After Zhao Ruxi saluted, she stepped forward and helped her up in person, and said with a smile: "Tong'er has always praised me that you are a smart and capable child. When I see you today, it is true."

Zhao Ruxi originally thought that Princess Zhennan had something to tell her when she saw her. But she didn't want to just say a few words, so she said: "Okay, you go and see Mr. Xiao."

Princess Zhennan came to visit her daughter. She heard that Zhao Ruxi was coming, so she stayed to see her. After Zhao Ruxi followed her mother-in-law to Xiao Ruotong's house next door, she also returned to the main courtyard.

Zhao Ruxi was startled when she saw Xiao Ruotong.

After not seeing each other for a few days, Xiao Ruotong lost a lot of weight, his eyes were red and swollen, his spirit was haggard, and he looked completely different from before.

Thinking about the Princess Zhennan she had just met, Zhao Ruxi vaguely guessed that it was not the trouble in the Zhennan Palace, but the conflict between Xiao Ruotong and her husband's family.

Aunt Yun sighed softly and patted Xiao Ruotong who was lying on the bed: "Miss, please talk to Miss Zhao. Please go out for a moment."

Xiao Ruotong nodded slightly.

Not only did Grandma Yun go out by herself, but she also took out all the other maids in the house. When Grandma Zhou saw this, she also pulled Qing Feng out and followed her out.

When Zhao Ruxi sat down on the bed in front of the bed, she and Xiao Ruotong were left alone in the room.

"Master, what are you..." Zhao Ruxi sighed, remembering what the system had told her about Xiao Ruotong's situation.

Xiao Ruotong smiled bitterly: "I'm fine. Thank you for coming to see me."

Zhao Ruxi smiled: "This is what it should be."

She advised: "No matter what, your body, hair and skin are given to you by your parents, and you don't dare to damage them. This is the beginning of filial piety. The prince and princess don't know how worried you are. You have to relax and get better soon."

Xiao Ruotong nodded: "You are right. I shouldn't let my parents worry about being a man."

Zhao Ruxi's heart moved and she raised her eyes to look at Xiao Ruotong.

"Xiao Xi, although you are young and haven't said goodbye yet, I see you talk and do things on weekdays. You have great insights and are much better than me."

Seeing Zhao Ruxi, Xiao Ruotong suddenly had the desire to talk.

In the past two days, many kind elders and peers came to visit her, but she could not listen to a word these people said. Even her mother advised her to swallow her anger. This was definitely not what she wanted to hear.

Zhao Ruxi, on the other hand, had a lot of contact with each other because of the Silver House matter. She found that although the child was young and spoke and acted unconventionally, the two of them actually got along very well. Therefore, she felt the urge to express her feelings.

impulse.

"Tell me, should I continue my marriage? He actually...hidden it from me and let the maid give birth to a child. He didn't come to take me back some time ago because he was waiting for the child to be born. Now he says he wants to go

The mother left a son and asked me to raise the child as my own. She also said that this was for my own good." Xiao Ruotong's tears fell again.

"He and I have known each other since we were four or five years old. We played together and grew up together. He said that I was the only one in his heart and that he would never take a concubine or a house. But now..."

She shook her head: "My mother, other elders, and my former sisters all advised me to take a step back, return to the British government, and raise my children well. It was helpless for him to do this. After all, there are three types of unfilial piety, and having no offspring is the worst.

.If I couldn't give birth, why would he take this step? This is all for me. His ability to leave his mother and keep his son is the greatest friendship for me."

"But I'm not willing to do it." She shook her head and covered her mouth with a handkerchief. "The vows of the past are still in her ears. In the blink of an eye... he had a son with another woman. He kept it secret from me for so long."

Seeing Xiao Ruotong crying uncontrollably, Zhao Ruxi patted her hand comfortingly.

Xiao Ruotong continued: "Everyone told me to endure it, and said what if I couldn't bear it? Even if my mother's family gained power and the British government allowed me to divorce, what would I do next? Do I have to marry again?

Human? I can’t have children, so why should I marry someone else and be a stepmother? Instead of being a stepmother or a stepmother, it’s better to raise this child. At least I am the original wife, and the child has no mother and doesn’t even know that he is mine.

My dear mother, I only need to raise him as my own child, and if the prince feels guilty for me, he will treat me better."

When Zhao Ruxi heard this, she sighed inwardly.

Xiao Ruotong's family was rich and powerful, and Princess Zhennan loved her daughter, so she would definitely have the best doctor of the era look after her. If this were the case, Xiao Ruotong still wouldn't be able to conceive a child, and she would probably not have a child.

When faced with a situation like Xiao Ruotong's, even in the 21st century, when women should strive for self-improvement, mothers-in-law and mothers would still tell her to endure it, and would still persuade her to make peace but not divorce. If a woman does not have a husband and children, no matter how successful her career is, she will not be able to survive.

To be pitied and pitied by those people, not to mention this ancient time.

It all depends on what you think about this kind of thing.

For example, Mrs. Cui of the Academy, her husband died, her mother-in-law was unkind, and she had no children. She did not remarry, but went to the Women's Academy to become a wife and steward. Who knew that in the dead of night, when the whole family was happy, she was not bitter.

What? But when she changed her mind and wanted to get married, and her life was not going smoothly, did she miss the freedom she had when she was in the academy and regret her act of getting married?

This kind of thing really varies from person to person and from time to time, and is more complicated than anything else. Even if you can't figure it out yourself, how can outsiders intervene and give ideas? How can those who encourage peace but not separation not know the pain involved?

?But I am afraid that if I persuade him to leave, the person will regret it and blame me, and I will also feel that I have ruined other people's lives by talking too much.

Fortunately, Xiao Ruotong was just depressed and uncomfortable. She talked to Zhao Ruxi and didn't need her to give her advice or comfort her.

She cried for a while, then said what was in her heart, wiped her tears, and said with a forced smile: "Look at me, I'm so confused when I tell you this. You're a little girl, and you haven't even decided to get married yet. I can't let you do it."

I’m afraid of getting engaged.”

After a pause, she added complementarily: "Not all men in the world are like this."

As she spoke, her tears fell again.

Seeing her like this, Zhao Ruxi couldn't help but say: "Master, you and the Crown Prince should still have feelings for each other, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't be so sad. If you have feelings for each other, then try again. If it doesn't work as you like, it's not too late to reconcile."

Xiao Ruotong was stunned for a moment, then raised his teary eyes to look at Zhao Ruxi.

"If he breaks your heart and you no longer have feelings for him, it doesn't matter whether they divorce or not, just live happily on your own. But if you still have deep feelings for him, you will feel that you can't forget him after they leave.

, then wait first and don’t rush to a conclusion, lest you do something that you will regret.”
Chapter completed!