okay, Qian Che is just with me!" ”
"It's okay, there are more scruples when there are more people, it's better to be alone and have nothing to worry about, just be careful about everything!" Every time Chu Muxiu wanted to lead his troops to the battle, Li Kaihe would say this, but it was heavier and heavier each time.
"Uncle, don't worry!"
Ten years have passed, and my uncle has been fighting with Chu Muxiu and Zhao's mother and son for ten years, and Chu Muxiu gradually found that his uncle's forehead sideburns began to turn white, and the wrinkles on his face became more and more obvious. Sometimes Chu Muxiu even thought about simply giving up revenge and leaving here with his uncle, and from then on he lived incognito without troubles, because he was calculating and calculating all day long, Chu Muxiu had already had enough, but Chu Muxiu took a step back, and the Zhao family and son forced a step forward, they pressed step by step, and there was no moment when they didn't want Chu Muxiu's life, and Chu Muxiu had no way back.
It is not so much that Chu Muxiu is taking revenge, it is better to say that he is protecting himself and protecting the people he wants to protect......