Marquis of Fengdu?
This was the first time that Xu Zhihuai heard this name. He saw Mu Xiuwan, who was pretty and lovely, with a pair of big black eyes blinking at him. She smiled at her and said, "I have met the little princess."
Mu Xiuwan didn't smile or say anything, and looked straight at her, as if she was looking at her and looking for something, with a quiet and strange feeling.
Zhu Xuxing said: "Wan'er hasn't been very talkative since she was a child, and most likely she is a bit aloof."
The sound of "Wan'er" made Xu Zhihuai secretly concerned.
It's so cordial, maybe it's not the friendship between childhood sweethearts, right?
The four of them sat down, facing each other, and exchanged a few ordinary words that were not painful or unpleasant.
Mu Xiuwan was still looking at Xu Zhihuai for a moment. Xu Zhihuai poured tea for her, but she didn't drink it. However, the look in her eyes was not disgusting, clear and extremely serious.
Seeing this, Xu Zhihuai looked back at her openly, with a faint smile on his lips. Unexpectedly, Mu Xiuwan blinked after meeting her eyes.
Her eyes flickered and she left in a hurry in front of everyone.
"Huh?"
Xu Zhihuai was puzzled by the sudden move. She quickly turned to look at the prince: "Did I do something wrong? Why is the little princess unhappy?"
Unexpectedly, Zhu Xuxing looked indifferent, smiled and comforted her and said: "Huai'er, her temperament is unusual. If you get along with her for a long time, you will know that she has no ill intentions towards you."
Have you been together for a long time?
Xu Zhihuai smiled sweetly and looked at the eldest princess: "Is the little princess coming to the capital to visit relatives?"
Zhu Weizhen nodded lightly: "That's right, but I want to keep her in the palace for a while. After all, Fengdu is too far away, and it will be difficult to see the child in a year and a half."
Hearing this, Xu Zhihuai understood a little bit.
This Mu Xiuwan is probably here to replace Xie Wuyou.
As he spoke, Zhu Xuxing patted the back of her hand and said, "That's good now. There is one more person in the palace to accompany you. Although Wan'er is eccentric, she is honest and lovely. You will like her."
Xu Zhihuai asked for advice: "I have always hoped to have a younger sister."
Muchunshan, the Marquis of Fengdu, is a descendant of the surrendered general of the previous dynasty. He guarded Ningzhou for this generation. Later, he was granted the title of Marquis of Fengdu by the ancestor emperor and his family moved. Mu Xiuwan has just turned thirteen this year and is green and immature, but according to rumors, her temperament is a bit weird.
It would have been better if she was just silent. Aunt Nan hesitated and reminded her carefully: "Princess Mu looks soft and weak, but she is a bit evil."
Xu Zhihuai frowned: "Evil sect?"
Aunt Nan pondered for a long time: "I also heard that the little princess seems to have yin and yang eyes..."
Jinhua was shocked when she heard this and hid behind Xu Zhihuai intentionally or unintentionally.
Xu Zhihuai thought about the way Mu Xiuwan looked at him earlier and felt even more unhappy.
It's really unlucky.
A few days later, Xu Zhihuai made a special trip to Qianhua Palace.
By coincidence, Zhu Weizhen was playing chess with Mu Xiuwan.
Xu Zhihuai smiled lightly, and Zhu Weizhen patted the seat next to him and invited her to come and sit. However, Mu Xiuwan opposite him showed no reaction, as if he didn't see her. He stared at the chessboard for a long time before he dropped a white stone.
Zhu Weizhen suddenly exclaimed: "What a killer move."
She admitted defeat with a smile, and Mu Xiuwan on the opposite side seemed to have recovered. She raised her eyes and looked at Xu Zhihuai, with a look of surprise on her palm-sized face.
"After an hour, we still lost. It's a pity."
Xu Zhihuai pretended to be surprised and asked: "The princess is so young and her chess skills are so good. She is really amazing."
Unexpectedly, Mu Xiuwan on the opposite side suddenly shook her head and Nuo Nuo said, "I don't know how to play chess. It was an old man who taught me how to play."
As soon as these words came out, Xu Zhihuai became even more suspicious that she was faking it.
She looked at Zhu Weizhen and asked, pretending to be confused: "Your Highness, why can't I understand?"
Zhu Weizhen gave her a meaningful look in return and smiled silently.
Mu Xiuwan began to look directly at Xu Zhihuai again, her eyes wandering around her face, and then fixed behind her.
Xu Zhihuai asked softly: "What's wrong with the little princess?"
Last time it was because the prince was here, but now there is only the eldest princess, why should she still pretend?
Mu Xiuwan shook her head repeatedly, got up and ran again.
He was in a hurry, a little clumsy, and a little silly.
Xu Zhihuai was slightly surprised and couldn't help but sigh: "Have I really offended the little princess?"
Zhu Weizhen smiled: "Children love to play and make noise, so we just don't care."
Xu Zhihuai didn't want to continue to pretend to be confused: "I heard some rumors that the little princess is extremely talented. I wonder if this is the case?"
Seeing that she was paying attention, Zhu Weizhen asked instead of answering, "Do you also believe in ghosts and gods?"
Xu Zhihuai lowered his eyes and said calmly: "I can't tell you, I just feel that good and evil will be rewarded in the end, it is always right." After saying that, she looked towards the outer hall and asked: "Where did the little princess go?"
"She must be playing in the snow in the yard."
Xu Zhihuai stood up slowly: "It's windy outside, I'll go find her and come back to comfort her."
The red walls are covered with white snow, and the wintersweet smells faintly fragrant.
Mu Xiuwan wore an apricot-white cloak with a rabbit fur collar and stood under the plum tree. She raised her head, dipped a little of the snow on the branches with her thin fingers, and put it into her mouth.
Xu Zhihuai was startled and stepped forward slowly.
"Princess Princess."
Mu Xiuwan held her index finger in her mouth, acting like a gluttonous child caught. She quickly put down her hand and silently took two steps back.
Her timidity didn't look like she was acting.
Xu Zhihuai said softly: "Does the princess like Xue very much?"
Mu Xiuwan let out a breath of white air and shook her head without saying anything.
"Does the princess hate me?"
Mu Xiuwan pursed her lips and continued to shake her head.
"That makes me feel at ease. Let's go back. It's cold outside, so be careful to catch the cold."
Xu Zhihuai took the initiative to reach out and show his kindness to her.
Mu Xiuwan looked at her hand for a while and whispered: "There are many shadows behind you, and they have been following you."
What? !
Hearing this, Xu Zhihuai suddenly felt a frightening chill. She opened her eyes slightly, turned around and glanced behind her, and said calmly: "Princess, there is only my shadow on the ground."
Mu Xiuwan slowly raised her hand and pointed behind her: "There are many, many, you can't see."
Xu Zhihuai took a deep breath, clenched her hands into fists, and tried hard to maintain a calm and gentle expression: "Princess, please stop joking, it's too cold, let's go back." After saying that, she turned around hurriedly, and the smile in her eyes instantly disappeared. .
Those ghosts of innocent ghosts were obviously only hidden in her nightmares, how could others see them?
Could it be that she really has yin and yang eyes?
After that, Xu Zhihuai quietly excused himself and left. She could never forget the nonsense Mu Xiuwan said. At night, she was haunted by those cruel and terrifying nightmares again, and woke up sweating profusely.
Yes, it's true.
Those dark shadows, twisted and burnt shadows, have been following her.
