According to the situation of the country

At night, the sky at the end of April is breezy and a bit chilly.

"Miss, don't stand by the window, don't look at the heat in the daytime and it's cool at night." Zhu'er went to the window and gently lowered the window, "Miss, you don't have enough dinner, do you want some more porridge?"

"No need." Su Muqing moved from the window to the table, stroking the strings with his slender fingers. The old-fashioned color of the piano is the one that has been with Su Muqing for many years. "I haven't touched the piano for some days. Look at it." It’s easy to get used to the present life after throwing away the past life.”

"Miss, if you are interested, you can play a piece today." Zhu'er clapped her hands.

"It's better not to play the piano if you don't have a bosom friend," Su Muqing said softly as he stroked the strings with his fingers, and there was a hint of disappointment in his long voice.

"Miss... Is it because the lord didn't tell you about leaving Beijing?" Zhu'er asked tentatively.

"How can I blame him, everything in the other courtyard is very good for food and clothing." Su Muqing's hand was still rubbing the strings of the piano, a little lost in thought.

"..." Miss Zhu'erzhi must have complained in her heart, and she would be unhappy if anyone else, so she comforted her: "Perhaps the prince is afraid that the lady will worry—"

"Well, Zhu Er, you are tired all day, go and have a rest."

"It's Miss..." Zhu Er gently closed the door.

Su Muqing wanted to be alone.Lin Xuan's appearance is lingering, Lin Xuan is an ideal husband among all the men Su Muqing has ever seen, with the best talent, demeanor and character.But Lin Xuan is a prince who is more ambitious about political power.Su Muqing could feel that besides being cared for by Princess Yong, it was difficult for King Yong to find other affection for other women other than being polite.He has no time to be distracted by the political affairs of the court alone, not to mention that he is a rare and wise prince, who has never done anything out of character because of his noble status. Sometimes I wish he was the romantic prince rumored before.Su Muqing sometimes thinks that it would be great if Lin Xuan wasn't the prince. How many people from ordinary families have spent thousands of dollars for her, these are nothing in the eyes of the prince.

Su Muqing couldn't help shaking her head and laughing at herself being stupid, if King Yong was really romantic, how could she fall in love with him?

"Miss Su, why are you sitting alone?" A gust of wind blew past the corridor window, and the man in the dark blue robe was holding a folding fan, and his footsteps were as light as falling flowers.

Su Muqing was startled, and just about to cry out, the face behind the folding fan made her frown, "It's you—?" Su Muqing's eyes were slightly cold and his tone was cold.

"It's here, is Miss Su safe?"

"Mr. Ding is able to enter and leave the courtyard of King Yong, which is heavily guarded by soldiers?" Su Muqing was a little surprised, "Mr. Ding is a real person who doesn't show his face."

"Why does Miss Su don't seem to want to see me?" Ding Mo continued with a smile, "The prince is very concerned about Miss Su, and sent many guards over. Hou, it's a pity that Master Hou is not here now, there are really not many people in the mansion who can fight me."

"I don't know why Mr. Ding took all the pains to find me here?" Su Muqing asked with staring eyes.

"Miss Su asked knowingly." Ding Mo smiled without any fear or scruple in his eyes, and said calmly: "I have an appointment with Miss Su, and of course I will take Miss Su to Jin."

"Mr. Ding, Mu Qing is going to disappoint you. Since I have sought the protection of King Yong today, of course I will not go with you, let alone go to any Jin country with you." Su Muqing was a little scared in his heart and pretended to be calm, "Even if Mr. Ding's martial arts is so strong that he can't match the masters and guards in other courtyards, even if I die, I will not go to Jin Kingdom with you!"

"Miss Su is a smart person... I, Ding, really don't have the confidence to take you out of the other courtyard. Even if you can leave tonight, the Marquis of Dingbei will lead his troops to chase after you tomorrow. After that, you will have a lot of troubles if you want to go out to Jin."

"Since Mr. Ding didn't come to take me away, did he say before that he would take me to the Kingdom of Jin?" Su Muqing looked at Ding Mo suspiciously and wondered what he was trying to sell.

"Miss Su, don't worry, I won't force you to leave, let alone take you away by force. I'm here to persuade you to go to Jin Kingdom with us." Ding Mo opened his chair and sat down generously opposite Su Muqing.

Su Muqing pointed at the door, and said firmly: "If Mr. Ding came to persuade me to go to Jin State, you can leave now, so that you won't waste your time. I, Su Muqing, will never go to Jin State with you, sir. Tell the Lord."

Ding Mo didn't take it seriously, and wrote lightly: "Since I'm here, Miss Su might as well listen to what I have to say—"

"Hmph—I didn't expect Mr. Ding to be an unyielding person." Su Muqing put down his hands and stared into Ding Mo's eyes, "Mr. Ding, please tell—"

Su Muqing's harsh tone didn't affect him at all, and Ding Mo's unhurried teaching style is hard to be bored, "Miss Su, since I can come to Yongwang's other courtyard, I want to have a close relationship with the prince, and the prince will be honest with the lady. Wait, Ding Mou understands Miss Su's character, and she will definitely not repay her with virtue." Ding Mo looked at Su Muqing's slightly indifferent face due to rejection and continued: "The owner of the family has already made up his mind to send Miss Su to the Kingdom of Jin, so why bother to embarrass King Yong? ?”

"Mr. Ding, I know that the Patriarch has great powers, but the Patriarch never confronts the court, so why bother the prince." Su Muqing smiled, and anyone in the country who dared to challenge King Yong was the emperor's enemy.

"Humph——" Ding Mo sneered disapprovingly, "Miss Su's chess move is very good, but it's a pity that she is not lucky. If Miss Su hides in King Yong's courtyard again, is she going to let the sage ask for someone from the prince?" Is it?"

Su Muqing's expression changed, and he couldn't believe Ding Mo's words, "Mr. Ding means..."

"The head of the family is the current sage..." Ding Mo cupped his fists and said respectfully, "Miss Su is a smart person, don't embarrass the sage and the prince anymore. The sage loves Prince Yong very much, but the sage's will will never change. You don't want to see the prince and the sage fall apart, do you?" Ding Mo's words were like a net, leaving Su Muqing nowhere to escape, and he slumped on the chair, muttering, "So it's the emperor..."

"Miss Su is a smart person. I will pick you up at the gate of the house in three days. You'd better think about it carefully these few days, so as to save us troubles on the road." Ding Mo got up and cupped his fists and said, "Take care—" After speaking on tiptoes Stepping on the window lightly, she flew lightly into the garden without a trace, only Su Muqing was left in the room in a daze.

It was also boundless night, Lin Xuan tightened the reins and marched side by side with Zhou Xian and Brother Huang, two masters beside him, with two riders around the carriage behind them, a group of people was marching at full speed while taking advantage of the night.

"My lord, we've been walking for two hours. The empress dowager can't stand it anymore. Why don't you hurry up at dawn? There's a small shop in front of you, why don't you go there tonight? I'm afraid it will be difficult to find a shop in the wilderness tonight after passing this shop." It's gone." Zhou Xian said softly.

Lin Xuan looked around in the wilderness and could only hear the movement of their group, but the movement was very clear.

"That's good—send someone to go to the store to have a look first." Due to the large number of people, he chose a secluded path, and had to guard against it in the wilderness.

"Send someone there."

After a while, Zhou Xian came back on horseback with a guard, "My lord, the store said it was full, and my subordinates saw that there were a lot of shady personnel stores tied up in the hall, so I'm afraid they are sharing the spoils."

"You two stay with the guards," Lin Xuan ordered.

"My lord, I'd better go with my subordinates. The Holy Majesty sent us to protect the Empress Dowager and the lord. We must not risk your safety." The guard said respectfully.

"It's just a few thieves, don't worry," Lin Xuan waved his hands, tightened the reins, and ran towards the shop with Zhou Xian and three guards.

"Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang!"

"What are you smashing! You said it was full, why did you come back again, and be careful when you smash the door again, I will chop you with a knife!" The rough man with a scar on his face opened the small window on the iron door and saw the scene inside the house They blocked everything, but saw a handsome young man standing at the door. The young man had an extraordinary bearing. He must be rich. He didn't want the two Lianjia sons who came here just now. They looked like rich and easy-to-handle soft persimmons.

"Why do you want to stay in a hotel?" The rugged man lowered his voice, "I can tell you that there is only one hotel in Fangyuan Wuli, and there is only one room left tonight. If you are alone, there is still a place to stay. Are you alone?" The rugged man looked suspiciously behind Lin Xuan.

"I'm alone, open the iron gate. If you've been working all day, if there isn't a decent inn around you, can you come here?" Lin Xuan said contemptuously, throwing in the ingot of silver.The rough man took the heavy silver ingot, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he said with a smile, "I'll open the door for you."

As soon as the iron gate was opened, Lin Xuan lifted his robe and entered the room. A gust of wind whizzed past his head. Lin Xuan unleashed his sword swiftly and swiftly. He fell down on the floor, with blood gushing out of his mouth, and fell into a soundless sleep before he could let out a roar, looking at the gentle and stern young master in front of him in disbelief.Lin Xuan held the long sword and continued to walk in. He could vaguely hear the sound of fighting, and it seemed that they had already entered the inn from all sides.

"My lord—the little thieves are all wiped out." Zhou Xian also came to the hall, where a few tables and chairs were placed.

"My lord, there are a bunch of people tied up here!"

Half an hour later, Lin Xuan came out of the imperial grandmother's room and was finally able to rest. The store and the customers in the store had already thanked him a thousand times.The store owner is an honest businessman, and a gang of robbers lived in the store tonight.It's true that the praying mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole is behind, Lin Xuan shook his head helplessly, life is like this - the world is impermanent.

"My lord, I have prepared beef and vintage wine for you, why don't you eat some?" The innkeeper was a man in his fifties who was honest and saw Lin Xuan leaning against the wall on the second floor in a daze.

"The shopkeeper is so polite—" Lin Xuan chuckled.

Before he knew it, Lin Xuan and the innkeeper had already drank half a pot of wine, and the innkeeper had become restrained from the beginning, and now he talked a lot.

"The shopkeeper in the wild country and mountains doesn't know kung fu, why don't you go to the city with your wife and children to find another way out?" Lin Xuan took a sip of his wine sullenly.

"Hehe... I'm not afraid of your son's jokes. When I was young, I traveled all over the world to make a fortune in business, but I only met a woman who made my heart flutter. She was from the martial arts world, not the daughter-in-law that my parents liked. Later, I missed it and married someone else. Not long after, my wife died. …Later, I got news about her and married someone from a nearby gang. I just wanted to live in the place closest to her… It’s been a few years. The matchmaker also said that I have many relatives, but I don’t feel as comfortable as being alone ..."

"Sir, you should marry a wife at this age, right?" The shopkeeper picked up the boiled broad beans and drank the wine, "Sir, the woman you end up with is definitely a woman who is a man of the world, and I am really envious of others."

Lin Xuan didn't expect that the innkeeper of the hotel would have such an experience, "Shopkeeper, won't your family stop you from living here?"

"When my parents see me depressed every day, it's better not to see me, not to mention that my son will always have his own way of life when he grows up, and his children and grandchildren will have their own blessings."

"Shopkeeper, since you have been here for many years, why don't you go find her?"

"She's doing well... and I can only suffer now, so why should I make it difficult for her?" The shopkeeper smiled heartily, "Besides, living here is my own business, and I am already very happy. Life is alive , you must cherish the person in front of you, and if you miss it, it will be a lifetime..."

The Empress Dowager closed the door lightly, holding Lin Xuan's outer robe in her hand and sighing quietly...