Linque

At Xu time that night, the sky was completely dark, and the motorcade from Lishan barely reached the imperial capital.

Mu Xiyun rode in the carriage for a whole day, but she didn't rest when she arrived in Luyuan. Instead, she asked Chu Heng to come over and help her read the gift list.

Tomorrow is the fourteenth day of the winter moon, and the fifteenth day after tomorrow is not a good time to go out to visit. She plans to go to Zhongpinghou's mansion tomorrow. Firstly, she wants to pay homage to Su Wu, and secondly, she wants to see Chu Xin and Chuyan. In addition, there is an important matter to be discussed with Zhong Pinghou.

"Why are you going in such a hurry? The journey is tiring, and it's the same for my wife to go again in two days." Chu Heng took the list from Mu Xiyun, saw her tired face, and frowned slightly.

Mu Xiyun smiled and said nothing, staring at Chu Heng from head to toe for a while, until his eyes were full of doubts, then slowly said: "You must let your father know that when I arrive in the imperial capital, he will be the first person to visit, Moreover, you should take the initiative to come to the door in the name of your master, so that the matter can be discussed."

Chu Heng was puzzled and asked again, but Mu Xiyun just smiled and stopped talking.

Her eyes still fell on Chu Heng. When she brought Chu Heng from the Chu family to Lishan, he was only four years old. More than ten years are like running water. The child who fell ill when the wind blew back then has passed away. Everything can get in front of her.

Only this time, she had to come forward.

Dayin's folk customs are open, men and women are not very serious about guarding against men and women, and the age of marriage is modeled on Zhou Li, which is a few years later than the previous dynasty.After the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, Chu Heng was already 21, and he didn't meet anyone he liked, so Mu Xiyun and Ye Jianwei were not in a hurry about it.

As for Zhong Pinghou, he felt that Chu Heng could not bring benefits to the family. He had been ignoring Chu Heng for 16 years. If Chu Heng hadn't returned home, he might not even remember that he had such a son.Just because of Chu Heng's attitude of being sent to the Hall of Martial Arts as soon as he returned home, he obviously didn't take Chu Heng's matter to heart.

Mu Xiyun didn't count on Zhong Pinghou's mansion at all. If Chu Heng was in Lishan in the past, it would be easy to talk about her and Ye Jianwei, but now that Chu Heng has returned home, everything is another matter.

Seeing that Chu Chen, the eldest son of Zhong Pinghou's mansion, is about to reach the crown, with Chu Heng, the elder brother, standing in front of him, in order not to delay the marriage to the eldest son in the future, the Hou's mansion still wants to make Chu Heng's marriage first.But with Chu Heng's "conditions", it is really inconvenient to marry a noble girl, and it will not bring any benefits to the family, so Zhong Pinghou does not intend to spend more time on Chu Heng, let alone take care of Chu Heng own will.

Mu Xiyun's visit to the Chu family this time is to discuss with Zhong Pinghou in the name of Ye Jianwei, the lord of the Eastern Capital, and take Chu Heng's marriage to Lishan Mountain. When Chu Heng meets someone he really likes in the future, She and Ye Jianwei will make the decision for Chu Heng.

Naturally, their Lishan family background is not bad, and Chu Heng himself is not an ordinary person, so it doesn't matter if he likes anyone, then let his master Ye Jianwei visit the family in person, and make an appointment for him to propose marriage.

As Mu Xiyun thought about it, he felt more and more relieved when he looked at the apprentice who was as bright as a jade tree in front of him. He couldn't help but smile, and read the list several times, adding a few valuable things to it. Pinghou Mansion visits.

The next day was fine, and after breakfast, Chu Heng sent Mu Xiyun out. When he reached the main entrance of Luyuan, he met an unexpected person first.

Chu Xin was standing outside the gate of Luyuan, talking with the servant, with a slightly hesitant expression.

"Ah..." Chu Heng saw her hastily stepped forward, and was about to call her name, when she suddenly remembered that "Chu Heng" was recuperating from illness, and he was still dressed in Lishan Dongjun Ji Wuyue's attire, so it was inconvenient to speak up now.

Chu Xin's eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to those of her biological mother, beautiful and tranquil.As early as the beginning of spring in March this year, when Mu Xiyun came to the imperial capital to report on his duties, he had met Chu Xin.

Mu Xiyun stepped forward and said kindly, "Ah Xin came to Luyuan to see your brother, right?"

Only then did the boy notice the two people coming from behind, he quickly bowed his hands to salute them, and then respectfully called out to Chu Heng who was a few steps behind: "Dong Jun."

When Chu Xin heard these two words, an unbelievable shock flashed across her eyes. She had always been dignified, but at this moment she subconsciously took half a step back.When he realized it, he immediately realized that he had been rude, and quickly lowered his eyes to hide his emotions. He first said hello to Mu Xiyun, and after a moment of hesitation, he turned in the direction of Lishan Dongjun. He bowed, but he didn't know how to address him , only bowed his head deeply.

Chu Heng stared at her, sighed insignificantly, and wanted to reach out to touch her hair, but knew that it was not the right time, and was afraid of scaring her again.Chu Heng hesitated for a moment, after thinking about it, he slowed down his voice and said softly: "I and... have the same clan and surname as your mother. According to seniority, you should call me elder brother."

Chu Xin pursed her lips and remained silent, but she didn't follow her words. In the end, she just called "Dong Jun" in a detached and respectful manner according to the servant's address just now.

She knew very well in her heart that the person in front of her was not some "brother", but the unreachable Lishan Dongjun, one of the five Mahayana realms in Kyushu, let alone a humble concubine daughter of an aristocratic family, even if she was the princess of the clan , is also an existence that cannot be easily offended.Although Mrs. Mu is very kind to her, sometimes she can even feel the shadow of her mother from Mrs. Mu, but even so, she doesn't think she can be presumptuous.

Seeing Chu Xin lowered her head, Mu Xiyun took her hand with a smile, and said softly, "I told you last time that Yiye Gucheng is your mother's home, so don't be cautious and afraid. Dongjun is your brother's big brother." Brother, he is indeed your elder brother."

Chu Xin raised her head slightly, perhaps Dongjun and Mrs. Mu's gazes on her were too soft, and her tense nerves unknowingly relaxed a little. She hesitated for a moment, then quickly raised her eyes to look at Lishandongjun in front of her. , shouted "brother" in a very low voice.

Dongjun laughed, the morning sun reflected in his eyes, and the luster turned into traces of tenderness in his eyes. He looked at her and said patiently: "You came to see your brother, right? Don't worry, he's fine. I came to the imperial capital just to see a doctor for him. I adjusted my breath with him last night. He will be bedridden for the past few days. It is not suitable to see people in the wind. After a while, he will go to the Hou's mansion to see him. you."

Chu Xin was very clear about her priorities, and once she heard that Chu Heng was recuperating in bed, she no longer insisted on seeing him at this time.Mu Xiyun happened to be going to visit Zhongpinghou's mansion, so she asked Chu Xin to get into her car and went to the Hou's mansion together.

Ji Wuyue sent them outside the door, and Chu Xin followed Mu Xiyun into the car.The moment she put down the window, she saw Mr. Lishan Dong standing by the tree next to the door and looking at this place. The warm light from the sun poured down and fell on his shoulders through the gaps in the branches and leaves. The ends of his clothes and hair were covered with a soft halo. .Although he couldn't see his face, Chu Xin somehow felt that the face under the mask must be the most gentle expression at the moment.

The carriage gradually drifted away, she gently raised the curtain of the carriage, looked back, and saw that Mr. Lishandong was still standing there.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but in the mottled light and shadow, the tall and tall figure quietly overlapped with the elder brother whom she had described many times in her heart, and she felt in a daze that that person was not some unreachable Dongjun, he was indeed Her brother, and it's close at hand.

……

Mu Xiyun only came back from Zhong Pinghou's mansion in the afternoon. As she expected, when she mentioned Chu Heng's marriage, Zhong Pinghou immediately felt a little embarrassed - he never thought about it at all.

Mu Xiyun was not angry, but only smiled, and immediately said what he wanted to say, and said that this was what the Lord of the Eastern Capital meant.

Zhong Pinghou has decided that Chu Heng's marriage is not beneficial to the family, so he doesn't care about it at all.Let Lishan take over, and let the master of the Eastern Capital take care of it, so that Chu Heng can form a good relationship with Yiye Gucheng, which is an unexpected joy.Although with him as a father, Lishan shouldn't be in charge of Chu Heng's lifelong affairs, but Chu Heng's biological mother is from Lishan, and Yiye Gucheng can be regarded as his mother's home.He himself grew up in Lishan Mountain since he was a child, the king of heaven and earth, relatives and teachers, the ancients said that one day is a teacher and a life is a father.

Zhong Pinghou thought about it, and immediately nodded his agreement, and said a lot of polite words.

Mu Xiyun just listened to it, had a chat with Zhong Pinghouxu, and took advantage of the luncheon to let Chu Xin sit next to her, and emphasized in front of Mrs. Zhong Pinghou that Lishan is Chu Xin's mother's home. Only left after being reminded.

When Mu Xiyun came back, Chu Heng and Ye Shuli were warming wine in the plum blossom forest in the dew garden.The two of them sat in the pavilion around the red clay stove, Ye Shuli was lazy and didn't do anything himself, just waiting to eat the chestnuts he had peeled from Chu Heng.

When Mu Xiyun came in and saw this scene, he laughed, took the chestnuts from Ye Shuli, and said to Chu Heng: "I brought your marriage to Lishan from the Hou's mansion. Neither I nor your master know about it. What do you like, I won't give you a random look, when you meet someone you like in the future, don't hide it, let your master come to someone's house to propose marriage for you. As long as it suits your eyes and you like it, I will tell you what to do with your master There will be no opinion."

It never occurred to Chu Heng that Mu Xiyun was in a hurry to go to Zhongpinghou's mansion because of this matter. He had never thought about it before. When Mu Xiyun suddenly mentioned it, he was at a loss, and his hand for peeling chestnuts froze. In the middle of the sky, he subconsciously staggered Mu Xiyun's sight.

The ups and downs of the mind are like a mess, twisted for a while, but a thread quietly drilled out intentionally or unintentionally, leading this mess to wander up and down, and gradually outlined a hazy figure in my heart.

He lowered his eyes, and there was a plate of kidney bean cakes on the low table in front of him, which was made by Master Qi yesterday when he saw that he liked it, so he ordered the kitchen to make it.The chef's skill is very skillful, this plate of pastries is sweet and refreshing, soft but not greasy, really delicious, but compared to the small tea room in Jingzhang Palace, the taste is still a bit worse.

Jingzhang Palace.

Chu Heng recited these three words silently in his heart, and the figure that appeared in his mind became more and more clear.What is the owner of Jingzhang Palace doing now?He couldn't help thinking.

The wine boiled on the red clay stove is this autumn's sweet-scented osmanthus brew. It has been warm for a long time, and the whole pavilion is full of fragrance.

The scent of sweet-scented osmanthus in this wine is very familiar. On a certain afternoon in autumn, when I met the breeze in the corridor unexpectedly, ripples of half a foot were rolled up in my heart.

Chu Heng's cheeks suddenly felt a little hot, he sat upright, exhaled calmly, and tried his best to calm down, but he didn't know if it was because the smell of wine was too strong or something else, and there was no way out.He coughed lightly and said, "This wine is too strong, otherwise don't put it here."

"Huh?" Ye Shuli leaned over to the red clay stove and sniffed it lightly, and immediately said in wonder, "It's not strong, the smell of wine is light, and it smells like sweet-scented osmanthus."

Chu Heng was speechless, just in time to see Ye Shuli coming to touch the chestnut again, and slapped his hand away.

Ye Shuli was at a loss and innocent.

Mu Xiyun's eyes lingered on Chu Heng's face for a few times, and suddenly he smiled slightly, his eyes full of meaning.

The aroma of wine is intoxicating, and sometimes the fragrance of flowers is the same.

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The [-]th day of the winter moon was a cloudy day, after noon, Lishan Dongjun Ji Wuyue left the dew garden.

Chu Heng knew that the Shadow Guard of the Son of Heaven would pay more or less attention to Dongjun's east direction in the imperial capital, so he made a special appearance of leaving.

The Empress Dowager was approaching, and there were many aristocratic families coming to Beijing in the past two days, so he chose a secluded side road and planned to leave quietly instead of taking the official route.

Ye Shuli sent him fifty miles away from the imperial capital, and was about to return the same way, while Chu Heng made a detour before returning to the imperial capital.

Today's weather is not good, it is cloudy when we get up early, and now the wind is rising.The two stopped moving forward and were about to separate, when suddenly there was the sound of horseshoes approaching in the distance, faintly, it seemed to be mixed with the sound of gold and stone, it was the sound of swords and soldiers clashing.

The two looked at each other, and Chu Heng immediately put on the gauze hat.Ye Shuli's expression darkened, he clenched the fan in his hand, looked vigilantly towards the end of the official path, and frowned closely.

The outskirts of the imperial capital were only covered with cloudy clouds, but at that time Lingguang Pass, four hundred miles south of Gyeonggi, was already covered by dark clouds, and there was a muffled sound of thunder in the thick sky, and it was about to rain.

Regardless of the cold weather, Jing Xueli stood under the corridor of the flower hall of the post station, waiting with great interest to witness the coming of the heavy rain.

The female apprentice who was traveling with her walked up and put a blouse on her, glanced at the sky outside, and asked curiously: "Master, do you think they will succeed? That Gu Yanshi from the northern border should not be a Simple characters."

Jing Xueli calmed down and said, "It doesn't matter whether you win or not. Yin Song, you may not know that there is an old saying in Dayin that has a deep meaning——"

The winter thunder shook outside the corridor, and the rain fell suddenly.

Jingxue didn't change her color inside, but changed to Dayin's official dialect with correct pronunciation, and said slowly, "Thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king."