Back and forth: I brought supplies to help the impoverished prince

When he returned to Wen Jiu, he looked at Qiao Shinian's clothes and his eyes dimmed.

Mu Qingchen only gave Qingyu a look and he recounted exactly what had happened.

After three rounds of drinks, the atmosphere in the courtyard became more and more lively, but many people noticed one thing: Wen Wenshan ignored Mu Qingchen's table, and Mu Qingchen just sat there quietly, looking at Wen Wenshan with a look of loss and calmness in his eyes.

Many people recalled the rumors about Mu Qingchen's early years. It was rumored that Wen Wenshan had a special relationship with him!

Mu Qinglan was about to go home with her brother to take care of her grandmother. Before leaving, she looked in the direction of Mu Qingchen, watching him drinking alone.

She remembered what her brother had said to her.

Seeing Mu Qinglan asking to step down, Mu Jin turned around and walked to Mu Qingchen: "Your Highness, long time no see."

Mu Qingchen raised her eyes slightly and saw Mu Jin's smiling face. The Mu family had a similar surname to the royal family, so they should have changed their surname.

But the ancestors of the Mu family had been following the Mu family before the establishment of the Zhou State, so they were granted this special grace without having to change their surnames.

The Mu family experienced ups and downs along the way and finally became the Mu family of today.

This is a large family second only to that of a prince, and because Mu Qinglan had saved the empress dowager in her earlier years, she was given the title of princess.

It was impossible to ignore it. Mu Qingchen stood up, his expression was indifferent and his tone was distant: "Lord Suhe, long time no see."

Mu Jin laughed and said, "There will be a drinking party in the palace in two days. I wonder if Your Highness would be so kind as to come and taste the food?"

Seeing Mu Jin's enthusiastic invitation, many people turned their eyes to Mu Qinglan. Mu Qinglan was already 29 years old and would be one year older in half a month.

Mu Jin's favor for Mu Qinglan is visible to everyone in the capital, so it is common for Mu Jin to create opportunities for Mu Qinglan.

For example, in the spring, Mu Qingchen was invited to go out for outings many times, and invitations were also sent to various banquets in the summer. Mu Jin was never stingy with invitations to various banquets such as the flower-viewing banquets in the autumn.

Unfortunately, Mu Qingchen only showed up to visit him a few times, and most of the time he was accompanied by Wen Wenshan.

Now that the Wen family and the Mu family have chosen to be in different camps, Wen Wenshan may not attend many banquets held by the Mu family.

Mu Qingchen frowned and asked, "The old lady is not feeling well, will such a banquet disturb her?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. My grandmother always likes lively occasions, so this kind of banquet will not affect her. Please rest assured, Your Highness."

Mu Jin knew that Mu Qingchen was trying to shirk responsibility, so he smiled and said, "My little sister's birthday is coming, so I'll make an exception and make the house more lively."

"In that case, I will send a gift to Miss Mu, which is this wine. Recently, my old injury relapsed, and the imperial physician advised me to drink less. If I don't drink, it will be a spoiler for the fun if I go, so I won't go. I drank a lot today because of Wenshan's wedding banquet, and now I feel very uncomfortable. I'm afraid I will need to recuperate for a long time before I can recover after returning home." Mu Qingchen smiled slightly, blocking his retreat.

Since he had already refused, Mu Jin naturally didn't have the nerve to continue pestering him. He smiled and said a few more words to Mu Qingchen before leaving with a laugh.

Qiao Shinian looked at the cup in front of Mu Qingchen and fell into deep thought.

Can't drink? Didn't he just drink several bottles?

Mu Qingchen was about to sit down when he noticed Qiao Shinian's strange look, so he smiled and poured himself another glass of wine.

Qiao Shinian looked at Mu Qingchen's actions and wondered what kind of behavior this was.

"Sister?" Seeing Qiao Shinian staring at Mu Qingchen, Wen Jiu reminded her.

Qiao Shinian quickly looked away, lowered his head and whispered in Wen Jiu's ear: "I suddenly felt that this was like the self-depression of a young person, sitting in a tavern, drinking alone while the world is drunk and I am the only one sober."

Wen Jiu turned his head to look at Mu Qingchen. In the world of Qiao Shinian and the others, Mu Qingchen was at most the age when he had just entered college. Looking at his silence and melancholy, it seemed that he was really pretending!

Qiao Shinian didn't know that Mu Qingchen heard her words clearly. He didn't want to argue with a heartless person.

I just suddenly remembered what Qiao Shinian said to the bandit a few days ago. At that time, Qiao Shinian's eyes were so firm, and he was so sure that such a beautiful world existed.

Thinking of this, he felt that perhaps Qiao Shinian came from such a world.

Shaking his head slightly, Mu Qingchen really felt that he was drunk.

Finally, looking at Wen Wenshan wearing his bright red wedding suit, he just felt like he had lost something, and he seemed to feel a little lonely.

From now on, his friends are no longer his friends.

Wen Wenshan will be the pillar of the Wen family. I can no longer accompany him to stay away from power, travel around, or get drunk together.

He wants to stay away from power, but the Wen family cannot do that, and Wen Wenshan cannot ignore the Wen family either. This is an unsolvable problem.

"Let's go listen to some music." Mu Qingchen stood up.

Wen Jiu put down his chopsticks and followed Mu Qingchen to the door, saying, "I'm sorry, King Xian, I have to go back now. Princess Yu'an is probably waiting at my door for an explanation!"

"Is that so?" Mu Qingchen smiled dejectedly, his eyes fell on Qiao Shinian, and then he looked away, because he knew Wen Jiu would not agree.

Although some of their behaviors were a bit nonsensical when he was with Wen Jiu and Qiao Shinian, he felt relaxed overall. He didn't have to calculate anything or guard against conspiracies. It was pretty good!

It's a pity that they didn't choose him. In order to survive, they chose Yu'an, who was more influential and the most hated.

He chuckled and waved at Wen Jiu: "Then, let's say goodbye."

Looking at Mu Qingchen's lonely back, Qiao Shinian walked to Mu Qingchen who was already sitting on the horse, took out a palm-sized cloth bag and handed it to him.

"Your Highness, just treat it as a snack while you listen to the music."

Mu Qingchen looked down and saw what Qiao Shinian was holding in both hands. He smiled slightly and said, "Thank you. I'll take it."

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"Wen Jiu! How dare you deceive this princess!" Just as Wen Jiu stepped into the path back, Princess Yu'an angrily blocked Wen Jiu's way as if she had been waiting here for a long time.

Wen Jiu smiled helplessly, his expression slightly bitter and disappointed: "Since Princess doesn't believe me, then we have nothing to talk about!"

"What do you mean! Are you trying to say that I, the princess, have misunderstood and wronged you?" Princess Yu'an sneered. She took a step forward and raised her hand to slap Wen Jiu in the face.

Wen Jiu raised his hand and held her wrist tightly, his expression slightly cold: "It's fine if you're being unreasonable, but you also want to attack me? I promised to stand by you and not make friends with the virtuous king, but I didn't promise to be your dog. I have to endure your scolding, and I have to take the bone you throw me."

"You already know that you can't be friends with him, so why did you go to Wen Wenshan's wedding banquet with him?!" Princess Yu'an was surprised when she found that she could easily get rid of Wen Jiu's restraints.

Seeing that she looked sad, Jianwen Jiu felt even more strongly. He said in a softer tone, "Explain it to me! I don't need a two-faced guy like you!"

"Lord Wen has been very kind to us. Whether he likes it or not, I have to go to his wedding as a gift." Wen Jiu looked at Princess Yu'an disappointedly, "I asked you, and you disdain to go to such a wedding banquet, so I can only go in with the virtuous king."

Qiao Shinian lowered her head and could see Wen Jiu's expression from the corner of her eye. It turned out that Wen Jiu always acted well-behaved in front of her, but the real Wen Jiu was so deceptive.

During the question-and-answer session between Princess Yu'an and Wen Jiu, she herself did not notice that there was a hint of apology in her tone towards Wen Jiu. In the end, she said proudly that she forgave Wen Jiu, but there must not be a next time.

Looking at Princess Yu'an's receding back, Qiao Shinian knew that a gamble and adventure had just begun.