Chapter 120 She likes to play with more than just the Wen brothers and sisters
Mu Zhiqiu did not answer him, but just stood in front of the window, staring at the dark rain curtain with unfriendly eyes.
"Alright," Mu Shangming waved his hand. "You've wasted too much time on that girl. It's not worth it. In my opinion, you should focus all your energy on Xie Guanlan."
"It's easy for a father to say it, but his heart isn't moved by his daughter, so what can she do?"
"Qiu'er, have you forgotten that there is an old concubine in the Zhenbei Palace? As long as we can get the old concubine to recognize you, why would we worry about not being able to convince Xie Guanlan to marry you?" Mu Shangming stroked his beard, revealing a sly smile that was completely inconsistent with his elegant face.
The rain that was blown in through the window by the night wind was icy and chilly, which made Mu Zhiqiu a little more sober.
Yes, from the very beginning, what she wanted was the position of the Crown Prince's Consort, the imperial decree, and the glory for the whole family.
What does she want with a man's heart?
Is a man's heart more valuable than wealth and power?
She had put the cart before the horse.
She brushed the raindrops off her cheeks, a cold smile spreading across her red lips. "Come here, pack my luggage for me. I'm going to Chengdu soon."
The next day.
Xie Guanlan bid farewell to Mu Shangming and returned to Rongcheng with Wen Xingluo.
As the carriage drove out of the prefectural mansion, the autumn wind blew up the gauze curtains.
Wen Xingluo looked out the window and saw Wen Yueyin and his two siblings standing at the gate of the mansion with their bags on their backs, arguing and pushing with the guards.
"We are not prisoners, why are we not allowed to leave?!"
"How dare the prefectural governor's office imprison innocent citizens in broad daylight?!"
“…”
Wen Xingluo's almond-shaped eyes were cold.
As she expected, these three siblings were indeed the handle that Mu Shangming used to threaten Wen Qingsong.
Amid the noise, the three siblings heard the sound of horses and carriages and looked over.
Seeing that it was the carriage from the Zhenbei Palace, Wen Rufeng excitedly said, "My Lord, Xingluo, are you going back to Rongcheng? Can you give us a ride? We promise not to cause you any trouble!"
Wen Ruyun held the folding fan tightly. Although she didn't say anything, her eyes were full of hope.
Wen Yueyin's eyes were red, and she tried her best to raise her face, which looked similar to Wen Xingluo, and said, "My Lord, for the sake of our brother-sister relationship, can you help us leave here?"
She absolutely...
Never take the path of patricide...
The guards on the side sneered, "You are the ones who want to enter the mansion, and you are the ones who want to leave! What? Do you think our prefectural government is a market where you can enter and exit as you please?! Come, take them back and keep them under guard!"
Ignoring the howling and pleading of the three siblings, Wen Xingluo coldly lowered the gauze curtain, blocking their view.
Xie Guanlan turned a page of the book, "Ningning really likes to play with the Wen brothers and sisters."
Wen Xingluo looked at him.
The scattered shadows of the autumn sun cast a contradictory abstinence and sensuality on the young man's noble and handsome face, which made her want to destroy him and see his expression collapse.
She curled her fingertips.
She likes to play with more than just the Wen brothers and sisters...
Xie Guanlan scanned the ancient book at a glance, "Aren't you afraid that these three siblings will die in the prefectural governor's mansion, and you won't be able to enjoy your life?"
"Mu Zhiqiu hates me and would love for someone to cause me trouble. She wouldn't take their lives." Wen Xingluo saw it clearly. "What I regret is that I didn't get to see my father's final journey."
How can a family with a loving father and filial children attack each other?
It’s quite interesting to think about.
As the carriage passed through the long street, Fushan asked from outside, "Master, we're passing by that cake shop again. Last time, after you killed Du Guanghong, you bought a box of cakes here for the young lady to take back to Chengdu. I remember that you didn't know the young lady's taste, so you asked the shopkeeper and meditated for a long time before choosing. The young lady is coming here in person today, so why don't you take her in and pick out some of her favorites?"
Xie Guanlan pressed the page.
He found that since some time ago, his subordinates had become more and more talkative.
He should have recruited a group of mutes.
Wen Xingluo looked at his expressionless face and couldn't help but narrow her watery, clear almond eyes. "The candies and cakes my elder brother brought me are delicious. Since we're passing by, it must be fate. Why don't we go in and pick some more? Coincidentally, I also want to buy a gift for my mother and my classmates at the academy."
She got off the carriage with her skirt rolled up and walked gracefully into the cake shop.
Xie Guanlan then came down and glanced at Fushan.
Fushan looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, and the words "you're welcome" were written all over his face.
Xie Guanlan smiled faintly, "You don't need to collect this month's salary."
Fushan: "Ah? Then, then next month..."
"Next month, the month after, and the month after, you don't have to collect it."
Fushan: “…”
No wow!
This cake shop is quite old, and the cakes there are very delicate and beautiful.
Xie Guanlan pushed the door open and saw Wen Xingluo counting the number of people on his fingers. He counted for a long time before starting to choose the cakes and sweets. Finally, he asked the shopkeeper to pack twelve portions in the most beautiful carved boxes.
After coming out of the shop, Wen Xingluo handed Xie Guanlan a box of candies and said, "I'll treat you to some candy."
Xie Guanlan was a little surprised, "I have a share too?"
The girl nodded modestly.
The long wind blew her black hair, and her amber round pupils were like malt syrup melted in the autumn sun. In Xie Guanlan's eyes, they were so sweet.
So he accepted her candy cake.
…
Finally returning to Rongcheng, Wen Xingluo asked Cuicui to distribute the small specialties she brought back to the maids, and she went to pay her respects to the old empress dowager and Wei Si.
After not seeing her for many days, the old concubine missed her very much and immediately invited her to have dinner at Wansong Courtyard.
Wen Xingluo accompanied the old man for dinner. After the old man was satisfied, he hurried to accompany Wei Si and also had half a bowl of rice in Wei Si's yard.
Ever since she and her mother resolved their misunderstanding, she often ran between Wansong Courtyard and the main courtyard, mainly to keep her company.
The old concubine and Wei Si never interacted with each other, so they didn't know that Wen Xingluo was running back and forth every day. Seeing the girl's attentive company, they felt very comfortable. They believed that the girl loved them very much, so they held her in the palm of their hands and loved her more and more. All kinds of gold, silver, pearls, jade and treasures were sent to Xiejinyuan like water.
Cuicui followed Wen Xingluo like a little tail.
She watched the girl walk back to Xiejin Courtyard with her lotus steps, and suspected that if there was another person like the old concubine Zeng in the palace, her young lady could have one more meal every day.
Wen Xingluo rested for two or three days at the palace. Cuicui flipped through the calendar and reminded her, "You have to get up early tomorrow to study at the White Crane Academy. Miss, please go to bed early tonight."
"I remember that."
Wen Xingluo packed up the books he was going to take to the academy and began counting the gifts.
She had many good friends in the academy, and she specially brought them sweets and cakes from Yangcheng.
Cuicui squatted beside her. "Speaking of sweets and cakes, I vaguely remember that on the bumpy road back home, a box of snacks seemed to have broken into pieces... Here, this is it."
She opened the box and found that the exquisite candies in the small wooden grid had indeed broken into pieces.
Wen Xingluo was stunned.
Cuicui was distressed. "Miss, we forgot to buy an extra box as a replacement. This box of snacks is all broken into pieces. I definitely can't give it away."
Wen Xingluo rubbed his forehead and recounted the number of people in his mind.
She got along well with those girls, and they would always remember to bring her delicious food every time they went out to play. Although the girls were young, they also valued interpersonal relationships with each other, and it would not be appropriate for her to omit any of them.
After a while, she hesitated, "Actually...it's not that I didn't buy an extra box."
Didn’t she give a box to Xie Guanlan?
——Miss Wen, I don’t eat food from outsiders.
What he once said is still fresh in my mind.
What's more, people with his personality probably don't like sweets.
Can she come back?
Wen Xingluo thought about it for a long time, picked out a piece of good stone for making seals from the warehouse as a new gift, and specially put on a golden butterfly hairpin, and went to Canglang Pavilion to ask Xie Guanlan for sweet cakes.
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