Ning Nan slept very deeply, but because he was still thinking about Cao in his heart, he gradually woke up after not sleeping for a while. At this time, the sky was slightly bright, but at three o'clock, the people beside him were long gone, and there was still residual warmth in the bedding, and it seemed that he had just left. He frowned, staggered out of the bed with his dazed head covered, picked up the newly placed clothes on the table in front of the couch and changed them, and walked out. He hurried towards Cao's house, and the lights in the inner room were already on.

When the maid in front of the house saw him coming, she was about to salute and call, but he stopped her. Ning Nan put his index finger to his lips, signaling the little maid not to be born, and stood outside the house by himself and looked at the paper window.

Jiang Chengjia went to Cao's room to wait before dawn, and Biyun guarded Cao Xiu all night, and her eyes were bloodshot at the moment. She whispered to Biyun, "Auntie go to sleep first, it's almost dawn, I'll just keep watch." ”

Bi Yun did not excuse herself, but just saluted her, then withdrew from the house, and before leaving, she instructed the servants and maids who kept vigil outside the house to pay attention to the movements in the house, and if Mrs. Cao woke up, she would report immediately.

Ning Nan looked at the silhouette on the paper window, and his heart was like waves. He didn't go in, just waited silently in front of Cao's door, waiting for dawn.

Cao Shi had already woken up, and she had regained her senses at this moment, she slowly opened her eyes, and saw Jiang Chengjia guarding her side, washing silk scarves in the basin. She kept her voice as quiet as she could, squeezed the silk scarf dry, and turned around. Cao closed his eyes again and pretended to be asleep.

She wiped the hot sweat on Cao's forehead, twisted the corners of the quilt for Cao's, leaned aside and continued to guard. Cao Xiu squinted, looked at Jiang Chengjia who was blurry in front of her, hesitated slightly, gently raised her eyebrows, moved her lips, and asked Jiang Chengjia dryly and hoarsely, "Ah Luo, is it okay to make a cup of tea for your mother?" ”

She was startled, and looked at Cao's family, and saw that Cao's eyes opened a slit slightly, his lips were pale and dry, and his eyebrows were bent like frowning, and he leaned on the couch sickly, and his voice was weak and small.

Jiang Chengjia hurriedly got up and answered, "Mother will go later." ”

There was tea powder that Bi Yun had prepared on the table, she poured some and put it in the tea dish and grinded it finely, boiled a pot of water until it was hot, then poured the powder into it, stirred it slightly with a teaspoon, covered the lid of the teapot, and put it aside to boil. Cao likes to drink tea very much, and I don't know why.

Ning Nan is also worried about his love for tea, and his madness is not inferior to Cao's. The mother and son love tea like life, which also makes her surprised. The people next to them love tea, it is the tea ceremony, the two of them only love the tea powder, and the tea is also very picky, and the tea foam is as white as snow before they are willing to drink. These two people drink less white water, this month I only see their mother and son drinking tea every day, and even replacing water with tea, it is also very rare, if it is not a rich family, I am afraid that I can't afford to consume this precious tea cake, and I drink it every day.

Although Jiang Chengjia had doubts in his heart, he had been studying the tea ceremony every day for more than a month since he married into Huaiyin Mansion, and he was able to make a good hand of tea, but he was very attentive. After waiting for a while, she poured a cup of tea and walked cautiously towards Cao's.

Cao struggled to sit up, leaning weakly in front of the couch, his face pale and pale.

"Mother, the tea is still a little hot, be careful in your mouth." Jiang Chengjia instructed in a soft voice, sat down in front of the bed, and served the tea with both hands. Cao Shi took the teacup, looked at the white-colored tea powder in the cup, glanced at Jiang Chengjia thoughtfully, brushed his sleeves and covered his face and slowly took a sip, and his eyes showed a look of surprise.

She raised her head and looked at Jiang Chengjia, her eyes full of appreciation and joy, "Ah Luo's tea ceremony has made great progress compared to a month ago. ”

Jiang Chengjia was praised, and he was a little happy in his heart, and said respectfully to the Cao family, "Mother has won the award." ”

Cao Shi stared at her seriously for a while, and the scene of this girl's petite figure desperately blocking her at noon yesterday kept appearing in front of her, so he cleared his throat and asked gently, "Doesn't Ah Luo complain that Zhao'er married you by extraordinary means?" ”

Jiang Chengjia knew what she meant, so she lowered her eyes slightly, looking a little lonely and sad, and whispered, "Is my mother willing to listen to me the truth?" ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it." Cao Shi was relieved, smiling at her kindly, not wanting to give her too much scrutiny and pressure.

"I don't complain, but Ah Luo doesn't believe it. The girl's family is still in the boudoir, so she was designed... Call me how not to chill. At first I hated, I resented. But I know that no matter how much resentment there is, this is an unchangeable fact. Except for Zhaoyuan, I have no shame to remarry others.

I married him with the feeling of resignation, because I wanted to live a good life. But after marrying Zhaoyuan, I found that he was not as fierce and shameless as I imagined. When he married me, he said he would be responsible for me. And he did, and he was much gentler with me than with others.

His heart is as delicate as a hair, and he can always perceive my joys and sorrows. Even if I make a small nature, he can tolerate it. He wasn't as cold-blooded and cruel as he was rumored, he had a warm heart, just a different environment than I found myself in. So now I don't complain or regret marrying him, and I just want to live a good life with him in the future. ”

Jiang Chengjia was sincere and said earnestly, his dark eyes shining with starlight.

Cao Xiu looked at her appearance, and unconsciously remembered her former self, a trace of pain appeared in her eyes, and she softly apologized to Jiang Chengjia, "Ah Luo, my son, I apologize for Zhao'er and you." It was his mother who did not teach Zhao'er and made him go down the black road. ”

She felt a softness in her heart and rushed towards Jiang Chengjia, gradually letting go of her heart, and liking the girl in front of her more and more.

Jiang Chengjia smiled, "Mother, it's not your fault. The husband is not impure, but he is unaccompanied and lonely. I don't blame him, I don't blame you, and you don't need to apologize to me. ”

Cao Xiu sighed for a long time, feeling sorry for Jiang Chengjia, and annoyed that she didn't stop Ning Nan from making such a mistake. If this child can meet Zhaoyuan in a good time, he will definitely be his good mate. But not necessarily now.

Although she is a woman, she also knows the affairs of the court clearly because of Ning Zheng. She even forced Ning Nan to be an enemy, forced him to be an enemy of Ning Zheng, severely scolded and insulted him, and in the seven years that were dark and gloomy for her, dirty and humiliating, she tortured herself and Ning Nan Wei almost every day.

Cao didn't like Jiang Chengjia at first, and even thought that her appearance was to remind himself that Ning Nanwei almost repeated the mistakes of the past, and used the same despicable means to get Jiang Chengjia as Ning Zheng treated her back then. She should have put an end to all this, but because of herself, Ning Nanwei became the same person as Ning Zheng.

She is ashamed of Cen Sheng under the Yellow Spring, and ashamed of the ancestors of the Cao family's loyal martyrs for generations.

She looked at the girl in front of her, and her guilt became deeper and deeper, so her voice became softer and softer, "It's good if you don't complain." ”

"Aro would like to hear from her mother about the past?" Cao Shi took her little hand, put it in the palm of her hand, and whispered.

Jiang Chengjia nodded and said obediently, "Mother just say, Ah Luo listens." ”

Cao Xiu sighed and said a past incident about Ning Nan's worries, "When I was young, I just gave birth to Zhao'er for only two years, he was very talented, and he was able to read and write when he was two years old, and he was the earliest enlightened among the brothers in Huaiwangfu, but his father disliked him extremely because of me. At the age of three, he angered his father with an innocent fairy tale. At such a young age, he was reprimanded and beaten violently. At that time, Zhao'er was only a three-year-old child, crying in pain, and when she was sent back to my room by her grandmother and son, she was covered in injuries. If the child had been a child, he would have wept bitterly in his mother's arms. I pity him for his young age, so as not to worry me, he kept silent, as if I knew that I knew that he would be heartbroken if he was beaten. At such a young age, I learned to endure pain. His forbearance, his silence, are all because of me. The reason why he has a straight face from morning to night is because of me.

Ah Luo, his mother regretted that she had not given him love when she was a child, and when he was a little older, she alienated him, and treated him very badly. I was in pain, wanting to be close to him, but I was constantly reminded of my mistakes and did not dare to apologize to him easily. Until you appeared, Ah Luo, I saw that he had changed a little bit, Bi Yun told me that when Zhao'er was with you, there was a smile on his face, he was as cold as snow all the year round, and no one was allowed to approach, but when he was with you, he showed a stretched look. It can be seen that he is not ordinary to you in his heart. Now, I'm glad Zhao'er was able to marry you. But I am also worried, worried that one day you will abandon him because of his good and bad, strange and unpredictable temper. ”

Cao Xiu stared at her sincerely, her words were full of sincerity, over the years, she had never been as scared as yesterday, although she was often delirious, but she also knew what she was obsessed with, but yesterday when she saw that wave of assassins were all rushing towards Ning Nan, she was indeed deeply frightened in her heart. She still has some thoughts and shame about Ning Nan.

Jiang Chengjia held Cao Xiu's hands, looked at her with a pair of firm and powerful eyes, and said in an extremely affirmative tone, "Mother don't worry, my son won't be such a person." Since he has identified him as a person, he will never abandon him, no matter what happens in the future, he will never abandon him. ”

Her dark eyes sparkled with affection for him. The Cao family knew that this girl had planted a love for Zhaoyuan.

At this time, Ning Nan, who was standing outside the house, listened to the words of the two of them word for word, and a layer of wetness inexplicably stained his dark and deep eyes, which made him slightly astringent. He listened to Cao's words, and the pain that had been deposited in his heart for many years seemed to slowly emanate from the inside out, making him feel bitter and unbearable.

It is not easy to find someone in this world who understands him, and it is not easy to hear his mother say these words from the bottom of her heart.