Tears were dripping from Ruyan's eyes. She bit the handkerchief in her hand and squatted beside the bed with her head raised.
She raised her hand and wanted to touch Li Xia's cheek, but was afraid of hurting her.
The white and tender wrist froze in mid-air.
When she saw that tender white, her eyes became dazed and all the past events emerged in her mind.
When Ruyan first entered the Li Mansion, her hands were covered with chilblains and her body was covered with marks of cruelty from the matchmaker.
She was thin and small, more than half younger than her actual age.
Mr. and Mrs. Li are kind-hearted.
Seeing Ruyan's pitiful appearance, he only let her be Li Xia's personal maid. She only needed to serve Li Xia closely on weekdays and no longer had to do the rough work in the mansion.
Little Lixia was born with a congenital illness and has always been in poor health.
On ordinary days, even when they leave the room, Li Fugui and his wife are always worried.
Not to mention letting her play with friends of the same age.
Little Lixia had a lonely childhood.
She was also confused. She wondered why God let her come into this world but did not give her a healthy body. Instead, he made her bedridden and watch her life slip away bit by bit.
The young lady, who has never been exposed to the evil of human nature, has always maintained her purest and kindest heart.
When little Lixia saw her parents bringing Ruyan, who was about her age, to her.
She was not thinking about the hierarchy between master and servant.
Instead, he was happy that he finally had a playmate.
The pale, sickly little face now had a hint of color due to excitement.
Xiao Lixia never looked down on Ruyan just because she was a maid.
The two girls, who were about the same age, got along very well.
Li Xia can't go out.
Ruyan would describe to her the scenery she saw outside.
Li Xia is feeling a little better.
They would watch the scenery together in the yard.
Little Lixia is weak, so her daily diet is very delicate.
The ingredients and nourishing herbs used in it are also extremely precious. Ordinary people may not even see them once in their lifetime, let alone eat them.
Li Xia would always secretly send away the nanny who was in charge of the mansion.
Then he shared half of his food with Ruyan.
She is never stingy.
At first, Ruyan was terrified and didn't dare to accept it.
She was afraid that she would be kicked out of the house because of her greed.
Li Xia lied that she couldn't eat, but didn't want her mother to worry, so she needed Ruyan to help her eat.
Ruyan was also grateful to her kind-hearted lady.
Naturally, she didn't want Mrs. Li to worry about the young lady every day.
When Ruyan first arrived at the mansion, she was trembling with fear every day, afraid of being punished or scolded, but what she feared most was returning to the days of drifting in the wind and rain.
Li Xia is careful.
She was sensitive to Ruyan's emotions and took care of her feelings from time to time.
As the two grew up, Ruyan became more and more cheerful under the influence of Lixia.
Li Xia's health was getting worse and worse, and he became more and more taciturn.
She spent most of the day in a coma.
Ruyan kneels down to worship the Moon Goddess every night.
She begged that her life span could be divided equally with the young lady, and that the young lady could wake up.
"Ruyan, don't cry, I'm not in pain."
Li Xia saw Ruyan’s tears in her eyes. She held her hand which was suspended in mid-air and put it on her face together with hers.
The burning pain from last night is gone. Instead, my face feels cool, except for the corners of my mouth. If I pull them too hard, it will hurt a little.
Ruyan stopped sobbing, "Miss, the wound on your face is obviously man-made. Who did it happen? Ruyan will go and settle the score with him! If he dares to bully my young lady, Ruyan will destroy him!"
Li Xia's eyes flashed.
She didn't want to think about what happened last night.
"Ruyan, no one is here. The scar on my face was caused by an accident when I woke up last night. It has nothing to do with others."
Li Xia found an excuse to get away with it.
She will take revenge herself.
"Miss, from today on, Ruyan will stay in your room."
After hearing this, Ruyan felt guilty.
It’s all my fault that I wasn’t by the lady’s side, which is why she got hurt.
"Ruyan, I will be careful next time. You should sleep in your own room. You know, I'm not used to sharing a room with others." Li Xia shook her head.
Fortunately, the original owner had this habit since childhood.
She can't sleep if someone sleeps with her.
"But……"
"Okay, your lady is no longer the same as before. A bump or a collision will be fine."
Ruyan wanted to say something else, but Li Xia opened her mouth to interrupt her.
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Buddhist temple.
When Lechen returned, the secret guard was kneeling on the stone steps.
His robe was wet by the mist, and there were beads of mist on his high-tied hair and eyelashes.
I guess he knelt here for most of the night.
"Master, I know I have failed in my duty, so I have come to accept punishment." The secret guard smelled the clear sandalwood and knocked his head on the stone steps.
The one in the backyard is the master's favorite.
However, he was squatting in the toilet because of abdominal pain, which gave someone with ulterior motives an opportunity to take advantage of him.
As a secret guard, he didn't even notice that the criminals had placed a knockout gas.
If the master had not suddenly gone there, something irreversible would have happened by now.
By then.
Not to mention his life.
Even if he had ten heads, he still couldn't atone for his crime.
Liaochen stopped and said, "Go and get the thirty lashes yourself."
The secret guard failed in his duty first.
Fortunately, he arrived in time and no disaster occurred.
A death sentence can be pardoned, but a living crime cannot be escaped.
"I obey your orders."
The secret guard kowtowed.
He was relieved that his master could punish him.
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