Dressed like a deadly enemy

The lanterns on both sides of Chaoshou verandah were blown back and forth by the wind, flickering on and off, there were spirit-calling banners everywhere, blown fluttering by the wind, the servant didn't seem courageous, he looked back or looked left and right from time to time, his footsteps faster and faster.

Lu Junzhuo was worried that he would be frightened by being too close, so she could only follow him from a distance. Who knew that the servant would walk further and further away, and even went to Mu Shuo's courtyard.

The mourning hall is located in the ancestral hall, and most of the guardians gather there. There should be no one in Mu Shuo's courtyard.The bamboo slips have been taken away by Wen Shang, is there anything else that everyone hasn't noticed?

He concealed his breath and followed the man, only to see that the man entered the yard in the dark and put an empty plate on the stone table in the courtyard. There was a shadow in the corridor of Mu Shuo's study. Come.

"My lord, Yuanxi has entered Taicheng, look... Mu Shen should have received the news too." The voice was soft and erratic, and it was blown away by the wind.

Lu Junzhuo had never heard this voice before, he only knew the servants of Mu Mansion who were with Mu Cheng.

He wanted to get closer, but he heard the eldest son say, "Didn't Grand Master Qi send a message to General Bai? Why didn't he come?"

The attendant was silent, after a long time, the eldest son said again: "We must find a way to make them meet and fight."

"But General Bai is our hole card. I'm afraid the grand master won't agree to use it like this." The servant disagreed, "If you want to fight, why don't your Qin family fight?"

It seems that the identity of the servant is not simple, Lu Junzhuo thought to himself, the eldest son must be Qin Zhuolan, who actually thought of meeting in Mu Shuo's courtyard, the guards of Mu's mansion... really let anyone come and go.

The two people over there didn't reach an agreement, and broke up unhappy. The servant went out and brought the empty plate in his hand, ignoring Qin Zhuolan.

Lu Junzhuo thought of what Wen Shang had said, if Yuanxi was not seen tomorrow, the Yuanzhou army would attack the city.I hope the guards in Taicheng are better than Mu's Mansion, otherwise something serious will happen. It seems that Qin Zhuolan doesn't seem to give up his plan. If he sends someone to assassinate Yuanxi, Yaodu will definitely be captured by the Yuanzhou army.

While worrying about the people in Taicheng, Lu Junzhuo searched for the kitchen in Mu's Mansion. She didn't find it until late at night, but the food was already cold, and the cooks were not there, and the banquet in the front yard had already dispersed.

He hastily ate a bowl of cold soup, beans and rice before leaving the kitchen to go to the mourning hall in the front yard.

There are many people in the mourning hall. On the last night of the vigil, all the people did not stay in their own sheds, but knelt in front of the coffin of the deceased according to their relatives, distance, or official positions. There was a copper lamp in front of each person, with candles burning in it. There are many, and there are many copper lamps, which illuminate the mourning hall as bright as day.

Mu Cheng knelt in the crowd, carefully guarding the copper lamp. In front of him were his uncles, on both sides were his cousins, after that were the female relatives, then the relatives of Mu's family, and then Qi. Zai and Qin Jiang led the officials to line up behind their relatives.

Lu Jun glanced at it, and Qin Zhuolan was also in the crowd, just behind Qin Jiang. He was approaching his age, his temple hair was a little gray, and he wore a jade crown on his head. Clothes, thin lips tightly pressed, jawline cold and hard, with a serious attitude, from time to time pick out the blackened wick of the copper lamp with scissors.

It was late at night, these civil servants usually pampered themselves, how could they stay up all night vigil, some weaker ones were already on the verge of collapse, nodding their heads like chickens pecking at rice.

Lu Junzhuo found a place to kneel down behind the crowd. After all, Mu Shuo was also the grandfather of the original body, so he should watch over him for one night, and the cause of his death was somewhat related to him.

There was nothing to say and nothing happened all night, Lu Junzhuo looked up at Qin Zhuolan from time to time, and was relieved to find that he had never left the mourning hall.

The sky has been brightened, the clouds in the sky are too thick, the weather is not too good, it looks like it will rain.

After a night of vigil, many courtiers stood up and moved their numb hands and feet, and sent the copper lamps to the lampstands in front of the coffin. From time to time, people entered and exited the mourning hall. Buns and bean soup.

Lu Junzhuo took a meal and another for Mu Cheng. The servant in charge of distributing the buns was taken aback when he saw him, and asked, "In the courtyard of Mr. Cheng?"

This voice was exactly the voice of the servant who met Qin Zhuolan secretly last night.

"Yes." Lu Junzhuo replied, and looked at him calmly, only to see that his face was flat, without any special features, and his hands were lively and uncluttered. If Lu Junzhuo hadn't seen him at night, I really thought he was An ordinary cook.

He walked over to Mu Cheng with two breakfasts, only Mu Cheng was there in the mourning hall, and the others dispersed.An hour later, Mu Shuo's funeral was held. The Mu family's cemetery was outside Beicheng. Mu Shuo had found a place for his own burial before he was alive, and even built the tomb.Still, it can't be done without a full day, and it's impossible to go hungry without eating.

"Young master, your breakfast." He brought the meal in front of him, stretched out his hand and took a bite of his portion of plain wheat bun.

"Why did you come back now?" Mu Cheng was dissatisfied, seeing that he was enjoying the food, he also reached out to take one, and took a hard bite, not knowing who he mistook the buns for, he finished a bun in two or three bites. "You should have come back with me yesterday."

Lu Junzhuo replied: "I have to watch over Yuan Xi for my son, if he runs away, won't Wen Shang be let go for nothing?"

"I shouldn't have listened to you in the first place. You belonged to them. Who knows if you came up with a bad idea to save him."

Mu Cheng woke up now, and after thinking about it, he felt that Lu Junzhuo was cheating himself.

"Then what do you plan to do now, my lord? I can't catch it again anyway. The last time I joined forces with Master Yun to take down General Wen. Master Yun wants to let go, but I can't help it." Every time Lu Junzhuo talked to his cheap cousin , could not help teasing him, Mu Cheng reminded him of his good friend Zhong Siqing.

"Don't worry about this matter, I won't believe it anymore, you can catch him with your fists and legs, even if you measure him, you won't be able to escape from my palm."

"Young Master is mighty!" Lu Junzhuo took a slap at the right time, deciding not to hurt his confidence. It is better to have hatred than to be depressed.

Time passed quickly, the two of them had breakfast, Mu Cheng went to discuss with his uncles about raising the coffin, Lu Junzhuo had nothing to do, so he looked around by the mourning hall, Qin Jiang was the only one in the Qin family's shed Drink bean soup, Qin Zhuolan is not here.

He was startled, what about people?

He looked around, but didn't find that there was a noise from the front gate, the main gate was wide open, and all the officials knelt down on the ground.

Junji stepped in with a solemn expression, and behind him was the haggard Empress Dowager Mu.

She was dressed in plain clothes, her steps were flimsy when she walked, and she walked towards the mourning hall step by step without being supported by a maid. Tears rolled in her eyes, and the corners of her eyes were red, making her complexion too pale.When approaching the entrance of the mourning hall, his body was shaky, and Jun Ji helped him into the mourning hall.

The mourning hall was empty at this time, she ran to Mu Shuo's coffin to support the coffin and wept, she neither spoke nor cried, only shed tears quietly.

Jun Ji walked behind her and silently took two copper lamps from the lamp stand, lit them and placed them on the ground, pushed away the futon on the ground, and knelt straight on the floor.

Everyone did not expect that the emperor and the queen mother would come, Mu Shuo's sons hurried over after hearing the servant's report, and then left the mourning hall, they really couldn't bear to interrupt the mourning of the mother and son.

The emperor came to worship, and the time for raising the coffin had to be postponed, and the courtiers went back to their own sheds to wait.

After Yun Feitan and Yuan Xi entered the gate of Mu Mansion, they stopped and did not follow in. They stood outside the shed closest to the mourning hall.

Since Yuanxi was able to come with Empress Dowager Mu, he must have explained the ins and outs of the incident to her. Lu Junzhuo thought so, it seems that nothing happened in Taicheng last night, he breathed a sigh of relief, and leaned over calmly .

"Master Hou." He bowed to Yuan Xi first, then turned to face Yun Feitan: "My lord, was it safe last night?"

Seeing him, Yuan Xi snorted coldly and walked aside with a flick of his sleeves.

This kid's wings are stiff and he can't control him. Fortunately, he still has some uses for the unfamiliar wolf cub, so he finally settled the matter.

Lu Junzhuo didn't know what was going on in his heart, seeing him indifferent, knowing that he was annoyed at capturing Wen Shang and doing something that was not good for Yuanzhou, she felt ashamed, so she bowed her head and remained silent.

"What?" After a long time, Yun Feitan saw that he was in a low mood and was not as cheerful and talkative as before, so he tried to comfort him and said: "The Empress Dowager knows about your background, she came here today, besides seeing off Taifu Mu, she also wanted to come and see you." you."

"En." Lu Junzhuo looked at his mother and younger brother in the mourning hall, and responded softly, feeling a little embarrassed in his heart. Now he felt that whatever he did was wrong.

"The Empress Dowager is thinking of putting you on the scoreboard in a few days. Before coming to the Mu Mansion, she called me to choose a name for you. I haven't chosen a name yet. You already have a name in the past. I'll change the name for you. What do you think of Zhuozi?"

Fearing that he would not know which word it was, he stretched out his index finger and slowly drew a word in the air, and then showed a gentle smile like an elder: "Can you see clearly?"

Giving names has always been the teacher's favorite thing. Yun Feitan has never given a name to anyone. The Empress Dowager asked him to do this, which made him happy. He thought about it all the way on the way to the Mu Mansion, and finally chose this name. .

Lu Junzhuo nodded. He also has this word in his name. He is very familiar with this word, and can write it with his left hand with his eyes closed: "This word is very good, thank you for giving me the name."

"It's fine if you like it." Yun Feitan was delighted, "You don't need to send the deed of selling your body, the emperor will make it clear to the Mu family and welcome you into Taicheng at that time. Mr. Mu will not make things difficult for you .”

As soon as he talked about Mu Cheng, his loud voice came from the front: "Stop! Mu Mansion is just what you say you come and leave?"

I saw Mu Cheng angrily blocking Yuan Xi, looking like he might beat him up at any time, but his failure to explode immediately was already the result of his efforts to suppress it.Behind him, his uncles stared at Yuan Xi with hostile eyes, and surrounded him secretly, as if they would fight if they didn't agree with each other.