Chapter 38 Chapter 38 Carriage Jokes
Xuan Wensheng, who was standing by, looked at the couple whispering to each other as if no one was around, and at first he looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
The three of them are sitting nearby! You two young couples are being affectionate and you don't even try to hide yourselves.
Then when Xuan Wensheng saw how his sister was trying to put the blame on him, the expression on his face became very interesting.
So this is how my sister and brother-in-law get along on a daily basis?
He looked at his brother-in-law's usually expressionless face, which now showed a helpless yet indulgent look, and finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Sister, is this how you usually bully your husband?"
Xuan Wensheng rarely saw how the young couple got along, and mostly heard his sister complain about her husband's lack of understanding of romance.
He is taciturn and dull, a nice way to put it is that he is like a jade sculpture, a less nice way is that he is like a wooden stake.
In short, there was not a single good word that Su Guanzhang said to Xuan Jinyu.
Sometimes Fang Yuanyuan would listen and wonder, why should her sister suffer such injustice? She could just divorce and go back home. It's not like her family can't support her for the rest of her life.
Or she could find someone who is knowledgeable and interesting to marry. With her appearance, character and family background, it is not difficult for her to find one.
But three years passed since Xuan Jinyu had been arguing with others.
In the end, Fang Yuanyuan was confused. What was her sister worried about?
Xuan Wensheng just smiled at this time and did not expose his sister's little thoughts.
He understood his sister. If she had no feelings for someone, no matter how good the Su family's family tradition was, no matter how handsome her husband was, or how young and promising he was, he would not be in her eyes.
A simple way to judge whether someone is in her eyes is to see whether she talks about that person all the time, whether praising or criticizing him.
She doesn't even bother to glance at people who don't catch her eye.
But even though he guessed that his sister and brother-in-law were not as incompatible as his wife thought, and that there might be some real love between them, he never expected that the two of them could become so close in the carriage in front of him and his wife.
When Xuan Wensheng smiled, Fang Yuanyuan couldn't help but laugh too.
But she was a girl after all, and her mind was more delicate than a man. Afraid that Xuan Jinyu would be embarrassed, she turned her head and smiled with a handkerchief covering her lips.
The laughter drew Xuan Jinyu and Su Guanzhang's attention away from each other.
Xuan Jinyu didn't dare to look at her brother and sister-in-law's reactions. She quickly moved off Su Guanzhang and sat aside, trying to pretend that nothing had happened.
After being exiled, they often walked in the wild mountains and forests. They were out for five days and stayed in abandoned temples for three days. One can imagine the inconveniences they faced in terms of food, accommodation, and transportation.
There are wild beasts in the barren mountains, insects and snakes in the wild forests, and even in abandoned temples, even if they have been fumigated with herbs in advance, reptiles occasionally appear.
In order to avoid scaring Xuan Jinyu, Su Guanzhang almost never left her side these days. He either held her in his arms, carried her on his back, or put his arm around her waist, so that he could protect her behind him at the first time if anything happened.
Therefore, Xuan Jinyu has become very accustomed to being so intimate with Su Guanzhang in front of others, because others will not pay much attention to what they are doing.
But she forgot that they were in a carriage at that moment, and sitting next to them were her brother, sister-in-law and nephew who was still sleeping.
This is a relative who is closely related to her by blood, so she will not avoid watching or listening to him like others do.
Now she was laughed at by her brother and sister-in-law.
Xuan Jinyu's white jade-like face turned red little by little, as if the sunset glow in the sky was hanging on her cheek, so gorgeous and beautiful.
Su Guanzhang turned sideways and pulled her back into his arms, blocking the teasing gazes of Xuan Wensheng and Fang Yuanyuan.
"You have a special body, so you will feel more stable sitting in my arms."
He seemed to be talking to Xuan Jinyu, but the two adults in the carriage knew that this was an explanation for them, so that they would not make fun of the closeness between their sister and brother-in-law and make Xuan Jinyu even more shy.
As he was speaking, the carriage jolted.
The driver in front also spoke up to remind them, "Masters, please sit tight. It rained heavily yesterday, and the road is a bit difficult to travel on today."
Although they were walking on the official road, this was a remote and poor place, and apart from the occasional official passing through, few people came here. It was very difficult for the government to maintain the normal traffic on the official road.
As for the bumpy roads after a rainstorm, it is the most normal thing.
The carriage seemed to be traveling through mud puddles of varying sizes. Even though it was made of high-quality materials that could withstand the bumps and not fall over, it still couldn't help but sway continuously.
Xuan Wensheng put away the smile on his face and said seriously: "Brother-in-law, you must protect Jinyu." He took his son from his wife's arms and protected his head.
Su Guanzhang nodded slightly and held Xuan Jinyu in his arms to prevent her from being shaken.
After a period of uncomfortable shaking, the carriage finally regained its stability.
"Are you okay?" Su Guanzhang asked Xuan Jinyu.
Xuan Jinyu shook her head. She was sitting on the man's lap, well protected. No matter how much the car shook, her body was still stable and she didn't feel any discomfort.
It was the third sister-in-law. She looked at Fang Yuanyuan, who looked a little unhappy, and asked, "Where did you get hurt just now?"
She seemed to have just seen her third sister-in-law accidentally bump into the carriage window.
Xuan Wensheng also went to see his wife.
Fang Yuanyuan sat up straight and said, "It's nothing. I just accidentally got bumped by the car window. It doesn't hurt anymore."
The car window was covered with a soft bag, and she just bumped into it, but nothing happened.
This carriage was obviously modified and was very suitable for long-distance travel. It was equipped with not only tables, chairs, cabinets, tea sets, food boxes, etc., but also a toilet.
If the partition they were leaning against was removed, two more people could sleep on the soft cushions at the back.
This carriage was obviously prepared for the pregnant Xuan Jinyu.
"If it hurts, just tell me." Xuan Wensheng said to his wife.
Fang Yuanyuan glanced at Su Guanzhang, her face flushed, "It doesn't hurt." She was a little annoyed.
My brother-in-law is still here! What's he talking about? If it hurts, she hits her back. If it really hurts, why would she say it in front of her brother-in-law?
Xuan Wensheng looked at Fang Yuanyuan with a puzzled expression. If it didn't hurt, then it didn't hurt. Why was she angry?
Xuan Jinyu snuggled in Su Guanzhang's arms, giggling and teasing her brother and sister-in-law, "Third brother is so tactless." The couple had just laughed at her, but she found an opportunity to laugh back at them.
What's the fun?
Xuan Wensheng went to see his sister, but Xuan Jinyu was concerned about the reputation of his third sister-in-law and was not willing to explain it clearly in front of Su Guanzhang. She just smiled evilly and stopped talking.
Xuan Wensheng was completely confused. Wasn't it just a bump from the carriage? If it hurt, it hurt. If it didn't hurt, it didn't hurt. Why was one person annoyed with him, and the other one disliked him for being tactless?
He went to see his brother-in-law Su Guanzhang again.
Su Guanzhang obviously didn't care what happened. His eyes were full of Xuan Jinyu and he didn't even glance at him.
Xuan Wensheng secretly sighed at his own confusion. With Su Guanzhang's dull personality, what could he possibly know?
So he begged for mercy, "My dear sister, Third Brother was wrong just now. He shouldn't have laughed at you."
My dear, you have to tell him something clearly, otherwise he will be so anxious that he won’t be able to sleep tonight.
Xuan Jinyu wouldn't fall for his tricks.
The third brother is good at flattering people, otherwise he would not be so successful in the business world and even win the favor of Yue family to marry his third sister-in-law to him, a "dandy" son of a noble family who "does not do his job properly" and gave up literature to pursue business.
"Third brother, you're joking. It's obviously Third Sister-in-law who's mad at you. Why are you here to apologize to me?"
Xuan Wensheng touched his nose. Well, after not seeing his sister for more than three months, she has become more eloquent.
Seeing her husband looking at her and really wanting to know the truth, Fang Yuanyuan, fearing embarrassment, quickly changed the subject, "Sister, you don't know. We were waiting for you at Yu'an Mansion, thinking you would arrive in just one day."
"I didn't expect to hear from you for two days. Fortunately, I received my mother's second letter and learned that you took the road south of the city."
Xuan Wensheng had traveled extensively over the years and had memorized maps of all the regions of Dasheng. Upon hearing this, he couldn't help but respond, "That road is indeed difficult to travel. It's hard for you to have walked for these past few days."
He secretly kept what had just happened in mind, thinking that he must "interrogate" his wife thoroughly at night.
"I'm fine, it's the children who are suffering," said Xuan Jinyu.
Xuan Wensheng thought of Su Yumu, who was only a few months older than his son, and couldn't help but sigh, "The Su family has a good family tradition, and their children are all very good."
No wonder my grandfather was so anxious to come and find a future son-in-law for his grandson when Su Guanzhang just returned to Beijing from the Mobei front.
The Su family has a rule of not taking concubines for generations. All children are born of legitimate parents, and the neighbors are very harmonious. Moreover, the sons of each generation have maintained the spirit of military commanders, and the daughters of each generation are as good as other men in the world. Many families want to marry their daughters to men from the Su family, and want to marry daughters from the Su family into their own families.
However, the Su family has always only married military generals, and many civil officials' families sighed behind closed doors.
Speaking of which, when the news of the marriage between the Su family and the Xuan family first spread, many people were shocked and secretly hated their own family for not taking the initiative.
Many people secretly criticized Taifu Lin for using tricks to force Duke Su to agree to let his youngest son marry the girl from the Xuan family who had disobeyed the imperial order and offended the reputation of the current crown prince, causing no one to dare to propose to her.
However, no one dared to mention this to his face at that time. When the prince ascended the throne, he treated the girl from the Xuan family as his junior sister as if nothing had happened, and no one dared to mention this matter even in private.
Four people were talking in the carriage when the conversation between two people not far away drifted into the carriage.
"Hey, Old Liu, you just came back today?" The man's voice was full of energy, as if he was shouting at someone.
A slightly more mature male voice replied loudly: "Yes, I should have gone home yesterday, but the rain was so heavy that I was trapped on the mountain. I barely managed to save my life."
"You are lucky, and so are your family members."
The vicissitudes of life voice was a little anxious, and he seemed to have heard the man's hidden meaning, "Zhu Zi, what happened at home? Is there an accident?"
"It was yesterday when it rained heavily and water entered your house. Fortunately, everyone was awakened by the thunder and everything is fine."
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The sound gradually faded away.
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