Chapter 4 I Became the Goddess's Son-in-Law?! (Part 4)

Si Xuansu stopped her horse outside the courtyard, leaping down with a graceful and elegant movement. However, her face showed a hint of anxiety. Zhi Gui and the others went to greet her and told her what had happened. ...

Si Xuansu stopped her horse outside the courtyard and leaped down from its back. Her figure was graceful and elegant, but her face showed some anxiety. Zhi Gui and the others went to greet her, but Si Xuansu walked quickly into the courtyard without asking any questions.

Upon hearing that Yin Qiang had arrived in the courtyard, Si Xuansu rushed over from the army. She had thought she would be too late, but there was no one in the courtyard. She was quite surprised to hear from the maids that Jiang Yiqing had tricked Yin Qiang with a disguise.

"But the son-in-law has locked himself in his room now. He was so proud just now, but now he's suddenly afraid to see anyone."

Si Xuansu chuckled; she was curious to see what she looked like now.

She went to the door and knocked, but there was no response from inside.

Jiang Yiqing pulled the blanket tighter around her, but she still heard the knocking. She stretched one arm out from under the blanket, wanting to open the door, but pressed her other hand down firmly.

No, even if Si Xuansu knocks on the door, she can't open it. She absolutely can't let her see her like this. Especially after all those boastful words she just said; if the maids told Si Xuansu, she couldn't even imagine how Si Xuansu would see her.

"Miss Jiang?" Si Xuansu called from outside the door.

Jiang Yiqing covered her ears and pretended not to hear. She knew she was very bold, but now she had no other choice but to play dead.

“…Yi Qing?” Si Xuansu called out tentatively.

Jiang Yiqing felt a sudden numbness in her chest. The goddess had changed her name to Yiqing! But now was not the time to be careless. Jiang Yiqing told herself to resist the temptation of sweet words.

"Yi Qing, no matter what you become, I won't laugh at you. Be good, come out and open the door," Si Xuansu said in a coaxing tone.

Jiang Yiqing was very conflicted. Was it more important to listen to her or to preserve her image in her mind? She didn't want to lose either!

Jiang Yiqing got out of bed, walked to the door, and opened the latch.

Seeing that she was wrapped tightly in the blanket, making her look round and plump, with not even one eye showing, Si Xuansu chuckled.

She reached out and touched her head, saying, "What kind of talk is it to cover yourself with the blanket?"

Jiang Yiqing said in a sorrowful voice, "Xuansu, just let me cover it up. Once my disguise technique is complete, it will take some time before I can remove it."

"So there's such a way to change clothes? Doesn't that make me even more curious?" Si Xuansu touched Jiang Yiqing's cheeks through the blanket and said, "I feel like... she's not much different from before."

Jiang Yiqing screamed, "Don't touch me!"

Si Xuansu chuckled softly: "Why such a big reaction? Are you that concerned?"

"I do care." Jiang Yiqing was a typical talker who was all talk and no action. Once the enthusiasm wore off, she began to realize that she had gone a bit too far.

"You care so much, and you've done so much for me. Yiqing, I want to thank you this time," Si Xuansu said softly.

"Waaah...!" Jiang Yiqing threw off the blanket, buried her head in Si Xuansu's arms, and cried out, "Xuansu."

She moved so fast that Si Xuansu didn't even get a clear look at her face, but she didn't care anymore. She held her in her arms and felt that sometimes her personality was like a child's.

However, they are adorable and endearing children.

The goddess smells so good, and it feels so good to hold her waist. Jiang Yiqing was so intoxicated that she didn't want to move her head. She felt like she could hang herself on her.

They say dying under a peony is a romantic death, so this is what it feels like... Jiang Yiqing shook her head, feeling like she understood the true meaning of the word "romantic".

Si Xuansu didn't mind, letting her cling to him as he walked into the room and sat down on the edge of the bed.

Jiang Yiqing discovered that she was blatantly taking advantage of the goddess. Most people would be blushing with shame if they did this, but Jiang Yiqing didn't care. In order to stay in the goddess's arms a little longer, she even began to hope that the changing powder would wear off slowly.

So much so that she didn't even notice that her clothes had returned to their original state, and Si Xuansu's hand was on her waist, as if tightening it could encircle her waist.

"Young Master, you've worked hard. Do you need to wash your face?" Zhi Li said.

“Yes, son-in-law, how long are you going to cling to the young master? It’s time to get off him.” Zhi Gui sighed, saying with exasperation.

She noticed that her son-in-law's legs went weak and he couldn't walk when he met the young master. Just now, the young master had to half-carry him to the bedside. She felt that her son-in-law must have ulterior motives.

"Not yet," Jiang Yiqing said, her voice trembling with tears, as she squirmed in Si Xuansu's arms and acted coquettishly.

"Then let's wait," Si Xuansu said indulgently. "It's inevitable that young ladies care about their image, especially since Yiqing is already so beautiful, it's perfectly normal for her to care."

Beautiful as a flower...

"Xuan Su..." Jiang Yiqing meowed softly in her arms like a cat, expressing her excitement.

She praised her again! The goddess is so good to her, I'm so happy!

Si Xuansu gently stroked her head, feeling as if she were raising a cat. Somehow, touching her hair made her forget all her worries, as if it had a stress-relieving effect.

So the two of them stayed quietly together, and the maids ignored them, occasionally glancing over as if there was a wall between them and the two of them.

No one had ever seen Si Xuansu so relaxed at home.

Even at home, she's never idle. She's either reading, practicing martial arts, or even holding impromptu meetings with her subordinates. No one has ever seen her spend her time like this.

Finally, Jiang Yiqing felt that at least half an hour had passed. After confirming with the system, she lifted her head from Si Xuansu's arms.

Si Xuansu's expression still held a hint of regret that she could no longer touch her hair.

"Xuan Su, I won't bother you anymore," Jiang Yiqing said shyly.

Si Xuansu said, "I don't have anything else to do today. Let's change our clothes and have dinner together."

Si Xuansu changed into a white dress, which made her skin appear even whiter than the clouds, giving her an ethereal, fairy-like appearance. The servants were quite surprised, as their young master rarely wore such eye-catching clothes.

“I don’t know if the Yin family will come looking for trouble again these days, so I’ll try to stay home as much as possible,” Si Xuansu said to Jiang Yiqing. “I feel bad leaving you to face these troubles alone.”

Jiang Yiqing felt there was something amiss, and blushed as she said, "It's not that complicated..."

"Is that so?" Si Xuansu smiled. "But I don't want you to worry too much."

Jiang Yiqing nodded: "I think your father-in-law and mother-in-law would be very happy if you could stay at home longer."

That evening, Si Xuansu took her to Madam's room for dinner. After learning that it was Jiang Yiqing who had forced Yin Qiang to back down, her father-in-law and mother-in-law praised her extensively, making Jiang Yiqing feel embarrassed.

She told her father-in-law and mother-in-law some jokes, which made them laugh so hard they couldn't stop, and they clearly doted on her even more.

“Although Yi Qing is a girl, she is nominally Xuan Su’s husband. She should be treated as a son-in-law in the manor. If anyone dares to neglect her, you can come and tell us,” said the general’s father-in-law.

The mother-in-law also said, "The wedding was rushed because Marquis Huaiyi was too demanding and went to ask the Emperor for a marriage decree. We could only complete the wedding before the imperial edict was issued. Yiqing, don't take it to heart. From now on, the Jiang family is our in-law family, and we will take good care of you. You are now a member of the Si family. If you lack anything or need any help, you can tell us."

Jiang Yiqing nodded in agreement and said, "I married into this family in place of my brother, and my father-in-law and mother-in-law not only don't blame me, but they are also so kind to me. I don't know how to express my gratitude."

"What are you saying? Now that things have come to this, I think that it would be better for you, Qing, to enter my family than for any man." The general's father-in-law narrowed his eyes and said thoughtfully.

The Si family has only one lineage, the Goddess, who, in ancient times, was a single-lineage woman who commanded an army of hundreds of thousands. This allure has driven countless people to become eager to join her cause.