I don't want to return

Xue Jinghong was wearing a clean black brocade robe, covering the wound on his shoulder.He was sitting on the pineapple chair in the inn, with an unnatural expression on his face.

He bought this robe after selling the horses he rode on the road in exchange for silver taels, and picked up some cheaper ones in the tailor shop. With some silver left, he went into the city and found a cheap inn to stay.

On the way to the inn, Mu Chongyu looked at him twice, and then allocated some money to the jade stall, not knowing what he was going to do.

But now, Xue Jinghong understood.Mu Chongyu straightened his clothes for him, and hung a jade pendant around his waist. Now, standing behind him again, he wanted to tie his hair.

Xue Jinghong felt that Mu Chongyu's hand brushed the end of his hair vaguely, then rubbed against his neck, and brushed gently over the top of his head.

As if being scratched by a cat, Xue Jinghong couldn't help wishing that the strength of those hands would be stronger, so that the jade fingers could stick to his neck, but he couldn't help but beg for the hands to be lighter, so that this tortured man The itch dissipated.

He took a deep breath, raised his hand, and clamped Mu Chongyu's wrist with his big palm.

Little did he know that Mu Chongyu's sleeves were slightly rolled up at this time, and his wrists were so smooth that it felt delicate and smooth to the touch.Xue Jinghong felt impolite intellectually, and wanted to let go, but his palm didn't obey, and froze there as if it had been scalded.

I don't know what it would be like to poke an inch in...

He suddenly remembered that he had... seen it before.At that time, Mu Chongyu was seriously ill with typhoid fever and had a persistent high fever, so he took off Chongyu's clothes, and wiped his delicate white skin with a cotton kerchief soaked in water little by little.

Xue Jinghong's Adam's apple rolled up and down, and his palms became even hotter.

Feeling the scorching heat from his wrist, Mu Chongyu couldn't help being puzzled, and lowered his head to ask, "Your Majesty, what's the matter?"

The strategy proposed by Li Yuanshan was complex and subtle, one of which was to ask Xue Jinghong to release rumors that "the emperor of Beiyu made a private visit in micro-service and toured Yuzhou in the south" in order to deter Yuzhou from Gao Wenjing.

When the rumors became more and more popular, and then interspersed some true and false things about Xue Jinghong's journey through Jingchu, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and then to Yuzhou, Gao Wenjing would be suspicious even if he didn't believe it.

When the rumors spread over there, Xue Jinghong was about to put on a "private visit with micro-service" posture here.Anyway, it was the emperor's clothes, not the emperor's escape, so naturally Xue Jinghong couldn't be asked to dress up too embarrassingly.

Mu Chongyu was meticulous, so he saved money and bought a jade crown of almost fine quality to tie up Xue Jinghong's messy black hair.

"But I'm too strong? I don't have any servants at the moment, so I have to ask Your Majesty to be patient." Seeing that Xue Jinghong didn't answer, Mu Chongyu thought about it, and comforted him, but his actions became lighter by two points.

Since he fled all the way, he has been full of life and can't take care of himself. Of course, such things as dressing and binding his hair are no longer served by others as before, and he has to do it himself. Therefore, it is not difficult to tie Xue Jinghong's hair now. .

What's more, he used to be Xue Jinghong's "living housekeeper" for three years. Although he would not be asked to do such things in the palace, he still faced Xue Jinghong every day. thoughtful.

So at this moment, he seemed to be used to it, without any sense of shame.

Thinking of this, Mu Chongyu belatedly gave a wry smile, filled with emotion in his heart.

Xue Jinghong lowered his hand softly, hesitating inexplicably: "No, Chongyu made it very, very comfortable."

After finishing speaking, he suddenly lowered his eyes, the growing heat in his heart burned his face hot.

Mu Chongyu didn't notice it, he was only immersed in his chaotic thoughts, and his hands moved faster.

Banzhuxiang kung fu finally tied up his hair, he took a step back and looked at Xue Jinghong quietly.

At this time, after taking a bath, Xue Jinghong, who was clean and tidy, just sat there quietly, and it seemed that people couldn't take their eyes off him.The stubble on his face was completely shaved, revealing the unique handsome face of Beiyu people, the deep eye sockets seemed to have washed away the dust, and the eyes looking at Mu Chongyu were extremely bright, like two clusters of tiny flames, scorching people And warm.

The full head of black hair was neatly tied in the jade crown, coupled with the black robe, it made people fall into that majestic and handsome color inexplicably.

Mu Chongyu curled the corners of his mouth, seeming to be in a happy mood: "Mr. Li's plan must not fail."

Because the Xue Jinghong in front of him really looked like he came from a secret investigation.

Xue Jinghong didn't move. He frowned slightly when he heard this, and turned to look at Mu Chongyu with more burning eyes.

Mu Chongyu also changed into clean clothes at this time, but he was dressed as an ordinary Confucian scholar, but Xue Jinghong couldn't notice what kind of clothes Mu Chongyu was wearing at this moment, he was only thinking about one thing.

That is, if Gao Wenjing was really sensible and handed over the power of acting as state shepherd without delay, then he would have no reason to waste time by Mu Chongyu's side.

He is bound to face parting from Mu Chongyu.

He used to think that after going through these two long lives, he had enough patience to wait for Chongyu to look back, but now, he suddenly woke up, and he was actually reluctant to let it slip away in vain for even a moment.

Chongyu's little care and kindness towards him will be like honey, making him deeply involved and unable to stop.

Xue Jinghong couldn't help but stood up and walked in front of Mu Chongyu. He stretched out his hand and stroked Mu Chongyu's fair cheek hesitantly. touched Mu Chongyu's shoulder.

"Chongyu, just in case," Xue Jinghong cleared his throat, trying to make his tone as normal as possible, "Gao Wenjing is hard to deal with. You follow me back to the imperial capital, okay?"

Seeing Mu Chongyu's expression was startled, he hurriedly said, "It doesn't matter, I just want to be with you."

He uttered these words in a hoarse voice, with an embarrassed expression on his face, his eyes wandering wildly like a child, but his heart seemed to be hung high in the air, waiting for Mu Chongyu's answer to decide life and death.

Don't drive to Gao Wenjing's mansion in Yuzhou.

Gao Wenjing is not very old, and he has just turned [-] this year. For his age, it is rare for civil servants to reach the level of a fourth-rank official.Especially when the Yuzhou shepherd resigned and returned to his hometown before, and the new candidate had not yet been decided, he took over the power of the Yuzhou state shepherd alone, so he was more cautious, for fear of any omissions.

Early this morning, he was about to go to the yamen to sit in the court on time as usual, when he saw the servant barge in recklessly, stumbling and saying that Mr. Cao had come to the door.

Director Cao is an old man in the State Shepherd's Yamen. He has stayed here longer than the previous State Shepherd. He has rich experience and is safe in handling things.

Upon hearing this, Gao Wenjing hurriedly asked the servants not to rush to pull the carriage, but invited Mr. Cao in and served him tea.

Master Cao didn't even drink tea, he stroked his gray beard, breathless as he spoke, and said, "Have you heard rumors recently, my lord?"

Gao Wenjing was taken aback for a moment, not knowing what Master Cao was saying, and it was hard to guess wildly, so she shook her head blankly.

Director Cao showed anxiety on his face, and said: "Your Excellency, you really don't know? Come on, I should have inquired about these things for Your Excellency. But it's strange to say this."

As Master Cao said, he told the story of what he had seen and heard along the way.

It turned out that he was resting at a roadside tea stand yesterday, and he overheard rumors about the current emperor. It was said that the Holy Majesty of Beiyu made a private visit in disguise to explore the people's sentiments. He had reached the boundary of Yuzhou, and he was about to enter the city!

He was shocked immediately, grabbed the man and reprimanded him sharply, telling him not to talk nonsense and talk about the emperor.

Speaking of which, Master Cao was originally from Nanyan. Nanyan has always valued etiquette and adhered to the three cardinal principles. From the courtiers to the common people, they never have the courage to criticize the Holy Majesty.Especially since he was an official all his life, even though he was just a small Yuzhou Yamen chief bookkeeper for decades, he still sticks to this point.

It's just that now that the Nanyan Kingdom has been destroyed, the regime has been overthrown, he has changed masters, and many tall-nosed, deep-eyed, bold and straightforward Beiyu people have come to Yuzhou, and the atmosphere has changed drastically.

At this time, those who are "discussing the sage" are a few people from Beiyu.

Those people recognized Master Cao's identity and were not annoyed by him, they just listed a long list of things to refute him.First, there was the friendship between Jing and Chu, when General Zou fought the bandits in Heiyun Mountain, and some soldiers who returned home to rest after the battle revealed that they saw the figure of the Holy Majesty.Furthermore, in the area of ​​Jiangsu and Zhejiang, a businessman who had just come from Lin'an County for business also said that the emperor of Beiyu had traveled there.Then there are the suburban counties outside Yuzhou. I heard that the Holy Majesty is passing by there. Isn't this going to Yuzhou or where?

After listening to Master Cao, he was speechless for a while, and it was difficult to tell the truth from the fake.He has heard about the Battle of Heiyun Mountain, and he has heard about the big movement in Lin'an County, but whether the Holy Majesty has appeared in Heiyun Mountain or not, and whether the movement in Lin'an County is related to the Holy Majesty is unknown. certified.

Suspicious, he asked someone to find the merchant who came from Lin'an County, and after inquiring, it was consistent with the rumors that the Holy Majesty really left the palace quietly and came for a private visit.

But he asked the emperor why he visited the office privately?Master Cao asked about it, but couldn't help but feel even more at a loss.

The merchant said that it was actually related to the pursuit of Nanyan's escaped prisoners.

He described what happened in Lin'an that day vividly, as if he had witnessed it personally—for example, because Nanyan's old master defected, the Holy Majesty was furious, and went out of the palace to hunt him down. Being drowned and fled by the old master of Nanyan, he was even more furious; for example, how did the sage find out that the old master of Nanyan had fled to Yuzhou, and he went to Yuzhou to hunt him down; for example, the defection of the old master of Nanyan was a secret matter in the palace. It is absolutely forbidden to reveal half of it, so the holy majesty only searched for it in disguise, and secretly sent many soldiers to search for it, but he did not show his voice in the open.

The merchant also said that if he hadn't been almost involved in the war when he was in Lin'an, he just thought that the Holy Majesty was just making a private visit in disguise to explore people's sentiments.

Master Cao was speaking, and Gao Wenjing was listening, the expressions of both of them became more and more serious, and Gao Wenjing's forehead was still covered with a layer of cold sweat.

The two of them didn't know at all that the merchant was originally pretended by Li Yuanshan deliberately, and all the rhetoric was just to lure the king into the urn.

"This, what should I do?" Gao Wenjing was so flustered for the first time in his ten years as an official: "The old master of Nanyan actually came to Yuzhou? If the Holy Majesty thinks that I am harboring fugitives, it will be a crime of beheading!"

Master Cao nodded with a deep expression, pondered for a long time, and said: "For the present plan, the only way is to enforce martial law in the whole city. Before the Holy Majesty arrives, we should find out the fugitives from Nanyan and put them in prison!"