get married first, fall in love later

Qian Xiaobao looked at the bustling and lively scene in front of him, shook his head and chuckled, and stepped up to the side of the bustard, just about to speak, the bustard turned to see him, and a chrysanthemum burst out of his face instantly: "Oh, I Why do you get up in the morning? The magpies are screaming non-stop in front of the window. It turns out that some distinguished guests are coming. Master Qian, you haven’t come for a while, but the girls here are thinking about you very much. When you are married to a beautiful family like a flower, forget them all!"

Qian Xiaobao casually took out a bank note and stuffed it into the old bustard's hand, and said with a light smile: "Mom was joking, I haven't seen them for a while, and this young master misses them even more. Didn't he rush over to meet them just looking for an opportunity?" Have you met?" He paused after saying this, then leaned close to the old bustard and lowered his head and asked mysteriously: "I saw Yuan Hao the day before yesterday, and I overheard him mentioning that the Zuixiang Building has long since changed hands, and, The new boss who took over is still a first-class beauty, even better than Lanying, is this true?"

The old bustard rolled his eyes and said tactfully: "Oh, Master Qian, look at what you said, how can we, the lower class, know about the affairs of the masters?"

Qian Xiaobao didn't say much, and just took out another bank note from his sleeve: "It's okay, my young master also came here because of her reputation and wanted to see the beauty's true face, so my mother will introduce it to me."

Although this kind of thing has been seen a lot on Fengyue occasions, it is no wonder that it is no surprise, but the old bustard felt a burst of contempt in his heart: He just heard such undistinguished news by accident, so he left the new house to get married within a few days My lady, rushing here to seek pleasure, the men in this world, regardless of whether they have money or not, they have good looks, and there is nothing good about them all!Although I thought so in my heart, opening the door to do business has no reason to push the guests out anyway, let alone such a "big money lord" in front of me, so I took the silver ticket and picked it up, half-evasively said: "Say I can help you bring it, but if it will be successful, then it is uncertain."

Qian Xiaobao smiled, and handed over another bank note: "That's natural."

"If that's the case, I would like to ask Young Master Qian to go upstairs to the Yage Pavilion and wait for a while." After finishing speaking, the old bustard ordered a turtle slave beside him, "Take Young Master Qian to the Furong Pavilion on the second floor, and don't forget to prepare a table of wine and food. .”

Gui Nu responded, turned around and led Qian Xiaobao up to the second floor.

When the wine and food were arranged properly, the turtle slave led the maids to retreat tactfully, Qian Xiaobao filled the wine glass in front of him, and enjoyed the wine and the food one bite at a time.It's just that before the first glass of wine was drunk, the door of Furong Pavilion was pushed open.

Mu Huaijun gently closed the door, stepped forward lightly and sat down opposite Qian Xiaobao, and said with a sweet smile: "It's a day earlier than I expected, why, what happened to Mu Huaijin today? scared?"

Qian Xiaobao drank the remaining wine in the glass in one gulp, looked at her and smiled: "His Royal Highness is really well informed."

"Call me Huaijun." Mu Huaijun raised his eyebrows, gave him a light glance, picked up the jug on the table and refilled the wine glass in front of Qian Xiaobao, and poured a glass for himself by the way.

"Qian Xiaobao is just a grassroots person, it's better not to mess up the rules."

Mu Huaijun smiled when she heard the words, and said, "Rules? If you really pay attention to it, you probably don't have the right to sit at the same table with me for a drink?"

Qian Xiaobao said happily, "That's true, otherwise Caomin should kneel down first and then talk to the princess?" After speaking, he got up and lifted the hem of his clothes, bent his knees and wanted to kneel on the ground.

With sharp eyes and quick hands, Mu Huaijun grabbed Qian Xiaobao's wide cuffs: "Why is this really a big deal, it's almost done, and there are still things to talk about."

Qian Xiaobao immediately put away her teasing heart, and she sat back with her sleeves pulled up, picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and said: "I came today to fulfill the appointment of that day, and I came to give you an answer of."

"How about it, did you agree to my proposal?" Mu Huaijun looked at him expectantly and asked.

Qian Xiaobao only shook his head lightly: "That's not true."

Mu Huaijun's expression darkened when he heard the words: "You don't agree?"

Qian Xiaobao shook his head again: "But it's not the case."

Mu Huaijun was confused, grabbed the cup in his hand, pretended to be angry, and said, "Are you kidding me?"

Qian Xiaobao glanced at her with a chuckle, picked up another empty cup and filled it up again, held it to his lips and took a sip, then said leisurely: "Rebellion is not a child's play, how can you accomplish it with a single word?" It has been two years since he ascended the throne. It is not something you can see comprehensively from the top of the court. I admit that seeing Fang today, he feels that he has changed a lot compared to before, and his temper seems to be more serious. Irritable. But people are in high positions, and some tempers are normal, as long as his personality does not affect his judgment on the overall situation, and he can make correct decisions that benefit the country and the people, his temper is almost not a big problem."

When Mu Huaijun heard this, he was about to refute, but Qian Xiaobao raised his hand to stop him, and said knowingly: "I know what you want to say. Regarding the persecution of Zhongliang and wantonly strangling of courtiers you said before, it sounds like It's really chilling, but it's not always true when you think about it. Since ancient times, they have been the emperor and the courtiers. Those so-called former courtiers may have two minds because they disobeyed him, and some are pedantic and hard to teach. They just want to be loyal to the old people. The old things do not follow the current reform mechanism, and what's more, they form cliques and form a self-contained body. In order to show their importance in the court, the emperor is afraid and deliberately put forward opinions that are contrary to it. These people rashly Even if strangulation is not a good strategy, blind appeasement is also detrimental to the overall situation of the country. Although his handling method is a bit cruel, it is not completely unreasonable to think about it. It is too hasty to convict him of death based on this alone. .”

Listening to his words, Mu Huaijun's eyes became colder: "Why do you always find excuses to excuse him?"

"It's not an excuse." Qian Xiaobao put down his wine glass, stared at her intently and said, "Everyone has some selfishness, and the emperor is also a human being, but his selfishness may be greater than ours because of his status. .He is in a high position, so he naturally wants to be able to control everything, but for those who are dissatisfied and have different opinions, it is the best choice to try their best to get rid of them. I don’t agree with or like his practices, but sometimes Some extreme measures are required to achieve great things. If you sacrifice some of your ego for the sake of the overall situation, this is also a last resort."

"In the end, you still feel that what he did was not wrong, and you don't want us to replace him!"

Qian Xiaobao's face was solemn, and he said: "Whether there is something wrong, I didn't say it, nor you, not even the courtiers in the court, it should be the people of the Shengmu Dynasty."

Mu Huaijun lowered her head and thought about what he said, but said nothing.Qian Xiaobao continued: "In two days, I will go on a long trip, and I will pass through many villages and towns on the way. What do the common people think about our new emperor? You only need to observe secretly when you get in touch with them, and you will know the answer. .”

Hearing this, Mu Huaijun seemed to see a glimmer of hope again: "So?"

"So I can't give you the final answer yet, because my answer is also given by the people. Wait until I go out and come back, and there will be a final conclusion then."

Since it is not a dead end, there will be a new turning point.Hearing what he said, Mu Huaijun felt somewhat at ease.At the moment, he was no longer in a hurry, so he changed the topic leisurely and asked, "Are you going out this time just to understand my problem?"

"Otherwise," Qian Xiaobao opened the folding fan and shook it lightly, "The trip is to inspect industries in various places, and it was originally planned. Finding an answer is just a matter of chance."

Are national affairs less important than your industries?Mu Huaijun just wanted to tease him, but then he thought about it, no one knows how much his property is, maybe it is more abundant than the national treasury.If the rebellion is to be successful, it still depends on his huge property, and immediately swallowed the words that were about to blurt, and asked: "I don't know if your newly married lady is on the trip?"

Speaking of Ouyang Xi, Qian Xiaobao naturally thought of her begging for nothing, the rogue who insisted on following him when she went out, a smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of her mouth, and said helplessly: "It's like a dog skin plaster, don't you think it's like a dog skin plaster?" It's hard to follow."

Mu Huaijun caught the faint smile at the corner of his mouth with sharp eyes, and said in a sour tone: "Seeing you like this, you are very happy to be entangled."

Qian Xiaobao lowered his head and smiled, but didn't answer.But Mu Huaijun leaned forward as if thinking of something and said in a low voice: "Don't say I didn't remind you, Brother Huang has a lot of opinions on your newlywed lady."

Qian Xiaobao's heart moved when he heard the words, but his face remained calm: "Thank you for reminding me."

He had drunk most of the wine, and the night was getting thicker and darker. Seeing that the matter had been discussed almost, Qian Xiaobao got up and said goodbye: "If nothing else, this is it for today, I'm leaving now."

Mu Huaijun nodded lightly: "Okay, since I haven't got your final answer yet, I won't waste my time here. I will set off to return to the palace tomorrow, and we will see you after you come back from a long journey."

Qian Xiaobao smiled mysteriously: "Maybe the time to meet again is not far away, and the meeting place is not here?"

Mu Huaijun was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

"You will know when the time comes, let's do this first, and leave."

After saying this, Qian Xiaobao made another bow to Mu Huaijun, turned around and left the Accord.Standing in front of the window, Mu Huaijun watched his figure leave the Zuixiang Building, and disappeared at the corner of the street in a short while.

"Little Treasure," she murmured after contemplating for a moment, "I hope you won't let me down."