The Pastoral Empress Merchant

Chapter 774 Difficult Choices
Before Mu Jinxi had time to probe and ask Ling Muhua what happened that day, Ling Muhua came looking for her!
Mu Jinxi was very surprised when she heard the servants report that he came to Mu Wangfu as a guest, because Brother Mu has been back to the capital for so long, except for inviting him to the banquet and he will be there, the rest of the private time, He has never been to Prince Mu's Mansion, even if she invited him to be a guest at Prince Mu's Mansion, he would find a reason to shirk it.She guessed that he was concerned about his status and felt embarrassed, so he didn't come to the house as a guest, so as not to be criticized.

But now he came uninvited? !

After Mu Jinxi was surprised, she became confused. According to what she knew about Brother Mu, it was impossible for him to come to Prince Mu's mansion to look for her for no reason. Outside, it used to be like this, why is it so weird and abnormal today?
Although she had doubts in her heart, Mu Jinxi was still very happy. It was a joyful thing to have a friend come to visit, let alone someone who had never been here before.

"Brother Mu, why did you suddenly come to find me in Prince Mu's Mansion? It really surprised me!" Mu Jinxi tidied up her makeup a little and came out to greet Ling Muhua, with a smile on her face and joy in her eyes. It can be seen that he is really happy to come.

Ling Muhua raised his eyebrows and said: "Suddenly it seems that I have never been a guest at your house, and I came here on impulse. You won't be disgusted, will you?"

Mu Jinxi glared at him reproachfully, "Look at what you said, how could I dislike it, and it's too late for me to be happy. It's not like I haven't invited you before, and you always pushed back and forth, but now you came to the door on your own initiative."

Ling Muhua smiled and said nothing.

Mu Jinxi's suspicious eyes turned around him and said suddenly: "But there is a saying that you can go to the Three Treasures Hall if you have nothing to do... I am really a little skeptical that you came to the door suddenly, maybe you have something to ask me for? "

The smile on Ling Muhua's face froze, the corners of his mouth twitched, he was quite speechless, rolled his eyes and said: "I came to see you with good intentions, and this is how you treat me, right? Still suspect that I have other plans for you?"

Mu Jinxi smiled and said: "Who made you so abnormal suddenly? They say that there must be demons in abnormal things. Is it normal for me to be so suspicious?"

Ling Muhua curled his lips, pretending to stand up and leave, and said, "Okay, since you despise me so much, then I'll leave right away, so as not to be suspected by you here."

"Hey, brother Mu, don't be angry, I'm just talking casually, don't take it seriously, can't I be wrong?" Mu Jinxi said it was wrong, but there was no trace of herself on her face. The wrong look, the playful smile on Ling Muhua's face made Ling Muhua feel helpless, shaking his head, as if he couldn't do anything about her.

"Forget it this time, if there is another time, I won't come!"

"Okay, okay, there is no next time, next time you come, I will set off firecrackers to welcome you, okay?"

Ling Muhua pretended to think about it seriously, but actually nodded and said: "It's not impossible to set off firecrackers, it's just a little troublesome, but it shouldn't be a problem if you set off a little less."

Mu Jinxi stared at him dumbfounded and didn't speak for a while, because she really couldn't answer the conversation.

Brother Mu is really a bit abnormal today!

"Hey, it seems that I haven't seen Hao'er for a while, take me to see Hao'er! Let me see how Hao'er looks, he must be more cute and cute?" Thinking of Hao'er, Ling Muhua's face Can't help showing a trace of tenderness.

He has always disliked such a small child, thinking it was too troublesome, but when he saw Hao'er, he couldn't help but like him, because he was so cute!He looks pink, as if carefully carved out of the finest jade, every time I see his eyes, which are brighter than the clearest sky, I feel like I forget all my troubles .

Hey, it's no wonder that the First Prince doesn't like Jue Lin, he even thinks about his death in his sleep, with the emperor's unusual trust and favor, a beautiful wife, a clever son, and excellent conditions in himself, all men in this world can't... He had everything he wished he had!Can you not make people envious and jealous to want him to die?Even his friend couldn't help being envious and jealous!
Thinking of Jue Lin, Ling Muhua couldn't help sighing softly in his heart, feeling that this person exists only to attract hatred.

"Why are you sighing so well?" Mu Jinxi asked strangely.

Ling Muhua asked in surprise, "Did I sigh?"

The corner of Mu Jinxi's mouth twitched, "Could it be me?"

"Oh, I'm the one who sighed?" Ling Muhua looked the same, and then sighed quietly: "I was just thinking, is it good or bad for you to marry such a person? Look at your husband , how much people hate you! When you become his wife, don't you have to bear the envy, jealousy and hatred of others? How hard it is!"

The corner of Mu Jinxi's mouth twitched even more seriously, is it a mistake to dare to feel that Juelin is so good?People who are incompetent will be jealous of others, right?Do you blame others for your own incompetence?Hmph, is she happy to marry such a man!How many women can't think of this!
"Then you should quickly become a fool, otherwise no one will marry you!" Mu Jinxi said with disgust.

"Well, I don't plan to get married, so it's better to continue to become better." Ling Muhua said with a smile.

Mu Jinxi was startled for a moment, then frowned, thinking of Xu Morou, she couldn't help asking tentatively: "Well, Brother Mu, you, don't you really have a woman in your heart who wants to marry her? You don't want to form a girl of your own Do you have a family? You have a wife and children, and you are still so young, it is impossible to live alone all the time. Have you ever thought about who you want to marry? Or someone who you think is suitable for you to marry? "

Ling Muhua seemed to think that her question was a bit strange, and after glancing at her, he said, "No, I don't have this idea for now, and I don't think anyone is suitable. These women are all the same. If I really want to get married in the future , I will choose a person with good character, decent appearance, virtuous and virtuous to marry and treat each other like a guest for the rest of my life. I don't expect to be like you."

"Is this not good for me? Jue Lin and I are what a normal couple should look like!" Mu Jinxi said unconvinced.

Ling Muhua smiled, with complicated eyes, "You guys are just too kind." So nice that it makes people daunted.

The relationship between her and Jue Lin is not something everyone can get. Look at the couples in this world, how many couples really love each other?Even if they love each other at the beginning, how long can this love last?
Didn't his mother and that man love each other vigorously at the beginning, but in the end?Didn't that man also transfer love to another person? When he transferred his love to another person, let alone the slightest nostalgia for his mother, he was so ruthless that it made people feel chilling. He didn't take into account their previous feelings at all. He didn't expect his mother to save his life, if not for his mother, he would have died long ago!

But all of these are no match for the temptation of money, power and beauty. It is just a few hardships that crush him and make him abandon his mother!If it weren't for him, my mother wouldn't have suffered so much at all, and she wouldn't have died from overwork at a young age, and now she couldn't even rest in peace after she died!

The source of everything is that damned man!
"Brother Mu, Brother Mu? What are you thinking, why is your face so ugly?" Mu Jinxi frowned worriedly and stretched out her hand to swipe in front of him a few times.

Why did the well-behaved brother Mu's complexion suddenly turn sour?What did you think of?
Ling Muhua was slightly shocked, and after blinking, he realized that he had shown emotions that he shouldn't have in front of Xiaoxi. During this period of time, he thought of the past more and more frequently, and remembered the suffering he and his mother had suffered. , was forced to have nowhere to go, humiliated and tortured... He thought he had forgotten those things in the past, but in fact he seldom remembered them all these years, because it was all over and he didn't want to be entangled, but now he was forced to Remembering bit by bit, the more he thought about it, the deeper the hatred in his heart!

"Brother Mu? What's the matter with you? Why are you always in a daze? This is not like your style!" Mu Jinxi teased.

"Well, I guess I was stimulated by you." Ling Muhua said seriously.

"Nonsense, I have never stimulated you."

"You just kept talking about how happy you and Jue Lin are. Isn't that exciting?" Ling Muhua raised his eyebrows and said.

Mu Jinxi twitched the corner of her mouth, "I didn't say anything, it's obvious that you have something on your mind, and you still rely on me."

"Who doesn't care, thinks that everyone lives as carefree as you?"

"I'm also very troubled. You, who said you would help me run for the imperial business, ended up with only one word." Mu Jinxi began to complain.

But Ling Muhua is absolutely not guilty, "I just said that I will provide you with unlimited financial support, but I didn't say anything else. Besides, I don't know what skin care products you want to study, so I can't help you. !"

"Then you can give me some advice, right? You flick your hands and want to be the shopkeeper, and you still want to take [-]% of my profit! Shame on you?" While talking, Mu Jinxi became angry. Now, I deeply feel that I have been deceived.

"Okay, what advice do you want? I'll discuss it with you in the study after I finish reading Hao'er, okay?"

Mu Jinxi was taken aback, "You want to discuss with me in the study?"

Ling Muhua looked at her strangely, "Don't we talk about things in the study? Are you sure you want me to go to your room in Jinglanyuan? If you think Juelin won't mind, then I won't mind either."

Mu Jinxi choked, thinking of Jue Lin's jealous vat, if he knew that he had brought Brother Mu to Jinglan Garden, would it be a disaster when he came back?
Thinking about Jue Lin's performance when he was jealous, Mu Jinxi couldn't help shaking, shaking her head and said: "Forget it, let's go to the study!"

Hearing what she said, Ling Muhua's expression was a bit complicated, his eyes flickered, he opened his mouth and wanted to regret that he couldn't say no, after a while he would leave directly after watching Hao'er, and they would go outside if they wanted to discuss things good to go.But in the end, the words remained unspoken.

He came today for a purpose. The eldest prince ordered him to find an opportunity to go to the study of Prince Mu's mansion to see if he could find the secret of Jue Lin in the study. report to him.

So he actually came to be a spy today...

"Okay, go through this long corridor and you will arrive at Xiaobao and Hao'er's yard. Xiaobao is not in the mansion today, so you won't be able to see him, but Hao'er, you can play with him, this kid is too quiet He doesn't look like a boy at all." Speaking of her youngest son, Mu Jinxi couldn't help shaking her head.

He is obviously a boy, but he is quieter than a girl. If she is not sure that he is a boy, she will suspect that she has the wrong gender!She remembered that although Xiaobao was sensible when he was a child, his temperament was still in line with that of an ordinary boy. He loved to play, move and make trouble, especially when Haoer was as old as Haoer now, but he would cry from time to time.As a result, Haoer...

Hao'er has never seen him making a fuss since he was born, even if he was hungry, if he wanted to drink milk, he would just babble and wave his little arms to attract others' attention, and he would never cry loudly.Cough, if it wasn't for his babbling sounds from time to time, she would have worried if Hao'er was a little mute.

How could a child be so quiet, neither crying nor fussing, when he was full of sleep, he opened his eyes and rolled them around, not knowing what he was looking at, when he was hungry, he babbled a few times, and when he was full, he closed his eyes obediently. Sleep with eyes closed.Someone teased him, and he played with others with a good temper. No one paid attention to him, and he just had fun by himself...

She really didn't know how much blessing she had accumulated to give birth to such a son!Mu Jinxi cried out silently in her heart.

Ling Muhua couldn't stop laughing when he heard her words. Because of the sorrow in her tone, "Isn't your son being quiet and well-behaved? If he is well-behaved, you don't have to worry so much. Isn't that bad? How many people can't envy him?" , you are still complaining here, as expected, the two husband and wife are both pulling hatred, I'm afraid no one will hate you, right?"

Mu Jinxi glanced at him and said, "You'll know when you see Hao'er."

When they arrived at the courtyard of the two brothers, Hao'er just woke up, full of energy, with a pair of clear and bright eyes rolling around, lying on the small bed, waving his little arms from time to time, kneeling in front of the small bed Writing Zhishu and Caiqing, the four maidservants take turns here to take care of Hao'er, because Mu Jinxi is more at ease with the four maidservants who are by her side, and there are not many things to do in Jinglanyuan, so she let the four maidservants come here in turn Take care of Haoer.

"Little princess." Zhishu and Caiqing were a little surprised to see their little princess bringing a foreigner over, but they quickly recognized him, who seemed to be a friend of the little princess.

"I'm here for the time being, so go and get busy with other things first!" Mu Jinxi waved her hand, indicating that they should retreat first, so they don't have to stay here all the time.

Zhishu and Caiqing got lucky and quickly withdrew.

Ling Muhua walked to the small bed where Hao'er was sleeping in a big stride, and looked down at the little man lying on the bed. The little man on the bed actually looked at him without blinking, and asked him to take a look. The child laughed.

"Your son is really different. He's not afraid of life at all." He looked at him so fiercely, without fear at all, and was very calm.

"If you get in touch with him for a longer period of time, you will find more differences in him!" Mu Jinxi walked over and hugged Hao'er, Hao'er finally gave a little reaction when he saw his mother, waving his little arms He began to babble, as if greeting her.

"Good baby, are you good today? Do you want to be a mother? Mother, let's see if you have grown up..." Mu Jinxi is like all mothers, as soon as she picks up her child, she immediately changes It looks so stupid that Ling Muhua can't help laughing.

"I said Xiaoxi, your son is so young, what's the use of asking him these things? Isn't it for nothing?"

Mu Jinxi glanced at him and said, "Of course you won't understand if you're not a mother. You will understand when you become a father in the future."

Although the poor Hao'er didn't care about staying by himself, it would be nice to have someone to play with him, so when Mu Jinxi teased him, he cooperated with her and cried out excitedly, his eyes sparkling , the small body is wrapped in the brocade quilt like a cicada pupa, writhing, very cute.

"Hey, didn't you say that I came here today to see your son? What's the matter with you always hugging him?" Ling Muhua looked at the child in Mu Jinxi's arms and his heart began to itch.

Sure enough, it is a child born of a combination of handsome men and beautiful women. The longer Xiao Bao grows, the more he looks like Jue Lin. He has already fascinated a lot of people at a young age, and he will probably be the same as his father when he grows up.Now this one is still small, but it is also very cute. It is quite similar to Xiaobao in appearance, but the eyes are more like Xiaoxi. Maybe because of this, his face looks softer than Xiaobao, and Xiaoxi. The quiet personality is also suitable.

"Ah, do you want to hug?" Mu Jinxi asked in surprise.

Ling Muhua rubbed his hands together, eager to try, "Okay, give it a try, I didn't hug it at the full moon banquet last time."

As a result, Ling Muhua couldn't bear to let go as soon as he hugged him, until Hao'er fell asleep, he reluctantly put Hao'er back on the small bed, and then Mu Jinxi took him to the study.

As soon as he mentioned going to the study, the smile on Ling Muhua's face involuntarily restrained. It was completely different from the relaxed and comfortable look just now. Mu Jinxi walked in front and didn't notice the expression on his face, so she didn't notice his complicated expression at all. Mood changes.

There is only one study in Prince Mu's Mansion, which is the one that Jue Lin is used to. Because the population of Prince Mu's Mansion is simple, there have been only two masters, the old concubine and Jue Lin for so many years, and the old concubine is too old to use the study room. So a study is enough.Even after Mu Jinxi married in, she still maintained the original appearance. Jue Lin generously said that this study room can be shared by two people, so there is no need to add another study room.

So now the study that Mu Jinxi took Ling Muhua to is the study that Juelin usually uses. Juelin used this study when he was working in the mansion, and all his official documents were in it. He never thought of avoiding it. Mu Jinxi.Even more, he never thought that one day someone would come to Prince Mu's mansion to check the news in his study.

When she arrived at the study, Mu Jinxi pushed the door and walked in naturally. Seeing her like this, Ling Muhua wondered if this study was just her personal study. Jue Lin didn't work here, but when he went in, he saw I immediately understood that this was Jue Lin's study room, which was filled with various books. There were still many unprocessed official documents on the long case in front of the bookshelf, and some of them were even spread out directly on the long case. I didn't think about anything to avoid.

Thinking of Xiao Xi's appearance when she walked in just now, and seeing the current situation in the study, Ling Muhua couldn't help asking curiously: "Does Jue Lin usually work here to handle government affairs?"

Mu Jinxi nodded: "Yes, there is only one study room in Prince Mu's Mansion, and I don't use it much, so there is no need to add another study room. Moreover, this study room is quite big, so it is no problem for two people to use it. "

"Could it be that Jue Lin believes in you so much, doesn't doubt you at all, and avoids you?"

Mu Jinxi was startled, then raised her brows, feeling that what he said seemed a little strange!

"I am Juelin's wife and his lover. Shouldn't he believe me? Also, it's just a study. Why should I avoid it?"

Ling Muhua shrugged and said: "Jue Lin is a minister of the court, and he has won the trust of the emperor. The emperor entrusts him to do many things, and he will bring many things back to the mansion..." The meaning is self-evident Metaphor.

Mu Jinxi nodded clearly, "You mean that Juelin may have some official documents that cannot be read by others. If he is in the study, I may see them. What do you mean? right?"

Ling Muhua nodded.

Mu Jinxi frowned, thought for a while and said: "It's nothing. If it's really inconvenient for me to read it, he will tell me, and I won't look through his official documents out of curiosity, so... you It seems that there is no need for such doubts and concerns.”

The corners of Ling Muhua's mouth twitched, complex expressions flashed across his eyes, and he asked jokingly: "Then you brought me in so generously, aren't you afraid that I might see something I shouldn't?"

Mu Jinxi rolled her eyes at him furiously, "Brother Mu, I think you're really weird today, you're nagging, weird, can't you be bewitched? You are my friend, I believe in you, so even if I bring you in, I won’t feel anything, I believe that in terms of your character, even if there is something, you won’t read it, let alone tell it to the outside world.”

Hearing her words like this, Ling Muhua's heart sank and became even more bitter, but his lowered eyes covered the complicated emotions in his eyes, and he said with a smile: "Then should I thank you for your kindness?" trust me?"

Mu Jinxi patted him on the shoulder and said: "It's not necessary to be grateful, it's okay to be happy, and then, to repay me for me, you can put more effort into my campaign for the imperial business! Alright, let's sit down Come down and talk about running for the Imperial Merchant!"

Ling Muhua smiled and didn't say anything more.

In fact, he came here suddenly today because the eldest prince asked him to find a chance to check the news in the study of Prince Mu's mansion, which is good, but he also hoped that his sudden visit would make Xiaoxi suspicious and be on guard against him. If so, he would It is logical to tell the eldest prince that Xiaoxi himself doubted, and he did not dare to do too much, lest she really doubt the relationship between them, so he did not follow his words.

Only in this way can we get the best of both worlds, the eldest prince can temporarily fool him, and Xiaoxi doesn't have to do anything to feel sorry for her here.As long as he is given time, he will definitely think of a way to get his mother's ashes back. As long as he gets his mother's ashes back, he won't be restrained by the eldest prince, and he can even start to take revenge on him, the Luo family!
After he came back from the First Prince that day, he naively comforted himself, saying that maybe the First Prince deliberately frightened him, so he didn’t know where to put something in that jar, and then pasted a talisman on it. The ashes of my own mother.The next day he went to his mother's cemetery with hope, but was disappointed to find that his mother's tomb had been dug up, the coffin was exposed, and the funerary objects were scattered all over the ground. The wreck!
When his mother died, he already had some savings. In order to let his mother live a better life after death, he almost used all his savings to make the best shroud for her, and prepared Apart from the funerary objects, even the inner and outer coffins were rushed out, and the cemetery was also built very large, but that day he only saw a mess.The First Prince destroyed everything...

Mother's ashes are indeed in the hands of the First Prince!So he had to give in to him temporarily, but as long as he was given a little more time, he believed that he would find a solution!He only hoped that the eldest prince would not order him to do anything to hurt Jue Lin and Xiao Xi during this period of time, otherwise he would regret it for the rest of his life.

and……

Thinking of what the Eldest Prince said to him, Ling Muhua couldn't help frowning tightly.The eldest prince not only asked him to go to the study of Prince Mu's mansion to find out the news, but even asked him to play tricks on Xiaoxi's election for the imperial business. Although he didn't know that he had signed a contract with Xiaoxi, but because of his relationship with Xiaoxi , so the eldest prince still intends to let himself play tricks on Xiaoxi's election to the imperial merchant, the purpose is to make Xiaoxi's election to the imperial merchant fail!
If Xiao Xi runs for the Imperial Merchant, and Jue Lin's influence in the court, then the power of Prince Mu's Mansion will be even stronger, and the First Prince will definitely not stand by and watch this happen.

If he can't get back his mother's ashes as soon as possible, then he will really betray Xiaoxi!

As Mu Jinxi was talking, she realized that the person sitting opposite her was dazed. She sighed weakly, "Brother Mu, what happened to you today? I've never seen you like this before. Are you Is there something bothering you? If so, tell me, maybe I can help you. It’s not a solution for you to keep it in your heart like this!"

I don't know how many times he has dazzled God here today!She wanted to suspect that others were here, but her heart didn't know where it went.

Ling Muhua was stunned, showed a wry smile, shook his head and said: "You can't help me, only I can help myself."

Mu Jinxi frowned, and before she could say anything, she heard him say again: "Xiaoxi, if, I said if, if I had to do something to hurt you, you, can you forgive me?"

This time it was Mu Jinxi's turn to be stunned. She blinked, and seeing his serious face, she couldn't help thinking seriously, and then she looked at him seriously for a while and said, "Brother Mu, although I don't know why you ask so , but since you asked, I'll answer you. It's just that it's hard to say this kind of question before it happens, because I don't know the extent of what you said hurt me, but I think I should forgive you, you They said it was imperative."

Ling Muhua didn't feel better because of her words, on the contrary, he felt even more uncomfortable in his heart.

"But Brother Mu, it's better not to do this kind of thing. Think about it, even if you have no choice but to do it, you will do it, and the damage will be caused, and it may affect our relationship. I I don't want anything to destroy our relationship. In my heart, Brother Mu, you are actually my relatives just like my dear brother. "

Ling Muhua twitched the corners of his mouth sadly, his eyes were sad.

Yes, relatives, he also regards Xiaoxi as a relative, but now everything has changed, and this rare relationship may be destroyed.But now he has nothing to do!

Ling Muhua closed his eyes, clenched his hands hanging by his sides tightly into fists, and made a decision in his heart.

(End of this chapter)