Before Fu Jiuqu returned to Yangzhou, Xin Yi had already let out the wind, and the county king's illness had improved. So the day after Fu Jiuqu returned, he went to the yamen to meet with his subordinates to discuss government affairs.

In the back house, Xin Yi can finally relax his mood and enjoy the flowers, the moon and the fish.

In order to set off her pleasure, the weather has been fine these days, the spring flowers are blooming fast and beautiful, and the entire courtyard of Tianshui Pavilion seems to be surrounded by flowers, attracting bees and butterflies to fly non-stop.

Xin Yi set up a banquet and invited several ladies to the banquet.

The adults went to the front hall to run errands, and the ladies gathered in the courtyard to enjoy the flowers.

The little fish was already able to walk on the bench, and the stumbling appearance caused the children to laugh.

Xianyu didn't know what they were laughing at, but he seemed to know that he was the protagonist here, and he was very face-saving, and the corners of his mouth were salivating with laughter......

"Are you stupid or not, are they laughing at you?"

Xin Yi wiped his mouth for Xianyu, turned back to Xiang Ling and said:

"Go and ask Grandpa Sun, did the Ninth Master say when he will come?"

Xiang Ling responded, went happily, and when she came back, she told her: "The ninth master and the adults will go to the flower hall immediately, and I will go to the stove and let them prepare the dishes." ”

The flower hall is not far from the courtyard.

Men and women eat at separate tables, the ladies have been with Xin Yi for a long time, and they have followed her free and easy temperament, the sun is good today, so people will carry the table to the garden, arrange flowers on the table, turn the table and eat, call it "the flower banquet of the beauties", it is very happy.

After this banquet, the yamen of Yangzhou Mansion soon returned to its previous state, and some people who learned that Zhizhou had recovered also began to get busy—the master was busy, and the Dengwen drum was also beaten.

It took Fu Jiuqu about five or six days to straighten out his official duties.

On this day, he came back early, saw Xin Yi cutting flowers and vases, sat down and held her hand, and said:

"Eleven, I have a matter to discuss with you."

Xin Yi raised his head: "What's the matter?" ”

Fu Jiuqu's brows furrowed slightly, "My father...... Fu Guangyi ......"

Xin Yi looked at him in a daze for a moment, saw his unspeakable appearance, put down the scissors, held his hand, and smiled slightly.

"My father has been in the coffin for a long time, seeing that spring is coming, and then it will be summer, and it is really not good to arrange it at that time, so it is better to go into the ground as soon as possible. Do you want me to do this? ”

Fu Jiuqu's eyes flickered slightly.

"The affairs in the yamen are busy, and I can't spare my hands to ......"

Xin Yi understood that Fu Jiuqu's complicated emotions towards Fu Guangyi conflicted with his filial piety as a son of man, and he couldn't help it, and he was unwilling to do it himself, let alone face it. Therefore, it is best for her daughter-in-law to do it, and it can also earn her a filial piety and dignity.

"Okay. I'll do it. ”

Fu Jiuqu breathed a sigh of relief and bowed: "Thank you, lady." ”

Xin Yiwan hugged him gently.

"We are husband and wife, and when you say that, you are out of sight."

With that playful and smiling appearance, Fu Jiuqu's eye sockets were hot.

"Eleventh ......"

"You don't have to be moved." Xin Yi looked up with a smile and met his gaze, feeling inexplicably sad.

She doesn't mind doing these things, she doesn't mind being Fu Jiuqu's spiritual support, but she hopes that Brother Jiu can come out of the shadow of his childhood without a father as soon as possible.

She smiled, "If you want to thank me, you might as well give me some practical benefits." ”

Fu Jiuqu breathed a sigh of relief slightly: "What does Eleven want?" ”

Xin Yi thought for a while, "Let's have a second child next year, you work hard." ”

Fu Jiuqu: ......

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Fu Jiuqu hoped that the funeral would be as simple as possible, and there was no need to notify people who did not know each other, Xin Yidu followed his wishes, and he found Mr. to pick the fastest day, just half a month later.

Mr. Feng Shui chose a cemetery under the slope of the mountainside, saying that it was a Tibetan wind gathering qi.

The Song people regarded death as life, and attached great importance to the construction of tombs, such as windows, gates, beams and columns, carvings, and patterns. Therefore, the construction period was very tight, and Xin Yi ran out all day long, personally urging the craftsmen to catch up with the schedule.

The evening before the burial, she was inspecting filial piety cloth, white yarn, incense, candles, paper money and other funeral supplies in Mill Lane, and Xingyuan hurriedly came in to report.

"Lady, Yu Gongzi is back."

Yudu is back?

Xin Yi looked at Xingyuan in a daze, a little incredulous.

From last year's detention to now, Fu Jiuqu has never mentioned the handling of Yu Du, and it is inconvenient for her to ask. On New Year's Day, she had a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and Fu Jiuqu pretended not to know at the time, but asked her when she was preparing for the funeral that day.

"What do you think of Yudu's matter?"

Xin Yi touched his conscience and replied sincerely: "I don't want Gao Yue's tragedy to happen to Yu Du again. As for his origin, he did not have a choice. If he has not harmed anyone, if he has not broken the law, then he is innocent. ”

At that time, Fu Jiuqu did not make any statement.

He released Yu Du today?

Was it to bring him back to his father's funeral?

When Xin Yi walked out of the door, he saw a thin and slender figure, standing in the courtyard, dressed in white, his hair combed, except for his pale face, he couldn't see much embarrassment.

It's Yudu.

He looked at the familiar and unfamiliar courtyard, his eyes were moist, his feet seemed to be nailed to the blue bricks, he did not move, nor did he speak, like a poor down-and-out rich boy.

Xin Yi looked at him for a moment and called softly.

"Young Jade Child."

Yu Du seemed to be frightened and looked at her, his eyes slightly dazed.

"You...... Zhang Xiaoniang. They didn't say...... You're here too......"

Before the voice fell, he arched his hands again and bowed his head towards Xin Yi.

"I'm sorry for you."

Xin Yi hadn't heard this call for a long time.

Wan Er smiled and asked the girl to invite people to the house and sit down.

"You came back just in time, tomorrow the funeral, with you, it's only appropriate......"

"Really?" Yu Du asked blankly.

Xin Yi saw that his brows were furrowed, and he didn't seem to have come out of his sadness, so he smiled and comforted: "Don't think about the past, start over." ”

In the face of her kindness, Yu Du smiled slightly, his expression was very stiff.

Imprisoned in the prison for too long, he forgot how to smile, that kind smile from the heart, as kind as Xin Yi, for him, difficult and luxurious.

"You haven't eaten yet, have you?" Xin Yi saw that his eyes were lowered, and he was a little unbearable, so he asked Xiang Ling to buy food and come back and put it in front of him.

"I'll just eat a little."

Yu Du thanked, looked at the hot meal, his throat was slightly blocked, he picked up the spoon, and wanted to scoop a spoonful of gruel, but he couldn't send it to his mouth for a long time, the hand kept shaking, and the porridge was spilled, especially unconscious.

Xin Yi hurriedly asked Xingyuan to take out a handkerchief and hand it over.

Yu Du lowered his head slightly, taking the opportunity to wipe his hands to hide his emotions, "Since I was a child, I knew that my mother was different from other people's mothers, and I couldn't compare with other people's children...... But I don't know, my biological father...... Yes, they will live under the same roof as us in that way. ”

Xin Yi understood his feelings and smiled lightly.

"It's not your fault. Such a ridiculous thing. Who knows? ”

Yu Du's voice was a little choked.

"The king of the county did not release my mother, and he should be sentenced to exile......"

Xin Yi didn't make a sound.

Yu Du said: "The king of the county thinks that my mother is suspected of framing the horse, and he was with my father back then, I mean the damned stepfather...... kidnapped and blackmailed his son with him, causing him to die tragically, and was instigated by Gao Minglou to do many ridiculous things, and it was difficult to escape his crimes. ”

The morning light shone in through the gate, and Yu Du's face was white and miserable.

His people, his voice, are a little erratic, as if he is not a person who lives in this world.

Xin Yi listened patiently to him, and then asked, "Do you think so?" ”

Yu Du whimpered in his throat, and the good voice that sang "Song of the Cave Immortals" became hoarse, as if he had experienced vicissitudes.

"My mother is not a bad person, she is stupid. I remember when I was a kid...... She can't do anything at home, and her stepfather forced her. ”

No one thinks their mother is a bad person.

Xin Yi said lightly: "No matter what reason she has to have, it is also a violation of the Great Song Dynasty." If the king of the county sentences her, then she must be guilty. ”

Yu Du raised his head, looked at her blankly and asked:

"Do you think the county king is a fair judgment for her?"

Xin Yi faced these erratic eyes and chuckled.

"I think so. Otherwise, you wouldn't have sat down in front of me. ”

Yu Du lowered his eyebrows, "I think, yes." He spared me, and he spared himself. ”

Xin Yi snorted and smiled.

In the past, Fu Jiuqu was eager to repay and was also very obsessed with hatred, but with Xianyu and her, after becoming a husband and father, his temperament was much more restrained, and his temperament was more tolerant.

Xin Yi asked, "What are your plans for the future?" ”

Yu Du was speechless for a long time.

Before he was imprisoned, he never knew that his biological father would be the concubine of the eldest princess, let alone that his mother had done something to kill him for money, and even he didn't know that Yu Mei and Ge Yong had an affair.

It was the Yu family who protected him too well, and it was also because he accepted his fate at a very young age, willing to be mediocre, and all he wanted in his life was food and clothing for all seasons and a happy family.

"I think, find Xiaomei, find another job to do, and wait for my mother to come back......"

"Do you live right here?" Xin Yi asked.

"Just live here." Yu Du's eyes were gray, like a layer of dust stained with time, "Just live here, and don't go anywhere." ”

That night, Yu Du sat in the mourning hall in Mill Lane until dawn.

(End of chapter)