Xiao Xinning refused to be polite to her and said "Okay", then went to sleep on the soft couch in the outer room with a quilt, leaving Xie Ruzhuo sitting alone by the bed and looking at the sleeping man on the bed.
A lantern in the hall shone with a faint light, but it illuminated the man's facial features softer and more three-dimensional. Even in the coma, his brows were frowning tightly, as if he was having a nightmare from which he could not wake up.
Xie Ruzhuo felt a pain in his heart, and couldn't help but put his hand on his brow, unfolded the word Sichuan, and whispered softly, "Jun Xi—"
Xiao Junxi's brows miraculously relaxed.
There was still a trace of blood on his lips, which belonged to her. Xie Ruzhuo gently took the handkerchief to wipe it with him, but his hand was held by the unconscious Xiao Junxi first.
Xie Ruzhuo was startled. When he saw his eyes closed and his lips moving unconsciously, he immediately lowered his head and came closer, only to hear him say, "Zhuo'er, I'll protect you."
With just one sentence, Xie Ruzhuo's eyes immediately became wet.
In this life, you have always protected me.
In the morning of the next day, Xiao Junxi showed no signs of vomiting blood. Xie Ruzhuo just resigned from Concubine Ye and went home.
After losing too much blood last night and not sleeping all night, Xie Ruzhuo slept until the sun went down after returning home.
When she woke up and shouted for water, Jiang Zhu immediately put the bowl to her lips. Seeing her open her eyes, she asked carefully, "Miss, are you okay?"
Xie Ruzhuo was so sleepy that she didn't even know that a doctor came to check her pulse during the day.
Xie Ruzhuo shook his head blankly and said, "I'm fine, but my throat is very dry."
As soon as she finished speaking, Qianbi beside her said, "Miss, you know you have a dry throat. You caught the cold last night and now you have a high fever! If Madam hadn't come to see you during the day, I wouldn't have known you had a fever. Yes, it scared us to death."
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo said a little confused, "Really?"
She said why she couldn't sleep well this time.
Thinking about it, Xie Ruzhuo felt a little funny again, "Whatever, just treat it as sharing the joys and sorrows." He was sick, and she was suffering too.
Just after waking up, a message came from the palace, but it was the chamberlain beside Xiao Xinning, saying, "The imperial doctor has examined the third prince and said that the third prince's condition is stable and there is no danger for his life. He is only unconscious. I don't know why. For what reason."
Xie Ruzhuo was just following the gourd's example, and he didn't know why at this moment. He just said, "Let's keep it as it is now. If something happens, call me again."
Now that Wen Ruyu was gone, she had no choice but to wait. Fortunately, it was stable and her life was not in danger, so she felt relieved.
Unexpectedly, the next day, rumors began to spread in teahouses and restaurants, saying that Xie Ruzhuo was a demon star causing trouble to the country!
The cause of this incident was a wandering Taoist priest.
This Taoist priest is said to be a master of Taoism who travels all over the world and makes his home everywhere. This time, I followed a demonic energy to the capital and tracked it all the way to the Xie family. Only then did I discover that it was the Xie family's Phoenix star that had turned into a demon star. The third prince's illness this time was because the demon star was about to start causing harm to others.
This rumor spread from ten to ten, and by the time it reached Xie Ruzhuo's ears, it had already changed.
Qianbi said angrily, "You said that the reincarnation of the demon star is causing harm to the people, and you are also said to be born with the appearance of a beauty that brings disaster to the world! Bah, in my opinion, that Taoist priest is crazy and hopeless!"
Xie Ruzhuo smiled coldly and said, "Isn't this how people's hearts are? The so-called harm to the country is just to bear the dirty charges for men."
Qianbi whispered, "Miss, what should we do now?"
At this moment, I heard a woman outside the door saying in a strange voice, "Why are you walking so slowly? There is a demon star living in this courtyard. Be careful, you may turn around and harm me too!"
It was Xie Rulan.
Qianbi was about to go out and argue with her, but was stopped by Xie Ruzhuo, Shi Shiran said, "Let others say whatever they want. What does it have to do with us?"
However, if she didn't go out, the people outside the door wouldn't stop.
"Hey, let me tell you, if you know that you are a demon star harming others, you should consciously stay away from it, so as not to stay at home and harm others!"
Xie Rulan kept mumbling, and his face was filled with the pleasure of revenge. She said that Xie Ruzhuo was not a good person. Even the Taoist priests said that this woman was a demon star!
"Jade, why are some people so thick-skinned?"
Before Xie Rulan could finish her sentence, she heard the courtyard door creaking open, and then a basin of water was poured towards her.
"Oh, why is it you, Miss Three? I thought someone's wild dog kept barking outside the door. What a mistake." Qianbi smiled with crooked eyebrows, and her words became even more choked.
Xie Rulan was wet all over, and the delicate makeup on her face was splashed at the moment. She wiped the water from her face and said bitterly, "Little Hoof, who are you calling a wild dog? I'll beat you to death!"
However, her hand did not hit Qian Bi, but was grabbed by Xie Ruzhuo.
Xie Ruzhuo had a high fever, and the temperature on his hands was extremely frightening, but compared with the look in her eyes, it could be ignored.
"Xie Rulan, can you beat my maid?"
After Xie Ruzhuo said this in a cold voice, he threw her hand aside.
Xie Rulan held her pinched wrist and said bitterly, "Xie Ruzhuo, do you really think you are still the noble daughter-in-law now? Bah, it has been spread on the street that you are a demon star who has brought disaster to the country and is Kefu's woman! If I were you, I would have hid in the mountains and committed suicide a long time ago. Why are you still staying at home, do you want to harm the entire Xie family?"
"Yes, not only that, the first person I want to harm is you -" Xie Ruzhuo suddenly approached Xie Rulan, with a weird smile on his face, which frightened Xie Rulan and immediately took a step back.
"you you… "
Before Xie Rulan could explain what was going on, she felt a pain in her lower abdomen, and ran towards her courtyard with an ouch.
Jade behind him didn't know why. When he saw Xie Rulan running away, he was too busy to keep up with Xie Rulan, and kept shouting, "Miss, wait for me!"
Qianbi said angrily, "Miss, she speaks so unpleasantly, are you just going to let her go?"
Xie Ruzhuo raised a smile and said, "Qianbi, go tell the person who pours night fragrance tonight, just say that the third lady has been constipated these days, so there is no need to collect it!"
Before Qian Bi could react, she saw Hong Rui behind her pulling her over, laughing softly, "Just now, the fourth lady grabbed a handful of medicinal powder and sprinkled it on her body when the third lady wasn't paying attention. That one It is said to be a powerful laxative given by Divine Doctor Wen!”
Hearing this, Qianbi finally understood why Xie Rulan was so anxious just now. She immediately laughed and said, "Don't worry, miss, I will definitely handle this matter properly!"
After Qian Bi left, Xie Ruzhuo turned around and said, "Hong Rui, go and pass a message to the old ghost."
Hongrui thought for a moment and said, "Miss, what are you passing on?"
Xie Ruzhuo looked at the blood-stained sky in the distance and said leisurely, "Ask him to capture this wandering Taoist priest for me. I want to meet this man for a while!"
For two whole days, Xie Rulan was immersed in abdominal pain and the incense smell of the night incense barrel, unable to extricate himself. On the third day, when she was greeting Mrs. Ji, she frowned as soon as she entered the door and said, "Lan'er, why do you smell so bad?"
Everyone in the room couldn't help pinching their noses, which made Xie Rulan so embarrassed that she ran away in shame after saying goodbye.
After Xie Rulan went back, she asked Jade to fill three basins of bath water and soaked herself in the water for another day. Only then did she feel better. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, so she simply called the two maids, and immediately headed towards Xie Shensi's courtyard.
Since Xie Shensi was beaten that day, she has just been able to get out of bed and walk around in the past few days. He had heard a thing or two about the rumors from outside. When he saw Xie Rulan coming with a wronged look on his face, he immediately asked, "What's wrong with you?"
No wonder he had a bad impression of Xie Rulan. This daughter was quite well-behaved before, but since she broke off the engagement, her behavior has become more and more outrageous, which makes him a little annoying.
Xie Rulan pinched herself secretly, and there were tears in her eyes, "My daughter came to see daddy, how is your injury?"
After all, she is his daughter. Seeing her like this, Xie Shensi felt a little soft-hearted and said, "It was just a beating. Hey, your grandfather was too cruel!"
While talking, he couldn't help but complain about Xie Shengli.
Hearing this, Xie Rulan pretended to be sensible and poured a cup of tea for Xie Shensi, served it with both hands and said, "Hey, our grandparents have always been a little biased towards us, and Lan'er is used to it."
These words spoke to Xie Shensi's thoughts, "Isn't it true? We are both sons, and I am the only one in the Xie family who does not have an official position. Now that their two families have been dismissed, my business has been affected again. It is really disturbing!" "
"That's not all. On weekdays, our family pays the most filial piety, but so what in the end? The second wife robbed me of my marriage, and the eldest brother robbed me of my husband. That's all. I am just a daughter's family. But Even when they beat my brother, my grandparents could turn a blind eye!"
What Xie Rulan said seemed to be true, completely confusing right and wrong.
But who is Xie Shensi? He has always felt that his family is the most reasonable. He immediately believed her words and said, "Is there such a thing?!"
As he spoke, his thoughts began to come up again in the past few days, "I originally thought that I would have the Xie family behind me to enjoy the cool air, but now my son looks like he has been abandoned. Now both members of the Xie family have lost their official positions. , my family is no longer what it used to be, so rather than letting them become a burden to me, I might as well take advantage of this opportunity to get rid of them!"
Xie Rulan listened to him mumbling to himself, but couldn't hear clearly, so she hurriedly asked, "Dad, what did you say?"
Xie Shensi shook his head and said, "It's okay. You can go back first. I want to think about it carefully."
Hearing this, Xie Rulan nodded in agreement, then bowed and exited. But before going out, she said with tears in her eyes, "My mother has been imprisoned in the mountain for a long time. Lan'er misses her a little, but grandma doesn't even allow me to look at her."
When Xie Shensi saw her daughter's tearful and weak look, she was completely different from the unfilial daughter Ji had said, and she became more and more dissatisfied with Ji. His daughter seems to be a good person, but there is nothing too much!
As he thought about it, he became more and more concerned about the separation of families.
The rumor spread everywhere in the capital, and some people even took it to the Jinluan Palace to talk about it.
"Your Majesty, the daughter of the Xie family is a disaster star, and she really cannot be a royal concubine. I think she should be locked up in a temple, and the ancient Buddha of Qingdeng can eliminate her evil spirit."
The speaker was the Minister of Dali Temple, who belonged to the Five Princes Sect.
Emperor Jing did not comment on this matter and only said, "How can you trust a wandering Taoist priest? Do you have any other memorials?"
Seeing that everyone had become somewhat quiet, the eunuch on the side suddenly shouted, "Retreat from the court—"
"Long live my emperor."