At the Inspector Residence in Jiangzhou, Su Xu had received the letter, stating that his wife would come back. It was good news – elder Duke, Princess Sheng An The Eldest, and the Duchess were coming to Jiangzhou, which was also good news. But they couldn’t stay long, they had to go to Nanchu. That was bad news for him.
He also wanted to go to Nanchu.
But as the inspector of Jiangzhou, appointed by the Imperial Court, he could not leave.
He sighed, "If I knew this, I wouldn’t have taken this position."
The concubines looked at their husband, none of them comforted him. They were thinking about going with the wife to Nanchu. If they wanted to go there, would the wife take them or would she find them annoying? Anyway, their daughters had the young master taking care of them.
After Su Xu sighed, he glanced at his concubines and said impatiently, "If I can’t go, neither can you. Leaving me alone here. What is the meaning of this?"
The concubines knew that he couldn’t do it, exchanged glances, and felt somewhat disappointed. They thought that their wife is the best one. Well, anyways, she was the wife he had married with a proper marriage ceremony. The wife does not even manage her son’s marriage and focuses only on Xiaoqi. If they can do the same, that would be nice.
"Wait for me! Wait until when I resign from office, then we can go together." Su Xu tightened his face, "Apart from the wife, I am unable to control her, none of you are allowed to go."
The concubines secretly rolled their eyes. Fine, no one could expect anything now.
Ten days later, the wife’s party returned to Jiangzhou and the older Duke’s party entered the Inspector Residence as guests.
Su Xu hurriedly went out of the house to meet them and paid his respects, "Old Duke, Princess The Eldest, Duchess."
The old Duke glanced at Su Xu, patted him on the shoulder, "Su Xu, you are the luckiest one."
Su Xu echoed with a smile, "As Old Duke puts it."
After welcoming everyone into the house and arranging their accommodations, that night the Inspector Residence held a feast to wash off their travel’s dust.
After the feast, the wife returned to her own courtyard and Su Xu chased after her, "Oh, wife! Please slow down, wait for me."
The wife looked at him, "Have the master’s legs stopped working?"
"Actually, it is because Old Duke can hold his liquor and I drank a bit too much." Su Xu was slightly drunk, "Wife, how long are you planning to stay here?"
"It depends on the Old Duke’s decision. If you serve us well, we might stay for about half a month. Otherwise, just three or five days." The wife said.
Su Xu immediately replied: "I will certainly serve well. There are a lot of exciting places in Jiangzhou, so staying half a month is not a problem."
He walked briskly for a few steps to catch the wife, "Wife, you have been gone for so long, have you missed me?"
The wife hardened her heart and replied, "No."
What’s there to miss about old scum like him? In Daliang, there are young and handsome men everywhere. She, who was already old, also looked at them cheerfully, so why would she have the time to miss him?
Su Xu looked upset, "Wife, I missed you."
"Could you be gone already!" The wife sneered, "I didn’t see you missing me when we were young, stop saying that now that we are old."
"Oh, wife, I really missed you. And I also missed Xiaoqi. Wuhu..." Su Xu embraced the wife, his eyes turning red, "All of you left. That brat Xiaoqi didn’t even write me a letter, it seemed like I do not exist."
Hearing his words, the wife felt satisfied and proudly said, "Well, she has written to me a few times. As expected, she likes me, her mother, the most."
Su Xu felt jealous, "Wife, why is that? At home, you are a strict mother, while I am a kind father."
The wife harshly replied, "Probably because she thinks you have concubines to take care of you and don’t need to miss you. Whereas me, all alone in Daliang, handling the marriages of her sisters. Maybe because of that, she is more worried about me."
Su Xu felt stabbed, and after a while he said, "Wife, you have worked hard."
"Let go of me quickly, I am tired." The wife pushed him away, "You are at an old age, don’t be so clingy."
Su Xu sighed, "Wife, what is your heart made of? A stone? Ah...After all these years, why can’t I warm your heart?"
The wife sneered, "The loving tenderness of the concubines should be enough. You want an official wife, why do you need to win my heart?"
Su Xu was helpless but he held her tightly anyway, following her on the way back to her quarters, "Let me tell you, after going to Nanchu, don’t think about not coming back. And don’t think about divorcing me, especially don’t think about finding a replacement for Xiaoqi in Nanchu."
The wife was startled, "What is this nonsense? When have I given you the impression that I want to divorce you?"
Su Xu sighed in relief, "So there’s none? That’s good."
The wife was speechless, "I think you are really drunk."
Su Xu sighed, "Right, I’m drunk. I also want to go to Nanchu, I want to resign."
The wife rolled her eyes, "The Crown Prince said you could still work for another decade, grit your teeth and bear it!"
Su Xu: "..."
That’s even more disappointing.
Su Rong received a letter from the wife. At the same time, Zhou Gu also received a letter from his grandfather. The two of them sat under the lamp reading their letters together. Both letters contained the same message – they had started their journey and were slowly making their way to Nanchu. In two or three months they would reach Nanchu.
Su Rong sighed, "Another two or three months... I miss my mother."
Zhou Gui also sighed, "That cheeky child, Zhou Rui is also following them."
"Who is Zhou Rui?" Su Rong asked.
"He is my eldest brother’s son - Zhou Rui." Zhou Gu looked at her then remembered back to the past in Daliang. His and her marriage was called off. She had minimal contact with Duke Residence and only visited them when necessary. She was only familiar with few of the people at the residence, she had only seen them a few times. In all probability, she hadn’t even met Zhou Rui, who was taken care of by his mother.
Remembering the past, Zhou Gu sent a little gloomy. If he hadn’t been tenacious and insisted, the position of her Prince would have nothing to do with him.
"Oh, the son of your eldest brother." Su Rong didn’t remember, and looked at him, "What’s this expression on your face? What are you sighing for? Isn’t he just a child?"
"A child who loves to cry." Zhou Gu emphasized.
Su Rong laughed, "It’s normal for a child to love crying."
"He’s also very naughty."
"A naughty child is proof of his intellect."
"All right." Zhou Gu was speechless, reaching out to hold her, "No wonder you like that brat Cui Yanjin. It seems in your eyes, everyone who is of a younger age, you find them adorable."
Su Rong pinched Zhou Gu’s face, "Your own nephew, if he knew you, his own uncle, was reluctant to have him come, he would be really heartbroken. Stop acting like this, you are a mature adult."
Zhou Gu muttered, "Not mature."
He rubbed his face against Su Rong’s face and neck, whispering, "Remembering when you called off our engagement, it’s unbearable. How could you be so ruthless?"
Su Rong quickly admitted her mistake, "I was wrong. I wasn’t too ruthless, at that time my heart was bleeding, really. Don’t be so depressed, be obedient."
Zhou Gu grunted lightly, seizing the opportunity to make a request, "Then later on, on bed, be obedient, let me do as I please."
Su Rong: "..."
What a rotten person.
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