After crossing the Yangtze River, Su Xian headed north.
He was going to visit the shipyard in Haizhou again.
The sun was high and it was lunch time. Su Xian and his party arrived at the border of Gaoyou and met a small market town on the way.
"parking!"
Su Xian lowered the side curtain of the carriage and raised his voice and shouted to Zhou Wei who was driving ahead.
"Xu..."
As expected, Zhou Wei stopped the carriage.
The entire convoy also slowly stopped in place.
Su Xian got out of the car, glanced at the lively market town beside the road, and said to everyone: "The journey is endless. Everyone must be hungry after walking for half a day, right?"
"Not hungry..." everyone replied.
"You are not hungry, but I am." Su Xian took the lead and walked to the market town: "Pack up the things, leave the guards behind, and then go find something to eat."
Yang Zhilan immediately followed Su Xian.
"Yes." The guards responded loudly.
After Zhou Wei explained, Busy Yepidianpidian followed Su Xian into the market town.
They found the largest inn, asked for a private room, and prepared to have something to eat...
Soon I was full of wine and food.
Su Xian, Yang Zhilan, and Zhou Wei did not leave immediately, but sat enjoying tea.
The afternoon sun is warm and can easily make people feel sleepy. A cup of tea can relieve fatigue.
"Senior brother, if we hadn't changed our route to go south a few days ago, we might have returned to the divine capital long ago." Zhou Wei raised his eyebrows, with the words "I want to set you up" written all over his face, and said with a smile:
"If we change the route to Nanchen... well, if the ladies... know about it, even if the senior brother didn't do anything, let alone bring the woman back, the sisters-in-law will probably be angry!"
Su Xian turned around and glanced at Zhou Wei's appearance. He felt like a mirror and said calmly: "What do you want to say?"
Zhou Wei was overjoyed immediately, with a silly smile on his face and couldn't help rubbing his hands. It seemed that what he just said had deceived Su Xian, so he hurriedly stated his purpose:
"Actually, it's nothing. I just want to ask my senior brother to provide cover when I return to the divine capital this time, and find a way to hide it from Master, the old man, and General Yan."
"What are you hiding from them? Junior brother, what are you going to do?" Su Xian turned his head.
Zhou Wei suddenly became a little embarrassed, glanced at the cold Yang Zhilan, scratched his head and ears for a long time, and finally said: "After returning to Beijing this time, I want to go there..."
"Where do you want to go? Why are you hesitating? A man can say what he wants." Su Xian was a little dissatisfied.
Zhou Wei glanced at Yang Zhilan again and said, "I'm afraid if I say it directly, Nuxia Yang will... beat me."
Su Xian was speechless and promised: "It doesn't matter. Just tell me. I won't let Zhilan beat you."
"I want to go to a brothel!" Zhou Wei got the assurance, and his courage suddenly increased, and he directly stated his purpose.
"Brother?" Su Xian was startled, then straightened his face and scolded: "Didn't you have enough trouble at Pinyu Pavilion in Youzhou last time? Zhi Lan, if you want to do something, hurry up and be careful not to beat me. that is."
Yang Zhilan had no expression on her face, stood up and walked directly towards Zhou Wei.
The powerful murderous aura is pressing down like a mountain...
Zhou Wei suddenly became anxious. He stood up and waved his hands repeatedly, arguing: "Senior brother, must you have made a mistake? The one who went to Youzhou Pinyu Pavilion with me last time was not me, but Lin Chuan!"
When Su Xian heard this, he immediately woke up... He had made a mistake. However, he did not stop Yang Zhilan. Instead, he refuted loudly: "You still dare to quibble, Zhilan, beat him!"
"yes."
As soon as Yang Zhilan accepted the order, he disappeared from where he was, almost leaving an afterimage.
Immediately afterwards, Zhou Wei's screams sounded.
Being chased and beaten by Yang Zhilan.
As expected, Yang Zhilan didn't hit her, but slapped her with the palm of her hand, which made Zhou Wei scream...
Zhou Wei's skills are actually very good and he belongs to the ranks of super masters. However, compared with Yang Zhilan, he is still a little behind, so he is chased and beaten.
"Senior brother, have mercy on me...Senior brother...when I return to the capital this time, my sisters-in-law will definitely be angry!" Zhou Wei shouted as he ran.
"stop!"
Su Xian waved his hand.
Yang Zhilan decisively stopped beating Zhou Wei, returned to his seat and continued to sit expressionlessly.
Zhou Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and moved out the sisters-in-law, which made the senior brother afraid...
However, just when he was about to continue to threaten Su Xian, Su Xian spoke first:
"Junior brother, you are overthinking. Whether it is Wan'er or Huixiang, they are both women who are knowledgeable and polite, and they will not make trouble unreasonably."
"Even if the news about our diversion to Nanchen reaches the capital of the gods and they know about it, they won't think wildly... Junior brother, I advise you to put aside your thoughts about fooling around in a brothel as soon as possible."
"..."
When Zhou Wei heard this, his mood suddenly dropped.
His head was buried deep in his chest.
He originally wanted to grab Su Xian's sore foot and take the opportunity to go to the brothel to fool around, but in the end... he was still found out by his senior brother, eh!
At this moment, a disguised guard entered the box and handed an envelope with both hands: "Your Majesty, this is an urgent family letter from Madam."
"Madam? Letter from home?"
Su Xian was puzzled and took the envelope in confusion, only to see a few beautiful small words written on it: Your husband personally expresses it. The signature below is: Tang Shuwan!
"A letter from Wan'er?" Su Xian became more and more confused and murmured: "It's strange. I go out a lot, but I have never received a letter from Wan'er. Why is this?"
Zhou Wei's head buried in his chest suddenly lifted up, his eyes shining with light: "Brother, my wife must have written a letter to ask for forgiveness, my wife must be angry!"
After hearing this, Su Xian couldn't help but feel nervous, and thought to himself: "Could it be that my private meeting with Zhang Meiniang in Nanchen really reached Wan'er's ears?"
After another thought, Su Xian shook his head: "That's not right. Apart from Chen Keyao, no one else will know about what happened that night. Wan'er can't possibly know!"
He stared at the envelope in a daze, then suddenly raised his eyebrows: "Could it be that Wan'er knew about my relationship with Chen Keyan? Do you suspect that I went south this time just to meet Chen Keyan privately?"
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After thinking wildly for a while, Zhou Wei's carefree voice rang in his ears:
"Brother, please open it quickly and take a look. Don't keep my wife waiting."
Su Xian came back to his senses, glared at Zhou Wei, looked at the envelope again, paused again, and then prepared to open it to see what was going on.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the guard delivered another envelope!
Su Xian frowned slightly, put Tang Shuwan's letter aside, reached out to take the newly delivered envelope, and took a look. It also had the words "Her husband's signature" on it.
As for the signature, it is... Liu Huixiang!
"Huixiang? Why did she also write me a letter?" Su Xian was puzzled. He glanced at the envelopes from Tang Shuwan and Liu Huixiang, feeling extremely confused.
At this time, two more letters arrived.
They are letters from Tang Shujing and envelopes from father-in-law Tang Ju.
Su Xian was completely confused. It made sense for Tang Shuwan and Liu Huixiang to write to him, but Tang Ju and Tang Shujing... what did they mean?
Tang Ju is Tang Shuwan's biological father, and Tang Shujing is Tang Shuwan's biological sister. They also wrote letters. Could it be that... they really stood up for Tang Shuwan?
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Zhou Wei laughed so hard that he bent over, clapped his hands and said:
"Senior Brother, I guessed it right. Not only were the sisters-in-law dissatisfied with Senior Brother's change of route to Nanchen, but even Sister Tang and Tang Fu Yin wrote letters to condemn..."
Su Xian twitched the corner of his mouth and felt a little heavy in his heart. Although Zhou Wei's words were unpleasant to hear, they were... not impossible.
"Brother, you are in big trouble!"
Zhou Wei smiled from ear to ear.
He was about to continue implementing the plan he had just made. He straightened his back and said with a proud look on his face:
"As long as senior brother agrees to the condition I just made, I can cover for senior brother and I will never let my sisters-in-law find any clues!"
As soon as he finished speaking, before Su Xian responded, another guard sent a letter.
Su Xian's eyelids twitched wildly and he asked, "Who sent it this time?"
"Replying to the captain, this is Princess Lanling." The guard replied.
"What! Lan Ling...she...how did she get involved?" Su Xian was surprised.
In his impression, Lan Ling has always been a generous person. She only wants to seize the throne of Daliang and doesn't care about other things...
Could it be because of Chen Keyan?
Probably!
One of them is the most favored and most powerful princess in Daliang, and the other is the most favored and most powerful princess in Nanchen. They are both heavenly sedan girls, and they have disliked each other for many years.
Su Xian couldn't help but feel a headache. If Zhou Wei's guess came true, he would have to deal with family affairs and appease Lan Ling at the same time when he returned to the capital this time... It was a headache just thinking about it.
"letter!"
Yang Zhilan suddenly spoke from the side and pointed to the pile of envelopes in front of Su Xian.
Su Xian was shocked, yes, let's take a look at these letters first... So he opened Tang Shuwan's envelope first in the order in which he received the letters.
Surprisingly, there were only two words on the letter: reply soon!
Apart from that, there is not a single superfluous word.
What does quick reply mean?
Su Xian frowned secretly.
Zhou Wei was standing by, and when he learned that the letter only contained the word "reply soon", he laughed and said, "Mrs. Sister-in-law must be very angry, and she won't even say another word. Senior brother, you are miserable..."
Su Xiandan glanced at him, and then opened Liu Huixiang's letter... Surprisingly, Liu Huixiang only wrote the word "reply soon" on the letter.
"Hahahaha..." Zhou Wei was very proud and said with a smile: "The sisters-in-law are all angry!"
Su Xian was too lazy to pay attention to him, and then opened the letters between Tang Ju and Tang Shujing.
Although he had guessed the result, when he saw the two big "quick replies", he still fell into deep doubt——
Tang Shuwan, Liu Huixiang, Tang Shujing, and Tang Ju all only had the word "reply soon" in their letters. It was so strange. Could it be that the situation in the capital city had changed?
Su Xian boldly made another guess.
Zhou Wei was overjoyed and said with a smile:
"Sister Tang is asking for guilt, and senior brother's father-in-law is also asking for guilt. Even Princess Lanling can't stand it... Hahaha, senior brother, please promise me quickly, and I will cover for you."
Su Xian was too lazy to pay attention to him and opened the last envelope directly, which was the letter from Lan Ling.
Not surprisingly, Lanling's letter only contained the words "reply soon"...
"What happened in Shendu?" Su Xian muttered as he packed up the letters, making a "chuan" shape between his eyebrows.
"What else could it be? Of course the change of route to Nanchen was leaked." Zhou Wei was still determined to be evil.
Su Xian glanced at him. Yes, what he said was very possible, but Su Xian always felt that there was something else.
And it must be about the court!
If not, people might die.
After collecting all the letters, Su Xian stood up and walked straight out of the box, saying, "It's not too late, we need to rush back to the capital of God immediately."
…
…
A few days later.
Beam.
City of Gods.
Hou Mansion.
It was afternoon, and warm sunlight came in through the window and sprinkled on the ground, adding a touch of life to the peaceful room.
This is Tang Shuwan's room.
She sat in front of the dressing table, staring at herself in the bronze mirror. Behind her was her personal maid Ming Lan, who was busy removing her makeup.
Tang Shuwan felt sleepy in the afternoon and was about to take a nap. Because there were too many ornaments on her head, either gold or jade, they were too hard and she had to take off her makeup before she could fall asleep.
"Tell me, has your husband received the letter we sent?" Tang Shuwan suddenly spoke.
"You should have received it," Minglan replied casually while busy.
"My husband is going to Haizhou. The journey is not too far, and the official duties are not complicated. I should have returned to Beijing a few days ago, but I never thought..." Tang Shuwan hesitated.
"But I never thought that my uncle would actually change his route and go to Nanchen to find that Princess Nanchen." Minglan said with a teasing smile.
"Don't talk nonsense. My husband changed his route to Nanchen. There must be something important. How can such a thing be trivial?" Tang Shuwan glanced sideways and glared at Minglan slightly.
Minglan stuck out her tongue and continued to remove her makeup without taking it seriously.
After a while he said:
"It seems that since the young lady married into the Marquis's house, my uncle has not yet combed the young lady's hair!"
Tang Shuwan frowned slightly and scolded:
"Damn girl, what are you talking about? My husband is the captain of the court and has many things to do every day. How can he indulge in the love of his children? In my opinion, you are trying to be lazy, right?"
Minglan immediately retorted:
"My slave has often heard that Mr. Shu said that between husband and wife, it is romantic for a husband to comb his wife's hair. Unfortunately, my uncle has never combed his wife's hair!"
"What the storyteller tells is a story, not reality. Besides, my husband has done enough and good things for me. There is no need to comb my hair anymore."
Tang Shuwan corrected.
Minglan knew that she couldn't talk to the young lady, so she kept her mouth shut.
Soon after she finished taking off her makeup, Tang Shuwan felt her shoulders were a little sore, so she asked Minglan to squeeze them. Minglan squeezed her shoulders vigorously and whispered:
"It's fine that I haven't combed Miss's hair, but I think... I've never pinched Miss's shoulders, right? Fortunately, Miss has me."
Tang Shuwan suddenly couldn't laugh or cry. She turned sideways and lightly tapped Minglan's forehead and said:
"No one says you are unimportant, but you don't need to show your importance by arranging your husband. If you let me hear such words again, I will punish you to clean the toilet!"
"Miss, I don't want it. I know I was wrong." Minglan surrendered immediately.
"Not only that, I will tell my husband about this and ask him not to give you candy!" Tang Shuwan continued to threaten.
"Miss……"
Minglan suddenly looked aggrieved and promised one after another: "I will never dare to arrange for you again. Please forgive me, Miss."
The corner of Tang Shuwan's mouth showed a faint arc. She looked at Minglan for a while, and finally said: "We will see how you behave in the future."
Minglan was immediately overjoyed: "Thank you, Miss. Please rest assured, Miss, I will definitely behave well in the future!"
After squeezing her shoulders, Tang Shuwan felt much better.
Then she collapsed and lay down on her back. Minglan covered her with a quilt and then retreated. The room was light and quiet, with wisps of sandalwood and moving light and shadow, like a dream.
Although Tang Shuwan was very sleepy, as soon as she closed her eyes, she couldn't help but think of Minglan's words just now——
As a woman, she naturally hopes that Su Xian can comb her hair...
Lost in the lake, she finally fell asleep.
What she didn't know was that not long after, Su Xian secretly climbed onto her bed. Seeing that Tang Shuwan was a little tired, Su Xian secretly whispered:
"Madam, you've worked hard in running the housework. Husband, please give me a pat on the back..."
