Eastern Palace.

After finishing his work, Zhao Yuyao sat by the stove and asked Xu Gui, the attendant beside him: "Send someone to inquire where the girl from the Shao family often goes."

Xu Gui was thinking and lowered his eyes and said, "No."

"besides."

"Please give me instructions."

Zhao Yuyao condensed the flames that were jumping in the furnace and said, "Let's find out which princes have been close to Mu Shiqing recently.

"promise."

Xu Gui took the thin blanket, covered it with the man, and bowed and retreated.

The room fell into silence, and Zhao Yuyao whistled. After a while, a little white cat ran over, jumped onto the man's knees, and snuggled onto the thin blanket.

Zhao Yuyao stroked the kitten's back and murmured: "Wan'er, you can't be someone else's."

He wanted the power of the Shao family and wanted Shao Wan. The way to kill two birds with one stone was to marry her as the crown princess. Now, in his early twenties, he already had a good wife, Chengwei, and a maid by his side. The position of the crown prince's official concubine has always been vacant. Not to mention that she was left specifically for Shao Wan, it was also related to Shao Wan. In his heart, only Shao Wan's aristocratic family and appearance can deserve this position. Moreover, the two met since childhood and thought they had a close relationship. He liked the feeling of being chased by the little girl.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yuyao took action lightly and stroked the white cat's head.

The eldest sister-in-law is the mother, and the Prime Minister's wife is doing her best to match the brother-in-law and the Miss Shao family.

On this day, Prime Minister's wife came back from outside and was a little dejected. Prime Minister Mu, who was building a snowman with his youngest son in the yard, wondered: "What's wrong with you?"

The Prime Minister's wife shook her head, "It's not for Shi Qing."

She walked over and handed out the horoscopes of Mu Shiqing and Shao Wan, "I have read them with the master, but the horoscopes of the two are not in line with each other..."

Prime Minister Mu was stunned and never considered this matter. "What do you think?"

"I'm in a mess," the Prime Minister's wife stroked her chest, her complexion was not very good. "It's better to wait for Shiqing to come back and let him make an idea."

At this time, Mu Shiqing was accompanied by a servant and was choosing jade bracelets for Shao Wan in a jewelry store.

The store owner saw that their master and servant knew everything, and did not argue, and directly showed the best style, "Look at these."

After carefully comparing, Mu Shiqing chose a pair and said, "Please help me wrap it up."

Throughout the whole process, he did not ask the servant for his opinion and was extremely confident in his own vision.

The servant behind him covered his mouth and laughed secretly. He felt that his young master was serious and innocent when he was choosing a jade bracelet. He didn't know what he thought of, but he would smile.

I guess it was because of the jade bracelet that I thought of Miss Shao’s family.

The shop owner gave a thumbs up, "My eyes are so vicious."

Mu Shiqing smiled and asked the servant to pay the silver and put the wrapped jade bracelet into the sleeve.

There are three days left before New Year's Eve today, and the street market is crowded with people. As soon as Mu Shiqing entered the crowd, he was stopped by the third prince's disciples.

"Mr. Mu is polite."

Mu Shiqing recognized the other party as his old friend and nodded, "Long time no see."

The guest smiled and greeted him, but he was exploring his words and wanted to recruit him to the third prince.

As before, Mu Shiqing politely declined, and the other party was so polite that he couldn't tell him.

The guest said helplessly: "You, you are still so stubborn."

Mu Shi smiled lightly and did not deny his stubbornness.

On the way back to the house, the servant asked, "Young Master really doesn't plan to enter the official career?"

The servant is Mu Shiqing's confidant. He helped Mu Shiqing manage the worldly affairs in Bianjing. He knows how popular his master is in the powerful.

Mu Shiqing glanced at him and gave the answer silently.

The servant scratched his head, "Will that young man still live in Bianjing after he got married with Miss Shao?"

"Look at her." Mu Shiqing's eyes gradually became gentle. He did not feel that Shao Wan was a shackle that tied his travels, but a wonderful sound that touched his heartstrings, which made him feel a sense of belonging.

As soon as a thought arose, thoughts swept across. Mu Shiqing turned his steps and walked towards Shao Mansion.

*

When she learned that Mu Shiqing came to the mansion to find her, Shao Wan almost stepped on her skirt and asked Xiaolan to serve and wash, put on a water-blue long skirt, put on a red hairpin before going out.

Because they were about to get engaged, the two did not avoid suspicion. They led Mu Shiqing to a small pastoral building outside the city.

"I bought this place two years ago. I'll come back to take a walk in my spare time."

The clear and moist man even had a clear and comfortable voice, making Shao Wan feel that every step she took was like stepping on cotton.

"The second master is very sensible and is unconventional here."

The girl's sweet voice was like an oriole, and Mu Shi smiled lightly, "It's good that you can like it."

Suddenly, when he thought of a possibility, Shao Wan's heartbeats were chaotic again. Could it be...will they live here after they get married?

My eyes unconsciously glanced at several wooden houses along the way, and my face became more and more burning.

Which one will they live in?

"Miss Shao?"

"Ah?!" Shao Wan was a little guilty and looked at the man in panic.

Mu Shiqing pointed to the pavilion in front of him and said, "You're tired of walking, let's go there and sit."

Due to the difference between men and women, the two cannot live in the same room, so they can only find a pavilion to rest in the north wind.

Putting a thick cloak on the stone bench, Mu Shiqing invited her to sit down, and she sat directly on the stone bench opposite.

Shao Wan was embarrassed to sit directly on his cloak, hesitating for a while, and then she sat down until the man looked at him.

"If you feel cold, let's leave." Mu Shiqing put down the curtain on the side of the pavilion to block the cold wind blowing towards Shao Wan's back.

Shao Wan wrapped her cloak tightly on her body. Even though she felt cold, she didn't say it, just to be able to get along with him for a while.

On the way back, Shao Wan didn't want to ride a horse, "I've been sitting for a long time, can we go there?"

Hiking back to the city was nothing to Mu Shiqing, but the weather was cold and the ground was cold, so how could a girl’s house do it? Mu Shiqing naturally would not agree.

Shao Wan said earnestly: "Just walk for a while, I feel cold and I will go back to the carriage."

Unable to resist the little girl, Mu Shiqing nodded and asked the coachman to follow him with the horse not far or near.

Shao Wan was secretly happy, and her big, lively eyes were filled with stars and streams of light.

"Mu Er Master."

"Um?"

"Can I call you...Second brother?"

Mu Shiqing stopped and pursed his thin lips, and slowly clenched his fists with his hands behind him.

Without receiving a response, Shao Wan felt that she was not reserved enough, and lowered her head in a complicated mood, feeling embarrassed in front of him.

Suddenly, a voice came from above the head: "If the girl doesn't mind, she can call me that way."

Shao Wan was slightly stunned, unable to hide her joy.

The mood that goes up and down is really tormenting.

"Then, don't call me Miss Shao." She pinched her fingernails and tried her best to convince herself to be more generous and be squeamish, so that she could go further with the other party. "You call me Wan'er..."

There was an uncontrollable rhythm that was disturbing the mind. Mu Shiqing suppressed his pounding heart and tried to call out: "Wan'er."

The eyes were facing each other, and an unconcealed throbbing spread between each other's hearts.

Everything has become graceful in the small pastoral building with snow all over the sky.

Mu Shiqing is a person who advances and retreats in moderation, and will not make people feel reckless or frivolous. Getting with him will make people feel comfortable from the inside out. Shao Wan stepped on the footprints he left on the snow and watched the carriage leave.

However, just as she parted, she began to look forward to the next meeting.

Sitting in the carriage, Mu Shiqing recalled all the things that had just happened and slowly laughed.

When he returned to the mansion, the servant came over and shook his eyes and said, "Has the Second Master sent the bracelet out?"

Only then did Mu Shiqing remember that the "token of love" had not been given to Shao Wan, and he felt a little annoyed, but he could not go there again, so he could only wait for the next meeting.

When I heard that my younger brother came back, Prime Minister Mu asked someone to invite Mu Shiqing to the central hall and talked to him about criticizing the eight characters.

Mu Shiqing had no strange looks on his face, and he smiled and shook his head, "If you only talk about the horoscope, how many mandarin ducks will be broken up in the world?"

Prime Minister Mu naturally understood this truth and stroked his beard and said, "But this is ultimately a hurdle for you. Even if we don't mind, the Shao family may not think so."

"Miss Shao's family won't mind." Mu Shiqing said firmly.

But Shao Wan didn't mind, could her family accept it? Mu Shiqing couldn't say it, and she was a little bored.

At night, he made a bold move that he had never done before, something he never thought he could do.

Visiting the women's boudoir at night.

When Shao Wan heard the sound of knocking on the window and then opened the window and saw the man standing in the corridor, she thought she was dreaming.

"Second Master...Second Brother."
To be continued...