The more Sima Ao hides his sadness, the more worried everyone becomes.
"You all go and have a rest, and leave the rest to the servants!" Sima Xiang said to his daughter-in-law Jiang Min.
The housekeeper hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Yes, madam, these little things will be left to us servants!"
"Yes, we haven't seen each other for a long time. Let's get together in the study." Li Fulai, Jiang Bin, and Xiaopang also came over.
"We meet every day." Sima Ao said to Xiaopang.
"I haven't seen you for a long time. I really have a lot to talk to you." Li Fulai said to Sima Ao.
"Okay then!" Sima Ao followed his father's instructions and went back to his room first.
Just when Sima Ao was about to hug his daughter "Little Golden Lotus" and go back to the room together, Jiang Min nervously grabbed "Little Golden Lotus" and said to Sima, "My husband smells of alcohol, so let me hold him!"
Sima Ao smelled his sleeves. It smelled really strong of alcohol and said, "Okay!"
Li Fulai, Jiang Bin, and Xiao Pang came to the study room and looked at each other nervously for a while. No one dared to speak loudly for fear of saying something wrong.
Sima Ao asked Li Fulai, Jiang Bin and Xiaopang with a puzzled expression. "Don't you want to get together and chat? Why don't you talk?"
"Yes, if you have anything to say, let's talk together!" Li Fulai said first.
"By the way, Li Fulai, how are you doing in the palace?" Jiang Bin asked.
"Yeah, I haven't been back to Kyoto for a long time." Xiaopang asked.
Li Fulai sighed and said, "Oh! Forget it, I'm bored to death in the palace. If I had known it would be so boring, I wouldn't have entered the palace to be a palace painter."
"Since you're bored, why don't you come back?" Xiaopang asked puzzledly.
"It's not that I don't want to come back, it's just that I can't leave the palace before it's time to leave the palace. I was able to leave the palace this time only because there was something urgent at home." Li Fulai said with bitterness.
"Why don't you leave the womb?" Xiaopang asked again.
"I don't know either. The palace has been very strict in interrogation recently, not only in the palace, but also in Chang'an." Li Fulai added.
Xiaopang asked nervously. "Is something big going to happen?"
"I'm just a palace painter, so I don't know. But looking at the momentum, it looks like something big is going to happen."
"Don't listen to his nonsense. He is so friendly with the emperor's boy. Is it so difficult to leave the palace? It's because the empress and maid in the palace are so beautiful that they are infatuated and don't want to come back to see us." Jiang Bin didn't believe Li Fulai's lies.
"Jiang Bin, why do you always say that about me? Am I that kind of person? Jingjing, you know that I am not that kind of person. Although I am in the palace, I have not seen the emperor for three months."
Jingjing did not participate in the men's chat, and she and Jiang Min played with "Xiao Jinlian".
Li Fulai suddenly asked, Jingjing rolled her eyes at Li Fulai.
"No way, you haven't seen the emperor for three months? Aren't you very good with him?" Xiaopang didn't believe it.
"Okay, so what, I am the emperor and have everything to do every day. How can I see you sometimes?" Li Fulai said with a sigh.
"It's good to know! Originally, you were daydreaming when you weren't awake." Jiang Bin said to Li Fulai mercilessly.
"I hate you Jiang Bin so much. Every time I talk to you, you always look arrogant and lecturing." Li Fulai said unconvinced.
"I did that for your own good!"
"Who wants you to do it for me? I'm not a three-year-old!"
"Ouch! You guys like to quarrel as soon as we meet."
While Li Fulai, Jiang Bin, and Xiaopang were chatting, Sima Ao was silent.
As soon as the topic came to the palace, Sima Ao felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
At this time, Li Fulai's wife came up and said it was time to leave!
While speaking, Li Fulai's wife glanced at Jingjing.
Li Fu came and said that having a family means trouble and no freedom, so he stood up and left.
Jiang Bin came with his parents, so naturally he couldn't stay too long, nor could he get too close to Jingjing, lest his mother would nag and scold her again.
Jiang Bin also stood up to say goodbye to his younger sisters Jiang Min and Sima Ao. "Sister, brother-in-law, I'm going back too!"
"Brother, so early?" Jiang Min was a little reluctant to let her brother leave.
"There is no way, we have to open the store tomorrow."
The Jiang family's property has been handed over to Jiang Bin. Now Jiang Bin has to open the shop early in the morning every day and can no longer be as carefree as before!
After Li Fulai and Jiang Bin left, Jingjing also stood up and said goodbye to Jiang Min and Sima Ao.
Jiang Min, who was holding her daughter, also stood up and said reluctantly. "Sister Jingjing, you're leaving too!"
"It would be unsafe for a woman to go home too late," Jingjing said.
"This is the same way." Jiang Min replied.
Hearing Jingjing's words, Sima Ao felt a chill in his heart, and stood up and asked, "Don't let the housekeeper take you back."
"Why don't I give it to Miss Jingjing!" said the chubby guy on the side.
"No need, I can do it alone." Jingjing knew that Xiaopang also had a family, so she could avoid being gossiped about, so she rejected Xiaopang.
"Then you have to be more careful!" As he spoke, Sima Ao looked at Jingjing with affectionate eyes.
"Yes, sister!" Jiang Min added distressedly.
A smile appeared on Jingjing's face and she said, "I will, don't worry!"
The little guy fell asleep. When he got up to leave, Jingjing glanced at the sleeping 'Xiao Jinlian'. When she reached the corner, Jingjing turned back and glanced at Sima Ao, her eyes filled with reluctance and sadness.
Everyone had left and the study was quiet. Now Sima Ao really felt a little sleepy.
I want to go to bed, but I smell like alcohol.
Sima Ao decided to take a bath before going to bed.
Hearing that her husband wanted to take a bath, Jiang Min put her sleeping daughter aside and prepared hot water for her husband.
While waiting for water to be prepared, Sima Ao picked up a book and read it.
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Soon, Jiang Min prepared hot water and told Sima Ao that he could take a bath.
Sima Ao said, "Okay," then took a white towel to the bathroom and took a bath.
I don't know if it was because Sima Ao took a bath for much longer than usual this time, and Jiang Min had a bad feeling.
I don’t know how much time has passed, but it always feels like a long time has passed.
Sima Ao took a bath for much longer than usual this time. Jiang Min was worried that Sima Ao would get distracted and do stupid things in there.
Because it's not like Sima Ao has never done such stupid things. Fortunately, the servant realized it early and rescued Sima Ao from hanging.
Jiang Min came to the bathroom, knocked on the door, and called twice, "Husband, are you okay?"
There was no response from inside, so Jiang Min was so frightened that she wanted to push the door open and go in.
Just as Jiang Min was about to open the door and go in, Sima Ao put on his clothes and walked out!
"Husband, you scared me!" After saying this, Jiang Min threw herself into Sima Ao's arms.
"Are you worried that I won't be able to think about it?"
"Um!"
"Don't worry anymore, I won't do anything stupid again."
Jiang Min looked at Sima Ao with suspicious eyes. "Is it true? You have to promise us that you won't do stupid things again. We and I can't live without you."
Seeing Jiang Min's pleading eyes, Sima Ao was heartbroken!
Sima Ao hugged Jiang Min's waist and said with assurance: "Now that I have you and our daughter, how can I be willing to die?"
Seeing that her husband had forgotten his grief and cheered up again, Jiang Min's worries were officially relieved.
The two returned to the room lovingly, looking at their sleeping daughter with happy smiles on their faces!
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