At night, the sky gradually darkened and became gloomy. The drizzle blew into the room along the window, causing a chill.
The backyard of Chang'an Temple was brightly lit with candles.
Bai Zhi, who had just entered the room, saw her master lying on the table. She quickly came over to close the window, then picked up the cloak from the couch and put it on her master's shoulders. Bai Zhi said in a worried tone: "Master, why don't you get on the couch? What if? The master has caught a cold and needs medicine again."
Bai Zhi knew that what her master disliked the most was drinking decoction.
Lu Xiaoxiao raised his head, held his chin with one hand, looked sideways at Bai Zhi, and said, "Bai Zhi, I have something unclear."
Hearing this, Bai Zhi, who was refilling the tea for her master, paused. Bai Zhi put down the teapot in her hand and said, "What are you worried about, master? Why don't you tell me about it?"
Lu Xiaoxiao looked slightly hesitant, and after thinking about it seriously, she expressed her doubts: "Mrs. Jiang is here today, Bai Zhi, do you feel that something is not right with Mrs. Jiang?"
For some reason, when Mrs. Jiang left in Youshi, she noticed that Mrs. Jiang looked very unhappy. Could it be that she said something that made Mrs. Jiang feel disgusted?
But Lu Xiaoxiao clearly remembered that when Mrs. Jiang asked about it, she only said one sentence!
Bai Zhi said: "Master, don't think too much. Mrs. Jiang is not feeling well, but her face is not very good."
According to Bai Zhi, this is indeed the case.
Mrs. Jiang is ill, so Mrs. Jiang's face is pale, which is normal.
"At this hour, it's time for the master to rest. Otherwise, the master will not be willing to get up tomorrow."
Bai Zhi advised.
No matter how early she goes to bed, she doesn't want to get up.
Lu Xiaoxiao muttered secretly in his heart and responded helplessly: "...Okay."
If she couldn't figure it out, she would stop thinking about it and wait until tomorrow.
Presumably, Master Huaijun will take action tomorrow.
Lu Xiaoxiao got on the bed, hugged the quilt and fell asleep.
Bai Zhi was guarding her master.
In the backyard of Chang'an Temple, only Lu Xiaoxiao could sleep peacefully.
On the other side, Mrs. Jiang's room was brightly lit with candles all night long.
Mrs. Jiang sat on the couch, staring at the candlelight on the wall. She didn't know what she was thinking, but she never looked away.
Until midnight, a homing pigeon with flawless white feathers flew in from the window and quietly stopped in front of Mrs. Jiang.
At this time, Mrs. Jiang was the only one in the room, and both Qiurong and Qiulan were sent out by her with excuses.
After taking off the bamboo tube tied to the pigeon's leg, Mrs. Jiang took out a small roll of letter paper from the bamboo tube.
Mrs. Jiang opened the letter, and there was a line of very small words written on the paper: "Bai Lian is alive and currently lives in the Rongyuan of the mansion."
Rongyuan is the courtyard where Hui'er lived before she got married.
All the arrangements in that courtyard were prepared by Mrs. Jiang herself, but now, Bai Lian was arranged to live there by Jiang Pei'an!
No, in other words, Bai Lian has always been there and never left! ?
Then Hui'er already knew that her biological mother was Bai Lian! ?
Suddenly, Mrs. Jiang's face turned even paler. She stared at the line of words on the paper. She was so angry that she spit out a mouthful of blood, staining the letter paper in her hand red.
The tears pooling in her eyes also fell down. Mrs. Jiang took a deep breath, raised her hand to wipe the blood from the corners of her lips, and sobbed silently.
It turns out that Miss Lu didn’t lie to her, everything Miss Lu said was true! It was her husband, Jiang Pei'an, who had always deceived her!
Jiang Pei'an lied to her for twenty-seven years!
She spent so much effort to raise Hui'er, watched Hui'er get married, and worried about her day and night, fearing that she would be bullied by Shi Weian, but in the end...
It turns out that Hui'er is not her daughter at all!
Mrs. Jiang gritted her teeth to prevent herself from crying. She clenched the letter so hard that she didn't even notice that her fingers were pinched into her palm, which was bleeding.
Miss Lu said that she gave birth to a son, so where is her son now?
Tiger poison does not eat its seeds...
Mrs. Jiang suddenly remembered the words in Miss Lu's mind yesterday -
"Governor Jiangning is so vicious! They say that tigers are poisoned but do not eat their seeds. What is the result?"
Has her son been killed by Jiang Pei'an?
When she thought of this possibility, Mrs. Jiang could not wait to rush in front of Jiang Pei'an and die with him!
Mrs. Jiang couldn't help crying and fell on the couch, gritting her teeth and said: "Jiang Pei'an, you are so cruel!"
She will definitely make Jiang Peian pay the price!
Qiurong and Qiulan, who were guarding the door of the room, looked at each other and sighed.
Qiurong was a little worried and couldn't help but said: "Would you like to go in and see Madam?"
Qiulan shook her head: "Madam asked us to come out because she didn't want us to disturb her. Now she has something on her mind. Even if we go in, we can't do anything."
I just don't know what Madam is worried about.
Obviously, when Mrs. Ming came out of Jiangning, everything was fine.
But as soon as they arrived in Suzhou, something went wrong with Madam. She was in a state of disbelief all day long and didn't know what was going on. Even her personal maids didn't know.
Hearing what Qiulan said, Qiurong could only take a break to comfort his wife.
The long night is long, and the autumn wind brings a slight chill.
Qiurong and Qiulan stayed outside, never leaving.
…
When it was Chen time, Lu Xiaoxiao was woken up by Bai Zhi, "Master, the young master has come and is waiting. He said he wanted to take the master into the city. I wonder if the master wants to follow the master into the city?"
Lu Xiaoxiao was still sleepy. She closed her eyes, yawned, and let Bai Zhi toss her hair: "Why does your husband want to go to the city?"
"Young master said, this time I wanted to take the master out to relax. I can't let the master stay in Chang'an Temple all the time."
Bai Zhi put the comb aside, picked up the hairpin for her master, and continued: "Also, the master also said that when the time is almost up, he will take the master back to Chang'an Temple."
Lu Xiaoxiao suddenly thought: "Will Mr. Huaijun go with us?"
Hearing this, Bai Zhi suddenly chuckled, "Young Master is really good at predicting things."
Lu Xiaoxiao was slightly stunned:?
"how do I say this?"
"Young Master has already guessed that Master will ask this question, so he reminded your slave. If Master really asks about Young Master Huaijun, let your slave tell Master that Young Master Huaijun has something important to do. The only people entering the city today are Young Master and Master. .”
"..."
Mr. Huaijun is busy with something?
Lu Xiaoxiao thought that he was probably going to see Mrs. Jiang.
After combing her hair, Lu Xiaoxiao was washed with morning dew, and the warm handkerchief was placed on her face, which barely made her sober up.
"alright."
Lu Xiaoxiao said: "Baizhi, Chenlu, you two will stay in the temple for a while, and my husband and I will go to the city."
Lu Xiaoxiao knew that Bai Zhi was keeping watch all night and never slept a wink.
"Yes, Master."
Bai Zhi and Chen Lu responded at the same time.
As soon as he went out, Lu Xiaoxiao looked up and saw a tall figure standing at the door of the yard.
[My Royal Highness is so good-looking. The more I look at it, the more I like it! 】
Hearing the familiar voice, Xie Xi, who had his head down in deep thought, suddenly raised his head and saw Lu Xiaoxiao running towards him at a glance. She was dressed in pink clothes that made her even more delicate and lively.
"My husband has been kept waiting for a long time."
Lu Xiaoxiao stood in front of Xie Xi, panting slightly. She opened her round almond-shaped eyes and stared straight at him, "If my husband wanted to take me into the city today, he should have told me earlier. , if I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have had to wait for my husband.”
"It doesn't matter."
Looking at the petals falling on Lu Xiaoxiao's bun, Xie Xi's eyes paused, and he subconsciously raised his hand to brush away the petals for her.
Lu Xiaoxin had doubts, but did not dare to move: "Husband?"
[Your Highness, what's going on? Could it be that the bun that Bai Zhi had just helped me comb was crooked again? 】
"Um."
Xie Xi lowered his eyes, responded in a low voice, and explained: "I just saw flower petals falling on your bun."
[Fortunately, I didn't think too much just now. I knew that His Highness was thinking about important things and would not focus on me! 】
"..."
Xie Xi's gentle gaze fell firmly on Lu Xiaoxiao's face, and he was silent for a moment.
What if he does?
He didn't know when he suddenly had other thoughts about Lu Xiaoxiao.
But now that the situation is unclear, he can't make any promises to Lu Xiaoxiao.
Lu Xiaoxiao didn't know what Xie Xi was thinking, but when she saw that Xie Xi remained silent, she couldn't help but stretched out her hand and grabbed his sleeve, "Didn't my husband say he was going to the city, why didn't he leave? "
Xie Xi came to his senses.
Looking at the little hands clutching his sleeves, Xie Xi stretched out his hand and took her hand: "Let's go, madam."
Feeling the heat in his hands, Lu Xiaoxiao inexplicably remembered the scene yesterday, and his porcelain-white cheeks were unconsciously stained with a blush.
She lowered her head, but she didn't know that her jade-like earlobes were also red.
Xie Xi saw everything.
Xie Xi pursed her lips, a gentle smile filling her gentle eyes.
After leaving Chang'an Temple, Xie Xi suddenly stopped.
Lu Xiaoxiao also stopped, but she still had doubts in her heart.
[Why did Your Highness stop? To enter the city, you have to go down the mountain first. 】
[Could it be that His Highness suddenly remembered something serious to do and did not take me into the city? 】
Xie Xi asked: "Madam, you felt very tired when you went up the mountain yesterday?"
Xie Shiqi reported all the big and small things about Lu Xiaoxiao to Xie Xi, including when Lu Xiaoxiao went up the mountain yesterday, he rested several times and said a few words on the way.
Looking at the mountain road below, Xie Xi suddenly felt that his arrangements were not appropriate enough. He should have asked Mu Qing to prepare a sedan to come up instead of letting Mu Qing drive the carriage and stop at the foot of the mountain.
"Yesterday..."
[I was indeed very tired when I went up the mountain, but in order to see Mrs. Jiang, I had to climb up the mountain even though I was tired. 】
[However, I can’t say it so directly in front of His Highness. After all, I said yesterday that I went up the mountain to pray for His Highness. How could I say I was tired in front of His Highness? 】
"Not tired."
Lu Xiaoxiao shook his head and said sincerely: "The mountain road is quite easy to walk."
Hearing this, Xie Xi frowned without any trace.
He knew in his heart that whether he came to meet Mrs. Jiang or prayed for him, everything Lu Xiaoxiao did was for him.
But Xie Xi didn't like Lu Xiaoxiao forcing herself for him.
He... would also feel sorry for her.
"lady."
"Um?"
Seeing His Royal Highness, whose expression suddenly turned serious, Lu Xiaoxiao was a little confused and subconsciously asked: "What, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing, I just have something that I suddenly want to do."
"???"
Before he finished speaking, Xie Xi bent down and picked up Lu Xiaoxiao, "I will personally carry my wife down the mountain, okay?"
Suddenly falling into a warm embrace, Lu Xiaoxiao was stunned.
I can't remember anything.
Lu Xiaoxiao raised his eyes and looked at Xie Xi with a blank expression. His heartbeat accelerated again, beating wildly, as if it was about to jump out of his chest.
Sensing her gaze, Xie Xi said nothing.
Xie Xi walked down the mountain with steady steps.
Xie Shiqi and Xie Shiba, who had been following the two of them and hiding in the dark, were completely shocked when they saw this scene, as if they had been struck by lightning.
Xie Shiqi rubbed his eyes vigorously: "Shiqi, tell me, why did the master suddenly become so gentle?"
"Master actually thought of carrying Lu Fengyi down the mountain!!"
In the past, the master would never do such a thing!
Could it be that Lu Fengyi really captured his master's heart?
Xie Shiba was also surprised by his master's actions, but whatever his master wanted to do was not something they, the subordinates, could discuss.
Xie Shiba raised his hand and pushed Xie Shiqi's shoulder with his elbow, "Let's go, His Highness has gone far, we have to catch up."
Xie Shiqi: "..."
Eighteen is so boring and doesn’t know how to care about His Highness at all!
Xie Shiqi and Xie Shiba followed closely, hiding themselves in the shadows again.
At this time, Xie Xi had arrived at the foot of the mountain with Lu Xiaoxiao in his arms.
【Huh? Guard Mu Qing is back after finishing his work? 】
Mu Qing was not surprised when he saw His Highness carrying Lu Fengyi down. He jumped off the carriage with a crisp movement.
Mu Qing held the sword, bowed his head and said: "I have met two masters."
"Um."
Xie Xi responded and gently put Lu Xiaoxiao down. He stared at her and gently brushed away the broken hair from her forehead with his long fingers: "Madam, it's time to get on the carriage."
"Okay, husband."
Lu Xiaoxiao's heartbeat was still very fast.
[It’s over, now I’m really going to drown in His Highness’ gentle countryside. 】
[You really don’t blame me for falling, it’s really—]
Lu Xiao carefully sighed, pursed her lips, and got on the carriage with Xie Xi's strength.
Hearing Lu Xiaoxiao's thoughts, the smile in Xie Xi's eyes grew stronger. He lowered his eyes, raised the corners of his lips slightly, and then followed suit.
It's the same carriage as before.
As soon as she sat down, Lu Xiaoxiao saw Xie Xi pick up an exquisitely carved food box from a corner and place it on the small table in front of her.
[It seems that Guard Mu Qing is very attentive. He even knew to bring a food box when he drove a carriage, but he didn't know what was in the food box. 】
Xie Xi smiled slightly and opened the food box: "I thought my wife would come out just after waking up, and she probably hadn't had breakfast, so my husband told Mu Qing to buy some pastries in Suzhou City and bring them over... "
