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"Cousin?!" Du Rongzhi snorted softly, and tears instantly welled up in her eyelashes.

Xue Chenghe nodded calmly.

Xu is too busy recently, Xue Chenghe is a lot haggard, even if he is wearing a heavy winter coat, the whole person looks very slender and thin.

He said softly, "I have already discussed this matter with my mother, and now my eldest cousin is far away in Qingzhou, and Brother Zhao is young...... Although I am a nephew, I have been living in the Du family all these years, and my uncle and aunt treat me as their own. Now that the government is employing people, it is my duty to go on my behalf. ”

What's more, he is a doctor himself, if he can personally participate in the treatment, Master Du's chance of surviving will be a few points more.

These Du Rongzhi didn't think about it before, but Suyang is far away from the capital after all, even if it is day and night, it will take several days of effort, not to mention the current situation, I am afraid that the road to it is not very smooth, Xue Chenghe is a scholar, and it is not their Du family...... She couldn't say anything like that.

But now he has brought it up himself...... How can Du Rongzhi not be moved?

She congratulated Xue Cheng with a solemn expression, and said in a deep voice, "Thank you for your great kindness...... At the beginning, my cousin rescued me from the ghost gate, and now he has taken the initiative to ask Ying to travel thousands of miles for us children......"

Xue Chenghe waved his hand, "Needless to say...... When my mother and I traveled thousands of miles to the capital to join us, how could my aunt and uncle regard us as outsiders? Since it is a family, filial piety to the elders is a matter that should be shared, and the eldest sister does not need to be polite to me. ”

Du Rongzhi nodded, and didn't say anything superfluous, just said, "This road is difficult and dangerous, you must be more careful......" She thought about it, and said uneasily, "Can the accompanying people be arranged?" Why don't I tell your brother-in-law to send a few guards......"

Xue Chenghe interrupted disapprehantly, "There's no need to be so troublesome. He smiled and comforted, "Big sister, don't think too weakly about me. When the south was in chaos like that, shouldn't I be okay? I can handle all of this...... But on the side of my aunt and mother, after I leave, if you are free, you should come back to accompany them more often, so that they can rest assured. ”

Du Rongzhi nodded seriously, "I will definitely do it." She paused, "Cousin, great kindness—"

Xue Chenghe's face couldn't help but show his signature and big grin again, "When did the eldest sister become such a mother-in-law?" Could it be that our brothers and sisters still want you to be polite to me until dark? ”

He didn't care if he didn't smile, and with this smile, the fine lines on his already very thin face became more and more obvious.

Du Rongzhi nodded slightly, "Since that's the case, I won't say thank you......" She hesitated, and then glanced at Xue Chenghe's robe that could barely hold up, "Cousin, there is one more thing, in fact, I have long wanted to ask you......" She pursed her lips and said softly, "You are to Princess Ning'an...... I guess I like it too, right? ”

Xue Chenghe's smile froze on his face, and after a long while, it turned into a faint wry smile. "Like it or not, what's the difference between me and her?"

He curled the corners of his lips self-deprecatingly, "Don't worry, I am self-aware...... You don't have illusions about things that don't belong to you. ”

Du Rongzhi sighed faintly, "Since my cousin understands this truth, the person who should be forgotten should forget her...... Otherwise, it will only be yourself who suffers in the end. ”

Xue Chenghe was silent for a long time, "I know." He smiled calmly, "After my uncle's business, I also plan to end the medical hall in the capital and take my mother back to Dingzhou." ”

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The carriage drove smoothly towards the Guogong Mansion.

Du Rongzhi leaned on the side of the carriage, looking at the corner in a daze, and didn't know what she was thinking.

Song Zixun leaned over, stretched out his hand to wrap his arm around her waist, and said softly, "But you're still worried about your father-in-law?" He straightened her hair, "My cousin is a good doctor, and now he has him to help...... I'm sure my father-in-law will survive. ”

Du Rongzhi's eyes were sour, and she buried her face in his arms. After a long time, he asked in a very nasal voice, "Zixun, what do you mean about a person's luck...... Is there a definite number? ”

God gave her the grace of being reborn once, allowing her to change the fate of her parents who died early in her previous life, and gave her a perfect and happy marriage, well-behaved and lovely children......

Over the years, her father has been smooth sailing, and his official fortune has been prosperous, and even Xue Chenghe has shown his skills in the plague in advance by chance and made a name for himself...... But now, all this good luck seems to have come to an end - his father was seriously injured in assassination, life and death are unpredictable, Xue Chenghe is famous, but because of this, he is also respected by the saint, and he is involved in a love-hate entanglement with Princess Ning'an, and has to leave the scene gloomily......

The better life that she had once been complacent about and brought to her family because of her rebirth seemed to have become a mirage, all disillusioned......

Song Zixun didn't know what she was thinking, but felt that Du Rongzhi was frightened by Master Du's matter, so she couldn't help rubbing her back gently, and said softly, "Didn't you just persuade your mother-in-law?" We don't know what the situation will be over there, so we can't scare ourselves first......" he said, but he could feel the body in his arms trembling slightly.

Song Zixun was stunned, and reached out to help her up to find out, but Du Rongzhi's hand holding him tighter, "Zixun," she gritted her teeth, but her voice still couldn't hide the trembling, "I'm really scared...... "I'm afraid that God will regret it, regret giving her a chance to do it again, and I'm afraid that he will take away everything she loves and cares about......

But she couldn't say anything, she couldn't say anything, the only thing she could do was to hold on to Song Zixun's clothes with both hands, like a person about to drown, holding on to the last straw.

Song Zixun hugged her back, "I don't know if people's luck is certain, but I think that as long as you face it bravely, no matter how difficult things are, they will eventually pass." He whispered in her ear, gently but firmly, "Rong Zhi, be strong...... Your mother and brother, they also need your comfort and encouragement. ”

The placket of his chest was already wet...... The coldness passed down the layers of his clothes to him, and he couldn't help but shiver.

But he just hugged her silently, and didn't say anything comforting.

This time, Master Du's incident also sounded the alarm for him - no one knows what will happen in the future, Du Rongzhi, must learn to grow up.

Only when she is strong, if one day he is not by her side, or when he can no longer protect her, she will not be crushed by despair, and she can live more bravely.

Du Rongzhi sobbed and took a breath.

After a long time, she wiped away her tears vigorously, looked up at him, and said in the same firm tone, "I know. ”