Xia Ruan put the pastry in his hand on the table and looked at the courtyard.

At this time, the sky was a little overcast, and the blazing sun just now hid behind the clouds.

The man hasn't come back yet.

Xia Ruan was in a trance.

Everyone in the world says that Xiao Shaocheng is ruthless and a smiling tiger.

However, these people have seen the bitterness behind him.

No one is born to be vicious, and all of this changes with the changes around them. He will end up on that path, and he can't help himself.

Xia Ruan turned his eyes and looked at Xiao Yuanxi with a nervous look, holding the osmanthus cake in his hand and not daring to swallow, his small body trembled terribly.

"Miss Thirteen, you can eat it, it tastes good." Du Ruo squatted down, subconsciously stroked Xiao Yuanxi's pulse, and said softly, "This is the osmanthus cake that Madame personally made for Master Hou, and you can't buy it outside." ”

Xia Ruan is not a famous girl, she is just a woman born in a businessman. When she was a child, she was gluttonous, and often went to visit Aunt Zheng in Zhuangzi, and occasionally helped in the kitchen. Over time, she slowly learned to make simple and delicate pastries.

Later, she had a restaurant in the capital, and her craftsmanship was even better than before.

She clearly remembered that Xiao Jiu liked to eat the osmanthus cake she made in her previous life, and every time she would seem unsatisfied.

Therefore, Xia Ruan made these osmanthus cakes and tasted them when Xiao Jiu came back.

After Xiao Yuanxi listened, he thought for a while before shaking his head and gesturing a few times.

Du Ruo was confused when he watched from the side, but Xiu'er spoke at this time: "Mrs. Qiyu." Miss Thirteen said that Hou Ye likes these osmanthus cakes, and she won't eat them if she is not hungry, and these are left for Hou Ye to use. ”

Xia Ruan's heart was as heavy as a boulder.

She stretched out her hand, gently pulled Xiao Yuanxi to her side, and said gently: "I made a lot of pastries, if Xiaoxi likes it, I will eat some." Xiaoxi tastes it, but if it doesn't suit your appetite, you won't eat it. ”

Xia Ruan's words were very soft. I'm afraid that Xiao Yuanxi will be frightened.

Just quickly. There were also some doubts in Xia Ruan's heart......

What was going on that caused this child to be so timid and afraid to meet strangers? From Xiu'er's words, she was more sure that Xiao Yuanxi was unwilling to go out of the yard more, and had been hiding in the house to embroider. I don't want to go anywhere. So when she saw Xiao Yuanxi. will feel that this child is weak. The face is even more sickly white.

Xiao Yuanxi hurriedly waved his hand, his face looked a little anxious, and after looking around the room. In the end, he reluctantly grabbed Xia Ruan's hand. A few words were written on Xia Ruan's palm.

She wrote extremely slowly, but because she was timid, Xia Ruan felt Xiao Yuanxi's fingertips tremble.

She wrote: Delicious.

Xiao Yuanxi has not tasted a mouthful, and he wrote such words, if he were an ordinary person, he would definitely be happy because of the child's sensibility. But at this time, Xia Ruan was not happy at all, she was still with her mother when she was ten years old, and she was like a little naughty monkey in the Zhuangzi all day long, Xiao Yuanxi was at this age, but she knew so much, and she also knew how to please people.

It's a little too precocious.

Xiao Yuanxi turned his head and stepped back a little, and at this time Xia Ruan found that there were a few faint scars on Xiao Yuanxi's white neck.

She was a little stunned, but still pretended not to see.

"It's delicious, so I'll eat more. Ming'er, I'll ask Du Ruo to send you some more. Xia Ruan thought for a while, and then said, "I like the sachet that Xiaoxi gave me, so these pastries are a reward for Xiaoxi." Xiaoxi ate these pastries, so should I give me a few more beautiful sachets in the future? ”

Xiao Yuanxi listened, with a hint of surprise on his face, and quickly nodded.

After all, the child was still young, and he fell into Xia Ruan's language trap in an instant.

Just now, Xiao Yuanxi was holding the osmanthus cake and salivating, and Xia Ruan saw it clearly.

Moreover, a child like Xiao Yuanxi, if no one is sure of the only thing she will do, she will definitely be very sad.

Xiao Yuanxi's embroidery skills are good, but she is a child after all, and there are limits to what she can make. If someone affirms that she is doing a good job at this time, then she will be happy, and she will come here more often in the future. In other ways, it's a good thing.

Xia Ruan's purpose was not to ask for a few more sachets, but to hope that Xiao Yuanxi would understand that she was actually very powerful.

At this time, Ai Ye's voice came from outside: "Madam, Chun'er from Chunfang Courtyard asks to see you." ”

As soon as Ai Ye's voice fell, he saw Xiao Yuanxi with a smile on his face, and hurriedly greeted him.

Xia Ruan raised his eyebrows and said, "Let her in." ”

Soon Xiao Yuanxi brought in a little maid, and I saw that this little maid was delicate, with a cherry lips that were not dotted and vernal, and dark eyes like ink. She was wearing a beautiful brocade robe, and compared with Xiu'er, who was also a maidservant, Xiu'er's cotton clothes looked much more pale.

Chun'er had a smile in her eyes, and she blessed her body to salute Xia Ruan: "Chun'er has seen Madame." ”

"Get up." Xia Ruan looked at Chun'er with a smile, Xiao Yuanxi kept grabbing Chun'er's hand, and he was extremely dependent.

Chun'er remained silent, her eyes turned around Xia Ruan, and then said lightly: "Miss Thirteen has caused trouble to Madame, is it a slave." Madam, Miss Thirteen is afraid of life, so the slave maid took Miss Thirteen back first......"

Chun'er's words looked humble, but in fact they were implying Wei.

Afraid of life? Xia Ruan is supposed to be Xiao Yuanxi's third sister-in-law, how can she be regarded as a stranger.

Xia Ruan is not a young lady in the boudoir who has never seen the world, she lowered her head and played with the tea cup, and did not answer half a sentence.

She wanted to figure out what was going on, but Xiao Jiu didn't say that it was Xiao Jiu's business. She didn't want to be carefully protected like her mother.

Since she is now Xiao Jiu's wife, she has the right to take on everything with Xiao Jiu.

Xiao Yuanxi looked at Chun'er, then at Xia Ruan, and then let go of Chun'er's hand, walked in front of Xia Ruan, and bowed.

She gestured a few times, but Xia Ruan still didn't understand what she was saying.

Chun'er was secretly happy, and when she wanted to speak. I heard Xia Ruan say, "Xiu'er, what did Miss Thirteen say?" ”

Xiu'er was stunned, and the whole person was a little confused. Soon, she came back to her senses, looked at Chun'er, and then whispered: "Back to Mrs., Miss Thirteen said that she would leave first and not bother you." Wait a few days before sending a new sachet. ”

Xia Ruan smiled at Xiu'er, and then said to Xiao Yuanxi: "It's okay, you are tired after walking for a while." I'll see you again in a few days. ”

After speaking, Xia Ruan instructed Bai Zhi. "Send these pastries to Chunfangin."

Xiao Yuanxi saluted Xia Ruan again before leaving with Chun'er.

As soon as Chun'er left, Duran's face was a little unsightly.

A girl is dressed up like this, and she is serving by Miss Thirteen's side. Talking to Xia Ruan is still so arrogant. Duran felt uncomfortable in his heart and wanted to scold a few words.

But. Xia Ruan had just married into the Hou Mansion, and she didn't dare to cause trouble, and it would affect Xia Ruan when the time came.

waited for the figure to disappear for a while. Xia Ruan asked Du Ruo: "Du Ruo, when you handed Miss Thirteen something just now, did you see that it was wrong?" ”

"It's a little weird to talk back to Madame." Du Ruo's words flickered a little, with some uncertainty, "The slave maid only touched the pulse of Miss Thirteen just now, judging from the pulse, Miss Thirteen should be ...... It should be able to speak. But Miss Thirteen doesn't look like she's pretending, so the slave doesn't know if it's the illusion of the slave. ”

After listening to Du Ruo's words, Xia Ruan's doubts in his heart became even greater.

Didn't that high fever make Xiao Yuanxi unable to speak? Aren't those rumors true?

Because of Du Ruo's relationship with her, she also skimmed some medical books in private.

Although it was only a cursory look, the scar on Xiao Yuanxi's neck did not look like a scar left in a day or two, although it was already a little light, but it could be seen that it was caused by external forces.

Xia Ruan thought of the wound on Xiao Jiu's chest last night, and his brows furrowed even more.

Xiao Jiu hid too many things from her......

"Have you ever seen Dr. Du?" Xia Ruan asked slowly.

These days, Du Ming has been living in the Chang'an Hou Mansion, and Xia Ruan has misunderstood too much now. At first, she thought that Xiao Jiu just wanted to leave Du Ming to treat Xiao Yixue, but now it doesn't look like this.

Du Ruo shook his head: "Daddy lives in Zhuangzi outside Beijing, and Hou Ye said that he would let his father come back in a few days." Miss, do you think something is wrong? ”

"Hmm." Xia Ruan had no intention of hiding Du Ruo from this, she could see that Du Lan was very unhappy, so she simply explained the matter, "I always feel that some things are not quite what I thought." ”

Du Ruo was stunned and didn't speak.

In the eyes of Du Ruo and Du Lan, Xiao Jiu is an amazing hero.

If it weren't for Xiao Jiu and Xia Ruan, they didn't know where they would fall, and their hatred with Liuzi would never be unraveled for the rest of their lives.

Now these are all good lives given to them by Xia Ruan and Xiao Jiu.

Therefore, Xiao Jiu and Xia Ruan's mistakes are right in their eyes.

They never thought that if there was a conflict between Xiao Jiu and Xia Ruan, they should stand over there, after all, they were all benefactors.

What Xia Ruan was worried about in his heart was completely different from what Du Lan and Du Ruo were thinking.

This person wouldn't do anything to be sorry for her, but she was sure that Xiao Jiu would hide a lot of things from her.

Xiao Jiu is a bit similar to the third uncle, always trying to protect the important people in his heart. But the third uncle protected his mother very well, but the result was that his mother was too pure, and he was finally deceived by the He family and ended up like this.

Sometimes, too much protection can actually be a disservice.

Xia Ruan knew that she didn't need such protection, but she couldn't make it too obvious. Xiao Jiu is a person with strong self-esteem, if she does it too obviously, Xiao Jiu will definitely think that he can't give her a sense of security, and will try harder to give her a sense of security.

This is a bit more than worth the cost.

She didn't need Xiao Jiu to be so tired.

She now needs to figure out two things.

The first is what happened to Xiao Yuanxi.

Second, it is where the wound on Xiao Jiu's body came from.

As for Chun'er, who made Duran angry, she didn't pay attention to it at all.

If Xiao Jiu was really interested in Chun'er, according to Xiao Jiu's temperament, he would have married Chun'er as a concubine a long time ago, instead of waiting until now.

For Xiao Jiu, she never doubted half a point.

If there is no basic trust between husband and wife, then there is no need to be together in the first place. (To be continued......) (To be continued......) (To be continued......)

PS: Today's first update, there are two more.

Continue to ask for pink tickets, I'm going to fall out of the pink list, don't seek to be in the top 20, just don't fall out of the 40.

If there is pink today, it will continue tomorrow!

PS: Recommend Yu Xiyan's new book "Sister Yan",

Introduction: The sixth lady of Yongning Houfu is white-skinned and beautiful.

It is a fighter in Bai Fumi. But she is a concubine in the history of struggle,

Frail and sick, died early and lived a short life, and was replaced by a cousin as a cannon fodder sister.

Although cannon fodder is easy, it is difficult to counterattack, and it is possible to ascend the throne!