Xue Mu knew that it was Xu Ruyan who was crying.
He walked slowly towards the direction where he was crying,
But Xu Ruyan choked with sobs: "You...don't come over."
Xue Mu stopped.
He pretended to ask: "What's wrong?"
"You...did you know that my father was sent to the execution ground today?" Xu Ruyan asked while crying.
"Um."
"Then why didn't you tell me?"
"Your father asked me not to say anything."
"How does my father know that you know me? You are lying."
"I once said that you begged me at the gate of Jingzhao Mansion, and he begged me not to reveal this news to you."
At this time, Xu Ruyan finally stood up.
But maybe it was because I cried for too long.
The makeup is all gone.
Her eyes were as wet as cherries from crying.
"I...what else did my father say before he died? Did he mention me." At this moment, the moonlight shined through the window and shone on Xu Ruyan's face.
Xue Mu replied: "He asked me to tell you that you can go back to your hometown and live a good life, and stop worrying about what happened in Kyoto."
"Okay..." Xu Ruyan nodded.
"Of course...he also asked me if I would take you in."
As soon as Xue Mu said these words, Xu Ruyan raised her head.
But before he finished speaking, Xu Ruyan said: "Mr. Xue, if I stay with you, I will only drag you down. I will leave for my hometown tomorrow."
"Well, okay." Seeing that Xu Ruyan had made up her mind, Xue Mu felt relieved.
Then he said: "Then you have a good rest."
After saying that, he was ready to leave.
As soon as I opened the door, I found the sky started to thunder and lightning, and it started pouring rain.
This rain even made Xue Mu feel that it was even more shocking than the idol drama.
Originally, Xue Mu wanted to return to the hut before the rain subsided, but Xu Ruyan said, "How about... you wait here for a while."
In the end, he gave up his decision.
Closed the door again.
inside the house.
Xu Ruyan and Xue Mu sat face to face.
It seems that the past scene of two people chatting easily has changed.
The atmosphere is a bit heavy.
Xue Mu knew that she was leaving tomorrow, so he said, "How about you tell your father's story."
At this time, Xu Ruyan's eyes seemed to show a glimmer of light.
You know, in the eyes of many people, especially after her father's accident, those officials were disgusted and avoided taboos.
Xue Mu's words at this time undoubtedly restored some warmth to her cold heart.
Xu Ruyan looked at the table in front of her and said in a daze: "My father... as far back as I can remember, he has been a good official, a very good official."
"He gets up every morning to go to court. He passes by Aunt Wang's place next to the mansion gate and buys a piece of sesame cake there. He never rides in a sedan chair, but walks there every day."
"Because he cared about the people, the late emperor attached great importance to him and even held the official position of Minister of Household Affairs. When he was in office, there were very few disaster victims outside Kyoto, and they were even invisible."
"But since the death of the late emperor, the current Daqing Emperor ascended the throne and began to implement a series of arbitrary dictatorships. He did not go to court all day long and left all political affairs to his ministers."
"On the other hand, the people were in dire straits and life was in ruins. My father became anxious and wrote several letters one after another, and was eventually demoted to the position of head of the household department."
"Originally, I advised him not to worry about these things anymore as he has passed his forties, but he didn't listen and still made comments every day."
"Not long after, news came out that he had accepted tens of thousands of taels of silver in bribes, and was subsequently imprisoned..."
After hearing what Xu Ruyan said, Xue Mu couldn't help but admire Xu Jie's character.
It's a pity that he didn't take more care of him before he died.
But it's not Xue Mu's fault. After all, his situation was still in danger at that time.
If you don't even protect your own life, how can you care about others?
Xue Mu then asked: "Didn't your father have some close friends all these years? Didn't he help your father when he was in a critical moment?"
"My father was sent to jail, but today's Holy Emperor, who dares to..." Although Xu Ruyan whispered, a trace of anger could be heard in her tone.
"But...I heard my father say before that if anything happens to him, he can go to the Jingzhao Mansion Heavenly Prison to find a jailer named Xue Yuangen. But I searched several times and couldn't find him. Someone with the same surname There is only Mr. Xue, and there should be a jailer named Xue Yuangen in your prison, right?"
Listening to what Xu Ruyan said, Xue Mu frowned: "Xue Yuangen is my father."
"your dad?"
"Well, he passed away a few days ago."
"sorry."
Xu Ruyan immediately apologized.
Xue Mu was puzzled: "Your father is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, how come you know my father? You know, my father is only a jailer, so there is no way they can know each other."
"This little girl doesn't know."
Faced with all these doubts, Xue Mu felt that it was necessary to keep Xu Ruyan here.
"Have you learned how to do laundry?"
"Um?"
Xu Ruyan was stunned for a moment. Seeing that he changed the topic a little quickly, she inevitably didn't react.
Xue Mu said calmly: "From now on, when you are at home, just wash my clothes for me. You don't need to do anything else."
"Mr. Xue means...to keep the little girl here?" Xu Ruyan didn't understand Xue Mu's intention.
"Since your father knows my father, there's no way I'm going to die without saving you. If you really encounter a robber or flower picker on your way back to your hometown, I'm afraid the two elders won't let me go without my clothes. Wash too carefully, just rub it casually.”
When Xue Mu saw her stunned, he asked, "Is it inappropriate?"
"Okay... okay." Xu Ruyan nodded, stood up and saluted him.
Seeing that things were almost done, Xue Mu was about to leave.
However, the rain seemed to have no intention of stopping.
Just when he was in trouble, Xu Ruyan whispered: "If... Mr. Xue doesn't mind, the two of us can share the same room... My daughter can sleep on the floor, and Mr. Xue can sleep on the bed."
"Well, that's it."
With that said, Xue Mu walked to the bed and prepared to hug the pillow.
Xu Ruyan didn't expect him to agree so quickly.
Her little mouth pursed slightly, but she was still grateful to Xue Mu for taking her in.
Unexpectedly, Xue Mu covered himself with a quilt directly beside the bed and lay on the ground.
Xu Ruyan was stunned for a moment.
Xue Mu said calmly: "Such a good bed, if you don't sleep on it, I will sleep on it."
Only then did Xu Ruyan secretly laugh.
Perhaps the sadness that had been suppressed all night finally eased at this moment.
This night.
The rain kept falling.
The atmosphere was not harmonious.
Xue Mu, who was under the bed, felt that the floor was a little rough.
On the bed, Xu Ruyan's face was flushed and her breathing was a little short.
This was the first time she slept in a room with a man.
But because she cried for too long, she fell into a dream after a while.
In the middle of the night, in her dream, she saw Xu Jie.
"Daddy, daddy!"
She was crying and shouting.
Suddenly, she woke up.
Xue Mu sat next to her, looked at her and asked, "Are you dreaming?"
This time, Xu Ruyan hugged him directly and cried loudly: "I don't have a father anymore..."
Xue Mu didn't say any words of comfort, just patted her on the back.
Xu Ruyan didn't know how long she cried. She only knew that she fell asleep leaning on Xue Mu's shoulder.
When she woke up the next morning, she found herself lying on Xue Mu's chest with her left hand on his abdomen.
Xu Ruyan was immediately frightened and woke up.
She slowly looked down from Xue Mu's head, recalling what happened last night.
Until she sees something she shouldn't.
Yes.
