That's no wonder she is.

The rain outside the window was much lighter than when she went out, but it was still dripping. The lobby of the restaurant was full of people sheltering from the rain, talking and making noise, and no one noticed the slight movement in the private room above.

Tangtang was stunned for a moment, and then looked at the lady sitting by the window, her eyes calm.

The lady knows...... Her fingertips, are they shaking all the time?

She was amazed by such a familiar feeling. She thought about it for a long time, and finally thought that when the lady said that she wanted to take a concubine for her son, it was the same.

She turned her head to look at the chilling cicada standing in front of her, and a corner of her heart seemed to be about to collapse.

The premonition that something was going to happen, at this moment, was incomparably strong. But in the face of the lady who lost her mind and drank tea, and in the face of the cold cicada who silently put Jiang Yuying into the sack, she couldn't say a word.

At that moment, there was a sudden commotion outside the window.

"The Son of Heaven is assassinated, the Son of Heaven is assassinated—"

"I heard that it was the king of Na'an who was a thief who did not die, and sought an assassin, and openly assassinated him in the palace."

"His heart can be punished, his heart can be punished, King An assassinated him once, and the Son of Heaven was merciful and did not pursue it. Now it's ...... again."

"Kill King An, kill King An-"

For a time, the news of the assassination of the Son of Heaven spread all over the streets and alleys, and also spread along the rain to this noisy restaurant. Jiang Wu sat on top of the restaurant, looking at everything panicked in the rain.

Before he could return to his senses, he suddenly saw a galloping carriage. Tangtang looked over with her eyes and found that the sign on it belonged to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

This is...... Directions to the palace.

The carriage in the house, the direction of entering the palace, at this moment, there will only be one person - Childe.

Jiang Wu naturally thought of it, her eyes were very light, but it was like, nothing. After a long time, he just whispered to Tangtang: "Today, I can't eat dumplings." ”

As if thinking about something again, she wiped her hands with a handkerchief and whispered, "It's okay, it's not just this winter solstice." Is it okay to teach me how to make dumplings in the future? ”

Tangerine didn't dare to say 'bad'.

She watched the lady wipe her hands with a handkerchief since Jiang Yuying was knocked unconscious, almost rubbing a layer of skin on her hands.

She didn't have time to care about what dumplings were not dumplings, but she hurriedly turned out the soap from the side, found a basin of warm water, and brought it to her: "It's raining so hard outside, let's clean your hands." I went to order some food, last time the lady went to the restaurant next door, this is actually delicious. ”

Jiang Wu stopped the movement of wiping with a handkerchief, and she quietly put her slender reddened fingers into the copper basin. Warm water wrapped around her hand, and she was silent for a moment.

Then, he shook his head softly: "No need, when the rain is lighter, we will go directly to the house in Nanshan." ”

Tangerine cleaned her hands with soap and said nothing quietly.

She didn't think that the lady was so uneasy because of the rain on her hands. What is so uneasy about the rain Tangtang glanced at Jiang Yuying who had been knocked out and put into the sack, that was probably the reason why the lady was flustered, thinking of this, the movements of her hands couldn't help but be lighter.

The smell of soap entered her nose, and Jiang Wu wanted to vomit for no reason.

She actually thought about it for a long time, if Jiang Yuying shouldn't, if Jiang Yuying still treated her like before, she would ...... Give her back everything she endured when she was young.

Until, she is willing to speak.

But when she really came to this point, she still felt flustered and uneasy.

She will feel that she is also like Jiang Yuying, with a heart.

My aunt used to tell her that no matter how unbearable others treated her, she couldn't become an unbearable person. The aunt taught her to be gentle and kind, but the gentle and kind aunt died that spring.

She is not as gentle and kind as her aunt, and when she is bullied and teased, there are always many dark thoughts in her heart. But she suppressed it well, and she always felt that if her aunt knew about it, her aunt would be disappointed.

She had no expectations for her life.

What my aunt wants is what she wants.

Therefore, she rarely resisted, quiet and silent. In the end, it was just words and pain, in fact, to say that it hurt, not even as much as after she saw her aunt die.

Jiang Yuying is the only one who, after her aunt left, let her really practice the unbearable thoughts in her heart.

Even, it's already the second time.

She raised her hand, and the drops of water dripped down her fingertips and fell softly into the copper basin. The rain outside the window was still howling, and the water droplets were dripping, so small that no one cared about the sound that could only be heard in the silence of the night.

Tangerine handed over a clean handkerchief.

She took it, gently wiping her fingers until all the wet touch was gone, and then she lowered the veil. The rain is still falling, as if there is some great grievance in this world.

After thinking like this for a moment, Jiang Wu shook her head again.

It's winter, if it's really a grievance, why not snow. I want the kind of snow that is so thick and vast that it covers everything. She still waited patiently for the rain to stop, and even waited until Jiang Yuying, who had fainted, woke up.

The person in the cloth bag, from the initial struggle to the last slight struggle, it only took a moment.

She looked at the cloth bag that still had small fluctuations, her eyes lingered for a moment, and then she turned around and began to look at the rain outside the window. Han Cicada blocked Jiang Yuying's mouth with a cloth, and she didn't have to hear that nasty sound for the time being......

She didn't speak, and Tangerine stood silently.

At dusk, it rained for a day, and finally it meant to stop. The raindrops on the eaves were still falling, and Jiang Wu lowered her eyes and looked at the cicada who had been standing by the door with a cold face.

"How long will it take to go to Nanshan at this time?"

Han Cicada said succinctly: "Half an hour." ”

Tangtang looked at the sky, leaned over and said, "Lady, aren't you going home?" On the side of Nanshan, the road is slippery on rainy days at this time, and the carriage is also slow, so it is better to go back to Fuzhong. ”

As she spoke, her voice narrowed.

"As for Miss Jiang Er, just find a guest room to 'settle'. I'll find a few more people to guard, what does the lady want to do, it's more convenient in the house. ”

Jiang Wu shook her head lightly and looked at the cloth bag that was no longer struggling.

"Let's go to Nanshan."

Tangtang didn't say anything more, just looked at the lady in front of her worriedly. The lady is actually very calm, but she always feels that something is wrong.

She thought of the lady's bowl of porridge that couldn't taste sweet and salty, and the worry in her heart couldn't help but be more serving.

In the past two days, she actually felt that the lady's mood had improved. But when I saw Jiang Yuying today, I became the same person again.

It's just that...... Compared with before, the lady seems to be more able to restrain her emotions.

Unwavering, like Tan stagnant.

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The carriage was walking on the muddy road, and Jiang Wu was in the carriage, flipping through the books on the table.

The cold autumn wind blew in through the cracks in the window, chilling her slender fingertips. She didn't pay much attention to it, just looked at the book in her hand carefully. When the book had turned four or five pages, the carriage slowly stopped.

The courtyard of Nanshan is a relatively remote house.

There were not a few houses around, and it was late, except for a few families with lights that would not be turned off all night, only the one they were going to was brightly lit.

Jiang Wu was helped down by Tangerine Candy, who held an umbrella and looked at the chilling cicadas behind.

Then, several people stepped into the mansion together.

The mansion is remote, they rarely come, and there is only one old housekeeper in the mansion on weekdays. The housekeeper heard that his wife was coming today, and thought that today was the winter solstice, so he dragged his old body and lit the lamp in the house.

It was raining outside, and the old housekeeper thought that the lady should not come.

Just as he was about to remove the hanging lamps one by one, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded in the distance. He hurriedly came out of the house, but he walked slowly, and before he could reach the door, he saw the lady who had already entered.

There was only one maid and a guard beside the lady, and the guard was still carrying a sack or something, and he was too old to see clearly.

Seeing that it was getting closer and closer, the old housekeeper hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Madam, why is it still here when the rain is so heavy today." ”

Jiang Wu hurriedly helped the person up, her eyes paused for a moment on the bright candlelight in the room, and said softly: "It's late at night, Uncle Yuan, go to sleep." When my husband knows, I'm going to bother you so late, I'm afraid I'm going to blame me. ”

Uncle Yuan hurriedly shook his head: "Where did Madame say, over there, the old slave also cleaned up for Madame, and the old slave took Madame there." ”

Tangtang hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Uncle Yuan's hand: "It's so late, you should go and rest quickly." Over there, I'll just accompany the lady. You see, the cicadas are there, too. ”

Uncle Yuan stopped at this time: "Madame also rested earlier, today is the winter solstice, Madame and Son, have you eaten dumplings in the house?" ”

"After eating, the lady and the son both ate more than a dozen."

Tangerine nodded as she sent the old man out the door.

The cicada stood in the shadows, the sack resting quietly on the ground.

When Tangtang came back, I saw that the lady was sitting in front of the desk without any expression in her eyes. She stepped forward: "Lady, do you want to go there first?" ”

Jiang Wu glanced to the side and back, and answered softly.

The house was brightly lit, and there was only one place, only a faint lantern in front of the door. Tangtang wanted to push the door open for Jiang Wu, but she grabbed her hand.

"I'll do it."

Tangerine didn't speak, and quietly stepped back.

Jiang Wu's eyes were already very calm, but the moment her hands touched the door, she still trembled.

"Squeak—"

The rain had stopped earlier, and in the silence of the night, the faint sound of the door opening had become apparent. The moment the door opened, a blue and white stone monument appeared in front of the side.

Jiang Wu's breathing was lighter for a moment.

As if she had returned from the school as a child, she whispered to the grave, "Auntie, the little sister-in-law is here." ”

After speaking, her eyes bent: "It's January, does my aunt miss me very much...... I miss my aunt too. But things in the house are a little busy. ”

She looked at the blue and white stone tablet gently, and whispered everything about these days.

Good and bad, she said.

When talking about Jiang Yuying's matter, she paused: "Xiaowen doesn't really want to talk about this person's affairs, if my aunt wants to hear it, let's come to Xiaowu's dream." The books don't all say that people separated by a yellow spring can pass through dreams. How could my aunt not come to see Xiaowen once. ”

"My aunt is so ruthless." She seems to be complaining, and she seems to be coquettish.

Her fingers gently caressed the blue and white stone tablet, her eyes were red for a moment, and then she quickly lowered her eyes. She didn't quite know why she had come so many times, and every time, she still wanted to cry.

On weekdays, when she comes at night, she will whisper about the trivial things that have happened these days, and when she is finished, she will be quiet with the Qingbai Stone Tablet all night. Aoyama's mansion was specially built for my aunt.

Inside, buried, is the grave of my aunt.

Uncle Yuan, who was originally the housekeeper of the Xie Mansion, was exiled with the Xie family, and later when he was old, he came to this mansion and guarded her aunt on weekdays.

But today, she shouldn't be able to spend the night with her aunt.

She's a little ...... A must-do.

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