Mo Xi raised his hand and interrupted him. "When did I sleep with your niece?"
"You, you don't recognize it!" The uncle angrily pointed to Mo Xi's nose and said, "Well, everyone says that Xihe Jun is a gentleman. I think you are a beast! Just after sleeping with someone, you turn your face and don't recognize them.
You also punish your woman's cousin. You, you, you are just a white wolf!"
He roared vigorously there, but the faces of the people beside him were different. The guards who admired Mo Xi seemed to be mad. The other two people who spread rumors were shivering. Gu Mang was wearing the mask and his face couldn't be seen at all. However, his posture was still indifferent.
As for Mo Xi himself, he sat on the chair of the army account, folded his hands on his knees, stared at the man for a while, and said, "Mengze is kind to me, I look at her face, and then call you elder. Elder, I don't know who told you such absurd things, but now I tell you that Mengze is very innocent and has never had an affair with me."
"Bah! Don't be a liar. You don't need to dress up for me!"
Mo Xi said angrily, "Although I was alone with Mengze, I in no way overstepped. If you don't believe me, you can ask her."
"Who said anything to you about the Chonghua army?" The cousin raised his coarse eyebrows and looked contemptuous. "Did you still want to do something to my niece in the account tent of the Chonghua army? Hoodlum! I'm talking about noon! You were in your own camp - aiyo, I'm sorry to say, you, you know what you've done to Mengze!"
Mo Xi: "..."
Gu Mang: "..."
Seeing that Mo Xi's face changed slightly and he didn't say a word, the cousin was a little complacent. He grinned and said, "Is that right? Is there any sophistry this time?"
"Xihe Jun, when I was in the red feather camp, I heard that your army in the north was very strict, and you were never misled by women. Today, it seems that you dared not to do it! Alas, it's a pity that my silly niece is blind can't look at others. However, she looks at you, a man with beast-like mind, and you have defiled her body..."
Depending on his age and position, he said more and more mean things. His face was black and his lips were closed, but Gu Mang could not hear him.
"It's not over yet?"
"What are you?" The cousin looked at him several times and his big eyes turned a white. "Oh, someone who is only a bodyguard who comes to teach the royal family a lesson. Ha ha, it's a wonder in the world!"
After that, a series of insidious sneers came out of his throat.
Before he finished laughing, he heard Mo Xi say, "You are right."
"I did meet in private at noon."
Everyone was surprised! Each pair of eyes turned to Mo Xi.
The cousin was shocked and laughed, "Ha ha ha, look! Take a look! Am I right at all? Little fireball, I know that General Mo has nothing to do with it, and you are not against military discipline. As long as you - "
Mo Xi interrupted him.
"Servant."
It seemed that the servant could hardly turn away, and his mood was extremely complicated. "Yes."
"Remember my private meeting with others, and participate in your punishment."
"... Yes. "
Before he finished, he sat on the back of his chair, with his long fingers folded, and then said one by one, "In addition, I will record the rumors of the three men and join them in front of the red feather camp."
"?!" The cousin's tiger eyes are wide open. "Mo Xi, what do you mean? You have confessed your actions, but you still say that I am waiting for rumors. What are you—"
Mo Xi stood up and looks at him coldly with cold eyes like glass beads.
"Because that person was not Princess Mengze."
"!!!"
If it was creepy for Mo Xi to admit that he had a personal relationship with others, then after that, the atmosphere of the army account was like a bow and crossbow, which suddenly broke.
Other people didn't have to speak, even Gu Mang opened his blue eyes and stared at Mo Xi in amazement.
Mo Xi went to the cousin, reached out, raised the fat face, and whispered, "I've really put up with you for too long."
"Since the day Mengze saved me, nearly ten years ago, you have been making things up every day and spreading every word falsely. Today, it has been directly spread to me. Senior, I just want to ask you, is it interesting?"
"..."
"It's said that I have feelings with Mengze and I have personal affairs with Mengze. Do you think that as long as you talk a lot, I will really marry her, or do you think you know me better than myself?"
"Over the years, I have respected Mengze and thanked her. My predecessors have said it countless times. No one listens to me, and listens to the wind and rain. Saying it's clear that I am ready to marry her at any time."
Mo Xi said, "If Mengze really married into Xihe mansion, is it good for her or for you?"
The cousin's face gradually turned yellow, and his eyes dodged. "Xihe Jun, what are you talking about…"
"I'm asking you," Mo Xi said, "You are very clear about what your Murong family is doing, because you are trying to make a move and even slander your niece's innocence. Why ask me again?"
"You... You... " The cousin lips which were as fat as pig intestines trembled for a long time. His eyes turned around disorderly. But also because of the lack of heart, he could not say more words.
Mo Xi straightened up and closed his eyes a little.
Just as he was about to finish the conversation, the cousin suddenly thought about a new foothold, raised his eyebrows and shouted, "Mo Xi, you… You don't need to arrange other reasons! I see you, you are a cold-blooded person!"
"..."
"You and Mengze were childhood friends. No one could guess. Who knew you weren't interested in her?"
Mo Xi's phoenix eyes were wide. In this dispute, he had been stunned, disgusted, angry and tired, but not at a loss. But the words of cousin almost shocked him.
He almost choked for a moment before he asked, "Well… How could I have been interested in her?"
The uncle said, "If you didn't mean to be with her, how could she hurt herself to save you in the naval battle of Dongting? Since she was able to do that for you, it must have been because you treated her well. Otherwise, who could do this for someone else without any reason? Don't you want to say that Mengze's amorous behavior doesn't work?"
Of course, it was impossible for Mo Xi to leave him alone, so he had to buckle up the judgment of "being amorous" on Mengze. Seeing his silence, the cousin became more and more energetic. "Now that she's broken down and old, you don't see her, and you're eager to draw a line with her. People say that Xihe Jun is a gentleman with love and righteousness. You are not a gentleman, but a mean and shameless person!"
The last eight words were full of cadence, and there was silence in the tent for a long time.
"That's good. Have you finished, brother?"
The uncle turned around and saw that it was the little guard beside Mo Xi who slapped his palms. He said angrily, "How can it be you again? I said you don't deserve to talk to me!"
Gu Mang said with a smile, "I'm not going to talk to you, just to ask if you had a good conversation."
Then he turned to the guard and said, "Brother Lao, please take this elder down. Find a tent and close it. Be strict. It's nothing else. It's just that the elder's words are so eloquent. Let him go out and shout. We don't have to fight this battle. Let's convict Xihe Jun directly."
The guard was still immersed in the shock of "Xihe Jun actually had a private meeting with people in the account". After a long time, he came back and said, "Ah. Then, look at General Mo... "
Before Mo Xi, he heard the cousin shout, "Mo! What if you shut me down now?
You have the ability to tell the whole Chonghua that you have another new love. Don't say that Murong's side has ulterior motives, and see how other unrelated people will judge you! I'll tell you fireball, if you lose Mengze, you'll be corrupt! As for the one who climbs on you in private, she is -- "
That's what he didn't have time to say. Mo Xi quickly raised his hand and grabbed his throat. Although he didn't intend to hurt this man, he was angry. He took a rest and the anger in his throat almost passed away.
Mo Xi put his hand up from the ground and stared at the red face. "It suddenly occurred to me."
"Senior, your name is Murong Lie, isn't it?"
Murong Lie was kneaded by him to get off the ground, his feet were kicking in disorder, his face was like a pig's liver, and he was staring at him with white eyes.
"It's said that when Wangshu was determined not to marry Madam Zhao, he had a hundred officials' advice. Among them, the most mean and fierce one was a distant relative called Murong Lie."
"- was that you?"
"Whoa... Wuwu...! "
The cold sheen in the dark eyes of Mo Xi had obviously reached the limit of his tolerance. He said word by word, "From the beginning to the end, you've given advice. Elder, you have been worrying about other people's family affairs for thirty years. However, I may disappoint you. Mengze is like a sister to me. I will never marry her even if I am shameless in the mouth of Chonghua."
Murong Lie was almost crushed to death by him. His eyes turned white and he breathed heavily. He could see the battle between the two nobles in the Chiling camp around him. He was shaking like chaff.
When he saw that he would die if he pushed him again, Murong Lie suddenly fell back to the ground like mud, covering his red neck and panting.
"You may have benefited from the former Wangshu, but I would like to remind you today. First Wangshu is first Wangshu, I am me. What happened to him more than thirty years ago will not be repeated for me. There is no lack of one in Chonghua." Mo Xi paused a moment. "There is no lack of a Lady Zhao. Don't worry."
After that, he waved his hand and ordered the servant to press him down with the other two rumormongers.
The people all retreated, and Mo Xi put up his hand and began to impose the array again in the account camp.
Gu Mang looked at him anxiously. "Mo Xi, although he was in a hurry, he didn't have a way to circle the past. Why did you have to admit the things in the tent at noon?"
Mo Xi glanced at him and said, "I didn't just admit it to him. I've already talked to Mengze. "
Gu Mang was shocked. "What did you say?"
"I said I've had a favorite."
"..."
"I told her before, and she didn't believe it. But I've probably noticed something recently, so I know I didn't lie to her. You don't have to think about it. Sooner or later, this kind of thing can't be concealed. Tomorrow, we will attack Daze City again. I still have some files to look at. Rest early."
Gu Mang looked at his deep brow and eyes with a stubborn look on his face. He was confused and sour in his heart, and sighed, "Well, you are… Why..."
Mo Xi put the last heavy cloth and said back, "I would like to."
"..."
Gu Mang blankly sighed and said nothing more. He went up and held his head. He was silent for a while, opposite to his forehead.
Later that night—
Gu Mang didn't feel sleepy. Mo Xi was reading the file. He was eating a snack beside him reading the memory record he wrote. After a while, he suddenly closed the volume and said, "Mo Xi."
Mo Xi raised his head from the volume of the paper, raised his hand holding a silver spoon, and lit the candle. "What's the matter?"
Gu Mang said, "I suddenly thought of something I forgot to ask before. You mentioned the first Wangshu and Madam Zhao to Murong Lie… What's the matter with them?"
Mo Xi flicked his eyelashes. "Madame Zhao is Murong Lian's mother. You don't have any impression on her?"
"I don't remember that clearly," Gu Mang said, "And I had little contact with her. She didn't like to talk to others. She didn't control her servants much when she was alive, but she was always very strict with Murong Lian. The most common thing in the government was that she didn't let Murong Lian do this and that. It was all according to her meaning."
After a pause, he said with a embarrassed smile, "But she looked pretty."
Mo Xi said, "Madam Zhao really had an outstanding appearance. She was one of the most beautiful women in Chonghua. She was pointed out to be married by Xian Jun to Wangshu at that time… That is Murong Xuan, Murong Lian's father. Her talent and appearance were impeccable, and her family background is opposite to that of Xian Wangshu. However, Murong Xuan once had an affair with another humble woman at that time, so he didn't want to marry her. The scene was very embarrassing."
Gu Mang scratched his head. Although he didn't remember these rumors, he was able to figure out some disputes between Madam Zhao and Murong Xuan from other memories, so it wasn't an accident.
"Then why did Murong Xuan agree to marry her?" he asked tentatively.
"There were other reasons for the pressure of the situation." Mo Xi shook his head. "It's been too long. It's said that there are seventy-eight different versions of the story. Why are you thinking about it all of a sudden?"
Gu Mang said, "Well… Because I have the impression that there is a person who was also the slave of Wangshu mansion. When I was young, she took care of me very much. I always thought that she might be the girl who first liked Wangshu -- "
"It wouldn't be her," Mo Xi said.
Gu Mang listened to his categorical veto and was surprised. "Why?"
"The girl Wangshu liked first was an ordinary person coming from Lin'an, not a servant."
Gu Mang stuffed a piece of mung bean cake into his mouth and puffed up a small bag in his cheek. His long black hair hung softly beside his cheek. "Ah, since she was not a slave, why couldn't she marry Wangshu first?"
"Because even if she was not a slave, her status was very different, and the girl seemed to have been hurt before, so she couldn't remember her life experience very well. I'm not sure about the details, but I've heard many different opinions. There's a rumor that Lin'an belongs to Yue Juntian's fiefdom, and the common people all belong to Yue Juntian's jurisdiction. However, Yue Juntian and Xian Wangshu have never had a good relationship. Knowing that he fell in love with a girl in Lin'an, he encouraged Dangyu to go to the front of the emperor to give advice, pointing out that the girl was undercover from Liaoguo, and finally forcing her to leave… Let's go." Mo Xi put down the scroll. He had always disliked gossip. When he listened to others, he was disgusted and even more embarrassed.
He paused for a while then said, "But there is a more popular saying that Yue Juntian didn't say that she was an undercover agent of Liaoguo, but sent someone to inquire about her origin. Later, he learned that she was a brothel prostitute, so he reported to the emperor, and the woman in Lin'an could not enter Wangshu mansion and become Lady Murong."
He rubbed his brow bone with a headache and said, "It's almost like this. There are many other versions told that I haven't remembered. But most of them are related to Yue Juntian. It's said that the marriage was ruined by him in the end.
He thought that the girl was a common person of his own fiefdom and was not willing to take responsibility for her unknown origin. Therefore, he always opposed their marriage."
Gu Mang looked at his helpless way of gossiping, which was funny and pitiful. He quickly went around and pinched his shoulder for him. Lying on his back, he coaxed, "Ok, I will tell you if I remember."
"Sorry. If you are interested, I'll go to the bookstall next time to buy you a strange news record..."
Gu Mang said, "No need."
Let Mo Xi buy strange news? Don't make it so hard for someone else's small business. The shopkeeper would think that he has come to seal up the bookstall!
The two chatted, and the night passed like this.
Although there were rumors in the army about Mengze, the situation was urgent, and the military discipline of the northern border army was much better than that of the other two battalions. Therefore, most of the rumors only spread in the Chiling camp, and there was no wave for the time being.
At dawn the next day, Chonghua launched a second attack on Daze City as planned.