Within one month of national mourning, weddings, banquets, operas, songs and dances in the capital must be banned. However, in addition, the lives of the people in the city are as usual.

When the late emperor passed away, the Ming Dynasty changed the emperor of the Zhu family, and people often talked about such major events. But all the concerns were just to stop talking. Just like a merchant who opened an inn, he earned 100 cies a day in a room. He could not earn 200 ci just by changing an emperor?

On the Qinhuai River in Jubao Gate, in an inn called "Kelai", a half-old Xu girl with a bit of charm was crying at the counter, nagging while wiping her eyes with a handkerchief. However, the smiling shopkeepers and waiters carefully discovered that the woman didn't even have a tear.

The woman's official words were filled with accent from the southwest, and she said sadly: "My unscrupulous husband came to the capital with so much money. He said he was here to take the exam, but he hooked up with the rich girl in the capital and wanted to leave me, my God..."

The shopkeeper said kindly: "Then why don't you go to the government to sue him?"

The woman glared and said, "What should I do about my husband's future?"

The shopkeeper shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly, saying, "It is difficult for a clean official to make up his family affairs, and we can't help you. But seeing that the wife is also a wealthy family, you can afford to live as long as you want."

The woman muttered for a while, then turned around and walked upstairs. She came to a door, opened the door with a copper key, and said without looking back: "Come in."

There was a young woman dressed as a man behind her. The woman's face was a little pale, and she followed the woman into the room without saying a word.

The woman closed the door and said, "I see you are used to living a good life in the Han Palace, and your methods are a bit wasteful. I have been looking for me for so many days. If I hadn't deliberately wanted to see you, you wouldn't have found this place now. But your eyes were still very sharp. That day, I learned that the Han King was going to Beijing and mingled in the crowd for a while, but you could see it at first glance."

The young woman was Duan Xueheng. As soon as she entered Beijing that day, she found Duan Yang standing on the street. The more Duan Xuehen thought about it, the more strange it became. She quickly returned to Jubaomen to find Duan Yang. When Duan Xuehen later learned that something happened to the King of Han was in the capital, all the Han kings had left.

So Duan Xuehen decided to continue to search for Duan Yang's whereabouts.

Xueheng asked, "How could you be in the capital? What are you doing?"

Duan Yang did not answer and asked back, "Do you know what happened to the King of Han in the palace?"

Xueheng remained silent.

Duan Yang smiled and said, "I heard that the King of Han shouted in public that the prince killed the Emperor of Ming Dynasty and wanted to kill him. Then the King of Han ran away with his troops. Today, the son has ascended the throne, and I think the King of Han will definitely rebel! But his few people will die sooner or later!"

Xueheng's teeth clenched for a moment, but still had no expression.

Duan Yang continued: "The Han king's vassal state is in Yunnan. He wants to rebel, what should Mu Sheng do?"

Xueheng said: "You still want to seek revenge on the Mu family?"

Duan Yang's smile immediately disappeared and he said coldly: "If you don't take revenge, I'm still alive!"

Xuehen finally expressed his previous concern: "Mu Sheng's son Mu Bin is in the capital. Do you want to assassinate him to force Mu Sheng to rebel? But why do you want to meet me?"

Duan Yang's face showed a strange smile, but there was no smile in his eyes: "Xuehen is too simple. I think you are also unscrupulous. Before, you knew that the Mu family was your enemy to kill his father, but you were still not very concerned and didn't even think about these things."

Xueheng did not argue. She now knew that her surname was Mu, and the Mu family was not her enemy; but she believed it without doubt when she was deceived by Duan Yang.

Duan Yang raised his chin and said meaningfully: "Whether Mu Sheng rebelled or not, it depends on King Min."

She said, "I'm going to go to Huguang to send something to King Min. Now I'm about to leave Beijing, and there is not enough staff, and no one will do the matter in the capital. So I want to ask you for help and rescue Mu Bin."

Xueheng said: "Mu Bin lives in all the court hawks, how can he save it? I'm merciful to not kill you, why should I help you?"

Duan Yang laughed, she covered her mouth and smiled so hard that she leaned back and forth. Xueheng frowned and looked at her, not ridiculous at all, but she felt like Duan Yang was crazy.

"I am you | Mother!" Duan Yang smiled and said angrily, "Don't rush to say cold words. You were not born by me, but I raised you. What kind of person are you and what your thoughts are, I don't know?"

Xue Huang didn't know how to reply, because Duan Yang was talking about the facts, she watched herself grow up.

Duan Yang sighed and murmured: "Once upon a time, there was a little mother who only had mother but no father. What's even more pitiful is that her mother would only force her to learn this and that. As long as she is lazy, she will be extremely guilty.

She dared not laugh, and was burdened with a deep hatred in the sea of ​​blood. If she could still laugh, she would definitely be a person without conscience! Her mother often beat and scolded her, so she had to be careful every day and never dared to reveal the joys, anger, sorrow and happiness in her heart. Over time, her face seemed to be stiff, and she would not laugh or cry.

She didn't have a playmate, so she didn't know how to get along with others, and she didn't know how to tell others her thoughts. She was simply a taciturn wooden man.

When my mother grows up, she is a young woman who has not experienced any experience for more than 20 years. Not only is she angry and hot, but she often tosses and turns at night, which will make her heart move.

At this time, a man suddenly appeared. He was honorable, rich and extremely tall and powerful. When she was desperate, she saved her, protected her, and treated her in every way.

The little girl was taught since she was a child, and people's hearts were sinister. How could she not know that others just value her other identity and the ability she has developed for twenty years? But so what, the little girl was willing to stay by his side. Whether it is true or false, it was so warm around her!

Poor little girl, she is a taciturn wooden man, she doesn't know how to say anything, and she doesn't even have the hint of a smile or a frown. She has to keep silently, as if cold as ice, and is afraid that she will be willing to crush her bones for the heartless man in the brocade... "

"I'll kill you!" Xuehen rushed forward.

Duan Yang seemed to be ready, so he hurriedly hid behind the table and said hurriedly: "Don't you want to help the King of Han?" After a while, Duan Yang said again, "Don't you think in your heart that as long as you silently do your good, he will sooner or later be able to detect your heart?"

Xueheng chased the table for a few steps, suddenly squatted down, buried her face in her knees, and her whole body twitched. Her crying was very depressing, as if she was panting desperately.

Duan Yang looked around carefully and said, "It is not our fault that the King of Han wants to rebel and seek death. But if Mu Sheng follows the rebellion, it will be beneficial to the King of Han. So I dare to meet you... No matter how many new and old grudges our mother and daughter have, we can join forces now!"

"You are not me | mother, go | die!" Duan Xuehen raised his face buried in his knees, with no expression on his face, but his face was full of mess, and water droplets were hanging on his eyelashes.

Duan Yang said: "Xueheng, how can you speak like this? Even if I didn't give birth to you, you will be fine for twenty years of raising me?"

Xuehen said: "What kind of raising a nurturing, you benefit from it | use me to deceive me!"

"But I still raised you." Duan Yang said calmly, "No one has been waiting for you for a longer time than me, and no one has taken care of you more than me. Let go of what you should give up. You can think about it so much that you can help the King of Han."

"Then am I worthy of the Mu family?" Xuehen said.

When Duan Yang heard this, he breathed a long sigh of relief and showed a subtle smile. Xue wanted to admit that Duan Yang really knew him very much.

"What I said is whether Mu Sheng rebelled or not, the key is King Min. If I do this, it has nothing to do with you." Duan Yang advised, "What you did is just to rescue Mu Bin, and this is also helping the Mu family."

Xuehen wiped his tears and squatted there as if his soul had been pulled away, with a confused look on his face. After a while, she said, "You are wrong, the King of Han doesn't want to lie to me!"

Duan Yang said calmly: "You have to ask yourself."

After a while, Duan Yang said, "Tonight you will live in the bedroom inside, and I will make do with you outside for one night. Don't worry, go in and have a quiet rest and answer me tomorrow morning."

"Are you afraid that I will kill you!" Xuehen said coldly.

Duan Yang smiled and said nothing.

...The weather in early July is still hot. People usually wear single clothes, but it still feels cooler in autumn late at night.

Even if it is as lively as the banks of the Qinhuai River, it is very quiet after night. However, this capital with flowers is no longer as bright as that in the remote countryside at night; there are lights in the middle of the night in the capital.

The lights from the Qinhuai River came from somewhere. The light shone into the inn windows, and the light gradually moved towards Duan Xuehen's face.

She hadn't fallen asleep before, and just now she had a nap in a daze. She didn't cover her quilt, and she felt very cold in her body, as if she had walked into a dark and cold street.

There was not a single person around her. She didn't know where she was going, and she didn't know what she was going to do. She was confused and confused, and she was biting cold.

Suddenly, she felt a dazzling brightness in front of her eyes, and a voice said: I came here to pick you up specifically, if I don’t come in person, I’m afraid you won’t want to come back.

A string that was shattering in her heart suddenly relaxed, and she felt very warm all over, with a fur coat covering her body. She could even see a variegated hair that was hard to detect on the white fur collar.

She stepped into the carriage, afraid that she would feel so real, because the carriage floor was covered with very soft lamb fur.

But the warmest thing is not the fur, but the bright and concerned look.

Duan Xuehen opened his eyes suddenly and immediately narrowed his eyes again. In the dark inn room, his eyes had already adapted to the darkness, and a ray of lantern light from the window was very dazzling.

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