After Ou Qingjin left, Xia Ruixi used the selected angelica, codonopsis, motherwort, and old hen to carefully boil a pot of three-flavor nourishing chicken soup that nourishes qi and blood, invigorates blood and dispels blood stasis, and ordered Liang'er and Hua Laohu to send it to Xia Ruibei.

Mrs. Xia naturally will not miss Xia Ruibei's pot of soup, Xia Ruixi just wants to express her little comfort.

Xia Ruibei's life, in the eyes of everyone, is basically ruined. Including Xia Ruixi also thinks so, even if one day, Xia Ruibei can get rid of Zhao Mingtao's clutches, it will only be a cold rain and a miserable life alone.

In this kind of era, who wants to marry a woman who has been a concubine, has had a miscarriage, and may be infertile for life? There may still be people willing to post money, but is that interesting? It's nothing more than letting the tragedy happen again. Xia Ruixi felt that the same thing happened to her, she would not consider remarrying, and Xia Ruibei was also impossible, Xia Ruibei has always been the strongest.

Coaxed Da'er to sleep, Xia Ruixi picked up the half-sewn pine green poplin summer coat and sat under the window to sew it carefully. Wang Zhou knew that it was Ou Qingjin's, so he smiled and said, "Madame, have you been making this dress for a month?" ”

Xia Ruixi said: "No, I promised to make a dress for him by myself, but since spring, I have not been idle." What he wears is still made by Liang'er. It's a shame to say that after almost two years of marriage, he only wore two clothes from me, and they were all made when they first got married. ”

Wang Zhou said: "Aren't you busy all the time? ”

Xia Ruixi glanced at the soles of the shoes in her hands and deliberately asked her, "Sister-in-law Wang, who are these shoes made for?" So big? ”

Wang Zhou's face flushed: "Hua Lao paid for me to help him do it." ”

"Oh......" Xia Ruixi dragged out his voice, "He's quite real, huh?" Please make a pair of shoes and give me back the money. I saw that he also changed into new clothes this morning, and he also paid for you to do it? ”

Wang Zhou was a little annoyed: "I didn't pay for it, I made it for him myself." ”

Xia Ruixi smiled slightly, only stared at her and didn't speak.

Wang Zhoushi wanted to explain clearly: "It's not what you think, didn't he make a small bed for Xiao Huang Shi?" I thanked him. ”

Xia Ruixi laughed: "What do I think?" He is good to you, you are good to him, it is as it should be, I am afraid that you will think he is too good to you and annoyed. ”

The needle in Wang Zhou's hand was stabbed unprecedentedly, she lowered her head, and said in a muffled voice: "Madam is so unreasonable, just make fun of me." ”

Xia Ruixi said with a straight face: "Your filial piety period is almost over, right?" You're only in your twenties, and you're still very young, so do you keep it like this for the rest of your life? ”

Wang Zhoushi pursed his lips and squeezed out a sentence for a while: "There are many people who have lived like this." ”

Xia Ruixi sighed: "That's because they don't have the luck of you." This morning, Hua Lao asked me to ask you a question, do you think he is poor? Think he's rude? ”

"I don't think so. He's poor, he's rude, it's his business. "Wang Zhou's eyes are red, Hua Laohu thinks she's almost the same, right?

Xia Ruixi decided to give her a dose of fierce medicine: "Hua Laohu said, if you don't think he's good, it's not interesting for him to continue to stay here, it just so happens that there is no suitable person around the young master of the Shang family, so he went with the young master of the Shang family, and it will take a few years, and it is not bad to earn a military merit." ”

The needle in Wang Zhou's hand almost pierced her finger, and she said angrily: "How can he do this? He obviously swore that the fourth master saved him, and he would repay the fourth master for ten years. There is a shortage of people in the family, and he is too much! Madame should have scolded him severely. ”

Xia Ruixi couldn't help laughing and continued to make up nonsense: "The fourth master has already agreed to him, what am I scolding him for?" He said that he was like this anyway, alone, and he was floating wherever he went. If he dies in the future, you remember to let Xiao Huang burn some paper for him, and it will not be in vain that he loves Xiao Huang. ”

Wang Zhou hung his head, and he couldn't sit still.

Xia Ruixi pretended to sigh: "Speaking of which, he is really a poor man!" It's good to ask for military merit, but there are no eyes on the battlefield, alas, ......"

Liang'er happened to come in and asked curiously, "Who did Madame say?" Who is really a poor man? ”

"I'm talking about the flower tiger."

Liang'er was a ghost elf, and immediately picked up: "Hua Laohu has been sharpening his big axe for the past few days, what is he going to do?" ”

Outside, the little yellow cried, and then came the laughter of the flower tiger. Wang Zhou hurriedly collected the money, got up and said, "I'll go out and take a look." After saying that, he left uneasy, and almost tripped at the door.

Xia Ruixi looked funny, Wang Zhou's should have made up his mind this time, right?

Liang'er stepped forward to report: "Madam, the slave saw that one over there today. ”

"Zhao Mingtao? What did he go to do? Xia Ruixi retracted his smile, his heart pounded, Zhao Mingtao wouldn't have seen through Xia Ruibei's hands and feet and went to settle accounts, right?

"I didn't do anything, just sat on the sidelines. My aunt was very nice, her complexion was much better, she drank a big bowl of soup and ate a piece of chicken. Liang'er took out about one or two pieces of gold from his sleeve, cast into a plum blossom shape, and handed it to Xia Ruixi: "The one who rewarded the slave maid." Flower tigers also have. ”

"At that time, the slave maid heard that he was there, and wanted to give the soup to Li Niang and leave, but who knew that the slave maid was actually called in. said that he was congratulating the fourth master on his ascension, and he was going to come to give the fourth master a meal in a few days, but I don't know what it meant. He also said that he had thanked his wife for his care, and when his aunt and wife were well, let her come to the door to thank her in person. ”

"Okay?" Xia Ruixi is simply in the clouds.

"The slave also felt that something was wrong, and she met with Fang'er alone, and she didn't know anything."

"You go and call for longevity." The uneasiness in Xia Ruixi's heart was rapidly expanding.

Changshou went to the yamen to inquire about the news, and Xia Ruixi sat on the Luohan bed under the window and thought that his head hurt.

She had no intention of doing needlework again, and she just wanted to figure out what Zhao Mingtao meant and what she wanted to do. He deliberately sat there, just to wait for her and pass that sentence.

Liang'er didn't dare to disturb her, but just sat at the door with a small stool and embroidered Da'er's belly pocket. Xiaozhu jumped and ran over: "Sister Liang'er, is Madame there?" My aunt wanted to invite her over to play chess. ”

Liang'er glanced at Xia Ruixi and said softly, "But Madame is not in a good mood." ”

Xiaozhu looked down at the upper of his shoes: "My aunt said that I must ask Mrs. to come over." ”

Yugu usually doesn't exist, and she usually doesn't look for Xia Ruixi. Maybe there's something important, right? Liang'er got up and went to call Xia Ruixi.

"Auntie has something to leave?" Hearing this news, Xia Ruixi's head hurt, and the black and white chess pieces in front of him suddenly turned into a mess.

Yugu looked at her lightly: "You seem to be very unhappy?" ”

Xia Ruixi hurriedly gathered his thoughts, sat up straight and replied seriously: "It's not that I'm unhappy, it's that I can't bear to aunt, when you are here, I feel very down-to-earth, and when I heard that you are leaving, my heart suddenly became empty." When is my aunt leaving? I'm going to do it for my aunt. ”

Xia Ruixi knew that she couldn't keep Aunt Yu. Yugu is not her slave and has nothing to do with her. The reason why he was willing to take care of her was purely for Mu Fei's sake. Although she has a habit of cleanliness and a somewhat eccentric temper, she has not been paid a penny for such a long time, and she has not asked for anything.

Yugu has been here for a short time, although she has never encountered anything that requires her to take action, but with her by her side, Xia Ruixi's heart is always very steady. This feeling was especially evident in the night when Ou Qing was away.

Yugu was very satisfied with Xia Ruixi's attitude: "I'll leave in about three days." Tell you in advance so that you can be prepared. If it's a trivial matter, I will drag it if I can, but this matter can't be delayed. ”

Xia Ruixi didn't want her to go, she naturally knew. But after all, she is used to walking the rivers and lakes. It is impossible to stay in one house for a long time. What's more, this time there is really something.

Xia Ruixi came out of Yugu, and Changshou had been back for a while.

"Madam, there are no rumors of this in the yamen. The minion has already told the fourth master about this, and he told you not to worry. ”

Xia Ruixi had no choice but to let go of the doubts in his heart and take Liang'er to prepare a thank you gift for Yugu. The silver and clothes must be given, the portion must be sufficient, and how much Yugu takes, that is her own business, but the master must not be stingy.

Ou Qingjin came back early that day, and Xia Ruixi came back before he could sleep. Xia Ruixi was very sad and crazy: "Aunt Yu said she was leaving. What to do? Also, what tricks does Zhao Mingtao play again? Why did he say he was going to do it for you? What the hell are you hiding from me? Why does it all come together? ”

Ou Qingjin knew that she was scared, so he could only caress her back and comfort her softly: "It's okay." He's scaring you. Starting tomorrow, I will ask Mu Fei to bring Rui Yu over during the day, and then invite a few more nurses, okay? ”

It's not that everything suddenly accumulates together, but that contradictions accumulate to a certain extent and are about to explode. He was also afraid, how could Xia Ruixi not be afraid? But if you don't pay, there will be no benefits, and he doesn't want to be scared with Xia Ruixi for the rest of his life.

This night, Ou Qingjin was extremely gentle, and he let almost every inch of Xia Ruixi's skin get the most proper and ironing care. He couldn't think of any more effective way to relax her.

Born in troubled times, everyone's power is humble and limited. Even if he was a general with a heavy army one moment, he could die under the cold arrow the next moment, and his bones would be gone. Not to mention an ordinary person like him who drags his family.

His willingness is really simple, he just wants his wife and children and the family to be safe and happy, but the process is really difficult. It is only because there are only a handful of people in the whole world who can occupy all the peace and joy in their lives. Some people are safe but not necessarily happy, and some people are happy but not necessarily safe. Peace and joy are easy for a while, but it is too difficult for a lifetime.

If giving in would make them safe and happy, he might as well consider backing down. But it is clear that retreating means death, it means separation, it means suffering, so he can't retreat, he can only advance. He wants to do his best to make his wife and children more comfortable, even if it's just a little, he is willing to give everything, he will not let go, and he will not be soft.

Five days later, Xu Xian, the general surnamed Xu mentioned by Liu Lizi, really came, and he readily agreed to take Shang Shiqing away. At the same time, a 100,000 urgent letter was also sent to Liu Lizi's desk, and the new emperor wanted to summon Ou Qingjin and let Ou Qingjin and Xu Xian go on the road together.

When the news reached Xia Ruixi's ears, Xia Ruixi's whole body softened, tears kept rolling in her eyes, and she desperately pressed back.

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