It was getting dark.

The courtyard is as quiet as ever, day or night.

Xia Ruan was on the couch, slightly stunned.

She never understood why the Lin family wanted to join forces with Cinnabar.

The Lin family is just an ordinary martial arts family, if their ambition is to take the throne, then it is too far-fetched.

If not...... Why did Master Lin take the risk of associating with someone like Cinnabar?

In both lives, she didn't pay much attention to the Lin family. However, now, she had to notice the Lin family hidden in the dark.

Because, Nanting inadvertently leaked a sentence today.

Nanting said: Chang'an Hou is fine, he will be fine. He Xiao Shaocheng is the smartest person I have ever met in my life, and he will not have an accident. Even if the old man of the Lin family was eager to kill him and break his body into thousands of pieces, he could still live well.

Master Lin is her husband's maternal grandfather, and he has always taken good care of his husband in the past, and even sent the Lin family's sword to his husband's hands. It's just that now, why does Master Lin want to kill her husband again.

What's going on here...... No matter how much she guessed, she couldn't guess.

Thinking of this, Xia Ruan couldn't help but rub her eyebrows, she felt a little headache.

Her husband is a man who is good at hiding his feelings. He never likes to tell her about these things, he likes to carry all the pressure alone. In front of her, her husband was always smiling, and he couldn't see half of his sorrow. Xia Ruan closed her eyes, how did her husband resist this series of sudden events these days.

She had to go back, she had to go back to him.

Even if it doesn't help. Be by his side, not a burden.

"Ma'am, the people from the village have brought food." Duran's voice came from outside the door, and she asked in an inquiring tone, "They made Madame's favorite food, Madame, do you want to taste it?" ”

Xia Ruan opened his eyes and moved the hand on his abdomen away a bit.

Just now the child kicked her in the stomach, and she happily put her hand on the belly, feeling the child's movements. It's just this joy because the husband is not around. It didn't last long, either.

Xia Ruan looked outside. Thinking of the afternoon, Duran sued her. Cinnabar specially sent someone to the capital to find a powerful cook to come back and cook meals for them.

It is said that the chefs this time are very skilled, and they will not let the dishes they use be as bad as before.

In fact, now, Xia Ruan really has no appetite at all. She didn't want to eat anything. Because no matter what you eat. It's like chewing wax. But she had to eat again, for the sake of the child in her belly, even if she no longer had an appetite. Eat some too.

Only by staying alive can she have a chance to return to her husband's side.

Thinking of this, Xia Ruan secretly sighed in his heart, "Let her in." ”

The candles in the room were dim, and the faint light made the room a little gloomy.

Xia Ruan looked out the door, and an elderly mother-in-law walked in from outside.

It's just that the next moment, Xia Ruan felt that something was wrong, and her heart seemed to be caught by something.

This mother-in-law...... She's seen it.

The mother-in-law who came to deliver the dishes was dressed very plainly.

The clothes on the mother-in-law were the most ordinary coarse cloth in the bazaar, and her hair bun was simply coiled up and fixed with a wooden hairpin. There was nothing of value on her body, but her movements were very gentle, as if she had been trained in etiquette.

She slowly took out the dishes in the basket and placed them on the table, without curiosity to look at Xia Ruan who was snuggled on the couch.

However, Xia Ruan's eyes were always on her.

Perhaps because Xia Ruan's gaze was too hot, the mother-in-law frowned, and then finally couldn't help but glance at Xia Ruan with her spare eyes.

The mother-in-law's eyes showed a look of surprise, and then she immediately took a step back.

Xia Ruan saw her mother-in-law's movements clearly, and then pretended to be calm, "Did you cook today's meal?" Dare to ask, what do you call you? ”

"My surname is Jiang ...... If Madame doesn't mind, just call me Mrs. Jiang. After Mrs. Jiang finished speaking, she stepped back a little and lowered her eyes.

Xia Ruan nodded with satisfaction, "Is Mother Jiang from the capital?" These dishes are not common. ”

"Back to Mrs. Hui, the little one is not from the capital." Mrs. Jiang lowered her head a little more, almost hanging to the ground, "These are small ordinary dishes that can be made casually, I hope they can suit Madame's taste." ”

Xia Ruan pondered for a while before he said softly, "Then thank Mother Jiang first." I believe in your craft, it won't be too bad. ”

Mrs. Jiang was a little surprised by Xia Ruan's words, she didn't answer Xia Ruan's words, she just felt a little uncomfortable.

Xia Ruan's eyes were a little weird.

This kind of look looks like she is like a clown jumping off the beam, watching her jokes. Mrs. Jiang subconsciously tightened her clothes, and her whole body was stiff.

Is the woman in front of her really less than twenty?

"If the lady has no other instructions, then the little one will retire first." Jiang Pozi took a deep breath, then calmed herself down and said goodbye to Xia Ruan.

She didn't want to stay in this room any longer, not for a moment.

Xia Ruan snorted, his voice cold, "It's okay, let's go back early." Later, I'm afraid that even the people in your family will be worried. ”

Xia Ruan's voice dared to fall, and Mrs. Jiang hurriedly rushed out of the door.

Her steps were extremely fast, as if someone was chasing her from behind.

At this time, Du Lan walked in from outside, and saw that Jiang Pozi's footsteps were in a hurry, so he sighed again, "These people are running faster than the other, like we are going to eat them alive." Are we so hateful? Scared like this. ”

For Du Lan's words, Xia Ruan also listened to it in his heart.

She never thought that the old lady she had seen in the palace in the past would actually appear here.

This old lady is not an ordinary old grandmother, she is an old grandmother who is guarding near the burned down dormitory of Princess Changjun. Xia Ruan was once asked by Concubine An to go to find Xia Qinghe, but she walked through the place and walked to the seat of Princess Changjun's former dormitory.

The place was no longer as lively as it used to be, and it was burned down by the fire, turning into piles of ruins.

But the old lady was still around the ruins, and would let her go when she approached.

Because the pile of ruins appeared in the palace, and it was not far from the imperial garden. That's why Xia Ruan deliberately remembered it deeply, she always felt that Princess Changjun's qiē was like a secret deliberately covered up by the Great Qin royal family, and no one was willing to mention more about this princess, but she couldn't erase the fact that this princess had ever existed.

Xia Ruan looked at the place where the old woman disappeared, and her brows furrowed even more.

"Ma'am, what's wrong?" Seeing that Xia Ruan didn't speak, Du Lan's expression was a little sad, "Is that old mother making a disrespectful speech?" Or are you not satisfied with these dishes? ”

Du Lan followed Xia Ruan's gaze, the old mother had already left the courtyard, and the courtyard at this time was only pitch black, and she couldn't see anything clearly.

Xia Ruan reined in his thoughts and shook his head, "No." ”

Du Lan saw that Xia Ruan was going to stay, so he hurriedly helped Xia Ruan up.

They were tied up here and didn't have much of any clothes with them. In the past few days, if Duran hadn't insisted on asking the people outside for clothes, they would definitely have been frozen. The attitude of the people who are guarding the outside is also good and bad, just like the unpredictable weather.

Duran looked at the cloak on Xia Ruan's body, and at some point it cut through a corner, and his brows furrowed.

Later, she will come back to sew and mend it.

After Xia Ruan sat down, he said to Du Lan, "Why don't Nanting Gongzi come and have something to eat together?" ”

"Madam, you eat first, you leave him alone." When Duran heard Xia Ruan talk about Nanting, his original frowning brows wrinkled even more, "He won't be hungry for himself." ”

Xia Ruan smiled faintly, "Go ahead, go and invite him over to eat something together." Nanting Gongzi will come here, also for us. ”

"For us?" Du Lan raised his eyebrows, looking at Xia Ruan's expression with some surprise, "Madam, don't lie to him, how can it be." He was stupid himself, so he was caught here by cinnabar, and he ...... for us It's really going to put gold on your face. ”

Duran seemed to be a little prejudiced against Nanting, and Xia Ruan didn't plan to help Nanting explain more.

Du Lan and Nanting's affairs, she will not interfere.

If two people can be together, then it is best, if not......

The matter of fate, who can say for sure.

For some reason, after knowing that Nanting was interested in Duran, Xia Ruan's heart was always a little apprehensive.

Seeing that Xia Ruan didn't speak, Du Lan thought that Xia Ruan was angry, so he hurriedly explained, "The slave maid will go to call the son of Nanting immediately, and she will go immediately." ”

After saying that, Duran pulled his legs and walked towards the outside of the courtyard.

Nanting lives in a hut on the right, and it is dark inside at this time.

Duran saw that there was no candle flame in the room, hesitated for a moment, and then knocked softly.

"Nanting Gongzi? Are you awake? Duran asked as he knocked on the door, "Nanting Gongzi." ”

But in the house, there was still no response.

Duran thought about it before he took the initiative to gently push the door open.

"Ah......" As soon as Duran entered the door, he was pulled and then covered by his big warm hand.

Duran was covered in a cold sweat, but it was pitch black all around, and she couldn't see anything, and she didn't know whose hand it belonged to.

The darkness around her at this moment also reminded her of how dangerous their situation was now.

In the darkness, Duran's eyes widened and his body trembled slightly.

"Don't shout." Nanting's voice was soft, "Don't shout, you know?" Miss Duran......"

Duran nodded quickly, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief.

It's just that Nanting's hand covering her lips still hasn't let go.

The scorching heat of her hands made her feel a little panicked, but Duran didn't dare to struggle. Because, she heard a lot of movement in the house, but this movement was not from her and Nanting.

On the other side, Xia Ruan didn't notice that Duran hadn't returned. (To be continued......)

PS: There is a typo, correct it immediately.