Across the Market

Chapter 228

When the Xie brothers hurried over, Zhao Kou had already fallen asleep, with Zhu Xi and sister Nuan quietly accompanying her all the time, the little girl was sleeping very peacefully, with a sweet smile on her lips.She placed her little hands outside the quilt restlessly, muttering softly from time to time: "Mother...Auntie Axi..."

Zhu Xi felt that she was really a poor child. She had lost her mother since she was a child, and she became more and more determined in her heart that she must treat her better than anyone else in the future.

Xie Tong saw that Zhu Xi was in the room and Kou'er was asleep, so he didn't come into the inner room, he just stood at the door and watched quietly.Xie Yi didn't think much of it, he strode directly into the inner room, then stood by the bed and looked at the little girl lying on the bed, his eyes sparkled with anger.

That fire was definitely not accidental, someone must have used this fire to warn Zhao Jing.

What a despicable method, why should an innocent child be involved in matters between adults?Xie Yi looked at Zhao Kou's tightly bandaged half face, furious, wishing he could catch the real culprit immediately, and cut him into pieces, so that he could taste the same feeling.

Zhu Fu saw that even the Xie brothers had come outside, but he didn't see Zhao Jing, so he couldn't help but curiously asked Xie Tong: "Where is Mr. Zhao?"

Xie Tong shook his head lightly and said: "I told him not to come, he is in the yamen right now."

Zhu Fu understood Xie Tong's meaning, the yamen was at a very urgent moment, and the yamen had just been set on fire, if Zhao Jing left the yamen for half a step at this moment, the people in the city might feel unstable.At the same time, Zhao Kou was already injured like this, and the fourth prince was willing to take care of him, so he could feel a little more at ease.

Xie Tong's black eyes were quietly locked on Zhu Fu's face, and when she suddenly saw her eyes cast over, Xie Tong looked away without a trace.

"What Kou'er needs right now is to rest. I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for many people to wait by her. With Miss Zhu here, she must be the one who sleeps most peacefully." Xie Tong paused for a moment, then turned back to look at Zhu Fu and said, " If the second girl is free, why don't we go to the courtyard to talk, the second girl must have something to ask right now."

Zhu Fu looked at Xie Tong curiously, and saw that he pursed his lips slightly, looked over with lowered eyelids, and there was a blue shadow under his eyes, as if he hadn't slept well for several nights.

She did have doubts in her heart, but how could he see it?Zhu Fu couldn't help being curious.

"Let's go." Seeing that Zhu Fu didn't speak, Xie Tong just looked at him curiously, and didn't say any more, just stretched out a hand towards her, leading her to the outside yard.

This other courtyard was built by the local magistrate when Emperor Wen went to Jiangnan.

After all, it is a place for the emperor to live in. Even if it is a small place, you have to follow the rules. Therefore, this other courtyard invited skilled craftsmen. There are many rockery and flowing water.

A bright moon in the sky illuminated the whole courtyard as bright as day, Zhu Fu stood under a pear tree in the courtyard, and asked Xie Dao: "After getting in touch these days, I really feel that the Fourth Prince is a wise and steady person, and he doesn't have any airs. I'm also curious, the Fourth Prince's reaction seems to be too violent when Sister Kou is injured."

Xie Tongyou turned his head, frowned at Zhu Fu and said, "I'm also very curious, Miss Zhu Er is obviously a wise person, why would she ask such a stupid question."

"What?" Zhu Fu didn't understand, is it easy to guess what the Fourth Prince is thinking?
She didn't understand Xie Tong's meaning for a while, she just looked at him suspiciously and told him with her expression that she wanted to know the answer.

Xie Tong quietly withdrew his gaze, and sighed: "Who is the prince? How can the common people guess what His Highness is thinking? Second Miss Zhu not only showed this doubt on her face, but also asked it out. Fortunately, what she asked was I, if Second Miss Zhu is expressing this kind of doubt to others at this moment, I'm afraid it's..."

He didn't continue to say the following words, but his meaning was already obvious.

Zhu Fu couldn't help becoming a little annoyed, always feeling that Xie Tong's words just now were teasing her.

It was he who wanted to tell himself the doubts in his heart, but he became extremely stupid when he said it this time?But when he thought about it carefully, he felt that Xie Tong was not this kind of person. He said that, maybe he was warning himself in a special way.

Thinking of this, Zhu Fu nodded and said: "Thank you, Eldest Young Master, for being vigilant, Zhu Fu has kept it in mind."

Xie Tong gave a soft "hmm", and his black eyes swept over her face vaguely. Seeing a leaf falling between her black hair, he instinctively wanted to raise his hand to shake the leaf that fell between her black hair. Pick it up.But he stretched out his hand halfway, and he drew it back again, just pointing at her head.

"There is a leaf on your head." Xie Tong put his retracted hand behind his back lightly, pretending to be very indifferent.

(End of this chapter)