Jingyi sighed, and Qilin'er held her hand and never let go. Jingyi remembered that Mrs. Tao was also sick, and it was not too late to see that it was not too late, so she should go over to visit. It's easy to wait for Qilin'er to fall asleep before she has to leave.

Qiu Wei accompanied Jingyi to Mrs. Tao. The master and servant walked down the alley with only a lantern. Qiu Wei was afraid that Jingyi would be restless and stumble, so she reminded her to pay attention to her feet every time she reached an obstacle.

Jingyi glanced at the door of Tan Yuan when she passed by - the door was closed, and the two large lanterns hanging at the door illuminated the doorway, but the situation inside was not transparent at all - she always felt that the house seemed to be exceptionally quiet tonight. Walking on the road, I only occasionally encountered the housekeepers who were on night patrol or the domestic servants on duty, and when I saw them, I avoided them from a distance.

Jingyi walked, and her mind sank more and more.

Mrs. Tao's yard seemed to be quieter than usual. Jingyi walked into the courtyard and didn't even see anyone. She asked Qiu Wei to wait outside the door and knocked on the door herself to enter. Mrs. Tao's eldest girl, Ke'er, came out and said softly, "Seventh young grandmother, Mrs. is taking medicine." 棼"

Jingyi stood down, and seeing that Ke'er didn't invite her in, she nodded and asked, "Is Mrs. better?" What did the doctor say? ”

"The doctor said it's okay, just take medicine and rest." Ke'er said.

Of course, Jingyi understood that Mrs. Tao was angry, so she asked again: "Have you rested?" Return"

Ke'er hurriedly said, "No. The wife wants to change her clothes and say goodbye to the young grandmother...... As soon as the doctor left, the wife changed her clothes. I thought that the young grandmother and the young master would not come......"

Jing Yi was stunned and said softly: "Mrs. is too particular." ”

Ke'er said softly, "Mrs. is like this. ”

While they were talking, Mrs. Tao let them in, and Jingyi called her mother and pushed the door into the room. There was indeed a medicinal smell in the house, faint, pressed by sandalwood, not obvious. When Jing Yi raised her eyes, Mrs. Tao was really dressed and sitting on the Luohan bed, and when she saw her come in, she asked Ke'er to give Jing Yi a bowl of bird's nest while letting her sit, and said, "You have worked hard today, come and sit and rest." ”

"My mother is not feeling well, why don't I go to bed? It's also good to nourish your spirit. Jingyi saw that Mrs. Tao was dressed in a crab shell blue silk skirt and neat clothes, making her sit there upright, looking as majestic as before. From her face, at a rough glance, there is no sick face at all. Just look closely, you will find that Mrs. Tao's eye sockets are deep, and her eyes are bloodshot...... She thought so, as if from the first time she saw Madame Tao, she was always neat, and sometimes even rigid.

She is a daughter-in-law, and when she sees her in the inner room, she has to dress so formally.

"There was no way. I also want to see the old lady and Lin'er. Mrs. Tao noticed that Jingyi was looking at her, and said calmly.

Jingyi knew that she was probably holding on, and her voice was still tired and hoarse, and she had the heart to persuade her not to go out, but looking at her appearance, she would not be persuaded no matter what. She didn't know what to say for a while, so she had to be silent. Ke'er put the bird's nest in her hand and quietly retreated.

"How's Lin'er?" Seeing that Jingyi was silent, Mrs. Tao asked.

Jingyi hurriedly replied, "It's not good." After taking the medicine, the fever has subsided a little...... It's still a lot of nonsense. ”

"Nonsense?" Madame Tao bowed her head and straightened her sleeves. "Looking for his mother?"

Jing Yi looked at the two-finger-wide light gold swastika that rolled into her wide sleeves and said in a low voice, "Yes." I've been calling my mother. Mother, Lin'er is sick, isn't it ......?"

Mrs. Tao said, "No. ”

"Just to see. They are always mother and son. Mother and son are connected, mother. Jingyi said.

"Lin'er doesn't have such a mother." Mrs. Tao's voice finally revealed coldness.

Jingyi clenched her hands.

"Let you take care of Lin'er, that's what the old lady meant. Why, you don't know. In the future, I will ask you to take care of him, and you will get up like this, but how can you explain to the old lady? ”

Jingyi sat up straight and said, "Mother, I like Lin'er and am willing to take care of him all the time, but I can't replace his biological mother." ”

Mrs. Tao stood up, and Jingyi also got up. Mrs. Tao waved her hand to sit like that.

She watched as Mrs. Tao stared at her, her gaze cold and sharp. After a long while, Mrs. Tao turned around, turned her back to her, grabbed the incense burner cover, grabbed a handful of sandalwood crumbs and threw it in.

"It's not for you to be replaced. If you can't do that, I'll have to take care of it myself. Horizontal and vertical," Mrs. Tao pulled out a handkerchief from under her flank, wiped her hands, and looked back at Jingyi, "Although it has been so many years, it is not that I have not brought a child without a mother. I can still raise my children well. ”

Jing Yi's heart was shocked.

"Madam, the Seventh Young Master is back." Ke'er was outside to report.

Jing Yi immediately saw a smile that quickly flashed across Mrs. Tao's face. Although it was fleeting, she still felt the tremor in her heart intensify......

"Mother." Tao Xiang entered the door and saw that his mother and Jingyi were standing, so he asked, "Mother, is this better?" ”

When Mrs. Tao saw him, she seemed very relieved and said, "I have been much better after taking the medicine." You've just come back, how do you know? ”

Tao Xiang looked at her and said, "If you have something to talk to your father, listen to what your father says." As he spoke, he asked Mrs. Tao to sit, but he didn't sit down, took off his military hat, and took a bowl of iced sour plum soup handed over by Jingyi.

Jing Yi stood beside him, waiting for him to drink the sour plum soup.

Mrs. Tao tilted her head slightly, looking at her son and Jingyi. Jing Yi waited for her son silently, and her gaze was really like a soft wave of still water...... She coughed slightly.

Jingyi took the bowl, stepped aside, and listened to Tao Xiang sit down and talk to Mrs. Tao. It seems that after seeing Tao Xiang, Mrs. Tao is particularly tough, and she is still a little sickly, and she can hardly see it at this time...... Despite this, when he heard that his mother-in-law was going to Xuanrui Hall, Tao Xiang refused to allow it. At his insistence, Mrs. Tao finally agreed not to go out tonight.

Tao Xiang looked at the time, instructed Ke'er and Qi's mother to take good care of Mrs. Tao, and came out with Jingyi to say goodbye.

Tu Huyi and Qiu Wei stood under the porch and waited for them, watching them come out and busy coming. Tu Huyi took another lantern and went down the steps with Qiu Wei first.

Tao Xiang came out of the door but didn't speak, and walked in front, two or three steps away from Jingyi.

Jingyi walked silently behind him.

Tao Xiang turned her face to look at her, and under the dim light, her face was extremely soft...... He seemed to be aware of something, and when he stepped out of the door, he looked back, and under the porch, his grandmother helped the girl, and was standing there, looking.

As soon as he stopped, Jingyi also stopped, and looked back at his gaze, and couldn't help but be stunned.

Tao Xiang took Jingyi's hand, turned around and bowed slightly to Mrs. Tao, and saw her wave to herself, before taking Jingyi out of the hospital. His palms burned, and Jing Yi's hands began to sweat.

She peeked at him, and when she saw that he had a straight face, she didn't know what he was thinking, and she was a little worried.

For some reason, when she looked at him at this time, she felt distressed inexplicably...... She took his hand, stood down, and called softly, "Muzhi? ”

Tu Huyi and Qiu Wei didn't seem to notice that the two of them were standing down, and walked in front unhurriedly.

As far away as the lantern went, the light became weaker.

Jingyi moved closer to Tao Xiang, looked up at him, and listened to him, "Say whatever you want, I'll listen." ”

He brought her closer, his tone was light, and he seemed to be a little helpless.

The tip of Jingyi's nose almost rubbed against his chest, and her high heels stepped on his feet, and she hurriedly supported his arm, trying to step away, but he still stood face to face with her like this.

She was stunned for a while, and said, "Dr. Ren came to me today to ask me for news." ”

Tao Xiang nodded, waiting for her to continue.

Jingyi inhaled and said, "I rejected her." ”

Tao Xiang asked in a low voice, "Feeling sad?" ”

"Hmm." Jingyi admitted.

Tao Xiang raised his hand, stroked her hair, and said, "It's not your fault. ”

"I know I shouldn't ask. But I looked at Lin'er ......" Jingyi inhaled and inhaled the smell of Tao Xiang's body into his nasal cavity. Even though it was night, it was still hot, and his body was hot. "Muzhi, Lin'er will grow up one day......"

Jing Yi choked. She thought about Qilin'er's little face, and kept shouting for her mother......

"None of us can replace it." Her voice was low, as if sighing.

"Jingyi, big brother will handle it." Tao Xiang said calmly, "People are already in his hands, whatever you want to do, it's up to him." He's just disabled, not unclear-headed. ”

Jingyi listened to Tao Xiang's cold voice, and the shiver on her back.

She wanted to pull her hand out of Tao Xiang's hand, but Tao Xiang held it tightly.

"Got it?" Tao Xiang asked. Jing Yi's reaction was as he expected.

Jingyi pulled her hand vigorously and finally succeeded.

Quietly, the two faced each other in the alley shrouded in darkness of night, and there was tension in the air.

"That's what you replied to her?" Jingyi's throat tightened.

Tao Xiang's jaw twitched.

Seeing that he didn't make a sound, Jingyi turned around and left.

Tao Xiang caught up with her in two steps, Jing Yi angrily brushed his hand away, looked at him and said, "As I said, don't touch me when you have the smell of other women on you." ”

Jingyi turned around and left.

Tao Xiang stopped. The footsteps behind him sounded, and someone called him the Seventh Young Master far away. He could tell that it was Shi Quan next to his father.

"Seventh Young Master, the master asked the Seventh Young Master to go back to the study and discuss something." Shi Quan said.

Tao Xiang turned around again, and Jing Yi had already walked away...... She was dressed in a white dress, and she couldn't take too many steps, but her pace was so fast that she seemed to be able to fly at any moment.

[Chapter 19: End]

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