Chapter 16: Big Brother
After this day and a night's sleep, Xie Mulin's headache symptoms became lighter and lighter, but the memory in his brain became clearer and clearer. Therefore, even though she subconsciously felt that the person was strange, she still quickly reflected the identity of the other party from Xie Yingzhen's memory.
It was Xie Xianzhi, the eldest son of Cao and Xie Pu, who came.
The fourteen-year-old boy was white and handsome, and his bookish aura was very strong, but his complexion was not very good under his eyes, his face was pale, there were thick dark circles under his eyes, and his lips were not bloody at all. At a glance, I knew that not only did he not rest well, but he was very likely to be unwell, and the whole person seemed to have lost a lot of weight.
Cao urged Fang Wenshan to release him as soon as possible because of the poor physical condition of his children, which seems to be not an exaggeration.
Xie Xianzhi stood at the door and couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw that Xie Mulin had woken up: "Second sister woke up?" I heard from the third sister that your condition is getting worse, and I thought it was ......"
Xie Mulin smirked: "Let the eldest brother worry, I was originally asleep, but when I heard someone making noise in the house, and it seemed that someone had taken away my quilt, I was woken up cold, and I just opened my eyes at this moment." ”
Xie Xianzhi paused at his feet, feeling a little embarrassed. Needless to say, it must be Mother Qian and Xie Yingrong, and it will only be Mother Qian who will take away the quilt covered by the girl. His mother's henchman did such a faux pas to the girl in the second room, and he, as the little master, didn't have the face to speak for her.
He could only cough lightly and apologized in a low voice: "It must be that Mother Qian and Gui Zhen are confused, I'll accompany my second sister for them." After speaking, he called the person behind him, "Wen Zhu, go and take a look at the second girl and add a quilt for her." ”
Behind him came a seventeen or eighteen-year-old beautiful girl and closed the door with her backhand. This is Wen Zhu, the big girl next to Xie Xianzhi, who was originally the daughter of Cao's companion, and was specially arranged by her son's side.
Xie Mulin smiled and accepted Xie Xianzhi's apology. What could she do? People are at a disadvantage, and there is no need to fight for some idleness. That's not the point at all.
It's just that Cao's eccentric eye is too serious. She relied on an old friend in the ranks of the officers and soldiers who raided the house, knowing that all the subordinates should be detained separately, but she still brought a group of henchmen with her, and even the servants who did rough work were not missed, and there must have been many people waiting for her son and daughter. But there was only one Xie Yingzhen in the second room, but she refused to even keep a girl, knowing that Xie Yingzhen was sick, she didn't send anyone to take a look. If it weren't for Xie Mulin's own golden finger, he would have been fine if he didn't starve to death or die of thirst, how could he have gotten better?
is ruthless to her husband who has no grudges, and she will not save a twelve-year-old child when she sees death. Even if this Cao family always talks about pity for the poor and the weak, he is not a really kind and good person.
There must be no unrealistic expectations of her!
Wen Zhu stepped forward silently to tidy up the quilt for Xie Mulin, touched her forehead again, smiled and turned back to Xie Xianzhi and said, "The second girl has a fever. When we came over yesterday, the second girl's forehead was still hot, but now it is not hot at all. ”
If a person's body is really not hot at all, it is a dead person.
Xie Xianzhi couldn't hear the vomiting in Xie Mulin's heart, and was still relieved that her condition had improved: "That's great!" I've always been worried that my second sister's condition will deteriorate, there is no medical treatment, there is no one to serve the sick, I really don't know what to do. I just heard the third sister talk about it, and I still sweat for you. Now that the second sister can get better, I will be relieved. ”
When Shemulin heard that he had come to see him yesterday, he guessed that he might have fallen asleep. Although it is of little practical significance, such an attitude is better than that of other cold and ruthless people. She remembered that when the Cao family had a secret meeting with Fang Wenshan, she kept saying that she didn't want her eldest son to know the truth. I'm afraid that this Xie Xianzhi still has a bit of a conscience, so the Cao family doesn't want his son to know about his conspiracy, so as not to hurt the relationship between mother and son.
Since this is the case, Xie Mulin feels that he has a loophole to exploit.
She sat up straight, and said to Xie Xianzhi in a soft voice: "Thank you for your care, big brother, I'll be fine, and I'll get better soon." It's that the eldest brother's complexion is not very good, is he also unwell? ”
Xie Xianzhi sighed and said worriedly: "I'm fine, but I didn't sleep well at night." ”
Wen Zhu immediately dismantled his stage: "The eldest young master just had a fever yesterday, although he is getting better this time, but his body is still cold and hot for a while, and he is obviously sick." Mrs. repeatedly told you to stay in bed, but the eldest young master refused to listen, and insisted on coming to see the second girl. The second girl is also sick, what if she is sick? The eldest young master doesn't know how to cherish himself too much. ”
What is this girl insinuating?
Xie Mulin glanced at her, didn't point out, only said with a worried face: "Is the eldest brother also sick?" What can I do? How long are we going to stay here? The eldest brother can't do it without seeing the doctor and taking medicine. Before I fainted, I heard that some officers and soldiers had come to raid the house, what happened to my father? I don't know how long it has been, isn't there any news at all? ”
Xie Xianzhi glared at Wen Zhu, signaled her not to talk much, and then sighed and said to Xie Mulin: "The officers and soldiers surrounded our house to raid, and only our family was imprisoned in the upper room, while my grandmother, second aunt, and second brother were in the garden, and the subordinates were all detained separately." Why aren't my mother, younger siblings and I in a hurry? But we can't get out, and outsiders can't come in, so where can we go to inquire about the news? Now we have to wait. ”
Xie Mulin was a little suspicious that this was Cao's excuse to prevaricate his son, so he said tentatively: "Is there really no way? Although our family is detained here, but the next person is detained separately, the aunt can still leave the people around her to wait, when Mother Qian came to catch the third sister, it seems that there is no shortage of rough servants, this should be regarded as a special care, right? The Cao family heard that they had a wide range of contacts in the army. With the status of the Cao family, it is impossible for the officers and soldiers who come to not give face at all. Can the eldest brother find a way to inquire and see who the general who is in charge of guarding us is, and can you be a little more accommodating? We don't dare to ask too much, we just want to know a little bit about our father. No matter how bad it is, it's good to know if my grandmother is okay in the garden. ”
Wen Zhu frowned when he heard this. She is the daughter of Cao's roommate, although no one has told her anything, but faintly, she can also detect a little. Xie Pu is in trouble this time, and the Cao family is afraid that they will not help. However, these things must be hidden from Xie Xianzhi, let alone let him know, Fang Wenshan, who is responsible for guarding the women and children of the Xie family, also has another relationship with the Cao family. The second girl, Xie Yingzhen, asked Xie Xianzhi to find a way to inquire about this, didn't she want to ruin Cao's plan?
Wen Zhu immediately opened his mouth: "Second girl, the eldest young master is still sick, how can you worry about this?" Outside, there are others to take care of it, and the second girl just needs to recuperate with peace of mind. ”
Xie Xianzhi frowned. Although Wen Zhu said this for his sake, as a son of man, how could he watch his biological father suffer and do nothing himself? His illness is not too serious, not to the point where he can't get out of bed.
Xie Mulin smiled at Wen Zhu, turned his head and said to Xie Xianzhi: "Sister Wen Zhu is right, if something happens to Daddy, even if Uncle Niang can't get out, Uncle Pingnan will not ignore it." Ping Nanbo will definitely find a way to save his father, no matter what his aunt says, he is also his own sister, and the eldest brother and eldest sister are also his nephews. Blood is thicker than water, breaking bones and tendons, and it can't be kissed again! ”
Xie Xianzhi's little boy smiled and nodded approvingly: "Second sister is right, that's exactly the case!" ”
Wen Zhu looked at his expression, and for some reason, he felt a little uneasy in his heart.