This bitter summer of the Great Jin Dynasty has been extraordinarily long. Because of the spread of the war, it seems to have turned into a hot desert, lifeless. The people who announced the departure finally withdrew from the capital and reached the edge of the city gate, and they were outnumbered in the end. There is no shortage of generals under Xuanpei, including the four of Zhao Guang's father and son in the General's Mansion, Jiang Xinzhi, the young and brave and warlike god of war, Lin Wei and Liu Min and others, and Xiao Shao hundreds of thousands of Jinyi guards. The people of Xuanli are losing and retreating, among which Jiang Xinzhi and Xiao Shao's Jinyi Guards are particularly fierce, almost as brutal and unreasonable as the autumn wind sweeping away the leaves, sometimes the army of Xuanli who is alone is clearly equal in number, sometimes even far less, and in the end, it almost becomes a one-sided massacre.

Xiao Shao has always brought the habit of a killer to the battlefield, and the enemy cannot be called an enemy in the eyes of the Jinyi guards, but can only become a prey, so slaughter has become instinct. Everyone knew why Jiang Xinzhi and Xiao Shao were so crazy, because Xuan Li kidnapped Jiang Ruan and killed her.

Xuan Li was willing to make this decision at the beginning, probably because he had Jiang Ruan in his hands, so he was so fearless. As long as Jinyiwei doesn't come forward, Xuan Pei's people can naturally only tie with him. Who knew that Yuan Chuan's last plan was to calculate him into it, so he and Xiao Shao completely became mortal enemies, and those who were against Jinyiwei would have been a little more difficult to walk in the world.

In addition, Xuan Pei was in charge of the court and handled things in an orderly manner, even those courtiers who were still a little uncertain and had a fluke mentality in the battle for succession at first were also arranged and dealt with by Xuan Pei one by one. Xuan Pei vigorously supported the courtiers, many of whom followed his henchmen at the beginning, he rewarded and punished clearly, and the behavior of settling accounts after the autumn also made the courtiers realize that this young son of heaven was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and every move of the court was watched by him a long time ago, but it was just a matter of not moving before.

It's just that no matter how fierce the battle is, no matter how frequent the good news is. The parties involved, whether it is the emperor or the general's mansion, Jiang Xinzhi or Xiao Shao, all have no trace of joy on their faces. Especially Xiao Shao, who does things coldly and eats coldly every day, is much more indifferent than before, just like everything in the world, there is nothing that can be reflected in his eyes.

"No news yet?" Steward Lin, now should be a new minister of the imperial court, Lin Wei glanced at Xiao Shao, who was standing in the pavilion in the courtyard and didn't know what he was thinking, and asked the people around him.

Qi Feng shook his head, these days, Xiao Shao has never given up looking for Jiang Ruan's whereabouts. Every Jinyi guard was notified, but such a large-scale search was fruitless, which might have meant something. Xiao Shao is a calm and rational person, it is impossible not to know this, but he insists that Jiang Ruan is not dead. At the beginning, the Jinyi guards wanted to find some ashes in the temple that was destroyed by the fire and set up a mound for Jiang Ruan, but after Xiao Shao saw it, they were furious, and they actually split the mound into pieces, and then severely punished those Jinyi guards who made their own opinions, and since then, no one dared to mention Jiang Ruan's whereabouts in front of Xiao Shao.

Hui Ji will be hurt, and his love will not be long, since Xiao Shao wants to insist on this wish, what can they do? It's just that I want to keep a hopeless hope alone, probably because others look a little sad.

Lin Wei also sighed and said, "Let's go." Just about to leave, but when he saw Jin Er running out of nowhere, he looked very excited, holding something, not even caring about light work, running in a hurry, and shouting: "Master, master, there is news!" ”

Qi Feng and Lin Wei were stunned at the same time, and then immediately walked towards the two of them quickly, Xiao Shao turned his head, Jin Er was excited and couldn't care about the gift of the master and servant, as soon as Qi Feng and Lin Wei approached, they heard Jin Er's voice: "Young master, someone found the young lady's jewelry in the pawnshop in the south of the city!" ”……。

Jiang Ruan sewed the last stitch on the gown, bit off the thread with her mouth, and skillfully knotted it, she was very skilled in doing this, and Sister-in-law Gui couldn't help but praise when she saw it, and said that it looked like Miss Dahu's fine skin and tender meat, presumably she hadn't done any rough work on weekdays, who knew that the exquisite sewing of this dress was even better than that of the tailor in the village.

Jiang Ruan laughed, she had also lived in Zhuangzi for a long time, and at that time, there was endless embroidery work every day, and needlework was naturally practiced. After returning to Shangshufu, she rarely touched needlework, but now she is full of joy when she thinks about the child in her belly, and it is fun to do needlework. From spring to summer, I have rushed to some small cool coats for summer in the past few days, all of which are cotton cloth, and they are very comfortable to touch.

Sister-in-law Gui said: "But although you have done well, Ruan Niangzi still don't do too much, you must know that your day of giving birth is approaching, but don't make any mistakes because of this." I've been recuperating for the past few days, and the weather is hot, so I'll leave these things to me. She looked at Jiang Ruan's belly, and couldn't help but reach out and touch it: "Look at this big belly, it must be a big fat boy." ”

Jiang Ruan also looked down at his lower abdomen, reached out and touched it, and seemed to feel that the child was kicking him. Life here is much easier than in the outside world, perhaps because this place is remote and isolated, and the people here do not calculate their lives, but in any case, it is very suitable for her to raise a baby here.

At this moment, I could only hear a reproachful voice outside, and there seemed to be a low sobbing of the child, Jiang Ruan and Sister-in-law Gui were stunned, and then watched Dashan pull Xiaoshan over, Xiaoshan drooped his head, and there were tears on his face.

"What's wrong?" Sister-in-law Gui asked, "Dashan, are you bullying Xiaoshan again?" ”

"Mother, I didn't bully Xiaoshan!" Dashan was still angry on his face, and he seemed to be very angry, looking at Xiaoshan and said, "You tell Niang and Ruan Niangzi yourself, what did you do!" ”

Sister-in-law Gui and Jiang Ruan glanced at each other, this matter was actually related to Jiang Ruan. Jiang Ruan smiled slightly: "Dashan, don't worry, Xiaoshan is still young and ignorant, you scare him so easily." What happened to the hill? She stayed at Sister-in-law Gui's house all her days here, and the two brothers of Dashan were her life-saving benefactors, and they were also very sincere to her, and they should be grateful to others. It's just that she can't repay them now.

When Xiaoshan heard this, he cried loudly, which made Jiang Ruan a little inexplicable, Dashan sighed, stood in front of Jiang Ruan with a shameful face, and saluted Jiang Ruan, saying, "I'm sorry Ruan Niangzi, this kid stole your jewelry and sold it." ”

Sister-in-law Gui stood up as soon as she "Teng", looked at Xiaoshan's complexion and changed, and said angrily: "Xiaoshan! How do I teach you on a daily basis? We don't steal, we don't rob, we don't do things like stealing chickens and dogs, why are you so unproductive, are you worthy of your father! Sister-in-law Gui was so angry that her eyes were red as she spoke, and she almost wanted to shed tears, but she was also so angry that she stretched out her hand to hit Xiaoshan.

"Sister-in-law Gui, don't be angry." Jiang Ruan hurriedly persuaded that it was not good for her to protect her body directly, so she said, "Xiaoshan must not have done it on purpose. Let's listen to what the child has to say. ”

Xiaoshan sobbed and said: "Qionghua's grandmother is sick, and she needs expensive medicine to continue her life, and Dr. Wang doesn't have those medicines, so they must be available in the capital." Qionghua's family was poor and couldn't take out the money, so I, I saw that Ruan Niangzi's jewelry might be valuable, so I stole it. But I am a good worker, and when I have money in the future, I will definitely redeem it for Ruan Niangzi. ”

Jiang Ruan has lived here for a long time, naturally I have heard about Qionghua's family, Qionghua's family is the only one who depends on her grandmother, Qionghua's grandmother is now old, she is in her last years, Qionghua is about to find a friend to complain, Xiaoshan and Qionghua grew up together, but they can't take out so much money, so they thought that Jiang Ruan brought some jewelry when he came, and later took it off because she was pregnant.

Sister-in-law Gui was stunned for a moment, and she probably didn't expect Xiaoshan to steal Jiang Ruan's jewelry for such a reason. This is indeed unjustifiable, but it is well-intentioned. She said indignantly: "Then you shouldn't steal Ruan Niangzi's jewelry!" ”

Xiaoshan cried and said: "Mother taught us the grace of dripping water to repay each other, after my father left, our mother had a difficult time, Grandma Qionghua did not help us, now she has difficulties, we can't stand idly by." But I don't have any money, those jewelry are dead things, I just borrowed Ruan Niangzi, and I will definitely pay it back in the future. ”

Jiang Ruan thought for a moment and said, "Xiaoshan, this place is far away from the outside, and it is more than ten miles away from the capital, how did you get out?" ”

Xiaoshan still had tears in the corners of his eyes: "I went out by myself." I walked for a few days before I went out, and a few days ago I said that I was going to play with the second dog in the mountains, just to be a thing. ”

Sister-in-law Gui gasped, Xiaoshan was still a child after all, and it was tiring enough to walk for a few days. Which mother doesn't feel sorry for her son, especially Sister-in-law Gui is dependent on her two sons, so naturally the resentment in her heart quickly dissipated. Just looked at Xiaoshan and scolded: "What a fool! Why don't you tell your mother and your eldest brother? ”

"I, I'm afraid that my mother and eldest brother won't agree, but only Ruan Niangzi's jewelry can save Qionghua's mother-in-law."

Jiang Ruan smiled and said: "Sister-in-law Gui, who is not in the way, saving someone's life is better than building a seventh-level floating slaughter, those jewelry are not worth a few dollars, and besides, I am pregnant now, and it is not easy to use it anymore." They are all dead things, and it is better to keep them for silver to heal people. My life was saved by the mountains and the mountains, Sister-in-law Gui, you gave me a place to stay, you have been taking care of me for so long days, I have nothing to repay, I originally wanted to give you those jewelry, as a little compensation for these days. Xiaoshan is still a child, and the important thing is that he is kind-hearted and does not steal it on purpose. I don't think Sister-in-law Gui should blame him. ”

Xiaoshan rubbed his eyes, seeing that Jiang Ruan didn't speak, but Sister-in-law Gui was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly said, "How can that be?" Ruan Niangzi, they should save you from the mountains, what compensation do you say, isn't it outside? We really can't take this thing, go back and ask Xiaoshan to tell me the amount of silver, and we can redeem it again. ”

Jiang Ruan shook his head: "But it's all outside the body, it's not important, you don't have to redeem it." It's a small mountain, but when you go out from here, you encounter some danger, and you don't meet anyone? She was worried about another thing, she was afraid that the people in Yuanchuan were still wandering outside, so she didn't dare to go out and show her face easily, and the province fell into the mouth of the tiger again, will Xiaoshan be found out when he goes out with his jewelry?

Xiaoshan shook his head and said, "No." ”

Jiang Ruan thought for a while: "Then has something happened in the capital recently?" ”

Xiaoshan thought for a moment: "There is a war in the capital, and there are people everywhere. "They are deep in the place of seclusion, so they are not very clear about the succession in the court, and naturally they don't know the name of Xuanli.

When Sister-in-law Gui heard this, she was anxious: "You still run out in the middle of the war, you don't want to think about what happened to me and your eldest brother?" Didn't get hurt, did you? Fang Cai still looked like she was going to eat people, and at this moment she couldn't help but care about the safety of her children, and the more Sister-in-law Gui thought about it, the more uneasy she became, so she grabbed Xiaoshan's ears and walked into the house: "No, I have to take a look." She instructed Dashan: "Dashan, you look at Dian Ruan Niangzi, don't let her lift heavy things." After saying that, he took Xiaoshan and left.

After Sister-in-law Gui and Xiaoshan left, only Dashan and Jiang Ruan were left, Dashan looked at Jiang Ruan a little helplessly, and finally mustered up the courage to say: "I'm sorry, Ruan Niangzi, it's me who didn't teach Xiaoshan well." ”

Jiang Ruan came back to his senses and said with a smile: "What does it matter? The mountain is not intentional, and it is all to save people, so you don't have to take the mountain to heart. As she spoke, she remembered what Fang Xiaoshan said about the situation in the capital, Xiaoshan said that there was a war in the capital, but he didn't say what the situation was, and he didn't know how Xiao Shao was doing now. What about Xuan Pei and Big Brother?

Dashan also guessed that Jiang Ruan was distracted because of Xiaoshan's words. However, Dashan thought that Jiang Ruan was thinking of her husband, the vicious husband who abused her, deceived her, and wanted her life. In the eyes of Dashan, Jiang Ruan has a gentle and kind temperament, and he must be unbearable for his husband. Dashan felt a little upset for Jiang Ruan in his heart, he thought that Jiang Ruan deserved a better person, so he said, "Ruan Niangzi...... Actually, you don't have to think about the past, you should look forward, and if you don't cherish your person, let him pass. ”

He mustered up the courage to say this, his face immediately turned red, Jiang Ruan looked at him a little stunned, she could naturally see this young man's affection for her, he cared for him these days, Jiang Ruan politely kept his distance, but this child is about a tendon, and he lives in such a simple environment, but he has never changed wholeheartedly.

Dashan looked at Jiang Ruan's bright face, and he said, "Ruan Niangzi can actually stay, I'...... Xiaoshan likes you too. Ruan Niangzi's child, I, I can also help take care of it, I can teach him archery ....... ”

This kind of implicit confession is almost the extreme that Dashan can say, and this is the first time he has said such a thing to a woman. For him, it doesn't matter if Jiang Ruan is married, it doesn't matter if he has his own children, he wants to take care of this woman sincerely.

Jiang Ruan was also stunned for a moment, if she was placed in the outside world, her status would be an out-and-out cousin, no matter how pitiful her life was, no man from a good family would be willing to ask for him. But this place is different, and Dashan is so young, he could have found a better girl, but he still confessed his heart to her.

Jiang Ruan looked at the young man in front of her, the tide was like a sun that had not been infected by the outside world, she smiled and said, "Thank you, but Dashan, I can take care of him myself." ”

Her words were calm, without the slightest fluctuation, and it was obvious that her state of mind had not changed in the slightest because of Dashan's words, and she was not moved.

Dashan looked at her in disappointment and asked unwillingly, "Is it because..." Ruan Niangzi can't forget him? ”

Jiang Ruan smiled slightly, and was about to answer, when she suddenly felt a sudden pain in her lower abdomen, she couldn't help but stretch out a hand to cover her abdomen, but the pain was getting bigger and bigger, almost getting stronger and stronger, she couldn't hold back a moan all of a sudden, and bent down against the pillar on the side.

"Ruan Niangzi?" Dashan was stunned for a moment, and when he saw Jiang Ruan's uncomfortable appearance, he also panicked in his heart, and hurriedly walked over, not caring about any male and female defense, and grabbed Jiang Ruan and said, "Ruan Niangzi, what's wrong with you?" ”

"It hurts." Jiang Ruan frowned and said, his face was as white as paper in an instant, and Dashan saw that the momentum was not right, and hurriedly shouted: "Mother! Mother, Ruan Niangzi is not good! ”

Sister-in-law Gui was teaching Xiaoshan in the house, and when she heard Dashan's words, she hurriedly ran out, and was also startled when she saw Jiang Ruan's appearance, and hurriedly said, "What's the matter?" As he spoke, he came to help Jiang Ruan, and he was also shocked when he saw Jiang Ruan's expression clearly, and then said: "It's not good, I'm afraid I'm going to give birth." She hurriedly said: "Dashan, you go to the village and call Mrs. Yu, and say that Ruan Niangzi is going to give birth, and I will take her back to the house first." ”

Dashan went out in response, and Sister-in-law Gui carefully helped Jiang Ruan to the bed in the house, at this moment Jiang Ruan was already sweating on his head in pain, but he gritted his teeth to prevent himself from screaming. Sister-in-law Gui felt distressed when she saw it, and said: "Ruan Niangzi must not hold on, but now the child has just begun to move, and I don't know when it will start to give birth, and now I will run out of strength." I'll ask someone to cook some brown sugar eggs right away, and Ruan Niangzi will have some strength to eat some strength, so that the child can be born smoothly and smoothly. ”

Jiang Ruan's birth of a child in his previous life and this life was the first time, that is, how calm and calm he was on weekdays, and there was no fear in his heart. It's just that she has always been rational and calm, so she nodded obediently to Sister-in-law Gui and said, "Okay." ”

Sister-in-law Gui hurriedly called the little daughter-in-law next door to help cook eggs, and sat on the edge of the bed to accompany Jiang Ruan. She held Jiang Ruan's hand and comforted Jiang Ruan not to be afraid, Jiang Ruan was in a bit of a trance in pain, and unconsciously called Xiao Shao's name out loud: "Ah Shao......." ”

At this moment, Xiao Shao, who was rushing towards this side outside the capital, was quickly pumping the horse under him, for some reason, his expression was suddenly stunned, and Jiang Xinzhi, who was next to him, saw it and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Xiao Shao pursed his lips, shook his head and said, "It's nothing." ”

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Now I really want to take leave to write the finale, let's see you in three days~