Mu Xiuyuan stumbled back to the Lanbo Pavilion, asked the waiter to get two jars of wine out of nowhere, and locked him in the house and drank it for a long time. The waiter called the door in the painting room, and was scolded away by Mu Xiuyuan, just in time for the people sent by the Liu family to come and see it.

Mu Xiuyuan drank very lightly, two jars of wine, completely drunk and unconscious, lying down and falling asleep, when he opened his eyes, it was dark.

Mu Xiuyuan only felt a splitting headache, and the slightly reduced pain in his heart seemed to come up again, closed his eyes, and in a daze, he subconsciously muttered Huaxi's name, once upon a time, he would have thought that one day he would be so painful when he had to peel a person out of his heart.

"Xiuyuan, Xiuyuan - open the door"

The hurried knock on the door brought Mu Xiuyuan's sanity back, and he struggled to get up, staggered to the door, and struggled to open the door. A momentum slammed open the door, and Mu Xiuyuan fell to the ground, his back facing up, his eyes out of focus.

"Xiuyuan-" The room was filled with the smell of wine, and Liu Shi saw that it was full of messes, and his eyebrows frowned, "Come on, help the third master up." ”

The waiting maid carried Mu Xiuyuan to the bed, Liu took the handkerchief handed by the waiter and wiped Mu Xiuyuan's face, saw the lips moving, I didn't know what to mutter, leaned over and listened, I couldn't help but be surprised, it turned out that the mouth was vaguely shouting "Huaxi".

Liu straightened up, glanced at the maids in the room, and said sharply: "Today, the third master is not allowed to spread the news. If you let me know that someone is talking nonsense outside, be careful about who is on duty for these two days? ”

"It's a slave." The waiter stepped forward to reply.

Liu glanced at her, then looked at Mu Xiuyuan on the bed as if he was asleep again, and ordered, "Shiqin, go and finish the sobering soup." A few of you have served the third master well and cleaned up the house. Waiter, you come with me to the study. ”

As soon as he entered the study, Liu didn't say a word, just stared at the painting for a while, and saw that the painting was empty in his heart.

"Tell me what's going on today? How can the third master drink in a good manner? ”

The waiter's eyes wandered, and he didn't know whether to show his wife or not. It's just that she is now worried that when the young master wakes up and knows, he will blame her.

Seeing her hesitating, Liu said: "You can't beat the third master, he comes first in everything, and if something happens, he will naturally help him cover it up." I know this loyalty, but there are some things that others don't understand, you should understand, there are many people in this house, and it is impossible to prevent it, and small things can become big things. It's not good to wait for the third master to make a mess, and I'll clean it up again. You have been with the third master for the longest time, and you know his temperament best. I won't blame you for this now, you just have to say it."

Liu Shi said that this is on the job, how can the waiter not know what to do, and hurriedly replied: "Back to the second lady, the third master went to Qixia Garden to see the Huaxi girl, and when he came back, he found the waiter, and then the waiter got two jars of wine from somewhere and sent it to the third master." The third master took the wine and drove us out of the house, closed the door and didn't let anyone in......"

Liu's face changed slightly, and he was sure that his son had taken a fancy to Huaxi, so it was no wonder that he would refuse the He family's family affairs. Thinking of Huaxi, Liu couldn't help but feel sorry, that was also a lovely child, but his background was unknown, and he was not a good match. Just looking at Mu Xiuyuan's decadence, Liu couldn't help but worry. At this time, it is not appropriate to go to Huaxi, and looking at this situation, it seems that his own son has been rejected.

Liu was at a loss, and the little maid who was waiting in the east chamber ran over.

"Second lady, the third master suddenly got up to go out, and the waiter couldn't even pull the qin."

"What do you want for this obstacle?" Liu was secretly annoyed that Mu Xiuyuan was not sensible, so he hurriedly got up and went out.

When he arrived at the door of the East Chamber, Liu saw Mu Xiuyuan holding the door frame and going out, but Shiqin was holding him behind and didn't let him go, and persuaded him vigorously: "Third master, it's not early, I'll talk about it tomorrow if I have something." ”

Mu Xiuyuan shouted with the strength of the wine: "Let go, don't stop me, you don't get me the wine, I'll get it myself......"

"What are you drunkard? Don't get back to me yet. "Liu's kindness and gentleness are rare, and she is rarely angry, and today she is obviously really angry

This remark really made Mu Xiuyuan stunned on the spot, "Mother, you, why are you here?" ”

Liu ignored Mu Xiuyuan, and ordered in a deep voice: "Don't help the third master in yet." ”

The maids hurriedly helped Mu Xiuyuan into the house and sat on the couch, and Liu waved everyone back.

"Xiuyuan, you have always been calm-hearted, sensible and polite, why are you behaving so frivolously today?"

Mu Xiuyuan lowered his head, his head hurt a little before he woke up, and when he came back, he also knew that he had lost his temper today, so he let Liu teach him a lesson without saying a word.

Seeing that Liu didn't speak, he asked, "You refused to marry because you had an intention?" ”

Mu Xiuyuan stiffened, and hurriedly raised his head and said, "No, no, it's not because of her...... It's not, it's not."

Looking at the incoherent words of the child, Liu's heart was very determined, and he felt more and more that he should marry his son earlier, so he frowned and admonished in a deep voice: "Do you know in your heart that although the family affairs of the He family were mentioned by the old lady, your father and I are satisfied." In the past, I was too indulgent of you, by your sex, this family affair is the words of the matchmaker of your parents, you don't have to think about it anymore, your father and I will set a ...... Autumn is approaching, there are a lot of things in this house, don't run outside if you're fine, study with peace of mind and prepare for the autumn exam. ”

"Mother-" Mu Xiuyuan was anxious, and wanted to persuade the Liu family not to marry him too early.

Before the words could be spoken, Liu said again: "You are your father's eldest son, and your father and mother have high hopes for you, don't delay your future because you are indulging in these children's private affairs...... You are a reasonable child, do you want to impulsively do those disobedient things to make me and your father sad? ”

Mu Xiuyuan stopped talking, Liu's words were like a slap in the face, and the words hit his heart. Yes, he can't tell him whether it's Huaxi's words or his mother's words, they can't ...... The pain in his heart became more and more intense, Mu Xiuyuan laughed at himself, this is not the result that he has known for a long time, why is he still so uneasy?

Suppressing the insoluble contradictions and complicated feelings in his heart, Mu Xiuyuan nodded to Liu and admitted his mistake, "Mother, the child knows that he is wrong." ”

"You have a good rest today, and I will explain to your father."

After appeasing Mu Xiuyuan, Liu left the Lanbo Pavilion, still uneasy. Mu Xiuyuan was drunk and making trouble in his courtyard, and soon there would be people with a heart all over Mu Mansion. On Mu Jiren's side, Liu Shi fooled around for a while, and he didn't dare to tell the truth, after all, he hadn't made a fuss yet, so it was always difficult to slap his mouth. Mu Jiren didn't take it to heart, he just thought it was spread by the people in the house, and he didn't investigate this matter further.

However, when the Liu family asked the old lady to say goodbye the next day, the old lady knocked on the side to test whether Mu Xiuyuan was dissatisfied with the marriage of the He family, and the Liu family was busy using the second master to prevaricate. The old lady didn't ask much, but only said that as soon as the death day of the Hou Ye passed, he would be removed in another month, and the family affairs were still decided earlier. Liu nodded in agreement.

Please An went back to the house, Liu sat on the kang, and kept thinking in his heart that the little daughter's affair would fade after a long time, but some things could not be prevented...... Both of them are now under the same roof, and if someone notices something and makes some trouble, it will be troublesome again. This will be full of rumors, if it involves Brother Yuan'er and spreads it, his career will not start, and his reputation will be over. What is the best of both worlds to make this a great thing for all?

Liu frowned, and was sighing, and the little maid ran in to report that her aunt and grandmother had entered the house with two cousins.

Liu's spirit suddenly remembered that after her sister-in-law got married, she acted more and more steadily and properly, she loved Huaxi, and Xiuyuan was her nephew, so it was right to discuss this matter with her. If she can take Huaxi back to live for a while, she will come back when Xiuyuan's marriage is decided......

Thinking of this, Liu hurriedly instructed the maid to go to the Hexiang Courtyard to guard, and the aunt and grandmother asked the old lady to come directly to Longcui Courtyard.

As soon as Mu Xiangqing came, Liu asked everyone in the house to go out. As soon as Mu Xiangqing saw this situation, he knew that Liu had something to say to her.

Liu asked: "Didn't you say that the top ten came early?" Why did you come early? ”

Mu Xiangqing said: "Yesterday, the marquis suddenly received an order and drove to the Dongli Palace. I came back early to stay at home for two days and saw my aunt by the way. The second sister-in-law is in a hurry to call me over, but is there something? ”

Liu hesitated for a long time, but still made up his mind and told Mu Xiangqing about Mu Xiuyuan's drunkenness.

Mu Xiangqing frowned when she heard this, thinking of the scene she saw at home, and knew that what her second sister-in-law was worried about was true.

Liu was a little anxious, "I'm not saying that Huaxi's child is not good, it's just that your second brother is now a distant brother, and a family like ours is not a small family, so it is impossible to marry an unknown daughter-in-law to enter the door, even if she is a fourth ...... The only bloodline, but it's always a fatherless. asked her to be a concubine for her distant brother, but she still wronged the child. Although the distant brother accepted me on his face, I always felt uneasy in my heart. Some time ago, Huaxi's girl fell into the water, and later rescued her, but she lost a jade talisman. Then, the house spread rumors that the jade talisman was suppressed, saying that Huaxi's life was hard, and he killed his relatives, and he said it well...... Hey...... "Even if you don't believe it all, who can't guarantee that if you marry such a girl, others won't talk nonsense when you enter the door."

Mu Xiangqing listened to her sister-in-law's chatter for a long time, her eyebrows were full of worry, and she hurriedly relieved: "Second sister-in-law, don't be anxious. Brother Yuan, he is a filial child, the family affairs of the He family mentioned last time, I think you and the second brother will discuss it well, if you think about it again and again, then settle it early. As for Huaxi, I know that child, transparent, always polite, and will not do anything against the door, you can rest assured. ”

"I know it too. But there are always those restless people in this house, who hold on to this handle and say things, and it is not easy to spread it...... Your second brother and I are small-faced, and the future of my brother is big."

Liu couldn't do anything, she thought about it, and still felt that it would be safer to send Huaxi out to live for a while first, but if she wanted to send it herself, wouldn't it be a thief who didn't recruit himself, but caused more gossip, so she hoped that her sister-in-law could help with this.

Liu's worries are not unreasonable. Mu Xiangqing said, "Well, my sister-in-law is worried. Anyway, I'm going to stay in the house for two days, or I'll go see Huaxi first, and I'll tell my sister-in-law when I come back. ”

"It's fine." Liu nodded and agreed, this matter is not in a hurry, it is better to let the sister-in-law explore Huaxi's idea before taking care of it.