C2

"Tsk tsk, how great would it be if we could celebrate the Chinese New Year every day!"

Zuo Ren Xian couldn't wait to grow a few extra eyes and look back and forth at the girls.

Zuo Renwen slapped the back of his head, "You're useless. Didn't you see those girls treating you like a lecher? If this gets out, where will our Zuo Mansion put our faces? "

Zuo Ren Xian touched the back of his head and said in dissatisfaction, "Brother, why are you like patting the back of my head like mother?"

Mu Rousang laughed: "It's definitely because Big Cousin is afraid that you will fall asleep and be muddled. This is to wake you up."

Mu Jinzhi then followed up with her words, "Cousin was locked in the study room by uncle for too long."

Mu Rousang was startled at first, but then laughed out loud. Was he trying to say that Zuo Ren Xian was too thirsty? Whenever she saw a beauty, she would stare at her.

"Alright, let's move fast. Be careful not to get separated."

The moment Zuo Renwen left the residence, he had to take good care of these naughty little brothers and sisters. Of course, the two little girls who were using soy sauce, in his heart, felt that the two of them would leave if they didn't have the guts.

All the lanterns on the road were funded by the officials and rich men of Shu City, some of them fighting for wealth, betting not only on talent but also on money. Zuo Mansion also brought some lanterns over, the few of them wanted to take a look. Zuo Renwen told them that compared to those who fought ferociously, his family's lanterns were nothing.

"Where did these lights come from? How come I never see them hanging up in my house?"

Mu Rousang asked curiously when she saw that the handicraft lamps were so beautiful.

"Lamp?"

Mu Rousang had never heard of it in the past year, but when she looked at it, she could tell the difference. "No wonder I didn't hear you mention it in the past few years.

"Yes, every few years the Shu City will hold a meeting. Last time, because Grandmother thought it was too cold and did not want us to come out, she missed it. Today, we have to take a good look at it."

On the other side, Zuo Youxian, who was unwilling to be left alone, also spoke up.

When Mu Jinzhi saw that his two cousins were surrounding Family sister, he suddenly felt that he had gone too far and hurriedly squeezed in to pull Mu Rousang out, "I heard that this year's prize money was two thousand silver.

"An Elementary Scholar?"

"Yeah, little sister definitely doesn't know. For the lanterns, first you have to be an Elementary Scholar, then you have to be able to compose poems, and then you have to be able to solve mysteries in order to participate in the competition."

"If you have that ability, you might as well go take the raising child exam."

"There are some who failed the raising child examination, but still have a lot of knowledge. There are even some who liked to make lanterns."

Mu Jinzhi explained the situation to her in detail, afraid that she would ask his two cousins about it if she didn't understand anything.

Mu Rousang felt that Mu Jinzhi was sometimes like a child snatching candy, she felt that it was funny, but she did not dare to make fun of his own brother, in case she got angry at him.

Along the way, they chatted and laughed while being protected by the little girl Wives at home. Not only did they not push anyone away, they had also walked for the time it takes to brew a cup of tea. Seeing that it was on top of their own plate, Zuo Renwen did not hold back the crowd: "You guys take a look, I'll go sit at the table for a while.

After saying that, he rubbed his frozen hands. If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have worn warm sleeves for the sake of saving a man's face. He was really freezing now, and the more he thought about it, the more he wanted to warm himself.

The few of them hurriedly agreed. They couldn't wait for no one to stop them as they each picked up a flower lamp that they liked to see on the ground.

Because they were on his own turf, Mu Jinzhi allowed Mu Rousang to look at the lanterns herself. She was never good at reading these poems, but knew more than most girls, just that she was infatuated with those beautiful lanterns, and lamented the fact that these exquisite skills were long since lost in the modern world.

Mu Rousang then walked away from her little girl, and then left the Zuo Mansion's plate yet again, completely unaware of it.

As he was looking up at the lanterns, he suddenly heard a familiar and high-pitched voice.

"Yi, isn't this wood girl? What a coincidence! "

Mu Rousang turned around and realised that she had already left Zuo Mansion's territory. She looked around and saw a large crowd gathering, but she did not know where she was at the moment.

He hesitated for a long time before speaking: "Eunuch Fan?"

The person who came was Fan Yingde, who was standing close to her in the crowd, waving to her.

"When did Eunuch come? Why are you not in Xiangyang? "

Mu Rousang asked repeatedly. A strand of hope that she shouldn't have had arose in her heart, yet she couldn't suppress it.

When she got closer, Eunuch Fan smiled and said: "I am only following orders, please allow me to speak with you."

Mu Rousang turned her head to look in the direction she came from. Her lass had long since disappeared and she didn't see a single person.

"Miss, are you worried about those girls?"

"That's right. If I go with you, I'm afraid they will come looking for me and I'll be worried."

Mu Rousang was even more afraid that Mu Jinzhi would be sad if she knew the truth. She didn't want to lose her heart compared to her only brother.

Eunuch Fan immediately waved his hand: "wood girl does not need to worry, our master has already sent people to inform you. Young lady's brother already knows of this matter."

Mu Rousang's heart thumped, and she asked anxiously: "Is my brother alive?"

While the Eunuch Fan was guiding her to a restaurant, he said: "I am just separated from the lass and coincidentally met our master. Later, I will send you to Young Master Mu's side."

She finally calmed down after hearing that, then followed Eunuch Fan into the back door of the restaurant, passed through the side hall, and then went up the second floor from a corner. She was very surprised that this was originally Su Ruirui's hidden stake, if not, why would Eunuch Fan lead her through the back door so easily?

"Lady, please forgive me. Mistress only acted like this because she did not want to cause any trouble."

Eunuch Fan had snuck into the palace and the Duke Palaces throughout the years, so he saw even the slightest bit of change in Mu Rousang.

Mu Rousang said with a smile, "Eunuch is too serious."

It didn't matter if the Jinyi Prince was clear about Su Ruirui setting up a trap right under his nose, she didn't want to get involved.

However, she secretly warned herself in her heart that she had to be careful, that this Eunuch Fan was probably an intelligent person, she had only been thinking about that previously, and her footsteps were slow, causing the Eunuch Fan to be aware of it.

She followed the Eunuch Fan around the corner and entered a private room. was sitting at a tea table.

Mu Rousang quickly greeted him, then waved his hand: "Exempt, virtual!"

Based on his personality, only Mu Rousang understood that he meant to avoid these formalities.

Then, he pointed to a chair at the opposite side of the table, signalling Mu Rousang to sit down, then waved her hand and sent Eunuch Fan out.

Mu Rousang was very nervous in front of him, but she also hated herself. She should have been waving her Intellectual Sword rationally, but Su Ruirui had always been leading him by the nose.

Su Ruirui stared at Mu Rousang in a daze. It was unknown what he was thinking about, but the interior of the room suddenly quietened down, and the bustling noise outside became two completely different worlds.

Mu Rousang's head was slightly lowered and her face was hot from his gaze. Her little fingers continuously twisted the handkerchief in her hands as her heart thumped like a drum.

Su Ruirui lifted his wine pot and took a big gulp, not caring if the wine had drenched his clothes or not.

"What are you doing?" When she heard the voice, she hurriedly raised her head and saw the scene before her.

Su Ruirui ignored him and continued to drink. Seeing that he was not listening, Mu Rousang reached out to grab his wine pot.

A big, strong hand grabbed her small hand, and his big hand just happened to wrap around her slender hand.

The burning hot palms almost made Mu Rousang's heart jump out of her chest. She tried to shake off his big hands and wanted to take her hands away.

"What are you doing? Let go!"

"I'm not letting go!"

Su Ruirui growled with red eyes, like a black leopard waiting for its prey, he closed in step by step with graceful steps. Mu Rousang retreated step by step until her back was pressed tightly against the wooden pillar.

She swallowed her saliva and asked nervously: "Su, Su, Su Ruirui, you, you, you're drunk."

The slippery sweat on her palms betrayed her thoughts. Su Ruirui lifted his finger and lightly slid it across her small palm, only causing Mu Rousang's heart and lungs to itch uncontrollably.

He suddenly pulled her into his arms, bent down and whispered into her ear, "What should I do with you?"

Mu Rousang was so nervous that she almost stopped breathing, she couldn't hear what he said due to the dizziness. Her body was stiff in his embrace, her small hands trembling as she tried to push him away, but Su Ruirui held her tighter.

"I'm going fast, soon, I'm going to faint because of you. Quick, quick, let go."

Mu Rousang said in a muffled voice.

Su Ruirui laughed softly before slowly releasing her. He then led her to the table and sat down.

"Just give in to me!"

A strong man makes a man afraid, but a hero makes a woman sad.

Mu Rousang was about to faint from his words.

"I'm not too old yet."

Her mind was in a mess, and she could not react in time.

"Rou Sang!" A pair of heartless eyes was currently filled with traces of tenderness, wanting to catch the escaping Mu Rousang.

The ground beneath her feet seemed to be filled with a myriad of emotions. She fiercely grabbed onto the floor to prevent her from moving even an inch.

"I can wait. Wait until you're old enough."

Mu Rousang shook her messy little head, trying to calm herself down. She kept thinking back to what Mu Jinzhi had said, and then thought back to when her mother, Yun Che's, had changed into a yearning watery eye. She asked with a smile, "And then? I'm going to get married when I'm young. "

She tested him with hope, and even if it was only the tiniest bit of hope, she would still reach out and grab it, not wanting to let go.

The room fell into silence again. Su Ruirui wanted to hug her again and miss the faint fragrance of her body that was like chrysanthemum.

Mu Rousang blocked it with her small hand. For a moment, Su Ruirui didn't know what she meant and asked: "What do you want? Naturally, I have to bring you to the Duke's Mansion. "

Her burning hot heart quickly sank into the ice with his answer. Mu Rousang's mind started to turn as well. How should I treat him? "

"What gift you want!"

When Su Ruirui thought about how he had missed her even more after he returned, he did not want to keep her in the Shu City. He really wanted to grab her and bring her back to the Xiangyang to keep her by his side.

"If you divorce the Princess Xiangyang, please grant me the title of principal consort, and then go through the motions in three different ways. I'll agree to your request." She asked without hesitation, "Is it possible?"

Su Ruirui stared at her with narrowed eyes, he wanted to anger her but could not bring himself to get angry: "Are you deliberately trying to anger me? Your elder brother is only raising child, both royal father and matriarch will not agree to it. "

The matter at hand was too big, and with a single movement, even a strong and tyrannical person like Su Ruirui did not dare to act rashly.

Mu Rousang could no longer control herself, and retorted, "So what if it is the raising child, my brother received the imperial edict, and directly entered the Office of the Crown Prince, I still have to thank you for that."

She forced herself to calm down. Su Ruirui was an extremely dangerous and cold-hearted man, she shouldn't have lost heart to him. She didn't think that even if love came, it wouldn't stop it.

"I can't agree to this. I really want to ask you to be my wangfei, but now that you and I are husband and wife, given by my father, there's no possibility for you to request a rest as a prince."

After all, this was a man who would never give up his wealth and power for a woman. She forcefully endured the pain in her heart and gently smiled as she asked, "Then how many wives, concubines, and princesses do you have in your residence?"

Su Ruirui disdainfully lied, and then said honestly: "The two of you, like Madam, four concubines, Wang Ji, the concubine, and the lowly concubine have never counted. These were all bestowed by royal father and matriarch, the elders did not dare to say anything.

The words "elders grant but do not dare to say anything" had ruthlessly torn apart Mu Rousang's burning heart. Was this a difficult situation in his eyes?

Even though her eyes were filled with the tears of watery eye, she endured it. She stubbornly lifted her head and smiled sweetly: "Then what can you promise me?"

"Sang'er, as the prince, I have a lot of responsibilities. Not only can a single sentence solve this, you don't have to be so willful, even the prince can't do as he pleases, and most of all, you have to be cruel to yourself. Also, when your brother has a future, I will find an opportunity to raise your position."

Every woman that came into the palace was a move, and he could not do anything to any of them, even if it was just a concubine. This was the sorrow of a prince; some things were destined to be requests but could not be obtained.

Maybe Su Ruirui did not understand how important this relationship was to him, but he knew one thing, when he was acquainted with Mu Rousang, she had never asked him for anything, nor did he use the name of the Duke Palaces' savior to attract attention.

I just want to put her in my pocket and put her on my chest …

Mu Rousang shook her head and gave a sad and beautiful smile. There were some things that were hard to force, so she stood up and bowed to Su Ruirui.

He hurriedly stood up to support her, and said angrily: "Why do you have to pinch like this, why do you have to choke with me …"

Taking the opportunity while Su Ruirui was caught off guard, Mu Rousang extended his hand and pressed on her acupoint.

Her small, pale lips that she bit tightly were quickly dyed in a pink color, she was as beautiful as a cherry blossom. The only thing that came out of her mouth was the words that made Su Ruirui fall in love with her, but at the same time, his heart sank to the bottom of a cold valley.

"Sorry, I can't promise you that. Su Ruirui, let's part ways here. We won't meet again for the rest of our lives."

Su Ruirui would never understand the difference between their thoughts. His clear and melodious voice seemed to contain the determination and helplessness to cut people's hearts.

The tears that she shed burned the back of Su Ruirui's hand, silently soaking into his skin, condensing into a cinnabar mole that rested on his heart, every single night causing him to be unable to sleep, only feeling pain in his chest, as though someone had dug out his liver.

Mu Rousang took out the purple jade pendant that was placed next to his body and placed it in Su Ruirui's palm. The jade pendant that was still warm to her body quickly gave birth to an indescribable feeling in his heart, but she could only stare at Mu Rousang.

She smiled sadly, "This jade pendant is back to you. I only saved you because of my kindness, but this cannot become the reason for you wanting me to enter the Duke's Mansion. Also, you will be able to move in two hours. "

After saying that, he no longer looked at Su Ruirui who could speak, but instead, had a struggling and furious expression.

Mu Rousang's heart felt as though it was stabbed by a knife, but she endured it. She dried her tears with the handkerchief and looked at Su Ruirui.

When he came out, Eunuch Fan was waiting by the door. Mu Rousang lowered his head slightly, looked around, and laughed: "Prince is a little drunk, he said that he wants to take a nap. You can go in two hours later to wake him up."

"Thank you, young lady. This servant will accompany you downstairs."

Eunuch Fan said carefully, but there was some doubt in his heart that Mu Rousang's voice seemed to be a little different from usual.

Mu Rousang knew that he was probing, and indeed, a person with some kind of servant by their side. She really missed the warm Yang Zixuan and Xiao Tong, who had a gut opening.

PS:

Being close to Su Ruirui was too selfish, and was shallow but also sad. It was only because in that kind of environment, he grew up within the imperial palace, and probably felt that it was natural for him to be involved in the matters of males, females, and concubines. That was why Mu Rousang was unable to accept it and chose to part ways with him.

"Thank you, eunuch!"

"I was in a hurry to get out of the house and didn't bring any precious gifts, so I hope that you don't mind. I'll buy some small drinks to warm your body, the Prince said that he can't leave you at all times."

Fan Yingde accepted it with a smile, and without saying anything, he led Mu Rousang back the way he came, and said: "If Miss has any problems in the future, please contact the Prince through this restaurant."

He only thought that Mu Rousang had agreed, and from Su Ruirui's eyes, he could tell that he treated Mu Rousang differently.

When he reached the back door of the restaurant, Mu Rousang stopped to thank him again: "Please wait, Eunuch Fan."

"Miss, get on this carriage. I can send you to Young Master Mu's side."

He pointed to a blue and white two-wheeled carriage parked in the corner.

Mu Rousang walked to the corner of the wall, and was supported by a young eunuch by the side.

Standing on the carriage, he turned around to look at the private room that Su Ruirui was in, but all he saw was a brightly lit courtyard, with all the private rooms lit up, it was impossible to tell which one was the real one.

Just as he was thinking about it, a trace of coldness flashed across his face. Mu Rousang reached out to take the snow flake, is it snowing again? Her heart was as cold as snow. She turned around and looked at the restaurant longingly, then gritted her teeth and forced her tears into the carriage.

The carriage slowly moved forward as the snow outside became heavier. It didn't take long for the black marks left by the wheel to be wiped away. Dudian didn't know if he could wipe away the regret in their hearts.

Alas, the Spring Festival of Yuanxiao ended with the New Year, from then on, her hair no longer entangled with the King …

Mu Rousang could not stand the coldness and loneliness in the carriage. She ran into the space as if she was escaping, running quickly while crying. She could only cry until the end of time to stop.

In the end, she was too tired from crying and felt much better after soaking in a hot spring. She put on her clothes and left the room. After a while, she heard the guard outside say, "Miss, we're here."

Mu Rousang's small hands tightened onto her thick cloak, and then she lifted the curtain. She looked, and saw that she had already reached the entrance of Zuo Mansion, and more than half the people on the streets had dispersed. There were only a few flower lamps still lit, and it was no longer lively and bustling like before …

"Little sister, you've returned. Are you scared?"

Mu Jinzhi sat at the gatehouse and looked outside through the corner of his eyes. From afar, he saw a horse carriage stop, he did not bother to put on his cape, he ran out and looked at her worriedly. Seeing that she was fine, he finally relaxed.

"I told my brother to worry, but I got lost for a moment just for fun. Luckily, I met the prince and the others."

"little cousin, breathe in!"

Zuo Ren Xian trembled from the cold and sniffed fiercely, then came to Mu Jinzhi's side and scolded him. "No wonder Grandmother said that you're a Little monkey that fell from the sky, it was just your eyes and you couldn't find anyone in such a short time. If you don't return home, your pitiful little cousin will be frozen into an icicle."