"Mother."

The soft little hand silently clenched her hand, and An Li raised her eyes to meet Gu Mingxiu's gradually clear gaze. Those eyes are clear and clean, and the dark eyes are pure and pure, as if they have a soothing and gentle attitude towards everything, without a trace of resentment and negativity, which is enough to heal the scars in people's hearts.

Mo Zhu had already fetched water and hurriedly brought it to An Li.

When she came back to her senses, An Li took away her grief and twisted a handkerchief to cover her face. Gently stroking Gu Mingxiu's head, An Li said softly: "Don't be afraid, what happened just now....it won't happen in the future, my mother will protect Xiu'er." She touched Gu Mingxiu's hair and muttered in a low voice, as if she was reassuring her daughter but also as if she was comforting herself.

Seeing this, Xu frowned: "That's how he did to you?" ”

An Li was slightly stunned when he heard this, as if he had just remembered the existence of the Xu family, and was a little speechless for a while.

Raising his hand and touching his cheek, Gu Mingxiu said lightly: "I'd rather my father ignore it as usual." ”

With a tightness in his heart, An Li subconsciously raised his head. The veil on her face had been removed, and five clear finger prints appeared on the little girl's snow-white right cheek, and the surroundings were red and swollen, making the little girl very pitiful.

It can be seen how ruthless the attacker is.

Her heart was sour, she opened her mouth to say something, and a little self-deprecation gathered in her eyes. Gu Mingxiu asked Xu Shi to put the handkerchief on his face again, raised his eyes and asked An Li softly: "Mother, can't I still complain about my father?" Even if he doesn't like me, and even almost kills me, he can not complain last time, but this time he can't... Isn't it? ”

Her voice was soft, but Jiao An Li trembled suddenly.

His fingers tightened unconsciously, and An Li's face turned pale.

Seeing this, Gu Mingxiu smiled softly: "Mother, it's Xiu'er who is not good, Xiu'er shouldn't say this." Xiu'er will not resent her father, and she will not embarrass her mother, so her mother can rest assured. ”

"No, ....." An left the exit and was stunned again.

She is not a fool after all, Gu Qingyuan reneged on her oath many years ago and accepted Dong Qing, and at that time she noticed that Gu Qingyuan's attitude was different, but she just endured it. She didn't want her daughter to live an unhappy life, and she thought that Gu Qingyuan had some friendship for her, and even thought that Gu Qingyuan would cherish his blood and bones, so she always taught Gu Mingxiu like that.

You can't complain, you can't complain.

Today's events woke her up.

Obviously, in the old lady Gu's place, Dong Qing was blocked and had nothing to say, even if he said that he arranged someone to guard the courtyard of the Mingxin Pavilion in order not to disturb the old lady Gu, he was also reprimanded, and Gu Changge was also punished for copying scriptures.

The matter was clear, and after careful consideration, it was Dong Qing's mother and daughter who deliberately guided and poured dirty water on Gu Mingxiu. Gu Qingyuan should have known that it was not their fault that this matter was not their fault, but he turned his head and slapped Gu Mingxiu hard, and asked them not to provoke Gu Changge and the others.

How he is eccentric, it is clear.

Seeing An Li's bitter expression, Xu Shi coughed lightly to regain her attention, and said softly: "I just came to see the fourth girl, she hasn't eaten yet, but she told me some things about you in the temple, saying that she misses those days very much. If Madame might as well make some food herself, I think the fourth girl should miss Madame's craftsmanship very much? ”

An Li was stunned, glanced at Gu Mingxiu, and hurriedly got up: "I'm confused... Xiu'er, my mother will cook food for you, make your favorite food. ”

Gu Qingyuan's matter was temporarily abandoned, An Li had no intention and no power to think about it, he just wanted to take good care of his daughter.

Mo Zhu followed, and Miao Lan took her young daughter Ah Wei to the small kitchen to find some small snacks, and only the Xu family were left in the room. Seeing that there were no extra people in the room, Xu turned his head to look at Gu Mingxiu and asked, "Do you want to leave the Gu Mansion?" With your mother. ”

Without the slightest hesitation or surprise, Gu Ming bowed his head and said lightly: "I think, with my mother, sister, and younger brother, leaving this place, Gu Mansion is not our home." ”

She looked cold, but she didn't have much disheartened resentment.

Xu Shi looked at her seriously for a long time and smiled slightly: "Okay." ”

After that, Xu sighed: "You should be the one who is held in your hand and spoiled, compared to your second sister." ”

What she said was obviously headless and brainless, Gu Mingxiu just smiled slightly, but she didn't answer or express doubts.

The next day, Xu said goodbye to An Li and left Yangzhou.

Gu Mingxiu didn't send it, and was still recuperating in the courtyard.

There are subordinates cleaning in the front yard, and there is only Gu Mingxiu in the backyard. Agarwood was sent by her to Anli, Mozhu went out to run errands, Miao Lan was originally followed, but she drove her away, and Gu Mingxiu was left alone in the huge backyard.

She began to feel sleepy after reading the small half of the book, so she simply put the book on her face and closed her eyes for a nap.

In the past few days, she has been tormented by nightmares over and over again, and she is a little afraid to fall asleep. At this time, the surroundings were silent, and even the wind did not come to disturb her, but it made her quite clean. An Li was a little cold to Gu Qingyuan, but when he chatted with her today, Gu Qingyuan didn't mention half a sentence, this matter made Gu Mingxiu's heart happy, and he was slightly more stable at this time.

In the dream, I saw An Li again.

"Madame, drink some medicine."

The raw mean-faced grandmother casually put the medicine bowl aside, sat leisurely at the head of the bed, and said in a perfunctory tone: "The master is too busy, and he always has no time to come to see Mrs. The fourth lady had an argument with the fifth miss again today, and they were all angry in their own yards, madam, you can only take care of it when you get better after drinking the medicine. ”

The little maid who had just cleaned it secretly said that Gu Qingyuan went to Dong Qing's yard again and brought her some small jewelry.

But he didn't even want to take a look at his wife, who was seriously ill.

An Li was lying on the bed, his face was pale, his whole body was weakened by several points, and he almost looked like he was almost invisible. She tilted her head with great effort, and her unfocused gaze subconsciously cast to the place at the door, unable to gather half of her emotions.

Seeing this, Mama Zhou frowned and pulled a quilt: "Madam, don't look at it, the master is busy." ”

Her husband would not come to see her, and her two daughters did not want to come and see her.

Gu Mingxiu stood aside, watching An Li shed tears, and it took him half an open mouth to make a syllable. She clenched her sleeves and walked slowly to the bed.

This is after Gu Mingxiu lost all her reputation in Yangzhou, she quarreled with Gu Liyi, and after she disagreed with Gu Qingyuan, An Li began to become more and more worried because of her behavior, so she fell ill. The illness that should have been cured after a few days of rest is getting worse and worse, and it is as if it is about to take away An Li's life.

Mama Zhou didn't see such a person at all, and neither did An Li.

"What are you talking about, ma'am?" Mama Zhou asked her.

Anli could only utter indistinct syllables. Gu Mingxiu bent down, squatted beside the bed, raised his hand and gently covered the back of An Li's hand with almost only bones left, staring at An Li's cheek without blinking, trying to recognize the meaning of An Li's expression.

What is she busy doing at this time?

Gu Mingxiu thought about it, at this time, she was pressed by Dong Qing and couldn't come to see An Li, so she could only kneel in the ancestral hall to pray for An Li, and she could only beg God for mercy over and over again.

Mama Zhou glanced at An Li in disgust, and snorted coldly: "Okay, madam, don't bother, the master won't come, the fourth lady won't come, they all hate you." When the words fell, An Li's body trembled slightly, and his eyes were clear for a moment, accompanied by a few traces of remorse and self-blame.

Reaching out to the medicine bowl, Mama Zhou glanced at An Li next to her, and quickly sprinkled some powder into the bowl. When the spoon is stirred, there is no abnormality. She approached An Li and persuaded, "Come, madam, drink the medicine, you can get better sooner after drinking the medicine." ”

She fed spoonful by spoonful quickly, and did not show a satisfied expression until she finished feeding the bowl of medicine.

Gu Mingxiu watched An Li finish the bowl of medicine, and his body froze there and couldn't move at all. There was a large amount of panic and helplessness in her eyes, and she stared at An Li, whose eyes began to dissipate, with a mist. Tears slipped down in an instant, and Gu Mingxiu was hoarse: "Mother...."

At the same time, An Li's eyes gathered focus, and he shouted vaguely: "No ..... embroidery"

My embroidery.

It turns out that An Li in the previous life walked like this.

As if his heart had been pricked by thousands of needles, Gu Mingxiu cried in a low voice. She only let out a single blow and then gritted her teeth, silently letting the tears flow. Kneeling in front of the window, Gu Mingxiu reached out and squeezed An Li's lifeless hand hard, and whispered softly to his mother, hoping that An Li would be able to move again.

Mama Zhou came over and smiled: "Finally dead, I can give an account to my aunt." ”

Dong Qing ......!

She raised her head instantly, her eyes were full of murderous intent, and she was crimson. Staring coldly at Mama Zhou, who was talking to herself with a smile, she sneered. Mama Zhou couldn't see the person next to the bed at all, so she happily packed up the medicine bowl and turned to leave. Seeing this, Gu Mingxiu picked up the candlestick on the side and was about to smash it.

This smash will definitely kill this old woman who sells for glory.

Smack-

The wrist was restrained by the gentle force, and the warm palms touched until the bottom of the heart. The real touch made Gu Mingxiu come back to his senses in an instant, staring at the scene in front of him in a daze. The delicate embroidery of her clothes gradually became clear at the bottom of her eyes, and her consciousness returned to her brain in an instant, and her eyes were covered with three points of frost.

The person who was lazily grabbing her wrist in front of her was not affected by the indifference in her eyes at all, but just supported her cheek with one hand, and glanced at her with smiling eyes: "Whenever I see you, I always treat guests like this....The fourth young lady of the Gu Mansion is too unruly?" ”

"If His Royal Highness King Xiao comes to the door according to the number of rites, then I will naturally come according to the number of rites. Your Highness always doesn't follow the rules, but wants me to talk about some rules, isn't it more difficult for a strong man. Gu Mingxiu turned her gaze coldly and looked at the movements around her.

She didn't have any other thoughts about this His Royal Highness King Xiao.

"Gu Mingxiu, do you want to leave the Gu Mansion?"

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