After Xia Ruan heard the sound outside the house, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

This time, could it be Aunt Lin's wife again?

Sure enough.

Soon, Mother Lu's voice came from outside the house: "Master Hou, madam, Aunt Lin wants to invite you to dinner together tonight." ”

Xia Ruan stopped what he was doing and put the brush aside.

She pretended to look at the letter nonchalantly, and did not answer the outside words.

When the husband is around, it is natural that the husband should make these decisions.

Her meekness made Xiao Jiu couldn't help but take a second look, only to see that she lowered her eyes and was silent, unable to see the look on her face.

Xiao Jiu smiled faintly and said to the outside of the house, "Mother Lu, you go and help me reply to my mother, and I will greet her with Ah Ruan tomorrow." I'm a little tired today, and I want to rest for a while. ”

As soon as Xiao Jiu's words fell, Xia Ruan couldn't help but raise his head.

There was a look of surprise on her face.

After Mother Lu, who was outside the house, heard Xiao Jiu's words, she couldn't help but secretly gasp.

In fact, she privately did not recommend that Aunt Lin persecute Master Hou like this.

Hou Ye is a smart person, there are some things Hou Ye knows, and the reason why he didn't say it is also because he takes into account that Aunt Lin is his biological mother.

However, Lu's mother is afraid, and Hou Ye's patience is not much.

Today, Hou Ye just arrived in Zhuangzi, and he didn't go to ask Mrs. Lin for the first time.

Hou Ye's current actions are already a little different from the previous Hou Ye. At this time, Mrs. Lin should brake quietly, but Mrs. Lin was a little unwilling, and after thinking for a long time, she asked her to go to the small kitchen to find Xiao Jiu. Really. Xiao Jiu, who was in the small kitchen, quickly declined to go to ask Mrs. Lin for peace, saying that he was tired.

When she relayed the words to Mrs. Lin's ears, Mrs. Lin's angry lunch was useless.

Aunt Lin went to see Miss Four, and asked Miss Four to take Master Hou's clothes to see Master Hou, and casually remind Master Hou if she still remembers the existence of this mother. The fourth lady is a docile woman, although she is a little estranged from Aunt Lin, but she still went to see the Hou Ye according to Mrs. Lin's instructions.

It's just that the fourth lady was changed the topic by Hou Ye. completely forgot what she went to Hou Ye for.

Xuanying told Aunt Lin about this. Mrs. Lin was in a hurry, and then threw the beads on the ground.

Since Hou Ye entered Beijing, Hou Ye has changed.

In the past, the Hou Ye would not always go against Aunt Lin's intentions like this.

But Aunt Lin is unwilling, if the Hou Ye is not as obedient as before. Then Aunt Lin's status in the house in the future. It's not as good as one day at a time. So Aunt Lin couldn't do it in a hurry. Only then did he let her invite Master Hou and his wife to dine together.

After all, Hou Ye has already declined once, and he will definitely not refuse a second time.

Behold. This time, Hou Ye didn't think much about it at all, and once again declined Aunt Lin's kindness.

Mother Lu's whole face was about to wrinkle, what should I do?

She knew that the estrangement between Hou Ye and Aunt Lin had already begun before Mrs. entered the door.

Now, after the lady entered the door, the alienation grew.

Is it really as Master Lin said, the Hou Ye has changed, and he is no longer the Hou Ye of the past?

Mother Lu turned around and left the main courtyard, not daring to say anything further, Du Ruo looked at Mother Lu's expression and couldn't help but sneer.

She doesn't like Mother Lu, and she also dislikes Aunt Lin a little. Because, she felt that Mrs. Lin was a strange old man, and she didn't seem to care about the life and death of her children at all.

Aunt Lin may know a little about Xiao Yixue and Xiao Yuanxi, but Mrs. Lin turned a blind eye and didn't take care of this matter herself. And Hou Ye is not a saint, he can't take care of many things at all, so this matter of Xiao Yixue and Xiao Yuanxi will always be neglected.

If it weren't for Madame, in a few years, Nan Xiao would really only have Hou Ye left, and these two young ladies, I am afraid that they will also be lost.

The room was quiet, Xia Ruan didn't speak, and Xiao Jiu didn't take the initiative to say anything.

After a while, Xiao Jiu couldn't help but speak: "Ah Ruan, I've wronged you these days." ”

"What did Master Hou say about this?" Xia Ruan couldn't help but raise his head to look at Xiao Jiu, and then laughed, "When did I get wronged?" Master Hou, don't think about it. ”

Xia Ruan said seriously, but Xiao Jiu could only hold her hand tightly.

Sometimes, he wants to put everything he has in front of Xia Ruan, but many things around him are too complicated and dirty, so there will always be times when he can't be thoughtful.

He knew something about what his wife was thinking.

"Nguyen." Xiao Jiu hugged Xia Ruan and kissed her forehead gently, "Give me a few more days, it will be fine." ”

Xia Ruan closed his eyes and let Xiao Jiu hold him, saying nothing.

In fact, days like this are very good for her. This person is very good to her and wants to hold her in the palm of his hand. However, she was his wife, and there were many things she should do for him. As a wife, she didn't want to embarrass her husband.

Therefore, everything will naturally know when Xiao Jiu is willing to tell her.

Whether in her previous life or in this life, she never suspected that this man would betray her.

After dinner, Xia Ruan rested early, her sleepy eyelids seemed to be put on something very heavy, and she seemed to be unable to open them again with a lot of effort. When she saw that her husband was about to go to bed, she slowly closed her eyes.

Because of this child, she became more and more sleepy.

Du Ruo said that pregnant women will be like this, so she just doesn't mind too much.

Xiao Jiu went to the couch and found that his wife had closed her eyes, and he looked at his wife's sleeping posture, which seemed to be a little different from before. She gently placed her hands in front of her abdomen, as if she wanted to protect the child in her abdomen.

He closed his eyes, blew out the candle, and sighed darkly.

The more people want to protect, the more they can't protect.

Xiao Jiu held his wife in his arms and closed his eyes quietly.

There are some things that he can't drag on any longer.

……

This night, Xia Ruan slept very well and had no dreams all night.

When she woke up, it was already dark.

There was a faint benzoin burning in the room, and the fragrance was elegant and chic, which made her feel very comfortable after smelling it.

At this time, she heard the sound of someone flipping through a book, ringing above her head. Xia Ruan slowly rolled her eyes, and then looked up, what caught her eyes was like the official document of the Criminal Department that she had read yesterday. The black silk hanging in front of her eyes made her feel a little itchy, so she moved her body again.

"Ah Ruan, are you awake?" Xiao Jiu noticed the movements of the people in the bed, and then said with a smile, "Are you hungry?" I asked the small kitchen to prepare some meat porridge and keep it warm on the small stove. ”

Xia Ruan rubbed his eyes, and his mind gradually regained his clarity, "Why didn't Master Hou wake me up, and I still have to say hello to my mother today." ”

As she spoke, she tried to get up from the couch.

Xiao Jiu put aside the official document in his hand and quickly stopped Xia Ruan from getting up, "It's okay later." ”

Xiao Jiu just looked at her like this, his eyes were good-looking, his eyelashes were thick and long, and the whole person looked gentle and elegant. Xia Ruan couldn't help but shake her head, "I'm already awake." ”

There are some things that Xiao Jiu thinks about her, and she should think more about Xiao Jiu.

Even though Aunt Lin didn't like her, Aunt Lin was Xiao Jiu's biological mother, and she didn't want Xiao Jiu to have any difficulties in these matters.

When Xiao Jiu saw Xia Ruan say this, he could only obey her wishes and call someone to come in and wait for her to get up.

In fact, Du Ruo and Du Lan were standing outside the house, and they were somewhat surprised by Xiao Jiu's attitude towards Xia Ruan. So when he was waiting for Xia Ruan to wash, Du Lan couldn't help but say, "Madam, Master Hou dotes on you very much." ”

"Huh?" Xia Ruan looked at the hairpin in Du Lan's hand, thought for a while, and said, "This hairpin is too ostentatious, Du Lan, give me a new one." ”

Mrs. Lin is a believer in Buddhism, and she doesn't like others to wear gold and silver, and she doesn't like people to dress up too ostentatious. Xuanying's dress is very decent, so Aunt Lin has never had too much disgust with Xuanying.

Even if Xuanying did something wrong this time, Aunt Lin only blamed a few words and didn't punish Xuanying much.

She is a junior, so she should pay more attention to these.

Du Ruo found a plain hairpin and handed it to Xia Ruan, and after Xia Ruan nodded, Du Ruo put it on for her.

Du Lan put down the hairpin in his hand and continued, "Master Hou ordered someone to prepare meat porridge early in the morning, let the people in the small kitchen make it, and put it on the small stove to warm. When the lady got up, she had these nourishing things to eat. Madam, Master Hou knows what you like to eat. ”

The corners of Xia Ruan's mouth twitched, and he didn't answer Du Lan's words again, but when the next person brought the porridge, he drank some porridge before following Xiao Jiu towards Aunt Lin's courtyard.

Xiao Jiu's pace was a little slower than before, trying to match her speed.

Even if they don't talk, they don't feel embarrassed about each other.

Mother Lu stood outside the courtyard and saw Xiao Jiu and Xia Ruan coming over, so she greeted her with a smile: "I've seen Master Hou, madam." Mrs. Lin specially ordered the old slave to come here and wait for someone, and finally waited for you, and the old slave thought that it would be noon. ”

Lu's mother's words brought some complaints, she had been standing here for too long, and her legs and feet were a little numb.

She's not young, and she's not a strong little maid.

"Mother Lu, this is blaming me for being late?" Xiao Jiu just replied lightly, and then took Xia Ruan's hand and walked towards the house.

"The old slave doesn't dare." Mother Lu hurriedly blessed, and no longer dared to speak.

Xia Ruan raised her eyebrows, looked at Mother Lu and just smiled lightly, and did not speak.

Xia Ruan knew that her husband obviously heard the complaint in Lu's mother's words, and just refuted it with another sentence.

Although Mother Lu has been by Aunt Lin's side for many years, she is a subordinate after all. Mother Lu's words today, who is she trying to slap in the face?

After Xia Ruan and Xiao Jiu entered the courtyard, Lu's mother's smiling face instantly froze on her face.

The little girls around looked at Lu's mother's face and couldn't help but laugh secretly. (To be continued......)