Mu Mingtang glared at Xie Xuanchen, naturally Xie Xuanchen couldn't let it go.
Xie Xuanji, Jiang Mingwei, and Wanyanduo were welcomed to the main hall. They sat down one after another and drank a cup of tea, only to see that the two protagonists were late.
Jiang Mingwei immediately noticed that the hairpin on Mu Mingtang's temple was loose.
Early in the morning, just combing hair, maids will not make such mistakes, most of them are temporarily put on hairpins. This makes people wonder, what did they do to need to rearrange their hairpins.
What Jiang Mingwei could see, Wanyanduo naturally saw it too. The guest and host were seated again, and Mu Mingtang asked, "King Jin and Princess Jin are rare guests. What kind of wind is blowing the three of you here today?"
Xie Xuanji sat upright, lowered his eyes slightly, and said politely: "Sister-in-law's words, I am ashamed of my brother and sister. I have not seen my brother and sister-in-law leave the house for a long time, and I am worried about what my brother and sister-in-law are lacking, so I came here to ask."
After Xie Xuanji finished speaking, he saw with his own eyes a meaningful smile on Xie Xuanchen's face. Xie Xuanchen didn't want to say a word when he showed up, but now he suddenly laughed, which made Xie Xuanji be in awe, and couldn't guess the reason for a while.
Mu Mingtang was embarrassed. Didn't she have time to go out during this time? She didn't even have enough time to sleep, so how could she go out. Afraid of showing embarrassment on his face, Mu Mingtang quickly lowered his head and took a sip of tea.
Mu Mingtang thought she was covering it up well, but no one was staring at her. Out of some curiosity, Jiang Mingwei kept paying close attention to Mu Mingtang's expression. She found that after Xie Xuanji asked, Xie Xuanchen smiled strangely, while Mu Mingtang showed some tension. Mu Mingtang lowered her head to drink tea. When she raised her wrist, the bracelet slipped off, revealing an inconspicuous piece of purple.
The piece of purple and blue was on the side of the wrist, as if it had accidentally hit something and knocked it out. Jiang Mingwei and Wanyanduo both saw it. They either pursed their lips or raised their eyebrows, and they all guessed why.
As a princess, Mu Mingtang doesn't do heavy work and can knock anything. Only in some uncontrolled circumstances, such as accidentally hitting the edge of the bed, will bruises appear in that position.
Jiang Mingwei and Wanyanduo were speechless, and Jiang Mingwei suddenly felt ironic. She remembered that when she was newly married, she even came to Mu Mingtang to show it off. At that time, she was full of the feeling that she had married the right person, and that she would be prosperous and rich for the rest of her life, but Mu Mingtang had to live as a widow for the rest of her life, which was extremely pitiful.
Who would have thought that in just one year, the situation would be reversed. Mu Mingtang didn't intend to reveal the traces on his body, but Jiang Mingwei was pierced. Just as no one expected that Xie Xuanchen did not die, he resisted the poison and returned to the political arena.
Xie Xuanchen is famous all over the world for his talent and strength, so he probably won't be very gentle on the bed.
The main hall fell into a strange silence. At this time, the maid stopped at the door, and stopped talking. Seeing the masters looking over, the maid could only bite the bullet and ask for instructions in a low voice: "Princess, the kitchen asks, do you want breakfast?"
Xie Xuanji was really surprised when he heard it: "Second brother and second sister-in-law haven't had breakfast yet?"
When they come to visit, naturally they will not come to the door early in the morning, and they will definitely choose a time that is suitable for both parties. Now that it's time, and it's already halfway through the morning, Xie Xuanchen and Mu Mingtang haven't had breakfast yet
Mu Mingtang blinked, awkwardly not knowing how to speak. They had been up late today, and she fell asleep accidentally, and had a fight with Xie Xuanchen for a while...
She didn't expect to come to this point.
Xie Xuanchen was very stable in the big scene. Seeing this, he looked indifferent and said, "Isn't it normal to get up late in winter?"
The late dawn in winter, coupled with the cold weather, makes it easier to stay in bed than in summer. However, Xie Xuanchen and Mu Mingtang got up at this time, not just staying in bed.
After Xie Xuanchen finished speaking, everyone was embarrassed. He didn't actually say anything, but he seemed to say a lot.
Afraid that Xie Xuanchen would say something surprising, Mu Mingtang hurriedly stopped: "Today we are late for dinner, which made King Jin and Princess Jin laugh. Have the three of you had dinner before, why don't we use it together?"
Mu Mingtang's words were purely polite. She didn't plan to invite the three people in front of her to dinner, and she didn't feel relieved to touch the food of Prince An's mansion if she wanted to come to Xie Xuanji. She thought that Xie Xuanji was about to resign after she finished speaking, but she didn't expect Xie Xuanji to really bow his hands and thank him, "You have the second sister-in-law."
Mu Mingtang was speechless for a while and could only take these people to their seats.
Xie Xuanji hasn't said his intentions for coming today. He is not willing to return without success, and he can't delay his brother and sister-in-law's meal time, so he can only bite the bullet and accompany Mu Mingtang and Xie Xuanchen to dinner. Although there were chopsticks in front of them, none of the three people in Jin Wangfu moved. In a table full of breakfast, only Xie Xuanchen and Mu Mingtang moved the chopsticks.
Xie Xuanchen scooped up porridge for Mu Mingtang, and added a piece of shrimp to her: "You didn't eat much last night, but today the shrimp is light, eat more."
Mu Mingtang is not picky about food, but Xie Xuanchen understands her taste and basically eats what she wants. Xie Xuanji looked at the scene at the dinner table and felt vaguely familiar, but there was a Wanyan Duo on the table today.
He remembered that when he and Jiang Mingwei first got married, he came to Prince An's mansion to greet him, and happened to have a meal with the couple. At that time, Mu Mingtang took care of Xie Xuanchen, and Mu Mingtang also disliked Xie Xuanchen for eating less. Unexpectedly, it is still a similar scene today, and the situation is completely reversed.
Xie Xuanji couldn't tell whether it was true or whether the couple on the opposite side did it deliberately.
The three people in the Jin Palace had their own thoughts, but no matter what they thought, after watching the meeting carefully, they silently dispelled the conjecture of Zuoxiu. Language can be pretentious, but actions can't deceive people. Xie Xuanchen and Mu Mingtang are calm, and each other's small movements are natural, not like a deliberate show.
So this is their real relationship? Xie Xuanji and the three all felt that they were being shown.
After finally waiting until the two of them ate almost the same, Xie Xuanji talked about the purpose of today's visit: "Second brother, this year, there have been many natural and man-made disasters, and the emperor wanted to take advantage of the new year to get rid of bad luck, and invited people to enter the palace to remove filth and turbidity, and prayed The New Year's weather is good, the country is peaceful and the people are safe. Because there are many sacrificial occasions, it would be better if the second brother can attend."
Mu Mingtang understood that the emperor asked Xie Xuanji to be a lobbyist and moved Xie Xuanchen out to be a mascot. Since Xie Xuanchen publicly kicked people out, many people have been inquiring privately about what happened on the Mid-Autumn Festival and what happened to Xie Xuanchen's illness. Not only people in the capital inquired, but even many generals from other places were active.
This year is also a coincidence. In the Shangyuan period, the palace almost ran into the water, and the lantern was dedicated to Xie Xuanchen. There was such a big cold disaster in winter, and it was inevitable that rumors such as the emperor's injustice and the punishment from heaven would rise among the people. The emperor was afraid of rumors fermenting, and even more afraid of the real sin, so he wanted to regroup in the New Year to inspire people.
At this time, the emperor moved Xie Xuanchen out and asked Xie Xuanchen to cooperate. No doubt he wanted to convey to the outside world the illusion that Xie Xuanchen and the emperor were still in harmony, and to stabilize those military generals who were about to move in other places. The emperor couldn't say it himself, so he asked Xie Xuanji to come over, first to find out what Xie Xuanchen was doing when he left the house, and secondly to talk about Xie Xuanchen to come forward.
Mu Mingtang didn't speak, and looked at Xie Xuanchen quietly. After Xie Xuanchen washed his hands, he took a dry handkerchief to wipe the water marks on his fingers. His fingers are slender and well-proportioned, his bones and flesh are evenly distributed, and he looks like a jade carving. And these hands, which are cleaner and more delicate than those of the literati, actually have tiny calluses on the sides of their fingers.
Xie Xuanchen wiped his fingers slowly, and the others on the table didn't dare to urge them and watched them all quietly. Jiang Mingwei hadn't noticed it before, but now he found out that Xie Xuanchen really didn't look like a soldier who fought in the army. He was just too beautiful, even his hands were so beautiful.
It's no wonder that the Beirong people fell into their eyes after seeing him. To be honest, when Xie Xuanchen was static, he really looked like a little white face.
These hands seemed to have been wiped for a long time, and the eyes of the whole table fell on his hands, forced to admire Xie Xuanchen's beautiful hands. In the end, Xie Xuanchen threw the handkerchief on the plate and agreed unexpectedly: "Okay."
His answer was so smooth that even Xie Xuanji hesitated: "Second brother, you..."
"New Year's Eve three days of palace feasts and sacrifices, other than that, are there other things?"
Xie Xuanji swallowed the unspoken words just now and said, "No more."
"Yeah." Xie Xuanchen responded casually. After speaking, seeing that the other people did not move, he slowly raised his eyebrows, "Why, do you still want to keep it for lunch?"
Xie Xuanji woke up like a dream, and quickly stood up to say goodbye. No matter what purpose Xie Xuanchen agreed to, it was really good that he was willing to cooperate.
Xie Xuanji led his two wives away. After everyone left, Mu Mingtang asked, "Why did you agree? I thought you would ignore them."
Xie Xuanchen sighed silently: "I really don't want to pay attention to them. But foreign enemies are in front, and there is no time to fight. This year Beirong has been severely affected, and when the frost is thawed in the spring, Beirong will most likely harass the border. Now Zhuozhou has no soldiers, only the most common ones. If anything happens, it will be too late to return the reinforcements.”
The emperor wanted to use Xie Xuanchen to decorate peace, and Xie Xuanchen also wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the court officials to congratulate him on the first day of the day to remind the garrison again. The two parties have mutual goals, so it is no wonder that Xie Xuanchen agreed as soon as Xie Xuanji opened his mouth.
Mu Mingtang also felt worried when he thought about things outside. She held Xie Xuanchen's hand silently, and looked at him worriedly. Xie Xuanchen put away his expression in a flash, and walked in with Mu Mingtang in his arms: "The big thing has to be done step by step. Let's go back to sleep first."
Mu Mingtang was still feeling sorry for him just now, but now he revealed his true nature in one sentence, Mu Mingtang immediately retracted his distress, and could not bear to pat Xie Xuanchen's hand: "Let go. What are you doing, don't come in!"
The emperor wanted to take advantage of the new year to be dejected, and the New Year's Eve banquet was extremely grand. If it is really a year beast, I am afraid it will be scared away.
Mu Mingtang was so shaken that his whole body smelled of fire. As soon as he got home, he just wanted to take a bath immediately.
But she was wearing makeup today, so she had to remove her makeup first. Mu Mingtang took off his hair and placed the beaded jewels on the dressing table. Xie Xuanchen watched for a while, and suddenly became excited. He sent the maids down, and he came to help Mu Mingtang.
While removing the hairpin that secures the hair, Mu Mingtang said to Xie Xuanchen, "Comb the back hair, yes, the silver hair comb with a row of green beads."
Xie Xuanchen pulled it out carefully, for fear of catching Mu Mingtang's hair. There were fewer and fewer jewelry in the bun, and finally Mu Mingtang took out the hosta, and her long hair fell down like a waterfall. Xie Xuanchen watched Mu Mingtang comb his hair smoothly, and he also tangled his long hair with itchy hands, playing with his fingers.
Mu Mingtang took it back several times to no avail, so he had to go. She combed her hair through and looked at the mirror with a long sigh of relief.
"I'm back at last, standing with such heavy jewelry for a whole day, I'm exhausted to death."
Seeing this, Xie Xuanchen held down the back of Mu Mingtang's head and slowly kneaded the acupuncture points for her: "Thank you for your hard work, it will be fine after a few days."
Mu Mingtang's long hair is now loose, and Xie Xuanchen's fingers are shuttled between them, like running water passing around his fingertips, soft and smooth, making people feel itchy. Mu Mingtang didn't pay attention to this. She took a handkerchief and looked at Xie Xuanchen in the mirror after hearing this: "I'm tired, not because of the banquet."
Xie Xuanchen didn't answer these words. He smiled without saying a word, and when he saw Mu Mingtang wet the veil, he asked curiously, "What are you going to do?"
"Remove the mouth grease." Mu Mingtang didn't care, and replied casually, "I'm going to take a shower in a while, and the makeup on my face must be wiped off first."
Xie Xuanchen said "oh" and suddenly said to Mu Mingtang, "Turn around, there is something on your face that you haven't wiped clean."
Mu Mingtang didn't think much, turned his cheeks subconsciously, but Xie Xuanchen leaned over and grabbed her lips.
Mu Mingtang was caught off guard, she really thought that Xie Xuanchen was going to wipe the marks on her face, but she didn't expect him to do this suddenly. Mu Mingtang was pushed back, his arms propped up on the mirror stage, and he swept his sleeves unintentionally, sweeping off a large piece of hairpin.
The sound of hairpins and hairpins colliding was incessant, but Xie Xuanchen turned a deaf ear, bit Mu Mingtang's lower lip, carefully scraped off the mouth grease on it, and gradually wanted to explore inside. Xie Xuanchen finally let go, Mu Mingtang had been pressed down on the dressing table, she was out of breath, shy and angrily glared at Xie Xuanchen: "What are you doing?"
"Remove your makeup." Xie Xuanchen was unconscious, and his fingers rubbed against Mu Mingtang's lips, which had become red and glistening, as if lingering, "I can use it to remove mouth grease."
Mu Mingtang patted Xie Xuanchen angrily, but she was now half lying on the dresser, and with a slight movement of her sleeves, she swept down many bottles and boxes. Mu Mingtang didn't dare to move, so he could only threaten Xie Xuanchen in an unconvincing tone: "Don't make trouble, there's still business tomorrow."
"That's right, Chao He can't be delayed." Xie Xuanchen said, and directly picked up Mu Mingtang in this posture, "So we have to hurry up and not waste time."
Mu Mingtang suddenly flew into the air and subconsciously wrapped Xie Xuanchen's shoulders. The weightlessness on her back made her panic, so she could only hold Xie Xuanchen's shoulder while complaining, "Let go, I still have to take a bath."
"Why can't I wash it." Xie Xuanchen muttered to himself, "It should be better if there is water."
Mu Mingtang was shocked to realize that Xie Xuanchen was carrying her to the clean room, and suddenly felt a sense of crisis: "What are you going to do?"
"Don't be afraid, it's what you think." Xie Xuanchen has already entered the clean room. When he built the mansion, he was extremely luxurious. Even the clean room built a luxurious bath with special water pipes for water supply. At this moment, there is hot water in the bathtub, and the temperature is suitable. Xie Xuanchen put Mu Mingtang on the high stool aside, and said to himself, "I don't believe it, I can still make marks on you today."
Xie Xuanchen is a person who does not admit defeat and is very executive. If one thing fails to meet expectations, he will practice repeatedly, and there will always be a perfect day.
If he still can't, it means that he has not practiced hard enough and tried not enough.