Duran slowly entered the room, a little complicated inside.

She had never seen her father's terrible face like this.

After my father returned from Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing, his whole person became silent, much worse than before.

Duran didn't dare to ask his father what was wrong, so he could only mutter to himself.

Father must have something to hide from her or the people around her.

"Get out, you'll be in trouble over there." Xia Ruan put down the teacup in his hand and said to Xiu'er, "If Miss Thirteen has anything uncomfortable, remember to come and tell me as soon as possible." ”

She didn't want Xiao Yuanxi to be sick again, and the people around her would still hide it from her.

Du Ruo also said that Xiao Yuanxi's physique is worse than that of ordinary people, so he should be extra careful.

Xiu'er nodded hurriedly, with a smile on the corner of her mouth: "The slave and maid know, the slave and maid must take good care of Miss Thirteen, madam, you can rest assured." ”

Duran placed the pastry on the table and looked up to see Xiu'er's greedy gaze.

That kind of gaze made Duran's heart feel panicked, and there was always a bad feeling.

Duran frowned slightly, opened her mouth but did not speak, she took a deep breath and swallowed the words that came to her mouth.

She felt that Xiu'er, like Chun'er, was a white-eyed wolf who couldn't be raised.

But she didn't understand why Miss believed Xiu'er now. After all, Xiu'er is not that simple.

If it was in the past, she would definitely say what kind of person Xiu'er was in front of Xiu'er and Xia Ruan at this time. But she has been by Xia Ruan's side for many years, and her sister has always told her. Since he chose to follow Xia Ruan's side in the first place, he should believe that Xia Ruan can handle everything well.

However, over the years, Xia Ruan has never disappointed them.

No matter what she was dealing with, she thought about it a lot more than anyone else.

"Madam, slave maid ......" The greedy gaze in Xiu'er's eyes had disappeared, and she looked a little pitiful, "Brother slave maid, he ...... Can he really come into the house to do things? ”

Xia Ruan lowered his head. There was a thick shadow in his eyes: "A few more days." Miss Cousin is coming, right? ”

Xiu'er's eyes widened, and then she looked at Xia Ruan with some astonishment.

Madame, where is this going on?

What is the connection between Miss Biao's coming to the capital and her younger brother coming to work in the Chang'an Marquis' Mansion?

But out of prudence. Xiu'er still nodded: "Back to Mrs. Talk." Yes. The Lin family sent a message. said that in a few days, the lord would take Miss Biao to the capital to have a look. ”

Xiu'er said as she looked even more confused.

"Hmm. When Miss Biao comes, I will arrange for Miss Cousin to live in Chunfangyuan. Xia Ruan raised his head and looked at Xiu'er, his eyes as sharp as a sword, "When the time comes, your brother will go to Miss Biao's side to serve." I remember that your brother is also from Xue Yang, Xue Yang's side dishes should be able to cook, right? ”

Xiu'er understood the meaning of Xia Ruan's words this time, and she quickly nodded: "The slave's younger brother can cook Xue Yang's dishes, he grew up in Xue Yang like the slave, and he also knows what Miss Biao likes." Madam, the slave will definitely let her brother serve Miss Haobiao. ”

Xia Ruan smiled: "Well, I'm sure you'll do a good job." ”

Xiu'er was happy when she heard this, and then she also understood the meaning of Xia Ruan's words.

The reason why her younger brother was to serve by Miss Biao's side was because Xia Ruan wanted to know what Miss Biao was doing.

Xiu'er knows that she is a smart person, so sometimes, Madame doesn't need to say it so clearly, she can guess Madame's mind.

Xia Ruan didn't treat her brother badly, working in the small kitchen was the easiest way to earn money, and this job was much easier than the outer courtyard.

"If the lady has no other orders, the slave and maid will retreat first." Xiu'er almost jumped up with joy, she didn't expect things to go so smoothly.

Wait for her younger brother to also work in the Chang'an Hou Mansion, and see who will say that she is worse than Chun'er in the future.

And her brother's previous affairs in the Lin family didn't seem to be taken to Xia Ruan's heart.

Sure enough, her status in Xia Ruan's heart is already higher than that of Chun'er.

Xia Ruan picked up the pastries on the plate, and then nodded: "Let's go out." ”

After Xiu'er retreated, Xia Ruan ate the pastry into her mouth.

The fragrant smell of osmanthus lingers between the lips and tongue.

In her previous life, she spent a lot of effort thinking about what kind of pastries could be more delicious. Now, it seems to be about the same.

When her husband comes to court, she can let him try the pastries.

It's just that Xia Ruan knows that there aren't many quiet days.

When she and Xiao Jiu got married, the old man of the Lin family was seriously ill, so there were only a few people in the Lin family who could come to eat and drink.

Moreover, they are the least important.

Aunt Lin will come, I'm afraid it's also to calm her heart.

The reason why the Lin family was most reluctant to come, she guessed something from Xiu'er's mouth.

Because the Lin family's most favored little girl, that is, Miss Huo Shuyan in Xiu'er's mouth, doesn't seem to like her existence very much.

The Lin family and the Xiao family are different, and the Lin family has a certain status in the martial arts of the rivers and lakes. However, the one who can be mentioned first with the Lin family is the Huo family.

The people on the rivers and lakes disdained contact with the officials of the imperial court, but the officials were the same. It's just that it's all superficial.

Sometimes, the turmoil in the rivers and lakes and the imperial court is closely related to these people.

At the beginning, the most beautiful sisters of the Lin family, one married to the Xiao family, and the other married to the Huo family.

Xia Ruan didn't understand why Aunt Lin married into the Xiao family in the first place. With her birth and status, why would she wronged herself to be a little aunt.

Xiao Jiu never mentioned this matter in front of her, and she never asked about it.

Xia Ruan thought that if she wanted to know, Xiao Jiu would say.

It's just that she also understands that everyone will have a little privacy in their hearts, and she is hiding some things from Xiao Jiu, so Xiao Jiu should also hide some things from her.

Xia Ruan rubbed his forehead and felt a little pain in his head. She didn't know what Huo Shuyan's purpose would be this time, but Chun'er and Xiu'er were both people that Huo Shuyan sent to Xiao Yuanxi.

She also asked people to check outside, Chun'er and Xiu'er are both little girls in the countryside. It stands to reason that they should keep to themselves, know who they are, and not delusion about what they can't get. But the reality is just the opposite, Chun'er wants to stay by Xiao Jiu's side as a lover, while Xiu'er wants the status and rights in the Chang'an Hou Mansion.

These two people are people close to Xiao Yuanxi.

If no one had told them anything, how could they dare to be so presumptuous, and how could they be so confident that they could do all this.

She knew from the beginning that the Lin family was different from what she thought, but the current situation seemed to make her even more confused.

The Lin family, the Huo family, these famous families in the rivers and lakes, she had never heard of them in her previous life, and she had just come into contact with them in this life.

After all, at that time, she was more concerned about things in the officialdom.

The enemy is dark and I am clear.

"Madam, the tea is cold." Seeing Xia Ruan pick up the tea on the table, Du Lan couldn't help but remind, "Slave maid will pour you a new cup." ”

Xia Ruan smiled awkwardly, and then gathered his thoughts: "It's okay." ”

Duran's movements were fast, and when she poured a cup of tea again, Xia Ruan had already picked up the ledger and flipped through it.

Du Lan was afraid that his movements would disturb Xia Ruan, so he prepared to retreat.

But Xia Ruan quickly called Duran: "Duran, wait." ”

Du Lan turned around and looked at Xia Ruan suspiciously: "Madam, do you have any other orders?" ”

"How's Dr. Du?" Xia Ruan's words carried a hint of temptation, "He, is he unhappy?" ”

As soon as Xia Ruan's words fell, Du Lan's whole person showed surprise.

Did Madame really say something to her father, so did my father become like that?

It's just that she, as a subordinate, wants to know what happened, but she doesn't dare to ask.

It is right to talk less and do more.

Sometimes, it's a lot of mistakes, so it's better not to ask anything and say nothing.

Duran thought for a while before whispering: "Back to Mrs., Daddy is a little weird these days, and the slave can't talk about it, I just think Daddy doesn't like to laugh anymore, and he always likes to wander off his mind on weekdays." Yesterday at noon, my sister took the child to see my father, and I didn't see how happy my father was. However, maybe it's because Daddy is old and tired, and it's better to live a few days. ”

Duran was not used to telling lies in front of Xia Ruan, and besides, Xia Ruan was obviously concerned about her father now.

She wouldn't be so ignorant.

Xia Ruan listened and sighed softly: "You go and tell Doctor Du, don't think too much, some things are better to go with the flow." ”

Du Lan didn't understand what Xia Ruan said, but he still nodded.

Xia Ruan could see the doubts on Du Lan's face, but at this time, she couldn't answer anything for Du Lan.

What happened on the way to Los Angeles, she always knew how dangerous it was. Even though she kept telling herself what would happen along the way, after knowing the whole thing from Du Ming's mouth, she was still paralyzed in fright.

She still remembered that in her previous life, the affairs of Los Angeles were also handed over to Xiao Jiu to deal with.

After returning from Los Angeles, Xiao Jiu's body seemed to be a little unwell.

At that time, they had less contact, and it was not clear what was going on.

Now, although it is not as bad as in the previous life, those scars on her husband's body are marks that will not be erased for a lifetime.

The scars she saw on her husband's body on the wedding night made her feel like she was about to suffocate.

"Ma'am, are you alright?" Seeing Xia Ruan's pale face, Du Lan hurriedly walked over and asked, "Is there something uncomfortable?" ”

Xia Ruan shook his head, his lips were a little pale: "I'm afraid I'm a little tired, it's okay, I'll go rest for a while." ”

Duran hurriedly picked up Xia Ruan and walked in the direction of the bed.

Duran always felt that it was not only his father who was weird, but also his wife.

What's going on here? (To be continued......)