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"Muzhou."
When Xiao Muzhou heard Jin Rong calling him, he hurriedly stopped and asked, "Is something wrong?"
"Where are you going?" Jin Rong asked softly.
"Go find Ah Xin." Xiao Muzhou looked at Jin Rong and added for some reason, "She sent someone to see me just now and said she had something urgent to discuss with me."
"No wonder you are so anxious." Jin Rong said with a smile on his face, "Just wait for me. It will be quick and I won't delay you for long."
Xiao Muzhou stood there blankly, and soon he saw Jin Rong walking towards him with his coat.
Jin Rong carefully helped Xiao Muzhou put on his clothes, "I was in a hurry to see the princess, and I even forgot to take my clothes. It's cold, what if I catch the cold? Why are you so careless!"
"I was careless, but fortunately, you can think of everything for me." Xiao Muzhou smiled apologetically, and a warm current surged into his heart.
Jinrong smiled slightly, "Will you come back for dinner tonight?"
"Go back!"
"Okay, then I'll wait for you."
~~~
Helian Xin always wears red clothes every time he sees Xiao Muzhou. This is because he once said to himself, "A Xin, you look particularly good in red clothes."
They met in the old place, where they had many good memories.
But now things have changed.
When Helian Xin saw Xiao Muzhou, she quickly restrained her complicated emotions and said, "You're here."
"Why are you calling me so urgently? Could it be that he is bullying you?" Xiao Muzhou asked anxiously.
He Lianxin forced a smile and said, "He treats me very well, how could he bully me?"
Helian Xin didn't lie, but she was not happy at all.
"This is the best." Xiao Muzhou felt disappointed.
"Have you received Ran You's letter?" Helianxin calmed down, and her tone suddenly became sharp.
"received."
"What do you think about this matter?"
"What do you think?" Xiao Muzhou asked confused.
"That's right." Helianxin waited for him to express his opinion.
Xiao Muzhou sighed, "I just feel that the villagers there are very pitiful. They live diligently, but they always encounter one after another."
Helian Xin didn't want to hear this, so she interrupted Xiao Muzhou and said slightly excitedly: "Don't you think this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?"
"Opportunity? I don't know what you mean."
"Shuangshui Village is suffering from the plague. Why don't we let Ran You send people to spread the news all over the Western City and exaggerate it. This will definitely make the people in the city panic. They have accumulated a lot of dissatisfaction. Now the government is deliberately ignoring their lives. Deception, I think it won’t be long before the Western Territory will be in chaos, and then we can take this opportunity to attack the Western Territory in one fell swoop, Muzhou, what do you think of my idea?”
Helian Xin finished speaking enthusiastically, but the other party didn't seem interested.
"Muzhou, this opportunity must not be missed, it will never come back again!"
Xiao Muzhou stared blankly at the person in front of him who was always in his heart, and felt a little sad for a moment.
"You don't support me?" The smile on Helianxin's face gradually solidified.
Xiao Muzhou nodded.
"Why?"
Xiao Muzhou did not answer directly, "In the past, you would never be as gloating about misfortune as you are now."
Helian Xin stared at him mockingly, "Master Xiao, are you sympathizing with the people of the Yin State? Have you forgotten how they oppressed our Rong State before? You pity the people of the Western Region, but have you ever thought that it is because of them? The people of Yin State, the people of our Rong State have suffered so much! If it weren't for them, you and I would never be like this." Helian Xin felt sad in her heart, "Sure enough, after Mr. Xiao married a gentle and virtuous wife, he He has also become a Bodhisattva-hearted person, and even his former playmates can no longer look down on him."
"Ah Xin, that's not what I meant. I just want to say that no matter which country the people are in, he is a living person. Since he is a human being, he should be treated kindly." Xiao Muzhou stared at Ah Xin, "I have never forgotten my love for you. As I promised, I will let you see a peaceful and prosperous age, but it will never be in this way. Many innocent people will die in the war between the two countries, including us Rong people. I don’t want to see bloodshed and sacrifices. , but if war is bound to come, then I also want to build a prosperous age for you in an open and aboveboard manner."
Xiao Muzhou suddenly remembered Jin Rong. She had also said to herself that she hoped to see a prosperous age, a prosperous age for everyone.
She also said, 'No matter how helpless a person is, he must still live an aboveboard life.'
Helian Xin lowered her head silently. After a long time, she said with a lonely expression: "Muzhou, the world I live in is like a big dye vat. Ever since I jumped into it, I can't clean it. In fact, why don't I want to live a simple life? A little? Forget it, don’t talk about it, I won’t mention it again in the future, don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone the news.”
Xiao Muzhou couldn't bear it. He looked at Ah Xin with pity, "The reason why Ran You was still able to deliver news to us despite being under such strict control is because someone secretly helped, but you also know the conditions for that person to cooperate with us. , what if we act rashly and he suddenly regrets it? Don’t forget that Ah Xuan is still in the Western Region, we can’t take this risk. "
"It's better that you think carefully. I'm sorry, but I'm too eager for quick success." Helianxin thought about it carefully and said slowly, "I just want to help Ah Xuan complete his career as soon as possible. I'm not a good sister. I'm always so mean to him." Harsh, but I actually want him to grow up as quickly as possible, Mu Zhou, for Ah Xuan, I am willing to be a villain."
Thinking of what he said to her just now, Xiao Muzhou couldn't help but blame himself. He should be the one who understands Ah Xin's pain best.
"Mu Zhou, I think you have changed a lot." He Lianxin said suddenly.
"Really? Why don't I think so?" Xiao Muzhou smiled.
Helian Xin smiled bitterly in her heart. She was a sensitive person, and she discovered this very early.
"Drink a bar with me." Helian Xin suddenly suggested.
Xiao Muzhou was a little hesitant, but after seeing Ah Xin's expectant face, he couldn't bear to refuse, "Okay."
~~~
Jinrong waited for Xiao Muzhou for a long time.
It was already very late when Xiao Muzhou came back, and he thought Jin Rong had already rested.
When he saw Jin Rong still sitting and waiting for him, he felt full of apologies in his heart.
The food on the table was completely untouched. Xiao Muzhou asked guiltily: "You haven't eaten yet?"
Jin Rong didn't answer. She just smiled and asked, "Have you finished eating?"
"Um."
"Drinking?"
Xiao Muzhou nodded sheepishly.
"In this case, I'll have the food brought down. Mu Zhou, I'm going back to my room first."
Just as Jin Rong was about to leave, Xiao Muzhou grabbed her and said, "I'm sorry."
"No need to apologize, I know you and the princess must have a lot to say."
"You don't blame me?"
"No wonder, you look very tired, please rest quickly."
But Xiao Muzhou refused to let her leave, "Jin Rong, I feel even more tired."
Jin Rong sighed: "You must have been hiding your love for the princess, and you must be feeling very bitter. But Mu Zhou, it's really hard for me to understand that you, the fourth princess, and the ninth prince, what you think is the supreme and most important thing Is something really so valuable that you are willing to give up the most important relationship in the world for it? Maybe after all, I have too little experience to understand your difficulties!"
Xiao Muzhou didn't answer but asked: "What about him? Is it really worth giving up on you?"
"He chose to let me live a new life out of love."
"I only let it go because of Ah Xin's choice. Anyway, I just try my best to help her with what she wants. Besides, we can't go back."
Jinrong smiled and said nothing. She gently pulled out her hand and walked out of the room slowly.
Xiao Muzhou looked at the table full of food, his heart was up and down, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
