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

Jiang Shuwan was woken up by hunger. She opened her eyes, got up, and noticed the medicine bottle next to the bed.

"Did the General come into the room while I was asleep, Scarlet Moon?"

Feiyue was still wondering whether to tell her mistress, but when her mistress asked, she honestly replied, "Yes."

Jiang Shuwan picked up the medicine bottle, wondering why Xie Huai'an had put it there. She hadn't been hurt...

When she thought of a possibility, her hand froze and the medicine bottle slipped from her grasp.

Hearing the noise, Fei Yue looked up and saw that Jiang Shuwan's face was flushed with an abnormal blush. "Miss, what's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing."

After Jiang Shuwan finished speaking, she quickly put the medicine bottle away.

Seeing this, Fei Yue asked in confusion, "Miss, are you injured?"

Jiang Shuwan exclaimed, "No!"

Feiyue didn't understand why she was reacting so strongly, but she was the one who helped the girl change her clothes this morning. Apart from some red marks, the girl didn't seem to have any wounds. Feiyue didn't feel comfortable looking at her too much at the time.

Jiang Shuwan kept the medicine bottle separately.

Xie Huai'an made a special trip back to have lunch with Jiang Shuwan. Jiang Shuwan didn't have anyone serve her, so only the two of them were left in the room.

Jiang Shuwan changed the subject, asking, "When will the general leave?"

"The second day after returning home."

Jiang Shuwan's homecoming is the day after tomorrow, and he will be leaving the day after that.

Jiang Shuwan's expression remained normal.

Xie Huai'an thought she would be reluctant to part with him, but he didn't find any reluctance on her face, and he was a little disappointed.

Jiang Shuwan keenly sensed that the person next to her had become much colder. Although she didn't know what had happened, she didn't mind trying to appease him for the sake of a smooth married life.

"This roast goose is quite good, General, please have a taste."

Jiang Shuwan served him food.

Xie Huai'an looked at the meat in the bowl and realized he had been overthinking things; the princess was actually quite kind to him.

After finishing his meal, Xie Huai'an showed no sign of leaving, and Jiang Shuwan guessed that he wanted to take a nap inside.

After tidying up, Jiang Shuwan lay on the bed. Having slept enough today, she felt no sleepiness at all.

Xie Huai'an wasn't sleepy. He didn't know why he didn't want to leave the room. He thought for a moment and asked, "Did you take your medicine this morning?"

Jiang Shuwan's face immediately turned red. Fortunately, she had her back to him, so Xie Huai'an couldn't see her expression.

No one responded to him, but Xie Huai'an had excellent hearing and he could tell that Jiang Shuwan was not asleep.

Xie Huai'an asked worriedly, "Are you very heartbroken?"

Jiang Shuwan turned over, blushing, and glared at him coquettishly, saying, "Oh dear, how can you be so shameless!"

Xie Huai'an explained, "I went to get the medicine because I saw you weren't feeling well this morning."

Jiang Shuwan whispered, "I'm fine."

Seeing her like this, Xie Huai'an knew she was useless. Thinking of Jiang Shuwan's shy appearance, he guessed that she was too embarrassed to let the maid apply the medicine for her.

"let me see."

Jiang Shuwan subconsciously pressed her hand against the thin blanket covering her body.

"Need not."

"We are husband and wife, we are one, last night I..."

Jiang Shuwan, fearing he might say something shocking, reached out and covered his mouth.

"Stop talking, just watch and don't make a sound!"

Jiang Shuwan was indeed feeling unwell, but she couldn't tell the people around her.

Xie Huai'an nodded, then reached out and removed her lower garment.

Sure enough, there was some redness and swelling, and Xie Huai'an felt a little guilty.

Jiang Shuwan covered her head with the blanket; she felt too ashamed.

Xie Huai'an, worried that she might not be able to breathe, thoughtfully lifted a corner of the window for her to catch her breath.

He got out of bed, fetched a basin of water, washed his hands, and then took out a medicine bottle to apply the medicine to Jiang Shuwan.

Xie Huai'an was a rough man who had been on the battlefield. He carefully applied the medicine, washed his hands, and helped her put on her lower clothes.

Jiang Shuwan had never been this close to anyone before, and she felt particularly awkward.

Whether it was psychological or not, Jiang Shuwan felt that the medicine seemed to be quite effective, and the pain there seemed to have lessened.

Xie Huai'an finished tidying up and lay down on the bed.

Jiang Shuwan realized she had misunderstood him. Xie Huai'an was actually quite nice. Seeing that he wasn't covered by a blanket, Jiang Shuwan covered him with her own blanket.

Seeing this, Xie Huai'an turned sideways and pulled the person into his arms.

At first, Jiang Shuwan was a little uncomfortable, but gradually she relaxed and fell asleep.

Jiang Shuwan didn't sleep for long this time; she woke up when Xie Huai'an woke up.

Xie Huai'an went to the front yard, and Jiang Shuwan, after getting ready, decided to go find her mother-in-law.

When Jiang Shuwan arrived at the Pei family's courtyard, the Pei family had just finished their afternoon nap. She was very happy to see Jiang Shuwan and chatted with her about everyday matters.

"Huai'an must have done something really good in his past life to be able to marry such a wonderful wife as you."

Jiang Shuwan felt that Pei was very sincere and kind to her.

“That kid looks cold and not very talkative, but he’s not a bad person. If he does anything wrong, tell me and I’ll teach him a lesson.”

"The general treated me very well."

Jiang Shuwan wasn't speaking for Xie Huai'an; she was stating the facts.

Upon hearing this, Madam Pei covered her mouth and chuckled. Considering that her son wasn't entirely clueless, she was happy to see her son and daughter-in-law get along well.

"By the way, after Huai'an leaves, I'll be leaving too. Take good care of yourself while you're home alone."

Jiang Shuwan paused for a moment upon hearing this, and asked, "Where did Mother go?"

Pei replied with a smile, "Of course, I'm going back to my hometown."

"I heard the general mention before that he has a younger brother and a younger sister at home. Why didn't they come?"

Pei, "Huai'an told you everything?"

Jiang Shuwan nodded.

Now Madam Pei was truly certain that her son was in love with his daughter-in-law; otherwise, he wouldn't have told her all this.

Jiang Shuwan said sincerely, "Mother, why don't you bring Father and your younger siblings to the capital? That way, they can be taken care of."

Pei was deeply moved to see that Jiang Shuwan not only did not look down on them, but also invited them to the capital.

“You’re a good, honest kid. It’s better if you don’t live in the capital. We’re all used to life in the countryside. It’s quite nice living in the countryside.”

Jiang Shuwan did not forcefully try to persuade him to stay, but asked, "Has Mother spoken to the General about this?"

"Not yet, I'll bring it up with him during dinner tonight."

Jiang Shuwan and Pei Shi chatted for an hour, and the two got along so well that they quickly became as close as mother and daughter.

Dinner in the evening.

"Mother, try this."

Jiang Shuwan served food to Pei.

Pei smiled and said, "Alright, alright, you eat too. Look how thin you've gotten."

Xie Huai'an looked at the affectionate mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. He remembered that the two were quite distant during breakfast in the morning. How come they were so affectionate in the evening?

Pei said to Xie Huai'an, "Huai'an, after you return to your parents' home, I plan to go back to my hometown. I'm a little worried about leaving Wan'er alone when you leave and I leave at the same time."

Xie Huai'an did not intend to force his mother to stay. Although there were many servants in the capital, he thought his mother did not like staying there.

Jiang Shuwan then said, "General, why don't you bring your father and younger siblings to the capital? That way, I can take care of them for you."

Xie Huai'an was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected Jiang Shuwan to say that.

"I think the princess's suggestion is good. What do you think, Mother?"

Ms. Pei stated, "I still prefer life in the countryside."

Jiang Shuwan and Xie Huai'an exchanged a glance, both respecting their elder's opinion.

Jiang Shuwan said, "Mother has come all this way to the capital, why don't you stay a few more days and keep me company?"

Madam Pei nodded, "That's fine."