Lin Zhu was sitting in the room, sorting out the accounts uploaded from Zhuyuan and other villages. At first, she could still concentrate and put all her attention on the account books. But slowly, her hand turning over the account books became slower and slower.
Finally stopped.
After returning from the orchard, Lin Zhu also heard General Chang mention how he handled the incident that day. He had no other opinion and said that everything was decided by the general.
Not only that, she also specially prepared some shocking gifts and sent them to the Lin family and Zhang family. Although Lin Zhu, like Lin Qinglan and Zhang Manyun, encountered such a thing for the first time, as the host, she still tried her best to be polite.
However, after knowing the outcome of the matter, Lin Zhu never mentioned it again. Even when Lei Meng and Fang Ziqi mentioned the candidate for Mu Qiyue's wife, she did not inquire about it and remained silent.
But just because she didn't take the initiative to mention it didn't mean that she didn't have any thoughts in her heart, nor did it mean that the people in the general's palace who cared about her didn't have any thoughts. It was just out of consideration for Lin Zhu's mood that everyone refrained from asking.
In fact, Lin Zhu felt very uneasy. She thought about Mu Qiyue's identity. He was not only a relative of the emperor, but also had extraordinary abilities. If he developed in the officialdom, he would probably achieve greater achievements than he did now.
With such an identity, people who have ideas for him will definitely appear one after another. He can refuse once or twice, and turn a blind eye nine or ten times, but what about dozens or hundreds of times? He is not yet 30 years old.
, at this time, the match between old and young is not a problem at all. Will he still maintain his true feelings towards himself as he does now?
Lin Zhu hesitated a little. In fact, she couldn't be blamed. Lin Zhu felt that she had adapted well to this era. She also understood all the rules and tried her best to abide by them without violating her own nature.
But there was one thing that she felt she couldn't bear no matter what, but it was the most common thing in this era, that is, men can have three wives and four concubines, but women must stay together.
Although the relationship was sincere and trusting in the beginning, the external attraction will only strengthen and not weaken. When that happens, what should you do?
As a member of Prince Qing's Palace, he must have been unable to help himself many times, putting Mu Qiyue between his own interests and those of the Palace. Which side would he prefer?
The more I think about it, the lower I feel.
A sudden knock on the door woke up Lin Zhu who was in a low mood.
"Come in." She thought it was Minglu and let the visitor into the house without asking.
The somewhat sad expression on his face had not completely dissipated. Lin Zhu patted his cheek hard, trying to get out of his pessimistic mood.
After taking the shot, it seemed to have no effect, and I wanted to try it again. As soon as I raised my hand, I was grabbed by someone. That hand was solid and strong.
Lin Zhu was startled and turned around to see a person who shouldn't have appeared here, actually appeared.
"You. Why are you here?" Lin Zhu did not expect that the person he had just thought of would appear in front of him, and he was a little unsure.
"What were you thinking about just now? You didn't even notice when I walked in." The person who came was none other than Mu Qiyue.
"No, it's nothing." Lin Zhu didn't want him to know her pessimistic thoughts just now. She shook her head and pretended that nothing was wrong.
Seeing her like this, how could Mu Qiyue believe her words? Something must have happened, and it was estimated that nine out of ten had something to do with him. Thinking of this, Mu Qiyue understood that Lin Zhu should know the rumors about his marriage.
.
"I was just looking at the account book, and my mind just couldn't turn around for a moment." Lin Zhu explained in a panic.
Looking at the ledger? Mu Qiyue looked at the ledger she held upside down in her hand, and was very thoughtful without exposing her excuse.
"Those people's plan will not succeed." Mu Qiyue explained. He believed that Lin Zhu understood the meaning of his words, but there was no relaxed expression on her little face.
"Don't believe it?" Mu Qiyue sat next to her and turned her body so that Lin Zhu looked at him.
"There will always be times when you can't help yourself, right?" Lin Zhu also knew that there was something on his mind, and it was impossible to hide it from him, so he simply said it openly.
"There is no such thing as a marriage." Mu Qiyue said with certainty, "The emperor personally agreed to this." He revealed a piece of news that surprised Lin Zhu.
"That?" Lin Zhu was very surprised. If it was really what he said, then what was Princess Qing's huge blind date banquet?
"It's just my mother's birthday party, it's just a little more lively." Mu Qiyue said lightly, canceling all the arrangements made by Princess Qing and others.
Although Princess Qing has been allowed to do whatever she wants, on the one hand, Mu Qiyue wants to see if he still has any status in her heart. On the other hand, some people in the court are always ready to make a move. Taking this opportunity,
It was just about finding flaws in some people. This was something Mu Qiyue and the emperor tacitly agreed on.
If it weren't for the fear that Lin Zhu would be confused and reject him, Mu Qiyue would not have said it easily. Of course, this was also because he trusted Lin Zhu and believed that she would not say it casually.
"Sieve." After listening to Mu Qiyue's explanation, Lin Zhu couldn't help but think of this title that someone used to give to people who were thoughtful.
"What does it mean?" Mu Qiyue, an ancient man, didn't quite understand what this word meant.
"Uh, it's nothing." Lin Zhu felt that he was far behind Mu Qiyue in terms of scheming. What would be the consequences if he knew that she evaluated him this way? Well, it's better not to tell him.
Although he knew it might not be a positive description, Mu Qiyue did not continue to ask. After finally being able to spend some time alone with Lin Zhu, he did not want to waste it on such meaningless questions.
"Don't worry now." Mu Qiyue saw that Lin Zhu's face looked better, and there seemed to be a reassuring smile in his eyes.
Lin Zhu suddenly blushed. Firstly, he was hit by what he said and felt very shy. Secondly, she had been alone in the same room with a man for so long. In addition, it was the man she liked so much. The girl's shyness was at this moment.
, suddenly appeared.
Just as Lin Zhu was about to lower his head, he realized that the distance between him and Mu Qiyue was really short, and he could probably touch his body if he raised his hand.
This was too close. Lin Zhu wanted to take a step back and distance himself a little so that the heat on his face could dissipate.
It's just that the chairs in the General's Mansion were very strong and heavy. With Lin Zhu's little strength, it was a bit difficult to move for a while, but it made a lot of noise, but the distance between him and Mu Qiyue did not shorten.
Mu Qiyue saw Lin Zhu's embarrassment, but smiled unkindly. It was rare to see her so shy, and it was completely different from the way she used to talk business with him.
Mu Qiyue took the initiative to take a step back and put a little distance between himself and Lin Zhu. But as long as he wanted to, he could hold Lin Zhu's hand immediately, so he didn't care about the distance.
Lin Zhu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but use his hands to fan himself, fanning his somewhat hot face, hoping to use this little bit of coolness to drive away the heat on his face.
As everyone knows, her action looked very cute in Mu Qiyue's eyes. He had never seen a girl do this before. Mu Qiyue found it very interesting for a while, and looked at Lin Zhu more intently.
This creates a cycle that I don’t know whether it’s good or bad. The more you look at your face, the hotter it becomes. The hotter the face, the cuter the expression, and the cuter the expression, the more people will continue to look at it.
"Can you stop looking?" Lin Zhu couldn't bear it anymore and had to say.
"Haha, okay." Mu Qiyue also reacted and laughed twice. He kept staring at Lin Zhu, and he was a little embarrassed, a little too rude.
Fortunately, both of them have feelings for each other, otherwise it would be strange if Mu Qiyue was not beaten out as a scoundrel.
"Sister, Fourth Uncle, are you in there?" Fu Dou'er's voice suddenly came from outside the door.
Both of them were shocked and quickly adjusted their expressions to make theirs look more natural.
"Hmm, come on in," Lin Zhu said.
"Hehe, fourth uncle is here too." Fu Dou'er opened the door and entered the house. When he saw Mu Qiyue, he ran over happily.
Mu Qiyue held Fu Dou'er in his arms, but he was a little concerned about the name he just called him.
If Fu Dou'er's life experience remains unresolved, then there is a big problem with the generation between himself and Lin Zhu. Should Fu Dou'er change his name and call himself brother?
No, no, no, this is absolutely not possible, this generation is even more chaotic. Princess Changmin and the Emperor will definitely not agree.
Mu Qiyue, who had no good solution for a while, had no choice but to put his worries in his stomach and think about it later.
"What do you want from your fourth uncle?" Mu Qiyue hugged his little body and found that he was much stronger and thinner than before.
"Hehe." Fu Dou'er smiled and shook his head, "Brother Tianlei made a bet with me that my fourth uncle wasn't here, and now I won." Fu Dou'er narrowed his eyes with a smile.
"Oh, what's the benefit of winning?" Mu Qiyue knew as soon as he heard this. It was because he was afraid that he and Lin Zhu would be alone for too long, so the Chang family came up with such a trick.
Lin Zhu couldn't help but blushed again after hearing this. Fortunately, Zhang Manyun and others had already left, otherwise not only would the matter with Mu Qiyue be known to them, but they would also be laughed at by them.
"Brother Tianlei said he would give me a sword, a real sword." Fu Dou'er has long been interested in the weapons on the martial arts field, but he has always been prevented from touching them because of his young age. If he wins the bet this time, he will get one.
Real knife, so happy.
"Real knife?" Lin Zhu cried out in surprise, "No, it's too dangerous. What if I get hurt? I can't take it." Lin Zhu refused without thinking.
Fu Dou'er's little face suddenly became very aggrieved. Mu Qiyue patted his back gently and gave him a "I have everything" gesture.
"Haha, I believe Tianlei has his own ideas and won't be so reckless." Mu Qiyue wanted to ease the atmosphere between Lin Zhu and Fu Dou'er.
"He is still young, and that knife is really too dangerous." Lin Zhu also felt that his tone just now was a bit too harsh, and couldn't help but slow down his voice.
"Fu Dou'er is a little small, but even if he gets the knife, he doesn't have to use it now. You can let him use it at the right time, right?" Mu Qiyue looked at Fu Dou'er for the last sentence and asked.
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