"I'll ask you again, what do you want you to do here? Think clearly and then give a good reply. This is the last chance." She looked indifferent.
The siblings glanced at each other, knowing that if they didn't tell the truth, they would really have no chance.
Liu Mu raised his head and said, "Mrs. Zhi, Lord Hou kept us here because he was afraid that someone would rob him of his wife."
Mu Huanqing was stunned, and then frowned. "Someone robbed me?"
"Madam, don't blame the little one for telling you honestly. When the Marquis lived in this village, he found the amiability of his wife, and he fell in love with him, but he also found that there are many people in this village who adore his wife. , Hou Ye felt a little uncomfortable, but he knew that he owed his wife, so he couldn't say this, and because he had military affairs, he couldn't always accompany his wife, and he knew that his wife did not have Hou Ye, so Hou Ye felt uneasy. , so I left the two of us in the village."
Liu Yun hurriedly added: "Madam, don't get me wrong, the Marquis didn't keep us here to keep an eye on Madam, but just in case... in case..."
Mu Huanqing frowned. "What if? Say."
Liu Yun gritted his teeth and let it go. "Madam Chi, the Marquis is thinking that if there is such a person, it is right in the eyes of Madam, at least we can inform the Marquis in time, and let him come over immediately, so that no one will take you away. ”
No matter how thick-skinned Ren Mu Huanqing was, when he heard this, he couldn't help but blush, and scolded: "What is it that can't be robbed or not, is it harmful to say this?"
"I knew that you would be unhappy if you said it, so of course the Marquis didn't dare to say it. Since he didn't dare to say it, he had to leave us here." Liu Yun replied in a low voice.
Liu Mu said, "Madam, Master Hou has no choice. He can't see Madam from time to time, and he is worried about it, so he has no choice but to resort to this."
Did he mean that? After Mu Huanqing heard it, she didn't know whether to ask questions or pretend she didn't know
"Madam, if the Marquis knew that we were telling the truth and made him lose face, he would definitely punish us, please spare your life, don't drive us away, if the madam doesn't want to see us, we won't appear in front of you, no It's in your eyes, I just ask Madam not to sell us off."
Mu Huanqing rubbed his brows, a little headache. "Okay, I understand this, I won't drive you away."
"Mrs. Xie!" The siblings were delighted and hurriedly kowtowed again.
Mu Huanqing's face sank. "But I warn you, if you let me know what you've done arbitrarily, or what you've done in private, you won't even need to say anything, and you'll sell it directly."
"Don't worry ma'am, our brothers and sisters must behave and serve you faithfully."
"I'll talk about whether I'm loyal or not. Forget it, get back!"
"Yes." Liu Yun and Liu Mu kowtowed to her again.
She waved. "Get up, stop knocking, I don't have so many rules here, I look at people's hearts, if you are really loyal, I will not treat you badly."
"Yes, Xiao knows, Xiao will not disappoint Madam." The sister and brother got up and walked out happily.
When they were out of the yard and away from everyone's sight, the siblings glanced at each other and breathed a tacit sigh of relief.
In fact, their real task is not to stay in Zhuangzi, but to find a suitable time to tell the madam those nasty words just now. Whether they can stay in Zhuangzi or not is second.
They have been with Lord Hou for so many years, but they never imagined that once the unsmiling Lord Hou chased after a woman, he would put so much effort into it that even if he was not in Zhuangzi, he would still convey his disgusting thoughts to his wife through their mouths. Know, so that she can know that he cares about her, even if he is not around, his heart is still thinking of her, trying to imprint his shadow on her heart bit by bit.
Now they have not only accomplished their mission, but they can also stay there smoothly, without wasting the hard work of the past few days. After the brothers and sisters retired, Mu Huanqing sat alone in the room. Fu Yanlin's jealous words are just right, they won't annoy her, and they let her understand through the mouths of others.
She really wasn't unhappy when she heard it, on the contrary it was funny.
Since he wants to save her, let her see his sincerity, and she won't pretend to dodge. If he has the will to impress her, it is his ability. If he can't impress her, she will still live her own life. Not at a loss. After she figured it out, she became more open-minded.
After three days, Fu Yanlin sent Meng Huai a message. Mu Huanqing thought that Fu Yanlin had something important, but Pai Menghuai came to tell her that he would go out for a few months after taking over the military affairs, and if it went well, he would come back as early as possible.
"That's it?" Mu Huanqing was taken aback. She thought it was something important that he sent someone to send a message.
"Also, this is a gift from the adults to Miss Doudou." Meng Huai took out a jade-carved horse and handed it over respectfully.
Doudou, who was sitting in her mother's arms, listened to it, and happily reached out to take it. "The horse is so beautiful, mother, look at this horse."
"Be careful not to break it."
Mu Huanqing hurriedly reached out to help her daughter hold it. Seeing that she liked it, she had to accept it and asked Menghuai again. "But there are other important things?"
Meng Huai said with a smile: "It's nothing important. Lord Hou just wanted him to go out for so long, and there was no news. I was afraid that you would be worried, so he specially sent a subordinate to let his wife know."
Mu Huanqing heard this and thought to herself, what could she be worried about? However, thinking that he was looking for someone to inform him, he couldn't say anything.
"understood."
"Then does Madam have something to tell the Marquis?"
Mu Huanqing wanted to answer no, but when she saw Meng Huai's begging face, she suddenly thought that Fu Yanlin wanted to hear what she said. With a good face, he had no choice but to deal with it at will: "Then help me pass on to the Hou Ye, I wish him all the best."
"Yes, this... what else?"
Mu thought for a while, looked at the jade horse in his hand, and added another sentence. "Next time he buys something for his daughter, don't buy such fragile ones. The child is small and afraid of falling."
"My lord is also fond of Miss. I always wanted to buy the best thing for Miss, but I didn't expect so much, but since it was Madam's order, the little one must pass it on to the Marquis."
Meng Huai thought to himself that it was not their family's intention to give this jade horse. If it was given to the lady, she would not accept it. If it was given to the lady, the lady would have no objection. And the jade can't be dropped, the lady is afraid that the lady will break, and she will help the lady to put it away, and this jade horse is equivalent to giving it to the lady.
The adults in their family are really caring, and they can even think of this bewildering method.
Meng Huai didn't have much time to stay. Mu Huanqing knew that he had important things to do and had to go on the road, so he had people packed full of dried fruits and cakes for him to eat on the road.
Meng Huai quickly thanked Mrs. Madam's food here is delicious, a few of them ate with Hou Ye for a few days, and their mouths were greedy, so they were so happy that they took it on the road and hurried back to answer the order.
Ten days passed after Meng Huai left, and this time, Yuan Ji came, and he brought a message from Lord Hou.
Hou Ye said that although things were a little tricky, it went well. At the same time, the gift for the young lady was a horse carved in amber. The action of this horse is different from the previous horse. The sculptor is matched with the color of amber, which is very expressive. Even Mu Huanqing took a few more glances.
"Master Hou said that this amber horse is very rare and must be kept. Master Hou also said that the desserts given by his wife were delicious, and he was very pleased to eat it."
Mu Huanqing was taken aback. When did she bring him snacks? But after thinking about it, I suddenly realized that it must be that the pastry she gave Meng Huai was taken by Meng Huai to honor their adults.
Mu Huanqing shook his head, gave the amber horse to his daughter to play with, and said something wishing the Marquis all the best as usual, but this time he prepared two meals for Yuan Ji.
"One for you, one for Lord Hou, don't be hungry, eat on the road."
Yuan Ji thanked his wife happily, and went on the horse with the things. When he set off, he thought that he was much smarter than Menghuai. It really kills two birds with one stone.
Every five to ten days, Fu Yanlin will send someone to send a message. If the distance is too far to send someone down, he will have a messenger send a letter, and every time he will prepare a small gift of a horse sculpture. In addition to jade carvings and amber carvings, there are also crystal carvings, bronze carvings, black stone carvings, or various materials she has never seen before.
The movements of each horse are different, and the letter he sent will also write the material of the carving and its characteristics.
After a long time, Mu Huanqing also became a little interesting. The horses from all over the place were put together into a large group of horses, black foal, white foal, brown foal and other horses of various colors, and each time he collected new ones, he would send them together at the next delivery. she.
The more times you send it, the more Mu Huanqing will come. Where is this for my daughter? It was given to her by turning a corner. After all, my daughter is still young, how do you know this
She couldn't help but smile when she thought that others were bothering to find these horse eagles outside. It is undeniable that such a small intention really pleases her.
Mu Huanqing put these horses on the shelf one by one, ready to enjoy and play with them.
After more than two months, it is time for autumn. That night, before Mu Huanqing coaxed her daughter to sleep, someone suddenly came to report that Lord Hou was coming.
Mu Huanqing was stunned, immediately put on his coat, walked out the door to the front yard, and saw Fu Yanlin and his three confidants.