Chapter 26 Chapter 26 Who asked you to coax people like this?
This side of the big house.
Su Sheng and Xu Yu Niang just sat opposite each other, smiling as they watched their eldest son Su Guanyu and his family reunite.
Su Guanyu lived up to his status as the heir apparent of the Duke of Su's mansion, possessing a calm and measured temperament from a young age. Unlike his younger brother, Su Guanzhang, however, he loved to smile and possessed a handsome appearance, earning him the nickname "Jade-faced General" among the people of Mobei.
The forced march for more than half a month and all the running around did not diminish his appearance.
At this moment, Xu Xuanniang was looking at her cousin-husband, whom she hadn't seen for half a year. Even after being married for nearly a decade, she was still easily attracted to him. Her ears couldn't help but blush slightly, and the smile on her face never faded.
However, apart from the hug Su Guanyu gave her when he first caught up with them, she had not been able to touch him. She could only kneel opposite him and watch him coax the child.
Su Guanyu just glanced at his wife quickly, and before he could get rid of the pain of missing her, he was entangled by the children's calls of "Daddy, look at me".
After all, no matter how well-behaved and sensible Qi Ge'er and Tong Jie'er are, they are only a few years old, and they can't maintain their previous calmness in front of their father.
At this time, the two children, one on the left and one on the right, occupied their father's arms. Two pairs of eyes full of longing and dependence looked at him, making Xuan Jinyu, whose gaze occasionally drifted over, couldn't help but touch her lower abdomen.
She will soon have a child of her own.
Su Guanzhang noticed her gaze and said, "Now that the three brothers are here, it will be much easier for my sisters-in-law to take care of the children."
Children walk slowly and get tired easily.
Although they are full of energy and can completely exhaust an average adult man when playing, they are still young and cannot compare to adults. Once they get tired, they will lose their energy.
He had to take care of the pregnant Xuan Jinyu all the time and had no time to take care of the children. His mother and second aunt had to keep an eye on his grandmother. Only his father would occasionally help his three sisters-in-law.
But with seven children and only four adults looking after them, it was difficult to take care of them all.
In the past two days, he saw that the children, especially the youngest Mu Ge'er, the twins Huan Ge'er and Wen Jie'er, were all very tired and fell asleep before dinner at night.
But it makes the adults feel very sad.
Xuan Jinyu couldn't help but think of Mu Ge'er's bitter face this morning as he told her about his grievance of waking up hungry in the middle of the night and asking his mother for food.
She looked away and soon saw Mu Ge'er, who was riding on the neck of his fourth cousin Su Guanwu with an excited look on his face. He was yelling at his father to lift him higher.
There was a hint of a smile on her face.
"How long will it take us to reach Yu'an Mansion?" she asked Su Guanzhang.
"At today's walking speed, it will take more than ten days." Su Guanzhang replied.
It will take so long?
Xuan Jinyu widened her eyes in surprise.
She remembered that her third brother Xuan Wensheng had told her that it would only take a day to travel from the west of the city to Yu'an Mansion by carriage, traveling day and night.
Even if they walked a little slowly, it wouldn't take them half a month, right?
Moreover, although they started from the south of the city, did they need to take such a long detour?
"Deputy Captain Chen wanted to be cautious and didn't make us walk the same way ordinary people do," Su Guanzhang explained.
He approached Xuan Jinyu and whispered, "He's marching like a large army. Look, we've been following the water source all the way, and there are soldiers ahead clearing the way and keeping watch."
He seemed mysterious in this way.
Couldn't someone else hear this? But she didn't notice anyone watching them.
Or was it that the person in the dark was following closely and running close to them?
Xuan Jinyu was made nervous by him and couldn't help but move closer to him.
Su Guanzhang's face still looked calm as usual, but there was a smile in his eyes at this moment.
However, Xuan Jinyu was paying close attention to her surroundings and did not notice anything.
Then he lowered his voice and continued, "As for us, just think of us as a baggage train. It's normal that we're not moving fast."
Su Guanzhang spoke very simply and so easily that even Xuan Jinyu, who had only a vague understanding of military affairs, understood it immediately.
Xuan Jinyu stared at the man in front of her suspiciously, "Is there anything about this that can't be heard by others?"
They were a baggage train. To put it bluntly, they were a burden to the entire team, which was why they couldn't move fast.
She was well aware of this, and she had no complaints or annoyance about being considered a burden; after all, it was the truth. She was generally broad-minded and self-aware, and wouldn't let such things bother her.
Su Guanzhang nodded slightly, meeting her bright, distinct black and white eyes, without a trace of guilt. "Although the children are young, they have their own judgment. Especially since Qi Ge'er is already learning military tactics, they will be sad if they hear this."
Great, waiting for her here!
Xuan Jinyu reached out and pinched the soft flesh on his waist, "Will I not be sad when I hear that?"
Stinky man!
Not only does he not know how to coax her on weekdays, he even makes fun of her.
Fortunately, she was easily fooled.
Su Guanzhang looked like an elegant gentleman on the surface, but he was actually a rough and tough warrior with thick skin and flesh. He didn't care about the pain in his waist.
But when he thought about how Xuan Jinyu turned her back to him when she was angry that day, he suddenly felt a little panicked, but he didn't know how to coax anyone, so he just let her pinch him.
After holding it in for a long time, seeing that Xuan Jinyu showed no sign of letting go, he hissed in agreement, "Jinyu, I was wrong."
Xuan Jinyu was so shocked that she let go of her hand.
Has this man seen ghosts these days?
She reached out to touch his forehead and asked, "Did your fever damage your brain?"
She had a secret in the area of strength, but she knew how much strength she had used, and she would not normally reveal that secret.
My hands feel warm and cool, like the refreshing feeling after being blown by the cool mountain breeze.
No fever.
"Tell me the truth, Su Guanzhang, have you been possessed by evil spirits these days?" But it was obvious that this man looked no different from before, and he did not arouse any fear in her.
Su Guanzhang had spent a long time trying to come up with this coaxing trick, but he was questioned like this. He pulled Xuan Jinyu's hand down and kissed her, "Didn't you ask me to coax you more?"
Whenever he provoked her, she would make a scene and ask for a divorce. When asked why, she would say he was incapable of coaxing people and was a piece of wood. She didn't want to live with a piece of wood.
Before Xuan Jinyu had time to feel embarrassed for him being so intimate with her in broad daylight in front of his family, she was left in tears and laughter by his straightforward words.
There was no shame in my heart anymore, only anger and embarrassment remained.
Xuan Jinyu lowered her voice out of consideration for her family who were not far away. She didn't want to curse in front of so many people and make herself look like a shrew.
"Who told you to coax me like this?" Xuan Jinyu accused him. "You're usually a piece of wood, but now you're slippery. If you weren't teasing me, would I be angry? You call this coaxing me?"
She was almost mad.
This stinky man! If he hadn't gotten smart, it would have been fine. At most, she would have scolded him. But now he's gotten smart? What kind of smart is he?
"You just come here to piss me off." She pinched him again angrily.
He, Su Guanzhang, is really Xuan Jinyu's biggest nemesis!
This backfired, and Su Guanzhang no longer dared to think of any tricks or say a word. He just let her vent her anger.
After Xuan Jinyu had vented enough, Su Guanzhang didn't care about his waist which was probably bruised, and just rubbed her hands.
"I'm sorry," he apologized sincerely, "I always seem to make you angry."
He apologized!
The remaining anger in Xuan Jinyu's heart dissipated. Although she forgave him in her heart, she refused to admit it.
"I'm glad you know," she said.
After marrying this man, he would always bring out the vitality that she usually had hidden behind her good upbringing.
Fortunately, the noble ladies in the capital did not know what she was thinking, otherwise they would have questioned her "good upbringing".
On the morning of the day when the Su family encountered the incident, it had not been long since Xuan Jinyu overturned the table and cursed at people in front of all the nobles in the capital at the banquet at the Wu'an Marquis' Mansion!
Besides, what's the point of saying "fresh and lively"? Isn't that just being spoiled and arrogant?
After the fight, seeing that Xuan Jinyu had calmed down, Su Guanzhang finally explained the reason seriously.
"I'm not lying to you," Su Guanzhang said, "Captain Chen is indeed leading the troops in the manner of a large army marching." It's okay to treat their family as "baggage."
He had no intention of deceiving her except to tease her, and every word he said was the truth.
Xuan Jinyu snorted coquettishly and let him continue.
"The route we're taking isn't a common official road, and it's rarely traveled. There are many high mountains, dense forests, earthen slopes, and rivers along the way, making it difficult to travel. Ten days or more is a conservative estimate."
This is also the main reason why he said that his sisters-in-law would feel much more relaxed when their brothers came.
The children are still young, and they may not be able to walk if they encounter a difficult road, so they have to be carried or held by adults.
As for whether the carriage can pass, that is something Chen Yang and Wang Hu need to consider.
Two days later, Xuan Jinyu finally felt the reality of being exiled again.
If she hadn't heard this man say that the journey ahead would be so difficult, and had only been treated the same these past few days, either by him carrying her on his back or by her in his arms, apart from the somewhat simple food and accommodation at night, she could have thought that they were just sightseeing. After all, she was living better than the travelers in the travel notes that Su Guanzhang had found for her.
As for the military officers and soldiers and imperial guards who followed them all the time, treating them as bodyguards, her resistance was much less.
However, she still had a doubt in her mind at this time.
"Why not start from the west of the city?" Xuan Jinyu asked him, "I remember historical records that those exiled to Guangxu Prefecture took the road heading south from the west of the city."
It was not like the road they were taking now, where except for the occasional simple post station, they had not seen any pedestrians or local people in the past three days.
"I'm just guessing that it's related to the imperial edict." Su Guanzhang lowered his voice again this time, and just grabbed Xuan Jinyu's hands in advance to prevent her from having the chance to pinch herself again.
This guy was talking, but why was he touching her? Xuan Jinyu was unhappy. If he didn't mean to tease her, she wouldn't pinch him.
"Let go." She glared at Su Guanzhang.
Su Guanzhang smiled, his eyes and eyebrows lit up. He looked like a jade sculpture on ordinary days, but when he smiled, it was as if the jade sculpture came alive.
"No," he said.
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