Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 395 395. Shape Pin
"Well, it's not too late. Let's wait for half an hour."

Zhu Xiuyuan walked towards the study. The study of the main house was in this courtyard and could be reached in a few steps.

He pushed open the study door and walked in. Dong Shuzhen followed behind and took the initiative to light candles.

Zhu Xiuyuan wandered around in front of the bookshelves, picked out a history book of the previous dynasty, flipped through it casually, returned to the table and sat down.

At this time, Qiu Wen had already arrived and was studying ink there.

Xia Wu is also here and is sorting out the books, papers and pens on the desk.

Dong Shuzhen moved a chair and sat opposite Zhu Xiuyuan.

There was also a book placed in front of her, but her eyes fell on Zhu Xiuyuan, holding her chin in one hand.

The quiet study room, the quiet night, and occasionally the singing of frogs in the garden pool outside the main house.

Other than that, there are only the subtle sounds of turning pages and the soft rustle of ink grinding...

Zhu Xiuyuan flipped through the history books and soon became fascinated, entering a state where he couldn't hear what was going on outside the window.

After Qiu Wen and Xia Wu finished their work, they automatically retreated behind Zhu Xiuyuan, one on the left and the other on the right, adding fragrance to their red sleeves.

As for Dong Shuzhen, she could no longer sit still opposite the desk and was walking around lightly.

At some point in the end, she moved a chair and sat next to Zhu Xiuyuan. She held her chin in one hand and read with Zhu Xiuyuan.

……

After half an hour.

"That's it for today. It's late at night. Let's all go back to our rooms and rest!"

Zhu Xiuyuan closed the history book, stood up and gave instructions casually.

"Oh well!"

Dong Shuzhen replied, in a daze, just now she nodded her head from time to time, she was already sleepy.

Zhu Xiuyuan walked out of the study and walked to his room. Halfway there, he saw Dong Shuzhen still following him.

Zhu Xiuyuan couldn't help but stop and said with a smile: "Madam, you are sleepy. Your room is opposite!"

"Ah, oh..."

Dong Shuzhen's face was red, she turned around and walked towards the opposite side.

"Eh!"

Zhu Xiuyuan sighed, he didn't know that Dong Shuzhen was not sleepy at all, she just wanted to go back to the room with him to sleep.

But... alas, the time has not come yet!
You can't be too quick and take care of your wife's health in vain!

……

Silent all night.

Early in the morning of the second day, after Zhu Xiuyuan got up and washed, the first thing he did was to write two letters, one to his father-in-law Dong Cheng and one to Dong Shuyu.

After writing the letter, he immediately rushed to Jiangzhou and delivered it to his father-in-law, Dong Cheng and Dong Shuyu.

……

The same morning, Jiangzhou.

Dong Shuyu's maids, Chunxue and Dongmei, had already gotten up before dawn. After helping each other wash and dress, they were ready to wait for the eldest lady to get up.

On time, Chunxue and Dongmei opened the door of the eldest lady Dong Shuyu's room.

"Miss, miss, it's time to get up..."

The two maids called softly, acting as "alarm clocks."

In fact, in the past, their eldest daughter would wake up in time, and there was no need for them to act as an "alarm clock". When the time was up, the eldest daughter would wake up naturally.

but……

Ever since the second young lady and her uncle went to the capital, their eldest lady has become like this.

In fact, the two maids knew in their hearts that the reason why Dong Shuyu couldn't get out of bed was because the previous night... she slept late!

Or insomnia.

Moreover, in the past few days when the second lady and uncle were away, their eldest lady never smiled. They also tried to make the eldest lady laugh, but they all failed.

In the past, the eldest lady bore the title of "Keff's daughter" and although she was stern in speech, in private, the master and servant would sometimes laugh when the three of them were alone.

But in the past few days, their young lady has never laughed once.

It's like living in a dream, no jokes, even words become very few! "Miss, miss, it's time to get up..."

Chunxia and Dongmei called out softly again while carrying toiletries.

Finally, Dong Shuyu woke up leisurely, his eyes opened and they were lifeless.

She glanced at Chunxue and Dongmei, without saying a word, gently lifted the quilt, and sat up...

Dong Shuyu didn't speak during the whole process of washing and dressing up.

The two maids, Chunxue and Dongmei, naturally knew that their young lady was in a bad mood, so they did not dare to talk nonsense and only worked cautiously.

A quarter of an hour later.

The back hall of Dong Mansion.

On the huge dining table, the delicious breakfast was still there, but there were only two people eating breakfast.

Dong Shuyu and Dong Cheng.

Dong Shuyu ate breakfast in silence, only calling "Daddy" at the beginning, and then stopped talking and just ate in silence.

Dong Cheng was very busy. He hurriedly picked up the porridge, nibbled on a steamed bun, and then put down the bowl and chopsticks.

Glancing at the eldest daughter, he only sighed lightly, left a word, and went back to his room to change clothes, ready to go to the yamen.

In fact, after his youngest daughter and son-in-law went to Beijing, Dong Cheng also felt a little lonely, so he only tried to persuade Dong Shuyu once, but when he saw that it had no effect, he stopped trying.

He thought that after a long time, the pain of being away from loved ones would naturally heal...

After breakfast, Dong Shuyu took two maids with him to Dong's tea house as usual.

It seems that only here can she forget her troubles...

While busy, time passed quickly, and before I knew it, it was almost noon.

At noon, Dong Shuyu settled in the back hall of the tea house, but the dishes were complete and the aroma was tangy, which made the index finger move.

This was specially prepared by two servant girls, Chun Xue and Dong Mei.

Their young lady has been getting haggard these days, her face is pale, maybe some good food will help.

However, Dong Shuyu lacked appetite when facing a table of delicious food.

She has a small appetite, and her appetite is not very strong.

This results in weight loss.

Now, entering this silent state again, my appetite is even worse.

"Miss, you have only had two mouthfuls of rice. Eat more, otherwise you will starve."

"Yes, miss. When the second miss and my uncle come back later, I will feel heartbroken when they see the miss is so skinny and broken..."

……

Chunxia and Dongmei took turns to persuade Dong Shuyu to eat more.

However, the two maids struggled to talk, and Dong Shuyu only ate half a bowl of rice. The table was full of delicacies and was barely touched.

Seeing their young lady becoming more and more haggard and her face getting paler, the two maids saw it in their eyes and felt pain in their hearts.

However, there was nothing they could do.

They all understand the young lady's heartache and the young lady's struggles, but it's almost a dead end!

How can they solve it with the power of two little maids?

Hey!
……

"Miss, miss, I need to see you for something..."

Just at this moment, a servant girl's voice came from outside the back hall of the tea house.

She was also the maid next to Dong Shuyu, but she was not as high-ranking as Chunxue and Dongmei, and was only suitable for menial tasks such as running errands.

"Xiao Cui, come in."

Haruyuki gave the instructions.

Dong Shuyu sat in front of the dining table, staring at the delicacies on the table in a daze, motionless, she didn't even move her eyes when the servant girl Xiao Cui arrived.

So Haruyuki did it for him.

【Ask for a recommendation ticket, ask for a monthly ticket】

(End of this chapter)