Xue Mu knew that it was Xu Ruyan who was crying.

He walked slowly in the direction of crying,

But Xu Ruyan choked up: "You...... Don't come here. ”

Xue Mu stopped.

He pretended to ask, "What's wrong?" ”

"You...... Do you know that my father was sent to the execution ground today? Xu Ruyan asked while crying.

"Hmm."

"Then why didn't you tell me?"

"Your dad told me not to say it."

"How did my dad know you knew me? You lie. ”

"I once said that you begged me at the gate of Jingzhao Mansion, and he begged me not to reveal this news to you."

At this time, Xu Ruyan finally stood up.

But maybe it's because I've been crying for too long.

The makeup is spent.

His eyes were crying like cherries.

"I ...... What else did my dad say before he died? There is no mention of me. At this moment, the moonlight shone through the window and shone on Xu Ruyan's face.

Xue Mu replied: "He asked me to tell you that you can go back to your hometown and live well, and don't worry about what happened in Kyoto anymore." ”

"Good ......" Xu Ruyan nodded.

"Of course...... He also mentioned that he would like to ask me if I would agree to take you in. ”

As soon as Xue Mu's words came out, Xu Ruyan raised her head.

But before he could finish speaking, Xu Ruyan said: "Xue Gongzi, if I stay by your side, it will only drag you down, and I will leave for my hometown tomorrow." ”

"yes, okay." Xue Mu saw that Xu Ruyan had made up his mind, and he was relaxed.

Then he said, "Then you have a good rest." ”

With that, he prepared to leave.

As soon as I opened the door, I found that the sky began to thunder and lightning, and it was pouring rain.

This rain even made Xue Mu feel that it was even more thunderous than idol dramas.

Originally, Xue Mu wanted to return to the hut before the rain was small, but Xu Ruyan said, "Why don't you ...... You wait here for a while. ”

In the end, he gave up on his decision.

The door was closed again.

Inside the house.

Xu Ruyan and Xue Mu sat facing each other.

It seems to have changed the relaxed picture of the two chatting in the past.

The atmosphere was a bit heavy.

Xue Mu knew that she was leaving tomorrow, so he said, "Why don't you tell your father's story." ”

At this time, Xu Ruyan's eyes seemed to reveal a glimmer of light.

You must know that in the eyes of many people, especially after her father's accident, those officials are disgusted and avoided.

At this time, Xue Mu's words undoubtedly made her cold heart recover some temperature.

Xu Ruyan looked at the table in front of her and said in a daze, "My father...... For as long as I can remember, he was a good officer, a great good officer. ”

"Every day when he gets up in the morning, he passes by Aunt Wang next to the house gate, and he will buy a piece of baked cake there, never sit in a sedan chair, and walk there every day."

"Because of his concern for the people, the first emperor attached great importance to it, and even the official position of the Ministry of Household Shangshu, when he was in office, there were very few victims outside Kyoto, and even said that they could not see it."

"But since the death of the first emperor, the current Emperor Daqing ascended the throne and began to realize a series of dictatorships, not going to court all day long, and handing over all political affairs to his ministers."

"It's that the people are not living well, and the lives are miserable, my father was in a hurry, and he wrote several books one after another, and finally was demoted to the head of the household department."

"Originally, I advised him not to worry about these things anymore after the age of no doubt, but he didn't listen, and still spoke every day."

"It didn't take long for the news that he had accepted tens of thousands of taels of silver in bribes, and then he was imprisoned......"

After listening to Xu Ruyan's words, Xue Mu couldn't help but admire Xu Jie's personality.

It's a pity that before he died, he didn't take much care of him.

However, this is not to blame Xue Mu, after all, at that time, his situation was still in a dangerous state.

Even if you don't even protect your own life, how can you care about others.

Xue Mu then asked, "Over the years, your father doesn't have some close friends?" Didn't you pull a hand when your dad was in a pinch? ”

"Let my father go to prison, but today's saint, who dares to ......" Although Xu Ruyan whispered, a trace of anger could be heard from her tone.

"But...... I had heard my father say that if something happened to him, he could go to the Jingzhao Mansion Heavenly Prison to find a jailer of Xue Yuangen, but I searched several times in a row, but I didn't find him, and the only person with the same surname is Xue Gongzi, you should have a jailer named Xue Yuangen in the prison, right? ”

Listening to what Xu Ruyan said, Xue Mu frowned: "Xue Yuangen is my father. ”

"Your father?"

"Well, I passed away a few days ago."

"I'm sorry."

Xu Ruyan immediately apologized.

Xue Mu was puzzled: "Your father is a household secretary, how can he know my father?" You know, my dad was just a jailer, and they couldn't have known each other anyway. ”

"This little girl doesn't know."

Faced with this kind of doubt, Xue Mu felt that it was necessary to keep Xu Ruyan down.

"Did you learn to do the laundry?"

"Huh?"

Xu Ruyan was stunned for a moment, seeing that he changed the topic a little quickly, it was inevitable that she didn't react.

Xue Mu said calmly: "In the future, if you are at home, you can wash my clothes for me, and you don't have to do anything else." ”

"What does Xue Gongzi mean...... Leave the little girl down? Xu Ruyan didn't understand Xue Mu's intentions.

"Since your father knows my father, then I can't see death without help, in case you really meet a robber or flower thief on the way back to your hometown, I'm afraid that the second elder will not let me go under Jiuquan, my clothes don't need to be washed too carefully, just rub them casually."

Xue Mu saw that she was stunned, so he asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Good...... Good. Xu Ruyan nodded, stood up and saluted him.

Xue Mu saw that the matter was almost over, so he prepared to leave.

However, the rain does not seem to have any intention of stopping.

Just when he was embarrassed, Xu Ruyan whispered: "What if...... If Xue Gongzi doesn't mind, the two of us can share the same room...... The little girl can sleep on the ground, and the son can sleep on the bed. ”

"Well, that's it."

With that, Xue Mu walked to the bed and prepared to hug the pillow.

Xu Ruyan didn't expect him to agree so quickly.

Her mouth pursed slightly, but she was still grateful to Xue Mu for taking him in.

Unexpectedly, Xue Mu was directly covered with a quilt next to the bed and lay on the ground.

Xu Ruyan was stunned.

I saw Xue Mu said calmly: "Such a good bed, if you don't sleep, I will sleep." ”

Xu Ruyan secretly laughed at this time.

Perhaps the mood of suppressed sadness after a night was finally somewhat relieved at this moment.

This night.

It rained all the time.

The atmosphere was not harmonious.

Xue Mu under the bed felt that the floor was a little rustling.

Xu Ruyan on the bed was flushed and breathing a little short.

It was the first time she had slept in a room with a man.

But because she cried for too long, she fell into a dream after a while.

In the middle of the night, in a dream, she saw Xu Jie.

"Daddy, Daddy!"

She cried and shouted.

Suddenly, she woke up.

Xue Mu sat beside her, looked at her and asked, "Dreaming?" ”

This time, Xu Ruyan hugged him directly and cried loudly completely: "I don't have a father......

Xue Mu didn't say anything comforting, just patted her on the back.

Xu Ruyan didn't know how long she cried, she only knew that she later fell asleep on Xue Mu's shoulder.

When she woke up the next morning, she found herself lying on Xue Mu's chest, with her left hand on his abdomen.

Xu Ruyan was immediately frightened awake.

Her gaze slowly looked down from Xue Mu's head, recalling what had happened last night.

Until she sees where she shouldn't.

Yes.