Ten days after leaving Beijing, Xiao Yan returned to Beijing with a few guards and horses in a low-key manner. In addition to dealing with the encroachment of Jingping North Road on the people's land, he also praised Xue Yi, the prefect of Pingcheng, for being decisive and doing his best, which can be an example for officials.

For a time, Pingcheng, which was not valued by the outside world, suddenly became a place of attention from all parties.

The number of people who came to visit was increasing day by day, but Xue Yi acted as if nothing had happened, and occasionally met with some people, only to talk about some official issues, and nothing else.

In early spring, the weather is like a young child, with a warm wind, a cold rain, and now there are snowflakes as thin as cotton wool, as clear as mist, covering all the way to the dredging trees.

Jing Ning casually leaned on the couch, flipped through the yellowed collection of notes in his hand, occasionally lifted his pen, hung his wrist and waved ink, leaving a sentence or two of concise annotations.

Qingzhi was boiling hot tea in the kitchen, and only the sound of charcoal burning remained in the quiet room, and when she listened carefully, there seemed to be a sound of hurried footsteps in the courtyard outside the door, and someone stepped up the stairs, speaking anxiously.

Knock on the door and ask, "Can Miss be in the room?" ”

Jing Ning put down the book suspiciously, got up and opened the door, "What's wrong?" ”

It was a waiting girl in the front yard, and she said with an uneasy face, "Miss, go and see the adult, it's sick again." ”

What's going on? Jingning didn't close the door, and trotted directly to the east with the hem of his skirt, while asking, "Haven't you been stable in the past few days, why are you sick again?" ”

The girl didn't know either, recalling the scene she had just seen, she couldn't help but feel palpitations, "My lord did look good some time ago, but I don't know if it's because of the recent changeable weather, I felt uncomfortable when I got up in the morning, and I coughed up blood from the government and fainted." ”

How so? The doctor said that Xue Yi's illness was caused by heart disease, and the root of the illness was left by Song Haiyao's death that year. But Xue Yi's condition has been quite good recently, and he has become much brighter, so it stands to reason that his illness should not be getting better.

Quickened his pace, and when he entered the door, the doctor finished diagnosing and took the silver needle and sighed.

"Is my dad okay?"

"Miss." The doctor knew her, "Lord Xue's body has a broken foundation, and it really should be recuperated, once the fire is attacked, it will be aggravated like now." One is not careful, and it is likely to ...... Alas, the old man applied an injection to temporarily stop the condition, and then prescribed some medicine to see the effect. It's just that this method treats the symptoms but not the root cause, so I asked Miss Wan Wan to relay it to the adult. ”

Jing Ning's heart sank, "I know, thank you doctor." "Let Manager Xue send him out.

His gaze turned away from Xue Yi's bloodless face, and he asked Tingbai, who often followed him, "What happened today that made the adults angry?" ”

Hearing Bai hesitated, he didn't know whether to say it or not, raised his eyes to Shang Jingning's cold gaze, trembled with fright, and hurriedly told the truth what he had encountered.

On the way back from the mansion, there were two people in ordinary cloth clothes who talked about the late Song Haiyao in the streets and alleys, adding fuel to the vinegar of how she and Xue Yi were in love and how they eloped, and fabricated a few false remarks out of thin air, which was extremely slanderous and provocative.

Xue Yi was angry and stepped forward to scold, but the two of them ran away like monkeys, and the onlookers were embarrassed.

According to hearsay, some people love to talk, whisper to each other, and believe five or six points in correspondence. Xue Yi doesn't care what others say about him, but his late wife and those memories are his lifelong treasures.

failed to let her enjoy the glory during her lifetime, and how could she bear to be criticized like this after her death.

After dealing with this matter, he was exhausted when he returned to the mansion, and some of the previous heart diseases seemed to have erupted all at once, and the snow white was dyed red, which was much worse than before.

Jing Ning's face was frosty, "Do you know the identities of those two?" ”

"This ......" listened to Bai was embarrassed, "the clothes and ornaments are extremely ordinary, and the little one doesn't know who these two people are?" ”

"Then go check it out, immediately!" Jing Ning frowned and said coldly, "Report it to me as soon as there is news." ”

Listening to Bai vaguely felt that this matter did not seem to be a coincidence, a cold current swept through his heart, and when he exited the door, he glanced at the cold girl sitting on the edge of the bed with a worried face, only to feel that his young lady had a different bearing all over her body since she woke up, even if she didn't speak, she could calm people down with one look.

When Xue Yi woke up, it was already twilight, he lifted his heavy eyelids, and his blurred vision slowly became clearer, and he turned his head slightly to meet Shang Jingning's gaze.

Patting the back of her hand, a smile appeared, "Daddy is fine." ”

Jing Ning was helpless, "If you vomit blood all over the place, it's okay, then why does Dad think it's okay." ”

Xue Yi never thought that he would be lectured by his daughter one day, so he couldn't help laughing, and said angrily, "Don't worry, Dad's body ...... Be clear to yourself. ”

The sudden low tone made Jing Ning's heart slightly uneasy, and she hastily looked away, "Dad, stop talking, take a rest, and you will get better soon after drinking the medicine." ”

Xue Yi smiled bitterly, and raised his hand with difficulty to press the corner of her clothes, "Don't worry, sit and chat with your father for a while." ”

Jing Ning frowned, tucked the quilt carefully, and said softly, "Okay, my daughter is here with my father, and my father will say everything he wants slowly, and my daughter will listen carefully." ”

The snow outside the window was flying, rolling up the cold, Xue Yi breathed a long sigh of relief and smiled lightly.

"When I met your mother, it was as snowy as today, she was born in a scholarly family, and she was arrogant. obviously looks like a very well-behaved lady, but she also despises the so-called secular etiquette. At that time, I couldn't figure out how she had the courage to give up the ideal marriage arranged for her by the Song family, and chose to wander the world with me. If it weren't for the fact that I saved His Majesty by chance, maybe I would have been poor all my life, and I could only let her live in the deep mountains and old forests until I was old. ”

Jing Ning interrupted him, "That's all my mother wants." ”

"So." Xue Yi lowered his voice, "I want to give her the best I can do, so that she will not suffer and be tired, and she will not be uneasy and lonely." It's a pity that I promised her a deep love for a lifetime, but I couldn't protect her for the rest of her life. ”

Jing Ning was stunned, "Providence is just a man, Dad doesn't want to take all the blame on himself." ”

"Ning'er." He suddenly turned his face sideways, "Daddy feels like...... I'm a little tired. ”

“…… Okay, dad closes his eyes and rests, Ning'er is here to watch over you. ”

"Silly boy." Stretched out his hand and covered the back of her hand, "It's just that I'm a little weaker today, I'll get better, I'll sleep for a while, you go to the kitchen to help me see if the medicine is ready." ”

"Okay." Jing Ning's eyelashes trembled slightly, stood up, looked back at him, and saw that he had slowly closed his eyes.

Stepping out and closing the door, a cold wind blew in his face, and he stood straight with his back on his back, and after a few moments there was an intermittent cough in the room.

The noise was not loud, as if it was deliberately suppressed, but it was subjected to a stronger backlash.

- "Adults have been sick for a long time, and people who cry blood are often lost because of a huge blow, if there is nothing he can't give up, I'm afraid he would have gone a long time ago." ”

"Isn't there any medicine that can cure it?"

"No matter how tricky the disease is, there is a prescription for it, but Miss has never heard that heart disease can be cured by medicine."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"My lord won't let Miss Sù tell me this. When I diagnosed an adult a few years ago, I found that he was starting to lose his eyes, and he couldn't really see things. I'm afraid that when others can't see it, I miss my wife too much. ”

"My dad is ...... How long can it last? ”

"I'm afraid it's ...... to make such a fuss today It's hard to say. Shaking his head and sighing, "The fate is shallow and deep, in comparison, the person who left early is still a blessed person." ”