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Why did Gu Mang use Mo Xi's ribbon to tie up his hair?
Jiang Yexue pondered. Mo Xi was a clean freak. If he didn't use other people's things, he wouldn't let others touch his things either. Even if he wasn't a clean freak, this was strange enough. Under what circumstances would a person take someone else's hair ribbon by mistake? Both of them had to have redone their hair …
The more he thought about it, the more serious his expression became. Jiang Yexue tapped his fingertips and the wheelchair moved forward silently and stopped beside Gu Mang.
This time, he saw it more clearly. In addition to the golden edges, the ribbon was also tattooed with a flying snake. It was indeed Mo Xi's item.
Could it be …
Jiang Yexue's heart suddenly beat faster. He held his breath and looked down from the hair ribbon to Gu Mang's neck. He looked carefully, but other than a small mole on the side of Gu Mang's neck, there was no other trace.
At this moment, Gu Mang instinctively felt a prickle on his back and suddenly opened his eyes!
Jiang Yexue: "…"
Gu Mang: "…"
Their eyes met. Seeing that it was him, the sleepiness and alertness in Gu Mang's eyes disappeared.
"Ah, Brother Jiang." Gu Mang sat up, rubbed his hair, and yawned. "We're almost there? Are you going to wake up? "
Jiang Yexue coughed softly and quickly looked away from Gu Mang. "No, I just came in to rest. I saw that you were sleeping soundly and I was afraid to wake you up. I didn't expect that I would make too much noise."
Although he said it perfectly, his side face was a little red and he lowered his head awkwardly.
"…" Gu Mang took in his reaction and was silent for a while. Then he smiled lazily and said, "… I woke up easily. It's not your problem."
Jiang Yexue looked down and said, "Then you sleep for a while. I'll go wash up first."
"Alright."
When Jiang Yexue's figure disappeared behind the bamboo screen in the inner cabin, the smile on Gu Mang's face immediately disappeared. He quickly got up and walked in front of the bronze mirror to carefully examine his face.
He remembered that he and Mo Xi had never kissed, but at that time, he was in a state of delirium, so it was hard to tell if he remembered wrongly. Jiang Yexue's reaction just now was really strange, so Gu Mang couldn't help but reevaluate himself.
After examining for a long time, Gu Mang did not find any traces. Only then did he heave a sigh of relief and lie back on the bed.
He was probably thinking too much …
In the past, when he was with Mo Xi, he was always worried that someone would find out about their relationship. At that time, every time they finished, he would ask Mo Xi to repeatedly check Mo Xi's exposed skin to see if there were any hickeys. Then he would ask Mo Xi to help him check if there were any traces that would lead people to daydream.
It wasn't that he was being unreasonable out of boredom, but that their relationship was too absurd. Gu Mang was really worried that someone would find out.
Mo Xi was an aristocrat, and he was from the most unattainable branch of the aristocracy. He was a hero of four generations, a tiger of a general's family. Even the daughters of aristocratic families didn't dare to dream of marrying him.
If the secret between them was exposed, what would Mo Chime have to face?
Gu Mang had nothing, so he didn't care about other people's criticism. But Mo Xi was different. His family was noble, his reputation was elegant, he was benevolent and righteous. He was still so young, so pure. The only blemish on this young man's life was Gu Mang's.
Gu Mang didn't want this blemish to ruin Mo Xi's life.
Therefore, he was different from Mo Mie. Mo Mie would set the best future for the two of them as his goal and would head in that direction regardless of the consequences. On the other hand, he would set the worst ending for the two of them as a warning to himself not to fall into depravity.
It was like this then, and it was even more so now. Mo Xi was now the first commander of Chong Hua, and he had become a traitor. After his consciousness returned, he thought about all the things that Mo Xi had done since they met again. From their reunion at Luo Mei Villa, to Wang Shu's protection, from the Golden Imperial Palace, to stopping the fight at the New Year's Eve banquet.
He only felt cold sweat trickling down his back. It was unbelievable.
Was this person crazy? Why was he still protecting him?
Was what he had done in the past not enough for Mo Xi to hate him to the bone? Not to mention the absurdity of last night — what antidote, what being poisoned by the love poison. What a joke, the one who was poisoned by the love poison was him, Gu Mang, not Mo Xi.
Marshal Mo was such a cold beauty. Would he sacrifice himself just because of a traitor who was burning with lust and living a life worse than death?
Killing the traitor with one strike would be considered benevolent.
Gu Mang wasn't stupid. He knew that Mo Xi still had him in his heart.
This feeling made him feel flattered, but also made him feel hopeless. He could calculate the black and white pieces on the chessboard, but he couldn't calculate his general, his lover, and his princess. The most important person on the chessboard that he wanted to protect the most.
Mo Xi was not under his control.
So this man who was not under his control finally made a mistake with him and went to bed with him. But Gu Mang knew that this was the bottom line, just like when they had an affair when they were young. Their love could only be cultivated to this point. They couldn't see the slightest bit of sunlight and would never be able to walk on the right path.
"…" Thinking of this, Gu Mang couldn't help but look back at the place where Jiang Yexue disappeared. Then, with a guilty conscience, he lowered his head and sniffed himself twice. But all he could smell was the faint smell of locust and nothing else. Jiang Yexue was not a featherman, so it was impossible for him to detect a more subtle smell. Maybe he was thinking too much …
Gu Mang sighed and buried his face back in the blanket.
He silently used his fingers to dig into the blanket.
Mo Xi, my princess, my little fool.
… What should I do with you …
They slept until sunset. In the evening, their nuclear boat finally arrived outside the city of Chong Hua.
At this time, the tea stalls in the outskirts of the city had already closed. There weren't many people on the ancient road. Not long after they landed, Murong Chuyi also arrived. He got off the boat and turned to leave.
Yue Chenqing hesitated and said, "Fourth, fourth uncle …"
But Murong Chuyi acted as if he didn't hear anything. Dressed in snow-white clothes, he left without looking back.
Yue Chenqing hung her head. Jiang Yexue comforted her and said, "It's okay. He'll calm down."
"Mm …"
Seeing the reaction of his nephews, Mo Xi sighed inwardly. Looking at Murong Chuyi's back, he thought that although Murong Chuyi was a few years older than Jiang Yexue, he felt that Jiang Yexue was the calmest elder among the three of them. But this was someone else's family matter, so he didn't say much. Just as he was about to retract his gaze, he caught a glimpse of the stone pillar beside the Chong Hua Bridge.
Mo Xi's gaze couldn't help but darken for a moment. The old beggar in the Mirror of Time was no longer there. The second year after Gu Mang's betrayal, the old man had passed away. Now, the familiar sound of falling lotuses could no longer be heard here.
Gu Mang walked to his side and nudged him with his elbow. Crossing his arms, he laughed and said, "Hey, Lord Xi He, what are you looking at? You're looking at Mr. Murong? "
Mo Xi immediately turned around and said, "Nonsense."
"I was right. You're angry from embarrassment, hahaha …"
After laughing a few times, he realized that it wasn't just Mo Xi. Even Jiang Yexue and Yue Chenqing were looking at him with serious expressions.
Gu Mang tactfully pursed his lips and laughed dryly, "Well, I'm sorry. I was just joking."
Mo Xi didn't want to argue with him and said, "I'm leaving too. I'm going to the palace to report to Junshang."
Gu Mang asked, "Don't you need me to follow you into the palace?"
"No need. You can go back to Xi He's residence first."
Gu Mang laughed and said, "Then can I walk around? I'll change my appearance. I guarantee that no one will be able to tell. "
"Where do you want to go?"
"Anywhere. There's a biscuit stall in the east, a shadow puppet show in the west, Apricot Flower House in the south, Rouge Alley in the north …"
Mo Xi said coldly, "You're not allowed to go."
"I'm just looking. I'm not going to prostitute myself."
Mo Xi gritted his teeth. He didn't get angry, but it looked like his lifetime of patience and self-restraint had been used to suppress the anger in his heart. He lowered his head to look at Mo Xi and said through gritted teeth, "Go back to the residence and stay there."
Jiang Yexue silently watched the two of them argue. He sighed and said, "Brother Gu, the fact that you've regained your consciousness will be exposed as soon as you go to the brothel. Beautiful women are good, but isn't your life more important?"
"… That's true. Brother Jiang's words are quite reasonable." Gu Mang sighed and said, "But Xi He's residence is really too quiet. How about I go to Brother Jiang's residence and sit for a while?"
Jiang Yexue said apologetically, "I still have to accompany Chenqing to the pharmacist's residence."
Gu Mang sighed and said, "Alright, alright. Then you can go. I'll go back and lie down obediently. Mo Xi, when you come back, can you bring me a set of leaf cards? Your residence is really too boring. I might as well go back to the plum gardens … "
Before he finished speaking, Mo Xi had already left.
Wang Cheng had already put down the martial law. The towering turrets looked especially majestic in the afterglow of the setting sun.
Mo Xi was an important official of the Military Council and also a descendant of a noble family. He had been given a jade pendant by the late Emperor and could enter the core of Wang Cheng without prior notice. However, Mo Xi had always understood the rules. He understood that grace was grace, and the Emperor's heart was the Emperor's heart. Therefore, even though he had such power, he never used it.
"Lord Xi He!"
"Greetings, Lord Xi He!"
Walking along the main path and through the corridor, they arrived at the main hall. Mo Xi walked through the imperial guards just like in the Mirror of Time. The soldiers bowed their heads and saluted him one by one. The soldiers' armor was shiny, and the red pheasants on their hoods rustled in the afterglow of the setting sun.
Mo Xi hadn't paid much attention before, but now that he looked, he realized that the imperial guards from eight years ago had almost all been replaced. He didn't see any old faces among the imperial guards.
"Aiyo, Lord Xi He, you're back!" Eunuch Li bowed to Mo Xi as soon as he saw him. "This old servant greets Lord Xi He."
Mo Xi stopped in his tracks. "I'll have to trouble Eunuch Li to report that Mo Xi requests an audience with Junshang."
Eunuch Li said, "Junshang is not feeling well and has already rested."
"…" Mo Xi didn't say anything. He glanced at the main entrance of the main hall where the candles were lit.
Eunuch Li hurriedly explained, "Lord Xi He, please don't misunderstand. The person in the main hall is not Junshang."
Mo Xi frowned slightly. "Then who is it?"
Eunuch Li was about to answer immediately, but he seemed to have thought of something. He rolled his eyes and put on a warm and ambiguous smile that the imperial concubines of the imperial harem were most familiar with.
Unfortunately, Mo Xi wasn't a member of the imperial harem. He didn't understand the meaning of this smile. He only asked curiously, "What are you smiling at?"
Eunuch Li bowed and led him to the golden hall of the library. He smiled and said, "Nothing, nothing. I just feel that it's better to come at the right time than to come early. This old servant thinks that the noble in the main hall must also want to see Lord Xi He."
"… Who?"
"Lord Xi He, go in. You'll know once you enter."
Since Eunuch Li didn't answer, Mo Xi didn't like to beat around the bush. He glanced suspiciously at Eunuch Li's overly gossipy smile, paused, and went straight to the hall to push open the door.
The sandalwood door opened with a creak. The evening wind blew into the hall, causing the phoenix lanterns in the hall to sway. The maid in the hall, Yue Niang, was shocked. She knelt down in panic and kowtowed. "Greet Lord Xi He!"
The person sitting on the table also raised his head. Meng Ze met Mo Xi's gaze.
Mo Xi: "…"
Princess Meng Ze's beautiful eyes relaxed. She was startled for a moment, then smiled like a lotus blooming in clear water. "Ah, it's Brother Mo?"
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