The wine shop meets again

  After the banquet, Song Lingyu also bid farewell to Lian Ping. When the princess's carriage reached a certain place, Song Lingyu sent away the carriage and said she could go back by herself, then took another carriage and headed down another street.

  She arrived at a wine house on the road from the military camp to the Mu mansion, where Mu Shaochen would have to pass by today. Since he had to lead two thousand troops, he must return to inspect them today. In that case, waiting for him here was perfect.

  The room was close to the street, and it was easy to see everyone on the street clearly. Song Lingyu guessed that since Mu Xiaojuan was going to the military camp, she would not take a carriage, but ride a horse herself.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, after a while, Mu Xiaojuan was seen riding a horse from afar. Since there were many pedestrians on the street, Mu Xiaojuan didn't dare to ride too fast.

  Suddenly, a pile of things was sprinkled from above. Mu Xiaoou slightly frowned and immediately stopped the horse. The things fell to the ground, but instead of the imagined metallic sound, there were some crisp sounds. Upon closer inspection, a pile of melon seeds lay quietly on the ground.

  Looking up at the floor above, a woman was pushing open a half-open window with one hand, smiling at herself.

  Mu Xiao's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, then he tied up his horse and walked towards the wine building.

  Song Lingyu saw Mu Xiaojuan had already entered and closed the window tightly.

  There was a knock at the door, and then the voice of the shopkeeper came: "There is a guest outside who says he wants to find you. Shall I let him in?"

  Song Lingyu glanced at Zhi Lan and then nodded slightly.

  Zhilan nodded and walked to the door of the Ya room, opened it, looked at the shopkeeper, then looked at Mu Xiaocong again. This person Zhi Lan could still recognize was the one from the palace: "The young lady said let him in."

  "Ah, okay." The shopkeeper said, then went downstairs to attend to other customers.

  After Mu Xiao Yan went in, she sat down opposite Song Ling Yu: "I didn't expect you to come back and find me so soon."

  Song Lingyu smiled lightly and said, "I didn't expect to see you again in this situation." After finishing speaking, the smile at the corner of her mouth slowly became shallower, and she asked, "The Fifth Prince has ambitions for usurping the throne, are you going to choose to help him?"

  "No."

  Hearing his answer, Song Lingyu unknowingly let out a sigh of relief: "That's good, but I have to tell you that the Fifth Prince is my arch-nemesis. I advise you not to help him."

  Mu Xiao laughed and said: "I originally thought that the young lady of the Song family was just a small role, but I didn't expect that such a small woman would dare to oppose the fifth prince."

  Song Lingyu smiled and asked back, "Is it strange? You should have found out when we were in the mountain stronghold that I'm not as I seem on the surface."

  Mu Xiao drank a mouthful of tea at an unhurried pace: "Indeed, fortunately, I didn't let Mu Qian bully you back in the mountain stronghold. Otherwise, I would have died unjustly before the imperial court even attacked the stronghold."

  Song Lingyu smiled: "If it weren't for me, you would have been a lonely soul long ago. If I'm not mistaken, that charred corpse wasn't even you."

  Mu Xiao Wei smiled slightly: "You're right, it's not me."

  "So it was you who proposed a plan for disaster relief."

  "It's me."

  "Why did you give up wealth and fame to leave, only to return now?"