Chapter 31 Chapter 31 "Snail Girl" Su Guanzhang
"I won, yeah!" A childish voice came, sounding extremely excited.
Li Xiaoming looked over and saw the short and fat little boy jumping a few times on the ground. When the adults reminded him not to jump after eating, he restrained himself a little, but still had a bright smile on his face.
This child looks like Major General Su Guanwu's youngest son? So young? Is he three years old?
Seeing him looking at Mu Ge'er, Wang Hu said, "That's the youngest child of the Su family."
After thinking about it, he felt that it was not accurate, so he added, "Except for the one in the young lady's belly, he is the youngest. He seems to be less than three years old."
Li Xiaoming frowned. How could His Majesty sentence even such a young child to exile?!
Suddenly, he realized something and looked at Wang Hu fiercely, "What's that thing in the young lady's belly?"
There are only four young women in the Su family, and one of them is pregnant?
Wang Hu recalled that when Li Xiaoming and his men caught up, it seemed that Young Master Xuan's wife had just walked away. He thought that he hadn't seen Young Master Su carrying someone, and he understood.
"Here, the young mistress of the Su family's young master, the only daughter of the Xuan family, whose maternal grandfather is the one with Taifu Lin." Wang Hu pointed at Xuan Jinyu calmly, "The baby in her belly is now well-prepared."
Seeing Li Xiaoming's eyes wide with shock, he smiled and said, "It was only diagnosed in the death row of the Ministry of Justice. At that time, the baby was more than two months pregnant. Minister Xuan begged His Majesty to take my daughter home to care for her for the first two weeks of pregnancy."
He gestured, "Look, he just left with us three days ago."
Li Xiaoming lowered his voice, "Taifu Lin, are you willing to let your granddaughter suffer this kind of exile?"
Wang Hu also lowered his voice, "What's the big deal? Madam Xuan Xiaoshao is still the emperor's sweetheart!" Isn't he willing to personally issue an order to exile someone? He's not afraid that the person will die on the way.
Of course, if someone really died on the way, not to mention what the Xuan family and the Lin family would do to him, His Majesty would definitely be the first to attack him.
Thinking of the hidden meaning in himself, he smiled bitterly.
"What sweetheart?" Li Xiaoming was confused.
When His Majesty ascended the throne, hadn't he already forgotten about the Xuan family girl's refusal to marry? At the palace banquet, he even brought the Empress to toast the Xuan family girl, now the young master of the Su family, calling her "Junior Sister."
He was ordered to go to the Su family army, which was considered a good story at the time.
Could it be that His Majesty has never let go of him all these years? Then when the Su family got into trouble this time, His Majesty...
The Xuan family girl had both the Xuan and Lin families behind her, and was pregnant, yet she was also exiled. What did she do to completely anger the emperor?
…
He didn't dare think about it anymore.
Wang Hu told him the rumors in the capital and also told him a secret, "I was the one who spread the news in Shengjing City."
Li Xiaoming's scalp tingled and he made a "shut up" gesture to Wang Hu.
"Don't say this again, no matter who you are talking to." Li Xiaoming warned him.
They hadn't seen each other for three years, yet Wang Hu still trusted him so much. Li Xiaoming didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
"No matter who it is, it's better to be on guard."
Wang Hu laughed, "Do you think others don't know who leaked the news? His Majesty doesn't care who I tell. He just wants everyone in the world to know."
He is not stupid either.
If something is really fatal, he will just keep it in his heart, not even daring to think about it, let alone say it out loud.
Crazy, all crazy.
Li Xiaoming stood still, his mind blank for a long time.
"Why? I heard that this news is known to everyone in the country, but you haven't heard of it?" Wang Hu asked when he saw that he had calmed down.
This time it was Li Xiaoming's turn to smile bitterly. "I was in such a hurry to get here, I didn't have the time to listen to this."
"That's right, you didn't even know that Madam Xuan Xiaoshao was pregnant. This news was already known to everyone before His Majesty issued the decree." Wang Hu said.
I heard that this news was leaked by Master Lin! He didn't know whether it was true or not, so he didn't tell Li Xiaoming.
There was also Xuan Jinyu's provocation to His Majesty in the death row of the Ministry of Justice. He thought about it again and again, and the words were on the tip of his tongue, but he still didn't say them.
Saying it out loud doesn't seem to be of much use other than making His Majesty lose face.
Tsk, how bold of Madam Xuan! "If I had wanted to marry him, I wouldn't have disobeyed the imperial order back then."
Why did His Majesty fail to catch the eye of this Xuan family girl back then? He suddenly became curious.
"What are you thinking about?" Li Xiaoming asked when he saw his expression changing.
Wang Hu touched his face, thinking of what Li Xiaoming had just said about the officers and soldiers of the Ministry of War and the Su family army, and realized that his emotions were still too exposed.
"Nothing," he said.
"You'll know when you get to Shengjing City." He added, facing Li Xiaoming's suspicious gaze. After all, all rumors usually start in Shengjing City.
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This meal was the best one Xuan Jinyu had had in the past three days, even better than the roasted rabbit yesterday.
"Because this meal was made by your fifth brother himself, you love him so much that you think it's delicious, right?" Xu Xuanniang laughed at Xuan Jinyu after hearing what she said.
"Sister-in-law, I won't pay attention to you if you continue like this." Xuan Jinyu turned her head to the side, and the blush climbed up her white jade-like earlobes, which was very conspicuous.
Xu Xuanniang was delighted to see this, but she was also worried that she might really annoy her, so she quickly put her arm around her shoulders and said, "Okay, okay, I won't laugh at you anymore."
Only then did Xuan Jinyu turn her head back.
"Look at me cleaning up the dishes." Xu Xuanniang whispered to her, while Chang Meiyan and Ding Qianqian covered their mouths and laughed.
Xuan Jinyu glared at the three sisters-in-law who were deliberately trying to make fun of her and her husband, pouted, and ignored them, but her eyes involuntarily moved towards Su Guanzhang.
Su Guanzhang cleared the bowl and chopsticks and brought them to the fire. He reached out and touched the copper basin. Perhaps the water was already hot, so he bent down and checked the fire that had just gone out.
Xuan Jinyu was mesmerized by the sight. She had never seen Su Guanzhang like this before.
He was clearly doing some insignificant chores, but his every move was unhurried, as if he was splashing ink and brewing tea in the study, which was pleasing to the eye.
While she was lost in thought, Su Guanzhang had already stood up.
There were still some embers in the fire, so to be on the safe side, he scooped a bucket of water and poured it in.
The ashes hit the bottom of the copper basin and stuck to it. Su Guanzhang used slightly hot water to wash the dishes and chopsticks with a clumsy hand.
Xuan Jinyu looked away.
Su Guanzhang didn't notice her gaze. He washed his hands, walked back, and sat down next to her.
After finishing the meal, no one wanted to take a nap. They just wanted to sit lazily and chat.
In the past six months since Uncle Su led his troops away to war, it has been a rare opportunity for their family to reunite like this.
However, no one mentioned the absence of Second Uncle Su, not even the children. Second Aunt Su seemed unconcerned and kept talking to Old Madam Su.
Seeing Su Guanzhang sitting down, the Su family members who were chatting in groups of three or four stopped in tacit understanding, and all looked at him with smiles on their faces.
"Fifth brother is really virtuous today." Su Guanyu praised.
Su Guanzhang was helpless.
The word "virtuous" when the eldest brother was praised was like the time when he led the troops to victory for the first time and the generals in the army praised him for being "brave and resourceful".
They all seem sincere.
But he didn't know whether his elder brother was trying to tease him or not.
"If you can't stay at the inn tonight, you can learn how to cook from me, brother." Su Guanzhang replied.
He just looked around and sketched the map of Dasheng in his mind, and found that the nearest post station was still ten miles away.
As the weather got hotter and the sun got stronger, he didn't dare to take the risk of exposing Xuan Jinyu to the sun.
Not to mention Xuan Jinyu couldn't bear it, even Old Madam Su and the children couldn't bear it.
When Chen Yang and others come to urge him to set off, he will discuss with them and wait until the sun is not so strong before setting off.
Su Guanyu didn't know what he was thinking, so he just waved his hand and said, "Fifth Brother is enough. You did a good job today."
Before Su Guanzhang opened his mouth, Su Guanwen and Su Guanwu had already begun to agree and finalized the matter.
"That's it, Fifth Brother. You'll have to work harder from now on."
Su Guanzhang: "..." He really didn't want to agree. He was cooking the whole time, so who would accompany Jinyu when she had morning sickness?
Thinking of someone, his gaze also moved over, and he saw Xuan Jinyu looking at him, covering her mouth, and laughing so hard that it seemed like stars were falling from her eyes.
He softened his heart and lost the initiative, making it impossible for him to refuse.
Fortunately, not everyone supports the three brothers.
"Okay, stop teasing your fifth brother, or he might refuse to be the 'Snail Girl' next time." Old Madam Su spoke up to help, but in the end she couldn't help teasing her young grandson.
A group of adults started laughing and making faces at each other.
The matter was dropped. After all, it was just a joke, not even as funny as Mrs. Su's "Snail Girl" remark.
The children had not heard of the story of "The Snail Girl" yet, and were puzzled by the adults' laughter. They kept pestering their great-grandmother to tell them a story.
After listening to the story, Mu Ge'er was still not satisfied and shouted, "I want to hear more."
"I want to too." Sister Yan raised her little hand high.
They are indeed siblings.
"Great-grandmother is tired, I will tell you."
Su Guanwu put his arm around his wife's shoulders and teased his two children, "What story do you want to hear? Let's play rock-paper-scissors. The winner gets to choose the story."
The children's eyes lit up.
Ding Qianqian poked him lightly.
What nonsense.
Both children are still young, so the loser should not cry.
"You come and comfort her when she's crying." Ding Qianqian said unhappily.
"I'll coax her, I'll coax her." Su Guanwu said with a smile.
Brother Mu defeated his sister.
As expected, Yan Jie'er cried twice, but Su Guanwu, who was well prepared, held her in his arms and coaxed her with a few words. She then burst into laughter and followed her brother to listen to stories.
By the time Su Guanwu finished his impromptu story, the children were so sleepy they just cuddled up to their parents. The older children, Qi Ge'er and Tong Jie'er, were fine, though they also rubbed their eyes and yawned a few times.
"Go to sleep!" The brothers and sisters-in-law stopped laughing, held the children in their arms and patted them gently.
Chang Meiyan had given birth to three children, and Su Guanwen and she were unable to take care of them. Aunt Su held the twin sister, Wen Jie'er, in her arms and coaxed her to sleep.
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