In the dead of night, everything seemed to be swallowed up by darkness, and the red lantern at the gate of Guan Ju Pavilion had not been lit for several days, only a candle in the house illuminated the interior in the dark.

Jiao Niang sat on the couch in front of the window, motionless in a daze. She has been like this for the past few days, always sitting in one place stunned. She doesn't cry or make trouble, eats and sleeps well, but she doesn't speak.

Qing Huan looked at her like this and felt distressed, her eyes were full of sour water, and she didn't dare to cry in front of her, so she had to hold back in her heart.

"Qinghuan. That night, she finally opened her mouth.

Qing Huan was happy in his heart, "The slave is here." ”

Jiao Niang slowly raised her eyes, stared at her, and said, "You say, did I do something sorry for Shui Xiang? Why did she frame me?"

She has been thinking about it for a few days, but she still can't understand that she can't even be Qinghuan to her.

Qing Huan's tears finally couldn't be held back, "No, girl, you are not sorry for her." She cried and put herself on her lap, "You have always treated us like your sisters, and you have never treated any of us badly. ”

Jiao Niang's gloomy face is like a lotus flower that is about to fall in autumn, and she speaks as if she is weak, "Actually, I owe her, it is my fault that I caused her to be abused." ”

She couldn't think of any other reason for Shui Xiang to resent her.

Qing Huan said: "That's not to blame the girl, no one wants to send that incident." ”

Jiao Niang said to herself, "I really want to compensate her, I have done everything I can, and I have given her everything I can give her." Why, why did she betray me?"

With that, she fell silent again.

Qing Huan looked at her like this, crying and holding Jiao Niang's hand, "Girl, don't keep it in your heart if you have anything to say, you say it to Qing Huan, you don't say anything, Qing Huan is afraid." ”

Jiao Niang slowly raised her eyes, smiled, lifted her face, wiped her tears for her, and smiled: "Qinghuan, don't be afraid, I'm fine." She exhaled softly, so light that people couldn't see it, "I know what kind of situation I am in now, someone is expecting something to happen to me, I won't be so stupid and fooled, don't cry, crying is equivalent to admitting defeat, we have finally survived until now, we can't lose." ”

Qing Huan choked, "Qing Huan just feels sorry for the girl." She swore an oath, "Girl, Qinghuan swears that I will never betray the girl in this life, I will accompany the girl for the rest of my life, and I will follow you until I die." ”

Jiao Niang's heart fluctuated, and she couldn't help but shed tears, she stroked her head, tears wet her eyes, blurred, "Qinghuan, you have always been by my side." ”

Qiushuang wiped her tears, "What the girl said was biased, and it made people find fault, don't we guard by your side?"

She and Wu Dan cried and knelt on Qinghuan's left and right, holding Jiao Niang's hand, "The slave will not betray the girl, and swear allegiance to the girl." ”

Jiao Niang's heart was even more moved, and she stroked their faces one by one, "I know, I know that you will all guard me, and we said yes before we entered the house." ”

The four of them hugged their heads and cried together, Mama Fan and Chu Cicada couldn't help crying when they looked at it, Mama Fan wiped her tears, and stepped forward to comfort them, "Okay, don't cry, the side concubine is still pregnant, she can't cry, otherwise the child who will be born in the future will be a bitter gourd face, and she will cry all day long." ”

She held Jiao Niang's hand and persuaded: "Don't be sad and sad, the prince has been angry these days, wait for a few days to slow down, and then my old woman will go out to persuade him, he will be angry." ”

Jiao Niang didn't seem to care, just shook her head, "No need." Mama Fan had to persuade again, but Jiao Niang looked at her and said, "Mama, a mirror is broken, can you still make it reunited?" Even if it is glued and restored to its previous appearance, the crack will always be there. ”

Mama Fan did look for Ying Che that day, but Ying Che seemed to know what she was going to say and didn't see her.

Mama Fan sighed lowly, and wanted to persuade, Jiao Niang interrupted her, and said flatly: "Mama, I don't feel sad for him, between husband and wife, trust is valuable, he doesn't even give me the least trust, and I have nothing to be sad for him." ”

She tried her best to suppress the pain in her heart, and her smile was detached.

Mama Fan looked at her, and didn't know what to say for a while, so she only sighed in a low voice.

Ying Che did not give the order to ban Jiao Niang, but Jiao Niang ordered everyone not to go out, the door was closed at night, and the gate was also closed during the day, unless it was to go out to get some necessities.

She didn't listen to any disturbances outside, and she didn't allow anyone to listen to them. Hearing that Cheng Yu had left and was let go by Yingche, she was also a little relieved. Although she has no appetite, she only allows herself to eat more at each meal, and she eats no less, it doesn't matter if she starves herself, but now this one in her stomach is about to be born, and she can't lose him. And giving birth to a child requires physical strength, and she has to make herself well.

Fortunately, although Ying Che was angry with her, she also cared about the child, and didn't say anything, but Wang Zhan was shrewd, and always sent someone over to deliver food, and then replied to him one by one, telling him the recent situation of the concubine, how much she ate in one meal, walking a few steps in the yard one day, and saying that Jiao Niang's feet were swollen, and her calves always cramped at night.

At first, Yingche was still irritable because of his verbosity, and later, he just listened quietly, but his brows furrowed tighter and tighter every time, and in the end, they were almost twisted together.

Several times he passed by the door of Guan Ju Pavilion, his footsteps involuntarily stopped, and later, he didn't take that road, preferring to go far away.

On this day, Yingche had to go to Linjun for business, which was about three days. But for some reason, before he left this time, he was already unsettled, according to Pang Ce's calculations, Jiao Niang was almost born in about ten days, in fact, it was still too late for him to come back. But he seemed to have no bottom in his heart, as if he was uneasy.

He lingered in front of the gate of the Guanju Pavilion a few times, trying to knock on the door several times, but as soon as he raised his head, he flinched. He didn't know when he had become so hesitant, or rather resigned.

Yes, he suddenly became very timid, he was afraid to see Jiao Niang, he was afraid that as soon as he saw her, he couldn't help but forgive her, he was afraid that when he saw her, he was reluctant to leave, he was even more afraid, even more afraid of seeing indifference and alienation in Jiao Niang's eyes.

He stood at the door of Jiao Niang's door for a long time, but finally did not have the courage to knock on the door, and after a long sigh, he dragged his depressed back and gradually left.

He thought, when he comes back, when he comes back, he will come to see her. Anyway, she was still pregnant with his child.

And at the same time as he turned around, Jiao Niang held her belly and walked out of the room, her eyes extended to the closed door, and her heart tightened for no reason.