"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 opened 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 bookshelf, randomly selected a history book of the previous dynasties, flipped through it, returned to his desk 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.

Quiet study, quiet night, and occasionally frogs croaking in the garden pool outside the main house.

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

Zhu Xiuyuan flipped through the history books and soon became fascinated and entered a state where he could not 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, opposite the desk, she could no longer sit still 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 her husband.

…

Half an hour later.

"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. She nodded her head from time to time and was already feeling 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 and confused. Your room is opposite!"

"Ah, oh..."

Dong Shuzhen's face turned 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 to take care of your wife's health!

…

A night of silence.

Early the next morning, Zhu Xiuyuan got up and washed up. 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, I immediately sent someone to Jiangzhou and delivered it to my 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 make up, 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 very promptly, 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... he slept late the night before!

Or maybe I have insomnia.

Moreover, in the past few days when the second young lady and her 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 was known as "Keff's daughter" and although she was stern in speech, in private, the master and servant would sometimes laugh when they were alone.

But in the past few days, their eldest lady has not smiled once.

It's like living in a dream, no joking, even words become very few!

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

Chun Xia and Dong Mei carried the toiletries and called softly again.

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

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

Dong Shuyu said nothing during the entire 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 his bowl and chopsticks.

He glanced at his eldest daughter, sighed softly, left a few words, and went back to his room to change clothes and prepare 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 as usual and went to Dong's tea house to sit down.

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

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

During lunch, Dong Shuyu settled in the back hall of the tea house. However, the dishes were complete and the aroma was so fragrant that it made people want to eat.

This was specially prepared by the two maids Chunxue and Dongmei.

Their young lady has become increasingly haggard and pale these days. Maybe eating something good 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 leads to weight loss.

Now that I have entered this state of silence again, my appetite is even worse.

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

"Yes, young lady. When the second young lady and my uncle come back later, they will see that the young lady is so skinny and deformed, and they will feel heartbroken..."

…

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

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

Seeing my 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 troubles and struggles, but they are almost a dead end!

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

Why!

…

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

At this moment, a maid'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 doing rough work such as running errands.

"Xiao Cui, come in."

Haruyuki gave the instructions.

Dong Shuyu sat in front of the dinner table, staring at the delicacies on the table in a daze, motionless. She didn't even move her eyes when the maid Xiaocui arrived.
Chapter completed!