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After seeing off Mrs. Cheng Anbo and his party, Chang Luoyun returned to the house. Mu Jingyi had already washed up and was sitting at the table, holding a book and reading through it.

Seeing her come in, Mu Jingyi smiled and asked, "Today I heard Mrs. Zhang talked about Miss Chang Wu. Do you want me to go tell Uncle Chengan about it?"

Chang Luoyun sat in front of the dressing table, taking off her beaded hairpin ring, and her waist-length green silk fell down, shining like a piece of fine satin, which made her face as white as jade and her eyes as bright as stars.

"Although she is my sister, she was born to Mrs. Pei after all. I have no relationship with her." Chang Luoyun had just cleansed his face, took out a little ointment from the Pisces porcelain bottle in front of him, and spread it on his face "When Mrs. Zhang said those words today, I was also thinking that she and I are sisters from the same father after all, and we can't be humiliated by others."

Mu Jingyi put down the book and looked at her, "That's why I didn't mention it."

Chang Luoyun turned around, looked at him and said, "When we were in Qingzhou, Wen Yun asked me to bring a message to her. If there is really no other way, you can go back to Chang's house."

"You're thinking"

"It would be best for her to return to Qingzhou." Chang Luoyun suddenly smiled and said: "If we really have any deep hatred, in fact we don't. When my mother-in-law had an accident, she was only as old as me. There is nothing wrong with her. If anything, she is too arrogant. Ever since she was a child, she always liked to compete with me. She also wanted to marry into the Changping Marquis Mansion and fly up to the branches, so she wanted to kill me. Just step into the mud."

Chang Luoyun said sadly, "After Pei's death, she lost my protection. In fact, she is no better than I was at the beginning. Since Wen Yun entrusted me to bring a message to her, I still miss her as my sister in my heart."

Mu Jingyi said: "A few days ago, I heard that she went to make a fuss at the gate of Uncle Cheng'an's mansion. Perhaps Prince Xu was afraid of Uncle Cheng'an, so he hid in the mansion and did not come out."

"This is also the path she chose. She is responsible for both the good and the bad." Chang Luoyun saw the fine crab eyes in the teapot simmering on the small stove beside the table, and got up and went to the table to order tea.

"Ms. Zhang is a sweet-faced and bitter-hearted person. If she returns to the Anbo Mansion again, she will definitely not have a good life. Once the prince's enthusiasm for her has worn off, she will probably end up in the deep mansion. ." Chang Luoyun handed the tea in his hand to Mu Jingyi, "I will go see her tomorrow to see what her thoughts are. This can be regarded as Wen Yun's trust in me."

The two of them chatted some insignificant gossip for a while and then rested.

Early the next morning, Chang Luoyun went to greet Mrs. Mu and mentioned Chang Luoyao's affairs. Mrs. Mu sighed: "I thought she was a pretty and pretty girl back then, but who knew she would become like this now. You can go and have a look, and help anyone who needs help."

Chang Luoyun smiled and agreed to go out.

After getting on the carriage, Bi Yan said angrily: "Madam, the fifth girl deserves what she deserves now, why do you bother to care about her?"

"You can't say that," Chang Luoyun said: "Although I don't owe her anything, her and my surnames are Chang. Besides, Wen Yun asked me to bring a message to her, and I just went to bring a message to her. .”

Chang Luoyao lives in an alley next to Cheng'an Bo Mansion. When entering the courtyard, there are three rooms in a row, which is not spacious.

As soon as Chang Luoyun and Bi Yan entered the yard, the woman washing vegetables by the well fence looked at them suspiciously.

Bi Yan stepped forward and said with a smile: "Auntie, is there a girl living here, with a medium build, fair appearance, and looks very good-looking."

The aunt rubbed her eyes that were red and swollen by the wind, then looked at Chang Luoyun and Bi Yan carefully, then pointed to a small room in the southwest corner and said: "You are talking about Madam Chang, right? She has been ill for several days. , I haven’t come out these days.”

Bi Yan and Chang Luoyun looked at each other and walked to the door of the hut.

A few feeble coughs came from the room, and Biyan stepped forward and pushed open the ajar door. The furnishings in the room were very simple. There was a table under the window near the door with two bowls on it, one bowl filled with half a bowl of water. The white tissue paper covering the windows was probably not replaced in time for a long time, and it was covered with stains.

There was a small couch facing the door, with a small basin placed underneath. A blue coarse cloth mosquito net was hung up near the head of the bed and dragged to the ground on the other side. The coughing sound on the bed stopped for a moment, and the person lying on the bed turned red from holding it in. After holding back for a while, he started coughing intermittently.

When Chang Luoyun walked to the front, Bi Yan had already brought the water on the table, helped the person on the bed and said, "Fifth girl, drink some water first to moisten your throat."

Chang Luoyao couldn't care about anything else. She sat up weakly with the strength of Biyan's arms. She drank half a bowl of water, wiped the water stains on her mouth with her hands, and gasped: "I'm sick now." That’s awesome, if you have anything to ask, ask as soon as possible.”

Chang Luoyun looked around and then sat on the stool in front of the table.

Chang Luoyao in front of her had her head hunched over, and because her cheeks were sunken, her eyes looked even more enlarged and lifeless.

"Zhang went to the Hou Mansion yesterday and talked about your return to the Hou Mansion."

"Don't tell me about Mrs. Zhang," Chang Luoyao's voice suddenly became sharp, "If it weren't for her, I wouldn't be where I am today." Her cheeks were flushed with anger, but her eyes were filled with tears. "If she hadn't killed my child, how could I have had a problem with the Crown Prince? Why would I have followed the late emperor south alone?"

Because of her excitement, she held the edge of the bed and coughed again.

Bi Yan glanced at Chang Luoyun and stood aside without speaking.

Chang Luoyao coughed for a while and hissed: "If I die like this, I won't be able to spare her even if I'm a ghost."

Chang Luoyun said: "I have one more thing to do here this time. After Wen Yun heard about your situation in Lindu, he originally wanted to come over and have a look, but his father suddenly suffered a stroke and was bedridden, so he couldn't come over. Before I left, When I was there, he said that if I could see you, I would tell you that if I can't survive in Lindu, I would go back to Qingzhou."

Chang Luoyao listened to her in shock and smiled miserably: "Do you know how my mother died? She didn't die of illness at all. My father killed my mother."

She looked frightened and crazy. She pinched her neck with her hands and started coughing. After a while, she stopped coughing and gasped: "As soon as I saw my father, I thought of my mother. Do you think it is retribution for my father to be like this now?" !”

Chang Luoyun remained silent. Mr. Pei deserves it, and so does his father.

"Now that I'm seriously ill, I can't go back even if I want to." Chang Luoyao burst into tears and said with a sad smile: "Although we are sisters, our fate has been wasted in vain over the years. I have reached this point now. , but only you can come to see me."

She leaned on the edge of the bed, sobbed for a while, took a breath, and said with tearful eyes: "Tell Wen Yun that I am fine in Lindu, and ask him not to worry about it. From now on, we can talk about a marriage and live a good life, and that is the right thing to do." You don’t have a sister like me.”

Her eyes were sad, but she still had the domineering look of the fifth girl in the family.

Chang Luoyun looked at her quietly, "It's not impossible if you want to go back to Cheng'an Bo's Mansion. Yesterday, the Marquis asked about this matter. If he said a word, everyone in Cheng'an Bo's Mansion would not stop him. Well, just entering the uncle's house depends on your luck."

Chang Luoyao covered her sleeves and wiped away the tears on her face, her expression became calmer, "When I went to see Crown Prince Xu, I really had no choice. I originally thought that the Crown Prince had some true feelings for me, but after a while, I Girl, I can also have someone to rely on. Being a concubine in an uncle's house is always better than being the wife of an ordinary small family.

You also know that I have been afraid of hardship since I was a child. It is impossible for me to live such a life of poverty. Who knew Mrs. Zhang would be so vicious and kill the child in my belly alive?

I lost my child, and my son became increasingly indifferent to me. I thought about going to the south to get a chance to survive again, but little did I know that in the chaos of war, thieves stole my body. It was freezing cold, and I had no food or clothing. I was shocked and frightened. The root cause of the disease fell. "

She coughed a few times and said sadly: If you still think that we are somewhat related by blood, can you let Prince Xu come to see me? Otherwise, I will not be reconciled to death. "