Chapter 238: Warm Winter

Since the news of Xiaoru's pregnancy came back to Beijing, there has been no movement there, and Tang Lao finally came with a congratulatory letter, but the old man Gongsun and Wang Meng did not even hand Xiaoru a word, until this time it was almost the New Year, and a large number of gifts came to the villa with the New Year's gift.

This also made Xiaoru breathe a sigh of relief, and remembered to give gifts, probably nothing happened.

These days, Lou Yi didn't allow Xiaoru to read the letters from Beijing, only saying that he was afraid that she would bother with it.

Xiaoru also asked, but Lou Yi only shook his head and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, it's not a big deal...... In other words, the New Year's Festival...... That's it."

Xiao Ru naturally didn't believe this kind of thing, although Lou Yi didn't tell her anything, but Zhuangzi had arranged a lot of manpower in the left and near, and even the ordinary people who took care of the home and nursing home had also changed, Xiao Ru had never seen most of them, and occasionally there were familiar faces, and they vaguely recognized that they were the people who followed the old man.

Even if Xiao Ru was just walking outside, there were a bunch of people behind him, standing in the shadows, wearing dark clothes, except for a pair of cold and murderous eyes, everything else was not clear, at first glance, it was not much different from the beasts in the mountains, if others saw it, I was afraid that it would be creepy, but Xiao Ru felt a little close, and because of this, even if it made people go forward and backward like this, they were not free, Xiao Ru didn't feel awkward, but Lou Yi was so obvious, If she couldn't see that something was wrong, then the elm pimple on her neck would really be a lump.

Since then, Xiao Ru is no longer required to go out for a stroll, but fortunately, the scenery of this Zhuangzi is excellent, and Xiao Ru is comfortable staying here.

The air in the countryside is much better than in the city, and of course, even in the city in this era, it doesn't make people feel like a miasma, but the scenery here is beautiful. The trees and flowers exude a fragrance, and even the smell of the earth in the mountains and wilderness. Sitting in the garden, you can see Danxia Mountain in the south...... It's just that there are a lot of birds on the mountain, but there don't seem to be many wild wolves and tigers.

When Xiaoru sleeps at night, she can't help but think that there is only one obedient tiger at home, although there are several domestic dogs, but it is not as good as wolves...... Well, Lou Yi can also sleep soundly.

In the early morning, the sun had already risen, but Lou Yi hadn't gotten up yet, he just opened his eyes in a daze, and sat on the quilt in a navy blue undershirt, his face flushed, black as ink...... Xiao Ru turned her head to look at him with a smile for a while, feeling very eye-catching...... I didn't sleep last night, but I slept lazily today.

Although it is winter, it is in the mountains again, but after all, it is located in Guangdong, it is really not cold during the day, the sun shines on the towering peaks in the south, the trees all over the mountain are green colors, only occasionally there are yellow leaves mixed in it, Xiaoru stretched her waist and lazily beckoned people to come in and wait for them to wash.

After finishing up, the two of them went to their mother-in-law to ask for peace, and the family got together to eat, Ding Feng was not there, Zhao Xin's legs and feet were inconvenient, so he could only eat in the room, so there were only Xiaoru, Lou Yi and her mother-in-law on the table.

After another moment, Meng Nier led Fu'er and hugged Brother Fan'er, the little guy was wrapped into a snowball, the snow-white hair on the neckline reflected the red fluttering little face, Xiao Ru waved at him, the little guy broke down to the ground, took Fu'er's hand with a smile, and sat upright beside his mother.

Xiaoru smiled, kissed a pair of children, and then scooped a spoonful of corn soup with a spoon, fed it to Brother Fan, and put a small plate in front of Fu'er's eyes.

While eating, Lou Yi looked at Xiaoru and the child, and felt a little more steady. The gloomy color between the eyebrows also dissipated a lot of listening to the chirping of birds outside, the aroma brought by the gentle mountain breeze, and the whispers of Xiaoru and the children...... Lou Yi sighed, some of the original ambitions in his heart, I don't know why, have disappeared a lot, in fact, as long as he can live happily like this......

I don't know what to think, Lou Yi wiped his face violently, and there was a hint of stoicism in his expression.

Soon it was the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, but there was no New Year's atmosphere at home, Xiaoru sat in the garden with a leather robe, looking at the shade of the trees, the figure in the corner, thinking about the news that Tang Lao kept coming these days, first of all, the saint was seriously ill today, and Gongsun Zhi, the master of the cloth country, and Sun Xiangyun, the prince of the dynasty, were jointly in charge of the government, and then the adopted son of the current queen, the third prince Yongrui - a little boy who was only two and a half years old - was made the prince, and within two days, there was a faint rumor that Gongsun Zhi borrowed opium to collect money, Grapevine about attempted rebellion......

Xiao Ru was speechless when she heard it, she has also seen it in the saint today, although her physical condition is not too good, she may have left a lot of dark wounds in the past, but the doctors are not vegetarians, after their treatment, that little problem will hurt for a few days when it is windy and rainy, and it will definitely not reach the point of being bedridden, and even Xiao Ru can't do it better...... She really wanted to ask Wang Meng for news, but it was just a matter of the harem, Tang Lao couldn't know, she went to a few letters, Wang Meng didn't reply, Xiaoru had a bun in her stomach, and she didn't dare to move at will, just asked Tang Lao to help pay attention to the news.

And the news that the national teacher of Buyi intends to rebel against such a thing, of course, it is impossible to spread it openly, but the degree of spread is extremely fast, and within a few days, it spreads from the capital to the four places, although the old man's reputation has always been very good, and his prestige in Shilin is very high, and there are many people who do not believe, but no matter when, there are always people who make waves.

There are more than 20 officials in the capital who have been dismissed, there are high-ranking officials and small officials, and even the homes of two protégés of Gongsun Zhi have been broken into by robbers, killing and injuring several subordinates.

Lou Yi and Ding Feng heard the news, and their faces were also pale, Ding Feng was about to return to Beijing at that time, but the two brothers argued a few words in the study, and finally Lou Yi persuaded Ding Feng to let him stay in Zhuangzi in peace and quiet, and did not go anywhere.

Xiao Ru heard their conversation through the rats at home, which basically meant that this matter was related to what Ding Feng met in Yunnan last year, Ding Feng fell into a trap in Yunnan that time, and was ambushed, someone took the handwritten letter of the old man Gongsun Zhi and led him into a valley, which was full of poppies, at that time he only saw dozens of alchemist Taoists refining A Furong, and a group of very powerful killers, as for how powerful, Xiao Ru only needs to think about the miserable appearance of Ding Feng when he came back, and he can guess a thing or two……

Sitting in the garden, Xiao Ru was analyzing this messy news while thinking nonsense - this thing is really full of drama, but, if it is a movie or TV series or something, maybe my old man is really the ultimate big *oss, isn't it always like that on TV? In the end, the biggest villain Boss is the one who no one can imagine, but unfortunately, this is the reality, not to mention that the old man is so old, he has no children and no daughters, but it is impossible to rebel, even if he really rebels, Lou Yi Ding Feng, including himself, will definitely follow the old man to rebel, it is impossible to be kept in the dark, they are the sons of the old man, how deep the relationship with the old man is, Xiaoru will never doubt that as long as the old man points forward, even if it is a fire pit, these two people will not be mistaken.

Xiaoru shook her head, shook off her thoughts, and reached out to touch her belly, which had begun to become round, she still didn't have to worry about these now, just raise the fetus with peace of mind and give birth to the child well.

However, looking at the more and more guards gathered in this house, and then looking at the nervous faces of Lou Yi and Ding Feng, I vaguely heard that there have been several official eunuchs near Guangdong who have encountered robbers recently, and there is also a family that is extremely unlucky, the young lady of the family died, and the male owner injured a leg, Xiaoru sighed and decided to add an extra layer of protection to save trouble.

That night, seventy or eighty wild dogs came out of nowhere, as well as more than a dozen lynxes that were usually very afraid of people and did not go down the mountain easily, and surrounded the Lou family's Zhuangzi tightly. Moreover, more and more animals are roaming around, flying in the sky and running on the ground, and it seems that all the animals that don't need to hibernate are showing up.

At first, Lou Yi and Ding Feng were taken aback, and the other people in the family were so frightened that they didn't dare to go out at all, even if the things they needed to buy for the New Year were not ready, and the rice and grain at home were not enough.

In the end, it was Lou Yi who remembered that when he was in Wuchang, the wild wolves all over the mountains came, so he smiled and appeased a group of subordinates.

Just a few days later, the people of the Lou family saw that no one was attacked, and these animals seemed to be commanded, well-founded, not chaotic at all, and they were also very friendly to the people of the Lou family, some people went out, if the location was remote, most of them would escort for a while, usually there was no movement at all, and they would not disturb the normal life of the family, unless a stranger approached, they would roar like a warning.

At this moment, the people of the Lou family settled down, and the people who were not close to the owner of the Lou family didn't know what was going on, but they only felt that this place was outstanding, and even the animals had spirituality, so that they were all elated, but Lou Yi knew that this was his daughter-in-law's ability, and he was relieved, and he was able to sleep a little more at night......

In the sound of firecrackers, the east wind sends warmth into Tusu. Thousands of households are vying for new peaches for old charms.

The days passed like this, and finally it was time for the New Year.