Bai Yueguang, the stand-in for Prince Sick Jiao

After Mrs. Cai was buried, the Cai family fell into a dead silence. Except for a few men in the family who went to court to handle official business as usual, the female family members stayed quietly in their yard.

These days, Hu Jingshu has been busy in and out, and when all the work is done, the breath she was holding suddenly relaxed, and she naturally fell ill.

Cai Fuya stood by her bed, her eyes were red, she held her hand without saying a word.

Hu Jingshu felt a little hurt from being pinched by her, and she gave a weak smile: "What are you doing so tightly? I won't run away again."

Hearing this, Cai Fuya finally came to her senses, seeing her pinched hand with red marks, she said guiltily: "I'm sorry sister-in-law, do you feel pain?"

"It doesn't hurt," Hu Jingshu stroking her temples pitifully, "I've always been in good health, but it's just that the weather has suddenly cooled down these few days, and I caught the wind and cold for a while. Why do I need you to stay here day and night? On the contrary You haven't had a good rest these days, and you've lost so much weight all of a sudden, it hurts me to see you!"

Although the doctor said there was no serious problem, Cai Fuya was still worried, afraid that her sister-in-law would leave her if she closed her eyes.

"Sister-in-law, I want to be with you."

Hu Jingshu knew that she thought of the old lady again, and comforted her softly: "Don't worry, everything will be fine. When I recover from illness, I will make you shortbread candies, okay? Both you and Rui'er love it , look at you have lost weight, if you go out, any gust of wind will blow you away!"

Cai Fuya was provoked by her words, she curled her lips and said, "How could it be that exaggerated? I can still run with Rui'er in my arms."

Seeing that her brows and eyes were stained with a smile, Hu Jingshu was relieved and said: "We, Aya, have the prettiest smile. Outsiders say that among the girls in our family, you are the most temperamental. I know that the old lady is gone. You are sad, but life has to go on, we can't be immersed in sadness all the time, can we?"

She took Cai Fuya's hand, and said incongruously: "It's already October, and it's almost the end of the year. Don't worry, if the northern border is peaceful, he will come back. Since ancient times, marriage The big thing is the order of the parents, and the words of the matchmaker. I was lucky enough to marry your brother. My sister-in-law hopes that Aya can also marry the person she likes, and then live in peace and harmony for the rest of her life."

After a pause, she asked again: "The wood carvings in your room were all given to you by Mr. Ji?"

"En." Cai Fuya thought of those small animals that were either missing ears or had broken tails, and her heart felt sour again.
Hu Jingshu smiled softly: "I have seen those wood carvings, and they are all very well done. It can be seen that Mr. Ji is a delicate person. Although there is no news from Ji's family now, maybe when he comes back, the situation will be different. There has been a change, don't think too much, just wait for him to come back with peace of mind."

Cai Fuya nodded with tears in her eyes, and held her hand tightly: "I know sister-in-law, I will wait for him to come back."

Hearing her words, Hu Jingshu finally felt relieved, and said with a smile: "Okay, I didn't say these words to make you cry. You have been here for so long, go back and rest, I am also a little tired .”

This time, Cai Fuya didn't insist anymore, covered her with a quilt, and left.

After watching her figure walk away, Hu Jingshu couldn't bear it anymore, and coughed violently while pinching the handkerchief.

Xu's mother, who was waiting close to her, was so anxious that she was about to shed tears, and hurriedly gave her comfort: "Ma'am, are you alright?"

Hu Jingshu waved her hand and said weakly, "No problem."

But when she saw the dazzling bright red on the handkerchief, Mother Xu was shocked: "Ah! Madam, you."

Saying that, he hurriedly turned around and walked out: "Your maidservant, go and invite the doctor!"

"Don't go!" Hu Jingshu stopped her, who wanted to raise her throat, covered her mouth and coughed again.

Mother Xu gritted her teeth and had no choice but to give up. Looking at her bloodless face, she was burning with anxiety: "Ma'am, you are coughing up blood! This is not a minor illness, you have to let the doctor take a look!"

Hu Jingshu held onto her hand tightly, gritted her teeth and said, "I can't ask a doctor, I'm fine and just take it easy."

"Ma'am, why are you bothering! If the eldest girl finds out, I'm afraid she will be sad again." Mother Xu burst into tears, and she was coughing up blood when she was clearly just fine.

Hu Jingshu wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, and lay back powerlessly, with a trace of despair on her gray face, she said: "I always dream about the old lady these days and nights, but she didn't say anything, just Standing there quietly and smiling at me. Later, I dreamed of my mother-in-law again, and she, like the old lady, didn't speak, just looked at me and smiled."

"Ma'am, please stop talking and have a good rest." Mother Xu wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Hu Jingshu stared blankly at the top of the tent, and said to herself: "When I first got married, my mother-in-law was coughing all day long. When I woke up in the morning, I could hear her coughing. When I woke up in the middle of the night, she was still coughing. At that time I served the decoction by her bed, and once accidentally fell asleep lying on the bedside, in a daze, I heard her calling for someone"

Xu's mother was frightened by her, and she couldn't help trembling in her voice: "Madam, could it be that you heard wrong?"

"It can't be wrong, it can't be wrong," she opened her eyes wide, showing a trace of fear, "because the person she called is Ayu"

Mother Xu was horrified, she knelt down with a plop, and begged in tears: "Ma'am, you can't say this, you should forget about it! Brother Rui is only three years old, and it is just when he needs you. If you leave What can I ask Brother Rui to do?"

Since the imperial concubine Huimin died of illness in Changchun Palace four years ago, her name has become a taboo in the Cai family.

No one knew the real reason, only that Cai Yuan couldn't bear the blow of his youngest daughter's death, so he ordered that no one in the Cai family should mention it.

Xu's mother was so frightened that she almost lost her soul when she heard the phrase "Ayu". Fortunately, there was no one else in the room. If someone else listened to it, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Ma'am, you must have heard it wrong because you were sleepy! Don't mention it again."

Mother Xu emphasized over and over again that she had heard it wrong. Could it be that she had heard it wrong?
Hu Jingshu was a little dazed, staring at the blue-gray ceiling in a daze, and murmured: "But this time, I obviously didn't fall asleep."

Her voice was so soft that even Xu's mother couldn't hear her when she got close, "Ma'am, what are you talking about?"

Hu Jingshu pursed her pale lips, but finally said nothing.

In fact, her illness was not accidental, nor was it caused by overwork as the doctor said, but something hidden in her heart.

This matter made her feel anxious, she couldn't sleep at night, and she would break out in a cold sweat every time she thought about it, but she just couldn't say it out loud.