Everyone followed Xu Wenlan to a slightly open place, this place. It was the attendants behind him who finally cleared it out. After all, the market was really overcrowded.
Xiao Mubai didn't know when he had already ordered Han Sa to bring six Kongming lanterns, handed over pen and ink, and the six of them separated and wrote their wishes on the lanterns.
As the Kongming Lantern rose slowly, six people gathered together and looked up.
"Mu Bai, what did you write?" Xu Wenlan asked curiously.
"I didn't write it."
"Why don't you write it? They say it's very effective." Xu Wenlan complained with a look on his face.
Why not write? Because it is simply impossible to achieve. Xiao Mubai thought to himself, and the breath on his body became a little colder.
"What did Xia Chu write?" Xiao Zimu asked sideways.
"What did Zi Mu write again?" Xia Chu asked.
"Xia Chu, I asked first." Xiao Zimu smiled helplessly.
"It'll be good if Zi Mu gets his wish." Xia Chu said, looking at the sky.
"Huh?" Xiao Zimu frowned.
"This is what I wrote."
Xia Chu looked back at Xiao Zimu sideways, with a smile on his face.
Xiao Zimu looked at the young man in front of him, his face tilted sideways, his perfectly curved jaw connected to his thin, white and slender neck. A pair of almond-shaped eyes are filled with the brilliance of the bright moon and stars. The scorching light made him immersed in his eyes and fell into a daze.
When Xia Chu saw Bingwen on the side and looked towards him, he leaned forward slightly and quickly blinked his right eye at Bingwen to show that he knew his wish.
Bingwen smiled understandingly, feeling warm in his heart.
Xia Chu's lower right hem was suddenly tugged by someone. When she turned around, she saw Xiao Muhong stamping her feet angrily. She, the sweet girl of heaven, had never been so neglected, and no one paid any attention to her. The small mouth was flat, full of grievances.
Xia Chu smiled and couldn't help coaxing: "What wish did the Ninth Princess make?"
Xiao Muhong suddenly became shy when she heard this. She blushed and looked at him but refused to speak.
Xia Chu couldn't help but hold his forehead, and didn't want to continue this question. Then he said to Xiao Muhong: "It's late at night, it's time for the Ninth Princess to return to the palace."
"You will leave tomorrow, why don't you play with me for a while tonight!" Xiao Muhong pouted and shouted after hearing this.
"Yes, I have to get up early tomorrow. Your Highness, won't you let me rest early?"
Xiao Muhong looked struggling. She also knew that Xia Chu was not in good health, but she was reluctant to let him go like this.
"If the Ninth Princess is obedient, I will take you out of the palace to play when I return to Beijing."
Xiao Muhong's eyes lit up, and she immediately took his hand and said, "Then I will return to the palace, and you must not regret it."
"Okay." Xia Chuyun said. Then he said to Xiao Mubai: "Then His Highness King Mo will send the Ninth Princess back to the palace."
"That's natural."
Xiao Mubai turned around and took Xiao Muhong away, and Xu Wenlan also said goodbye and left.
Xia Chu saw Xiao Muhong's reluctance to look back three times and waved to her lovingly.
"Since the young Marquis is about to return home, Bingwen will take his leave first." Bingwen said with a bow.
"If we meet again by fate, I must have a drink with Mr. Bingwen and have a good time."
Xia Chu winked at him and signaled him to prepare the wine and wait.
Bingwen was suddenly secretly delighted at this moment, a scene that only the two of them could understand, and nodded incomprehensibly.
Seeing that Bingwen had also left, Xia Chu said to Xiao Zimu, "I have to trouble Zimu to take me back home."
"my pleasure."
The night is like the sea and the lights are dim.
Xiao Zimu and Xia Chu walked side by side.
"I don't know which master's post Xia Chu's writing comes from, but I've never seen it."
Xiao Zimu picked a topic and started chatting.
"Hmm. I haven't been there, but I accidentally picked up two or three notes in the mountains and passed them by for a while. If Zi Mu doesn't like it, I can write it in Ruoshui regular script."
When he was young, Bai Ruofei once threw him a pile of copybooks by famous writers and asked him to pick one for practice. He didn't take a fancy to any of them, but he fell in love with Bai Ruofei's wild grass. He stole a pharmacology book written by Bai Ruofei and started practicing by imitating his handwriting.
After Xiao Yanjun saw his handwriting in his previous life, he felt it was too unruly and unruly. Unworthy of her status as a princess, she forced him to choose a famous book and practice calligraphy again. Xia Chu didn't like the dignified and beautiful font of Hairpin Hua, so he reluctantly got used to Ruoshui small regular script.
"I'm not unhappy, your writing is very good. I'm just slightly surprised that Xia Chu's handwriting is very different from your temperament." Xiao Zimu explained.
"You also think my handwriting is arrogant?" Xia Chu frowned.
"No. It's just that your temperament is too pure and elegant." Xiao Zimu praised him sincerely. He felt that he could not accurately describe Xia Chu's temperament. That kind of emptiness and transparency can only be understood but cannot be described.
"Thank you for your letter to remind me." Xiao Zimu expressed his sincere thanks.
"I would like to congratulate Zi Mu on getting a good job."
Although Xiao Zimu had not participated in court affairs in the past, he was still a prince after all. The stakes can still be clearly distinguished.
"I really want to choose some pillars for my country, Xiao."
"This is the first time Zi Mu is running an errand for the emperor. You must not insert your own people into it." Xia Chu reminded.
"I'm afraid Xia Chu doesn't know. I've never wanted to socialize, so how could I find someone of my own to arrange it for me?" Xiao Zimu looked upright and proud.
"I know that Zi Mu has always been a noble person, so he is not. But what if Concubine Lian entrusts him with the task of placing some relatives in his place?"
Xiao Zimu really didn't think that his mother and concubine would have connections here, so he was speechless for a moment.
"Zi Mu doesn't need to worry too much. If the people arranged by Concubine Lian are really talented and knowledgeable, that's fine. On the contrary, it's not good."
Xiao Zimu nodded and agreed with Xia Chu's words.
"You must remember these four people, Zeng Shangjie, Chai Zicheng, Geng Qingfa, and Liao Huatang, no matter whether they are talented or not, they cannot be allowed to enter the palace examination." Xia Chu's expression suddenly became solemn and he asked seriously.
Xiao Zimu had never heard of these names before, and he didn't understand why Xia Chu suddenly explained so cautiously.
"If you believe me, just do it. If they become officials in the court, it will be quite troublesome for us in the future."
In their previous life, these four people were selected through the relationship between Xiao Yanjun and Du Hanfei. I don’t know if Xia Chu is truly talented or not, but when it comes to being ruthless and ruthless, each one is more ruthless than the other, so it’s better to kill him as early as possible.
"I believe you." Xiao Zimu agreed.
"A few days ago, I discovered that Xiang Xun secretly met with Si Nan, the confidant of Fourth Brother."
Ever since Xia Chu told him that Xiang Xun had a problem, he had sent people to keep an eye on him secretly. It wasn't until a few days ago that I discovered anything.
"Is he still in your house?" Xia Chu asked.
"Still."
"Then keep it for now. I'll send him a message after Chunwei to bring to His Highness the Fourth Prince."
"what news?"
"After Chun Wei, Xiang Xun thought that Zeng Shangjie, Chai Zicheng, Geng Qingfa, and Liao Huatang were on the list, so that the Fourth Highness could relax."
"These four people were originally arranged by the fourth brother?" Xiao Zimu understood.
Xia Chu nodded and said: "After the Spring Palace incident is over, the emperor will definitely reward you. At that time, you only need one chance to leave the palace and go to Guwan."
"You want me to leave the palace and go to Ancient Anhui City?" Xiao Zimu asked with a frown.
"Yes, you can find a way to get out of the palace where you can get close to the people and understand their sentiments. But you must go to Guwan."
"When are you going?" Although Xiao Zimu didn't know Xia Chu's specific intentions, he trusted him inexplicably and had no doubts.
"It will be around April. I will let you know the specific time by letter."
"good."
The two of them were talking as they walked, and before they knew it, they had arrived at the gate of the Hou Mansion.
Xiao Zimu looked at the young man in blue robe under the moonlight, and a trace of sadness spread from his chest.
"Xia Chu, when will you return to Beijing?"
"If it's quick, I'll probably come back to Guwan before you."
"Is there any way I can contact you?"
Xia Chu shook his head.
Xiao Zimu's eyes dimmed.
"I don't want to, but it's really hard to contact me on the mountain. If something happens to you, you can go to the Marquis Mansion to find my father. I will arrange your affairs, so you don't have to worry." Xia Chu comforted him.
"Okay, I'll wait for you to come back."
"Maybe, I'm waiting for you to come back." Xia Chu joked with him, then waved goodbye.
Seeing that Xiao Zimu had gone far away, Xia Chu took Su Qian'an back to Yunqiyuan.
(End of chapter)