in the sound of swallows

Chapter 23

Xu Mengdie smiled softly, her eyes were a little red: "Yeah, it's good for me to look away earlier. If the fourth young lady doesn't dislike it, you can come to the south courtyard more often. These days, Mengdie may not be able to Get out of bed."

No matter how magnanimous a person is, it is really rare to be so gentle without a child.Shen Guiyan was very curious, but it was not appropriate to ask more questions right now, so she could only nod and said, "I will come to accompany you more often."

Mrs. Gu got up and said: "Since we don't want to pursue it anymore, let's just let it go and treat it as the servants of the South Court who didn't take good care of him and accidentally let the master eat the aloe vera by mistake. When the master comes back, I'll just ask about it. "

Xu Mengdie lowered her eyes and nodded: "Let Madam worry about it."

"Take care of yourself." Mrs. Gu waved her hand. There is still blood in this room, so it is not suitable to stay for a long time.

"Madam, go slowly." Xu Mengdie propped up slightly, and watched Madam Gu turn around and go out.Shen Guiya followed behind, looked her over and walked out after a few glances.

"Fourth Young Madam, remember to come and accompany Mengdie." Shen Guiyan was about to go out with her when Xu Mengdie whispered.

Slightly turned around in surprise, and met her sincere eyes, Shen Guiyan forced a smile and nodded, then lowered her eyes and turned to leave.

The women in this house seem to be weird too.

If the matter of the South Court is not pursued, all houses and courts will be disbanded.It seemed that Gu Chaonan had something to say to Gu Chaobei, and Shen Guiyan said wittily, "I'm going back to my room first."

"Yeah." Gu Chaobei nodded, and smiled again: "It's almost dawn, maybe you can sleep longer, so you don't have to get up early."

Shen Guiyan smiled and left with a treasured fan in salute.

"What's Aunt Xu's background?" Shen Guiyan asked in a low voice while walking on the road.

Baoshan looked around, and started to say like beans pouring into a bamboo tube: "Aunt Xu is the daughter of the owner of the Xuji silk and satin village in the south of the Yangtze River. I introduced it to the Second Young Master, and the Second Young Master liked it very much, so I accepted it as my concubine."

"When I was chatting with people, I heard that Aunt Xu, like the Second Young Master, is very popular in the mansion. She is kind and never punishes anyone. Although her family background is not high, she is still very popular with the prime minister. The fifth lady is not married. Before she came in, she was helping Madam manage the accounts of the mansion."

Shen Guiyan nodded, and asked again: "Has she never had conflicts with anyone?"

"No." Baoshan said: "Speaking of Aunt Xu, the house is full of praise. Originally, she was pregnant with this child. If she was born, she could be righted. Who would have thought that such an accident would happen now..."

Being kind to others and never making enemies, is that the fish in the pond that got hurt?Shen Guiyan frowned slightly, could Shen Guiya really not allow her to go to this point?Even innocent people are involved?
With a soft sigh, Shen Guiyan went back to the yard to change clothes and go to bed.When it was not dawn, she got up again and told Jiang to make tonic soup with her.

Mrs. Jiang frowned slightly: "The bird's nest can cause accidents in our north courtyard, so you still send the soup?"

Shen Guiyan nodded: "I am not afraid of the shadow slanting, I will watch it in person, and then send it over in person, what can go wrong?"

"Yeah." Mrs. Jiang turned away, looked at the stove, but her expression was not very good: "The prime minister has already given up on the fourth young master, and he didn't even want him to take a test. Now the wife is married. I'm afraid I won't have a good impression. Our days are getting more and more sad."

Shen Guiyan was taken aback for a moment, is life in the North Campus difficult?She didn't notice it, maybe it's because she just came in not long ago?

"It's true, sir. There will be a new scientific examination soon, but he doesn't have the slightest idea." Jiang frowned and said, "The eldest young master will definitely win the championship this year. Don't worry about the second young master, as long as our master is still in charge." Blank board. Madam, if you have time, please persuade me to stop messing around outside all the time, anyway, I am not young, and I should have made some achievements."

Let Gu Chaobei study like Gu Chaodong?Shen Guiyan thought for a while about how the ruffian shook his head while holding the book, couldn't help shivering, and laughed, "Instead of letting him study, I think the horse spear is more suitable for him, that ruffian is suitable for martial arts, not literary. "

Jiang looked at her with disapproval and said, "Madam, do you want me to go to war? We won't see each other for ten or eight years, what shall we do?"

Shen Guiyan was poor at poetry, that's all she thought about, and she didn't insist on Gu Chaobei going to the army.

The tonic soup was ready, and Shen Guiyan served it out in person, Jiang Shi was still muttering: "I'm married, so I should restrain myself. I just got married, and people ran away without a trace..."

He is really a worrying guy, Shen Guiyan took the soup to the south courtyard, and was still thinking along the way, the beautiful girl in that courtyard should have acted like a baby by relying on Gu Chaobei, but in the end he gave it to her. Being so worried about his future shows how unreliable that guy is usually.

Shuang'er was standing at the gate of the South Courtyard, saw Shen Guiyan coming from a distance, and greeted her with a smile, "Thank you, Fourth Young Madam, bring it yourself."

Shen Guiyan gave her the soup and said with a smile: "I said I would come to see your master, but I didn't have anything, so I came to make soup."

"The fourth young lady has a heart." Shuang'er held the medicinal soup, slowed down her pace, and said in a low voice: "Yesterday was chaotic, and the slaves also wanted to seek justice for the master. If there is something that offends the fourth young lady, I hope Madam Haihan."

Shen Guiyan waved her hand: "What offense is there, your master has been wronged after all."

Shuang'er sighed: "It would be great if everyone was as reasonable as you, and my master doesn't have to... Sigh, fourth young lady, please come in."

Seeing that her expression was full of hesitation, Shen Guiyan understood, waved to the treasure fan behind her, and signaled the two to go outside to talk.Then he took the medicinal soup by himself and went to the house to find Xu Mengdie.

Xu Mengdie leaned against the bed, her face had been tidied up, not as pale as yesterday, but still very weak.Seeing Shen Guiyan, there was a smile in his eyes: "Fourth Young Madam."

Shen Guiyan put the medicinal soup by her hand, and said softly: "Hot and cold are just right, you can use it first."

"Thank you." Xu Mengdie took a look at the medicinal soup, but didn't ask anyone to try it, so he drank it clean after picking it up.Between the eyebrows, there is full of trust in her.

Shen Guiyan raised her eyebrows slightly, she felt weird yesterday, and this weird feeling is even stronger today.She had never met Xu Mengdie before. Why did Xu Mengdie look at her so familiarly?
"When Mengdie saw Madam, she felt like old friends at first sight." Xu Mengdie smiled and said first: "I don't know if Madam has such a feeling?"

hit it off?Shen Guiyan laughed dryly, wanting to say no.But seeing Xu Mengdie's sincerity, he nodded and said: "It should be some fate."

"The fourth young lady just came to this house, and it seems that she has offended a villain." Xu Mengdie lowered her eyes and said, "Mengdie herself knows why Mengdie's child is gone. The reason why yesterday The reason why we don't pursue it is because if we continue to pursue it, they won't let us get well."

Shen Guiyan was shocked when she heard that, Xu Mengdie knew why the child was gone?How did this make her back feel a little chilled, and who were "they" talking about?

"It's rare that someone with a clean mind like Madam can come to the house. Mengdie will not let Madam suffer." Xu Mengdie took her hand and said: "You are destined to be rich and powerful, and you must not be tricked by villains. Get killed."

"..." Shen Guiyan smiled with a stiff face, but after hearing these words, she felt at a loss.Did Xu Mengdie suffer from some kind of obsession without a child?Why are you talking so weirdly?

"Do you want to rest for a while?" Shen Guiyan asked.

Xu Mengdie secretly pinched herself, and sighed: "Mengdie is too eager, and may have frightened the Fourth Young Madam. Madam can be like Mengdie. I didn't say anything just now, and the future will be long."

"...Well." Shen Guiyan originally wanted to come and chat with her, because people who lose their children are sad to some extent, and it would be nice to have a few words of comfort.But now, Shen Guiyan just wants to run away.

After sitting for a while, Shen Guiyan found an excuse to leave, Xu Mengdie didn't force her to stay, but just gave her a bag of luminous powder.

"It's best to carry this thing with you, Mrs. Fourth Young Master, even when you sleep." Xu Mengdie said, "It can guard against villains."

Shen Guiyan took it, put it in her sleeve, and when she came out, she heard Bao Fan say: "Your servant has heard a lot of little secrets."

"What secret?" Shen Guiyan frowned.

Bao Shan moved closer to her, and said in a low voice: "It's really terrible, those two girls pulled the servants and said many things, all about Miss Fifth."

Shen Guiya?
Shen Guiyan pursed her lips, and said softly: "Does it mean that Guiya is not good for Mengdie, and that child is probably harmed by Guiya?"

Bao Shan's eyes widened: "Miss, did you hear that?"

"I didn't hear it." Shen Guiyan shook her head, but she could guess.

Shen Guiya and Xu Mengdie had a conflict of interests, so naturally they would not speak well of each other.But she was a little surprised that on the surface she and Shen Guiya were sisters, and these days they also acted like they were in a good relationship. How could Xu Mengdie dare to tell her so boldly that Shen Guiya was not?

Could it be that she saw the discord between the two sisters?
Rubbing her chin and thinking for a while, Xu Mengdie didn't have much communication with her at all, but she can see through these things, so she is considered an exquisite person.It is a pity to lose a five-month-old child.

"Yan'er."

As soon as I walked into the garden, I heard a voice that I didn't want to hear the most.

Shen Guiyan was prepared when she married in, and she and Gu Chaodong would never see each other again.But anyway, now that the two have different identities, Gu Chaodong can still yell so softly, which is amazing.

"As I said last time, it's enough for elder brother to call my fourth sister-in-law." Shen Guiyan stopped, looked up at him and said, "If there is nothing else, I will go ahead."

"Yan...fourth sister-in-law." Gu Chaodong stopped her nervously, his eyes full of pain: "Is it difficult to say a few more words with me?"

(End of this chapter)