allonlinenovel Chapter 522: For the first time in my heart, I thought of him as my husband
Chapter 522: For the first time in my heart, I thought of him as my husband
"Miss, I want to write a letter to Ji Tang before making a decision, is that ok?"
"of course can."
Getting married is a big deal, so it is normal for the two to discuss it. Su Lingyue certainly would not object.
Caiyi wrote the letter and put it in the finished spring clothes. Yanqing happened to be delivering silver to the farm and took it over with him.
However, when the carriage arrived at the city gate, it found a long line of people waiting at the gate, all clamoring to get out.
The soldiers at the gate stopped everyone with spears and shouted, "Your Majesty has ordered that the city be closed for seven days and no one is allowed to enter or leave."
When the people heard this, they became dissatisfied and started to make a fuss, while some turned away in anger.
Yan Qing looked at the people facing south in front of him and knew that something must have happened.
The carriage stopped not far away, Yan Qing got out and walked to the door. A soldier stopped him with a spear and shouted, "You are not allowed to leave the city within seven days, go back!"
Yan Qing disguised himself as a middle-aged businessman today and asked the soldier in a deep voice, "Sir, what happened? We are businessmen, and if we delay for one day, we will lose a lot. Can you be flexible?"
As he spoke, he quietly put a silver ingot into the soldier's hand.
The soldier hesitated for a moment when looking at the silver in his hand, but still stuffed it into Yan Qing's hand and spoke to him in a softer voice. "It's not that I won't be flexible, but there's a death order from above. There's a thief in the city, and we can't open the gate until we catch him."
Seeing that he couldn't get any information out of him, Yan Qing turned around and got on the carriage back home.
They don't know, but there is one person who definitely knows.
Yan Qing waited outside the Ministry of Justice until Zhang Zhong's carriage came out, and when he saw the right opportunity he threw the paper ball into the carriage.
After following for more than a hundred meters, the paper ball was thrown out again.
*
After returning to the palace, Yan Qing handed Zhang Zhong's note to Xiao Yu.
Su Lingyue leaned over and also saw the words on it.
The Ministry of War was robbed and Li Yi was imprisoned.
She couldn't help but frown. Who on earth would be so bold as to steal things from the Ministry of War?
Xiao Yu asked Yan Qing: "Do you know what was lost?"
Yan Qing shook his head: "The news is very confidential, no one outside knows about it. I can only ask Zhang Zhong tonight to clarify."
"Well, you go and do it."
Yan Qing nodded, then looked at Su Lingyue and said, "Princess, I have sent Caiyi's letter by carrier pigeon. You should receive a reply in the afternoon."
*
The pigeons returned in the afternoon.
Yan Qing gave the reply letter to Caiyi.
Her almond-shaped eyes, which were always clear and calm, were now filled with tenderness as she looked at the note, and her cheeks couldn't help but blush.
Seeing her like this, Yan Qing was very curious, wondering why they were so mysterious.
Yan Qing came over, smiling with curved eyebrows, "What's the matter? Why are you all like this? It's better to share happiness with others than to enjoy it alone. Tell me so that I can be happy too!"
Caiyi looked at her and said with a smile, "I'm getting married."
*
In the hall, Caiyi bowed towards Xiao Yu and Su Lingyue with a gentle yet firm look.
"My Lord, Miss, I am lucky to have met Ji Tang. In this world, apart from Miss and Cai Yi, only Ji Tang treats me the best, and I will marry him. I have discussed with Ji Tang that we... want to continue to perform our respective duties after marriage, until Miss has no worries, and I will move out."
Su Lingyue was stunned.
She didn't expect Caiyi's decision to be like this.
There is indeed no maid around her who can replace Caiyi. She thought that Luzhu is quite steady and reliable, and she can be trained and promoted, but it will take some time.
As for the close master-servant relationship like that between Caiyi and them before, it would never happen again.
But separation is inevitable, and she has to learn to accept it. She can't let her reluctance delay Caiyi's lifelong event.
But I never expected that Caiyi would choose to stay.
"Have you thought it through?" Xiao Yu asked calmly.
Caiyi nodded solemnly, "I have thought it through. The young lady still needs me now. Even if I leave, I will train someone who can replace me before I feel at ease."
When taking a bath in the evening, Su Lingyue sat in the bathtub and handed the handkerchief to Caiyi with a smile.
Caiyi also smiled knowingly, took the handkerchief and wiped Su Lingyue's back.
The force was just right, not too light or too heavy, and Su Lingyue squinted her eyes in comfort.
"Caiyi."
"Ah."
"Nice to have you."
Caidie on the side was unhappy. "Miss, am I not good enough?"
While speaking, he did not stop applying facial mask to Su Lingyue.
"You are good too."
The master and his servants were laughing together in the room.
*
In the Duke Dingguo's mansion, Su Heng saw his grandson with a bandage on his head and angrily asked Li Qingyuan: "What happened? How did Cheng'er get hurt?"
Su Heng has always cared about his two grandsons. Now that he and his father have had such a quarrel, Li Qingyuan can almost predict the next punishment.
Probably kneeling in the ancestral hall again.
"Father, I..."
Before she even started talking, Su Xiuyuan interrupted her and said, "Father, it was my fault for not holding Cheng'er firmly and causing him to fall. But the imperial physician has diagnosed that he will not be seriously injured. It's just that the wound is deep and may leave a scar in the future."
Li Qingyuan opened her almond-shaped eyes wide and looked at Su Xiuyuan in disbelief.
After ten years of marriage, she and Su Xiuyuan could only be considered to be respectful to each other. She had also been punished by Su Heng and Xue Man in the past, but Su Xiuyuan always turned a blind eye. After so many years, she had long been accustomed to it.
But she didn't expect that Su Xiuyuan would actually help her this time and took all the blame on himself.
Is this really his cold and indifferent husband?
Su Heng glared at Su Xiuyuan and angrily scolded him, "You bastard! There is a wet nurse in the mansion, why do you want to hold the child for no reason! Now that you have thrown the child into this state, are you satisfied?!"
In this situation, Su Xiuyuan could only admit his mistake and let Su Heng vent his anger.
"Father, I know I was wrong. I will be more careful in the future. Please calm down."
"Huh! There's still a future? You don't have to hold the two children these days, or you might drop my grandson again."
Su Heng finished his angry scolding before handing the child to the wet nurse, who took the child carefully, not daring to breathe.
After seeing Su Heng off, Li Qingyuan quietly followed Su Xiuyuan back to her own yard. Looking at the tall figure walking in front of her, Li Qingyuan's eyes couldn't help but become moist.
Marrying Su Xiuyuan was a forced marriage, and the two had no special feelings after marriage. They just lived like an ordinary couple, with the man working outside and working for his career, while the woman stayed at home, taking care of her husband and raising children.
She thought they would live an ordinary life like this, and even the two families would break up because of her brother's affairs. In the worst case scenario, she might be divorced.
Unexpectedly, Su Xiuyuan not only did not divorce her, but also blocked the punishment from her father-in-law for her and took the blame for her.
Suddenly, Li Qingyuan's heart was moved. She really wanted to know why Su Xiuyuan helped her bear everything, so she asked.
Su Xiuyuan walked at a leisurely pace and said calmly, "Father has always taken a fancy to his two grandsons. In the past, they were just trivial matters, and you could handle it without me intervening. But now it is the two children who are hurt, and father will not easily calm down. I will bear it, and father will not punish me too severely."
"Besides, I can understand your feelings at that time when my father-in-law had such an incident. It's not your fault." Su Xiuyuan paused, and then said in a gentle tone: "Ayuan, I have seen everything you have done for the mansion over the years. You are respectful to your parents-in-law and raise your children privately. You have done a good job. At the critical moment, your husband will naturally protect you."
She knew very well how difficult it was to be the eldest daughter-in-law in the Duke's Mansion. No matter how difficult things were for Xue Man, she always endured it and never expected too much from her husband.
Because she not only has to consider herself, but also her father and her sister who lives under the Queen. Even if she is unwilling or wronged, she has to endure it.
However, she did not expect that Su Xiuyuan had seen and remembered her efforts from beginning to end, which she thought no one could understand.
For the first time, her eyes were wet for Su Xiuyuan.
At this moment in her heart, Su Xiuyuan was not just the person she had to marry, but for the first time, she considered him as her husband.
"Husband, thank you." Li Qingyuan said softly, looking at Su Xiuyuan's tall and straight back, her eyes full of tenderness.
Su Xiuyuan slowed down and waited for Li Qingyuan to catch up, and then the two walked back to the yard side by side.
*
When Xiao Yu finished showering and came out of the cubicle, Su Lingyue immediately sat up.
"I'm done washing!" Su Lingyue pulled back the quilt.
Xiao Yu sat down next to her and said "hmm".
She came over and took Xiao Yu's arm, her eyes sparkling as she said, "I just asked Caiyi to look at the almanac, and the middle of next month is a good day for marriage, so let's set the date for their wedding on that day!"