She Doesn’t Want the Face-Blind Husband - Chapter 25

The sky was dim, and the rain suddenly sank down like a pouring basin, which made the sky full of dark clouds make people want to vomit. The sound of rainwater beating on the eaves above the head and the bluestone panels outside the house was like whips, making people feel stuffy and swollen.

The main house of the master of the Gu family faces south, with bright windows and bright tiles. In the past, Tao Xinhe liked to stay by the window to bask in the sun, read leisurely books, and do needlework. For her, this room is the most private and relaxing place .

Today is the seventh day of the first lunar month, the so-called “people win day”, ① you should eat seven kinds of soup for lunch to meet the festival and the occasion, isn’t it the end of the day now? In other households, they may all eat and take a nap.

But her stomach was empty, her head roared, her limbs were itchy, like an old tree trunk that had been peeled and cramped, she stood blankly beside the Eight Immortals table, the cold air rose from the cold soles of her feet to her temples, drooping. His left hand uncontrollably tugged at a strand of tablecloth tassels nearby, and blue veins appeared on the back of his originally jade-white hand.

In the dark, damp, and cold air, Tao Xinhe tried hard to stay calm, enduring the burning pain in her throat, and stared at the group of sitting figures with bent upper body on the Arhat’s couch by the door, waiting for him to speak.

Gu Ningxi slumped her shoulders and bowed her body, looking from her head into the distance, following the messy black bun, it was the neckline of the clothes that were originally new and crisp but were softened by the rain.

Tao Xinhe did not cut this new set of Buddha-headed green and black jacket with round flower pattern and dark pattern by herself, but she spent a lot of thought on choosing fabrics, thinking about styles, and instructing the embroiderer. It really matched his crane arms and wasp waist. When she first got on her body, she boasted, “In this dress, my husband is like a jagged bamboo, yet handsome and handsome.”

Others also have eyes, and they can recognize fragrant flowers, so they attract flowers and attract butterflies, ah!

The man with his head bowed deeply showed the vertebrae on the back of his neck, probably due to his posture, as if he was about to pierce his porcelain skin and rush out, he was startled.

His two long legs seemed to have no place to rest, they were tucked in crampedly at the edge of the couch, the heels of his shoes were touching, and his legs were arched high at the knees, like a pair of wild goose wings about to fold abruptly.

The corners of the darkened cyan gown hung down to the floor tiles, dripping water, and soon a puddle formed around Gu Ningxi’s feet, connecting with the water around the shoes to form a piece.

Tao Xinhe waited quietly, holding her breath, and could follow her gaze to imagine that it was a good thing that the carpet at the Luohan’s bed had not come back after being sent to the washing room, otherwise, it would be a waste to keep such a puddle of water.

Gu Ningxi had just entered the room, and did not close the door tightly. The rain and the wind, the wind and the rain, came in together from the crack of the door. The door creaked until it was fully opened, which further contributed to the wind and rain. It beats endlessly, drips faster, and messy hair dances around your face.

Ignoring his embarrassing demeanor, just looking at the handsome man in the faint rainy wind film, it is a good corner of the picture of a fairy facing the wind suitable for painting.

Tao Xinhe sneered coldly in his heart and said to himself, he can’t draw it, after all he is face blind, the whole world, including his own face, can’t see clearly.

Concubine? Finally, this man couldn’t bear it any longer. He wanted to invite the unique and clear face back home, and keep, or keep, by his side? So, what are you?

Gu Ningxi originally supported her knees with her hands and buried her head in her palms. After listening to the lady’s words, she seemed to have exhausted all her strength before slowly raising her head.

The lingering rain in the bun slid down the corners of his upturned eyes and the bridge of his straight nose, and gathered on the man’s sharp chin, glistening with crystal water, like a fairy statue stained with vitality, quite depressed The desolate beauty of the dust.

He was harassed by his wife in the first month, and he has shaved off his mustache, revealing a pair of lips with clear beads and moderate thickness.

Originally, when Tao Xinhe looked at his lips and teeth, she would think of the sweet relationship between husband and wife in the tent, but now she was staring at his white lips opening and closing, thinking that she was suddenly deaf, why didn’t she hear anything.

Maybe a drop of water just fell into the end of his eyes, and Gu Ningxi’s eye sockets turned sandy red, and the lacquered pupils were contrasted more brilliantly. He seemed to bear the grievance, and it matched well with the hoarse voice he made after trying to open his mouth many times : “Miss, I can’t live with you. I broke my promise. Qiniang…”

Tao Xinhe didn’t want to hear any more details about other women from this mouth.

Even if she saw Shihua appearing at the door from the corner of her eye, poking her head, looking anxious, and being dragged away by Liu Guang, she ignored it, cut off the other person’s words according to her own thoughts, and asked in a raised voice: “You just said, what are you going to do? “

Gu Ningxi tried her best to fix her eyes on Tao Xinhe’s face, and followed her words. However, as far as the eye can see, it is completely blurred, as if looking at people through a rain curtain, wishing to wave away the blindfold.

It was completely different from the round water apricot eyes he saw with his own eyes when he looked at Mo Qiqi in the morning.

He could see clearly how big and big teardrops gushed out of the little girl’s eyes. Seeing her nose turn red from crying, Zhang Daling’s lips screamed, and she had no impression of the cute and naive demeanor, which was painful and painful. at a loss.

“I have to protect Qiniang.” Gu Ningxi seemed to be intimidated by her gaze, she wanted to get up and walk over, but she just moved her legs and didn’t move any more.

He tried his best to speak earnestly, slowing down his words, almost begging: “I just give her a title, take her into the wings, and protect her. I will never have other thoughts about her, lady…don’t worry, lady.”

Tao Xinhe felt that after the heartache was extreme, she could still listen to the man’s excuses to cover up with great interest, and secretly pick on his language problems, which is also the ability to have fun while suffering.

What is protection? What is peace of mind?

Too lazy to circle around with people who are full of poetry and books and smooth talkers, Tao Xinhe took a deep breath: “Gu Ningxi, Gu Sicheng, if you take a concubine, I will ask you to come down. The beauty of an adult is not only for gentlemen, but also for me. Are you sure? Want to accept her?”

Hearing this, Gu Ningxi showed a bit of panic on her face, her Adam’s apple rolled up and down three or four times, and after a few moments of hesitation, she still gritted her teeth and said, “He Niang, can you… can you… let me suffer? It’s really different, you know, she…she…had a sudden disaster, it happened because of me, and I must be responsible for her.”

When she heard “Let me suffer this”, Tao Xinhe already understood that Gu Ningxi insisted on taking a concubine, so she turned her back suddenly and did not look at him again.

I don’t know if the change of posture was too abrupt, her stomach was in a mess, she was overwhelmed, her eyes were blurry, her body was cold, she endured and endured, and she still bowed, holding the edge of the table with one hand, and clasped the tender flesh of her thigh with the other. , bowed his head and opened his mouth, and after two “uh uh”, he vomited a puddle of acid water on the ground.

Her throat was sour and burning, her ears were buzzing, and there was no place in her body that felt comfortable. Tao Xinhe vaguely heard a man’s voice floating over intermittently saying “Qiniang treats me differently”. vomit.

A thick and hot man patted his back, stroked from top to bottom to help him breathe, accompanied by an affectionate voice “Han Niang” calling.

Tao Xinhe spat out two more mouthfuls of yellowish and greenish bitter water, maybe it was bile, and her mouth was full of sourness and bitterness. My stomach was still churning uncomfortably, but there was nothing to vomit anymore.

She forced herself to stand up straight, wiped away the remaining stains on her lips with her fingertips, took a deep breath and held it, turned around, and looked directly at the man in front of her, as if she was taking one last look.

She didn’t take the warm water tea cup that Gu Ningxi was holding in the other hand, she went around her back with her backhand, grabbed his hand that was still patted gently, and slowly and firmly shook it away, then let out a long breath, and walked towards the door She tried her best to stagger and take three steps, widening the distance with Gu Ningxi.

As soon as she said “no”, Tao Xinhe found that the utterance was bitter, so she had to swallow the long talk. In fact, there was no need to elaborate, and simply stated: “Don’t bother you. Heli is still righteous, I let you you choose.”

At this moment, Gu Ningxi deeply hated that she could not see the face of her beloved. Although she guessed that the lady would be angry, she was not sure how angry she would be. Listening to her soft voice, it sounded like thunder in her ears.

“Harmony” means that the husband and wife are separated from each other, and there is no relationship.

He never thought that these two words, including “divorce”, a total of three types of “divorce between work and swallow” would be related to his husband and wife.

Frowning her eyebrows and being silent for a moment, Gu Ningxi couldn’t believe it, and approached the lady tentatively, then saw her stumble twice, and still insisted on keeping away.

He sat down on the round stool next to the Eight Immortals table where the lady had been, ignoring the slightly sour smell of vomit nearby, pointed to the canopy bed in the other corner against the entire east wall, and sighed, “He Niang, I won’t go over , calm down. You are not feeling well, go to bed for a while, okay?”

Seeing that the lady was not moving, Gu Ningxi pondered her thoughts, and added: “I know you are unhappy, you can do whatever you want, we can discuss it in detail at night. But don’t speak angry words, you and my husband and wife will hold hands for the rest of our lives ,Is not it?”

What follows after a lifetime? A couple! Now, you want to destroy the “two people” with your own hands, and you still expect me to stay by your side?

Tao Xinhe didn’t expect that Gu Ningxi, who had promised herself, still wanted to sit and enjoy the blessings of everyone! She really misjudged and misjudged the wrong person. She laughed at herself for the past three years and half her life!

Unable to stay where she was even for a while, Tao Xinhe straightened her back, raised her head, and said lightly: “Afterwards, I will leave He Lishu behind.” It was an extremely angry but calm voice.

While the words were still in her ears, Gu Ningxi saw the lady rushing out of the door without looking sideways, rushing into the rain curtain and walking faster and faster, her skirt fluttering like an oriole breaking free from its cage.

Before he could stop him, the beautiful woman had already turned a corner and disappeared, and the maid by the door hurriedly followed after blessing him.

He stood up and took a step, then stood still in the middle of the room, even if he chased after him, what could he say? Could it be that he can take back his preface and not accept that poor girl?

Gu Ningxi knew that the lady must be sad in her heart at this time, and it was obvious that she was unwilling to tidy herself up in front of him.

Then, simply give her space, rinse your mouth, take a breath, slowly clear your mind, and don’t push her too hard.

Gu Ningxi persuaded herself, tried her best to forget the last angry words of the lady, ignored the anxiety in her heart, and murmured: “No, no.”

At this time, Shi Hua tiptoed into the room, and respectfully asked Gu Ningxi to change her wet clothes and re-tie her hair.

In the main room, Gu Ningxi was like a puppet on a string, as if she had no reaction to other people’s touch and no consciousness, and let the servants fiddle with her.

Until, the golden light that suddenly poured into his eyes from the window brought him back to his senses, and with a glance, it turned out that the sky had cleared.

At the beginning of the rain, the sun seemed to be suffocated. At this time, there was no cloud and fog to cover it, so it turned over and over again, and released its power vigorously. The sun was shining brightly, shining on people’s faces unceremoniously, and emitting golden light.

Gu Ningxi seemed to have just woken up from a big dream. After rubbing the center of her brows, she urged the servant one after another: “Madam was not feeling well just now, did you invite the doctor to come in and see?”

Shihua replied softly: “My master, no.”

Gu Ningxi stood up suddenly, punched her fists, frowned and sighed “Hi” in surprise, and said softly to herself, “You didn’t invite a doctor? It’s all my fault, I was negligent just now. The lady is also careless and doesn’t care about her own body.”

I don’t know what he thought of, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he coughed, his whole body glowed, he took two steps slightly, then turned his head and told Shi Hua: “Where is the house where Madam is resting now? I’ll go Just look at her, and listen to what the doctor has to say.”

Knowing the painting “boom” knelt down on the ground, kowtowed three times, stopped raising his head, and replied tremblingly: “Master, Madam has already driven to the Tao Mansion. She left Liu Guang and asked the servant to tell you, and… and Leave the book in your study.”

Suddenly, time has passed, in Gu Ningxi’s feeling, he obviously just let the lady calm down, but it took only a cup of tea time, why did the world turn upside down?

He bit his lower lip, twisted his neck stiffly, and looked at Kelou, three quarters of an hour had passed?

“Madam…Madam, when did you leave?” Gu Ningxi didn’t know what to ask.

Li Hua explained one by one: “Madam went out from the main room and went straight to your study room, where she polished and left the words. After a while, she went out of the mansion and boarded the car. Counting the time, Madam may have returned to Tao Mansion by now.”

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Tao Xinhe sat in Gu’s carriage, feeling dizzy from the bumps on the usual steady road.

The coachman in coir raincoat and bamboo hat focused on the slippery road, not daring to urge the horse at all, and kept silent. She was the only one in the carriage, and did not bring the original maids of Gu’s mansion with her. For some reason, Qingfang didn’t return to the mansion, and she couldn’t care less about it, I’ll talk about it later.

The interior of the carriage was spacious and closed, and she felt physically and mentally exhausted, and she couldn’t hold on anymore. She looked at the closed doors and the tight curtains, and told herself repeatedly that no one saw her embarrassment. Finally, she slipped a little bit and lay on her side softly. on board.

Her whole body was leaning against her body, and she could feel the steady pulsation of the horses pulling the cart, which contrasted with her rapid heartbeat. Tao Xinhe raised her hand vigorously, like lifting a heavy weight, and stopped at the corner of her forehead. tears.

What are you crying for?

Perhaps, ever since Gu Ningxi behaved abnormally, she had vaguely foreseen that such a day would come.

It’s just that she doesn’t want to admit it, and she, Tao Xinhe, has repeatedly backed down for him up to this point.

He lied many times, but he explained the reason softly, so he forgives and turns over the story.

He said that he recognized his righteous sister, but he was noncommittal, and he didn’t even pursue the private things that other women gave him.

He wanted to see other people’s faces, and he was still trying to figure it out, but he decided to “take a concubine” on his own, and finally woke her up like a slap in the face.

Tao Xinhe turned over and lay on her back, raised her neck, stared at the roof of the carriage with wide eyes, under the swelling and pain around her eyes, she felt that the tears seemed to be held back as she wished.

She reprimanded herself and Li Shu to stay and not to cry. Clean and clean, done right!

Gu Ningxi didn’t believe her words, and took the initiative to promise and spoil her for many years, causing her to fall into a dream of two people, giving her full of affection, and the picture of life outlined in her mind was that of a husband and wife.

Now that he personally broke the promise, he no longer cared about his own emotions, and regarded her as a heartless and painless object.

She couldn’t think about what it would be like for Gu Ningxi to meet Mo Qiqi tenderly and affectionately after taking concubine seriously.

As long as her thoughts turn to this place, the shadows of those two people seeing them off at the alley, will overwhelm the sky and occupy her whole mind, as if there are sharp awls drilling holes in her mind, her headache is about to split, and her heart is full of desire. vomit.

She Tao Xinhe can’t spend the rest of her life in this kind of pain, watching others share her husband, and then complaining about herself, sinking into the pain, living a resentful woman, just like… like a mother who tortured herself to death in a lingering sick bed generally.

Therefore, she withdrew in time and refused to accompany her.

“If you are ruthless, I will leave.” It is hard to say and easy to say to leave her husband who has been in love with her for more than three years. Didn’t she do it?

Whether Gu Ningxi will take a concubine in the future, whether she will directly marry Mo Qiqi, or continue to marry Shuyuan from another family, has nothing to do with Aunt Tao who has returned to the Tao family.

Even if this decision made her feel heartbroken, like a knife and ax cut off her arm, the blood was dripping, leaving scars forever, and she was not allowed to look back, and her heart was not allowed to soften.

She is only twenty-four years old, although her mother is not young and her middle-aged soul turns to hate water, her father is nearly fifty years old. Maybe she can live to her father’s age, then the road of life is just over half, the road is long and difficult, and after taking stock of old dreams, she can look at the future again.

With no heir under her knees, she was longing for pregnancy and childbirth, but now she feels that it is God’s will, which is neat and clean.

The family loves her, and Tao Mansion is her solid support. The dowry is enough for her to live, and it is not a bad idea to live alone in a small courtyard.

Slowly trying to understand the cause and the future, Tao Xinhe seemed to be born again, her eyes brightened, her strength seemed to return, she sat up with her hands propped up, and resumed her dignified sitting posture.

The sound in the stomach was like thunder, reminding the master that drinking water is the most urgent task.

She patted her flat stomach and smiled wryly that the most of the day had been absurd. A pampered woman actually vomited herself so hungry that she was still in front of that person.

Come to think of it, at that time, she was worrying about gain and loss just because she wanted to see Mo Qiqi, and she wanted to show a calm and indifferent image in front of her, but instead trapped herself and made herself suffer.

Can’t eat if I miss the hour? It was as if she was bewitched by a little ghost, so stupid that she didn’t want to look into her mind carefully.

Right now, she rummaged through the doors and found out the hard snacks in the dark compartment of the car. Tao Xinhe took them in her palm and held them up to have a look at them. It wasn’t the one that she didn’t want to buy in the morning. Come in, it’s still fresh.

Then she nodded, broke off a corner of the cold and greasy pastry, brought it to her mouth, and chewed it carefully, as if she had put all her heart and soul into the simple and repetitive movements in her mouth.

Resisting the discomfort in her throat, Tao Xinhe swallowed with her neck up, and after a while, she felt her stomach and intestines were subdued and comfortable.

Therefore, the most important thing is to take good care of your body. Tao Xinhe sighed and told herself, she must keep in mind that the pain of punishing herself for a man’s broken promise today must not be repeated!

At the gate of Tao Mansion, Tao Xinhe patted the second piece of bread crumbs in her hand, forced herself to smile, got off the carriage steadily, and stood on her mother’s land.

In the second half of the car, she didn’t hear the sound of rain. At this moment, she really felt that the clouds were closing in on the rain, and the sky was clear.

Under the bright blue sky, the air is cold and refreshing, and the surrounding scenery has been refreshed. Tao Xinhe clasped his hands and looked up at the door plaque of Tao Mansion. He seemed to be standing idly, but actually there were four words in his heart: I’m back.

The gatekeepers of the Tao Mansion were chatting about whether the rain was considered a “wet year” when they saw a young woman standing on the originally deserted stone road outside the door.

He has a flat bun, and his turmeric dress is stained with mud and water, but his eyes are bright, and he stands upright. Who is it if it’s not their great aunt?

The concierges rushed over to say hello, one of them informed the inside, and the other prepared to arrange a carriage to enter the mansion.

Tao Xinhe shook her head to the crowd, turned back and said to the coachman of Gu’s house, “I’m going to work hard for you today, but it’s not convenient for Tao’s mansion to keep the carriages and horses of Gu’s mansion, and I’m going to tire you out, so go back and report to the master’s house.” Her voice was weak. Dumb, astringent and dry, better than speaking clearly.

The coachman supported his bamboo hat and took a peek at his wife. Hearing the strange words, he could only scratch his head and said, “Ma’am, obey.”

He went back to the seat in front of the car again, before raising the whip to urge the horse, there was a strange coincidence, and he asked the mistress, “How is the little one going back to the master?”

Tao Xinhe paused when he heard the words, thought for a moment, smiled sincerely, exhaled slowly, and replied: “If he doesn’t ask, it’s fine. If he asks, just say, I just feel that the sea and the sky are vast, and the clouds collect the rain. He What happens is none of my business.”

The coachman repeatedly chanted “the sea and the sky” and “the clouds harvest the rain”, as if he was afraid of forgetting the polite words his wife said, so he drove the carriage “to get” away.

Tao Xinhe watched as the car she had been in and out of for more than three years drifted away. The curtain on the roof was replaced in May last year, and the axles were not working properly. The original plan was to find a craftsman to adjust them in the spring. The horse bits and horseshoes It was strengthened a year ago.

She kept everything in mind. Seeing that the snacks in the car were inappropriate today, she plans to beat the relevant servants tomorrow.

But from today, from now on, these matters have nothing to do with her, Tao Xinhe, and she can relax with nothing to do.

Hearing the loud voice of “Sister”, Tao Xinhe turned his eyes and saw his younger brother Tao Muxian running and jumping out from behind the screen wall of the mansion gate, looking around for a moment, and then ran to her in a few steps When he was two feet away, he hurriedly stopped, stared at himself, and smiled with white teeth.

She also laughed, shook her head, and falsely accused her younger brother of being “unsteady.”

Tao Muxian’s joy was beyond words, and he responded with “hehe”. Seeing that my sister was going to the insider, I followed with a wagging head, stepping on the footsteps left by my sister.

This is a habit he developed when he was brought up by his sister when he was a child. He was trained by Tao Xinhe several times but he didn’t change it.

Tao Muxian was very happy, but after a few steps, he keenly realized that something was wrong: “Sister, have you been exposed to rain? Why don’t you change your clothes, you will get sick easily, go in and drink some **** soup!”

After speaking, he rushed to the front of Tao Xinhe, and told the servants who came up to him, to clean up the yard of the aunt and grandma quickly, make a charcoal basin, take clean clothes, and send **** soup.

After finishing speaking, she turned her head, Tao Muxian wanted to grab her sister’s sleeves and walk away quickly, but she saw Tao Xinhe’s eyes were shining, and the corners of her lips were raised, looking at herself quietly, with a look of relief.

Tao Muxian was stunned for a moment, and his chest stood out even higher, and he was indeed praised softly by his sister: “Brother Xian is very considerate.”

“It’s okay, it’s okay, just like my sister said, I have to learn more from my brother-in-law.” In the past, when I praised my brother-in-law, my sister would be happier and smile brighter.

But at this time, Tao Xinhe didn’t answer, and turned his head away.

Tao Muxian came back to his senses: “Sister, today is a shower, why did you catch up with it? Why didn’t your brother-in-law accompany you? You just left on the fifth night of the fifth day. What happened to make you come back alone? What about Qingfang?” ? Where are the servants of the Gu family?”

Tao Xinhe pursed her lips, and responded to her younger brother’s series of questions with one sentence: “It happened for a reason, and I will tell you about it after I meet my father.”

Tao Muxian understood that something big happened to her sister.

Dad needs to come forward. Could it be that he, Gu Sicheng, has bullied someone and wants to move out of Mount Tai to frighten him?

No, my sister is not such a person who needs to take advantage of the situation. Could it be that what she told her father was bigger than teaching her son-in-law?

Seeing her sister’s side face tense, Tao Muxian knew that she had made up her mind and would not tell him right now, so she could only accompany her, send her to the hospital and return to her room, and help her sister Zhang Luo resettle with her wife Hong who was guarding here.

This is the courtyard where Tao Xinhe has lived alone since she was ten years old. After she got married, the house was also locked up for her. It was cleaned and repaired regularly, and the house was still fully furnished and tidy.

Less than two days after their husband and wife left, the furnishings have not been put away, and all the colors are ready. She walked into the main room of the small courtyard and looked around, seeing a warm and familiar homely look.

She lowered her head and went silent for a moment, Tao Xinhe looked at her younger brother and sister-in-law again, thanked her, and murmured: “I want to eat seven kinds of soup.”

Hong shi unconsciously glanced at Kelo, now it is Shen Shizhong, it is just in the afternoon, between lunch and dinner, at most it is more appropriate to have some small snacks, otherwise, dinner should be accumulated food.

Just as she was about to make a suggestion, the husband next to her immediately responded and ordered the kitchen to deliver it quickly.

After a while, Tao Xinhe looked at the newly made soup in front of her. The main ingredients were river fish and mustard greens, and there were five other auspicious vegetables to match. At first glance, the green and white fish is attractive, and there are large pieces of fubai fish meat, tender green mustard greens are shredded into sections, and the soup color is almost the same as the white porcelain sea bowl. It must be added with broth.

There are wisps of steam rising from the top of the soup, and the rich aroma is tangy, which makes people revive.

Tao Mansion’s cook is as good as ever, Tao Xinhe can already imagine the taste of this bowl of soup, and saliva is quietly produced in her mouth.

The little maids gathered around, and some used spoons to divide the seven kinds of soup into the palm-sized and thin celadon round bowls commonly used by female relatives, and some tucked sleeves, pushed chairs, and handed spoons to Tao Xinhe.

This is the routine she is used to. The embarrassment of crying and eating snacks alone in the car will never happen to her again.

Sitting with the younger brother and sister-in-law at the elegant Luodian round table, Tao Xinhe slowly poured out a spoonful after he politely passed them by.

The way of eating is still dignified and elegant, there is no sound of clinking bowls and spoons, but one spoon after another, almost without pause, Tao Xinhe quickly used up the whole bowl, and even drank more than half of the newly added second bowl. Others secretly wondered.

It was still Tao Muxian who mumbled: “Sister, there is still half an hour, it’s time for dinner.” She stopped the spoon, picked up the handkerchief and lightly tapped her lips, then smiled at her family with squinted eyes, just like Tao Muxian remembered So bright and flamboyant.

Tao Xinhe felt that her whole body was nourished by food, and finally they were all well.

However, the fatigue was still there, as if it was driving her to lie down as soon as possible and take a rest, she couldn’t help stretching her waist slightly.

But her mind was running fast, and her thoughts were extremely clear.

Writing down and leaving the book is only the first step, and the follow-up division is indispensable. My father has ignored these for most of his life, and my younger brother has a irascible temper, so he needs to sort it out by himself.

The younger sister-in-law, Hong Shi, took the opportunity to take away the dishes, pulled her husband to leave, and left a polite message asking the eldest sister to rest for a while, without mentioning Gu Fu or the eldest brother-in-law.

Tao Xinhe put on the girl’s old-fashioned clothes, straightened the temples in front of the mirror, and pasted the occasion “Rensheng” on it, and then walked on the wet and slippery road after the rain, step by step very carefully and steadily, just like her thoughts, went to the study to meet her father Tao Cheng for a discussion.

Unexpectedly and within reason, Tao Muxian waited here, listening to what his sister had to say.

Tao Xinhe didn’t take it seriously, there were only father and son in the room, so she patted Tao Muxian lightly on the shoulder, and said in advance: “Then don’t interrupt, listen carefully to me.”

Afterwards, she sat opposite Tao Cheng, straightened her shoulders, lowered her eyes, looked at the fragments of wood and iron on her father’s table, and said lightly, “Father, Mu Xian, I want to make peace. If he doesn’t want to, That would be righteous.”

Tao Cheng was twirling his beard and closing his eyes, and he was distracted thinking about how he would continue to assemble the newly designed objects after his eldest daughter asked An to leave. Hearing this, he opened his eyes wide in surprise, and pulled it off with great strength. Two black beards came, and asked while “hissing”: “Daughter, are you serious? Are you going home?”

Tao Muxian slapped the table and stood up: “Sister, I’ll help you back up! Tell me what happened.” His voice was sharp and piercing with anger.

Tao Xinhe already knew her family’s temper, and guessed that the two of them would react in this way because of the support and maintenance that made them feel warm.

“Don’t worry, I’ll start from the beginning.” She grinned, her eyebrows curved, and she waved her hands comfortingly at the two, and then put them back in front of her abdomen to hold hands, her posture was elegant, showing “the sea and the sky” as she said.” The clouds collect the rain.”

After hearing the whole story, Tao Cheng frowned: “Gu Ningxi is really outrageous. Taking a concubine is very troublesome. This is what I regret most in my life, and I have warned him earnestly. He Niang handled it very well.”

When Tao Xinhe grew up, she gradually knew that her parents had a lot of ties because of her aunt and second sister. At this time, she still looked unhappy when her father mentioned “taking a concubine”, but she didn’t answer.

It is not up to the children to criticize the old affairs of the elders, but Tao Xinhe does not understand what her mother did back then. When she was three years old, her mother was not yet pregnant with her second child. She was afraid that Tao’s house would lose its incense, so she insisted on becoming a model of virtuous and virtuous and virtuous, and Zhang Luo gave Tao Cheng a concubine.

His father was not a romantic person, and dealing with his mother’s delicate thoughts gave him a headache. He didn’t want the backyard affairs to hinder his research, and put down the words “I would rather adopt a successor if I have no heir or let He Niang grow up and have a wife”.

He was set up by the person next to his pillow to have **** with an innocent girl from a good family chosen by his mother. He conceived a baby and had no choice but to take a concubine. However, it was against his heart, and he didn’t speak to his mother for almost a year.

Until the second sister Tao Xinrong was born, the mother didn’t know whether it was joy or sorrow, and she condescended to her father in every possible way, and finally reconciled, and gave birth to her son Tao Muxian.

The mother took the second younger sister to her side and raised her younger brother together. Tao Xinhe was born with precocious intelligence. She saw her mother weeping at night and took the initiative to help take care of her younger siblings. At that time, she still complained about her father’s indifference.

Because the father was relieved when he saw that he had a boy, he basically stopped entering the backyard, and completely failed his good wife and concubine. The third sister Tao Xinqiang was simply accidental.

That aunt was lonely in her boudoir, her daughter was not at her knees, and she had no sustenance at all. One day, she suddenly gave up everything and ran away from the house. It wasn’t until two years later that a government far away quietly notified Tao Cheng, a fellow Beijing official, that he had found the body of his aunt, who had been killed by her adulterer.

The father went to collect the funeral, he hardly dared to recognize the body of the escaped concubine, and was tortured by life beyond recognition. After returning to the mansion, he blamed his mother for causing trouble back then. As the mistress, she failed to take good care of the delicate concubine, and took a life for nothing.

The mother was so angry that she fell ill and never recovered from it until Tao Xinhe passed away when she was fourteen years old. Before she died, she still shouted, “I did nothing wrong, taking concubines is the right thing in the world.”

As she gets older, Tao Xinhe understands her father better and better. Taking a concubine is to insert a third person. No matter what the reason is, the relationship between husband and wife will be destroyed, and there is only a degree of difference.

I originally thought that Gu Ningxi was influenced by his parents’ love and voluntarily promised her not to take concubines. The two of them have a common understanding of husband and wife staying together. a pair of heterogeneous.

Unexpectedly, it was she who paid by mistake.

From her father’s words, Tao Xinhe thought of her parents’ old affairs, and Gu Ningxi’s change of heart, she shook her head lightly, trying to get rid of this melancholy.

Tao Muxian, who hadn’t spoken for a long time, saw his sister was silent for a while and then shook his head. He couldn’t understand why, so he asked, “Sister, do you disagree with what Dad said? Or do you have any other concerns?”

Tao Xinhe couldn’t just say that she thought of Gu Ningxi, and put it bluntly: “Father is talking about trouble, I think I have to deal with the division of property with Gu’s family, and explain the changes to relatives and friends. I think it is really cumbersome, so I have a headache.”

As soon as Tao Muxian slapped the table, he was about to bring the matter over to share the worries of his sister, but after thinking about it, he was much inferior to her in terms of meticulousness and thoughtfulness, so the words came out of his mouth and became: “I will help my sister, what do you mean?” I can do anything, run errands and break things up.”

Tao Xinhe tapped her forehead, parted her smile, and gave a light “um”, accepting her younger brother’s favor.

At this moment, in this messy study room, facing her dear ones, she was finally relieved, her shoulders were much lighter, and the exhaustion of the sky swept over her, and she blurted out a small yawn.

The servant standing outside the study door seemed to have answered someone a few times, and it sounded like there was the word “Three Girls”.

Tao Xinhe let go of her thoughts, and took advantage of the situation to ask: “I didn’t pay attention just now, but I heard from my brother and sister that Qiangniang went out of the house to find a handkerchief to hand over to play. Which family did she go to?”

She turned her head and looked out of the window, the Golden Crow had set, dusk had come, the light dimmed, and the servants coming and going in the distance became floating, unclear silhouettes.

“It’s getting late, why doesn’t this girl know how to go home, the road is slippery and cold, shouldn’t it be time to pick her up?” Tao Xinhe’s worried temper popped up from time to time.

After finishing speaking, she heard her father echoing doubtfully, “Where did you go? It’s really time to pick up Qiangniang, Mu Xian?” She then turned her face back, and saw a trace of embarrassment on Tao Muxian’s face, and replied in a low voice: ” Qiangniang was invited to play at brother-in-law, ah, no, Second Uncle Gu Sicheng’s house.”

He used the old address out of habit, looked at his sister’s expression, quickly changed his words, and used that person’s official title, for fear that his recklessness would hurt her sister’s feelings.

Tao Xinhe sensed her younger brother’s cautiousness, and for some reason, she found it quite funny, and she laughed “puchi”: “It’s inevitable that you can’t change your mouth for a while. Mu Xian doesn’t have to worry about it.”

It must be Gu Runing who invited Qiangniang to come over to the house. The two of them have known each other for less than half a year, so they really hit it off. I hope that my reconciliation with Gu Ningxi will not affect the friendship between the two little girls. Tao Xinhe thought so.

Tao Cheng’s servant knew that the masters were discussing important matters in secret, but now he had to bite the bullet and interrupt.

He stood five feet away from the room, and shouted loudly: “A guest has arrived!” In this way, the masters could hear his report, and they didn’t have to worry about him eavesdropping on any information.

The siblings pushed open the study door together and asked who the visitor was. Tao Cheng hoped that it was not an important person, so that it would be enough for the children to entertain them.

It turned out that Second Uncle Gu and Cheng Jia came together, and it was said that it was for Miss Tao’s affairs.

Although she was worried about what happened to her sister, Tao Xinhe hesitated for a moment, but still did not come forward, and went back to her courtyard to listen to the news.

Not long after, Tao Muxian came over to tell the reason.

Today, the two girls were chatting quietly and having fun, Cheng Jia came to visit Gu Runing’s prospective husband-in-law, and the three young people did not shy away from it, and had lunch together in the second room of Gu’s family.

Tao Xinhe now understood why Cheng Jia, the groom-to-be official, didn’t show up when he went to Bo’s mansion in the morning. She also suspected that Ji Changbo did it on purpose, and she was a little ashamed at this time, it seemed that she had a villainous heart, indeed.