Facts have proved that Mingruo lived up to expectations and failed to recognize him.
Of course, Ming Ruo would not admit that he didn't know the way: "It's already dark, so I can't see clearly."
"Ahem." Si Haochen suppressed the smile on his lips, "What the lady said is absolutely true."
"..." Ming Ruo complained silently in her heart: This is not a cross talk, there is no need to praise or criticize.
The carriage drove into a mountain villa, and the horse's hooves made a clattering sound on the moonlit mountain road. There were some houses scattered in the mountain, and warm golden light poured out from the windows, with the smoke and smoke of thousands of lights.
The carriage stopped in front of a courtyard. Si Haochen hugged Mingruo, jumped off the carriage, and landed lightly on the ground.
When you walk into the courtyard, you will see a lush field of flowers and trees. The bluestone path winds forward, flanked by short clear tile lampposts on both sides, the light is very soft.
Si Haochen held Mingruo's hand and walked forward slowly. After crossing a stone bridge, he could see neat houses with a row of red lanterns hanging under the eaves, which looked particularly beautiful in the night.
"I can confirm that I have never been here." Although Mingruo didn't know the road, he could still make out the house and courtyard.
"Yeah." Si Haochen nodded.
"It's so beautiful here." The houses here are not as decorated as those in the Wangfu Palace. The wood used to make the doors and windows is only painted with varnish, and the texture of the wood itself can still be seen.
A simple wooden pavilion was built on a pond full of hibiscus, surrounded by gauze curtains. Under the light of candlelight, it looked misty and misty like a fairyland.
Si Haochen led Mingruo into the pavilion. Various vegetables and meat slices were placed on the stone table. The clay pot in the middle was bubbling, and the fragrance of chicken soup filled the air.
"You're hungry, let's eat first." Si Haochen raised the gauze curtain on the front of the pavilion, and the cool night breeze filtered in, dissipating the heat of the chicken soup hot pot.
Eating hot pot in such a poetic environment, Mingruo suddenly remembered a classic line - eating hot pot and singing, and was suddenly robbed by horse bandits: "Haha."
"What are you laughing at?" Si Haochen looked at his wife in confusion.
"Ahem, I wonder if there are horse bandits..." Mingruo felt even more amused when she saw her husband's confused look, so she kindly told him the sad story.
Si Haochen nodded seriously: "Such things don't only exist in storybooks. There was a prefect in Yuanzhou who was replaced by a thief. He was also the nephew of the prefect. He escaped many pursuits and went to Dali Temple to report the case, so that he could be redressed.
rehabilitate."
"..." This kind of thing really does happen, but when I think about it, I don't have an ID card or a photo, and my facial features can only be described in words. Moreover, transportation is inconvenient. It takes a lot of effort to spread a message from one place to another.
It’s not surprising that this happens after a few months.
After the two had dinner, Si Haochen took Mingruo for a walk along the wooden plank road, and then walked to a cave decorated with various mosquito-repellent flowers and plants. The air inside was a bit hot and humid, with a faint smell of sulfur. In the cave
Inlaid with large luminous pearls, a cold moonlight shines through the cave ceiling into the spring pool, and falls into a broken silver wave.
Although this place is very different from before, Mingruo is still very familiar with the natural gap on the top of the cave - when he and Si Haochen lived in the valley of Guihua Village, they often came to bathe in this cave.
Mingruo's mouth formed an O shape. She never expected that in just over a year, Si Haochen would actually build a mountain villa like a paradise.
"Ruo'er are you sure, you haven't been here before?" Si Haochen had a slight smile on his lips.
The slap in the face came so fast like a tornado, and Mingruo refused to answer the question in her heart: "How did you come up with the idea of building a manor here?"
"Don't you want to buy the valley below the mountain?" Si Haochen asked back.
"Yeah." Mingruo still remembered the matter of buying a valley to be a miracle doctor with an eccentric temper. However, she didn't expect her husband to be so strong in execution. "Thank you, husband."
"Then why don't you undress your husband quickly?" Si Haochen spread his arms, looking like an old man waiting to be served.
"Here we come~" Ming Ruo responded in a long voice like a waiter, and then quickly stripped a certain prince down to only a pair of obscene trousers, "Okay, please come in."
"You, you..." Si Haochen couldn't do anything about his weird wife.
"I'll help you wash your hair." Mingruo especially liked playing with Si Haochen's long, silky hair.
"Okay." Si Haochen sat in the spring pool with his eyes closed, enjoying the slender fingers running through his hair.
Mingruo helped Si Haochen wash his hair and then entered the spring pool himself, only to find that the entire spring pool, like the floor of the cave, was paved with white jade, one word - Hao!
Early the next morning, Mingruo ran to the valley where she had lived before. To her surprise, the valley was still the same as before, and the cabin they had lived in could be seen in the distance.
However, when you get closer, you can easily find that the wooden house has been rebuilt and the wood used is much better than before. The roof is also made of high-quality wood, and the thatch on it is probably only for decoration.
Opening the door with a creak, the furnishings in the house are very simple. There is still a fire pit for warming the fire, a charcoal stove for cooking, and a lot of firewood piled in the corner. There are only simple furniture such as tables, chairs, and beds in the inside.
It's basically the same as when they lived here.
Mingruo turned around and looked at Si Haochen with doubtful eyes. He stood at the door, and the sunlight behind him gave his whole body a layer of golden light, making him look like a god left behind in this world.
"Although this wooden house is simple, the days spent here are the rare good times in these years." Si Haochen walked to Mingruo and hugged her into his arms, "I want to keep these warm memories.
.”
Mingruo didn't expect Si Haochen to have such an emotional side, so she raised her hand and gently covered his back: "I will continue to take good care of you from now on."
"Then it's all thanks to my lady's care." His Royal Highness, Prince Yun, enjoyed the meal very well.
Mingruo and Si Haochen were 'retiring' in the valley, but the poor old emperor was still 'working' hard.
Emperor Danxu appointed the Minister of Punishment to interrogate Cheng Yiannian, the governor of Xunzhou, but there was no progress in investigating the embezzled silver coins. Instead, under the operation of the third prince, the fifth prince was found to be involved in the case of selling illegal salt.
Chu Chenzhou handed over some of the secret letters collected by His Royal Highness Prince Yun to the Ministry of Punishments, proving that Cheng Yiannian was secretly communicating with Prince Beichi Dun.
The Supreme Emperor also sent a group of people who sent the Flying Star Grass to Kuntai Palace to investigate thoroughly. In the end, all the fingers were pointed at the fifth prince.
Emperor Danxu Longyan was furious and ordered the emperor's fifth son to be deprived of the title of Prince Sitang, confiscate the palace of Prince Li, and demote him to a commoner.
When the imperial edict arrived at Prince Li's Mansion, Shen Bichi, who was still racking his brains about having a child, was stunned.
