auspicious time has come

Chapter 164 He Was Not Honest

"The genius doctor can't guarantee that he will be able to save him. The saint's illness has been around for a long time, and most of his body's foundation has already decayed. We have to see him before we can make a conclusion." Xiao Mu said, "But what the genius doctor said last night obviously has no intention of taking the risk of going to this mess. water."

Now that food and drink are available, and there are apprentices who will die in the future, compared to entering the palace to take the risk of treating the emperor, Doctor Bai only wants to choose a stable retirement.

Heng Yu nodded in thought.

"What do you think?" Xiao Mu asked her.

The meaning of the miracle doctor is the meaning of the miracle doctor, but if she has other ideas, she may discuss it separately.

What do you think?
Do you want to try to heal the saint?

After a while, Hengyu said: "Although you and I still have doubts about the truth in the old days, it is undeniable that the sage at least acquiesced. In terms of right and wrong, he is by no means innocent—it's just the situation you entered Beijing this time. It is unpredictable, and now we suspect that there are black hands behind the scenes, everything is unknown, it is better to stay the same and respond to all changes, how to do it specifically, and then act according to the future situation."

All in all, don't rush to make blind decisions right now.

Xiao Mu nodded: "I think so too."

The two talked about this matter in detail over a cup of tea.

"It's time to talk about your business." Xiao Mu said as he put down the teacup.

"We're planning to leave in the afternoon, and we're here to say something to Master Hou."

"You?" Xiao Mu looked at her.

"Yes, Shaoyan and I will go first." Heng Yu also put down the teacup.

Xiao Mu seemed to have no change on his face, and subconsciously asked, "Why do you want to leave with me—with us?"

On the contrary, Hengyu looked at him strangely: "It's fine if Shaoyan didn't come. As a woman, it's inconvenient for me to go alone. It's understandable to 'drop in' and go to Beijing with Lord Hou. But since Shaoyan brought someone to pick me up, if we still go together Master is inseparable, I am afraid that it will make people in Beijing suspect that the relationship is too close."

Although it is an alliance, it is not appropriate to publicize it with great fanfare.

The enemy is still in the dark, so we should be cautious everywhere.

Acting separately, it is also more convenient to hide people's eyes and ears.

This simple truth is right in front of his eyes... He still wants to ask "why"?
Heng Yu sized up the person in front of him: "Master Hou studied his skills hard last night, and he was so tired that his mind became confused?"

Xiao Mu was also calm: "I just want to hear your thoughts."

Heng Yu: "What other ideas can I have?"

Xiao Mu looked away from the half-open window, and said with a hint of meaning: "I've always guessed that you can't figure it out, so I don't know if there is."

Heng Yu raised his eyebrows, but didn't answer the words: "I can't chat anymore, I have to go back and get ready."

Xiao Mu looked back at her immediately - leaving now?
Hengyu got up and said with a smile, "Master Hou, we see you, the capital."

"You..." Xiao Mu hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Be careful on the road, I will let Lan Qing follow and protect you secretly."

"Lanqing is familiar with the inside and outside of the capital, so it should be more useful. It would be overkill to follow me." Heng Yu declined: "It's only a three-day journey, and Shaoyan's manpower is enough."

"If you don't want Lanqing to follow, then change to someone else." Xiao Mu no longer gave her a chance to refuse: "This way I can feel at ease—the most important thing in the plan for entering Beijing this time is that you must not give anyone anything. Bad."

"I'm so important..." Heng Yu blinked.

Xiao Mu reached out to touch the teacup, and said seriously: "Allies are indispensable, neither you nor I can have any accidents."

Heng Yu glanced at the empty teacup and nodded in agreement: "That's the truth...then I'll be rude?"

"It's very polite to me." Xiao Mu brought the teacup to his lips, looked down and saw that it was empty, paused, and coughed lightly: "Later...I will let Wang Jingyong arrange this matter. "

"Thank you, Lord Hou, so I'll go back first." Heng Yu raised her hand and saluted, then turned and walked out of the study, holding back a smile.

Seeing that she pushed open the door and was about to step over the threshold, Xiao Mu just put down the empty lamp.

However, he saw Heng Yu retracting his foot that was about to step out of the threshold, as if he suddenly remembered something, and looked back at him.

Sitting upright, Xiao Mu asked as calmly as possible: "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing..." Heng Yu looked in the direction of his desk, and said with serious concern: "I just feel that Hou Ye's official duties are so exhausting, so it's not advisable to take too much effort in practicing the piano, and you should do what you can. "

Xiao Mu's eyelids twitched when he heard it, and he looked at the piano on the desk—why didn't the servant put it away for him?

Xiao Hou immediately sat upright: "I didn't intend to touch it at all, it was my mother who insisted on sending it."

It's like "why does this Marquis have so much leisure time?"

Heng Yu nodded knowingly, and when she turned her head and stepped over the threshold, the more she thought about it, the more amusing she became, and she couldn't hold back a chuckle.

Hearing this laughter, Xiao Mu frowned slightly - what are you laughing at?
He wanted to ask, but the figure had already left briskly.

Hengyu took Cuihuai along the narrow path with peach blossoms in full bloom, through the quiet bamboo forest with thorny new leaves, and returned to the original path accompanied by the breeze.

"Aheng—"

When the gentle boy's voice came, Heng Yu looked up, somewhat surprised: "Shaoyan? Why are you still here?"

"There is nothing left or right, so I will wait for you here." The smile on the young man's brows was as pleasant as the spring breeze, and even after waiting for a long time, he did not see a trace of impatience or anxiety.

"I just thought you went back, I don't know that you are still waiting here—" Heng Yu smiled apologetically: "I kept you waiting."

"There is no need to talk about this between you and me." Shao Yan asked with a smile: "Now do you have time to read the script?"

Heng Yu smiled and nodded: "Let's go."

"Aheng, I didn't even have time to ask you yesterday, how are you doing in the Northland these days, are you happy?" On the way, Shaoyan asked with a smile.

"Everything is fine." Heng Yu replied earnestly, "And it's quite rewarding."

She talked about what she had seen and heard in the Northland, and some insights after the experience.

Then Shaoyan asked about Jiji, and she also told him about the Meng family's affairs in detail, including how Jiji happened to rescue Lady Jiayuan in the street.

"It's really a worthwhile trip." Shaoyan's brows and eyes widened, and there was a trace of admiration and imperceptible yearning in his tone: "We, Ah Heng, are really amazing, we can always help people wherever we go."

"That's not the case, just do what you want." Heng Yu looked at him: "What about you? How have you been in the capital for more than half a year?"

"Everything is as usual. Last year it snowed heavily in the winter, sealed up a few jars of wine, and took the fresh snow from the branches of plum blossoms to make a plum fragrance." Shaoyan said: "When I return to Beijing this time, I will give them to you."

"Shaoyan—" Hengyu slowed down a bit, and turned to look at him.

The boy's eyes were clear and he smiled, waiting for her to continue.

"You have done a lot for me, you really don't have to put me first in everything." Heng Yu said seriously.

Shaoyan's smile stagnated slightly, his eyes dodged for a moment, and then he forced a smile and said: "But aren't we family members, Ah Heng...why do you say these things among family members?"

Is it because he failed to grasp the propriety and put pressure on her?

"Yes, you and Your Highness are my family, and always will be." Hengyu walked slowly, and said: "But outsiders don't think so, you must be clear about those rumors, you are the one who is discussing relatives now Age, if you continue to delay like this, if you can't get rid of the rumors, it will be too unfair to you."

"But I..." Shaoyan paused when he got to the edge of his mouth, and then said, "Those rumors are disturbing, I know. If it's unfair, as a woman, it's a big taboo for you to be entangled in such rumors... ...I really didn't worry about this matter enough."

"I don't care what people think, because I have always known what I want." Heng Yu's voice was gentle and his eyes were strong: "But I'm afraid you don't know, and you are confused and trapped by this rumor. .”

The young man's slender figure froze slightly: "Ah Heng, I..."

He wants to say that he is not confused, and he is also very clear...

But facing the girl's eyes, he flinched again.

He was afraid that once he said it, he would not even have the right to treat her well in the name of his family.

"Aheng, I have no intention of discussing marriage for the time being, I am very clear about this." He finally just smiled and said: "Your Highness has no intention of urging, the matter of marriage is a matter of course, so you don't have to worry about me .”

The young man's eyes were clear and he smiled: "Besides, Ah Heng, haven't you ever talked about marriage? You should also know this kind of state of mind. It's not because you're trapped by rumors, but because you feel at ease and do whatever you want."

Heng Yu then asked: "What if I want to talk about marriage in the future?"

"Then I..." Shaoyan looked at her, and said in a warm voice, "Then I, as an elder brother, will be happy for you and personally send you off to marry."

Heng Yu smiled.

"But you and I are still different." She said as she walked, "You have rarely had contact with outsiders these years, and you have never tried it. How do you know that you must have no intentions? Just like the world, the mountains and rivers are beautiful. If you don't go and see for yourself , you can’t really open your heart and accept your feelings.”

Shaoyan listened very seriously, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Aheng, you are right, you and I are different. It is because of the difference, or the way of looking at things that are different. You like mountains and rivers, you have a broad vision, and you are knowledgeable. Both the heart and the mind are rare in the world."

"But you know, for some people in this world, it may not be necessary to see the high mountains into the clouds, and the turbulent rivers and seas. They only need to guard a small courtyard, a scroll of the Heart Sutra, a pot of tea, and three or two flowers and plants, and they can be happy. Something to live this life on.”

"At the beginning, it was you and Your Highness who brought me back to the eldest princess's mansion. Before that, I was wandering for a long time, so I especially cherished the word "safety." At this point, the young man said with some shame: "I have never talked to you carefully before. Having said that, maybe you will laugh at me for being short-sighted, self-confident, and having no big ambitions..."

Hengyu had been listening carefully, and now she shook her head slowly: "No, people have their own ambitions, regardless of high or low, and self-sufficiency is especially rare. All things have their own habits, just like the sun is very good, tolerant and nourishing the world, but it is not suitable for small Small moss grows, and the shade and dark place is where it belongs.”

"So, you really don't have to worry about me." The young man's voice was very soft, but he was very firm: "Everything I do may seem out of place with ordinary men in the eyes of others, but it's all from the heart, and I enjoy it. Very comfortable, never trapped by anything - I'm not a three-year-old anymore, I know that."

Hengyu understood.

He doesn't think that everything he chooses is forced by foreign things.

And if she said more, it seemed that she was insisting on "forced" him, intervening in his life, and forcing him to make a change that he didn't agree with.

It's not just the young boy's love, but also his life and aspirations.

She knew that he must have understood her meaning.

The expresser always only needs to express clearly, but how the listener chooses has always been the former can barely control.

If the expresser holds the idea that the listener must change according to the words, it is too self-righteous and too disrespectful to the other party.

Hengyu was thinking.

So is Shaoyan.

"Shaoyan." Heng Yu finally looked at the young man beside him, with a sincere smile in his eyes: "Then I hope you can always be as you said, be happy and at ease."

Shaoyan nodded and said with a smile, "Ah Heng too."

He is not such a pure and kind person, he also has his own little calculations.

For example, over the years, he has cleverly avoided Ah Heng's express and hint many times—yes, many times, he was dishonest.

But this time, as he talked, he couldn't tell how much of what he said was true and how much was false.

As the two walked, they quickly changed the topic.

From the cat raised by the eldest princess, to the folk customs of the Northland.

"By the way, Ah Heng, I see that you and Mrs. Xiao seem to be very close..." Shaoyan asked curiously, "But because of similar temperaments?"

"That's not all." Heng Yu said with a smile: "When I was in the North, Aunt Xiao took care of me a lot, and Aunt Xiao especially loved Ah Weng's paintings."

"So that's how it is." Shaoyan wanted to ask "Xiao Hou" again, but he still couldn't say it.

He has a greedy idea.

He thought that the days when he could walk with Ah Heng like this could last longer.

If he shouldn't ask, he doesn't ask.

He's always been good at keeping things in check.

The young man walked slowly, looking down at the shadows of the two in the sunlight, cherishing every step he took.

……

"I heard you are leaving today?"

When Pei Wushuang found Hengyu, Cuihuai and Cheng Ping were packing up the cage.

These are all things that Heng Yu carried alone, and some of the luggage that was mixed with the big team or Mrs. Xiao's was already picked up by Wang Jingyong and Gu Tingnan together.

"Yeah, I'm homesick, and I want to go back soon." Heng Yu just followed suit for a while, then sat and rested, and poured a cup of tea for Pei Wushuang, "What about you? Are you leaving tomorrow?"

"I still wanted to be with you..." Pei Wushuang sighed: "Now that you leave the team, I have no excuse to follow."

After sitting down, he took Hengyu's tea and quickly relieved: "Forget it, there are only a few days left for the journey, anyway, there is still a chance when I arrive in the capital."

As he said, he leaned his elbows on the small table, leaned towards Hengyu, and asked in a low voice: "After you return to Beijing this time, are you going to invite me to a wedding?"

Heng Yu glanced at her: "Who are you having a wedding with?"

"You're right..." Pei Wushuang snorted, "Of course it's Mr. Shaoyan."

Hengyu wanted to sigh a little.

Is this guy really her friend?

Why is the road so deviated?

　Good night everyone~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)