He didn't want to talk about such extreme things. He pursed his lips and said no more. He silently took out the visiting card sent by the Chen Mansion from his sleeve and handed it to her.
"This is?"
Mu Xin looked puzzled, but after reading it carefully, he suddenly smiled.
Mu Zheng had already heard from her about how she helped Gu Qing out of trouble at the banquet, and his mind moved slightly.
"Do you want to go?"
Mu Xin nodded.
It just so happened that she had just arrived in the capital and had few friends. It was also boring to be confined in the mansion by her brother all day.
"Brother, why do I feel that you seem to be..."
She drew out her voice, with an ambiguous expression, and was slow to continue her sentence.
"What nonsense!"
Mu Zheng frowned, looking unhappy, and shouted harshly.
He repeatedly warned her not to act recklessly or talk nonsense in the capital, and then he left with a cold face.
Mu Xin stared blankly at his brother's back, lost in thought for a long time.
In her heart, her brother Mu Zheng has always been a model of a gentle and elegant young man from a noble family. Even if he is angry, he will never lose his composure.
But today he spoke so harshly just for a woman.
The more I think about it, the weirder it seems!
Mu Xin withdrew his gaze and looked at the wine in the glass.
I saw that the wine mixed with the moonlight had a delicate and bright luster.
She brushed away the random thoughts in her mind, picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, then drank half a pot in succession, feeling dizzy all over.
As for how to get back to her room and how to sleep, she had no idea at all!
…
The next morning.
Mu Xin opened her eyes and felt a hangover headache coming on. She frowned, wishing her whole face was twisted together.
"Princess, you're awake now. Have a bowl of sobering soup first!"
The maid heard the noise in the room and came in with soup.
As she pushed open the door, a biting chill hit her face.
Mu Xin looked over and saw that wherever his eyes went, it was covered with a thick layer of white snow.
She was slightly stunned. "Why did the snow come so early this year?"
The maid nodded in agreement and told her many strange and interesting stories inside and outside the mansion, coaxing her to drink the sobering soup.
"Speaking of which, this heavy snow has been falling intermittently since midnight until this morning, and it's been incredibly cold outside. Now that it's already like this, I don't know what to expect in the days ahead!"
After saying this, as if she was afraid that Mu Xin would catch a cold, the maid quickly ordered the servants to bring in the red stove.
The smoke of cigarettes rose, and the temperature in the room suddenly rose.
Mu Xin looked at the bright flames, and a warm feeling surged in his heart.
"To be honest, last night was really lively."
"This morning, the servant who was in charge of purchasing things in our mansion came back and said that Miss Qu had committed some crime yesterday that angered Master Qu and caused him to use the family law. Despite the snow and wind, she was expelled from the Qu family overnight and sent to a farm in the countryside."
"It seems like quite a few young ladies have been beaten. Even though they all live in wealthy families, the wailing sounds can still be heard from inside, blending together. It sounds mournful and miserable, especially last night when it was dark and cold. It was really scary."
"Several brave night watchmen were frightened and fell seriously ill when they returned home this morning!"
The maid sighed as she spoke.
Little did they know that the root cause of their fate was Mu Xin, who was now lying on the bed listening to the fun.
…
Inside the Chen Mansion.
When Gu Qing woke up, he saw the snowy sky with everything in white. He couldn't help but be stunned, and then he smiled faintly.
"Madam, do you like snow?"
When Chen Zhizhou came back from practicing a set of boxing, he happened to see the beauty standing in the snow with a leisurely smile on her face.
He felt that everything lost its color in an instant, and his whole heart trembled at her stirring.
Gu Qing looked back and nodded.
"Since we have guests today, wouldn't it be a great pleasure to walk in the snow to search for plum blossoms, enjoy the flowers and taste wine? I know a perfect place, where there are vast plum trees and gurgling streams."
Seeing her pair of clear eyes sparkling like water, Chen Zhizhou could not refuse.
"good."
"It just so happened that one of my men hunted a deer two days ago and delivered it to our mansion yesterday. It hasn't been touched yet, so I told someone to take it with us. Enjoy the wine and taste the venison, which is quite delicious."
Gu Qing was surprised.
I didn't expect this guy to be so leisurely and elegant!
This is enough to prove that the previous rumors were untrue, and that both he and the world had misunderstood him too deeply.
…
Before noon, Mu Zheng brought Mu Xin to Chen's house, and the Ninth Princess arrived shortly afterwards.
It was obvious that she had dressed up carefully today. Her hair was tied up high, with pearls and jade in her hair. She was wearing a rosy-colored cloak, and the fur on her collar was rare otter fur.
It is shiny and smooth, thick and warm, and also waterproof.
Just a little bit of it is worth a fortune and is in short supply.
As soon as she arrived, she stuck to Mu Zheng, smiling and chattering to him non-stop, even small things like eating and dressing, she talked about every little thing with relish.
Mu Zheng did not get tired of it and still maintained the polite demeanor that a child of a noble family should have.
On the other side, Gu Qing also came to Mu Xin.
"I didn't thank you properly yesterday, and I hope you don't mind my taking the liberty of inviting you."
With a smile on her face, she picked up the wine glass, poured a cup of chrysanthemum wine and handed it to him.
He turned around and filled another glass for himself. He took a sip. The spicy taste of the wine was offset by the light fragrance of chrysanthemums, which was refreshing and left a lingering fragrance in his mouth.
"Won't."
Mu Xin gazed at the red plum blossoms that had blossomed overnight not far away, and drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.
"I also want to thank you."
"Ever since I arrived in the capital, my brother has kept me in his house all day. I'm so bored I'm going to get moldy. Although I went out yesterday, I'm still in the palace. I have to follow the rules and etiquette and can't indulge myself!"
Gu Qing laughed.
"In fact, if you two didn't look so similar, I really wouldn't tell you were siblings."
Mu Zheng is noble and proud, like a secluded orchid, but Mu Xin is passionate and extroverted, more like a fragrant vine.
The brother and sister are born of the same mother, but their temperaments are completely different!
Perhaps it was the love and care that everyone in the Mu Hou Mansion showed to Mu Xin that shaped her into such a character.
Not delicate or artificial, innocent and more self-centered.
It's a pity that fate likes to play jokes on her, making her meet the wrong people, and finally she died after half a lifetime of suffering.
Gu Qing clenched his fists silently.
In response to her words, Mu Xin just smiled.
"It's not just you. Many people have said these things to me. Even my father and mother have advised me several times, hoping that I can be more mature and steady like my elder brother, but I just don't want to be like that."
A hint of stubbornness and loneliness flashed in Mu Xin's eyes.
Gu Qing agreed with a smile.
"Life is so short. Who can say for sure how to live it correctly? Sometimes, being able to follow your heart is actually a kind of happiness!"
It was the first time that Mu Xin was recognized by someone. She looked up in surprise, and there was a bit more seriousness and solemnity in her eyes when she looked at Gu Qing.
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