Xu Ruoshui regained her composure, huh, that money was her dowry money, but she didn't dare to say it out. She thought for a moment before saying, "I heard that her mother's family has some wealth, so why not start from here."
"Madam, you probably haven't heard of this, right? You hate her so much, and you probably know her very well."
Xu Ruoshui trembled when he heard this. Meng Tianqi knew all her hatred, but he didn't tell him the reason. Was he asking himself in a roundabout way? No, no one would believe in the resurrection of a dead body. You can't say it anyway.
He came out and said, "Young master, that's good. Don't ask why. You and I are just partners."
Saying this, my eyes couldn't help but feel sore.
Meng Tianbo's eyes wanted to devour Xu Ruoshui, but he quickly withdrew his embarrassing look and silently turned over the paper he had brought before.
Xu Ruoshui took a breath, calmed down and went out.
The two of them lived together in the same house so tepidly, with no one poking at each other's worries.
The day to welcome the Marquis came soon. Xu Ruoshui checked and checked again and again the night before. Fortunately, he reported everything to Mrs. Meng, so Mrs. Wang was quite diligent in her work and did not give Xu Ruoshui any trouble.
At the same time, they also learned the news that Mr. Meng had lifted the ban on Mrs. Meng in advance. After dinner, Mrs. Meng asked Baomei to come over and invite Xu Ruoshui.
Xu Ruoshui had already taken off the jewelry on her body, but it was a bit troublesome to put it back on, so she passed by without a trace. Baomei held a lantern along the way, talking and laughing, mostly talking about how Mrs. Xu praised Xu Ruoshui and so on.
Xu Ruoshui listened, pursed her lips and did not answer, thinking that she had not done anything that dissatisfied Mrs. Meng these days.
The bustle of the past was restored in Chunhui Hall, and everyone was smiling, as if they had been reborn.
"Look, aunt, aren't the cousins all here? Look at you in such a hurry." When she was at the door, she could already hear Fang Liying talking about herself.
Xu Ruoshui put on a smile before entering the door, and then walked in, "Auntie, what are you planning for me again?"
No one was in the Nuan Pavilion, and Xu Ruoshui realized that they were all in Mrs. Meng's inner room. "Young lady, please come this way." Baomei pointed in the direction of the inner room.
"I'm talking about late autumn, you come in quickly, otherwise all the good things will be gone soon." Mrs. Meng's joyful voice came out, and Xu Ruoshui entered the inner room in two steps.
There were piles of clothes and clothes on the kang, and Mrs. Meng and Fang Liying were packing them away. Xu Ruoshui was allowed to enter the house for the first time. He thought it would be something magnificent inside, but unexpectedly, he was not as lucky as he expected. Something happened inside the house.
Except for a gilt incense burner, everything else is ordinary. This is strange.
"Sister-in-law, come here quickly." Fang Liying greeted, picking up a pair of pink catkins Huanyou earrings in her hand, "Look, these earrings are beautiful?"
Under the light of candles, these pair of earrings exuded a pink color. Xu Ruoshui nodded and said, "This color is both illusory and real, it is really beautiful."
"Aunt, you see, my eldest cousin said these are beautiful, so just give them to Ying'er."
Mrs. Meng raised her head and said with a smile, "Okay, take it if you like it. I really don't have a clean ear. Go back and rest early. I'll talk to Wan Qiu for a while."
"Thank you, aunt," Fang Liying said with her knees bent and went out happily with her things.
"Mom, you can just let the maids clean up these things and take care of yourself," Xu Ruoshui said with concern.
Mrs. Meng searched for a moment in the jewelry box, took out a blue and white jade bead chain from it, and handed it to Xu Ruoshui, "Take this, I found it after I moved so many things." The purpose of spreading out so many things was to find it.
this.
"Well, mother, why did you give me something?" Xu Ruoshui was puzzled.
"I listened to what your father said," Mrs. Meng sat down. "He said that it was you and she who lifted the ban for me earlier. Otherwise, if the Marquis found out, it would damage the reputation of the Meng family. I don't really feel that until now."
You are such a considerate child, and you treat me so well. Don’t blame your mother for always being suspicious of you. She was just afraid of you..."
Xu Ruoshui felt a sudden chill. It turned out that the trust she had thought before was all an illusion. Mrs. Meng had done everything as if it were real. If she had been negligent, she might not be treated like this today. "Mother..."
Xu Ruoshui felt that she was smiling, "My daughter-in-law is naturally on your side."
Mrs. Meng held Xu Ruoshui's hand, her eyes shining with trust.
Xu Ruoshui returned to Ningxiang Hall absentmindedly with the string of green and white jade beads. Meng Tianbo was making tea in the flower hall. When he saw her coming in, he asked, "Come and sit, the tea has just been brewed."
Xu Ruoshui walked to the table and sat down on the chair. Unexpectedly, she sat empty-handed and fell to the ground without feeling any pain. The green and white jade bead chain broke and the beads bounced away.
She only felt a stream of heat surging out of her eyes, leaving a bitter taste in her mouth. There were traps everywhere along the way. If she hadn't been careful, would she have been left with only ashes like in her previous life, or with only ashes left like the white plum orchid?
A pile of dry bones, no, she would never live like this.
"Late Autumn..." Meng Tianbo saw that she fell to the ground and did not get up. He stood up and saw that she was crying like she had lost her soul, and her face was extremely miserable.
"What's wrong with you? Get up quickly." He stretched out his hand to help her get up, but Xu Ruoshui went crazy and bit his arm, as if she wanted to vent her anger.
"Hiss~~~" Meng Tianbo felt that his arm was almost no longer his, but he did not withdraw his arm, but was bitten like this. When Xu Ruoshui finished venting, "Woooooooo~~~~" she finally cried out
He raised his voice and let go of his arm.
The cry was filled with despair, but also with extraordinary strength. Meng Tianbo held her in his arms and let her rely on him until
Cry until you fall asleep.
The next day, Xu Ruoshui hadn't fully woken up yet. She vaguely remembered what happened when she came back from Mrs. Meng. The most profound part of her memory was biting Meng Tianbo's arm. Thinking of this, her body tightened involuntarily, and then she realized
There is a body that is both strange and familiar beside him. This is Meng Tianbo's. The two of them actually slept in the same bed last night.
"Young Master, Young Mistress, it's time to get up and freshen up. The Master has sent someone over to wake them up." Yan'er called the two of them to get up from outside the curtain.
Xu Ruoshui was embarrassed and didn't know how to talk to him naturally.
"If you go back to sleep, dad will send someone to call us later." Meng Tianbo had already noticed that Xu Ruoshui had woken up, but he didn't want to expose her to see how she would face him, but after waiting for a while, he said it first.