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Even if Zhao Yan could only lose face and compete with Xie Qing's wife to be jealous, he had absolutely no reason not to let Xie Qing go home to take care of the children.So even though Zhao Yanzhi was not happy anymore, he had to let Xie Qing go home.However, Zhao Yan just won't tell Xie Qing that there is a fresh hickey on his neck that even a collar can't hide.

Thus, the newly appointed Grand Sima Changshi, Hou Xieqing of Beiping, unknowingly returned home for the first time with traces of the emperor's demonstration against his wife two months after his family moved back to Chang'an.

As for Xie Qing's wife, named Nan Ji, she is not a cheap lamp.Her father was just a minor official, and there had never been any high-ranking officials and celebrities in her ancestors. Marrying into Xie's family with such a family background, even if she was a bastard, she would definitely be considered high-ranking.Nan Ji was also very satisfied with this marriage from the very beginning. Even if Xie didn't even show her face on the night of her wedding, even if she didn't even see anyone for half a month after hearing that she would go back to Daidi to defend the border, she was just Dissatisfied in my heart, I didn't show it.

Later, Xie Qing made meritorious service and became a marquis, and that was the best period of time she treated Xie Qing.Nan Ji became increasingly dissatisfied with Xie Qing until Xie Qing "offended" the emperor, was dismissed from office and expelled from the house by Xie's family.At that time, she had completely adapted to others being full of praise for her husband and respect for herself, but she couldn't bear to suddenly let her live a life of being neglected again.

Nan Ji complained about her husband more than once, and because Xie Qing felt that he owed her, every time he tried to comfort her with a good temper, it made her even more domineering.Nan Ji is pretty and has a high heart. She feels that she should marry a young talent who will be a great minister in the future.And Xie Qing was really in her favor at first, but later on, it became less and less the case.

Xie Qing's stationing troops in Beiping is a very confidential matter, and no one who has nothing to do with it is allowed to intervene, even his wife must keep it a secret.Therefore, Xie Qingming was just an idler, but was too busy to go home all day, Nan Ji became suspicious, and would make a scene every now and then.Over time, everyone in Beiping knew that Madam Hou of Beiping was a shrew.

For a while, Nan Ji even thought about reconciling herself. She wanted to find another job while she was still young and beautiful.Unfortunately, at about that time, she found out that she was pregnant, so she had to "make do with it" and live with Xie Qing.

Nan Ji treats Xie Qing badly, but Xie Qing treats his wife very well.The big wedding, less gatherings and more separations, being "demoted" for no reason, being too busy to go home all the year round, and the entangled relationship with Zhao Yanzhi all made Xie Qing feel that he owed his wife very much, so what did Nan Ji want? He gave as much as he could, and turned a blind eye to Nan Ji's troubles.

Even if Nan Ji shouted and shouted at Xie Qing and made a scene at every turn, Xie Qing never cared about her; even if she deliberately pushed down a pregnant concubine of Xie Qing, causing her to miscarry, Xie Qing still endured it. down.

Nan Ji made an inch of progress, Xie Qing gave way again and again, this is the true portrayal of the current relationship between the two of them.

But Nan Ji was very happy when she finally got to leave that ghostly place of Beiping and return to the bustling Chang'an.In the end, Xie Qing left their mother and son on the way, and he didn't even show his face for two months afterwards.

Nan Ji was almost convinced that Xie Qing must have gone to see his lover in such a hurry, and the two-month "reluctant to leave" after that confirmed her guess.

Therefore, after seeing the hickey on Xie Qing's neck, Nan Ji's anger that had been held back for two months finally exploded and became uncontrollable.

"You said you didn't go home for two months, where did you go?!" Nan Ji questioned Xie Qing as soon as she saw Xie Qing's face.

Xie Qing felt that he was wronged, so he replied honestly: "A'nan, there are too many things going on recently, I have been staying in Guangming Palace, and I really don't have time to go home to see you. I will apologize to you for my husband, okay?"

"Guangming Palace? Hmph, that sounds nice." Nan Ji snorted sarcastically, "Who do you think you're fooling? Is Guangming Palace the place you went to? I don't want to see you so much, and I'll keep you for two. months?"

Xie Qing didn't understand his wife's logic, he thought to himself that he was more familiar with Guangming Palace than Xie's Mansion since he was a child, why can't he even go there now?

However, Xie Qing explained to his wife in a good-tempered manner: "It's my fault. The thing is this and that. On the way, I heard that the emperor was seriously ill, so I rushed back to Chang'an. I was really sick these days, and I was busy taking care of him. He really can't get away and go home."

From Nan Ji's point of view, the emperor left Xie Qing in Beiping for three years in a fit of anger. His affection was limited, so she couldn't understand how it was Xie Qing's turn to take care of the emperor: "Don't you You thought I was born in a small family and had never seen the world, so you coaxed me casually! How many servants are there in Guangming Palace? All of them can't take care of the emperor, so you have to go? You have to have that face!"

Xie Qing opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but felt that the less his wife knew about the matter between himself and Zhao Yan, the better, so he simply didn't say anything.

However, Nan Ji still refused to let her go: "Is there nothing to say? Tell me, who did you raise outside? It's because you didn't go home for two months. I have to settle the score with you today!"

Then it started from how indifferent Xie Qing was when they were newly married, how barren Beiping was, how hard it was for her to bear children for Xie Qing, and how hard it was for Xie Qing to raise her children behind his back. charges", the others are all Xie Qing has heard countless times.

No matter how good-tempered Xie Qing was, she couldn't stop her from making such a fuss over and over again, so she couldn't help frowning, and said displeasedly: "Okay."

Nan Ji was taken aback.In her impression, Xie Qing should be at her disposal, and would never say "no"; this was the first time she had seen Xie Qing with such faint anger.

I have to say, it is really impressive.

But how can Nan Ji's pungentness be scared off by Xie Qing's "Okay"?After being stunned for a moment, she immediately started crying even more violently.While crying, she touched Xie Qing for the first time.Although it was the first time, it was obviously much more familiar than Xie Qing who galloped on the battlefield.

Xie Qing was in an embarrassing situation where he couldn't beat or scold him, so he could only resist a little bit in embarrassment; he had just been allowed to get out of bed by Miracle Doctor Ji, his body was really weak, and within a few rounds, he was pushed and staggered by his wife in embarrassment .

Xie Qing felt that this family really couldn't stay anymore, so he fled the house hastily under Nan Ji's fierce attack.

Zhao Yan was overjoyed to see that Xie Qing, who had been home for two hours, had returned to her side.After he left Xie Qing, his mind was full of pictures of the couple loving each other and getting married, and for a time he couldn't bear the thought.During the daytime meal, he kept finding faults with the waiter in a grotesque manner, and in the end he didn't eat himself—because he turned the table over.

"Huaifang?" Zhao Yan, whose face was as black as the bottom of a pot, quickly put on a festive smile after seeing Xie Qing: "Why did you come back so soon?"

Xie Qing was embarrassed to tell him that he was kicked out of the house by his wife, but he couldn't think of anything else to say, so he gave a vague "hmm".

Zhao Yan only saw that Xie Qing came back alone, but he still couldn't help but look behind him, and while looking into his mouth, he asked, "Where's the child?"

Xie Qing: ...

Zhao Yan only really regarded the two children whom he had never met as his own sons and daughters, and it was inevitable that he would be depressed when he didn't see the children.Xie Qing couldn't help but find it funny.However, in Xie Qing's view, it is obviously unwise to snatch the child out under the eyes of the furious Nan Ji.So he just smiled restrainedly, and didn't intend to continue the topic.

But Zhao Yanzhi didn't intend to let him go at all, even though Xie Qing was obviously unwilling to speak, he still shaved his head and said enthusiastically: "Let's go to see Ah Xiang during lunch, and then eat with her, I just asked her what gift she should give the children. You see, I don’t understand these things either. Hey, by the way, Huai Fang, do you remember that I have a pair of safety buckles? I think that’s pretty good.”

Xie Qing knew the pair of safety buckles too well.Back then, the late emperor got a rare and beautiful jade by chance, and he kept it there and was not willing to touch it.When Zhao Yanzhi was born, the first emperor was overjoyed, and took out the piece of beautiful jade that had been treasured for many years, and cut a pair of safety buttons for his son.However, he was only generous to Zhao Yan, which was not the case at all with other people; even to reward people with small objects carved out of the rest of the jade, he had to think twice, cherish and value it.

Xie Qing's head was getting dizzy from that pair of pinches, and this time he had no choice but to speak even if he didn't want to.Xie Qing hurriedly stopped him and said, "No way! That Yuchen knew that it was priceless and could be regarded as a national treasure. His Majesty killed him."

"It's not for you. I'm a father, so why don't you prepare a gift for my own child?" Zhao Yan only dawdled to Xie Qing's side ambiguously, and whispered: "Or, in the future, everything I reward people will be given to you." Should I ask Huai Fang first?"

Xie Qing's serious face did not show any fluctuations, but the tips of his ears were red, and his speech was not so natural: "Your Majesty... what father?"

"That's right, your children will naturally call me father." Zhao Yan only said as a matter of course, "In the future, I will also call my children your father."

For some reason, Xie Qing forcibly saw a trace of wretchedness from Zhao Yanzhi's incomparably dignified expression.Zhao Yan only thought that Xie Huaifang was taking Xie Huaifang as his wife, and he was secretly happy; he also thought that when their children grew up, they would respectfully refer to themselves and Xie Qing as "Father and Aunt", so he felt that he was also in harmony with Xie Huaifang. Like Xie Qing's wife, because she has a blood relationship with him, she seems to have some kind of security.