It was bright and the rain was still on Dongting Lake, and the boats became lively.

On a very ordinary morning during the long journey, the atmosphere was slightly different.

Zhu Manzhi drank too much yesterday and was hiding in the house to think about who carried her back yesterday. She hasn't figured it out yet, so her face has been red.

Xu Buling didn't know if he had drunk too much yesterday, but he must have been upset. Although it was not a big deal, he felt a little embarrassed. When he had breakfast with Xiang'er, his hands under the table became much more at ease.

Xiao Xiang'er has been bullied so many times and has long figured out the nature of her stinky brother. She is not surprised by her shameless appearance last night, so she naturally doesn't mind. At this moment, she is thinking about how to use Zhongli Jiujiu's medicine. As for what she said dizzy last night, she has long been selectively forgotten.

In addition, Zhongli Jiujiu, who spent a lot of effort to prepare medicine yesterday, had a slightly weird expression.

Zhongli Jiujiu is an expert with extremely high attainments in medicine. She is naturally interested in this area and is also very concerned about the things she deserves. After getting up early in the morning, she wandered around the corridor and looked at Xu Buling's expression secretly.

Unfortunately, when Xu Buling put on his clothes, he always looked cold and gentle, and almost nothing could see through his mind. Xiao Xianger had been the empress dowager for ten years, and her emotions were not reflected in her emotions. She could not tell anything.

The purpose of this trip was to Jiangnan, and I had to go to Yuelu Mountain, so I couldn't stay for a long time. After dinner, Xu Buling and Ning Yu got off the boat and went to Junshan Island opposite the lake to find out about Ning Qingye.

It was still raining in the sky, and Mrs. Lu could not go out for a trip, so she embroidered flowers in her boudoir to pass the time.

Mrs. Lu lives in Xu Buling's room, which is quite wide and half of her robe is placed on the table. Mrs. Lu and Yue Nu are discussing the decoration patterns.

Mrs. Lu is obviously a very traditional woman. In Chang'an, she was the only one by Xu Buling. She was really a lot of people who took care of everything and would be jealous if they were fine.

But since Xu Buling gradually became more women around her, Mrs. Lu realized that Xu Buling was not the child she imagined. She had grown up long ago and had her own life and friends. She no longer needed people to whisper and make long-lasting advice. She might never have needed it.

After thinking it through, Mrs. Lu did not say anything more. In the past, if she had not seen Xu Buling for three days, she would have asked the Imperial Guard to search the city. Now, if she has not seen Xu Buling for many days, she just stood at the window and looked at it. After she came back, she would not ask, "Where have you gone? What have you done?"

It’s not that Mrs. Lu has changed. She is still jealous and jealous in her heart. She wants to know what Xu Buling did every day and where she went. But now all of this is hidden in her heart and not revealed.

Just like those ladies of wealthy families, they know how to be sensible and restrained. They don’t care about what they shouldn’t care about, and don’t ask what they shouldn’t ask. Women who are too self-righteous will probably not have a good ending, even Xiao Xianger, who has been the queen mother, knows this truth.

As for whether she is happy now, Mrs. Lu has never thought about this. Maybe she will be happy as long as she is not happy. There is only one person in her world. Why care about whether it is family affection or a relationship between men and women? Why fight with other women more or less? As long as you are together, you will be satisfied without being separated.

It was drizzling outside the window. Mrs. Lu, wearing a dark green autumn skirt, was holding needles and threads. Just as she was imagining the new robe in her hand on Xu Buling, suddenly there was footsteps at the door, and then a knock on the door sounded:

Dongdong--

Mrs. Lu turned around and saw Xiao Xianger pushing open the door and walking in, holding a snack box in her hand.

"Xiang'er, why don't you mess with medicine here?"

"I'm a little tired, come and sit down."

Xiao Xiang'er looked calm and lazily, walked slowly to the table and sat down, put down the food box, and took the cut fabric from Yuenu.

Yuenu knew that the two sisters were chatting very open in private, and there was no intention of listening. She stood up with a smile and went out to close the door.

Mrs. Lu took the needle and thread and glanced at Xiao Xianger:

"I detoxified Ling'er again last night? Don't force yourself, do you want to lie down?"

Xiao Xianger was completely distracted by this joke, but instead sighed quietly, looking like she was "wanting to speak but stopping".

Mrs. Lu didn't wait until Xiao Xianger was blushing and furious, but instead waited for a sigh, she couldn't help but frown slightly, hesitated for a little, put down the needle and thread, and moved the stool to Xiao Xianger's side:

"Xiang'er, what's wrong?"

Xiao Xiang'er pursed her lips and shook her head and said, "It's nothing. My private affairs with Xu Buling have nothing to do with you..."

!!?

This sentence was meaningless and stabbed Mrs. Lu in the heart.

Mrs. Lu and Xu Buling have always been intimate. Whether they meet or live together, she is the first one. She is also the best friend who can talk about everything. They have never had any secrets, and even the matter in the room has been secretly chatting in private.

Now that Xu Buling and Xiao Xianger are getting together, they should have been more intimate and talk about everything, but she has become an outsider!

Your private affairs with Ling'er have nothing to do with me...

Mrs. Lu's eyes turned red in an instant, and she held her skirt tightly. After thinking about it, she did not show her sour eyes as before. Instead, she smiled a little embarrassedly, lowered her head and picked up the needle and thread without asking any more questions.

Xiao Xianger seemed to notice that the words hurt people, and quickly explained: "I don't mean that... Well, it's just that difficult to speak, it's hard to speak..."

Mrs. Lu bit her lower lip, raised her eyes and glanced at Xiao Xiang'er, with a gentle smile: "Is that right?"

"Really, don't think about it. We never say anything. We even tell you what the fox tail does. There is no intention of hiding it from you, just... just..."

Xiao Xiang'er's face was a little anxious, as if to comfort her best sister, she kept explaining what she said just now.

The two most important people in Mrs. Lu's heart, except Xu Buling, were the only friend Xiao Xianger. Seeing that Xiao Xianger looked so abnormal, it seemed that it was really difficult to speak, so she temporarily swept away the loss in her heart and frowned:

"Can it be that Ling'er quarreled with you? Or did he beat you?"

"no."

Xiao Xiang'er sat closer, with a little helplessness in her eyes: "Forget it, I'd better tell you directly. Don't turn around and tell Xu Buling... He will say mine..."

Mrs. Lu's face turned a little serious, she sat upright, and nodded seriously: "If you have something to say, I will not favor him if it is really wrong."

Xiao Xiang'er's eyes were a little confused and said:

"Why don't make him... he is too stubborn. I'm afraid that his essence and blood will be depleted. I have prepared some things for him to nourish the kidneys, strengthen the essence, and nourish the qi and blood. No matter how good a man is, he will have a limit. It's okay to take a little care. But he thinks that those old men who can't get up eat these. When I say it, he thinks that I said he can't do it... I'm so angry..."

"Well……"

Mrs. Lu's face turned red and she looked around and said, "Ling'er... still needs these?"

"Of course." Xiao Xianger opened the food box and took out the small wine bottle inside: "It's something to nourish the body, but there is no harm. I specially made it with Miss Zhongli. He is in good health now, but what should I do in ten years? I don't care now, and I remember it when I have something wrong, but it's too late. You haven't heard of the wife of Kuishou Street, how much effort it has been spent to nourish my husband's body..."

Mrs. Lu thought carefully and nodded slightly: "It makes sense...but Ling'er doesn't seem to be the kind of person who wants to save face. How could you refuse with your kindness?"

Xiao Xiang'er sighed: "It depends on who you say to him. He will naturally listen to everything. Xu Buling and I have a detoxification relationship. He naturally does not admit this. Do you don't believe it and try to talk to Miss Zhongli to him? Do you think he is angry? Maybe he will prove the Dharma on the spot..."

Mrs. Lu thought for a moment and thought it was the same. She picked up the bottle and looked at it: "You mean to ask me to persuade him? But for this kind of thing, how can I speak up like this..."

Xiao Xianger frowned slightly: "It's not a dirty thing. It's just a warm body. You can drink it. In the evening, you ask him to have a meal in the house and talk about family matters, and then you'll finish it."

Mrs. Lu was not stupid. She thought for a while and looked at Xiao Xianger: "If it were just that, wouldn't you just prepare two glasses of wine tonight? Why do you have something to hide from me?"

Xiao Xiang'er blinked and shook her head and said, "Okay, I'm embarrassed, I didn't tell him at all. If he saw it, I wouldn't laugh at me to death... You are his aunt, even if you see it, it's for his own good, he can understand..."

Mrs. Lu suddenly realized and cut it lightly: "I've been doing it for a long time just because of this? I thought it was such a big deal..."

Xiao Xianger glared slightly: "Is it OK? If not, forget it. I drink it myself. I finally got it, and it can help protect the skin. It's a pity for you to get it."

Mrs. Lu took the wine bottle in her hand and looked at it a few times, nodding gently: "You have begged me for a little while, why do I refuse? Anyway, I haven't had a meal with Ling'er for a long time, so I'll help you."

Xiao Xiang'er secretly breathed a sigh of relief and smiled and said, "Don't tell others. If Xu Bu Lingyin comes out, let the maid hear that we are actually worried about this matter and will laugh at us secretly..."

Mrs. Lu put the bottle of wine on the table: "I know, let's talk."

"hehe……"

Xiao Xiang'er had a curved eyebrow, looked at Mrs. Lu for a few glances, and then said, "Hongluan, your outfit is a bit rustic."

Mrs. Lu looked down and said, "I don't go out on the boat, why are you dressed so grandly?"

"Well... I just learned a new hair accessories. I can't go out anyway when it rains. Let me practice my hands and dress you up..."

As she said that, without waiting for Mrs. Lu to agree, Xiao Xianger stood up and ran back to the room to bring in an extremely charming dress...

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Chapter completed!