After being replaced, she changed from a miserable daughter-in-law to a lucky wife

Xia Wanniang had actually guessed their identities. She could tell from his daily early morning exercises and the weapons he was proficient in.

Xiao Chiye turned to look at her without any surprise: "You guessed it."

This sentence is an affirmative sentence. He has always known that his wife is very smart.

Xia Wanniang: "From your daily morning exercises and the weapons you are good at, I have guessed something."

Xiao Chiye's lips curled up slightly: "Five years ago, my father died in battle and was named Duke of Zhenguo. My eldest brother took over his position and led the Xiao family army."

Xia Wanniang sat up straight and said, "My father-in-law is gone now. Don't we need to observe three years of mourning?"

Xiao Chiye: "It should be three years of mourning, but during that period, the Tatars invaded and my father died on the battlefield. In order to stabilize the morale of the army and to ensure the stability of the border, my eldest brother went to the battlefield in mourning clothes before he even celebrated his seventh day of mourning. It took two years to pacify the border."

Xia Wanniang frowned slightly: "So, big brother's reputation in the army is also very high?"

Xiao Chiye nodded: "Yes, my eldest brother followed my father into the military camp when he was ten years old. At that time, my father was devoted to the military camp. My second brother, my younger sister and I were not born yet. There is a fifteen-year age difference between my eldest brother and I."

When he said this, his eyes were filled with memories: "Until we were born, my eldest brother returned from the military camp to help my mother take care of us. My father was at the border all year round, so my second brother and I can be said to have been raised by my eldest brother. At that time, we all lived in the capital."

Xia Wanniang could imagine a spirited young man teaching two children with small Rob haircuts to stand at attention and do horse stance.

Aunt Xiao would definitely just watch and smile, and wouldn't say anything to stop it.

Xiao Chiye: "I also met Xu Li when I was in the capital. His family has been scholars for generations. They look down on rough men like us. I also look down on the weak and timid nerds in his family."

Xia Wanniang found it interesting: "You both just dislike each other."

Xiao Chiye smiled and nodded: "Of course not, the kind that would spit at the other person whenever they see him."

Xia Wanniang looked at him with a smile: "Then how come things got so good later on?"

Xiao Chiye suddenly laughed: "He always dozed off when he was studying, and was bullied by his classmates in the academy. I couldn't stand it and helped him, but he was like a dog-skin plaster and insisted that I teach him martial arts."

Xia Wanniang: "It's strange for a person from a scholarly family to not like reading."

“It’s really strange, luckily he has two older brothers who are also very capable, so Uncle Xu just left him alone. I was so annoyed with him that I took him home and asked him to practice basic skills with me for two days, but he refused to come on the third day.” Xiao Chiye smiled when he thought of that time.

Xia Wanniang thought for a moment and said, "So he is the county magistrate because of grace?"

Xiao Chiye nodded: "I think so too. With his personality, he will definitely not take part in the imperial examination."

Xia Wanniang thought about it and realized that this guy was just a second-generation rich kid who just wanted to eat and wait for death. "What happened next?"

"Later, my grandparents passed away, and my father was unable to come back to see them off. The person above said that he felt sorry for my father who had been stationed at the border and could not be reunited with his family, so he asked our family to live at the border permanently. But on his birthday three years ago, he ordered our family to return to Beijing to celebrate." Xiao Chiye was a little confused when he said this.

Logically speaking, generals like them who hold military power would not allow all their families to leave Beijing.

Xia Wanniang also noticed that something was wrong: "When did it happen?"

Xiao Chiye: "The year before the Tatars invaded, the year after the Tatars invaded, my father died in battle."

Xia Wanniang tapped the tabletop lightly with her fingers: "When did big brother go to the military camp?"

Xiao Chiye recalled: "I was 20 years old. My second brother also went there at the same year. I went there with my mother and sister five years ago."

Xia Wanniang looked at Xiao Chiye: "The man above is really broad-minded."

Xiao Chiye could hear the meaning behind her words: "This is also something I cannot understand. If it were any other emperor, I'm afraid they would not allow the family members of generals with heavy troops to leave the capital."

Xia Wanniang looked at him: "So what did you find out this time?"