Except for the four princes who ran back to Kyoto halfway, Princess Gaoyang had a very smooth journey, and finally arrived in Kyoto on the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month. After a short rest, the wedding date is set for the fifth day of the first month of the new year.

Because of her special status, she can't arrange a place to live casually. There are many evasions, and they can't live in the harem of Beishan Xiaoze with the concubines and princesses. Therefore, the Queen Mother naturally came forward and asked Fang Qingxue to temporarily live in the Yikun Palace where she was.

Gongsun Lan couldn't help but sigh that the Queen Mother really sat still, and took advantage of such a high-sounding opportunity to reappear in front of everyone.

Compared with the ease and smoothness of others, Cui Ruo's life is not so good.

She was grounded by the monarch himself and was not allowed to meet with the four princes, no matter how much she did, she would not dare to disobey the holy decree. It's only been ten days now, and by the time she goes out, it's already winter and spring. At that time, the fourth prince and Princess Gaoyang had already married each other, and it was a matter of course......

In a hurry, Cui Ruo washed his face with tears all day long, and he was really sick.

She leaned weakly against the window, looking at the direction of the study where Beishan Yu was, and felt full of regret in her heart. She didn't expect that it was just a small trick, but it hurt herself to call the sky and the earth unspiritual. The second lady of the Cui family, that is, her mother-in-law, also wrote a letter to reprimand her, scolding her for not knowing how to advance or retreat.

Hum! Could it be that she swallowed her anger and let that Da'an princess control the Four Princes' Mansion, just knowing how to advance and retreat? What's in it for the Cui family? When the second lady and her relatives benefited because she was favored, why didn't she boast that she knew how to advance and retreat?

If you don't get praise for doing a good job, you will be scolded if you don't do well? She sneered, and secretly said in her heart: I could kill your daughter at the beginning, marry the fourth prince myself, and find a chance to kill you in the future!

"Ahem, cough, cough......" Cui Ruo felt that the itch in his throat was unbearable, and he coughed violently uncontrollably.

Yu'er hurriedly came over and patted her on the back, and was about to persuade her to lie down on the bed to rest, when the child's cry came from outside the door.

Cui Ruo was in a hurry, and his breath became even more urgent, but he still forced himself to ask, "Brother Chen...... Ahem, what's ...... What...... Crying? ”

Yu'er hurriedly opened the curtain to let the nurse in, and the nurse stood at the door, hesitating and not daring to step forward, for fear of being sick to the son. She greeted Cui Ruo and said, "Childe wakes up and can't cry in front of you, no matter how you coax it." The slave maid had no choice but to bring him. ”

Cui Ruo wanted to reprimand the nurse for being confused, her house was full of the smell of medicine, how could a child stand it, how could it be better if she was sick? But when she saw Chen holding a pair of small hands towards her, desperately trying to get into her arms, her heart hurt fiercely. "Good Chen'er, my mother is sick, when my mother is well, will I hug you again?"

Brother Kechen is only half a year old now, how can he understand Cui Ruo's words, he cried breathlessly, and he almost broke Cui Ruo's heart. "Can the fourth master be in the house, you can go to the fourth master with Brother Chen."

The nurse glanced at Yu'er next to her, and said, "The fourth master is busy with other things in the front yard, and the slave doesn't dare to disturb." ”

"What's more important than my brother Chen?!"

She didn't react until she said this. Yes, the fourth master's wedding is imminent, and now it is less than ten days, and there is a Chinese New Year's Eve in between, he is naturally busy with his feet not touching the ground, where is the time to care about their mother and son?

Cui Ruo tried his best to suppress his cough, but because of the heartbreak and confusion of the child's crying, he couldn't help coughing more and more, and the itch couldn't be suppressed no matter what, but his throat and intestines hurt. She waved her hand indiscriminately and asked the nurse to hurry up and take Brother Chen'er out.

When the nurse saw her coughing like this, she didn't dare to stay longer, so she hurriedly hugged Brother Chen out of the house.

Yu'er stepped forward and patted her on the back, wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and persuaded: "You should relax, the illness can get better quickly, although you can't see the fourth master at that time, you can always see the little son." ”

Cui Ruo's tears were pouring down, and she couldn't stop it, she didn't know this truth, but this disease was not something she could control if she wanted to, and some things were not something she could bear without thinking about it.

The next day, the nurse came to report in a panic that the little boy was infected with a cold and coughed.

Cui Ruo panicked when he heard this, and asked repeatedly, "Can you invite Lang Zhong to come and see?" Is it heavy or not? Do you know? What did he say? ”

Yu'er saw that her cheeks instantly flushed, and knew that she was surging blood, so she hurriedly persuaded: "Don't worry, ask one by one." ”

Cui Ruo waved her hand away and asked, "Has the fourth master gone to see Chen'er?" ”

The nurse thought that she would ask about Brother Chen's condition first, but she swallowed back the words in her mouth, and replied instead: "The slave informed the fourth master as soon as possible, and the fourth master stayed by the son's side in the middle of the night last night, and only went back to rest after the boy stopped crying and fell asleep at dawn." ”

"Is Brother Chen okay now?"

The nurse replied: "Lang Zhong said that it is not heavy, but I am afraid that the medicine is too strong, and the child will not be able to eat the soup, so the slave maid will drink the medicine and then feed the little boy, which is safe, but the effect is slow." ”

Cui Ruoyan frowned when he heard this: "Then what are you doing in my house, in case you are also sick, what can Brother Chen'er do." Hurry up and go back to take care of Brother Chen, a big man, no matter how careful he is, he can't take care of it. If you have anything to say, tell Yu'er them, and let them tell me!" ”

"Yes, the slave will go back to take care of the little boy."

The nurse rushed to Cui Ruofu, and hurriedly went out. Cui Ruo was uneasy, although the fourth prince came back every day to ask about her condition, but they couldn't meet for three months, and caught up with him and Princess Gaoyang's newlywed Yan'er, if she really changed her mind, what should she do? Brother Chen is her only reliance......

No, she must see the fourth prince and arouse his pity for herself......

……

On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, the fourth prince returned to the mansion early to see Brother Chen, because tomorrow was the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and he had to enter the palace to attend the banquet until midnight before returning.

The nurse watched him clumsily hold Brother Chen in her arms and coax him, and couldn't help laughing: "The little boy is so blessed, with a father like the fourth master, he will definitely be safe and healthy, and he will be cured when he sees this disease!" ”

Kitayama Yu smiled, looking at the little doll in his arms, as if all his troubles had disappeared.

"Master." Songlin pushed the door in and reported: "The Yu'er girl in Concubine Cui's courtyard is here, and she has something to say to her master." ”

Beishan Yu knew that Cui Ruo had been sick, so when he heard the words, he handed Brother Chen to the nurse and asked Songlin to call Yu'er in to reply.

When Yu'er saw Beishan Yu, she knelt on the ground with a plop, and choked up: "Master, my concubine is ...... The illness has not healed, and I always think about this master and the little son, and now I am crazy about my son, and I am seeing the decay day by day, and if it continues like this, the side concubine will be gone......"

Beishan Yu suddenly got up when he heard this: "What nonsense are you talking about!" The side concubine is just infected with wind and cold, how did it get to this point? ”

Yu'er cried: "Concubine Side's thoughts, don't you understand?" She threw herself on her father wholeheartedly, seeing that her father was about to marry a concubine, how could she let go of it in her heart, and the little boy was so sick, she ...... Just ......"

Beishan Yu frowned deeply, and raised his feet to walk out. Song Lin hurriedly stopped him and said, "Master, the king personally grounded the side concubine and strictly ordered her not to meet the master, if you go and be known by the king, there will only be more serious consequences, maybe it will hurt the side concubine Cui." ”

Beishan Yu froze in place when he heard this, and felt that this was indeed the truth, so he said to Yu'er: "You go back and persuade the concubine, but three months will pass soon." I know all the worries in her heart, let her relax and recuperate. ”

Yu'er said: "Master, if the side concubine can figure it out, she won't be so sick now." She walked a few steps on her knees and said, "You don't need to go to the courtyard of the side concubine, you just need to stand outside the courtyard with the little boy in your arms, and let the side concubine take a look from afar!" ”

This was Cui Ruo's order, and she didn't dare to disobey the holy decree at all. The fourth prince was not favored in the first place, let alone a concubine. Jun Shang is in a bad mood, and it is not impossible to kill her.

Beishan Yu hesitated, whether it was soft-hearted, and he was indeed worried that Cui Ruo's body couldn't stand it. ordered the nurse to wrap Brother Chen'er carefully and personally carried him to Cui Ruo's yard.

Yu'er trotted all the way and returned to Cui Ruo first.

Cui Ruo lost weight twice before this time, his eyes were blue and slightly sunken, his face was pale and yellow, and his hair became frizzy and no longer soft. Yu'er hesitated when she saw her and said, "I want to see the master in a while, the side concubine's appearance is too haggard, it's better to let the slave maid sort it out for you." ”

Cui Ruo shook his head and said, "If I stand in front of him with a hundred times more energy, won't I make him think that I am lying?" ”

Yu'er heard this, tied a thick cloak for her, and helped her out of the house and walked towards the gate of the courtyard.

Beishan Yu was worried and walked all the way, this would have reached Cui Ruo's courtyard, and when he saw Yu'er helping the crumbling woman out, he couldn't help but feel distressed in his heart.

However, when Cui Ruo walked to the gate of the courtyard, raised his teary eyes, and shouted "master" with a whimper. Kitayama Yu's face suddenly changed drastically, and he staggered back two steps. "You...... You? ”

Everyone present was stunned, especially Cui Ruo, who touched her face and looked at Beishan Yu suspiciously. She has a good foundation, her appearance is charming and gorgeous, even if her face is a little worse and she is haggard, she won't scare the other party, right? She took a step forward suspiciously, and said, "Master, what's wrong?" ”

How did she know what Kitayama Yu had experienced that night.

If in ordinary times, husband and wife are baptized by the years together and grow old hand in hand, naturally they will not feel any strange.

But without this process, no one can gladly accept it, and it will only feel extremely weird. Although Shi Songlin and others tried their best to persuade him, he just had nightmares because of illness and fever. But that real feeling always haunted him. Especially when I thought of the aging Cui Ruo approaching him with a wrinkled face, and when I wanted to share a bed with him, the pores up and down my body couldn't help but start.

At this time, Cui Ruo seemed to be possessed by a sick ghost, and Beishan Yu remembered the feeling of that day.

Songlin helped him by the side, lest he miss and drop the little boy to the ground. "Master, what's wrong with you?"