Su Xuerong: "..."
After a long pause, she gently nudged Ling Qingxue's shoulder and whispered, "We're still outside..."
Ling Qingxue realized she had lost her composure and released her.
The woman before him had a rosy, fair face and shy eyes; her charming appearance was captivating.
If he weren't outside the house right now, he felt he might have lost control.
In recent days, his longing for Su Xuerong has grown stronger day by day, and he could no longer suppress it.
He had even started thinking about how to persuade his mother to agree to let him marry her.
If his mother disagreed, he would rather remain unmarried for life than marry any woman other than her.
The moment Su Xuerong was embraced by him, her heart pounded loudly.
Chen Siyi is wrong!
Who says she has no feelings for Ling Qingxue?
At this moment, Xiuchun, her face flushed, stepped forward and asked, "Wife, are you alright?"
Su Xuerong shook her head: "It's nothing. That woman had an affair with someone and harbored evil intentions towards her husband, which is why she framed me. Just now at the prefectural government office, Lord Lu has already found out the truth."
There's no need to go into too much detail.
At this moment, Zhou and Wang also rushed out.
Upon seeing that Su Xuerong was safe and sound, he breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly pulled her into the house.
"This really scared us to death. You shouldn't open any shops from now on. Showing your face in public all the time will only make people eye on you..."
The two chattered on and on, leaving Su Xuerong both amused and exasperated.
But she also knew that they were worried about her.
However, because of this incident, she needs to carefully consider her future actions.
She couldn't help but turn her head to look at Ling Qingxue, and seeing him standing awkwardly outside the door, she softly called out, "Sir, please come in and have some tea."
Only then did Zhou and Wang turn around.
Seeing the flirtatious exchange between the two men, the two women couldn't help but smile.
In the evening, Ling Qingxue stayed at the Su family's house for dinner.
After dinner, Su Xuerong took a bath and changed her clothes. When she came out of the courtyard, she saw Ling Qingxue playing hide-and-seek with Yuan Jie'er and Su Jian.
With unsteady steps, Yuanjie, under Xiuchun's protection, searched for the person in every corner of the garden.
Su Jian hid directly in the flower bushes under the corridor, while Ling Qingxue stood directly next to a pillar under the corridor.
Yuan-jie searched everywhere but couldn't find anyone, and she cried out in distress.
Xiuchun suppressed a laugh and gently pointed to the flower bushes. Yuanjie hurriedly ran towards Su Jian on her little feet and caught him red-handed.
Su Jian immediately shouted, "Xiuchun, you betrayed me!"
Xiuchun laughed heartily.
Yuan-jie held tightly to Su Jian's sleeve and wouldn't let go.
Su Jian said irritably, "You were able to find me hiding here when I was so young, so why couldn't you find Uncle Ling?"
After saying that, he grabbed Yuan Jie'er's hand and crept towards the pillar where Ling Qingxue was hiding.
But to my surprise, there was no one behind the pillar at all!
Xiuchun was also stunned.
I just saw him hiding behind there, how come he's gone?
Su Jian scratched his head and looked around: "Where is Uncle Ling?"
At this moment, Ling Qingxue was looking at the beautiful woman in front of her.
Su Xuerong changed into a cool, light-colored silk robe. Underneath the lotus-root-colored robe was a crimson bodice, and her snow-white skin shone brightly in the gradually darkening light.
Looking at the woman before him, who resembled a beautiful peony, and smelling the faint fragrance emanating from her body, Ling Qingxue gradually became a little distracted. She gently embraced the woman's slender waist and said in a hoarse voice, "I will write to my mother immediately and ask her to agree to our marriage."
Held in his arms, Su Xuerong was already feeling restless, but upon hearing these words, she stiffened slightly, gently pushed him away, and softly asked, "Will your mother agree?"
Ling Qingxue, who had been holding Xiangyu in her arms, suddenly felt empty and had an indescribable sense of loss. She hurriedly said, "Mother only has me as her son. She will agree."
A gentle evening breeze swept by, softly ruffling the strands of hair on either side of her face, which appeared and disappeared in the twilight.
She gradually calmed down and remembered what Chen Siyi had said.
"I've heard that your mother comes from a prestigious family. Do you really think she would agree to you marrying me?"
Ling Qingxue sighed, "We're not a big family anymore..."
All the nobles of the previous dynasty were wiped out in the flames of civil war. Now that Xiao Cheng is about to become emperor, the people around him will be the new elites of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Su Xuerong shook her head: "In any case, given your mother's background, she probably won't be able to accept me..."
Ling Qingxue panicked and grabbed her slender arm tightly: "No, Mother loves me and will definitely accept you."
"But am I a widow, and I have a child?"
Su Xuerong stood quietly under the corridor. The setting sun gradually disappeared behind the distant mountains. Her face was particularly exquisite and beautiful in the dim light, and she had an ethereal air about her.
They are just like spirits who have accidentally wandered into the human world from the mountains and forests.
Seeing the worry in her eyes, Ling Qingxue's heart suddenly tightened: "Arong, I will persuade Mother."
Su Xuerong looked up at him, her smile as fine as the finest wine: "That's wonderful, I'll be waiting for your good news."
Ling Qingxue seemed reassured and nodded solemnly.
Su Xuerong hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't help asking, "You went to Yingtian Prefecture not long ago to pick up the Princess Consort and her sisters to come to Hangzhou. Did you encounter anything on the way?"
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Ling Qingxue's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure and nodded to Su Xuerong, saying, "There is indeed something I need to tell you."
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