Wealth and glory seek stability

Jian Xi sighed. "Not meeting each other is the best way to protect each other."

Then, it just turned into one sentence: "You shouldn't have come."

Gao Yunhuai knew this truth, but——

"Xi'er, you are so cruel."

After saying that, he stood up and was about to leave.

When I reached the door, the person behind me didn't seem to show any intention of trying to keep me.

Turn around.

Jian Xi only smelled a pleasant scent of pine and cypress coming from her nose.

The next moment, she was embraced in a broad embrace. "What a cruel woman."

There was a sound of gnashing teeth above Jian Xi's head.

Gao Yunhuai finally shamelessly slept in Jian Xi's room.

Jian Xi was a light sleeper, so he slept outside.

Gao Yunhuai touched Jian Xi's belly, and a smile finally appeared on the corner of his mouth. He leaned on the pillow for a while and then fell asleep.

Jian Xi didn't think there was anything wrong, just that there was one more person on the bed, and it was not as comfortable as usual when she slept alone in the bed.

Gao Yunhuai woke up before dawn. He turned around and looked at Jian Xi's sleeping face. He felt that this should be the happiest moment of his life in these days.

He stared at Jian Xi, wanting to engrave her appearance in his heart.

He leaned over gently and sipped on Jian Xi's cheek, with deep reluctance in his eyes. The longing that had been building for many days not only did not ease, but was even worse than before.

After taking one last look, he made up his mind and left the room.

Jian Xi was right. Not meeting each other was the best protection for each other.

Coming here today is already a huge risk.

Jian Xi listened to the sound of the door closing and opened her eyes.

This is a decision made by two extremely rational people, and everything is based on the safety of both parties.

Is this love?

Jian Xi didn’t know.

I closed my eyes again, but couldn't fall asleep again.

There's nothing else to say, so just get up and work.

The main purpose of her visit this time was to collect resources in the northern border, and the rest of the things were just incidental.

Lei Zi knew her personality, so in addition to the most basic bedroom, he also set up a desk in the partition.

Jian Xi put on the tiger-skin cloak draped beside the bed and walked to the desk and sat down.

Pick up the pen and list the names one by one.

In addition to the strength of her own men, there was also a team of soldiers that Shen Nanxing had given her before. These were all good fighters that Shen Nanxing had specially found from the army. She used her money to subdue these people and let them follow the caravan to explore the new world.

The money has been spent, and now it's time to test the results.

The sky is dewy and the fish belly is white.

Jian Xi stretched out her waist. She had been feeling sore in her waist recently. She touched her belly and felt the naughty little guy inside kicking her belly. It seemed that the little guy was stretching out like her.

She said in a gentle tone: "Baby, you're going to meet your mother soon, are you happy?" Jane Xi's lips curled up, and the little guy inside moved again as if in response.

She always likes to talk to the little one in her belly when she is alone.

This is the person closest to her in the world, and she will definitely protect her with her life.

Thinking of this, Jian Xi's heartstrings suddenly relaxed.

This should be love, right?

It turns out that she is not without love.

only--

I just don't love him.

No, it’s probably because I don’t love you enough.

They are too rational, so rational that they can control their thoughts and actions.

Jian Xi stared at the papers on the table in a daze and didn't notice until Chu Lu came into the room and set the table.

"Sir, the meal is ready. I heard that Madam Qi cooked it herself."

Jian Xi came back to her senses, "Yeah."

Walk quietly to the dining table.

On top were a few kinds of thin porridge, two light side dishes and fried dumplings.

The method of making fried dumplings is still the same one that Jian Xi taught Caiyun.

Jian Xi looked at the large portion of breakfast and said, "You should sit down and eat something too. I can't finish it by myself."

Chu Lu had already been swallowing her saliva.

Hearing this, he pulled a stool and sat down.

Along the way, Jian Xi ate with Chu Lu. Chu Lu had a big appetite and looked very delicious while eating.

When Jian Xi eats with her, she always feels like she can eat one more bowl of rice.

At first, Chu Lu ate with restraint. After taking a bite of the golden and crispy fried dumplings, she fell in love with the crispy and oily taste and couldn't stop picking up more with her chopsticks.

Until Jian Xi put down her chopsticks.

"Have you finished eating?" Chu Lu's eyes were shining.

Jian Xi nodded and took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth.

Chu Lu took the porridge bucket, poured all the remaining porridge together, and poured all the leftovers on the plate into the bucket.

The little girl held the big porridge bucket in her hand and ate it happily.

Until all the leftovers were eaten up, if there hadn't been some oil stains on the plate, Jian Xi would have thought it was an empty plate.

"Are you full?"

Chu Lu smacked her lips and touched her flat stomach, "About 80% or 90%. I'll go to the maid to eat some more and I'll be full."

As he said this, he stood up, cleaned up the dishes neatly, and walked out swiftly.

"I don't know where all the food this little guy has eaten has gone." Jian Xi shook her head and stopped thinking about it.

Guangling.

The Tao family controlled the lifelines of Guangling and had enormous power.

Tao Ran looked at his wife who was barely breathing on the bed. He wanted to say something to comfort her, but his voice was stuck in his throat and he couldn't utter the words.

"Is Xier here?" Lu Feiman raised her skinny hand, and Tao Ran hurriedly took it and held it in his palm.

"It's coming soon, Feiman, you must hold on and wait for your daughter to come back."

Lu Feiman nodded with difficulty. She was overjoyed when she heard the news about her daughter on the bamboo forest path that day. But then she heard that her daughter had died. The combination of joy and sorrow made her already weak body even worse.

In the end, Tao Ran told her that her daughter was not dead and it was just a fake death. Only then did she feel better.

"Le Chu and Le Jiao have already spread the word that no one is allowed to stop any young woman who comes to their house."

Lu Feiman's spirit was getting worse and worse, and she was exhausted after talking for a while.

He fell asleep leaning on the pillow before he could finish his sentence.

The room was filled with the smell of herbs.

Tao Ran didn't find the smell bad at all. He gently tucked the quilt in for his wife and walked out quietly.

Tao Lechu saw his father from afar and hurried forward, "Father."

Sensing that the atmosphere was not right, Tao Ran led Tao Lechu to the study.

There are layers of guards outside the Tao family study, and the servants serving inside are all poisoned and silenced. No one can get close without the master's order.

Tao Letu is the eldest son in the family, so it is natural that he would be the next head of the family.

"I got news from my uncle saying that His Majesty might make some big moves soon." Tao Lechu lowered his voice.

"What action?"

"I heard that after Shen Nanxing defected, His Majesty was furious and sought help from the Cui and Lu families. He wanted to gather troops and fight the rebels again. Our family is a little far from Jiangning, and I'm afraid that His Majesty's transfer order will come in less than two days."