Xu Jinzhen knew that Nalan Jinxiu had returned to the Zhenbei Palace, and it was already the afternoon of the next day. She asked Xu Jince for money on a whim some time ago, and opened a medicinal herb store called Yufutang.

Xu Jince didn't plan for her to make money with this, thinking that she had something to do, which was better than being stuffy in the house, so he gave her three thousand taels very generously.

Because of the inconvenient transportation in northern Xinjiang, economic and trade has always been a drawback, and the prices of things transported are extremely high. Xu Jinzhen probably didn't know that money was hard to make, and the prices of medicinal materials in the medicinal herb store were very low.

Because of its low price, Yufutang is extremely popular in Chiyang City. Xu Jinzhen would go to the store every day and help the guys in the store sell medicinal herbs.

Sometimes, when she caught up with the medicinal materials that had just been shipped back from other places, she would stay up all night to sort them out, and occasionally she would not return to the house. Xu Jince sent someone to protect her secretly, but he was not worried that something would happen to her.

It was already morning when she finished sorting out the herbs from the guys in the store, and she was so tired that she squinted at the counter for a while. Originally, I was going to go back to the house to make up for sleep, but when I returned home, I heard that Nalan Jinxiu was back.

She was already sleepy, but suddenly became very energetic and went straight to the Star Picking Tower. Seeing that Nalan Jinxiu was painting with Ji Boyan, he didn't make a sound to disturb.

Ji Boyan painted a landscape, which is his impression of northern Xinjiang. The vastness in the child's eyes is always a little less of the taste of dome, and Nalan Jinxiu corrected him on the side.

Xu Jinzhen looked at them with some envy in his heart. This sister of hers is indeed talented, and no matter what she does, she always seems to be able to do it easily. Unlike her, if she wants to find something to do for herself, she has to be busy every day.

Nalan Jinxiu became much sharper after practicing martial arts, and there was someone in the house, so it was naturally impossible for her not to know. She finished correcting Ji Boyan's last question, looked up at Xu Jinzhen, and smiled: "Long time no see." ”

These four words made Xu Jinzhen's eyes wet with tears in an instant. She remembered that she had said that one day she would come back. She waited and waited, and in a flash, a few years passed, but she waited for this person.

"What are you doing stupidly poking at the door, don't come in quickly. Nalan Jinxiu said a word to Xu Jinzhen, and when she saw that she was still not moving, she said again: "This is your nephew, the first time we met, have you prepared a meeting gift?"

Xu Jinzhen had just come back from outside, and he hadn't had time to change his clothes, so he naturally didn't have any money with him. She saw that although Ji Boyan was young, he had a noble aura, and he knew that he couldn't look down on ordinary things.

"I just knew you were back, so I don't have time to prepare a present. Besides, of course what I'm going to give is good, where is it so easy to find? You have to give me some time to prepare. ”

Nalan Jinxiu raised her eyebrows, and her tone was not polite: "Brother is going to pick me up, although it won't be a big deal, but it shouldn't be revealed to you at all, I think you just don't care." ”

Xu Jinzhen pouted, his cheeks bulged with anger, and his expression became arrogant: "Xu Jinsheng, you're almost fine." ”

Nalan Jinxiu didn't look like a smile, and said, "Look at it, I haven't said anything about you yet, you're brainy again." ”

Xu Jinzhen felt that she was his nemesis, and every time he faced her, he had to lose. She pointed at Nalan Jinxiu, and just as she wanted to say a few cruel words, she saw Ji Boyan looking at her.

It was the first time she had seen such a well-born child, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and a strong bookish anger on her body. She suddenly remembered that Ji Hongye, who had a relationship with her, was really amazing.

No one knew that it was the hurried side that made her rise in her heart with infinite yearning. She knew that this was wrong, it was her brother-in-law, not to mention that she respected her sister so much.

But no matter how clear she is in her heart, she still can't help but think of that person in the end. Every man she met after that was extremely inferior to him, and she really couldn't forget it.

As she got older and her horizons broadened, she finally figured out something. There are many unsatisfactory things in this world, and it is normal that she can't get what she wants, but she still hopes that her sister and brother-in-law can be married and beautiful.

Nalan Jinxiu saw that Xu Jinzhen and Ji Boyan were big and small, staring at each other with big eyes, and no one spoke. She pulled Ji Boyan and said with a smile: "This is my son, I gave birth to him." ”

Xu Jinzhen glanced at her with disgust and said, "You just say some useless things, your son was not born by you, is it difficult to bring it?"

Ji Boyan had already determined from their conversation that the person in front of him, who was somewhat similar to his mother, was his aunt. He didn't expect her and her mother to get along like this, it didn't seem to be harmonious on the surface, but in fact, it should be very loving.

"Mother, is this my aunt?" he asked, looking up at Nalan Jinxiu.

"Yes. Nalan Jinxiu touched his head and said softly, "Go over and see him." ”

Ji Boyan walked over obediently and saluted very politely: "I've seen my aunt." ”

Xu Jinzhen looked at Ji Boyan's regular movements, and her heart became more and more fond of it, and she smiled and said, "No courtesy." ”

Nalan Jinxiu watched from the sidelines, always feeling that she was pretending to be serious. She can still remember her perverse appearance at the beginning, half-tilted cheeks, with a self-respecting attitude.

Xu Jinzhen was most afraid of her laughing, she knew that she was left outside, living at the bottom, with little knowledge, and she didn't know much and was not as smart as her.

So every time Nalan Jinxiu laughed in front of her, she felt that she might be laughed at. This kind of awkward feeling, even after so many years, is still clearly imprinted in her bones.

"I don't understand, what's so funny?"

When Nalan Jinxiu saw Xu Jinji's face full of anger, she knew that she was thinking too much. She had no choice but to restrain her smile, put on a very soft look, and said in a negotiative tone: "It's not funny, but I can't help but want to laugh when I see that you are happy." ”

Xu Jinzhen didn't have many friends since she was a child, and at first she was very hostile to Nalan Jinxiu. But in the end, she ignored her past suspicions, cured her illness, and gave her a prescription to recuperate her body.

In the past few years, although she is still weaker than ordinary people, she is no longer tormented by illness, and she is actually grateful to her in her heart.

However, she knew that people didn't need her gratitude, so she didn't say it, but thanked her silently in her heart. She knew that her closeness was actually a little humble, but even if it was humble, she was willing.

In the past few years that Nalan Jinxiu has not returned to the palace, she often thinks of her. Thinking of the time they spent together, although it was short, it was really a very precious memory in her life.

She missed her deeply and looked forward to the day when they met again, but she never had the luxury of thinking that Nalan Jinxiu would miss her the same.

After all, Nalan Jinxiu's identity is very different from her, and if a person like her wants to get close to others, others will think that she is deliberately clinging.

When she heard Nalan Jinxiu say that she missed her too, her heart suddenly became very ironing. The best thing in this world is that the people you care about are also thinking about you.

"If you really miss me, why haven't you come back to see me for so many years, you know that I have no friends in the palace, I ......" Xu Jinji's eyes turned red as he spoke, and he looked very aggrieved.

"I'm different from you, I'm married, and I still have children to take care of, so naturally I can't just leave. But you, if you miss me, why have you never written to me, you know that my brother and I have been in correspondence. ”

Xu Jinzhen pursed his lips: "It's not that you don't know my brother, he has always thought that I am messing around, even if I want to talk to him about serious things, he will not bother to listen."

Just like when I opened a medicinal herb shop, he completely thought that he would find something for me to do, so that I would stop messing around in a foolish way, let alone make a mess for him.

Where did he think about it, in fact, I really wanted to run the medicinal herb store well and wanted to do something serious. I don't want people to say I'm accomplished, and I don't want to hold you back. ”

Nalan Jinxiu heard from Xu Jinji's words that she should not have had a good time in the past few years. No one knows better than she ever did. It's really hard for people to like her like that, but most of them are disgusted.

Didn't she even hate her at the beginning? She treated her for the sake of her father's face, second, because they were indeed blood and kinship, and third, because she adhered to the teachings of her master, and as a doctor, she must not die without saving anything that is within her ability.

It was also in the process of getting along later that she discovered that Xu Jinji's nature was not bad, but she didn't know how to express it. She is afraid that others will sympathize with her, so she makes herself look sharp, and wants to make people afraid of her before others hurt her, and she dare not offend her.

This is what people often call a paper tiger, which looks fierce, but disperses as soon as the wind blows. And the fundamental reason why she is like this is because she suffered when she was young, the environment was not good, and her inner inferiority complex was troublesome.

After all, she's a poor person, too. It is precisely because of this thought in her heart that she will tolerate her everywhere. But what she didn't expect was that Xu Jinzhen would have a strong sense of dependence on her because of this. Of course, she cherished it, and the pity for Xu Jinzhen in her heart became more and more victorious.

"You, I and my brother, the three of us are close relatives, we can say anything to our faces, there is no need to hide it. My brother must love you, but he is a big man, and his heart is very rough, and sometimes he doesn't know how to express it. ”

Xu Jinzhen nodded, and then shook his head again: "Why don't you refuse to admit it, my brother just favors you." ”

Nalan Jinxiu sighed: "The eldest brother is like a father, he is the same to us. He doesn't favor me, it's just that because I've had a hard time all these years, he wants to be kind to me more. ”