Xiao Pingxin turned his head and looked at her.

After a moment, he smiled and said, "So this is why."

Ruyi walked forward. Actually, she didn't buy anything. She just wanted to create an opportunity for them. But it seemed that the result was good. "Brother seems... very satisfied."

"really."

Xiao Pingxin did not deny it.

In the car, Song Mingyang was almost embarrassed to death, but because of Xiao Pingxin's response, he felt his heart pounding and he was so happy that he wanted to go out and run a few laps.

"Then, please take us there, brother."

Ruyi got into the car with a smile.

Xiao Pingxin curled the corners of his mouth and got on his own carriage.

The guard was stunned. "Sir, is it decided? You don't want to choose?"

"I don't want to choose anymore." Xiao Pingxin glanced at the purse in his hand.

The purse looked quite old, which meant that Song Mingyang had been thinking about him for many years.

Rather than choosing someone who has nothing to do with me, I might as well choose her.

Besides, she looked...quite cute.

In the carriage over here.

Ruyi looked at Song Mingyang with a smile, "Are you satisfied now? If you have something on your mind in the future, just tell him. No matter whether others agree or not, just say it out loud first."

Song Mingyang dove into Shen Ruyi's arms, not caring about anything else. "Ahhh, I am too embarrassed to see anyone! I thought he was a gentle and refined man, but who knew he was so evil!"

"He did it on purpose!"

"He deliberately forced me to say it!"

Song Mingyang could already imagine what expression Xiao Pingxin had when he was standing at the door just now.

Really, that's too bad.

Ruyi felt a long-lost sweetness welling up in her heart. Perhaps this is the most ordinary, real and lovely thing in the world.

She smiled and asked Song Mingyang, "Don't you like him being like this?"

Song Mingyang came back to his senses and his face turned even redder.

She lowered her voice and whispered softly in Shen Ruyi's ear, "He seems... more charming than I thought."

Women don't love bad men.

It's not that he's bad by nature, it's just that he's boring.

A sincere smile spread across Ruyi's face, "Then I'll wait for the wedding banquet."

Perhaps, Song Mingyang will soon become her sister-in-law.

And she and Rong Yan seem to still have a long way to go.

In a blink of an eye, they arrived at the gate of the Mu family.

Shen Ruyi and Song Mingyang got out of the car and saw Xiao Pingxin who had just got off the car. He was smiling at them.

Song Mingyang couldn't hold back and hid behind Shen Ruyi.

"Well, I want to go home..."

This time, he didn't dare to face Xiao Pingxin.

Ruyi grabbed her and said, "You said you would accompany me."

“Ahhh!”

Song Mingyang wanted to find a hole to crawl into, but finally he walked towards the door with his head held high, but he didn't dare to look at Xiao Pingxin again.

Xiao Pingxin looked at her carefully.

In fact, he had known this little princess for a long time and had met her many times. He seemed to vaguely remember...that he had saved her once?

Was it at that time that this girl set her eyes on him?

Xiao Pingxin was a little dazed, but when he came back to his senses, he smiled and said, "It turns out that everything has its cause and effect."

Since it is cause and effect, just go with it.

The guard went in to report.

After a while, Mu Rushuang came out like a gust of wind, "It's a rare three-day break, I was planning to go find you."

After saying that, he was furious again, "I left the palace last night and heard that bastard Shen Yu pretended to be me and asked you out. I was so angry that I couldn't sleep all night."

"It's over."

Ruyi looked at her with some regret, "I can get to where I am today, thanks to Sister Mu's help."

"What are you talking about? Go inside!"

Mu Rushuang was a straightforward person, and didn't care about these things. She looked at Song Mingyang and Xiao Pingxin and said, "Let's go. It's too cold outside. Let's go inside and talk."

Several people came in talking and laughing.

A maid came over and said, "Miss, the master asked you to invite Princess Zhaoyang, Princess Mingyang, and General Mu Xiao to his side."

Ruyi was stunned, "Grandfather Mu asked me to come over?"

"Let's go. My grandfather hasn't seen outsiders for a long time. If he lets you go, he must be treating you as one of his own."

Mu Rushuang sighed a little.

Four years ago, her grandfather was the Minister of War.

If he hadn't had this serious illness, he wouldn't have locked himself in the house for four years and refused to see anyone.

Ruyi nodded, "I came here this time because I really wanted to pay my respects to him."

"Ah, Ruyi, you are so brave that you actually want to meet Grandpa Mu." Song Mingyang was a little nervous when he heard that.

After all, the old man of the Mu family is a man of the court.

She was a little girl from the back house, and when they met, she didn't know what to say except saying hello.

Xiao Pingxin was also a little surprised and didn't understand why Ruyi wanted to see Mr. Mu.

But now in the Mu family, he couldn't say anything.

Several people went to Mr. Mu's yard together.

The yard was deserted. Apart from a guard serving, there was no one else there. There was almost a lingering sense of loneliness.

Ruyi then spoke, "I came here to check on Grandpa Mu's condition."

Mu Rushuang suddenly realized, "Oh, by the way, your master seems to be quite powerful... No one in the capital has ever heard of such a person before."

If I had known earlier, I would have invited you earlier.

"Well, Master is very powerful."

Ruyi nodded, "I'll go in and take a look first. If it doesn't work, I'll ask Master to come."

"That's great." Mu Rushuang was delighted.

Several people entered the house.

"Grandpa, Ruyi, Mingyang, and General Xiao are here." Mu Rushuang walked in and looked at the old man leaning on the bed, with heartache in her eyes.

"Well, come here and let me see."

Mr. Mu looked this way.

Ruyi stepped forward and saluted, "I have seen Grandpa Mu."

Song Mingyang and Xiao Pingxin also stepped forward and saluted.

After everyone sat down, the old man spoke, "I heard that the emperor wanted to take you personally. I was very surprised, so I wanted to see you."

He looked at Ruyi with an inquiring look in his eyes, "You are the first woman in our dynasty who can accompany the emperor. Even the concubines in the palace and the princesses of the dynasty do not have this courtesy."

Ruyi didn't know how to respond to this.

But Mr. Mu didn't mean to embarrass her, and he changed the subject and said, "You are Rushuang's friend. I asked you to come here because I have something to remind you of."

"You will be hated by the emperor even if you are just grinding ink. The concubines in the palace keep an eye on who is around the emperor every day. After you enter the palace, you must be extremely careful about your food, clothing and daily expenses."

"The harem is your new battlefield."

"These words should have been said to you by Shen Cangyun."

"But you don't have a mother anymore, and you have a father like that, so you can't count on him."

Mr. Mu sighed and took out a piece of paper. "The people on this, you can use my name to ask them for help in times of crisis."

Ruyi was sincerely grateful, and hurriedly stepped forward to take it, then bowed, "Thank you, Grandpa Mu!"

For a moment I wanted to cry.

She just grew up with Mu Rushuang, so Grandpa Mu would help her because she was his granddaughter.

Her own father wished she would die.

But, God is fair to her after all.

Without the Shen family, she seemed to be like a fish in water, and many people liked her.

Ruyi had no way to repay him, so he said, "Grandpa Mu, I came here today to feel your pulse."

"I'm not an expert in medicine. If you really can't see anything, please ask my master to help you."

Ruyi explained everything clearly at once.