Wen Qianyue, however, seemed not to hear, slowly turning the jade bracelet on her wrist. It was a fine Hetian seed jade, with a halo like mutton fat flowing in the candlelight - it was the burial object she was wearing when she was buried.
"A Xiao..." Meng Ruxue suddenly coughed violently, and her thin shoulders trembled like a dying candle in the wind.
Xie Yunxiao immediately leaned over and pulled the man into his arms, and his voice softened sharply: "Don't be afraid, this is my mother's distant cousin, who came to Lingzhou to visit relatives."
Wen Qianyue almost laughed out loud.
This stupid boy can make up stories.
"Forgive me, Miss Wen..." Meng Ruxue struggled to get up and salute, but was pressed back on the brocade pillow by Xie Yunxiao.
Meng Ruxue's eyes were full of apology: "Miss Wen, forgive me for being unwell and unable to salute you."
"What's the matter? When your body recovers, what opportunities do you two have? The most important thing now is to take good care of your body. You don't need to worry about anything else."
She looked at Wen Qianyue with clear eyes and gently refused, "My body... really can't stand the toss. Why don't you bother Miss Wen..."
Wen Qianyue just smiled and didn't answer. She stepped forward and motioned for Meng Ruxue to stretch out her hand.
Meng Ruxue hesitated a little, and for a moment she was a little stiff. She turned to look at Xie Yunxiao, "Has Miss Wen studied medicine?"
Xie Yunxiao naturally didn't know either. His mother died too early for him to know.
But he could only follow Wen Qianyue's words.
"Seemingly, studied a little?" Xie Yunxiao was full of doubts.
Wen Qianyue tilted her head and smiled and added, "It's just that I'm not good at learning, so don't laugh at me, girl."
Hearing this, Meng Ruxue finally shook her head with a smile and gently explained, "I'm sorry, Miss Wen, I'm really..." A flash of tears flashed in her eyes, and she quickly endured it, "Before, A Xiao had sought many famous doctors for my old illness, but..."
She smiled bitterly, "My body is already very good to be alive now. I really don't dare to ask for too much."
After hearing this, Xie Yunxiao's heart suddenly ached, feeling all kinds of unpleasant feelings.
Before, those doctors gave Ruxue great hope, but after the diagnosis, they all shook their heads and sighed, saying that it was difficult to recover.
Although Ruxue didn't say anything, Xie Yunxiao knew that she was still disappointed in her heart. She was just afraid that he would be sad and blame himself, so she endured it alone.
She was like this, willing to bear all the hardships by herself. Just like when he proposed to marry before, clearly the woman's eyes brightened instantly, but quickly extinguished it. In the end, she still refused.
She was afraid that her body would implicate herself again.
So except for the Bingqing Courtyard in the entire County King's Mansion, there were almost no women. Even the servants were only a few old people brought from the capital.
He wanted to use his actions to tell Meng Ruxue that there was only one person in his heart, and it would only be her.
Not wanting Meng Ruxue to be disappointed again, Xie Yunxiao opened his mouth to stop him, "Why don't we wait for the doctor to come and then make a diagnosis."
Wen Qianyue raised her eyebrows and stopped talking.
There was a little disagreement in Meng Ruxue's eyes, and she said understandingly, "It's okay. Since Miss Wen is kind, I will naturally accept this kindness."
"It's okay, A Xiao."
Although she didn't trust Wen Qianyue in her previous words, Xie Yunxiao still trusted Wen Qianyue inexplicably, staring intently at the person who was taking the pulse.
Wen Qianyue stood up after taking the pulse and didn't answer.
Xie Yunxiao glanced at her and didn't say anything more, but there was a little condemnation in his eyes.
Before the words fell, there was suddenly a rush of footsteps outside. The old doctor stumbled in with a medicine box on his back, and there was still night dew on his goatee.
Xie Yunxiao grabbed his collar and pressed him in front of the bed. The force was so great that he almost crushed the man's bones.
"The cold air has penetrated into the marrow, and the meridians are blocked..." The doctor trembled and retracted his hand for taking the pulse. His forehead hit the ground heavily, "Forgive the old man for being incompetent. The girl's illness... I'm afraid..."
The ticking sound of the copper hourglass was particularly clear in the dead silence. Meng Ruxue suddenly laughed lightly, and the laughter was wrapped with broken ice chips: "Please prescribe a painkiller prescription."
She lowered her eyes and stroked the hideous chilblains on her wrist, which were the marks left by falling into the cold pool to save Xie Yunxiao three years ago.
Xie Yunxiao punched the bedpost, and the sandalwood cracked into cobweb patterns in response.
Wen Qianyue watched her son go crazy coldly, thinking in her heart.
Late at night, Wen Qianyue leaned on the carved step - up bed and played with the jade bracelet.
The bamboo shadows were whirling outside the window, and suddenly there was the sound of clothes breaking through the air.
Her fingertips moved slightly, and she smiled and said, "General Yue is still so impatient."
The black - clothed man turned down from the beam. A man in his forties cried like a child: "This subordinate thought... thought he would never see His Highness again!" He choked and talked about the changes in these years. When he talked about Xie Yunxiao, he suddenly lowered his voice: "Miss Meng really came strangely. She appeared by the cold pool on a snowy night three years ago, and happened to save the county king who was assassinated..."
Before the words fell, there was a deliberately heavy footsteps outside the door.
Wen Qianyue raised her eyebrows and looked at her son holding the brocade quilt: "Afraid I'll be cold?"
Xie Yunxiao's ears turned red, and he threw the brocade quilt on the couch heavily: "Ruxue sent a maid to serve you."
There was a maid with almond eyes and peach cheeks following behind him. When she saluted, the afterglow of her eyes drifted towards the dressing table.
Wen Qianyue picked up the teacup with the pattern of entwined lotus branches and looked at the floating tea thoughtfully.
The corner of her mouth turned into a smile, and she said casually, "Then stay."
At dinner time, Xie Yunxiao stared with wide eyes, staring straight at Yue Heng who was chatting with Wen Qianyue, wanting to say something but stopped.
Wen Qianyue saw his thoughts and took the initiative to say, "I'm also tired. Let's talk about the rest tomorrow."
Seeing that the annoying person finally left, Xie Yunxiao let out a breath, but facing the person in front of him, he couldn't open his mouth no matter what. The atmosphere between the two was silent like this.
"You... what exactly happened to you in these decades?" Xie Yunxiao didn't believe that people could come back from the dead, but the mother and son hadn't seen each other for more than ten years and had too little time to get along, so there were many things he couldn't say.
Wen Qianyue saw that the dishes in front of her were to her taste, and she ate them with satisfaction, answering casually: "I don't know, I don't remember."
"The other yards in the mansion haven't had time to be cleaned up. There is a side room in my yard, and it's quite big." Xie Yunxiao's tone was a bit awkward, and his voice gradually became smaller.
Looking at him like this, Wen Qianyue remembered someone. The appearance was not like, but this character was really a bit like the root.
She smiled, "Don't worry, I'll live there tonight."
Although there was no obvious change in Xie Yunxiao, the corners of his eyes were raised a little.
It was deep in the night and the dew was heavy, and she tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
In the dream, there were always two snow - like little dolls crying and shouting. The rain of arrows all over the sky penetrated the thin bodies of the children.
Wen Qianyue suddenly sat up, and the cold sweat soaked through the inner clothes. Only then did she realize that her palm had a deep bloodstain pinched by her fingernails.
"Miss Wen is awake?"
The little maid was holding a plate and casually put it down: "This is the clothes the county king ordered to prepare."
"Today, there is a banquet in the Ling Palace. Miss Meng just sent someone to say that she invited you to go with her." When talking about Meng Ruxue, the little maid was full of arrogance and urged, "You should hurry up."