Zhongli Ruoshui left Dingguo Hou Mansion.
She stood in front of the gate of the Hou Mansion for a long time, but after all she did not go to the Huaxi Villa.
She took Lin Xueer into the carriage and went to Sun Tuozi's small yard.
In the carriage, Lin Xueer looked at Zhongli Ruoshui in surprise.
She is Zhongli Ruoshui's personal maid, but she cannot enter the study room in Dingguohou's mansion, so she doesn't know what happened. It's just that the circles in the young lady's eyes are so red, she may have suffered a lot from discussing Li Chenan. Wronged.
"The old lady also doesn't agree?"
Zhongli Ruoshui shook his head and looked out the car window.
"Not really. I'm a little confused. Let me be quiet."
Lin Xueer shut up, feeling increasingly worried.
Because Miss has always been a strong and tenacious person.
Even in the winter when the young lady was ten years old, when she was tortured to death by the disease, the young lady was not as depressed as she is now... The madam was also in the study, and she was afraid that the young lady and the madam would have a falling out because of Li Chenan.
Is it worth it?
Lin Xueer didn’t know.
There was just a dull pain in my heart.
It was already dark when the carriage arrived at Doctor Sun's small courtyard.
Zhong Liruo got off the carriage and looked up at the night sky. A bright moon had risen, like a jade plate, very bright and beautiful.
Just, it just seems a little too cold.
Just like my mood at the moment.
Li Chenan should have gone to Cheng Guogong's mansion by now.
How should I tell him about this?
Hiding it from him?
Let him spend the last days of his life with you?
tell him?
How could he marry a dying woman!
What should I do?
If I had known earlier, I would never have held the cultural gathering on March 3rd!
Without that literary meeting, he and I would never have known each other. He would still stay in Guangling City and run his tavern. Perhaps Shen Qiaodie would have reconciled after seeing his changed appearance.
Or maybe, he would meet another girl in Guangling City, and then live his life comfortably in that tavern as he thought.
He will not come to Kyoto.
Not to mention that he will not be involved in the struggle of many forces because of himself.
I can't help him!
By the way, the fourth princess Ning Chuchu seems to be interested in him!
Originally, she didn't want Ning Chuchu to see Li Chenan, but now... she has to promote this marriage between them. This should be the last thing she does for him before she dies!
Thinking of this, Zhongli Ruoshui felt a little more relaxed.
If Li Chenan becomes the consort of the fourth princess Ning Chuchu, I think neither Ji Tai nor Ning Zhixing will make things difficult for him anymore.
Zhongli Ruoshui took a deep breath and made a decisive decision in his heart——
After a while, I asked Doctor Sun for confirmation. If I was indeed as grandma said, I would immediately enter the palace and go to the fourth princess Ning Chuchu’s house!
"Knock on the door!"
Lin Xueer walked over and knocked on the door.
After a moment, the door opened, and Xiao Wu stood in front of it.
He was slightly startled when he saw Lin Xue'er. He looked up and saw Zhong Li Ruoshui, and immediately grinned.
"Beep, bab, bab..."
He exchanged a few words with Zhongli Ruoshui, and then took Zhongli Ruoshui and his master and servant to the backyard.
Sun Tuozi was sitting in front of the stone table in the courtyard drinking wine.
It's not peach blossom wine or Huapingchun, but the most common loose wine in Kyoto.
He heard footsteps, put down his wine cup and looked up, his eyelids suddenly twitched twice for no reason.
He stood up, feeling a little weird in his heart, because there was no reason for the third lady to come here alone at this time.
"Miss, please sit down!"
Zhongli Ruoshui said a blessing, his face was filled with a smile, and he could no longer see the sadness just now.
"Thank you, Grandpa Sun!"
She sat opposite Sun Tuozi. Xiao Wu ran to the kitchen and took two sets of bowls and chopsticks, but Lin Xueer did not sit down. She was still standing behind Zhong Li Ruoshui.
There are only two side dishes to accompany the wine on the stone table.
A plate of braised pork head.
A plate of sauced pig tails.
Sun Tuozi didn't ask, he just looked at Zhongli Ruoshui with a smile.
Zhongli Ruoshui didn't go straight to the topic. She stretched out her hand and twisted a piece of pig tail, nibbling on it, and said, "I remember when we were in Shuiyunjian, Grandpa Sun liked this pig tail."
"I still remember Grandpa Sun saying that children should not eat. If they do anything after eating, they will fall behind others."
"So I didn't dare to eat at that time because I was afraid of falling behind others."
"But later on, I saw how delicious your food was, so I tasted it secretly, and realized that the sauced pig tail was so delicious... So it didn't matter if I fell behind others."
Sun Tuozi grinned, "The pig tails that Mr. An cooks every night are always missing one or two the next day. So you ate them secretly?"
"Hee hee, Eunuch An was the emperor's former royal chef, and his skills are indeed good... Even now that he is older, he is still the master chef in Juxian Pavilion."
"Well, this can be considered his blessing. Eat more, these pig tails are really made by him!"
"No wonder the smell is still so familiar."
"The sauced pig tail tastes more delicious when paired with wine. Do you want a drink?"
"good!"
Xiao Wu easily understood the spoken language of their conversation. He looked at the master in surprise, then took a cup and poured a glass of wine for Zhong Li Ruoshui.
Zhongli Ruoshui took a sip. It was a little spicy and astringent. It was indeed much worse than Li Chenan's Huapingchun.
But that's not important.
The important thing is that wine can strengthen your courage!
So she drank the glass of wine in one gulp.
He looked at Xiao Wu and pointed at the wine glass. Xiao Wu looked at his master and Sun Tuozi nodded slightly.
Zhongli Ruoshui ate a piece of pig tail and drank three glasses of wine.
Her face was slightly red, but she couldn't see it clearly under the moonlight.
She put down her wine glass and did not twist another piece of pig tail. She looked at Sun Tuozi and asked very seriously:
"Grandpa Sun, how long can I live?"
The wine cup in Sun Tuozi's hand was frozen in mid-air.
Xiao Wu opened his mouth in silence.
Lin Xueer, who was behind Zhongli Ruoshui, was shocked and vaguely guessed something.
It was clear that only ten breaths had passed, but it made Sun Tuozi and the others feel as if a whole year had passed!
He put down the wine cup, avoided Zhongli Ruoshui's gaze, and asked, "Did you go to the Hou Mansion today?"
"Um!"
"Grandpa Sun, tell me the truth, because I still have a lot of things to do. I have to know how long I can live so that I can properly arrange my affairs behind me."
"Your grandma asked you to come to Kyoto. She is afraid of this winter, because it is the fifth year since you last got sick!"
"..."
Zhongli Ruoshui withdrew his gaze and looked up at the night sky in the four corners of the patio.
The moon has not risen here yet, and there are stars in the night sky here.
"So, it's only been two months."
"That's not necessarily the case. The medicine Xiaowu collected from Laoshan is very good. If you take it on time, you may be able to survive this winter, and by the end of spring next year, you'll be..."
"Just wait until next winter?"
"That's roughly what it means."
"I see!"
Zhongli Ruoshui stood up, said another blessing to Sun Tuozi, and forced a smile: "This wine is not good to drink. From now on... I will ask Chen An to send you more Huapingchun!"
Sun Tuozi also stood up, "Don't think wildly, there will always be a way!"
"Well, I'll take my leave first!"
"……good!"
Xiaowu sent Zhongli Ruoshui away from the small courtyard. He gestured loudly. Zhongli Ruoshui raised the corners of his mouth and gestured with his hands, saying: "You promised to accompany Chen An to the Mid-Autumn Festival the night after tomorrow, but you can't. You must take him back to another courtyard!"
"No, take me to Shuiyunjian!"
She turned away.
Xiao Wu's clean face was filled with tears!
