Xiaolan looked at Guo Xiaoxiao's face was not good, and hurriedly added new charcoal to the charcoal basin. About half an hour later, Guo Xiaoxiao woke up.

"Great." Yuan Shaocheng breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ah Cheng." Guo Xiaoxiao called softly.

"I'm here." Yuan Shaocheng leaned into her ear, "Are you hungry?" What do you want to eat? ”

"I'm not hungry, I'm just a little cold."

"Cold?" Yuan Shaocheng got up and walked to the end of the bed, put his hand into the quilt and touched her feet, and said to Xiaolan, "Bring another quilt." ”

Xiaolan frowned and said, "Young Master, there is no other quilt here for the young lady." ”

"What?" Yuan Shaocheng said sharply, "The young lady's feet are so cold, how do you serve?" ”

"The slave maid went to the treasury to ask at first, but the housekeeper said that the quilt used by the young lady was already the thickest, and only the lady in the house could cover two quilts, so ......"

"So you don't give it, do you?" Yuan Shaocheng questioned Xiaolan.

"Steward Lin is an old man in the house, and he is a housekeeper, and the slave and maid don't say much."

"What kind of rule is this!" Yuan Shaocheng was furious, "Da Zhe, go and call Steward Lin." ”

"Yes." Da Zhe smiled and ran to find Steward Lin.

"Where's the stove?" Yuan Shaocheng asked.

Xiaolan was stunned for a moment and said, "Yes, on the couch." ”

Yuan Shaocheng sighed: "Change it to hot water and bring it over." ”

"Yes......." Xiaolan was frightened by his tone.

Yuan Shaocheng put the stove into Guo Xiaoxiao's quilt and scolded Xiaolan: "How did you serve?" I don't even know that my master is cold! ”

Xiaolan hesitated, Guo Xiaoxiao comforted: "Don't blame her, Xiaolan has always served me attentively." It's just that my body is too weak, and in winter it is as cold as an ice cellar, and there is no way for the gods to come. ”

"Who says it can't be helped?" Yuan Shaocheng looked at her affectionately, "Your body cold, as long as you treat it carefully, it will get better." With me here, there must be a way. ”

Guo Xiaoxiao smiled, she knew that her body was not so easy to be cured, so his words were all taken as comfort.

At this time, Da Zhe came in with Steward Lin.

"Hello, young master." Steward Lin nodded.

"The young lady's room lacks a thick quilt, do you know?"

"The old slave knows that it's just that the old slave was ordered by his wife to be frugal with food and clothing in the house, so he cut the cost."

"Really? So you mean, I'm going to have to ask my mother about this? Yuan Shaocheng said coldly.

"The old slave doesn't dare!" Steward Lin immediately knelt down, "The old slave is a slave, everything is arranged by the master, the master said to go east, and the old slave will not dare to go west." ”

"When did my Yuan Mansion become so poor that I could reduce the amount of money for my family members to survive?" Yuan Shaocheng asked.

"This ...... The old slave didn't know what Madame's intentions were. ”

With a "dang chang", a teacup shattered in front of Steward Lin. Steward Lin looked up and saw Yuan Shaocheng staring at him like a grim reaper. Steward Lin was so frightened that he lay on the ground and begged for mercy again and again.

"The eldest young master spares his life! The eldest young master spares his life! ”

"Don't think you're doing it perfectly, I won't know. Don't forget, I'm the head of the Yuan family. If you don't want to do it, I can send you out at any time, but when it comes to some lala-la ”

When Steward Lin heard this, he was so frightened that his tongue couldn't straighten out: "Old slave...... Of course, the master of the old slave only recognizes the lady and the eldest young master. ”

"I remember that you have been a servant in the Yuan family for many years, and you are almost the same age as my mother, so I will give you some face. But you have to inch in, and you don't take me seriously at all. From today on, you don't have to sit in the position of the housekeeper of the Yuan Mansion anymore. ”

"The eldest young master......"

Yuan Shaocheng sat back on the stool and said lightly: "There is still a shortage of horses in the stables in the backyard. ”

Da Zhe immediately understood and said, "Steward Lin, let's go, I'll send you to the account room to pack up your things." ”

Steward Lin originally wanted to defend himself, but Yuan Shaocheng turned around and talked to Guo Xiaoxiao, and Da Zhe looked like he was rushing people again, so Steward Lin could only get up and go out with Da Zhe.

Guo Xiaoxiao's body was a little tired, so he wanted to get up. Yuan Shaocheng immediately pulled a big pillow for Guo Xiaoxiao's back.

Guo Xiaoxiao said worriedly: "You removed Steward Lin, who will come to the official family in the future?" ”

A maid sent brown sugar ginger tea, Xiaolan took it, and planned to step forward to serve Guo Xiaoxiao, who knew that Yuan Shaocheng actually took the brown sugar ginger tea and fed Guo Xiaoxiao in person. Seeing this, Xiaolan retreated.

"Here, take a sip." He brought the spoon to her mouth.

"What do I ask you?" She didn't open her mouth.

"I'll tell you when you drink it."

She stared into his eyes for a long time before drinking.

"Take another sip." He scooped another spoonful.

"Don't get off the hook." She wouldn't open her mouth again.

"I'll tell you when you're done."

She thought for a moment, then snatched his bowl and drank it all.

"Say it."

Yuan Shaocheng smiled: "Are you in such a hurry?" ”

"Although Steward Lin does not have a place in managing Yuan's mansion, if he is gone, I am afraid that the mansion will be chaotic."

"What do you say?"

"When I was in Guo's mansion, Steward Zhang in the mansion was my father's leader, and he could handle big and small things in an orderly manner, so my father had extra time and energy to do business. My mother is not very good at housekeeping, and now that my father is gone, and I am married, many things in the house are arranged by Steward Zhang. ”

"Well, what you're saying is not unreasonable." Yuan Shaocheng nodded, "But the Yuan Mansion is very different from the Guo Mansion. The Guo family has a simple population, while the Yuan family has so many clan brothers and collateral relatives that they can't even be counted with their fingers. The reason why Steward Lin was dismissed was because he fornicated with my two uncles and used my mother's name to direct his subordinates to do things. ”

Yuan Shaocheng explained seriously: "Yuan's mansion is rich, how can you use frugality? It is clear that he is in debt and wants to get oil and water from Yuan's mansion. My mother had a headache, and I didn't bother to bother with those big things. In addition, I am busy with business all day long, and I have no time to separate, which makes him take advantage of the loophole. ”

"Huh?" Guo Xiaoxiao's eyes widened, "Then isn't he eating inside and out?" ”

"It's just eating inside and out. I haven't told you about my clan brothers yet. Yuan Shaocheng said in detail, "Last time, someone in the house said that you and my third brother colluded for fornication, do you remember that?" ”

"Of course I remember, I just said a few words to him outside that day, and when I returned home, it was spread by my subordinates."

"My third brother is the son of my third uncle, only a few months older than me, and he has been a gentleman since he was a child. When he was nineteen years old, the maidservant in his room became pregnant. But he couldn't look down on the identity of others, so he refused to accept her. The maidservant was afraid that the child she gave birth to would be nameless and nameless, so she committed suicide by throwing herself into the river. ”

"Is there such a thing?" Guo Xiaoxiao exclaimed.

"There are many more such things." Yuan Shaocheng took her hand, "A few years ago, a new green building was opened in Xingdou Lane, which is now Changliju, and he fell in love with a girl there, so he ransomed her and brought her home." As a result, it didn't take long for me to get tired of it again and run back to Changli to live in the house. ”

"Don't the clan elders care?"

"These clan elders of my Yuan family, the old ones, the dead ones, there are not a few left. His father ignored him, let him wander, and ruined the reputation of the Yuan family outside. ”

"So, thanks to your husband, you are clean and self-conscious, otherwise you would definitely be taken into the water by him." Guo Xiaoxiao smiled at him.

"It's not a big deal that I was taken into the water by him, it's mainly you!" He stroked her hand, "My mother...... I don't appreciate you very much, so I feel that everything about you is not pleasing to the eye, so I listen to slander, and you ...... Forgive some. ”

Guo Xiaoxiao pulled him a little closer, and he sat on the edge of the bed and took her in his arms.

"As long as you believe me, I won't care what others say." Guo Xiaoxiao pressed against his chest, "You are my only backer and hope in this family." ”

He paused and said, "I know, I know." Everything will be fine. ”

"Hmm."

"Does your back still hurt?" Without waiting for her to reply, he added, "Tell you the truth." ”

She bit her lip and said for a long time, "It hurts." ”

"I'll ask Da Zhe to send you Jinchuang medicine in a while, you can wipe it well, and it won't hurt in a few days."

"Hmm."

"Remember, you can't let the wound touch cold water."

"Hmm."

"Later, let Xiaolan go and get the quilt with Tang's mother, just say that I ordered it, and Tang's mother will know."

"Hmm." After a while, Guo Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Is there anything else?" ”

"And." He paused, "Take care of yourself." ”

Guo Xiaoxiao's heart was warm, Yuan Shaocheng's body and words were like sunshine in winter, and her hands and feet were no longer cold. He lowered his head and kissed her forehead, and her heart trembled, and she couldn't help but shrink to the side.

He was also aware of her timidity, and although she had said that she was not afraid of him, her body still couldn't stop flinching.

"What are you hiding?" He asked.

"I ...... I didn't hide. ”

"Lying." He punctured her lies.

She looked up into his eyes, thought for a moment and said, "Someone said, is your hug warm?" ”

"You're the first." He looked down into her lips.

She timidly buried her face in his embrace, and refused to come out.

"Do you think you'll be fine if you hide?" He laughed.

"Then, then I'm hiding, what can you do?" Her voice was small.

He stepped away, and she threw herself into his arms. In desperation, he grabbed her shoulders and pressed her against the bed, making her unable to move.

"Ah Cheng." She smiled shyly.

"Why are your lips so good-looking?" He stared at her pink lips tightly.

She didn't answer, but said something else: "I'll ask you." ”

"You say."

"Why, on the day you got married, you refused to touch me? Later, you also slept in the study all the time, why is that? ”

"I want to know."

"If you don't want to know, what else do I ask you for?"

"What about you...... Do you want me to round the house? ”

She said coquettishly, "Do you dare to say that you have never had to think about me? ”

"Aren't you afraid? He asked rhetorically.

She thought for a moment and said, "As long as it's you, I'm not afraid." ”