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

Xie Youwei nodded happily. She didn't really like Beijing; she preferred her hometown.

After exchanging a few heartfelt words with her daughter, Madam Pei let her go home, and then she went to find Xie Jingshan.

Xie Jingshan was a man, so it wasn't appropriate for him to stay in the backyard all day. After meals, he would take Xie Huaiyu to the front yard to read and study. Back in his hometown, he was a schoolteacher.

"lady."

Xie Jingshan was somewhat surprised to see Pei Shi.

Madam Pei glanced at her youngest son and said, "I have something to tell you."

Xie Jingshan nodded, gave his son a few instructions, and then went with Madam Pei to an empty room.

Pei then told Xie Jingshan what had just happened and her thoughts.

Xie Jingshan agreed with Madam Pei, saying, "Madam did the right thing."

"I thought you would blame me for being cold and forget how good Brother Sun and Sister-in-law Sun were to me." Pei felt a little touched.

Xie Jingshan said earnestly, "I know your character well. Besides, we've already troubled the princess enough by staying at the General's Mansion. This is the capital, not home. We should be strict with ourselves and not cause trouble for the couple."

Pei said with emotion, "Jingshan, thank you."

Xie Jingshan disagreed, saying, "Why should I thank you? If anyone should be thanking someone, it should be me. If Huai'an hadn't married such a good wife, I'm afraid I'd be homeless by now."

Madam Pei chuckled, "Yes, so you must treat me well in the future, as well as Huai'an and his wife."

Xie Jingshan bowed respectfully, saying, "I will follow your teachings, Madam."

Pei rolled her eyes at him, saying that he was still acting like this even at his age.

***

Border pass

Upon hearing that he had received a letter and a package, Xie Huai'an immediately returned to his tent to check.

Several people who were on good terms with him followed suit, seeing his eager look.

It was something Jiang Shuwan had sent him. After reading it, he couldn't wait to open the letter.

The letter didn't have many words, but they were all words of concern for him, telling him to take good care of his health. Xie Huai'an's mouth almost stretched to his ears when he read it.

The people following behind couldn't help but tease him, "Who wrote this letter? I've never seen General Xie laugh like this before."

Another joked, "Is there even a question? It's definitely your wife."

Xie Huai'an put the letter away when he saw them, and the smile on his face disappeared.

"Why are you all following me?!"

"We brothers are just curious about what kind of person our sister-in-law is, that she could make General Xie, who is usually indifferent to women, fall at her feet."

"Have you been training less lately?"

Upon hearing Xie Huai'an's words, the expressions of the three people in the room changed.

A thin man said, "No, no, I suddenly remembered I have something to do, so I'll be going now."

The other one quickly said, "Yes, yes, I have something to do too."

The last one saw it and immediately ran out, shouting, "Wait for me!"

After they had gone far away, Xie Huai'an took the letter out of his pocket again and read it carefully once more.

After reading the letter four or five times, Xie Huai'an put it away, took out paper and pen, and began to reply.

After writing it, Xie Huai'an sealed the letter and had it sent back to the capital.

***

Jiang Shuwan mentioned to Madam Pei that she could bring her along to the banquet at the An Taifu family's residence, but Madam Pei refused.

“Wan’er, I’m afraid Youwei will cause trouble since she’s new to the capital. Why don’t you send someone to teach her etiquette and manners, so she won’t offend any important people?”

Without a second thought, Jiang Shuwan said, "Then I'll have the nanny next to me teach Youwei."

Pei smiled and said, "Alright."

Then she thought of Sun Ruyi. "When I brought five or six-year-old Huai'an to the town, we were all alone. Thanks to Ruyi's parents for their help, we were able to settle down there. Now she is all alone. I want her to stay in the General's Mansion, but this is only temporary. She has reached the age to get married, and I want to find her a marriage so that she can settle down. This is also a way of repaying her parents for taking care of me."

Jiang Shuwan replied, "Mother, I will not interfere in Miss Ruyi's affairs; I will follow your arrangements."

Pei took her hand and said, "Thank you."

Jiang Shuwan said coquettishly, "Mother, you've thanked me so many times these past few days. Aren't we all family?"

Madam Pei gently patted her hand and said, "Hello, I've seen it all and remembered it all. It's Huai'an's good fortune to marry you, and it's also my good fortune to have such a good daughter-in-law as you."

In her previous life, no matter how hard Jiang Shuwan worked in the Huian Marquis's mansion, it was all taken for granted by Madam Ye. But Madam Pei was different. Everything Jiang Shuwan did would be responded to by Madam Pei. This made Jiang Shuwan realize that there were not only mothers-in-law like Madam Ye in the world, but also good mothers-in-law like Madam Pei.

**

A few days later, Xie Huai'an received another letter from the General's Mansion. He thought his letter hadn't arrived yet and assumed something had happened to Jiang Shuwan. He hurriedly opened the letter and learned that the Xie family's hometown had been flooded and the whole family was living in the General's Mansion.

In addition to Jiang Shuwan's letter, Pei also wrote a letter to her son, telling him what had happened at home. In addition, Pei praised Jiang Shuwan a lot.

Based on these two letters, Xie Huai'an felt that they should get along well and have no conflicts.

Then he picked up his pen and began to reply.

***

Soon the day of the banquet at the Song residence arrived.

After dressing and getting ready, Jiang Shuwan left the courtyard.

I ran into Xie Youwei and Sun Ruyi when I went out.

Xie Youwei greeted Jiang Shuwan with a bow, saying, "Hello, sister-in-law."

Sun Ruyi followed suit and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Princess."

Jiang Shuwan nodded and smiled at them. After taking a few steps, she thought for a moment and said, "Youwei, if you feel bored staying at home, you can have someone take you out for a stroll. But you must bring guards and cover your face."

Xie Youwei's eyes lit up. "Can I go out?"

In the end, she was just a thirteen-year-old girl. In the past, she could wander around freely in the town, but now that she was in the capital, she rarely left the house. Although the general's mansion was very large, she still felt a little bored.

Jiang Shuwan smiled and said, "Okay, but you have to tell Mother, and also what I just said."

Xie Youwei nodded happily.

After saying that, Jiang Shuwan left.

Sun Ruyi watched Jiang Shuwan leave surrounded by seven or eight maids, and felt an indescribable envy.

Xie Youwei noticed Sun Ruyi staring motionless in the direction Jiang Shuwan had left and asked, "Sister Ruyi, what are you looking at?"

"Look at the princess, she looks so beautiful today." The headdress and clothes she wore were things she had never seen before. If it weren't for the flood and her trip to the capital with the Xie family, she probably would never have seen her in her life.

Xie Youwei nodded in agreement, "Sister-in-law is indeed beautiful."

But what made her happiest was that she could leave the manor, and she wanted to tell her mother the news.

***

The carriage stopped in front of the Song residence, and Feiyun helped Jiang Shuwan down from the carriage.

When Madam Song and Mr. Song saw Jiang Shuwan, they quickly went over to greet her.

"Greetings, Princess Yongning."

"Greetings, Princess Yongning."

Jiang Shuwan called out, "Please rise quickly, Uncle Song and Aunt Song, there's no need for such formalities."

Madam Song said kindly, "Wen Yin is in the manor. I'll have someone take you to her."

Jiang Shuwan nodded, "Okay."