Xia Xue'er turned over uneasily, opened her eyes suddenly, and Cuizhu on the outside of the bed sat up vigilantly, "Is Miss up at night or thirsty?" ”

"I ...... I'm fine, you can sleep. ”

Xia Xue'er's thin lips opened lightly, and her voice was a little hoarse. A nightmare, there were still fine beads of sweat hanging on the door of the head, there was an ice basin in the house, and the temperature was comfortable, but now I felt a little chilly, so I reached out and pulled the thin layer of silk quilt covering my body, and covered it more tightly.

Those who practice martial arts have a kind of fortitude, independence and self-control. Although Xia Xue'er was born in a wealthy family, she did not have the squeamishness of other daughters, and she didn't want anyone to keep vigil, but since she was haunted by nightmares, Mrs. Xia couldn't rest assured, so she ordered people to take turns every night. Tonight happens to be the turn of the green bamboo vigil.

This girl is transparent and smart, where can she not hear the tremor mixed in Xia Xue'er's hoarse voice? At this time, it is impossible to sleep peacefully. So he got up and got out of the quilt, lit a candle in the dark, and with the dim candlelight, he first moved the ice basin on the desk that had melted more than half of it to the outer room, and then brought Xia Xue'er a cup of hot tea, "There is no hot soup, Miss will just drink tea to warm up." ”

Xia Xue'er was like a docile kitten, obediently taking the tea handed by Cuizhu. At night, the teapot will be put into a copper furnace filled with charcoal to keep warm, at this time, although even the third watch, it can be taken out is still hot. Xia Xue'er's hands trembled slightly, and she raised her cup and drank it all, a warm current crossed her throat, driving away a little chill. Cuizhu took back the cup, and took out a slightly thicker blanket from the cabinet to cover her, "It's not even the fourth watch now, and it will be the coldest in a while." Cuizhu put down the gauze tent as she spoke, turned off the light and lay back in her bed, but she was also in good spirits, for fear that the young lady would have any instructions.

Neither of the master and servant spoke, and the silence of the night was a little terrible. About two hours passed, Cuizhu still woke up with her eyelids on, stretched out her ears to listen to the movement on the bed, and no one slept. Xia Xue'er knew that if she didn't sleep, Cuizhu would never fall asleep. So he lay down and breathed his luck, until he heard the sound of even breathing from under the bed, and then he breathed a sigh of relief. Her eyes were fixed on the endless darkness, but there was no focus, just a series of deaths unfolding in front of her, which were all scenes in her dreams.

Cuizhu slept soundly, but her breathing was gentle. Suddenly, the air in the room seemed to freeze into ice, and a gust of wind blew outside, and the leaves rattled, making it even more cold.

The night in summer is not as long as in winter, only after the fifth watch day, there is already a faint light in the sky, Xia Xue'er, who has not slept all night, got up gently, opened the gauze tent and looked at the sleeping Cuizhu, it was difficult for her, she kept vigil so late last night! Raised his feet and stepped over Cuizhu's curled body, took the rainbow feather sword from the wooden shelf, and tiptoed out the door.

The sky is getting brighter, the morning sun has not yet risen, and the east is already white. The rough maids, grandmothers, and servants were all busy, preparing for the master to get up, and there were gradually trivial voices mixed with hurried footsteps in each courtyard.

Mama Wu came out of the lower room, and on the way to the small kitchen, she heard the whistling sound of weapons in the front yard crossing the sky, thinking that she had entered the villain, and she was nervous, so she was busy going to the front yard to check. Only in the corner of the corridor, I saw a person in the court, the corners of his clothes were flying, his long hair was fluttering, and the long sword in his hand was like a dragon shuttling, swimming around, and the sword aura was terrifying. She sometimes points her sword and rises, her body is as light as a swallow, and sometimes she hovers down, like a fairy who has descended to the earth, flickering left and right, flickering near and far, and in an instant she has destroyed all the imaginary enemies in front of her, sweating like rain, but tireless. Mama sighed lightly, as if she felt sorry for the sword dancer, and as if she was lamenting for others, she left lightly. Looks like we're going to need to boil some more hot water than usual this morning!

The maid lifted buckets of hot water into it, and the half-human-high wooden barrel was only one palm high after a while, and Dongmei carefully checked the freshly picked roses with dewdrops to make sure that there would not be any small insects that sucked honey powder on them, and then sprinkled them into the barrel one by one, covering the entire water surface. Qiu Ju and Cuizhu took off their sweaty clothes for Xia Xue'er, and the scar on her chest that looked like a little fingernail was exposed, and both of them were startled, and the movements in their hands stopped.

"Didn't you already take off that pendant? Why did it hurt even more! ”

Xia Xue'er glanced down, her face was expressionless, but there was a very complex and elusive look in her eyes. is already whiter than snow, and this scar is even more terrifying!

When the two of them came back to their senses, Xia Xue'er was already soaking in the bathtub. The water was steamy, and I didn't know if it was the sweat left over from the sword dance or the heat on her face.

Xia Xue'er, who was soaked in the hot water, was paralyzed and weak, and slowly closed her eyes, as if she was enjoying the process, but she didn't show it. After lying down last night, she has been having nightmares, death keeps breaking into her dreams, no longer only herself, the people around her have encountered accidents, it can be said that the death is extremely terrifying, and they will not die well! I was scared into a cold sweat, and I didn't dare to fall asleep anymore, so I kept my eyes open until dawn.

Was it always because of her sudden intrusion?

Cuizhu and the others only thought that she was tired of dancing the sword, so they didn't speak, and only served her to wash as usual. But after all, Yin Hong's imprint still took root in his mind, and his heart hurt when he thought about it, what happened? Miss only said that she didn't agree with the pendant and couldn't bring it, so it seems that there is something evil attached to the pendant, which disturbs the health of Miss's jade body!

There were already a lot of people waiting outside the Livable Pavilion, Xia Xue'er, who was late, was entangled by Aunt Liu as soon as she arrived there, Xia Xue'er glanced at everyone, but did not see her mother's figure, guessing that it should be to serve the old lady in the house and get up early, and she didn't have the heart to deal with Liu's family, so she only replied without a word, and Liu's didn't feel embarrassed, and only talked about herself. It's just some gossip news, and it has no gold content.

Xia Xue'er's ears were a little unbearable, in the past, she only felt that although the Binzhou Liu family was in the middle of the road, after all, it was also a big family, and the Liu family, as her daughter-in-law, should be much better than the Shen family and others in all aspects, and it should also be dignified with a woman from a big family, but she didn't want to be very different in nature!

It happened that at this time, Shuang'er, who was serving the old lady, opened the door and came out, saluted everyone, but her eyes fell on Xia Xue'er, and then she said: "The old lady was a little dizzy when she got up in the morning, and ordered that today's greetings will be waived, and please let all the aunts and young ladies disperse!" After saying that, the meaningful gaze fell on Xia Xue'er, Xia Xue'er did not dodge but met her gaze, but Shuang'er had a smile on the corner of her mouth, and turned back to the house.

Xia Xue'er frowned slightly, and an ominous premonition rose in her heart.

[To be continued]