Who Xu Jiangshan

Chapter 23
"Linglong, do you remember what we promised before?" Chu Ning stretched out his arms, facing the spring breeze on the river, closed his eyes and spread his wings high.

"If one day I can be free, I will leave behind the things behind me and walk the world together to see all the great rivers and mountains." Wei Linglong stood side by side with her, looked at her, and smiled slightly.

Chu Ning lowered his arms and looked at Wei Linglong with slight regret in his eyes: "I thought that after I saved you, I could leave everything behind and leave the imperial capital with you to find our lives, but I'm afraid I'll break my promise ..."

Wei Linglong was taken aback for a moment, then smiled, with a hint of understanding in her eyes, "Are you doing it for His Highness?" Seeing that Chu Ning was stunned, she smiled slightly and continued, "Maybe you don't know that when you were injured, His Highness once I will take you out of the prison and treat you."

Chuning was startled, and then smiled generously: "You are right, I am indeed for him."

She returned to the imperial capital with Ye Qingyan to save Wei Linglong. She planned to resign after saving her, but she never thought that she and Xie Ziyu would come to this point, let alone think about it. , One day, she will stay in the court for this person, willing to give up her freedom, just to help him.

The imperial court is dangerous, and her time is limited, she only wishes to use this limited time to help him reach the summit, and never have to rely on others again.

"Ah Ning, I'm very glad that you can meet someone who makes you willing to give up your freedom." Wei Linglong stepped forward and held Chuning's hand, her eyes were full of sincerity, "You don't have to worry about me, where are you going to treat me?" It's not important to say, if you stay, I will stay with you."

"Hey, isn't this our Lord Ning? Hey, Lord Ning really values ​​sex over friends. Once you have a beauty, you forget about your comrades." Suddenly, a familiar voice came.

Chu Ning looked up, and saw a luxurious cruise ship coming from the opposite side. On the deck of the cruise ship were a group of princes and grandchildren. Ye Qingyan stood at the front, looking at Chu Ning with a malicious smile.

Chu Ning smiled openly and said, "Master Hou, don't make fun of the lower officials. When Lord Hou is surrounded by beauties, he might not even recognize who the lower officials are."

"Haha, Qing Yan, this is really you." Someone laughed immediately after hearing this.

Ye Qingyan didn't deny it either, instead he said with a smile: "Those who know me, Master Ning does."

"Ning Chu, come and play with us!" The person who sent the invitation was Huo Heng, the son of the Grand Tutor. He and Ye Qingyan are good friends, and they often hang out with Ye Qingyan, so they are considered acquainted with Ning Chu.

"Okay." Chu Ning nodded with a smile. Now that she wants to go to court, the help of these people is indispensable.

She stretched out her arms to embrace Wei Linglong, and with a light leap, she jumped onto the cruise ship.

But Chuning soon regretted it, because as soon as she stood firm on the deck, she saw two familiar people coming out of the cabin, one of them was Xie Ziyu who had entered the palace in the morning, and the other , brocade clothes and jade belt, romantic and suave, who is it not Mu Lianzhi?

No wonder the emperor summoned Xie Ziyu into the palace early in the morning. It turned out that the special envoy from Xiling was not an ordinary person, but King Mu.

Xie Ziyu glanced at Chuning, and said calmly, "Master Ning is here too? This is His Highness King Mu of Xiling."

"It turns out that there are distinguished guests on the boat. I have met His Royal Highness King Mu, Ning Chu." Chu Ning said, pulling the corners of his lips.

"You are Ning Chu? I have admired your name for a long time." Mu Lianzhi sized her up, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, and his eyes were as deep as an abyss.

Chu Ning looked at Mu Lianzhi, smiled, his face remained calm, but he sighed in his heart, "Master, master, you didn't inform your apprentice when you came to the capital, it's really not kind."

Xie Ziyu arranged tables, chairs and refreshments on the deck, while Chuning sat aside with Wei Linglong, the two talked and laughed, and concentrated on eating.

"Lord Ning and Mrs. Zun have such a good relationship, I envy others." Mu Lianzhi looked at Ning Chu and Wei Linglong and said with a smile.

When Wei Linglong heard this, her face turned red and she acted shyly: "Prince Mu misunderstood, Linglong and Ning Lang are not married yet."

As soon as Wei Linglong said this, Chu Ning immediately yelled "No!" in his heart!
Back then, she shouldn't be lazy and use Linglong as her pseudonym, but now she's shooting herself in the foot!

Sure enough, Mu Lianzhi's complexion changed slightly, an inscrutable smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and he said, "The girl's name is Linglong? Coincidentally, this king has a confidante who is also called Linglong."

Two eyes fell on Chuning at the same time, one was from Wei Linglong, the other was from Xie Ziyu...

Chu Ning looked up at the sky, Master, your words are getting more and more out of tune, can you be considered a confidante?

"That's really a coincidence. I don't know if King Mu's confidante has come to the imperial capital? The little girl wants to see her." Wei Linglong, who is also an actress, said with a smile.

Mu Lianzhi's expression was still unpredictable, which made Chuning very uncomfortable, and wanted to punch him in the face, but he said slowly: "You will always meet when there is a chance."

Chuning had a bad premonition in her heart. She always felt that the purpose of Mu Lianzhi's mission to Dayu this time was not simple, which made her a little worried.

"Can the scenery of the imperial capital still catch the eyes of King Mu?" Xie Ziyu stood up, looking at the vast Yujiang River, and asked.

"The scenery in the imperial capital is stunning. It's a beautiful spring. It's not a waste of time to spend on the river." Mu Lianzhi also stood up and said, looking at the scenery.

"Our imperial capital is not only beautiful in scenery, but also beautiful in people. If King Mu likes it, he will have as many confidante as he wants." Ye Qingyan winked at Mu Lianzhi and teased.

Mu Lianzhi smiled: "I heard that Marquis Ye's confidante is everywhere, but now I hear it, I think it's true."

"Of course it's true, everyone can testify to me." Ye Qingyan said with a smile, not ashamed but proud.

"Speaking of this, the king does have one more thing to do."

"Prince Mu has something to do, but it's okay to say it." Xie Ziyu said slowly.

"Everyone must know that Chu Ning, the third lady of General Chu's residence, this king's trip is to deepen the diplomatic relations between the two countries, and secondly, he wants to marry the third lady Chu as his wife."

"What?!" As soon as Mu Lianzhi finished speaking, all the people present changed their faces. Chuning almost spit out the tea in his mouth, Xie Ziyu's expression remained unchanged, but there were waves hidden in his eyes.

"Mu Wang, don't be joking. Who doesn't know that Third Miss Chu is extremely ugly. Last year, she was divorced by Lord Ben Hou, and she was kicked out of the general's mansion because of her poor moral character. How could King Mu want to marry her?" Ye Qingyan His face was a little ugly, and he spoke first.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Mu Lianzhi couldn't help but smile slightly: "Everyone doesn't know, although the third lady doesn't have the looks of a city, but she has a pure character. I don't judge people by their appearance. I admire the third lady very much. I plan to pay you a visit in a few days. The emperor raised this matter, if the two countries marry, the relationship between the two countries will naturally be more stable."

Everyone was dumbfounded. Many of them had seen Chu Ning's true face, and they really couldn't catch their eyes. They didn't know why King Mu of Xiling wanted to marry an ugly girl!

"King Mu has never been to the imperial capital, how could he fall in love with Miss Chu?" Xie Ziyu asked with a slight smile.

"Miss Chu San went to Xiling after being expelled from the General's Mansion. The King met her by chance. Knowing what happened to her, I felt sorry for her. I brought her with me when I came to the imperial capital this time."

"So Miss Chu is by King Mu's side?" Xie Ziyu asked with a faint smile.

"Exactly."

Chuning stroked his forehead, unable to bear to look directly at him.

"I didn't expect her to go to Xiling!" Ye Qingyan muttered, "Why didn't King Mu bring her out?"

"A Ning has been hurt in the imperial capital, and he doesn't want to see anyone." Mu Lianzhi smiled slightly, his eyes flicked from everyone one by one, and finally fell on Ye Qingyan, everyone immediately remembered what Ye Qingyan did, and looked at him .

Ye Qingyan rolled her eyes: "Look at what I'm doing, it's too late for her to be happy about my divorce!"

The corners of Chuning's lips twitched, Ye Qingyan's words were the truth.

"The marriage between the two countries is a big matter. After King Mu thinks it through, he can discuss it with his father. The most urgent thing is to let Miss Chu return to the General's Mansion. I heard that General Chu will return to Beijing recently. Given the opportunity to let Miss Chu go back, General Chu must not want to see his beloved daughter wandering outside."

Chuning was taken aback, he was coming back?
After staying on the cruise ship for a day, the sky was getting dark, Chuning finally had time to go back to the house, thinking about what Mu Lianzhi said today, he felt a little headache.She went back to her room and thought about it, changed into a set of night clothes, and took out another mask from the drawer. The mask was covered with red spots, and it was exactly what she looked like before. It took her a lot to make this mask At that time, she thought that she would use it one day, otherwise it would be really difficult to prove her identity, but now she really uses it.

Fortunately, Mu Lian lived in the Prince's Mansion, otherwise it would be really difficult to break into the inner courtyard of the palace.

Chu Ning lay on the wall of Prince Rong's mansion, thinking seriously whether he should say hello to Xie Ziyu.

"Ma'am, are you going to climb the wall?" Xie Ziyu's voice rang out from the wall before he could come to a conclusion.

Chu Ning was silent, and looked at Xie Ziyu, only to see him sitting on the top of the wall at some point, dressed in spotless white clothes, looking at her calmly.

Chuning simply jumped onto the wall, sat next to Xie Ziyu, and said softly, "Keep your voice down, such things as climbing a wall can only be felt, not explained in words."

Xie Ziyu twitched the corners of his lips, just looked at her and didn't speak.

Chu Ning's scalp was numb from seeing him, he pulled his arm, and decided to get straight to the point: "Which room is King Mu?"

"I thought Madam was controlled by him when I was in Lucheng, but now it seems that you are old acquaintances." Xie Ziyu looked at her with a half-smile.

"It is true that we have known each other for a long time, but he only recognizes this face." Chuning pointed to his face covered with red spots, and said helplessly.

Xie Ziyu's eyes flickered, he stopped embarrassing her, pointed to the northwest, told her the location of Mu Lianzhi's room, and said lightly, "Go, don't stay for long."

Chuning responded and quickly disappeared into the night.

"Master, how can you tell her the address? Isn't this just watching your woman climb the wall?" Su Ye appeared on the wall, looked at the direction where Chuning disappeared, and asked sadly.

"She climbed my wall, what am I afraid of?" Xie Ziyu glanced at Su Ye and said calmly.

"Master, I'm not scaring you. They are old acquaintances. Love at first sight is not as good as love after a long time! You have already lost at the starting line!" Su Ye muttered.

"What did you find?" Xie Ziyu ignored Su Ye's words and asked directly.

"I can't find any specific details. I only know that they met a long time ago. King Mu secretly comes to the imperial capital every year, and every time he comes, he secretly goes to the general's mansion." Su Ye pursed her lips and reported honestly.

"time?"

"At least six or seven years."

Xie Ziyu's eyes sank slightly.

"So master, what I said just now is not unreasonable. How long have you known her? In terms of time, master, you don't know where you lost!" Su Ye continued to think.

"Stay away from me." Xie Ziyu glanced at him and said mercilessly.

Su Ye pouted, and rolled to the roof to bask in the moon.

Chu Ning came all the way to Mu Lianzhi's courtyard. There was no one in the courtyard. The door of the room was open and a lamp was lit inside. Mu Lianzhi was sitting under the lamp drinking, as if he had been waiting for her arrival.

Chu Ning walked in directly: "I didn't expect the master's status to be so honorable, it really surprised my apprentice."

"I'm still worried that you won't be able to break into this Prince Rong's mansion. Yes, your skills have improved." When Mu Lianzhi saw her, his eyes lit up slightly, and he smiled.

Chu Ning sat down opposite Mu Lianzhi and looked at him with a half-smile: "Master is avoiding my question."

"Oh? You have a question?" Mu Lianzhi pretended to be stupid.

Chuning imitated Xie Ziyu, only looking at each other, not speaking.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Mu Lianzhi to surrender: "I didn't mean to hide it from you, but I just couldn't find a chance."

"Let me count how many opportunities you have, well, we met eight years ago..."

"Don't, don't, it's so strange! Come on, come on, we haven't seen each other for so long, it's time for a drink." Mu Lianzhi quickly changed the subject, and at this moment, he was completely different from what he looked like on the cruise ship today It's different, it's just the person she knew well in the past.

Chuning looked at him again and said nothing.

Mu Lianzhi's expression froze, and finally he sighed in frustration: "Well, it's my fault. My identity is sensitive and I can't reveal it at will, so I haven't told you all this time."

"Then why don't you continue to hide it now?"

"Because I want to help you." Mu Lianzhi looked at her and said seriously.

Chu Ning was startled, and then he continued: "I know you were kicked out of the General's Mansion, you are no longer young, you have the ability to fight against them, and I can help you return to the General's Mansion in a fair manner, and take Get back what you deserve."

Chuning was silent for a moment, then said softly, "I was not kicked out of the general's residence yesterday."

"Ok?"

"I was kicked out of the General's Mansion eight months ago."

The implication is that if you really want to help me, you should have come eight months ago.

Mu Lianzhi knew he was wrong, touched his nose and said, "It's a bit late, but it will still come in handy."

Chu Ning twitched the corner of his lips and said, "You are right, then I will wait for your arrangement, but if you dare to mention the marriage to the emperor, I will definitely break your leg."

"Why?" Mu Lianzhi slapped the table, extremely dissatisfied, "Would it be a loss to you if you marry me?"

Chu Ning smiled but said, "I heard that Prince Mu's Mansion already has two sisters-in-law..."

Mu Lianzhi's face turned red immediately, "What sister-in-law? Those are just two concubines! No! How many times have I told you, don't call me master! I'm not your master!"

"Ah, ah, don't get excited. I will be a teacher for a day, and I will be a teacher for the rest of my life. The disciple is very grateful for the kindness of the master." Chu Ning suppressed a smile.

"Fuck you! If you call me Master again, I'm in a hurry with you!" Mu Lianzhi stared.

Seeing that he was really in a hurry, Chuning shrugged and changed the subject: "What exactly do you want to do in the capital?"

"Of course it's to help you..." In the middle of the sentence, Mu Lianzhi saw Chuning's half-smile expression, so he had to change his words: "One of the important reasons is to help you, and the other is to deepen the diplomatic relations between the two countries. "

(End of this chapter)