Quick Wear: Crazy Fox Calm Tree

Mu Qing nodded. Although the dark patterns could last for a long time, the patterns were shallow. If the wooden plaque was shaved, the dark patterns would definitely disappear.

"Yes, for example, the peach wood plaque that my young master used when he was a child has been well kept, but it is now a little blurry. The one he uses frequently needs to be replaced once a year, otherwise the dark pattern will disappear." Chunsheng nodded and said.

"Is the second master's son still wearing the peach wood pendant?" Qin Yu suddenly asked.

"No, Ning'er has grown up and has long since changed to a rosewood brand." Mu Jinyu shook his head decisively.

"But we just came from Uncle Qiu. Uncle Qiu said that your young master has been asking for peach wood plaques for several years and has never stopped." Seventeen stared at Mu Jinyu and said.

Mu Jinyu was stunned for a moment, and finally shook his head.

"Impossible. Ning'er only likes precious and rare woods. How could she be willing to wear a peach wood plaque? Everyone knows this."

Unless the peach wood card is made of wood struck by lightning, Mu Wenning would never even consider it, let alone carry it with him.

Qin Yu lowered his head and thought, it was impossible for Mu Jinyu to lie at this point. Because as long as they checked casually, they would know whether what he said was true or false.

So Mu Wenning really doesn't like peach wood cards, and what Mu Wenxiao and the others said is true. What about Qiu Bo?

Mu Qing looked around and saw that Qin Yu had nothing to ask, so he started chatting with Mu Jinyu. Speaking of which, he hadn't seen his second uncle for a long time. It was okay at his eldest uncle's place because it was the ancestral home, so he could still meet him when he worshipped his ancestors or visited his grandparents.

However, because his second uncle lived far away, transportation was inconvenient, and his whereabouts were uncertain during his early years of schooling, Mu Qing had very little time to spend with his second uncle, which lasted only half a year in total.

"Where are Second Uncle and Second Aunt?" Mu Qing asked while eating snacks.

"She took Ning'er out. Ning'er has been learning a musical instrument recently and goes to Mr.'s house every day. Your aunt is worried about him, so she picks him up and drops him off every day." Mu Jinyu's face was full of proud smile. Both he and his wife were only good at reading and knew nothing about musical instruments, but they had a son who was quite talented.

At such a young age, she has already been praised by the gentleman. I think she will become famous in a few years.

"I wonder what musical instrument Brother Ning is learning?" Mu Qing asked with interest.

"It's the flute and the zither, but the zither is better. I've learned quite a few songs now."

"Brother Ning has been fond of the six arts since he was young. I always thought that Brother Ning would prefer the zither or flute. I didn't expect that Brother Ning would choose the zheng."

"Although the child is rather thin, he has a high spirit. He prefers majestic music to gentle minor tunes. He insisted on learning the zither. I didn't expect that he could actually learn it." Mu Jinyu couldn't stop smiling. He looked disgusted, but his voice was full of pride.

"Brother Ning has been very smart since he was young. He will definitely achieve something no matter what he studies." Mu Qing said with a smile, "I wonder who your teacher is? Maybe I know him."

"Wen Qing, maybe you really recognize her. Ning'er's teacher is Mr. Bai, a famous musician in the capital. He even performed in the palace before.

However, due to some reasons, Mr. Bai left the capital and traveled around the Great Zhou. He settled here in recent years and focused on teaching students. It is rare for Ning'er to be his teacher. "Mu Jinyu's eyes flashed with a trace of relief.

"I actually recognize Mr. Bai. I happened to hear him playing a piece a few years ago, and it was truly heavenly music. I heard before that Mr. Bai was traveling, but I didn't expect that he would stay here." Mu Qing didn't expect to meet an acquaintance here.

"Hahahaha, Mr. Bai originally planned to continue traveling, but he was stopped by us. Now he lives in a village not far away, which can be considered a paradise on earth." Mu Jinyu laughed.

The reason why Mr. Bai stayed was partly because of Mu Jinyu's inducement and partly because of Mu Wenning's talent, making him one of the best people he had ever seen.

In addition, Mu Wenning's perseverance and persistence impressed Mr. Bai and he was unwilling to give up this good seedling.

Time passed little by little. Mu Qing and the others were so engrossed in their conversation that they forgot about time. By the time they realized what was happening, it was already getting late.

When Mrs. Mu Er brought Mu Wen Ning back, they heard laughter coming from inside before they even entered the house.

"What's wrong with father? I haven't been so happy for a long time. Is there some good article?" Mu Wenning asked curiously.

"It seems that there are no outstanding students among your father's recent students." Mrs. Mu Er shook her head gently. She knew all of Mu Erye's students and had some understanding of their abilities. Although they were not mediocre, they were not geniuses either. How could they make Mu Erye so happy?

As soon as she entered the hall, Mrs. Mu Er understood everything. Looking at Mu Qing sitting next to her, Mu Wen Ning was stunned for a moment, and then she recognized that the other person was Qing's cousin.

"Second aunt, Brother Ning." Mu Qing said when he saw them stand up.

"It's Wen Qing! How long have you been here? Why didn't you send anyone to tell me?" Madam Mu Er said while looking at Master Mu Er with a reproachful look.

"Brother Qing." Mu Wen Ning nodded slightly.

"Wen Qing just came. I didn't tell you when you went out." Master Mu explained.

"Who are these people?" Madam Mu Er looked at Qin Yu and the others. Chunsheng recognized them as the servants of the Mu family. The people next to them had extraordinary temperament and dignified appearance. It was obvious that they were not ordinary people.

"They are Wen Qing's friends, and they are here for something." Mu Erye said casually. After all, Qin Yu and the others were not wearing official uniforms, and Mu Erye didn't even know what their official positions were, so it was difficult to say that they were here to investigate a case.

And apart from the wooden sign, they didn't ask anything else. They just sat here drinking tea for the whole afternoon. Master Mu didn't know what to say.

After serving tea and seeing the guests off so many times, they refused to leave, so he pretended not to see them. Mr. Mu didn't want to chase them away directly.

Madam Mu Er nodded thoughtfully.

"It's getting late, why don't you stay and have dinner together?" Mrs. Mu Er said as she looked at the sky outside which was getting dark.

"Then I'll trouble you, Second Aunt." Mu Qing said a little stiffly.

If he was just unfamiliar with his second uncle, but still had some blood relationship with him, then his second aunt was only slightly better than a stranger. After all, Mu Qing had only seen her a few times in the past ten years, no more than ten fingers.

After dinner, Mu Qing sat in the guest room, reading a travelogue in his hand. Second Uncle's family might not have much other stuff, but they had plenty of books, many of which were even rare copies.

When Mu Qing was reading attentively, the closed door suddenly opened, which scared Mu Qing so much that he almost dropped the book in his hand.

"Zi Jin, why are you here? Is there something wrong?" Mu Qing looked at Qin Yu who suddenly appeared, a little confused.

"Mu Qing, how much do you know about Master Mu's family?" Qin Yu asked as he poured himself a cup of tea while sitting at the table.

"My second uncle is very knowledgeable and gentle, but he has some of the arrogance of a scholar. My second aunt is a little arrogant, but she has good intentions. She is also very knowledgeable and proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Brother Ning is very intelligent. He is not only good at studying, but also has a good understanding of various things. He is a little genius. He has a cheerful personality, but he doesn't seem to be the same as us. He has a kind of academic pride that makes people in awe. "Mu Qing lowered his head and thought for a while.

"Is that all?" Qin Yu waited for a while, but Mu Qing shut up after saying this. Qin Yu couldn't help but ask.

"That's all." Mu Qing nodded. Seeing the confusion in Qin Yu's eyes, Mu Qing explained, "I said before that my two uncles live far away from my home. It was like this when my parents went out to do business, and it was also like this when they settled in Beijing.

My uncle's family was better. I lived in the ancestral home for two years when I was a child, and even my brother Tian was born under my watch. So I spent a lot of time with my uncle's family. My uncle was cheerful and open-minded and treated me very well. My aunt also loved me very much. Although Xiao Ge bullied me when I was a child, we grew up together.

So even though we haven't seen each other for many years, I still have a good relationship with my uncle's family.

As for my second uncle, he went out to study when he was young, and later became a great scholar, and traveled around teaching and educating people. I seldom met my second uncle, and every time we met, we parted in a hurry.

In fact, the first time I knew about my second uncle was because he got married, and it was several years later that we met again.

I only started to interact with my second uncle’s family a few years ago, but not much, and I spend even less time with my second aunt.”

Qin Yu's eyes darkened. He didn't expect that Mu Qing didn't know much about Mr. Mu's family. He even knew less than what his own Jinyiwei had investigated.

"Do you know any of Mu Erye's disciples?"

"I don't recognize him. Second uncle never mentioned this and I never asked. But I seemed to have seen Second uncle's disciples when I came here before, but it's been so long that I can't remember clearly." Mu Qing shook his head. "If you want to know, you can go to Second uncle's academy and take a look."

Qin Yu nodded. This answer was within his expectations. However, in this case, he would need to send someone to the academy to take a look.

"Is there anything unusual about Mr. Mu and the others?" Qin Yu asked again.

Mu Qing glanced at Qin Yu with deep meaning in his eyes. This question was not easy to answer. If there was really something wrong with Mu Jinyu, then as a blood relative, Mu Qing would definitely not be able to escape.

"I don't know. Apart from being a bit aloof and preachy, there's nothing wrong with Second Uncle and his people.

In my impression, my second uncle often traveled around and taught and learned knowledge, and other than that, there seemed to be nothing else. "Mu Qing thought for a while, and finally answered honestly.

"Okay, I understand." Qin Yu let out a sigh of relief, not knowing whether he was disappointed or relieved.

Seeing that Qin Yu asked a question he didn't know the answer to, Mu Qing felt a little bad and took the initiative to make a suggestion.

"Didn't Uncle Qiu say that Brother Ning has always wanted the peach wood card? Maybe I can find a chance to ask Brother Ning."

Mu Qing and Mu Wenning are brothers after all, so it wouldn't be too abrupt to ask these questions. Besides, they are just family matters, so Mu Wenning should be able to tell him.

Qin Yu thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: "Okay, but we need to be careful about this matter and not alert the enemy."

The next day, Mu Qing came to Mu Wenning's room under the pretext of visiting. After the two chatted about some family matters, Mu Qing brought the topic to the peach wood cards.

"Brother Ning, I heard from Uncle Qiu that you have been practicing carving recently. Have you carved anything?"

A hint of surprise flashed across Mu Wenning's eyes, but he quickly returned to normal.

"I haven't studied carving. Brother Qing, did you ask the wrong person?" Mu Wen Ning shook his head and said.

"I don't think so! Uncle Qiu said that you have been practicing engraving recently and have been practicing for a long time. I also want to see the finished product you have carved!" Mu Qing said pretending to be puzzled.

Mu Wen Ning shook his head affirmatively.

"Brother Qing, I have been learning the zither and I take good care of my fingers. How could I possibly learn carving?"

No matter how easy and comfortable you are at carving later, you will always hurt your hands when you start carving. Even a minor injury will affect your piano playing.

What's more, one might hurt his bones if he is not careful. Mu Wenning doesn't even dare to touch a knife at home, so how could he learn carving?

Mu Qing also suddenly thought that his second uncle did say that Wen Ning was learning the guzheng. In that case, the story about Mu Wen Ning carving the peach wood plaque must be false.

However, seeing the evasive look in Mu Wenning's eyes, Mu Qing's heart skipped a beat. Mu Wenning must be hiding something.

When he mentioned carving, his expression was obviously wrong. Even if Mu Wenning didn't carve, he must know something.

Seeing that he was hiding something, Mu Qing did not ask any more questions, but turned to talk about other things. Mu Wenning felt relieved when he saw this.

After seeing Mu Qing off, Mu Wenning tightly grasped the teacup in his hand with a hint of worry and anger in his eyes.

Mu Qing strolled around the garden casually, and only turned and walked towards Qin Yu's yard after a while.

After understanding what happened, Qin Yu lowered his head in thought. Mu Wenning should not have lied. Since he had already learned guzheng from Mr. Bai, he would definitely not do anything that would be bad for his hands.

The carving knife is very sharp and can easily hurt your fingers if you are not careful, so even if Mu Wenning knows how to carve, he would never do it when learning to play the guzheng.

Since the problem is not with Mu Wenning, then where is it?

Thinking of what Mu Qing said about Mu Wen Ning's uncomfortable look, Qin Yu suddenly had an idea and reached out to call two Jinyiwei.

"Go investigate Mr. Mu and Mrs. Mu."

"Yes!"

"Zi Jin, are you suspecting my second uncle and his men?" Mu Qing frowned slightly.

"Well, Mu Wenning only has two close relatives. Apart from them, everyone else in Mu Erye's family is just a servant. If someone else has a problem, Mu Wenning doesn't have to cover up for them." Qin Yu nodded.

"That's not entirely true. There are only three servants in my second uncle's family. There is one for each of the three of them. They should have a good relationship." Mu Qing explained.