a pillow in autumn

Shen Xianxun was slightly startled, seeing that Zhou Mubai didn't seem to be joking, she also said seriously: "My lord, please tell me."

Mu Bai frowned, and said in deliberation, "I have something to do... um... I have something to tell you before the big wedding, but even though it's only about me, it's related to many people .”

Xian Xun thought about what he saw in the palace today, and asked: "But it has something to do with the little princess?"

Mu Bai shook his head: "It doesn't matter."

Seeing her hesitation, Xian Xun got up and took her hand and said, "Since it is difficult for the prince to speak, there is no need to say it. Whenever the prince wants to say something in the future, Xian Xun is willing to listen."

Mu Bai looked at her with picturesque eyes under the shadow of the lamp, only to hear her continue: "My lord only needs to know that you and I are husband and wife, and we will be husband and wife in this life. Xun is your wife."

"Xianxun." Mu Bai held her hand tightly.

Shen Xianxun heard her calling her name in a sigh-like tone, her eyes were swaying, as if filled with endless affection.

On the tenth day of the festival, Zhou Mubai lived very leisurely. Prince Rui's Mansion was completed in a short period of time, and Mubai was busy with official duties and seldom put much thought into it. Shuyao, who is quiet, and Siyuan, who is like a chirping little sparrow, often follow behind her.

At the time of the wedding, the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent 120 four sets of royal ceremony frames according to the ancestral system. The team lined up for more than ten miles, excluding jewelry, gold and silver, antiques and jade, and nearly [-] sets of various books.When the dowry was delivered to the Shen family, Grand Tutor Shen was very happy, so besides the red makeup of ordinary women, Shen Xianxun also added more than ten books to Shen Xianxun's dowry.Zhou Mubai has a rich collection of books, and now almost all the walls of the study are full of scrolls. In their spare time, the young couple talked about the past and the present, you come and I even gamble with books and pour tea. They are evenly matched but they all admire them. In the end, they both laughed .

One day, Zhou Mubai flipped through an old book casually in the study, and a sheet of apricot flower paper slipped out of the book. The handwriting on the paper was elegant and elegant, just like the four-foot boat in the volume of "A Song for a Bosom friend" many years ago.

"Thinking is like the late moon, and there is no way to send it."

Feeling inexplicably astringent in his heart, Mu Bai pursed his lips, put the apricot flower note back in the book, and put it away.

When they re-entered the court, civil and military officials met Prince Rui, and they bowed their hands to congratulate him, and Zhou Mubai also nodded in response.Zhou Muye has been in Yunzhou for two years, and he heard that the sea affairs rectification has made a lot of achievements.Zhou Muyi still went back to Jingzhou to practice with the Duke of Jingguo, and was about to leave in two days, so he waited in the side hall for Zhou Lin to leave the court, and then went to bow down and bid farewell.

Early the next morning, Zhou Mubai and Shen Youtang sent him out of the city on a healthy horse. Zhou Muyi bid farewell to the emperor's brother at the long pavilion outside the city. Zhou Mubai patted him on the shoulder: "You have been a general on horseback since you were a child. I don't worry about your martial arts as a brother. You are just a general in previous dynasties." They are both civil and military, and military affairs, formations, strategies, all of them need to be thoughtful. You will be 15 years old in the next year, and the third brother is waiting for you to come back in Ruijing, and we will share the worries of the country together."

"Mu Yi will definitely live up to the expectations of the emperor!" Zhou Muyi bid farewell to Zhou Mubai and Shen Youtang, got on his horse, and all the followers stopped in place, waiting for him to take a few steps on the horse, and then rushed away together.Watching her brother grow up day by day, Zhou Mubai felt relieved.

When entering the city, I saw a small sedan chair parked inside the city gate from a distance. Standing beside the sedan chair was a young girl of twelve or thirteen years old, who was talking to the people inside the sedan chair through the flower curtain. Lifting the sedan chair, the little maid followed the sedan chair and went to the city.

"I saw this sedan chair when I just left the city gate." Zhou Mubai couldn't help but take a second look, "It seems that the fourth brother made a detour there."

Shen Youtang thought for a while, then clapped his hands on the horse's back and said, "Xu is the third lady of the Jiang Family of the Imperial Merchant."

“How come you see?”

"A few days ago, the fourth prince met with several noble children to enjoy the early cherry blossoms at the Foguang Temple in the suburbs. Shen Yan and Shen Lan also went together. When they came back, they said that in the path outside the temple, a reckless man surprised the Jiang family's carriage. The fourth prince is a young hero. , stopped the startled horse, and it was Mrs. Jiang and the third lady sitting in the carriage." Shen Youtang clamped the horse's belly lightly, squinted and smiled, "If it is really her, it must be the fourth prince entrusting someone Let me tell you that I am going out of the city today to farewell."

"In this way, when the fourth brother returns from his studies, it may be another good story." Zhou Mu whipped his horse and returned with a big laugh.

A few days later, early summer arrived as promised, the East Palace was sprinkled with water to remove dust, and the thin warm sun fell on the courtyard, reflecting golden light.The prince was alone in the study, throwing some papers on the desk with frowning eyebrows.The servant came to report Prince Rui's visit, the prince relaxed his brows, and said in a loud voice, please hurry up!

"Emperor brother, great peace." Zhou Mubai followed the salute, the prince raised her arm slightly, and said with a smile, "I just thought that you would come to look for me in a few days."

"When I came back to the East Palace, I felt that Brother Huang had something difficult to solve. In the past two months, I heard that the Beacon Tower in Hezhou was not repaired. Today, in the court hall, I heard that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials participated in a Minister of the Ministry of Works, and said: There are a lot of unworkable things in the frontier city defense, and my father seems to have a headache because of it. Is it because of this, Brother Huang?"

"It's really for this matter." Zhou Muchen frowned and said, "In fact, since last year, the Emperor Father has ordered the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Industry to send people to the border towns to inspect, and the reports have been reported in the past few months, and there are many hidden dangers in the city defense. Especially in the counties of the three northern states, the situation is even more serious. You must know that the dikes of thousands of miles are often destroyed by ant nests. My father and I have thought of many ways, and the Ministry of Industry has also sent more people, but we still can't cure the problem."

Mu Bai stomped a few steps in the study, turned back and said, "That day I came to say hello to Xian Xun, why didn't Brother Huang refuse to tell me about this matter?" Then he laughed and said, "It must be you and Emperor Father I thought of a way, but it’s not the same as what I thought.”

Seeing that she was not melancholy, Mu Chen also smiled and said, "You are the only one who is smart. What do you think of?"

"I thought, the road to the north is far away, and it will take a long time for the army and horses to return. Maybe there are also sabotages. The confidants must carry out the power and execute the orders, and the orders are prohibited." She said with a slight frown, "This confidant, originally sent the fourth brother to the most important It's suitable, but he hasn't made a small ceremony yet, so I'll go."

"Father and I both want you to go to Hezhou and the surrounding states and counties for investigation, but firstly, the journey is too long, and secondly, since you are newlyweds, this visit may take at least a few months, and at most may take more than half a year." Zhou Muchen looked at it. Looking at her handsome face, with the spirit of a young man in his brows, he handed her the report on the case, "It's just that today my father said that I married you in the first place so that someone who knows the cold and the hot can keep it Watching you and protecting you..."

"I was the one who guarded her and protected her!!!" Zhou Mubai blushed.

Seeing that her face was flushed with anxiety, Mu Chen squeezed his eyes and said, "Third brother and sister-in-law really have a strong relationship between husband and wife." Seeing that Mu Bai's face was so red that it was about to burn, he pretended to cough, "If you are willing Going to the frontier, Princess Rui will naturally go with you."

Mu Bai rolled his eyes, Gu was being mocked!How can we just let it go! "Brother Huang, it is my duty to go to the frontier, but...Xianxun has never left Ruijing, and Hezhou is bitterly cold, I'm afraid she can't stand the harshness there."

Zhou Muchen was about to say that Concubine Min has been accompanying Prince Min to manage the sea in Yunzhou, when Zhou Mubai said with a smile: "I heard that the House of Internal Affairs has a piece of sea dragon fur that is a tribute from the South China Sea. .Mu Bai would like to ask to come and take his wife with him, and it can also drive away the cold. Brother Huang, can you see it?"

It was getting dusk when we returned to Prince Rui's Mansion, Zhou Mubai threw the reins to Xiao Tuanzi, and walked away by himself, before reaching the Yimen Gate, he saw Shen Xianxun coming slowly from the main hall.Today in the mansion, she only wore ordinary clothes, a double-breasted long skirt with plum blossoms at the bottom of autumn, with plain light gold piping on the end of the sleeves and skirt, a white jade hairpin tied in a black cloud bun, and gemstones on the hairpin. It became a begonia, and there were many sunsets in the twilight, which further set off her white teeth and red lips, and her eyes were like autumn water, still wanting to speak.

A few girls walked by in the yard, and saw that their prince looked at the princess in a daze, they covered their mouths and wanted to laugh, but they didn't dare to laugh, so they had to walk over in a hurry.

Xian Xun was only inside the Yimen Gate, seeing Mu Bai looking at her in the courtyard with a look of amazement in her eyes, she blushed slightly, stepped forward a few steps, met her gaze and said: "The lord is back."

"Yeah. I'm back." Seeing her approaching, Mu Bai held her hand and walked towards the inner courtyard together.When walking through Chaoshou corridor, he suddenly asked: "Did you come out specially to meet me?"

... Xian Xun was silent for a moment, then said softly: "Yes. Today, you came back later than usual."

Mu Bai squeezed her hand, "I'm going to the East Palace today to discuss something with the crown prince, and I ordered something nice for you along the way."

"What is it?" Xian Xun let her lead her away.

"You'll find out after a while."

After dinner, Mubai went to the study room, displayed the maps of Hezhou and other three states under the lamp for a closer look, and compared the transcribed memorabilia of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Industry one by one.When Shen Xianxun came in, she looked up, Xianxun smiled gracefully, "I'll take a manuscript."

The implication is that he is afraid of disturbing her.Mu Bai wanted to say something, but couldn't get distracted, so he lowered his head and looked at the map carefully.Xian Xun leaned her head up in front of the big bookshelf to look for the book one by one. The book happened to be placed on a slightly higher place. She tiptoed and slid her soft fingers over the book, but she still couldn't take it off.

A warm breath fell on the ear, and there was a familiar temperature behind him. The person who had become familiar with each other stretched out his arms and took down the scroll. Shen Xianxun turned around and fell into Zhou Mubai's gentle eyes.

The author has something to say: Tonight, the computer is having a blast, and it will be a little later. You guys have been waiting for a long time.The author is not going to accompany you~ I wish you all a happy weekend~