Dou Zhao let go of Dou Ming's hair with a smile, but poked Dou Ming's face.

Wang Yingxue's heart was in her throat, and she said hurriedly, "My sister is still young, you can't poke her face!" Her voice was inevitably a little sharp.

Dou Zhao went to play with his sister's little hands.

She must have done it on purpose!

Wang Yingxue was very angry.

Rather than hurting the child behind his back and being scolded by adults for being "naughty", it is better to do it in front of everyone and shirk all responsibility by saying "I am not sensible"...

The child born by Zhao Guqiu is not a child at all, it is clearly a monster!

The thought flashed through her mind, and Wang Yingxue tried to maintain her composure but her expression was a little stiff: "Shou Gu, you can't play with your sister's hands!"

Dou Shiying felt a little unhappy when he heard this.

Shougu just wanted to get closer to her sister. If she was too heavy-handed because of her ignorance, the child would naturally cry out of discomfort. But at this time, the child was lying comfortably in the nurse's arms, which shows that Shougu was very careful in her actions.

He felt that Wang Yingxue took her own child too seriously and was a little harsh to Shougu.

Third aunt and Aunt Ding felt the same way. However, neither of them could say anything - the former was only entrusted by Dou Duo to temporarily help preside over Xidou's feedback, so it was inconvenient for her to intervene in such family affairs; the latter's status was such that it was not her turn to speak. But this did not mean that the two had no ideas and positions. Especially the third aunt, she was the legal wife after all. When facing the Zhao family, she naturally had to speak for the Dou family. But behind closed doors, she looked down on Wang Yingxue, a concubine who got into the family by dirty means.

She snorted in her heart, then smiled and hugged Dou Zhao, then quietly took Dou Zhao away from Dou Ming: "Silly child, don't be naughty, be careful not to hurt your sister!"

Too much is as bad as too little.

Wang Yingxue has been nervous enough today.

After all, she is only a three-year-old child. If Wang Yingxue is really pushed into a corner, and if she forcefully uses force on her, that would be disastrous!

Dou Zhao smiled and hugged his third aunt's neck.

The third aunt praised her and said to Dou Shiying, "Mrs. Wang has been settled here, so I will go back first. If there is anything, just send someone to tell me."

Wang Yingxue had the attack in the middle of the night yesterday, and Third Aunt and Aunt Ding have been busy until now.

Dou Shiying thanked her repeatedly and saw her off with Aunt Ding and Grandma.

Wang Yingxue ordered her personal maid, Madam Hu, "From now on, Shougu is not allowed to get close to my sister, and she must not be left alone with my sister."

Madam Hu was stunned and said hesitantly, "Isn't this a bad idea? After all, the Fourth Miss is the legitimate daughter of the Dou family. It would be great if she could play with my sister..."

"You don't understand!" Wang Yingxue said with a lingering fear, "That child... is a little weird. You should be more careful when you meet her in the future." Seeing that Madam Hu didn't care, she thought about it for a moment and told Madam Hu what Dou Zhao said: "... How can a three-year-old child know all this?"

Madam Hu pondered and said, "Maybe someone told her?"

"Impossible!" Wang Yingxue said, "Zhao Guqiu is gone, who else in the family would be so bored!"

But my thoughts returned to the past.

She was broken off from engagement, but Zhao Guqiu was about to get married.

The family could no longer afford the gift to the Zhao family, and her mother was embarrassed to go, so she asked her to bring ten taels of silver as a gift. She felt that it was too shabby, so she found two pieces of fine silk, one red and one yellow, from the betrothal gifts of the Lei family, and quickly embroidered two handkerchiefs to take with her.

Zhao Guqiu's eyes and eyebrows were filled with joy that could not be concealed, without any worry or reluctance about getting married.

Everyone teased Zhao Guqiu.

Zhao Guqiu said without any shame: "I have been looking forward to marrying him every day. Now that my wish has come true, I can't be sad!" Everyone laughed so hard that they fell over, and she felt jealous and a little curious.

When the Dou family came to pick up the bride, she quietly went to watch the ceremony.

The tall, red date horse was carrying the groom in red. His face was as white as jade, his eyes were as bright as morning stars, and his expression of joy could not be stopped from flashing across his face, leaving deep impressions in her heart.

Later, life at home became increasingly difficult. Her brother's marriage was not settled, and those who came to propose marriage to her were either widower whose wife had died, unemployed playboys, or sick men... She thought of the scene of Zhao Guqiu's marriage, and felt more and more miserable about herself, and her heart became more and more sad.

Until one day, He Ju, a local resident, asked the county governor to be the matchmaker to ask for her hand in marriage for his 20-year-old son who still wet the bed. But she met Dou Shiying...

He was just as she had imagined, gentle, considerate and thoughtful.

Her heart couldn't stop pounding.

Rather than marrying a man who made her want to vomit just by looking at him, she would rather follow Dou Shiying.

At least Dou Shiying is a handsome man with a kind heart. If she follows him, she won't have to worry about being abandoned. And Zhao Qiugu was raised in the care of her brother and sister-in-law. She is young and naive, and not a sinister and vicious person. In addition, Xidou has few children, and there is no experienced mother-in-law in the inner courtyard to take care of her. As long as she can give birth to a male heir, educate him well, and seek fame, with her background and education, she can compete with Zhao Qiugu. Then what is the difference between her and that proper wife?

I had thought of everything and calculated everything, but I never expected Zhao Guqiu to be so tough!

What she didn't expect was that after Zhao Guqiu's death, strange things happened to her one after another, making her feel anxious and worried every day, and even causing her child to be born prematurely. Her affair with Dou Shiying was also exposed to the public like a secret that could not be hidden...

What to do next?

Thinking of this, Wang Yingxue felt as if a thousand needles were piercing her Taiyang acupoints.

Who is that person?

Dou Zhao's bright yet somewhat sarcastic eyes suddenly appeared in Wang Yingxue's mind.

Could it be Shougu?

No, no!

Wang Yingxue shook her head.

She was only a three-year-old child...or was it Zhao Guqiu who instructed the child to do it?

Impossible, impossible!

Wang Ying muttered to himself.

My father once said that all strange and supernatural phenomena are the result of a disturbed mind.

Aunt Hu thought Wang Yingxue looked frightened and a little ugly, so she hurriedly asked, "Aunt, have you remembered something? Do you know who wants to harm you?"

Wang Yingxue's expression froze.

Zhao Guqiu is already dead, why is she scaring herself!

Thinking of this, she quickly gathered her thoughts and said, "Don't say such things. Anyway, you must remember what I told you. Don't let Shougu and Jie'er get together."

Aunt Hu nodded in confusion.

Dou Shiying turned back.

Wang Yingxue put on a gentle smile: "The Third Madam and Aunt Ding are gone?"

Dou Shiying hummed and said, "Shougu is still young. She only knows to touch and hug someone when she likes them. Don't be so surprised in the future."

"I..." Wang Yingxue hesitated to speak.

Dou Shiying has never experienced any setbacks since he was a child, so people like him can only take advantage of others.

"I was too nervous." She admitted her mistake generously and asked the nurse to bring her daughter over. "Seventh Master, look, do my sister's eyebrows look like yours?"

Dou Shiying looked at it carefully and said with a smile, "It is somewhat similar."

Wang Yingxue sighed, gently stroked her daughter's sparse hair, and said with red eyes: "You don't know how dangerous it was just now... I almost didn't survive! Fortunately, there is the Third Madam... Seventh Master, please ask the old lady to give me a nickname? Let my sister also get the blessing of the old lady."

Dou Shiying nodded, saying in a gentle tone, "I understand. You don't have to worry about these things. Take good care of yourself and take care of your health. Not only does my sister have people sent by my third aunt, but she also has Aunt Ding. Nothing will happen to her!"

Wang Yingxue nodded meekly.

Dou Shiying stood up and said, "You are tired too, take a rest first! I will go back to the study."

Wang Yingxue was slightly stunned: "You, why don't you stay here for a while?"

"I still have some homework to do. I'll come see you later."

Wang Yingxue had no choice but to ask Madam Hu to send Dou Shiying out.

Dou Shiying stood at the gate of Qixia Courtyard, not knowing where to go.

When he saw Wang Yingxue, he would think of how Gu Qiu died.

He couldn't joke with Wang Yingxue as if nothing had happened.

Then let’s go ask father for a nickname for our second daughter!

Dou Shiying went to Heshoutang.

Dou Duo was lying on the drunkard's chair in the study, daydreaming with a book in his hands.

Knowing Dou Shiying's purpose, he dipped his brush and wrote two big words: "Let's name the eldest daughter 'Zhao' and the younger one 'Ming'!" As he spoke, he sighed deeply.

Dou Shiying said nothing, but had someone send the rice paper with the word "Ming" written on it to Qixia Courtyard, while he took the rice paper with the word "Zhao" written on it to the main room.

Dou Zhao is not here.

Yuzhan said, "The fourth young lady went to the small Buddhist temple." Fearing that Dou Shiying would blame her for not serving Dou Zhao, she quickly explained, "Tu Niang is with the fourth young lady."

Dou Shiying went to the small Buddhist temple.

Dou Zhao sat alone on the high threshold of the small Buddhist temple, gazing at his mother's tablet with his chin in his hand.

The setting sun cast her shadow into the house, making it very long.

Dou Shiying's eyes were dim and his chest felt like he had been punched, painful and stuffy.

"Shougu!" He sat down next to his daughter, "Why are you sitting here?"

Dou Shiying's voice is as gentle as the spring breeze in March.

Dou Zhao turned his head and stared at his father: "I miss my mother!"

She never understood why her mother committed suicide.

The feeling that my mother had when she saw my father and Wang Yingxue having fun together must have been the same as the feeling she had when she heard Wei Tingyu praising Dou Ming, right?

His daughter's clear and pure eyes reflected his shadow.

Dou Shiying suddenly became miserable and was afraid to look his daughter in the face.

Since his father didn't say anything, Dou Zhao had no interest in entertaining him with colorful clothes.

She was in a very depressed mood.

When she saw Dou Ming who had just been born, she thought of Dou Xiao who would be born in two years.

I tried my best to save her, but she still committed suicide in the end. Is it true that everything in this world is destined and cannot be changed?

In his previous life, his mother died and his father remarried immediately. He then had children with Wang Yingxue. What did his mother's death mean to him?

The wind blew gently, and the bronze bells hanging under the corridor of the small Buddhist hall rang, distant and peaceful.

Dou Zhao thought about what the man beside him had done and could not stay there for a moment longer.

She stood up irritably.

But I heard my father's deep voice: "Shou Gu, I miss your mother too, very much... very much..."

Then she saw her father bury his face between his knees and cry silently.