"What happened?"
Everyone ran towards the collapsed house.
"Go and have a look."
Nuan Se also pulled Ning Zichen towards the pile of ruins.
"Why did the house collapse?"
"That's right, I was really shocked when I heard the sound just now. I thought it was an earthquake."
The passers-by were all talking and pointing.
"Bah, bah, bah"
A fat middle-aged man with a face covered in gray climbed out of the ruins, spitting out lime in his mouth.
"Is there anyone else here?"
"It looks like he's fine and not injured."
Seeing the middle-aged fat man who suddenly emerged, everyone started whispering again.
"Who, who destroyed my house?"
The fat middle-aged man shook the white ash off his body and glared angrily at the onlookers.
"cough"
There was a slight cough, and everyone turned around instantly, only to see a handsome man looking at a middle-aged fat man covered in gray with embarrassment.
"I'm sorry, I was careless just now."
Mu Xiaowu pointed apologetically at the pile of ruins at the feet of the middle-aged fat man.
"you you"
The middle-aged fat man stared at Mu Xiaowu, shaking with anger.
"I will compensate for that"
Before the middle-aged fat man could say anything, Mu Xiaowu immediately took out a piece of black crystal and handed it over.
"This is compensation, do you think it's enough?"
Seeing the black crystal stone, the middle-aged fat man who was shaking with anger instantly became happy.
"Enough is enough."
Almost by grabbing it, the middle-aged fat man snatched the black crystal stone from Mu Xiaowu's hand.
"Who is this person and why is he paying so much?"
"It turned out to be a piece of black spar as soon as it was sold. It's really rich enough."
"That's right, this piece of black crystal is enough to build a hundred houses like this."
The rare black crystal stone instantly aroused the amazement of passers-by.
Seeing everyone's envious eyes, the middle-aged fat man immediately stuffed the black crystal stone into his arms.
"What are you looking at? There's nothing interesting to see. Let's just walk around."
The middle-aged fat man waved his hands to drive away passers-by, and happily carried the black crystal stone to the Fengyue Tower in front of him.
When Ning Zichen and Nuan Se came over, the crowd just dispersed.
"Brother Mu?"
Ning Zichen was a little surprised when he saw Mu Xiaowu.
Nuan Se also looked surprised.
Mu Xiaowu raised his eyes and saw Ning Zichen and Nuan Se holding hands, his eyes flashed.
Feeling Mu Xiaowu's gaze, Nuanse subconsciously let go of Ning Zichen's hand.
The sudden disappearance of the warmth in the palm of her hand made Ning Zichen frown suddenly, and turned to look at Nuan Se in confusion.
Nuan Se looked away guiltily and clenched the corners of her clothes unconsciously with her hands.
For some reason, she didn't want her once best brother to see her and Zichen together.
"Brother Mu, are you in trouble? Do you need help?"
Nuanse glanced at the pile of ruins in front of him and said with concern.
Mu Xiaowu patted the white dust on his clothes and walked out of the ruins.
"It's settled, you guys?"
The beautiful phoenix eyes swept over the two people's faces.
Looking at Mu Xiaowu's questioning eyes, Nuanse twitched the corners of his mouth stiffly.
"Oh, it's too stuffy in the palace, let's go out for a walk."
Feeling the discomfort of the beauty beside him, Ning Zichen's eyes suddenly turned dark, and he turned to look at Mu Xiaowu inquiringly.
Mu Xiaowu also happened to look at Ning Zichen, and their eyes met unexpectedly.
"It's a rare encounter. Brother Mu, let's have a meal together." Ning Zichen suddenly said.
Mu Xiaowu raised his eyebrows slightly, "Okay."
Normally, he would not be willing to be such a nuisance, but today for the sake of his brother, he really had to be such a nuisance.
An accident turns a warm twosome into an awkward threesome.
Youranju, one of the more distinctive restaurants in Yancheng, is located in the center of West Street.
It was dinner time, and there were many guests in Youran Juli. The three of them chose to sit by the window on the second floor.
"What do you three guests want to eat?"
As soon as the three of them sat down, the waiter came forward to pour tea.
"What to eat?"
Ning Zichen turned his eyes and asked Nuanse considerately.
Nuan Se curled her lips and said, "Whatever, just order it."
She doesn't come out often, so what kind of food will she order
"Where's Brother Mu?" Ning Zichen looked at Mu Xiaowu again.
Mu Xiaowu curled his lips and said, "I'm free to do it as well."
Ning Zichen nodded and looked up at the waiter, "Then let's have a pot of Nuerhong and some of your restaurant's specialties."
"Okay, three guests, please wait a moment. The food and drinks will be here soon."
The waiter bowed respectfully and soon brought a pot of daughter's red wine and several special dishes.
Ning Zichen poured wine for Mu Xiaowu and a cup of tea for Nuanse.
Nuanse looked at the tea in the cup dissatisfied.
"I want to drink beer."
Ning Zichen frowned and shook his head, "This wine is very strong."
"I'll drink a little, a little." Nuan Se pouted, pulling Ning Zichen's sleeve and shaking it lightly.
Seeing Nuan Se's cute look, Ning Zichen's eyes were full of endearment, and he helplessly picked up the wine bottle and poured her a small glass.
Seeing the tender and affectionate look between the two of them, Mu Xiaowu felt a little distressed.
I simply feel sorry for Xia Houchen.
He didn't know why he didn't want to show up, but he knew how much he loved her, and how uncomfortable it must be for him to watch them silently like this.
"Brother Mu, I respect you."
Ning Zichen raised his glass to Mu Xiaowu.
Mu Xiaowu came to his senses, raised his glass as well, and both of them drank it down in one gulp.
Ning Zichen's father and grandfather were veterans of the court, but Mu Xiaowu was a new member of the court. Both families were military commanders. Due to the relationship between the Li family and the Ku family, the two families often had contact with each other, although they still talked about it. I don't have any family friends, but the relationship is still good.
Mu Xiaowu was aloof and cold-tempered. Among all civil and military officials in the dynasty, apart from his in-law's family, the Li University Scholar's Palace, only the Ning Family could be on good terms with him. But whether it was the Li Mansion or the Ning Mansion, their status in his heart was not as high as that of his brother Xia Houchen.
"This Bamboo Piper and Crab Meat Soup is the specialty here, please try it."
Ning Zichen served a bowl of crab meat soup to Nuan Se.
Nuan Se looked at the crab meat soup in front of him and frowned slightly.
Seeing Nuan Se's embarrassed look, Mu Xiaowu raised his eyebrows, "She can't eat crab meat soup, she's allergic to crab meat."
Ning Zichen frowned suddenly and immediately took the crab meat soup over.
"Sorry, I don't know."
Ning Zichen looked at Nuan Se apologetically, his eyes full of self-blame.
Seeing Ning Zichen's nervous look, Nuanse laughed and shook his head slightly.
"I'm fine, don't be nervous, I haven't eaten yet."
Nuan Se raised his eyebrows and looked at Mu Xiaowu doubtfully.
"Brother Mu, how do you know I can't eat crab meat?"
She has been allergic to crab meat since she was a child. Not only her, the second child, the third child, the fourth child, and even the fifth and sixth children cannot eat crabs. Whenever they eat crabs, they will have erythema all over the body, vomiting and diarrhea, so Huang Gong has also been No crabs have appeared in several years.
In order to protect them, parents should have blocked the news long ago. How on earth did Brother Mu know
Ning Zichen also raised his eyes to look at Mu Xiaowu.
Mu Xiaowu's eyes flickered, looking at Nuan Se's doubtful eyes, a mocking smile appeared on his lips.
"Listen to what he says."
Nuan Se's body stiffened, and she subconsciously squeezed the tea cup with both hands, her fingertips turning slightly white.
Seeing Nuan Se's expression, Mu Xiaowu felt a little guilty, and irritably picked up the wine glass and drank it.
Feeling the warmth, Ning Zichen frowned.
It's him again, who is he
The originally lukewarm atmosphere suddenly became cold again. The three of them had their own thoughts and ate in silence, and no one said a word.
"Your dessert, sir."
Just when the atmosphere was tense, the waiter brought a plate to Nuan Se.
What was on the plate was a piece of transparent crystal pudding. Different from ordinary pudding, this piece of crystal pudding was carved into a girl. If you look closely, the girl looks a bit like Nuan Se.
Seeing the crystal pudding carved into a human shape, Nuanse stood up with a "swish" and grabbed the waiter excitedly.
"Who did this?"
Seeing Nuan Se's excitement, Ning Zichen also stood up.
Mu Xiaowu looked at the fallen crystal pudding thoughtfully.
Could it be him
I didn't expect that guy's hands to be pretty good, but his hand must have been injured.
The waiter blushed. Although he didn't know the reason, he still said honestly, "This is made by a young man. He asked me to send it to the girl."
"Where's that gentleman?"
Nuan Se pulled the waiter over even more excitedly.
The waiter stopped blushing now and pointed to the window fearfully, "He's gone."
Upon hearing this, Nuan Se immediately left the waiter behind and rushed to the window.
There were so many people outside the window that it was impossible to see who was who. Nuan Se was so anxious that he jumped out of the window.
"Ser..."
Ning Zichen was shocked and immediately pushed the waiter away, stepped on the table and flew out of the window.
Mu Xiaowu also came to his senses, no longer caring about studying how Xia Houchen carved a person, and jumped out of the window.
Everyone was dumbfounded as they watched the three people jumping from the window one after another.
The waiter's legs became weak, and he walked to the window tremblingly and took a look.
Not seeing the scene of bloody corpses, Xiao Er let out a long sigh of relief and collapsed to the ground.
Fortunately, no one was killed, otherwise his death would not be enough to compensate.
"Xia Houchen"
Nuan Se stood in the middle of the street and kept pulling at the passing man. When he saw something wrong, he immediately threw it away, and then continued to look forward.
"Xia Houchen"
Nuan Se was spinning around in circles in the center of the street like crazy.
"Xia Houchen, I know you are here, please come out."
"Ser."
Seeing Nuan Se's crazy look, Ning Zichen's heart ached so much.
Mu Xiaowu felt bad, feeling sorry for Nuan Se and also for Xia Houchen.
Seeing Mu Xiaowu, Nuanse rushed over.
"Is he back? Is he back? Tell me."
Nuan Se grabbed Mu Xiaowu's arm and shook it desperately, her deep purple eyes full of expectation and pleading.
He's back, why doesn't he want to see her
Mu Xiaowu felt a sore nose and looked away with difficulty.
"He didn't. You got it wrong."
Nuan Se's face turned pale, and the hand holding Mu Xiaowu suddenly relaxed. He staggered back, shook his head and murmured, "No way, only he can do this, there is no way anyone else would give this to me."
The tears in the corners of his eyes could no longer be controlled. Nuan Se turned around and yelled at the crowd of people on the street, "Xia Houchen, you bastard, come out here."
Ning Zichen couldn't stand it any longer, hugged Nuan Se and held her in his arms.
"Stop looking for her, okay? We're not looking for you anymore."
Ning Zichen gently stroked Nuan Se's back, like coaxing a child.
"Zi Chen."
Nuan Se buried her face in Ning Zichen's arms, and tears of grievance burst out like spring water, so hot that Ning Zichen's heart almost melted.
In a corner of the street, Xia Houchen leaned slumped against the wall, closed his eyes in pain, and let the tears fall from the corners of his eyes.