Chapter 972: Fight for favor?

I looked at Lier's clear, full of hopeful eyes, and smiled. As soon as I was about to speak, I heard the heavy breathing of people around me.
Looking subconsciously, I saw Pei Yuan correcting me.
He has always been very calm and calm, even this time is no exception, but maybe because the two of us are too close, the close distance makes his breath blow directly on my face and ears, can I immediately felt the hot temperature in the breath, as if burning a flame.
I was silent.
I looked at him for a moment, but neither of them said anything. I turned to look at Lier, and still smiled and said, "Llier go and play alone, mother will not go."
"Not going again." She pursed her lips slightly. "That's true."
"My mother has a lot of work to do, and I don't have time to play."
"Is there anything I need to be busy with, can I not play for a day?"
"..."
This girl is probably just inadvertently speaking, but as I listened, her face sank slightly.
Indeed, in that house, there is really nothing to do and nothing to do. After all, Han Zitong and Pei Yuanxiu decide on major events, and Han Ruosi has always been in charge of small matters in the government. If you really want to talk about it, I'm afraid Han Zitong can also make me more embarrassed in front of the servants and maids.
Thinking of this, a look of embarrassment flashed on my face.
Although it was only a moment, Lier also seemed to catch it. She immediately felt like she felt something. She bit her lower lip, looked at me with a little timidity, and then silently asked, "Mother Are you really not going? "
I smiled: "Mother won't go."
Although this answer is gentle, no one can feel that I have spoken these three words without hesitation. This time, I didn't even say anything, but I bowed my head a little disappointed. Wu Yanqiu looked at me, and he was only light. He sighed lightly, and then said, "Since this is the case, Xiaguan will not force his wife. Xiaguan sends the lady away from the river."
I nodded, and lowered my head and asked her to say something to Lier. After listening one by one, she seriously said to me, "Mother, don't worry, I won't let him buy me anything."
I smiled and stroked her head lightly.
Wu Yanqiu said, "Two, leave."
Pei Yuanxiu waved at him.
I also waved.
When the boat turned around and slowly entered the mist on the river, we turned around and walked back.
As soon as he turned around, he saw his gaze and looked at me almost intently.
Although he looks calm now and his eyes calm down, just when Lier and Wu Yanqiu asked me if I would cross the river, I clearly felt the scorching and heavy in his breath, like a stretch. Strings that are too tight can be broken as soon as they are not noticed.
I glanced at him and said nothing, and only bowed my head and walked towards the carriage in front. He seemed to stay behind me for a while, but quickly followed.
Sitting in the carriage, it was still as quiet as before. I sat by the window and looked up at the corner of the curtain to look outside, but I always felt that familiar eyes kept looking at me. Several times, I even felt his My gaze was about to turn into a real hand, to touch my body.
But he didn't say a word from beginning to end.
Finally, the almost unbearable journey came to an end. The carriage stopped at the gate. He still got off the carriage first and then picked me up.
After I stood still, I nodded at him, then turned around and walked in.
This time, I also felt his gaze. Although he had been standing at the door, his gaze seemed to be wrapped around me. At each step, he could feel the heavyness he brought.
My steps stopped slowly.
Then, I heard him calling my name behind him: "Green baby ..."
"..."
"I have something to tell you."
I didn't look back, but after a moment of silence, I said, "If it's the words from last night, don't say anything. I understand everything, but don't want to listen."
He took a step forward: "I--"
I didn't finish the words, and suddenly I heard a messy, hurried footsteps coming up, looked up, but saw a few servants and maids, holding some paper bags in their hands, ran over anxiously, and saw us Standing at the door, he hurriedly stopped and immediately came over to salute.
"My son, ma'am."
"What happened in such a hurry?"
"If you go back to my son, if Miss Shi's illness is getting worse, we are going to give her decoction."
"what?!"
His eyebrows tightened suddenly and he asked, "What about Yao Yao?"
"Medicine has passed."
He heard that the medicine had passed, and his face had eased a little. Then he remembered something and looked up at me.
I also looked back at him.
"you--"
"..."
For a moment, both people seemed to be speechless.
The maids and waitresses saw us both like this, and they dared not move or talk. I didn't want to embarrass them in this way either, so I smiled and said, "You should go and see. I should have watched it, but now there must be many people there. If I go, it will cause trouble for everyone . "
"..."
"If she is all right, let me tell you."
After speaking these words, I noticed that the attendants and maids glanced at me secretly, then lowered my head and touched each other quietly, and seemed to have some admiration.
I don't have to think about it, I can guess what they mean.
Pei Yuanxiu also looked at me, but apparently, "sensible" like me did not make him feel as good or happy as other people. On the contrary, his calm face became more dignified.
But after all, he didn't say anything, just nodded: "Okay. Go back and take a good rest."
"Ok."
I nodded and turned away.
When I walked over the small bridge and returned to the inner courtyard, I could still hear the messy voice on the other side, and the whole house was noisy. Fortunately, the inner courtyard still maintained a constant tranquility. I returned to the house and leaned on Lie on the bedside for a while, then went to the table for a cup of tea, and then crooked on the couch next to the window, picked up a book and read it.
In this way, most of the day passed.
A maid came in the afternoon and brought me some sweet and sour appetizers and fruit snacks. I had no appetite to eat these things and just let her set aside. After she was done, she walked over again and told me respectfully that Miss Ruo Shi's condition was much better.
I smiled and nodded: "It's all right."
The maid stood in front of my bed and asked carefully, "Well, what else does Madam have to command?"
I shook my head: "No, you can do your work."
The maid looked at me again, with a slight loss in her eyes, then turned and walked towards the door, but took a few steps, suddenly stopped again, and looked back at me.
I also felt a little strange and looked up at her.
The girl, as if determined to grit her teeth, walked forward to me and whispered, "Mrs."
This time, I didn't speak, just looked at her calmly.
The maid said quickly: "The son is actually working in the study these days. He also sleeps in the study at night and does not go to Miss Ruo Shi and Miss Zi Tong."
"..."
"Just now, my son used to watch Miss Ruo Shi. After I came back, I asked the slaves how much they had eaten at noon, and whether their appetite was good. They also asked the slaves to send some appetizing and cool things to the wife."
"..."
"Ma'am, don't worry."
"..."
"My son's heart is still on you."
She changed her cautiousness just now, and she seemed to finish these words, and the look on her face finally faded away, and looked at me with a little hope.
I looked at her silently for a while, then suddenly laughed.
It turned out to be the case.
The people in the house knew that the "cold war" between me and Pei Yuanxiu had also seen the actions of the Han family sisters during this time. It was almost an irreversible fact that Pei Yuanxiu wanted to marry Han Ruoshi. In the past two days, the courtyard became quieter and quieter, and everyone knew that at this time they were going to hold the new lady and heat the stove.
However, this maid seemed to think differently from ordinary people. When everyone went to heat the stove, she came to burn my cold stove, maybe because of the few questions and instructions of Pei Yuanxiu, which made her see Some clues.
The main room is so sensible, and the son also has more affection for me. It seems that no one can shake my status for a while.
She decided to stand in line with me.
It must be said that this little girl has some spirituality, maybe because in such a large house, this is a necessary survival skill, and only in this way can she survive.
I smiled at her: "Are you smart?"
The maid immediately laughed and lowered her head again, and whispered, "Mrs. praised."
I smiled, got up lazily from the couch, walked to the other side of the room, opened the cupboard to take out a piece of silver, and walked back. When she saw something in my hand, her eyes flashed immediately. Light.
I handed it to her: "For you."
"Thank you, Madam!"
She took it with joy, her face flushed with excitement, and was about to raise her head to say something to me. I sat back on the couch and said calmly, "But these things will not be used to tell me in the future."
"..." She was stupid.
I said, "You go down."
"..."
She still couldn't react, but saw that I was lying back on the couch with a look of burnout, and finally couldn't say anything, but he hesitated to retreat.
Another room was left quiet.
But this quietness gradually made people feel irritable.
I sat up and looked at this delicate, but empty room from side to side, and finally my eyes fell on the brocade boxes stacked aside.
It was bought by Pei Yuanzhang and Lier after traveling with Yangzhou yesterday, but they were given to Lier in the name of Pei Yuanxiu and me.
I thought about it, walked over to pick up the smallest one, and took it apart.