Xie Xun let go of Jiang Shuyao and held up her face worriedly. Seeing that she was crying so much, she felt panic in her heart.
His eyes met Jiang Shuyao's, and she slowly calmed down under his soothing gaze.
Xie Xun wiped away her tears with extremely light force, but Jiang Shuyao could still feel his trembling.
The two looked at each other, the air was still filled with the smell of blood, but there was a strange sense of security.
Jiang Shuyao stopped crying. It stands to reason that Xie Xun should take his hand away from her face, but he still held her face as if he had forgotten about it.
His palms were warm and dry, making Jiang Shuyao's cheeks slightly hot. The two were still embracing each other, Jiang Shuyao realized this, and awkwardly retracted the hand around his waist.
Before Xie Xun could react, Xie Pei had already rushed in from the door and shouted, "Sister-in-law Three! Sister-in-law Three—"
She froze suddenly, an anxious look on her face.
From this point of view, Jiang Shuyao was hugging Xie Xun softly, and Xie Xun was holding her face, as if she had interrupted something that was about to happen.
The guard arrived later than Xie Xun, and followed Xie Pei in, seeing the scene in front of him also froze in place.
Xie Pei looked back and saw a group of men with wide-eyed eyes, with a strange look, and said viciously: "What are you looking at! Close your eyes!"
Then he turned his head and said weakly to the two snuggling: "Let's go out first..."
She was stopped by Xie Xun as soon as she lifted her foot.
"Wait, come in with some clothes."
Xie Pei was startled, looked at Jiang Shuyao, and was relieved to see that her sleeves were just torn.
After a while, the carriage of Duke Xie's mansion arrived. After Xie Pei returned from the car, the two had long since separated, but Xie Xun was afraid that Jiang Shuyao would be afraid of seeing the corpse, so he kept in front of her and didn't move.
Xie Pei walked over and handed the robe to Xie Xun. Xie Xun wrapped Jiang Shuyao and helped her out.
Jiang Shuyao was not injured, but was frightened, but Xie Xun still protected her with his hands, as if she was afraid of falling.
He carefully guarded Jiang Shuyao onto the carriage, but when he was about to get in, he was suddenly stopped by Xie Pei.
Xie Xun turned around and motioned for her to speak if she had something to say.
Xie Pei hesitated, dragged him aside, and whispered, "Third brother, my life was saved by my third sister-in-law."
Xie Xun nodded when he heard the words. He couldn't bear to think how scared Jiang Shuyao must have been at the time. He suppressed the astringency in his heart and said, "I understand that she is kind to Xie Guogong's mansion."
Seeing him frowning, Xie Pei felt uneasy, and grabbed his sleeve: "Third brother, don't you mind if the third sister-in-law is okay? I know you think that women like us have a bad reputation, but why? We are innocent, it's the bandits who deserve to suffer. If the third sister-in-law didn't do it for me, she wouldn't have gone to the last step. Even if her arms were seen in the same room, she would still be innocent. "
Xie Xun didn't respond, still the same expression just now.
Xie Pei was even more anxious, and blurted out: "If you lose the third sister-in-law, then I, I..." If he didn't expect a threat, he could only say, "I will definitely settle the account with you!"
She stared at Xie Xun angrily.
After a second, Xie Xun finally changed his expression.
He raised his eyebrows slowly, then his eyes widened slightly, and finally his usual icy face finally slowly turned into astonishment.
"What are you talking about?" he said.
It was obvious that Xie Pei was still in a hurry just now, but at this moment, he felt an untimely emotion: The third brother used to look like this when he was not cold-faced, so he was always cold-faced because he was too lazy to make expressions...
Xie Pei didn't know how to answer for a while: "You don't mind?"
"What do I mind?"
"The third sister-in-law, she was kidnapped, and she was in the same room with the bandits—"
Xie Xun realized what she meant and interrupted Xie Pei: "Why would I mind?" After speaking, he put on a cold face and gritted his teeth, "This is my negligence, I know it clearly. Recently, the suburbs of Beijing are not peaceful and you are asked to come out and offer incense."
He suppressed his anger, calmed down a little, and said, "So I can't let other people know about this matter, and I will deal with it." After seeing Xie Pei staring at him blankly, he remembered that Xie Pei threatened him for Jiang Shuyao just now, He explained to her in a soft tone, "I didn't think she was smearing her reputation by doing this, but I didn't want her to be talked about, so you don't have to worry about it."
Xie Pei had never seen his third brother talk so much, and nodded stupidly.
Xie Xun turned around and strode towards the carriage.
Xie Pei watched him walk away, and his eyes fell on the official uniform he didn't have time to change. After a while, he habitually raised the bar and said, "You'd better be, otherwise... hum."
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Jiang Shuyao was nestled in the carriage, and Xie Xun came up and brought a cool breeze.
He waved his hand to let the maid who was serving Jiang Shuyao go down, hesitated for a moment, and sat quietly beside her.
Jiang Shuyao was closing his eyes to recuperate when he felt the sound and opened his eyes to look at him.
Xie Xun asked, "What's the matter, where is the pain?"
Jiang Shuyao shook his head.
He reached for the kettle: "Drink some hot tea?"
Jiang Shuyao still shook his head.
Seeing her powerless appearance, Xie Xun felt more and more uncomfortable, and pursed her lips tightly.
Jiang Shuyao felt the displeasure radiating from him, and when he thought of Xie Pei's worries, he couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable.
She persuaded herself not to care about Xie Xun's opinion, but the more she persuaded her, the more annoyed she became, and in the end she was so angry that she shrank to the corner and stayed away from Xie Xun.
Seeing this, Xie Xun spoke softly, for fear of shocking her: "It's alright, don't be afraid."
Jiang Shuyao ignored him.
Xie Xun did not dare to approach her and sat silently beside her.
He was a young man after all, and he was so uncomfortable that he couldn't hold back his words. After a while, he suddenly opened his mouth and said in a muffled voice, "I'm sorry."
A mindless apology made Jiang Shuyao look up at him.
"I said I would protect you, but I still let you suffer this kind of thing." He lowered his head and dared not look at Jiang Shuyao.
Jiang Shuyao looked at the top of his dark hair, and it took a few seconds to understand what he meant.
She remembered that she was also in the carriage at the time. She was full of grief and depression because of Lin's affairs. After pouring out the bitter water, Xie Xun said something like this - "I will protect you."
She was so annoyed at the time that she didn't take it to heart. After so long, she had already forgotten Xie Xun's words.
So for Xie Xun, is this not a casual comfort, but a promise
She suddenly felt a sour, numb, and itchy heart at the top of her heart, as if a green bud had burst out of the ground.
Suppressing that strange feeling, Jiang Shuyao warned herself not to think too much, is the experience of Zhou's Lin's not bad enough, it's hard to say that the girl is too late, and she must guard her heart.
After Xie Xun said that, he didn't speak any more. The two returned to Xie Guogong's mansion in silence. After Jiang Shuyao took a shower and changed his clothes, he went back to his room and fell asleep.
When she woke up, it was already evening, and because she was still resting, the maids did not light the lights.
She opened her mouth to call someone, and Bai Zhi came in from the outside, tied the bed tent, stuffed the cushion behind her, and waited for her to sit up.
Bai Zhi has always been loyal, and if she knew something happened to her, she would definitely be worried, but Jiang Shuyao did not see worry on her face.
Seeing her staring at her face, Bai Zhi couldn't help rubbing her hand: "Miss, is there anything on this servant's face?"
Jiang Shuyao shook his head and asked hesitantly, "You know..." Halfway through, he held back.
Bai Zhi didn't notice that something was wrong with her. The smile on her face has not disappeared since she came in. Her eyes were bent into crescents, and she asked cheerfully, "Are you hungry, Miss?"
Jiang Shuyao was indeed a little hungry, and nodded, "I want to drink porridge."
Hearing this, the smile on Bai Zhi's face became even bigger: "Okay, it's good to drink porridge." After saying this, she bowed and left the room.
Jiang Shuyao was sore all over, and because she was frightened and lost her strength today, she simply leaned on the cushion and didn't want to get up.
After a while, footsteps were heard outside.
Bai Zhi came back so soon, it seems that the kitchen is always warm with porridge.
She looked up, but only saw Xie Xun who came in with porridge.
Jiang Shuyao was stunned.
Xie Xun put the dinner plate on the low table beside the bed, and when he saw Jiang Shuyao's face recovered, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Why are you, Bai Zhi?" Jiang Shuyao asked in surprise.
Xie Xun hesitated and changed the subject: "Do you want the maid to come in and feed you porridge?"
"No, my hand isn't hurt." She patted her forehead suddenly and said in shock, "Second sister-in-law, how is she, is she injured?"
"Second sister-in-law was injured by a knife, but the doctor said it was fine." Seeing Jiang Shuyao's concern, he replied carefully, "It was said that the leg was injured, but the incision was not deep."
Jiang Shuyao was worried: "I'll go see her now."
Xie Xun held her shoulders: "Second sister-in-law is resting, what are you doing, wait until tomorrow."
Jiang Shuyao took a rest.
Xie Xun picked up the dinner plate and held it in front of her: "Let's eat."
His action made Jiang Shuyao wonder whether to laugh or cry: "I said I'm not injured, as for you—"
Half the words were said, and the rest was stuck in his throat.
Her eyes fell on the dinner plate, and there was a bowl of white rice porridge and a bowl of steamed eggs on it, steaming hot with a warm aroma.
Seeing her stunned, Xie Xun asked nervously, "Is it unpalatable?" When he went to visit the Zhou family, the Xu family was there. When the Xu family asked about Jiang Shuyao's situation, Xie Xun said a few more words to her, and then Xu Xun asked her about Jiang Shuyao. Shi mentioned that Jiang Shuyao once said that when she was sick, she would like to eat white rice porridge and steamed eggs made by her mother.
Mrs. Xu said that Jiang Shuyao would feel at ease only after eating what her mother made by herself. Xie Xun could not have gone to the Uncle's Mansion in Xiangyang to have Mrs. Lin make it and bring it over, so he simply went into the kitchen and made two bowls by himself.
Jiang Shuyao looked at Xie Xun and could clearly feel the anxiety on his paralyzed face.
She picked up the porridge bowl and scooped a spoonful into the mouth.
The white rice porridge was boiled soft and rotten, and it was boiled slowly on a small fire until the rice was cooked so quickly that it melted. There are some chopped vegetable leaves in it, and the seasoning is only salt and a few drops of sesame oil, but it has a light and warm deliciousness.
Xie Xun couldn't help but ask, "How is it?"
He was so nervous, Jiang Shuyao looked at him strangely, and said, "It's alright."
Xie Xun was relieved, and after boiling three pots of porridge, he finally succeeded.
Jiang Shuyao took a few more bites. This porridge was really soft and melted. It melted without chewing in the mouth. It was soft and thick, with the original rice flavor and a little sesame oil aroma.
It seems that people who cook porridge are very attentive. This kind of porridge has to stand by the stove and stir all the time to prevent it from sticking to the pot.
Xie Xun had been sitting by the bed watching her, and after seeing her holding a bowl and drinking a small bowl of porridge, he said, "Eat some steamed eggs, don't get cold."
Jiang Shuyao looked up, he had broken the dinner plate again.
She had to put the porridge bowl on the wooden plate and pick up the bowl of steamed eggs.
Although steamed eggs are simple to make, they look very good.
The color is bright yellow, the surface is smooth and flat, sprinkled with a little green chopped green onion, and a small amount of soy sauce mixed with the water on the surface has turned into a clear light brown.
As soon as the spoon touched the steamed egg, it shattered, trembling, very tender and smooth.
The steamed egg inside was a little hot, Jiang Shuyao put it on his mouth and blew it a few times before he dared to enter it.
The fresh and tender steamed egg melts in the mouth, the pure egg fragrance has a subtle reassurance, with a touch of soy sauce aroma, it is salty and tender.
You don't have to chew it carefully, you just have to swallow it when the steamed egg is half broken, so that the warmth can make it slide down the throat all the way to the stomach.
Obviously it was just a simple steamed egg, but Jiang Shuyao ate it seriously, as if she had returned to the time when her sick mother took care of her when she was a child.
After eating the steamed egg, she handed the empty bowl to Xie Xun and asked, "Did the sister-in-law say that?"
Xie Xun nodded and took the bowl.
She looked at Xie Xunqingjun's profile. Although she had already guessed the answer, she still asked, "Did you do it?"
Xie Xun's movement of setting the bowl was a little frustrated: "You can taste it." On weekdays, I see her cooking neat and simple, but when she really got it, a bowl of white porridge also stumped him, which seems to be different from what the cook did. .
Jiang Shuyao couldn't help laughing when he saw that he was sullen. Where did you taste it? Do you really think she can't see his nervousness
Xie Xun thought that his first attempt to cook was a complete failure, and he let Jiang Shuyao finish a whole bowl of steamed eggs that tasted bad, with a little embarrassment on his face: "I'll let the maid come in and wait for you to rinse your mouth." Dinner plate, went away dejected.
After he left, Jiang Shuyao couldn't help laughing. Thinking of him cooking with his own hands, the corners of his eyes and brows climbed warmly: "Well, it seems that these days are not in vain."