This shadow guard, you are enlightened

When I came here, I wanted to get to Lujia Town before the Mid-Autumn Festival, so I didn't dare to delay on the road, so I had to ride a horse.Going back to Ningshui County was not in such a hurry, but since Zhuo Ying said, Xing Chenmu accepted his suggestion and set off from home early in the morning, but just after doing that in the morning, Xing Chenmu refused to let him ride a horse anyway. Jiu rented a carriage in the town, paid double the price, and asked the groom to drive them to Ningshui County.

After breakfast, Lu Jiarui handed over the letter he had already prepared to Xing Chenmu, and couldn't help but ordered a few words: "The matter of Xian'er... I shouldn't have told you, but now, ah... ..You must not give him any special care, that child is so strong, I am afraid that we will be blamed."

"Grandfather, Lu Xian, after all, is my cousin and mother's nephew. He has no other relatives in Luancheng. I didn't know it before. If I know, I must take him to see my mother. I think my mother will be very upset." I am happy. But in the army, Aying will follow his wishes and treat him as an ordinary subordinate, and will not let more people know about his relationship with me, do you think this is okay?"

Lu Jiarui nodded, so that Shen Jinghan could feel more at ease.

In fact, before leaving the palace, Zhuo Ying had already mentioned with Wei Yan that he wanted to transfer Lu Xian to the Jinwei Army, but the matter would ultimately depend on Lu Xian's recovery and then be reported to the Ministry of War, so they did not report to the Lu family for the time being. disclose.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Xing Chenmu left the Lu family with a few people.

Inside the carriage, Xing Chenmu was still a little worried, and adjusted his posture so that Zhuo Ying could lean against him, "I woke up early this morning, do you want to sleep a little longer?"

Zhuo Ying was full of helplessness, and couldn't help reminding: "Have you forgotten, I used to stay up all night during the night watch, and today I only slept less than half an hour, what effect will it have?"

"That's different." Xing Chenmu rubbed his face, "In the past, no matter in the palace or above the court, there were too many eyes staring at me, I dare not show my concern for you too clearly, But now, I have the ability to protect you, how can I let you suffer like that again."

For so many years, Zhuo Ying has kept vigil for him every day. After returning to Mingying Palace, he has to take care of the military supplies of the shadow guards, execute his various secret orders, and even take care of many things in his life that do not need the shadow guards to intervene. He saw all the hardships in his eyes, and he just wanted to resolve the disputes between the court and China as soon as possible, and pull people into his arms to protect him.

To Xing Chenmu, Zhuo Ying is like a treasure that has been spied on for a long time. With one trick, he wants to hide it at home so that no one can see it, and also wants to tell the world that he has obtained such a treasure.

Now let alone making Zhuo Ying stay up late or feel uncomfortable, even if the other party frowns, Xing Chenmu will feel distressed for a long time.

Sometimes he also worried that Zhuo Ying would be frightened by his strong emotions. After thinking about it, he took this opportunity to ask the other party. Unexpectedly, Zhuo Ying laughed immediately when he heard the words, and it took him a long time to suppress her under his puzzled eyes. Smile.

"Of course not." Zhuo Ying stretched out her hand and pressed Xing Chenmu's head down, then raised her head halfway and kissed the corner of her slightly pursed mouth, "Because I am also, and being able to be in love with you seems to be in love with you every day." Like a sweet dream."

This time the driver of the carriage was replaced by a hired coachman, Ying Ba Ying Jiu rode a horse, guarding the front and back of the carriage, but there was a distance away, Zhuo Ying thought that their news would not be passed on, so A little bolder than before, Xing Chenmu almost couldn't restrain himself from being in the carriage to ask him again.

But in the end, he still took Zhuo Ying's body into consideration and endured it. He just pulled Zhuo Ying's half-open neckline, gritted his teeth and said, "Go to sleep!"

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Riding a carriage was much slower than riding a horse directly. The four of them lived in the suburbs for one night, and finally drove for a day and a night before arriving in Ningshui County before dawn to meet Yan Qing and others.

The main reason for this trip was that Xing Chenmu wanted to bring Zhuo Ying back to Lujia Town to meet his elders. Now that his goal had been achieved, he didn't plan to go south again. After a day's rest, he ordered someone to prepare the carriage and planned to return by land Luang city.

Compared with the time when they just left the palace, whether it is Xing Chenmu Zhuoying, Yan Qing, or Xiaoying, they are obviously more adapted to the life of the people, and the journey back is particularly smooth.

There are still seven days left before the two-month appointment with Xing Chenxiu. Xing Chenmu and his party have already arrived near Shangyuan City, and they will be able to enter the city after going forward for about half a day.

After some investigation, the first team of shadow guards chose a restaurant not far from the official road for Xing Chenmu to rest and eat temporarily. They arrived a few days earlier than Xing Chenmu and his party. They had carefully observed the surrounding environment and tried the food here. , did not notice anything unusual, so he dared to let Xing Chenmu come.

It was time for lunch, Yan Qing parked the carriage outside the door, but when Xing Chenmu led the crowd to the door of the store, Zhuo Ying raised his hand to stop him from entering. There seemed to be a lot of guests eating in the house today, almost It was packed, which is unusual for a small roadside restaurant.

Apart from Zhuo Ying, the other shadow guards who accompanied him immediately became alert: "Young masters, why don't we leave this place first."

Zhuo Ying nodded, and was about to pull Xing Chenmu, but the shop waiter had already seen them standing outside the shop, and quickly greeted them outside the door: "Are you guys going to have dinner? Please come inside first, the guests from the other two tables We are already paying the bill, and we can take a seat after the table is cleared.”

Xing Chenmu didn't speak immediately, he observed the customers in the store carefully, and saw that almost every table was filled with one or two masters with their entourage, it looked like a rich lady or young master was traveling.

He retracted his gaze and asked the waiter at the side: "What major event have we caught up with?"

"It's not a big deal." The waiter in the shop scratched his head in doubt and said, "I heard that a few of them spoke with a Luancheng accent, why didn't they know? They are going to Qiulu Mountain Villa to appreciate the osmanthus."

"Appreciate osmanthus?" I have been on the road for a month, but I missed the time when the osmanthus blossoms are at their best, so Xing Chenmu was even more surprised, "Isn't August the best time to appreciate osmanthus?"

The waiter really didn't know how many people there were, so he said attentively: "The seats inside have been cleared up, let's sit inside first, and the younger one will explain to you slowly."

Xing Chenmu nodded and led everyone inside.

It turned out that this Qiulu Villa was built by a wealthy businessman named Huang Jingyi in Shangyuan City. It has been decades ago, and the villa is about [-] kilometers west of here.

Huang Jingyi's wife loves sweet-scented osmanthus. In order to make his wife happy, he built the Qiulu Villa. The villa is full of osmanthus trees. He specially bought the tree with a lot of money. It is different from ordinary osmanthus. It blooms later than ordinary osmanthus. , the flowers that bloom are more fragrant and have a longer flowering period.

It was originally Huang Jingyi's private residence, which was not open to the public, but after Huang Jingyi and his wife passed away, the villa was handed over to his son Huang Tianlun. In the month, the villa will be opened to entertain people who love osmanthus from all over the world and enjoy the osmanthus.

After a little thought, Xing Chenmu asked: "Then do you need an invitation from the host to go to this villa to appreciate the osmanthus?"

"Invitations are not needed, but some skills are needed."

"ability?"

"Since the host's purpose is to make friends, naturally not all kinds of people are willing to come and visit. I heard that to go to the mountain to appreciate osmanthus, literati need to be able to recite poems and paint pictures, warriors need to be skilled in martial arts, and businessmen need to have their own decent property." Xiao Xiao Two explained later.

"It's not difficult." Xing Chenmu thought for a while, then looked at Zhuo Ying who was beside him, "Brother, let's go and have a look together?"

Zhuo Ying didn't quite agree, "It's probably not safe to gather people from all corners of the country there, Mu'er, let's go home early."

After Xing Chenmu ordered a few dishes, he asked Xiao Er to leave first, and then he moved to Zhuo Ying's side and coaxed: "A Ying, let's go and have a look. I don't know when I can come out again this time, let alone Aren't there still a few days before the agreed time limit?"

This is an itinerary that was not planned by Xing Chenmu, there are too many variables, Zhuo Ying is really worried about Xing Chenmu's safety, but seeing that Xing Chenmu wants to go so much, she can't bear to refuse.

He didn't make up his mind until the meal was over.

In the carriage, Xing Chenmu coaxed and begged him in his arms, which made the people listening outside blushed, and Zhuo Ying couldn't hold back his agreement.

Only then did Xing Chenmu smile, and he lifted the curtain of the car to arrange matters.

Since he was going to someone's private estate, it was obviously inappropriate to bring too many people, so he asked the other shadow guards accompanying him to go back to the palace first, and reported his whereabouts to Xing Chenxiu along the way, leaving Yan Qing and Xiaoying as followers, and Ying Ba Ying Jiu went together as the guard.

"No." Such an arrangement was directly opposed by Zhuo Ying, who insisted, "If you are worried about waiting for too many guards and causing suspicion, you can keep people near the villa, as long as you don't enter the villa."

"But there may not be cover around the villa, and we are not sure how long we will stay there. There are many people in the world, and some of them are proficient in martial arts. Once their whereabouts are discovered, wouldn't it be more suspicious?" Xing Chenmu held Zhuo Ying in his arms. On her lap, she took his hand and patted it reassuringly.

This concern is not unreasonable. When you go out to appreciate osmanthus, it is understandable for ordinary people's sons to bring a few attendants and guards to serve them. If they bring dozens of guards and are near Luancheng, ordinary people will immediately go to the princes and nobles. guess.

Even if the shadow guards are allowed to go separately, they all speak with the same Luancheng accent at the same time, and they are all martial arts practitioners, which is very suspicious.

After careful consideration, Zhuo Ying gave in a little, and ordered his subordinates to stand by in Shangyuan City. Calculating the distance, from Shangyuan City to Naqiulu Mountain Villa, it would only take half a day on a fast horse. In case something went wrong , can also arrive in time to respond.

Seeing Zhuo Ying's arrangement, Xing Chenmu naturally had no objection, and put down the curtain again, and the group of people quickly separated and set off.

But Zhuo Ying was exceptionally silent on the next section of the road. Xing Chenmu originally thought that he was worried and only took these few people to the villa, and after a few words of coaxing, he said, "Sorry, I didn't mean to be in front of people." Refuting your face, but it is my duty to protect your safety, I... um..."

The words that followed were sealed by Xing Chenmu's lips, perhaps with a sense of punishment, the kiss was extraordinarily intense, Zhuo Ying closed her eyes obediently, and let Xing Chenmu wreak havoc in his mouth, even hooking his tongue to the mouth. He took a gentle bite in his mouth.

"Say sorry to me one more time in the future, and I'll just kiss you once like this, no matter in front of you or behind you." After letting him go, Xing Chenmu said so.

"But......"

"No but." Xing Chenmu raised his hand to wipe the silver stains from the corners of his mouth, "I love how soft and shy you are when you sit in my arms, and I also love how indifferent and alienated you are when you treat others in front of others, but you probably don't know , what I love most is actually the strength and firmness you show every time you put your heart and soul into my consideration. A Ying, if you don’t even dare to refute me when I do something wrong, then I’m afraid I’m doomed to be a foolish king in the future gone."

The emotion in Zhuo Ying's heart cannot be expressed in words. He put his arms around the man's strong waist, buried his head on the man's chest, listened to the steady heartbeat, and said after a long time: "If you do something wrong, even if you know you will blame me , and I'll still say it."

Xing Chenmu smiled and didn't speak again. He knew that this was his A Ying, and he was the first in everything. Even if he did something that shouldn't be done, it must be because of him.

At this moment, the two of them hadn't imagined that they would encounter troubles during their trip to appreciate the osmanthus at Qiulu Villa, but it was Zhuo Ying's persistence that saved their lives.