The autumn colors of the Central Plains are different from those of Pingcheng, and Tuoba Hong gallops on the official road leading to the outside of the city. The treetops are already yellowing, and occasionally a few red leaves fall, blown by the wind, and flutter all over the sky. Thick fallen leaves have accumulated on both sides of the official road, and at a glance it looks like it is covered with golden armor, which is spectacular. But at this moment, Tuoba Hong had no intention of lingering on the beautiful scenery, he took Sanbao and went out of Jianchun Gate early in his private clothes, wanting to wait for his intended person.

Just after the hour, an ox cart came from the north and stopped ten zhang away from the post pavilion. He, who was dressed in a blue skirt, wore a cone hat and covered his face with tulle, slowly got out of the car, followed by auspiciousness, and put a coat of the same color on his wrist, and the two walked quickly to the front of the pavilion and stopped. He stood in front of the pavilion like this, letting the autumn breeze blow on his face, and the fallen leaves were scattered.

At some point, Hong had quietly walked behind He. Jixiang's eyes widened when he saw Hong, and he was about to make a sound, when he was given a stop gesture by Hong. For several months, although He did not make it clear, Jixiang knew He's thoughts. When she saw Hong at this moment, although she was surprised, she was very happy in her heart, so she obediently cooperated, handed the clothes to Hong according to the instructions of the three treasures, and left quietly with the three treasures.

"It's windy, beware of catching a cold." Hong quietly approached and put the coat on He's body, bowed his head and said.

He turned her head when she heard the sound, and it turned out to be Hong as far as her eyes could see, and she was speechless in shock.

Hong gently lifted the tulle on the cone hat, stared at He, and said, "Say goodbye." ”

Hearing this, He's tears fell involuntarily. Hong took He into his arms, He did not break free, these months, she has been thinking about Hong every day, she said to herself over and over again, you are already a woman, you have long lost the right to love, but the feelings of longing are haunting her heart all the time. Now, her sweetheart is standing in front of her alive, and He can't care about any women, she is a woman who is only born for love at this moment.

Hong stretched out his hand to caress He and said softly, "Come with me!" ”

He gently pushed him away and looked at Hong in dismay. Hong Yi looked at He affectionately, and said: "I know everything about you, I complain about why I didn't meet you sooner." Now, since Heaven has brought us together, then I will take you away. ”

When He heard his words, the tears that had been stopped fell again, He lowered his head, and said sadly: "Providence makes people, I only hate when you are not married." ”

Hong took He's hand, put it on his chest, and said firmly: "You believe me!" ”

He raised his head and looked at the magnificent eyes, those deep eyes were full of affection and expectation. He has no choice, but at this moment she is willing to listen to her heart, she loves the man in front of her, no matter what happens in the future, she just wants to be herself at this moment, although He did not make a sound, but gently rested his head on Hong's shoulder. The two stood in the wind, and they never parted for a long time.

Back in the backyard, He only told Wang that he had a headache, so he changed his clothes and went to sleep. Hong's words and deeds reappeared in her mind repeatedly, and his wide and warm chest made He feel steady. Thinking about it, He gradually fell asleep.

When I woke up, it was already the time to hold the lamp.

He got up slowly, walked to the window, called Wang lightly, and then sat down on the couch.

Wang Shi entered in response, leaned over and asked, "Second lady, do you want to eat?" He Qing pulled Wang to sit beside him and said, "Sister-in-law Wang, I just want to talk to you." ”

Wang Shi smiled: "I am with you every day, what do you have to say in a hurry at this moment?" I'll get some soup for you first, and then I'll talk about it later. When he had finished speaking, he wanted to get up and leave.

"I saw him today." He said softly.

Hearing this, Wang Shi stopped and turned around, looking at He with a suspicious face.

He continued: "He said he was going to take me away. After a pause, He continued: "Sister-in-law Wang, I don't want to live my life like a mother, I want to be with my beloved." ”

Wang Shifu sat back beside He, took He's hand and stroked it gently: "Although you and I are commensurate with master and servant, I have long regarded you as my own." In the past six months, how can I not know the bitterness in your heart? It's just that who is the surname of this son, and how much do you know about his family background and character? Seeing that He was silent, Wang continued: "The jade pendant he gave you that day was definitely not from an ordinary family. According to what you said, his age and appearance, it should be a person who already has a family, do you know how many wives and concubines he has? Now that you are a married woman, even if he is a relative of the emperor, he will not be able to take you away justifiably! ”

He smiled bitterly: "Yes, I am a married woman. ”

Wang Shi straightened Li He's sideburns, sighed, and said: "When I was fifteen years old, I married my dead husband, and in less than half a year, he died of the epidemic. He didn't leave me a son and a half daughter, but he asked me to take on the responsibility of supporting my in-laws. The in-laws are both frail and need to take medication all year round. I was only sixteen years old at the time, how could I feed three people? In desperation, I sold myself into Gaofu, and my monthly monthly income was able to feed them and take medicine. At this point, she shook her head with a slightly wry smile and said, "In the early years, I would still cry, but now the tears have dried up." When a woman is born, her fate is not up to her. ”

He looked at Wang in shock, in the past year, he had never heard her mention her family and children, although he had thought that she was a surviving person, but he didn't know that she was so bitter. He gently leaned his body on Wang's knee, tears rolling down the corners of his eyes.

Autumn has gone to winter, although it has not snowed, but it is already heavy frost and dew.

Ji Xiang went to the treasury early in the morning to ask for charcoals, but the deacon of the treasury deduced that the southern courtyard had increased its population this year, and most of the charcoal was sent to the southern courtyard, and the other houses were not enough to distribute. Ji Xiang returned to the backyard and cried to Wang.

Wang said helplessly: "Now that the second son ignores the second lady, then the Jiang family is pregnant again, no wonder the next people are like this." ”

Ji Xiang wiped his tears and said indignantly: "They are all snobs. Then he asked Wang: "Why don't I go and find the third prince and beg him?" ”

"Don't look for the third brother!" Before Wang could speak, He didn't know when he was standing at the door of the kitchen.

"But little lady, you are weak and have no coals, how can you survive this winter." Jixiang said with a crying voice.

He grinned self-deprecatingly, and said while wiping away his tears for Ji Xiang: "If you find the third brother, he will not stand idly by, if he sends coals, where will he put the old lady?" At that time, I am afraid that there will be no place for us in Gaofu. I was not afraid to leave Gaofu, but I was afraid that my mother would be sad for me. ”

Ji Xiang wiped away his tears with his sleeves and said weakly: "Little lady, I didn't think about it." ”

He smiled bitterly: "You are for me, how can I blame you." He turned his head and said to Wang: "Sister-in-law Wang, I bother you to ask someone to take the music I composed to the door of the Music Department and sell it, exchange some money and buy some coals." Wang wanted to dissuade her, but she also knew that He had made up her mind, and it was useless to say more, so she nodded and accepted it.

This scene was really seen by Gao Ling and Yuan'er, who were about to enter the hospital.

Seeing Gao Ling crying, Yuan'er asked puzzledly: "Little aunt, why are you and Jixiang crying?" Gao Ling wiped away her tears while pulling Yuan'er back, and said softly: "Yuan'er, don't tell people about Fang Cai, my aunt will take you back to the South Courtyard first." ”

Yuan'er nodded as if she didn't understand, and followed Gao Ling out of the backyard in a huff. Gao Ling knew that He was weak on the surface, but strong in her bones, she couldn't go in at this time to embarrass He, so she could only go back first and then plan for He.

Since he was a high school, Liu has become more and more fond of going to the Buddhist hall.

Gao Ling hurried to the Buddhist hall, and saw that Mrs. Gao and Liu were copying scriptures in the Buddhist hall together, so she entered lightly, saluted the two, and said, "Please mother, third aunt Ann." ”

Mrs. Gao looked up and saw that it was Gao Ling, and asked with a smile, "How can you be happy to come to the Buddha Hall today?" ”

Gao Ling said coquettishly: "Mother, my daughter is greedy and wants to eat the jujube paste cake made by the third aunt, so she came to find the third aunt." ”

Although Gao Ling is not born in the Zhou family, she has no daughters under her knees, and because Gao Ling is the youngest child in the family, she is also very loving. Hearing what Gao Ling said, Mrs. Gao joked and said to Liu: "Go to the small kitchen and cook it for Ling'er, so as not to make a fuss in her stomach." The Liu family responded and went out of the Buddhist hall with Gao Ling.

As soon as she entered the west wing of the Liu family, Gao Ling couldn't wait to tell the Liu family what she had seen and heard.

After hearing this, Liu shook his head helplessly, and said to Gao Ling: "The second lady is strong inside, otherwise she will not move to the backyard because the second son will not return for the night when she is first pregnant." Mrs. cherishes her son, and she doesn't say it, it is because she is pregnant. She slipped this tire, and it was on the first day, and Mrs. would never take care of her anymore. It's strange to say, when it comes to the second lady, who is such a smart person, if she is willing to work hard, she will definitely be able to save the second son's heart, and the lady will not mind her slippery fetus. But she just ignored the second son, don't say that Mrs. is a woman from a family who has been pampered since childhood, even if it is me, if Shuda's future son-in-law is so unkind to Shuda, I will not treat her close. ”

Xin Ling listened to Liu's words and muttered, "Sister-in-law seems to have someone in mind." ”

Liu's eyes widened, and he exclaimed: "Ling'er, don't talk nonsense, if you are listened to by the people next to you, you will kill the second lady!" Gao Ling knew that she had lost her words, so she hurriedly covered her mouth.

Liu got up and walked to the door, closed the door of the house that was originally hidden, walked back to Gao Ling and sat down, and said softly: "With the appearance and talent of the second lady, she will never like the second son." But when a woman marries her husband, this is her life. sighed, and continued: "The mother next to her can't help her, but fortunately, I have my own small kitchen, and now I have gone to the main hall to eat. ”

After hearing this, Gao Ling hugged Liu and said happily: "Thank you, mother!" If there is no one else by her side, Gao Ling will always call Liu "mother", Liu caresses Gao Ling lovingly, and the mother and daughter are extremely intimate.