Chapter 8:

Hearing this, Gu Suier was surprised.
Since she left home, she came to this strange and remote place and stepped into this rich and beautiful country. Everyone treats her very well. She will ask about the child in her belly, care about her body, and take care of her. The daily necessities of life.
But no one ever cared about her, and no one ever asked her home.
It seems that everyone has neglected that before she came to Ruiding Hou's Mansion, she actually had another home.
Home, that is a far away place.
She didn't know if she would have the opportunity to go back, or see her parents and brother again.
Home is a topic that no one will bring up with her.
Xiao Heng's inadvertent word hit her heart, making her nose sour unsuspectingly.
She lowered her head and said in a low voice: "I have been on the road for 13 days and lived in the Hou Mansion for 19 days. Now it has been 32 days since I left home."
She clearly remembered how many days she was away.
Xiao Heng was silent for a moment before continuing: "The people in your family have been properly settled. You can rest assured."
Gu Suier was a little surprised: "Thank you Sanye."
Xiao Heng: "An Xin is raising a baby in the house. If you have any needs, you can ask Mother An to tell me."
Gu Suier was even more surprised: "Thank you Sanye."
Xiao Heng: "I have sent someone to inform your parents of the situation here, so that they can rest assured."
Gu Suier raised her head in disbelief, surprised: "Thank you Sanye."
And just when Gu Suier raised her head, Xiao Heng saw the look flashing in her clear and compelling eyes, like the white waves splashing in the stream of a mountain stream, reflecting the sun and shining cheerfully.
Xiao Heng looked at her in silence, and after a moment, spoke.
"At the inn that night, I was murdered by a treacherous man. I didn't expect to hurt you."
The voice was light and unintentional, but it was an explanation.
Gu Suier bit her lip, lowered her head, her hands trembling slightly in her sleeves.
Of course she understands that in the eyes of many people, she is just a lowly village girl, such a self, others are upset, raising her hand is like crushing an ant.
No matter what the reason, she was ruined by others, her belly was enlarged, and she was taken to this strange place.
But these, no one cares.
People don't care about the idea of ​​an ant.
So no one would explain to her, she was confused as a "third master" woman.
Of course no one will ask her if she wants to.
Xiao Heng saw Gu Suier's drooping eyelashes trembling like the wings of a butterfly, and that little hand twisted the corner of his clothes gently.
"If you have any requirements, I--" Xiao Heng paused, and said, "Whatever I can do, I can."
This is her compensation.
Gu Suier lowered her head, of course she understood Xiao Heng's words.
It's just that she doesn't need to compensate.
When she reached the city of Yanjing, she didn't look back, and when she entered this Ruiding Marquis Mansion, she had to do the calculations that a concubine should have.
"San Ye." Her hand stopped twisting her clothes corner, and she finally raised her head bravely in front of him: "Thank you San Ye, I don't need anything..."
After thinking about it, she stroked her stomach; "What I think in my heart now, and what I read every day, is just the child in my stomach."
She wanted to ask the little tadpole in her stomach for something, but she wouldn't say anything, she could only remind him.
When Xiao Heng heard that, his eyes moved down slightly and fell on her stomach.
He stared at her belly for a long time, and finally said: "How long will it take to give birth?"
Gu Suier: "There are more than three months left."
Xiao Heng was silent for a while, and suddenly stretched out his hand.
Gu Suier was a little surprised at first, but later realized that he wanted to touch his stomach.
Not quite at ease, but she still gritted her teeth lightly and didn't dare to move.
His finger bones are very long, almost as long as her two hands. They are neat and well-maintained. At first glance, they are the hands of a rich man. They are full of extravagance.
The hands gently touched her belly.
Gu Suier is nervous, but she knows that there are not many such opportunities.
This third master is very busy and may not have time to pay attention to the child in his stomach in the future, so I must work hard to make him remember this child.
"He, he will still move..." She whispered, and gently pushed the side of her belly, hoping that the child would give Xiao Heng a move.
But maybe the time was wrong. The little tadpole, who is usually quite lively, didn't even move at all at this time.
Gu Suier was extremely disappointed and a little depressed.
"He is usually very moving..."
"It's okay."
There was still no expression on his face, and his deep eyes were very calm, without any disappointment.
Gu Suier bit her lip and thought to herself, maybe he has no interest in motionlessness at all.
Xiao Heng: "Go to sleep, it's getting bright outside."
Gu Suier: "Yes, San Ye."
Xiao Heng: "You take a break first, and then I'm going to the old lady to greet you, you go with me."
Gu Suier: "Yes, San Ye."
Silently returned to her room and lay down, the little tadpoles in Gu Suier's belly started kicking excitedly.
Gu Suier touched her belly one after another, recalling Xiao Heng's always expressionless face, thinking to herself, Tadpole probably wouldn't wait to see this really unfamiliar "daddy".
Mother An was so sleepy that she couldn't open her eyes, but when she heard that Xiao Heng was going to take Gu Sui'er to visit the old lady, she was so excited that she couldn't fall asleep at all, and she was cautiously waiting next to Gu Sui'er.
Looking at the dawn outside, she began to dig out her dress and headwear, preparing to dress Gu Suier well.
Gu Suier’s original clothes were naturally thrown away a long time ago. Nowadays, some of the sets that he wears are specially made by Mrs. Hou’s orders. In addition to the jewellery, besides the pair of beads and two hairpins from Mrs. Hou, there is also an old man. Some of the things that people gave were golden and precious at first glance. Mother An would wear her with the dress of the day.
Today I picked Gu Suier's dress that was aqua-green. Taking advantage of her long black hair, the color was fresh and delicate, Mother An specially picked a bead flower carved from white jade for Gu Suier to wear.
I took a closer look. The skin was white as snow, and the dress was fresh and light green. It reminded me of the young and slim young saplings that sprouted at the beginning of spring. They were tender, slim and beautiful.
"The appearance of the little lady is so beautiful, no wonder the third master just likes you, in fact, I think our old lady and Madam Hou also love you!"
Gu Suier listened, did not say anything, but thought in her heart, would San Ye like herself?
She felt that San Ye was a good man, and he took good care of a weak, stupid, stupid woman who was from a poor background, and he even told him about his family.
However, she also knew that San Ye definitely didn't like herself.
What does it mean to like? Gu Suier remembered Brother Stone in the village.
Brother Stone loves to smile at himself.
Catching fish by the river, he caught the fish, stepping on the crystal splash and smiling at himself with white teeth, she thought, that's what she liked.
Mother An had dressed Gu Suier properly, and she said she wanted to see when the Third Master would pass by. Who knew that as soon as she left the house, she saw that the Third Master was already standing in the courtyard outside.
She bluffed and hurriedly asked Jingyue, the little maid next to her: "When did the third master come out, how come there will be no one?"
Jingyue whispered: "I came out a long time ago. I heard that the little lady was still dressing in the house, but she didn't let her alarm."
Mother An stomped her feet; "This naive girl, the third master won't let the report be notified, how can we let the third master wait!"
Jingyue shrank her neck in fright: "Ok...I see."
Madam An couldn't help but said, "Little madam, let's go, we'll hurry up, but you can't let San Ye wait for us."
Seeing Xiao Heng waiting outside, Gu Suier was a little nervous, and immediately went out.
After going out, I saw Xiao Heng standing tall and tall, wearing a crimson robe that made his face like jade, standing in the courtyard with a cold face, like an iceman on a snow-capped mountain.
Gu Suier felt a little scared when he saw Xiao Heng like this.
She lived to be sixteen and had never seen such a person.
Xiao Heng turned his head slightly and glanced at Gu Suier.
His eyes stayed on Gu Suier's face for a while, then nodded, "Let's go."
After speaking, strode forward.
When Gu Suier saw it, she hurriedly followed with her belly.
At the beginning, she struggled to follow, but after she got out of the yard, she felt that the person in front was walking in strides, but in fact they were not walking fast.
In this way, she will save effort to follow, and she can follow him a few steps slowly.
Walking to a crescent gate in the middle, he stopped and looked at her.
She didn't understand and looked at him blankly.
He beckoned.
She still didn't understand, but listening to Ling took a few steps forward.
He reached out his hand to support her and led her through the crescent gate.
Only then did Gu Suier discover that the Crescent Gate is a round door, and the lower threshold is higher than the usual steps.
If she wants to step up that step herself, she must hold the door beside her.
Suddenly understood his intentions and glanced at him gratefully.
I thought to myself that although this person is like an iceberg, he is actually really good.