Chapter Seventy-Six: A Chill Pierces the Bone

At this time, most of the ladies got up and wanted to follow the old princess and Rui to the stage next to them to watch the play, including Nie Suhyun, who was a little unhappy because he couldn't come in the end. And the men, of course, just stayed, or went to other courtyards in Lanzhou in twos and threes, just like Qi Xuan and Xu Chen.

"Chen'er, let's go."

At this time, at the banquet on the Xu family's side, Xu Youshan and the three of them were going to watch the play on the stage next to them with the Pei family and the old princess of Beiding and the Rui family, so they had already gotten up and were about to leave here.

But Xu Xuan and Xu Chen, who have never had much interest in watching dramas, will not join Xu Youshan and their actions, so when Qi Hong came over and asked Xu Chen if they wanted to go out with them for a casual stroll, Xu Chen and Xu Chen agreed.

But just when Xu Youshan and the three of them followed behind Pei's and Lian's, and they were already a little away from Xu Chen, Xu Chen suddenly stood still, Xu Sui strangely stepped forward to call him, but when his hand just touched Xu Chen, Xu Chen suddenly fell back.

"Knock ......"

The sound of the heavy object falling to the ground was so muffled and loud, but the people around him were stunned as if they were frozen, especially Xu Xuan, after watching Xu Chen fall to the ground suddenly in front of him, he just wouldn't move.

"Chen'er."

But when a terrible and sharp roar came, it woke Xu Xuan up, so before Pei and the others ran here, Xu Sui had already squatted down like a refresher and hugged Xu Chen into his arms. "Brother Chen, what's wrong with you, wake up."

"You'er. What's going on? After Xu Xuan moved, Qi Hong, who was also a little away from Pei and Xu Youshan, ran to Xu Xuan's side, took Xu Chen from his arms, and asked anxiously.

"Cousin Hong, I don't know, just now the second brother suddenly stood still, so I came over to call him. But after I touched the second brother gently, the second brother fell straight down. Because Qi Hong, who was older than him, came over at this time, Xu Xuan, who was in a panic, calmed down a little and told Qi Hong everything just now.

"Cousin Hong. What to do? ”

"Let's ...... first"

"Chen'er!" Before Qi Hong's words could be finished, he was interrupted by a terrible voice, and Pei finally ran to Xu Chen's side at this time.

"Auntie, don't panic yet. Let's take Brother Chen'er to my grandfather first. All right? "Pei has always been graceful and luxurious, when have people seen her panicked expression at this time. But despite this, Qi Hong still tried his best to slow down his voice and said to Pei Shi, who pushed him away at this time and hugged Xu Chen.

"Yes... Yes, go to your uncle, go to your uncle. Qi Hong's words were like a life-saving straw for Pei's family, and Pei's family immediately wanted to go to Qi Yuan by holding Xu Chen. But she forgot that Xu Chen at this time was no longer more than ten years ago. The kid she could pick up.

"Auntie, I'll come." Qi Hong took over Xu Chen, who was already unconscious, again, and immediately chased in the direction where Qi Yuan had just left without borrowing the hand of others, ignoring the people behind him who were already in a mess now, and the whole winter garden was also in an uproar because of Xu Chen's fall just now, and they all turned their heads and whispered to ask, what was going on just now.

And it didn't take long for Xu Chen, the only concubine of the Xu family's sect, to faint, and spread throughout Lanzhou and even the Beiding Palace.

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Before the end of the unitary hour arrived, the sky was dark, and the black pressure was so overwhelming that people were about to lose their breath, plus the wind was blowing, the windows were rattling, and the wind was blowing coldly, it was really not a good weather from any aspect, and I don't know if it was affected by anyone, and even the weather was bad like this.

"Eldest sister, has the eldest aunt eaten?"

"Nope."

At this time, in the courtyard of the Shadow Qiang Courtyard, in the courtyard where the cold wind was blowing, Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan did not go into the main house covered with earth dragons, but stood in the courtyard like this, talking with deep brows.

"What about the second brother, how is the second brother?" Xu Youshan asked in a low voice.

Xu Yourong shook his head slightly, indicating that Xu Chen's current situation was not good.

Since Xu Chen fainted on the birthday of the old princess of Beiding, although Qi Hong quickly sent him to Qi Yuan's side, let Qi Yuan diagnose and treat Xu Chen, and see what happened to him and why he suddenly fainted.

But this scared everyone, Qi Yuan, who was frightened by Pei's panic, hurriedly diagnosed Xu Chen's pulse, but frowned and said, Xu Chen's pulse is fine.

But if the pulse is fine, how can a person faint? When everyone was in a hurry, Xu Chen, the main master, suddenly woke up again, and looked at the Pei family who were all around him with a panicked face and asked, is this what happened?

Of course, Xu Chen's words made everyone cry and laugh, but as long as people are fine, they are the luckiest, especially Pei's family, after seeing Xu Chen fall straight and straight just now, the feeling of complete collapse in her heart really makes her sweat all over her body when she thinks about it now.

But I thought it was just a false alarm, but after Xu Chen casually followed Pei Shi and them back to Dongyang Lane, and stayed in Xu's mansion for a few days before returning to Taixue, the real bad news came soon.

"Brother Chen'er just had a headache at first, and then felt a little cold, although he immediately went to the medical center in Taixue for treatment, but the doctor said that it was just ordinary typhoid fever, as long as he had a good rest, it would be fine. So Brother Chen didn't take it as a big deal, nor did he ask his husband for leave, but continued to go to school every day. But after a few days, Brother Chen'er's illness not only did not get better, but also got worse and worse, so that it ...... When I went to look for him this morning, I found him unconscious in the house. When Qi Xuan sent the unconscious Xu Chen back, he said to Pei Shi with a guilty face that he didn't take care of Xu Chen.

But it's just an ordinary injury, how did it develop to the moment when he was seriously ill and dying? Xu Youshan didn't figure it out. Xu Yourong didn't expect it, and Pei Shi was already silent.

"The Seventh Uncle Ancestor is also here today, right?"

And after Xu Chen had been in a coma and unconscious for more than ten days, his physical condition was getting worse and worse. And Xu Chen's so-called is just an "ordinary typhoid fever", even if Qi Yuan arrived after Qi Xuan sent the unconscious Xu Chen to Dongyang Lane, he was powerless to return to the sky - Xu Chen's wind was evil in his heart, the blood had been coagulated, and the condensation was blocked.

"Well, here you are, not long after you went to Sheng Anxuan. He's the old man's house. ”

Although he didn't dare to say that Qi Yuan's medical skills were the best in the world, no one dared to discuss this divine capital. Therefore, after Qi Yuan shook his head at Pei Shi, Pei Shi was like a wooden doll that had lost all its vitality overnight, so shocked that Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan didn't even have time to feel a trace of sadness, so they took turns to accompany Pei Shi and Xu Chen for a day. I'm afraid that Pei Shi will do something stupid.

Originally, they wanted not to go to Sheng Anxuan directly. They only stayed by Pei's and Xu Chen's side every inch, but when Pei's eyes no longer had the bright and graceful eyes of the past, they looked at them vacantly and said that they must go to Sheng'an Xuan and not abandon their studies, Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan couldn't say a word, and in the end they could only take a step back and stay alone for a day. And today, it happened to be Xu Youshan going to Sheng Anxuan. Xu Yourong stayed by Pei's and Xu Chen's side.

"The Seventh Ancestor...... Did you say anything? Xu Youshan asked in a low voice.

"Nope." Xu Yourong shook his head gloomily.

Xu Chen's flying disaster was a big surprise to the Xu family. Not only did Pei's family, Xu Yourong, and Xu Youshan panic to the point of chaos, even the old lady Xu Rong and Mrs. Qi were also hit hard, especially Mrs. Qi, who was bedridden these days.

"When I just came back, I went to Qinhuatang to say goodbye to my grandmother, but my grandmother still asked me to tell the eldest sister that her old man asked us to take good care of the eldest aunt and second brother, and there was no need to go to Qinhuatang to say goodbye to her old man, her old man was fine."

In the past few days when Xu Chen has fallen ill, Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan can be said to be very busy, because Pei's family is now directly silent, almost not moving and only staying by Xu Chen's side, but the entire huge Xu Mansion feeding process, but it can't stop here, but Pei's is silent, and Mrs. Qi is not in good condition at this time, so almost all the things in the house in the past few days have been completed by Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan with the assistance of the old lady Xu Rong and Mrs. Qi, and the Ju steward sent by Mrs. Lu and Mama Lu.

But I really don't know, it wasn't until Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan personally got their hands on the feed in the Xu Mansion that the two of them knew how busy Pei's was on weekdays, and Pei's had to be more capable to independently control the heavy and complicated inner courtyard of the Xu Mansion for so many years, and they took care of it so well.

And Xu Youshan, with the assistance of Steward Ju and Mama Lu, just looked at and finally sorted out all the things that the two of them had already handled for Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan, and they already felt a little difficult, so it is conceivable that when the Pei family was in charge of this Xu Mansion independently, how could it be summed up easily.

Therefore, Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan are busy and crazy now, and originally with Mrs. Qi being bedridden now, the two of them should also go over to serve the sick, but Mrs. Qi has already known the current situation of Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan through Mama Lu, how can she let them come over to serve the sick or something, so she directly signaled to let the two of them take care of the things at hand, and take care of Pei's family, don't worry about her.

But although Mrs. Qi said so, and Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan are indeed busy and have no time to separate, as long as that day, when it is the turn of someone to go to Sheng'an Xuan, after returning from school, whether it is Xu Yourong or Xu Youshan, they will still go to Qinhuatang to ask Mrs. Qi for a time, no matter what Mrs. Qi says, Xu Youshan and the two are rain or shine, which provoked Mrs. Qi to sigh to Mama Lu: "Sure enough, they are all children raised by Yuning's side, and this stubborn temper is exactly the same as her." ”

And because of this, when it was Xu Youshan's turn to go to Sheng'an Xuan today, when school was dismissed in the afternoon, the first thing Xu Youshan did when she came back was to go to Qinhuatang to ask Mrs. Qi for peace, and then return to Yingqiang Courtyard.

"By the way, my sister will come over in a while." Xu Youshan said suddenly.

"Ming, what are you doing here?" Xu Yourong, who was looking down at Xu Yourong, who had just handed over the account book to the steward, looked up at Xu Youshan strangely and asked.

"My sister-in-law has followed my aunt to manage the second room for the past two years. She looked at us and said she couldn't stand it anymore, after my aunt and aunt and aunt agreed to it. Sister Wu has come to Dongyang Lane to live temporarily since today. Xu Youshan said with emotion.

The current situation of the big house is really not very good, Xu Chen's sudden collapse made Pei's collapse for a while, I don't know when I will be able to cheer up, and when Xu Chen's situation is so bad. But the Pei family collapsed, and the old lady Qi was also bedridden, but the inner courtyard of the Xu family's sect house couldn't fall. But if you only rely on the fragile little shoulders of Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan to support it, it is too reluctant. And although there are still old lady Xu Rong and eldest master Xu Xi are there, Jiangzuo Xu's family has always been strict. The people in charge of the inner and outer courtyards are not allowed to interfere with each other, so in fact, only Xu Yourong and Mrs. Qi can really contribute now, and Xu Youshan, who can also manage the inner courtyard with Xu Yourong, can also be allowed to work with Xu Yourong.

But despite this, it was still the same sentence. If only the fragile little shoulders of Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan can support the middle feed of the Xu family's big house. It's also too reluctant. And at such a reluctant time, the second room did not hesitate to lend a helping hand, how could this make Xu Youshan not feel emotional, and feel the weight of this affection.

"Heh......" And since even Xu Youshan can know the meaning behind Xu Ming's visit to Dongyang Lane, how could she not know that she is as smart as Xu Yourong, only after she personally got her hands on the middle feed in the house, did she know how busy and tired the masters of the inner courtyard of the Xu family like Pei and Lian are usually. Therefore, Xu Yourong was also the same as Xu Youshan, clenching his teeth. When you can't support it, you won't think about bothering and burdening others.

But what I didn't expect was. While Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan were still struggling here, the second room had already been planned.

And in the afternoon, just as Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan expected, Xu Mingwen really came on time, but she didn't come alone, but brought three or five housekeepers, and these mothers-in-law are not new faces, all of them are familiar to Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan, and they are all housekeepers who are managing important affairs in the second room, and they are all exactly what the big house needs.

"Well, you should breathe a sigh of relief when my savior comes."

Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan are the first time, looking at Xu Ming's proud little expression, for the first time, they no longer feel so annoying, but they think it's cute.

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There are a few plums in the corner, and Ling Han opens it alone. I know that it is not snow, but there is a dark fragrance.

In the cold winter wax moon, when it comes to flower trees, people think of of course plum blossoms, and it is precisely in this way, in the Xufu of Dongyang Lane, in winter, many plum trees will be transplanted in, so that the Xufu in the winter is also full of flowers.

And the Weizhou Courtyard in Xu's Mansion is even more so, after all, Xu Yourong likes plum blossoms the most, likes plum blossoms that are withered, and feeds me with my unique momentum. Therefore, even if he later appreciated the different beauty of apricot blossoms in Xu Youshan's Zheng Yan Pavilion, and transplanted a few apricot trees in Weizhou Courtyard, Xu Yourong did not touch the plum trees at all.

But Xu Yourong likes plum blossoms, although she likes them very sensibly now, but when she was a child, she liked plum blossoms to a very irrational state, such as she had to force her brother Xu Chen, and she had to like plum trees all the same, not to mention that she was also full of plum trees in the Shadow Qiang Courtyard, and he was not allowed to plant other trees in the Shadow Qiang Courtyard's domineering behavior, but after they grew up for a long time, they were still used by the Pei family to make fun of Xu Yourong.

But I have to say that it is also because of Xu Yourong's domineering and coquettish behavior when she was young, so that the Shadow Qiang Courtyard indirectly turned into a plum garden, and when other trees like peach trees, apricot trees and acacia trees were gradually planted in the Weizhou Courtyard, the Shadow Qiang Courtyard has always been the only plum trees that she planted with Xu Yourong and Xu Chenyu when she was young, some are as white as snow and some are bright red as blood.

"You don't sleep so late, why do you run out on a cold day."

And at the moment when Wan Lai was silent, when Xu Yourong was standing under the porch, looking at the plum blossoms blooming alone under the moonlight in front of her, someone held a thick satin cloak with a beige collar and a dark green background with yellow rose pattern printing and put it on for her.

"I just can't sleep, what about you, Sister Shan, why don't you sleep yet."

Xu Yourong turned her head to look at her younger sister, and looked at Xu Youshan, the most petite of the four sisters, who was now almost wrapped in a bear standing in front of her, showing only two eyes, blinking at her.

"I really want to sleep, but seeing the figure of the eldest sister standing outside the house wearing only thin clothes makes me worry that I can't sleep well." Xu Youshan said.

"What are you unsettling about?" Xu Yourong asked funny.

"It's just unstable, will you deliberately think that you will be cold and sick, and then you can just go to sleep and leave everything to me and my sister-in-law." Xu Youshan said very seriously.

"......" But after listening to Xu Youshan's words, Xu Yourong looked at her speechlessly for a long time, and suddenly quickly reached out and pinched Xu Youshan's little face, and said with a smile: "In your eyes, your eldest sister and I are such people, right?" ”

"Ouch, eldest sister, you scoundrel, how can you sneak attack, let go, let go, it hurts." Xu Youshan said with tears in pain: "Then since you didn't want to deliberately make yourself cold and sick, and then leave everything to me and my sister-in-law, then why don't you wear more clothes, don't you know how cold the weather has been recently." ”

“…… I just forgot. ”

"Big sister."

Xu Yourong's suddenly gloomy expression made Xu Youshan also sad for a while, in fact, it was okay during the day, Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan were so busy with the affairs of the house that they didn't have extra time to think about some other problems, but as long as it was night, or when they were free, they would always think of Xu Chen, who was still asleep in bed, and Pei, who had been silent.

This flying disaster really caught everyone in the Xu family off guard, and it was also a heavy blow to their bones. And who would have thought that when Xu Chen was in his prime, when he was about to show his strength and embrace the ideas in his heart, such a disaster would find him? Not only may he have lost his ideals, but he may even have been deprived of his life.

"I'm fine."

But Xu Yourong is the boss after all, no matter whether she is reasonable or reasonable, at this time, she is the one who can no longer fall, so as long as she is in front of Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen, Xu Yourong tries not to show sadness. But at this time, it may be that the moonlight at night is too bright, and the plum trees in the yard are too beautiful, so beautiful that Xu Yourong reminds her of her and Xu Chen's childhood, and she pulls Xu Chen, who is not so reluctant, but still obediently listens to her like that, accompanies her to plant plum trees, and Pei's scenes of past and memories who are always smiling and watching them on the side.

And the heart will also have bouts of colic, so painful that I can't breathe.

Xu Yourong hurriedly turned her head to prevent Xu Youshan from seeing her red eyes and diverted the topic: "What about my sister-in-law?" ”

Xu Youshan bit her lip and replied so that the crying voice was too obvious: "Sister Wu has already slept, after all, Sister Wu has been picking the big head these days." ”

Pei's family fell, Old Madam Qi was bedridden again, and the inner courtyard of Xu Mansion in Dongyang Lane was like a flock without a leader, and people were panicking. Although Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan were immediately driven to the shelves to temporarily take this position, the two of them were a little too young, even with the assistance of Steward Ju and Mama Lu, people were still panicked.

And it was at this time that Xu Mingwen came over with a few capable housekeepers in the second room, which can be said to be a reassurance to these lost sheep in the big room. Moreover, Xu Mingwen has been studying stewardship by Lian's side for two years, although it cannot be compared with Pei's, but compared to Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan, two novices, Xu Mingwen is still more than one or two times stronger.

Therefore, in just a few days, with Xu Ming's wife taking the lead, the inner courtyard of the Xu Mansion has finally slowly stepped back on the right track, although it can't be compared with before, but it's better than stagnation, isn't it?

So in the past few days, the things in the inner courtyard of Xu Mansion in Dongyang Lane have been under the control of Steward Ju and Mama Lu, Xu Mingwen picked the big head, Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan assisted from the side, everything was carried out in an orderly manner, but this person who picked the big head was a little tired. After all, Xu Mingwen is just a little girl who has just passed the gap this year. (To be continued......)