CHAPTER XXVIII

He Xiaoxiao's yard is in the most dilapidated part of the He family, with a simple thatched house in a very small courtyard, surrounded by withered yellow weeds, which looks particularly bleak in this autumn when the grass should be picturesque.

When I walked into the yard, I saw He Xiaoxiao, who was wearing coarse linen clothes, squatting under a tree and washing clothes, with dripping sheets and quilts hanging next to her, obviously washing for a long time.

Hearing the voice and looking up, seeing Jiang Cailing's figure, He Xiaoxiao was a little surprised, wiped the water on her hands and got up to greet her, "Why are you here?" It's cold outside, sit inside, and I'll help you make a cup of hot tea. ”

"I want to hear about Gu Jiming in your dream." Walking into the house, although the room is not big, and the furniture is shabby, everything is well arranged, and the room is filled with the fragrance of soap. Seeing this, Jiang Cailing couldn't help but speak, "Are you used to living like this?" ”

"In my dreams I was exiled to a place of extreme cold, and now this life is good for me."

"Do you know that marrying the eldest grandson of the old general will be implicated in the nine clans, if you want to repent of marriage, there are many ways, why did you choose this, the dogma has always been extremely strict with women, and you actually destroyed your innocence in order to withdraw from the marriage?"

"You don't know." The corners of He Xiaoxiao's lips raised a wry smile, and after making the tea, her slender fingers skillfully scooped out a spoonful of honey from the porcelain jar and added it to the tea, then raised her eyes and asked Jiang Cailing, "Do you want to add some honey?" ”

Seeing that Jiang Cailing was a little stunned, He Xiaoxiao put away the porcelain jar and put it in the distance, and the busy figure also calmed down, sitting opposite Jiang Cailing, taking a sip of honey tea, and slowly speaking, "Do you want to hear my story, I was in a hurry last time, and I didn't talk about it in detail." ”

"Okay."

"I married into the Xie family at sixteen, Xie Yang was very good to me at first, and then I fell in love with a woman from a good family named Wan Niang, Wan Niang's wrist is very powerful, and the kind of woman who cries, makes trouble and hangs herself three times and asks a man to divorce his wife. Regardless of whether Xie Yang is present or not, the late lady always has a smile on her face, always shushing me and asking for warmth, and can accompany the old woman to play cards on weekdays, and can also talk to her subordinates.

In short, she gets along very well with the Xie family.

At that time, I was pregnant, and General Xie felt that it was good to have such a woman take care of his eldest grandson, so he carried the late mother to the position of the concubine and temporarily took care of the backyard. Later, Wanniang showed her true face, and when General Xie and Xie Yang went on the expedition, they took away or killed my henchmen one by one, and the child in my womb was also lost because of her.

I thought she was crazy, and told her true face, but no one believed me, the government doctor found out, I will not be able to have children in the future, Xie Yang has treated me coldly since then, and the yard where I lived at that time was not as good as here.

Later, the Xie family was pointed out to collude with the enemy country, raided the family and punished the nine clans, and the late mother was also in exile, but hooked up with the official in charge at the time, I could have cut my hair to avoid exile for the nun, but the late mother made a hindrance and exiled me to the extremely cold land. ”

Preaching here, He Xiaoxiao's face appeared with sadness, the dream was too real, as if she had really experienced it, and she still can't forget the pain of losing her child.

Jiang Cailing's brows were twisted into Sichuan characters, at that time, the Xie family's raid was all handed over to Zhao Ruoxu, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Zhao Ruoxu was quite talented but lacked character, she didn't appreciate it, but this person was the most suitable person to deal with this matter at that time, "That official at that time was Zhao Ruoxu?" ”

"Exactly. I left Luoyang for three years, and on the way to exile, there was a casual guest raised by the Xie family, he was strong in martial arts, and when he heard about me, he was unfair to me, saying that I was a good seedling of martial arts, and taught me his lifelong martial arts.

Three years later, Guo Yao ascended the throne, and the whole world celebrated, and I was pardoned and allowed to return to Beijing. Zhao Ruoxu had been pulled off the horse by Gu Xiang at that time, and his late mother was nowhere to be found, and my father thought I was full of frustration, but he couldn't bear me to live on the streets, so he bought a real estate outside the face, and I lived there temporarily.

It was the resentment of the late mother that made me insist on returning to Luoyang, but the late mother was nowhere to be found, the belief that originally supported me was gone, and I didn't know what to do, the road to the future seemed to be blocked, except for the darkness, or the darkness. At that time, I was almost like a walking corpse, and when life was hard, I liked sweets, whatever it was, I liked to add some sugar or honey.

Later, Gu Jiming implemented the change, I took advantage of this opportunity to open a women's martial arts hall, at first there were people looking for trouble, and then the new emperor Guo Yao knew about this women's martial arts hall, so he came here with a private visit, and later wrote an inscription, Gu Jiming also had a lot of support for my women's martial arts hall.

You died of illness two years after I married into the Xie family, Gu Jiming didn't have a marriage contract with you, Guo Yao has been implementing changes since he ascended the throne, and he has never married a wife in his life. ”

Jiang Cailing was taken aback when she heard this, and couldn't help but ask repeatedly, "I haven't married a wife in my life?" ”

"Gu Jiming once fell in love with a woman named Ling Cai, but they were not together later, and after Ling Cai disappeared, Gu Jiming's whole person became even colder, and the fireworks on his body were gone, if he couldn't breathe, he would just be an empty shell."

"Lingcai? Do you know who that woman is? ”

"I've seen that woman, she's mysterious, but whenever she appears, she's veiled, and I've never seen her true face. However, Guo Yao and Gu Jiming seem to be very good to her, especially Guo Yao, a generation of emperors, who has never seen him remove himself from calling himself. ”

When Jiang Cailing heard this, her eyes couldn't help narrowing, who is this Lingcai? can affect Gu Jiming's emotions, and can also make Guo Yao very respectful?

"Later, I woke up from a dream, and I didn't know what was going on."

In a dream, Jiang Cailing was already convinced that He Xiaoxiao had definitely not experienced a dream, but had really existed in that dream.

Gu Jiming's unmarried life made Jiang Cailing fall into contemplation, in this dream, He Ling'er died early, so after she came to this shell, her original life was changed.

Butterflies fan their wings, and the sea is changeable.

Heaven and earth are terrifying, give her a chance to be reborn, and give He Xiaoxiao a warning in her dream, it seems that the hand of fate controls everyone.

Every time she saw Gu Jiming, or even heard Gu Jiming or Gu Ye, she still couldn't stop her heart in her heart.

After chatting like this, I felt a lot closer to He Xiaoxiao in my heart, and my heart was numb, and I couldn't help asking, "Fourth sister, did you meet someone you like in your later dreams?" ”

He Xiaoxiao didn't know that Jiang Cailing would ask such a question, her eyes were dyed with surprise, and then turned into a touch of helplessness, "I did meet one, and it can be regarded as a happy relationship, but I always feel that my Pu Liu's posture is not worthy of such a dragon and phoenix among people." And I'm scared...... I'm not a smart person, and Xie Yang and I were also on the same page at the beginning, but then we ended up embarrassed. ”

"So, you obviously have many ways to repent of your marriage, but you chose to destroy your reputation, do you not want to marry? Or are you waiting for him? ”

Facing Jiang Cailing's eyes that saw through people's hearts, He Xiaoxiao couldn't help but lower her eyes, "Among such people, even if my reputation is not damaged, I don't dare to hope for it." ”

The two picked up the teacup and took a sip, and the room was filled with a quiet atmosphere.

The sun shone in from the west, and the dust in the air was dyed with bright light, floating and sinking like an elf, who would have thought that these dust would have such a moving side.

Jiang Cailing broke the silence, "Fourth sister has worked hard today, if the fourth sister thinks about it, you can come to me at any time, although I don't know if it will give you a fresh life as you wish." ”

"Good. A while ago I heard that my father was going to marry me to a squire as a continuation, so that after a while I could change my face and have a new life. ”

After the two separated, Jiang Cailing's mind kept echoing He Xiaoxiao's words, and before she knew it, the sedan chair had arrived at the door of the house.

As soon as his toes landed, he heard the butler hurriedly coming over, "Girl, Gu Xiang is here, and now he is waiting for you in the main hall." ”

Gu Jiming, what is he here to do?

Jiang Cailing's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she slowly walked to the main hall. Seeing what He Mingshan and Gu Jiming were chatting about, He Mingshan looked at Gu Jiming with satisfaction and exclaimed, "Gu Xiang is really talented. ”

"Mr. He Zhong praises falsely."

Jiang Cailing walked in and gave gifts.

Gu Jiming should have come from the next court, and now he is wearing an official uniform, and the crane embroidered on his chest is lifelike, which more and more sets off his cold and immortal aura, and he should not be in the ordinary.

"Ling'er is back, Gu Xiang just has something to tell you about the competition, you don't have too much pressure, don't you like to study food in the small kitchen before, believe in you for your father."

Jiang Cailing couldn't help but hold her forehead, she liked to study food, it wasn't her, it was He Ling'er.

After He Mingshan left, there were only two people and four waiting maids left in the entire main hall, and since he was here today, she just asked the matter clearly, and asked him why he couldn't let her go.

"Gu Xiang, I happen to have something to tell you," and then turned to Bai He and the others, "You guys go down first." ”

"Yes."

After everyone dispersed, Jiang Cailing looked at Gu Jiming and said word by word, "On the day of the competition, you used internal force to control my wrist, right?" ”

"Yes."

"Gu Xiang, you also released the news about my match with Princess Hejia, right?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

Gu Jiming's ink-colored eyes flashed with a moment of complexity, and before Jiang Cailing had time to explore carefully, the whole person was surrounded by a faint grass-like fragrance.

Jiang Cailing's pupils shrank instantly, and she was stiffly held in Gu Jiming's arms.

After a short touch, the next moment, Gu Jiming let go of his hand, the expression in his eyes was still cold, if it weren't for the reddened tips of his ears, Jiang Cailing only felt that the hug just now was an illusion.

"I don't hate you, even hugging me, I don't want to bother finding someone else I don't hate. So, I can only prevent you from escaping from me. ”

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