In the early morning, a round of orange-red sunlight rises from the horizon, as if to paint the earth shrouded in mist.

When Ye woke up, he saw sunlight shining through the window. The warm sunshine can't warm her cold heart, and it can't warm her lifeless body.

Qiqi fell asleep on the side of the bed, and after a day and a night, he couldn't stand it until he fell asleep at dawn. It was her personal maid Shi Qin who pushed her and woke her up.

Seeing Ye Shi wake up, Qiqi said happily: "Mother, you are awake." Mother, are you hungry, I'll bring you bird's nest porridge to eat. ”

Ye Shi took Qiqi's hand and said, "Don't go." Ye knew very well that her limit had arrived, so she wanted to see her daughter more now.

Qiqi sat back on the side of the bed and said, "Okay, I'm not leaving, I'll keep guarding my mother here until my mother gets better." Although Ye's health has been poor over the years, it hasn't made Qiqi panic like in the past few days.

Ye asked softly, "Did you tell your father about my mother's serious illness?" Seeing Qiqi nodded, Ye asked, "Then will your father come back?" After so many years of husband and wife, Ye also knew in his heart that Han Jianming would not come back. But in the end, there is still a luxury, and I hope to meet before leaving.

Qiqi paused and said, "Mother, my father said that he couldn't get away from his busy work this year and wouldn't come back for the New Year." Mother, you take good care of your body, and we will go to Jiangnan with my grandmother next year. I heard that Jiangnan is very suitable for recuperation, and when you arrive in Jiangnan, your illness will be cured soon. ”

Ye shook his head and said, "Mother can't wait for that day." Qiqi, you have to take care of yourself when your mother is gone. ”

Qiqiqiang held back tears and said, "Mother, don't say such things." If you take care of it, you will definitely be fine. Although Ye has always been sick and crooked, Ye is at ease with her.

A pale appeared on Ye's face, and he said, "My mother's body doesn't know yet, I'm afraid it's just a few days of hard work......"

Qiqi couldn't hold back any longer, and cried wowly: "Mother, you will be fine, you will definitely live a long life." ”

After a while, Qiu and Lu Xiu also came over.

Ye Shi said to Qiu: "Mother, my daughter-in-law is not filial, I have to go first." "It's a blessing for her to meet a mother-in-law like Qiu. It's a pity that she couldn't support the Qiu family to old age.

Qiu's face was also full of tears: "Don't think nonsense, the doctor said that you just think too much, and your body will get heavier and heavier." As long as you relax, you will definitely get better. ”

Ye shook his head lightly and said, "Mother, my daughter-in-law wants to ask you for one last thing, and I hope that my mother can agree." ”

Qiu nodded and said, "You say." "People are going to be gone, how can she bear to refuse her last wish.

Ye said: "Mother, I want to see the princess." ”

Lu Xiu frowned invisibly, it must be good to see the princess at this time. Lu Xiu knew that Yuxi was tired of the Ye family, and if any of them went to invite him, he would definitely not come. Only the old lady went, but the princess couldn't make up for it because of filial piety.

Qiu Shi didn't think about it, so he responded: "Okay, I'll send someone to invite the princess over." ”

Ye Shi smiled bitterly, "Mother, I have caused a lot of trouble to the princess over the years, and she has long been tired of me." If the maid is allowed to go, the princess will definitely not be able to come. Mother, only if you go to invite the princess in person will you come. ”

Qiu nodded hurriedly and said, "Okay, I'll go now." After saying that, he wiped his tears and walked out.

Lu Xiu snorted coldly in his heart, he knew why he had to do it today. But she didn't stop it, the Ye family was dying, and if she stopped her mother from going to the palace, it would be her unkind.

The Ye family waved away all the maids and women, leaving only Lu Xiu alone. Ye said: "Brother and sister, I know that I have done a lot of foolish things over the years, please don't remember the villain, don't worry about me." ”

Lu Xiu has married into the Han family for so many years, and it is the first time she has heard Ye say soft words to her: "I don't remember all the things in the past." "Ye has given her a lot of trouble over the years, but there is no way, can she still deal with a patient. Like now, she can still deal with someone who is dying.

Ye smiled bitterly: "Brother and sister, when I leave, your eldest brother will definitely marry again." I can't rest assured that I'm just a little bit of blood and bones. ”

Lu Xiuzhen felt that the Ye family had thought too much, Qiqi's family affairs had been decided, and he would marry after his filial piety, even if the eldest uncle married another, it would not affect Qiqi. But for the sake of Ye's death, she didn't say anything unpleasant: "Sister-in-law, if you have something to say, just say it." As long as I can do it, I will not shirk. "If you can't do it, there's nothing you can do.

Ye was clear this time, and didn't make any excessive requests, but hoped that Lu Xiu could help Qiqi buy a dowry, and then make the wedding lively and let Qiqi get married.

Lu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, but fortunately he didn't mention anything embarrassing. Lu Xiu said: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, Qiqi also grew up with me." I will buy her a good dowry and let her marry beautifully. "These things, even if the Ye family doesn't explain it, she will do it.

Ye said sincerely: "Brother and sister, thank you." Because Lu Xiu was originally her brother's fiancée, but in the end she married her brother-in-law. Because of this reason, she couldn't get close to Lu Xiu. But Ye has to say that Lu Xiu is a very generous person.

The mother-in-law brought bird's nest porridge over, and Ye shook his head and said, "I can't eat it." ”

Lu Xiu looked at Ye's expression and said to her mother-in-law, "Go and bring a bowl of ginseng soup." ”

The ginseng soup was ready-made and served quickly. Ye Shi still had a lot to think about, even if she didn't want to eat at all, she still swallowed the bowl of ginseng soup.

Yuxi was talking to Tan Tuo, Fu Minglang and several other ministers, and frowned when she heard Xu Wu say that the Qiu family asked to see her, and asked, "Did your mother say what happened?" Yuxi knew in her heart that her mother had come over for the Ye family. If it was other major events, she would have gotten the news a long time ago.

Xu Wu said: "Back to the princess, the old lady said that the eldest lady is not going to do it soon, and I want to see you." ”

Yuxi said to Tan Tuo and the others with an unchanged expression: "You go to the side hall to rest first." "Even if she is impatient, the Ye clan is about to die. I want to see her on my deathbed, and if she shouldn't, it would be a little cold-blooded.

When Qiu Shi saw Yuxi, he took her hand, and before he could say anything, tears fell first.

Yuxi handed her a handkerchief and said, "Mother, don't worry, if you have something to say, speak slowly." "Yuxi himself is really not in a hurry at all.

Qiu Shi took the handkerchief and wiped her tears and said, "Yuxi, your sister-in-law is dying." She said she wanted to see you, so go meet her!"

Yuxi asked, "Mother, what did the doctor say?"

Seeing Yuxi's expressionless face, Qiu knew that there was really a gap in her heart, and said while crying: "The doctor said let's prepare for the future." Yuxi, I know that your sister-in-law has done a lot of foolish things over the years to make you unhappy. But she's going to die now, so don't worry about her. Yuxi, if she wants to see you now, you will follow her wishes and go meet her!"

Yuxi hummed and said, "I'll explain, and I'll go with you." "Anyway, this side can't be avoided, so it's better to be more simply.

On the way back, Qiu choked up and said, "Speaking of which, our Han family is sorry for her." She was not in good health at the beginning, but she still had to follow us for thousands of miles. If you were in the capital, your body would have been well ...... long ago, and you wouldn't have at a young age."

Yuxi reluctantly comforted Qiu's: "The eldest brother didn't expect that his sister-in-law would fall ill. Otherwise, let her recuperate in the capital. ”

Qiu didn't complain that Han Jianming didn't come back, and said: "It stands to reason that your sister-in-law is gone, and your eldest brother should come back." But he just arrived in Jiangnan, and there were too many things to leave. ”

Yuxi glanced at the Qiu clan and said, "Big brother has already told me about this. "Even mothers who already have a compassionate heart have their own selfishness. No matter how pitiful the daughter-in-law is, she can't compare to the future of her son.

Seeing Ye's face turned gray, Yuxi knew that she was really dying. In this regard, Yuxi didn't feel anything, stood two steps away from the bed, and didn't go any further: "Sister-in-law." ”

Ye Shi responded in a low voice, and said to Qiu: "Mother, I want to say two words to Yuxi alone. ”

Lu Xiu couldn't help but shake his head secretly when he heard this. Now in this world, there are more people who can call her name in front of Yuxi than a single slap, and even the uncle and her husband don't dare to call the princess by her name, but call her the princess.

Without waiting for the Qiu clan to speak, Yuxi said lightly: "If there is anything, sister-in-law, just say it! ”

Qiu Shi hesitated when he heard this, and said: "Yuxi, since your sister-in-law has something to say to you alone, you will do what she wants, and your second sister-in-law and I will be outside." ”

Yuxi was unmoved, and said, "Is there anything that my mother can't know about the Han family?" Sister-in-law, if you have something to say, just say it!" If you just entrust Qiqi to her, there is no need to avoid the Qiu family and Lu Xiu at all. What Ye wanted to tell her was 100% related to that child.

Seeing this, Lu Xiu hurriedly asked the mother-in-law and maid in the house to go down. As for the two personal maids beside Yuxi, she has no right to command.

Ye Shi pleaded and said, "Yuxi, I just want to say a few words to you." Yuxi, please. "You really can't say this in front of the Qiu clan and Lu Xiu.

Qiqi saw Yuxi standing still and silent, and knew that Yuxi was unwilling to talk to her mother alone. Qiqi knelt on the ground and cried and said, "Auntie, my mother can't hold it anymore, please fulfill her!"

Yuxi said to Qiqi with an expressionless face: "It's not that my aunt is unkind, but your mother is embarrassing me." ”

Qiqi said with some disbelief: "Auntie, my mother just wants to say a few words to you, how can she embarrass you?"

Yuxi said: "If it's not a difficult thing, why should you avoid your grandmother and your aunt." After speaking, Yuxi glanced at Ye Shi and said, "I don't care what you want to say, I won't promise you." ”

Qiu also felt that something was wrong and didn't dare to speak.

Ye Shi looked at Yuxi's expression and knew that she would not be soft-hearted. She couldn't care about anything else, and said: "That day, Wen Po and the people around me said that I was pregnant with a son, but after I was born, they all said that I was a girl. Yuxi, that girl was not born to me, but your eldest brother brought it to deceive me, right? Yuxi, my son is still alive, isn't he?"

As soon as these words fell, Qiu and Qiqi were stupid. Lu Xiu was not frightened because he had heard Yuxi talk about this before.

Today's Yuxi can not change her face before the collapse of Mount Tai, and Ye's words made her feel a little fluctuating at all: "You should ask the eldest brother about this, not me." ”

Ye begged: "Yuxi, I'm dying. I just want to know if my son is alive and well before I die? Yuxi, please tell me!"

Even if the Ye family pleaded like this, Yuxi was unmoved: "I don't know, the eldest brother didn't tell me." Ye didn't dare to ask the eldest brother, because he knew that the eldest brother was hard-hearted and would not tell her the truth, and she had always been soft-hearted, so he asked her. It's a pity that what Ye doesn't know is that she is no longer the same person she was back then.

Ye didn't believe Yuxi's words at all, and said, "Impossible, it's impossible for your eldest brother to hide it from you." Yuxi, I just want to know if my son is still alive?"

Qiu came back to his senses and asked, "Yuxi, what your sister-in-law said is true?

Yuxi shook his head and said, "I don't know. My eldest brother didn't tell me, and I didn't ask. If my mother has any questions, I will ask my eldest brother when the time comes. "This is the Han family's business, and she shouldn't interfere at all as a married daughter. was soft-hearted and intervened that day, but it turned out to be such a big disaster for her eldest brother. It is enough to make a mistake once, and you can't make it a second time.

Ye's face was sad: "Yuxi, I'm going to die, why can't you tell me?" Seeing Yuxi's expression not moving, she knew that Yuxi couldn't tell her: "Why? Why can you be so ruthless? I'm going to die, you can't tell me the truth." ”

Yuxi said coldly: "Without me back then, Qiqi wouldn't have been able to keep it at all." The child was conceived during the filial piety period, and it should not have been kept in the first place, and I forced the eldest brother to stay. I have done so much for you, but not only did you not think well of me, but you also resented me for not forcing my eldest brother to bring that child back to the Han family. All these years, you and I don't know that you have been cursing me, wishing that I was not doing well? I am too lazy to bother with you, otherwise do you think you can live to this day?" As long as she wanted to, the Ye family would have already become a pile of white bones.

When Ye Shi heard this, his face was horrified.

Qiqi didn't believe it, and said to Yuxi: "Auntie, you must be mistaken, how could my mother curse you?"

Yuxi said lightly: "If you don't want to believe it, you can ask your aunt or interrogate the maid next to her to see if I have wronged her." ”

Qiqi crawled to the side of the bed and grabbed Ye's hand and said, "Mother, what my aunt said is not true. Mother, tell your aunt that you didn't curse her, and you didn't hope that she would be bad. ”

Yuxi glanced at the Ye family, turned to the Qiu family and said, "Mother, I still have something to do, go back first." After saying that, he walked out without looking back.

Qiu Shi looked at Yuxi's cold expression, and swallowed all the words in his stomach: "Then you are busy!" She really didn't know that Ye Shi was actually cursing Yuxi behind his back. If she knew, how could she have the face to invite Yuxi over.

Don't say that Yuxi is the aunt and grandmother of the Han family, just say that the Han family is now completely relying on Yuxi. If Yuxi is not good, the Han family is not good, but the Ye family dares to curse Yuxi. Thinking of this, Qiu Shi looked back at Ye Shi with a gray face, and the sadness in his heart dissipated a lot.