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The seven-day agreement made by Chu Hui completely stumped Mo Chenglu. It was not that he had no good ideas. On the contrary, after he returned to Beijing, he actually collected a lot of news secretly, and he also knew what the emperor's most worrying problem was now. place.It's just that no matter how good the Maxima is, Bole needs to come to see him. Without Chu Hui and King Yu, who are the two guides, how can he speak up in front of the emperor as a military division of the Northern Xinjiang Army with a false name?

But there is pressure to be motivated. After returning from Northern Xinjiang, he was in a relaxed state. Now that the princess suddenly gave him such a task, he could take his heart back.

After Chu Hui and Yun Wan left Prince Yu's Mansion, Mo Chenglu went back to his room and changed his clothes. He first went to find the butler, greeted him, and left the Palace through the back door.

If it was five or six years ago, Mo Chenglu would have been recognized by many people when he took to the streets, after all, he was also a former Tanhualang.But now more than five years have passed, several scientific expeditions, several Enke, and several Tanhualang, Mo Chenglu has long been almost forgotten by people.

But Mo Chenglu himself doesn't care about these things, no one will recognize him, and it's more convenient to do things.He didn't come out this time to inquire about news for no purpose, but went directly to Baiyu Academy.A few years ago, he concealed his identity and taught here. Unexpectedly, after a few years, there are a few mottled marks left by the years on the gate, but it is still so simple and heavy. This school is the same as before and has never changed. .

But the gatekeeper has changed, and he doesn't know Mo Chenglu at all.Seeing Mo Chenglu looking for him, he thought he was just an unsatisfactory student who came here to study.

"Student, stop—" the gatekeeper yelled to stop Mo Chenglu, "Where are you from? Are you here to study?" Studying, Shu Xiu also received very little.

Mo Chenglu bowed to him and said: "I am not here to study, but to visit old master Cen." Old master Cen is the founder of this Baiyu school, and he is now 73 years old.

"Old Master Cen? Not everyone can see Old Master Cen!" It's not because the gatekeeper looked down on him, but now that Old Master Cen is not in good health, the people who rarely see guests are people with more noble status, he also said If you don't see it, you won't see it.

"I came here today with a greeting card, and I hope that sir can pass it on for me." Mo Chenglu was not annoyed, and handed over the greeting card respectfully.

The gatekeeper saw that his attitude was really good, so he decided to go for him: "You wait here for a while, please ask me to pass it on for you. If Old Master Ruo Cen doesn't see me, there is nothing I can do."

"Thank you." Mo Chenglu was very confident, Old Master Cen was his mentor, so naturally he would not miss him.

Sure enough, not long after the gatekeeper left, he brought back a piece of good news: "Old Master Cen, please come in, sir, please—"

People who can be valued by old master Cen are definitely not ordinary people, and the gatekeeper also has a little more respect for Mo Chenglu.

After Mo Chenglu thanked the gatekeeper again and again, he went in.Old Master Cen's residence has never changed, so he didn't need others to lead the way, and walked directly to the room at the farthest corner of the school.

Standing in front of the door, Mo Chenglu knocked on the door lightly three times, and heard an old voice from inside the room: "Is this Cheng Lu here?"

"It's the student." Even outside the door, Mo Chenglu was extremely respectful.

"Come in." Old Master Cen called someone to come in.

Mo Chenglu just opened the door and entered. The room is not big, and there are very few things on display, but Old Master Cen is sitting in the middle of the room, which makes people feel very satisfied, and does not feel that the place is simple.

"Sit down." Old Master Cen raised his finger and pointed to the empty chair beside him, "Speaking of which, you haven't been back for five or six years, right? Why did you suddenly come here today?"

Mo Chenglu didn't dare to sit next to Old Master Cen. He said, "Students should just stand up. The students have been in northern Xinjiang a few days ago, so they couldn't come to the school."

"It's worth it to invest in the army in exchange for the peace of northern Xinjiang." Old Master Cen looked at him with satisfaction. Although he was old, he was not old-fashioned, and he was still paying attention to everything outside. "What are you doing here today?"

"Students are at home now, eager to serve the court but have no way out, so they come to ask the teacher for help." Mo Chenglu's attitude became more and more humble. Although this Baiyu Academy is just a school for the poor, the teacher has been full of peaches and plums for so many years In the world, if he recommends himself, he will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

Old Master Cen found it very strange, he asked: "Why? I heard that you are quite appreciated by King Yu. Could it be that he wants to hire an official for you?"

"Of course not." Mo Chenglu shook his head lightly, "At the beginning when the students joined the army, it was not easy to ask the teacher to speak for the students. Now that the students have to abandon martial arts and follow the literature, it is naturally not good for a general of His Royal Highness King Yu to speak for the students."

"There is some truth to this." Old Master Cen nodded in agreement, "But you know my rules, no matter how successful you were in Northern Xinjiang before, if you don't come up with something that satisfies me this time... ..”

"Teacher, don't worry, the students are ready."

......

It was rare for them to go out of the palace together, and they didn't stay in Prince Yu's mansion for too long, and Chu Hui and Yunwan didn't want to go back to the palace directly.

I don't know if it's because the weather is so good today, or because a certain breeze blows Chu Hui's heart, but she suddenly said, "Today, let's go to Baishu Hutong to have a look."

"Now?" Yun Wan was stunned for a moment. Chu Hui used to resist her mentioning the word Baishu Hutong, but why did she bring it up by herself today. "Didn't the princess say that she would not go to see him until everything stabilized?"

"What time is it?" Chu Hui didn't answer directly, but asked her instead.

"Huh? It's past time now. I think his wontons should have been sold out." Chu Hui then explained, "I want to see what Baishu Hutong looks like and where he lives."

"Okay then." Yun Wan could understand her intentions and said, "The conditions in Baishu Hutong are at least much better than those in Yangliu Hutong. It might be a good thing that Pei Yi chose to send him to Baishu Hutong. And I asked However, Mu Cheng's grandma treated him very well, and when his adoptive parents were alive, she treated him as her own. So..."So don't feel so guilty, okay?

"But he still doesn't have any real relatives by his side, doesn't he?" Chu Hui interrupted her, "Some debts won't cease to exist just because he lives well, Father, Chu Anxiang, including I owe him too much, including me."

Then Yunwan didn't say anything more, she wanted to always see Chu Hui with a confident smile on her face, instead of the pained expression like now.But she also knew that before she recognized Mu Cheng, before Mu Cheng completely forgave her, nothing she could do would help her. The only thing she could do was to stay by her side.

But when she reached the alley, Yunwan suddenly stopped, with a look on her face, she said, "Wait, he hasn't returned yet!" What's going on today, why is it so late Mu Cheng hasn't gone back yet?

"What's wrong?" Chu Hui was taken aback by her action, and hurriedly asked.

Yunwan led her back two or three steps, pointed forward, and said, "Mu Cheng's breakfast stall is still there, he knows me, I can't let him see me. But he certainly doesn't know the princess, if the princess wants to go Take a look, and go by yourself."

Originally, Chu Hui didn't come here today to meet people, but now that she's here, people are in front of her eyes, and she is unwilling to go back like this.Anyway, everyone doesn't know anyone, so it's okay for her to go and have a look.Thinking of this, Chu Hui said: "Then you go to the nearby teahouse and wait for me, and I will find you in a while."

After Yun Wan's figure disappeared at the corner of the street, Chu Hui breathed a sigh of relief and walked slowly towards Baishu Alley.When he walked over, the wonton stall was already being cleaned up, and the young man who was putting the bowls and chopsticks in the basket should undoubtedly be Mu Cheng.He really looks a lot like Ling Yan, in other words, he looks a lot like Chu Anxiang.

As Mu Cheng was cleaning up the booth, he suddenly felt that someone was looking at him. When he looked up, he and Chu Hui looked at each other.What kind of look is this?On the surface, she looked very happy, but deep in her eyes, there was still an unresolved sadness.He paused, and couldn't help asking, "Girl, do you want to eat wontons?"

"..." Chu Hui's reaction was more than half a beat slow. After a long time, she nodded stiffly and said, "Yes, I heard that the wontons in this alley are delicious."

Mu Cheng suddenly revealed an annoyed expression, and said, "But today is unfortunate, all the wontons are sold out."

"...It doesn't matter, I don't have to eat this bowl of wontons." Chu Hui said hastily, "I just accidentally walked here."

"Why don't you go home with me, and I'll make it for you!" Mu Cheng didn't know why he said such a thing, but he really wanted the girl in front of him to eat a bowl of wontons he made himself, so he asked again He emphasized, "Our home is in this alley, and we can walk there in two steps."

"I..." Chu Hui couldn't say what she wanted to refuse, so she could only smile, "Thank you!"