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Ji Yao's heart was beating suddenly when she got up early, and she was restless when she did anything, and it wasn't from today, her mind seemed to be disrupted out of thin air a few days ago, like a wisp of warp and weft on the machine that could no longer be contained.

There was nothing to do in the town at home, and after breakfast, she also went to Gu Shenyi's house, and Liang Hengli and the second lady surrounded Liang Hengwen to taste tea under the apricot tree in the backyard.

Seeing that it was Ji Yao, Liang Hengli smiled: "You can't be idle, you're busy, I'll come with the front foot, and you will arrive with the back foot, don't say a word early, let's come over together." ”

Ji Yao smiled in response.

Under the shade of flowers, Liang Hengwen was covered with a woolen blanket and half-leaned on the Hu bed, twisting a pink and white apricot blossom in his hand, his face was thin, and his eyes slightly recovered some of their former brilliance, no longer the lifeless attitude of just coming to Bianzhou. I don't know if it was Han Qi's agitation that worked, or if the bitter exhortation of the Marquis of Jingyi worked, Liang Hengwen finally stopped being pressed by taking medicine and eating, and everyone who came did not refuse, but he closed his heart tightly and didn't want to communicate with anyone.

No matter who comes, he has this cold-faced and cold-hearted appearance, and others are not surprised.

"Brother, how do you feel today?" Ji Yao walked up to him and asked softly.

"Fortunately, I remembered that at this time in previous years, I went to the suburban tea garden with Li Niang to pick tea and fry tea, and there was no time when the tea was fried just right, and the brewed tea Li Niang said bitter, you said it was just right, I didn't understand why the tea tasted too bitter and would be good. Liang Hengwen's smile was indescribably desolate and self-pitying.

"There is a small tea garden outside the city, if my cousin wants to go, we can go tomorrow. The second lady was chattering, not because she didn't understand the true meaning of Liang Hengwen's words, but because she wanted to pass the sadness in front of her.

Liang Hengwen put the apricot blossom on the woolen blanket on his chest, his bones were thin and distinct without a trace of blood, and said softly: "Forget it." ”

The four people present had nothing to say for a while, the second lady poured warm water from the pot, took a silver spoon and scooped out a spoonful of freshly brewed apricot nectar, mixed it thoroughly, and sent it to Liang Hengwen's lips as usual, persuading him to take another sip.

Liang Hengwen pushed open the porcelain bowl with his hand, and raised his eyes as if he was really looking at the second lady for the first time in his life, in all fairness, the second lady was pretty, only worse than Ji Yao and Zhong Ying. She used to be frizzy and crazy, which was very incompatible with Liang Hengwen's spleen and stomach, even if he knew that this little cousin was in love with him, he couldn't avoid it.

His current situation and future, Liang Hengwen knows better than anyone else. The Wei family wanted to repent, but he didn't complain, anyway, the person he married was not in a dream, so there was no need to hold on and not let go.

Ah Yao and Han Qicheng are in pairs, he is not resentful, and even a little happy for Ah Yao, she finally opened her mind, as long as Han Qiken is 100% attentive to her, what is he worried about.

But the second lady......

Liang Hengwen took the blue and white porcelain bowl and put it on the small table at hand, and gently squeezed the hand of the second lady with his fingertips and motioned for her to sit down.

The second lady was flattered, she didn't know where to put her hands, her face was flushed, she sat on the stool and her heart floated in the sky, but what Liang Hengwen said was not what she thought, he said slowly: "Yu Niang, when the capital is settled, you can also go back with Li Niang." It's been out for a long time, don't worry about the second aunt and uncle. I'm not in the way, and I'll take care of all the little guys around me. ”

Liang Hengli glanced at Brother anxiously, and what he wanted to say was endured.

The second lady's tears burst out of her eyes instantly, and her mood turned from joy to sadness, she didn't dare to disobey Liang Hengwen, she only dared to retort in a low voice: "I won't go, cousin, don't care, where you go in the future, where I will follow, this life will pass like this." ”

In the past, my uncle and aunt wanted to choose a good girl for my brother to be my wife, and no matter how thick-skinned the second lady was, she knew that she was not the best one, she was in a hurry to marry, and her uncle's family might not marry. But now, she was sure that no one would compete with her for her cousin, as long as she was willing, her cousin would be her alone.

Liang Hengwen sighed softly, let go of the second lady's hand, turned his head and said: "You go, I won't see you again if you stay here." In the future, I will not take the soup and medicine you bring. I will not wear the robes you sew. You are in the courtyard, and I will take refuge in the house, and we will never see each other again. Listen to my advice, don't delay your life for a wasted person, I'm not worth it for you. ”

The second lady burst into tears, Liang Hengwen said such heartless words, she also understood that it was for her good, but such a good, she was not rare, she just wanted to stay by his side day and night.

Ji Yao stood up and pulled the sleeve of the second lady, she saw that Liang Hengwen was not feeling good at this time, the second lady was here in case the two quarreled, don't let the trouble get out of control.

The second lady followed Ji Yao's footsteps, looked back at her cousin in three steps, Liang Hengwen really did what she said, and ignored her and looked into the distance with her back to her body without turning her head. Walking out of the backyard around the corner, she cried loudly, half leaning on Ji Yao's arms, not to mention how sad she was.

*****

"Brother, she is also dedicated to you, why do you want to hurt her heart by saying cold words. Seeing that the sisters of the Ji family were gone, Liang Hengli persuaded her brother.

Liang Hengwen opened his eyes, he was thin and half of his body couldn't move, but his brain was not wasted, and he snorted heavily: "You only remember one brother, do you forget that Niang Niang is also the niece of the Liang family, the second aunt and uncle are not very decent, but they have always been good to you, and the number of etiquette that should be due to the New Year's holidays has not been missing." You instigated Yu Niang to stay with Brother A, what good fate can she have, and what can Brother give her?"

"Let's just say that my brother is in love because of his kindness, and he can give her true affection, but Niang Niang shouldn't be alone in the empty house that blooms all her life withering. Li Niang, have you forgotten? In addition to her husband, a woman must have an heir, and she is our cousin, so she should live a stable life. The more Liang Hengwen said, the clearer his eyes became.

Liang Hengli lowered her head, and then whispered: "The matter of the heir is not difficult, there are so many brothers in the clan, when the time comes, one of them will be able to fulfill their filial piety." Besides, it's too early to say this, and Doctor Gu also said that Brother Gu will get better. ”

Liang Hengwen closed his eyes, his heart was all written on his face, and he sneered: "Li Niang, you are so painstaking, is it for Brother Ah or for yourself." If you want me to say, Daddy's concubines also have honest duties, and picking them to be the son of the world will also serve you as a sister-in-law, and they can also support you. Why do you have to drag your mother into the water, and you have to be so tired that my brother can't be quiet. ”

Liang Hengli covered her lips in shock, she didn't expect her brother to say this, not everything she did was for him, and even abandoned Song Shiyi Lang and decided to marry Xiao Shu.

Zhao Zhao is bright, what Brother said seems to be reasonable, she is not all for Brother A, but also for her own plans, she is afraid that her brother will lose power, and she has no status in her husband's family, and she is even more afraid that the Liang family will fall and she will not be able to gain a foothold in the future.

Speaking of this, Liang Hengwen also regretted that he was too mean, but he couldn't watch Liniang pull the second lady into the fire pit for his own good, and even in Chang'an, when he was half asleep, he listened to Liniang crying by the bed and holding a piece of paper with Ayao written on it to cheer him up.

He will live, and his sister will also go through her own life, instead of being tied to the Liang family all the time, I hope she can understand.

******

When she returned to Ji's Mansion in the evening, Liang Hengli's face was pale and weak, saying that she was tired and didn't want to have dinner, so she went back to the house and rested early. Needless to say, the second lady didn't stop crying when she came back from Gu's house, and she was tired of crying and fell asleep on the pillow.

One or two are like this, and Ji Yao doesn't have the heart to eat. She was about to remove her makeup and clean her face here, Ah Xiu slipped into the house and whispered a few words, and Ji Yao heard the color change: "Really?"

Ah Xiu nodded: "The pumpkin has seen it with his own eyes, and there will be no mistake." ”

"When?" Ji Yao asked again.

"It was said that before dinner, it was a personal guard under the account of Han Jialangjun, who was born in the Salt Gang, and first went to find Niu Wu, who was guarding the city, and then the two of them secretly went to Gu's house. Pumpkin said that he heard Old Man Gu yelling in the house, saying something half-dead, let him take care of which end, and then said something in the house, Old Man Gu lowered his voice no matter how he spoke, and he couldn't hear it if he wanted to. Ah Xiu was originally articulate, and he relayed the original words of the pumpkin not a word.

"Where's the pumpkin?" Ji Yao held the copper basin, feeling that her hands were cold.

"When I came back to report the news, I ran to keep an eye on it again, and I didn't care about eating. Ah Xiu secretly looked at Ji Yao's face, and her voice became softer and softer.

Ji Yao quickly wiped her face to stabilize her mind, wiped the water beads on her face, picked up a thin cloak from the hanger, and spoke quickly and concisely: "Go, follow me to see Niu Wu." ”

Most of the men of the Salt Gang under Han Qi have no surname, or they have a surname and a casual name, Wang Jiu, Niu Wu, and Liu Balang are everywhere, and some people do not have an innocent and good citizen status in their lives, and it is not much use to ask for a name or surname.

Since Han Qi left, Niu Wu has lived in the small courtyard of the original county, and a lit oil lamp in the east chamber is his residence.

Ji Yao entered the courtyard and went straight to the east chamber, signaling Ah Xiu to push the door open immediately, the door was tied from the inside, and it took a long time for Niu Wu to open the door slowly, he was a big man with black skin and thick eyebrows, and his height was not low, seeing that it was Ji Yao who accompanied him with a smile: "Big lady, do you have something important to come so late?"

Ji Yao didn't respond, raised her legs and went into the room to look around, there was a plate of freshly cut beef and two appetizers on the table, two chairs were in place, but two were pulled out and obviously someone had sat down, and what was more conspicuous was that although there was only one pair of dishes and chopsticks on the table, there were two white porcelain wine cups facing each other. There was no one else in the room, except for the screen in the corner.

She sat on the chair at random, and looked at Niu Wu with a majestic posture, how to look at people with a humble heart, she has been exposed to it since she was a child, and she deliberately learned the means of the emperor in order to be the crown princess, and she had to be more imposing to suppress the other party in the face of Niu Wu's reckless man.

Niu Wu also realized that the wine cup on the table was not quite right, and he was stunned by Ji Yao's black and white eyes, and he smiled and said: "Big lady, the little one has nothing to do and pours it by himself, take two cups and drink it instead, when there is still someone in the room to accompany the small one." ”

"What about people?" Ji Yao got to the point.

"People?" Niu Wu was still pretending to be confused, "It's just a small one, no matter who there is, it will be difficult to conjure up a pretty girl." ”

"What's wrong with Qilang?" Ji Yao asked again, completely undisturbed by Niu Wu.

Niu Wu was stunned for a moment, and stammered: "What did the eldest lady say, the little one didn't understand." ”

Ji Yao tapped the table, and his tone was cold: "What did he ask the divine doctor Gu for?

Niu Wu stood in the middle of the room and quietly remained silent, subconsciously glanced at the screen in the corner of the room and hurriedly withdrew his gaze.

Ji Yao's eyes looked at Ah Xiu, Ah Xiu walked behind the screen in two steps and pulled out a person, half-covering his face and whispering to Ji Yao to say goodbye.

Niu Wu was still struggling: "This is not the eldest brother of the Xu family, when did you come back and hide in my room again." ”

The guard surnamed Except also secretly looked at Ji Yao's expression, made a silent look, and Niu Wu shut up.

Ji Yao didn't look at anyone, looked at eye level, and said in a deep voice: "You must know what you ordered when you left, if you don't know, I'll say it again, he said that Bianzhou was handed over to me, and if anyone in the city deceived and violated my orders, I would also deal with it." Niu Wu, someone from the front army reported the news, but you didn't hide it, let's say, how should tonight's incident end?"

Ji Yao herself has no roots and no foundation, relying on Han Qi's prestige, betting that the five hundred brothers left behind are all loyal to Han Qi, betting that she is unique in Han Qi's heart, so that others have to listen to her orders.

Niu Wu was crisp on one knee and spoke in a rough voice: "The little one knows his mistake and is willing to be punished." ”

"Well, read that you are a first-time offender, and you will receive ten rods in the courtyard. Ji Yao spoke very calmly.

Niu Wu promised, he was still a little hesitant when he got up, his eyes met with the guards surnamed Xu in the house, and he strode out and called the soldiers to move out of the bench and climb on it, and ordered them to fight.

"If you are told to fight, what are you talking about! If you go down with a stick, it doesn't matter if you hit lightly, you can really hit it. The cow bowed his head and obeyed, and the sound of the stick also fell.

Ji Yao retracted her gaze from the courtyard to the house, and said, "When will you leave tomorrow, I will go with you." ”

The guard surnamed Xu hurriedly waved his hand and persuaded: "The eldest lady really doesn't have to, the little one came back to ask Doctor Gu for two flavors, really, the big boss is fine, he is fine, it is a capable brother in the gang who is seriously injured, and the big boss is back for a trip." ”

"Since he has nothing to do, why didn't he think about bringing me a letter, he is busy with military affairs and can say a message. Besides, if someone is so important that you have to ask Doctor Gu to go out of the city, you might as well give me a thorough understanding so that I can know in my heart. Ji Yao asked one by one unhurriedly.

A cold sweat broke out on the head of the guard surnamed Xu, and he struggled for a long time before he spoke: "The big boss has repeatedly told me not to let the eldest lady know that the little one has come back, and he has not eaten a mouthful of water and rice for two days." ”

The strings in Ji Yao's heart snapped, and the biting coldness went straight from his fingertips into his heart and lungs, penetrating into his internal organs, and he squeezed out a sentence by holding the armrest of the chair with one hand: "How can he let me fall ill!"