Shen Ruoyu stayed in the palace for four days, and Dai Sigong came to treat him every day. The Son of Heaven's condition seemed to be much milder than his injuries, and two days later, Zhu Yunwen personally visited Yu Linwei. On the fourth day, he felt that he could not stay any longer; I have lived in the palace for so long, I am afraid that it will be a curse rather than a blessing, so I finally survived Jianwen Tianzi and returned home.

Nangong Qiu hasn't gone home yet. Under the forcible supervision of an imperial doctor sent by Dai Sigong every day, Shen Ruoyu continued to lie on the bed for another two days before the wound was almost healed. Only the coachman Husheng took care of him at home.

The whole body is completely flexible. He couldn't bear it even more, and couldn't wait to blast away the imperial doctor, and ordered Husheng to clean up the house, and rushed to Liufu by a second-rate person.

Knock on the door and explain the intention; The doorman of the Liufu gave him a professional smile and let him in, and asked him to sit and wait in the hall.

After waiting for a long time, no one came, only a maid kept standing on the side, and from time to time he was filled with tea. Shen Ruoyu asked three times, and the maid went to ask the master to come back, only to ask Lord Shen to wait.

After waiting for an hour, Shen Ruoyu couldn't bear it anymore, and said to the maid:

"I said, miss, does your lady know that I'm here? Or did she want me to go straight to the backyard and find someone myself? ”

"Who is so hot?" A delicate voice sounded in the doorway. And a woman stepped into the hall. Shen Ruoyu couldn't help but be slightly stunned. It was a petite and slender woman, with shaved shoulders and less than enough to hold, dressed in an elegant lotus-colored silk dress, and stood in front of him, looking at him with a smile, with a small pointed chin, thin lips and thin eyes, and her appearance was not outstanding; It is a pair of eyes, although not big, but they shine a clear light from a foot away.

Shen Ruoyu was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but speak: "Mrs. Liu is really a talent." ”

That woman was Wan Hengxin, the eldest and youngest grandmother of the Liu family, and after listening to Shen Ruoxiao's words, she chuckled: "Lord Shen guessed who I was as soon as he came up?" But it sounds like someone else is flattering you, right? ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "You are a woman who governs the Liu family as prosperous as the Ming Dynasty, and it is uncommon to use women to flatter you without letting your eyebrows go." I'm afraid that you are too much, and my family Qiu'er is so fascinated that I fall in love with you, and I don't go home for several days, and I forget about it at all. ”

"You have to blame yourself," Wan Hengxin said, "She waits for you at home every day until midnight, and you are not considerate and considerate of her painstaking efforts, and the emperor who guards you can't see enough; Even if I go home, I don't keep warm things with her, I snore when I blow the lamp, and I go to court when I get up. She has come to live in my house for so many days, and you don't even come to ask, do you still have her in your heart? Today I finally remembered to call me a man. ”

Shen Ruoyu couldn't help frowning.

"Grandma, don't tell me she came here because she was angry with me? I'm afraid it's just that you think so in your heart, Qiu'er won't be so ignorant. ”

Wan Heng smiled kindly: "Are you worried that I will meddle in your family affairs and tell the truth in front of Mrs. Zun?" You really don't understand a woman's heart. I asked her to come out to see you, and after persuading her for a long time, she just refused, saying that since you forgot her, why did you pretend to come to pick her up. ”

Shen Ruoxiao was slightly stunned: "Really? ”

Wan Hengxin raised his eyebrows: "What's in it for me if I keep her down?" ”

Shen Ruoyu thought for a while and said, "Please invite her over, I will ask her in person." ”

"If I had been able to convince her, would I have to wait an hour here?"

Shen Ruoyu said coldly: "Then it would be rude, Mrs. Liu." I went to her myself. ”

Before he had finished speaking, he walked out; Wan Hengxin immediately caught up. Shen Ruo stepped out of the threshold in just two steps, Nangong Qiu was taken aback, and Saya ran back, how could he still run away? Shen Ruoyu reached out and grabbed her, and pulled her back in front of him.

Wan Hengxin chased out of the hall and was taken aback when he saw Nangong Qiu.

"Mrs. Shen, why did you run out by yourself? If I had known, I would have let you in to meet him. ”

Nangong Qiu lowered his head and didn't speak, just desperately pumping his hand back. Her efforts were in vain; Shen Ruoyu's fingers were like steel tongs biting on her wrists.

"You've been eavesdropping outside since the beginning, right? Thought I didn't know. He whispered, "Tell me, how are you doing here?" When are you going home? ”

Nangong Qiu still lowered his head and said, "I don't have to worry about you." ”

Shen Ruoyu was silent for a moment and glanced back at Wan Hengxin.

"Mrs. Liu, I want to say a few words to her alone." He said politely and extremely coldly.

Wan Hengxin smiled and said, "Go in and talk." It's so cold outside. I'm going to get you some refreshments. ”

With that, she walked away quickly.

Shen Ruoyu pulled Nangong Qiu back into the hall, pressed her to a chair and sat down, squatted down in front of her, looked into her eyes, and said softly:

"Qiu'er, you're not a child anymore, can you try to experience my painstaking efforts? Would I rather not go home? I think about it all the time, and you go crazy. But how many times have I told you that I have something I have to do, and if you still think of me as a man, I want you to support me. ”

"Not all men are like you, are they?" Nangong Qiu glanced at him, lowered his eyes again, and his voice was very low. "If I marry Brother Hong Jiang, he will be by my side day and night, never leaving. Isn't he a man? At the end of the day, you don't have me in your heart at all. You only have your emperor in your heart, your high-ranking officials. ”

"Shhhh - Shen Ruoyu's voice was very soft, and she said to her with warning: "Qiu'er, are you confused? Do I care about that high-ranking official? Ask yourself, who did I spend all my money on? Hong Jiang and I are naturally different, we are originally two people. He's like that, I'm like that. If you feel sorry for choosing the wrong person, you should also go home and tell me that I will not hold you back. But you can't bring the problem to the Liu family, which has nothing to do with us. ”

"I regret that I chose the wrong person. I don't want to go home, I want Brother Hong Jiang to pick me up at Liu's house, is it okay. Nangong Qiu said obediently.

Shen Ruoyu was stunned. It was the first time his Qiu'er had said such a thing. He regretted mentioning Hong Jiang.

He stood up and said coldly, "Did he really run into your heart?" Then let me tell you, I just tried to test you, do you think I can really let you go? You must come home with me today, whether you want it or not. From now on, you are not allowed to play tricks on me, you are my daughter-in-law, I can't always condone you so ignorant. ”

It was the first time he had said such a thing since he married her.

Nangong Qiu raised his head; She had been wronged for too long.

"Why do I have to go with you? Didn't you say you would never force me to stay with you? What you say never counts, does it? No wonder you betrayed King Yan. I look down on you! ”

"If you mess around again, don't blame me for being unkind." Shen Ruoyu said: "The matter between me and King Yan, can you understand it as a little girl?" Are you going to go home or not? ”

"You asked about me?" Nangong Qiu finally couldn't hold back her tears and crackled. "Have you ever thought about going home yourself? I waited for you until midnight every day, and then you simply didn't return all night, and I didn't see anyone for several days, and I didn't see you thinking of me. Have you counted it yourself? You went out to fight for more than two months, and it was only one night after you came back, and you were going to go to the court again, and you didn't even come back the next day, I stayed in Liufu for eight days, and you didn't think of me until today. The sweet words you have said are all lies to me, you only love your emperor, you should go and marry him! I can't give you a baby, and neither can he, so I won't go home and widow you!" ”

Shen Ruoyu only felt a tingling pain from the wound behind him that had eaten the cane. What sin he suffered, did she know? They didn't see each other for eight days, but she didn't ask him how he was doing, and accused him of forgetting himself as soon as she came up. Where is his smart, cute, and empathetic Qiu'er?

"Are you going to go home?" He was cold and said nothing else.

"No back, no back, no return, how many times do you want to listen to me?" She cried and shouted angrily. "I don't have a home at all! You tricked me out of Beiping, and I don't even want my grandfather. What other relatives do I have in this world? I'm homeless! ”

"So you'd rather live in Liufu and eat and drink the Liu family for nothing?" He sneered, "People are businessmen, and they are not related to you, will they raise you for nothing?" When the time comes, send you to the Yuchun Tower, earn back your food expenses, and you will be sure. ”

"It's better than being sold by you!" Nangong Qiu cried, "You think I'm still in the dark? I saw it through, you have long been tired of me, you don't go home every day and revolve around that group of palace maids in the palace, I don't know how many you see, just wait for me to marry them home. I'm not your calling girl, I'm your wife, why do you have to honestly wash and cook for you at home, seeing that the food is cold and the candles are burned, you won't come back, you don't have me in your heart for a long time, take a lot of money back every month even if you send me away, I'm your bitch, it's almost the same if it's not Yuchun Lou! ”

"Are you finished?" He asked impatiently.

"Nope! Do you think I've endured it for so long, and that's all I have to say? I'm stuck at home every day, who cares about me? ”

"I still think I'm married to a shrew, what is the difference between you and a market woman now? It doesn't look like I've read a book at all! ”

"That's what you forced too! If you were like Brother Hong Jiang, you could be by my side anytime and anywhere, talk to me, play the piano and read books with me, would I become like this? I should have listened to him a long time ago, there is a father and a son, and everyone in the world understands this truth, but I am naïve and blind, knowing that your sister has been forced to death by you——"

"Enough!" Shen Ruoyu suddenly screamed, and Nangong Qiu immediately stopped, sitting there silent, trembling all over. At this time, she realized that what she was most afraid of was not his coldness, but his eyes - once, on Wudang Mountain twenty-two years ago, the cruelty and coldness of the autumn wind drinking blood were out of control in this look. In front of it, any guilty and innocent life is instantly weak, instantly desperate, instantly shattered and withered.

Shen Ruoyu trembled; He wanted to hit her—for the first time in his life. Intense rage and hurt pounded wildly across his chest, and he couldn't contain himself. He wanted to hit her, he wanted to slap her in the face; He was horrified and soberly aware that he wanted to pull out the autumn wind and pierce the person he loved most in front of him with a sword. Qiu'er, Qiu'er...... You don't really love me. In fact, deep down, you have never really looked up to me. Everything so it was; It's always been like this; Why did I find out today? Am I so sluggish, or am I deliberately deceiving myself all the time? In the end, I am just one of your toys, and like all other toys, I have been worshiped and pampered by you, but at last you find that I am not what you want, and you can't change me, so you might as well trample me under your feet and throw me in the mud.

I'd rather be in the valley and you didn't say you loved me, that you didn't care about my father, that you supported me. The crusade and spurning of the whole world will not make me so out of control.

Shen Ruo turned his back wordlessly and looked out of the door in disappointment. Even the luxurious courtyard of Liufu can't escape the natural power of winter, and it is full of gloom. He had been in the palace for a long time, and had found more than once that the more lush and splendid the garden, the more desolate and desolate it was in the bitter cold of midwinter.

After a long time, he opened his mouth, did not look back at her, still turned his back to her, and asked in a low voice:

"I'll ask you one last time, will you come home with me?"

Nangong Qiu curled up in the chair, hesitated for a long time, and said tremblingly:

"No, I don't go back. Unless, you promise me, from now on, you will never be an official again. ”

"Is this your condition?" He said coldly. "You might as well be more straightforward, unless I become a woman, unless the water lilies bloom in winter, unless the moon is round on the first day of the first month."

He turned his head and glanced at her. The ruthlessness in his eyes was like two sharp swords stabbing Nangong Qiu at once.

He said reservedly: "If you need money, you can let Mrs. Liu take care of me directly." You still have your clothes at home, so you can come back and pick them up at any time. When do you go with Hong Jiang, tell me in advance, I will prepare the letter of resignation for you, don't delay your status. ”

After saying that, he strode out of the hall without looking back, and walked straight towards the gate of Liufu.

As he walked through the corridor, he suddenly saw a man and a woman quickly separating behind the rockery, and the man quickly disappeared. Only the small and delicate girl was left standing there, bowing her head shyly, and called softly:

"Old man......"

It turned out to be a bean, and her face was already rose-colored. Shen Ruoyu looked at her strangely.

"Beans? - You don't go to accompany Madame, here—"

He was about to ask her what she was doing here, but suddenly stopped; Does this still need to be asked? He could have seen it clearly. He was just surprised.

He said, "Dou'er, come home with me." ”

Dou'er replied in a panic: "Okay, ah, that...... Madame, she seems to want to stay two more days......"

"I just asked her. If she wants, let her continue to live. You have to come home with me. ”

Dou'er snorted, "Well, but...... I have to serve Madame......"

"Were you just serving Madame?" Shen Ruoyu said coldly, "There are so many people in Liufu, I'm not afraid that no one will take care of her." Hurry up and pack your things and come home with me. Just go. ”

Dou'er glanced up at him reluctantly, her mouth pursed high.

"You don't want to?" Shen Ruoyu said, "Don't bother, if you don't pack up your things, I will take you away directly, and you will never be allowed to come to Liufu in the future." ”

"I'll go!" Dou'er panicked, and immediately turned around and ran away.

He was the only one left in the courtyard. Wan Hengxin smiled and walked out from behind the arch and walked in front of him.

"If you can't take the lady, you insist on taking the girl. This is for Madame to see. It's just that while making her sad, you are even more sad in your heart, so why bother. ”

Shen Ruoyu said politely: "Shen's godwife is not strict, and he has caused trouble to the house." I'll send someone to send me all the expenses for the cheap people here. Please continue to take care of her. ”

"That's not necessary, Mrs. Shen doesn't think about tea and dinner all day, and she can't spend a few dollars. Although my Liu family is a businessman, they are not so stingy. Lord Shen, don't care about these boring little money. I'm just worried that the two of you have such a deep misunderstanding that it's not a good idea to be angry with each other. ”

"Mrs. Liu, I won't bother you about my family's affairs." Shen Ruoyu said coldly.

Wan Heng was unmoved, and still smiled kindly: "Don't worry, my lord, Madame is both a guest and a friend in my house." She is very willing to talk to me, and she has nothing to talk about with my little sister. We will take good care of her, and we will never let her suffer the slightest grievance. ”

"Thank you, ma'am."

"Actually, you really shouldn't have taken the beans with you. She likes to stay here. ”

Shen Ruoyu sighed: "A lot has happened in the past eight days. Even the beans are blooming. It's really going to be how I clean up. ”

Wan Hengxin smiled: "There are many things that are accumulated over time, not overnight. It depends on whether you pay attention on weekdays, adult. ”

"Why can't you get this bean back?"

Wan Hengxin smiled: "Don't you want to think, my lord, she is leaving suddenly, you have to give her some time to say goodbye to her friends, right?" ”

"That's right," Shen Ruoyu remembered, "How has Young Master Ting Bing been in the past two days?" I have my own friends in the house. ”

From the time he stepped into the Liufu Mansion to the present, Wan Heng's face disappeared for the first time, and he became a little sad.

"He? It's a coincidence, since Mrs. Da came, he began not to go home, and ran outside all day long, saying that some important friend was lost, and he was looking for it all over the capital. He refused to elaborate, and his family could not help him. He's really, not serious. ”

Shen Ruoyu understood in her heart, and wrote lightly:

"Young Master Ting Bing likes to be unrestrained, and I envy him like this."

Dou'er finally ran back in a panic, holding a small baggage.

He took Dou'er out, and Dou'er rubbed all the way behind, reluctantly turning back. Once, the moment Shen Ruoyu turned around, she caught a glimpse of a figure flashing behind the pillars.