Chapter 17 A glass of wine in the spring breeze of peach and plum
"Xianggong, when did you get injured and the concubine didn't notice it?" Zhong Lixuan was quite remorseful when he heard the news, he didn't notice this.
"Eh, internal injuries, internal injuries, hasn't the imperial doctor also seen it, and his body is fine." Situ Xi forgot that his wife was also by his side, so he just said casually, he had to find an excuse for his amnesia.
After a pause, he diverted the topic and turned to look at Mu Juzheng and said, "Let's talk about you first." ”
Hearing that Situ Xi was in good health, Mu Juzheng was relieved, as for amnesia, he didn't care very much, he already had a big nerves, as long as people were well, besides, maybe this was also a good thing for His Highness, and there may be few things worth remembering in the past.
"Last year, he accompanied His Royal Highness into Chu together, and when he arrived in Panxi City, His Royal Highness asked him to leave the mission alone with some money, so that you could leave an errand outside Xuan'an, but he only knew how to make a living. In the first month, you wrote to you, and you left your address, and a certain person was really a little down, so he had to come to you. Mu Juzheng said, while taking out a wooden plaque engraved with the word "tin" from his arms and handing it to Situ Xi, "When I visited, there was also a certain name in the register registered by the envoys, but I lost the paperwork and became a stateless person after leaving the mission...... There was a lot of delay on the way, and I only arrived today. ”
It turned out to be reported, so it would be easy to do. Situ Xi took the wooden sign and looked at it for a while, this brand is ordinary, it seems that anyone can imitate it, it is not enough to prove his identity, but he came to Chu as his own companion, so there should be a record.
"You said in your letter that there was a change in your family?"
When reading his letter, Situ Xi thought that this person had come from Zhaoguo, and he said that "there was a change in the family", and he subconsciously thought that something big had happened in Zhaoguo.
"I fell in love with a girl in Panxi City, and I was looking for someone to talk to the matchmaker, but I didn't want the matchmaker to take away all the money in a certain bag, and she disappeared in two days." Mu Juzheng touched the back of his head with his big hand and smiled a little shyly.
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People must be saved.
After chatting with him for a while, Situ Xi told Mu Juzheng that his adopted son was now watching by himself, telling him not to worry.
Explain the situation to Liu Tuiguan, Situ Xi registered it in the book again, and Liu Tuiguan told him that he only needs to wait a few days, report to his superiors, and then complete all the procedures to release Mu Juzheng.
Before this, he would be given better treatment, and he would also confirm his identity with the Ministry of Rites, and Situ Xi readily agreed.
At first sight, although he could feel that Mu Juzheng had no ill will towards him, his strength was a bit terrifying after all, and his character was unpredictable. If the source was unknown, Situ Xi did not dare to keep him by his side.
Mu Juzheng knows where he lives, and he will look for himself when he comes out.
Things were almost done, Situ Xi and Zhong Lixuan withdrew from the mansion, and it was already drizzling outside.
In the hopeful eyes of the little boy, Situ Xi told him the good news.
The little boy finally breathed a sigh of relief, and although his father did not come out immediately, he was at least sure that he would not be severely punished.
That's good, in the past, I always heard that Mr. Storyteller said that the officials in charge of punishment in the government office were like ghosts, and he felt terrible in his heart.
"Thank you, sir, for saving my father." Without any warning, the boy in the rain suddenly knelt down in front of Situ Xi and bowed, startling Whisper and Zhongli.
Looking at the kneeling child in front of him, Situ Xi suddenly remembered some memories from the depths of his soul, and after touching his pocket, he hurriedly pulled the child up:
"Hurry up, even if your head is broken, I won't wrap a red envelope of 1,000 taels."
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The little boy is called Mu Feng, this is the name Mu Juzheng gave him, although Situ Xi feels that this name is far from the beauty of the words "like Mu Spring Breeze", but he also knows that it carries Mu Juzheng's beautiful vision.
There are still a lot of things I want to ask this kid in my heart, but Situ Xi is a little tired today, so let's stay until next time.
In the past two days, there were too many things and too many things, and I hardly had time to adjust, so trivial things came to my door one after another.
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I wanted to take Mu Feng home to rest first, but the little boy disagreed, saying that he couldn't make trouble for his husband's house anymore, and he could find a corner to rest for a while at night.
What a good boy, very different from his stepfather.
But his temperament is as stubborn as a cow, no matter how he persuades him, he decides to let Situ Xi leave him alone.
In desperation, Situ Xi had no choice but to hand him over to Zhang Yuer when passing by the sake restaurant, and opened an upper room for him at the inn next to him.
Under the constraint of "shameful waste", Mu Feng had no choice but to compromise.
There is only Zhang Yuer in the restaurant, because there is no need to open, the second child and the cousins in the store have been closed for a few days, today seems to be the day of the pre-selection of the results of the spring food meeting, and Lao Zhang Tou should go to see the results.
Somehow, since the last time Situ Xi came to the restaurant with Zhong Lixuan and Whispering, he always felt that Zhang Yuer was more quiet, and she was always in a daze when she was waiting on the sidelines, probably because of some girlish concerns.
This is not something Situ Xi should be worried about, packed some snacks, he asked her to take care of Mu Feng, borrowed two umbrellas, and went back to the house with the lady and the whisper.
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Poets like to drink alone under the moon, and loneliness is both a state and an emotion.
The dark clouds sensibly did not block the moon, and the moonlight was scattered like shards of amber in the courtyard, and the shadows of the trees were staggered, which was quite messy.
sub-hours.
Situ Xi took out a bottle of wine from Lao Zhangtou and put it on the table, he had always regarded himself as heartless and heartless, and he actually felt a little lonely at this moment.
Whispering and Zhong Lixuan had already laid down, but his mind was so confused that he didn't fall asleep.
Maybe it was because he saw some blood yesterday, or maybe he was a little busy today and received some silver taels, but he felt that everything around him was a little more real, and the cool evening breeze blew on his face, and his mind became more and more sober.
What he said to Fan Lao today also brought him a sense of urgency, and he moved out of the so-called strategy, on the one hand, hoping to deepen the bond with Fan Lao, and on the other hand, hoping to plant a seed in the heart of Emperor Chu.
Situ Xi didn't know what direction things were going, and whether his actions would accelerate his death, but he felt that some contradictions within the Chu State were intensifying, after all, there was such a nursery rhyme in the city a few days ago, no matter what the purpose was, at least it showed that someone was causing chaos.
This is not a bad thing for him, although it is dangerous, but it is also an opportunity for him to get closer to freedom.
As long as someone is playing against each other, there is always a way out of the cracks.
It is better to simply add some firewood to it than to do nothing.
At least that's what he thinks now, and he doesn't know if it will be self-defeating in the future.
Thinking about it, a single coat suddenly draped over Situ Xi's shoulder, and a pleasant voice broke the silence.
"Xianggong is a little sad today."
Fang was a little distracted, Situ Xi didn't hear any footsteps, Zhong Lixuan sat down beside him at this time, and the two of them were side by side.
"What is Xianggong thinking?"
"It's nothing, just thinking about how to escape from this Chu country."
Turning his head to look at his side, because he was very close, just by a little moonlight, Situ Xi could clearly see the smooth and delicate skin on Zhong Li's side face.
"Ah, that's just water. There are many checkpoints at the north gate of Xuan'an, and there are guards guarding it, which is too difficult. If we really want to escape, we had better travel during the day, after all, there is a curfew at night and patrols are stricter. The most important thing is to find someone to do it, so that it can go smoothly. Zhong Lixuan was slightly stunned at first, but soon tilted his head to look at the wet earth in the courtyard, and began to seriously advise him.
"The lady is obviously an interesting person."
Hearing this, Situ Xi couldn't help but laugh and looked sideways at her until she buried her face in the arm that hugged her knees.
"The concubine is serious." Zhong Lixuan raised his head to look at him again, found that he was still holding a cup in his hand, and said softly: "Xianggong, drinking hurts your body." ”
"Do you want to drink it, this wine is light."
"Yes."
The answer was unequivocal.
With a chuckle, Situ Xi took out another cup.
didn't hand over the cup, the copper cup touched lightly, Zhong Lisu didn't hold it steady, and half a cup of wine was spilled.
The leaves outside the courtyard made a noise.
In the moonlight of the courtyard, several ants and centipedes crawled slowly, but after a moment's astonishment, they burrowed into the holes in the earth and disappeared.
The two people in the courtyard were happily talking about something, and no one knew.