Chapter 300: Mu Xuegao? Song Xuegao?
"Miss, are you feeling unwell?"
Du Zhihuan shook her head. "Maybe I'm tired from coming here in a hurry and climbing the mountain road. I feel a little stuffy in my chest. Yunyan, go get me some sour plum soup."
"good."
Du Zhihuan supported her head and sat at the table. Less than half a minute later, Xiao Chengqian sneaked in through the back window.
"Hanhuan."
"Ah..." Du Zhihuan exclaimed, "Fuck...Brother, why are you here so late?"
Xiao Chengqian stroked her shoulders, sat down, and said with a smile: "Of course I missed you, so I came to see you. It's been so long since we last met, did you miss me, Huanhuan?"
Du Zhihuan looked at his face, and her annoyance and anxiety eased. "Of course I want to be your brother. You should go back quickly. My sister and grandmother will be here tomorrow. What if your mother sends someone to look for you?"
Xiao Chengqian: "I came here after my mother went to bed. Is there something on your mind? I can see that you look unwell."
Du Zhihuan shook her head slightly. "I just came in such a hurry that I feel a little depressed. I'll be fine after a good night's sleep. How's it going? Is your relationship with your sister going well?"
Xiao Chengqian raised his eyebrows and smiled as he said, "Aren't you afraid that I will really fall in love with Song Yu?"
Du Zhihuan bit her lip, her expression slightly sad. "Actually, this is the best. I'm your legitimate fiancée. My mother is currently selecting a suitable young man for me from the four great families, the Cui family of Qinghe and the Wang family of Langya."
"No!" Xiao Chengqian was anxious. "You can't marry someone else. I'm going to keep my word. I will definitely marry you as my legal wife in the future. You have to give me some time. You can't just agree to go and see the Marquis without any hesitation."
Du Zhihuan pushed him away. "I'm fifteen and should be meeting someone. If I put it off, what will my parents and grandmother think?"
Xiao Chengqian frowned and thought for a moment, "Then just go and see her perfunctorily. If you don't like her or don't agree, your parents will find you another one. Just put it off for now and wait until I'm done."
Du Zhihuan frowned slightly, "I believe that what my brother wants to do can be accomplished, but can you be sure of how long it will take?"
Xiao Chengqian didn't say anything for a moment, he wasn't sure either.
The emperor is still in good health now, and Sister Yu often goes to the palace to take care of the emperor and the little prince. He will have to wait at least a few years to become regent.
Seeing that he was silent, Du Zhihuan said, "...We still have to see about the relationship and arrange a marriage. The wedding date can be postponed until I'm eighteen. I'm fine with it any later, but my parents and my in-laws can't set the wedding date too late. After all, it's too late if you're not married by eighteen."
Xiao Chengqian looked at the person in front of him who was the apple of his eye, and remembered his father's words.
He cannot focus on love affairs, because when he comes to power in the future, he can have any woman he wants.
But Huanhuan is his favorite girl after all, and he can't just watch her marry someone else.
"Hanhuan, four years will be enough for you until you turn eighteen."
Du Zhihuan was slightly startled. It seemed not only she was anxious, but Prince Rong was as well. "Okay, brother, I'll wait for you. My sister is coming tomorrow, so we can't meet privately. You need to spend more time with her. Oh, by the way, my sister and grandmother will stay at Dujiazhuang and won't return to the city until the 17th."
Xiao Chengqian: "Yeah, I see. You and Princess Anyang didn't come here just to pray and burn incense, did you?"
Du Zhihuan told him about Song Rui without hiding it from him, "If you become the son-in-law of Prince Rui, both Prince Rui and I will fully support you."
Xiao Chengqian's eyes lit up. When he was in power, he would naturally use people he trusted.
Song Rui can be trained well and become a good sword for him.
When I marry Huanhuan into the palace in the future, with Song Rui in the court, those old ministers will not dare to act rashly even if they have complaints.
"Don't worry, Huanhuan. Song Rui was able to rank in the top ten in the Imperial College, where so many talented people gather, and even earned the appreciation of the Jijiu and Suye. He will definitely achieve great things in the future as an official."
Du Zhihuan was secretly delighted. With her brother's secret help, it would be difficult for Song Rui not to stay in Beijing to be an official.
Alas, it’s a bit regrettable. I wish he was my own brother.
My cousin can never compare to my biological brother.
"Brother, it's too late. You still have to burn incense tomorrow. Hurry..."
Xiao Chengqian sealed her lips with a kiss, stopping her from speaking.
There were footsteps outside the door. Xiao Chengqian let go of Du Zhihuan and slipped out through the back window.
Yunyan came in with sour plum soup and saw Du Zhihuan looking a little flustered. "Miss, come and try it. After drinking the sour plum soup, you should feel less anxious and upset."
The next day, at dawn, the city gate was opened for less than half an hour, and an ordinary black-covered carriage appeared at the city gate.
The soldiers guarding the city questioned them carefully, lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked around to see if they found anything unusual, so they let them leave the city.
The carriage drove out of the city and headed northwest for a quarter of an hour. Seeing that there was no one around, the driver stopped.
Three men with somewhat stiff faces got off the carriage and carried Yang Xu out from the secret compartment at the bottom.
A sour smell hit my nose, "Laojiu, this person stinks, but his body is still limp."
Upon hearing this, Lao Jiu quickly reached out and checked Yang Xu's breath.
"What? Is he still alive?"
Lao Jiu withdrew his hand and carefully felt Yang Xu's pulse again. "He's dead! There are corpse spots all over his body. He hasn't been dead for less than six hours."
Afterwards, several people rode their horses at full speed to send Yang Xu to the mass grave in the northwest.
The four of them dug a two-meter-deep pit and buried Yang Xu tightly.
After they had cleaned up the ground until there was not a trace left, the four of them left.
Not long after the four left, two men carrying hoes and wearing coarse linen clothes came.
At the same time, the Du family's carriage arrived at the city gate.
At this time, there were many people coming and going at the city gate. Du Ye did not rely on her status to leave the city first, but waited in line at the back.
"Sister Yu, Dujiazhuang also has a man-made hot spring. Although it's not as good as Fengquan Villa, it's enough to warm you up. It's a cold day today, so it's a good time to take a dip tonight."
Song Yu nodded obediently: "I'll listen to Grandma. Let's go bathing together tonight."
"Sister Yu." Upon hearing the voice, Song Yu turned her head to look out the window and met Mu Chuqing's face pretending to be surprised.
"It really is you two, are you two going to Huguo Temple as well?"
Song Yu cooperated with her very well. "Yes, yes, what a coincidence! Is the princess with your grandmother?"
"Of course, not only my grandmother is here, but my eldest brother is also worried that there will be too many people burning incense today and that something might happen, so he came along to protect us."
As Mu Chuqing spoke, she pulled the big head of Mu Jingxing, who was sitting next to her, to the window.
When Song Yu saw Mu Jingxing, his eyes widened unconsciously and he subconsciously scratched the head of the little cat in his arms.
"Miss Song, Madam Du." Mu Jingxing greeted them politely, glanced at Song Yu and sat back down.
Du Ye didn't see Madam Mu, so she asked, "Miss Mu, didn't they say your grandmother is here too? Why don't you see her?"
"Grandma is in the carriage up front."
The two families left the city gate, and Du Ye got on Madam Mu's carriage.
Mu Chuqing left Mu Jingxing behind and rode in the same carriage with Song Yu.
Mu Jingxing then got off the carriage and climbed onto the big horse led by the guards.
When Little Ice Cream saw Snowball happily coming down from Song Yu's arms, he threw himself in front of Snowball, rolled around, exposed his belly, and meowed happily.
Mu Chuqing's heart melted as she watched the mother and child reunited. Her elder brother was really good at choosing, picking out the best kitten to give to Sister Yu. "Sister Yu, the kitten my elder brother gave you is Snowball's kitten. Do you like it? If not..."
"I like it. I like it very much. It's called Ice Cream. I didn't even change its last name. It's still called Snow."
"Ha..." Mu Chuqing smiled, "Sister Yu, why are you so funny? If you want to tell me your last name, it should be Mu, and your name should be Mu Xuegao."
Song Yu felt a little disadvantaged, and quickly leaned over to hold the ice cream in his arms, "Give the ice cream to me, and you have to share my surname, Song, Song Ice Cream."
"Ha...it's up to you."
"Xue Gao." Song Yu met Xue Gao's adorable eyes and said solemnly, "Your surname is Song like mine, not Mu like your older brother. Do you understand? Nod your head if you understand."
Little Ice Cream seemed to understand and nodded obediently.
"Wow, so good." Song Yu rubbed the little head of the ice cream lovingly.
Seeing this, Mu Chuqing turned his head to look out the window at Mu Jingxing who was sitting high on the horse.
Big brother can also make girls happy.
It’s a pity that Sister Yu is my cousin’s fiancée.
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