The daily life of a cold and aloof general raising his wife

Madam Pei felt guilty; if she had been firm yesterday, her son and daughter-in-law wouldn't have witnessed such a scene today.

"This has nothing to do with you; it's their insatiable greed that's the problem."

Xie Huai'an knew Pei Shi and Xie Jingshan's personalities well.

After Xie Jingshan and Pei got married, they moved away from the Xie family and lost contact with them. Later, they rented a small courtyard in town. For the first few years, they lived a very hard life. Later, Xie Jingshan became a teacher at a private school in town and received a monthly salary. In addition, he would write letters and draw pictures for others to supplement their income. Pei was good at embroidery and could also earn some money every month. Their lives became a little better.

Seeing this, Jiang Shuwan said softly, "Mother, Father, you don't need to blame yourselves."

Seeing how good his son and daughter-in-law were, Xie Jingshan's eyes welled up with tears.

Knowing she couldn't continue, Madam Pei said to Jiang Shuwan, "Huai'an is right, Wan'er, you go and rest first, I'll come find you later."

"it is good."

After Jiang Shuwan finished speaking, she nodded to them and returned to Mingxiang Garden.

On the way back, Jiang Shuwan felt that something was amiss.

"Purple Smoke".

"The servant is here."

Jiang Shuwan instructed, "Go and send someone to keep an eye on the Xie family and see who they are in contact with."

"Yes."

After Ziyan finished speaking, she walked out.

Feiyun asked in surprise, "Madam, do you think someone deliberately sent these people to the General's Mansion?"

Jiang Shuwan nodded and analyzed, "According to what they said, they fled famine all the way to the capital, which has been more than a year. If they knew the general was in the capital, they should have arrived long ago. That means they had no destination along the way. They were recognized in the capital and came to the general's mansion after learning about the general's situation."

"Who in the capital knows them?" Fei Yun couldn't understand.

Feiyue suddenly spoke up, "Someone knows him."

Feiyun asked curiously, "Who is it?"

Jiang Shuwan and Feiyue exchanged a glance; the two, mistress and servant, had the same idea.

Feiyue, "Sun Ruyi!"

Feiyun slapped her forehead. "Oh right, how could I forget about her?" Then she added, "Didn't someone announce that she had left the capital?"

Feiyue said, "Are you stupid? You can come back after you leave."

Feiyun thought Feiyue made sense.

"This servant will immediately send someone to find Sun Ruyi's whereabouts."

"No need, just send someone to keep an eye on the Xie family."

If the Xie family members were truly instigated by Sun Ruyi, they would definitely go to find Sun Ruyi.

Jiang Shuwan and the others returned to Mingxiang Garden while they were talking.

After a whole day of carriage travel and tidying up the Xie family, Jiang Shuwan felt a bit tired. After washing up, she lay down to rest.

It was getting dark.

Xie Huai'an pushed open the door and walked to the bedside, only to find that Jiang Shuwan was still asleep.

Jiang Shuwan opened her eyes as soon as he sat down on the edge of the bed.

I woke you up.

Jiang Shuwan shook her head, then glanced out the window and saw that it was already completely dark.

Jiang Shuwan got up, and Xie Huai'an called Feiyue in to serve her, and also ordered someone to prepare a meal.

Since it was nighttime and she wasn't going out, Jiang Shuwan didn't dress up. She wore a sheer dress, her hair was up, and she didn't wear any hair accessories. After a quick wash, the meal was already prepared.

Xie Huai'an hadn't eaten yet because he was busy with some business, so he sat down and ate with Jiang Shuwan.

Xie Huai'an reminded her, "Be careful these next few days."

Jiang Shuwan looked at Xie Huai'an, "What happened?"

"After the Xie family was driven away, they were taken away by people from the Duke of Dingguo's mansion."

Xie Huai'an was worried, so he sent people to secretly keep an eye on the Xie family.

Jiang Shuwan frowned, "The Duke of Dingguo?"

Xie Huai'an nodded.

Jiang Shuwan hadn't forgotten the grudge she had against the Duke of Dingguo's mansion.

“I usually stay in the inner quarters, so General, please be careful while you are out.” Jiang Shuwan was quite worried about him.

Xie Huai'an smiled at her when he heard this.

Since the two came down from the mountain, Xie Huai'an felt that the distance between them had become closer.

**

Pei Family Courtyard

Xie Jingshan looked at Pei Shi and said, "I will talk to Huai'an about this tomorrow, and I will leave the matter to you regarding the princess."

Pei nodded.

Xie Jingshan felt sorry for Pei Shi and Xie Huai'an.

Xie Jingshan said with self-reproach, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault, Lingyi."

Pei comforted him, "How can you blame yourself for this?"

Pei had known him for over a decade, and she knew Xie Jingshan perfectly well.

Speaking of which, Xie Jingshan was five years younger than Pei Shi. When she first arrived in Qingshan Town, Xie Jingshan was only twenty years old. He was fair-skinned and handsome, but he was very thin and looked particularly frail.

Twenty years have passed since they met.

Xie Jingshan felt that without him, this situation wouldn't have happened, and that he had embarrassed Xie Huai'an.

"You don't need to blame yourself for this. Huai'an won't blame you."

Pei understood him and naturally knew what was on his mind.

Xie Jingshan sighed, then said, "Why don't we sign the contract for that courtyard? I've already made arrangements with the academy, and we can report for duty in a few days."

Xie Jingshan and Pei Shi had a small courtyard in the capital. The courtyard wasn't big, but it was enough for the few of them to live in. Before, when the two of them were traveling, they met the headmaster of an academy in the capital. The headmaster admired Xie Jingshan and intended to have him teach at the academy. After returning to the capital, Xie Jingshan had been busy with this matter. That day, he had just confirmed with the headmaster when he unexpectedly ran into Xie's mother and the others as soon as he arrived at the General's Mansion.

“Then I’ll talk to Shu Wan tomorrow.”

"it is good."

***

The next day, Xie Huai'an went to court, and after having breakfast, Pei went to Mingxiang Garden.

When Jiang Shuwan saw that Madam Pei had arrived, she put down the account book and quickly asked Feiyue to serve tea.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Madam Pei said that she and Xie Jingshan planned to move out with their two children.

After hearing this, Jiang Shuwan advised, "Mother, Huai'an told me about what happened in Qingshan Town. The Xie family has already been driven away, and I think they shouldn't dare to come back. You can stay here in peace."

Hearing that Jiang Shuwan and Pei Shi were completely relieved, she smiled and said, "It has nothing to do with them. Originally, Youwei's father and I were thinking of moving out."

"Is something wrong at home? Or..."

Pei interrupted her, "No, none of that. It has nothing to do with anyone else. We just want to move out."

Seeing her insistence, Jiang Shuwan had no choice but to say, "Mother, I can't make this decision. You can talk to Huai'an when he comes back."

Madam Pei chuckled and said, "I know that child's personality; he definitely won't agree."

Jiang Shuwan said softly, "Yes, Mother, you know Huai'an's personality, so why did you move away?"

“I don’t want to disturb you,” Madam Pei insisted.

Jiang Shuwan chuckled, "How could such a large general's mansion disturb us?" She paused for a moment and then said, "Huai'an told me that my father is a very good person, and he is very good to both you and him."

Jiang Shuwan didn't say much, but Madam Pei knew that her son's ability to say these words meant that he genuinely approved of Xie Jingshan.

In fact, Xie Huai'an had already acknowledged her when he knelt down and kowtowed to the two of them, calling Xie Jingshan his father, when he left home in his teens.