"Miss, put on a robe, be careful of freezing." The maid behind me put on a cotton robe for me.

Now that it was winter, it was indeed extremely cold, so I looked at the maid and asked, "Do you know where Xiaohe's family is?" ”

"Hmm." The maid nodded immediately.

I turned around and went back to the house, took out a thousand taels of silver tickets from the box I had brought, and handed them to the maid, asking her to give them to Xiaohe's parents.

This money is enough for them to live in peace.

"Remember, you must hand it over to her father." I made a special admonition.

The maid nodded repeatedly, and then I waved my hand at her, signaling her to hurry up.

Before, I originally wanted to deliver it myself.

However, thinking that if the second elder asked me how Xiaohe was, I really didn't know how to answer.

If you tell them the truth, they will definitely be grief-stricken, but they can't bear to lie to the old man, so they still let someone else do it for them.

After the maid was gone, I rested in my house, and the mourners did not return until evening.

Mrs. Zhao seemed to have lost half her life, and her whole person was depressed, without the spirit of the past, and sat on the bed in her room, looking out of the window with empty eyes.

And in her hand is holding a photo taken many years ago, this is a family photo, which is Zhao Tianyu and me, as well as Master Zhao and Mrs. Zhao.

The people in the photo are all smiling very happily, which is in stark contrast to Mrs. Zhao's expression now.

"Mother, eat something, and then take the tonics." I was carrying the porridge, and the maid behind me was carrying the decoction.

Mrs. Zhao came back to her senses and turned her head to look at me.

I can't help but sigh that Mrs. Zhao really grew old overnight, and now she has an indescribable vicissitudes of life.

"Mother, eat this porridge while it's hot." I walked up to her and fed her myself.

Mrs. Zhao looked at me, opened her mouth and swallowed the porridge one by one, surprisingly quiet, she ate the porridge very cooperatively, and drank all the tonic soup.

I asked the maid to go out with the empty bowl, and I quietly stayed by Mrs. Zhao's side.

"Mother, are you tired? Sleep for a while, okay? I said, "I'm going to take off my coat for her."

Mrs. Zhao suddenly grabbed my hand: "Xiaowan, my mother doesn't want to sleep, my mother just wants to look at you." ”

"Mother?" I looked at her, and she looked down at my stomach.

"Xiaowan, how about going abroad with your mother? Your uncles are all outside, and your grandmother has always been thinking about you, so let's go with my mother. She held my hand tightly, and her tone was soft, even with a hint of pleading.

She has lost her son, and now she just wants to take me, the only daughter, away from this sad place, right?

I didn't know how to refuse with my mouth half-open, and now I couldn't bear to look at her.

"Xiaowan, my mother won't force you, you should think about it." Mrs. Zhao cherishes me and does not force me, but hopes that I can think about it.

I could only nod at her, soothe her emotions first, and let her rest well.

Although Mrs. Zhao listened to me and took off her coat and lay down, I could still detect that she had not slept all night, and her eyelids were trembling vigorously.

She was in front of me, and she also suppressed the pain in her heart.

And I, in this Zhao family, stayed for half a month, and sent seven or eight letters to the Shuai Mansion, but Long Xuanling didn't reply, and I don't know if the war started again.

I'm even worried that even if the Zhao family doesn't make a move, the Mu army will attack Youzhou City.

"Xiaowan, you know what? Mu Qiye's army has forced the Mu army back. ”

One day, I was having dinner with Mr. Zhao, and Mr. Zhao suddenly spoke.

When I heard this, my heart was immediately overjoyed, if it was true, then presumably Long Xuanling would come to pick me up soon.

"Daddy? It's true? I asked delightedly.

Master Zhao nodded firmly, and his eyes drooped slightly, and the expression on his face was very complicated.

"Thank you, Dad." I looked at Master Zhao.

Because, I know that if he unites with Mu Jun, Long Xuanling will not be able to win.

"Thanks for what? Your brother's death really has nothing to do with him. Old Man Zhao had a gloomy face.

"Dad, have you investigated everything?" When I heard Master Zhao say this, I immediately breathed a sigh of relief, if this matter is not clear, then it will always be a thunder, and it will explode at any time.

Master Zhao nodded and put down the chopsticks in his hand.

"Dad, what are you going to do with Zhou Xuanling?" I asked.

Old Man Zhao's face was gloomy, and he was silent for a long time, but he let out a long sigh.

"Your mother handed over all the four major factories in Jincheng to your cousin before, as well as seven or eight shops, these must be taken back before he can be disposed of, and during this period, this matter must not leak the slightest rumor." Master Zhao paused: "Especially you, don't say anything in front of Zhou Xuanling, when you take back all the properties of the Zhao family, I will let him live as well as die!" ”

"Yes, Dad." I looked at Master Zhao's gloomy appearance, and I knew that Zhou Xuanling's good days were over.

I'm afraid that he is going to bury Zhao Tianyu.

After having dinner with Master Zhao, I went back to Mrs. Zhao's room to take care of her.

I sleep with her these days.

When Mrs. Zhao saw that I was back, she motioned for me to sit down, and I saw that her expression was extremely serious today, and I knew that she had something to talk to me about.

"Xiaowan, I told you before, how did you think about going abroad?" She looked at me and brought it up again.

"Me?" I lowered my eyes, not daring to look at her expectant eyes.

"Hey!" As soon as Mrs. Zhao saw my reaction, she guessed what I was thinking.

"Mother, pray for the night to keep Youzhou, Mu Jun has also withdrawn, he will come to pick me up soon." After I finished speaking, I stretched out my hand and put it on the back of Mrs. Zhao's hand.

Mrs. Zhao's hands were extremely cold, and her complexion was not very good.

She raised her bloodshot eyes and looked at me, her eyes more worried than reluctant.

She should be worried that Mu Qiye will not be good for me, worried that I can't fight Aunt Luo.

"Mother, don't worry, pray for the night?" Before I finished my words, Mrs. Zhao shook her head again and again.

"How can you reassure me?" After Mrs. Zhao finished speaking, she stared at me again: "Xiaowan, my mother's fate may be your fate, your experience, do you know that the sixth aunt is too pregnant?" Your father spoiled her, but if she gave birth to a son? ”

Mrs. Zhao stopped talking, and closed her eyes tiredly.

She said that when Master Zhao was with her, he was already in the middle of the family, and he married her because of her family background.

In the years when she just married Master Zhao, Mrs. Zhao has been letting her family help Master Zhao, and now she has worked hard for most of her life, and she finally earned this family business, and now she is only afraid that she is making wedding dresses for others, and everything here is likely to become someone else's son's family property, and she is just a stepping stone.