Ningyuanju

Xun Qingran sat on the couch, Fusheng and Xuan'er next to her, and the three of them looked at the big and small baskets of things on the ground, and heard Lai Xi talking nonstop like a cannon.

"The betel nut taro from Lipu, chestnuts from Qinling Mountains, walnuts from Xing'an Mountains, pine nuts and hazelnuts from Laoke'er just sent them. Seeing that these are still clean, the second master picked the freshest and best ones for his grandmother, Sister Xuan, and Brother Fu."

Xun Qingran then asked the little girl to pour tea for Lai Xi, and then asked someone to bring a little whisker to Lai Xi to sit on.

Lai Xi didn't sit down, but just laughed and took a sip of a cup of tea, which made the little girl next to her laugh.

"Second Master is okay recently? You have been following him. Where have you been recently?" Xun Qingran asked Laixi.

"The second master is all good. Because of the old man's marriage, the second master hasn't traveled far away for a while. The second master asked the young man to thank his grandmother. The second master had already eaten the banquet that grandmother gave him. Even the young man would borrow everything." Lai Xi said.

"Second Master will live here for some time this time?"

"The second master planned to take advantage of the fact that he was not very cold and said he wanted to go to the Northeast, so he came to stay with his wife for a day or two."

Lai Xi handed over everything clearly and surrendered to Xun Qingran. Platycodon had already brought out a bulging purse and Lai Xi took it away happily.

"How can I finish eating these things?" Xun Qingran looked at the things all over the floor and told Kikyo, "Put it all away. Take out some of them, and don't give one in the yard."

"Grandma, according to my maid, this is unnecessary." Kikyo said with a smile, "The second master of the Zheng family must have given it all, although there may not be so many."

Xun Qingran nodded, "You said it right. I didn't expect it for a moment."

Zheng Yuanlong's thoughtfulness and thoughtfulness have always been like this.

Kikyo and others packed up everything, and Xun Qingran made two more candles burn, and took two children on the couch, picking the easy-to-understand stories in the book, which they would give to the two children.

There were two charcoal basins on the ground, which made the house warm. The nurse prepared a hand stove and held it in her arms for the two children. Madam Xu and Platycodon were still sitting around the ground, either doing needlework or checking accounts.

After a story was told, Xuan'er yawned a little, held her face in her hands, and lay on Xun Qingran's knees.

"Dad is back." Xuan'er pouted and said in a long voice.

Fusheng also opened his eyes wide and looked at Xun Qingran.

Xun Qingran knew that the two children miss Qi You.

"Yeah." Xun Qingran nodded, "Your father will be back soon. So, you both have to stay in the house, write and study in the past two days, don't run around, know? Dad is back to check your homework. Only when you see that you have made progress will Dad be happy."

Xuan'er grinned and nodded.

Xun Qingran gently pinched her daughter's chubby little face.

The candlelight suddenly flashed twice, and it turned out that the candle heart was growing. Kikyo stood up, took the small silver scissors and cut the candle heart halfway.

Although it was a little earlier than before, Xun Qingran saw that Xuan'er and Fusheng were a little tired, so she put away the book and asked the nurse to carry two children down to rest.

"Grandma, let's take a break soon, too." Madam Xu, Kikyo and others also packed up their needlework and thread.

Xun Qingran nodded, "You all have parted too."

Madam Xu took Baozhu out and checked everywhere in the courtyard. Platycodon and Ziyuan stayed behind to serve Xun Qingran to wash. Qi You were not there, Platycodon, Ziyuan, and some of the big girls took turns to work at night in the compartment outside her bedroom. Tonight it was Platycodon and Ziyuan on duty.

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The weather became colder day by day, and Xun Qingran was lying on the bed with a quilt in her arms, not asleep for a while. Outside the window, the sky was gloomy, without the moon, and even the stars could not be seen, only the cold wind was getting tighter and tighter. There was a warm feeling inside the house. The silver frost charcoal was burned in the smoke cage next to the bed, and the fragrant and fragrant quilt was burned. Two soup kids were stepped on under her feet, but Xun Qingran still felt that something was missing and felt a little cold. If Qi You were at this time..., Xun Qingran sighed softly. I don’t know where Qi You were at this time, if he was already on the way back, if there was also a warm bed and warm pillow...

The lights of each courtyard were extinguished one after another, and the entire Qi Mansion fell into darkness, making the courtyard even deeper. From a distance, only the occasional night patrol pass by with lanterns, like fireflies.

Suddenly, the group of people rushed in from outside with lanterns and torches. The leader was Madam Zhang. Madam Zhang actually wore a big red dress today, with two cockscombs on her head, and she was dressed up with a weird look, like a matchmaker who was about to talk to her.

"It's time, grandma is on the way." Madam Zhang smiled and brought a bowl of strange-colored soup to Xun Qingran, forcing her to drink it.

Xun Qingran was furious and tried hard to push Madam Zhang away, but for some reason, she couldn't use her strength.

"You slave, who would give you the courage to force me like this?" Xun Qingran scolded Madam Zhang, "If I have any good things, you will not be able to escape."

"I ordered it." A cold voice sounded, and Mrs. Qi Er walked over from behind the crowd.

Xun Qingran couldn't help but take a breath. Mrs. Qi Er's face was covered with white powder, her eyebrows and eyes were not very clear, and she only had a bloody mouth that was particularly eye-catching.

"Madam, what's wrong with me? You have to harm me like this again and again." Xun Qingran asked Mrs. Qi Er.

Mrs. Qi Er sneered, "I am a mother-in-law, change my daughter-in-law, and change it if I say it."

"Madam, I have never been in the team. I have no doubts about the wife. I have been embarrassed many times, so I endured it all. For the sake of my wife's reputation, I didn't even dare to say a word to others. I am also humble everywhere when I get along with my sisters-in-law. Madam, even though I have been with my heart for the past few years, I should melt a little bit. How can I take my life? Madam, do you still have a conscience?"

Mrs. Qi Er's face was expressionless, and raised her hand and hit her chest with a slap. The sound was like hitting a stone or something gold and iron.

Xun Qingran was a little desperate, and Mrs. Qi's heart was really strong.

"The old lady is here to save me, and the Fourth Master is coming back soon. You can't move me." Xun Qingran said.

As if in response to Xun Qingran's words, the door creaked, and Ning Xin, wearing a set of big red pomegranate and hundreds of seeds, walked in outside.

"Sister Qingran," Ning Xin walked to Xun Qingran, "Sister Qingran, go and have a good time. Brother Xiao Qi is mine, everything about you is mine."

Ning Xin said, laughing wildly.

"Don't think about it." Xun Qingran, "Brother Yanzhi won't want you. It's useless to ask the emperor and the empress dowager to make decisions."

Ning Xin suddenly changed her face, "What's your name for Brother Xiao Qi..."

"Good girl, don't talk much to her. It's serious to send her on the way." Madam Gu suddenly appeared in a ghostly dressed in white.

"Madam Gu..., Oh, no, Madam Song?!"

"It's the slave, grandma, you still remember the slave." Madam Gu's face reached in front of Xun Qingran, and suddenly turned into another face, even older and more ferocious. It was Madam Song.

"This is not true!" Xun Qingran shouted.

Mrs. Qi Er and others became impatient and even slapped their chests together, making a huge sound of slapping.

Xun Qingran suddenly opened her eyes, and the room was pitch black, and she was the only one.

It turned out to be a dream, she had a nightmare.

Xun Qingran touched her forehead, but why was the sound of slap still ringing in her ears?

Xun Qingran followed the sound and looked out the window. It was pitch black outside and it was not clear, but the sound of the slap seemed a little familiar.

There was a rumbling sound outside, and it was Platycodon wearing clothes and walking in with a candlestick.

"Grandma, I heard a sound..." Kikyo said.

Xun Qingran suddenly remembered something, "Open the window quickly and see if the snow group is back."

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Ning Yuan came up to the room and raised the lights. Xun Qingran looked at the snow group that was coming in from the window. The snow group had a bitter cold air. It gently touched Xun Qingran's hand with its mouth, and then turned around and touched its own claws with its mouth.

"Good Xuetuan, you scared me." Xun Qingran saw the small bamboo tube tied to Xuetuan's feet, and was surprised and hurriedly took the bamboo tube from Xuetuan's feet.

Opening the bamboo tube is a letter rolled into a roll.

Looking at the familiar handwriting, Xun Qingran was a little stunned for a moment.

"Grandma, take a look, what the Fourth Master wrote back." Ziyuan urged.

Xun Qingran unfolded the letter...

"Ying Ze is fine, the Fourth Master is rushing back," Xun Qingran looked at the letter quickly, "I haven't met Chen De and his group yet."

"Does the Fourth Master know about Ning Xin?" Madam Xu heard the sound in her ear room and rushed over.

Xun Qingran nodded. "Ying Ze brought Ning Xin to Beijing. Ning Xin disappeared halfway, and there was also a map drawn by Ying Ze. The Fourth Master asked me to be careful, and he said he would come back day and night."

"The Fourth Master brings several divine horses with you. No matter how fast Chen De and his party are, they will not be faster. Judging from this date, the Fourth Master will soon meet Chen De. If the Fourth Master knows the situation in the mansion, he will speed up his journey..." said Madam Xu.

Xun Qingran nodded.

"No matter what, I can feel half relieved when I know they are all well."

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The next morning, Xun Qingran sent someone to deliver a letter to Tang Younian. Tang Younian came to Ningyuanju and discussed with Xun Qingran for a while, then left the mansion to arrange things. Fusheng and Xuan'er woke up and saw that the snow group was back, they all happily surrounded the snow group.

After breakfast, Xun Qingran went to Yinian to live and showed Qi You's letter to Rong. The two calculated the date of Qi You's entry to Beijing.

"I know the child's temper. It's just one or two days." Rong Shi said.

Xun Qingran nodded and said that was right.

Rong's eyes became more and more lost today, with a little blue and black under his eyes, which was something he had never seen before on Rong's body. Xun Qingran felt a little sad. After talking to Rong for a while, Rong could not hold on. Madam Jiang brought medicine from outside and served Rong's food. Xun Qingran waited Rong's sleep, and then returned to Ningyuanju.

Xue Tuan was sleeping in the nest specially prepared for him. Xuan'er was lying beside Xue Tuan, whispering to Xue Tuan while whispering to Xue Tuan. Fusheng was sitting honestly at the small table, tracing the red.

As soon as Xun Qingran sat down on the couch, he saw Baozhu running in from outside.
Chapter completed!