In the garden, Mu Ningxue and Zhiyan walked on the verandah bridge, full of interest, Qingshuang was pulled by the red leaves to play on the swing, and was not around.

At first, when the Tianxiang Pavilion came out, there were girls everywhere enjoying the scenery, and they chose a relatively less crowded place to go all the way, and saw a large purple bamboo forest from a distance, and came to visit.

"Zhiyan, you wait here for me, I want to go over and walk by myself." Mu Ningxue stayed outside the bamboo forest and walked in alone.

Mu Ningxue heard that Xu Hao lived in the bamboo forest, so she couldn't help but be curious for a while, she had a very wonderful and weird feeling, as if she had entered someone's shijie all of a sudden, which made people unconsciously a little excited and embarrassed, as if she had admitted something.

The breeze blew the bamboo, and when she approached the quiet courtyard hidden in the lush bamboo forest, Mu Ningxue quietly stopped in front of the door and watched silently for a while.

He will choose a place, where the scenery is excellent and suitable for self-cultivation, and he can be called a gentleman with bamboo as a metaphor. Mu Ningxue praised it in her heart, and then secretly said that it was quiet and quiet, but there was a sense of desolation, giving people the loneliness of the owner's isolated life, and in the impression that he liked it very much, why did he choose to live alone here? It's puzzling.

What kind of person is he? When you are young, you don't choose a magnificent mansion with red flowers and willows, but choose a secluded bamboo forest like a master in the world? Suddenly, there was a slight pain in her heart, and at that moment Mu Ningxue frowned and turned back, Zhiyan saw that her young lady was silent in thought, and she followed behind with interest, while Mu Ningxue was thinking about someone's temperament all the way.

Could it be that he really came with the memories of his previous life? I hurt him in my last life? Otherwise, how can we explain the current situation? Did he say it from the heart, or just out of a natural love for bamboo?

"Sister Wang, I heard someone mention it a few days ago, you are going to be engaged to the third young master of the Xu family, why did you lose it later?"

Mu Ningxue, who was walking with her head down and thinking about the problem, was stunned when she heard this, and secretly said Isn't the third young master him? When I looked up, I saw a few girls sitting on the soft grass under a lush ancient tree not far away.

I heard one of the girls in a crimson spring shirt say, "It's just a rumor. ”

Another girl wearing a dark green Hunan skirt said with a smile: "Sister, don't want to fool around, I know that you have lived here for a while, and it is said that you have lived in this garden, and there seems to be only one man in this garden, the third young master." Before the flower, under the moon, do you still need to say the deep meaning of this? ”

"So what?" The girl of the Wang family looked faint, "The elders do have this intention, but I don't like the third young master, so the elders just asked." ”

Several girls were immediately interested, and someone asked, "Is that person ugly?" Or vulgar behavior, or unlearned? Today, I saw the groom official from afar, he really showed a talent, and the jade tree described in the book was probably so chic. ”

The girl of the Wang family is the second lady Wang Xuanqing, when she thinks of the days when she lived in the Xu family, she almost never met the third young master in total, and every time she met, there were many people together, since the other party did not mean to take her to heart, she naturally would not take the initiative to show mercy to others.

Of course, when I first met him, I still had some good feelings, and he had a quality that made people feel familiar, and it was easy to let down his guard. But it soon changed its impression completely with that nursery rhyme. However, to this day, when the living sisters get together to talk about the catastrophe, Fang Houhui feels how prescient he was at that time, but it is probably also due to the secret instructions of his own parents.

Wang Xuanqing got rid of the trace of affection that was gradually buried, and shook his head very pertinently: "The appearance is not bad, and the demeanor is also quite gentle, it seems that both civil and military are a little involved, he is the kind of person who gives people a relaxed and comfortable temperament after getting along, he does not pretend to speak cheerfully and funny, everyone here likes to play with him." It's a pity that his talent can't be compared to his two brothers who are literate and martial. ”

Mu Ningxue, who was in the distance, suddenly smiled, and said that this girl's comment was to the point, looking at her comment, it was enough to prove that she had no personal relationship with him, and she was inexplicably relieved.

At this time, the dark green Hunan skirt girl said: "That's also quite rare, today's view of the Xu family's style is not slightly worse than the families in the capital, and now in addition to the old man of Wei Guogong is alive, how many founding achievements are there in my dynasty?" I can't look down on such a person and such a son, I really don't know who your crush will be? ”

Wang Xuanqing was stunned for a moment, aroused arrogance, and said coldly: "You are also a beautiful girl, don't you know that the elders have to decide the major matters of marriage?" I don't want to have anything to do with a son who cares about other women, what about this person's family background and easy-going? It's just a gentleman. ”

Several girls looked at each other in surprise, their identities were not as good as Wang Xuanqing, who was the daughter of the Hou Mansion, and their appearance and talent were even more difficult to match. Don't say that the Xu family is just a branch, even if it is promised to the young master of the family, it can be called a good family, who knows what third young master is not satisfied, and runs behind his back to hook up with other women.

The girl in the dark green Hunan skirt scolded with the enemy: "Sure enough, it's a gentleman, sister, you have come to live in his house, and you are still thinking about the indiscriminate woman outside?" Bacheng is busy flattering his sister, and at the same time secretly hooking up with three or four, which is really shameless. ”

Another girl said happily: "Thanks to my sister's discernment, otherwise I accidentally agreed to the family affair, wouldn't I regret it for life?" What's more, with her sister's beautiful appearance and moon appearance, the shameless man is still not satisfied, he is really insatiable. If it were me, I would have loved my sister only for the rest of my life. ”

As soon as these words came out, several girls laughed coquettishly, Wang Xuanqing was very useful in his heart, and said Xu Hao, Xu Hao, you have your own eyes, don't regret it in the future.

Mu Ningxue, who was in the distance, couldn't bear it anymore and slowly walked forward, and immediately a girl stood up in shock, and stumbled: "You, you are the Lord of Mu?" “

"Lord Mu?" The other girls were amazed, and hurriedly stood up to salute. is the shadow of the so-called famous tree, Mu Ningxue's reputation in the boudoir circle is too loud.

Especially Mu Ningxue's appearance is enough to match her reputation, even Wang Xuanqing, who has always maintained her beauty, couldn't help but be amazed when she saw it, knowing that her beauty could not be matched by others, no wonder so many people were vying to pursue her, and she really lived up to her reputation.

Mu Ningxue stopped her lotus step, faced Wang Xuanqing, and said softly: "I am the woman who is remembered." And the affection between me and the son of the Xu family is polite, and the innocence can be seen in the daytime. The son of the Xu family is not a shameless person, on the contrary, if he also shows mercy to you, then it can be regarded as a day and a night, right? So I hope that in the future, you will not talk about the rights and wrongs of others behind your back, and leave some morality for yourself, and everyone will be called a playboy by you. ”

Wang Xuanqing was shocked in his heart, and said in disbelief: "What he likes is actually you Mu County Lord?" How can it be? ”

Mu Ningxue smiled: "Weishenme can't?" I'm just a willow posture, an ordinary daughter, there is such a loving and righteous man who remembers me in his heart, that is a blessing that Ning Xue cultivated in her previous life. ”

At the same time, someone who was praised by the beautiful woman for being affectionate and righteous in front of outsiders, sitting leisurely on a chair, surrounded by neighbors in the village, talking and laughing loudly with each other, Xu Hao snickered secretly while looking at the team that came back from the capital.

Like a wilted eggplant that had been exposed to the scorching sun, Xu Wen and the others in cumbersome dresses were already sweating profusely, and they returned all the way with their heads bowed, and the weak man almost fainted, and was barely supported by his subordinates to get home safely.

The problem is that there is simply no time for them to rest, and they can't even change their sweat-soaked clothes. The eunuch who followed immediately motioned for them to line up in front of the door, but when they saw that some of the young men were already hot and tired, they softened and put them under the flower trellis to escape the heat.

And Xu Hao, who was sitting and watching the excitement, remembered the emperor's sentence of 'let it be', and didn't take the eunuchs and the so-called royal prestige in his eyes at all, Ding Datian was just a county lord to marry, even if it was a princess? No one stipulates that you have to bow and kowtow when you see the royal family, but except for the emperor himself, many servilities are inexplicably conventional.

There is no psychological obstacle to kowtow to Zhu Yuanzhang Xu Hao, because people destroyed the Yuan Dynasty, and he knelt down to convince him. It's nothing to kneel down for Zhu Di, because Emperor Yongle has been on the Northern Expedition all his life, and his martial arts are worthy of admiration; It's nothing to kneel down to Xu Da, that's a real national hero, just like many sages and martyrs, as the descendants of the Han people who worship their ancestors as the sustenance of their faith, three kneels and nine knocks are all right, and it is a matter of course.

But for the ministers of the Shenma prince, the princess and the county lord, and even Zhu Gaochi and others, Xu Hao is not happy, some people are willing to kneel and lick, but we are unwilling.

The development of things in the next place made Xu Hao feel disgusting and very emotional, there was no movement from the county lord over there, and the eldest uncle Xu Yaozu took the third uncle Xu Zengfu and a group of brothers of the same clan who hurriedly returned home in the early morning, and lined up in two rows with solemn expressions.

There was no need for the eunuch to instruct him, so he stood in the middle of the road automatically, letting the scorching sun shine unscrupulously, and a group of people didn't even hear a cough, quietly waiting for the county lord to come.

This is what I just said kneeling and licking, just for fame and fortune and the worship of the ignorance of the imperial power, I don't even care about the face of the elders, looking at the pious appearance, I don't know and think that I am waiting to welcome the holy driver, Xu Hao shook his head and said: "Ridiculous." ”

On the other hand, the common people sat and laughed unscrupulously, and they did not have much reverence for the royal family in their hearts, because they were too far away to reach. If Xu Yaozu or Li Chang shouted at this time, it was guaranteed that most people would have to kneel down.

Finally, the cheap dad didn't accompany the punishment station in the crowd, which made Xu Hao's heart feel a lot better, and also made him ask himself for the first time, is such a family with interests worth guarding himself?