The low, gloomy room is home to a handful of dirty pieces of furniture that look like they have been in use for many years.

Because there is only one cottage, the kitchen, living room, and bedroom are all crowded together, and there is a bad smell of old houses everywhere, and no matter how you clean it up, you can't avoid it.

Such an environment made Yan Qingge feel more and more uncomfortable.

Ruyi hadn't come back yet, Ruyi's mother-in-law held on to the crutches, poured water for Yan Qingge to drink with one leg, and quickly helped Xunshuang and Wenxue to help.

"Sit down, old lady, and we'll come." Xunshuang said.

"The old lady will talk to me, and these little things will be handled by these two girls." Yan Qingge smiled and shook Ruyi's mother-in-law's cracked hands.

Ruyi's mother-in-law showed a sentimental smile: "What does Niangniang want to know?" ”

"Although it is rude to ask this, I want to know what happened to the old lady's family...... How did it become like this? Yan Qingge said.

A trace of pain flashed in Ruyi's mother-in-law's eyes: "Niangniang, that's all in the past." "Obviously don't want to talk about it again.

"The old lady just tell me that Ruyi is my closest person, no matter who harms your Cao family, I will return a tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye." Yan Qingge cut the railway.

Ruyi's mother-in-law lowered her head slightly: "Niangniang, the manpower will eventually be exhausted, and the old woman can end up now, it is already an eye-opener for the heavenly family, and there is no need to pursue it more." ”

Hearing the word Tianjia, Yan Qingge's pupils shrank suddenly: "Old lady, wasn't Cao Yan an official at the beginning?" Your possessions will not be taken away. ”

Ruyi's mother-in-law shut up, lowered her head, and didn't say a word.

Yan Qingge had already said the words of helping her avenge her, and she was still so cringe, which made Yan Qingge angry and indisputable.

Just when there was no communication between the two sides, Ruyi's voice came from the door: "Miss, are you here?" ”

Yan Qingge looked up and saw Ruyi wrapped in a green scarf, with a big belly, not like a pregnant woman, walking in quickly with her feet crossed.

"Ruyi, don't salute!" Yan Qingge stood up and held Ruyi's hand, grabbing her who was struggling to salute.

Cao Yan followed Ruyi into the door, he was also dressed in an ordinary outfit, with some traces of white flour on his body.

"Miss, the house is cramped, let's go talk in the teahouse outside." Ruyi immediately clapped his head.

Their family is indeed small, and when there are only three people in the room, you are always in my way, and I am in your way. Suddenly, there were two more girls, Yan Qingge, Xunshuang and Wenxue, and there was no place to put their feet.

"Okay, looking for frost and asking for snow, you hold the old lady." Yan Qingge saw that Ruyi was in good spirits, and his mood also improved a little, so he turned around and ordered to look for frost and ask for snow.

"No, I'm not going." Ruyi's mother-in-law bit her lower lip and sat on the chair refusing to move.

"If your mother-in-law doesn't want to go, don't go, let's bring some catechin to my mother-in-law later." Ruyi said, and then immediately took Yan Qingge out.

Walking outside, Yan Qingge asked her curiously: "Look at your appearance today, now that the Cao family is in charge of you?" ”

Ruyi nodded: "If I don't belong to the family, now you can only go to the mass grave to see our family." ”

"What the hell is going on? Why is your family so poor, and what are you doing now? Yan Qingge asked curiously.

Ruyi's brows frowned slightly, and he sighed: "Last year, Cao Yan dismissed the official, and that incident had little impact. But my father-in-law arrested people a few days later, saying that someone under my father-in-law was colluding with the barbarians. My mother-in-law panicked and begged my grandfather to tell my grandmother, and she said that she had found a way to give a person who had a way to give 100,000 taels of silver, which could change the crime of beheading to exile. ”

"Why don't you go to me!" Yan Qingge asked. In an instant, she remembered that at that time, the eldest princess of Roufu was blocking the news, and even if Ruyi begged to come to the door, she would not be able to see her.

"I said to go to you, but my mother-in-law didn't agree, Cao Yan and I were also trying to find a way, two days away from home, to find a colleague from Cao Yan's previous time, and when I came back, my mother-in-law had already sold the house, and all the things that could be sold at home were exchanged for cash for her, and even ......" Ruyi shook his head: "Even my dowry is gone." The money had already been given to the mysterious person by her, and I still can't tell who that person is. ”

Yan Qingge was taken aback: "Then how is your father-in-law now?" ”

"I don't know what my father-in-law was going to sentence before, but now that he has been exiled, I hope the money is of use. We still had some money in our hands at the time, so we bought a house in the outer city, not the one we live in now—we live in a rented shack. But a few days later, my mother-in-law went out and hit the carriage, and ran over her legs, and she was about to die, and it took a lot of money to save her. Fortunately, thanks to the endless road, the place we rent now is very close to Nanshi, and Cao Yan and I set up a small stall to sell some food, but we can take care of the family's expenses. ”

In the faint description, there is no complaint at all, as if those tragic things happened to others.

Cao Yan has been following them not far away, and he can hear Ruyi's speech, but he didn't refute a word, it seems that what Ruyi said is true, and the situation she really experienced is worse than now.

In a blink of an eye, I arrived at the teahouse, and said with a smile: "Miss, let's go to the private room on the second floor, it's more refreshing." ”

The first floor is the hall, the teahouse in the outer city is not more elegant than the inner city, the hall on the first floor is messy, although there are not too many guests, but it is noisy and dirty.

Yan Qingge looked at her big belly, and didn't want to ask her to run to the second floor again, and was afraid that someone would bump into her, so he beckoned Xunshuang and asked Xue: "Tell the shopkeeper, I have covered this teahouse today, and those guests will take care of it and tell them to go first." ”

A lot of silver was sprinkled out, and after a while, the whole teahouse was refreshing, and Xiao Er and the shopkeeper were very attentive, and even lifted a few screens upstairs to give them a place to talk on the first floor.

Fang Cai Ruyi told Yan Qingge almost everything, and after everyone sat down, Ruyi and Yan Qingge were fine, but Cao Yu was sneering.

Listening to Yan Qingge and Ruyi's speech, he couldn't help it anymore, his eyes were red, he stood up and made a big salute to Yan Qingge, and slammed it to the ground: "Niangniang, you are all incompetent, let Ruyi suffer with me." ”

When Ruyi got married, she used the identity of Princess Ning's sister-in-law, although she did not have a decree and grade, but the red makeup was shaky, and she also envied the onlookers.

After their family was separated, they bought a family business, in fact, there was not too much spare money, and there were only three or four thousand taels of silver in the books.

If someone was called, I was afraid that I would turn my face and leave at that time, but I didn't expect Ruyi to say nothing, but to comfort Cao Yan's mother. Later, he was even hard-working and shared the wind and rain with him.

Looking at Cao Yu's red eyes, Yan Qingge was not moved at all, and said lightly: "Ruyi followed me, like a jewel, how could I marry out and make such a mess for you." Cao Gongzi is a person who has been to Qingzhou with us, you know how I was to Ruyi along the way, right? But if there is a bite to eat, I will not swallow it in my belly, but I will share her. Look at her now, with a big belly, she still has to support the stall to sell snacks, my Ruyi can't do any hard work, your family is not welcome! ”

Yan Qingge said this very harshly, and he pulled her sleeve several times in the middle to prevent her from continuing, but he didn't stop her.

Cao Yan was so ashamed that he cried.

Seeing that his face was almost under him, Yan Qingge changed his gentle tone and said: "However, these are all things that the two of you husband and wife have closed the door, it stands to reason that the girl who got married splashed out of the water, and I did this, my hand was stretched too long." But what to do in the future, you know it in your heart, right? ”

"I know!" Cao Yan remembered that Ruyi had followed the hardships he had suffered, and his throat choked for a while.

Ruyi patted him on the shoulder helplessly, and said to Yan Qingge: "Miss, Ruyi is doing well now." I remember that the eldest lady told Ruyi a long time ago that she would rather be poor than a rich concubine. As long as we can keep this home, husband and wife will be of the same heart, and we will have a good day in the future. ”

When Cao Yan heard this, he felt even more sorry.

Yan Qingge sighed faintly in his heart, Ruyi is really a treasure, no matter who meets her, he will be moved by her sincerity and perseverance.

After talking for a while, they had dinner together at noon, Yan Qingge saw that it was not early, and instructed Ruyi: "I will leave you with Frost and Snow, don't go out of the stall these days, and ask them to serve you." With such a big belly, it's time to pay attention. We've got you covered with a cart of gifts and everything you need for your confinement. If there's anything going on, just call Frost and ask Snow to come to me. ”

Ruyi said excitedly: "Miss, what are these words, just call Xunshuang and ask Xue to go back, where do I need someone to serve me." ”

Yan Qingge shook his head with a smile: "Whoever is around me serves the same, and besides, if I don't ask them to go back in the past two days, I am also selfish." ”

Ruyi knew that Yan Qingge had always had a lot of ideas, so he nodded ignorantly.

Sitting in the empty carriage, Yan Qingge walked towards his home, and on the way, his mind kept thinking.

Cao Yan had an accident with his father, and the date was counted, and it was the time when the four princes were at their most in the limelight. At that time, it was she and Ling Xiao who came forward, and they were not taken seriously by the people under the Four Princes.

The one who secretly asked Cao Yan's father to pay for it was not the fourth prince?

Yan Qingge's hand clenched tightly, and she couldn't help but think of the face that Ruyi looked at her sincerely today.

It's time for her to stop doing this, stop letting the people close to her be hurt, and have to control her own power.

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(Tianjin)