His Adam's apple moved slightly, like a young beast trying to detect danger, carefully exploring, and quietly leaned towards Mo Xi, who was unaware...
"correct."
Suddenly Mo Xi raised his head, interrupting Gu Mang's small movements.
"The third day of next month is Yue Chenqing's birthday."
"Ah?" Gu Mang was covered in white sweat from fright. He didn't hear what Mo Xi said. He just hurriedly avoided his eyes as if he had just woken up from a dream. His ears were a little red. He raised his hand and touched his own. :"oh oh… "
The aftertaste of the heartbeat was still pounding.
He was thinking, what was he doing just now? Why would I suddenly have such an impulse and desire. You must know that the gnawing between the wolves represents conquest and submission, what about yourself and Mo Xi? Is it the same
He tried to think about whether he was eager to conquer Mo Xi - but he found that he didn't know what it meant to be "conquer". Do you want Mo Xi to bow his head and kneel to him
Do not. No, he has no interest in it.
Still have to…
"Are you listening to me?"
Gu Mang suddenly came back to his senses: "Ah? Hmm! Listening, listening."
Mo Xi frowned and looked at him: "Why are your ears red?"
Gu Mang scratched his ears: "I am hot, hot."
"..." I don't know what was wrong with him, and since he had almost finished eating, Mo Xi put down his chopsticks and instructed Gu Mang, "We are going to give Yue Chenqing a set of congratulatory gifts, I can't get away recently, you and Li Wei pay attention. Come on."
"Well..." Gu Mang paused, "Why do you want to give a gift to the little white bird?"
Mo Xi's face turned dark: "Didn't you say you heard it?"
"… missed it."
Mo Xi gritted his teeth and repeated, "The third day of next month is Yue Chenqing's birthday."
Gu Mang finally came to his senses this time, his eyes widened abruptly, "Is it the little white bird's birthday?"
"Yeah." After Mo Xi finished his response, he noticed that Gu Mang's eyes were bright, and he couldn't help but feel a little speechless.
He knew that Gu Mang liked to watch other people's happy events, whether it was a birthday or a wedding, he loved it very much to join in the fun. Before Luo Lijun's son got married, the bridal party marched through the city in a mighty manner. Gu Mang was not allowed to go out at will. Hearing the noise of gongs and drums, he climbed on the roof and lay on the edge of the tile eaves, knocking melon seeds while watching people. Passersby applauded, and he followed suit on the roof. When it got dark and Mo Xi allowed him to go out for a walk, he happily searched for the dried peanuts, pine nuts, and longan that people left behind during the day in the cracks of the bricks. I came back with a bag full of it, and happily wanted to share it with myself.
"I know what you're thinking." Mo Xi said to Shuoshu, "But I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed."
"what?"
"Yue Chenqing's birthday, Yuefu never sets up feasts, and there will be no candies sprinkled on the road for you to pick."
Gu Mang was really frustrated: "...Oh..."
After a pause, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "But the little white bird is obviously very favored by the family, why don't they do it?"
Mo Xi took a sip of the hot soup and said, "It has something to do with Yue Chenqing's birth. Yue Chenqing's mother was a relative of the royal family, and it was because of Yue Chenqing's dystocia that she passed away back then."
Gu Mang was slightly surprised, but then he understood again: "The reason why Yuefu doesn't hold a banquet for White Bird is because Little White Bird's father hasn't forgotten Little White Bird's mother?"
Mo Xi said indifferently, "How can Yue Juntian be such a kind and righteous person? If you want to say that he is to pay homage to his deceased wife, it is absolutely impossible. Just because Murong Huang is still the daughter of the royal family, even if he passes away. For many years, Yue Juntian has to buy the face of the royal family, so his son's birthday can be simplified."
"So it's like this..." Gu Mang murmured and counted with his fingers several times before suddenly saying in surprise, "So, Murong Chuyi is also a royal family?"
Mo Xi said lightly, "He doesn't count."
"Why, why? His surname is also Murong..."
Mo Xi said, "All the nobles in Chonghua must have gold borders on the cuffs of their robes, but Murong Chu's clothes are only embroidered with silver borders. What do you think is the reason?"
Gu Mang said seriously: "Because the silver and white lining him, he looks good."
Mo Xi's face turned dark: "...you think beauty contest."
"why?"
Mo Xi said, "Murong Chuyi is not from the blood of the royal family. He is his sister Murong Huang... an outcast adopted by Yue Chenqing's biological mother. Murong Huang went to Hanshan Temple outside the city to worship Buddha when he was young. The child who was abandoned outside the steps of Fomen Mountain felt that he was destined, so he took him into the care of his younger brother, and gave him the surname of Murong Chuyi."
Gu Mang repeated it twice, and finally realized it, his blue eyes widened, "Did the little dragon girl pick it up?!!"
"...You don't give random nicknames to others anymore." Mo Xi said with a headache, "Forget about Yue Chenqing, Murong Chuyi's temperament, if I hear you call him Xiaolongnu, I will kill you alive and throw it into the refiner. In the furnace to be the raw material."
Gu Mang waved his hands and said, "It's not that exaggerated, Xiaolong's woman is very good, I still..."
The words came to an abrupt end, and Gu Mang also knew that he had missed the point, so he looked at Mo Xi anxiously, hoping that Mo Xi hadn't noticed what he just said.
It's a pity that the sky didn't go as expected. Mo Shuai looked around and listened to all directions. How could he miss this message? He narrowed his eyes and stared at Gu Mang: "Have you met him today?"
Seeing that he couldn't hide it, Gu Mang had no choice but to fold his arms in a dog-legged way, and cupped his hands, "I can't hide anything from you, Xi and Jun are so wise."
"You don't have to flatter me, what did you see him doing?"
Gu Mang had no choice but to tell Mo Xi about the encounter with Murong Chuyi by the Peach Blossom Lake today. He remembered Murong Chuyi's advice and said it very briefly, without adding fuel to it.
He thought that Mo Xi would be somewhat surprised when he heard this, but unexpectedly Mo Xi just frowned and sighed, "Why bother."
"What's the trouble?"
Mo Xi said: "A few days ago, Yue Chenqing came to me and asked me to borrow a copy of Liaoguo's "Shen and Devil Hundred Herbs", saying that I was looking for herbal medicine that can cure all diseases. But this book took me half a month. I lent it to the steward of the Xiuzhen Academy before, and I don’t know if Yue Chenqing would go and ask him for it.”
Gu Mang blinked: "So Little White Bird has known about his uncle's condition for several days?"
"It's not just a few days." Mo Xi said, "Yue Chenqing knew a few years ago that his fourth uncle was not in good health, so he followed me to the northern border to find out if there is any foreign remedy for the fourth uncle. But Yue Chenqing herself knew that Murong Chuyi didn't want others to meddle in their own business, so she just quietly looked for medicine behind her back."
Gu Mang said in surprise, "It's been so long, so what does Murong Chuyi say about this, the little white bird only knows about it?"
"Murong Chuyi is right in saying that, because Yue Chenqing only knows that his uncle is sick, but he doesn't know what kind of disease he has, so he can't prescribe the right medicine, so he wants to find that kind of fairy grass that can cure all diseases."
Gu Mang said blankly, "Why does Murong Chuyi keep hiding from him..."
Mo Xi sighed: "Because their relationship has never been good. The Yue family's family affairs are a bad debt."
Gu Mang stopped talking, and sat silently thinking about the relationship between Jiang Yexue, Yue Chenqing, and Murong Chuyi. In the end, he could only hold his head and sigh, "I can't figure it out, I don't want to."
Mo Xi glanced at him: "What can't you figure out?"
Gu Mang snapped his fingers and stroked Mo Xi: "I'm wondering why they don't have a good relationship. Let's take a look at Murong Chuyi first, Murong Chuyi was rescued and raised by Little White Bird's aunt, but he Why hate his sister's child?"
In the past, Gu Mang knew a thing or two, but now he is ignorant. Instead, he asked Mo Xi to explain it to him.
Mo Xi said: "It's very simple, Murong Huang is also a teacher and a sister to Murong Chuyi. Although Murong Huang is called his brother in name, he treats him as if he were his own son, and treats him like his own son. It's important, when she married into Yue's house, she even specially asked your Majesty to let Murong Chuyi accompany her. This is why Murong Chuyi lives in Yue's house."
Gu Mang nodded as if pounding garlic: "Understood, that is to say, Little White Bird and Little Dragon Girl, speaking of uncle and nephew, are actually more like eldest brother and younger brother."
"That's right." Mo Xi said, "For Murong Chuyi, Murong Huang is his benefactor. When she was alive, Murong Chuyi was with her day and night, learning from her and loving her. He naturally hoped She got an excellent home, but that person Yue Juntian..."
Mo Xi pursed his lips, and did not want to make any more comments on this person.
Gu Mang said clearly, "He's a bad person."
Mo Xi said: "Yue Juntian's emotional reputation was not very good at the time. Muronghuang and him were the fingers of the two parents in the early years, and they had a marriage contract. But Yue Jun was naturally romantic, and when he was sixteen, he fell in love with him. Qin Nu gave her a pregnancy, took her as a concubine, and gave birth to a son."
"It's amazing." Gu Mang murmured, "This means that he has already had a concubine before he married Murong Huang, not only a concubine, but also a child."
After thinking about it, he asked again, "Is that child Jiang Yexue?"
"... Hmm." Mo Xi didn't like to talk about men and women, so he was somewhat embarrassed, "It's him."
Gu Mang said, "Then I understand why Xiaolongnu doesn't like Jiang Yexue. Yue Juntian has two daughters-in-law, and Murong Chuyi is the younger brother of Murong Huang in the main room, and is on the side of the main room. Jiang Yexue But it is the son of the concubine, who is on the side of the concubine."
Mo Xi didn't want to discuss the issue of wives and concubines, he lowered his eyelashes and coughed lightly, "...Yes. Although such things are not uncommon among nobles, as you said, Murong Chuyi respects his righteous sister, and he In fact, I am very dissatisfied with this marriage. In addition, Yue Jun is always romantic, which often makes Murong Huang sad and angry... So for this nephew who has half of Yue Juntian's blood in his bones, Murong Chuyi's mood has always been very complicated."
Having said that, Mo Xi poured out two more cups of hot tea, pushed a cup to Gu Mang's hand, and held the other cup himself.
Gu Mang was stunned: "I don't quite understand... Even if the little white bird has half of the blood of people he doesn't like, but at least it's his sister's child, isn't there a good saying, it's called Aiwu Jiwu? Why does his sister love him so much? but he doesn't like it?"
"Because he doesn't think his sister is happy. He thinks that the birth of this child was all wrong and wrong."
The steam of the tea is smoky, like the old grudges that are being talked about at this moment.
"But beyond that, there's a more important reason..."
Gu Mang asked, "What is it?"
Mo Xi said, "It's not for nothing that Muronghuang had a difficult childbirth. After she married into the Yue family, she often quarreled with Yue Juntian, which made her unhappy. On the day of childbirth, she met a woman whom Yue Juntian had provoked outside. When he came to the house to make trouble, and his words were foul and unpleasant, Murong Huang was already extremely weak and weak, and after being made like this, he became even more haggard, and finally his heart was ashes, and he died."
Gu Mang was startled and let out a low "Ah".
Mo Xi sighed: "So you see, a wrong cause, a wrong result, and finally took away the most important person in the world for Murong Chuyi. After so many years, Murong Chuyi has always been concerned about this matter. I can't let it go. He is now a master of refining, and Yue Juntian tried to melt ice with him several times, but he was rejected thousands of miles away because of this festival. As for Yue Chenqing, Murong Chuyi has never known how to deal with it. " After a pause, he said, "That's almost the case with their family."
Gu Mang still couldn't digest such complicated emotions. His blue eyes were filled with confusion. After a while, he doubted, "But Yue Chenqing can't be blamed for Muronghuang's death. He was just a child at that time..."
Mo Xi said: "Murong Chuyi should have always been clear in his heart that this matter has nothing to do with Yue Chenqing, but clarity and relief are always two things."
Gu Mang rubbed his chin and murmured, "Clearness and relief are always two things..." A trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes, "Why does this sound familiar?"
"You told me before."
Gu Mang said in surprise, "Really? Then I'm really good."
Mo Xi: "..."
Seeing how happy he was and somewhat self-satisfied, Mo Xi planned not to tell him that, in fact, this paragraph about Murong Chuyi's emotional dissection was almost entirely what Gu Mang told Mo Xi back then.
The human heart is so complicated that he didn't understand it before. He couldn't even see through the love, hatred and hatred between people. It was Gu Mang who spoke to him in detail, telling him why he loved and hated again.
Mo Xi remembered that when Gu Mang rested his hands on his arms and was lying on the beach chatting with himself, he also mentioned Jiang Yexue.
At that time, Gu Mang spat at the dog's tail grass in his mouth, and said sincerely, "Jiang Yexue is not easy. He can actually combine clarity and relief. Look, Murong Chu Yi was still treating Yue Chenqing coldly for so many years because of her righteous sister. Jiang Yexue's aunt also went, but he didn't get angry with the two of them. ... tsk tsk tsk, Buddha. If it were me, I might be a pervert."
Mo Xi turned his face sideways, looking at the young man lying beside him looking at the stars, his eyes were very gentle.
He knew that Gu Mang wouldn't, even if Gu Mang was replaced by Jiang Yexue, Gu Mang would be relieved, he would not be angry, he would not get involved, and he would treat others well.
After all, Gu Mang was so bright, like the sun.
If someone hugged Murong Chuyi and cried, Murong Chuyi would just push the other person away with a swirl of sleeves. If someone cried with Jiang Yexue in their arms, Jiang Yexue would kindly accompany that person to feel sad and listen to that person's grievances.
And what about Gu Mang
If someone hugged Gu Mang and cried, Gu Mang would definitely make that person burst into laughter.
Bringing laughter and light to others, that is Senior Brother Gu, whom he has always been in love with.
A few days later, the military affairs after the spring hunt were almost finished. Fortunately, Gu Mang took care of him later. Although Mo Xi had to grind for a while every time he ate, he still managed to eat in moderation, and he did not live up to Jiang Yaoshi's advice. A bitter medicine.
On this day, Mo Xi had nothing to do, thinking about whether he should go to the Xiuzhen Academy to sit for a while, and by the way, he asked Yue Chenqing to come back and show it to Yue Chenqing. After all, although Yue Chenqing is a lazy child, he has regarded his fourth uncle as a guiding light since he was a child. When he encounters matters related to Murong Chuyi, he has always been too serious and entangled.
The child looks out of place, but in fact, as long as he recognizes one thing, he will work hard to the point of being paranoid. The young man is fearless, and his blood is easy to be confused, so don't get into trouble at that time.
Thinking like this, Shidou was about to go out when he suddenly saw Li Wei hurriedly entering the hall with an anxious look on his face: "My lord!"
"What's the matter? Why do you look like this."
Li Wei said: "Something happened to Yuefu."
Mo Xi froze and said in his heart, "No way?" Worried about what? Asked: "Is it Yue Chenqing..."
Li Wei's eyes widened: "Yeah! Lord, how did you guess right? Young Master Yue is gone!"
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"The Real Reason Xuemei Is Disabled"
Murong Chuyi (179cm): Yue Chenqing, ask me to give it a try.
Yue Chenqing (176cm): Uncle! Fourth uncle! Uncle!
0.5 Ergozi, the head of the commentary group who made a friendly guest appearance: The picture is harmonious, I think it's okay.
Murong Chuyi (179cm): Jiang Yexue, ask me to give it a try.
Jiang Yexue (184cm): Uncle. Fourth uncle. Uncle.
0.5 Ergozi, the head of the commentary group who made a friendly guest appearance: ... I always feel that something is weird... Murong, why don't you wear height-enhancing shoes to play against Jiang Yexue
Murong Chuyi: No.
0.5 Ergouzi, the head of the commentary group who made a friendly guest appearance (waves his hand impatiently): Then just discount Jiang Yexue's legs so that he won't look tall in a wheelchair!
Jiang Yexue: …