auspicious time has come

Chapter 181 I'm afraid I'm not three years old
It was nice to sit with her like this and hear her say what she wanted to say.

Even if what she said to herself, she had told others before——

He was originally a latecomer, and he had been absent from her many things. It was a very good thing to have the opportunity to make up for her previous life experience.

Xiao Mu silently relaxed the standard in his heart.

Of course, he can think so, it’s all from the heart, and it’s definitely not because his mother has recently instilled a lot of so-called words to compete with Shaoyan, including but not limited to "to be a man, you must know how to retreat to advance", " No one wants a man who is ignorant and ignorant" and other inexplicable scheming and means.

"It's because I accepted a post from Jiang's family today." Heng Yu has already started talking about the business.

Xiao Mu's expression turned serious: "The Jiang family?"

"To be precise, it's a girl from the Jiang family." Heng Yu said, "She invited me to the mansion to attend her birthday banquet in three days' time."

Xiao Mu frowned slightly: "But girls from the Jiang family didn't like to hold birthday parties in the past."

"You even know this?" Heng Yu was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, he lowered his voice and said, "That's right, you all grew up together."

"In fact, I have very little contact with this girl from the Jiang family, and I haven't met a few times." Xiao Mu recalled: "But there is only such a girl in Jiang's mansion, and Yun Chao and I got closer, so I also I don’t want to be confused——I remember that Yun Chao’s only younger sister was born prematurely and sickly, and her mother died of dystocia. The Jiang family searched for famous doctors to treat her illnesses, and placed her in a hot spring hospital outside the city since she was a child. Resting. She returned to live in the mansion after Yun Chao passed away."

After thinking for a while, he said: "In the past, there seemed to be some rumors that she was born to control her mother, and the Jiang family thought she was unlucky, so they raised her in another courtyard. But it is not the case. Jiang Zhengfu has always loved his only daughter deeply, but Jiang Those clansmen in the family used to be somewhat dissatisfied and pointed fingers in private."

Hengyu listened, and followed subconsciously: "Speaking of which, Jiang Zhengfu is the head of the Jiang family's direct line, and also holds the position of Zhong Shuling. It is rare for a middle-aged man to lose his wife and never remarry."

"He and his wife have a very strong relationship." Xiao Mu commented objectively: "It's not that those people in the Jiang clan never forced him to renew his marriage in the early years, but his attitude was firm. Probably didn’t dare to say anything more.”

"Looking at this, they probably don't want to say anything anymore." One point counts for one point, Heng Yu said: "These so-called aristocratic families and clans are most interested in their interests, and I'm afraid they are planning to adopt an heir from the clan so that they can inherit it in the future. Jiang Zhengfu's family property is gone, and there is no shortage of fights between them."

Xiao Mu nodded, didn't say any more digressions, and then asked Heng Yu: "You also have contacts with the Jiang family girl?"

"Actually, it doesn't count." Heng Yu said: "It's only a one-time meeting, and it's because of your matter—"

"Me?" Xiao Mu was puzzled.

"At the beginning, the sage made a decree to facilitate your marriage. All the daughters of officials of the fifth rank and above in the capital who have not engaged in marriage at the age of fifteen will have to draw portraits and send them to the north."

Mentioning this, Xiao Mu couldn't help saying: "When you went to paint, Jiang Zhengfu probably wanted to cut me with a knife."

Heng Yu nodded in agreement: "I feel the same way."

"I don't have many contacts, and there is no precedent for a birthday party in the past. This sudden invitation is really strange." Xiao Mu looked at her, and first asked: "Do you want to go?"

Heng Yu nodded: "I think so."

"Then do you know the danger?"

"Of course." Heng Yu said: "If Jiang Zhengfu really noticed something and wanted to attack me, I can hide for three days, but I may not be able to hide for ten or a hundred days - besides, the possibility of this is very small. Even if he intends to silence him, he shouldn't have chosen to use his daughter in his own family."

Xiao Mu corrected: "But such matters should not be left to chance."

"I understand, just analyze it according to common sense. If he really has other plans, I don't want to just avoid it at such a critical moment. How can I catch a tiger if I don't enter the tiger's den? You also said that there was no key to what happened back then. It is still unknown whether we can take this opportunity to find out some new clues."

Xiao Mu frowned slightly: "But if you are really in danger and you are in Jiang's residence, how should you deal with it?"

"I've roughly thought about this on the way here. I have the sleeve arrow given by Mr. Su, and the poisonous powder I begged from Grandpa Bai as self-defense—"

Xiao Mu shook his head: "These things may have a chance of winning against one or two people, but Jiang's Mansion is not any other place."

"These are originally used to deal with the little ones. If you meet someone who can talk, or Jiang Zhengfu, you have other countermeasures."

"What countermeasure?"

"I will tell them that the death of Mr. Jiang's family has another inside story. If they want to know who the real enemy is, they can't touch me." Heng Yu said: "This matter is Jiang Zhengfu's heart knot. If it is used properly, it will be temporarily It must be more than enough to let me go in exchange for my life."

Xiao Mu looked at her: "You really know how to attack."

Heng Yu: "This is called prescribing the right medicine."

"But it's still too desperate." Xiao Mu still hesitated.

"Which step have you not taken risks in these years?" Heng Yu said: "Now that we have come to this step, in this capital, we have taken risks every step of the way, so why do we care about taking this extra step?"

Xiao Mu looked at her.

Of course he knows this.

He was not a person who looked forward and backward in the past.

But she is no one else.

"Xiao Mu—"

Hearing this shout, Xiao Mu was slightly taken aback, and saw her serious face: "We are an alliance, right?"

Xiao Mu nodded: "Naturally."

"Then we are equal to each other, right?" Heng Yu asked again.

Xiao Mu nodded again.

Hengyu put away the former casualness in her eyes, and said: "Since we are equal, then I will do what you do. The real hard road is still to come. If you even think that I do this trivial matter No way, how will we fight against the enemy hand in hand after that? I form an alliance with you, definitely not to stand behind you and enjoy the benefits, if so, there is no such thing as an alliance."

Looking at each other, Xiao Mu saw his narrowness in those eyes.

His so-called "she is not someone else", subconsciously wants to protect her behind, or it is narrow in another sense.

After a while, he said, "Stretch out your hand."

"What for?" Heng Yu looked at him warily, but still stretched out hesitantly.

If you dare to hit her palm, she will hit back twice.

The next moment, he took out two copper-colored arrowheads and put them in her hands.

"What is this?" Heng Yu looked curiously.

"It's also made by Mr. Su. It's similar to the sound of the ringing arrow, but its sound is sharper and louder. It's small and compact so it can be kept close to your body."

As Xiao Mu said, he stretched out his hand to take one, and taught her how to use it: "In case of emergency, turn the groove below to the left. Such a big movement can deter those who want to harm you. Let them be more afraid. Second, after three days, I will make people guard near Jiang's house, and when they hear this, they will protect you no matter what."

Heng Yu listened very carefully, looked at his slender fingers showing to herself, and nodded slightly: "Okay, I will write it down."

"Put it away." Xiao Mu put the things back in her hands.

Heng Yu held onto the thing that seemed to still have the warmth of his fingers.

"Since you have already planned everything, why ask me out?" After agreeing, Xiao Mu asked belatedly.

"I want you to tell me the truth." Heng Yu said honestly, "I can feel at ease only if you help me tell the truth."

Xiao Mu wanted to laugh: "Then I still have some uses."

"It's very useful." Heng Yu smiled and said, "Master Xiao, tell me what you've seen and gained in the past two days?"

The two talked for half an hour on this topic.

In the middle, Gu Tingnan came in for a pot of hot tea.

After all the talk was over, Heng Yu said: "It's almost time, this time is just right to go out, Lord Hou should be able to go back."

Seeing that she seemed to be estimating something when she spoke, Xiao Mu's brows twitched slightly—what do you mean 'the time is almost here'? 'This time is just right to go out'?
Xiao Mu stopped himself from thinking any further, nodded and got up.

Hengyu got up after him, and he still had to send two steps.

The two were sitting opposite each other, with a small table in the middle, and a bamboo mat was spread around the small table. As soon as Heng Yu left the bamboo grate, he stepped on the wooden floor with his front feet, and felt his feet slipped, and his body It is about to rush forward.

Xiao Mu reacted extremely quickly, subconsciously stepped forward, blocked her, and supported her shoulders with both hands.

Hengyu's pounce was extremely violent, although he didn't move a muscle, she still bumped into him unavoidably, for a moment she felt her eyes were staring and her nose hurt so badly that she was about to burst into tears.

"Why is the road so unstable?" Xiao Mu looked down at her slightly and teased.

"There is water on the ground..." Heng Yu's voice was muffled, and he held his nose and raised his face: "My nose..."

Seeing this, Xiao Mu quickly bent over to check, and said, "It's broken, I have a nosebleed."

Hengyu, whose nose was numb from the pain and had no other senses, said "Ah", covering it with one hand, and was about to find the handkerchief with the other hand, but the next moment he heard him laugh: "I'm lying to you."

"..." Heng Yu looked up at him incredulously: "Xiao Jingshi, you are probably not three years old this year, are you?"

Xiao Mu put his hands behind his back in a leisurely manner: "If I was three years old, you would not have been born yet."

Heng Yu resisted the urge to roll her eyes, sucked her nose, which had regained some consciousness, and said: "...Your body is not made of iron, it is as hard as a stone, and it almost hit the bridge of my nose It's broken...it's really impossible to respect the golden bodhisattva."

As he spoke, his eyes glanced at the hem of his clothes that had been wrinkled by him just now, seeing a touch of sapphire blue protruding from it, he couldn't help asking: "What is this?"

Following her gaze, Xiao Mu lowered his eyes to look in front of him, and pulled out the things casually: "Purse."

"You still hide your purse next to your body?" Heng Yu looked at him curiously: "Such a treasure, could it be that some young lady threw it to you when you entered the city that day?"

Xiao Mu looked at her: "...Which eye of yours saw me pick up their things?"

He just picked up a handful of camellias that day, and now they are planted in his study, and they haven't withered yet.

"Yan Ming stuffed this to me when I went out. He said that there were mosquitos infested at the turn of spring and summer, and I carried it on my body to prevent insects." He explained: "When I was in a hurry when I went out, I stuffed it in my robe."

After finishing speaking, it seemed she didn't believe it, and handed it over as if she was innocent: "If you want it, then I will give it to you."

Heng Yu was also polite, and took it casually, with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Then I will try for Doctor Yan to see if it works or not."

"Then I want Yan Ming to thank you for testing the medicine for him later?" Xiao Mu also had a smile in his eyes, and finally looked at her nose to make sure that it was all right, before saying, "Then I'll go back first."

Heng Yu nodded and sent him behind the door.

Xiao Mu opened the door and walked out.

"Mr. Lang." Wang Jingyong, who had been waiting outside, hurried forward as if he had been pardoned - finally he was able to stay away from that strange woman!
"Mr. Jing Silang, go slowly." Gu Tingnan smiled and blessed Fushen.

Xiao Mu nodded to her, and when he led Wang Jingyong out of the Yanchun Building, he straightened his slightly messy skirt.

Wang Jingyong's eyelids twitched wildly - what happened? !

impossible!
The general is just putting on a show and doing a full set, and he doesn't want to make people in the dark suspicious!

It must be so.

Vice General Wang tried to stabilize his mind.

At the open window lattice on the second floor, illuminated by the bright lights, Heng Yu rested her hand holding the purse on her chin, and watched the tall and tall figure get into the carriage.

Xiao Mu sat in the car, lowered his eyes and straightened his clothes carefully again, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

……

Three days later, Heng Yu came to Jiang Xuexi's birthday banquet with the invitation card.

"Miss and the young ladies from all the mansions are admiring the flowers in the garden. Miss Ji, please come with your maid." The maid of Jiang's mansion was respectful and kind.

Hengyu said "Thank you", and took Cuihuai with the envoy to the garden.

The Jiang family held a banquet in the evening, Hengyu came to the door an hour earlier, it was not too early, some girls even came early in the morning.

Jiang Xuexi is a first-class noble lady in Beijing, but she seldom interacts with others. Most of the girls who got the invitation this time were surprised and delighted, and moreover, most of them got the instruction from their family. Also one earlier than one.

In the late spring, when a hundred flowers bloom, the girls who were chatting and laughing among the flowers immediately became quiet when they saw Heng Yu appearing.

"How could it be her..."

"Why is she here too?"

Someone was talking quietly.

Under the curious or complicated gazes of the crowd, Heng Yu returned a generous smile: "You ladies are really more delicate than flowers, standing here, it seems that the flowers in the garden are all overshadowed. "

When she came up with such a boast, and with such a face that could easily confuse people, the girls were stunned for a moment, some blushed slightly, and some smiled when they came back to their senses: "Where is Miss Ji? As soon as you appeared, you compared all these flowers..."

"Yes, yes, Miss Ji really lives up to her title of the number one beauty in the capital..."

Some girls began to gather around.

The atmosphere between people is sometimes like this, and some people can reverse the atmosphere with just one sentence.

Jiang Xuexi, who was not far away, had also walked over, with a genuine smile in her eyes: "Why is it so lively, Miss Ji is here."

"Miss Jiang." Heng Yu smiled and blessed her body.

Jiang Xuexi was also with her, her eyes fell on the jade pendant on Hengyu's waist, and on the royal blue purse tied on the other side, her eyes were stunned for a moment.

"Sister Ji"

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　　Introduction (this sentence was written by Song of Thorns, and does not represent Taotao's true level, the author's own introduction shall prevail.): Back, Bay decided to arrange a Maserati for himself first.

　　
　
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