When I returned from Xia's house, it was already evening.

Xia Ruan sat in the carriage, thoughtful.

She couldn't believe the words she heard from Duran's mouth.

But, again, she had to admit that it was true.

Suddenly, she tilted her head slightly and looked at her husband beside her.

It touched his gaze without any suspense.

The man's handsome face was illuminated by the sun, and it looked particularly dazzling.

The moment she looked at him, her husband's frown slowly eased.

But in a short moment, she saw her husband's face, and seemed to have experienced several changes in worry, suspicion, and calmness.

Then, his final gaze was incomparably gentle.

Xia Ruan couldn't take her eyes off her husband for a long time.

Xiao Jiu could clearly feel his wife's gaze, his originally cold and hard heart was slowly melted by his wife's gaze, and there was a faint warmth in the depths of his chest.

"Ah Ruan-" Xiao Jiu called softly, "What are you thinking?" ”

Since leaving the Xia family, Xia Ruan has been pursing her lips and not speaking, although she has said before that she is a little tired. But Xiao Jiu knew that his wife had something to hide from him, and his wife, like before, was reluctant to tell outsiders many things, let alone easily show her weaknesses. Many times, he would wake up several times at night, and the first thing he would do when he opened his eyes was to look at his wife beside him.

It seemed as if if he didn't hold on to her too hard, she would disappear from him.

The corners of Xia Ruan's mouth tightened, and after half a sound, he said softly: "My father." Like, passed away. ”

She said plainly, but there was a hint of loneliness in her eyes.

Xia Ruan didn't know why, at this moment, he wanted to hide it from Xiao Jiu, but he still said it in front of him.

Maybe the person's gaze is too gentle, or maybe the person's voice is too demagogic.

Xiao Jiu stretched out his hand and hugged Xia Ruan tightly, and whispered in her ear: "Ah Ruan, I'm here." ”

Xia Ruan snuggled up in her husband's arms obediently, but she didn't know how to speak.

The carriage blocked the sunlight from outside. The whole interior of the car is a little dim.

Because it's raining. There seems to be fewer pedestrians on the road than usual.

"I don't like him......" Xia Ruan waited for a long time before softly speaking, "but now." He's gone. But I don't hate him. I thought I was going to be happy. But at the moment I am not happy at all. Do you think I'm scary? ”

Xia Ruan had a hard time understanding the complexity of her heart, and it seemed like she had been cultivating for many years. When I wanted to seek revenge on the enemy, I found that the so-called enemy was no longer there. The hatred in my heart disappeared in an instant.

She originally thought that she would hate for a long time. When her father left, she thought she would be happy.

But that's all she thought, she only knew a lot of things now, and if she hadn't experienced that moment herself, she would never have known what she would have thought about it.

Xiao Jiu knew some things about the Xia family, he listened to Xia Ruan's words, and said softly: "How can I be afraid of you?" Ah Ruan, I used to live the same life as you. I hate someone like this, but when he's gone, I don't even have the strength to hate. Later I learned that some people are just passers-by in your life, and you don't need to spend too many days missing this person. Because if it's gone, it's gone, and there's no need to miss it. ”

Xia Ruan smiled bitterly: "But my father is gone, and my mother is hiding it from me." ”

"Mother-in-law is hiding from you, but in fact, she just wants to protect you." Xiao Jiu hugged his wife tighter, "You just got married, if your father-in-law dies at this time, it stands to reason that your reputation is not very good, and you have to pass the filial piety period." Moreover, presumably my mother-in-law doesn't know why my father-in-law died, so naturally I don't want you to worry. ”

The people around her had the most familiar atmosphere, which made the slightest uneasiness in her heart quickly calm down.

There are still a lot of shops in Dongyang County in her hands, and if her father returns to Dongyang County, she will not have no news at all. So after hearing Duran's words, Xia Ruan knew that her father was probably gone.

It was only a matter of time before her father would die.

It's just that she didn't have any preparation, and her father left like this, and she would be a little scared.

Her father died inexplicably, or when she got married, and she suddenly felt that this person's purpose was actually for her. But her mother, as before, kept the matter a secret, and she felt a little uncomfortable when she thought of her mother's dark eyes.

These days, my mother lived a frightened life, but she didn't know anything about it.

When he first got into the carriage, Xia Ruan planned to hide it from Xiao Jiu.

Later, however, when she said it, she felt much more relaxed.

Her father's death was too strange, if she didn't tell Xiao Jiu to be careful, what would happen if Xiao Jiu was plotted in the future?

She didn't want her husband to have any accidents, and she didn't want her husband to be hurt a little bit.

Thinking of this, she told Xiao Jiu all the things in her heart.

Because this person is her husband, she will give all her trust to this person.

Xia Ruan nodded: "But my mother is hiding it like this, and I don't know how long she will hide it." As soon as her father's body is at home, she will be terrified. I always feel that this is not good, and I don't want her to work hard every day for my affairs. But...... And how do you get her to make the news public? ”

"It's coming." Xiao Jiu reached out to hold her hand and lowered his voice, "Queen Mother, there are only a few days." ”

He spoke softly and plainly, as if it were news that everyone around him knew.

But Xia Ruan's eyes widened in surprise by her husband's words.

She always knew that the Queen Mother was dying, but because of many changes, she couldn't tell the day the Queen Mother would die. In terms of the queen mother's condition, the emperor hid all the people very well, and there was no useful news about the queen mother's illness in the palace. No one knows what happened to the Queen Mother, and no one knows if the Queen Mother can be completely healed this time.

However, at this time, in order to reassure her, her husband told her the most confidential things in the court.

Xia Ruan felt that the corners of her eyes were a little sour, how much this person loved her, so he wanted to make her happy.

But now, she is not happy at all.

She felt ashamed of the feelings.

She was hesitant to tell her husband about it just now.

Luckily, she told him.

Xiao Jiu was afraid that Xia Ruan didn't understand the meaning of his words, and explained, "After the death of the Queen Mother, there will be a state funeral, and we will all have to keep the system for a year at that time, so my mother-in-law must also announce the news of my father-in-law's death there." Ah Ruan, if you are worried about your mother-in-law, go back and see her more. ”

Xiao Jiu comforted her very patiently, and Xia Ruan's eyes turned a little red when she listened.

This person is always so kind to her.

As a human being in two lives, no one would tell her such a confidential thing because she was worried.

After a while, Xia Ruan whispered, "You must be careful these days. I always felt that my father's death might be ...... It was the hand of that man. ”

is not only a warning to her, but also a demonstration to Xiao Jiu.

Xia Ruan kept wondering who the person who killed his father was. On the surface, this person is actually very meticulous, even hiding it from all of them. If it weren't for her mother pretending that nothing had happened that day, then this incident would have covered her and Xiao Jiu's relationship with a layer of dust.

She thought for a long time that no one but that person would do such a terrible thing.

Therefore, Xiao Jiu had to guard against it.

"Well, Ah Ruan, don't worry, I'll be very careful." Xiao Jiu comforted Xia Aruan, "Do you remember Nanting?" He had returned to the capital a few days earlier. If you want to worry about that person, you don't have to. What you have to worry about now is whether you can conceive our child well before the national funeral. ”

Xiao Jiu's voice was still magnetic, but his words made Xia Ruan suddenly divert all his attention.

Her cheeks turned red all at once, and then the whole body seemed to heat up in an instant.

Xiao Jiu looked at his wife's small ears, which turned red not long after his voice.

Such a wife makes him love it.

He likes to talk to his wife like this, has nothing to hide, and tells him everything.

At this moment, Xiao Jiu's eyebrows are revealing the spring breeze.

His wife was opening up to him little by little, and as long as he was patient enough, he could wait until his wife believed in him with all her heart. Xiao Jiu hugged his wife, as carefully as if he was holding some rare treasure, this person was not only his sweetheart, but also the mother of his future child.

In fact, in the sentence just now, although he wanted to divert Xia Ruan's attention, it was also from the bottom of his heart.

He thought that what could give him complete peace of mind was that Xia Ruan gave birth to a child for him.

He was a little selfish, he was afraid that Xia Ruan would leave him in the future, if he had a child, then Xia Ruan would definitely not leave so completely.

As long as this person is by his side, then everything he does, it is worth it.

He loved her and wanted to put the best of everything in the world in front of her.

……

When I returned to the Chang'an Marquis's Mansion, several ministers from the court had already come to visit.

Xiao Jiu said a few words to Xia Ruan, and then took these people to the study.

After Xiao Jiu left, Xia Ruan asked the people in the courtyard, "How is Miss Thirteen's condition?" ”

"Back to Madame, Miss Thirteen woke up for a while." The little maid who was standing next to Xia Ruan lowered her head and said, "But when Miss Thirteen woke up, Chun'er went over to serve, and she didn't let the slave maid be by Miss Thirteen's side, so this will be the slave maid too...... It's not very clear either. ”

Xia Ruan raised her eyebrows, looked at Xiao Yahuan and asked, "Did Miss Thirteen call her?" ”

Xiao Yahuan shook her head: "No, it was Chun'er who went by herself." (To be continued......)