Concubine like a house

Chapter 37 The most difficult thing to understand a woman's heart (2)
"Well, thank you." Chuxiu turned her back on the couch and stopped talking.

Shen Yu lighted the incense silently, and waited until Chuxiu's breathing became even and steady before leaving the room with light steps.As soon as he left the courtyard where Chuxiu lived, he immediately quickened his pace and rushed directly into Yunci's residence.

Obviously he is a good friend for many years and also his savior, if Yun Ci hadn't gone too far this time, Shen Yu would never have said such a thing.But, it was about Hanchu, he had to ask!
"Hold it!" As soon as Shen Yu entered the main garden of Zhiyanxuan, Shen Yu saw Yun Ci sitting alone in the garden, looking up at the moonlight, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.I have to say that Yun Ci's white clothes and expression are really not like this worldly person.But what he did this time is really worthy of his reputation as an immortal.

Shen Yu didn't intend to go round and round with Yun Ci, so he went straight to him and cut straight to the point: "Hanchu passed out, did you know that?"

Yunci's jaw tightened, his expression was somber, he didn't look at the person coming: "I know."

"I know you still have leisure time to watch the moon here?!" Shen Yu suddenly raised his voice, gritted his teeth and asked.

Yunci glanced sideways at the room before replying: "I'm not admiring the moon, I'm sick, I'm waiting for the doctor to reply."

"What about Han Chu? She deserves to suffer?" Shen Yu squinted his eyes with an expression of disbelief.

Yun Ci sneered, and finally raised his eyes to meet him: "Aren't you here?"

There was a muffled sound of "Boom", and Shen Yu slammed his fist on the stone case.Blood flowed out from his bony knuckles, extremely red, just like his bloodshot red eyes at the moment.

Shen Yu grabbed Yun Ci by the skirt and pulled him up from the wheelchair: "What did you tell me when you took her away?!"

"Young Master!" Zhu Ying appeared out of nowhere, and hurried forward to prevent the two from clashing.

"Go away!" Shen Yu turned his head and yelled at Zhu Ying, "Your master is a man, so you don't need to do anything!"

How could Zhuying listen to someone insulting Yunci, she rushed to Shen Yu in one stride, and was about to punch Shen Yu as soon as she grabbed her sleeves.

"Back off!" Yun Ci suddenly reprimanded coldly.Zhu Ying swept his fist in mid-air and retreated with difficulty.

Such a movement in the yard finally disturbed the sick people in the house.Daan Xin came out in response, seeing the hostile confrontation between his master and his best friend, he was too frightened to speak for a moment.She had never seen Lord Shen so angry, nor had she seen the master so... desperate.

Zhuoyan, who was beside Xia Yanran, followed behind Danxin, and when she saw this, she also exclaimed: "Master Hou!"

The two parties seemed to have never heard of each other, and they kept looking at each other.In the courtyard, there was an indescribable tension flowing faintly.

The blood on Shen Yu's hands had already rubbed onto Yun Ci's white clothes, gradually smearing, like red plums in snow.Yun Ci looked back at Shen Yu with cold eyes, without struggling or getting angry. After a long time, he looked down at his blood-stained skirt, but said to Dan Xinming: "Bring your burning face in."

Dan Xin glanced at Zhu Ying, and then remembered the nursing home hidden in the dark, and then she was relieved a little, and went back to the house to continue to take care of Xia Yanran.She had a faint feeling in her heart that tonight's matter had something to do with going out of Xiuxiu. If she opened it up and let the master see his intentions, it might not be a bad thing.

Seeing Danxin and Zhuoyan leave, only bamboo shadows were left in the courtyard, and there were countless hidden guards and courtyard guards, Yun Ci looked at Shen Yu again, and said, "Follow me to Qingxin Zhai." That's all. He walked away on his own, ignoring the two people who fell behind him.

Shen Yu looked at Yun Ci's back with vigorous steps, and he was angry, but he was still worried about this friend: "He took medicine again?"

Zhu Ying lowered her head and sighed: "Since the wedding, Master has been taking medicine every day..."

Shen Yu squinted his eyes and sneered, stopped talking, and followed quickly.

It was almost Haishi, and the night was as quiet as a curtain. Yunxian received an urgent document, saying that Beixi was about to change hands, and the Chen clan was about to set up camp in Minzhou, go north and attack, overthrowing the rule of the Yuan clan.

Although it was Beixi who changed the political situation and the Yun family was in Nanxi, everyone in the Yun clan knew that the status of Marquis Lixin's mansion was inseparable from Beixiyuan Emperor and Nanxi Nie Emperor.If the Yuan Clan falls and the Chen Clan takes charge of the Northern Kingdom, the Yun Clan will have to figure out a way to deal with it, not to mention the business that has taken root in Beixi for hundreds of years, as well as the lives of some offshoots.

The more Yun Xian thought about it, the more he couldn't sit still, and hurried to Zhiyanxuan regardless of the darkness of the night, but who knew it was in vain, and heard Danxin say that Yun resigned from Qingxinzhai.Yun Xian was originally afraid of disturbing his elder brother's rest, but now knowing that he is still dealing with official duties and business, he felt relieved and hurried to Qingxinzhai.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the door, he was stopped by Zhu Ying: "Third Master, the master is discussing important matters with Shen Xiaohou from Jingzhou, please wait a moment."

Yun Xian frowned, and said with some dissatisfaction: "I have something to do too, it's urgent!"

Zhu Ying's attitude was very tough: "Third Master, don't make things difficult for your subordinates."

"Bastard!" Yun Xian burst into anger, tightly clutching the report in his hand, and shouted loudly, "Who gave your dog the guts to stop people!"

As soon as the words fell, Yun Ci's order came from the study: "Zhuying, please come in, Third Master."

Zhu Ying didn't say any more, cupped his hands to apologize to Yun Xian, and retreated to the dark place.

Yun Xian flicked his sleeves coldly, and walked towards the study, but before he reached the landslide, he suddenly smelled a cold fragrance coming from the house, and then the fourth aunt Tai Luanqing stepped out with lowered eyebrows, and the two almost collided again together.

"Fourth aunt." Yun Xian saw who was coming, and hurriedly greeted in a low voice.When she looked up, she saw something strange about Luanqing, her eyes were flushed, her thin lips were tightly pursed, and her face was paler than ever before.That expression was heartbroken and poignant.

Everyone in Yunfu knows that the fourth aunt has always been as cold as ice, why has she ever shown this little girl's demeanor?It seems that you have cried?Besides, when Zhuying stopped her just now, she clearly said that Shen Yu was in the room talking to her elder brother, why did Fourth Aunt Luanqing come out?
There was a "thud" in Yun Xian's heart, and a bold idea came to mind: Luanqing is only four or five years older than her eldest brother, and it is still in the dead of night, could it be...

As he was thinking wildly, Luanqing's cat-like eyes had glanced over, as if warning him something, and his voice was choked with indescribable sobs: "Third Lord."

Yun Xian almost shivered, as if she had seen through her mind, she nodded guiltily in response.There was another burst of cold fragrance, and Luanqing had already left quickly.Yun Xian stabilized his mind, remembered the urgent report in his hand, and quickly walked into the house.This time, he was taken aback again, the elder brother Yunci was not the only one in the room, Shen Yu was also in it.

It turned out that Zhuying hadn't lied to herself.But, why is there still Luanqing?Yun Xian's heart turned a thousand times, but he didn't dare to show any more on his face, and hurriedly handed over the urgent report in his hand: "Just now, Bei Xilai reported that the Chen family has joined forces with several rebels to attack the imperial city, preparing to overthrow the original emperor's plan." rule."

It stands to reason that this is a very urgent matter, but after Yun Ci received the report, he pressed it on the table and did not read it.Yun Xian was confused, looked at Shen Yu again, and found that he also had a gloomy expression, pain, pity, remorse, reluctance... all kinds of emotions were intertwined, and finally turned into a strong sorrow, deeply permeating the room.

Shen Yu's flirtatiousness is well known to everyone, and then thinking of the expression of the fourth aunt Luanqing just now, Yun Xian began to think wildly again: Could it be that Shen Yu had an affair with the fourth aunt and was caught by the elder brother?still……

"I'll take care of this report, you can go back and rest. I'll send someone to pass on something to you." Yun Ci's words interrupted Yun Xian's speculation at the right time.His voice was very calm, without the slightest emotion, and it was no different from usual.

The situation tonight was so weird that Yun Xian didn't dare to say anything, so he had to accept orders to retreat.

"Zi Feng also go back." Yun Ci said again.

But Shen Yu didn't seem to hear it, he was still sitting on the chair in a daze, his eyes were distracted and he didn't know what to think.

Yun Ci sighed softly: "Third brother, take Master Shen back to the wing for me."

Yun Xian knew that Shen Yu and his elder brother had a very close relationship, so he hurriedly replied: "The visitor is a guest, don't worry, elder brother." After saying that, he extended his hand to Shen Yu, and the latter finally came to his senses, and looked deeply Glancing at Yun Ci, he left with Yun Xian in silence.

The courtyard is deep, and the cloud window and fog pavilion are shrouded in silence and sadness tonight, making people extremely desperate...

The next morning.

"My concubine suddenly felt unwell yesterday, which made Lord Hou worry." Xia Yanran lay on the couch with red eyes, clutching Yunci's slender fingers, and said timidly.

Yun Ci stood by the bed, let her hold her hands, and comforted her: "Yesterday, the doctor said that you were too tired when you first came to Yanlan City. It's just that you are not acclimatized, and there is no serious problem."

Xia Yanran nodded: "I heard that you took care of me all night, obviously I should serve you..." She was a little choked up as she spoke.

Yunci patted the back of Xia Yanran's hand lightly with his backhand, with a trace of tenderness in his eyes.Xia Yanran's heart was overjoyed by this gaze, and her face became even more pear-like and rainy: "Master Hou..."

Hearing this sweet and greasy shout, Yun Ci seemed to be touched by something, his pupils tightened suddenly, he stretched out his hand to brush the tears on Xia Yanran's face, and said in a deep voice: "If I had known this, I would not have been emotional back then." ..."

"Master Hou, what did you say?" Xia Yanran was suspicious from the bottom of her heart.She is just disobedient, why is Yunci's expression so sad?It was almost like mourning the dead.She suddenly felt uneasy, so she tugged at Yunci's hand: "Can you sit down with me for a while?"

"Yeah." Yunci looked at Xia Yanran, and seemed to be looking at others through her, with long and distant eyes.He finally sat down beside the couch without a word, and Xia Yanran pillowed intimately on Yunci's lap.

"Master Hou, will my legs hurt if I pillow you like this?" She asked cautiously.

"No." Yun Ci stretched out his hand to stroke her loose black hair, with a feeling of love.Suddenly, the scene of whom she washed her hair clearly came to mind.

"Master Hou..." Xia Yanran's tone was coquettish, she buried her head and rubbed against his leg, "I'm both happy and sad in my heart right now..."

Hearing this, Yun Ci frowned, then smiled slightly: "Chuxiu, you talk a lot today."

When the voice fell to the ground, the room immediately became silent.Yun Ci felt the whole body of the woman who was pillowed on his lap tremble, and she no longer acted coquettishly and fussing just now.He still didn't find anything wrong, just leaned over to look at her: "What's wrong?"

Xia Yanran held Yunci's hand tightly, and said delicately, "It's okay, brother Wan." After saying that, she raised her eyes and looked up at him: "When there is no one around, can I call you like this?"

With this sideways effort, the other half of Xia Yanran's face was revealed, and the tear mole under the corner of her right eye suddenly appeared, like a drop of ink dripping from the tip of a pen onto the plain white rice paper, eye-catching, even glaring.

Yun Ci was obviously stabbed in both eyes, so he closed his eyes immediately, and when he opened them again, his eyes were already clear.He straightened up subconsciously, turned Xia Yanran's face back and put it back on the pillow, and said with a smile, "Okay, but in front of outsiders, you still have to call me 'Hou Ye'."

Xia Yanran gave a sweet smile, realizing that she couldn't see through Yunci.His gentleness, his smile, his modest demeanor and caring, are clearly right in front of her eyes, and obviously appropriate, but they always make her uneasy.So within reach, yet out of reach.

Xia Yanran lay back on the couch again, hid half of her melon-seeded face in the quilt, and said: "I didn't go to say hello to my mother today, will she be angry?"

"No. She ordered me to take good care of you." Yun Ci's voice sank again, as if not very happy.

Xia Yanran blinked her eyelashes lightly, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Wanzhi, why don't I ask my mother to make the decision and bring Chuxiu into your room?"

"What did you say?" Yunci's voice fell from above her head, like the cloudy weather before the rainstorm, depressing.

Xia Yanran was startled, not knowing where she said something wrong, she lifted the quilt tremblingly to reveal her cheeks: "Don't you like her?"

Yun Ci pursed her lips: "Who did you listen to?"

Xia Yanran bit her lips aggrievedly: "I only heard that you brought back a beautiful maidservant from Jingzhou, but I only found out yesterday that she looks a lot like me..." As she spoke, she already wanted to Want to cry, "Brother Wanzhi, I feel so sad, you like going out of Xiuxiu, is there any reason for me?"

This question made Yun Ci silent for a long time: "You are my wife, don't think about it."

"But I heard that...you brought her back from Jingzhou on purpose. When she was infected with the plague, you stayed on watch all night, condescendingly taking care of her." Xia Yanran looked at Yunci, unable to tell what was going on in her eyes. Jealousy or resentment, very touching.

She observed Yun Ci's expression carefully, and saw that he squinted his eyes slightly, as if recalling the past.Xia Yanran was fascinated by watching, Yun Ci's expression was long and clear, since she first saw him, she fell in love with him hopelessly.Although, he was only thirteen or fourteen years old at the time; and she was two years younger than him.

She waited for Yun Ci's answer, as if she was persistent in wanting to marry him, her heart had been tempered for many years, and she would never be easily frustrated.After a long time, Xia Yanran waited for Yunci's answer, full of sadness and regret: "I and Chuxiu... were a mistake..."

This time Xia Yanran was finally satisfied: "I made a slip of the tongue, don't blame Brother Wanzhi."

"I don't blame you... I didn't explain it clearly." Yunci said again, "She is not in good health recently, so I allowed her to take leave to recuperate. Don't think too much about it."

"Since that's the case, why don't you give me Chuxiu? We look alike, it's also a fate, I like her very much." Xia Yanran said at the right time.She admitted that she had selfish intentions, and she couldn't feel completely at ease with that woman named Chuxiu.

After all, Qingxinzhai was in such an environment, she worried that the two of them would face each other day and night, and sooner or later their old relationship would rekindle.Even if Yun Ci can control it, who can say who will come out of Xiu?Instead of placing Chuxiu beside Yunci to serve pen and ink, it is better to be trapped by her side.

Seeing that Yunci seemed to be deliberating, Xia Yanran tried to persuade him: "The manpower I brought from my mother's house is not enough. I felt a little unwell yesterday and I have to let Danxin take care of her. Chuxiu is so good, you call her to me, if one day you I thought about it again, it would be more convenient to ask someone from me, presumably my mother wouldn't say much."

After finishing speaking, Xia Yanran saw Yunci's eyebrows frown, and asked her: "What do you want Chuxiu to do?"

Xia Yanran pretended to think for a moment, and replied: "I am also reluctant to let her do heavy work, how about taking care of my daily food and daily life? It's like Qian Yun serving your errand, how about it?"

Serving food and daily life, I have to come to this room every morning and evening, and I also have to watch Yun Ci make love with him and have fun in the boudoir.Presumably it is difficult to bear it out of Xiuxiu.Xia Yanran thought about this trick for half the night last night, and she felt that it was very clever.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, she saw Yun Ci's eyes turn cold, like a winter lake pouring over her head: "No need, it's better for her to stay in Qingxinzhai."

Xia Yanran's heart trembled, she was afraid that this little trick would make Yun Ci see it, so she quickly said: "If you think it's not suitable, I'll look for other candidates."

"Yeah." Yun Ci didn't say any more, and got up from the couch, "I'm busy with business today, so you can rest. If you have something to do, send someone to Qingxinzhai to find me."

Xia Yanran nodded obediently, and wanted to get up to see her off, but was stopped by Yun Ci: "Lie down, so as not to have another headache at night."

After saying that, he turned around and walked out the door, one foot had already stepped out of the door, his figure suddenly paused again, and he said to Xia Yanran through the screen: "I changed my mind, I will stay out of Xiuxiu until next month, Let her serve you!"

(End of this chapter)