Yan Cigui.

Hearing this, Liu Ping's long eyelashes trembled.

too weird.

Tonight, everything was so strange that she felt confused.

When they said in the mansion whether to listen to the opera or not, the attitude of the mother and brother and sister-in-law was already very strange.

When Deyuelou really comes, not to mention His Highness the Crown Prince, why will the eldest brother come?
If you meet him by chance, you should come and say hello...

Others may value these rules and etiquette, but the eldest brother has never been so meticulous with his mother.

Unless you can't avoid running into each other head on, otherwise, based on Liu Ping's understanding of Xu Jian, her eldest brother will not be so troublesome.

Now, the eldest brother is not only here, but also invites mother to go back to the Duke's Mansion.

There must be a reason she doesn't know.

While thinking about it, Liu Ping looked at Zheng Liu.

If they all left, wouldn't it mean that only the brother and sister-in-law would be left?

Judging from Zheng Liu's gloomy expression, they were afraid that they might have a quarrel later.

Stay here to make peace?
Liu Ping is really not that naive.

Mammy taught her that when a young couple quarrels at the head of the bed and at the end of the bed, it is not beautiful for others to say more words, so she should stay away when her brother and sister-in-law are fighting.

Lest you can't persuade and make peace, you will add fuel to the fire.

Besides, she would almost never disobey anything her mother asked her to do.

"I'll go with you." Liu Ping said.

Xu Miao nodded, and told Zheng Liu, "You and Xun'er take your time", then took her daughter's hand and followed Xu Jian out of the private room.

Zheng Liu was left alone, almost breaking a mouthful of silver teeth.

The stage below was singing lively, and there were no people in the corridor and stairs.

When a few people went down, they happened to meet Liu Xun coming up.

The two sides met each other, and Liu Xun ignored Xu Jian and asked: "Mother, what are you and A-Ping..."

"I'm a little tired from listening," Xu Miao looked at her son, feeling sad but not showing it on her face, "You and your wife will listen for a while longer, don't worry about us two, Ajian will see us off."

Liu Xun took a step back and gave way to the stairs.

The prince has left, and there is nothing to stop him now.

After watching those people leave, Liu Xun returned to the private room holding back his anger and glanced at the gloomy Zheng Liu.

Zheng Liu couldn't hold his breath and asked directly: "Why did Duke Fu come?"

"How do I know!" Liu Xun was extremely annoyed and complained, "I just told you to be on guard against Xu Jian. You must not believe it. I asked A-Ping to go to the Ministry of Rites yesterday. Didn't I scare the snake?"

"Are you blaming me?" Zheng Liuke couldn't hear such words, and his voice couldn't help but become sharp, "It's you Liu Xun who followed you to the Ministry of Etiquette. Don't you know how to adapt to changes? Are you good at adapting to the wind? Are you good at making jokes? ? You confused Xu Jian, do you think he is still surprised?"

Liu Xun already had a headache, but when Zheng Liu questioned him like this, his head was buzzing.

Adaptive?

Follow the wind to steer the rudder?

What does these two words have to do with Liu Xun?
If he had such a level of pretense, how could he be married to Zheng Liu today?
He was clearly aiming at Princess Ning'an at that time!

Although the princess is not easy to get along with, he has suffered big losses at the hands of the princess several times, but Zheng Liu...

We are all on the same journey, but we are just stupid and don’t realize it.

He was unlucky and gave up to Zheng Liu.

But Zheng Liu thought that she was against him, yelling and yelling, and her eyes were not eyes, and her nose was not a nose.

Liu Xun was too lazy to argue with Zheng Liu and took a deep breath: "What did they say next?"

"The Duke Fu said that his mother should go to the Duke's mansion to see a few things." Zheng Liu said.

When Liu Xun heard it, he was speechless again and again.

Can Xu Jian still have such good intentions?
"He will definitely make a lot of arrangements!" Liu Xun scolded, "If mother listened to him..."

Zheng Liu rolled his eyes sarcastically.

Mrs. Xu is also acting strangely today.

I'm afraid it won't make much difference whether you listen or not.

While he was cursing, Zheng Liu saw Liu Xun sit down on the big chair and even grabbed a handful of melon seeds in his hand.

"You..." She couldn't help being stunned, and murmured, "Do you want to continue listening?"

"Listen, why don't you listen!" Liu Xun said.

You are already out of luck, money cannot be wasted!

He pointed to Zheng Liu again, "Sit down too."

Zheng Liu couldn't believe it. Seeing that Liu Xun really had no intention of leaving, she simply ignored him and sat down on the chair.

On the other side, the carriage slowly entered the Duke Fuguo's mansion.

When the curtain was opened, Xu Bai was surprised to see Xu Miao and her daughter getting out of the car.

Xu Bai was in a dilemma when Manager Tao came to deliver the message.

As an old man in the mansion, he naturally has a master-servant relationship with Mrs. Xu, but he also knows that the Duke of Guo is quite alienated from Mrs. Xu.

When Mrs. Xu returns to her parents' home on weekdays, the Duke of Guo does not stop her.

But Mrs. Xu asked Mr. Guo to go somewhere, but Mr. Guo had never been there anyway.

It is said that Mrs. Xu also knows it well and will tell her personally during holidays, but she does not usually say this.

Today was indeed an abnormal day, and Manager Tao was very insistent, so Xu Bai did not refuse and went to talk to the Duke.

Xu Bai was prepared to be rejected by the Duke, but he didn't expect that after hearing this, the Duke called Manager Tao to ask him carefully. After asking, he went out and now brought Mrs. Xu and Miss Ping back. .

Is this the relationship between mother and son, brother and sister that needs to be eased?

Xu Bai sighed with emotion, followed Xu Jian's instructions, and led everyone to the flower hall first.

Hot tea is served.

Xu Miao took a sip, maybe because her body felt warm, maybe because when she arrived at her parents' house, her heart completely dropped.

Raising her head, she looked at Xu Jian.

She had a lot to say, but didn't know where to start.

All kinds of thoughts were mixed in my mind along the way, and it was a mess.

Xu Jian saw this and asked, "Should I say it here, or..."

Xu Miao bit her lip, her eyes fell on Liu Ping, and then nodded towards Xu Jian.

It’s time for A-Ping to know.

If things were to go as she thought, then she and A-Ping would have to work together.

"Ajian," Xu Miao took a deep breath and forced a smile, "Thank you for being willing to come today."

Xu Jian looked at her for a while, and said, "You sent someone to send a message, because you realized what was going to happen, right?"

Xu Miao's eyes darkened: "I just..."

"You just want to see it with your own eyes," Xu Jian took over Xu Miao's difficult words and said, "You realize it, but you don't believe it, so you want to see it with your own eyes, but you are afraid of something big going wrong, so you asked me .

There's nothing wrong with that.

Liu Xun is your son. As a mother, you will naturally trust your child.

When disagreements arise, you should see them with your own eyes, as this is human nature.

It's just that he betrayed your trust.

And I am the most trustworthy person you can think of right now. "

Xu Miao opened her mouth, with mixed emotions for a moment.

Xu Jian's words are true. If it were another person to say this, there would be no problem with every word.

But it happened that it was Ah Jian, her other son.

As a mother, she would of course miss her son who was no longer with her. At the same time, she thought she did prefer Xun'er and A-Ping who were by her side.

Such is the case with human emotions.

With Quan Yang around, she wouldn’t dare to say that a bowl of water is fair, not to mention that A Jian was not raised by her.

If we talk about the biggest emotional difference, it is that when facing A Jian, Xu Miao felt guilty in her heart, which she did not feel when facing the other two children.

Once she feels guilty, she wants to make amends, but Ajian has been indifferent and indifferent for so many years. Xu Miao has nowhere to use her energy, and she is even more afraid that going too far is not enough, so she can only guess at the scale.

Under the guilt, there is no thought of asking or repaying.

But she didn't expect that at the most critical moment, she would go to A Jian for help with this guilt.

This made her feel even more upset - I felt sorry for Ah Jian.

Then, Xu Jian's words made Xu Miao's eyes turn red.

"Don't think too much. I don't mean to blame you at all. I'm just telling the facts. Rather than you hesitating to face it alone, I hope you can come to me when you can't make up your mind. powerful."

"Ajian..." Xu Miao choked.

"Still the same question as before," Xu Jian's face showed no emotion, "What did you realize?"

Xu Miao took a deep breath.

Liu Ping half understood and half didn't understand, and couldn't get a word in. She subconsciously held her mother's hand, hoping to give her some strength.

Mother and daughter held each other's palms, and Xu Miao let out a long breath. She did not hide what Yue Niang said, but said everything she had been thinking in the past few days.

As she talked, her thoughts became clearer and her feelings became clearer, as did the pain in her hands.

A'Ping tightened her fingers unconsciously, causing her hand to hurt.

But no matter how painful it was, it couldn't compare to her heart.

"My heart is cut by a knife when I doubt Xun'er!" Xu Miao sighed, "I was really disappointed to see the prince appear in Deyue Tower with my own eyes. Not only Xun'er, but also his wife obviously knew it well.

I used to think that Xun'er was kicked because he wanted to save Yue Niang, but now it seems that I may have thought too well.

Xun'er doesn't even care about A'Ping, does he really care about Yue Niang?There might be other reasons for that kick.

Jane, do you know the inside story? "

Xu Jian looked at Xu Miao solemnly and said, "I know it's related to the official girl who is similar to Yue Niang. Liu Xun signaled the prince's guards to rob someone, but they failed when they tried. The prince kicked Liu Xun angrily. This Even if you and A-Ping have heard about the matter, there is no need to confirm the inside story with Liu Xun, so as not to implicate that girl."

Xu Miao felt her heart bleed when she heard this.

robbery?

are you crazy?
He failed to rob another girl in the past, will he be robbed by A-Ping in the future?

If something happens to Ah Ping, she is the one who will really go crazy!
"Xun'er..." Xu Miao's voice trembled violently, "How could he become like this..."

Seeing that she was absent-minded, Xu Jian picked up the teapot and refilled her cup of tea: "To calm your mind, please drink some more."

Xu Miao took it with her free hand, but she was restless and didn't drink it right away.

"This is the tea from Cining Palace," Xu Jian continued, "Last time I went to see the Queen Mother, she had a lot of tea hidden there. The princess chose several kinds for me to bring back."

Hearing the name of the princess, Xu Miao suddenly came back to her senses.

She needs to drink more.

Otherwise, letting down the princess's tea leaves would also break A Jian's heart.

Xu Miao drank it quickly, took the initiative to refill another bottle, and said, "I like this taste very much."

Seeing that she had cheered up a lot, Xu Jian brought the topic back: "The prince has a lot of problems, but he is the prince after all, so he can't be easily hindered. But Liu Xun is just a son of an official family. He wants to follow the prince and cause mischief. What really happened? The situation is such that no one can save him.”

Xu Miao whispered and was about to ask, "What's wrong?" When the words came to her lips, she figured it out.

Jie Ren's mind has been moved, what else can be "good"?
Nothing more than those dirty things.

"I can't let Xun'er go on like this," Xu Miao murmured, "I have to talk to the master..."

Xu Jian's eyebrows furrowed.

He wanted to ask Xu Miao, "Do you really think Liu Jing had no knowledge of it?" But he didn't dare to ask the truth.

He knew Xu Miao would go crazy.

Xu Jian looked at Liu Ping.

Liu Ping was stunned by the news and sat there dumbly, lost in thought.

He looked at Xu Miao again.

The little princess was right.

The only one who could make Xu Miao muster up the courage to break out of the fog was Liu Ping.

"I don't believe him." After careful consideration, Xu Jian chose the least irritating statement. "It may not be useful if you tell him these things."

Xu Miao hesitated and wanted to say a few words for Liu Jing, but she still held back.

The estrangement and conflict between Ah Jian and the master is not just a matter of her mediating a few words here.

Her insistence on persuading A-Jian would only be counterproductive.

Ah Jian was finally willing to sit down and talk to her so much, but she couldn't speak carelessly and break Ah Jian's heart again.

Furthermore, the princess said before that when the master expressed concern for A-Jian outside, his words were not careful enough and he was doing bad things out of good intentions.

It's no wonder that Ajian annoys him more and more.

But since he has good intentions...

Suddenly, a thought flashed through her, and it was as cold as snow in the twelfth lunar month, making her feel chills all over her body.

A Jian didn't treat them warmly, but he knew who was good and who was good.

In the limited time she had with Ah Jian, she couldn't cover everything, and sometimes she said the wrong things, but Ah Jian never said he didn't believe her or blamed her.

Because she means well.

What about the master?
Doing bad things with good intentions, if that kindness is there, Ah Jian will not be able to decide "not believe it".

Unless the master showed malice in front of A Jian.

Thinking of this, Xu Miao's expression changed again and again.

She thought that she must have thought about too many things in the past few days, doubting this and that, making her more suspicious than ever.

However, what happened tonight proved that her suspicions were not unreasonable.

Could it be that……

Picking up the tea cup, Xu Miao drank another cup.

Even if there is no nurturing love for a biological child, why would there be any ill will?
Is it just because A Jian was raised by his father?

Yes, the relationship between the master and his father and son-in-law is estranged, but no matter what, these are their adult matters and should not affect the children.

If the master really has "bad intentions and does bad things", then that's not right.

Almost instantly, Xu Miao thought of her nightmares and the question she asked Aunt Xia.

"If one day, Master and Xun'er, they and A Jian have a conflict, what should I do?"

Suppressing the fluctuation in her heart, Xu Miao looked at Xu Jian's clothes.

His injured right leg was covered by the hem of his clothes, but Xu Miao knew in her heart that if it was injured, it was injured.

Previously at Deyue Tower, A-Jian's steps were very slow when going down the stairs.

People who are not careful can't see it.

She looked at it for a moment, and she could clearly see that A Jian's body was tilted to the left, and he was very taboo about putting strain on his right leg.

The nightmare trapped her, but the inner demons she wanted to unlock.

Xu Miao asked softly: "How did your leg get injured? If it was really injured in a battle, why is there no specific explanation?"

She has asked this question several times, but Ajian has not answered it, and she is probably not willing to give an accurate answer today.

But no matter what, she insisted on asking...

"The prince sneaked out of prison, and I saved him from the Xiliang people's sword."

Xu Miao looked up in shock.

She didn't expect Ajian to answer so cheerfully.

I never thought it would be such an answer.

As a minister, it is appropriate to serve the king and the court, and to die on the battlefield, and to be shrouded in horse leather is also an honor.

This is what my father once told Xu Miao.

Her mother also said this, asking her not to cry because her father went to war.

She listened and remembered it all.

A Jian should save the prince, but why did the prince "sneak out"?
The crown prince, actually, actually? !

How irresponsible is this?
This is because you don’t take the lives of the border officers and soldiers into consideration!

The matter was resolved. A Jian injured a leg and lost all his skills. But what about the prince?

So, this is what Ah Jian said "the prince has a lot of problems" and "it doesn't bother him"?
Her vision was blurred, and Xu Miao couldn't help but burst into tears. She forced herself to ask, "Master, does he know this?"

After being silent for a while, Xu Jian said: "He should know."

Xu Miao was speechless for a long time.

She doesn't have the energy to distinguish between good intentions and bad intentions.

All she knew was that the master had never stopped Xun'er from interacting with the prince.

The master may not be aware of the prince's other problems, but he knows that the prince caused A Jian to hurt his leg.

With such an unreliable Crown Prince, if Xun'er interacts with him, what good results can come out of that interaction?

Ah Jian lost a leg!
Is Xun'er going to lose his life?

Master shouldn't be such a confused person!
Seeing Xu Miao's emotions ups and downs, Liu Ping held her hand again anxiously: "Mother..."

Xu Miao only felt that her teeth were chattering and fighting. She looked at Xu Jian stubbornly, even though she was in tears, she could only see an outline: "You mean, I don't have to discuss Xun'er's matter with the master? They father and son want to It’s not the same path as you think?”

"Yes," after Xu Jian said this word, seeing Xu Miao's shoulders sinking, he added, "When something happens, please think more about A-Ping."

Xu Miao lowered her eyes.

After sitting in silence for a while, she said softly: "I'm going to change clothes."

With that said, Xu Miao got up and walked out.

Liu Ping hurriedly stood up and said, "I'll go with you."

"No need," Xu Miao tried her best to smile at her daughter, "Just sit there for a while."

Liu Ping still wanted to persist, but when Xu Jian shook her head at her, she agreed.

Xu Miao walked out of the flower hall.

Here, she was familiar with everything, even the drafts.

Standing in the courtyard, looking at the courtyard wall shrouded in darkness, Xu Miao seemed to have returned to her childhood.

My mother died of illness and my father was far away in the border area.

She was so uneasy, so uneasy.

Well, I don’t know tomorrow.

She had just spent her life in the boudoir worried and hesitant, and now she had to go on living with anxiety in her heart.

Ah Jian's unfinished words actually gave her the answer.

It wasn't just her nightmare.

Sooner or later, her worries will come true.

Rain is coming.

There are [-] words today. The authors who have difficulty coding will discuss it. Let’s add half a chapter.

Continue to shout monthly tickets.

Thanks to the book friend Xu Bicheng's official girlfriend for the reward, and thanks to the book friend Yu Sheng An Hao _ea for the reward.