When the old butler Wang Bobo saw the two people coming back, he thought that all the previous problems had been solved, and said quickly: "It is such a good thing that the young master is coming home, so we need to celebrate it. I will tell the kitchen to make some good dishes!"
"Go!" The prince also waved his hand happily.
Xiao Mu nodded to the prince: "Your Majesty, then I will go back to the west courtyard to have a look first."
King Cheng was very concerned about Xiao Mu's refusal to call him father.
If he had dared to be so rebellious as a child, King Cheng would have slapped him and made him kneel for half an hour.
But now that the child is older, he can’t hit him anymore.
Besides, Divine Doctor Pei also said that day that the child refused to recognize himself because he did too much when he was young.
As a result, he really didn't even dare to say a harsh word.
"Okay, I'll let the maid take you there." King Cheng responded.
"No, Madam doesn't like me getting too close to other women. I can just go there by myself." Xiao Mu refused.
King Cheng was dumbfounded when he heard this: Can't he get too close to other women? Not even the maid? My son, who seems cold and hard to get along with, is actually a henpecker?
"She's just a servant. What kind of jealous woman is she to scold her like this?" King Cheng was dissatisfied.
Xiao Mu showed displeasure: "Madam is kind and weak, this is the rule I have set for myself.
I can't let the person I like worry about such trivial matters. "
After hearing this, the prince smacked his lips, always feeling that he was sarcasm.
But she didn't say anything. If she continued to ask, it would appear that she was thinking too much.
"Since you don't like the maid and want to accompany you, then the housekeeper will accompany you there."
Xiao Mu did not comment and walked towards the backyard.
The courtyard where he lived when he was a child is located to the west of the palace.
According to the rules, as a legitimate son, he should live in the east courtyard near the main courtyard.
But Xiao Mu just liked the old plum trees in the west courtyard. He begged several times to live in the courtyard there.
At that time, the princess doted on the child very much, and was not very concerned about the competition between wives and concubines in the house, so she didn't care about the rules and regulations and just accepted it.
Xiao Mu quickly walked to the yard where he originally lived.
Unexpectedly, the house that was destroyed by the fire was restored to its original state.
Brick by brick, even the flower pond in the yard is exactly the same as before.
Xiao Mu looked around and asked the housekeeper who followed him: "Is there someone cleaning here all the time?"
The housekeeper immediately replied: "Back to the young master, the prince has arranged for special people to clean the yard and ordered that nothing here can be handled without authorization."
Just as he was talking, two little girls with buns ran out of the yard.
The housekeeper hurriedly said: "This is the second young master who used to live in the courtyard, why don't you bow quickly!"
The maid bowed and saluted: "I have met the second young master!"
"Get up!" Xiao Mu had no expression on his face, raised his legs and continued walking inside.
Seeing that the butler was still following, he suddenly stopped, looked at the butler and said, "Just send Butler Wang here. I will walk the rest of the way myself."
"Okay, then I'll wait for the young master here!" Butler Wang stood respectfully.
Xiao Mu walked into the room.
I found that the furnishings in the house were the same as before.
As time passed, he thought his memory of those years had become blurry.
But the moment I saw the furnishings in the house, I remembered many things that I had forgotten before.
At that time, her mother would accompany her to study and practice swordplay when she had free time.
But she always seemed unhappy.
Every time his mother was unhappy, he would take out a piece of maltose and give it to her, telling her that eating a piece of candy would make her life sweeter.
Xiao Mu walked to the bedside and opened the wooden box on the bedside table. It was full of maltose, and it turned out to be new.
It can be seen that the prince ordered the people in the courtyard to change them regularly.
snort!
Xiao Mu sneered.
The prince seemed to be sincere in doing such things, but these things reminded him of how King Cheng treated their mother and son.
I also remembered that King Cheng was unhappy at that time and would punish him by kneeling in the ancestral hall at every turn.
The servants saw that the prince did not want to see his legitimate son, and their attitude towards him also changed a lot.
Thinking of this, his resentment towards the prince deepened.
On the other side, King Cheng never imagined that he had tried so hard to preserve the traces of the past and wanted to surprise Xiao Mu, but in the end, it had the opposite effect.
Xiao Mu sat in the room for a long time.
I remembered a lot of things from the past.
An hour later, he walked out of the house again.
The housekeeper was waiting impatiently outside. When he saw Xiao Mu coming out, he quickly said: "Master, you have finally come out. The prince is calling you to eat! I was afraid of disturbing you, so I never dared to go in and call you."
"Are you ready so soon? Then please ask the butler to lead the way."
"yes!"
The housekeeper agreed and quickly led Xiao Mu to the main courtyard.
In the main courtyard, Xiao Jinrong and the prince were discussing something. When they saw Xiao Mu coming in, they immediately stopped and looked at Xiao Mu together.
"How's it going? Are you satisfied with the way the yard is looking like?" the prince asked proudly.
Although he didn't expect that Xiao Mu would really come back one day.
But when that day came, he was still very proud of his persistence over the years.
"Yeah!" Xiao Mu nodded.
Seeing Xiao Mu's coldness, Xiao Jinrong quickly relaxed the atmosphere and said: "My father is very happy that my second brother can come back. Just now, my father was discussing with me whether I could find a job for my second brother in the court. In this way, you will be happy for a long time." Stay here."
"No need!" Xiao Mu simply refused.
"I haven't studied or practiced martial arts in these years. Even if you help me find a job, it will be difficult for me to cope with it based on my ability. I'd better not do such useless work."
"Hey," the prince did not agree with Xiao Mu's statement.
"You can learn things you don't know how to do. I remember you were very smart when you were young. As long as you are willing to learn, nothing can stump you!"
"My lord, did you remember it wrong? Wasn't it my elder brother who was smart when he was young?
At that time, because I was not good at studying, I was often punished to kneel in the ancestral hall. Did the prince forget? "
When the prince heard Xiao Mu's words, he was speechless and stunned on the spot.
Xiao Jamrong also looked helpless, but the corners of his mouth turned up uncontrollably.
