93 Chapter 93
◎I'll be your man◎
"After being beaten with a stick, he hasn't gotten off the bed for ten days," said Madam Zhu. "Only the day before yesterday did he slowly get off the bed and take a few steps."
Cheng Mu immediately said to Liu Jiang, "Brother Liu, I will go to the escort agency tomorrow."
Liu Jiang was a little panicked. "Madam Cheng, Master Yun didn't want to tell you because he was afraid you'd worry. He said he'd come to Zhao Village as soon as he felt better. Please be patient—"
Cheng Mu heard his concerns, frowned, and said word by word, "Go and ask Brother Fan to come find me."
After giving the instructions, she returned to her room.
Liu Jiang's face immediately turned red.
Upon learning that Madam Cheng was looking for him, Fan Qingsong did not go over immediately. Instead, he washed his hands and face with water and tidied himself up first.
When passing by the barn, I heard Yu and the old woman talking.
They were picking vegetables in the greenhouse, which was separated from the cattle shed by a wall. Fan Qingsong had good hearing and could hear everything they said clearly.
The old woman asked Yu Madam Cheng who her husband was. Yu said she was a widow with a pair of children. The old woman then said, "Madam Cheng is so beautiful and elegant, why hasn't anyone asked for her hand in marriage?"
Fan Qingsong stopped at the barn and made gestures of petting and getting close to the horses.
Yu said that Madam Cheng had the ability to farm and had been granted a title by the imperial court. The locals called her the Earth Goddess. Some families even put up a red paper sign in their homes and kneeled down to worship her every morning and evening with a stick of incense. How could a man here be a match for such a woman, let alone have the courage to ask for her hand in marriage?
The old woman said, "There are many good men in Yunzhou City. I'll come and ask Madam Cheng what she thinks someday."
The midwives often traveled around the various mansions, were well-informed, and were eager to act as matchmakers. Suddenly, a chord in Fan Qingsong's heart was struck. He gazed intently for a moment, then hurried off to Cheng Mu's room.
Cheng Mu came to him to tell him that they would leave for Wuwei Escort Agency tomorrow and asked him to select two people to escort them.
Fan Qingsong agreed, but stood there without leaving.
"Anything else?"
Fan Qingsong made up his mind and took a step forward, "Madam Cheng, I have something to ask."
"you say."
"What do you think of me, Madam Cheng?" Fan Qingsong's eyes were dark. "When we were in Meng Country, Madam Cheng and I were a couple in name only. When Madam Cheng went to visit the fields, I was the first to go. When Madam Cheng wanted to open a kiln to make porcelain pipes, I arranged the manpower. When Madam Cheng bred the seeds, I stayed by her side day and night. I respect Madam Cheng and follow her in everything she does. I want to say - I want to live a solid life with you, Madam Cheng. Are you willing?"
Cheng Mu was stunned and couldn't believe it. Did he know what he was talking about? Fang was about to speak.
Fan Qingsong was so frightened that he quickly said, "Now outsiders are talking about our affairs in Meng Country, damaging Madam Cheng's reputation. Madam Cheng, you don't care, but I can't hide. I will be your man, Madam Cheng, are you willing?"
Fan Qingsong didn't hide it at all now. "Although being a slave in the Meng Kingdom is shameful, the days of pretending to be husband and wife with Madam Cheng are what I want. I wish I could live like that with you. I will treat Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi as my own children. If you agree, I will do anything you ask of me."
His voice lowered, as if pleading.
Cheng Mu didn't know what to say for a moment.
"I also acknowledge the fetus in your belly."
Cheng Xi was confused. "Do you know what you are talking about?"
Fan Qingsong thought of the rage he felt when he first heard the news that day, and clenched his fists again, his heart burning with anger. "Madam Cheng, you should also... think about the baby in your belly."
Cheng Mu was speechless, "I don't have a baby in my belly."
Fan Qingsong didn't believe it. "When Shangguan Duan said it in Meng State, you didn't deny it."
Cheng Mu remembered that Shangguan Duan had said the same thing, and she didn't care about the thing that didn't exist at all.
"I have not been violated in Mongolia, and I am pregnant. I don't care what others say about us, and I don't need a man."
Cheng Xi gave her answer without leaving any room for negotiation.
"If you need time to accept it, you don't have to escort me to Yunzhou tomorrow. I'll find someone else."
Fan Qingsong turned around and went out, only to find Mu Yun standing outside quietly. His sharp glance sent chills down people's spines.
"Mr. Yun."
Hearing the noise, Cheng Xi came to see.
Mu Yun stood in the main hall, wearing a black cloak, looking handsome and indifferent.
"Muyun! Why are you here?" Cheng Mu looked outside, but there was no one there. "Why are you here? You came alone? On horseback?"
How can a person who has to be seriously injured to get off the bed ride a bumpy horse?
The small room in the back wing had already been given to two maids to live in. Cheng Xi didn't think much about it and said, "You come in first."
Fan Qingsong bowed and left, sweating profusely for some reason.
Mu Yun walked into the house and paced slowly.
Cheng Mu moved the table to the side, put a soft pillow on it, and adjusted it slightly. "Hurry up and lie down. Take off your cloak."
She started to untie his cloak, but Mu Yun pretended to be indifferent and took a step back. "What are you doing, sister-in-law?"
"I already knew you were cramped and lying on the ground for ten days. I was planning to visit you tomorrow, so why are you here?"
Mu Yun's heart was in turmoil. He had just heard quite a bit outside the door. After a moment of silence, he said in a gloomy voice, "Why can't I come? If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have known that Fan Qingsong coveted my sister-in-law. He even wanted to become Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi's father?"
He was hiding his anger and wanted to curse.
He had nearly attacked her, but he was injured, so his chances of winning were slim. If he fought with all his might, he could certainly win, but he was afraid his injuries would worsen, and others would misunderstand that Fan Qingsong had injured him so badly. And lying down to recover for a few days would be too embarrassing. He could only endure it.
"Did you hear that? It was all his illusion. I clearly rejected him. Don't stand here if you are injured." Cheng Mu tried to untie his cloak again, but Mu Yun turned his head sullenly and let her do what she wanted.
The wound on my back is very itchy.
Cheng Mu folded up her cloak and said, "Go to the kang and lie down for a while."
Outside, Yu was asking, "Who's here?"
"Aunt Yu," Cheng Mu replied, "Mu Yun is here."
Knowing that Mu Yun had arrived, Madam Zhu and several bodyguards from the neighboring rooms came over to pay their respects. However, Mu Yun never lay down on her kang as Cheng Mu had instructed.
Soon, two more escorts from Wuwei Escort Agency came with a doctor named Chu.
Mu Yun decided to come to Zhaojia Village and came alone on horseback. The bodyguard and Doctor Chu following behind him were ordered by Wu Tao to chase him.
The escorts cleaned up a room for Mu Yun next door, which he occupied alone. There was only one room left, and the escorts did not have enough sleep. After Doctor Chu checked the damage to Mu Yun's wound, Mu Yun ordered the two escorts who came to send Doctor Chu back. Doctor Chu refused to leave, as he felt that the head of Wuda would send him back again.
It was not until Mu Yun asked him to come back in five days to check his injuries and replace the medicinal materials that he nodded and left with peace of mind.
Mu Yun ordered two of the five people who had stayed here to return to the escort agency, leaving behind Fan Qingsong, Liu Jiang and Feng Ping.
After being discovered by Mu Yun, Fan Qingsong felt very uncomfortable. It was a pity that Master Mu Yun did not ask him to return to the escort agency. He hung around Mu Yun twice, and the aura emitted by Master Mu Yun made him shudder.
It’s better to avoid it, so he mustered up the courage to ask to go back to the escort agency to work.
Mu Yun asked everyone else to go out first, leaving him alone in the room to talk.
When Mu Yun stood up, Fan Qingsong inexplicably shrank his back. Apart from being the master of the other party and a young general, he was just an uncrowned young man, but he had a sharp aura and was extremely oppressive.
"I heard everything you said in my sister-in-law's room."
Fan Qingsong had already guessed it, and said humbly, "It's just wishful thinking on my part. Madam Cheng has already clearly rejected it."
"When the Mongols attacked Tianma Town at night, I sent you to protect my sister-in-law. You managed to sneak in. My sister-in-law trusted you because she trusted me, and played a trick with you to protect herself in the Mongols. All you should have done was cooperate wholeheartedly. Why did you become so foolish?"
Fan Qingsong didn't know either. "Even though it's just acting, it's hard not to be in a trance. Perhaps it's because I've been homeless before, and I'm particularly yearning for hot tea, hot meals, and a warm bed."
His words made Mu Yun furious again, "So, you'd be just as infatuated if it were someone else!"
Fan Qingsong was stunned by the shouting. If it was not okay to be infatuated with Madam Cheng, why did it seem even more wrong to be infatuated with other women?
"Madam Cheng has a beautiful face and unparalleled talent. I am useless and know I cannot possibly be her match."
"Self-aware?" Mu Yun sneered and kicked over the chair. "If you knew yourself, you wouldn't be talking nonsense in front of sister-in-law! Now your self-awareness is just a way to save face because you know you've lost face!"
Fan Qingsong was speechless.
Mu Yun was furious and grabbed his collar. "Before you start talking nonsense, consider whether you are worthy of it. Ask my fist if it agrees."
Having been rejected, Fan Qingsong was already disheartened. He no longer had the same anger he had when he stood in the barn. He didn't need to be beaten again. He resigned himself to his fate and said, "It's all my fault. Please punish me, sir."
"You won't fight?" Mu Yun raised his fist, right next to his face, "You are so foolish!"
"Young Master is injured, please take care of yourself." Fan Qingsong advised.
"If you don't want to win unfairly, then okay, let's compete again in ten days." Mu Yun insisted coldly.
Fan Qingsong was helpless. "Young Master, please allow me to return to the escort agency. I will come back in ten days."
"Bring your fellow countrymen along." Mu Yun's eyes grew colder and harder.
Fan Qingsong lowered his head and responded, knowing that the disaster was serious. Young Master Yun had accepted them and given them support, but perhaps because of his recklessness this time, everything was ruined.
Many thoughts flashed through his mind, but they all came down to one thing: to ask Madam Cheng for help.
"Has Master Yun rested yet?"
Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi returned after hearing the news. Cheng Mu led them over. Several bodyguards were at the door, some sitting and some standing. The atmosphere was a bit weird.
Liu Jiang winked and said, "Young Master Yun is talking with Fan Qingsong inside." The chair hitting the wall made a loud noise, and there was a lot of anger inside.
When Cheng Mu heard that Mu Yun and Fan Qingsong were talking, she remembered what Mu Yun had overheard earlier. She had a guess in her mind, so she said to Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi, "Dad is busy now. You two can go in later."
Xiaoliu said, "We'll just wait here."
As soon as he finished speaking, Fan Qingsong came out. Xiao Liu saw Mu Yun's figure, shouted and rushed in.
Fan Qingsong greeted Cheng Mu and said, "Madam Cheng, I will go back to the escort agency with them. I apologize for the offense I have caused you these days."
Cheng Mu nodded and said, "I have a few words to say. Can I have your permission?"
The two walked a little further and came to a big rock.
Mu Yun paid some attention to the room.
"Little Dad, did you go to the war again? They said you were injured."
"Little Dad, are you still leaving?"
Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi chattered, and Mu Yun answered them while looking into the distance.
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