Men are superior to women: the heartthrob in Yunqi

Mu Yao originally wanted to ask Shen Chutang about the poisoning incident that year, but after noticing the coldness emanating from him, she swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

When she knew that Shen Chutang had stood up for her and taught Xiao Douxue a lesson, she felt as if the softest corner of her heart had been touched, and her chest was filled with warmth. She wanted to run to Shen Chutang immediately. But when she really saw him, she was at a loss for words because of the indifference in his eyes.

Mu Yao always felt that she didn't know her husband well enough. Shen Chutang was like a kite, swaying in the wind, erratic.

Whenever Helian Yun and Wei Wushang were with her, they would ask her where she would stay at night, but Shen Chutang never asked these questions.

He did not have the initiative of Helian Yun, nor the directness and frankness of Wei Wushang, nor the strong possessiveness of Xu Qingcheng. It seemed that everything in his eyes was like a mountain stream, pure and bland.

The atmosphere between the two of them was a little subtle at the moment. Mu Yao couldn't stand this alienation and stood up to leave. Shen Chutang didn't try to keep her, but just sent her back to the Helian Mansion as usual.

Mu Yao stopped the moment she entered the room and looked at Shen Chutang's back again, but she didn't see him stop or look back.

What Mu Yao didn't know was that Shen Chutang was so self-disciplined and self-controlled just to suppress his possessiveness and strong murderous intentions towards others. Because Shen Chutang knew that his wife was not just his wife, and only by being calm could he last longer.

After returning home, Mu Yao was surprised to see Xu Qingcheng.

Mu Yao stared at his back in disbelief, resisted the urge to hug his waist tightly, and walked up to him quickly.

Xu Qingcheng heard the footsteps behind her, turned around and smiled, then held Mu Yao firmly in her arms.

"Brother Xu, why are you here?" Mu Yao had been thinking about going back to Beijing next week to see him and his father, but she didn't expect that he would come instead.

"It's a day off today, so I came to see you." Xu Qingcheng hugged Mu Yao tightly as if no one was around, completely ignoring the other people on both sides.

Mu Yao caught a glimpse of Helian Yun and her father-in-law Helian Juzheng out of the corner of her eye. Her face turned red, and she let go of Xu Qingcheng's arms and greeted them.

Helian Juzheng knew that the two had not seen each other for some time. He coughed lightly, said a few words of greeting, and took the gloomy-looking Helian Yun away.

"Brother Xu, is my father okay?"

A few days ago, Mu Yao brought some Lanling County specialty "Qiaopu Meat Pie" to her father, but she didn't know whether he liked it or not.

"Hello, Dad..." Xu Qingcheng suppressed the emotions in her heart and did not let them show on her face.

Imperial Tutor Li and Emperor Qingyuan have been arguing with each other for the past few days. When the War Prince Ye Lianhe learned that Mu Yao had returned, he intended to marry her as his princess, but was rejected by Imperial Tutor Li on the spot. Unexpectedly, he refused to give up and issued an edict to Imperial Concubine He to request a marriage.

Mu Yao's status is different now. She is the daughter-in-law of the eldest princess. Imperial Concubine He has approached Emperor Qingyuan again. After Li Taifu declined the marriage proposal again, he thought that the matter was over. However, the prince Ye Qinghan found out about the request of the prince for marriage. He followed Ye Lianhe's example and went to the imperial court to request the marriage, which made Queen Gu very angry.

In order to be fair, Emperor Qingyuan was furious and suppressed his two sons' thoughts of marriage. However, he brought up the idea of ​​letting Mu Yao marry Lord Wang Yanzhi with Tutor Li.

Taifu Li was worried that repeatedly refuting the emperor's will would offend the emperor, so he had to bring the Emperor of Southern Xinjiang out, hoping to rely on Ji Qi's power to stop Emperor Qingyuan.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Qingyuan had a strange idea, thinking that even the Emperor of Southern Xinjiang was willing to share his wife with others, so why couldn't Mu Yao marry Wang Yanzhi? However, he didn't dare to write to the Emperor of Southern Xinjiang, and kept making things difficult for Li Taifu, asking him to speak out, which almost made Li Taifu retire and return home.

Tutor Li is old and his temper is even more stubborn than before. In addition, his daughter's sons-in-law are more arrogant than each other. They have been too lazy to attend the morning court in the past two days. This made Emperor Qingyuan so angry that his face turned blue during the court meeting. He hurriedly dismissed the court in less than a cup of tea.

This time, Mu Xiu and Xu Qingcheng went to Lanling County. Master Li told him not to tell Mu Yao about this, so as not to affect her mood for arranging her marriage with Helian Yun.

"Brother Xu, have you had your meal yet?" Mu Yao glanced at the sky and saw that it was already 9 o'clock.

Xu Qingcheng smiled and shook his head, waiting for his wife to feed him.

Mu Yao threw herself into his arms, hugged his waist tightly, and smiled softly, "How about I treat you to dinner at the best, largest, and most luxurious restaurant here - Zuixiaolou?"

Xu Qingcheng stared at his wife's charming appearance, pressed a mark on her forehead, and said with a relaxed look, "Okay, let A Yao treat me to a meal today."

The waiter at Zuixiaolou spotted the figure of Young Master Helian's wife again, but this time there was a different man beside her.

The guy looked at Xu Qingcheng with envy and clicked his tongue in his heart. These days, if you want to marry a beautiful woman, you have to have a good face!

After he recovered, he took them to the luxurious private room upstairs with a smile on his face. He turned around and greeted the kitchen, and as usual, he prepared a "Twelve Fresh and Fragrant Eight Treasure Duck" for their table.

A short separation is better than a new marriage. Mu Yao and Xu Qingcheng have endless things to talk about and endless feelings to express.

Xu Qingcheng told Mu Yao that the pigments he used for painting were all made according to the method Mu Yao gave him. Although there was still a lot of room for improvement in color, there had been significant improvements in painting. He also painted several self-portraits for Mu Yao, waiting for her to appreciate them when she got home.

Mu Yao's eyes flashed with Xu Qingcheng's concentrated look while painting, and her heart suddenly softened. Whenever Xu Qingcheng mentioned painting, his eyes would burst with rare enthusiasm and persistence, which reminded her of the look in his eyes when he first saw her paintings when she first entered Sanwei Bookstore.

Xu Qingcheng had endured countless sleepless nights and tossing and turning in order to wait for today's rest. The affairs of the Ministry of Personnel were extremely busy, especially when it came to the assessment of officials, each of which required strict review, and even required field visits from time to time.

Sometimes he really didn't want to live this kind of bound life anymore, but when he thought about A Yao's other husbands who were better than each other, he had to become stronger.

"Brother Xu, are my parents-in-law okay? Are Brother Ruchen and Brother Licheng okay?" Mu Yao asked with concern.

Xu Qingcheng picked up a piece of lotus cake for Mu Yao and said with a smile: "Both my parents are fine, but they often miss you. My second brother is now on duty at the Ministry of Rites, and he is protected by Minister Xu, so there is no need to worry. As for my eldest brother, my parents have taken a fancy to Minister Zhu's daughter Zhu Errou and are interested in marrying him. But Zhu Errou felt that the age difference between her and my eldest brother was too big, so she chose Minister Xu's youngest son Xu Yan to marry."

Xu Ruchen is only 28 years old, is that old?

Mu Yao's eyes twitched suddenly and she touched the tip of her nose twice.

"Brother Ruchen is as beautiful as jade and has a handsome appearance. With Changge Youhe, he will definitely find his own good match." Mu Yao said sincerely.

Xu Qingcheng talked to Mu Yao about many rumors. Mu Yao thought Xu Qingcheng would never hear such things from others, so she was a little confused for a while.

From Xu Qingcheng, she learned that He Wanyi of the Loyal and Brave Marquis' Mansion was pregnant and was preparing for the wedding. The groom was Meng Fang, the man who would rather die than bow at the Spring Banquet that day.

This news was so exciting that Mu Yao was very excited. Xu Qingcheng told her that Meng Fang was willing to marry He Wanyi this time. It was said that when He Wanyi took him back to the Loyal and Brave Marquis's Mansion, he would rather die than surrender. As a result, the two of them got to know each other after fighting, and they actually developed feelings for each other over time. And He Wanyi also completely changed her mind for Meng Fang and dismissed all the servants to prepare for the birth of the baby. For this matter, the former Loyal and Brave Marquis He Yufeng dragged his broken body to the "Five Mountains Terrace" to pray for the three of them.

"What about Feng Xuanyan?" Mu Yao asked quickly.

Xu Qingcheng was stunned for a moment, then replied, "I haven't heard about her."

Suddenly thinking of Handan and Furong, Xu Qingcheng said to Mu Yao with a smile: "The two girls you placed in your father-in-law's mansion are really interesting."

"What do you mean?" Mu Yao just wanted to ask them how their studies were going in Shuiyunjian recently.

Xu Qingcheng used the most concise language to reveal the most important news: "The current Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery He Yuxian has taken a fancy to Miss Handan and has personally gone to the Taifu Mansion to inquire about her family situation. As for Miss Furong, I heard that she has been trying to show her affection to Pavilion Master Zhao of Fuguang Pavilion these days."

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It was like a thunderbolt! These two pieces of news made Mu Yao's heart explode. She nervously asked Xu Qingcheng: "How did Handan get home?"

Xu Qingcheng gave her a reassuring look and said, "My father-in-law said that Handan came to him alone from her hometown. He Yuxian didn't ask much about other things, but asked about the relationship with my father-in-law in person."

"Did Handan agree?" Mu Yao felt a little relieved.

"Speaking of this, Miss Handan's reaction was a bit strange. She neither agreed nor denied it, which confused my father-in-law, so he asked Zhongyong to go back and wait for news." Xu Qingcheng took a sip of sake and replied.

Women can understand women's thoughts best. Mu Yao thought that it must be her identity that made her hesitate. Mu Yao planned to take Furong and Handan with her the next time she saw Ji Qi.

"What about Furong? Did she catch up with Zhao Huaian?" Mu Yao's eyes once again shone with gossip. She had run into him a few days ago.

Xu Qingcheng shook her head and said, "Since Pavilion Master Zhao successfully lost weight, Fuguang Pavilion has become a popular marriage family in Shangjing. Although Miss Furong is not bad looking, I heard that Old Master Zhao values ​​those noble ladies more."

Mu Yao didn't like what she heard, and her eyes darkened immediately as she defended them, "Furong is much more capable than those noble ladies. She and Handan are both third-rank female officials in Southern Xinjiang. Fuguang Pavilion is just a local tycoon, and Imperial Concubine He in the palace is just the in-laws of Zhao Huaian's mother."

"Oh? Those two girls are third-rank female officials?" Xu Qingcheng was shocked. In terms of rank, they were two levels higher than him. His ears turned slightly red and he picked up the tea bowl and took a sip awkwardly.

Mu Yao curled her fingers twice, smiled and said comfortingly: "Handan and Furong risked their lives for Ji Qi. They both paid for their official positions with their lives. It's not worth it."

Xu Qingcheng's heart was swollen. He took Mu Yao's hand and said solemnly, "Ayao, I will definitely become a first-rank official in the future and let you become a first-rank imperial lady."

. . . . . She has already become the leader in Bei Ming.

Mu Yao nodded heavily with a bright light in her eyes.