Duanmu Rui was awakened by the strong smell of traditional Chinese medicine. He saw that the room was pitch black, his head was groggy, and he fell asleep again after a while.
After an unknown amount of time, the room was already lit when he opened his eyes again, and the strong smell of Chinese medicine still filled the room.
where is this?
Duanmu Rui turned his head to look, there was a small stove next to the bed, and there was a bowl on it, the liquid inside was steaming and gurgling slightly.
There was no one in the room, and no sound could be heard except the gurgling of soup.
Duanmu Rui opened his eyes and tried hard to recall the previous events, but he seemed to be unsuccessful, his mind froze and he couldn't remember anything.
He closed his eyes again, shook his head, and gently covered his stomach with his hands. There was nothing unusual there, but a voice appeared in his head, "Exchange the life of the second elder with Zhenzhen!"
"Huh..." Duanmu Rui heaved a long sigh, it seems that their ultimate goal is to leave the truth.
The door was pushed open with a creak, and an old man came in, "It seems that Mr. Duanmu is awake, this old man is going to inform the Ninth Prince."
Duanmu Rui didn't make a sound, and the old man went out by himself.
Not long after, the Ninth Prince came in, "Are you awake?" His voice was still very calm, and he couldn't hear worry or anger, but so what, he didn't need to worry!
"You know you're pregnant, but you don't take it seriously! If you can't raise two children well, give them to me!"
"Good idea! If you didn't insist on snatching Zhenzhen away, why would I have acted like this!" Duanmu Rui's voice was weak, but the anger inside could still be heard.
Ninth Prince stood beside the bed, his figure enveloped Duanmu Rui, he saw that his face was pale, without a trace of blood, but his eyes looked at him with disdain.
"So, exchange the lives of your parents with the truth, agree or disagree, and give me an answer now."
"Give me some more time..."
"I don't think this matter should be overthought. It will be much better than following you if you really leave it to me!"
"How long have I slept?"
"Two days, Zhenzhen has been brought over by the fourth brother, and is in my room."
"I really give it to you... can my parents come out safely..."
"can!"
"That's true...can you treat him well..."
"can!"
"Don't be scolded, don't be beaten...Happy every day...so happy that I can't think of me, grow up healthy, don't let him cry..."
"……,able!"
"Hold him here, I'll take a look at him again." Duanmu Rui finally glanced at the Ninth Prince, his eyes were full of begging.
"Since you agree, it's better not to see you." Ninth Prince refused coldly.
Duanmu Rui looked straight at the Ninth Prince, his expression didn't look like he was joking, Duanmu Rui slowly closed his eyes, "That's right, it's better not to see him, what is he doing..."
"Naping," the Ninth Prince took a step back to let some light onto the bed, "I will send you back before night, and your parents will also go back. Regarding the matter of leaving Shangjing, you can leave after your recovery. During the period, you can pack up your clothes. Don't come to Shangjing again!"
Duanmu Rui didn't answer any more, the Ninth Prince walked out of the room after finishing speaking.
He just felt that his heart was slowly sinking to the bottom, and his whole body was exhausted, whether it was parents, Zhenzhen, Ninth Prince, anyone, he didn't want to worry about it, he just wanted to relax, Nothing to worry about.
I really don't know if I will have a good life after being with the Ninth Prince. If I hear that I am really unhappy, I must snatch him back!
This must be the last time I beg him in this life!
In the evening, Duanmu Rui's body recovered almost, and it was no problem to get out of bed. The Ninth Prince ordered the sedan chair to take him back to the mansion. When Duanmu Rui entered the door, he saw his parents who had been waiting at the door early in the morning.
Parents hurried over to support Duanmu Rui, and personally sent him back to the bedroom.
"Father and mother...have you ever been beaten in prison?" Duanmu Rui didn't intend to let his parents out, it was an exchange of truth, and there was absolutely no way to lose.
Although it may be more secure for Zhenzhen to follow the Ninth Prince, the Ninth Prince also seems to be in pain Zhenzhen...
Duanmu Rui didn't want to think about it, let alone make excuses for himself!
"Well, the cell boss later changed the place for us, it's not as cold as in the prison, and the three meals a day are also warm, Rui'er... Mother knows you have suffered, and see how thin you have become in these few days... Madam touched Duanmu Rui's sunken cheek with distress, "Parents are useless, and Rui'er has to work hard for them, so don't tire you!"
"Father also wants to thank you." Master Duanmu stood behind his wife, "Father shouldn't have kept the herbal medicine. If it wasn't for that herbal medicine, our family wouldn't have such a troublesome thing!"
"It's nothing..." Duanmu Rui reassured his parents, "Have you withheld the herbs?"
"Hey, it's deducted... Really? Why didn't you see the baby back? Did you leave it to Boss Fang?"
"Really... Well, I'm not feeling well these days, so I'll ask Boss Fang to take care of it." Duanmu Rui's nose felt sour, and he turned his head to close his eyes.
"Hey..." Master Duanmu and his wife both lowered their heads, sitting beside Duanmu Rui's bed, not knowing what to say, but they were reluctant to leave.
"It's okay, Mom and Dad, in a few days..." How about in a few days!We are moving!
"They are all useless fathers, people who are going to be buried in the earth, and their children are implicated, so it is better to die in a cell, and I don't want Rui'er to work so hard!"
"Don't talk about dad!" Duanmu Ruixin was so agitated, "Since I'm back, I'll live a good life. I'm not going to die, this is..." Is this the result of exchanging truth for it! "What kind of nonsense is this! Go and rest with your mother... I will be fine tomorrow."
Really!Don't worry!
Duanmu Rui turned over to face inside, with his back facing his parents.
"Alright, Rui'er rests earlier, tomorrow we'll pick up Zhenzhen!" Madam led the master out of Duanmu Rui's bedroom, Duanmu Rui endured until the door was closed tightly, he turned over and lay on the pillow, the tears he forced out were all drowned into the pillow.
Moving house, packing up the things, dismissing servants... There are many things that need to be resolved within a few days, and parents, how to explain the real things to them?
You can't hide it, you can only tell the truth, but how to say it will not make them feel burdened...
In the morning, Duanmu Rui hastily drank the millet porridge, made enough mental preparations, and went to his parents' room.
"Why did Rui'er get up so early...is he feeling better?" Madam put on her coat and dragged Duanmu Rui into the room.
"Well, I'm all well." He waved his arms, "Nothing happened."
"Come so early...what's the matter?" Madam asked.
"Yes." Duanmu Rui looked inside, "Did you wake up? There is something I want to tell my parents."
"Get up," Master Duanmu came out from the closet, took two coats, and put them on each of Madam and Duanmu Rui, "Wake up early, people feel less when they get old."
Master Duanmu can walk very well now without crutches, although he is limping badly.
Duanmu Rui wanted to speak, but he couldn't say anything.
Madam looked at him, "What's wrong, Rui'er, her eye circles are so red and swollen, crying? What happened..."
"It's nothing." Duanmu Rui calmed down his emotions. He couldn't tell the truth. Just as he was about to say it, he felt that he would lose his composure and cry, "I just feel a little tired."
"Could it be that you had a quarrel with the Ninth Prince? He treats you so well, why did you quarrel?" Madam asked.
"It's not..."
"Rui'er, is it related to the imprisonment of parents?" Master Duanmu sat opposite him, "If so, it's better to talk about any problems, so that we can work together to solve them."
Duanmu Rui hesitated, "Actually, to save my parents, I promised the Queen Mother one thing. That is, our family must leave Shangjing and never come back."
"Is it the queen mother? Why is it the queen mother again!" Madam was a little anxious.
The master put his hand on the back of Madam's hand, "Madam, don't worry, wait for Rui'er to finish speaking."
"No, just let our family leave here and not come back." Duanmu Rui said.
"It's not a big deal. It may be less troublesome to get rid of the herbal medicine. It's useless to regret the collection of herbal medicine. It's better to think about the next thing now." Master Duanmu also comforted his wife. Comforting Duanmu Rui.
"Yes father," Duanmu Rui said, "so I think it's inconvenient for us to bring Zhenzhen on the way to move, and I don't want Zhenzhen to suffer along with him. I want to put him in Boss Fang's house first, and wait for us to bring the new one to him." After everything is packed, come back to pick him up."
"That's what you say..." Madam hesitated, "Will Boss Fang be too troublesome? Why not put it in the Ninth Prince's Mansion?"
"How about letting go of the Ninth Prince's Mansion!" Master Duanmu denied his wife's opinion, "Don't forget that there is Xiao Jue in the Ninth Prince's Mansion. This time, he may be responsible for our family's herbal medicine. If he is allowed to contact Zhenzhen every day, it is better Work harder and bring Zhenzhen with you!"
A few words reminded Duanmu Rui that there is still Xiao Jue in the Ninth Prince's Mansion!What if Xiaojue bullies Zhenzhen when the Ninth Prince is away!This is how to do!
Duanmu Rui couldn't sit still any longer, and was going to ask Ninth Prince Xiaojue about it!If he can't guarantee Zhenzhen's safety, he will...
What can he do... can't do anything!
"So father and mother, I will go to the last work in the next few days. I really don't want to bring him back, let him get familiar with the life of Fangfu, and the servants in the family need to be dismissed. How will this house be handled?" Duanmu Rui wanted to give to his parents. Find something to do.
"The house can be sold or returned to the Ninth Prince. Since the Empress Dowager wants us to leave, there is nothing the Ninth Prince can do. Ruier, don't blame the Ninth Prince! After all, she is the mother of the Ninth Prince!" Master Duanmu persuaded Duanmu Rui.
"Understood father, in the next few days we will dismiss the servants first, and I will go to Fang's mansion, mother." Duanmu Rui was eager to go to Nine Princes' mansion, and couldn't sit still for a moment.
"Okay, you go and do your work, we are in the mansion." Madam pushed Duanmu Rui out.
Duanmu Rui walked all the way, thinking about whether it was right or wrong to do so.
It's obviously true, it's just a pain in the ass...
He didn't go to Fang Mansion, but went directly to the gate of Nine Kings Mansion.
The door was still closed, Duanmu Rui knew this time, instead of knocking on the door to disturb others, he met the guard directly.
"Is Xiaojue in the mansion?" Duanmu Rui made a detour.
"Mr. Duanmu is gone. After leaving the Ninth Prince's Mansion that day, he never came back." Duanmu Rui, the guard, was very familiar with him and liked him very much. He was the only one who was friendly to him.
"Do you know when he will come back? Is the Ninth Prince here? Is he really there?" Duanmu Rui suddenly had a thought, if the Ninth Prince and they are not here...
The guards had received Duanmu Rui's money, so they almost answered every question, "Last time, Xiao Jue had a big fight with the Ninth Prince, and I don't know when he will be back. There are special servants to look after..."
Duanmu Rui took out his wallet, took out ten taels of silver, and stuffed it into the guard's hand, "Xingxing, brother, I just want to see him one more time, and then leave..."
"Mr. Duanmu," the guard hurriedly pushed away, "my lord has ordered that anyone who lets you in will lose his head... I really have no choice, sir, don't embarrass me anymore..."
"I'll just secretly..." Duanmu Rui begged the guard, he never thought that he would beg a guard at the gate, and he was so generous that he would give a guard ten taels of silver just to bribe him into letting him into the mansion.
"What are you doing in secret?" Suddenly a voice sounded behind Duanmu Rui, the guard immediately changed his expression and knelt down to beg for mercy.
Duanmu Rui looked back and saw that the sedan chair of the Ninth Prince was parked behind him, and he didn't hear a sound when he came back.
"I never knew you were so greedy. Your parents have already returned, but why are you still here?" The Ninth Prince got off the sedan chair and walked past Duanmu Rui.
"I just suddenly thought that if Xiao Jue is still in your mansion, it will really be very dangerous. If you just don't let him by my side, you might as well put him in Fang Mansion, at least when you go to court and no longer in the mansion. safe……"
"You are too lenient!" The Ninth Prince stood at the door and turned around, "I guarantee that he is safe, so he must be safe!"
After finishing speaking, he went back to the mansion, and the door was tightly closed again.
Duanmu Rui was locked outside the door, did not get a definite answer, and did not see Zhenzhen, he was a little reluctant to leave.
I don't believe he doesn't leave the house for a day!Duanmurui decided to stand guard at the door, asking him to give a definite answer to Xiaojue's matter.
This time Duanmu Rui was not reckless, he bought some water and food from a passing vendor, found a place with steps to sit there, on the side of the Nine Princes Mansion, and guarded the door if he could not knock, Xiaojue or really , have to get one.
Boss Fang also learned about Duanmu Rui's situation almost immediately. He prepared some silver coins and wanted to give them to Duanmu Rui when he came to bid farewell.
But after waiting for several days and no one came, Boss Fang sent his servants to personally deliver several hundred taels of silver to Duanmu's mansion this morning.
It happened to be Master Duanmu who opened the door to greet him. In the past few days, Madam sent away the servants, and there was no one in the mansion, so when there were occasional visitors, Master Duanmu limped to the door to greet them.
The servants of Fang's mansion saw Master Duanmu and explained his intentions, and sent the box containing the silver taels to the house.
Then say goodbye.
Madam lifted the brocade cover, and the silver taels neatly arranged in the box surprised Madam.
"Why did the servants send it here? Could it be that Rui'er didn't know about it?" Madam asked.
"I don't know, wait for Rui'er to come back and ask."
"Should we come to thank you? With such a large sum of money, it seems that Boss Fang has treated Rui'er well, and he must have treated Zhenzhen well."
"I need to thank you in person, why don't you stop by to see Zhenzhen, I haven't seen you for a long time, I really think about it!" Master Duanmu immediately got his wife's approval when he proposed.
"That's right, take a good look at Zhenzhen when you say thank you, I don't know that it will take several months to see this parting, I really can't bear it!" Thinking of seeing Zhenzhen, the lady immediately got up and changed her clothes.
"Leave now?" The master looked at the sky, "Rui'er has just left, we will go, I'm afraid there is something wrong, why don't we go after lunch at noon."
Madam couldn't wait, "It's okay, things in the mansion have been handled pretty much the same these few days, just ask Xiao Yan to watch over them, we'll take a look and come back without delaying other things."
The master pondered for a while, "Alright, just come back as soon as possible."
The two dressed carefully, passed by a pastry shop on the way, bought some exquisite pastries to take with them, and went to Fangfu.
After submitting the name stickers, the guards led them into the mansion not long after.
When they saw Boss Fang for the first time, they immediately looked at him in a daze, and at the same time felt a kind of pressure. Even if the other party was an Omega, that kind of aura was not indifferent to ordinary people.
But Boss Fang looked very kind, which made the Duanmu couple heave a sigh of relief and feel a little relaxed.
Boss Fang asked the two elders to sit down, looked at the tea, and said, "I've heard about the matter in your residence, how is Mr. Duanmu these days?"
"Very good," Master Duanmu replied, Madam did not speak, she was still looking at Boss Fang, "I was sick a few days ago, but I have recovered well these days. Question, thank you, Boss Fang, for thinking about it."
"Come to Fang's house every day?" Boss Fang asked, "Mr. Duanmu hasn't come for several days. It is because of his delay that I ordered my servants to send the silver taels to the house. Forgive me."
"Hasn't come for a long time?" Master Duanmu and his wife looked at each other, "Then he goes out every day...where did he go?"
When Boss Fang heard this, he laughed in understanding, "I'm afraid Mr. Duanmu didn't want the elders to worry, that's why he said that. But it's okay, even if you leave Shangjing, with Mr. Duanmu's ability, you will definitely have a good life."
Hearing what Boss Fang said, the Duanmu couple didn't think too much about it anymore. Ruier is a sensitive child, and they knew it since childhood, "We will leave Shangjing in a few days, and we have never come to thank Ruier for being bothered at the house for so long. , before we left, the boss still missed us, gave us so much money, and even took care of Zhenzhen for us, really... the two of us really don't know how to thank you!"
Madam also continued, "We will leave in a few days, I wonder if we can see Zhenzhen now, this parting, I wonder if we will see each other again in a few months!"
Boss Fang was puzzled after hearing this, "Really? Didn't you stay at Laojiu's house all the time? When did you come to Fang's house?"
Duanmu and his wife were beating drums in their hearts, how much this child has lied to them.
Master Duanmu went down the steps, "Maybe it's Gouzi's prank again... I don't know where that kid is now, let's go to him and ask him!"
"What? Mr. Duanmu didn't tell you the real situation?" Boss Fang asked.
"It doesn't look like it now." Master Duanmu took his wife to thank him again and then left. Master Duanmu looked very bad when he left the mansion. If he kept it from them, it must have something to do with their imprisonment.
After they left the mansion, they thought about where to find Duanmu Rui, but Master Duanmu suddenly thought of something. He went to the guard and said, "Excuse me... Duanmu Rui hasn't come to Fang Mansion for a few days?"
The guard watched the two falter, not knowing whether to speak or not.
Master Duanmu immediately took out some scraps of silver and stuffed them to the guards, "We are his parents. He has been unwell recently, but he lied to us because of us. Our two elders are very worried, so we want to know his recent situation, and we will persuade him when we go back. .”
The guard knew their identities when they first entered the door. Hearing this, his sympathy broke out, and he pushed back to smash the silver, and said, "Mr. Duanmu seems to have never been back since he left ten days ago, but it is said that he has been guarding the door for the past few days. It's at the gate of Nine Kings Mansion, if you are looking for him, you might as well go to Nine Kings Mansion to have a look."
"Stay at the gate of the Nine Princes' Mansion? Do you know where it really is?"
"Zhenzhen is also said to be in the Ninth Prince's Mansion. The Ninth Prince closes the door every day, and Mr. Duanmu is not allowed to see Zhenzhen."
"This..." Master Duanmu was even more puzzled, he kept frowning, "What's going on here?"
"Uh..." The guard didn't dare to continue, "I don't know the details, I'm really sorry."
Master Duanmu glanced at another guard, obviously another guard was also listening to their conversation.
The master kept an eye out, "Then don't bother me any more, thank you!"
Master Duanmu took his wife away as if, but after walking away, he took his wife and sneaked back against the wall, squatting down and hiding at the corner of the steps of the Fangfu gate, this angle happened to be out of sight of the guard.
But they just overheard the conversation.
"So it seems that Mr. Duanmu's parents don't know that they traded Zhenzhen for it?"
"It seems that maybe Boss Fang didn't say anything, but I also think it would be better for young master Duanmu to follow the Ninth Prince. Although they can't see young master Duanmu for the rest of their lives, at least the young master's life is guaranteed!"
"It's just that that guy is too calculating, and he's doing all the tricks just to snatch away the young master of the Duanmu family!"
"Actually, it's hard to say. If it wasn't for the dragging down of the two elders, the young master wouldn't be snatched away by the one in the palace... If I had to do the same, it's just that I won't see my son for the rest of my life. alive..."
"I don't know what the second elder will think when he finds out that he really wants to... If I know that I will trade my grandson's life for mine, I would rather die!"
The two guards were on the inside of the door, and the Duanmu couple were on the outside of the door. After hearing these words, they immediately felt thunderbolt, and they left Fang's mansion without knowing how.
"That is to say... We exchanged Zhenzhen for it?" Master Duanmu finally spoke.
"Can't see Zhenzhen for a lifetime?" Madam's expression was also in a trance.
"It's really only one year old..." Master Duanmu's voice trembled, "I was given away because of our two old bones that were about to sink into the ground..." He couldn't help touching his face hard, and even covered his face with his hands after a few touches .
"If we hadn't dragged her down...how could Rui'er work so hard." The madam silently held the master's hand, and the two of them didn't speak any more on the way, they supported each other back to the mansion.
Duanmu Rui came back a little late that day, because the Ninth Prince was finally willing to come out to see him.
"It's all cleared up, I don't know what you are still doing here!"
As soon as Duanmu Rui saw the Ninth Prince, he hurried forward, "I just want to confirm one thing, how can you ensure that Xiaojue won't do anything to Zhenzhen!"
The Ninth Prince looked at his aggressive eyes, and finally said, "Xiao Jue has been sent out of the palace by me, and I only need a letter of divorce, which will be sent in a few days. If I go out to fight, I will really live in the palace. How can I guarantee that?" ?”
"If that's the case..." Duanmu Rui never thought that the Ninth Prince would divorce Xiaojue, and when he saw him that day, he always thought it was just a normal quarrel, "I don't have any worries."
"Seeing that your health is about the same, you will leave in the near future." Ninth Prince threw a small cloth bag into Duanmu Rui's arms, and turned back.
Duanmu Rui looked at the Nine Princes' Mansion which was closed again, and then at the package wrapped in coarse cloth in his arms, he pinched a hard thing inside, and just about to open it, Xiaoyan came running beside him.
"Master, master, why don't you go back so late? The master asked me to pick you up." Xiao Yan came running out of breath.
"How do you know I'm here?" Duanmu Rui looked at the direction Xiao Yan came from, but there was no one else there.
"It was the master's order, and I will come."
"My father? How would he know?" Duanmu Rui asked.
"...I don't know...the master and madam told me to come out when they came back, and I came out."
"They went out? Did something happen today?" Duanmu Rui felt something was wrong.
Xiao Yan thought for a while, "Not long after you left in the morning, a servant of Fang's mansion brought some silver taels, saying that Boss Fang gave you money, after that, the master and wife went out, and told me to come to you when I came back at night go home……"
"Come back with me!" Duanmu Rui said in a bad mood, Boss Fang must not tell them the truth!
Xiao Yan didn't dare to hesitate anymore, regardless of the tiredness of running when she came, she followed Duanmu Rui again, "Slow down, master, you can walk as long as you can, hey, master, take care of your belly, master, walk slowly !"
Duanmu Rui finally changed to walking, but the speed is not slow.
He took Xiaoyan back to the mansion, and the mansion was completely dark.
"Master, why don't you light candles?" Xiao Yan felt the darkness and hurried into the room, "It was still bright when I came out, so I didn't light the lights. What do you think of the darkness?"
Duanmu Rui also found it strange that the mansion had been so quiet for several days, but it was the first time it was so dark.
"Father, mother!" He yelled into the yard, "Where are you? Xiao Yan took the candle!"
There was a deathly silence in the yard, and no voice answered him.
"Will Mrs. Madam sleep in the house at this time?" Xiao Yan asked, "They looked very tired when they came back, maybe they fell asleep because they were tired, why don't we go to the main room first..."
"Alright!" Duanmu Rui followed behind.
Xiaoyan lit up the lamp in the main room, and Duanmu Mansion regained its light, feeling alive.
☆, lack of calcium to eat meat
After an unknown amount of time, the room was already lit when he opened his eyes again, and the strong smell of Chinese medicine still filled the room.
where is this?
Duanmu Rui turned his head to look, there was a small stove next to the bed, and there was a bowl on it, the liquid inside was steaming and gurgling slightly.
There was no one in the room, and no sound could be heard except the gurgling of soup.
Duanmu Rui opened his eyes and tried hard to recall the previous events, but he seemed to be unsuccessful, his mind froze and he couldn't remember anything.
He closed his eyes again, shook his head, and gently covered his stomach with his hands. There was nothing unusual there, but a voice appeared in his head, "Exchange the life of the second elder with Zhenzhen!"
"Huh..." Duanmu Rui heaved a long sigh, it seems that their ultimate goal is to leave the truth.
The door was pushed open with a creak, and an old man came in, "It seems that Mr. Duanmu is awake, this old man is going to inform the Ninth Prince."
Duanmu Rui didn't make a sound, and the old man went out by himself.
Not long after, the Ninth Prince came in, "Are you awake?" His voice was still very calm, and he couldn't hear worry or anger, but so what, he didn't need to worry!
"You know you're pregnant, but you don't take it seriously! If you can't raise two children well, give them to me!"
"Good idea! If you didn't insist on snatching Zhenzhen away, why would I have acted like this!" Duanmu Rui's voice was weak, but the anger inside could still be heard.
Ninth Prince stood beside the bed, his figure enveloped Duanmu Rui, he saw that his face was pale, without a trace of blood, but his eyes looked at him with disdain.
"So, exchange the lives of your parents with the truth, agree or disagree, and give me an answer now."
"Give me some more time..."
"I don't think this matter should be overthought. It will be much better than following you if you really leave it to me!"
"How long have I slept?"
"Two days, Zhenzhen has been brought over by the fourth brother, and is in my room."
"I really give it to you... can my parents come out safely..."
"can!"
"That's true...can you treat him well..."
"can!"
"Don't be scolded, don't be beaten...Happy every day...so happy that I can't think of me, grow up healthy, don't let him cry..."
"……,able!"
"Hold him here, I'll take a look at him again." Duanmu Rui finally glanced at the Ninth Prince, his eyes were full of begging.
"Since you agree, it's better not to see you." Ninth Prince refused coldly.
Duanmu Rui looked straight at the Ninth Prince, his expression didn't look like he was joking, Duanmu Rui slowly closed his eyes, "That's right, it's better not to see him, what is he doing..."
"Naping," the Ninth Prince took a step back to let some light onto the bed, "I will send you back before night, and your parents will also go back. Regarding the matter of leaving Shangjing, you can leave after your recovery. During the period, you can pack up your clothes. Don't come to Shangjing again!"
Duanmu Rui didn't answer any more, the Ninth Prince walked out of the room after finishing speaking.
He just felt that his heart was slowly sinking to the bottom, and his whole body was exhausted, whether it was parents, Zhenzhen, Ninth Prince, anyone, he didn't want to worry about it, he just wanted to relax, Nothing to worry about.
I really don't know if I will have a good life after being with the Ninth Prince. If I hear that I am really unhappy, I must snatch him back!
This must be the last time I beg him in this life!
In the evening, Duanmu Rui's body recovered almost, and it was no problem to get out of bed. The Ninth Prince ordered the sedan chair to take him back to the mansion. When Duanmu Rui entered the door, he saw his parents who had been waiting at the door early in the morning.
Parents hurried over to support Duanmu Rui, and personally sent him back to the bedroom.
"Father and mother...have you ever been beaten in prison?" Duanmu Rui didn't intend to let his parents out, it was an exchange of truth, and there was absolutely no way to lose.
Although it may be more secure for Zhenzhen to follow the Ninth Prince, the Ninth Prince also seems to be in pain Zhenzhen...
Duanmu Rui didn't want to think about it, let alone make excuses for himself!
"Well, the cell boss later changed the place for us, it's not as cold as in the prison, and the three meals a day are also warm, Rui'er... Mother knows you have suffered, and see how thin you have become in these few days... Madam touched Duanmu Rui's sunken cheek with distress, "Parents are useless, and Rui'er has to work hard for them, so don't tire you!"
"Father also wants to thank you." Master Duanmu stood behind his wife, "Father shouldn't have kept the herbal medicine. If it wasn't for that herbal medicine, our family wouldn't have such a troublesome thing!"
"It's nothing..." Duanmu Rui reassured his parents, "Have you withheld the herbs?"
"Hey, it's deducted... Really? Why didn't you see the baby back? Did you leave it to Boss Fang?"
"Really... Well, I'm not feeling well these days, so I'll ask Boss Fang to take care of it." Duanmu Rui's nose felt sour, and he turned his head to close his eyes.
"Hey..." Master Duanmu and his wife both lowered their heads, sitting beside Duanmu Rui's bed, not knowing what to say, but they were reluctant to leave.
"It's okay, Mom and Dad, in a few days..." How about in a few days!We are moving!
"They are all useless fathers, people who are going to be buried in the earth, and their children are implicated, so it is better to die in a cell, and I don't want Rui'er to work so hard!"
"Don't talk about dad!" Duanmu Ruixin was so agitated, "Since I'm back, I'll live a good life. I'm not going to die, this is..." Is this the result of exchanging truth for it! "What kind of nonsense is this! Go and rest with your mother... I will be fine tomorrow."
Really!Don't worry!
Duanmu Rui turned over to face inside, with his back facing his parents.
"Alright, Rui'er rests earlier, tomorrow we'll pick up Zhenzhen!" Madam led the master out of Duanmu Rui's bedroom, Duanmu Rui endured until the door was closed tightly, he turned over and lay on the pillow, the tears he forced out were all drowned into the pillow.
Moving house, packing up the things, dismissing servants... There are many things that need to be resolved within a few days, and parents, how to explain the real things to them?
You can't hide it, you can only tell the truth, but how to say it will not make them feel burdened...
In the morning, Duanmu Rui hastily drank the millet porridge, made enough mental preparations, and went to his parents' room.
"Why did Rui'er get up so early...is he feeling better?" Madam put on her coat and dragged Duanmu Rui into the room.
"Well, I'm all well." He waved his arms, "Nothing happened."
"Come so early...what's the matter?" Madam asked.
"Yes." Duanmu Rui looked inside, "Did you wake up? There is something I want to tell my parents."
"Get up," Master Duanmu came out from the closet, took two coats, and put them on each of Madam and Duanmu Rui, "Wake up early, people feel less when they get old."
Master Duanmu can walk very well now without crutches, although he is limping badly.
Duanmu Rui wanted to speak, but he couldn't say anything.
Madam looked at him, "What's wrong, Rui'er, her eye circles are so red and swollen, crying? What happened..."
"It's nothing." Duanmu Rui calmed down his emotions. He couldn't tell the truth. Just as he was about to say it, he felt that he would lose his composure and cry, "I just feel a little tired."
"Could it be that you had a quarrel with the Ninth Prince? He treats you so well, why did you quarrel?" Madam asked.
"It's not..."
"Rui'er, is it related to the imprisonment of parents?" Master Duanmu sat opposite him, "If so, it's better to talk about any problems, so that we can work together to solve them."
Duanmu Rui hesitated, "Actually, to save my parents, I promised the Queen Mother one thing. That is, our family must leave Shangjing and never come back."
"Is it the queen mother? Why is it the queen mother again!" Madam was a little anxious.
The master put his hand on the back of Madam's hand, "Madam, don't worry, wait for Rui'er to finish speaking."
"No, just let our family leave here and not come back." Duanmu Rui said.
"It's not a big deal. It may be less troublesome to get rid of the herbal medicine. It's useless to regret the collection of herbal medicine. It's better to think about the next thing now." Master Duanmu also comforted his wife. Comforting Duanmu Rui.
"Yes father," Duanmu Rui said, "so I think it's inconvenient for us to bring Zhenzhen on the way to move, and I don't want Zhenzhen to suffer along with him. I want to put him in Boss Fang's house first, and wait for us to bring the new one to him." After everything is packed, come back to pick him up."
"That's what you say..." Madam hesitated, "Will Boss Fang be too troublesome? Why not put it in the Ninth Prince's Mansion?"
"How about letting go of the Ninth Prince's Mansion!" Master Duanmu denied his wife's opinion, "Don't forget that there is Xiao Jue in the Ninth Prince's Mansion. This time, he may be responsible for our family's herbal medicine. If he is allowed to contact Zhenzhen every day, it is better Work harder and bring Zhenzhen with you!"
A few words reminded Duanmu Rui that there is still Xiao Jue in the Ninth Prince's Mansion!What if Xiaojue bullies Zhenzhen when the Ninth Prince is away!This is how to do!
Duanmu Rui couldn't sit still any longer, and was going to ask Ninth Prince Xiaojue about it!If he can't guarantee Zhenzhen's safety, he will...
What can he do... can't do anything!
"So father and mother, I will go to the last work in the next few days. I really don't want to bring him back, let him get familiar with the life of Fangfu, and the servants in the family need to be dismissed. How will this house be handled?" Duanmu Rui wanted to give to his parents. Find something to do.
"The house can be sold or returned to the Ninth Prince. Since the Empress Dowager wants us to leave, there is nothing the Ninth Prince can do. Ruier, don't blame the Ninth Prince! After all, she is the mother of the Ninth Prince!" Master Duanmu persuaded Duanmu Rui.
"Understood father, in the next few days we will dismiss the servants first, and I will go to Fang's mansion, mother." Duanmu Rui was eager to go to Nine Princes' mansion, and couldn't sit still for a moment.
"Okay, you go and do your work, we are in the mansion." Madam pushed Duanmu Rui out.
Duanmu Rui walked all the way, thinking about whether it was right or wrong to do so.
It's obviously true, it's just a pain in the ass...
He didn't go to Fang Mansion, but went directly to the gate of Nine Kings Mansion.
The door was still closed, Duanmu Rui knew this time, instead of knocking on the door to disturb others, he met the guard directly.
"Is Xiaojue in the mansion?" Duanmu Rui made a detour.
"Mr. Duanmu is gone. After leaving the Ninth Prince's Mansion that day, he never came back." Duanmu Rui, the guard, was very familiar with him and liked him very much. He was the only one who was friendly to him.
"Do you know when he will come back? Is the Ninth Prince here? Is he really there?" Duanmu Rui suddenly had a thought, if the Ninth Prince and they are not here...
The guards had received Duanmu Rui's money, so they almost answered every question, "Last time, Xiao Jue had a big fight with the Ninth Prince, and I don't know when he will be back. There are special servants to look after..."
Duanmu Rui took out his wallet, took out ten taels of silver, and stuffed it into the guard's hand, "Xingxing, brother, I just want to see him one more time, and then leave..."
"Mr. Duanmu," the guard hurriedly pushed away, "my lord has ordered that anyone who lets you in will lose his head... I really have no choice, sir, don't embarrass me anymore..."
"I'll just secretly..." Duanmu Rui begged the guard, he never thought that he would beg a guard at the gate, and he was so generous that he would give a guard ten taels of silver just to bribe him into letting him into the mansion.
"What are you doing in secret?" Suddenly a voice sounded behind Duanmu Rui, the guard immediately changed his expression and knelt down to beg for mercy.
Duanmu Rui looked back and saw that the sedan chair of the Ninth Prince was parked behind him, and he didn't hear a sound when he came back.
"I never knew you were so greedy. Your parents have already returned, but why are you still here?" The Ninth Prince got off the sedan chair and walked past Duanmu Rui.
"I just suddenly thought that if Xiao Jue is still in your mansion, it will really be very dangerous. If you just don't let him by my side, you might as well put him in Fang Mansion, at least when you go to court and no longer in the mansion. safe……"
"You are too lenient!" The Ninth Prince stood at the door and turned around, "I guarantee that he is safe, so he must be safe!"
After finishing speaking, he went back to the mansion, and the door was tightly closed again.
Duanmu Rui was locked outside the door, did not get a definite answer, and did not see Zhenzhen, he was a little reluctant to leave.
I don't believe he doesn't leave the house for a day!Duanmurui decided to stand guard at the door, asking him to give a definite answer to Xiaojue's matter.
This time Duanmu Rui was not reckless, he bought some water and food from a passing vendor, found a place with steps to sit there, on the side of the Nine Princes Mansion, and guarded the door if he could not knock, Xiaojue or really , have to get one.
Boss Fang also learned about Duanmu Rui's situation almost immediately. He prepared some silver coins and wanted to give them to Duanmu Rui when he came to bid farewell.
But after waiting for several days and no one came, Boss Fang sent his servants to personally deliver several hundred taels of silver to Duanmu's mansion this morning.
It happened to be Master Duanmu who opened the door to greet him. In the past few days, Madam sent away the servants, and there was no one in the mansion, so when there were occasional visitors, Master Duanmu limped to the door to greet them.
The servants of Fang's mansion saw Master Duanmu and explained his intentions, and sent the box containing the silver taels to the house.
Then say goodbye.
Madam lifted the brocade cover, and the silver taels neatly arranged in the box surprised Madam.
"Why did the servants send it here? Could it be that Rui'er didn't know about it?" Madam asked.
"I don't know, wait for Rui'er to come back and ask."
"Should we come to thank you? With such a large sum of money, it seems that Boss Fang has treated Rui'er well, and he must have treated Zhenzhen well."
"I need to thank you in person, why don't you stop by to see Zhenzhen, I haven't seen you for a long time, I really think about it!" Master Duanmu immediately got his wife's approval when he proposed.
"That's right, take a good look at Zhenzhen when you say thank you, I don't know that it will take several months to see this parting, I really can't bear it!" Thinking of seeing Zhenzhen, the lady immediately got up and changed her clothes.
"Leave now?" The master looked at the sky, "Rui'er has just left, we will go, I'm afraid there is something wrong, why don't we go after lunch at noon."
Madam couldn't wait, "It's okay, things in the mansion have been handled pretty much the same these few days, just ask Xiao Yan to watch over them, we'll take a look and come back without delaying other things."
The master pondered for a while, "Alright, just come back as soon as possible."
The two dressed carefully, passed by a pastry shop on the way, bought some exquisite pastries to take with them, and went to Fangfu.
After submitting the name stickers, the guards led them into the mansion not long after.
When they saw Boss Fang for the first time, they immediately looked at him in a daze, and at the same time felt a kind of pressure. Even if the other party was an Omega, that kind of aura was not indifferent to ordinary people.
But Boss Fang looked very kind, which made the Duanmu couple heave a sigh of relief and feel a little relaxed.
Boss Fang asked the two elders to sit down, looked at the tea, and said, "I've heard about the matter in your residence, how is Mr. Duanmu these days?"
"Very good," Master Duanmu replied, Madam did not speak, she was still looking at Boss Fang, "I was sick a few days ago, but I have recovered well these days. Question, thank you, Boss Fang, for thinking about it."
"Come to Fang's house every day?" Boss Fang asked, "Mr. Duanmu hasn't come for several days. It is because of his delay that I ordered my servants to send the silver taels to the house. Forgive me."
"Hasn't come for a long time?" Master Duanmu and his wife looked at each other, "Then he goes out every day...where did he go?"
When Boss Fang heard this, he laughed in understanding, "I'm afraid Mr. Duanmu didn't want the elders to worry, that's why he said that. But it's okay, even if you leave Shangjing, with Mr. Duanmu's ability, you will definitely have a good life."
Hearing what Boss Fang said, the Duanmu couple didn't think too much about it anymore. Ruier is a sensitive child, and they knew it since childhood, "We will leave Shangjing in a few days, and we have never come to thank Ruier for being bothered at the house for so long. , before we left, the boss still missed us, gave us so much money, and even took care of Zhenzhen for us, really... the two of us really don't know how to thank you!"
Madam also continued, "We will leave in a few days, I wonder if we can see Zhenzhen now, this parting, I wonder if we will see each other again in a few months!"
Boss Fang was puzzled after hearing this, "Really? Didn't you stay at Laojiu's house all the time? When did you come to Fang's house?"
Duanmu and his wife were beating drums in their hearts, how much this child has lied to them.
Master Duanmu went down the steps, "Maybe it's Gouzi's prank again... I don't know where that kid is now, let's go to him and ask him!"
"What? Mr. Duanmu didn't tell you the real situation?" Boss Fang asked.
"It doesn't look like it now." Master Duanmu took his wife to thank him again and then left. Master Duanmu looked very bad when he left the mansion. If he kept it from them, it must have something to do with their imprisonment.
After they left the mansion, they thought about where to find Duanmu Rui, but Master Duanmu suddenly thought of something. He went to the guard and said, "Excuse me... Duanmu Rui hasn't come to Fang Mansion for a few days?"
The guard watched the two falter, not knowing whether to speak or not.
Master Duanmu immediately took out some scraps of silver and stuffed them to the guards, "We are his parents. He has been unwell recently, but he lied to us because of us. Our two elders are very worried, so we want to know his recent situation, and we will persuade him when we go back. .”
The guard knew their identities when they first entered the door. Hearing this, his sympathy broke out, and he pushed back to smash the silver, and said, "Mr. Duanmu seems to have never been back since he left ten days ago, but it is said that he has been guarding the door for the past few days. It's at the gate of Nine Kings Mansion, if you are looking for him, you might as well go to Nine Kings Mansion to have a look."
"Stay at the gate of the Nine Princes' Mansion? Do you know where it really is?"
"Zhenzhen is also said to be in the Ninth Prince's Mansion. The Ninth Prince closes the door every day, and Mr. Duanmu is not allowed to see Zhenzhen."
"This..." Master Duanmu was even more puzzled, he kept frowning, "What's going on here?"
"Uh..." The guard didn't dare to continue, "I don't know the details, I'm really sorry."
Master Duanmu glanced at another guard, obviously another guard was also listening to their conversation.
The master kept an eye out, "Then don't bother me any more, thank you!"
Master Duanmu took his wife away as if, but after walking away, he took his wife and sneaked back against the wall, squatting down and hiding at the corner of the steps of the Fangfu gate, this angle happened to be out of sight of the guard.
But they just overheard the conversation.
"So it seems that Mr. Duanmu's parents don't know that they traded Zhenzhen for it?"
"It seems that maybe Boss Fang didn't say anything, but I also think it would be better for young master Duanmu to follow the Ninth Prince. Although they can't see young master Duanmu for the rest of their lives, at least the young master's life is guaranteed!"
"It's just that that guy is too calculating, and he's doing all the tricks just to snatch away the young master of the Duanmu family!"
"Actually, it's hard to say. If it wasn't for the dragging down of the two elders, the young master wouldn't be snatched away by the one in the palace... If I had to do the same, it's just that I won't see my son for the rest of my life. alive..."
"I don't know what the second elder will think when he finds out that he really wants to... If I know that I will trade my grandson's life for mine, I would rather die!"
The two guards were on the inside of the door, and the Duanmu couple were on the outside of the door. After hearing these words, they immediately felt thunderbolt, and they left Fang's mansion without knowing how.
"That is to say... We exchanged Zhenzhen for it?" Master Duanmu finally spoke.
"Can't see Zhenzhen for a lifetime?" Madam's expression was also in a trance.
"It's really only one year old..." Master Duanmu's voice trembled, "I was given away because of our two old bones that were about to sink into the ground..." He couldn't help touching his face hard, and even covered his face with his hands after a few touches .
"If we hadn't dragged her down...how could Rui'er work so hard." The madam silently held the master's hand, and the two of them didn't speak any more on the way, they supported each other back to the mansion.
Duanmu Rui came back a little late that day, because the Ninth Prince was finally willing to come out to see him.
"It's all cleared up, I don't know what you are still doing here!"
As soon as Duanmu Rui saw the Ninth Prince, he hurried forward, "I just want to confirm one thing, how can you ensure that Xiaojue won't do anything to Zhenzhen!"
The Ninth Prince looked at his aggressive eyes, and finally said, "Xiao Jue has been sent out of the palace by me, and I only need a letter of divorce, which will be sent in a few days. If I go out to fight, I will really live in the palace. How can I guarantee that?" ?”
"If that's the case..." Duanmu Rui never thought that the Ninth Prince would divorce Xiaojue, and when he saw him that day, he always thought it was just a normal quarrel, "I don't have any worries."
"Seeing that your health is about the same, you will leave in the near future." Ninth Prince threw a small cloth bag into Duanmu Rui's arms, and turned back.
Duanmu Rui looked at the Nine Princes' Mansion which was closed again, and then at the package wrapped in coarse cloth in his arms, he pinched a hard thing inside, and just about to open it, Xiaoyan came running beside him.
"Master, master, why don't you go back so late? The master asked me to pick you up." Xiao Yan came running out of breath.
"How do you know I'm here?" Duanmu Rui looked at the direction Xiao Yan came from, but there was no one else there.
"It was the master's order, and I will come."
"My father? How would he know?" Duanmu Rui asked.
"...I don't know...the master and madam told me to come out when they came back, and I came out."
"They went out? Did something happen today?" Duanmu Rui felt something was wrong.
Xiao Yan thought for a while, "Not long after you left in the morning, a servant of Fang's mansion brought some silver taels, saying that Boss Fang gave you money, after that, the master and wife went out, and told me to come to you when I came back at night go home……"
"Come back with me!" Duanmu Rui said in a bad mood, Boss Fang must not tell them the truth!
Xiao Yan didn't dare to hesitate anymore, regardless of the tiredness of running when she came, she followed Duanmu Rui again, "Slow down, master, you can walk as long as you can, hey, master, take care of your belly, master, walk slowly !"
Duanmu Rui finally changed to walking, but the speed is not slow.
He took Xiaoyan back to the mansion, and the mansion was completely dark.
"Master, why don't you light candles?" Xiao Yan felt the darkness and hurried into the room, "It was still bright when I came out, so I didn't light the lights. What do you think of the darkness?"
Duanmu Rui also found it strange that the mansion had been so quiet for several days, but it was the first time it was so dark.
"Father, mother!" He yelled into the yard, "Where are you? Xiao Yan took the candle!"
There was a deathly silence in the yard, and no voice answered him.
"Will Mrs. Madam sleep in the house at this time?" Xiao Yan asked, "They looked very tired when they came back, maybe they fell asleep because they were tired, why don't we go to the main room first..."
"Alright!" Duanmu Rui followed behind.
Xiaoyan lit up the lamp in the main room, and Duanmu Mansion regained its light, feeling alive.
☆, lack of calcium to eat meat
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