First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

There were more furnishings in the room than when Wei Ling first brought him to see it, but it still looked very empty. There was just a bed, a cabinet, and a dressing table with a dressing mirror on the table. There was also a Luohan bed near the window. Su Jixiang's dowry and betrothal gifts were also piled in the room, but the room was a bit big, and her things were not enough to see.

Su Jixiang noticed that there was not even a single word "囍" in the house.

never mind.

Compared to the slight feeling of loss in his heart just now, Su Jixiang now feels more of a sense of relief and liberation.

If she really had to become Wei Ling's bride and wife in the actual sense, she might feel uncomfortable again.

Human beings are such contradictory animals. They walk on a set track, wanting to break away from it yet being afraid to do so.

Seeing Su Jixiang looking around the bedroom, Wei Ling walked to the side of the Arhat bed and sat down.

"Thank you, General." Su Jixiang bowed to Wei Ling.

She was wearing a wedding dress, and when she bowed, her snow-white neck was revealed, forming a sharp contrast with the bright red dress.

Wei Ling took just one glance and then looked away.

"Why are you thanking me?" Wei Ling asked slowly.

He felt very calm throughout the journey, as if he was not the one getting married.

"Thank you, General, for giving me a stable place." Su Jixiang was not a fool. He understood Wei Ling's meaning at a glance. Getting married was a last resort, to complete a task and go through a process. It was just a formality. As for the future, he would live his own life, and this place was a guarantee he gave himself.

Regardless of whether it was because of the two encounters they had in the capital, or because he had been granted marriage and had to shoulder this responsibility, Su Jixiang was very grateful for Wei Ling's arrangement.

Others who watch time-travel dramas and novels think that the lives of the time-traveling girls who go to ancient times are very comfortable and simple. Su Jixiang has been a maid in the palace for so many years, and she understands the hardships involved better than anyone else.

If she had made the slightest mistake, she wouldn't be standing here now.

The same is true of the world outside the palace; this world is too unfriendly to women.

"You are very smart. Then I don't need to say more." Wei Ling looked at Su Jixiang with some appreciation.

After not seeing her for so many years, she is still as smart and knowledgeable as she was in Dongdu.

"When I find an opportunity in the future, I will set you free." Wei Ling said. "Before that, you are my wife in name only. I will give you enough respect and protection. I hope you will do the same."

"Yes." Su Jixiang nodded. She understood what Wei Ling meant. When he set her free, she could do whatever she wanted and like whomever she wanted.

However, when she was still the wife of General Wei, she still needed to give face to Wei Ling.

"Very good." Wei Ling stood up. "I bought this house. You can live here with peace of mind from now on. I will send someone to send you monthly wages to ensure your living."

Su Jixiang blinked her eyes. What magical words did she hear? It was as if she was being kept by a rich man, and the rich man provided her with food and shelter, without her having to give anything in return!

Is there such a good thing in the world?

Although things were good, Su Jixiang still decided to earn money on her own... After all, this marriage was just for others to see, and she would definitely leave in the future, so she didn't want to owe Wei Ling anything financially.

But she didn't say it clearly for the time being, so as to avoid giving Wei Ling any other ideas.

"General, you haven't had your meal yet, right?" Su Jixiang was hungry, so she simply changed the subject. Anyway, the two of them had already reached a high degree of agreement on the matter of marriage, so there was no need to haggle over the details.

Getting married is very tiring. Everyone has been busy since morning. Although the ceremony in the military camp has been simplified, with so many people getting married together, a lot of time has been wasted just waiting for people, and it is already evening now.

Others prepared banquets at their own places, but Wei Ling did not...

Wei Ling originally wanted to leave after explaining everything to Su Jixiang, but after hearing what Su Jixiang said, he nodded silently.

"Then stay for dinner." Su Jixiang said with a smile. "I'll go see what's in the kitchen. We can make something. If the general wants to eat something special, just ask Weidong to go buy it. Now is the time to buy groceries."

"Whatever you want." Wei Ling said.

Su Jixiang turned around and rummaged through the box in her dowry, and soon pulled out a kitchen knife.

Wei Ling...

Su Jixiang touched the blade of his kitchen knife with great care.

This was a good knife that she had asked the eunuch in charge of the inner court to help her make when she was in the Eastern Capital. It was very handy!

She lost twelve out of ten things when she was running for her life, but she couldn't bear to throw away the kitchen knife.

Looking at the kitchen knife, Su Jixiang thought of the eunuch Li Desheng, the chief eunuch of the inner palace, and his apprentice Xiao Shunzi. He wondered how they were doing now.

She had secretly asked about this when Emperor Longchang had settled the remaining eunuchs in the palace on farms. Li Desheng and Xiao Shunzi were not on the list, so she didn't know whether they had fled with Emperor Jing, escaped from the palace on their own, or died at the hands of the rebellious army.

She was just about to close the lid of the box when she caught a glimpse of a pair of men's cotton slippers.

She thought about it and took out the pair of cotton slippers and placed them at Wei Ling's feet.

Wei Ling looked at Su Jixiang in confusion. Su Jixiang smiled and said, "It will take some time before dinner. General, your feet must be tired from wearing boots. Why don't you try this. It's very soft and warm. And your armor must be very heavy. Take it off first. I'll bring some tea in a while."

Wei Ling nodded.

Su Jixiang then took the kitchen knife and left the room.

Wei Ling waited until Su Jixiang left before he bent down, picked up the pair of slippers on the ground and took a look at them.

The style was very strange, something he had never seen before, but the base was very thick, with blue velvet on the outside and soft rabbit fur lining.

Wei Ling hesitated for a long time and tried to take off his boots. Just when he was about to put on slippers, he thought for a while, took off his cloth socks, and put his bare feet into the slippers.

The soft fur brushed against his skin, so comfortable that he couldn't help but squint his eyes slightly.

When he was the prince of Duke Dingguo in Dongdu, he had seen all kinds of good things, but he had never seen this style of cotton slippers before. The appearance was not good-looking, and even a bit ugly, but as Su Jixiang said, it was very comfortable and warm.

Wei Ling looked at the slippers on his feet for a long time before he slowly stood up and took off his armor.

It really makes me feel relaxed.