Jing Yi turned her head away from him, but fortunately Zhishen didn't ask her anything further.

She walked slowly down the bookcase and picked out a small English dictionary to hold in her hand.

When paying, Zhi Shen asked her casually: "Didn't you storm Devin a while ago?" Why, you want to strengthen your English lately? ”

"Hmm." Jingyi put the dictionary down and asked Zhi Shen to pay for her. She calmly said, "You forgot, we teach in English." ”

"Your English foundation is already good, don't be afraid." Zhishen paid the money and took the dictionary from Jingyi's hand to take it for her.

The brother and sister walked out of the bookstore, and the Cheng family's car was already waiting.

Zhi Shen repeatedly explained to Tao Si's subordinates that they would go back in their own car, and they did not need their escort, but they had to follow behind the car.

The driver of the Cheng family saw the military jeep following behind him in the rearview mirror, but he felt very majestic, and said with a smile: "It's the first time that a military vehicle escorts you." I am."

Zhishen couldn't help but look back twice, and said, "Why do you feel that something is wrong?" ”

"Something is wrong. This is the meaning of the Tao family to treat us as their own people. Otherwise, can people do it? The driver said bluntly, "By the way, Miss Ten, when I just went out, the Cheng family sent someone to deliver some things." Not sure what it is. He said with a grin.

Jingyi tugged at the buckle on her schoolbag and turned her face to look at the street.

"What to send? The Cheng family comes to deliver things every day these days. Zhishen saw that Jingyi's face was tense again, and he teased her.

The driver smiled and shook his head.

Zhishen looked back at the jeep again, and said to Jingyi: "Although he is the acting commander, this city defense army can be commanded by the second son of the Tao family in just a few days, and he also has some ability." It seems that Uncle Tao's trip to Peking was not in vain. That day, at the Kong family, I listened to their discussions, and said that Uncle Tao came to Beiping at this time, which was like entering a tiger's den. If you don't think about it, you will never go to Nanshan...... Although the Duan family made miraculous achievements in this mutiny, they also paid a huge price. Duan Guixiang was ambushed after the mutiny, and his life is now in critical condition, waiting for his eldest son in Japan to return first. I heard that Duan Fengxian had returned to China last month and is now rushing back. He invited Tao Si out to stabilize the situation, but he didn't know who Tao Si was helping to stabilize the situation this time. The Duan family's open and secret battle has just begun. Maybe when, Duan Feng will come back first, but his father is gone, and his power is gone. You say, "Is it interesting for this father and son to come to this place?" ”

Jingyi had no intention of talking about these things with caution.

When she got home, she did not personally thank the soldiers who escorted them back, but sent them away cautiously.

When she returned to Xinglu, in addition to the piles of gifts that awaited her—her mother said it was something from the Tao family, and Du's mother sent them directly to Xinglu—there were countless fabrics and tailors waiting there.

She rushed into her room, threw herself on the bed and buried her head and face in the quilt, how could Wan Wei ask Qiu Wei to ask her to come out and tailor her clothes, she refused. I forced the tailor to wait for half an hour, and she reluctantly let the measurements be measured.

Wan Wei sent the tailor away, and then looked at Jingyi, and didn't ask her anything, just looked at her silently.

Jingyi gradually calmed down under her mother's silent gaze, she squatted down, sat on the floor, and looked up at her mother.

"Mother, I'll be far away from you in the future...... You...... What will happen? She held her mother's hand.

Wan Wei thought for a while and said, "I also asked my mother this before. ”

Jingyi's chin rested on her mother's lap.

She had never heard her mother mention the word "mother".

The old man said, "My daughter, I have to get married." It's good to know that you're good. Wan Wei said softly, "Yi'er." ”

"Huh?" Jingyi hugged Wanwei's knees.

"No matter how far you are from your mother, your mother is not afraid, you know? As long as you're good. Wan Wei said. She stroked Jing Yi's hair, her hand trembled slightly, so the jasper bracelet on her wrist touched Jing Yi's ear.

Gentle, as if she was a child, asleep, her mother kissed her gently.

She didn't want to move.

After a long time, she raised her head slightly, and saw that on the hem of her mother's skirt, two spots of dark gray were printed on the gray satin.

She was just trying to see what it was, when she saw two drops of shiny something, and they fell again......

"Madam, Qingdai is here." Tricy is reporting outside.

Jing Yi hurriedly stood up and turned her back to go over.

Wan Wei pointed to the inside, Jingyi walked in, she sat upright, waited for Qingdai to come in, and asked, "What's the matter with Mrs. ”

Qing Dai replied: "Mrs. asked the second wife to go over and discuss things." Mrs. will go to Duan's house tomorrow to offer condolences, and she has a few things to explain to you. Please come right away. ”

Wan Wei asked, "Duan family? Who died in the Duan family? ”

"It's Commander Duan. The Duan family has just left. Qing Dai replied, seeing that Wan Wei was stunned, she continued, "It is rumored that the Duan family is messed up outside." Before Commander Duan could breathe, several sons and old subordinates moved their guns in front of his eyes, and Commander Duan was so angry...... My lord is there now, my wife. Also, I heard that in Mrs. Gu's house, Miss Sanbiao was sick in the past two days, and the family was also a little restless. The wife said that if she was too busy, the second wife would have to go to see the Zhao family in the next few days. ”

"I'll change my clothes, and I'll go." Wan Wei sent Qingdai to go first, and went to the inner room to change clothes. Seeing that Jingyi had returned to normal, she instructed Cui Xi: "Bring that cocoon silk shirt for me." ”

Jingyi accompanied her mother to change her clothes and sent her out.

"Did you hear that?" Wan Wei asked Jingyi.

Jingyi knew that her mother was referring to the innocent thing. Qingdai said vaguely, it should be unclear. She's always known about the innocent.

"I went to visit my eldest cousin that day, and I heard her say that the Kong and Huang families were very unhappy because of the dissolution of the marriage contract. The eldest brother of the Kong family insisted on withdrawing from the marriage and did not hesitate to force him to die. This city is full of wind and rain, and my uncle will inevitably blame the third cousin. Jingyi said.

"There is something innocent in front of you, you should think about it." Wan Wei looked at Jingyi, silently stuffed the handkerchief under the flank, and helped Cui Xi away.

When her figure disappeared, Jingyi was still standing under the porch.

She thought that in the past few days, her mother must be busy, and there are many people in and out of the house, so the access control will be loosened.

She went back to the room, and saw that Qiu Wei was still concentrating on the pattern, so she didn't bother her, sat down at the desk, and opened the small box. She counted the contents.

There is a photo, which is a half-length photo of Dai Mengyuan.

He was dressed in a black robe and a white scarf, straight and upright, and his eyes were clear, as if he was looking at her.

Jingyi wrapped the photo in a brocade and put it back in the small box.

Meng Yuan, in a few days, you should set off, right?

I hope he reaches the other side of the ocean smoothly.

On this journey, the Cheng family was very busy because of several major events, from the old man Cheng Shiyun to his wife Du Houde.

Jing Yi and Zhishen were going out to school this morning, and the driver who was going to send them to class said, "Please let the ninth young master and the tenth miss take a moment, use this car, and today your two cars will be sent to send the wife and the fourth wife out." ”

After hearing this, Zhishen asked, "Why do you even use our car?" I knew that I drove to school by myself, and I just sent my tenth sister. ”

"Do you want to recruit your father to talk about you again?" Jingyi carried a big schoolbag on her back and pulled Zhishen into the car, "Let's go, I'm going to be late if I'm too wordy." ”

Zhishen has to be picky and meticulous, and he is also very picky and meticulous, this old and trotting Austin is also tinkling everywhere except for the horn, he usually looks down on the most.

Jingyi didn't think anything of it, and when she got into the car reluctantly, she said, "Hasn't the morning gotten up gas yet?" What kind of temper does the eldest young master have, I've never seen anyone like this. Is it possible that you won't go to school if you don't get in a carriage? But it's really not wrong in that sentence - from thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift - Brother Jiu, I obeyed you. ”

Zhishen pursed his lips and said, "The matter of carriages and horses traveling, how can you underestimate it." ”

"It's really good to put it on the score." Jingyi smiled. Sometimes, prudence is one-size-fits-all. Therefore, among the grandfathers of the Cheng family, although he is young, no one who serves him dares to be careless.

"Why are you carrying such a big bag?" asked cautiously. He only had a book and a notebook under his belt. As he spoke, he pulled Jingyi's schoolbag strap, which looked quite heavy. He made a little bit of effort, and he didn't pull it.

"Oh, there's a lot of class today. I also brought an extra pair of clothes, and I felt cold when I got out of class yesterday. Jing Yi put down her big schoolbag and said. She pulled back the hair from her ear.

"You just follow your aunt, but your body is still weaker. You see that the phoenix is as strong as an ox. Zhishen reached out and touched Jingyi's forehead, Jingyi sat still, and he touched his forehead again, "It's good if you don't have a fever." I remember that every year in autumn, it seemed like you had to get sick a little. In the past few years, you have gone south in autumn, and I almost forgot about it. ”

He looked at Jingyi with a smile, but Jingyi didn't smile.

"Yesterday, my mother said that you are so old, and I don't know why you are so old. She said, on the day of the fourth sister's wedding, you still held the fourth sister's leg and didn't let the fourth sister go out. ...... blink of an eye"

"Brother." Jing Yi called out to Shen Shen, "Don't say it." ”

Zhi Shen smiled.

She didn't want to hear him say this, so he wouldn't say it.

When he looked at it again, he felt that this little girl was really going to grow up.

On her birthday, the grand ball of the coming-of-age ceremony was reported, and it was a big hit. The letter and the newspaper were sent back by Zhiluan, and my father was at home, frowning when he read the newspaper, but he didn't say anything; Aunt Yi wrote to tell Jingyi not to show her face at will in the future, and the wording was extremely harsh. He just smiled when he read the newspaper and tossed it aside...... Although it was a coming-of-age ceremony, I didn't think the little girl was really an adult at that time, and the one who came back and shouted "Ninth Brother" and "Ninth Brother" was still his little girl like a fart. is stubborn, and he is so confused. That's it, I'm about to get married...... Thinking about Tao Xiang's person, he couldn't help but sigh. But it's better than being in one place with Dai Mengyuan, right? Dai Mengyuan, he should be on the ship to New York at this time, right? Jingyi doesn't know clearly? She didn't mention it, and no one did. Recently, my father seems to believe in Jingyi very much, and he is about to walk safely on the road he arranged.

Zhi Shen looked at Jingyi again.

Jingyi hugged her big schoolbag tightly by her side, and her little face was also tight.

Zhishen couldn't help but bend his finger and knocked on Jingyi's full forehead, and said, "I'm going to get married when I say that, and I'm still so temperamental at every turn, where can I get it." ”

Jingyi listened, didn't speak, and punched him hard......

The car arrived in front of Yanmen first, and Zhi Shen got out of the car and said, "You don't need to pick me up from school." I'll only have two classes today, and I'll go back to class by myself. ”

He was about to leave, Jingyi wanted to stop him, but he didn't dare to speak, he was grabbing the car door, he suddenly turned around and said, "Xiao Shi, what are you going to tell me?" ”

Jingyi's heart moved, shook her head, and said, "No." ”

"Then I'm leaving. Looking back, there have been a lot of new things these days. "Zhi Shen is gone.

Jingyi closed the curtains, rested her forehead against the car window, and breathed deeply...... What's new, Brother Jiu, is it the Duan family's struggle for power and profit, or is it the breaking up of the Kong and Huang families due to divorce? Or is the third cousin confined to the boudoir and she is on a hunger strike?

Thinking of her third cousin, her heart hurts.

"Stop." Jingyi said.

The driver stopped the car and said, "It's not there yet, Miss Ten." ”

"I'll take two steps if I come out early today." Jingyi said.

"Yes." The driver replied.

"You go back first, and come back to pick me up after school in the afternoon." Jingyi commanded.

"Yes. Miss Ten, then I'll go back first, and I'll send the third wife out. The driver said.

"Go ahead." Jingyi nodded. When the car drove away, she turned and walked in the direction of the school gate, but her steps became slower and slower.

She stopped, looked back in the direction the car had left, looked around, waved down a rickshaw, and said, "Just go ahead." ”

The rickshaw driver let out an "oops" and sped off.

Jingyi watched the rickshaw pass by the main gate of Concord, and said, "Just leave me at the place where the big car is hired." ”

"Where are you going, young lady?" The coachman asked.

Jingyi didn't answer.

She was going to take the train to leave Peking first and go to her new life......

But she has time and is not in a hurry to say.

[End of Chapter 4]