The west wind blows up the curtains, letting in the last rays of light; the shadows of partridges pass through the gauze window.
Liu Mei led the maids into the house with food, but saw Xu Jiang had fallen asleep on the couch in front of the window.
She signaled the maids to be more careful and leave after setting the table. She then found a soft cushion and stayed by the couch to watch over her.
Soon, she also fell asleep leaning against the couch.
It was completely dark and the lights in the yard were on. A little girl tiptoed into the house and lit two gauze lanterns from a distance, for fear of waking the two people.
As soon as I walked out the door, I saw two maids holding lanterns, leading the master and his mistress towards this side.
She quickly stepped forward and saluted, "Master, Madam."
Wan Sheng asked, "Where is Madam Xu?"
The maid replied, "My wife has gone to bed. I think she is tired these past two days. She didn't even have time to eat before going to bed."
Seeing Xizhi staring at Xu Jiang's door, Wansheng asked in a low voice, "Madam, would you like to go in and take a look?"
Xizhi was lost in thought and did not answer.
The maid looked at Xizhi and saw that her expression had become clearer. She said happily, "Madam, are you awake?"
Xizhi glanced at the girl in a daze. She was a little excited just now, and her five senses were a little confused. Her mouth couldn't keep up with her brain, and she could only repeat: "Where is she?"
Then she realized what the maid had said before and replied to Wan Sheng, "She has gone to bed, so don't bother her."
Wan Sheng didn't know if she would still be awake tomorrow, so he said, "It's okay, just keep your voice down."
And even if it woke Xu Jiang up, she would be happy.
After a long while, Xizhi finally nodded, "Okay."
Wan Sheng instructed the maid, "Help the lady go in and check on Madam Xu. Be careful."
"Yes." The maid stepped forward to support Xizhi, carefully leading her, "Madam, come this way."
Xizhi took a few steps, then suddenly stopped and looked back at Wansheng.
Wan Sheng smiled at her and said, "Go ahead. I'll wait for you here."
Xizhi was helped into the house by a maid. The maid was used to serving her, and her steps were very proper. In a blink of an eye, she helped her to Xu Jiang's bed.
Liu Mei felt someone approaching and forced herself to open her eyes. She looked up and saw it was Madam Wan. She quickly stood up to help her, then asked the maid, "Madam, are you looking for another girl?"
"Yeah." The girl nodded, then shook her head, "Madam..." The girl didn't know what to say for a moment.
Liu Mei noticed something strange and looked at Madam Wan's expression. She saw that her eyes moved slightly and she was staring at the sleeping Xu Jiang. She was secretly shocked. Could it be that Madam Wan was about to wake up?
She called out softly, "Madam Wan?"
Xizhi just stared at Xu Jiang.
She seemed a little confused. Liu Mei helped her sit down in front of the couch, then told the maid, "Move a lamp over here."
"Okay." The maid took a gauze lantern from the door and placed it on the lamp stand next to the couch.
The gauze lantern was soft and not glaring, and Xu Jiang was sleeping soundly, so she was not woken up.
Xizhi slowly stretched out her hand, but stopped beside Xu Jiang's face. Seeing this, Liumei helped her put her hand on it.
In her hands was the soft and moist skin. The woman in Xizhi's eyes suddenly shrank and turned into a soft white baby.
She traced Xu Jiang's eyebrows, nose, and lips. Her breathing became more and more rapid, and her expression became more and more excited.
"This is me, mine, mine..." She wanted to say those two words, but she couldn't say them. She couldn't help but said anxiously: "This is mine... Who?"
Liu Mei's eyes were sore. She patted Madam Wan's back and said slowly and clearly in her ear: "Daughter, she is your daughter."
"Daughter? Daughter...daughter." She repeated it over and over, questioning and seeking confirmation, before finally speaking it out in full, "This is...my daughter, my...my treasure."
The maid was both shocked and in tears. She had guessed Xu Jiang's identity almost exactly, but when she actually saw this scene, she was still surprised and sighed, and even felt sad about it.
Liu Mei wiped away her tears and patiently said to Xi Zhi, "Her name is Xu Jiang, and we all call her A Jiang."
"Xu, Jiang." Xizhi's face was soaked with moisture. "Her last name is...Xu?"
A face appeared in front of Xizhi, its appearance constantly changing with the years, childhood, adolescence, youth, sometimes laughing, sometimes angry, sometimes sad, he was calling her, Azhi, Miancun and Xizhi.
He is...
"A Jiang took her master's surname, Xu. Her master, Xu Yuan, was also her father."
"Xu Yuan..." Memories came flooding back, and Xizhi's hands trembled slightly. "Xu Yuan, Zhe Yun."
Xu Jiang heard someone calling Xu Yuan's name in his sleep and couldn't help but frown. Then he felt itchy on his face, so he reached out to scratch it, but he didn't expect to grab a hand.
She was startled, then her eyes snapped open.
"Madam?" Xu Jiang was a little confused when she saw Xizhi sitting in front of the couch.
He took a closer look and saw that her face was covered with wet marks. He quickly sat up and wiped her tears while asking Liu Mei, "What happened?"
Liu Mei said, "Madam is about to wake up."
Xu Jiang was stunned and looked at Xizhi's eyes, but saw panic in them.
"Madam!" Xu Jiang sensed something was wrong and hurriedly held her hand, constantly comforting her, "Madam, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'm here."
Seeing that the situation was not right, Liu Mei hurriedly patted Madam Wan on the back.
"Xu Yuan, Zhe Yun..." Xizhi called out these two names in pain, her forehead covered with sweat. Then she murmured, "I want to go find him... He's waiting for me outside."
Xu Jiang asked, "Who's outside?"
The maid cried and said, "It's the master." Then she went out to call someone, "I'll go and ask the master to come in. In the past, when the lady was sick, he was the one who comforted her."
"Don't go!" Xu Jiang stopped her, "Don't go."
"Zhe Yun, Zhe Yun...I want to go find him." Xi Zhi wanted to get up, but was stopped by Xu Jiang.
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