The noise of the night market finally dissipated with the sound of a gong, and the night truly immersed the earth. Xie Ruqing rode a small sedan with a lantern on top, walking quietly in the dark night.
This small sedan chair was like a small and faint ray of dawn that began to appear in the dark night. It was like a thin silver thread, slowly stretching out.
Its existence is incompatible with this dark night. It is like a bright ray of sunshine in the dark night. It is no longer so scary in the darkness and dispels the darkness in people's hearts.
In such a dark night, Brown Tang slowly emerged from the street and walked to Xie Ruqing's sedan. Brown Tang lowered his head and asked:
"Master, let's just leave everything to Mr. Gao. How about we secretly let someone investigate."
"No need. Although Gao Qi is ruthless, he is indeed famous for his promises. What's more, he must be concerned about our wife's affairs. You don't have to worry about Gao Qi."
"But remember, go back and find some unfamiliar people you can trust. They can quietly place them in each room and pay close attention to their movements."
"Master, are you doubting..." Brown Tang was about to express his suspicion when he heard Xie Ruqing knocking on the wooden board in the sedan chair, so he immediately fell silent and said instead:
"Yes, Master, a group of Kunlun slaves were just cultivated in Jiangnan Road the year before last year. You originally said that they were going to be sent to Fuxi Kingdom, but over in Fuxi Kingdom, you gave Master Qin and Master Fang to Fuxi State last month. Once we get there, if Kunlun Slave gets there, I'm afraid he won't be as good as Mr. Qin and the others, not as good as..."
"No, although Aqin and Afang are smart, they can't defeat many hands with four punches. Those Kunlun slaves are their hands, eyes and ears. No matter how urgent the family affairs are, they can't overstep the state affairs and destroy the Qingzhou Palace. Let’s withdraw some of our family members back to Beijing, and let them work in our mansion.”
"But isn't the Gong family a serious problem for us? This is the man we finally got in... If..."
"The Gong family is not stupid. We have found some clues a few days ago. We can't lose people. Besides, I have already made other arrangements for the Gong family to do things better than us Kunlun slaves." Xie Ruqing turned the jade ring on her hand. Said casually.
"Yes, Master, you are wise~"
"You don't have to compliment me. You don't have to go back to your hometown with me now. Go to Chen Ji to buy a bowl of pot. The taste of Madam's hometown is nothing like the chefs in our house. Chen Ji has a master chef who has been here for many years. You Buy it back and give it to your wife to have a taste." Xie Ruqing opened the sedan curtain and said.
"Yes, little one, go right here."
After receiving Xie Ruqing's order, Brown Tang disappeared into the night as silently as when she came.
The first ray of dawn in the morning quietly drew a line from the horizon, gradually becoming brighter and brighter. It began to drive away the night and make the darkness disappear.
As the dawn continues to strengthen, everything on the earth begins to wake up. Grass, trees, flowers, birds, and insects all begin to become active and prepare for the new day.
Xie Ruqing stood at the door of Hefeng Hall, glanced back at the first bright ray of light on the horizon, then withdrew his eyes, and then pushed the door open and entered.
The strong smell of traditional Chinese medicine was still lingering in the main room at this moment. Gu Ruosu was still sleeping and did not notice the arrival of Xie Ruqing. On the contrary, Murong Shu stayed up all night and stayed by Gu Ruosu's side. At the first moment, Then he discovered Xie Ruqing's arrival.
"Sister-in-law."
"Well, you can go back and rest first. I will take care of your aunt here."
"Yes..." Murong Shu didn't want to leave, but looking at Xie Ruqing's cold eyes, she didn't dare to say no. She could only reluctantly leave Gu Ruosu's house, secretly making up her mind to wait for Xie Ruqing to go up. After that, he came over again and stayed by Gu Ruosu's side.
"Why haven't you woken up after sleeping for so long? Are you tired? You've worked hard. Marry me..."
"Let's sleep a little longer...just for a little while...I'm back from Gao Qi...I have to wake up soon so that I can rest assured..." Xie Ruqing took off her robe and mask. , he immediately sat next to Gu Ruosu, grabbed Gu Ruosu's little hand, and kept stroking it while murmuring his feelings.
At this moment, Xie Ruqing very much hoped that Gu Ruosu would wake up earlier, but Xie Ruqing was afraid of waking up Gu Ruosu and disturbing her rest, so she continued to lower her voice while speaking, until the ever-increasing dawn light came in. Inside the house, he refused to stop.
I don’t know how long Xie Ruqing has been mumbling to herself, but I only know that as the dawn gets stronger, the sky becomes more and more beautiful: the color of the sky changes from ink to dark blue, and then the dark blue gradually turns to light blue. Then after turning into pink, orange and yellow, the sun began to appear in the sky, and when the light made the whole earth brighter, the moment Gu Ruosu woke up, Xie Ruqing also stopped mumbling to herself.
"Hmm...so sleepy..." Gu Ruosu turned over sleepily and said.
Xie Ruqing could no longer hide the smile in his eyes at this moment. He watched Gu Ruosu turn over on the bed. Then, he lovingly guided Gu Ruosu to put her head on his knees, and then, like coaxing a child, he gently Patting Gu Ruosu's back, he said in a happy tone:
"It's okay. Let's have breakfast and drink medicine later. Let's sleep for a while. Let you get enough sleep and don't let anyone disturb you..."
"Hmm...ok..." Gu Ruosu responded confusedly.
But the peaceful scene of the past only lasted for half a moment, when Gu Ruosu suddenly said: "I miss my fourth sister."
Xie Ruqing paused and then said: "She will miss you too, she is always watching you in heaven..."
"My fourth sister is the best person... Why don't good people live longer... Why is her daughter so miserable... It's all my fault. Why didn't I take good care of my sister's children..."
"It's not all your fault. Tigers are poisonous but they can't eat their seeds. Who would have thought that everyone in the Murong family is worse than a beast, and that his own daughter and sister are willing to harm..."
"For so many years, they have written to us, saying that Shu'er and the others are living well. If you want them to come to Beijing, they have refused over and over again. If they are really wrong, it is also my fault for not reminding them in time. There's something wrong with you..."
"Where's Shu'er? Is she okay... I want to see her..." Gu Ruosu said in a muffled voice.
"She's fine. She stayed with you all day yesterday. It's just that you fainted. I don't know. I just asked her to go back. After she goes back and has a good rest, I'll call her to you again..." Xie Ruqing said this He said in relief, but looking at Gu Ruosu's brows still furrowed, he continued:
"I have already taken back Murong Shu's prostitution contract from 'Die Lian Hua' and burned it. I will also take care of the rest. No one will know that my dear girl is Murong Shu. From now on, Murong Shu It will only be Gu Shu, a relative of our Xie family and the guest here."
"Gu Shu?" Gu Ruosu asked doubtfully.
"Well, Gu Shu, she said that she no longer wants to be named Murong, which is a shameful surname for her. She wants to take your sister's surname as her surname, use your sister's surname, do something great, and shine the lintel of your Gu family."
"Hmm... Indeed... It's okay to not give up the surname Murong... It will save us trouble... But for the surname change, do we have to ask the elders of the Gu family and the Murong family..."
"Don't worry, I will arrange all these things for her. You don't have to worry. Just take good care of yourself..." Xie Ruqing couldn't help feeling a little distressed when she saw Gu Ruosu, who was constantly worrying about various things at the moment, and quickly interrupted, It comforted Gu Ruosu's heart.
"I asked Brown Tang to buy you your favorite Guobian. A few days ago, you said you wanted to eat it. It happened that a master chef Chen Ji came over. Please try it later and see if it tastes good. If it tastes good, I will make it every day. If you go buy some brown sugar, you can come back."
"Thank you..." Gu Ruosu said.
"Thank me for nothing. I am your husband. Protecting you and making you happy are the most important things in my life. It is a matter of course. There is nothing to thank me for." Xie Ruqing touched Gu Ruosu's head and said.
"You don't understand..." Gu Ruosu sighed and said in her heart alone: [I am not your wife, but I have taken over your wife's identity, occupied her life, and enjoyed the dividends and care you gave...]
"I don't understand, I only understand... In this world, only you, only you... are my wife..." When Xie Ruqing said these words, she didn't know why she deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of "you", as if she meant it. refers to.
But Gu Ruosu immediately shook his head, thinking that this was his illusion...
But Gu Ruosu was afraid that Xie Ruqing would become suspicious, so she said again: "Nonsense, you are not just my wife...you obviously married another before me...and gave birth to many children."
"Your relationship should be very good. At least, I remember that when the third child saw me for the first time, he told me the love story between you and his mother under my coaxing... What is the story of the flower before the moon? , Thrush in the morning… aren’t they all there…”
"Mr. Yu and I treat each other with respect, but what the third child said about the flowers before the moon and the thrush in the morning has never happened... At most, his mother and I, together with the children, used to enjoy the flowers together on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Over the month.
Moreover, the third child looks at things quite simply and can make up his own mind about things that are not there. If you listen to what he said, you have really wronged me. "
"Nonsense, although the third child is a man from the military camp, he can't compare to you civil servants who are so round and round... But he is not stupid, why is he quite simple, and he also likes to make associations... It is clearly because of your guilty conscience..." Gu Ruosu muttered road.
"I never feel guilty about these things. When the third child comes back for the New Year, I will ask him in front of you what he saw when he was a child."
"The third child is coming back? Why didn't you say anything before?" Gu Ruosu suddenly said in surprise. Her attention at this moment had long been transferred from Xie Ruqing's emotional problems to the third child of the Xie family. There was no other reason. She had already seen I have seen all the children of the Xie family, but I have never seen Sanlang of the Xie family who has been guarding the border all year round, so I am inevitably quite curious.
"Well, I'm coming back. I've been guarding the border for ten years, and it's time to return to Beijing. Things that were decided in the spring, but there are too many things in the house recently, and I'm busy preparing for the reception etiquette. It’s too late to say it.”
"Well, Mrs. Ru knows. She is a frail woman with two children, and her husband is not around yet. She is quite pitiful."
"You should know that the third child values his family the most. I think he has already prepared a book for Ru."
"Well, that's good, forget it, I won't ask the third child about you when he comes back."
"Why?"
"Tch, you are his father, how dare he say something bad about you... Besides, family reunion is the most important thing, so what's the point of asking these questions?
Besides, I'm not...original...I'm not a small-minded person. "Gu Ruosu almost told the "truth".
At this moment, Xie Ruqing darkened his eyes and opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he did not say the words. He just continued to pat Gu Ruosu's back, coaxing him to be the only one in his life...
Xie Ruqing and Gu Ruosu on the other side were not able to be completely honest with each other at this moment, and they had some little-known sorrows.
On the other side, Rushi, who was alone in the empty room, had just received a letter from Xie Jiasanlang and Xie Haojia, as Xie Ruqing said, and became ecstatic.
"My wife wishes to say that everything is going well for me at the border. It's just that we may have to make arrangements for a march in the near future. This matter is very important and involves our country's espionage, so I won't elaborate on it with my wife. In the future, I may not be able to correspond with my wife for some time. , I hope my wife will not miss you and live a good life at home. I will try my best to return as soon as possible. I only hope that on the day of return, my wife can personally take the osmanthus wine under the locust tree and get drunk with me before resting." Xie Changdong stood in front of Ru's Beside the couch, Mrs. Ru was reading the letter with a sweet voice.
After reading, Xie Changdong happily threw himself into Ru's arms and said, "Mom, dad said he would try his best to come back early to have a drink with you. Does that mean he is coming back? I miss him so much! "
"Yes, yes, I think he will be back soon... Ordinary people change border defenses every seven years. Your father has been at the border for ten years now. Come to think of it, no matter what, it is time to come back." Ru Shi continued. Xie Changdong smiled and coaxed.
"Really! Then I'll tell my brother later! He must be very happy too!" Xie Changdong said with a smile.
"Your brother... By the way, why haven't I seen your brother come these past few days? Didn't you tell me that he was sick before? Why, is he still sick?" Ru Shi said with a frown.
"Mom...actually, my brother's illness is just fake..."
"What are you pretending?! Your brother has never lied to others!? But what happened? Did someone in the family school bully you?" Ru anxiously grabbed Xie Changdong's shoulders and asked nervously.
Xie Changdong shook his head and said, "No, no, everyone is very kind to us, and my husband is also very kind. My husband likes my brother the most and says he is smart!"
"Then did your brother tell you why he was pretending to be ill?" After hearing Xie Changdong's words, Ru softened his expression and asked as calmly as possible.
"Hmm... I don't know... My brother just said... He just said... Let me study hard with him... After that, I will take my mother to be an official somewhere else! Stay away from here."
"Your brother is a man of fighting spirit. You should learn from your brother, but how could he know that in such a big world, there are no good principles in Kyoto~" Ru said with a smile.
"Tch~ Brother has no fighting spirit~" Xie Changdong said with a snort.
"Oh, where is the lack of fighting spirit? Your brother is top-notch in every subject, unlike you, who always fails every time," Ru said with a smile as she poked Xie Changdong's little head.
"Hmph~ Mother, you don't know. My brother asks me to study hard every day, but he hasn't been studying hard recently. I just got up today and went to see my uncle, saying he wanted to borrow some books. I looked at the miscellaneous notes, but I followed my brother, and he obviously went out! And he went to find Sister Putao, who was with your mother before! They even entered the house together!
Sister Grape’s rice dumplings are the best! My brother must have been eating alone behind my back!
I saw it with my own eyes... and you didn't even drag me along with you... Mother! You have to say this for me! "Xie Changdong puffed up his little face and said coquettishly.
Ru's face froze when she heard this, but she still smiled and said: "Okay, okay, your brother wants to go out to meet your sister Putao for some delicious food. He's not sure, but he just stopped by to catch up with old times~
You ~ you think about eating, drinking and having fun every day. Let me tell you, as for your schoolwork, if you don't study hard... I'm afraid you will find out when your father comes back. Your father wants to beat you, so listen to your brother, okay Studying well is the right path..." Ru said as she touched her youngest son's head.
"By the way, Dong'er, when your brother comes back, ask him to come to mother. Tell him that mother has something to ask him for, and ask him to come no matter what." Ru's tone was still gentle, but there was a hint of sadness in it. It was so unreasonable that Xie Changdong frowned in discomfort for some reason.
But Xie Changdong still said obediently: "Yes, mother, don't worry, even if I tie him up, I will tie him up in front of you!"
"Good~" After hearing this, Ru Shi said with a satisfied smile. Then he turned his gaze to the locust tree in front of the window, his eyes shining, as if he was expecting something... Only, when Xie Changdong left, another Silently dimming his eyes, he seemed to accidentally cut off the beads in his hand.
"Mommy, go and give Putao a few slings of money and let her live a good life. Now that she's out of the house, it's best not to have any contact with the people in our house."
"Yes, Putao has recently become a mother, so I should be able to understand your good intentions, madam."
"I also hope so. If she can't understand, I will be extremely distressed." After Ru said this, he rubbed his temples as if he was distressed, and then said:
"By the way, Mom, I heard that the girl brought by my uncle came to the yard of the Duke's wife and made her mother-in-law faint. What a plan. I heard that she hasn't come out yet."
"Maybe he was beaten. The Duke is not a good-tempered person."
"Oh, she is a poor girl. When someone returns to our uncle's yard, go and deliver some plasters. Just say it's some of our thoughts, and give her a few words to ask her to work harder, and let Mr. Liu do more. No matter how hard you try, your mother-in-law will be the most merciful and gentle, and you will be able to be a family in the future."
"Madam, you are kind-hearted, why don't you call people over to chat with you about Buddhist rituals, copy scriptures, and pray for the Duke's wife?"
"That's not necessary. I can just copy the book by myself. It just shows that I am sincere." Ru squatted down and picked up the Buddhist beads scattered everywhere, and said with a soft face...
(End of chapter)
