When Xia Chu and Xiao Mubai entered the hall, the dishes had already been served, and most of the table was set. When Zhao Xingwen saw him, he complained: "Cousin, why are you acting like a girl?" Ink marks.”
Unexpectedly, when he said these words, coughs could be heard in the hall one after another.
The Marquis and Xiao Mubai coughed first as a sign of respect. Huo Wenshu also looked at Zhao Xingwen angrily and coughed lightly.
Zhao Xingwen quickly coaxed and said, "I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about another girl."
Lan Yuying coughed again at the right time. Before she could speak, Xu Wenlan beside her had already slapped the table and manfully scolded Zhao Xingwen: "Who are you talking about?"
Zhao Xingwen quickly defended: "How could you say Miss Lan?"
Su Qianan, who had just followed Xia Chu in at the entrance of the hall, stood next to Su Qianle, looked down at him and asked, "What do you mean?"
Zhao Xingwen held his head against the pain, and coughed slightly in embarrassment: "It means the girl outside."
He didn't react until he finished coughing. He looked at Xiao Mubai and Mr. Hou who were the first to cough. Their eyes were searching, as if asking again, what kind of cough did you two just cough
"Hurry up and let His Highness Prince Mo and Chu'er take their seats." The Marquis moved away from Zhao Xingwen's questioning eyes and waved to Xia Chu.
Xia Chu walked towards the Marquis. When he passed Su Qianle's position, he paused. He glanced at her from the corner of his eye and saw that her eyes were red and swollen. He shook his head and sighed slightly, until Xiao Mu Bai pushed him gently, then walked to the Marquis and sat down next to him.
Xu Wenlan saw the two of them entering the table and said to Mr. Hou: "Master Hou, please open the table."
The Marquis nodded and raised his wine glass, and everyone raised their glasses in response.
"Your Highness King Mo, how can you drink tea?" Zhao Xingwen saw Xiao Mubai steadily picking up the tea cup, but as soon as he finished speaking, three threatening eyes glanced at him at the same time.
Xiao Mubai's already cold face became more and more chilly. Xia Chu frowned and had a rare sharp look in his eyes. Xu Wenlan's eyes were not as cold as the two of them, but his face was full of jest, as if he was gloating about his misfortune. Tell him, you're done...
Zhao Xingwen felt that his head was as big as a bucket. It was really difficult to come to the Hou Mansion for a meal. He didn't dare to ask any more questions. He raised his head and drank from the cup.
It’s overwhelming, it’s overwhelming…
Xia Chu tilted his head slightly to the left, leaned into Xiao Mubai's ear and lowered his voice: "Do you regret stopping me just now?"
Xiao Mubai lowered his eyelids and tilted his head slightly to the right, so that it happened to be on Xia Chu's head. The corners of his lips curled up into a sneer: "It's not too late after dinner, don't you still have to Do you want to ask him a question?"
While Zhao Xingwen was serving Huo Wenshu, he would peek at Xiao Mubai and Xia Chu who were whispering to each other from time to time.
At this moment, Zhao Xingwen suddenly saw Xiao Mubai staring at him with a smile on his lips, which made Zhao Xingwen's heart go crazy.
"Cousin, grandpa is talking about you at home. When you have time, go and see his old man." Zhao Xingwen said to Xia Chu.
Xia Chu clicked his tongue. In the past, Zhao Xingwen was a straightforward person and would say whatever he said. Now that he had been hanging out with Bingwen in Mingxiang Garden for a while after returning to Beijing, he now learned to make insinuations and tactful reminders.
On the surface, his words meant that grandpa misses you, but the underlying meaning was that we were a family after all, and you couldn't follow Xiao Mubai into collusion.
Xia Chu raised his eyebrows: "What has grandpa been doing recently?"
Zhao Xingwen looked stunned. How did he know that he had just moved back to the General's Mansion for two days, and what he just said was just a pretense to remind Xia Chu.
Therefore, he frowned and thought for a while: "I heard from the servants in the mansion that grandpa rarely stays in the mansion, but the emperor often seeks him into the palace. It seems that after Prince Yu's wedding, grandpa will leave camp and go back. The emperor Maybe I want to chat with him more."
After hearing this, Xia Chu remembered that Xiao Mubai seemed to have to return to Chongqing after Xiao Yanjun's wedding.
Xiao Mubai saw his lips pursed tightly and his eyebrows twisted into characters. He guessed what he was thinking at the moment, so he moved to his ear and lowered his voice: "Can't you bear to leave me?"
Xia Chu glared at him angrily, but Xiao Mubai smiled and continued: "It's only ten days ago, why don't you treat me better."
Xia Chu looked startled, yes, the Chinese Valentine's Day had just passed yesterday, and he saw Xiao Yanjun's wedding on July 18th, only ten days left.
He was only thinking about what kind of gift he should give Xiao Yanjun and the others, but he forgot that Xiao Mubai would be returning to the camp soon.
Xiao Mubai saw that he was suddenly depressed and didn't answer. He was filling his mouth with food without knowing the taste, so he reached out under the table and patted his knee gently.
Xia Chu raised her eyes to look at him and gave him a piece of food. Xiao Mubai then asked Zhao Xingwen, "Can General Zhao return to Hanyang with Old General Zhao?"
Zhao Xingwen glanced at Huo Wenshu and touched the back of his head: "I actually said that I would go back with grandpa, but grandpa said that Hu Bing wouldn't succeed this year, so I didn't have to go back. I would stay in Beijing to be with Wen Shu until we get married next year. Then go back to the military camp."
The Marquis also nodded in agreement: "It's time to stay in the capital. After all, there will be less gatherings and more separations in the future."
Originally, Zhao Xingwen felt that he was somewhat greedy for pleasure when he stayed, fearing that they would say that he was intoxicated in the gentle country. Now even the Marquis agreed, and he was slightly relieved in his heart and extremely happy on the surface.
"It's time for you to take the time to visit grandpa." The Marquis turned to Xia Chu and said to Xia Chu, otherwise General Zhao would come to the Hou Mansion. Just thinking about it, the Marquis felt his heart trembling.
Xia Chu's mouth was stuffed with dishes, and she let out a sob in her throat.
The Marquis saw that his face was full of sadness for a moment, and was about to ask, but saw Xiao Mubai shaking his head slightly beside him. The Marquis endured it and swallowed the words again.
The Marquis greeted everyone to eat more, don't be restrained and you're welcome.
Xu Wenlan took the lead and signaled: "It's not formal at all. Lord Marquis, do you think I'm being polite?"
The Marquis saw that he was taking the lead in greeting the whole audience, and he could chat with everyone. He was really rude, and he didn't know how Xu Wanjun, with such a calm temperament, could have such a frivolous son.
"Qianle, why didn't you say a word today?" The Marquis looked at Su Qianle at the end of the table and knew that she cried loudly in Yunqi Courtyard last night. When Cong Ting reported it, he said that she was raped. Xia Chu refused verbally.
The Marquis felt his head hurt when he heard this. Years ago, he was afraid that Xia Chu would hurt the Ninth Princess's heart.
I had forgotten that there was such a girl in Su Yuan of the mansion.
Su Qianle raised her head in response and tried her best to smile: "Qianle said something that shouldn't be said yesterday, so I don't dare to say anything more today."
(End of chapter)