auspicious time has come

Chapter 136 The life-saving grace

Hengyu's eyes were uncertain.

Who is that person?

Judging from the various clues obtained so far, Jiang Zhengfu's suspicion has already accounted for [-]%...

"Why did he do this?" Heng Yu thought subconsciously: "To frame a close friend, to kill a teacher... What kind of motivation is there to do this?"

Of course, the evil of human nature should not be underestimated, but even the most evil person, as long as he is a clear-headed person, he must weigh the pros and cons of doing things.

"He was the one who ransacked my home by order back then. The so-called collaborating with the enemy case was also settled by him. With his keenness and understanding of my father, if he didn't notice the slightest abnormality in the process of handling the case , no one would believe it."

Xiao Mudao: "So these years, I have often thought about this question. He is a civil servant, and my father is a military commander. There is little friction between the two of them over political opinions. The friendship that has been broken for many years is not fake. After thinking about it, the biggest There may be only one left - he chose to stand beside another 'best friend'."

Hengyu only felt the cool wind pouring into his chest cavity, and the coldness seeped out from his heart.

Another 'best friend' is naturally another student of her A Weng, who is the current Holy One.

"He either obeyed orders, or he was forced to do it, or he guessed the king's heart and expressed his loyalty, or there was another inside story that I haven't guessed yet—" Xiao Mu's tone seemed ambiguous. There is no feeling of sadness, this sadness seems to be felt by the late father: "But in any case, the reason is not important. Of course, there is no right or wrong in the way of self-protection, but if it is really what he did, even if there is no right or wrong, There must be a conclusion to this matter.”

"Yes, let's not talk about right and wrong, let's just rely on our ability." Heng Yu said.

The girl tensed her jaw slightly, and the night passed through the window lattice, staining her brows and eyes with a bit of silent stubbornness.

"What happened to Mr. Qinghan eight years ago... I'm sorry."

Hearing the sound, Heng Yu turned her head to look at him, looking at him with reddish eyes: "What are you apologizing for?"

"Sir, I was implicated in the affairs of my family. This matter should not have happened." Xiao Mu's eyes were full of guilt: "If it weren't for this, you don't have to live with these things all the time."

The accident eight years ago killed Mr. Qinghan and ruined the stability of the entire Ji family, disrupting and changing her originally peaceful and beautiful life.

Facing his apology, Heng Yu asked noncommittally: "Since you think so, why do you choose to speak out to me? Are you not afraid that I will blame you indiscriminately?"

"Even if you want to complain, it's justified, not indiscriminate." Xiao Mu looked at her with a gentle but powerful voice: "No matter how you look at me, it is true that Mr. Qinghan died because of something in my family. Regardless of whether you and I form an alliance, this fair truth, I will definitely get it back for Mr.

Looking into his eyes, Heng Yu lightly sucked her reddish nose, and said: "Not to mention that the whole picture of the truth is still unknown, even if it is true as you and I guess, my grandfather was silenced to report the letter back to Beijing , but what he did was voluntary—"

"Grandfather's decision can't be wrong. The entire Shi family is not wrong, and you are even more right." She said: "The ones who are wrong are the murderers, and they are the only ones who need to pay for their mistakes with their lives."

So, what they have to do is to find out the whole truth together and make the killer pay the price.

The person who killed her A Weng, the person who framed the Shi family, and the person who wanted to assassinate him secretly this time——

Looking at the girl's eyes with clear goals and no ill will, Xiao Mu only felt a boulder being slowly removed from his heart.

He felt guilty from the bottom of his heart, and he thought he was ready to accept her grievances. He tried to explain everything he knew and thought objectively, but at this moment the most real feeling in his heart was telling him——he was not wrong. Be careful not to be nervous about her reaction.

This realization made him at a loss for words for a while, and he nodded slowly after a while.

After nodding his head, he thought, this reaction doesn't seem very smart, maybe it's not even... a bit silly, right?

Xiao Hou came to his senses, and when he was thinking about whether he should say something to save his image of being wise and martial, he only heard Heng Yu say: "From the current clues, we can see that the person who framed the Shi family and the one who killed me, Ah Weng, should be the same person. , and judging from the tattoo pattern, the person who assassinated you this time is the one who silenced you..."

As she spoke, she asked subconsciously: "If it's really Jiang Zhengfu, wouldn't he know your identity?"

"Probably not." Xiao Mu shook his head and said: "He has been using Pei Ding to secretly find my faults and excuses. If he knows my identity, he will definitely not choose to assassinate again—"

He is the "son of a sinner", and once his identity is revealed, he will be punished with death.

Heng Yu also reacted.

In this assassination, the person to be killed was indeed Xiao Mu, Marquis of Dingbei.

Kill Shi Jingzhi eight years ago, kill Xiao Mu eight years later——

It really is an old enemy that is destined to be difficult to get rid of.

Hengyu breathed a sigh of relief, gradually calmed down, looked at him and said: "I have finished what I have to say, the rest is to discuss slowly, don't rush it for a while. It's cool by the river, Master Hou, why don't you go back first?" House?"

Not long after he woke up from detoxification, he was injured again and was still weak.If he didn't want to see Yan Ming this time, he would never have come in person.

"Wait a little longer." Xiao Mu said, looking out of the window with his hands behind his back.

Hengyu was puzzled.

What are you waiting for?
Just as she was about to ask a question, she heard a "boom"——

Looking up, I saw fireworks blooming in the sky.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of "Boom——" sounded, and clusters of fireworks bloomed in the sky like epiphyllum, radiant and brilliant.

The flowing light spreads in the night sky and reflects into the river surface. It is as bright as day in all directions, making people feel like they are in another world. They can only see the boundless splendor in their eyes.

The beauty of fireworks is the beauty of shock.

Countless people raised their eyes to look at the same night sky, children were jumping for joy, and their laughter was loud and intertwined.

That's what it's about to be beautiful, to immerse yourself in something, to rest and heal, even if only for a moment.

A firework, a meal of delicious food, and a lifetime of life, you must gain strength from these large and small healings before you can move forward with anticipation.

Holding on to the window lattice, Heng Yu leaned her upper body out of the window, looking up at the increasingly grand fireworks in the sky.

Xiao Mu looked at her and said with a smile, "It's New Year's Eve, why don't you make a wish."

"Okay!" Heng Yu closed her eyes, put her palms together on her chin, and made a serious wish to the sky filled with fireworks: "May my revenge be avenged as soon as possible, so that grandma, sisters, brothers and sisters-in-law can live a peaceful and stable life. I want to build a big academy, be a strict teacher, and accept many, many students..."

Looking at her side face full of hope, Xiao Mu raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

It will come true—he told her in his mind.

When Hengyu opened his eyes, there was a smile in his eyes: "What about the wish of Lord Hou?"

His?
Looking at the fireworks in full bloom, Xiao Mu listened to the joyful sounds of the people, and said slowly: "May the four seasons be auspicious, the mountains and rivers be peaceful, and the people's spirits revive."

Heng Yu looked at him, and was a little fascinated for a while.

After a while, she sighed and said: "Compared with Master Hou's wish, I really seem narrow and insignificant. My mind is full of hatred..."

"Of course I have to take revenge." Xiao Mu looked at her with a smile: "It's just that you agreed for me, so I have to say something illusory—"

"Why do you agree together? Is this also possible?"

"Why not?"

"Then make a wish next time, let's change it! So that I can also try this kind of heart for the common people, for the country and the people, and the feeling of lofty integrity..."

"Well, next time I'll let you..."

The two laughed and talked, and the fireworks outside the window became more and more spectacular, like a dream, like a fairyland.

"Master Hou, you are very different tonight—" Heng Yu suddenly said seriously.

"What's the difference?"

"Well... Finally, he is a Marquis who is not poisonous."

Xiao Mu gave a "tss" laugh.

What is this saying?
"According to this, you are quite different today-"

"where?"

Xiao Mu leaned slightly, looked at her seriously with lowered eyes, and said, "The number one beauty in the capital, she should have never had frostbite on her face before, right?"

"...!" Heng Yu rolled her eyes.

Is this person actually a person who gets more and more familiar with him?
……

When the two returned to the Hou Mansion, a large hanging firecracker had just been placed in front of the gate of the Hou Mansion, and the crackling was very lively.

"It's time." Xiao Mu got off the carriage and said.

"It's time to eat dumplings." Heng Yu regretted, "It's a pity that Lord Hou can't eat them yet."

After all, it is the first detoxification, and it is not suitable to use those that are not easy to digest.

"Then you can eat an extra bowl on behalf of Benhou." Xiao Mu said as he walked across the threshold.

Mrs. Xiao was waiting for the two to come back.

As soon as he saw his mother, Xiao Hou was scolded all over his face.

"Okay, keep everything from me... This is because your wings are hardened. I don't think I need to be a mother anymore. I'm afraid I will find out and meddle in your own business!" The slap almost landed on Xiao Mu's head.

"Mother calm down, this is my son's fault, mother sit down and drink tea." Xiao Mu apologized.

Seeing this, Chunjuan quickly helped his wife to sit down.

"What's wrong with learning, but to learn that self-righteous way of reporting good news and not bad news! No matter how capable you are, you are only two fists and one head. When you encounter difficulties, why can't you speak up and think together?" Mrs. Xiao was not so much angry. , more of a fear.

His eyes fell on Hengyu, and he felt his anger subside a little: "Fortunately, you are not too confused, at least you know how to tell Ah Heng! This time it is all thanks to Ah Heng's help!"

Heng Yu explained honestly: "Auntie misunderstood, and Master Hou never told me, I guessed it all—"

"?" Xiao Mu looked over in disbelief.

Was it revenge for what he said about her having chilblains?
Heng Yu made a selfless expression—he was injured and poisoned and had to hide it from his family, so it's not worrying, he should have been scolded.

"You...you bastard! Tell me what's good about you?" Madam Xiao just extinguished a little bit of fire and went up again: "Fortunately, our Ah Heng is smart! You also learn from other Ah Heng, such a big I'm dead, and I'm still so worried, I don't know what to say when I'm poisoned! I didn't marry a daughter-in-law!"

Xiao Mu: "..."

How did such irrelevant things come together?
Seeing that the fire was quite strong, Heng Yu hurriedly said, "Auntie, I'll go back first."

Mrs. Xiao immediately put on a gentle and distressed tone: "Okay, okay, go back and rest, we, Ah Heng, have really worked hard these two days. Let's go back and get a good sleep first, and don't rush to get up tomorrow."

"Yes, this junior will leave."

Seeing the person who added fuel to the fire escape, Xiao Hou silently took a deep breath and then exhaled, and began to think about the feasibility of escaping from this place by means of bitterness.

However, I heard my mother's conversation suddenly changed——

"Speaking of which...you brat is a blessing in disguise this time!"

This is a warm room next to the flower hall, except for a few confidantes, the servants are all guarding outside, Madam Xiao has no scruples when speaking.

Xiao Mu was confused.

How could it be a blessing in disguise?
Everyone else is almost gone, what kind of "blessing" does it have to be comparable?

"Ah Heng saved your life!" Mrs. Xiao blinked at her son, and said clearly: "The so-called life-saving grace is a promise with your body... I don't need mother to teach you how to do it specifically?"

"..." Xiao Mu froze.

This is a blessing in disguise for mothers——

As far as the mother is concerned, is it okay to exchange him for the possibility of marrying his daughter-in-law once he escapes from the gate of hell?
"After going through such a life-and-death ordeal, you can't still be enlightened, right?" Mrs. Xiao said, "If a little girl protects you and saves you like this, even if you are a piece of rotten wood, you should grow two mushrooms." Bar!"

Xiao Mu seemed calm, but his ears started to feel hot.

"Besides, this opportunity has been sent to you. This is Yuelao who ran after you with the red thread!" Mrs. Xiao mentioned this, her eyes lit up uncontrollably: "When you were unconscious , Ah Heng personally gave you a title—"

Xiao Mu was taken aback: "Name?"

"You don't know yet?" Mrs. Xiao was not in a hurry, and with a smile on her lips, she picked up the tea cup and blew on it.

This method of teasing one's appetite can be described as superficial and deliberate——

But surprisingly easy to use.

"What does mother mean?" Xiao Hou, who has always been patient and cherishes words like gold, asked proactively.

"What else can it mean? It's just name."

Xiao Mu: "..."

The mother you choose, you can bear it yourself.

"Oh, I haven't closed my eyes for two days and two nights, and this bone seems to be falling apart. If only someone could beat my back..." Mrs. Xiao sighed.

Xiao Mu was silent.

Is it too much to use him as a person who has not yet recovered?

Rationally, Xiao Hou felt that a person should be calm, but a voice popped out of his head uncontrollably——he is not a person who is overly curious, and it doesn’t matter whether his mother says it or not, but... a son It's normal for me to beat my mother's back and do a little bit of filial piety, right?

Just when Xiao Hou was about to fulfill his filial piety, a female envoy's voice came: "Master Hou, madam, Vice General Yin and Divine Doctor Bai are here."

Mrs. Xiao hurriedly said, "Please come in quickly."

"Sure enough, I'm still young, my foundation is good... I'm still going to hold on until now, I must have passed out again." Doctor Bai walked in, looked at Xiao Mu, and was very relieved.

Mrs. Xiao: "He always likes to be brave, so I have to ask you to show me again."

Doctor Bai nodded with a smile, with a good attitude.

After all, if the person is rescued, his prosperity and wealth will be stabilized, and his fortune will be in the future.

"Thank you, genius doctor." After Xiao Mu saluted, he sat down and let genius doctor Bai take his pulse.

"It's better to rest and recuperate more, it's best to stay in bed for a few days..." Doctor Bai took his pulse carefully, and said, "It's just weak and weak, why are there still some disturbed phenomena? Could it be that the medicine is a little heavier ? It seems that tomorrow will be reduced again..."

　It's a big chapter, good night everyone!
　　
　
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