Chapter 102 Slapped Him
Just sit upright in the hall.
That was a deal between the two of them, and also a promise made by Lu Qianshan. Now he has developed feelings beyond the deal and wants to force Xie Zhaohe to pay for it.
He knew that he had overstepped the bounds, but he just couldn't understand how there could be someone as cold-hearted as Xie Zhaohe. They had been married for many years, and she never quarreled or made a fuss, but she had never cared about him either.
The title given to him has always been the acting vassal king of Southern Xinjiang, not his husband.
Seeing that Lu Qianshan seemed to have recalled something, Xie Zhaohe said in a deep voice, "Marshal Lu said that I only needed to sit on the throne and nothing else, but now you want me to do something else?"
Lu Qianshan frowned, seeing that she had taken on the airs of an eldest princess and no longer addressed him as "you or me". It sounded a bit more distant, which made him feel sad.
"Ah He, please don't talk to me like that. I don't want to..." Lu Qianshan reached out to hold Xie Zhaohe's hand, but she dodged it deftly and slapped him with her backhand, interrupting him.
Lu Qianshan had already sensed it, but he still took the blow head-on. His head tilted to the side, and Xie Zhaohe's low warning voice came to his ear: "Don't act like this in front of me. We made our deal very clear from the beginning."
The conversation ended on a sour note, with Lu Qianshan once again frustrated by Xie Zhaohe's indifference. After that night, they were practically in a prolonged cold war. Their conversation consisted of nothing more than the current situation in southern Xinjiang and Xie Zhaochu's marriage proposal.
The entire mansion was filled with a chill, and the few servants also noticed this unusual change.
Ah Zan noticed that the son-in-law hadn't stayed at the master's house for several nights, and realized something was wrong. He said to Chang An, who was sitting in front of the fireplace, "What do you mean by quarreling can last a long time? How long have the son-in-law and the master been in a cold war?"
Chang An was enjoying himself by the fire, but after hearing Ah Zan's words, he felt as if a cauldron had fallen on his head. "What does this have to do with me? Was it because of me that they started the quarrel?"
As he spoke, he reached his hand over the stove, turned it over and warmed it, then continued, "Master, I want to have a child with the eldest princess, but the eldest princess is not happy about it and gave me two girls instead. Sister Azan, men all have pride. Master's intentions are so obvious, but the eldest princess still pushes me away. No one can stand this."
Ah Zan felt that this was irrational and rolled her eyes at him. "What kind of perverse logic is this? According to you, if a man asks a woman, she has to agree? My mistress's surname is Xie! She is the most noble eldest princess in the world. No one can surpass her!"
"Okay, okay." Chang An finally gave in and muttered, "You're the boss, I can't argue with you, okay?"
Only then was Azan satisfied and sat at a desk to read the book Xie Zhaohe gave her.
She had never received much education. Although female officials of Dayin were required to have a certain level of education, in reality, that requirement was just a decoration for lower-ranking maids like them. As long as they could read and write, read a few books, and understand what their masters said, it would be fine.
Most maids no longer have the opportunity to study after following their masters, but Xie Zhaohe said that women should read to understand the ways of the world, otherwise they will be blinded by others.
With Xie Zhaohe's encouragement, Azan finally had the opportunity to study.
However, the winter in Beijing was much colder than she had imagined. Her hands and feet were inevitably a little cold. She rubbed her hands together, trying to warm them up, but found that it didn't help much.
Chang An, who was sitting in front of the fire, noticed this scene and said loudly, "Boss, come and warm yourself by the fire?"
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