A sharp cry came into his ears, and Gu Caiwei and Du Junqing, who were sleeping, both woke up.

The two of them sat up and looked at each other, and then they didn't even have time to put on their clothes, so they quickly jumped out of bed and went straight to Du Yi's courtyard.

By the time they arrived, the courtyard was in chaos.

Yan was sitting on the bed in a daze, still clutching the child's quilt with both hands, his eyes were dilated and he didn't know where to stare at.

The maids on the side also cried and ran, and it was chaotic inside and out early in the morning.

Gu Caiwei looked around. "What about the son?"

"Mrs. Qiyu, the prince just found out that someone came to snatch the child, and he has chased it out!" Ah Zhong's voice came from outside.

Gu Caiwei frowned again, she turned around and scolded the maids: "It's all at this time, what's the use of crying?" Put away all the tears for me one by one, what should I do and what I should do! ”

"Yes!" The maids were all trained to be excited, and they hurriedly turned around and went out.

Gu Caiwei walked slowly to Yan's bed.

But the Yan clan was still sitting there like a stone, motionless, as if he didn't even notice Gu Caiwei coming.

Pity this mother, who worked hard to give birth to a child, and now her body has not recovered, she has suffered this catastrophe, Gu Caiwei can understand her current grief to the extreme, and then completely lose her consciousness and numbness.

She has seen many such people.

Slowly sitting down on the edge of the bed, she took Yan's hand and pinched it heavily on the vein.

Yan suddenly perked up, and then came back to his senses.

And when she raised her eyes and met Gu Caiwei's eyes, her eyes flickered a few times, and she quickly lowered her head again.

Seeing this, Gu Caiwei already understood everything.

"You're in cahoots with them, aren't you?" She asked softly.

Yan lowered his eyes and was silent.

Gu Caiwei also pursed her lips. "I know who you are, and you know it. Do you think your uncle and Ah Yi won't know? But Ah Yi still marries you without hesitation, which means that he really likes you and wants to live with you for the rest of his life. I think I asked you if you really wanted to marry him, and you gave me a positive answer. So now, tell me again, do you really want to live with him for the rest of your life? ”

Yan's shoulders shook for a moment, and then he slowly raised his head. "Auntie ......"

"Don't pretend to be pathetic to me, talk." Gu Caiwei's voice sank.

Yan immediately knew that she couldn't get away with it.

"Of course I want to live a good life with my husband." She whispered.

"So, why are you doing it again?" Gu Caiwei asked.

"That's because...... Auntie, let me tell you something! Yan suddenly changed his submissive appearance, and took the initiative to change the topic.

Gu Caiwei was stunned when she saw this, but she still nodded. "Okay, you say."

Yan immediately said: "Since I was a child, someone has always shown me a portrait of Xiao Langjun, and then told me that I would marry him when I grow up. Later, as I grew up, the portrait of this little Langjun kept changing. Although I haven't seen him in person, I can say that I grew up watching him grow up with my own eyes. Even, I know exactly what he has done and learned. Even, in order to make me worthy of him, since I was three years old, I began to learn female red embroidery, poetry and songs, and even martial arts could not be left behind. Until the year before last, Ah Niang suddenly came to me and said, let me get ready, I'm going to see him! Then, I followed my fifth uncle here. ”

Although she said it simply, Gu Caiwei quickly wrote a fact from her that shocked her-

"You have been chosen as Ah Yi's lady since you were a child?"

How long ago did that have to be? And at that time, did the young lady know about Du Yi's existence?

Originally, I thought that the Yan family was the person chosen by the young master's wife's mother's family. But now she realized that she seemed to be thinking wrong.

"What is your relationship with the young master?" Gu Caiwei asked hurriedly.

"My mother's surname is Zhou, and my grandmother's surname is Chen." Yan said slowly.

"I see." Gu Caiwei immediately nodded, "You really have the blood of the Chen family in your body, then it's no wonder that the young master would choose you." ”

"It's just...... What's going on with the kids? This is what Gu Caiwei is most concerned about.

Yan's shoulders shook again. "It was the young master who gave the account, he said...... Say, Let me give birth to a son, and bring him back to be raised as an heir. ”

Gu Caiwei's heart instantly retracted.

"What did he confess? And then he said so, and you did it? ”

Yan lowered his head again. "The young lord is the god of the earth. How dare I refuse his request? ”

"Then you dare to play with us all for the sake of your young master?" Gu Caiwei asked coldly, "In your heart, what am I, what is your uncle, and what is Ah Yi?" And that child, he was just born yesterday, and now he is so fragile, you dare to take people away at will? Do you know that if something goes wrong in the middle of this, the child is very likely to die! ”

Yan's body immediately shook violently, and two crystal tears flowed down the corners of his eyes, and then converged into a big drop on his chin, silently dripping on the futon.

"I didn't expect them to be in such a hurry. I thought I'd have to talk about it after the full moon, but who knows...... I also thought it was just a child, and I gave it to them. My husband and I are still young and can continue to live in the future. But when I really waited for the baby to be conceived in October and give birth, I couldn't bear it. But ......"

By the end, she was already choked up and couldn't speak.

Gu Caiwei was also speechless.

This child, if you want to say that she is wrong, she has indeed made a big mistake. But how can I blame her?

She has been at the mercy of others since she was born, from herself to her own children, never under her own control. Now that she has given birth to a child, it is not that she said that if she doesn't give it to the young master, she won't snatch people away.

Just like now, the young master clearly expected that they would definitely not let go, so when all of them were not paying attention, he directly asked people to snatch the child away!

Gu Caiwei sighed, and she patted Yan's shoulder. "It's come to this, it's useless for you to cry. Now that you're still weak, don't cry too hard. Either way, you have to at least take care of your body first. I'll make you a bowl of soothing soup in a moment, so you can drink it and get a good night's sleep! As for Ah Yi...... When he returns, I advise you to be honest and give him an account of everything. Otherwise, with his temper, I can't guarantee what he will do. ”

Yan nodded hurriedly. "Thank you, Auntie, I know."

Gu Caiwei nodded, got up and went out.

Du Junqing accompanied Gu Caiwei to the courtyard outside, and he stopped. It wasn't until Gu Caiwei came out of Yan's room that he came up again. "How?"

Gu Caiwei shook her head. "Didn't you already guess what was going on? Then don't ask. ”

Du Junqing's eyebrows tightened instantly. "They really didn't plan to let Ah Yi go."

"That's inevitable. After all, the young master and the young master's wife have not given birth to a boy and a girl until now, and now the black market is going crazy! You can also see that during the time when Yan's pregnancy was in place, how many waves of people rushed towards us like crazy. It is also thanks to our sufficient endurance and elite weapons that we were able to resist them all and successfully persist until the production of the Yan family. Gu Caiwei said in a low voice.

However, who would have expected that the birth of Gan's child had just begun, and this was the beginning of another incident?

Ay! It's endless!

Gu Caiwei sighed in her heart, and the person had already walked quickly to the small kitchen.

She put on an apron, took out lotus seeds, red dates, lotus seeds, yams, wolfberries, longan and other things from the jar, washed the lotus seeds and soaked them in warm water, removed the core of the red dates, peeled and cut them into small dices on the mountainside, and then washed out the glutinous rice that had been soaked all night. At this time, the water on the pot was already boiling, Gu Caiwei put the glutinous rice into the pot, waited for the water in the pot to boil, and then put the lotus seeds, red dates, yams and other things into it, changed the heat to low and cooked slowly for more than half an hour, until the porridge in the pot became sticky and soft and glutinous, naturally exuding a faint fragrance, she scooped out the things, cooled a little, and asked Liuli to bring it to Yan.

After a while, Liuli returned. "Lady, Mrs. Shizi has already eaten all the porridge, and now she is also asleep."

"That's fine. Next, wait for Ah Yi to come back! Gu Caiwei bowed.

However, Du Yi did not set foot in the house until three days later.

When he returned, his face was calm and peaceful, as if nothing had happened.

When Gu Caiwei saw this, she chuckled in her heart!

She hurriedly pulled Du Yi over. "How? What about children? ”

"Left it to them." Du Yi said indifferently, "He promised me to use this child to offset the life he gave me, and we will be cleared up in the future." I agreed. ”

Gu Caiwei's heart sank to the bottom in an instant.

When Du Junqing heard this, he also frowned.

"Ah Yi, tell me the truth, did you do this voluntarily?"

"What does it matter if it's voluntary or not? I've been dealing with them for the last few years and I know how good they are. The reason why I haven't been hurt for a long time is not because of how good I am, but because they have always been merciful. Come to think of it, this must be what he's been secretly helping me all along, right? Now, this child should be regarded as a reward for him. In this way, we will be completely cleared, they will not come to trouble me again, and you don't have to worry about me in the future, how good? As Du Yi spoke, a brilliant smile bloomed on his face.

Gu Caiwei saw it in her eyes, but she felt a sadness in her heart.

"That's the truth. But what about yourself? Don't you feel bad in your heart? She only asked.

"It's not uncomfortable! Originally, this child was born only one day, and I haven't had time to cultivate a relationship with him, so it's naturally easy to give up. Besides, I'm still so young, it's very easy to have children, it's a big deal to have a few more, what's the big deal? Du Yi's tone was still the same.

Gu Caiwei was busy and wanted to say something, but Du Junqing grabbed her hand and quietly shook her head.

Gu Caiwei shut up.

Du Yi also saluted them. "Daddy and Auntie, the child has retired first, I'll go see my mother."

After Du Yi left, Gu Caiwei immediately turned to Du Junqing. "What did you stop me from doing?"

"Ah Yi is old and already has his own home, so now he should take care of some things by himself. In that case, we don't have to meddle, just let him solve it himself. Du Junqing said slowly, "Moreover, since he has decided to keep the child, the child will not come back." He must be very uncomfortable now, but he still has to pretend not to care to appease us, so let's pretend to be appeased by him. ”

Gu Caiwei sighed lowly.

"How could I not know what he was thinking? But after all, I watched him grow up, and I really know his mind too well. In my heart, he has always been just a child, and I can't bear to see him so wronged. Seeing him pretend to be relaxed like this, I felt even more distressed. ”

That's why I wanted to directly pierce his disguise and let him reveal his state of mind. In this way, whether he breaks down and cries, or smashes things all over the house, but at least vents the negative emotions in his heart, and he will be fine. If not, if you keep holding it like this, then you will have a big problem. ”

"I know what you're thinking, but it doesn't apply to him right now. Let's wait! Ah Yi is a tough child, and he will find a way to adjust himself. Du Junqing held his hand again, "He has grown up, and the next road should go by himself." In the future, unless our lives are at stake, we just need to watch. ”

"I see." Gu Caiwei nodded weakly.

Du Yi went back to Yan's place, and the young couple closed the door and talked for a long time. It seems that Yan should have explained everything.

But Du Yi was not angry, and he didn't even hear a roar from their yard.

It's just that when he came out of Yan's room again, he walked out of the house and plunged into the mine.

He didn't go home for the next month.

Every day, he either threw himself in the sword-casting room and frantically struck iron, or went into the mine alone, brought a few Hu cakes with him, and then did not come out for a day and a night. When he came out, he was already black, no different from a miner.

And, for a whole month, he didn't say a word.

Seeing this, Qi couldn't help but sigh: "Isn't this kid crazy?" ”

"Even if you're not crazy, you're not far from going crazy." Gu Tianyuan sighed, "So I said, what kind of relatives do you become at a young age, wouldn't it be better to play more when you are energetic?" Marrying a daughter-in-law, having children or something, there will be time in the future, take your time and don't be in a hurry! ”

"Shut up! At this age, you still refuse to get married, you still give me a reason, right? Qi glared at him angrily.

Gu Tianyuan was immediately frightened, and he hurriedly hugged his head and rushed to Gu Caiwei's side. "Sister save me!"

"Save your head! Even if A-Niang forces you so much, you don't want to get married or you won't get married, so what are you pretending to be weak here? Gu Caiwei slapped him on the back of the head angrily, "Right now, let's think about how to help Ah Yi!" ”

The child's current state is very wrong, and she is becoming more and more worried.

As they spoke, they all brushed their eyes and landed on Gu Tianyuan.

Gu Tianyuan was frightened.

"Sister, Daddy, Auntie, brother-in-law, what do you mean?"

"You and Ah Yi have been good friends for many years, and you are the same age, and now he can only say something to you. So, you go and accompany him. Gu Caiwei commanded in a deep voice.

Qi Shi and Gu Chengfeng both nodded. "That's a good idea."

Gu Tianyuan suddenly wanted to cry without tears. "Daddy and Auntie, do you cheat your own son like this? Do you know how terrible Ah Yi is now? Now his brothers don't dare to make iron with him, and you push me into the fire pit? ”

"So are you going or not?" Gu Caiwei only asked.

Gu Tianyuan paused, but still lowered his head in frustration. "I ...... Go. ”

"Then what are you doing with all this nonsense?" Gu Caiwei said angrily. However, seeing him look like he was at home, Gu Caiwei still patted him on the shoulder again, "This time, if you can persuade Ah Yi well, I will give you three beauty pills." ”

Gu Caiwei's hand-made beauty pills have excellent effects, and they can be said to be priceless on the black market, and every time a batch is made, it will be robbed madly. Now, she has always paid for takeaway with a beauty pill, but at the highest time, Shengsheng was fried to fifty times. And now, in order to take care of the pregnant Yan family, Gu Caiwei has not concocted these things for half a year. So the price is higher now than fifty times.

When Gu Tianyuan heard this, he finally became interested again.

"Ten." He immediately bargained.

"Okay." Gu Caiwei nodded briskly.

Gu Tianyuan was finally satisfied. "I'm going to find Ah Yi!"

Then he didn't wait for anyone to urge him, and ran away happily.

After waiting for less than half a day, Ah Zhong hurriedly ran over. "Grandpa Guo, madam, it's not good! Shizi, he and his uncle-in-law have a fight! The two of them fought so fiercely, and now the sword-casting room of the prince is about to be demolished! ”

"Really? Then let them have a good fight! Du Jun cleared his head.

"Huh?" Ah Zhong was stunned.

Gu Caiwei also nodded. "It's good to fight, Ah Yi has been holding her breath for so long, and she can't completely vent except for fighting. As for Ah Yuan...... Well, he should be able to carry it for a long time. Anyway, he has survived under Ah Yi's fist so many times. ”

Soon, everyone in the mine knew that Shizi and his dearest little uncle didn't know why they were doing it! And the two of them are still inseparable, you punch me in the face, I shovel your leg with a kick, every time I hit it ruthlessly and steadily, it is almost to beat the other party to death. That ruthlessness...... The onlookers all subconsciously bared their teeth in their eyes.

Seeing this, the others didn't even have the courage to persuade them in the past, so they could only stand aside honestly and be anxious.

As for Du Junqing and Gu Caiwei, after knowing that these two people were fighting, they returned to the courtyard safely, boiled a pot of tea, and everyone drank it slowly.

After drinking tea, Gu Caiwei made some desserts with her own hands, and everyone ate a round, and the time had already reached an hour later.

Du Yi finally finished fighting Gu Tianyuan.

Or rather...... It was two people who ran out of energy, and finally collapsed on the ground, unable to fight anymore.

It was only at this time that Ah Zhong hurriedly carried them back together.

Gu Tianyuan was injured more badly this time than before. When he was carried in, if it weren't for the tattered coat that seemed familiar, Gu Caiwei almost didn't recognize this person as her brother!

I saw that Gu Tianyuan's nose was blue and his face was swollen, and there was hardly any intact place on his face. His clothes were also in tatters, and he had a lot of blood on his body. When he was carried in, he was still crying out in pain. Gu Caiwei just pulled his arm, and he screamed like a pig: "Pain, pain...... Sister, tap it! ”

"Is it that serious?" Gu Caiwei looked at him in disbelief.

Gu Tianyuan gritted his teeth. "Du Yi, he's crazy! He beat me like an enemy, and with all his might, he was not polite at all! I wanted to run, but he wouldn't let me run, chasing me all over the mountain. Thanks to my legs and feet, I was sharper than him, but even then I still hit him a lot. Sister, you give me a pulse to know how miserable I am! ”

Gu Caiwei pinched his veins with two fingers, and when she heard his pulse, she immediately frowned. "It's been a hard time for you this time."

"You know I'm working hard." Gu Tianyuan snorted aggrievedly, "In this case, ten beauty pills are not enough!" ”

"Okay, I have some other messy pills there, I'll ask Xiaofang'er to send them all over when I go back." Gu Caiwei immediately said.

Such a situation was greatly unexpected by her, Gu Tianyuan had indeed suffered a lot this time, and she had to appease this brother well. It's okay, her brother is very appeased when he sees the money.

There's a little one...... Hey, that one doesn't know what to do yet!

With her consent, Gu Tianyuan was finally happy. Now he even took the initiative to persuade Gu Caiwei: "Sister, you don't have to worry about me here, in fact, it is mainly some skin injuries." You asked someone to bring me the medicine, and I wiped it myself. Go and see my little nephew, I didn't show him mercy this time, and he wasn't much less injured than I was. ”

"Okay." Gu Caiwei was also worried about Du Yi. So now that Gu Tianyuan said so, she directly asked Liuli to send a few more bottles of wound medicine over - this little guy took the initiative to ask for the medicine, didn't he just want to save a little more and sell it for money? She did as he wished.

As a result, Gu Tianyuan was in a good mood, and his body quickly recovered his health.

After placing Gu Tianyuan, Gu Caiwei originally planned to go directly to Du Junqing - after Du Yi was carried back, he was directly sent to Du Junqing's study. But after thinking about it carefully, she turned around and went back to her room first, took the delicate purse from the future, and then turned back and went out again.

But only a few steps out of the house, she saw a man walking towards her. This person is Du Yi's wife, Yan.

When Yan saw her, she hurriedly bent down and saluted.

Gu Caiwei saw that her eyes were still red, and she said softly: "Jiu Lang is measured, and he won't really hurt Ah Yi." ”

"I know that my little uncle has such a deep relationship with his husband, and he will definitely not be willing to hurt his husband." Yan nodded, but there was still a touch of sadness in his expression, "I'm just ...... right now I just think that my husband must have hated me to death in his heart. He hasn't been back for a month, and he just doesn't want to see me! ”

"You're thinking too much." Gu Caiwei said.

Yan shook his head. "I didn't think much of it. That day, when my husband came back from outside, I told him everything that had happened, and his face was ugly at that time. I thought he was going to get angry at me and tell me to get out, but he didn't say anything. He just stood motionless for a long time, and then waited for his complexion to regain his composure before he said to me, 'It's all over, so let's recuperate, and then take care of your body first.' Then he went away and never came back! He must have hated me to death, I lied to him, and let people take away the child, I can't forgive myself for these two hatreds, how dare I expect him to forgive me? ”

Gu Caiwei didn't speak after hearing this, she just looked at the little lady in front of her with fixed eyes.

Yan said that tears were about to fall, but she found that Gu Caiwei's face did not even change, but her eyes became sharper and sharper, like two boning sharp knives, which made her feel cold.

"Auntie......" she hurriedly whispered.

Gu Caiwei bowed her head at this time. "I kind of understand why Ah Yi is leaving this month."

"Why?" Yan asked hurriedly.

Gu Caiwei raised her feet and left.

Yan was stunned when she saw this, and then she hurriedly followed.

Gu Caiwei walked all the way to Du Junqing's study. Pushing the door in, I saw Du Yi lying on the couch, Ah Zhong was giving him medicine, and Du Junqing was standing aside, looking at the child with a frown.

Du Yi was indeed not lightly injured. Don't talk about the bruises on his face, now that he takes off his clothes, his back, arms and legs are also bruised and purple, and when Ah Zhong rubbed it on him, he was still trembling in pain. However, even if the pain was terrible, he didn't squeak, and the person still stood there and let Ah Zhong move.

It wasn't until he applied ointment to the injured area that he took the initiative to put on his clothes again, and then respectfully came to give a big salute to Du Junqing and Gu Caiwei.

"Daddy, Auntie, I'm sorry that the child has frightened you these days."

"You know you've scared us?" Du Junqing snorted lightly. But his cold face didn't last long, and his tone had involuntarily softened, "What about now?" Are you feeling better? ”

"Much better. had a fight with my uncle, and vented all the anger in my heart, and the child was fine. Du Yi nodded hurriedly, and he looked at Gu Caiwei again, "Auntie, how is his current situation with my little uncle?" ”

"I can't die." Gu Caiwei replied.

Du Yi suddenly smiled. "Tomorrow I will go to apologize to my uncle and admit my mistake."

"That's a must." Gu Caiwei bowed, "But now, you can eat something first!" ”

As she spoke, she handed over her purse.

Du Yi took the purse and opened it, and saw that it was full of sugar pills.

He was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes turned red.

"Thank you, Auntie." He hurriedly saluted Gu Caiwei again, then grabbed a sugar pill and stuffed it into his mouth, "It's delicious." It's still A-Niang, the sugar pills you made are the most to my liking! ”

"You stupid boy!" Gu Caiwei couldn't help but scold him, so she dragged him to her side, "How many times have I told you, even if you are angry with others, then you shouldn't use your body to practice." Originally, your body foundation is not very good, although it is supported by the marrow washing pill, but this is not the reason for you to mess around! Look at you, it's only been a month, how much weight have you already lost? Are you worthy of all the food I've worked so hard to feed into your mouth all these years? ”

Du Yi lowered his head. "Auntie, I was wrong, I will never do such a stupid thing again."

"You'd better talk." Gu Caiwei snorted angrily, and grabbed a sugar pill and fed it to him, "Are you in a good mood now?" ”

"Well, it's much better." Du Yi nodded hurriedly.

"And when are you going to go home?"

Du Yi was immediately stunned.

Gu Caiwei raised her eyebrows. "You haven't planned to go back yet?"

Du Yi laughed dryly. "Daddy and Auntie, in fact, I still have one more thing to tell you."

Why do they sound so weird?

Gu Caiwei and Du Junqing glanced at each other, and Du Junqing hurriedly asked. "What's the matter?"

"In fact, when I first chased after the person who snatched the child, I already knew that the child would not be able to be recovered. However, I still chased after it without hesitation, because my purpose this time was not to be a child at all. Du Yi explained in a small voice.

"Not a child, what's that?" Gu Caiwei asked.

"Practice the knife!" Du Yi hurriedly replied.

Yes?

Before Gu Caiwei could understand, Du Yi hurriedly asked Ah Zhong to bring over the big knife he put on the bedside. "This knife is the result of years of hard work on my part. After seeing the Chen family's weapons outside the underground palace that year, I have been thinking about how to crack their secret weapons. At first, I thought that I would draw the same gourd and make the same weapon to fight them, but then my thinking changed - I think that if great wisdom is foolish, great ingenuity is clumsy, and small weapons have small advantages, and big ones have great benefits. I'm used to using broadswords, so I decided to fight everything with them. So all these years, I've been working on this knife! ”

"So, you're just going over there and using their guys to try your knife?" Gu Caiwei took the big knife.

It looked like a simple and unpretentious big knife, but when she held it in her hand, she found that this thing was heavy and heavy. And the knife was in my hand, and immediately a chill drilled from the handle into the palm of her hand, which instantly calmed her down.

She looked at Du Yi in surprise, and hurriedly handed the knife to Du Junqing.

Du Junqing took it in his hand and shook it. "It's a good knife. So what is the record of this knife? ”

"Very good!" Du Yi's face suddenly glowed, and he began to loudly announce his results to them, "At that time, this knife had just opened up, and it had cut down more than 100 people, and those darts used by the Chen family had no effect on me, and I was directly blocked back with a knife!" The look in their eyes at that time, Daddy, you really should see it with your own eyes! That one is unbelievable, the whole person is stupid there! If that person hadn't appeared out of nowhere and stopped me, I would have killed them! ”

"Therefore, in fact, you used that kid in exchange for this opportunity to test the knife." Du Junqing came to a conclusion.

Du Yi's shoulders collapsed in an instant.

"Since the child is not coming back, why should I struggle anymore? Then I might as well take this opportunity to get some tangible benefits for myself, and also take the opportunity to deter them. At least I want them to know that I'm not a person to be messed with. If they dare to treat my children badly, I will not let them go when I know it! ”

Hey, to put it mildly, he's still the same for this kid.

Gu Caiwei sighed. "So you don't blame Yan at all, do you?"

"What do I blame her for? She was just as involuntary as I was. It's just that she is obviously a tiger girl, but I don't know why she has to pretend to be pitiful in front of me, and she pretends to be awkward, I look really uncomfortable, so I think maybe it's because of pregnancy and childbirth? So I just walked away and let her take care of her body first. Maybe when she recovers, it won't be like this. Du Yi whispered.

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a clanging outside, as if something had been hit.

Du Yi's eyes immediately narrowed slightly when he heard this, and Gu Caiwei pursed her lips.

"Very good, your lady knows that she dislikes you and won't pretend to be weak - in the future, we shouldn't see her pretending to be weak again."