protect my lady

After handing over the Suzhou embroidery works to participate in the selection to the magistrate's yamen, the burden on Mu Qingchen's shoulders was greatly relieved.With this relief, he spent more time in the Mu Mansion.

After Master Mu saw it, he had the idea of ​​letting Fu Feiyu and Mu Qingchen spend time alone. After thinking about it for a long time, he really came up with a good idea for him.

Master Mu temporarily assigned Mu Qingchen a job, asking her to be responsible for purchasing grain in Zhejiang, and to inspect the industry there to see if there is any need for expansion.

After Master Mu made this decision, he was surprised that there was Mu Kangning besides Mu Qingchen.

There is a default rule among the merchants in the top row. The person who inspects the long-distance industry is not only the owner, but also the heir. There is no third situation.

Master Mu is now letting Mu Qingchen take charge of the property in Zhejiang, which is tantamount to telling others that most of the Mu family's property will be left to Mu Qingchen, how can Mu Kangning sit still after seeing it.

Mu Kangning’s self-confidence was hit to a certain extent by the two failures in the examination as a scholar. To be honest, he did not have any hope of being admitted to Juren. family property.

It's just that due to Master Mu's family management philosophy, he had to study hard to take the imperial examination.

"Father, the weather is getting colder now. If you go to Zhejiang, the environment on the road is too bad, I'm afraid my sister won't be able to bear it." Mu Kangning looked like a good brother, and he was thinking of Mu Qingchen in his words.

The Mu family's property should belong to him!

"Don't worry about this. The new carriage has arrived. It has a lot of space inside. It doesn't hurt to burn charcoal inside for warmth." Master Mu said with a smile, looking at Mu Qingchen with a very kind gaze, "Qingchen, what do you think? It happens to be mid-November, and you can celebrate your birthday when you come back from Zhejiang."

"My daughter is willing to relieve my father's worries." Mu Qingchen has always wanted to inherit the Mu family's business, and now that Master Mu has given her a fair and honest opportunity, she will naturally not let it go.

Master Mu smiled and nodded, looking at Fu Feiyu, "Mr. Fu, may I ask you to accompany Qingchen for a walk and take care of the safety of the little girl?"

"Naturally, I will take care of Qingchen." Fu Feiyu nodded and agreed swiftly.

"Father, the snow will fall in a while, what if my sister encounters heavy snow on the road, there are many mountain roads on the way to Zhejiang." Mu Kangning can't help but watch Mu Qingchen go to Zhejiang , doing the last struggle.

"This..." Master Mu stroked his beard, a trace of hesitation flashed across his face.

The purpose of him sending Mu Qingchen to Zhejiang is firstly to match Fu Feiyu and his own daughter, and secondly to send a signal to the outside world, telling others that Mu Qingchen is his identified successor.

If there were some accidents along the way, he would lose his wife and lose his army.

"Uncle, don't worry, a little snow is not a problem for me." Fu Feiyu said.

Fu Feiyu didn't know what Mu Qingchen's going to Zhejiang represented, but she discovered the jealousy and reluctance hidden in Mu Kangning's eyes.

According to the analysis of the relationship between the two, the more Mu Kangning is unwilling to let Qingchen go to Zhejiang, the more benefits Qingchen will gain from going to Zhejiang.

As Qingchen's future husband, she naturally has to support her future daughter-in-law.

"Even if it's a snow disaster?" Mu Kangning took over the conversation, and looked at Fu Feiyu scrutinizingly, "Mr. Fu, I know your martial arts and strength, but Qingchen is just an ordinary woman. You'll catch cold on the road."

"Brother's worry is probably unnecessary." Mu Qingchen's tone was light, "I also learned martial arts from Fei Yu for a few months, and my body has become much stronger."

"Qingchen, listen to my advice, what can you learn in a few months, safety is the most important thing." Mu Kangning said sincerely, "Father, I hope you think it over carefully."

The hesitation between Master Mu's eyebrows deepened. Originally, he thought that there would be no problem going out, but after being told by Mu Kangning, he was a little uncertain.

"Qingchen, what do you think?" Master Mu gave the final choice to Mu Qingchen himself.

"Father, please don't worry, if there is heavy snow on the road, I will meet it when I stay at home. Besides, I usually go out for a walk in winter, so I won't catch the cold easily."

"Okay, I'll leave the affairs of Zhejiang to Qingchen." Master Mu made a decision after weighing the pros and cons. Suzhou is not very far from Zhejiang, so even if there is any accident on the way, he can take care of it in time.

Mu Kangning stared: "Father..."

"Okay, Kang Ning, you don't have to worry about your sister, just study hard and prepare for the provincial exam." Master Mu interrupted Mu Kang Ning. He is not a fool, and some actions of Mu Kang Ning still cannot be hidden from him.

It's just that in his opinion, those movements are just small troubles, harmless.

"Yes." Mu Kangning suppressed the unwillingness in his eyes, bowed his head and cupped his hands.

Just wait until you pass the imperial examination.

After arranging the itinerary to Zhejiang, Mu Qingchen and Fu Feiyu quickly embarked on the journey.

Master Mu was worried about any accidents on the way, so he went to the medicine store before leaving and took out some precious medicines for the two of them.

"If you need something, just send someone back to pick it up. Be careful on the way." Mrs. Mu told me standing beside the carriage, "If it's snowing, go out carefully. I'd rather come back later than drive through the snow, especially It's on a mountain road..."

Mu Qingchen nodded, responding to his mother's words one by one.

"Okay, it's getting late, let's go." Master Mu interrupted his wife's nagging instructions, and said bluntly, "If there is any problem with the shop, you can just deal with it with full authority."

Mu Qingchen: "My daughter understands."

With the clatter of horseshoes, the wheels of the carriage began to roll, leaving shallow traces on the road.

Mu Zixuan stood behind Master Mu, silently watching the carriage go further and further away.

Sister, you and your brother-in-law will return safely.

The road from Suzhou Mansion to Jiaxing Mansion in Zhejiang Province is relatively smooth, and the carriage is not bumpy on the road.

Before the sky darkened, Mu Qingchen arrived at the destination smoothly, and the two found an inn with Cui Zhu and Fu Yi.

"Guests, please, what do you guys need?" As soon as he stepped into the door of the inn, the second brother greeted him warmly.

"Arrange four rooms." Fu Feiyu, as the only "male" among the four, naturally came forward to negotiate.

"Excuse me, guest officer, we only have three guest rooms here." The second brother apologized, began to judge the relationship between the four, and suggested, "Why don't guest officer and madam share the same room?"

"Miss, no, I will live with Fu Yi." Cuizhu almost exploded after hearing what the younger brother said. She thought it was true that her lady and Mr. Fu were together, but it wasn't like this kind of unknown The kind that stay together.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I thought you two were husband and wife." The second brother shrank his head in fright from the green bamboo, and hurried to make amends.

"It doesn't matter, we will be husband and wife after a while." Fu Feiyu didn't mind what the younger brother said, and said frankly, "Since there are not enough rooms, let Fu Yi and Cuizhu squeeze together."

The little second brother was stunned for a moment, then immediately forced a smile on his face, and began to flatter wildly, "I mean, I saw the young master and this girl at first glance, it is a match made in heaven, the gods in the sky are probably two It looks like this..."

"It's too good." Fu Feiyu felt very relieved when he heard it, and directly threw a small piece of silver to Xiaoer.

The little second brother looked at the broken silver in his hand, his eyes were almost slit with laughter, "Please, sir, I will show you the room."

"it is good."

Mu Qingchen didn't speak the whole time, and let Fu Feiyu arrange everything, but when the younger brother praised the two for being right, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

Really, tell the truth.

The next day, snowflakes began to fall in the sky before dawn, and when Fu Feiyu got up and opened the window, there was already a thin layer of snow on the eaves.

Stretching out his hand and putting it out of the window, the cold snowflakes fell on Fu Feiyu's hand, and quickly turned into small water droplets.

It's getting a lot colder outside.

After a while, there was a knock on the door, "My lord, it's snowing outside, the shepherd girl asked me to send you a cloak."

"Come in." Fu Feiyu said, withdrew the hand that was placed outside, and dried the water droplets on the hand with internal force.

"My lord, this is the cloak." Fu Yi was holding the heavy cloak, and brought a burst of air-conditioning when he came in.

The snow-white cloak was covered with soft white fox fur. Fu Feiyu took the cloak and unfolded it, and put it on without thinking.

Fu Feiyu asked while wearing it: "Where is Qingchen?"

"The shepherd girl has gone downstairs and is waiting for the young master to have breakfast."

"Okay." Fu Feiyu touched the fox fur on his neck, and his whole body became warm.

As time passed, the snow outside became heavier and heavier, and by the time the four of them finished their meal and were ready to set off, the snow on the eaves had become a thick layer.

"I didn't expect it to snow as soon as I got here." Sitting in the carriage, Fu Feiyu opened the curtain and said, "I don't know when it will stop."

Mu Qingchen glanced outside, "It's probably only a day or two later, it won't delay our schedule."

As he said that, Mu Qingchen turned to Fu Feiyu's side, put his fingers around her neck and adjusted the clothes on her body, felt the heat from Fu Feiyu's body, and took off the cloak she had been wearing all along. .

"It's warm in the carriage, don't get bored."

"No, the cloak is very warm." Fu Feiyu blinked, feeling warm fingertips brushing her neck, and her heart was itchy.

"Warm?" Mu Qingchen raised his eyebrows, but did not open his mouth to break the lie.

The temperature of the charcoal basin in the carriage was not low, she hated the heat even wearing a cloak, let alone a person like Fu Feiyu who was not afraid of the cold at all, it must be too hot.

And looking at her fair face, she was a little flushed.

"This cloak is so comfortable, I forgot to take it off for a moment." Fu Feiyu struggled a bit, trying to explain his behavior.

She definitely doesn't like the cloak that Qingchen gave her too much, it's just that the weather is relatively cold, and she didn't react immediately.

Right, that is it.

"So that's the case, maybe the charcoal fire is not strong enough." Mu Qingchen pursed his lips and smiled, not holding on to this topic.

It's really cute.