Xiao Yunying never underestimated the wisdom of the ancients.
Moreover, in this feudal society, she never believed that her cleverness could supersede imperial power.
Now that the royal family knows about her relationship with Luo Sheng, no matter how unwilling she is, she has no choice but to accept the title of General's Wife.
Otherwise, she would be guilty of deceiving the emperor, which, in this case, could lead to the execution of her entire family.
Severing this relationship won't be so simple; she'll have to take a long-term approach.
The most important thing now is to ensure that I, my family, and even the entire village are not implicated in this matter, and to minimize the danger.
Seeing her worried expression, Luo Sheng said, "You don't need to worry too much. They don't have the energy to deal with me here right now."
Xiao Yunying asked instinctively, "Why?"
Luo Yong looked at her and said bluntly, "His Majesty is seriously ill and is in a hurry to seize power over there, so he can't take care of me."
Xiao Yunying stared wide-eyed in shock. Oh my god, could she even hear this?
She covered her ears: "You don't need to tell me about this kind of thing. The more you know, the more dangerous it is."
Seeing her like this, Luo Yong's lips curled up slightly, then he suppressed it: "Don't be afraid, it's just the two of us talking, you won't spread it around."
Xiao Yunying lowered her hand: "But we didn't actually get married, and there's no record of it in the government. Doesn't that count as deceiving the emperor?"
Luo Yong said tentatively, "I told His Majesty that we were only engaged and not yet married, so it wasn't considered deceiving the Emperor. But after His Majesty learned about this, he said he would grant the marriage. The imperial decree should arrive in a few days."
Xiao Yunying didn't catch the probing in Luo Sheng's tone. Lost in her own thoughts, she sighed.
Why do all emperors seem to enjoy bestowing marriages on their emperors?
She was quite open-minded about the matter. Since she couldn't let the emperor give up the idea, she thought for a moment and said, "Then there are no other security risks, right?"
Luo Sheng breathed a sigh of relief for no apparent reason: "I might need you to accompany me to the capital in a while to express my gratitude."
Xiao Yunying frowned slightly: "This is so troublesome."
She wanted to visit the capital city when she had free time, but she didn't want to go to the imperial city.
"You don't need to worry. You're just going to express your gratitude. You'll be back after seeing His Majesty. If you want, you can stay a few more days and have some fun."
Xiao Yunying said, "Okay then."
She thought for a moment and asked bluntly, "Does that Zuo Lanzhi like you?"
Luo Sheng was taken aback, as if he didn't understand why she asked that question: "No, I only met her a few times when I was young. Later, I went to the border and only saw her twice when I returned to the capital recently."
Xiao Yunying suddenly became gossipy: "She doesn't like you coming to this countryside with your mother."
Luo Sheng said, "My mother said she wanted to come along for a while to relax and unwind. My mother and her mother are good friends, so she didn't refuse."
Xiao Yunying shook her head helplessly. This guy was such a clueless blockhead.
Luo Sheng felt strange under her gaze: "If you don't like her, I can make her leave."
Xiao Yunying waved her hand: "Forget it, after all, you are the child of my mother's good friend. For your mother's sake, we can't just send her away like this."
"In that case, let her stay for now. If you don't like her, you can ask her to leave, or tell me."
Xiao Yunying nodded: "Understood."
Luo Sheng stood up: "I've finished talking, I'll be leaving now."
"good."
Xiao Yunying saw him out the door, closed the door, took off her coat, and lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed) to process what she had just heard.
She murmured to herself, "This Luo Sheng isn't as aloof as he seems. He's actually quite sincere and can be considered easy to get along with."
They're much easier to get along with than those chauvinistic men who are so utterly naive.
My first impression was a complete misunderstanding.
She turned over and looked at the sleeping Luo Xin: "He always has such a cold face. If he smiled more, the children wouldn't be so afraid of him."
Luo Sheng, who was still outside the door, tilted his head in confusion upon hearing this. Was his face cold and frightening?
He tugged at the corners of his mouth and tried to smile.
It feels weird even without looking at it.
After thinking for a moment, he strode back to his room and searched around but couldn't find the bronze mirror.
He thought to himself, "I should have Wan Jun buy a bronze mirror."
Xiao Yunying took a nap and woke up Luo Xin when she woke up.
She shouldn't sleep too much at noon, otherwise the little girl won't be able to sleep at night.
She got dressed, tied her hair up, and took a stroll around the vegetable garden. Feeling that the sky was overcast and it might rain, she asked the farmhands to check the drainage ditch.
She went back to her parents' home to tell them that Luo Yong's mother had returned.
Mu Lianrong paused in her hand as she smoothed the silk thread: "His mother is still alive?"
Xiao Shanhai quickly said, "What are you saying?"
Mu Lianrong glared at him: "He took his mother with him to enjoy a good life when he left, leaving our daughter and the little brats to suffer here. What a filial son."
Seeing that her parents were still quite dissatisfied with Luo Sheng, Xiao Yunying explained, "Mother, Luo Sheng also has his own difficulties."
She didn't ask why she took his mother away back then, but left the children behind.
But given his situation at the time, it was unlikely that Madam Luo would go to enjoy a better life if she left with him.
She said what she could say, and finally expressed her attitude: "The imperial decree for the marriage will arrive in a few days. For the time being, I can only take on the position of the general's wife. I have told him that what happened before cannot be forgiven, but we should still live well together in the future. Treating each other with respect is the best I can do."
Zhang, the eldest sister-in-law, was always soft-hearted. She stopped her embroidery and said, "Then Luo Sheng is quite pitiful. He went to the battlefield at such a young age and must have suffered a lot."
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