Finally, Su Xian and his party arrived.
The motorcade slowly stopped, like a "giant dragon" lying on the official road.
In front of the motorcade, about ten feet away, Tang Shuwan, Liu Huixiang and other girls, as well as Tang Ju and Mrs. Chen, as well as officials sent by the imperial court to greet them, stood in a row.
They stared at the motorcade in front of them with burning eyes.
At this moment, the two sides actually had a sense of "confrontation", which made people feel inexplicably confused.
Zhou Wei rode a tall horse and walked at the front of the convoy. He glanced at the sisters-in-law in front of him, then turned to look at the carriage behind the horse, where Su Xian was.
I wonder how senior brother will face his sisters-in-law? Hehe, there is something good to watch now... Zhou Wei smiled secretly.
In his opinion, there is a high probability that Su Xian will suffer and be repaired by the sisters-in-law this time. He is happy to see this scene. It can be regarded as the punishment for Su Xian's prank on him last time!
On the opposite side, Tang Shuwan and other girls have gradually entered the state. As expected, there is no expression of complaint or displeasure on their faces. Instead, their faces are as gentle as water, and they can't bear to be looked at directly.
Mrs. Chen, Tang Ju, and the servants and maids had different thoughts, especially Tang Ju. He wanted to run over and say to Su Xian: "Your wife will use a gentle knife to deal with you!"
But after thinking about it carefully, he didn't move after all...
In the blink of an eye, the two sides had been "confronting" for a long time, and no one moved. Tang Shuwan and other women stood there with gentle faces, and Su Xian did not get out of the car.
Zhou Wei scratched his head and head anxiously. He was still waiting to see the good show, so he thought for a while, turned around and shouted to Su Xian's carriage: "Brother, my sisters-in-law are here, why don't you come out to see me!"
These words seemed to break some kind of restraint.
Many people were secretly relieved and took a deep breath.
Su Xian's carriage also swayed, the curtain opened, and someone jumped out of the carriage with strong hands. That person was none other than Su Xian.
He turned around and looked to the opposite side. Before his eyes came into contact with Tang Shuwan's, Tang Ju waved and smiled and said, "Xian son-in-law, have you had a safe trip?"
Tang Ju said and walked over with a smile on his face.
The officials sent by the Queen to greet him followed closely after seeing this, and said with a hearty smile: "Thank you for your hard work, Your Majesty, you are on an envoy. Your Majesty ordered your officials to go out of the city thirty miles to greet you. This shows that Your Majesty attaches great importance to your Majesty!"
Su Xianying came up and greeted the two of them with a smile. Their hearty laughter dispelled the depression that had accumulated in everyone's hearts.
However, pleasantries always have to end.
Finally, Tang Ju and the official stepped aside to clear a path, and at the end of this path were Tang Shuwan, Liu Huixiang and other women.
Su Xian raised his head and met Tang Shuwan's gentle eyes.
In an instant, the entire official road, the woods on both sides of the official road, and the birds on the treetops were all quiet, and no one could hear any sound.
Mrs. Chen stood not far from her daughter with a proud look on her face. She was already thinking about the beautiful scene in her mind of "Su Xian was ashamed and vowed not to flirt with women again."
Tang Ju couldn't help but shake his head, his face a little dark. He wanted to remind his son-in-law to be careful of this sinister wife... but his reason told him that he couldn't say this.
There are two reasons. First, no matter what, this is a matter between a young couple. Why is your father-in-law getting in the way? Not suitable.
Secondly, Mrs. Chen over there kept winking at him. If he really said it, I'm afraid the family would not be peaceful in the future...
Zhou Wei was the happiest among all of them. If he wasn't afraid of being the loser, he would have looked up to the sky and laughed three times. Senior brother, senior brother, are you here too? Ha ha!
Su Xian raised his head and looked at Tang Shuwan, Liu Huixiang and other women who were about a foot away. He raised his steps lightly and walked slowly over there.
In his opinion, no matter how virtuous and well-educated Tang Shuwan is, in this matter, she is first and foremost a woman and a wife, and it is impossible not to care.
Probably, they will be relatively indifferent to me.
Su Xian thought so in his heart.
However, when he walked up to the ladies, before he could speak, Tang Shuwan, Liu Huixiang, Luo Xiuniang, and the dozen or so concubines bowed at the same time and respectfully shouted: "Husband."
The voice was very soft, not angry, cold, or unhappy at all, especially Tang Shuwan's voice, which was so gentle that it seemed like it could drip water.
Tang Shuwan has a gentle temperament. Her appearance, her voice, and even her dressing all reveal a kind of heart-warming tenderness.
Now, she deliberately used the "gentle weapon", and the effects were superimposed. Even Su Xian, a piece of hard steel, would melt into hot molten iron.
"Uh..." Su Xian was confused for a while. This was seriously inconsistent with his imagination. The ladies did not treat him coldly!
After the ceremony, Tang Shuwan and Liu Huixiang moved lightly with their long skirts fluttering, and walked to the left and right sides of Su Xian respectively. At the same time, they held his hands, like little birds clinging to people, and whispered softly:
"Husband, you have worked hard along the way. As wives, we are derelict in our duties if we cannot take care of your husband's food, clothing, housing and transportation along the way. I hope that your husband will be punished."
"..."
The guards, servants, maids, etc. were all stunned when they saw this.
In their understanding, although Madam is friendly, she should never behave like this in this matter!
After all, what woman can endure that her husband marries the empress of another country and becomes the royal husband?
This doesn't make sense.
It's normal for them to think this way, because they don't know Tang Shuwan's sinister plan...
Mrs. Chen naturally knew this. She looked at all this with a smile and cheered secretly: "Daughter, well done, that's it. I'm looking after you for my mother's sake!"
Tang Ju continued to have a dark face, saying in his heart that it has begun, it has begun... He couldn't bear to see his son-in-law fall into the trap of his sinister daughter, so he simply turned his back.
Zhou Wei, on the other hand, looked shocked, dumbfounded, and felt ridiculous, with an expression of disbelief.
This doesn't fit into the plot. Shouldn't the sisters-in-law punish the senior brother severely? Why is it a picture of love and affection? I must be dazzled, Zhou Wei rubbed his eyes hard.
As Su Xian was the person involved, the feeling was even more strange. For some reason, a deep sense of guilt surged out from deep in his heart, and he hurriedly said:
"Ma'am, you're joking. It's really hard for me to take care of the housework at home. How can my husband be willing to blame you?"
He laughed dryly, and then asked: "How is Madam always doing at home?"
Tang Shuwan held Su Xian's hand as if she were holding a rare treasure. The little bird clung to her with utmost tenderness, and she replied: "My husband is out during this period, and I am not doing well."
Su Xian's eyebrows moved slightly, and he decided in his heart that this was right. Only in this way could he prescribe the right medicine.
Mrs. Chen, Tang Ju and other people who knew the inside story were either secretly encouraging or secretly shaking their heads, but their common thought was: "The son-in-law took the bait after all."
Zhou Wei also recovered from the shock just now, and then gloated about his misfortune. Didn't he hear that his wife said "not good"? This is the prelude to hurting his senior brother!
He is looking forward to the next plot!
"My husband is away from home, and I miss him every day, worry every night, and sometimes I can't even sleep well... But now I'm fine, now that my husband has returned home, my worries have finally settled."
Tang Shuwan continued.
What? Madam Sister-in-law actually meant this... Zhou Wei was dumbfounded again. He thought that his senior brother was going to be severely punished, but it turned out to be like this.
Su Xian felt a wry smile in his heart again. The ladies' unexpected tenderness really caught him off guard, and the method he had thought of was completely useless.
This left him speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.
"My husband has lost weight." Liu Huixiang let go of Su Xian's hand and looked at Su Xian's face: "Every time my husband goes out, even though it is for official business, he should still take care of himself..."
Tang Shuwan did not speak, but let go of Su Xian's hand, and gently and carefully smoothed out the wrinkles on Su Xian's clothes.
Then he arranged Su Xian's hair crown, and finally even squatted down, took out a snow-white handkerchief, and gently wiped the dust on Su Xian's shoes...
When the guards, servants, maids, etc. saw this scene, they were immediately petrified on the spot.
My wife was too kind to the Duke. Instead of pursuing him, she was so gentle and even knelt down to shine the Duke's shoes! Is it possible that your eyes are dazzled?
Mrs. Chen was standing by, still smiling. She knew this was all her daughter's plan, and it seemed to be working well so far. Didn't she see the shame on her son-in-law's face?
Tang Ju had already turned around and couldn't bear to look at him, but he couldn't help but looked back and saw the scene of his sinister daughter shining his son-in-law's shoes.
He tugged the corner of his mouth fiercely, and his beard also curled up. Finally, he sighed secretly and quickly turned around without looking... Seeing his son-in-law walking towards the abyss step by step, he was really helpless.
Zhou Wei continued to be confused. He scratched his head and ears. He really didn't understand what Madam-in-law was thinking. It’s okay if you’re not angry, but you still shine your senior brother’s shoes! It completely shocked him.
"Madam, please get up quickly. I feel ashamed for my husband. There is no need to be like this."
Su Xian smiled bitterly.
It is true that due to the current environment of feudal society and the status that status and power brought to Su Xian, he had a detached status in the mansion and could enjoy the attentive service of Tang Shuwan and other women without any worries.
However, everything has a degree.
Tang Shuwan's move of squatting down and cleaning his shoes was a bit excessive in his opinion.
This also made him feel a little alert——
She was vaguely aware of the deeper purpose behind Tang Shuwan's unusual behavior today.
"As a wife, these are what I should do." Tang Shuwan still squatted down, paused from polishing shoes, looked up at Su Xian, and said seriously and meaningfully:
"Since it is what I should do, I will not look back. On the contrary, if there are some things I cannot do, then I will abide by my duty!"
After saying this, Tang Shuwan slowly stood up.
Su Xian's eyebrows moved slightly. Just now he noticed that Tang Shuwan behaved a little strangely. Now when he heard these words again, he understood that Tang Shuwan was telling him in a subtle way:
"You are a husband, you are a lieutenant, and you are a person with status. There are some things you cannot do. Just like a concubine, you are a wife. There are some things you must do, but there are some things you cannot touch!"
Not only did Su Xian pick up Tang Shuwan's overtones, but Tang Ju, Mrs. Chen and others also gradually figured out the flavor, and everyone had different thoughts.
However, Zhou Wei was still scratching his head. What did you mean? What does Madam-in-law mean by this? Why does he sound so confused?
As a party involved, Su Xian had a thorough understanding of Tang Shuwan's deeper intentions.
This lady is not simple!
However, Su Xian will not compromise easily.
As long as people are still breathing, they will inevitably struggle all the time. As the saying goes, fighting against others brings endless joy, and fighting against heaven brings endless joy.
Even if you live in seclusion in the mountains and forests and have no contact with the world, you still have to fight with nature. Otherwise, what will you eat? What to drink? Even if you pick fruits, you still have to climb trees.
The same is true between husband and wife.
The so-called harmony between husband and wife means that either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or a couple who fights equally and truly respects each other as guests is not a husband and wife at all, but a guest.
In order to deal with Tang Shuwan and other women, Su Xian actually prepared two plans, that is, "the east wind prevails over the west wind".
The first set, under the gentle offensive of Tang Shuwan and Liu Huixiang, could not be used at all and was considered useless.
As for this second set, Su Xian himself felt a little shameless, but for the sake of future harmony between husband and wife, and in order to suppress the "ladies' power" headed by Tang Shuwan, he finally decided to adopt it.
By the way, why is Su Xian obsessed with "the east wind prevails over the west wind"?
This is because, as a powerful lieutenant of the first rank of Daliang, you are also the Duke of Wei. If you can't get along with several women, how can you talk about "cultivating one's moral character, harmonizing one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world"? It's time to return to the mountains and forests to live out this remaining life.
But this method is indeed a bit shameless... There is no way. All Su Xian can do in the future is to love Tang Shuwan, Liu Huixiang and other wives more, be more understanding, more tolerant, and give them more material and emotional satisfaction.
At this time, Tang Shuwan thought that her goal had been achieved, so she smiled and asked:
"Did your husband's mission to Nanchen go well? I heard that the day Emperor Chen passed away..."
On the side, Zhou Wei, who was scratching his head and impatient, couldn't bear it anymore and was ready to jump out and expose Su Xian's background. He must use the help of his wife to punish his senior brother severely!
However, at this moment, Su Xian, who was standing there, suddenly covered his heart with his hands, shouted "Ah" and fell directly on his back, with his facial features distorted.
"Husband!" Tang Shuwan, Liu Huixiang and others hurriedly helped her. Their faces turned pale with fright, but because of their frail bodies, they fell to the ground together with Su Xian.
"Grand Lieutenant [Governor]!" In an instant, Yang Zhilan, Tang Ju, Mrs. Chen, and officials sent by the Queen all gathered around him.
The scene suddenly became chaotic.
"ah……"
Su Xian lay on top of Tang Shuwan and Liu Huixiang, covering his heart with his hands, his facial features distorted, and he kept screaming, looking extremely painful.
The only person at the scene who was still standing still was Zhou Wei. He looked on in shock and thought, "Senior Brother, there is nothing wrong with your health. Why did you suddenly scream in pain?"
Could it be that...senior brother is just pretending?
As soon as this thought popped up in his mind, it quickly took root and sprouted and could not be suppressed. Zhou Wei could clearly understand that the senior brother was just pretending, and the senior brother was pretending to be sick!
This time, Zhou Wei thought very quickly, and he instantly understood that the senior brother was taking advantage of the sympathy of the sisters-in-law to confuse the public and achieve the effect of getting through.
"Shameless!"
Zhou Wei shouted in his heart.
He was disgusted for a while, especially when he saw the anxious, pale-faced, tear-stained sisters-in-law, he really wanted to rush over and expose this shameless lie!
