Chapter 34: "Chance Encounter"?

As soon as the sun rises, the snow melts quickly, and although it is cold, it is still a joy to see that there is no longer a need to be stuffy in the house all the time.

Those ladies in Beijing made an appointment to go to the Hongfa Temple to worship the Buddha in twos and threes, even if they only went to the temple, it was enough for the ladies and ladies who did not leave the door to be happy.

Liu also made an appointment with Yu Shi, the wife of the servant of the ministry, to go together on the 22nd day of the first lunar month, Liu had something on his mind, if it hadn't been snowing for so long, she was afraid that she would have gone a long time ago.

Mu Mingshu, who heard the news, was overjoyed, and hurriedly sent Wen Dong to call Mu Mingluo and Mu Mingxiao, and the three of them went to Liu's place together.

Liu, who was wearing autumn-colored clothes and homely jackets and skirts, was looking at the account book at the desk, and when he saw a few juniors coming, he hurriedly beckoned them into the house, serving tea and snacks.

"It's still cold, why did you come here?" The people of Mufu are not prosperous, just three girls come and go, and they are treated as usual, and when it snows heavily, they are even exempted from asking for peace in the morning, just let them sleep until they wake up naturally.

Mu Mingluo had an active temperament, and said with a smile: "Mother, you are used to us like this, what should we do if we get married one day?" ”

The atmosphere that was still a little lively suddenly became cold, and the youngest Mu Mingxiao closed his mouth and didn't speak, but his eyes glanced at Mu Mingshu.

After August, Mu Mingshu will be seventeen years old, most of the girls at this age have already become biological children, she was originally married relatively late, but she didn't expect that the marriage had not yet been completed.

Seeing that everyone's expressions were wrong, Mu Mingluo suddenly reacted that he had said the wrong thing, and he was busy laughing, and looked at Mu Mingshu as if flattering: "Sister, Mingluo didn't mean to, Mingluo didn't mean to say that you ......" After the words, the more he spoke, the quieter he became, and he was almost inaudible.

Mu Mingshu, who looked natural, put down the tea bowl and said with a smile: "I don't care, the second sister is not talking about me, is it talking about herself?" ”

"Sister......

In the end, she was a little girl, and she blushed with shame when Mu Mingshu said it. Looking at Mu Mingluo's increasingly open face, Mu Mingshu was also a little worried, Mingluo is thirteen years old this year, and he has to start discussing marriage, but he has not yet settled, and her marriage is only afraid of delaying.

She remembered that in her previous life, Mu Mingluo's husband was Xia An, the second son of Xia Guogong, in addition to his lack of ability, he had a very harmonious relationship with Mu Mingluo's husband and wife, but it was a pity that she was gone after less than two years of marriage, leaving only a posthumous child.

It is also said that he is an infatuated lover, otherwise how could he have set up a chastity archway at a young age, as soon as he thought of the cold chastity archway, Mu Mingshu became more and more pity for her. In this life, no matter whether Mu Mingluo marries Xia Guogong's second son or not, she has to help her change her fate.

After making sure that Mu Mingshu really didn't take Mu Mingluo's words to heart, Liu scolded with a smile: "One or two of you are still yellow flower girls, and you are not ashamed." ”

He also said: "I made an appointment with the wife of the servant of the Ministry to go to Hongfa Temple on the 22nd day of the first month, and you can pack your things in advance." ”

Mu Mingshu and Mu Mingluo glanced at each other, they both smiled and didn't answer, Mu Mingxiao didn't have a proper hand and hugged Liu: "Mother, just wait for your words." ”

Liu's anger: "You little girls......"

The three of them pinched their handkerchiefs and covered their mouths and giggled.

On the twenty-second day of the first lunar month, five vehicles with lanterns from Mufu set off from Mufu.

Liu took Mu Mingxiao in one car, Mu Mingshu and Mu Mingluo shared one, the first two cars sat in the accompanying maids, and the last one was loaded with the items needed for the entourage.

Mu Mingshu took Wen Xia and Wen Dong to Hongfa Temple, these two people are much calmer than Wen Chun, and Wen Qiu has always been a dull one. In order to take someone to this, Wen Chun was unhappy for two days, until Wen Xia promised to give her the most famous green Buddha cake in Hongfa Temple.

The carriage swayed and walked out of the city gate for half an hour, and Mu Mingluo, who was riding with Mu Mingshu, peeked at Mu Mingshu from time to time, even when he closed his eyes and recuperated, he could feel her unabashed scrutiny.

Finally, Mu Mingshu couldn't help it, opened his eyes, his eyelashes like a feather fan were gently raised, and his red lips opened lightly: "Second sister always looks at what I do?" Do I have flowers on my face? ”

Mu Mingluo, who was caught, blushed, hurriedly lowered his eyes, and stammered, "No, it's nothing." ”

Mu Mingshu glanced at her strangely, then closed his eyes, and Mu Mingluo's thin voice came into his ears: "Sister, how much courage did you have to refuse to kiss at the beginning?" Didn't you like His Royal Highness King Chen very much? ”

Mu Mingshu opened her clear eyes, she didn't understand why Mu Mingluo said this, but she still thought about it and told her very seriously: "Liking someone doesn't mean that you can be undignified, he dares to hang my sedan chair at the door of the palace and doesn't welcome him, it has proved that he doesn't really want to marry me, and even humiliates me in this way, if I still insist on marrying him, either I'm stupid or my brain is broken." ”

In his previous life, he was not a bad brain and a stupid person, Mu Mingshu evoked a sarcastic smile, and told Mu Mingluo as if he had come over: "Finding someone who likes you is better than finding someone you like, but if it doesn't work, then find a man who can give you respect." ”

"Sister......" Mu Mingluo blushed with shame, Liu told her about discussing marriage two days ago, which made her temperament a little more restrained.

But she knew why Mu Mingshu quit in public, and she knew that her mother mentioned the matter of taking a concubine in order to leave an heir for her father, and she thought about it repeatedly for two days, but she still felt that it was best to be a girl at home without marrying. But she is at the age when her love is beginning to bloom, and she has some expectations for the days when she gets married in the future, so she is really in a dilemma and entangled with the dead.

Mu Mingshu wanted to say: "Don't worry, I'll check you when the time comes." But when the words came to her mouth, she still swallowed, she actually had no position to say such things, if she could really do a good job, she would not have ended up like that in her previous life, and she could only see it clearly in this life, and it was just a credit for not dying well in her previous life.

"Don't worry, our second sister is as beautiful as a fairy, and when the time comes, the people who ask for marriage will definitely line up from East Street to West Street, and my aunt will definitely take care of you." A smile tugged at the corner of her mouth and patted Mu Mingluo's round hand.

provoked Mu Mingluo's little face to turn red, and he shouted coquettishly: "Sister, why are you so bad." Then he turned his back and ignored her.

Mu Mingshu laughed heartily, and did not take her little daughter's feelings in her heart, who has not yet had the beginning of love.

The temple of Koboji Temple was built on a small peak, and when the carriage reached the foot of the mountain, it stopped, and a small novice led the people up the mountain.

The one who led Mu Mingshu and the others up the mountain was a seven or eight-year-old little novice, with a round face, two dimples when he laughed, and he spoke like a little adult: "Donor, donor." ”

provoked Liu's maternal aura, and asked the little maid to stuff him with sugar and fasting, and the appearance of the little novice who wanted it but didn't dare to ask for it made Liu's heart feel distressed.

grabbed a handful of candy and stuffed it into his arms: "Isn't it just some sugar, it's not in the way." ”

Looking at the appearance of the Liu family, Mu Mingshu understood why the Liu family came here, but I am afraid that it is still a matter of heirs.

In the previous life, the Liu family raised a good concubine to Mu Li in March of this year, but because the relationship between the husband and wife of this good concubine was discordant, Liu was diagnosed with a happy pulse in April, and the child in the middle of May was gone. Mu Mingshu had married into the Chenwang Mansion in her previous life, and she didn't know why the child of the Liu family was gone, but when she went to visit the Liu family, she saw the good concubine Fu Xiao standing outside the courtyard crying and crying, and saw that she was still shy and came to ask for peace.

At that time, Mu Mingshu had Zhao Yiyi in his heart, where was he still impatient to take care of these things, but now that he thinks about it, the good concubine is definitely not a good one.

Mu Mingshu sighed silently, until she died, no, when the Mu family was destroyed, the Mu family had never had a male in this generation, that is, there was no real successor.

The little novice may be because of the shortness of the manpower, and from time to time he also said some allusions to the Hongfa Temple in front of the way, and he would add a few words of "my master" when he talked about the rise.

Mu Mingxiao felt that this little novice had too much to say, so she glared at him: "Why is it all your master's words." ”

Xiao Shami scratched his head embarrassedly: "My master said that I will naturally understand when I am older." ”

"Then did your master say when you will grow up?"

"Nature grows up when you grow up......"

Mu Mingxiao and the little novice, you and I discussed it like this.

Mu Mingluo, who was walking beside Mu Mingshu, pulled her sleeve and whispered in her ear: "Sister, see if that head is the female of Hou Shen's family." ”

Mu Mingshu turned his head sideways and saw Shen Chuyao, who was wearing a red Yunyan fine brocade dress and a silver silk skirt of the same color, wearing a brocade inlaid silver ratskin cloak after the eight regiments of happy encounters, slender hair tied up in a spirit snake bun, obliquely inserting a jasper exquisite hairpin and gold silk ruby Bu Yao, with cloisonne red coral earrings hanging between her ears, her face was pointy, her eyebrows were slender, her rouge was pale and her posture was beautiful, and she could be recognized at a glance in the crowd with such a flamboyant dress.

But if you look at her face carefully, not to mention her sallow face, the fat powder on her face can't cover the circle of spots around her eyes, her eyes are sunken and godless, and she looks like she is several years old.

Mu Mingluo pouted: "Then the second lady of the Shen family is really embarrassed to go out, and she is not afraid of staining her eyes." ”

Mu Mingshu evoked a playful smile: "If you're afraid of staining your eyes, don't look at her." ”

What she is waiting for is Shen Chuyao, if Shen Chuyao doesn't go out, it will be a pity.

As if feeling this gaze, Shen Chuyao also turned his head sideways, and when he saw Mu Mingshu smiling at him, he turned his face away with a cold face and snorted lightly.

The queen Ruowan, who was accompanied by the governor of Guangxi, saw that Shen Chuyao's expression was wrong, and deliberately turned her head to look at Mu Mingshu, and smiled at her, but was pulled by Shen Chuyao.

"You don't want to play with this kind of scheming person, I don't have to spoil you."