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

With Song Wenyin by their side, it was noon soon. Jiang Shuwan had already instructed the kitchen to prepare some of Song Wenyin's favorite dishes.

Feiyun walked in from outside, carrying a food box in her hand.

"what is this?"

Jiang Shuwan did not instruct Feiyun to go out and buy anything.

"This was bought by the general. He heard that Miss Song was here, so he didn't come to the backyard and had a maid deliver it to him."

Song Wenying joked, "Looks like I'm in for a treat. I wonder what delicious food General Xie bought for you."

Jiang Shuwan glanced at her and said embarrassedly, "You just know how to make fun of me."

As the two were talking, Feiyun took out the contents of the food box, which contained Jiang Shuwan's favorite snacks.

Song Wenying smiled and said, "General Xie usually seems cold and aloof, but I didn't expect him to be so kind to you."

"I am his wife. If he doesn't treat me well, who will he treat well?"

Xie Huai'an often said this to Jiang Shuwan, so she blurted it out without thinking.

Upon hearing this, Song Wenyin raised an eyebrow. This didn't sound like something Jiang Shuwan would say. She then asked, "Does your general come over for meals every day?"

"It's not every day; I won't come back when I'm busy."

Jiang Shuwan had told him about this. Now that it's cold, he rode a horse back and forth, and Jiang Shuwan was worried that he would get cold. Xie Huai'an, however, said that he wouldn't and insisted on coming back to have dinner with her.

You can tell whether a person is happy or not just by looking at their face, and Jiang Shuwan's face was full of happiness.

"General Xie is so kind to you."

Jiang Shuwan quickly said, "I've heard a little about how your young master spent a fortune to make you smile."

"That was just the honeymoon."

Song Wenyin's face did not show much joy when the Prince of An's heir was mentioned.

Jiang Shuwan looked at her with concern, "Did something happen to Wen Yin?"

Song Wenying shook her head, "Nothing happened."

She paused for a moment and then said, "Actually, I was mentally prepared a long time ago."

Song Wenying had never dared to hope that Li Xun would only have her as his woman, but even though she was mentally prepared, she still found it hard to accept all at once.

Jiang Shuwan could sense from their previous interactions that Song Wenying and Li Xun had a good relationship, so why did it suddenly change?

Song Wenying looked somewhat disappointed. "I arranged for him to take a concubine a few days ago."

Jiang Shuwan was unaware of this and was somewhat surprised, "You've only been married for a little over six months..."

“I took the initiative to arrange the marriage for him. Half a year after the wedding, although my mother-in-law did not say it outright, she would always bring up the matter of having children. Later, I heard that he had taken a fancy to a woman. After inquiring about it, I told Li Xun. He initially declined, but then happily accepted. I still clearly remember the joy in his eyes at that time.”

Jiang Shuwan didn't know how to comfort her, so she simply held her hand.

Song Wenying smiled bitterly, "I'm fine. I knew all along that he couldn't possibly only have me. There must be other women in his backyard."

Then she added, “It seems you’ve married very well now. Your mother-in-law doesn’t pressure you to have children, and General Xie is devoted to you and never has affairs. Even He Erlang can’t compare.”

Jiang Shuwan said, "Who can guarantee what will happen in the future? For now, we can only live well in the present."

Song Wenying agreed, "Yes, you're right."

While the two were talking, the maids had already set out the food.

Jiang Shuwan suggested, "Let's eat first."

Song Wenying said with a smile, "The smell of food makes me hungry."

After lunch, the two sat on the bed and played chess.

After half an hour of back-and-forth play, the chessboard was already mostly occupied.

In the end, Jiang Shuwan lost.

Song Wenyin is a chess master; few in the capital can beat her.

Song Wenyin said, "Your chess skills have improved since you haven't played for a long time."

Jiang Shuwan laughed and said, "But we still lost."

Song Wenyin burst into laughter upon hearing this.

**

Xie Huai'an returned from outside after dark.

Jiang Shuwan helped him change into his casual clothes, and then noticed that he seemed a little off.

"What happened?"

Xie Huai'an looked at her and said, "I may have to leave for a while."

Jiang Shuwan, who was adjusting his belt, paused when she heard his words.

"Is that you, A-Shu?" she asked, her voice slightly nervous.

Xie Huai'an nodded.

"Is she alright? How is she now? Is she safe?"

Jiang Shuwan asked several questions in a row.

Xie Huai'an held her shoulders with both hands to comfort her, "Don't panic, the princess is alright, everything is fine."

How could Jiang Shuwan not panic?

"I can only tell you that I may have to leave at any time, and I'm a little worried about leaving you alone in the capital." Xie Huai'an was reluctant to part with her.

"I'm fine, you don't need to worry."

Xie Huai'an pulled her into his arms and hugged her.

How could he not worry.

Jiang Shuwan gently patted his back to comfort him.

Xie Huai'an hadn't explained these matters in detail to Jiang Shuwan, but she could vaguely guess that it was of great importance, possibly concerning a country.

Three days later, news came from the capital that the emperor of Northern Qi had died suddenly, and the court immediately became lively.

On the other side, with the death of the Northern Qi emperor, the second prince rushed to the capital of Northern Qi without stopping, and had no time to care about Li Shu and her group.

Li Shu was left in a border town.

North castle

The officials accompanying the marriage alliance were all discussing anxiously in the hall.

An old man with a white beard stroked his beard and said, "I think we should continue to Northern Qi."

An official immediately stood up to object, saying, "Northern Qi is in chaos right now, what are we going there for?"

This man had a short black beard.

The white-bearded man said, "We are a marriage alliance, so of course we are going to marry a princess. It just so happens that our princess will become the empress immediately after arriving in Northern Qi."

"Old Liu, didn't you hear? The Emperor of Northern Qi has passed away, the Crown Prince is missing, and the Second Prince left in a hurry. There's chaos there right now. If you ask our princess to go, isn't that just asking for... death!"

The black-bearded official didn't utter the word "death."

"But we are going to the marriage alliance on the Emperor's orders, and this was agreed upon by both countries!"

Blackbeard said impatiently, "You go if you want, we're not going!"

"you you you……"

The white-bearded man was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time.

Someone stepped forward and said, "Lord Liu, Lord Liu, please stop arguing. The memorial has already been sent to the capital by fast horse. Everything is up to the Emperor to decide."

Whitebeard snorted coldly and turned to leave.

Blackbeard snorted in response, his expression quite arrogant.

At this moment, Li Shu and Yan Jingrong were inside the house, and they were aware of the officials arguing outside.

Li Shu never expected that her cheap emperor uncle would die like this.

"What should we do now?"

Yan Jingrong calmly said, "We are just waiting for the Emperor to send troops."

Li Shu knew that Yan Jingrong was always calm and composed, but she didn't expect that he wouldn't even be surprised by something big.

Li Shu stared at him. "Do you know something?"

Yan Jingrong looked away from her eyes and comforted her, "You're overthinking it."

“I didn’t think too much about it, look me in the eyes and tell me.”