"Hum-" A clear wind sound came into his ears, and Xu immediately came back to his senses from the state of wandering in the world, and turned his head to look at the car window. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The lantern hanging in front of the carriage flickered, and for a while it flickered, and the voice of the servant came from outside the carriage: "Madame's carriage is back." Then there was another murmur of footsteps.

Xu lifted the curtain and looked out, relieved.

It turned out to be home.

Recently, she has been thinking too much, worrying all day long, just when she heard the movement outside the car, she thought that something was wrong, and for a while she only felt frightened, and the hands that lifted the curtain were shaking.

Xu's eyebrows gradually relaxed, and his heart calmed down.

Speaking of which, their Xiao family also quietly sent someone to Dadu to inquire about the situation. It's just that the stakes are so big, they don't dare to make too big a move, and the people sent there don't dare to inquire more, and the news coming back is extremely sporadic.

In desperation, the Xu family thought of the Cheng family.

The Cheng family is not as good as the Xiao family, the ancestors of the Cheng family used to be high-ranking officials, but now although they are weak, the foundation is still there, and his family has opened two silk shops in Dadu, and they are still holding on.

The news from his shop was much more detailed than what the Xiao family inquired about.

Xu Shi lifted the curtain with one hand and hung the other hand on his sleeve, looking at the scene in front of him in a daze.

The familiar lacquered gate and gray brick wall, the familiar servants dressed in brown, and the familiar grass and trees, courtyard and scene when the carriage passed by, all gave rise to an indescribable emotion.

The corners of her eyes gradually moistened a little. In just a few months, she had a feeling of the rest of her life.

The carriage did not stop until it reached the flower wall of the inner house, and Xu took the handmaiden's hand and stepped out of the carriage.

"Madame, will you go back to her room, or will you go to the old lady?" The maid asked softly.

The little guy who passed the word had already come back first, and at this moment he must have handed the news to Xiao Gongwang, Xu Shi frowned and pondered for a moment, and ordered softly: "Let's go to Aunt Jun's." ”

The maid answered, looked at her face carefully, and thoughtfully called for a bag to be brought over.

Xu's hands and feet are indeed sore, and he is not suitable for walking. At this time, they sat in their pockets, and the group walked unhurriedly through the corridor and around the columns, and soon came to the main house of the Xiao Mansion.

It is a seven-room row of spacious buildings, and two houses with flying eaves and arches are derived from the left and right sides. Among them, the one on the west side is a cool house, and the one on the east side is a warm pavilion.

At this time, the weather was cold, and Mrs. Xiao usually rested in the warm pavilion, so after Xu stepped up to the corridor, she did not go to the bright room, but went directly to the warm pavilion on the side.

At this moment, Mrs. Xiao is doing what she has been doing for the past three months - holding a rosary and chanting with her eyes closed.

Xu stood outside the curtain and listened for a while.

The light and low chanting sound, with a little vicissitudes, dispersed into the wind that filled the courtyard.

Xu Shi closed his eyes slightly, and what appeared in his mind was a string of radiant rosaries, which moved slowly in an old hand, one after another, over and over again, just like her state of mind at the moment, falling again and again.

She raised her hand to stop the little mustache that wanted to spread the word, and quietly stood by the door, listening to the scriptures.

In the warm pavilion, Mrs. Xiao, who was sitting on the futon, looked calm and indifferent.

With her eyes closed, she read the scriptures intently, and the desolate and low chant, with a strange rhythm, echoed in the warm room.

Soon, the scripture came to the end, and the rosary in her hand quietly slid down.

"Madame is here." During this brief pause, the voice of the handmaiden was heard outside the curtain.

Old Madam Xiao's movements paused slightly, but she did not answer, rubbed the round beads in her hand, and continued to chant the scriptures in a low voice.

Xu stood by the curtain, bowing his head and listening to the faint sound coming out of the room. The gentle and undulating sound of the scriptures made her relax unconsciously, and even the slight watery feeling at the corners of her eyes was gradually dried by the night breeze.

After a long time, the low and peaceful chanting stopped, and Old Madam Xiao's voice sounded immediately: "Come in." ”

Xu Shi opened the curtain in response, and the rest of the people standing in the room also retreated like a tide at this moment, and after a while, only the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were left in the entire warm pavilion.

"Sit down." Old Madam Xiao put the rosary on the table and pointed to the soft couch on the side.

Xu sat down gracefully, and said softly: "The news is confirmed, the Holy One is now obsessed with beauty, that matter...... It's a false alarm. With that, she showed a relieved expression on her face, took out a brocade from her sleeve, and wiped it on her forehead.

Even after standing outside the room for a long time, the sweat on her forehead did not dry.

Old Madam Xiao didn't answer, she just stared at her, and there was no trace of emotional ups and downs on her wrinkled face.

Xu wiped away his sweat, took the Jinpa in his hand and stroked it unconsciously, and said in a slow voice: "There are also things about the Xue family, I also heard some from Mrs. Cheng. The Xue family is now busy providing disaster relief to Jianning County, and the three fathers and sons of the Xue family are running around, and the year has never been good. ”

Her tone was relieved, but also a hint of apprehension.

Old Madam Xiao looked at her fixedly for a while, and asked in a deep voice, "Does Wulang know?" ”

Wulang is Xiao Gongwang, he is the third son of Mrs. Xiao, and he is the fifth in the family.

Xu immediately nodded and said, "I have already ordered someone to tell my husband." Don't worry. ”

Old Madam Xiao sighed, and there was a hint of sadness on her old face: "I have something to worry about." I'm so old, I'm not afraid of anything, but you're ......."

She slowly turned her gaze away, and the deep sadness in her eyes swelled up at the moment she turned her head, and then fell suddenly. And her back, which had always been straight, bent downward at this time, as if there was a thousand pounds of weight on her back.

"This was originally the iniquity of our generation, and now it ...... but you will be afraid. Her voice was very slow, and her expression was wooden, like a clay sculpture.

"Don't be like this, auntie." Xu Shi was busy, and he didn't dare to continue to sit, so he stood up and stood with his sleeves folded, "We have enjoyed the blessings of more than ten years, and naturally we must also bear that responsibility." That's what my husband has always taught me. ”

Old Madam Xiao sighed and said tiredly, "You sit down." That's all I said. ”

Her voice was so low that it was impossible to hear the sadness and helplessness in those words.

How innocent are they Xiao? If he hadn't been held by someone in the first place, how could he have done such a rebellious thing?

Old Madam Xiao closed her eyes, put the rosary on the table back into her hand, and counted them one by one. (To be continued.) )