Su Yuan lifted the curtain and looked around to make sure no one was watching them. Then he asked, "Father, what do you think?"

The old marquis said calmly, "It was only a matter of time. You saw it that day. Almost all the powerful people in the West came to see Zhuge Qing off. He got the permission of the Western Jin Emperor and came to the Great Zhou to seek medical treatment. The news could not be concealed."

Su Yuan said with emotion: "Our Majesty really never misses any opportunity to make friends with the Western Jin Dynasty."

The old marquis was not surprised: "The Great Zhou and Northern Yan are fighting fiercely, and the position of the Western Jin Dynasty is very important."

Su Yuan couldn't help but said with some concern: "But Zhuge Qing is Wei Qing. If he enters the palace, will His Majesty recognize him?"

His Majesty has always been wary of the Wei family. If he knew that Wei Erlang had become Zhuge Qing, the number one strategist in the Western Capital, I wonder how he would feel.

The old marquis thought for a moment and said, "Wei Qing is no longer the same Wei Qing as before, and the Wei family is no longer the same Wei family as before. It won't be so easy for Your Majesty to control them. It's getting late, so go back home first and go to the Wei family to pick up Xiao Xiao tomorrow."

Su Yuan said: "Yes, father."

…

At the Wei family, Wei Ting was beaten by his third sister-in-law and was lying on the bed. Su Xiaoxiao took some medicine and rubbed it on him.

Looking at the bruises on Wei Ting's shoulders and back, Su Xiaoxiao couldn't help but sigh: "Third sister-in-law is really cruel."

Fortunately, she didn't serve as a sandbag for her third sister-in-law.

Wei Ting snorted: "You just realized that I was beaten up when I was little."

While applying medicine to him, Su Xiaoxiao said, "That's an exaggeration, isn't it? How many years has Third Sister-in-law been married?"

Wei Ting said: "My eldest brother got married early, at the age of eighteen, and this year is the twelfth year. My second brother got married late, and got married in the same year as my third brother, one year later, the other year later, so my third sister-in-law has been married for seven or eight years."

"How old is my second brother?" Su Xiaoxiao asked.

"Two years younger than the eldest brother." Wei Ting said.

Su Xiaoxiao said: "But the second brother looks only in his early twenties."

Wei Ting said: "The Wei family members are all of superior character."

Su Xiaoxiao: "You just want to brag about how handsome you are, right?"

However, Wei Ting was not exaggerating. Every member of the Wei family was indeed handsome. Even the ghost with tattoos on his face could not hide his handsome features.

The Wei family has good genes, and their son is handsome and capable.

"By the way, when will Xiao Hei come back?"

"Little Black?"

Wei Ting realized that she was referring to Yuchi Xiu.

That guy always wears black and occasionally wears a black hat, which is quite appropriate.

The reason why Yuchi Xiu was not brought along on this trip to the Western Jin Dynasty was because Wei Ting had sent him to Qingzhou to hand over some of King Nanyang's relics to Master Huijue.

Logically speaking, we should have returned long ago. After all, Qingzhou is not far away, and we can get there in a month if we ride fast.

"Let's go find Yu Niang." Su Xiaoxiao said, "Forget it, don't count on him. I'll go find Xiao Bai to ask about medicinal herbs."

Wei Ting asked curiously: "Who is Xiaobai?"

Su Xiaoxiao said: "Baili Chen."

Wei Ting: "...hiss--be gentle."

"Now that you feel the pain, what were you doing before?"

"You speak as if I'm the only one who has kept this secret from my second brother."

"My second brother is reluctant to beat me!"

That's...you're hitting me with your share.

After wiping the bruises on his back, Su Xiaoxiao asked him to turn around, and then she found that there was also a bruise on the corner of his mouth. She couldn't help but ask, "Don't you say that Third Sister-in-law doesn't slap people in the face?"

Wei Ting whispered, "I fell by myself."

Su Xiaoxiao: "..." What kind of luck is this? The three little ones have been gone for a few months, and Old Lady Wei has been missing them so much that she is sick. No matter what she says tonight, she will weld the three little ones to her side.

Su Xiaoxiao and Wei Ting welcomed their long-lost world of two.

After washing up, the two lay on the soft bed, covered with their own quilts.

It was still midsummer when they left, but it was already severe winter when they returned. Su Xiaoxiao was no longer the 200-pound Su Pangya, and she was not as resistant to the cold as before.

She felt a little cold after sleeping for a while, so she sat up.

Wei Ting glanced at her and asked, "What?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Wei Ting pushed her back onto the bed. He raised his hand, took half of his quilt and covered her with it.

"Is it still cold?" he asked.

"Huh?" Su Xiaoxiao didn't react for a moment.

Wei Ting directly hugged the person and held him in his warm arms.

Su Xiaoxiao blinked.

Wei Ting closed his eyes and said, "Don't worry, I won't do anything else."

After traveling for so many days in a row, Su Xiaoxiao was indeed a little tired. He was in good physical condition, and if something happened to him, she might not be able to handle it.

But she felt a little strange that he suddenly became so well-behaved.

As if he had guessed her doubts, Wei Ting said softly: "Didn't you say that we should take it slow?"

Su Xiaoxiao wondered, "When did I say that?"

Wei Ting said seriously: "You drank too much when you were drinking with Mr. Shen."

Su Xiaoxiao said seriously: "I only drank one sip."

The alcohol was strong and the effect was not noticeable at the time. I felt dizzy when I returned to the inn and I don't remember what I said.

Wei Ting hugged her, and his hands were not placed where they shouldn't be: "I won't force you again until I have completely won your heart."

Su Xiaoxiao: What did I say to make you so upset? Did you misunderstand what I said? Su Xiaoxiao coughed lightly: "Then, can I still touch my abdominal muscles?"

Wei Ting: “…”

Su Xiaoxiao lay in his arms, found a comfortable position, pressed her chubby hands on his firm chest muscles, and fell asleep sweetly.

Wei Ting listened to her even snoring and laughed amusedly. He bent down to kiss her, then closed his eyes and fell asleep.

The next day, just after dawn, someone came to the palace to convey Emperor Jingxuan's order. Emperor Jingxuan set up a small banquet in the palace to entertain the Wei family and Zhuge Qing, a distinguished guest from the Western Jin Dynasty.

Emperor Jingxuan originally planned to only let Wei Ting and Su Xiaoxiao enter the palace, but after one night he changed his mind and invited the entire Wei family. It seemed that Emperor Jingxuan did not want to give Zhuge Qing a chance to refuse. After all, if the whole family went and he was the only one not going, it would seem awkward.

"Second brother, are you going?"

Wei Liulang asked Wei Qing.

Wei Qing had just gotten up and was sitting in a wheelchair selecting a table full of rattles, all of which he had brought back from the Western Jin Dynasty.

He did not answer immediately, but took out a brocade box from a pile of neatly arranged rattles and handed it to Li Wan.

Li Wan opened the brocade box and took a look. It contained a hairpin made of purple sapphires and red gold. It was exquisitely crafted, shimmering and dazzling.

Some thoughts can be expressed openly, but some cannot.

Mei Ji and A Yuan had only seen him playing with the rattle, but they never knew that he had always treasured a golden hairpin.

"This is--"

Wei Qing smiled and said, "This is for Kankan. Do you like it?"

Li Wan blushed shyly.

Wei Liulang: Am I a little redundant? Wei Qing continued to choose the rattle: "The rattle is for Xiyue, I don't know which one she likes."

Li Wan laughed dryly: "Xiyue is old now and doesn't like playing with rattles anymore."

Wei Qing asked, "What does he like to play?"

Li Wan thought for a moment and said, "Xiao Hu."

Wei Qing: “…”

Wei Liulang tried hard to make his presence felt, and he lay down on the rattle so that only his brother could see him. "Okay, okay, we'll talk about the gifts later. We can't run away anyway. Are you going to the banquet?"

Wei Qing looked at Li Wan: "Do you want to go?"

"Me?" Li Wan was stunned. She wanted to walk out with her husband openly and tell everyone that her husband was not dead and Xiyue was a child with a father, but was this too much to expect?

Wei Qing put down the rattle and said, "Then go."

Emperor Jingxuan: Why do I feel a chill on my back? 　　There is one more

(End of this chapter)