Happy pastoral concubine

Chapter 1000
puff--

When Mu Sheng, who was drinking tea, heard this sentence, he couldn't help but spit it out.

"Brother, you've lost your composure!" Ke'er said with a serious face, "Sister Lianhua likes you, so you don't have to be so excited, right? With your behavior like this, it's easy for others to know that no one likes you!"

Mu Sheng, who was pierced again, felt that he was about to vomit blood.

"Before today, you and I have never met! You have never even met me, and you just say you admire me? Do you think anyone will believe this kind of lie?" Mu Sheng stared into her eyes, trying to see the truth on her face. There is a trace of abnormality.

Lianhua bit her lips aggrievedly, "Lianhua has heard about General Mu's name for a long time, and she is yearning for it, so... that's why she left her hometown and came to Dongyang!"

"Don't think that if you put on a cute and pitiful expression, I will believe you!"

"Brother, you're really going too far! Didn't you see that Sister Lianhua was about to cry?" Ke'er glanced at him angrily, then dragged Lianhua back to her room.

"Ke'er!"

boom--

Kerr closed the door angrily.

After touching Mu Sheng, who had a gray nose, he sighed helplessly.

"Sister Lianhua," Ke'er smiled and poured a cup of tea to her, "My elder brother has such a temper, don't worry too much about it."

Lianhua smiled softly and shook her head gently.

"Actually, my elder brother is very nice, both civil and military, and good-looking. It's just that the marriage is not good." Ke'er put her hands on her chin and said with a distressed face, "I was worried that my elder brother would die alone! Good sister Lianhua, you are here."

Facing her pure and innocent eyes, Lianhua smiled a little embarrassedly, "Don't you think I'm a liar?"

"I trust my own intuition." Ke'er looked into her eyes and said seriously, "Sister Lianhua, when you told my elder brother that you admired him just now, your eyes were really sincere, so I believe what you said It's true."

Lianhua silently clenched the teacup in her hand, lowered her eyes slightly, "Aren't you afraid that this is all performed by me?"

"Not afraid."

"Ke'er, thank you for trusting me!" Lianhua looked at her and smiled slightly, "Actually, my name is Xu Lian, and my father is Xu Hui, the prefect of Xuzhou."

"My sister is from Xuzhou?"

"Yeah." Xu Lian nodded, "I'm not lying, Ke'er, I've met you and General Mu before."

"Ah?" Ke'er felt confused, "But why don't I remember?"

"That was three years ago, when you and General Mu went to Xuzhou to play." Xu Lian explained with a smile, "At that time, my father was involved in the case of Xuzhou Zhizhou's corruption of ink, and the embankment of Xuzhou Wharf suddenly collapsed. At that time, Wu Liang, the prefect of Xuzhou, was thrown into the prison, and my father was slandered and imprisoned. My mother took me around to ask for help, and was almost bullied by a beast. At that time, General Mu descended from the sky and rescued us."

Ke'er tried hard to recall, and finally said in shock, "Sister Lianhua, was you the one that my aunt was protecting at that time?"

"Yeah." Xu Lian nodded with a smile.

"But at that time, you and my brother only met once!"

"Sometimes, a one-sided relationship is enough to make people remember for a lifetime." Xu Lian smiled, like a lotus flower, unable to bear the shyness of the cool breeze.

Mu Sheng, who was standing outside the door at that time, also remembered that memory.

So what the little beggar said was true?
squeak-

The door was opened again, Mu Sheng looked at Xu Lian in front of him, and a strange emotion flashed across his heart.

She lowered her head and looked very shy.

"Cough-cough-"

Mu Sheng cleared his throat, and asked curiously, "Since you are the daughter of the prefect of Xuzhou, why did you become a little beggar in Dongyang City?"

Xu Lian lowered her head and looked at her toes, feeling a little more sour in her heart.

"I... I sneaked out alone, and was robbed of my luggage on the road later. In order to save my life, I had to dress up as a little beggar. Although I suffered a lot along the way, I was still in my heart. I have no regrets at all.”

"You..." Mu Sheng looked at her, his eyes became softer and less serious, "You have been away from home for a long time, your family must be very worried about you, I will write a book and send it to you later. Xuzhou, and then send someone to take you back."

"I won't go back!" Xu Lian plucked up her courage and shouted loudly, "I don't want to go back."

"Why?"

"My father wants to introduce me to a marriage, but the other party is a bastard who is rich and jaded, and I don't want to marry him. What's more... What's more, I fell in love with you at first sight, Mr. Mu. I couldn't do it again. I like other men! Master Mu, you...can you give me a chance?"

Xu Lian clenched her hands beside her, looking at Mu Sheng with anticipation in her eyes.

"Miss Xu, I have no intention of marrying a wife."

"I can wait."

"What I mean is that I don't mean anything to you."

"But can't feelings be cultivated? Can't you give me a chance?"

"Do not want to."

Xu Lian was hit hard by his decisive answer.

She gave a wry smile, and her whole body trembled involuntarily.

"Okay, I see."

"Ah."

Xu Lian temporarily lived in the guest room of the Garrison Mansion.

Ke'er, who had witnessed the whole process, looked at Xu Lian, her eyes were full of sympathy and pity, "Sister Lianhua, don't pay too much attention to me, my brother...my brother has this kind of temper, hard-spoken and soft-hearted."

Xu Lian lowered her head and said nothing, but her face was clearly full of sadness.

Ke'er sighed softly, "It's getting late, Sister Lianhua, go to bed early, I'll come see you tomorrow."

At that time, the study room of the Garrison Mansion.

Mu Sheng looked at the shadow guard in front of him, his expression became more serious.

"how?"

"Xu Lian is indeed the daughter of Xu Hui, the prefect of Xuzhou. The news from Xuzhou is that Xu Lian has disappeared. It has been almost two months."

"Two months?"

"Exactly."

"So, this little beggar didn't lie?" Mu Sheng frowned, but there was always a trace of doubt in his heart, "She is a weak woman who traveled all the way from Xuzhou to Dongyang City, and now she is able to stand on the ground intact. In front of me, this person's scheming is unfathomable."

"Do you want to..." The shadow guard wiped his neck.

"Don't be in a hurry, let's see what kind of tricks she is going to play." Mu Sheng frowned, his eyes darkened, "I just need to send someone to take good care of Ke'er. Ke'er is pure and kind-hearted, and I don't want her to suffer any harm."

"My subordinate understands."

The next day, after Xu Lian packed up her makeup and clothes, she came to the flower hall in the front yard.

"Last night, I wrote a letter and sent it to the magistrate of Xuzhou." Mu Sheng looked at her and said softly, "The carriage is also ready, and we can set off after Miss Xu finishes her breakfast. back home."

(End of this chapter)