After Xue Mu came back from the palace, he went directly to the main room, and only in the yard did he hear Nian Tang say that the wife and two young ladies from the servant's mansion had come.
Xue Mu's eyes moved slightly, and he asked, "Are they all in the room?"
Nian Tang said: "The two young ladies are still staying inside. Mrs. Liu has already gone to see the old lady, but her eyes were red when she left."
Xue Mu lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then replied, "Understood."
He quietly walked to the door, and heard the young lady of the Liu family talking: "How could Xue Mu be like this, and he hasn't consummated the marriage with you until today!"
Miss Liu Er burst out laughing, and said sarcastically, "What's the difference between you and being unmarried~"
The two maids in the room looked ugly, and wanted to say a word for their Lord Hou, but they dared not say anything due to their status.
Liu Qinghuan lay on the bed and listened, but said nothing. Seeing her recalcitrant appearance, Miss Liu unconsciously became anxious: "Qing Huan, tell me the truth, is there someone outside Xue Mu?"
"Ah?" Liu Qinghuan was finally blown up by her assumption, "Shouldn't there be?"
"No, why would I sleep in a separate room with you?"
Miss Liu Er continued: "Why else, the third girl is not charming enough."
Liu Qinghuan: "..."
Aren't the two of them here to visit? Is this the way patients should be treated
Liu Qinghuan felt a little pain in her shoulder again.
Miss Liu glared at her with resentment, and said with a heartbeat: "If he doesn't want to have sex with you, then we will make peace with him!"
"Yes, reconcile!" Miss Liu Er raised her hands in agreement.
Xue Mu outside the door suddenly sank, and Liu Qinghuan inside the door twitched her lips and said, "It's not that serious, is it?"
"Of course!" Miss Liu said with her hips on her hips, "Our Liu family girls don't accept this kind of anger! After reconciling, not only will he have to return all the betrothal gifts, but he will also have to give you enough food and clothing for three years!"
Liu Qinghuan: "..."
Wait, is it too long-term
Chi Tao and Qing Zhi's expressions became more and more ugly. If you don't come back, Lord Hou, your wife will be gone!
Under their earnest anticipation, Xue Mu finally opened the door and walked in.
The eldest miss and second miss of the Liu family, who had spoken so convincingly just now, suddenly died down. I don't know why, although Xue Mu is smiling, it always gives people a creepy feeling.
Second Miss Liu subconsciously retreated behind her elder sister. Miss Liu was someone who had seen the world, she withstood the pressure and looked directly at Xue Mu and said, "Master Hou, you came back just in time, I just wanted to ask why the assassin assassinated You, the one lying here is my sister?"
The corner of Liu Qinghuan's mouth twitched again, as expected of a big sister, such a sharp question.
As expected, Xue Mu's eyes darkened immediately, he looked at Liu Qingya, and said softly: "The elder sister taught me that I didn't take good care of Qingqing. However, I will never agree to the matter of Heli."
The two sisters of the Liu family were stunned at the same time, and then inevitably became embarrassed.
It was actually heard by Lord Hou!
Liu Qingya coughed guiltily, pulled Liu Qingli out and said, "Then what, we're going to find our mother, we'll take our leave first."
After the two left in a hurry, Liu Qinghuan looked at Xue Mu and said with a dry smile: "Eldest sister is just angry for a while, don't take it to heart."
Xue Mu went to the bed and sat down, and smiled at her: "I won't take it to heart, but don't even think about reconciliation."
Liu Qinghuan was stunned for a moment, and said in a timely manner: "Of course, of course."
Only then did Xue Mu test the temperature on her forehead with satisfaction: "Is it better?"
Liu Qinghuan blinked and said, "It's much better."
Xue Mu called Nian Tang again, and grabbed Li Yuanbai who was soundly asleep. Li Yuanbai felt Liu Qinghuan's pulse again with a bitter face, and said: "It's all right, there is only some remaining poison in Madam's body, and it will be cured after a few days of conditioning."
Xue Mu nodded, and said to Nian Tang, "Send Dr. Li back to the clinic."
Li Yuanbai's eyes lit up, and he looked at Xue Mu in disbelief: "Master Hou, can I really go?"
Xue Mudao: "The kitchen didn't prepare your lunch."
These words made Li Yuanbai sad for a while, but the joy of being released quickly diluted the sadness. He bounced and followed Nian Tang out, and before he left, he received several bolts of fine cloth and heavy copper coins!
"Are these all for me?!"
Nian Tang nodded expressionlessly.
Li Yuanbai almost pounced on him, this was many, many times more than the triple salary he imagined! Holding a lot of things, he looked back at Nian Tang with difficulty: "If you need anything else, remember to come to Dongshi to find me!"
Although Lord Hou is difficult to serve, he is generous!
The corners of Nian Tang's eyes twitched slightly. He originally wanted to ask some servants to help him move it, but it seems that he prefers to hold it by himself.
After three days of recuperation in the mansion, Liu Qinghuan's health gradually improved, but some people were in dire straits.
Tang Zibo's mansion, a figure rushed in hastily. Tang Zibo put down the tea bowl in his hand, and glanced at the person: "Brother Hongcai, why are you so flustered?"
Seeing his relaxed appearance, Yuan Hongcai wished he could step forward and knock the teacup out of his hand. "Xue Mu invited me to have a banquet at his house tomorrow." He said bitterly.
"Oh?" Tang Zibo glanced at him unexpectedly, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "I really want to congratulate Brother Hongcai for being favored by Lord Hou."
"Congratulations!" Yuan Hongcai finally couldn't bear to curse, "Don't pretend to be ignorant, this is clearly a grand banquet!"
Tang Zibo looked at him silently, and Yuan Hongcai pointed at him angrily and continued to scold: "Don't forget, you asked me to give Jingshu to Xue Mu!"
Ever since he heard that Xue Mu had cut Jingshu in half with a knife three days ago, he had had nightmares for three days straight. Today, this nightmare is about to become a reality! Xue Mu is going to attack him!
Yuan Hongcai's face was pale, but Tang Zibo frowned slightly after hearing his words, and looked at him with some doubts: "Brother Hongcai, why do I not understand what you said?"
Yuan Hongcai's complexion changed, and the finger pointing at Tang Zibo began to tremble: "Tang Zibo, what do you mean? We are grasshoppers on the same rope, and you will not feel better if I have an accident!"
Tang Zibo chuckled lightly, and said to him: "Brother Hongcai, don't blame me for not reminding you, if Xue Mu finds out about your relationship with me, you will only die faster."
Yuan Hongcai froze, and the regret in his heart hit like a mountain and a sea. Why did he get on Tang Zibo's thief ship so obsessively? He shouldn't have listened to fortune tellers and changed his name from Hongcai to Hongcai!
He looked at Tang Zibo a few more times, and after confirming that the other party really planned to cross the river and tear down the bridge, he couldn't help but sneer: "Tang Zibo, my today is your tomorrow!"
After Yuan Hongcai cursed, he left without looking back. Tang Zibo put down the tea bowl in his hand, his eyes gradually darkened.
After returning to his own mansion, Yuan Hongcai certainly wouldn't just sit and wait to die like this - he had already planned his retreat when he heard that Jingshu was split in half.
A caravan under his shop is about to ship a batch of goods out of Chang'an, just today. He quickly packed up his belongings, changed into the servant clothes he had prepared earlier, and sneaked into the caravan.
As long as he leaves Chang'an, he will be safe. At least temporarily.
Yuan Hongcai followed at the end of the team, burying his head and walking in silence. Seeing that the Tonghua Gate was approaching, suddenly a man put his hand on his shoulder.
Yuan Hongcai was taken aback.
He hesitated for a moment, but turned around, and saw a young barbarian with a high nose smiling brightly at him: "Yale, it's really Mr. Yuan Lang, I'm worried that I might be wrong."
Yuan Hongcai: "..."
He knew this young man, and he often followed Xue Mu. He heard that he also had a very strange name, Peng Peng.
Yuan Hongcai pursed his lips, thinking about the chances of him escaping from him.
—It is so low that it is desperate!
Seeing his livid face, Pengpeng smiled friendly: "Where are you going? Lord Hou invited you to a banquet tomorrow."
Yuan Hongcai: "..."
Can he say no
Feeling the strength on his shoulders getting heavier, a layer of cold sweat gradually appeared on Yuan Hongcai's head. He looked at Peng Peng and showed a dry smile: "I, I'm just here to see off the caravan."
"Oh, that's it, then I'll send it with you."
…
Yuan Hongcai watched helplessly as the caravan passed through the Tonghua Gate and left gracefully.
Afterwards, Peng Peng thoughtfully sent Yuan Hongcai back to Yuan's Mansion, and reminded him not to forget the appointment with Lord Hou tomorrow before leaving.
Yuan Hongcai stepped into the gate with a grim face. It seemed that Xue Mu had already sent someone to watch him, so he could only resign himself to fate this time.
The main hall of the Hou Mansion was magnificently built. Although the bloody incident happened not long ago, the singing and dancing in the past has resumed. Yuan Hongcai sat on the seat, constantly wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.
This Hongmen Banquet has been going on for a long time, but Hou Ye didn't speak a word except for a few pleasantries with him at the beginning. He glanced at General Weiyuan sitting across from him, and there were two more drops of sweat on his forehead.
Seeing that a dance was over again, Yuan Hongcai felt more and more uncomfortable.
"Heh, are you suffering from hemorrhoids?" Li Mo took a sip of the wine in the wine jar and glanced at Yuan Hongcai. Yuan Hongcai looked embarrassed and didn't know how to answer. Xue Mu asked the dancers in the hall to go down, and also looked at Yuan Hongcai: "In the past, there was a dancer in the Hou Mansion named Jing Shu, who had a graceful figure and was good at singing and dancing. It's a pity that she is so beautiful."
Yuan Hongcai's face turned pale immediately, and Xue Mu continued: "Speaking of which, the dancer was sent to me by Mr. Yuan Lang before."
Yuan Hongcai's legs gave way, and he almost fell off the seat: "Yuan really, really didn't know that she was an assassin, and I hope that Lord Hou will make amends."
Xue Mu smiled slightly, and changed the topic: "I heard that Yuan Langjun visited brother Guangyuan's house yesterday?"
Yuan Hongcai's waist is weak now: "A certain person only has business dealings with Guangyuan."
"that is it?"
"Just, just like that."
Xue Mu didn't say anything more, he stood up and walked to Yuan Hongcai. Yuan Hongcai quickly stood up, but because his legs were weak, he struggled for a long time before he could stand still. He looked at the aggressive Xue Mu in front of him, and wiped the sweat from his brow: "Master Hou, I suddenly feel unwell, so I'll go home first."
"Go back to the mansion?" Xue Mu's figure flickered slightly, and he stood in front of Yuan Hongcai, and the long knife at his waist was unsheathed like lightning with a "clang", "This Marquis will send you back to the underworld now, okay?"
Before Yuan Hongcai could even scream, he saw a flash of silver light and his eyes were blood red.
"Ah ah-!"
Chi Tao and Qing Zhi looked at the head rolling to the ground, screamed with pale faces.
Holding the long knife in his hand, Xue Mu was slightly taken aback. He raised his head, and sure enough, he saw Liu Qinghuan standing at the door.
Liu Qinghuan pursed her bloodless lips and stared at Xue Mu. Now she finally knows why the corners of his mouth are always smiling habitually, because when Xue Mu is not smiling, he is like a life-threatening Shura from the underground.