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

"This game of chess was very enjoyable. Let's play another game this afternoon," Xie Huai'an said, still wanting more.

Xie Youwei, “…” She felt that if it weren’t for the Emperor’s bestowal of marriage, her older brother would probably never be able to find a wife, given his personality.

Jiang Shuwan found playing chess with Xie Huai'an very interesting.

After washing their hands, the two went to the front hall with Xie Youwei for a meal.

After finishing her meal, Xie Huai'an was called away, and Jiang Shuwan went back to her room alone for a nap.

After she woke up, she read for a while and then took Xie Youwei out to pick up Xie Huaiyu.

The two of them sat in the carriage and waited. Soon, the examinees came out one after another. Xie Huaiyu's servant, Songzhu, was waiting for his young master at the door.

Songzhu is twelve years old this year. He is not old, but he is clever. He waved happily when he saw his little master.

"Young Master Huaiyu, I'm here!"

Xie Huaiyu spotted Songzhu immediately and walked towards him with his book box in hand.

Songzhu happily took Xie Huaiyu's book box and followed behind him toward the general's carriage.

Xie Huaiyu was surprised to find that his sister-in-law and sister were both in the carriage.

"Sister-in-law, sister," Xie Huaiyu greeted them respectfully.

Jiang Shuwan nodded with a smile.

Xie Youwei asked directly, "Huaiyu, how did you do on the exam?"

Xie Huaiyu said calmly, "We'll know when the results come out."

Xie Youwei could tell from his expression that he was definitely alright.

The results of the provincial examination will not be available for another five days.

Xie Huaiyu was very self-disciplined. After returning to the mansion, he went back to his room and continued reading.

Xie Youwei received an invitation from Yan Xinyi, inviting her to visit the Xuanping Marquis's residence. After seeing the invitation, she first consulted Jiang Shuwan before replying to Yan Xinyi.

Jiang Shuwan felt it was good that Xie Youwei had a close friend. There were some things she definitely couldn't say to her sister-in-law, but she could confide in her best friend. More importantly, Yan Xinyi was a good girl, and she felt at ease knowing that Xie Youwei was associating with her.

The next day, Jiang Shuwan went to the Song residence. Song Wenying was getting married in half a month.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Song Wenyin dismissed the maids and whispered, "Have you heard about what happened at the Marquis of Xuanping's residence?"

"what's up?"

Jiang Shuwan hadn't heard anything about the Xuanping Marquis's residence lately.

"It is said that Madam Yan has taken a fancy to the youngest daughter of the headmaster of Songyang Academy and wants to marry her off to the young master of Yan. When my future sister-in-law heard about this, she made a big scene at the Prince An's mansion. In the end, the Prince An and his wife could not persuade their daughter, and the Princess An personally went to the Xuanping Marquis's mansion."

I heard that Princess An didn't look too good when she came out, and rumors spread that Old Madam Yan had rejected her. Then, just a few days later, the Han family's daughter got engaged, but the family she was engaged to wasn't the Marquis of Xuanping's household.

Jiang Shuwan knew that Old Madam Yan favored the Han family's daughter. Later, she learned that Yan Jingrong was in love with Li Shu, and she was worried about it. She didn't expect that so many things would happen in just over a month. Although Song Wenying didn't say anything, there must be a lot of twists and turns involved.

She stayed at the Song residence for an hour before returning to the General's Mansion. The next time she would see Song Wenying would be on the day of her wedding.

The next day, Jiang Shuwan planned to send Xie Youwei to the Xuanping Marquis's residence and then go to the Grand Princess's residence. Unexpectedly, Madam Yan saw her and warmly invited her to come in and sit down.

Jiang Shuwan knew that Madam Yan probably had something to say to her, so she went into the Xuanping Marquis's residence.

Yan Xinyi bowed to Jiang Shuwan and then left with Xie Youwei, leaving only Jiang Shuwan and Madam Yan in the hall.

"I'll go and pay my respects to the old lady."

Now that she had entered the Xuanping Marquis's residence, Jiang Shuwan should first pay her respects to Old Madam Yan.

Madam Yan sighed and said, "My mother is ill and bedridden now. I'm afraid she might pass on her illness to the princess."

Jiang Shuwan guessed it must be related to what Song Wenying had said, so she pretended to know nothing.

"What happened?"

Madam Yan said with some shame, "It's embarrassing to talk about, because of my son's marriage."

"Young Master Yan?"

"Yes, before the New Year, there was a banquet at home. My mother and I both took a liking to Han Shanzhang's youngest daughter. Han Shanzhang used to be a teacher at Jingrong University, so he was also a mentor there. Originally, the two families had agreed on everything, but then the Prince An's Mansion interfered, and the marriage fell through..."

Jiang Shuwan listened quietly to Madam Yan's story.

“Princess, I heard that General Xie has a good relationship with my Jingrong. Could you ask General Xie to persuade him?”

Yan Jingrong was outstanding from a young age, and Madam Yan was always proud of this son. However, her son's marriage was indeed a headache for her.

Jiang Shuwan hadn't expected it to be about this. She smiled and said, "It's not difficult for the general to persuade Prince Yan. The difficulty lies in Prince Yan's refusal to listen."

Madam Yan knew that Jiang Shuwan was telling the truth.

"Regardless, I would like to trouble General Xie to help persuade them."

Since Madam Yan had already said all that, Jiang Shuwan had no choice but to nod.

But then again, how come she didn't know that Xie Huai'an and Yan Jingrong were close?

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Jiang Shuwan left the Xuanping Marquis's residence and went to the Grand Princess's residence.

When Jiang Shuwan arrived at the Grand Princess's residence, she noticed that the atmosphere was off, especially since the maids seemed flustered when they saw her.

Jiang Shuwan casually stopped a maid, "Where is the Grand Princess?"

"At Cuihua Court..."

Jiang Shuwan said coldly, "What are you afraid of when I ask you a question?"

"It's...it's because the Grand Princess is ill..."

Upon hearing that her grandmother was ill, Jiang Shuwan hurried towards Cuihua Courtyard.

No, I haven't caused my grandmother any trouble in this life, she'll be fine!

When Granny Zhou saw Jiang Shuwan, she bowed to her.

"The county lord."

Jiang Shuwan didn't dare to go inside. Her voice trembled slightly as she asked, "What's wrong with Grandmother?"

"At first, the Grand Princess caught a cold, but she didn't get better for several days. Today, the Imperial Physician was summoned from the palace. The Grand Princess took the medicine and has already fallen asleep."

Jiang Shuwan said angrily, "Didn't I say that if Grandmother felt even slightly unwell, she should report to me at the General's Mansion!"

"The Grand Princess won't allow it; she doesn't want you to worry." Granny Zhou hadn't expected the Grand Princess's illness to be so serious this time.

Jiang Shuwan calmed herself down before pushing open the door and entering the room.

The Grand Princess had her eyes closed. She had lost a lot of weight in the ten days she hadn't seen her. Jiang Shuwan looked at her grandmother on the bed and couldn't help but shed tears.

Afraid of disturbing her grandmother's rest, Jiang Shuwan stayed in the room for a while before going out.

Jiang Shuwan said coldly, "Summon the imperial physician to see me."

"Yes."

Jiang Shuwan met the imperial physician who was examining the Grand Princess in the next room.

Jiang Shuwan asked anxiously, "Doctor Li, how is my grandmother?"

"Princess, there's no need to worry. The Grand Princess has only caught a cold; it's just that she's old and it's not easy for her to recover completely," the imperial physician reported truthfully.

"Grandmother has always been in good health. If it's just a cold, why hasn't she gotten better for so many days?"

The Grand Princess did not become that thin in just a few days.

"This……"

The imperial physician was also at a loss.

"Feiyue, find someone to tell Physician Li everything that the Grand Princess has been eating and drinking these days." After saying that, she turned to the physician and said, "Thank you for your trouble."

"I dare not accept such praise; these are all my duties."

Feiyue led the imperial physician out, and Jiang Shuwan fell into deep thought.