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Lu Shiqing felt itchy from her biting him. Seeing her delicate lips opening and closing and saying harsh words to him, he suddenly became rational and put his hand on the back of her head, then lowered his head to block her arrogant mouth.
Yuan Cixian's eyes widened, and she choked loudly at his sudden action.
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He suddenly couldn't kiss her anymore, and his lips and tongue that were ready to kiss her suddenly stopped, and he took a step back and let her go. In Yuan Cixian's view, the whole process was like he hit her lips hard.
Then she heard him clear his throat and said awkwardly: "Well, I was thinking that I had to wash it anyway." After that, he turned around and hurried into the bathroom, closing the door behind him.
You're so ungrateful after getting such an advantage!
Yuan Cixian was so angry that she punched the door frame in front of her, but she hissed in pain and shook her hands desperately, clutching her face.
Hearing the noise, Lu Shiqing was surprised and walked out again. He lowered his head to look at her red hands and said hesitantly, "You..." As he spoke, he seemed to want to grab her hand to check it.
Yuan Cixian dodged, put her hands behind her back to prevent him from touching her, and angrily said, "Go take your bath, I won't drown you!"
After she finished speaking, she rubbed her lips which were still numb from being hit by him, and walked away without looking back. She did not even look at him until dinner, and just kept talking to Xuan and Lu Shuangyu with a smile on her face.
Lu Shiqing tried to interrupt several times, but he was unable to fit in with them no matter what. Every time he was interrupted by Yuan Cixian, or the whole place fell silent as soon as he finished speaking.
It wasn't that Xuan and Lu Shuangyu didn't want to talk to him, but every time he opened his mouth, Yuan Cixian, who was talking nonstop, suddenly stopped talking, and the atmosphere at the table became tense. The mother and daughter naturally exchanged glances in confusion, and missed the opportunity to answer Lu Shiqing's question. He even felt what it felt like to be excluded by the three most important women in his life.
*
Yuan Cixian was still very friendly to Xuan. Because he felt embarrassed to eat for free, he went to help her pick out patterns for new winter clothes after dinner. He continued to stay in the room next to her. He seemed to have calmed down a little before going to sleep, but unexpectedly, he had even more infuriating things in his dream.
This dream was a continuation of the last one. After she heard Jiang Bican's maid finish speaking, she heard the sound of wheel rolling in the distance.
The carriage was getting closer and closer, and then a female voice that she was frightened and familiar with was heard: "Can'er?"
It was Jiang Birou. Her voice was a little weak and hoarse, but Yuan Cixian would not have misheard.
Jiang Bican seemed to take a few steps forward, and then said: "Sister, it was my uncle who asked me to come here to wait for you. My uncle asked me to tell you that when you go to Lingnan, someone will pick you up. From now on, remember to hide your identity and never return to Chang'an. The emperor's mind is unpredictable. You are deeply involved with the Yuan family. The emperor has promised to pardon you now, but there is no guarantee that he will change his mind."
Jiang Birou smiled bitterly and said after a long silence: "Thank you and my second uncle for pleading for me in front of the saint."
"Sister, why do you have to be so formal with me? You helped me a lot in the past. Well, it's getting late. I should go back. Take care on your journey."
"You too, it's not easy to be born in a tight spot. You and your second uncle are dealing with the Sixth Prince and the Saint, so don't take it lightly."
Jiang Bican responded with "Okay".
Then came the sound of the carriage leaving.
After Yuan Cixian woke up, she saw that it was still pitch black outside the window, so she buried her face in the quilt, took a deep breath, and suppressed the indescribable anger in her heart - the entire Yuan family died tragically, but Jiang Birou survived and escaped to Lingnan alive.
She gritted her teeth and calmed down for a while, trying to sort out her thoughts.
Jiang Bican's so-called "helped me a lot" must be referring to the matter of ruining her engagement with Zheng Zhuo. She was not surprised that Jiang Birou would be involved as a helper, but what surprised her was that the Jiang family not only wanted to rely on Zheng Zhuo, but at the same time, like a fence-sitter, they also built a good relationship with the saint, and for some reason, they also set up hands and feet in Lingnan.
It was not difficult to control the Jiang sisters, but solving these troubles in the court was beyond the ability of a girl like her. She might need to contact Zheng Zhuo again, or try to find out what Lu Shiqing had to say while she was in the Lu Mansion.
Alas, why is it that every time she gets angry with him, something good happens to him, and it always happens that she needs something from him.
Yuan Cixian sighed secretly and kept thinking until dawn, but because Lu Shiqing went to the palace to meet the emperor early, she did not get to meet him. After breakfast, she heard that Jiang Birou came to the Lu Mansion to visit Old Madam Lu.
This was a cover-up. The fact that Yuan Cixian was staying at the Lu residence had not been publicized. Lu Shiqing had told everyone in the residence to keep quiet. Once the door was closed, only the Yuan and Lu families knew about it. So when Jiang Birou came to see Yuan Cixian, she had to find an excuse.
When Xuan heard that Jiang Birou came to act as a peacemaker and persuade Yuan Cihan and Yuan Yu to reconcile and return home early, she sent someone to take her to the west courtyard.
As soon as Yuan Cixian saw Jiang Birou coming, she knew her real purpose. The baby in her belly must have been dying, so she was so anxious that she came to the Lu Mansion and wanted to put the blame on her.
She opened the door and saw Jiang Birou standing at the bottom of the stairs. She said earnestly, "Cixian, sister-in-law is here to take you home. You are an unknown person, so how can you live in Lu's mansion? It will be very bad if it gets out."
Yuan Cixian twitched her lips and said, "If my sister-in-law hadn't told me, and hadn't come here rashly like she did today, how would outsiders know?"
Jiang Birou paused for a moment: "Why did you and Shichen argue? Now even my sister-in-law is angry with you?"
Yuan Yu swore a solemn oath in front of Yuan Cihan that he would never tell anyone else about his dream, so Jiang Birou really didn't know the truth and thought that the brother and sister had really had a quarrel.
Yuan Cixian smiled but didn't answer: "It's cold outside, sister-in-law, please come in and talk."
As she spoke, she walked down the stairs in two or three steps, glanced at the slightly damp bluestone slabs, supported Jiang Birou and said, "These stairs were frosted over at night and have just been cleaned by the servants. Be careful, sister-in-law."
Jiang Birou responded with a slightly stiff smile. With her help, she took two steps up the stairs. When she reached the third step, her boots suddenly slipped and she fell backwards with a scream.
Yuan Cixian's hand had already been waiting behind her waist, holding her tightly, and then she said calmly: "Auntie, are you okay?"
Jiang Birou seemed to be still in shock. She nodded and said, "It's okay. I was just a little scared that my legs were a little weak."
Oh, this is all the foreshadowing for the next fake fall.
Yuan Cihan glanced at the threshold five steps away with a smile, and saw Jiang Birou stumble at the moment of the threshold. She raised her foot but her legs were weak and she could not cross the threshold, and she fell forward.
This time she did not stop him. Seeing her fall accurately on the door sill with her lower abdomen, she leaned forward and said in surprise and worry, "Sister-in-law!"
*
The news of Jiang Birou's miscarriage spread quickly throughout the Lu residence. The doctor rushed to the scene immediately, but still failed to save the baby in her belly.
Xuan was terribly frightened. Yuan Cixian did not stay with Jiang Birou, who was in great pain, but comforted her: "Don't worry, old lady. I will take care of this matter. It has nothing to do with your Lu Mansion."
Xuan Shi saw that she had been quite indifferent since the beginning, and doubts gradually arose in her heart. Just when she was about to ask something, she saw that she smiled and told Cao An, who was left in the mansion by Lu Shiqing, "Brother Cao, please ask my brother and Doctor Yu from the west of the city to come over for me."
After she finished speaking, she asked Lu Shuangyu to take good care of Xuan, and then went to the west courtyard.
When Yuan Yu rushed to the Lu Mansion, he ran into Lu Shiqing who was rushing over from the Daming Palace.
With such a commotion happening in the mansion, Cao An naturally sent someone to the palace at full speed to report to her husband, so Lu Shiqing actually received the news no later than the Yuan family.
He glanced at Yuan Yu, whose face was anxious and sweaty, and waved his hand to signal him to come in. Then he stepped into the mansion first and entered the west courtyard. When he arrived in front of Yuan Cixian's house, he couldn't go any further and stopped at the threshold.
The door was half open, with a screen in the middle covering the bed. Yuan Cihan stood outside the screen, hugging her arms, and shivered as the cold wind blew in.
She turned around when she heard footsteps, first glanced at Lu Shiqing, then cast her gaze at Yuan Yu who was a little behind him, and said lightly: "Brother is here."
After all, this was the Lu residence, and it was the courtyard for the women, so Yuan Yu couldn't just walk in casually. He asked anxiously, "How is your sister-in-law?"
Yuan Cixian smiled and said, "Brother, just come in and take a look."
Yuan Yu noticed that she looked a little strange, but he couldn't care less for the moment and quickly glanced at Lu Shiqing to inquire.
Lu Shiqing nodded slightly, motioning him to come in. When he entered, he heard Jiang Birou's crying voice coming from behind the screen: "Shichen, I'm sorry... Don't blame Cixian, it's all my fault..." The female voice was vague, and it was just this one sentence in the end.
Lu Shiqing listened with his hands behind his back, but his eyes fell on Yuan Cixian who was watching coldly beside him. When Jiang Birou finished speaking, he saw her take a few steps forward and go behind the screen, then said, "Sister-in-law, how can you not blame me for this? I let go on purpose."
Even from a distance, Lu Shiqing could sense that the atmosphere inside was tense.
Yuan Cixian's voice was still very calm: "The steps were slippery, and I wanted to fall. I felt it was inappropriate, after all, you were pregnant with my brother's child, so I tried my best to hold you. But I didn't expect that your determination was as strong as the water flowing eastward, and when you saw a solid threshold in front of you, you wanted to roll your belly up again. What could I do? I had to let go and fulfill my sister-in-law's touching and painstaking efforts."
Yuan Yu stared at Yuan Cixian.
Jiang Birou's face turned pale and she asked, "Cixian, what are you talking about?"
"Sister-in-law, I moved to the Lu Mansion in the hope that you would retreat when faced with difficulties. If you hadn't come here today, I would have pretended not to know your thoughts and your bribery of Doctor Yu. Who would have known that you would face difficulties head-on?" After she finished speaking, she called out to the screen, "Minister Lu, please help me urge Doctor Yu. He is too slow. I have to deduct his wages."
Lu Shiqing smiled and sighed, then went outside to urge someone to come for her. When he came back, he had a cloak in his hand and stood at the doorway, saying, "Yuan Cixian, come out."
Yuan Cixian stepped out in confusion and asked, "Where's the doctor?"
Lu Shiqing put the cloak on her shoulders and wrapped her tightly, saying, "The doctor will be here soon. This room is too dirty. You should not stay here any longer." Then he said calmly, "General Yuan, please take care of your family affairs. I will take your sister away first."
After he finished speaking, he took Yuan Cixian in his arms and walked out.
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