"I am indeed there, but since Marquis Yongchang likes to climb over people's walls in the middle of the night so much, he must have secretly met my cousin in private!" Xu Qingmo supported the table with one hand and tapped the table with his index finger.
Meng Hetong's eyes were attracted by Xu Qingmo's constantly tapping index finger. Although Xu Qingmo practiced martial arts all year round and had many calluses on his hands that only martial arts practitioners would have, his fingers were still very slender and his nails were carefully trimmed and dyed red. Rhododendron.
Xu Qingmo noticed that Meng Hetong was staring at his hand, so he clenched his fingers into a fist: "I'm asking you a question!"
Meng Hetong came back to his senses, considered it carefully for a long time, and then said: "After you returned to Beijing, I did see her a few times, but it was all for handling cases, and I didn't go to see her alone. Most of the time, the Seventh Prince came to see her. Yes, her eldest brother He Jinshan is here too!"
"Seriously?" Xu Qingmo frowned slightly, his eyes full of distrust.
"What did I lie to you for? If you don't believe it, you can call the Seventh Prince to testify for me!" Meng Hetong looked at Xu Qingmo and said with integrity, "It's just that I thought he was your cousin after all, and our family We all have a good relationship, and when I talk to her more often, I become more polite and not as decisive as I treat others. Probably because of this, she feels that I treat her differently!"
Xu Qingmo said nothing, which was obvious, and raised his eyebrows slightly.
Everything has a cause and effect, because Meng Hetong's politeness gave He Qianwen a thought that he was different from others. It was this thought that made her think that she was different in Meng Hetong's heart, so even if she was granted marriage, Even though the imperial edict was placed in front of her, she still felt that Xu Qingmo had stolen her sweetheart.
There is nothing wrong among the three of them for this kind of thing. It can only be said to be a cause and effect, a cause and effect that is difficult to accept, especially He Qianwen.
"Do I need to explain it to her?" Meng Hetong said cautiously.
Xu Qingmo shook his head: "This is not necessary. She has entered a misunderstanding. Anything you do to her will be intentional in her opinion. It is best for you not to do anything. , unless she can’t stand it and comes to you.”
After all, Meng Hetong always hangs out in places like brothels and wine shops. His daughter's family understands her thoughts somewhat, so she nodded: "I understand, but it's just like this. Will it make it particularly difficult for you?"
"Marriage is given by the emperor, what does it have to do with me? If she wants to blame me, she also needs to have a crime, but any crime is untenable on me. Whether it is truth or morality, I stand for it. It's tenable." Xu Qingmo shook his head, "So no matter what, I won't become particularly embarrassed."
Meng Hetong looked at Xu Qingmo for a long time, and then suddenly asked: "Aren't you worried that I really have any ill intentions towards her?"
Xu Qingmo said nothing and just gave him a roll of eyes.
Meng Hetong couldn't help laughing: "Are you so confident in yourself?"
"Even if you really have any ill intentions towards him, I have no other choice. My heart is with you, and no one can control her except yourself!" Xu Qingmo sat down and touched the teapot. It was still warm, so he poured a cup of tea for Meng Hetong, "Drink some tea to moisten your throat?"
"That's fine!" Meng Hetong walked to Xu Qingmo and sat down.
Xu Qingmo poured a cup of tea for Meng Hetong. Meng Hetong obediently held the cup and drank tea. Xu Qingmo said suddenly: "Your mother said that she will move out when we get married. If I am really worried that the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will be difficult to get along with, she is not You can’t become a monk!”
"puff!"
Meng Hetong spit out the tea in his mouth.
Fortunately, Xu Qingmo was prepared and held a round fan in front of him.
"I, my mother, are just talking! Don't take it too seriously!" Meng Hetong quickly made amends.
"Your mother said these words, and she meant them sincerely. She just hopes that you will get married and live a regular life in the future. She doesn't have any big expectations for you, as long as you don't get into trouble like before." Xu Qingmo looked at Meng Hetong with a calm expression on his face.
Meng Hetong let out a long sigh and looked up at the sky, with a look of despair on his face: "I've just been lonely for a while, I probably haven't reached such a hopeless point yet!"
Xu Qingmo held his chin and looked at Meng Hetong sitting in front of him, as if he was listening attentively.
Meng Hetong looked at Xu Qingmo, and then sighed helplessly: "I once blamed myself for the death of my father. I felt that it was because I was too close to the seventh prince that my father was punished. In the end Infected with wind chill….”
"Then what?"
"I used to be very disappointed in Your Majesty. My father was weak. In fact, it was because of him that he once blocked a knife for him and injured his roots, so he became extremely weak. A small cold could kill him! But even so, Your Majesty still doesn't believe him, so I'm very disappointed, blame myself, feel guilty, blame myself, and then give up." When Meng Hetong said this, he slowly lowered his eyes.
Xu Qingmo looked at Meng Hetong's appearance, feeling a little distressed, and then said: "Then why did you suddenly wake up?"
"I listened to what you said!" Meng Hetong raised his eyes and looked at Xu Qingmo. He stretched out his hand and gently stroked her cheek. "Because of what you said, I concealed my name, sneaked into the Xu family's army, and went to suppress it. A bandit."
"Then, you saw the suffering of the people?" Xu Qingmo looked at Meng Hetong and asked softly.
"Yeah!" Meng Hetong nodded, but he still lowered his head, "In the season when the mountains are closed by heavy snow, children can run in the fields wearing a pair of straw sandals and rummage in the frozen ground, just to find something to satisfy their hunger, even if it is Grassroots stuff!”
Xu Qingmo looked at Meng Hetong and said nothing for a long time.
If a person does not understand the beauty of the world, then go and see the wars and the people's poverty. Very few people can still maintain their original mentality in that environment.
The despair of ordinary people sometimes does not come from any earth-shattering event. It is most likely just the moment when they open the rice vat, or when they rummage through their money bag.
"We are born to enjoy glory and wealth, and are supported by the people of the world, so the things we shoulder will become more!" Xu Qingmo looked at Meng Hetong and smiled softly, "So, you will get better, shouldn't you do more? Thank me?"
Meng Hetong held Xu Qingmo's hand: "Yes, I should thank you more!"
