Mei Ruojun sat on a low stool in the kitchen with gauze wrapped in her hand and boiled the medicine for Ruian, the fragrance of the medicine was overflowing, she remembered her father, she boiled medicine for her father every day before she got married, I don't know how my father's condition is at this time, Ruoli has not been here for a while, she is very worried about what has happened in the family, is her father's condition worse? By the way, last time Ruoli said that Ruikang invited a doctor to go to see his father every two days, and sent bird's nest, so he should really thank him, cough, why did he forget it all the time?

Since she married into the Zhou family, her body and mind have always been in a state of high tension, not only to adapt to the new environment of the Zhou family, but also to get used to the new habits of the Zhou family, and to deal with the various personnel relationships of the Zhou family, especially the relationship between herself and Ryan, how to proceed, she has no idea at all.

She recalled the situation by the stable, Ryan would raise his cane to beat Guo Xingquan, he must have wanted to protect himself, then he should have a clear understanding in his heart. After waking up from a coma, his expression was clearly different from before, no longer stupid, the biggest change was that he was no longer rejecting Ruojun from approaching him, but he was still silent, still ignoring her, Mei Ruojun couldn't figure out why?

Cough, thinking too much, she only felt that her temples were swollen, she shook her head, no longer thought about it, the medicine in the pot "tuk tuk" boiled, Mei Ruojun picked up a rag, grabbed the handle of the pot, her two hands were wrapped in gauze, unable to bend naturally, pouting her lips, try to be careful, just as soon as she used force, there was a sharp pain in her palm, and the pain of the wound pulled her wrist, and her wrist lost strength, and the whole pot of Chinese medicine fell to the ground with a "bang", and the medicinal juice and medicine residue were spilled all over the ground.

Mei Ruojun was stunned and was about to clean up, when Mrs. Zhou and Mother Zhao rushed over when they heard the sound, when they saw this situation, Mrs. Zhou looked displeased and said angrily: "What's the matter with you?" So a big person can't even hold a medicine pot steadily? Ryan needs to take his medication on time, don't you know? And it's unlucky to break the medicine pot at home, do you understand the rules? ”

Mrs. Zhou's machine-gun-like harsh reprimand surprised Zhao's mother, although Mrs. Zhou is strict, but she is fair on weekdays, and she can also understand the situation, and she was born as a young lady, and she has always been very concerned about her image and bearing. How can you be so aggressive with your daughter-in-law today? Or in front of yourself.

Zhao's mother helped explain: "Madam, I think it's because the injury on the young grandmother's hand hasn't healed yet. It's okay, I'll clean it right away. As he spoke, he picked up a broom and swept up the dregs on the ground.

"I'm sorry, I ...... I'll re-cook it right away. Mei Ruojun hurriedly said.

Mrs. Zhou glanced at her and said coldly: "No need, Mother Zhao, you quickly boil a new pot for Ryan to take." Ruojun, you come with me to Yilan Xiaozhu. I have something to say to you. ”

Mei Ruojun saw her mother-in-law's cold face, only to feel a chill in her back, frightened, since Ryan was injured, Mrs. Zhou's attitude towards Mei Ruojun is simply the same as when she just passed the door, no longer cordial and kind, no longer gentle and tolerant, or everywhere against Mei Ruojun, critical of Mei Ruojun. Mei Ruojun was asked to move to the study to sleep and take care of Ryan's daily life with Cuiliu or Zhao's mother.

Ruojun's hands were wrapped in layers of gauze, but Mrs. Zhou seemed to turn a blind eye and still let her do that, Ruojun didn't understand why her mother-in-law was more and more strict with herself, and she became more and more unkind, but she already clearly felt her mother-in-law's dislike for herself.

At this time, hearing her mother-in-law say that she wanted to talk to herself, Mei Ruojun already had a sense of foreboding.

When we arrived at Yilan Xiaozhu, Mrs. Zhou's personal maid Yan Xi came forward to greet her, and Mrs. Zhou instructed: "I'm talking upstairs with my grandmother, don't let people disturb us." Yanxi nodded.

Mrs. Zhou led Mei Ruojun to the second floor, Yilan Xiaozhu Building is as its name, the doors and windows in the house, and the furniture are also carved with various colors of orchids, the decoration is elegant, and the spring orchids are placed on the flower table, and the elegant fragrance is refreshing.

Mrs. Zhou walked to the shrine, lit three incense sticks, inserted them in the incense burner, and said, "You also come to worship." ”

Mei Ruojun saw that Guanyin Bodhisattva was enshrined in the shrine, and in front of it was the tablet of the ancestors of the Zhou family, Mei Ruojun knelt down and bowed three times to the shrine.

Mrs. Zhou sat aside and said leisurely: "Since you married into the Zhou family, there have been frequent accidents, this is not a good sign, I thought about it for a while, maybe you have something on you, so from now on you have to come to me every night after dinner to copy the scriptures." Copy these scriptures and recite them a few times, first, you can pray for our Zhou family, and second, you can also eliminate your own disasters. ”

Mei Ruojun raised her eyes and looked at the large stack of scriptures under the shrine, and couldn't help sighing, it is estimated that it will take three or four months to copy these scriptures again, and it seems that she doesn't have to worry about doing anything throughout this year, she nodded slightly.

Mrs. Zhou asked her to get up, and then looked carefully from head to toe, her eyes were sharp, and she said coldly: "Ruojun, you must be careful, Ruikang is young and enthusiastic, and his blood is strong, if he takes a wrong step, it will ruin his life." Do you understand? Her tone was calm and cold, and her eyes were serious and cold.

Mei Ruojun's heart was shocked, and she looked at Mrs. Zhou in a panic, but Mrs. Zhou stopped looking at her and said: "You can compose poems, you can paint, you are talented, you are a smart person, you naturally know what I am talking about." ”

Mei Ruojun felt a pain in her heart, nodded and said, "I understand." ”

Mrs. Zhou said: "Read more Buddhist scriptures, and you will understand what it means to know the destiny of heaven." As he spoke, he took a copy of the Huayan Sutra from the stack of Buddhist scriptures and handed it to Ruojun, saying, "Take it and study it carefully." ”

Mei Ruojun respectfully took the scriptures and slowly walked out of Yilan Xiaozhu, she didn't want to go back to the study to face Ruian, who was expressionless and ignored herself, and she didn't want to sit alone in the chrysanthemum garden, she turned around and walked on the winding sheep intestine path in the garden, looking at the branches and flowers full of buds, her heart was much more relaxed. Walking in the garden, turning to a corner of the garden, she let out a long breath of relief, the sun set, the garden was red, the scenery was beautiful, she looked up at the sunset in the distance, I really hoped that I could grow a pair of wings to fly out of this deep mansion courtyard, and soar freely in the sky.

She sat alone on the rockery, closed her eyes and recuperated, trying to empty herself, the days of tense nerves every day made her feel so tired, she wanted to relax for a while.

"Ruojun!" A voice that made her heart tremble, she hurriedly opened her eyes and looked at the sound source, sure enough, it was him, he trotted towards her from the gate of the courtyard, her ears, in her mind, and in her heart were all recalling Mrs. Zhou's warning, she couldn't see him, she was a scourge, she hurriedly stood up, lost her soul and looked around to hide, but he came too suddenly, she was unprepared, she couldn't find the way in a panic, looked left and right, and had to hurriedly hide behind the rockery.

Zhou Ruikang felt very strange to see her avoiding himself like this, and after walking to the rockery, he pulled her out who was trembling, and asked, "Am I a ghost?" Why do you hide when you see me? ”

"I ......" she didn't know how to answer him, she glanced at him, only to find that his face was injured again, the corners of his mouth were bruised, his clothes seemed to have been torn by someone, they were wrinkled, the three buttons on his chest were also torn off, his clothes were open, and he hurriedly asked, "Ruikang, what's wrong with you?" How did it hurt? Got into a fight with someone? ”

"Oh, so you can see me? I thought you had seen the hell? Run when you see me. Ruikang deliberately teased her.

Ruojun's face turned red, lowered his head, and Ruikang smiled and said, "It's okay, there was a clash with the military and police during the parade today, and this injury is nothing." ”

She listened to him talk about the thrilling things lightly, and her heart was even more worried and heartbroken, looking at his injury, she asked softly, "Does it hurt?" "I don't know why, the tip of my nose is sore, and I want to cry.

Ruikang saw that her eyes were red, revealing her eager concern for herself, and her heart was excited and happy, and she shook her head and smiled: "It doesn't hurt." He saw a tear from the corner of her eye, which was the tear she shed for him, he slowly suppressed his smile, looked at her seriously, and asked gently, "Are your hands better?" ”

The glow of the sky reflected on his handsome face, with his gentle tone and affectionate eyes, this scene is really like a fairy tale romance, but there is a faint sorrow between his eyebrows, which makes her think of a poem: "The color of the sun is steep and a thousand feet of green, and the sunset is idle and a bunch of sorrows"

She nodded, his gentleness made her heart fluctuate, her tears made his heart surge, for a moment they forgot everything, he couldn't help but want to wipe away the tears on her face, his fingers touched her skin, she woke up suddenly like an electric shock, looked at him in horror, retreated in panic, only to hear a "pop--" sound, the two looked down at the same time, and there was the "Huayan Sutra" that Mrs. Zhou gave to Ruojun lying on the ground. She wanted to squat down to pick it up, but he picked it up first.

He looked at the scriptures suspiciously, then looked at her and asked, "Huayan Sutra?" When did you start chanting? ”

Ruojun's face was flushed, and he snatched the scripture book from his hand, wiped his tears, and said, "My mother gave it to me." ”

"Mother gave it to you? She asked you to recite the scriptures? Why? He asked.

"It's nothing, my mother asked me to copy the Buddhist scriptures and pray for the Zhou family." Mei Ruojun said, she didn't dare to look at his face again. Hurriedly said, "I have to go." As he spoke, he walked to the chrysanthemum garden with the scriptures in his arms.

He didn't let her go, and quickly stood in front of her, shouting: "Ruojun ......" He had a thousand words to say to her, but he didn't know where to start.

Mei Ruojun was ruthless, raised her head, and said coldly: "You should call me sister-in-law, second uncle." ”

Sister-in-law? Second uncle? Her words were like a basin of ice water poured on his head, and suddenly his thousand words were frozen in his heart, he stood there straight, his face was full of sorrow, she no longer looked at him, hurriedly walked through the sheep intestine path, and walked briskly to the chrysanthemum garden.