auspicious time has come

Chapter 120 It's going to be bad
When Hengyu came to her, Xiao Mu seemed to see her: "Why are you here?"

"It's too stuffy in the hall, so come out for a walk."

Xiao Mu continued to walk forward unhurriedly, and said, "That's quite a coincidence."

"It's not a coincidence." Heng Yu followed him, and said frankly: "I came here specially to wait for Lord Hou—"

"Why, are you afraid that Benhou won't remember the way back?"

"I'm afraid that Master Hou won't be able to come back easily..." Hengyu lowered his voice slightly, and moved closer to him, curiously asking: "Master Hou, what is the arrangement inside?"

Xiao Mu turned to look at her: "What kind of arrangement does Painter Ji think it will be?"

"Actually, there are only two possibilities, but I just saw a girl who was dressed too coolly and ran all the way, crying so sadly, it seemed like she was bullied by a villain—"

Xiao Mu corrected: "It's the Marquis who was bullied."

He spoke in a serious manner, so Heng Yu also asked in a serious manner: "Your Majesty's implication is that you don't like such delicate beauties?"

Xiao Mu put his hands behind his back: "I never noticed what kind of wind she was blowing—"

"Then Hou Ye is really a rare gentleman in the world." Hengyu praised sincerely, and then suddenly realized: "Yes, Hou Ye originally had a sweetheart in mind, so he guards himself like a jade and sits like a jade. .”

Xiao Mu paused when he heard the words, as if a thought that was so secret that he didn't even have time to face it was suddenly punctured.

Immediately, I heard the girl next to me ask curiously and earnestly: "I have also heard the rumors about Master Hou's nostalgia, but I don't know... what kind of person is that girl?"

Xiao Mu: "..."

Oh, that's what I meant to say.

It refers to the person he often goes to worship——

No wonder he is so clear about the rumors about himself, he can tell which one it is just by mentioning it - after all, who told him to have a lieutenant named Yin Hai under him.

And talking about this, he couldn't help feeling curious: "Why must it be a girl?"

Heng Yu looked at him with great surprise: "Of course it doesn't have to be a girl... So, is this rumor too limited?"

"..." Knowing where she was going, Xiao Mu's face froze: "That's an old friend of the Marquis."

He bit down on the word "friend".

Hengyu heaved a sigh of relief inexplicably, and the corners of his mouth slightly curved: "Is that so..."

This breath of relief seemed to take away the unknown worries in her heart, and it became clean, spacious and stretched, very suitable for the long-buried seed to take root and germinate with peace of mind.

"He is a good friend who grew up with me since childhood." Xiao Mu looked into the dark night, and confided to someone for the first time: "We can read and read together, practice martial arts and sword together, and get into trouble together and get punished—"

Heng Yu heard the sound and looked at him.

His eyes are calm and distant.

And although she had never seen that "Little General of Time" in person when she was young, she had heard of his name——

His father Shu Guogong Shi Minhui and Jiang Zhengfu, the current Zhongshu Ling, were both companions of today's saints.

And the sons of the two, that is, General Shi and Young Master Jiang, later became the prince's companion as a matter of course.

In addition, the second prince who was born of the same mother as the crown prince was also studying and being taught together—that is, the later king of Jin.

These four children of similar age and noble status grew up together under the protection of their parents, and gradually grew into the appearance of a young man.

What happened next is no secret...

When the family was destroyed, the second prince was enshrined as the king of Jin and garrisoned in the north. The king of Jin conspired against him, and the son of the Jiang family recommended himself to persuade him to surrender, but died in vain.

And the person who needs him to erect the monument is a monument without words...

Then he could only die as a sinner without proper burial.

Heng Yu looked at the person beside him.

And he was the one who quelled the King Jin Rebellion...

She couldn't guess what happened at that time, and what state of mind he would be in—

After a while, she looked at him and said softly, "Master Hou, although it must have been a long time ago, please feel sorry for him."

What she wanted to say was not just about King Jin, she thought, he would understand.

Xiao Mu was suddenly a little dazed when he stared at the long night.

Her reassurance seems to be too regular to be a bit old-fashioned——

But there seems to be no lack of strength in the soft tone, this strength is like a warm and soft hand passing through the long years, gently stroking the head of the embarrassed boy from the past.

Facing the girl's eyes, Xiao Mu suddenly felt like a dog whose head was rubbed with thoughts.

Hengyu didn't need him to respond, and he didn't want to continue this topic, and praised: "On closer inspection, I found that this robe is also very suitable for Lord Hou, and it looks more and more like a tree."

This flattery is really coming at the same time——

Xiao Mu smiled silently, looked forward and said, "Go and sit there."

"Master Hou isn't going back to the banquet hall?"

"Didn't you just say that the hall was too stuffy?"

In front is a lotus pond, and several huge stones beside the pond are polished brightly.

Heng Yu sat down beside the boulder, and Xiao Mu followed suit.

Close and easy-going and Cuihuai guarded not far away.

The evening breeze was very light, and the few lotus plants in the pond were picturesquely quiet.

Hengyu straightened her legs, put her hands on her knees, and said very relaxedly: "It's a big circle, but it's just a beauty trick. Isn't it just a waste of time for Master Hou?"

After all, this so-called beauty trick is the most ambiguous.

You said you were using it as a spy, but you still need evidence.After all, under the banquet and wine hall, such things can often be interpreted as courteousness.

Even trying to judge the other party's position from this will not work, and there are other things to worry about.

This Governor Pei, should I say that he is a little bit cowardly, or is he too cautious?
Xiao Mu was noncommittal about the "traveling in vain", and seemed to be pointing: "In the situation in the capital, a game of chess has reached the most critical moment, no matter how patient you are, it's time to make a move—"

It seemed that Pei Ding was not the only one he was referring to.In other words, it looked through Pei Ding to an undetermined other place.

Listening to his words, Heng Yu fell into thought for a while.

This thinking is divided into two, independent of each other.

One is to follow his words and identify friends and foes in the current situation.

The second is that when he talks to her now, there is less distance between him...

What about the person who treated her like a spy back then?
……

In the front hall, the banquet has come to an end.

Some guests began to leave the banquet, and Mrs. Dou, the governor's wife, personally sent the most distinguished female guest out of the mansion tonight.

Yin Hai seemed to have had too much wine, and walked out of the banquet hall unsteadily, just as he stepped down the stone steps, holding on to the stone railing to stand firm, he heard a pleasantly surprised voice.

"You're really here!"

Illuminated by the bright lights, the girl trotted over, her face full of joy.

She obviously ran out alone, and she ran extremely fast, and there was no female envoy behind her.

Yinhai suddenly woke up from the drunkenness, and immediately stood up straight.

"Since you want to come, why don't you tell me in advance!" Pei Wushuang came to him: "I have caught wind and cold for the past two days, so I didn't come out much in the courtyard... It's too unfortunate to say it. , if I hadn't heard them mention it, I wouldn't have seen you!"

Her voice was muffled, she chattered a lot, turned her face and sneezed loudly.

Yin Hai said helplessly: "Miss Pei is ill, it's better to go back soon—"

"I just came here, so you let me go back!" Pei Wushuang said dissatisfiedly, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he leaned over and asked, "You care about me, don't you?"

Yin Hai smiled and said, "It's because I'm afraid that Miss Pei will give me a bad breath."

"You...!" Pei Wushuang gritted his teeth and reached out to hit him.

Yin Hai avoided her hand, glanced behind her, covered his stomach and let out an "Aiyo": "I suddenly feel a little uncomfortable, I'm afraid it's inconvenient to talk to Miss Pei—"

Hearing this, Pei Wushuang hurriedly asked nervously, "Did you drink too much?"

"No, no..." Yin Hai hurriedly waved at her: "I just want to clean the room."

"Then I'll take you there!"

Yin Haiqiang smiled and said, "It's not necessary..."

"Shuang'er!" The woman scolded from behind: "What are you messing around with again!"

"Mother..." Pei Wushuang turned around guiltily.

Dou glared at her daughter, then looked at Yin Hai, with a polite and appropriate sense of distance: "Vice General Yin, if necessary, may let me, an envoy, lead the way."

Yin Hai saluted with a smile: "That's enough work."

Dou Shi signaled to the female envoy beside her: "Ask Zhi—"

The female envoy lowered her eyes and answered "Yes": "Vice General Yin, please come with your maidservant."

Yin Hai nodded.

Standing behind Dou Shi, Pei Wushuang said four words to him silently - I am waiting for you.

Yin Hai pretended not to understand, and followed the envoy.

"I see the girl looks familiar..." Yin Hai said with a smile on the way to the clean room.

The female envoy lowered her head and said, "My maidservant has been to the Hou's Mansion several times with Madam, or met General Yin."

"Ah, yes... I remember it!" Yin Hai suddenly said, "You are the Pei family envoy who got lost last time and almost entered our general's study—"

The female envoy's feet were slightly stagnant, and she said after a while: "The servant girl went the wrong way that time, but fortunately, I met General Yin to help the maidservant guide the way..."

She was clearly considered cautious, but the vigilance of the people in the Hou's mansion was impeccable.

But at the time, she thought she had covered up the past, and no one in the Hou's mansion had ever looked into it...

What did the other party mean when he mentioned it at this time?
"This is also a chance. I was the one who showed you the way before, and today you are the one who guides me." Yin Hai said with emotion.

What does this fake monk mean?
The female envoy stopped cautiously: "General Yin, the clean room is just ahead."

The banquet living room is used to entertain guests, so the clean room is naturally not too far away.

But Yin Hai stopped and looked at her with a smile: "By the way, when I helped the girl guide the way last time, I forgot one thing..."

"I don't know what General Yin is referring to?"

But as soon as the words fell, the other party suddenly attacked her!

The female envoy instinctively and subconsciously dodges away.

Yin Hai: "Sure enough, I have some skills, no wonder I can find near the outer study."

The maid's complexion changed: "You..."

The other party is testing her!
Yin Hai asked with a smile: "Pei's family belongs to a noble family, and Mrs. Dou also comes from a scholarly family. How can the female envoys around her be so sensitive?"

The female envoy forced herself to be calm: "The noble family must also have means of self-protection, especially in a place of right and wrong like the Northland...the so-called kung fu is just to protect the safety of the wife and the girl, what's wrong?"

"He's a good talker..." Yin Hai nodded approvingly: "Very good, so let's have a good chat later."

While speaking, he shot again.

And this time it was obviously different from the probing move just now, but with three or two moves, it was easy to knock people unconscious.

"General India—"

A man in black who was hidden behind the cleaning room came out.

Yin Hai turned and left with a casual voice: "Take it away, be careful."

"Yes."

The man in black took out the black cloth bag he had prepared and walked towards the fallen female envoy.

……

At the same moment, Cheng Ping returned to Dingbeihou Mansion in a hurry.

"Why did Uncle Ping come back early?" Jiji was about to ask someone to boil hot water for her daughter to take a bath when she came back, when she saw Cheng Ping coming to the courtyard, she asked in surprise.

How urgent is it to get back two days early?

"Where's the girl?" Cheng Ping asked hurriedly.

"The girl went to the banquet with Mrs. Xiao, but she hasn't come back yet." Jiji saw something was wrong: "Uncle Ping, is there something urgent?"

Cheng Ping didn't answer but asked, "Where did you go for the banquet?"

"Pei's House of the Governor's Mansion—Hey! Uncle Ping!" Looking at the back of the man who turned and strode away, Jiji shouted but failed to stop him.

……

In the governor's mansion, when Heng Yu and Xiao Mu returned to the front hall, the guests had already left.

Obviously, Pei Ding had listened to the butler's report and knew about the female envoy's rejection in the guest room. At this time, he did not choose to be fooled, but explained to Xiao Mu in a very ashamed manner: "...is the next Officials are ignorant and troublesome, I should have thought of it a long time ago, how can a person with a noble heart like Lord Hou... Hey, I am ashamed, I am ashamed."

"Pei Inspector also has a kind intention, and this Marquis appreciates it." Xiao Mu didn't say much, but said: "It's getting late, so Ben Marquis won't bother me anymore."

Pei Ding hurriedly said: "I will send you off to Lord Hou!"

Xiao Mu looked at Heng Yu who was on the side.

Heng Yu also looked at him: "The maid said that my aunt has gone back first."

Xiao Mu: "..."

He should say what mother would like...

"Pei Inspector doesn't need to send it off." Xiao Mu raised his foot while speaking.

Pei Ding answered "yes" knowingly, saluted and said: "I will send off Lord Hou respectfully, Lord Hou and Painter Ji will go slowly."

Seeing the backs of the two walking away, Pei Ding slowly breathed a sigh of relief, and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"My lord..." The butler hurried over.

"What's wrong?" Pei Ding became nervous when he saw the butler's face.

"The maid Wenzhi next to Madam is missing!" the butler said in a low voice.

"Ask Zhi?!" Pei Ding was taken aback for a moment, and said anxiously, "How could she disappear!"

"It is said that half an hour ago, he led the way for Vice-General Yin to the clean room... But Vice-General Yin came back, but there was no sign of her. Yin Hai only asked Zhi to take him to the clean room and then left Yes, but Madam waited for a long time but still couldn't wait for her to come back, I just asked people to look around, and I asked around and said that I had never seen her before!"

"She's definitely not such a reckless person, shouldn't she..." Pei Ding secretly said, "I'm afraid something bad will happen...!"

"My lord, what should I do now?"

"Let people continue to search first... I'll go see my clansmen!" Pei Ding hurried to the guest house.

This time, in order to "celebrate his birthday", many members of the Jingcheng clan came, and they all just left the banquet to go back——

Above the night sky, black clouds floated silently, covering the sky and the moon.

　Good night everyone (づ￣3￣)づ

　　
　
(End of this chapter)