Seeing this, Zhou Jinghan also put down the dishes and chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and followed silently.

Shen Qingshuang couldn't help but raise her eyebrows when she saw her following behind her like a little tail, and she didn't speak.

Nothing to say all the way.

When he arrived at his yard, Zhou Jinghan followed in without a sound.

"Cousin, can I stay in your yard for a while and then go back?"

Her eyes seemed to have mist in them, and she looked at Shen Qingshuang with pleading.

Shen Qingshuang nodded and instructed Zisu, "Serve tea to Miss Cousin." ”

Shiso replied respectfully and brought a cup of hot tea.

Zhou Jinghan didn't speak, just sat there quietly, looking at the mist floating above the tea cup.

Shen Qingshuang didn't have the idea of taking the initiative to talk to her, so she took the book and read it by herself.

waited until the mist was no longer floating on the teacup, and Zhou Jinghan took a small sip of the tea and drank it slowly.

Then, he put the tea cup back on the table and looked at Shen Qingshuang, "Cousin, I'm going back." ”

After speaking, without waiting for Shen Qingshuang to respond, he stood up and walked out.

Seeing this, Shen Qingshuang glanced at Xiangzhi, and Xiangzhi nodded and sent Zhou Jinghan out of the courtyard.

Early the next morning.

As soon as Shen Qingshuang washed up and went out, she saw Zhou Jinghan sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard, staring at her door in a daze.

A maid stood behind her, helplessly accompanying her.

Shen Qingshuang, "......"

How did her cousin, who had just arrived, feel like she was sticking to her?

Could it be that after experiencing these things, something is wrong with the psychology?

As soon as Zhou Jinghan saw Shen Qingshuang open the door, she stood up and walked to Shen Qingshuang's side, "Cousin, are you going to have breakfast?" ”

Shen Qingshuang nodded, "Let's go." ”

When the two of them took the maid to the main hall, they saw that everyone was already seated.

Although Shen Shuyuan's eyes were still very red and swollen, her mood was obviously much better.

Seeing Zhou Jinghan and Shen Qingshuang coming in one after another, everyone's faces could not hide their surprise.

After inviting An, Shen Qingshuang sat down next to his eldest brother Shen Yushu.

Shen Shuyuan pulled out a smile and looked at Shen Qingshuang, and took off a jade bracelet from her wrist, "This is Qingshuang, right?" My aunt didn't bring you any gifts, so don't dislike this bracelet. ”

Shen Qingshuang took a look, the fineness of this bracelet was excellent, I was afraid that it was one of the few valuable items that Shen Shuyuan brought back.

Old Madam Shen spoke at the right time, "Your aunt gave it to you, so you can accept it." ”

The elder couldn't say goodbye, Shen Qingshuang stretched out his hand to take it, "Thank you, aunt." ”

Mrs. Shen also beckoned to the maid, took out the gifts she had prepared from the tray in the maid's hand, and gave them to Shen Shuyuan's three children.

After breakfast, Shen Shuyuan suddenly spoke, "Daddy, my dowry is still in the Zhou family." ”

When he first married Zhou Mingshuai, in addition to the name of Tanhualang, he was just a poor boy.

After getting married, their expenses came from Shen Shuyuan's dowry.

Old Madam Shen only has one daughter, Shen Shuyuan, and the dowry she gives her is naturally rich.

In addition to silver tickets and jewelry, there are also various title deeds, title deeds, and more.

These are all things that can make money.

She has now been sent home by a letter of resignation, but her dowry can't be cheap Zhou Mingshuai's bastard and that woman!

Old Marquis Shen nodded, "Don't worry, I also discussed with your mother last night, and I will send someone to get your dowry back in two days!" ”

Shen Shuyuan was relieved at this time, and nodded with red eyes.

After eating, Zhou Jinghan turned into Shen Qingshuang's little tail again, and followed her back to the yard step by step.

In contrast, Shen Qingshuang was a little helpless.

Zhou Jinghan had something on her mind and rarely spoke.

She's also not good at finding words.

Banxia and Chuan Qiong lost their tongues and couldn't speak, and although there were many people in the whole courtyard, they seemed very quiet.

……

Jizhou.

Zhou Mingshuai sat on the edge of the bed in a white obscene dress, and looked at the beautiful woman who still had the charm in his arms.

"Zhou Lang, as long as your father succeeds, you will be a colt at that time." The woman laughed.

Zhou Mingshuai's eyes flashed, he stretched out a finger to pick up her chin and imprinted a kiss on her lips, "When the time comes, you will also be the most beautiful and noble princess." ”

The two of them glued their eyes together, and they both fell on the bed.

Halfway through the red candle, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"My lord, it's not good, there is a riot in Junan County, and many people have died!"

Zhou Mingshuai let go of the woman in his arms and sat up, and said with a gloomy face, "How could there be a riot?" ”

"During this time, the weather was dry, many crops died, and those people were also ...... for a bite to eat."

Zhou Mingshuai suddenly remembered that his subordinates had reported this matter to him before.

But he was busy hooking up with the woman in his arms at the time, so he left it behind.

I didn't expect that it had only been so long before there was a riot!

As soon as he wanted to get up and deal with things, an arm reached out to him, "It's just a bunch of untouchables, and it's dead to die." Let's talk about it tomorrow! ”

Zhou Mingshuai hesitated for a moment, then instructed the people outside the door, "You send someone to keep an eye on the point first, and other things will be talked about tomorrow." ”

The county lord he is not married to at the moment is not justified, and everything is better to follow her.

……

Junan County.

The air is dry and hot, and the land is cracked in the sun.

From time to time, you can still see corpses that have been dead on the road for an unknown amount of time.

Blackened flies buzzed around the corpse.

"Erya, what's wrong with you, Erya, don't scare your mother!" In a deserted temple, there are many yellow-faced and thin-skinned people sitting or lying.

One of them, a girl of seven or eight years old, was lying in a woman's arms with her eyes closed and her lips bloodless.

The woman was not in good condition either, skinny and bony, with bulging cheekbones and sunken eyes.

The others heard the woman's cry and looked at her weakly.

"Erya can't be estimated, the water and rice haven't been in for so long, and the adults can't hold on, let alone the children."

As he spoke, the man couldn't help but cough a few times.

"Erya, wake up, look at your mother, Erya!"

The woman hugged her and cried breathlessly.

After some time, the woman began to cry and cough.

She slowly wiped the tears from her face, and carefully stretched out her fingers to probe Erya's breathing.

"It's gone...... My second girl...... Nope. ”

The woman choked up and said a few words, and as soon as she closed her eyes, she didn't know anything.

Early the next morning.

The people in the deserted temple woke up one after another, looked at the people who were still lying and shouted, "Don't sleep, you're going to hurry." ”

But none of the people who were lying down answered.

Someone tried their breath tremblingly with a stick, "No breathing." ”

"Eryaniang, Eryaniang!"

The woman holding Erya in her arms didn't react at all, and when someone touched her arm, she found that it was already cold!

In just one night, nearly half of the people in this deserted temple died.