The atmosphere of the lively New Year Festival in the Dingnan Hou Mansion cooled down almost instantly, and the entire mansion fell into a terrible silence.

The subordinates who originally liked to walk around Zhuxi Garden didn't dare to stay longer recently, and they were all in a hurry when they passed by, and they couldn't leave quickly.

Shen Nanzhu originally planned to take Mengbao out of Bei'an after finishing the matter, but now he had to put it on hold because of the sudden change.

He naturally thought about taking Mengbao back to the capital directly, as for the Miss Li family, whoever loves to give her the title of concubine will give him, anyway, he doesn't recognize it.

But where could the old lady tolerate him to be so willful, even if she also didn't like the woman who was gentle and virtuous on the outside but actually had poor conduct, she had to try her best to turn around in the middle for the sake of the reputation of the two families.

She allowed Shen Nanzhu to take a concubine for a few days, but she would not condone him to escape the facts.

For a while, no one in the house dared to mention Miss Li's family, but not mentioning it does not mean that there is no such person in the house, and it does not mean that everyone will forget about this person, especially the few people who are in the matter.

Mengbao mentioned the matter of reconciliation a few times, but Shen Nanzhu either interrupted or pretended not to hear it, and only guarded her all day long, not leaving an inch, as if she was afraid that she would disappear with her burden in the blink of an eye.

After a few times, although Mengbao stopped mentioning it, he became even more bored, and sometimes he didn't say a word all day.

Shen Nanzhu said with a smile on his face some interesting things in the past, and said what are the good scenery on the way back to Beijing, and they can go back while playing when they turn back.

"You don't know how to ride a horse, and you're afraid of the cold, so I'll have the car warm when the time comes. Make the windows of the carriage wider so that you can see the outside while sitting in the carriage. ”

The person in his arms turned his back to her, and did not say a word, and even his body was stiff, and he looked even thinner in the dark.

In fact, she did lose a lot of weight, although she ate as usual every day, she was in a bad mood, she ate less, and she became thinner and thinner.

He remembered when he first saw her, when she was lying so stiff in his arms. With their backs to him. Clam up.

It took him a long time for her to completely let go of her knot and accept him, and now ...... It's the same again.

How long will it take for her to let go this time?

Shen Nanzhuhuan's hand in front of her gently stroked her wrist.

No matter how long it takes, he won't let go, if she is angry for the rest of her life. He coaxed her for the rest of her life.

The skin under his fingers flickered. There was a slight shudder. Immediately after that, small bumps emerged.

Again......

Shen Nanzhu withdrew his hand curtly, no longer touching her skin directly.

It's been like this these days, and she doesn't want him to touch him. always tried his best to dodge, but if he couldn't hide, he just let him hold him silently, but didn't say a word.

As long as he was a little closer to her, layers of small bumps would float on her body, exactly the same as when she resisted him.

This is rejection and disgust from the bottom of my heart.

She hated him, she hated him for touching other women.

Shen Nanzhu later tried his best to recall the events of that day, but he didn't have the impression of touching the woman in his mind at all, and his body didn't feel this way.

But he couldn't explain these things to Mengbao, because he didn't even hear the sound of Ah Man arguing and beating people outside that day, and he couldn't remember anything else.

He also thought that he had known that he had not drunk well since he was a child, and he didn't dare to drink too much on weekdays, and in order to ensure that he would not miss anything in the future, he had tried his own alcohol consumption more than once, and his reaction after being drunk, whether he would talk nonsense or something.

Every time before, he fell asleep when he was drunk, let alone doing that kind of thing, even if he was drunk, he didn't say a word, why would he be so out of shape this time, this is really unreasonable.

However, this cannot be used as an explanation, after all, he didn't have Mengbao by his side when he was drunk before, and after having Mengbao, he really couldn't help himself. Who knows if he did something to do in the fog this time as a dream treasure.

The most important thing is that the handkerchief that day, my grandmother found several experienced old mothers to come and see it, and it was indeed a woman's Yuan Hong. And that day, no man had ever been in or out of that courtyard except him.

This almost completely knocked him down, and he was at rock bottom when he thought there was a chance that nothing had happened.

He knew that unless he was absolutely sure that nothing had happened between him and the woman, Mengbao might not be able to get through this hurdle in his life.

But now, he has almost no clue to prove his so-called "innocence".

What to do, what to do......

Shen Nanzhu silently hugged Mengbao, and fell asleep with scattered thoughts.

…………………………

"Lightly! Tap! ”

Mo An bared his teeth and cried out in pain.

"It's light enough, bear with you!"

Mo Chou carefully removed the wound cloth from his back, gently wiped it and reapplied the ointment to him.

Mo An clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth: "Damn, that little maid had better not come out of the yard!" Otherwise, I'd have to bury her alive!" ”

As soon as he thought that he didn't accompany the prince in the blink of an eye that day, the maid took the opportunity to take the prince to the courtyard of the shit Miss Li family, and he was angry and his liver hurt!

Originally, he was waiting to receive the reward when he came back after doing something, but who knew that not only did the reward fly, but his life was almost gone!

That day, he was responsible for sending the prince back to the house, because the things outside were not done, he was in a hurry to go back, thinking that he had already arrived at the house, and it was the same for others to send them in, so he left it alone.

Who knew that this would send the prince directly to someone else's yard!

The prince didn't care about him that day, but when he remembered it later, he almost let people beat him up directly!

Mo Chou still asked Aman to invite Mrs. Shizi to come out to speak, and his little life was saved.

Every time I think of this, Mo An really hates it!

Not to mention that the prince wants to rush into that courtyard to kill people, even he wants to go!

"These two sluts! Don't let me get my hands on anything! Otherwise, I'll make them look good! ”

Mo An said angrily and punched the bedboard. But because of the excessive force, the wound on his back was affected, and cold sweat broke out on his aching forehead.

Mo Chou sighed helplessly: "You better heal your injuries first." The prince was really angry this time, and personally stared at the torture, and the people in the torture room did not dare to release the water, and they were all beaten down. If you don't take care of it, you might be ruined! ”

"I said, would you say something nice? Can you pick some of the ones you heard? ”

"Okay, well, listen to it. This wound medicine was specially sent by the young lady, and it is said that the effect is wonderful, keep your medicine until the injury is healed. Ten days and a half months later, another hero! ”

Mo An showed a smile at this time. Lying on the bed board, he sighed: "It's really my fault when I say it, if I hadn't sent the prince to Zhuxi Garden, there would be no such things." ”

"I can't say that, who would have thought that Miss Li looked docile and well-behaved. You can do this kind of thing in private. ”

"Not really!" Mo An gritted his teeth indignantly: "I really know people and faces, but I don't know my heart!" No wonder the prince doesn't look down on her! She is not as good as our young lady from top to bottom, inside and out! ”

…………………………

In the blink of an eye, a month has passed. Rao is how the old lady can help delay. Some things have to be put on the table.

Shen Nanzhu listened to Li's urging and the old lady's persuasion, but his eyes were not moved in the slightest: "I don't accept concubines." ”

From beginning to end, he only had these four words.

Li's face flushed angrily. He stood up and pointed to his nose and shouted, "Since you don't want to take a concubine, why did you go in the first place?" Why did you run to Yan'er's yard and do that kind of thing to her! ”

Shen Nanzhu's eyes sank, and he said in a solemn voice: "I also want to ask, how did I run to her yard?" ”

"You ......"

Li couldn't calm his breath after gasping for a long time, and turned to look at the old lady: "Mother, it was the prince himself who pulled Yan'er's maid and said to let her take him back, that maid is Yan'er's person, he said this, she naturally took her back to Yan'er's yard, what's wrong with this!" ”

"Yan'er saw that he was so drunk that he couldn't even walk, so she let people help him in first, and asked the maid to cook hangover soup for him to drink!"

"Who would have thought that it would be such a wrong effort...... He...... He ...... Yan'er."

Li Shi hid his face and cried: "Although our Yan'er did a little reckless in this matter, it was also because of kindness. Behold...... Who knew that in the end, it ended up with such a result! ”

"Who uses her kindness!"

Shen Nanzhu stood up suddenly: "If she was really kind, why didn't she shout at that time!" Why don't you just let someone take me away! ”

Li was stunned, and then cried even louder: "She is a daughter, and she is scared to death by being treated like that by you!" How dare you shout! Could it be that you want her to call everyone to see how she was bullied by you, and see how you ruined her reputation! ”

Shen Nanzhu gritted his teeth and wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by the old lady.

"Azhu! Regardless of the past, the result is already so. I have called you today to speak of the things to come, not to argue about the past. ”

Shen Nanzhu clenched his fists and loosened them, and sat down slowly: "I don't accept concubines, other than that, I can compensate her as much as I want." ”

"Compensation?"

Li Shi snorted: "What can be more important than a woman's name!" Tell me how to compensate for this! ”

The old lady's brows were furrowed tightly, and she kept fiddling with the string of beads in her hands.

"Azhu, you tell your grandmother honestly, is it ...... Mengbao?"

"It has nothing to do with Mengbao!" Shen Nanzhu immediately interrupted!

Mengbao's words to him this month can be counted on ten fingers, if she is willing, even if it is crying and beating him and scolding him for not letting him take a concubine, he is willing, but she just doesn't say anything, nothing more...... She just sat there like that, for a day, two days...... Half a month, a month......

How the hell can you get her to speak! How can I make her willing to speak! Even if you scold him!

The old lady was having a headache, and there was a panicked footsteps in the courtyard, and a little maid hurriedly ran in.

"Old lady, old lady......"

The maid gasped, and didn't care about greeting the people in the room one by one, so she said breathlessly: "Miss Li Jiabiao, she ...... She fainted! ”

What the?

Li stood up suddenly: "How can you faint?" ”

"Slave maid...... The slave and the maid do not know...... I heard that she was unwell a few days ago and didn't think about tea and dinner. Just now, suddenly, suddenly fainted. ”

"Did you get a doctor?" The old lady asked.

The maid shook her head: "No." ”

"Then don't go yet!" Li shouted angrily.

"Yes!"

The maid answered and hurried out.

Li was anxious, this Li Suyan was her cousin's daughter, she had promised her cousin a good future, and her cousin agreed to let her come. If this is not done yet, there is a good thing first, and she, who is an aunt, will have to be truthful.

Thinking like this, she didn't care about arguing with Shen Nanzhu here, so she hurriedly bowed to the old lady and walked towards Li Suyan's courtyard.

After Li leaves. The old lady looked helplessly at Shen Nanzhu, who was still strained in face. Persuaded softly: "Ah Zhu, think about the concubine again, don't ......"

"Don't think about it!"

Shen Nanzhu said categorically: "If I say no, I just don't accept." ”

"Nonsense!"

The old lady's patience was almost exhausted. I couldn't help but be angry: "The wood is already in the boat." If you say you don't accept it, you won't accept it! As long as someone has a heart to inquire about the affairs of that night. You'll be able to hear the corners and corners! When the time comes, spread the word and let people know that you are such a person who dares to do it, what will happen to your reputation! ”

"Then Miss Li doesn't care about her reputation. What do I care about as a man! If she dared to do it, she should have thought that I would dare to deny it! ”

"Presumptuous!"

The old lady's body trembled angrily.

Her Azhu has always been calm and sensible, how could she say such a thing as "don't recognize"!

With Azhu's temperament, even if he knows that he has been calculated, even if he feels unwilling, he will not admit it or take responsibility!

But what's going on now? He really planned to deny it? How is this possible!

"You're worried about Mengbao, aren't you? Don't worry, grandmother will help you. Mengbao is a sensible child, she won't be so ignorant, she ......"

"Of course she's sensible!"

Shen Nanzhu shouted with red eyes: "It's because she's sensible, so she doesn't say anything." It's because she's sensible that she buries everything in her heart...... Grandmother, I'd rather she wasn't sensible, I'd rather she wasn't sensible! ”

The old lady looked at Shen Nanzhu, whose eyes were filled with tears, and was stunned for a long time, but she didn't know what to say.

She remembered the last time she saw the child cry, it was when he was four or five years old, and the people with high fever were confused, clutching a bamboo leaf in his hand and crying out to his mother......

She almost forgets that she will cry when she forgets him, and she will be sad and sad when she forgets him......

Has this child's affection for Mengbao reached such a point? Care so much that you can't even hide your most vulnerable side, so much so that you can't even control your tears?

The old lady's expression was a little dazed, and the handsome young man in front of her overlapped with the young child of four or five years old, but his low and sad voice echoed in her ears.

"Grandmother, I finally found someone who treats me sincerely, I really don't want to lose, I don't want to regret it for the rest of my life like my father...... Please, grandmother, please......"

I don't want to regret it for the rest of my life like my father......

The old lady shook her body, the illusion in front of her was shattered in an instant, and she leaned weakly on the back of the chair.

She also thought that Ah Zhu was young and ignorant and would not remember this.

It turned out that he remembered, he remembered.

At this time, the sound of footsteps sounded again in the courtyard, and another little maid ran in.

The old lady who remembered the past was a little impatient, and frowned: "What's the matter!"

The maid shrank her neck in fright, looked at her and then at Shen Nanzhu: "Go back...... Back to the old lady, the news just came that said...... Ms. Lee Ka Biao...... I'm pregnant. ”

Click......

The sleeve of the old lady's coat accidentally touched the teacup on the table, and the cup painted with exquisite bluegrass shattered.

"Pregnant?"

"Yes, the doctor said that Miss Cousin was pregnant and depressed, so she fainted."

"How is the child? Did you have a tire gas? ”

The old lady asked subconsciously, and after asking, she remembered that Shen Nanzhu was still kneeling aside.

Seeing her eagerness to ask, the little maid hurriedly replied: "The doctor said that it is not a big deal, as long as you are careful to recuperate." However, don't work hard and be sad in the future, otherwise it will not be good for your body. ”

The old lady withdrew her gaze from Shen Nanzhu and nodded: "I know, you go down."

The maid replied and stepped back.

"You also heard it," the old lady looked helpless, "It's not that I can't fulfill you and Mengbao, it's really ...... It's really fateful. ”

Before Shen Nanzhu could recover from the shock of the news, the old lady had already left accompanied by Xu's mother.

Pregnant?

Pregnant......

It took him a long time to seem to understand what the news meant, and he staggered out on his feet.

It was still quiet in Zhuxi Garden, as if nothing had happened.

The mother-in-law at the gate of the courtyard respectfully saluted him, and her face was as usual.

“…… Later, no matter who comes, they are not allowed to be put in, and no news is allowed to spread to the courtyard. He said in a deep voice.

The mother-in-law was stunned, and then lowered her head and answered yes.

Shen Nanzhu looked at the direction of the main house and walked forward in a daze.

He knew that his behavior was really stupid and ridiculous, but he couldn't think of anything but to hide it, except to prevent Mengbao from hearing the news.

Mother Zhao was still standing in the courtyard with a sad face, and after seeing him, she was stunned for a moment, and then she stopped talking after giving a salute to the prince.

Since the incident a month ago, the attitude of the people close to them around Mengbao has not been as good as before.

Shen Nanzhu did not walk directly into the room as usual, but came straight to Zhao's mother: "No matter what news comes out today, don't say a word in front of the young lady!" Otherwise, I'll kick you out!" ”

Mother Zhao was stunned, and immediately understood what he meant, her eyes turned red, and she shook her head with a wry smile: "It's late, Lord Shizi, Madame has already sent someone to tell you that Miss Li is pregnant, and the young lady may know earlier than you." (To be continued.) )