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He hesitated for a long time, thought for a while, and said seriously: "Master, Lishan is my home, no matter what, I will not hurt it."

Mu Xiyun looked at Chu Heng's eyebrows and eyes. This child was like his mother, and she was like that back then. With infinite pain in her heart, she closed her eyes and looked up at Chu Heng: "Of course I know you don't It will hurt Lishan, I am afraid that you will hurt yourself—"

"Ah Yue, what happened the night you returned to the imperial capital from Qiannuolou, do you think I didn't know because Shuli covered you?"

Chu Heng bowed his head and remained silent.Knowing that Ye Shuli was unreliable, when he returned to Luyuan just now, when he got off the car and saw Mu Xiyun's face was sombre, the bastard slipped away immediately.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Mu Xiyun was silent for a while, and said softly: "It's very important, isn't it?"

Chu Heng was startled suddenly.

Mu Xiyun said: "You didn't come to the imperial capital to be Dongjun. If it wasn't necessary, you wouldn't use Banmengtan. Qiannuolou has nothing to do with Lishan Mountain, but you went anyway, in a hurry to make an appointment with the big aristocratic families. Before dealing with it, I helped the emperor's shadow guard clean up everything." From the beginning to the end, there was only one person who benefited from this.

Chu Heng lowered his eyes, nodded his head and gave a "hmm".

Mu Xiyun closed her eyes, and the premonition circling in her heart became stronger and stronger. She was a little at a loss for a while, and grabbed her palms a few times, as if trying to hide her ears, and forcibly suppressed that thought.

"Ayue..."

Chu Heng raised his head, looked into Mu Xiyun's eyes, and said, "Master, I have someone I like."

Even though she had a premonition, Mu Xiyun was still stunned for a while when it really came true. She couldn't hide the panic on her face. She hurriedly grabbed Chu Heng's wrist, her lips parted, and finally found her voice, shaking her hands. The head said: "Ah Yue, you listen to the teacher's wife..."

"Master." Chu Heng lowered his eyes slightly, and said softly, "I really like him, just like..."

He paused, looked up at Mu Xiyun again, and said in a serious and firm voice, "It's like he likes me."

Mu Xiyun's heart sank to the bottom in an instant, and she couldn't tell what it was like in her heart.

Chu Heng grew up under her knees, and Mu Xiyun knew very well what kind of temperament he was, especially after becoming Dongjun, he would always treat himself harshly, would not show his pain, and would not open his mouth if he liked it.

The liking that he can say out must be because he cares to the extreme, and he is unwilling to lose it, and he is absolutely unwilling to give it up.

Mu Xiyun took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. She held Chu Heng's wrist, thought for a while and said in a deep voice, "Ah Yue, you have someone you like. Teacher should be happy for you, and she shouldn't stop you." Yours, but..."

Mu Xiyun paused, and said with difficulty: "Do you know who that is?"

"It's fine if you like anyone else, but why, why... the Sacred Heart has been unpredictable since ancient times, how can you let Master's Wife rest assured? I believe that he likes you, but can he only have one heart and one mind for you?"

"I don't care whether he is the emperor or any other status, other things are easy to discuss, but in this matter, your master and I will never agree to your grievances. Don't tell me to take care of the overall situation. I want you to have a good life. I will say the simplest thing. All the big families in Kyushu want him to draft a concubine, and the memorials of advice have never been interrupted. He likes you now and is willing to reject the harem for you, but it is difficult to guarantee that he will be the same in the future. That's it. If one day he nods his head for the greater benefit of the court, he will be wronged by you..."

"Master," Chu Heng interrupted Mu Xiyun, "I believe he—"

Mu Xiyun opened his mouth and was about to speak out, when Chu Heng said again: "I also believe in myself. In the history of the Dayin Kingdom, Emperor Taizu and Empress Xiao were a couple for life, and Empress Xiao is in the Mahayana realm, so am I."

"I'm with Ling Ye, not to seek the 'emperor's favor' from him, nor to compete with anyone. Back then, everyone in the world knew that Ling Zhaoyuan belonged to Xiao Mingtang, and no one dared to get involved. Similarly, in the future, the entire Dayin Kyushu will Remember, Ling Ye belongs to me, Chu Heng."

Mu Xiyun was taken aback.

"My wife is wrong about something." Chu Heng said, "He didn't reject the harem just because of me. Before he met me, in the spring and summer of Xuanxi's sixth, seventh, and eighth years, he only It will be more difficult than it is now, and it will be more difficult than in the future, and it will be more necessary to marry a family. At that time, he did not agree to the proposal of the courtiers to draft a concubine—he was unwilling to do this for his own sake."

"Master, I believe he likes me, just like I like him."

Mu Xiyun didn't speak, she looked at Chu Heng fixedly, she was silent for a long time, then opened her lips and said in a low voice: "Ah Yue, have you really thought about it?"

Chu Heng nodded seriously, and said: "Master, I will not wrong myself emotionally."

Mu Xiyun looked away and remained silent. After a long time, she sighed and asked, "Then, does he know that you are Lishan Dongjun?"

Chu Heng shook his head.

"Don't be in a hurry, just pick a suitable time to tell him in the future." Mu Xiyun said, "I know I can't persuade you, I just hope that he is worthy of your liking."

Chu Heng knew she couldn't let go: "Master..."

"Okay, the days are still long, I'll wait and see." Mu Xiyun suppressed the worried expression between his brows, and said instead: "I planned to return to Lishan Mountain on the fourth day of the first lunar month, but now Dongjun intervenes in Qiannuo. As soon as the matter of Lou came out, and His Majesty took this opportunity to order you to accompany you in the Ancestral Temple—”

Just as Chu Heng was about to open his mouth to explain, Mu Xiyun smiled knowingly: "I know, it was 'not for Dixi', so you can't just change your attitude in front of people for no reason."

Chu Heng was a little embarrassed.

Mu Xiyun continued: "With these two incidents connected, many people in the court are inquiring about Lishan's position, so I thought it would be two days later, and I will leave after the twentieth of the first lunar month. The position is also the same. Not taking a position is secondary, at the very least, take this opportunity to let other people know that even if there is no Zhongpinghou Mansion, there is a lonely city behind Chu Heng, if anyone wants to do something, let me weigh it first."

Chu Heng felt warm in his heart.

"There is one more thing." Mu Xiyun said, "Lishan has never been involved in disputes between the court and the court, and strictly abides by neutrality. I know you have scruples. Although Dongjun helped the emperor with the matter of Qiannuolou, the banner he played was People from Qiannuolou killed our Lishan disciples, it doesn’t matter if the big families believe it or not, they all have such a name anyway.”

"Master..." Chu Heng raised his eyes and said in a shy voice, "I don't want to embarrass the entire Lishan because of myself."

"I know," Mu Xiyun said, "if you really like him, you will naturally worry about his worries, love what he loves, and let you sit on the sidelines about his affairs, you will definitely not be able to do that. Mistress also doesn't want to embarrass you."

Chu Heng was silent.

Mu Xiyun smiled slightly, and said: "How time flies, today is 29, and the day after tomorrow is the first day of the first lunar month in the ninth year of Xuanxi. By the end of the year, Xinghui will be 17 years old. I discussed it with your master. , next year—the spring of Xuanxi's tenth year, if Xinghui wants to come to the imperial capital by then, your master and I will not stop him."

Chu Heng's heart was shocked, and he looked at Mu Xiyun in astonishment.

For generations of Zanying clans, a parent and son of the family head who has reached the age of seventeen must be sent to the Hall of Martial Arts—this is indeed Dayin's national law, but it is not without exception.

The Ye clan of Lishan Mountain has always stayed out of the affairs of the Nine Provinces. The lord of the city, Ye Jianwei, has not set foot in the imperial capital for many years as a Mahayana. No one will rush to break before they are not sure.

Ye Xinghui is the only son of Ye Jianwei, the lord of the Eastern Capital. Behind him is the entire Yiye Gucheng, and the emperor is the center of all power struggles. If Ye Xinghui does not come, it is the normal state of Lishan to hide from the world and be neutral.His entry into the Hall of Martial Arts means that Lishan has entered the game.

The Hall of Martial Arts is the emperor's guard camp.

Chu Heng's eyebrows jumped, and he hurriedly said: "Master..."

Mu Xiyun raised his hand to interrupt Chu Heng, "Don't worry, your master and I have discussed it a long time ago. Even if you didn't tell me today that you have someone you like, it's the same if Xinghui wants to come. It's like I asked you to come here. Even though the imperial capital is only in the capacity of 'Chu Heng', I have thought about it."

Chu Heng's mood fluctuated, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Mu Xiyun smiled and said: "It's still early, and no one can say for sure what the future will hold. As for Lishan, although we may not have a clear bias, we will not stand on the opposite side of His Majesty, especially if the other party is When the Empress Dowager Zhong or Jing Wang. In short, you just know what to do."

Chu Heng thought for a while, and couldn't help asking: "Master, I want to know why Lishan suddenly wants to enter the game?"

This is not a difficult question to answer, but the expression on Mu Xiyun's face suddenly became a little complicated, and there seemed to be a faint chill in addition to the disappointment.

On the sixteenth day of the winter moon, at Yi'an Temple on the outskirts of the imperial capital, she once asked for a lottery, but she still didn't go to see that person through the curtain of the Buddhist hall.

The signature reads - helpless, the flowers fall, and the familiar Yan returns.

Her thoughts drifted away uncontrollably, until Chu Heng called her a few times, and finally broke free from the long memory, she forced a smile, and said: "It's nothing."

"Ah Yue," Mu Xiyun sighed slightly, and said firmly, "In the next few years, there will be troubles in Kyushu sooner or later."

Chu Heng didn't refute it, it was almost a foreseeable necessity, as long as the hearts of Empress Dowager Zhong and King Jing are not dead, it is impossible for Dayin to be completely at peace.

Mu Xiyun said: "Xing Hui is still young and hasn't experienced anything. Letting him come to the imperial capital is nothing else. It is good to gain experience and sharpen your mind."

"Anyway, it's good that you know what's in your heart." Mu Xiyun stood up, with a half-smile and said: "I will send a letter to tell your master about your matter, and see what he says. You don't know, when I came from Mount Li , He also specifically asked me to hold more flower viewing banquets in the imperial capital, and I'd better find you a beautiful and virtuous daughter-in-law when you go back."

"..."

Chu Heng felt chills running down his spine. He thought of Ye Jianwei's expression after seeing the letter, and his scalp became numb, and he said, "Master...you must remember to remind Master that the Mahayana Realm must ask for orders." Enter the imperial capital."

This time, he must be so angry that he wants to beat someone up. Anyway, Xinghui hasn't come to the imperial capital yet, so let's turn the fire on him.

Mu Xiyun smiled, noncommittal.

"Well, daughter-in-law..." Chu Heng said bravely, "Anyway, there is still Ye Shuli, let him find it... I think he is in a hurry."

Mu Xiyun laughed softly, walked a few steps outside the door, then suddenly remembered something, turned around and said, "By the way, are you going to the Marquis' Mansion tomorrow New Year's Eve?"

Chu Heng was silent for a moment, then nodded "Mmm".

"Alright," Mu Xiyun nodded and said, "I haven't seen your brother and sister for so many years. Now that we're back, we should get together. Let's go after having dinner in Luyuan tonight."

Chu Heng readily agreed.

Mu Xiyun thought for a while, and then said: "Ah Yue, tomorrow at the Marquis' Mansion, if something... doesn't go your way, then come back to the dew garden. Let's not wrong ourselves on New Year's Eve."

Chu Heng smiled when he heard the words: "Master, it's impossible."

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