insane

The next day, Xu Gong came out of the academy, just passed the arch bridge in the west of the city, and saw Liu Mu standing under the bridge staring at him with both eyes, holding the brocade box he gave Liu Mu yesterday.

"Liu... Liu Mu... What a coincidence..." Xu Gong felt uneasy in Liu Mu's eyes, Xu Gong looked at Liu Mu vigilantly, and unconsciously took two steps back.

Liu Mu spat on the ground, and said expressionlessly, "Coinate! What a clever Taoist! Mr. Xu's big gift yesterday was too precious, and I deserve it, so I specially sent it back to you today, Mr. Xu, can you please?" Put it away." Liu Mu held the brocade box with one hand, clenched his fist tightly with the other hand, and walked towards Xu Gong step by step.

Xu Gong stepped back and said in a trembling voice, "What... are you going to do?"

There seemed to be blood in Liu Mu's eyes, and he looked at Xu Gong fiercely, "What do you think?"

Seeing that the situation was not good, Xu Gong ran back as fast as he could.Liu Mu followed closely and shouted, "Bastard, don't run!"

The two ran down the street one after the other, and passers-by stopped to watch, "Oh, isn't this the eldest son of Xuji silk and satin village and the eldest son of the Liu family?" "Yes, aren't these two good brothers in normal times?" , Why are they still fighting?" "Who knows, take a quick look, maybe there is something new."

While running, Xu Gong casually grabbed things from the surrounding stalls and threw them back. In a panic, Liu Mu used the Chengfeng Jue that Zeng Qing gave him in a daze. Although the speed was not comparable to that of Zeng Qing, it was indeed Faster than usual.Liu Mu stepped forward and grabbed Xu Gong by the collar, and threw Xu Gong to the ground when he was not prepared.He took out Yu Ruyi from the box and slammed it on Xu Gong's head, cursing, "Your mother's shit Ruyi, I will give it back to you!"

Xu Gong covered the blood on his face, and begged, "Liu Mu, I was wrong, we are all good brothers, please speak up if you have something to say!"

Liu Mu punched Xu Gong in the face, "You still have the face to say 'brother' to me! When you did that to Zi Yan, did you ever think that we are good brothers!" followed by another punch.

Xu Gong held his head and said, "Liu Mu, I was wrong, please forgive me this time. I didn't intend to rape Ziyan. I was drunk that night and mistakenly took Ziyan for another woman, so I did something wrong." It's worse than a beast."

"Bastard, how dare you lie to me!" Liu Mu raised his fist and slammed Xu Gong's face fiercely, "Do you take me for a fool!"

"Don't hit, don't hit! Although I have treated Ziyan lightly, nothing happened after all. Since she is still innocent, please forgive me."

Liu Mu's eyes were red, and she didn't intend to let Xu Gong go.Xu Gong was beaten so anxiously that he couldn't beg for mercy, so he began to curse, "What's the use of you beating me here! If you had married Zi Yan back earlier, how could these things have happened. It's because you are incapable The wife at home is docile and submissive, she dares not associate with Ziyan, can't give Ziyan a name, can't protect the woman she likes. Liu Mu, you are a coward who is afraid of your wife! You deserve to be cuckolded!"

Liu Mu said angrily, "That's right, I'm just afraid of my wife! I can't give Zi Yan a name, but it's not your turn to bully Zi Yan!" Liu Mu picked up a stone and was about to smash it on Xu Gong's head. Fu and Xu Gong rushed over and hurriedly pulled them away.

Xia Tong hugged Liumu tightly, while Zhang Fu took advantage of the chaos to let Xu Gong leave quickly.

Liu Mu shouted, "Xu Gong, don't leave if you have the guts!"

Xu Gong also shouted while running, "Liu Mu, you are not only afraid of your wife. You are also a worthless prodigal, useless, without your father's wealth, you Liu Mu are just a waste!"

"Xia Tong, let me go, I'm going to kill that bastard!"

Xia Tong shouted, "Boss, if you kill that bastard, what about your wife, and what about Zi Yan, what about her!"

The two finally calmed down Liu Mu's anger.

The onlookers pointed and said, "So it's because of that oiran in Chunfeng Pavilion." "It seems that the matter between Mr. Liu and that oiran is also true." Mixing together, I didn't expect to turn my face for a woman." "This beauty is a disaster, and two men fight for a woman. This kind of thing is nothing more than normal."

Since knowing about this matter last night, Liu Mu has not closed his eyes for the whole night, his mind is full of Zi Yan being wronged, his heart is aching, he just feels full of guilt, as if he is the culprit of this matter.Thinking about what Xu Gong said just now is not unreasonable, if he can get married with Zi Yan, even though it is just a fake couple, but after all, Zi Yan can get out of the brothel and live a stable life.Liu Mu regretted in his heart, if he had been brave enough to marry Zi Yan, then these things would never have happened.

Liu Mu made up his mind and came to Chunfeng Pavilion, making up his mind to marry Ziyan, even if the whole family disagreed, he would not let Ziyan suffer any more.

In Zi Yan's room, Zi Yan said to Si Zhu, "Where did you hear that, don't be like those boys in the building, the wind is the rain."

Si Zhu said, "Miss, don't believe me, this is absolutely true! I heard from the new Ergou in the building, he said that he just went out to buy rouge for the girls, and saw Liu Mu and Xu Gong with his own eyes because you beat him up. Get up, Xu Gong's head was broken by the willow. Willow also threatened to kill Xu Gong. Yesterday he said that women are like clothes in front of others, and today he went to the street to perform such a performance. Now all the people in Jinling Talking about it after dinner. I really don't know what this scoundrel wants to do."

"Zi Yan!" Liu Mu pushed open the door, and Zi Yan and Si Zhu in the room were startled.

Si Zhu stood up and scolded, "You rascal, you've gone too far, causing trouble behind your back, pushing my lady to the cusp of the storm, and dare not marry my lady when you're serious. Now you dare to break into my lady's room! If you do this again Presumptuous, I'm going to call the Mr. Gui downstairs to come up and clear the place!"

"You little girl, why do you have such a temper!" In a hurry, Liu Mu took out a handful of silver bills from his pocket and stuffed them into Si Zhu, "Use this to buy rouge, I have something to talk to your lady. "

Si Zhu said angrily, "What do you mean, you treat me like a tortoise, and you can get rid of it with some bad money!"

Liu Mu crossed Sizhu and looked at Zi Yan seriously, "Zi Yan, I really have something to tell you!"

Zi Yan said, "Si Zhu, you go out first."

"Zi Yan, I'm sorry!"

"Sorry? Why?" Zi Yan was confused by Liu Mu.

Liu Mu said, "I know what Xu Gong did to you."

Zi Yan said blankly, "This matter has nothing to do with you, why bother to say sorry to me."

Liu Mu stepped in front of Zi Yan, "Zi Yan, marry me!"

Zi Yan was taken aback, "What did you say?"

"marry me!"

"Is Mr. Liu trying to make fun of Zi Yan?"

Liu Mu said seriously, "Zi Yan, I'm serious. I was too stupid before, and I couldn't figure out many things."

Zi Yan was overjoyed and asked, "Then you have figured it out now?"

Liu Mu nodded and said, "Well, I figured it out, I figured it out too!"

"Understand what?"

Liu Mu said foolishly, "I used to think that women and women cannot get married, but now I understand it. Even if the marriage is fake, I have decided to marry you."

"Why?" A gleam of light flashed in Zi Yan's eyes, and she looked at Liu Mu expectantly.

"Xu Gong bullied you because you are a brothel girl, and there is no real support behind you. If you become the young mistress of the Liu family, you will be my wife in the eyes of others. With the support of the Liu family, no one in Jinling will buy my Liu family account." , who would dare to bully you! But don't worry, this is also a stopgap measure, and we will make up again when you meet someone you like in the future."

Zi Yan asked, "But will Mr. Liu agree with you to marry a woman from a brothel?"

"Even if my father wants to sever the father-son relationship with me, I don't care. At worst, let's leave Jinling and start again in a new place. But this time, don't miss the appointment so that I won't be able to wait for you."

The last time it was obviously Liu Mu who missed the appointment, why did it sound like she said she didn't keep the appointment? Although Zi Yan was puzzled by this matter, she still asked another question first, "But what if your wife disagrees?"

"Oh..." Liu Mu showed embarrassment, "Wanran..." She thought to herself, she forgot about that shrew!Liu Mu gritted his teeth, "If you don't agree, you don't agree. I marry you, but she doesn't marry you. So what if she doesn't agree!"

Zi Yan asked, "Are you and Miss Yu okay?"

"That shrew knows how to bully me all day long, forbids me to fight cocks, forbids me to fight crickets, forbids me to gamble, forbids me to drink flower wine, and even forces me to study, especially when I recently learned about those shops in the south of the city It’s mine, and she threatens me with this matter all day long, and I have to listen to her in everything! Humph! I get angry when I mention this shrew! She beats and scolds me, but I don’t know how kind she is to that little boy in Huguosi I get angry when I think of this shrew! Oh, let’s not talk about her, let’s talk about us. I’ll go back and tell my father to marry you. If they agree, they have to agree, or if they don’t agree, they have to agree. I don’t care about that shrew. Not happy, not only do I want to marry you, but I also want to marry you with three letters and six ceremonies, and the matchmaker is getting married, so that your marriage will be a splendid one, and the scene will be ten times bigger than when I married that shrew!" Liu Mu grasped it Zi Yan's two hands said word by word, "Zi Yan, I want to marry you, I will protect you from now on, and I will never let others hurt you again!"

Zi Yan smiled, and gently pulled out her hand, "Young Master Liu, don't be embarrassed, Zi Yan will not marry you."

"why?"

Zi Yan smiled bitterly, and said, "Zi Yan appreciates Mr. Liu's kindness to Zi Yan. After all, you and I have different identities, and Zi Yan only regards Mr. Liu as a confidant. You and I have no chance to be husband and wife in this life. I will disappoint Mr. Liu's kindness."

"The identity is different..." Hearing these four words, Liu Mu didn't ask any more questions, felt a pain in his heart, pulled the corners of his mouth reluctantly, and said with a smile, "Okay, I understand. Miss Zi Yan, take care, if there is something wrong in the future If you need my help, just ask. Farewell!"

Liu Mu turned and left, feeling sad, it turned out that Zi Yan still cared about my identity.Liu Mu walked out of the Spring Breeze Pavilion, looked up at the sky full of dark clouds, wondering if it would rain or not.Liu Mu recalled that rainy night again, he and Zi Yan had agreed to leave Jinling together, but in the end they didn't wait for Zi Yan.Liu Mu smiled bitterly, if you didn't mind my identity, why would you break your promise and not leave Jinling with me?Liu Mu sighed, then looked up at the window of Ziyan's room, and smiled in relief, it turned out that I had been thinking too much all this time, and she and I were just friends.

When Si Zhu came back to the room, Zi Yan was wiping away her tears, Si Zhu said, "Since miss doesn't want him, why did you let him go again?"

Zi Yan said, "Actually, she already has someone else in her heart, but this fool didn't realize it. Since she has always regarded me as a friend, why should I force others to disrupt other people's lives."

"Miss, but he has already said that he wants to marry you. Isn't that the result you have always wanted? Didn't you also say that even if you can be with him, even if you are nameless for the rest of your life, just be a maidservant serving her?" You are willing too."

Zi Yan shook her head and smiled wryly, "Even if I stay with her every day, so what. She only has sympathy for me, not love."

Liu Mu drank some wine by himself and returned home later, when he heard the second lady say from a long distance away, "My lord, I heard that Mu'er had a big fight today because of that oiran in Chunfeng Pavilion and the young master of the Xu family. He almost killed himself." !"

Master Liu looked at the accounts in his hand, but did not answer.

The second lady said again, "Now all the people in Jinling know about this, and they all take it as a joke after dinner. The son from a dignified family married the most talented woman in Jinling, and he would fight for a woman from a brothel. This kind of thing is really indecent.”

Master Liu looked at the account book several times in the main hall, as if he was waiting for Liu Mu to come back, "I'm looking at the account book right now, so you can't stop nagging me here."

"Master, I'm also doing it for the good of our Liu family. Don't take this matter seriously."

Master Liu raised his head and was about to scold the second lady when he happened to see Liu Mu passing by the door, so he called out, "Come in soon."

Liu Mu walked in and called out respectfully, "Father."

Master Liu said, "I heard that today I had a big fight with the young master of the Xu family, is there such a thing?"

"Have."

"Why?"

"Because..." Liu Mu hesitated and did not dare to say that it was because of Zi Yan.

"Master, didn't I just tell you that it's because of the oiran of the Spring Breeze Pavilion, Zi Yan! Now everyone in Jinling knows about it." Seeing Yu Wanran walking towards this side, the second lady said, "Wood It's true, Wanran is a good wife that many people would like to marry in their dreams, but what about you, you don't care if you have such a good wife at home, you insist on getting entangled with the prostitutes outside."

Liu Mu looked up at the second lady, "Have you said enough!"

The second lady was taken aback, then smiled again, "Hey, it's possible that Mu'er is still angry. You fought for Miss Ziyan and Mr. Xu. I didn't make up this matter. It's already a dead end in Jinling." We all know. I heard that you broke Mr. Xu's head. Mr. Xu even went too far and said in front of everyone that you are a coward who is afraid of your wife and deserves to wear a cuckold. Mu'er, is this rumor true? "

Liu Mu shouted, "That's right, I, Liu Mu, am afraid of my wife! But I am so afraid of my wife! My wife is beautiful, intelligent, martial arts, can read and write, and can go to the hall and go to the kitchen. A woman who beats and scolds is a hundred times better than a gossip like you, an old, old-fashioned gossip!"

Yu Wanran also heard about Liu Mu and Xu Gong fighting outside early in the morning. She was afraid that Master Liu would punish Liu Mu again, so she hurried over when she heard that Liu Mu was back.Unexpectedly, when I came here and heard the conversation between Liu Mu and the second lady, Master Liu surprisingly didn't lose his temper. Seeing that Liu Mu and the second lady were arguing more and more difficult to end, Yu Wanran hurried in and said, "Father, it's getting late, how about Wanran first take Xianggong back to rest."

Master Liu nodded and said, "There are always many things in life that cannot be resolved at once. Alright, let's all go back and rest, and stop wasting time on those boring gossips."

At night, Yu Wanran saw Liu Mu still sitting in the yard, so she walked over and asked, "Why are you still awake so late?"

"Can't sleep."

"But did you encounter any unpleasant things?"

Liu Mu looked up at Yu Wanran, and it took him a long time before he said, "Am I very useless?"

"of course not."

"You don't need to comfort me. Now everyone in Jinling knows that I am a useless coward, a prodigal, and useless. I don't know martial arts, and I haven't studied. Without this money, I am nothing."

Yu Wanran smiled and said, "You don't know how smart you are. When I was in Jin'an Temple, if it weren't for you, everyone would have died on the mountain. In order to relieve the suffering of the people, you scraped off the gold leaf from the Buddha statue and sold the Zen Master Fa Neng's Emerald Avalokitesvara, and then use the Zen language of Buddhism to find an impeccable rhetoric, this is not something that those scholars who claim to be rich in learning can do."

Like a wounded kitten, Liu Mu turned around and hugged Yu Wanran who was standing aside, leaned into her arms, and said with a choked voice, "Wanran, I'm so tired... I don't know what to do, I'm afraid I might have I won't be able to last a day... Everyone will hate me by then..."

Yu Wanran gently stroked Liu Mu's head, "What happened?"

Liu Mu secretly wiped the corners of his eyes, left Yu Wanran's arms, stood up and laughed through tears, "It's okay, just pretend that I haven't said anything, it's getting late, I'm going to rest." Liu Mu took two steps, and suddenly stopped After getting down, she turned around and said, "Wanran, maybe one day we won't hate each other so much, maybe we can be good friends too."

Yu Wanran smiled and said, "Is it just a good friend?"

"We..." Liu Mu hesitated for a moment, "I don't know. Go to bed early, good night." Liu Mu thought to himself, Ziyan knows my identity, and if she can continue to be friends with me, maybe Yu Wanran can too... But another time Thinking, Yu Wanran and Zi Yan are still quite different, whether she is a man or a woman, Zi Yan is indeed her friend, but Yu Wanran's other identity is her own wife now, if she knows that I am a woman... ...Liu Mu didn't dare to think about it any further.

Seeing Liu Mu's foolish look, Yu Wanran couldn't help but smile.

Xiangyun cooked some supper and wanted to send it to Liu Mu's house. When passing by, she happened to see Liu Mu leaning against Yu Wanran's arms, so she quietly retreated back, sighing secretly, one day she will grow up, maybe there will be One day she won't need me anymore.