Chapter 25 Dried Pickled Oranges
Mu Zhong, who was sitting behind the Longshu case, listened to the imperial doctor's report, his brows were tightened, King Ji's father and son heard that they came to see him, and the two of them were shocked when they heard about it, King Ji was shocked that the originally ironclad marriage had changed in a blink of an eye, and Mu Lianche was shocked that this matter happened in such a drastic form. He began to wonder if the agreement was worth it. Is the approach of White Dew Villa appropriate?
"Your Majesty, if the county lord's illness needs to stay in southern Xinjiang for treatment... Ministers can give up their titles and go to southern Xinjiang. Mu Lianche said according to Bai Ying's instructions.
Mu Zhong's brows tightened closer, and he soon said two words
"Talk again!"
A few days later, Mu Zhong made a decision to revoke the marriage and sent people to southern Xinjiang to assist in the military affairs of southern Xinjiang. Nominally, it was to assist the Duke of Zhan Nan in resisting the increasing harassment of the Shan army, but in fact it was also secretly spying on the actions of the Duke of Zhannan. Mu Zhong felt that the dragon body was getting weaker and weaker, and what worried him the most was that the various forces would fight over the succession to the throne, causing turmoil in the country, suffering the people, and an opportunity for the enemy country to take advantage of. In all fairness, Mu Zhong is a good emperor. Because of the unfortunate death of his brother, he became the emperor. For the sake of the country, he married the woman he didn't love, for the sake of the country, he married his daughter far away, for the country, he worked hard, diligent in government affairs, and did not dare to have the slightest slackness. Everyone thought he was emperor and chose to ignore the needs of humanity beyond that, including himself. The King Huan, who was proficient in music and rhythm, was forgotten, and the young man who loved the lord of Mingjue was buried in his heart. When the burden of Wei Mingjun finally exhausted his health, the disease will follow him through the last journey of his life, and even this disease can only be pressed under the table for treatment.
Bai Xing returned to Beijing in the depths of winter, and when Mu Lianche received Bai Xing's letter, he was pleasantly surprised. They haven't seen each other for almost two months, he needs to talk to Bai Xing about what has happened these days, and he can't wait to hear Bai Xing talk about things in southern Xinjiang.
"Childe, let the little one wait for you to go to bed." Just as Mu Lianche was reading Bai Xing's letter, someone knocked on the door outside the house.
Even through the door, Mu Lianche could still hear that it was an unfamiliar voice.
"No need, where's Shi Xiu?"
"Shi Xiu has an urgent leave this afternoon."
"Oh, then you stand down."
The door was opened at this time, and Mu Lianche was shocked. The one who came in was a little guy dressed as a subordinate, lowered his head and said, "Childe, let's let the little one come."
"Bold! Who are you? How dare you break in without permission! Mu Lianche was a little scared and a little annoyed
"Hehe, Childe doesn't know the little one, but the little one knows the childe!" The man's tone darkened
"Who are you and what are you going to do?" Now Mu Lianche was really scared
Before the words fell, the two men in black broke down the door and immediately fought with the intruder. After less than three moves, the two men in black glanced at each other and flew out again. Mu Lianche is really blinded now, what's going on? The man closed the door softly and coughed twice
"The two of them are very conscientious."
Mu Lianche suddenly understood, this was clearly Bai Xing's voice! Bai Xing slowly raised his head and tore off the disguise on his face.
"Brother Che, you should recognize me now!"
"Wake up! What are you playing in the middle of the night? Beware of the palace guards treating you like an assassin! ”
"Hah! They have to do that," he said, sitting on a stool and pouring himself a cup of tea
"Who are those two men in black, and why did they suddenly disappear?"
"That's the guard I gave you? The first time you see them appear, it means that you have not been in distress recently, and you can contact me through them if you have any urgent matters in the future. ”
"Then why did you come to me in the middle of the night?"
"I returned to Bailu Villa day and night, and after explaining the matter to my father, I rushed to you non-stop, but it was so late." Bai Xing's tone was very casual
"I only received your letter yesterday."
"Yes, I sent it out before I left Southern Xinjiang, but I didn't expect it to arrive now, and this pigeon is not much faster than me!"
Mu Lianche looked at Bai Xing, who was drinking tea wildly, and felt a little distressed, he was tired from the journey.
"Our agreement has been fulfilled!" Bai Xing tilted his head to look at Mu Lianche, who was in a trance
"I was just about to ask you about this, how about the county lord of Lanlin go first? Did you hurt her like this? Mu Lianche asked
"Why are you so nervous about Lord Lanlin? Don't you regret it and think that beautiful women are hard to find? ”
"No matter who she is, it's human life, is it moral to harm someone's life for selfishness?" Mu Lianche's tone was questioning
"This is what Brother Che asked for at the beginning, I did it with all my might, Brother Che should thank me!" Bai Xing was a little impatient
"If I had known that I was going to harm the Lord of Lanlin to do this, I would never have made this agreement with you!" Mu Lianche was completely annoyed, he couldn't believe that Bai Xing was so indistinguishable from wrong
"Do you regret being in the company of people like us? Do you know that we have chosen to take an extremely dangerous path, what we want to fight for is the position of the Supreme of the Ninety-Five, and there will only be more people who will shed blood and die in the future, and if there is a woman's kindness, it can only be sent to death by ourselves. Bai Xing was also a little annoyed.
"But Lan Lin, what does she have to do with this, she shouldn't be innocently implicated."
"It's no wonder that she is the daughter of Duke Jinnan, if Brother Che cared so much about the county lord, he should have married her in the first place." Bai Xing said the last sentence coldly and left, Mu Lianche chased him out of the house, but he was no longer visible. A brief reunion after a long absence ended unhappily. Mu Lianche was irritable and sleepless all night, he couldn't accept Bai Lu Villa's actions, let alone Bai Xing's indifference to human life. The next day, Bai Ying asked him to meet outside the city and asked him if he had negotiated with Bai Xing last night.
Mu Lianche said with a solemn face, "If this agreement is reached at the expense of the Lord of Lanlin, then I would rather break the contract." ”
"County King, how can this be called sacrifice, the county lord of Lanlin can stay in Southern Xinjiang with his sweetheart, isn't this the best ending?" Bai Ying was also very confused
"Sweetheart? The county lord already has a sweetheart? But she was so badly wounded that she could die at any moment....\"
Bai Ying took a long breath and said
"What the hell happened to you and Xing'er yesterday, he didn't say anything to you? As soon as he came back he told me that he was going out for a walk, and without mentioning our agreement, I knew something was wrong! Bai Ying told Mu Lianche what happened in southern Xinjiang before. Mu Lianche said secretly in his heart
"What kind of temper is this Bai Xing experiencing, why don't you tell him these inside information, doesn't it save a lot of trouble!"
Back in the palace, the more Mu Lianche thought about it, the more angry he felt, he wanted to ask Bai Xing why he didn't explain anything clearly, but where was he? That's right! Didn't you say that if you have an emergency, you can contact him through the hidden guard
"Ason, are you there?" As soon as the words fell, a man in black suddenly fell from the sky.
"Childe, Ah Bai is here."
"Where do you usually hide? Is it always available when I need it? ”
"Yes!"
"Well, I have a message for you to bring to you now. Tomorrow, we will meet on the outskirts of the city and discuss something. ”
"Yes!"
"Wait, even the old Bai Zhuang owner doesn't know where Bai Xing is, how do you know?"
"The subordinates don't know, but the subordinates can bring a letter to the young owner through the letter eagle."
"Letter Eagle? Isn't it a carrier pigeon? ”
"The domesticated eagles in the lodge are much faster than the average carrier pigeon, and they can identify the location of their owners."
"It's amazing! Then go ahead. ”
The next morning, Mu Lianche came to Mabeipo early, thinking that maybe he wouldn't wake up in vain, or he didn't want to come, but he had to wait for him to come, and he must ask him why he didn't make it clear
"Brother Toh! I'm coming!" The sound of Bai Xing came from far and near
Mu Lianche was taken aback, he didn't expect Bai Xing to come so early.
"Brother Che, have you been waiting for a long time?" Bai Xing looked at Mu Lianche with a smile as if nothing had happened
"Just came, waiting for you." Mu Lianche was a little confused
Bai Xing's face like a flower came over
"I'm here and I've brought you something good"
He took out a paper bag from his arms, opened it and took out one and handed it to Mu Lianche's mouth, Mu Lianche stared at the thing in his hand and did not react
"Taste, it's so delicious, you must not have eaten it"
"What is this?" Mu Lianche looked skeptical
"Eat! Pickled dried oranges, not poisonous! ”
Mu Lianche slowly opened his mouth, a salty taste filled his mouth, and then a slightly spicy taste rose, and the expression on his face became complicated
"Bai Xing, are you fixing me?" As he spoke, he was about to spit out the dried orange
Bai Xing hurriedly stopped and said, "Don't vomit, wait a little longer, you will know that it tastes wonderful!" ”
Sure enough, the sweetness of oranges appeared in his mouth, accompanied by the salty and spicy taste that had become lighter, which was really wonderful and surprisingly matched. Chew slowly, the sweetness prevails, and it gets better and better. Mu Lianche had long forgotten to question Bai Xing, and the two of them simply sat on a big rock, eating dried oranges one by one. It was Bai Xing who spoke first
"Brother Che, you see I brought you such delicious dried oranges, don't be angry"
"The owner of the white village has already told me what happened, why didn't he explain it clearly that day?"
"If Brother Che thinks I'm the kind of person who will do whatever it takes, will you believe it?" Bai Xing's innocent smile slowly faded
Mu Lianche was stunned for a moment, yes, what if he explained, he was already suspicious,
"Can I really believe you completely" Mu Lianche stared at Bai Xing's eyes and thought to himself, that gaze seemed to be about to see through him, Bai Xing was silent, and complicated emotions were tumbling in his heart.