In the early morning, after the ugly hour, Su Taner woke up.
When I opened my eyes, the light was slightly yellow, and it was still a silent night outside the window, but I couldn't feel the peace. There were all kinds of discomfort, restlessness, and restlessness in my mind and body, but I couldn't grasp the direction of the discomfort for a while. Why should I feel uncomfortable?
What? Many broken images passed through my mind, there was no way forward, there were pursuers behind me, something was collapsing... Amidst such a chaotic feeling, the voices of my family came out.
"The lady is awake."
This was Xiao Chan's voice. She could react immediately without thinking or identifying. She closed her eyes and struggled to recall for a while. When she tried hard to get up, Xiao Chan pulled the quilt and pushed her down. The little maid didn't.
No matter how much strength she used, the main reason was that she didn't have much strength anymore, and her eyes were red.
"When is it?" she asked, her voice a little hoarse and it didn't sound like hers at all.
"The ugly days are almost over."
"Miss, don't get up..."
"I'm going to heat up the medicine..."
The voices that rang in her ears included Chan'er's, Juan'er's, and Xing'er's. The one who told the time was Liheng. He also stayed here. She still felt uncomfortable in her head, but there was some warmth in her heart. She recalled the past
Things: "Shopkeeper Liao and the others..."
"Miss, please don't think about these things, okay..." Juan'er choked up at the bedside. Su Tan'er shook her head apologetically and said weakly: "No..."
"Shopkeeper Liao and the others have gone back to rest." Ning Yi's voice sounded next to him, and then he whispered to Chan'er Juan'er, "I'm here to talk to her, you go out and help Xing'er first."
The two maids nodded and went out to cook medicine in the next room. When it became quiet, Su Tan'er's vision and energy gathered a little. The man who was her husband-in-law was wearing the same blue robe as in the daytime.
, moved a stool over and sat down and looked at her. His expression was similar to when he was chatting on the second floor. He tilted his head casually, with a bookish indifference and calmness, although the young man's appearance did not appear to be very mature and steady.
, but this is indeed the appearance of a talented person that she once imagined in her mind.
His talent and knowledge are better than many others, but he is not ostentatious, and his inner depth and quietness actually have a lot of power. Su Tan'er has never thought much about this in the past. Logically speaking, things like the number one talent should always be
It would give people a very powerful feeling, but at home, including her, Chan'er, Juan'er and Xing'er didn't seem to feel too deeply about this. From the beginning to the end, they came and went easily and naturally. When others talked about it, maybe
They would feel proud, and they were shocked when they suddenly found out, but... they seemed to only see this person from the beginning to the end. If they looked from a distance, others would see the aperture of the number one talent, but if they looked up close,
It seems that people can only see this simple person.
I don’t know why, but when I saw him at this time, I suddenly remembered the aura of the number one talented man. He had also stayed there since night and still hasn’t had any rest. Even though he was said to be his husband, he still influenced him after all.
, the husband is a scholar after all, and should not be involved in these business matters, but right now...she smiled apologetically, and when she was about to speak, Ning Yi took a cake and handed it over.
It felt like chatting on the second floor. Su Tan'er almost subconsciously wanted to pick it up, but he didn't have the strength in his hands. The pastry spun around in the air, and he took it into his mouth, chewed it for a while, and then
He took a sip of tea and swallowed it. The man's expression was indifferent.
"I can eat these things, but you can't. You can only drink medicine."
She wanted to laugh, but then the surge of emotions brought about a feeling of dizziness and fatigue, and she felt helpless: Why is this person trying to make her laugh?
Then she heard Ning Yi say: "Then... I have something to talk to you about."
"Huh?" The weak woman on the bed opened her eyes tiredly again.
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The charcoal fire started to burn, and the medicinal gas began to rise in the urn. The three maids stood by and occasionally turned to look at the wall next to them. There was actually worry in their eyes.
Xiao Chan is a little better, but Juan'er and Xing'er are worried. The young lady finally woke up, but she still has a high fever. This long night is actually just the beginning now. The young lady is ill, and things in the eldest room will be difficult.
, they all grew up with the young lady. Knowing the hard work and price the young lady has put into this, she will never give up. I don’t know if the uncle can convince the young lady. But even if the young lady is convinced, what will happen to the big house?
What should I do? Let the lady watch all the hard work flow away?
"...What are we going to do what my uncle just asked us to do?"
"Can not Understand it……"
"The place where my uncle conducts experiments also has something like that..."
"But what's the use..."
"have no idea……"
While cooking the medicine, the three maids talked to each other about their doubts. Previously, Ning Yi asked them to use ink lines to draw some grids horizontally and vertically on the rice paper, and then took the account book from three years ago and started to mark some things on it.
Some are place names, the names of the Su family's shops, and more are weird and crooked symbols, simple vertical lines, a circle, half a circle, etc., which are completely incomprehensible. My uncle remembers them quickly, but occasionally he frowns and thinks.
Think about it, I called three people over twice and asked them what caused the problem of entry and exit, and then noted it next to the symbol.
My uncle wants to know about the situation of the Su family, but what will it do? No one can figure it out. Over the past year, my uncle has given them the feeling of being very kind and knowledgeable, but after all, he is not involved in business matters. At this time, the whole Su family
Everyone feels the crisis, so many shopkeepers and stewards who have been in business for decades are busy. After all, my uncle is a scholar. Even if he wants to help, I am afraid it will just be a temporary scholarly attack, and it will not be of much use - there are specialties in the arts,
That's for sure.
"Uncle, he..." Xiaochan, who was closest to Ning Yi, lowered her head and said, "Uncle, he is very powerful..."
She also knew that Ning Yi was very powerful in the past. Since she had skin-to-skin contact with Ning Yi, this feeling has naturally become stronger, but there is a limit. In the past, she wanted to ask her uncle to help the young lady share some things, mainly for the sake of
The closeness between the uncle and the young lady has someone to share the burden with the young lady. Of course, the young lady will be happier if she has such a feeling. However, the uncle certainly cannot replace the young lady in business. In these matters, even in Xiaochan's heart, the uncle
He is much better than ordinary people, which is already very powerful. But if you want to say that my uncle is better than everyone else in everything, how is it possible? It is impossible for Xiaochan to feel this way.
"We also know that my uncle is very powerful and smart, but he can't be as good at everything as writing poetry..." Juan'er whispered.
"My uncle promised that he has a way and won't lie to anyone." Xiaochan could only stubbornly believe this at this time. Next to her, Xing'er looked at the charcoal fire in silence for a long time, and finally stretched out her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes.
"I know Miss's temper, but this time, as long as I can convince Miss to take a good rest, that will be fine." Perhaps because of something pressing in her heart, Xing'er, who is usually the strongest-tempered, shed tears many times that night.
Her voice was choked with sobs, "As long as Miss is good, even if she can't become the head of the family, Miss will still be Miss, uncle will still be uncle, and we will still be together... As long as this is the case..."
Her emotions infected Juan'er and Chan'er next to her, and then the sad gray enveloped them again. When Juan'er choked up, Chan'er whispered beside her: "My uncle will find a way..."
"Yeah." Xing'er and Juan'er nodded beside them. In fact, probably no one really believed it.
As long as the young lady can be fine, that's the best. As for the rest, we can only let other people in the family work hard. The old lady, shopkeeper Liao, shopkeeper Xi, the second master, the third master... In such a big family, always
Someone can handle it...
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When the maids went to boil the medicine, the oil lamp was still flickering in the bedroom. Ning Yi sat in front of the bed, took a sip of tea, and slowly conveyed Doctor Sun's diagnosis.
"It's not the wind and cold, it's not just the wind and cold. You know it yourself. I know you're feeling very uncomfortable now, but if you can't settle down and solve the problem, you can't feel at ease. If you can't feel at ease, you can't solve the problem, and it's almost a dead end.
...I know you are annoyed by me nagging you like this..."
He paused for a moment, and Su Tan'er shook her head slightly, and then spoke, her voice as soft as a wisp of smoke that was about to break in the wind at any time: "Ms. sir, I understand... but how can I let it go?
..." His expression was a little sad.
"It's up to you whether to let it go or not." Ning Yi put his palm on her forehead, "You can't discuss too much now, so I will simply explain that I just finished watching the story of the big house three years ago.
This account."
"Huh?" Su Tan'er was a little confused.
"I just finished reading several accounts from the big house three years ago." Ning Yi looked at her quietly and repeated, "My father-in-law is not out of danger yet, and so are you. Grandpa may consider sending someone to take over, but you
I won't, but from now on, you can't get out of bed. Everything is in front of you, so I will help you next. Chan'er, Juan'er, and Xing'er are also here, but there are some things that I can only do for you.
, this is the only way..."
"I know all the questions, but there is no need to say too much now. Let's talk slowly tomorrow or the day after tomorrow when you are more awake. I also have something I want to talk to you about. But now, there are only a few points: We know each other.
It has been more than 10 years, and I want you to know one thing now. Whatever I say can be done, it can be done. I am very serious about this. I will help you do this now..."
Su Tan'er held his hand, shook her head with difficulty, and showed a smile that was about to cry: "Ms. sir, you don't know about this..."
Ning Yi stopped her shaking her head, moved slightly closer, and looked at her: "No, I know the nature of these things. I only said this after knowing it. I also want you to know this. Do you believe it?"
I, it depends on what you think of my character and our friendship, but for the time being, just remember what I said, this is the most important thing..."
"Then, we will deal with and discuss things in your room these days. You can listen to it, watch it, think about it in bed. It doesn't matter. I will tell you the reasons for any decision you make, you nod, and we will send it out.
I know you won’t let go and it’s impossible to leave you aside, so I won’t leave you alone, I will only reduce the process of your thinking. You only have to consider whether what I say makes sense...Is this okay?”
Su Tan'er closed her eyes for a long time, a tear slipped from the corner of her eye, and Ning Yi slowed down his words.
"It's not yet time for the Su family to get into trouble, and they haven't taken action yet. You should prepare to drink medicine now and stop thinking about things. Just remember what I said. If I said I would solve it, I will definitely solve it. Then have a good sleep.
, at least temporarily relax, nothing will happen at home, because I am here. Huh?"
Su Tan'er closed her eyes and nodded.
"Okay, we've reached an agreement."
Ning Yi went back and took a sip of tea. After a while, Su Tan'er opened her eyes from the other side: "Mr. sir, I'm much better..."
"Those of you who do business are not convincing at all." Ning Yi curled his lips and shook his head to show his disbelief.
Su Tan'er smiled slightly, feeling dizzy again in her mind.
Then Xing'er, Juan'er, and Chan'er came in with a medicine bowl, helped her up and drank the medicine. Under the concerned gazes of several people, she finally fell into a deep sleep. Before she fell asleep, she said something: "My husband is also going.
rest……"
"knew."
I woke up once in the middle of the journey, and the sky was getting slightly brighter. Xiaochan sat on the chair next to her and took a nap. The figure was still sitting at the table in front of the window, and she didn't know what she was writing. So she closed her eyes and fell asleep again, maybe
It's because of that back view that this time, my heart seems to be calmer...