Ruan Yuyi thought to herself, and while walking back, she was blocked by a man wearing apricot brocade with plum patterns.
This person looked about the same age as her, holding a folded folding fan, with slightly raised eyes, as if filled with autumn water, and a full smile, looking like a crazy bee or butterfly.
He casually tapped the folding fan twice on his body, and looked her up and down with his eyes, "Where did such a beautiful young lady come from? But she came to the temple to pray? This is the backyard, I'm afraid the young lady went to the wrong place."
Seeing her neatly combing her black hair and bun in a bun, he knew she was the young daughter-in-law who had left the pavilion.
Although the other party's tone was frivolous, Ruan Yuyi saw that he was dressed in an extraordinary way, so she did not dare to offend herself. Fortunately, she said, "I've met the young master. I didn't go wrong, it's just that my cousin got lost and I just found him."
Jiang Qi took one look at Cheng Rui and knew that he was an idiot. He didn't say much, but nodded to Cheng Rui as if greeting a normal person.
"I wonder which girl she is from?" He took a step to close the distance between them.
Ruan Yuyi answered truthfully, "You are still a girl, I have already promised you." There is a law in Dawu, and married couples are not allowed to distribute it. She has not yet received the letter of divorce from Cheng Xingqiu, so naturally she still pulls her hair.
The young master could not fail to see it, but he still asked this question. She was wary and quietly stepped back a little.
Cheng Rui felt her uneasiness and shook his arm gently. The sleeve was connected to Ruan Yuyi's hand, making hers also shake. Ruan Yuyi thought that he was feeling bored and didn't want to stay here for a long time, so she tilted her head and said comfortingly.
Glanced at him.
"So what if I promised you," Jiang Qi chuckled, "If you're not satisfied, just change it."
A divorced woman can wear her hair. She still wears her hair, which means she still has a family. But she just put the marriage in the past, so it is not difficult to guess that the marriage was not satisfactory.
She lowered her eyes, but when she heard the words, her heart moved. As soon as she raised her eyes, she met the other person's crooked smiling eyes.
She had not yet taken off the hibiscus on her temples, so she stroked it and put her thoughts away.
"Sorry, my family is still waiting for news about my cousin, so I have to excuse myself." After nodding, he took Cheng Rui and left without caring about Jiang Qi.
Jiang Qi played with the folding fan and didn't take her hint of rejecting him too seriously.
He had to go back quickly. Although his grandmother loved him and allowed him to wander around the temple as he pleased, it would not be good if his little uncle found out, and he would definitely get scolded.
Walking behind a rockery, I happened to meet Muxiang.
She put her index finger on her lips to signal Ruan Yuyi to be silent, and then pulled her and Cheng Rui to hide behind the rockery.
Across a small pond under a rockery, there were faint human voices on the other side, which sounded like two young girls.
One of them, with a clearer voice, hummed, "Then Qiu Niang has made it, but when will it be my turn? I have been serving the prince for many years, but I am still a little maid."
Another person lowered his voice and persuaded, "Be gentle, be careful that you are heard. You should be contented to follow our Highness. He has never treated us badly. He has not given us a few gold and silver jewelry throughout the year. Let's see.
Look at the servants in Prince Jing’s Mansion, who among them has not been jealous of us who serve the Crown Prince for a long time?”
"Prince Jing's residence is indeed not very nice to him. He is beaten and scolded every day, but his monthly salary is not much." She said in a contemptuous tone, "That Qiuniang is quite capable. I wonder how long His Highness will be happy with her."
"So what if you don't care about it anymore? His Highness has taken good care of them all..."
Ruan Yuyi heard every word very clearly. She stood silently.
Mu Xiang glanced at her expression and said, "Miss, what does the prince mean by this? He is clearly influenced by your closeness, but he still has other thoughts and accepted others first."
She pulled Mu Xiang's sleeve and waited until the three of them were far away before saying, "It's better not to speculate. Didn't we already know these things earlier?"
There have indeed been some subtle changes in the relationship with the Crown Prince recently, but he has so many extramarital affairs that even if he cares about them, he can't care about them, so it's better to pretend not to see them.
What's more, she approached him because she had many foreign wives, hoping to get rid of the entanglement with the Cheng family. Now, wouldn't it be ridiculous if she just came to deal with this?
Seeing the young lady's indifferent attitude, Mu Xiang didn't say anything more, but she felt unhappy, feeling that this prince didn't take their young lady seriously.
However, when Ruan Yuyi and others returned, there was still lunch on the round table, which looked like it had been touched. Mrs. Cheng Zhu was walking back and forth in the empty space, frowning.
Cheng Xingqiu on the side was really dazed by her shaking, "Mom, please sit down and rest for a while, don't tire yourself. If it doesn't work, we will ask the masters from Shenghe Temple to help. We will definitely not call Rui'er.
Something happened."
Mrs. Cheng Zhu glanced at him, she was really worried and crazy, so she said without hesitation, "Brother Rui is not your son, of course you are not in a hurry."
As soon as she said this, she realized that what she said was wrong. When she looked at Cheng Xingqiu again, his face had turned cold.
"Mom, do you think only Cheng Rui is your child?"
Cheng Xingqiu sneered with trembling lips, "What do you mean I'm not in a hurry? He is my younger brother. Even if something happened when he was five years old, I have never disliked him at all. After all, this is the younger brother I have been waiting for for a long time.
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"I ran across most of the backyard, and I came back to take a rest and drink some water when I was really tired. What about you? Your mouth is anxious, but you can't move even a little bit? You can't stand and talk without your back hurting."
Both of them were her children. As a mother, how could she not feel sorry for anyone? It was just that the eldest son had been smart since he was a child and had been cared for by Master Cheng. She thought that compared to the eldest son who had everything going smoothly, her stupid second son was more troublesome.
Need her love.
So gradually, her original intention of not neglecting her second son changed as she took care of Cheng Rui day after day.
She forgot that her eldest son also needed her attention.
Cheng Zhu was choked up by the cross-examination. She knew she had said something wrong and frowned slightly, "Why are you talking to mother like that?"
It's a pity that the people of Wu country tend to be reserved. They don't want to talk about love with anyone, and would rather stay stubborn.
Cheng Xingqiu felt a sense of powerlessness welling up deep in his heart. He suddenly didn't want to talk to her anymore, so he said "Don't think too much" and turned around to leave. He turned out and happened to see Ruan Yuyi and others.
He opened his eyes slightly.
Cheng Rui saw his brother's face gloomy and shrank a little, but he still stepped forward and said, "Brother, don't be angry..."
When Cheng Rui called him, he calmed down a bit and said, "Mom is very worried about you. Let's go in and take a look." He clenched his fists lightly, let out a breath, brushed Ruan Yuyi's shoulder and left.
Cheng Zhu was a little guilty at first, but when she saw Cheng Rui's figure, her face lit up with joy, and she finally relaxed her anger, and hurried forward, holding his hand and looking around.
"You're not hurt, are you?" Seeing that Cheng Rui was fine and still smiling as usual, she became angry and patted his arm a few times, "I told you to run around, I'll call you next time
It would be better if the wolf ate you, so that I would not have to worry about you every day."
But with this little strength, there was no pain, so Cheng Rui stood obediently and let his mother vent her anger.
After Mrs. Cheng Zhu stopped her hand, she glanced at Mother Li who was standing by her side. Mother Li understood and brought some tea over.
Cheng Ruixu was tired of playing outside and his mouth was very dry. After drinking one cup, he went to pour a second one, regardless of the taste of the tea in it.
"Sister Yi," Mrs. Cheng Zhu looked at Ruan Yuyi, pursed her lips, and said, "Don't take what happened yesterday to your heart. Anyone who heard the monk's nonsense would be unhappy, right? My aunt was extremely angry for a moment.
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"Aunt," Ruan Yuyi interrupted, "I haven't taken it to heart, and you shouldn't think about it either."
She had known earlier that Mrs. Cheng Zhu was so suspicious and temperamental. Since she had no one to rely on, the difficulties that had come to her were never few. Now she softened her attitude, probably because she brought Cheng Rui back.
For my sake.
What should I do next time?
A smile appeared on Cheng Zhu's face, and her wrinkles gathered together, "You know our Sister Yi is a sensible person. This time Rui'er, thanks to you, it didn't cause any trouble. I couldn't help it."
No more suffering from white hair to black hair.”
In fact, Cheng Xingqiu had indeed thought wrong just now. When the news of his carriage crash reached the Cheng family, her grief was no less than this time. It was even worse. After all, the government had indeed canceled his household registration at that time.
of.
Ruan Yuyi curled her lips in response.
Seeing her nonchalant look, Cheng Zhu felt that she had calmed her down.
Her words sounded like an accident to Ruan Yuyi. No matter how suspicious she was, it was still appropriate for Sister Yi to be Rui'er's wife. The child in the princess's womb was important, and she could not let Rui'er lose his wife.
She looked affectionate, patted Ruan Yuyi's hand, and asked him to go back and rest.
But at night, the more Cheng Zhu thought about Cheng Xingqiu, the more anxious she became. She was always worried that her eldest son would become estranged from her because of his quick talk.
Even with all the lights on, she tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. Finally, she was tired of thinking, and finally fell asleep full of worries.