The stand-in didn't take it seriously for three years, and the minister was furious when they b

"it is good."

Mu Lianzhi was in a good mood and didn't think much about it. The moment she withdrew her hand, she accidentally hooked the pendant hanging on his belt. Her mind was full of thoughts about giving him one as a thank-you gift in the future.

When she smiled, Beitang Yi's heart couldn't help but soften. Finally, he took out a dagger and put it into her hand:

"I wanted to give it to you before. If anyone tries to do that again, I will kill him. No matter if he lives or dies, I will take care of him! Don't attract any attention while I'm away."

My heart suddenly felt lost, and Mu Lianzhi unconsciously restrained his expression:

"Got it~"

Her long eyelashes trembled a few times, and she tentatively hooked his finger:

"How long will your Excellency be gone?"

Maybe it was because they were about to part, but Mu Lianzhi suddenly had a sour, bad premonition. Her words were actually risky and a test of his attitude more than the incident itself.

"At least seven days, at most half a month."

Beitang Yi deliberately talked for a few more days to give himself ample time, thinking that half a month would be enough for him to sort out everything. Little did he know that his words had actually already revealed his true thoughts.

When has he ever told anyone about his itinerary?

But this time, he said it without even realizing it.

"Then please be safe, my lord. I will wait for good news."

Her eyes brightened, and Mu Lianzhi squatted down to give him a farewell gift. She remembered something, took off her purse, took out a simple red peace knot pendant and stuffed it into his hand:

"I'm waiting for you."

Beitang Yi opened his palm and saw a miniature golden gourd strung with a red string. There was also a small character "An" engraved on the gourd, which showed at first glance that it was a girl's item.

This was the first successful work that Mu Lianzhi created when she was designing bow accessories and learning how to weave the peace knot. She felt very accomplished and commemorative, so she kept it for herself and also strung a small pure gold gourd on it.

The gourd represents fortune and luck, and the word "An" (safety) is carved on it, which represents peace and good fortune, giving it the feeling of a talisman.

It's just that it's a bit small. I think it's most suitable as a mobile phone pendant. Unfortunately, there were no mobile phones in that era, and she didn't think of how to use it so she just stuffed it into her pocket.

"Red string? You made it?"

Running his fingertips over the mini red knotted rope, Beitang Yi noticed that the way the bow underneath was tied was very similar to the accessories on her clothes, and the knot was not symmetrical and was actually a bit rough.

"Hmm~"

Thinking that he disliked the color not being suitable for men, Mu Lianzhi explained:

"Next time I'll give you a big green one. You can use it as a lucky charm or as gold for emergencies. Just take it with you for now~"

As he said this, he directly clasped his hands together, not wanting to be refused:

"Don't be picky in this emergency, okay? Next time, I promise..."

Before she could even say the word "better", she suddenly met the man's narrowed eyes. She suddenly realized that what she had said before seemed a little wrong, and she chuckled again:

"Next time I'll give you a blue or black one. It's guaranteed to be versatile and suitable for adults to wear out without being embarrassing."

His expression relaxed a little, and Beitang Yi also clenched the amulet in his hand.

At this time, there was a noise outside the door, and the two of them immediately distanced themselves from each other and walked out. They drank a cup of tea and sat for a while before Beitang Yi left with Yingfeng.

After leaving the store, his gaze suddenly turned cold and he looked behind him:

"Go to the Ministry of Justice."

After a pause, he uttered a meaningful word:

"Hand~"

Knowing that he meant to ask the Ministry of Justice to cripple the man's hand, Yingfeng nodded, turned around and disappeared into the crowd.

……

The store business was even more prosperous than she had expected, and in the following days, Mu Lianzhi would occasionally find excuses to go out for inspection, but more often than not, she chose to stay in the mansion to avoid the spotlight.

If for no other reason, after a month's period, Ling Yuchi had not come out, and the atmosphere in the mansion inevitably became wrong.

Beitang Yi's brief absence from Beijing also gave her an excuse to shirk her responsibilities. Mu Lianzhi stayed in her own courtyard, and her quiet life was so beautiful.

It was almost the end of the month. After finishing the work at hand, Mu Lianzhi was busy preparing the jade pendant for Beitang Yi.

She vaguely remembered that the jade pendant he wore last time was carved with tiger and leopard patterns, which was a pattern that military officers liked more. This time, she chose a piece of top-quality white jade and had it carved into a unicorn.

Because his name contained the word "wing", she had a flying eagle with flapping wings carved above the word "peace" in the blank space on the side.

For the wiring, she chose a royal blue-black color, which she matched with gold beads and a peace locket. It was beautiful and elegant. It took her several days to learn how to weave this relatively satisfactory shape.

While trimming the last tassel, she was also listening to the maid's reply.

"Miss, there's news from Baimingfang. As you expected, my cousin appears at the North Gate almost every afternoon starting at 3 p.m. Miss Lian has also led people out several times. The two have come into contact, but it's hard to say whether they've connected or not."

"Ah."

After listening to Leng Yun's report, Mu Lianzhi looked up at Chunmiao again:

"Has Miss Cousin come to the mansion recently? How is Miss?"

"I came here once and went to the old lady's room but left very quickly. I didn't have much contact with the first room. As for the eldest lady, as far as I know, the prince's mansion seemed to have sent food a few times. Once, I ran into the eldest lady's maid Pan Xia asking about it. It seemed that no food had been sent in the past two days. I don't know if I heard it wrongly. What kind of food is so missed? But I didn't dare to ask for fear of being noticed."

"profound?"

Looking up, Mu Lianzhi smiled:

"You did a great job, he's pretty smart."

Habit and attachment are both terrible things, especially when love is just beginning and the ambiguity is strong. The gift to the ground staff is not expensive. This young master has some tricks, but it seems that he is not very sincere to her.

Hua Shuolei came but didn't run to the main room to be with her. It was obvious that she had made up her mind, but it was probably not certain yet.

After standing up and stretching his muscles, Mu Lianzhi had a rough idea in his mind.

At this time, after tidying up the table, Xia Xiu picked up the jade pendant in the basket:

"Miss, some of the tassels are untied. Do you think we should cut the others short or replace them with two?"

When she returned to the table, Mu Lianzhi found that there was still some remnant of tassel silk hanging in a gap in the basket. It must have been caught when she trimmed it before, and it was pulled out when she stood up and pushed it hard just now.

Pity.

Both tassels are pulled and are still on the outside. It doesn't have any impact if you don't look closely, but it is an obvious flaw if you notice it.

Nothing will happen to him, right?

As she stroked it gently, she suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart. Just as she was about to say "redo two lines", Leng Yu hurried in:

"Miss, good news, the master is back——"