Chapter 77 Chapter 77 You said the husband you like is the third brother...
Seeing her attention immediately drawn, Su Guanzhang continued, "Although he had previously expressed his determination, he had many concerns."
"Until we fell off a cliff."
Xuan Jinyu looked up at him, and the heat on her face quickly subsided. "When did it happen?" she asked.
As she spoke, she remembered something, "The time when you refused to tell me anything? The day after the wolf attack." She had forgotten the fear she had felt when she heard the wolf howl just now, and the unhappiness of being concealed at that time surged into her heart.
"You said you'd tell me when you had the chance. Why are you telling me now?"
She bit his lips just like she did that day and gritted her teeth. "If you really want to divert my attention, are you not going to tell me?" Xuan Jinyu asked several questions in a row.
Su Guanzhang chuckled and caught up with her retreating lips, "Your husband is wronged. Am I not finding the opportunity to tell you this?" His tone was very innocent.
Xuan Jinyu glared at him. It would be strange if she believed him.
Over the past month, his ability to speak nice words has improved a lot, especially sweet talk, which comes out easily.
If she hadn't seen him every day and witnessed his changes with her own eyes, she would have doubted whether he had become a different person inside.
The two of them pressed tightly together. Xuan Jinyu felt something strange beneath him and pinched him. "Keep talking."
She hadn't recovered yet, so it was pointless for him to think about this kind of thing. It would be better for him to get down to business.
"The day after we defeated the wild wolves, I had a showdown with your third brother." Su Guanzhang ignored the heat rising in his body, put his arms around Xuan Jinyu, exerted a little force, and held her on his body before speaking.
Being pushed like this felt very uncomfortable. Xuan Jinyu wanted to get off, but when she raised her head, she found that her waist was firmly pressed down by his hands and she could not move.
"Jinyu, don't move." Su Guanzhang said in a hoarse voice.
Xuan Jinyu blushed at his words, "Aren't you asking for trouble?"
It was obvious that everything would be fine if he just calmed down for a while, but he insisted on letting her lie on him. Isn't this just adding fuel to the fire?
Su Guanzhang's clear eyes were tinged with lust, but his expression was innocent. "Just listen to me, okay?"
All right! Xuan Jinyu was helpless. Since he was asking for trouble, she couldn't do anything about it.
She lay back down again, listening to his rapid heartbeat as he recounted what happened that day.
The day after the wolf attack, both the military officers and soldiers and the imperial guards suffered heavy losses. Chen Yang and Wang Hu were busy comforting the wounded and had no time to worry about anything else.
It was a good opportunity and there was no one around, so Su Guanzhang took the opportunity to uncover Xuan Wensheng's life experience.
"The late Crown Prince died unjustly. If not, the late Emperor wouldn't have ascended the throne, let alone the current one."
Shengyu's methods, courage and ambition are far inferior to those of the late emperor.
As for the late emperor, he was far inferior to the late crown prince in terms of talent and courage.
The late emperor had been on the throne for more than ten years, but he relied on the powerful army, rich country and safe people of Dasheng. He was law-abiding in state affairs and had no merits or faults, so he earned the reputation of being a "king who maintains the status quo."
As for the former crown prince, putting aside his confusion in love affairs, judging only by his talent and courage, he is truly a child of destiny and a well-deserved future crown prince.
It’s a pity that it ended up like that.
"Third brother, don't you want to know the truth and take revenge?" There was no one around, so Su Guanzhang called out to his third brother again.
It was rare for him to talk so much, and I wondered what Jinyu would think after hearing this. Xuan Wensheng thought to himself at an inopportune moment.
"The person sitting there today is him, so our Su family has ended up in exile without guilt."
Su Guanzhang lowered his voice, "If one day he knew that the Xuan and Lin families had concealed such a huge secret, what do you think he would do?"
Xuan Wensheng was startled and looked up.
Su Guanzhang actually guessed the truth!
"Third brother has rarely appeared in Shengjing City in recent years. He has not been seen visiting family friends and elders with his father-in-law and mother-in-law during festivals."
Su Guanzhang continued, "I guess Third Brother must look very similar to our ancestor and is afraid of being noticed."
"If that's the case, then the secret will never be kept."
“There is no wall that is impenetrable.”
"Third brother must prepare early."
Su Guanzhang had said all he wanted to say; he had no intention of influencing Xuan Wensheng's decision.
Xuan Wensheng's life experience has always been a sharp weapon that can be used to hurt others, whether openly or secretly.
He has concerns and his family is his bottom line, so he can't take the risk.
These words were hidden in his heart for not one or two years, but three years.
And after spending these few months together day and night, he finally blurted out these words at the right time.
Su Guanzhang turned to leave, but Xuan Wensheng stopped him, "Brother-in-law, if I go and fight for it, how confident are you?"
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"You and third brother have planned so much, but you hid it from me." Xuan Jinyu bit his index finger that was stroking her red lips, her eyes sparkling.
Having said that, there was no sign of anger on her face.
Xuan Jinyu knew that her condition at that time was indeed very bad; if she really knew such a big secret, it would be hard to guarantee that she would not be burdened with another burden and be frightened.
Now that the time is ripe, she also learned about Xuan Wensheng's life experience and the life of the female teacher yesterday, which made it much easier for her to accept it.
This is also the reason why Su Guanzhang had to tell her these things slowly over two days. She needed a buffer period before she could slowly accept these things.
"Third brother must be very sad." Xuan Jinyu said.
She suddenly realized that Xuan Wensheng must have known her life experience a long time ago, but she just didn't understand how he knew it.
After all, the family really kept it a secret.
"Do Third Brother and the Master look alike?" The burning sensation in Su Guanzhang's body had completely subsided. He asked casually while playing with her hand.
Xuan Jinyu recalled the Master's appearance and shook her head, "Actually, they're not very similar."
If not for this, the teacher would not have taught her in the Xuan family for seven years, and there would not have been any rumors spreading.
"If I must say," Xuan Jinyu said hesitantly, "their dietary preferences are very similar, even identical."
However, there are people in the world who are not related by blood but look alike, and something as common as having similar tastes is easily overlooked.
Besides, who doesn’t have a preferred taste?
Then they talked about Huaizhao County where they were now.
My mother said in the letter that people here tend to eat light food and focus on the original flavor of the food; meat and vegetables are mainly steamed or stewed, and cooking methods such as stir-frying, braising, and frying are not common.
It was only then that she realized that there was indeed such a similarity between Xuan Wensheng and the Master.
"Third brother must be very similar to the late former crown prince." Xuan Jinyu's voice was a little low, and she remembered the last sentence Xuan Wensheng said in the letter that the teacher gave her.
"Maybe, as I grew older, she saw a familiar look on my face." This is what Xuan Wensheng wrote.
Xuan Jinyu tried to analyze Xuan Wensheng's mood when he wrote this sentence, but she couldn't figure it out.
She tried to put herself in the Master's shoes when he saw an old acquaintance. This was easy to understand, and she suddenly felt melancholy.
So the Master's self-immolation was because the hatred in her heart had been worn away by time, revealing the love that had been hidden underneath for many years; was she unable to bear such strong emotions and therefore destroyed herself?
"I used to be jealous of my third brother."
Xuan Jinyu was immersed in her own guesses when Su Guanzhang suddenly said this.
"You said that the husband you like is like Third Brother."
Su Guanzhang lowered his eyes, "I was just thinking, if you knew one day that Third Brother was not a member of the Xuan family."
"Or, if Third Brother wasn't living in the Xuan family under the name of your elder brother."
"Or maybe, Third Brother's parents were fine, and you two grew up together as childhood sweethearts."
"Then it's none of my business."
Xuan Jinyu was stunned for a moment. Why would he think like that?
She didn't care about anything else and just looked at him suspiciously, "When did I ever say that the man I like is like Third Brother?"
She was really wronged.
Su Guanzhang gave her a wry smile, "Don't you remember? In the first month of our marriage, you gave me a handkerchief. But after that, your attitude towards me took a sharp turn for the worse."
He recalled the uneasiness and loss he felt at that time, and his tone became low and negative. "I thought I had done something wrong, so I wanted to go back home early to be with you. But when I walked to the door of the inner room, I heard you and Caiwei and the others talking."
Xuan Jinyu vaguely remembered something, but before she could say anything, he continued.
"Caishu asks you why you are so cold towards your son-in-law."
"I thought at the time that even the maid could see it, but you were unwilling to tell me the truth."
Xuan Jinyu turned her head away guiltily, not noticing the smile hidden in his eyes amidst the lost tone.
"You said you were tired of my cold face. The person you like should have a gentle and considerate personality like Third Brother."
Xuan Jinyu used his chest for support and moved her body upwards, carefully checking his expression. "Did you really hear that?"
She remembered this incident. "I, I said that on purpose." She said a little embarrassedly, "I can't say that I was affected by the nightmare and was afraid of following the Master's footsteps, right?"
Su Guanzhang grabbed her index finger that had been scratched red by Lan Jie'er and kissed it. "So what about you now? Are you still affected by the Master's affairs?"
"What do you think?" Xuan Jinyu asked him back, her pretty face already flushed.
She could tell her mother and third sister-in-law that she liked him, but how could she say it to him in person?
"Yes." Su Guanzhang held her up and sat her up, stroking her burning cheeks. "Jinyu's love for me overshadows the influence the Master has on you."
He smiled and used the side of his face to rub her instead of his fingers, "Am I right?"
"Shameless." Xuan Jinyu's face felt itchy from being rubbed by him, and she wanted to avoid his face.
It was so embarrassing. She didn't want to see his smiling face.
"Shh, don't disturb Sister Lan." Su Guanzhang blocked her lips maliciously.
After a long time, their lips parted.
Xuan Jinyu leaned in his arms, unable to bear to disappoint him. "You're right," she whispered, covering her burning earlobes uncomfortably.
Su Guanzhang's heart sank. Although he had guessed the truth long ago, when he heard her admit it, the heat surging in his chest still made him unable to control himself.
"Jinyu." He called her name softly, his tone tender.
"At that time, when I designed you to file for divorce, were you very sad?" Su Guanzhang suddenly asked.
In this way, she overcame the fear left by her master and bravely stayed by his side, but he cut off the last bit of affection she had for him.
He once again regretted his cruelty at that time.
When Xuan Jinyu mentioned this, her eyes became sore. "What do you think?"
After the two of them talked it out and realized that they loved each other, she felt less sour.
They were clearly the closest couple, but in the past three years, they had been separated from each other and almost got divorced.
"You actually signed the divorce agreement." Thinking of this, Xuan Jinyu could not forget this thing even if she let go of her previous bitter feelings.
Su Guanzhang leaned over and kissed her, "Jinyu, can you please forgive me?"
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After that night, the couple completely talked about all their worries with each other, and their feelings deepened. They just wanted to stick together all the time.
Until the news from outside the mountain no longer reaches the bottom of the cliff.
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