Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 714 Desolate
The plaque inscribed by the emperor himself is naturally of great significance. It hangs there like a "talisman to control the house." As long as Chen Huang does not fall, who dares to do anything?

Of course, just relying on a plaque is not enough to deter Xiao Xiao.

But don't forget, there are thousands of generals stationed in the Hou Mansion. These are elite soldiers and generals...

However, there were only two lanterns hanging around the plaque, and the flickering light was very dim. When it shone on the plaque, the four gold characters could only be clearly seen.

There was no one guarding the entire gate of the Hou Mansion. It was cold and lonely.

Inside the Hou Mansion.

Dong Cheng’s courtyard and study room.

A little bean lamp gave off a faint light. Dong Cheng was sitting behind the desk, reading a document by the light of a bean-like candle.

The misfortune in his family almost defeated the strong Dong Cheng.

The son-in-law and the youngest daughter all disappeared, and no news was heard for several days...

This kind of blow was far more severe than when he was wallowing in the quagmire of Jiangzhou Yamen, and it almost made Dong Cheng fall.

However, it is impossible to leave such a big Shen Leihou Mansion to the eldest daughter Dong Shuyu.

So Dong Cheng could only hold on, not only taking care of his family, but also taking care of the official affairs of Runzhou Prefecture...

"Eh!"

After reading one document, Dong Cheng picked up another document and opened it on the table, but he couldn't read it.

At this moment, he missed his little daughter Dong Shuzhen very much.

He looked at the handwriting on the document, and he gradually became demented. The handwriting turned into what Dong Shuzhen looked like when he was a child, from when he was born, to when he learned to crawl, to when he was babbling...

Although, his little daughter always made him angry and often made him furious. She seemed to be an unfilial daughter.

But... thinking about it now, the scenes of Dong Shuzhen's mischief are his best memories...

How much he wanted Dong Shuzhen to come back. No matter how much she behaved or messed up, he didn't mind.

Dong Cheng was in a daze, thinking about Dong Shuzhen's past from childhood to adulthood.

When those beautiful memories flashed before his eyes one by one, the corners of his mouth finally rose.

This is a knowing smile.

After a long time, Dong Cheng came back to his senses leisurely.

Blinking his eyes, when he looked at the document again, the handwriting was just handwriting, and Dong Shuzhen had disappeared.

In an instant, the knowing smile on Dong Cheng's lips solidified, and then gradually dissipated...

"Eh!"

Sighing again, Dong Cheng shook his head and continued to look at the document.

When he picked up the next document, Dong Cheng looked at the handwriting and gradually became demented again. This time, he saw Zhu Xiuyuan.

Dong Cheng was very satisfied with this son-in-law.

After getting along for so long, they have also dealt with many major events together, from the three consecutive disasters in Jiangzhou, to the eradication of Jiangzhou's governor, to the battle to defend the city of Jiangzhou...

Step by step, a certain tacit understanding has been formed between them.

As Zhu Xiuyuan's status rose, Dong Cheng became more and more satisfied with him.

He even wanted to marry Dong Shuyu to him, because in Dong Cheng's heart, he really thought highly of Zhu Xiuyuan.

Of course, there is also the consideration of Dong Shuyu's "kefu" and helping Dong Shuzhen control the power of the mistress in the house.

But now, like his virtuous son-in-law and his little daughter, there is no news at all...

In this study, in the middle of the night, Dong Cheng's sighs could be heard from time to time... Tens of feet away, in Dong Shuyu's quiet courtyard.

It was late at night, and Dong Shuyu was still not sleepy at all.

The maids waiting next to her, Chun Xue and Dong Mei, tried to persuade her several times to have an early rest, but Dong Shuyu ignored them at all.

The two maids saw it in their eyes and were anxious in their hearts, but there was nothing they could do about it.

Also in the study, Dong Shuyu was sitting at his desk, carefully flipping through a handmade book by candlelight.

Her expression was serious as she flipped through page after page. Sometimes, she paused, as if she was recalling something...

In short, Dong Shuyu looked intoxicated, immersed in his own world, and turned a deaf ear to the outside world.

Even the persuasion of the two maids fell on deaf ears.

Tonight is no different from the previous nights.

Still so quiet, still so dark.

My young lady is still so obsessed with that book.

Chunxue and Dongmei, two maids, stood behind Dong Shuyu, one on the left and one on the right, serving him carefully and carefully.

Boo!
The candle on the desk suddenly exploded into a lantern, and a trace of flame shot out like a firework.

It was this soft sound that startled Dongmei in front of the candlestick.

Dongmei raised her eyes blankly, her face was full of worry, and now there was a hint of irritability.

My heart says this nasty candle is coming to cause trouble too!
Dongmei took a breath, but didn't dare to have an attack. She quickly took an embroidery needle, inserted the tip of the needle into the candle wick, and gently picked it up.

In an instant, the candle's flame became larger and brighter.

Dongmei sighed secretly, moved closer to the candle, opened her eyes wide, stared at the flame for a long time, the embroidery needle was still in her hand.

My young lady seemed to be obsessed with it and couldn't even listen to their persuasion... This made the two maids nagging.

No, Dongmei bent over and stared at the candle, staring blankly, as if thinking about a very profound philosophical question.

For example, why do candles burn?

For another example, why does the light it emits illuminate the darkness?
Suddenly, Dongmei felt her sleeve being pulled, and the feeling was obvious.

Dongmei stood up in confusion and turned around. It turned out to be Haruyuki on the other side of her own lady.

Haruyuki gave him a look, and then walked slowly out of the study door.

Dongmei understood, put down the embroidery needle, and stared at her lady again.

I saw that Dong Shuyu's posture had not changed, his back was straight, he was sitting there stroking his arms and smiling... He was addicted to his own world and couldn't extricate himself.

Dongmei shook her head and followed Chunmei out quietly.

The two maids came to a quiet place and started another day of "war conference".

"Hey, Miss, this has been the case for the past few days. I can see that Miss has lost a lot of weight..."

"But the lady doesn't listen to our persuasion at all. What can you do?"

"This is really difficult for the young lady. During the day, she has to pretend that nothing is wrong and comfort the master with a smile. That's not all. The young lady also has to take care of the business of the tea house and Dong Yulou..."

"But once it comes to night, when the night is quiet and there is no sound, the lady becomes like this, she is completely different from what she was during the day!"

"The book the young lady is looking through is the "Collection of Treasures" written by the young lady herself when she was in Jiangzhou. The young lady is looking at things and thinking about people..."

"Hey, Dongmei, tell me... why don't we pretend to be the second lady and uncle, and suddenly appear in front of the lady, will the lady be happy?"

(End of this chapter)