Rebirth of the Great Power

When the two returned to Zhuangzi heels back and forth, it was already dark, and lanterns were lit everywhere in Zhuangzi, reflecting the surrounding area in red.

Meeting only a few servants along the way, Ji Jin ordered several buckets of hot water to be sent to their respective rooms, ready to go back to the room to freshen up.

He took off his semi-wet coat and drenched inner coat, and immersed his whole body in the large bathtub, dispelling the chill and warming him up all at once.

Mu Yuan closed his eyes, leaned his head on the ledge, and was smoked by the heat, and the picture of being in the hot spring just now appeared in his mind, and even the feeling became clear.

Ji Jin's lips are very soft, with a little bit of coolness, under the influence of the high temperature of the hot spring, this little bit of coolness is simply fascinating.There is still a hint of sweetness, Mu Yuan thought, it may also be due to psychological reasons, but it is sweet.Mu Yuan remembered the kiss that was lightly kissed on the long corridor of the palace last time. At that time, they just kissed each other lightly, and Ji Jin said sweetly.At this moment, Mu Yuan also tasted this sweetness, and even felt that sweet taste in his heart.

When the tip of the tongue pried open the teeth, there was no resistance, as if it was ready to surrender, it suddenly opened the city gate, and greeted it happily, the sweetness became stronger.

If it wasn't for the high temperature that made people dizzy, or if it wasn't for the fact that they couldn't even catch their breath, they probably couldn't bear the sweetness.

Mu Yuan thought he was very gentle, but when they parted, he found that the other party's lips were a little swollen, bright and red, and there were faint tooth marks.Mu Yuan's face became hot, although he was already so suffocated by the high temperature that he couldn't tell, but he didn't expect that he would be so rude, so he couldn't help but look away guiltily.

After getting so close, I realized that the ends of Ji Jin's eyes are a little narrow and long, and a little flying, which is more obvious when he is half-opened and half-closed.At this moment, maybe it was because of the high temperature of the hot spring water, or maybe it was something else, the corners of her eyes were red as if she had been dyed with eyeshadow, and she was a bit charming for no reason.This word has nothing to do with Ji Jing in ordinary times, but at this moment, Mu Yuan can only think of this word and the many meanings derived from this word.

Mu Yuan didn't dare to move, his body soaked in the spring water was already hot enough, but where he and Ji Jin held each other's hands, he rubbed the fingers at the corners of each other's eyes, especially when the other party gently The hand resting on his waist, even the eyes that met through the air, made the temperature rise more than one dimension.Mu Yuan was afraid that there would be a slight change, and he would return the "unable to control" that he jokingly said before entering the water, so he would return it to himself intact.

What happened in the middle or nothing happened, Mu Yuan can't remember much.

When the water finally came out, it was Ji Jin who got up first, and Mu Yuan soaked in the water, staring straight at his figure.With his back facing him, Ji Jin's wet clothes were tightly attached to his body, outlining his beautiful butterfly-like shoulder blades, thin waist, upturned buttocks, and straight and slender legs.Because it is covered with a layer of wet clothes, some places cannot be clearly outlined, so there is an extra layer of imagination. In addition, the water drops are still dripping, which seduces people's eyes along the way where the water drops slide down. Traces to touch.The so-called "wet body temptation" is probably nothing more than that.

Ji Jin put on a layer of coat, and came over to pull Mu Yuan up, but the layer of clothes that had just been tied was soon soaked by the underwear, and when he bent down, he could see the looming chest.Mu Yuan's eyes darkened, and it was with great difficulty that he restrained the thought of pulling him into the water again, held his outstretched hand, and left the hot spring pool with strength.

The water in the bathtub gradually became a little colder, and Mu Yuan's breathing became heavier and heavier, and finally after a low, suppressed gasp, a white light flashed in his mind, and his body relaxed.

After a while, Mu Yuan sighed and came to his senses.Sitting upright for a while, he calmly washed his hands with the water in the bathtub, watching the white turbidity slowly floating to the surface of the water, without thinking about anything.

He stood up expressionlessly, asked someone to change a bucket of water, washed it casually, and changed into clean and comfortable clothes.

This is probably the first time in my life that I have specifically thought about a certain person, so let's do it myself.Such thoughts flashed through his mind, and Mu Yuan pushed open the door.

At the same time, there was a "creak" sound in the next room.

Mu Yuan looked sideways, and met Ji Jin's slightly startled eyes, as if there was a bit of embarrassment that he wouldn't notice unless he recognized it carefully.

Mu Yuan suddenly thought, is he just like himself?Otherwise, why did it take so long?

Before he could think deeply, Ji Jin had already walked over with a calm expression, and said, "It's getting late, is Yun Zhi hungry?"

Mu Yuan felt it and nodded.Soaking in the hot springs is exhausting, but just now, the Temple of the Five Viscera has been empty.

The two walked out side by side, and Mu Yuan casually said, "I don't know where the others are now."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Mu Yushang running over from the outside with loose and somewhat damp hair, and said with a surprised face: "Brother, Brother Ji, where have you been? I haven't seen you all this time?"

The two looked at each other and pressed the secret emotion in their eyes: there are some secrets that only they know.

Mu Yuan gently rubbed Mu Yushang's hair, and said vaguely, "Just now I went out for a while. Did you go to the hot spring?"

"Well," Mu Yushang nodded vigorously, looking very happy, "It's the first time for Yushang to take a hot spring, and it's very comfortable. There are many hot spring pools in the village, and I soaked one myself. Second brother Yanyu and the others I can't bear to come out."

Mu Yuan nodded: "It's almost time. If you soak for too long, you'll get dizzy. I'll have someone call them." Then he said to Mu Yushang, "Have you bathed? It's best to wash it with clean water after soaking in the hot spring. "

"Well, that's what Juanyu said. I'm planning to go back to my room to take a shower." Mu Yushang replied.

The Juanyu that Mu Yushang was talking about was a maid temporarily assigned to her by the steward of the Zhuangzi. She was handsome and quick to do things.In fact, Mu Hong and Mu Yushang were also served by servant girls in Mu's residence, but the house in Tiaoliuzi Lane was not big and there were not many rooms, so the two brothers and sisters were used to not bringing anyone with them when they went to Tiaoliuzi Lane.Influenced by their parents, the three brothers and sisters of the Mu family have no arrogance, and they can take care of themselves without servants. When they were in Tiaoliuzi Lane, they had a Tianyuan, Yu Bo and Huzi, which was enough.

This time in the Zhuangzi, Mu Yushang was the only female guest, and the manager was worried that she would not take good care of her, so she called Juanyu over to serve her.After half a day, the two have gotten along like little sisters.

Juan Yu, who was following behind Mu Yushang, also caught up at this moment, and bowed to the two of them: "Master, Master Mu."

Ji Jin nodded, and ordered: "After the waitress takes a shower and changes clothes, take her to the front hall for dinner."

Juanyu replied: "Yes."

The two went to the front hall and ate two teas to fill their stomachs.

It was Mu Hongyanyu and others who came here first.Mu Hong is a few years older than Yan Yu, but his temperament is quite similar, but Mu Hong is not as smart and meticulous as Yan Yu, and he is not as observant as Yan Yu.

As soon as Mu Hong sat down, he casually picked up a piece of pastry and threw it into his mouth. He had soaked in the hot spring for a long time, and he was still very hungry at this time.

After eating a few pieces of cakes and recovering, Mu Hong asked, "Brother, where did you go just now? Why don't you go take a dip in the pool with us? It's so comfortable, shall we go again tomorrow?"

Yan Yu just quietly observed the expressions of the teacher and the prince, and wisely didn't ask any questions.

Mu Yuan didn't answer his question directly, but handed him a cup of tea, and said calmly, "We'll stay here for two nights, and we'll come back the next morning. If the second brother likes it, we can go tomorrow. You can drink as long as you want, remember Get up and take a rest to replenish your strength."

Mu Hong's attention was immediately diverted, he picked up the teacup and drank it in one gulp, and replied: "Yes. This hot spring is comfortable, but it's too easy to get hungry. Remember to prepare some refreshments tomorrow."

Mu Yushang was the last to arrive, so it's understandable that the little girl took a little longer to wash up.

The dinner was sumptuous. After the meal, they cleaned up and sat down to drink tea and chat.

Mu Hong asked the supervisor, what else is there to do besides the hot springs?

The person in charge said that there was not much entertainment in winter, but the hunters in the village had set traps on the mountain, and tomorrow was the day to check it out, so if you are interested, you can follow along.

Mu Hong immediately said, if you are interested, remember to call me when you go tomorrow.Then he pointed to Yan Yu and Tian Yuan, and asked if they wanted to go together.After Yan Yu and Tian Yuan nodded, they also pulled the inkstone on.

Every time Master and Mu Ye are together, there is no place for him beside him, and he doesn't worry about the lack of people to serve him at all.Mo Yan had thought it very clearly a long time ago, and was happy to have a good time while Mu Ye was around.

Ji Jin was drinking tea, looked at the younger generation who were talking lively, and suddenly said: "Yun Zhi said before that he wanted to find a martial arts master for Second Young Master Mu. I have a few candidates here, all because Veterans who have been injured and retired, with more or less disabilities, are unable to go to the battlefield, and it is more than enough to teach an apprentice. However, those who have been on the battlefield have some blood on their bodies, and they are more severe, so I don’t know if it is appropriate or not. "

Mu Yuan put down his teacup: "There is nothing suitable or not. The second brother has a wild nature, and it's time to grind it out. There are several people in the top ten, and he still doesn't know what he wants to do. Now that he proposes to learn martial arts, he should be serious. Geoscience, it would be better to be stricter. But, he is so old, is there still time?"

Mu Yuan remembered that Ji Jin had said at that time that he was old and his bones were weak, so he was not a good material for martial arts.It doesn't matter if I have no intention of martial arts.It's rare for the second brother to be interested, if he can't learn it, I'm afraid he will be sad.

Ji Jin smiled slightly, as if he understood what he was thinking, and said narrowly, "Don't worry Yun Zhi, Mr. Mu is more talented than you in martial arts. Although he is a bit older, it is naturally difficult to become a martial arts master , but if you want to learn some riding and archery skills, or even the ability to lead troops in battle, as long as you are willing to work hard, there is still a chance."

Mu Yuan nodded: "Then ask Shenzhi to lead the way."

Ji Jin said: "Okay, I'll have someone come to the door in a few days. When you see him, you can think about it yourself and see if you want to stay."

Mu Yuan said hello.

After a while, Ji Jin said again: "I was listening to Yulou yesterday, His Majesty said that you are asked to submit a memorial about the reform plan of the pending edict, what does Yun Zhi think?"

Mu Yuan said: "Your Majesty's words are paving the way for me. In the past, the chief executive seemed to be more of a symbol of chess strength and seniority, and his greatest duty was to arrange the days for the edicts to be edicted. If Your Majesty If there is a designated edict waiting for an edict, even this responsibility is in vain. In the past, there should have been no chance to play a memorial."

Ji Jin smiled and said: "You can understand what he meant. Your Majesty will be very happy to hear it. With this sentence, Yun Zhi has an opportunity. Let alone whether it can be realized, at least it can teach people to know .”

Mu Yuan nodded: "It seems that His Majesty also wants to change the system and cancel the seat."

Ji Jin agreed, and lowered his voice and said, "The progress of the restoration of the imperial examination is not smooth. There are many ministers who oppose it, and His Majesty is also a little helpless. I think His Majesty probably wants to use the reform of Go to promote public opinion, so he will definitely Strongly supported."

Mu Yuan glanced at him, thought for a while, and said, "Actually, apart from the reform of Go rules, I want to change even the system of chess waiting for edicts."

Ji Jin didn't understand: "Is there any system in today's Qidaizhao?"

Mu Yuan said: "There is nothing, so we need to change. The only pressure in today's primary selection comes from the backup. If there is no annual challenge from the backup, probably in the primary selection, it will be hard to improve. There will be fewer candidates with their own chess strength. And those chess players whose chess strength is obviously higher than all alternatives, will they still play games from time to time and study their chess skills? There are also those who are lucky and have never been challenged. How far is their chess prowess? In fact, I think that the significance of this nearly three-month Go tournament is much more than the selection of a chief."

Ji Jin nodded: "Yun Zhi's blunt words are reasonable. Not to mention anything else, he said that in the first round of this tournament, he lost to the candidates. It is of great help to improve their chess skills, but it is possible that the main candidates have relaxed their training, and the reason for their poor chess skills. The imperial court set up chess to wait for edicts, not only because His Majesty loves Go and often has edicts, but also hopes that they can Use this to improve Da Qi's overall level of chess skills. If there is no good system, it would be a pity that most of the waiting people will become corpses and vegetarians."

Mu Yuan agreed: "The system of waiting for an edict to choose chess has promoted everyone's motivation to improve their chess skills to a certain extent, but it is not enough."

Ji Jin said directly: "What is Yun Zhi thinking?"

Mu Yuan smiled: "The idea is probably ready-made, you can roughly refer to our era, and then make some adjustments in line with the present."

Ji Jin became interested: "How about it?"

Mu Yuandao: "First of all, it can be stipulated that the number of games that each chess player must participate in each month, the main selection and the backup can be carried out separately. Calculate the winning and losing rate, every ten days or half a year. The number of games with the lowest winning rate The main candidates are downgraded to candidates, and the candidates with the highest winning rate can be promoted to the main candidates. In this way, it may be more fair and effective than replacing the main candidates with a simple challenge every year. In addition , if conditions permit, a title match can also be set up to select the title owner in a round-robin manner. But these are all things to come, I think, the implementation of the monthly game alone will not be so smooth."

Ji Jin said: "Any change will encounter countless resistance at the beginning, but someone always needs to do it."

Mu Yuan nodded: "Shenzhi is right. As long as you start, it is possible. Even if you work hard little by little, if you persevere, there will always be results."

Ji Jin changed the subject, but said: "However, I have a feeling that Shen Zhi's proposal will not be too difficult to pass."

Mu Yuan raised his eyebrows, motioning for him to continue.

Ji Jin smiled and said: "The opinions of the ministers in the court are certainly influential, but in the final analysis, as long as His Majesty supports it, the rest is mostly a matter of waiting for the imperial edict. Nowadays, almost all the candidates for the imperial edict are waiting They are your fans. If you are in the election, some of them will stand on your side. Some of them may be noncommittal, and most of the rest are based on Cheng Shiyuan’s opinion. If Cheng Shiyuan also supports it, others may also object to it. gone."

Mu Yuan agreed: "Shenzhi is right. Brother Shi Yuan's love for Go is sincere. If it is beneficial to the development of Go and the improvement of Go strength, I think he will not object. After I go back, I will find an opportunity to have a good time with Go Let him talk."

After the two of them chatted, they realized that Mu Yushang had been sitting quietly aside for quite a while.

Mu Yuan was taken aback, wondering how much the little girl had listened to, and whether there was anything in it that could not be understood by outsiders, so she couldn't help but look at Ji Jin.Ji Jin understood what he meant, smiled, and shook his head lightly, indicating that it didn't matter.

Mu Yuan said to Mu Yushang: "Why are you here, why don't you go play with them? Listening to us talking is a bit boring, right?"

Mu Yushang shook his head: "No, it's very interesting. I think Go is very interesting, and the world of chess players is also very interesting."

Mu Yuan asked: "Could it be that my little sister wants to learn Go?"

Mu Yushang nodded vigorously: "Yes. Is it okay?"

Mu Yuan smiled: "Of course, my father must be very happy to know that my younger sister wants to learn Go. In the past, he wanted to teach you and my second brother, but you were not interested."

Mu Yushang said a little shyly: "Not really. It's just that at that time, I saw that my parents were very worried because of my elder brother's obsession with Go. If I also said that I wanted to learn, I was afraid that my parents would be annoyed." The voice gradually dropped Going down, I quickly realized what I said, and quickly explained, "However, since the elder brother has become more and more powerful, my parents have no worries. Moreover, the elder brother treats us better and better. I like the elder brother." The way it looks now is really good! I want to thank Qinglong who gave big brother the dream."

Mu Yuan couldn't help but stroked her hair, and said softly, "Since my younger sister is interested, how about my elder brother teach you?"

Mu Yushang said happily: "Okay. It's just that big brother still has so many things to do, so don't you have time?"

Mu Yuan said: "Time can always be arranged. In the future, my younger sister will come to Tiaoliuzi Lane more often when she has time, and learn with Tianyuan Yanyu and the others. Next time I come, I will bring a maid to take care of you."

"Okay, thank you big brother." Mu Yushang narrowed his eyes with a smile.

Ji Jin didn't miss Mu Yuan's uncomfortable moment, and when there were only two of them left, he whispered to him: "Yun Zhi, everyone will only be happy for your arrival."

Mu Yuan quietly held his hand, interlocked his fingers, and forced a smile: "I know. I won't regret my coming, otherwise, I wouldn't be able to meet you."

Ji Jin knew that he still couldn't let go, but there were some things he couldn't do anything about, so Mu Yuan could only take care of them slowly.

Early the next morning, Mu Hong took Yan Yu and took Tianyuan Inkstone with him to the mountain to check the traps with the hunter in the villa. Mu Yuan and Ji Jinqing played chess quietly all morning, and Mu Yushang also I watched it carefully for a long time.

Mu Hong and the others didn't come back until around noon.There are still some harvests, some wild rabbits are caught, the main reason is that the traps are not big enough to hold these smaller animals.

Mu Hong happily ran back, raised the prey in his hand and said loudly: "There will be barbecue tonight."

Mu Yuan coughed hard, and said seriously: "If you want to eat your own roast, don't always think about eating ready-made ones."

Mu Hong let out an "oh" and lowered his hands in regret, but he soon became happy again: "We bake it ourselves, and then ask Brother Ji to give us some advice?"

Mu Yuan wanted to say something more, but the person in charge at the side already smiled and said: "Second Master Mu, the chefs in the Zhuangzi are also very skilled, let them bake for you when the time comes."

"Okay, okay, then I will ask the chefs." Mu Hong happily agreed, and led a few hunters to send the prey they had harvested to the kitchen.

After lunch, after a short rest, Mu Yuan was dragged to the hot spring pool in Zhuangzi by Mu Hong and the others. He never found time to go out alone with Ji Jin, not even a chance to soak in a pool.Mu Yuan felt a little regretful, and even wondered if he would consider not bringing these few troublesome people with him when he came back next time?

The barbecue racks for the night were placed in the yard of the front hall, several piles were set on fire, and several racks were also placed for the convenience of several cooks.Not only Mu Hong, but also Yan Yu, Tian Yuan, Mo Yan, and even Mu Yushang did it himself, but the finished products were hard to describe, and in the end they could only be baked by a few cooks.

Mu Hong muttered to Yan Yu while eating: "These cooks are really good at baking, much better than us, but still not as good as Brother Ji's craftsmanship. Let me tell you, take a bite, You will never forget it. I don’t know what’s going on, the same meat, only those seasonings, but as long as it passes through Brother Ji’s hands, the taste, hey... Absolutely!"

After hearing this, Yan Yu felt that the rabbit legs in his mouth were no longer fragrant, and looked at him with some resentment: What's the use of saying these things, and you can't eat them, and they will make you hungry.Ah, why didn't you follow me to the paddock last time?Why didn't you go to the teacher that day?In the future, we must run to the teacher every day.

While thinking about something, he took a big bite of the oily rabbit leg.

Mu Yuan and Ji Jin also vaguely heard Mu Hong muttering, Mu Yuan didn't say anything, but Ji Jin smiled lightly, picked up a planed and cleaned rabbit, put it on the pole, Prepare to put on the grill.

Mu Yuan hurriedly stopped him: "Shenzhi doesn't need to do anything, there is no reason why you always ask you to barbecue for them."

Ji Jin leaned into his ear and said softly, "I only do it for Yun Zhi."

The voice was extremely soft, only the sound of breath remained, and Mu Yuan's heart became hot, so he didn't say anything else.

The smell of meat was overflowing, Mu Yuan thought about Mu Hong's evaluation just now, compared carefully, and found that Ji Jin's grilled meat was indeed more fragrant than the cooks' roasted meat, and he didn't eat a single bite of the cooks' roasted meat.

Ji Jin handed a whole roasted rabbit with a pole to Mu Yuan, Mu Yuan took it, blew it, and when he was ready to do it, the first rabbit leg torn off was brought to Ji Jin's mouth.Ji Jin smiled lightly and took a bite of his hand, before Mu Yuan returned it to his mouth, and the two of them ate the rabbit leg one bite at a time.

The special scent made Yan Yu rush over, his eyes fixed on the flesh on Mu Yuan's hand, and he called pitifully: "Teacher~~"

Mu Yuan could almost hear his ecstasy wavy lines, felt cold, and gave him a large piece of thigh meat.

Yan Yu took it, "Ah Woo" bit off a small half, chewed it a few times, narrowed his eyes happily, and thought to himself: Mu Hongcheng is not lying to me, such a delicacy, how many times in the world can I taste it.Sure enough, following the teacher, there is meat to eat!

When Mu Yuan raised his eyes, he found that Mu Hong was also eagerly coming over.

In the end, everyone tasted a piece of meat roasted by Ji Jin himself, and of course, most of it went into Mu Yuan's stomach.

Tomorrow morning we have to go back. After eating and drinking, everyone will go back to their houses and get ready to rest.

When they parted, Mu Yushang quietly hooked his fingers at Mu Yuan, and Mu Yuan went to knock on her room door after saying good night to Ji Jin.

Mu Yushang opened the door, poked his head out to look left and right, saw that there was no one else, so he pulled Mu Yuan into the room with one hand, and then quickly closed the door.

Mu Yuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Little sister, what are you doing? You are so sneaky, people will think you are doing something when they see it."

Mu Yushang went to the room and sat down, then raised his head and said, "Brother, little sister has something to ask you."

"Tell me." Mu Yuan sat down as well.

Mu Yushang lowered his voice and said quietly: "Brother once said, Brother Ji's sweetheart is you, brother?"

Mu Yuan was very surprised, but he didn't deny it: "How did my little sister know?"

Mu Yushang laughed: "Sure enough, it's Big Brother."

Mu Yuan also smiled and said, "Tell me, how did my little sister know about it."

Mu Yushang said: "It feels like it. It's probably because Big Brother told me that Big Brother Ji has a sweetheart, so he inevitably pays attention to it sometimes. After paying attention, I realized that Big Brother and Ji Big Brother are so close. It's very different, and the way you look at each other is also very different. So, I just guessed. Tonight... this feeling is especially strong, so I can't help but ask my brother."

Mu Yuan lowered his eyes and smiled: "Little sister's observation is so meticulous."

"Don't worry, brother, I won't tell anyone, not even my parents." Mu Yushang made a playful gesture of shutting up.

Mu Yuan said: "It's true, it's not that we can't let people know. It's just that it's not the time yet."

Mu Yushang said: "Then let's talk about it when the time comes."

Mu Yuan nodded, thought for a while, and asked hesitantly, "Little sister, don't you blame me?"

Mu Yushang was a little inexplicable: "What are you blaming big brother for?"

"At that time, you were to Shenzhi..." Mu Yuan rarely hesitated.

Mu Yushang suddenly covered his face with the palms of both hands: "Brother, don't talk about it, forget it quickly." He bit his lips as he spoke, "Why would I blame my brother, it's better that my brother doesn't blame me."

Mu Yuan pulled down her hand with a funny face, rubbed her head affectionately, and said softly: "How could I blame my younger sister? If it wasn't for my younger sister, my elder brother might not have understood so quickly. I treat him the same way. mind."

Mu Yushang looked at him and said with a smile, "Is elder brother so dull?"

"Yes, so thank you, little sister." Mu Yuan said with a smile.

"Brother then," Mu Yushang seemed to have thought of something suddenly, and asked very seriously, "Will I be called Brother Ji 'sister-in-law' from now on?"

Although he didn't drink anything, Mu Yuan suddenly coughed violently, his heart was piercing, his face was red and his neck was thick.

Could it be that every Tong Yan Wuji is so surprising?

Mu Yushang hurried to a glass of water, and handed it to Mu Yuan who was so coughing that he couldn't straighten up.

Mu Yuan managed to catch his breath, took a sip of water, and pretended to be calm and said: "Let's call him Brother Ji."

"Oh." Mu Yushang responded lightly, seeming to be somewhat regretful.

Mu Yuan was afraid that she would say something surprising, so he hurriedly said, "It's getting late, little girl should go to bed early."

"Okay, big brother too." Mu Yushang said obediently.

Mu Yuan had a rare night of sleepless nights, and when he climbed into the carriage after walking the mountain road the next day, his eyes were still a little blue.As soon as he saw Ji Jin, he couldn't help thinking about how cute Mu Yushang was when he called "Sister-in-law" in his mind.

Mu Yuan made himself as tender as possible.

Seeing that his complexion was not good, Ji Jin asked concerned: "Yun Zhi didn't sleep well last night?"

Mu Yuan closed his eyes slightly, and said vaguely, "Well, there are some."

"Then let's take a rest, there is still a long way to go back to the city." Ji Jin said, put away the tea set, chess board, turned up the small table, pulled out the folded low couch, spread the soft quilt, and laid out the pillows, Signal Mu Yuan to lie down.After Mu Yuan lay down, he took out the blanket and covered him, while he sat aside and watched quietly.

Mu Yuan closed his eyes, desperately trying to dispel the word "virtuous" that kept popping up in his mind, and once again made himself mad.

Drowsily fell asleep, then woke up wobbly.

Mu Yuan opened his eyes, and saw Ji Jin sitting at his feet, with his back against the wall, holding a book in his hand, reading it seriously.

Probably in order not to affect his rest, Ji Jin pulled up the curtains of the car, and the light in the car was a little dark.

Ji Jin's drooping brows and eyes are extraordinarily soft, the bridge of his handsome nose casts some shadows on the nostrils, and his beautifully shaped lips are slightly pursed.Mu Yuan watched quietly for a while, until his throat was a little dry, he couldn't help but licked his lips that were also dry, and made some movements with his hands.

Ji Jin looked over immediately and found that Mu Yuan was awake, so he put down the scroll in his hand, poured a glass of water and handed it to him.

Mu Yuan propped himself up and sat up, took the water glass Ji Jin handed over to moisten his throat, and when he handed the water glass back, he couldn't help but said, "Why don't you open a curtain? It's too dark for your eyes."

"It doesn't matter." Ji Jin smiled, "I draw bows and practice arrows all the year round, and my eyesight is good."

Mu Yuan got off the couch and sat opposite Ji Jin: "That's not okay, it needs to be taken care of."

Ji Jin said obediently: "Okay. When Yun Zhi falls asleep in the car that day, I won't read a book."

Mu Yuan bowed his head and smiled lowly: "Careful, don't be so nice to me, I'm afraid..."

"What are you afraid of?" Ji Jin suddenly became a little nervous.

Mu Yuan raised his head, his eyes were very serious: "I'm afraid, I won't be able to leave you for a day."

The smile on the corner of Ji Jin's mouth spread bit by bit along with the heated ears, until the whole ear turned red, and then he said in a low voice: "Then, don't leave."

The eyes of the two were fixed, feeling that the temperature in the carriage was gradually rising little by little.

Until the car door was knocked lightly, Ling Xuan's voice came from outside: "Master, I'm entering the city, where should I go first?"

Ji Jin coughed lightly, looked away, took a breath to suppress the turbulent emotions, and then said: "Let's go to Mu Mansion first."

Only then did he look at Mu Yuan again, and explained in a normal way: "We are going to Ximen, which is close to Mu's residence. First, send Mr. Mu and Miss Mu back."

Mu Yuan nodded, and said softly, "Just arrange carefully."

Throughout the day, Mu Yuan's mood was sweet and charming.

On the second day, they entered the waiting room, and Mu Yuan and Cheng Shiyuan officially received His Majesty's imperial edict.Mu Yuan officially took over as the Chief Chess Master, and he was titled "Great National Player", and Cheng Shiyuan also became known as "National Player".

Mu Yuan sent the memorial very quickly, and also found a time to make an appointment with Cheng Shiyuan to have a detailed talk.

Knowing that Cheng Shiyuan accepted Mu Yunzhi's invitation, Cheng Zhengqing curiously asked what they talked about, Cheng Shiyuan glanced at him indifferently, and said nothing.

Cheng Zhengqing got angry: Hey, you... Forget it, if you don't tell me, I will know sooner or later.

On the next rest day, Mu Yuan went back to Mu Mansion.

As soon as he entered the gate, Mu Yushang's personal maid, Zizhu, stopped him, saying that the young lady asked the eldest son to go to her room first.

Mu Yuan nodded, and went to find Mu Yushang first.

When she saw Mu Yushang, she clutched the handkerchief with tears in her eyes, and bit her lip very sadly: "Brother, I'm sorry..."

Mu Yuan was startled, worried about what happened to her, and hurriedly asked, "Little sister, what's wrong?"

Mu Yushang blinked, tears rolled down, and said with a choked voice: "Brother, I'm sorry, Daddy knows."

Mu Yuan comforted: "Little sister, don't cry, daddy knows something, tell elder brother. If there is anything, elder brother will solve it."

Mu Yushang cried louder, sobbing, "It's all my fault. I slipped my tongue and got tricked by Daddy. Daddy knows about, er, big brother, er, and Ji big brother."

Mu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, took out the handkerchief twisted into twists by her, wiped away the tears on her face, and said softly: "It's okay, I didn't plan to hide it from my father, sooner or later, I don't care at all. Hurry up."

Mu Yushang stopped crying, his eyes were red: "Is it really all right? Brother, don't need to comfort me."

Mu Yuan smiled and said, "It really doesn't matter, I'll go to my father now and explain it clearly to him."

Mu Yushang was still very annoyed, and said dejectedly: "In the future, if there are some important things, it's better not to let Yushang know. I'm afraid, and I'll let daddy talk again."

Mu Yuan smiled: "If you can let the younger sister know, you can let the father know. Don't take it to heart, be good."

Mu Yushang nodded.

Mu Yuan asked casually, "Where is father now?"

"In the study." Mu Yushang responded.

Pushing open the door of the study, Mu Qian took a look, saw that it was Mu Yuan, and beckoned: "Here we come."

Mu Yuan called out: "Father." After entering the room, he closed the door behind his back.

Mu Qian was just putting down the pen in his hand, stood up, and asked naturally: "Did Yu Chang look for you just now?"

"Yeah." Mu Yuan nodded, "Little sister cried for a while, and I coaxed her."

"This child," Mu Qian smiled and shook his head, "Blame me, the question is too direct, it scared her."

Mu Yuan smiled and said, "Father is aware of the details, and originally planned to find an opportunity to tell you. My little sister is protecting me."

Mu Qianzheng seemed to be very emotional: "The relationship between you brothers and sisters is very deep. In the past, when Yuan'er was around, he didn't care much about his two younger brothers and sisters, and Hong'er and Yushang didn't stick to him too much. Since you came After that, the relationship between you three brothers and sisters became better and better. You are more like an elder brother than Yuaner."

Mu Yuan was so shocked that his whole body froze, his limbs became stiff, and he couldn't speak a word.

Mu Qianzheng patted him on the shoulder, comfortingly said: "Son, don't worry, don't feel burdened. Although I don't know where you came from, I have always been very grateful to you. I know very well in my heart, Yuan'er was injured so badly that all the doctors said that there was nothing he could do to recover. Even without you, Yuan'er would not wake up. Instead, you came and let Yuan'er stay by our side in this way. Yuan'er has done better. At least, in the hearts of Hong'er and Yushang, they hope to have a brother like you."

It was only then that Mu Yuan felt that the blood in his limbs began to flow slowly, and he swallowed involuntarily in his throat. After a long time, he said shyly, "You are, when did you find out?"

Mu Qian was motioning for him to sit down, and slowly said: "Probably, it's been less than a month since you came."

Mu Yuan smiled wryly