sbdcsierra Chapter 323: Not as good as Lan'er
Chapter 323: Not as good as Lan'er
Chu Chenfeng felt a little uncomfortable with what Li Mulan said, "Why haven't you slept yet?"
"Just like you, I can't sleep."
Chu Chenfeng took a few steps forward and asked, "Do you want to go out for a walk?"
"Now?" Li Mulan was a little surprised. Why was this guy in such a good mood today?
"Don't want to?" Chu Chenfeng didn't want to force her. Just when he was about to say "If you don't want to, forget it", he heard Li Mulan's charming voice, "Okay, I can't sleep anyway. Where is the prince going to take me to play? Are you going to take me to watch the moon again? Today seems..." Li Mulan looked up at the sky, "The moon is not round enough."
Chu Chenfeng smiled and said, "Just follow me."
In just half an hour, they had already reached the top of a mountain outside Kyoto. Of course, this speed was also due to Chu Chenfeng's good Qinggong.
There is a gentle breeze on the top of the mountain, and the sky is dotted with stars, which looks particularly clear and has a unique flavor.
But Li Mulan had a dark face at the moment, with her arms across her chest, looking very unhappy.
Chu Chenfeng realized it only later. Wasn't she fine when she came out? Could it be that he had used Qinggong just now and flew her too fast?
He was a little confused, "What's wrong?"
Li Mulan's beautiful almond-shaped eyes looked at him dissatisfiedly, "What were you doing before you came here?"
Chu Chenfeng was confused, "In the mansion."
"Who did you meet?"
“See...” Chu Chenfeng didn’t know whether to say it or not for a moment. Would the girl misunderstand if he said it?
Li Mulan was angry, "Why? You can't tell me? You must have met your confidante!"
Chu Chenfeng got anxious when he heard this, "It wasn't a confidante, I met Xu Pingting. She said she knew the real cause of my brother's death, so I met her."
He said this quickly and urgently, as if he was afraid that Li Mulan would not believe him.
Li Mulan frowned slightly, "How did she know? Can she tell me?"
Chu Chenfeng's expression showed nothing unusual. "I know very little. I only found out about it when I overheard her grandfather, the Prime Minister, talking with her grandmother. She doesn't know many specific details."
"Did the Prime Minister really do this?"
Chu Chenfeng nodded without further response.
Li Mulan still didn't quite believe it. After all, the former crown prince was the son-in-law of Prime Minister Xu, so they were family after all.
"You really didn't find out anything at all back then?"
"I never believed that my brother hanged himself, but I really didn't find any evidence."
"As long as it happens, there will definitely be clues. Now, with Xu Pingting as a clue, your brother's death will eventually be fully investigated."
Chu Chenfeng nodded, seemingly not wanting to say more, "How do you know I met someone else today?"
Li Mulan snorted twice, "The fragrance on your body... hum, a faint floral scent, it can't be your own."
Chu Chenfeng raised his arm and smelled it, then immediately frowned, took off his coat without saying a word and threw it aside.
I guess it was when he was strangling Xu Pingting's neck that she touched it while struggling.
Li Mulan looked at the coat embroidered with gold thread and sighed with regret, "What a waste."
"Waste nothing."
Li Mulan found his serious look funny and said, "It's still very cold on the top of the mountain at night. Aren't you cold?"
Chu Chenfeng shook his head and asked hurriedly, "Are you cold?"
Li Mulan gathered her cloak and said, "It's not cold. By the way, I always forgot to ask you, how is Jiangnan going? The troublemaker Little Grasshopper sent me a letter two days ago, and his words were full of excitement. Although he didn't say it explicitly, it seems that he made a lot of money?" She looked at Chu Chenfeng, "Were you cheated by him?"
Chu Chenfeng's low laughter made Li Mulan's heart tremble.
Because he was afraid that the wind would blow on her, Chu Chenfeng stood behind her to block the wind for her, and he was very close to her, so that the laughter was as close as if it was right next to his ear.
Li Mulan rubbed her ears uncomfortably, "What are you laughing at?"
"Your subordinate is smart and has a great business sense. This is a great opportunity. If you can seize it, you might become the top leader in Jiangnan's business community."
Li Mulan's eyes widened in surprise, "Are you saying that Little Grasshopper is going to become the richest man in Jiangnan?"
Chu Chenfeng's eyes were gentle, "You are going to become the richest man in Jiangnan."
"Yes, yes, it's me, hahahaha. Oh, this is good news. That brat didn't even say it, but he was able to hold it in this time."
"I must have wanted to give you a surprise, but I let it slip."
"Ah, I'm still very surprised now. So... is it almost over over there?"
"We are indeed preparing to close the net. Fortunately, you sent Long Yi as well. He helped me a lot."
"Oh, I'm just worried about Uncle Zhang. He doesn't have any martial arts skills. I'd feel more at ease if Long Yi was here."
Speaking of Uncle Zhang, Chu Chenfeng asked, "Uncle Zhang's style of doing things is not simple at first glance. He must be from a big family."
Li Mulan shook her head. "Uncle Zhang didn't want to talk about it. I asked him once and he never asked again. He just said that he was dead in the past and he was reborn now."
Chu Chenfeng nodded, it seemed that he also had a story.
"Then... King Cheng, are you not going to let him go?"
"Well, I have allowed him to live for these many years. Brother, the death of our father was related to him. I can't let him live any longer."
Clearly feeling the chill emanating from Chu Chenfeng, Li Mulan pulled his arm and pointed at the brightest star in the sky, "Do you know what star that is?"
Chu Chenfeng shook his head.
"That's Sirius. Isn't it very bright?"
Chu Chenfeng nodded, but his eyes were indeed looking at Li Mulan. She had a smile on her face and her eyes were sparkling, brighter than the stars.
"What about that one?" Li Mulan pointed to another particularly bright star.
Chu Chenfeng still shook his head.
"That's Vega. Do you know the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl?"
"do not know."
Li Mulan pouted, "How come you don't know anything?"
"Not as much as Lan'er knows."
Li Mulan nodded, "That's right, I know a lot."
Standing on the shoulders of giants, with nine years of compulsory education, three years of high school, four years of military school, and then graduate school, they naturally know much more than these ancient people.
Looking at the shining stars in the sky, I realized that I have been in this world for thirteen years without realizing it. Mom and Dad... should have accepted the fact that she is dead.
I don’t know if mom is still blaming dad, and hopes that the nerdy brother can go home more often to spend time with them, so that they won’t be too sad.
Chu Chenfeng obviously sensed her low mood and touched her shoulder, "What's wrong?"
Li Mulan shook her head, "I miss home a little."
Chu Chenfeng naturally knew that the home she was talking about was not the Taifu Mansion, and guessed it should be the Lingxiao Palace in Longyan Mountain.
"When I'm free later, I'll go back to Longyan Mountain with you."
Li Mulan blinked her big eyes, knowing that he wanted to break up, but she still nodded obediently, "We first met in Longyan Mountain."