At this time, Xu Qu came out of the study room, bowed to his aunt, and asked, "What do you want to talk to me about, aunt?"

The eldest aunt smiled lovingly at Xu Qu, and then looked down at Huanhuan who was sitting there in silence with the attitude of a winner, and said with a complacent look: "It's okay, I have said everything I need to say. You should prepare well for your trip to Xijiang."

Xu Qu said, "I'll take you out."

But the eldest aunt said, "Why do you need to do this when there is a woman in the house? It is not in accordance with etiquette!"

Slowly he stood up with a pale face and said, "I'll go."

Xu Qu said solemnly: "I'll go."

The eldest aunt frowned and said to Xu Qu in a rare cold and stern tone: "Qu'er, there are customs in the world and rules in the family. Everything has its limits. Honor and favor should be given to those who deserve it."

Xu Qu smiled faintly and said, "Huan Huan is such a person."

Upon hearing this, the eldest aunt's face changed instantly. She said to Xu Qu with a look of disappointment: "Qu'er, don't give up on yourself just because you have an illness!" After that, the eldest aunt turned around and said to Huanhuan angrily: "Take me out." After that, she waved her hand and walked out the door.

Huanhuan followed him out with an indifferent look on his face.

At the door, the eldest aunt said fiercely to Huanhuan who followed her: "Don't think you can rest easy just because you have bewitched Qu'er. I have seen many tricks used in the backyard. I tell you, from the outside to the inside, from the heart to the mind, from the words to the actions, you are definitely no match for Bihua."

He slowly calmed his breath, looked at his furious aunt coldly and said, "Madam, please walk slowly and be careful on the road."

"You! Just wait, your good times won't last long! Humph!" The eldest aunt flicked her sleeves and turned away angrily.

I slowly and quietly watched my aunt's figure disappear completely, then I calmed down and turned back to the house.

After entering the room, Huanhuan stood far away, looking at Xu Qu with melancholy eyes. He was sitting there holding the cup in both hands, with his head down in deep thought. From Huanhuan's angle, one could see that his brows were tightly locked, and he was in a heavy mood that Huanhuan had never seen before.

After standing for a while, he slowly walked to Xu Qu and sat down.

Xu Qu raised his head and said solemnly, "You don't have to go, I can go too."

He smiled slowly and softly, and said, "I want you to take a break."

Xu Qu looked at Huan Huan silently, rubbing the cup in his hands repeatedly. After hesitating for a while, he asked, "Is your injury better?"

Huan Huan didn't expect Xu Qu to ask this suddenly. She thought about it carefully and said, "It's a little better."

Xu Qu said seriously, "You must use the medicine Madam Wu gave you on time. If you really can't use it up, ask her for another bottle. You can just go to the rouge shop every other day. If you are really worried, you can only stay for half a day at most. Now you have to heal your wound quickly, understand!"

He said hesitantly, "Miss Shen San's birthday party..."

"Let Xiangyue do more!" Before she could finish her words, Xu Qu interrupted her without question.

Huanhuan looked at Xu Qu's angry expression and quickly replied, "Okay."

Xu Qu was speechless at this time. His emotions gradually calmed down and he said, "Don't go to the shop today. Rest at home."

"Just stay here?" he asked slowly.

"Yes, otherwise what do you mean by rest? I have a lot of things to do and may not have time to accompany you for the time being." Xu Qu said with a little apology.

Slowly he smiled and said, "Okay, no problem, I don't need your company."

After a while she said again: "Is there anything I can do to help you with your plan to go to Xijiang?"

Xu Qu paused and thought for a moment, then said, "Not yet."

She smiled slowly, but it was a little sad, and she said, "If I can help you, please let me know."

Xu Qu looked at her, nodded and said, "Sure."

He smiled again and said, "You go and do your work. I'll lie down for a while."

Xu Qu nodded and said, "You go in first." So Xu Qu watched quietly until she slowly returned to the bedroom, then turned around and went out.

Since she opened the rouge shop, Huanhuan has been like a top, spinning nervously all the time, but she deliberately ignored the tiredness and kept holding on, not realizing she was tired.

After returning to the house, Huanhuan fell into a deep sleep very quickly. Unconsciously, she entered a dream. She dreamed that she was standing alone on the bank covered with lush grass in the silence. In front of her was the wide river. In the distance, a man and a woman stood very close to each other. The man seemed to be Xu Qu, and the woman was not clear, but intuitively she looked like Xie Jin. Huanhuan wanted to call Xu Qu's name, but her throat seemed to be blocked by something, and she couldn't make a sound.

She slowly woke up after struggling, and opened her eyes weakly. She was stunned for a long time before turning her head to look out the window. Through the cross-shaped pattern of the crabapple on the long window, she could see that it was already late, and she estimated that it was already dusk.

I slept for so long? She marveled inwardly. So she got up, made the bed, and went to the main room to drink some water. After drinking two sips of water, she thought of her dream just now, and couldn't help but sigh, muttering to herself: "I'm alone again."

After a while, a maid came in and saw Huan Huan waking up. She stepped into the room and said, "Madam, are you awake? Do you want to eat? I'll ask the kitchen to heat up some food for you."

He smiled slowly and said, "I'm actually a little hungry."

The little maid loved to talk. As she added water to Huanhuan's cup, she said excitedly, "The master asked us not to wake you up, and asked me to come and see you from time to time. We don't know when you will wake up, so the kitchen can only cook your meal and wait for you to eat it hot. If you don't want to eat reheated food, the kitchen can cook it for you, but you will have to wait a little longer."

He said slowly: "Don't bother, just heat it up."

The little maid said cheerfully, "Okay, I'll go tell the kitchen, and then come back to help you comb your hair."

Huanhuan finished washing up and went to the side room to eat. After a while, Xu Qu came back. When he learned that Huanhuan was eating, he came to the side room without changing his clothes. As soon as he entered the room, he asked, "Did you sleep well? When did you wake up?"

He slowly swallowed the last mouthful of porridge and said, "I just woke up after a long nap."

Xu Qu sat down and asked, "Do you feel better?"

He nodded slowly and said, "It is indeed a lot easier."

Xu Qu added: "I told Xiaoyu to come back early to take care of you. I think she will be back soon. I also sent someone to invite Doctor Shi. He will come to see you tomorrow. Please ask a real doctor to treat you well."

He looked at Xu Qu slowly and silently for a while, and said "thank you" from the bottom of his heart.

Xu Qu smiled and said, "My mother called and said my second uncle and second aunt came and asked about you several times. You have just finished your meal, so let's go and take a look."

He said slowly, "You should eat something before we go. I don't know how long this is going to take. Don't be hungry."

Xu Qu nodded, picked up his chopsticks and started eating. Huan Huan went back to the house, changed his clothes, and packed up. Soon, Xu Qu and Huan Huan were ready to go to Jingyuan.

As soon as they stepped into the courtyard of Jingyuan, they could see that the door of the main hall was open. The second uncle and second aunt were sitting on the guest seats on the left, and the eldest aunt was opposite. Huanhuan and Xu Qu bowed to the elders in the main hall as soon as they stepped into the main hall. When they looked up, Huanhuan saw the second uncle and second aunt looking at them together, their eyes were eager and anxious, but their state really scared Huanhuan.

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