Tanhualang

Asking Zhao Heng to meet Mu Junhuai, Shen Jing would never dare. He still remembered the consequences of the unexpected meeting in Xi Wei's mansion last time, so he patted Xiao Meng and said in a low voice: " I'll go out and meet him."

When he came out of the courtyard gate, he saw Mu Junhuai standing at the gate.Seeing Shen Jing coming out, he didn't wait for Shen Jing to speak, and said first, "I'll leave as soon as I say something."

After speaking, he walked in front of Shen Jing, took his arm, and stuffed a piece of folded paper into Shen Jing's hand: "This, take it back."

Shen Jing was taken aback.

Unfolding the paper, it turned out to be a silver bill of 1 taels.

He was taken aback, and looked at Mu Junhuai: "What do you mean?"

Mu Junhuai forced a smile: "I know you don't want to have anything to do with me now. But this...not to mention far more than the cost of those fields and houses, even if it's one or two or two hundred taels, I won't Accepted. Don’t ask someone to bring it again.”

After he finished speaking, he paused, hesitated to speak, and finally didn't say anything, smiled at Shen Jing reluctantly, turned around and wanted to leave.

Shen Jing was puzzled at first, then realized the meaning of his words, and hurriedly called him to stop: "Wait."

Mu Junhuai stopped in his tracks.

Shen Jing hesitated for a while, and said in a low voice: "Anyway, about the ancestral house... Thank you very much."

Mu Junhuai turned his head, smiled and said, "I can't accept this thank you letter either. These... are all owed to you."

Shen Jing asked: "At that time, how much money did you spend to buy the Shen family's ancestral house and farm? I will always pay you back."

Mu Junhuai shook his head and smiled wryly: "Miao'an...do you have to do this?"

Shen Jing sighed: "Mu Junhuai, what happened back then was not caused by you alone. I don't need you to pay back what I suffered. Now that everything is over, I have no blame or resentment towards you. Settle this matter clearly , you and I will never owe each other. I will pay you back this money sooner or later."

After finishing speaking, he raised his hand to Mu Junhuai: "Please go back. If you don't tell me, I can find out. I will pay you back the money some other day when I understand."

Shen Jing didn't wait for Mu Junhuai to reply, so she returned to the yard with the bank note and closed the door.

He stood inside the courtyard gate, saw Zhao Heng flipping through the chess records and knocking on the chess pieces in the corridor like no one else, he couldn't help sighing, and walked along the corridor.

Zhao Heng heard him approaching, without raising his head, he stared at the chess record and asked casually: "Is there a visitor? Why don't you come in and talk?"

Shen Jing smiled: "It's not an important person. It has already been sent away."

Hearing this, Zhao Heng put down the chess record and looked up at Shen Jing: "Mu Junhuai is okay, so who counts?"

Shen Jing knew that he was being bitter and jealous, so she was unhappy again.But probably because of the different state of mind, not only did he not feel angry with Zhao Heng's indifferent attitude, but he felt a little cute on the contrary.

He smiled and sat down on the chair beside him: "Your Highness is asking the question knowingly."

Zhao Heng looked away, picked up the chess record again: "Know what? Gu doesn't know anything."

Shen Jing sighed softly, and said in a low voice: "How could Your Highness not know? To me now, the only person who matters to me is His Highness. So, does His Highness know?"

Zhao Heng stared at the chessboard and still didn't raise his head, but the tense corners of his mouth relaxed.

Seeing this, Shen Jing smiled helplessly, took out the banknote from his sleeve, and placed it lightly on the chessboard: "Did His Highness send someone to Mu Junhuai for this banknote? Why should Your Highness be so angry?"

Zhao Heng didn't even lift his eyelids: "It's just a reciprocity. Mr. Mu has helped you, and this kind of favor must always be repaid."

Shen Jing: "..."

1 taels of silver bill, not to mention selling his decades-old ancestral home, and the farm with a not-so-good harvest.Even in Beijing and Nanjing, where land is very expensive, you can buy a few beautiful gardens and buy thousands of acres of good land.

But this prince sent it out just like that. Isn't this arrogance?

"I don't want you to owe Mu Junhuai." Seeing that Shen Jing was silent, Zhao Heng looked up at Shen Jing, "Why, do you think Gu did something wrong?"

Shen Jing was choked by his frankness, and smiled helplessly: "I want to say, Your Highness has done a good job, which is very kind to me."

After a pause, he said: "Even if His Highness doesn't do this, I will return the money to him. It's just that His Highness shouldn't hand out the money. Ask Wei Zheng to take the bank note back. Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely deal with the matter." Appropriate."

I thought Zhao Heng wouldn't bother with this matter after being comforted like this, but Zhao Heng didn't know what happened today, but he refused to let Shen Jing go easily, put the chess piece in the box, and sneered softly: "It's dealt with properly? How do you want to deal with it? You might as well talk to me first."

Shen Jing was taken aback.

Zhao Heng also put the chess record on the table, stood up, and walked to Shen Jing.He was about to speak, but stopped, and called back: "Wei Zheng."

Wei Zheng immediately got up from the kitchen door and responded, "Your Highness?"

"Go outside and see if the horse is safe."

Wei Zheng answered "Yes", turned around and greeted Xiao Meng to go out together, and closed the courtyard door before leaving.

After the two of them went out, Zhao Heng turned around and asked Shen Jing, "You are a lonely person. It's just a few coins to repay a favor. Is there anything wrong with that?"

Just now it was clear that his face had calmed down a lot. Shen Jing didn't understand why Zhao Heng was suddenly upset, so he stood up and explained: "I can solve the problem, why bother Your Highness? I just don't want to trouble Your Highness. -"

"Then tell Gu, how are you going to get together the money to pay back Mu Junhuai?" Zhao Heng interrupted him, his tone already a little heavy, "Sell the ancestral house and the farm again? Or sell this house? "

"..."

Zhao Heng approached Shen Jing, and anger had accumulated in his eyes: "Or, do you want to exchange the reward that the emperor gave you for silver to pay off the debt?"

Shen Jing was stunned when she heard the words: "What is your Highness talking about..."

Zhao Heng looked at Shen Jing, shook his head, and said, "Miao'an, do you still want to hide it from me? I also have a few eyes and ears in the palace, do you think you can really hide it from me? What did Brother Huang tell you? Although I don't know exactly what I said to you, I can make a good guess."

He paused after speaking, as if waiting for a quiet explanation.

But Shen Jing did not speak for a long time.

The two were relatively silent for a long time, but it was Zhao Heng who couldn't hold back and sighed heavily: "I'm not angry at you for hiding it from me...I'm angry at you for not telling me anything, and taking care of everything alone."

He took a step forward, took Shen Jing into his arms, and sighed softly: "Don't you feel tired with all these things hidden in your heart? Does Gu seem so useless that you can't even ask you to lean on?"

Shen Jing has always been soft on the outside and strong on the inside, if the other party is tough, he will be aroused to be tough.Seeing Zhao Heng getting angry just now, he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. He felt that Zhao Heng lost his temper as soon as he met Mu Junhuai, which was unreasonable.

But being embraced by Zhao Heng like this, and hearing him say these two sentences, his heart immediately softened.

After a long time, he raised his head and hugged Zhao Heng back, raised his head and whispered to Zhao Heng: "Your Highness wants to protect me under his wings, I know now, and I am very grateful."

He paused, and then said: "But I also want His Highness to know my heart. Your Highness is distinguished, and his character is even more noble. No matter who looks at it, even I feel that I am superior to His Highness... But I am also a man of seven feet, and I also want to do my best to share the worries and problems of the person I like, instead of just shrinking and hiding behind His Highness. If I say this, can Your Highness understand?"