saved Princess Rui's life, gave her more abilities, and unexpectedly improved Mei Qingqian's abilities, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone.

"Li Xun, you had a hard time when you were a child, didn't you?" He asked as he picked leaves.

"Fortunately, my master is good to me." He didn't look back, but his voice was soft.

Mei Qingqian glanced at him, she could only see his back, and she didn't know what his expression was.

"Then where is your master now?" She asked.

"He died." Li Xun's voice was very soft.

Mei Qingqian's hand paused, "I'm sorry." ”

"What, worried about me?" He let out a sudden chuckle, a very soft laugh, but it broke the sad atmosphere.

Mei Qingqian's movements were paused, he didn't want the atmosphere to be too sad, so he deliberately interrupted.

"I thought you said that this kind of thing had happened to me before." She whispered, calmed down, and continued to pick up the dishes.

"Fortunately, at least I can grow up safely." He said with some emotion, as if he was thinking of someone.

Mei Qingqian was a little curious, could it be the intrigue in the ancient mansion?

Could it be that he talked a lot today, but he actually started talking slowly.

"I had a good friend when I was a child, he was weak and well-behaved, a bit like a girl. The doctors all said that he was sick in his mother's womb, and it was not easy to grow up safely. ”

Li Xun smiled bitterly, "When I was still naughty and running around, he stayed quietly in the yard, drinking all kinds of bitter medicine every day, and he would vomit more than anything else." But he is really obedient, the adults tell him to drink the medicine, tell him not to go out if he is not allowed to go out, even if he is sick, he does not cry in front of the adults, he hides and cries quietly. ”

"I just climbed the wall one day to play, and I saw him hiding in the backyard and crying quietly, and then I often played with him, probably thinking that he was too lonely. But such an obedient and well-behaved sick child was still killed. When he said the last sentence, his voice was cold as if he was dropping ice ballast, which shows that this incident still makes him unforgettable after many years.

"Why do you want to hurt him?" Mei Qingqian subconsciously asked, why didn't she even let go of a child.

Li Xun sneered, "Let's be consumed by profit." ”

She took a breath and didn't continue to ask, some people can't do anything for the sake of profit?

After dinner was ready, the two of them ate very quietly, probably in a low mood.

After the meal, there was a call for the door outside.

"Qingqian, our freshly steamed bean buns are particularly fragrant, so I'll send you some." Zhang Wanniang said loudly as soon as she entered the door.

"Mother-in-law, why did you come here by yourself, your waist is not completely well." Mei Qingqian hurriedly went to take the basket in her hand, and said with some complaints, "The second brother is really good, and he won't run errands for you." ”

Mei Zhongyue, who couldn't go out, sneezed at home and muttered, "Who is talking about me again?" ”

Zhang Wanniang said with a smile: "I eat too much at night, so I want to come out and walk around to digest and digest." ”

Mei Qingqian welcomed her into the house, and Li Xun also came out to say hello. Zhang Wanniang kept looking at Li Xun's face, as if she was observing something.

"Mother-in-law, you sit down first, and I'll pour you tea." She said.

Zhang Wanniang hurriedly grabbed her and said, "No, no, I shouldn't be able to sleep at night after drinking tea, don't be busy, I'll sit and leave." ”

Li Xun saw that the two of them were going to talk, so he went to the yard to chop firewood with great eyes.

"You didn't quarrel with Li Xun, did you?" Zhang Wanniang asked in a low voice.

"No? Mother-in-law, why do you ask that? Mei Qingqian was a little surprised.

Zhang Wanniang glanced at the courtyard and saw that Li Xun was far away, so she continued: "Is his cousin here again today?" Someone in the village saw that her clothes were a little torn and said that you had a fight with her. ”

Some people in the village say Mei Qingqian's gossip, what is very powerful now, even her grandmother dares to beat, and her cousins have their arms off, they are not ordinary ruthless people.

also said that Mei Qingqian and Li Xunheng, sooner or later, Li Xunheng would have to divorce her and marry his beautiful and generous cousin.

This spread is quite powerful, Zhang Wanniang was afraid that Mei Qingqian would really make trouble with Li Xun, so she found an excuse to come.

"There is no thing, probably because I went out and scraped it, and my door was a little broken, I also told Li Xun to pick it up today." Mei Qingqian had no choice but to explain, so as not to worry the elders.

She thought for a while and said, "Li Xun borrowed money from his uncle's family, and his cousin sent it to him." ”

She immediately told Liu Xi's family about asking for forty taels of silver, and said: "The village chief also hopes that the matter will be sooner, I discussed it with Li Xun, and we will suffer a little loss." ”

"You kid, why don't you tell us if you have a problem?" Zhang Wanniang complained.

Mei Qing smiled dryly and continued to make it up, "Li Xun didn't let it, saying that this was a dowry money, and he had to find a way to come out." ”

"Li Xun is reassuring you." Zhang Wanniang's happy mouth couldn't close together, as long as they had a good relationship, it didn't matter what others said.

Saying this, Zhang Wanniang was finally relieved, and when she left, she said to Li Xun: "We are a family, if you have anything to tell us in the future, don't carry it alone." ”

"Yes, stepmother." Li Xun agreed very cooperatively.

Zhang Wanniang left with a smile.

As soon as the courtyard door was inserted, Li Xun raised his eyebrows at her, "It's quite like that." ”

"I'm a white lie, don't you want the elders to worry?" She gave him a blank look, "It's all because you didn't let me sew clothes for him, and when I broke a hole and went out, I was told that I beat someone again." ”

Li Xun glared at her, "You are a woman's family, don't sew clothes for men!" ”

Mei Qingqian snorted and laughed, "I didn't find that you were quite ......" jealous.

Later, she didn't say it, and when the words came to her mouth, she felt that it was inappropriate, and jealousy was not something that could be used casually.

"Pretty what?" Li Xun raised an eyebrow and asked.

Mei Qingqian put away her charming thoughts and said, "It's quite conservative." ”

"It's because your heart is too thick." Li Xun replied.

Zhang Wanniang walked back happily, it was already dark, and there was no one on the road, otherwise she would definitely have to pull people to nag, intentionally or unintentionally mentioning that the rumors in the village were false.

She secretly regretted that she could only talk about it tomorrow, and she couldn't go to other people's houses at night to talk about it, it was too deliberate.

She was thinking about it when a black shadow suddenly popped out, and then a blue black ghost face came up to her, two fangs sharp and long, and they were stained with blood.

"Ah...... Hell! Zhang Wanniang screamed in fright and sat on the ground.

She hadn't gone far yet, this shout Mei Qingqian and Li Xun both heard it, the two glanced at each other, and hurriedly opened the door and ran out.

The people who lived nearby were also alarmed and opened their doors to check the situation.

Zhang Wanniang was frightened and exclaimed, "Don't come, don't come!" ”

But the grimace not only pressed hard into her face, but also made a strange scream, and the frightened Zhang Wanniang rolled her eyes and fainted.

Li Xun was fast, rushed over first, and grabbed the "ghost" who scared people and wanted to run. Mei Qing shouted lightly: "Who is pretending to be a ghost? ”