The Shen family and his daughter were stunned when they heard this.

Chen Zhen glanced at Chen Muqing and ordered the servant: "Let him come in!"

The servant left, and Pang Debao quickly followed the servant in.

After not seeing each other for several months, he lost a lot of weight and looked tired on his face.

After saluting Chen Zhen, he said with great respect: "Mr. Min said, Mr. Shen wants to meet our young master. Our young master said that he is now in a guilty manner and it is really inconvenient to come out and walk around. He was a very short person to pay his respects to Mr. Shen. If the master has any instructions, I will definitely bring the words to our young master."

The master told Mr. Min that he wanted to see Xiao Sa?

Is this the reason why Mr. Min is in a hurry to leave?

Chen Muqing looked at Chen Zhen in confusion.

A surprise flashed in Chen Zhen's eyes, but he did not refute Pang Debao's words, "Master Shen wants to see our young master", but said with a smile: "Since that's the case, then please bring me a message to him. Ask him, what are your plans for exile to Yanzhou Guard?"

A look of surprise flashed across Pang Debao's face, but soon responded with a solemn expression.

After he left, Chen Zhen smiled and looked at Chen Muqing who was a little dazed: "What? The ink has not been polished yet?"

"Oh!" Chen Muqing came to his senses, lowered his head and began to concentrate on grinding the ink.

Chen Zhen dipped in ink and wrote five or six large pieces of paper. Yingfen came in to serve tea and blinked at Chen Muqing while Chen Zhen was not paying attention.

Chen Muqing found an opportunity to go out.

Yingfen was indeed waiting for her under the eaves.

"Auntie, Manager Pang is looking for a meeting!"

Chen Muqing was slightly surprised.

Why did it come back so quickly, or didn't go back at all?

She followed Yingfen quickly.

Pang Debao was waiting for Chen Muqing in the middle of the road not far away. When he saw her, he quickly came over.

Seeing that he was sweating all over his head, Chen Muqing couldn't help but feel anxious when he thought that he had always been silent: "What happened?"

"Auntie, what should I do?" Pang Debao wiped the sweat from his forehead, "I brought Mr. Shen's words to the young master, but the young master said: I have no plans. I can only go to Yanzhou Guard to say it. Look, how should I go back to Mr. Shen?"

Chen Muqing's eyes darkened.

Do you don’t want to have any connection with the Shen family? Or are you giving up?

But no matter what, Shen Zhen will judge this matter... She will follow her father's decision!

"Just just reply to the master!" Chen Muqing sighed softly, "You have never experienced anything. Fortunately, you came to ask me for advice. If you answered your own words, you still don't know what kind of storm will arise?"

Pang Debao smiled bitterly: "I don't know! But this sentence answered..." Seeing Chen Muqing's expression firm, he shook his head, and followed Yingfen to Chen Zhen.

Chen Muqing stood outside for a while before entering the house. He happened to hear Chen Zhen asking Pang Debao: "Have you set a date for departure?"

"It's settled!" Pang Debao replied respectfully, "It's settled on April 26."

Chen Zhen nodded, and Pang Debao retreated.

Chen Muqing pretended not to know and smiled and said, "How did Xiao Sa answer you?"

Chen Zhen glanced at his daughter with deep eyes and pointed to the inkstone: "The ink is gone!"

Chen Muqing had no choice but to respond and stepped forward to help his father polish the ink.

At night, she didn't sleep well all night and was thinking about Chen Zhen's attitude. As a result, as soon as she got up early the next morning, Yingfen hurriedly came to tell her: "Young Master Xiao is here - she is talking to the master in the study!"

Chen Muqing was very shocked and went to Chen Zhen's study.

Pang Debao stood under the eaves and waited, Chen Muqing stepped forward and asked him, "What's going on?"

Pang Debao glanced at the study and whispered: "Yesterday, I transferred the words of the young master to Mr. Shen as you ordered. Mr. Shen asked me, can the young master leave? I said, I can leave. Mr. Shen said, let the young master come to see him. The young master came early this morning..."

Chen Muqing also glanced at the closed window lattice in the study: "How long has Xiao Sa been in?"

Pang Debao followed her gaze and said, "It will take about a stick of incense."

Have you been in for so long?

Chen Muqing couldn't help but frowned slightly: "Do you know what you said?"

Pang Debao shook his head and pointed at the maid and servant standing under the eaves: "The master sent everyone out."

There is nothing to do about this!

Chen Muqing and Pang Debao waited in the yard for a long time, and the door of the study suddenly opened with a creaking sound - Xiao Sa walked out.

Seeing his slightly staggering steps, Chen Muqing's eyes were slightly wet, and he met them in two steps in three steps: "Are you okay?"

Perhaps because she was still young, she suffered so much fatigue. Xiao Sa was thinner than when she saw her last time, but her appearance did not change much.

He looked at her with a complicated expression and shouted "Mu Qing" softly.

There was a sadness in his tone that was indescribable, which made Chen Muqing look at him in shock.

"What's wrong?" she asked in a low voice.

Xiao Sa didn't make a sound, but just looked at her with a hot gaze, and then shouted "Mu Qing" softly.

It seems like there are thousands of words but I don’t know how to express it.

Chen Muqing felt warm in his heart. Just as he was about to ask again, Chen Zhen's voice came from the room: "Muqing, come in, I have something to say to you."

She had no choice but to look at Xiao Sa deeply, responded to "Yes", and passed by Xiao Sa.

Chen Zhen sat cross-legged on the big kang next to the window, looking at Chen Muqing who was walking in with a deep look.

"Mu Qing, come here!" He pointed to the Jinwu beside the kang,

Chen Muqing suppressed the confusion in his heart and walked over, sat on the brocade.

Chen Zhen looked at his daughter: "I heard everything you and Jingshu said in the house that day!"

As expected!

Chen Muqing's heart was slightly bitter.

"You said something," Chen Zhen pondered, "'I hope Xiao Sa will not let my expectations of him'. What do you think I have any expectations for Xiao Sa?"

Chen Muqing looked at Chen Zhen with hesitation in his eyes.

"What? I can't even say it?" Although Chen Zhen smiled on his face, he couldn't help feeling a little sad.

"No!" Chen Muqing felt guilty when he thought of the way he had hurt Chen Zhen's heart, and hurriedly said: "I don't know how to say it, nor do I know if what I guessed was right."

Chen Zhen looked at her with a smile: "What's right or wrong between us father and daughter!"

Chen Muqing smiled embarrassedly and said, "I suddenly heard that you did not allow me to interact with Xiao Sa. I was very panicked. I was just thinking about why your attitude changed so quickly, and I also wanted to know what you thought about Xiao Sa. Later, Sister Jingshu reminded me, she said, "You are not a person who ignores the safety of the country for the sake of your children's love. Then I calmed down and thought carefully about the reason."

Everyone said that you don’t want me to suffer with Xiao Sa. But I think you have been ups and downs in the officialdom for so many years and have seen the truth about the world. It must not be for this reason.”

Chen Zhen laughed: "Oh! It's not for this reason, but for which reason?"

Chen Muqing looked at his father seriously: "You are afraid that Xiao Sa will marry me for his ambition in his career!"

Chen Zhen didn't say anything, but the smile in his eyes became stronger.

"Is that true?" Chen Muqing smiled and pulled his father's sleeve, "So after Xiao Sa returned to Kyoto, you left the matter without paying attention. First, it was the capture of the Supreme Emperor, which was a shame to the country, so you cannot agree with what you are doing today; second, Xiao Sa's biggest danger has passed, and the rest of the road has to be walked by him. Grandfather died early, and you have today, and you have all the way you have to walk by yourself."

"It's good that you can understand." Chen Zhen breathed a long sigh and gently stroked his daughter's hair: "You know, although life is impermanent and career is dangerous, it often makes men feel like competing and want to compete with God. Xiao Sa is still young. If he can't understand what is his most important support? What is his greatest guarantee? He will never know how to cherish your efforts... I have spent this life to barely understand this truth, let alone him!"

Chen Zhen remembered Li?

The tears filled the eyelids.

Thinking of my mother's greatest wish is to be happy, but I am a person who is unwilling to compromise and go my separate ways with my proud son-in-law in my mother's eyes...

"He can stand up for you, which means he has friendship with you; he can never surrender in adversity, find a way to solve the problem, which means he has the ability to survive in adversity." Chen Zhen looked at his daughter, with crystal clear eyes flashing, "I have already told Xiao Sa to ask him to find a suitable person to propose marriage."

Chen Muqing was stunned.

She thought that Chen Zhen was not very disgusted with Xiao Sa as her son-in-law, and that if Xiao Sa really loved her, one day Chen Zhen would nod and agree to the marriage, but what she didn't expect was that Chen Zhen's transformation came so suddenly. When Xiao Sa was exiled and was about to set off for the Yanzhou Guard that could not be found on the map, Chen Zhen took the initiative to ask Xiao Sa to propose marriage.

Chen Muqing couldn't believe his ears and sat on the brocade and looked up at his father.

In the flash of lightning, she suddenly understood...

Chen Muqing held his father's hand, and tears suddenly fell: "Your cough has not been cured... Are you hiding something from me? Don't you think I'll let me go... Yanzhou Guard is so far away, I won't go... I'll guard you at home..."

Chen Zhen suddenly laughed.

When he thought of Kyoto being surrounded, his daughter was very scared, but she pretended to be calm and told jokes to herself!

"Silly child!" Chen Zhen wiped his daughter's tears with the corner of his sleeve, "I'm fine. If you don't believe me, ask Aunt Chen? Or, ask me the imperial doctor who treats me."

"Then, why has the cough been bad?" Chen Muqing didn't believe it.

"I'm older," Chen Zhen smiled, "If you are sick, you won't get better than before! Besides, you advise me to keep Aunt Chen, just to have someone to take care of me?"

"If I go to Yanzhouwei, if you have a headache or fever, I will be worried!"

"You!" Chen Zhen smiled helplessly, "Xiao Sa was stunned when she heard that I asked him to find someone to propose marriage." He sighed, "You have never seen the embarrassed look..."
Chapter completed!