Yan Cigui.

Chapter 243 Her Demon
The night was thick as fog.

Xu Miao lay on the bed.

Beside her, Liu Jing had already fallen asleep, breathing steadily and long.

Xu Miao listened for a while, then secretly sighed.

She tossed and turned because of Xun'er's matter, but the master could fall asleep right away.

In this regard, the master is much better than her.

Think about it, too.

For so many years, the ups and downs outside have covered her up. She hasn't experienced anything, and she really doesn't take things seriously.

The master has blocked too much for her...

Trembling in her heart, Xu Miao subconsciously bit her lip.

Mammy Xia asked back and said that there was a lot of rumors about the outside room and cheating.

It's true that she doesn't like to go out, even if she goes out, she just goes to the temple to pay her respects, with few people in contact, naturally many news cannot reach her.

But what about the rest of the house?
How can they not know about the maids and women who are in charge, shopping, and coming in and out?

It's all done by the master, and they are not allowed to let her hear a word.

He kept it from her, and also from Ah Ping.

The master is kind.

The princess also said today that the master does bad things with good intentions.

But what about other than these?What else did the master tell the people below to hide from her?
In this family, all the big and small things will be explained clearly. It seems that there are only the close-knit maids and maids, as well as Ah Ping and the people around her, right?
Sleepiness ensues.

In a daze, thinking about this and that.

Gradually Xu Miao's thoughts became chaotic, and her breathing became steady.

She had a dream.

Dreaming about her childhood.

The father went out to fight, and the mother hugged the little girl until she couldn't be sent farther away.

My mother died of illness, and my father sat in the mourning hall all night with her in his arms. She fell asleep and woke up again, looking up at my father's bearded chin.

Her father went to the border again, and she stayed alone in the mansion and often went to the kitchen in order to learn from the cook to cook the dishes that her late mother liked. This is how she misses her parents.

Another year, the cook resigned and returned home.

Later, she grew up, married, and gave birth to A Jian, who reluctantly sent her to her father a hundred days later.

……

The dream, which was still clear and organized, suddenly became chaotic after that.

She yelled with Liu Jing hysterically.

Sitting in a wheelchair, Ah Jian talked to her in a cold voice.

Holding the dagger fiercely, she stabbed at Liu Jing, but was pushed to the ground by Liu Jing.

This is a dream, a nightmare!
Xu Miao knew very well that she was about to wake up from this unrealistic dream, but in the next moment, her dream changed again.

She is younger again.

The facial features are younger than the one who just went crazy, but her hair is all white.

She lay on A Jian's back, and A Jian carried her forward step by step.

A few people rushed out horizontally, A Jian protected her and was unable to support her, a long knife slashed on his leg, dripping with blood.

Her vision is also bright red.

She saw Xun'er across the shadow of swords and swords.

There seemed to be a trace of unbearable in Xun'er's eyes, but she turned her head away in the end and did not save her and Ah Jian.

Another moment, Xu Miao's dream was different again.

Only her temples are white, and the rest is still blue hair.

She fell down in the ancestral hall, holding the tablet of her parents in her hand.

She couldn't breathe, as if she had only her last breath left.

She saw a man walking towards her, limping on crutches.

The man squatted down in front of her, it was Ah Jian.

There was no emotion on Ah Jian's face, but there were tears in his eyes.

Almost in an instant, grief, pain, madness and various emotions rushed over, like a stormy sea.

Xu Miao woke up from the dream, her eyes widened, but there was only darkness.

Her body was wet and she was sweating profusely.

Covering her mouth, Xu Miao didn't let the sound of her heavy breathing disturb the people around her. She calmed down a little bit, and sorted out her dreams little by little.

Those are all her, and those are not her.

Dreaming is like this, and anything bizarre will happen.

Yes.

No matter which dream it was, Ah Jian's leg was injured.

Sitting in a wheelchair, being knifed, and crutches.

This is her demon.

After hearing that Ah Jian had injured her leg, wasn't she most afraid of these scenes?

Fortunately, Ah Jian is now able to walk on her own, with only a slight lameness, rest more, keep warm, and don't get cold.

But why, no matter which dream she was in, she was "crazy"?
Stabbing people with scissors?
How could she do such a crazy thing?

Not to mention stabbing Liu Jing!

White hair?

What happened to her to make her gray hair at that age?
It was as if she couldn't move her hands and feet, and Ah Jian couldn't protect her even if she wanted to.

How could she hold the tablet of her parents and fall in the ancestral hall?

It's too chaotic.

It was difficult for Xu Miao to quickly straighten out such a complicated and bizarre dream.

What's more, it's a messy dream.

After closing his eyes, opening them, and closing them again, Xu Miao's mind was engraved with two pairs of eyes.

In Xun'er's eyes, there was a trace of unbearable but giving up.

A Jian's eyes were restrained but filled with tears.

Dreams are fake, and dreams can't represent anything, but how can such a thrilling dream make people feel no ups and downs?
It's not a strange thing for her to be crazy if she has such a dream...

After a long time, Xu Miao fell asleep again.

In the second half of the night, I still didn't sleep soundly.

When she woke up the next day, she was sluggish, with a faint pain in her temple.

Liu Jing called Liu Xun over, and reprimanded Xu Miao in a deep voice.

"Look, your mother didn't sleep well all night because of your bad things!" Liu Jing said, "Are you worthy of her?"

Liu Xun shrank his neck.

His father had just told him that this scolding must be indispensable.

He just wondered, he had obviously lied to his mother, who was telling the truth?
"Mother," Liu Xun whispered, "I did something wrong, and I already know I was wrong.

I didn't study well outside, I didn't study very well, and I went to hang out with Yue Niang.

After returning to Beijing, I wanted to have the reputation of being able to read, so I made mistakes again and again, stealing chickens and losing money, not only did I not get a literary name, but also..."

Xu Miao looked at him and asked, "That Yue Niang, how do you plan to arrange it?"

"She treats me wholeheartedly, I..." Liu Xun hesitated.

"She is wrong, and you are even more wrong!" Xu Miao said, "I can only rely on you for the rest of my life. After that, you have a good discussion with her.

Either take them into the mansion, or collect a large sum of money, arrange to live there, or still live outside.

After all, everyone has to nod, don't make any other troubles.

In particular, you can't let me and your father become grandparents out of nowhere! "

Liu Xun nodded hurriedly.

Seeing that he looked like a chicken, Liu Jing snorted and said to Xu Miao, "He still has to study.

Entering the Guozijian with such ability is also embarrassing. It is already rare to be able to reform and ask for an academy to accept him.

After the next year, I will invite a good teacher to teach me carefully for a year and a half. When I have some ink in my stomach, I will go to the entrance examination of the academy. "

Liu Xun rolled his eyes.

Which entrance exam is good for the exam?

Even if he passed the exam, his name of cheating would be on his head, and even a serious academy would not want to accept him.

But these were father's words to comfort mother, Liu Xun couldn't tear things apart, so he just nodded his head.

"I must study hard." Liu Xun said while raising his hands, as if he was about to swear to the sky.

But before the oath could be uttered, the wound on his shoulder was torn first, and he grinned and gasped.

Seeing this, Xu Miao hurriedly asked, "Did you bring the medicinal oil? Wipe off the medicinal oil first."

Liu Xun honestly took off half of his clothes.

Xu Miao rubbed the medicine on him carefully.

Liu Jing sat on the side, frowned and said: "Look at you, you are such an adult, your mother has to worry about even this little thing.

Parents who suffer from body, hair and skin, your mother will be very distressed if you get a little bruise!
In the future, be cautious in your words and deeds, and don't start fighting with others in a daze after eating too much wine.

If you lose the fight, you will be injured all over your body, even if you win the fight, they will sue in the yamen, is your face bright or not? "

Liu Xun said nothing.

After all, he came to be scolded this morning.

Father and mother scolding are all scolding, the same.

Besides, he didn't come prepared.

The father is just pretending, and the mother will really feel sorry for him. If his shoulder injury is not healed, it is the greatest magic weapon.

Ugh!
No wonder that guy Xu Jian took advantage of his leg injury!

When there is nothing to do, he can see that he walks smoothly, but when there is something to do, he feels pain, cold, and uncomfortable.

Just because of that injury, even the crown prince was deflated.

Gee!

Liu Jing trained for a while, and then said to Xu Miao: "Madam, I also have an appointment with two young ministers to discuss matters, so I have to go first."

Xu Miao nodded.

She heard Liu Jing mention a few years ago.

It is said that in February, Gu Yue's envoy will arrive in Beijing.

Gu Yue is located outside the pass, and it is the only way for a large number of business travelers to go west.

The imperial court attached great importance to the relationship with Gu Yue, not only for business, but also did not want Gu Yue to fall to Xiliang.

In order to receive envoys, Honglu Temple has been making preparations since years ago. Although they don’t go to the Yamen during the New Year’s Day, the officials are not idle either. Visiting relatives and friends is almost the same. After printing, I was in a hurry.

"Business matters," Xu Miao said, "Don't tell the two young ministers to wait."

After Liu Jing read a few more words from Liu Xun, he hurried out.

The matter of Gu Yue is the most important thing, reception, banquet, acceptance of gifts, and return of gifts must not be a little sloppy.

Originally, the Ministry of Rites shared the matter, but the focus of the Ministry of Rites is now on Enke. Liu Jing proposed with the Ministry of Rites a few years ago that Honglu Temple should contribute more and the Ministry of Rites would assist in performing their duties.

Now that you have taken on the burden, you can't travel on business.

The better things are done, the more credit he makes, and the court wants to go further, relying on these big and small credits.

Speaking of it, although the old man said that he did not clear the way for him in the officialdom, Xu Miao was considerate.

No noise, no fuss, and no fuss because her husband is too busy in the yamen to even go home to eat and sleep. On the contrary, she appreciates his diligence and hard work very much, so that he has no worries.

Madam is a good housekeeper.

It's Xun'er, let him make trouble!

Things were going wrong outside, and my wife was alarmed.

He, Liu Jing, studies and uses his brain to climb up, he is good at everything, how come Xun'er is not as capable as him!
On the contrary, it was Xu Jian, who was raised by the old man who was called a "no oil and salt".

In the room, Xu Miao rubbed acacia locusts to wash off the medicated oil on her hands.

"Xun'er," she called out, "I am chatting with your father, it is for your own good, you have to listen to it."

Liu Xun nodded naturally.

Xu Miao said again: "You don't have anything else to hide from me, do you?"

Liu Xun was taken aback for a moment, and seeing his mother's gloomy eyes, he subconsciously avoided it, and then said with a stiff neck, "No more, really no more."

Xu Miao took his reaction into consideration and didn't ask again: "Go back to the house and read a book. I didn't sleep well last night. I'll go back to sleep later."

These words fell into Liu Xun's ears, it was really sweet.

He didn't want to be asked any more by his mother.

If he said something wrong again, how would he explain it to his father?
"Then you have a good rest, I'll go back first." After Liu Xun finished speaking, he ran away in a hurry.

Xu Miao looked at the swaying curtain, and took a long time to look back at the water basin in front of her.

The water inside was already muddy, unable to reflect her appearance, but it reminded her of the eyes in her dream.

Xun'er couldn't bear to give up again.

Xun'er just avoided her sight.

The movement of the head on that side was exactly the same.

"Mom," Xu Miao called Nanny Xia, "he said, he has nothing to hide from me..."

Madam Xia's heart ached.

Both she and his wife knew that the young master's injury was kicked by the prince, not because of a fight with the examinee who drank too much wine.

Madame is so earnest to reason with the young master, but the young master still keeps it a secret.

"Mom," Xu Miao said again, "I thought about it a lot in the middle of the night, and you didn't know about it, so what about Madam Yu? What about the maidservants? Are they ignorant, or are they just listening to the master and hiding it from us?"

Grandma Xia: "This..."

Xu Miao said, "Mom, you have nothing else to hide from me, right?"

Not questioning, nor blaming.

Even Mammy Xia could hear some prayers from it.

Being concealed from everyone around her, even out of good intentions, Madam will feel sad, feel uncertain, and want to be affirmed by others.

Thinking of this, Madam Xia's eyes turned red.

"There is one more thing," she choked up, "I heard it from outside yesterday, I was afraid that you would not be able to listen to so many worrying things for a while, so I didn't tell you immediately. The young master and the Zheng family girl fell into the water, the master once said... "

Xu Miao didn't move at all.

Pressing his hands tightly into the basin, thanks to the stability of the shelf, it didn't fall over.

"I thought, the marriage was not given at that time, and the master must not know that the Duke and the princess were discussing marriage. I didn't expect the flood to wash away the Dragon King Temple, and finally became a family," said Madam Xia, " The Grand Duke is probably..."

Xu Miao shook her head.

She knew that the marriage had not been granted at that time, but she just didn't understand, why did the master find such reasons for Xun'er?
The irrelevant princess was involved for no reason!
Or, what the master said is the truth, Xun'er really told the princess...

The princess is really good looking.

Such an outstanding girl, it's normal for someone to like her.

As long as you don't say it out loud, don't have the slightest transgression in your manner and tone when you meet in the future. If you keep it in your heart, no one will be embarrassed.

He just yelled out.

However, the Holy Majesty married the princess and A Jian again.

Thinking of how she said to the princess yesterday, "Sit down and have a reunion dinner together", Xu Miao's heart was stabbed badly.

Thanks to the princess who is kind and decent, and has such a good temper.

Otherwise, it makes sense to turn around and leave.

　Thanks to book friend Xu Bicheng's official girlfriend for the reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)