My heart ached with a mixture of sorrow and relief. After all, I had seen her before, looking like a withered tree, with a lifeless expression that was heartbreaking to see, yet I was powerless to help her.
Now, nourished by love, she can truly show her natural beauty.
...
On his way back from the coronation ceremony, Zu'an found the Qin family's convoy, exchanged a few casual words with the two Qin family dukes, and then went directly to the carriage behind to find Xiao Zhao and You Zhao.
Laughter and cheerful voices emanated from the carriage. The Chu family mother and her two daughters were chatting happily in one room, and their topics all seemed to be related to Zu'an.
Zuan went straight in, causing the girls to gasp in surprise, but they relaxed when they saw it was him.
It turned out that Murong Qinghe was also there. The carriage was already fragrant, and with the unique body fragrances of the women, it felt like being in a kingdom of flowers.
Qin Wanru was lying casually in the carriage, laughing heartily, but upon seeing him, she quickly sat up straight to maintain her image as a good mother-in-law.
“Brother-in-law, you’re amazing! You’ve become the emperor’s uncle, and even the new emperor and empress have to bow to you.” Chu Huanzhao, the most innocent and naive of them all, spoke first.
"It's just to make it easier to get along with the emperor in the future." Zu An smiled, quickly took out a jade slip and handed it to her, explaining the purpose of his visit.
Knowing that this item could communicate with Zu'an at any time, Chu Huanzhao immediately became enamored with it and turned away, afraid that Chu Youzhao would touch it.
Chu Youzhao tried several times but failed, and she became both angry and anxious, tears welling up in her eyes.
Seeing the two sisters fighting over it, Zu'an couldn't help but smile, and took out another piece and handed it to Chu Youzhao: "Don't worry, there are some for everyone."
Chu Youzhao then beamed with joy, holding her jade slip and stroking it repeatedly, as if it were a priceless treasure.
Just as Zu An was about to take his leave, he noticed the somewhat forlorn look in Murong Qinghe's eyes and suddenly felt a headache coming on. He hadn't expected her to be here. If he left her alone, the little girl would be in a terrible state.
So he took out one and handed it to her, saying, "Qinghe, you can have one too."
Murong Qinghe was both surprised and delighted: "Ah, I...I have one too?"
She wanted to refuse, but she really wanted it, and her honey-colored skin turned rosy in an instant.
Zuan smiled and said, "You can add Youzhao as a friend so it's convenient to contact her anytime."
Now, almost everyone in the aristocratic circles of the capital regards her as a daughter-in-law of the Chu family. They're all family, so it's good that he made a few extra as backup.
"You can add other people as friends?" Chu Huanzhao's eyes lit up, as if he had discovered a new continent.
Zuan's heart skipped a beat. Oh no, if they add each other as friends and start chatting, a lot of things might be exposed.
Therefore, she must never know who else possesses this jade slip.
He hurriedly said, "It's just that you few can add each other as friends in private. This item is extremely precious, so please don't let anyone else know about it, lest someone have bad intentions."
At the same time, they were educated about the concept of privacy, and that one should not casually look at other people's jade slips, etc.
"We know." The girls were stunned and nodded like chicks pecking at rice.
"Brother Zu, can I add you as a friend?" Murong Qinghe suddenly asked, blushing.
Zu An was taken aback, and the other party quickly added, "I have many questions about cultivation that I would like to ask Brother Zu."
“Okay.” Zuan took out his jade slip and touched it with hers, showing them how to add each other as friends.
The girls immediately had a great time, and Zu'an then said goodbye and left.
"Cough cough!" Qin Wanru suddenly straightened her back, as if reminding him that he had forgotten something.
"Has Mother-in-law caught a cold?" Zu An looked at her strangely. She seemed to have coughed several times since the beginning, but her complexion was rosy and she didn't look sick.
"It's nothing, you can go ahead." Qin Wanru immediately wilted like a frostbitten eggplant, her back slumped.
Anger from Qin Wanru: +55 +55 +55...
Sensing her anger, Zuan was baffled, but he had too many important things to deal with at the moment and didn't have time to investigate further, so he left quickly.
Not long after, the Murong family had something to do and summoned Murong Qinghe back as well.
Qin Wanru finally exploded in the carriage: "This heartless man, he didn't even bother to give me a piece!"
Chu Youzhao disagreed: "Mother, you are his mother-in-law. It's inappropriate for him to give you this."
Chu Huanzhao laughed heartlessly: "Yeah, what private things do you and him have to talk about? Do you want to cuckold your father?"
She was close to Zu'an and knew his personality very well. When she saw him give her a green hat at Sang Qian's wedding, she roughly guessed what it meant and it spread in their small circle. Of course, the general public did not know what it meant.
Qin Wanru blushed instantly: "Girl, are you trying to kill me? I'll tear your mouth apart!"
They soon started playing around in the car all day, and it wasn't until much difficulty that they calmed down.
Qin Wanru tidied her messy hair: "Can't I just chat with him about everyday things? He's given away all the young ladies from the Murong family. Does that mean they're in love?"
Chu Youzhao muttered, "I'd actually be relieved if they were really talking about love."
Qin Wanru raised her eyebrows: "Are you stupid? Qinghe is your future wife."
Chu Youzhao sighed: "Mother, you know my situation."
Qin Wanru: "..."
Did I owe that Zu guy something in my past life? Not only did he take my daughter away, but he also wants to give up my daughter-in-law.
Sensing the sorrowful atmosphere permeating the carriage, Chu Huanzhao hurriedly said, "Mother, don't be angry. At worst, you can borrow this jade slip to play with in the future."
"Hmph, I don't want charity offered to me." Qin Wanru turned her face away.
"Fine, then." Chu Huanzhao regretted saying it as soon as he finished speaking.
"Pah! If you don't want it, I'll take it anyway!" Qin Wanru immediately panicked and hurriedly reached out to grab it.
Chu Huanzhao hurriedly laid down three rules: "You can use it, but you're not allowed to peek at my chat history with my brother-in-law."
Zuan introduced this hidden feature before, and I was wondering why he would invent such a feature. Now I realize that my brother-in-law was indeed farsighted.
"Can."
"Also, from now on, you must identify yourself in every chat; you can't pretend to be me."
"Of course, why would I impersonate you?"
Although Qin Wanru said this, a thought suddenly occurred to her: this was indeed a good idea.
If that kid knew it was me, what would we have to talk about? It would be more interesting to pretend to be a novice and chat with him. Then we'll see what kind of sweet talk that kid uses to deceive my daughter. Humph!
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