The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 42 Agreed
It's the last day of the year, New Year's Eve.Because there was nothing to do today, it was rare for Mu Xu to sleep late.

After practicing, Mu Xu washed and changed his clothes under the service of Mei Jian and Xiang Ling.Looking at Xiang Ling who was arranging her clothes in front of her, and remembering the girl's miserable experience in the original book, Mu Xu asked her softly, "Xiang Ling, can you still remember what happened before you were abducted when you were a child?"

Hearing this, Xiangling paused, and continued to help Mu Xu straighten his clothes, "It's been so many years, I can't remember. I only know that I was abducted. At that time, if I shouted homesick, I would be beaten. Hungry, slowly I don’t dare to think about it.”

Mei Jian and the others naturally did not welcome Xiangling's arrival at the beginning. Although they were also very beautiful, compared with this pretty girl with a rouge mark between her eyebrows, they were more than a notch behind.

And as soon as she came, the prince raised her as a personal girl like Mei Jian, and several people hated her even more.But as they got along with her these days, they gradually fell in love with this weak and confused girl.

Now hearing her talk about the tragic past, Mu Xu didn't wait for her to speak.Mei Jian, who was arranging the jade around his waist, said, "My lord, can you help Xiangling find his family?"

Hearing what Mei Jian said, Xiang Ling raised her head and looked at Mu Xu with her timid and misty eyes.

Seeing her like this, Mu Xu felt hot in his heart, and coughed to cover up his strangeness, "I have already sent someone to search around Gusu, all I know is that your father became a monk with a wandering Taoist priest, and your mother seems to be Go back to your natal family, if you find your mother, I will have someone pick her up and come to Beijing to reunite with you."

Unexpectedly, when Xiang Ling heard it, she knelt on the ground in fright, "My lord, are you going to drive me away?"

Mu Xu knew that this girl had been kidnapped and sold since she was a child, and later bought by Xue Pan, that stupid overlord. She had suffered a lot, and she definitely lacked a sense of security in her heart. Now that she said that, she would be so frightened.

So he quickly pulled her up, put his hands on her shoulders, and said to her seriously, "I didn't want to drive you away, I just hope you can find your family." Seeing that she was still cautious, I couldn't help but assure her, "Don't worry, as long as you don't want to leave, I will never drive you away."

Xiang Ling nodded happily, and immediately noticed Mu Xu's movements, her little face blushed immediately, and her heart was beating non-stop like a deer.When Xue Pan said he was going to give her away, she was scared to death, and begged Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai for a long time, but they couldn't hold Xue Pan back.Now she just wants to thank Xue Pan for sending her to Shizi, because Mu Xu is the best person she has met for so many years.

Mu Xu naturally saw that this girl who was a bit dumbfounded was shy, so he didn't continue to tease her. After her face returned to normal, he continued to ask her, "Then do you remember your name?"

Xiang Ling shook her head, "I can't remember either, does Shizi know?"

"Well," Mu Xu nodded, "Your surname is Zhen, and your name is Yinglian." After hearing this, Xiangling murmured, "Zhen Yinglian..."

After a long while, with tears in his eyes, he bowed to Mu Xu, "Thank you, Shizi, for telling me my name."

Mu Xu waved his hand, "Okay, it's not too late to thank me when you find your family. It's getting late, it's time to say hello to grandma and mother."

After speaking, he walked out of the house, and Mei Jian and Xiang Ling hurriedly followed.

When I arrived at the grandmother's room, my mother had already arrived and greeted the two of them.Having had breakfast together again, Mu Xu didn't need to go to the Yamen today, so he simply talked with the two of them.

After chatting for a while, Concubine Zhang looked at her daughter-in-law and grandson, and couldn't help thinking of her son who was far away in Liaodong, "Today is New Year's Eve, and now you two have returned to Beijing. I wonder how Jinger is doing now?"

Princess Changning had been back for a long time, so she naturally missed her husband, so she became silent after hearing this.Mu Xu looked at it, and felt uncomfortable, and didn't know how to comfort them for a while.

After a moment of silence, Concubine Zhang suddenly said to Princess Changning, "It's better to beg the emperor and the emperor after the next year, and you should go back to Liaodong. It's okay to think that there are me and Xu'er in the capital. Those censor officials should There is nothing to say."

"This..." Princess Changning looked at Mu Xu, a little moved, but also reluctant to part with her son, she hesitated for a while.

Seeing her mother's appearance, Mu Xu quickly persuaded her, "What grandma said is, mother, you might as well go back to Liaodong. I'm here in Beijing, so don't worry, I will take good care of myself and grandma." .”

Seeing her mother-in-law and son persuading her, Princess Changning also made up her mind, "Okay, after tomorrow's Zhengdan court congratulations, I will go to ask my father and brother."

Concubine Zhang nodded with a smile, "That's right. I used to live well in the capital by myself. Now that I have my grandson with me, why do you have to worry about it? On the other hand, Jing'er, he is careless. If you are not by his side, you don't have to worry about it." How do you know? You go, so I can rest assured." Then he asked, "Then look, what day do you choose to leave?"

Princess Changning couldn't make up her mind for a while, but instead asked her mother-in-law.Concubine Zhang thought for a moment, "Well, I think it's the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. You're in Beijing during the Chinese New Year this year, and those old relatives have to walk around a little bit." Then she looked at Mu Xu, "One more thing, Xu'er It's getting older every day, do you have any regulations before you leave Beijing?"

"What does mother mean?"

Concubine Zhang nodded, "I mean to settle for Xu'er first, Xuer, what do you say?"

Mu Xu felt dizzy for a while. In his previous life, he was afraid that his family would urge him to marry him. Now that he came again, he quickly waved his hand and refused, "I'm still young, let's talk about it in two years."

Concubine Zhang is not used to him, so she immediately refused, "Okay, there is no room for you to talk about this matter, even if you don't get married for a while, your parents and I can feel at ease when we settle down."

Hearing what her mother-in-law said, Princess Changning nodded naturally.She looked at Mu Xu and asked seriously, "Xu'er, tell the truth, what do you think of Miss Lin?"

"This..." Mu Xu was a little embarrassed for a while, saying that he didn't feel it would be deceiving himself, but talking about love and love is also nonsense. After all, they have only met a few times. In his heart, Lin Daiyu is more like living in a previous life book , the sister Lin who was sad for spring and autumn and buried flowers under the tree.But when he thinks about sister Lin dying early or marrying someone else like in the previous life book, he is unwilling.

For a moment, he was also in a state of confusion, not knowing how to return to his mother.

Seeing the troubled look on her grandson's face, Concubine Zhang immediately stepped forward, "Okay, you mother, how can you ask a child like that, you can put Xu'er in a difficult situation."

"This matter, I think it's settled like this. I also like that little girl very much. She is handsome and polite, and the Lin family is also from the fourth generation of nobles." Speaking of this, she told Mu Xu again, "However, Xu'er, our family has been single-passed for several generations. If Miss Lin doesn't have many children in the future, don't blame grandma for being a villain. Then you can't help it. I must give you two good-bearing side concubines." of."

Mu Xu wanted to say, I didn't agree to marry a wife, so I talked about the side concubine, but the words came to my lips, and I couldn't say anything.He could only bow his head and reply, "Understood."

After saying it, I felt relieved, but I couldn't help but despise myself. I said no, but I was still greedy for my sister Lin in my heart.

Seeing that Mu Xu agreed, both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law smiled.Princess Changning thought that Lin Daiyu's father was far away in Yangzhou, so she couldn't help but wonder, "But that girl's father is not in Beijing now, what should I do about this matter, it seems inappropriate to write directly to someone asking for marriage."

Concubine Zhang laughed, "Don't worry about this matter, I'll take care of it. I'll go to Rongguo Mansion after the third day of junior high school, discuss with Jia Shishi, and let her write a letter to her son-in-law."

When Princess Changning heard that her mother-in-law was going to the Rong Mansion, she quickly persuaded her, "Mother hasn't gone out for many years, how can she make an exception just because of Xu'er, I'll go."

Concubine Zhang waved her hand to signal that she didn't need to say more, "There are no exceptions, I'm just too lazy to go out to socialize, so what if I go out for my grandson now, besides, Jia Shishi and I are old acquaintances, so it's easier to say something Seeing that the daughter-in-law wants to persuade her again, "Okay, it's settled. Chuntao, tell Wu Lai to write a post to the Rong Mansion, saying that the old woman and I will visit their old lady on the fourth day of the first lunar month."

Chuntao responded, and went out to tell Wu Lai.Seeing her mother-in-law doing this for her son, Princess Changning was deeply moved, and yelled at Mu Xu, "Come here and kowtow to your grandmother."

Mu Xu got up quickly and kowtowed three times to Concubine Zhang.Concubine Zhang saw that her grandson's forehead was red from knocking, so she quickly pulled him to sit beside her, stretched out her hand to rub him, "Why are you so sincere, you just kowtow casually."

Seeing her grandmother like this, Mu Xu was very moved in his heart, and told himself that he must be filial to her old man.

　I used to read other people's fanfiction, and the heroine I chose was not what I wanted, and I made all kinds of complaints and dislikes.Now that I write it myself, I know that it is really hard to say, some people like Lin Daiyu, some like Xue Baochai, and some like the original heroine.If you are not satisfied, please forgive me, I really can't take care of everyone's thoughts.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)