"Master, are you still fishing here? My third brother and his wife have arrived in Liangzhou." Huo Guizhi and her maid dismounted and hurriedly found the old man of the Liu family who was fishing by the Wujin River. "My second brother sent someone to deliver a letter. Master, why don't you take people to welcome him? I heard that the young marquis of Annan Marquisate is also here with them."
Liu Shu, the eldest master of the Liu family, quickly dropped the fishing rod in his hand and asked the servant to bring him his outer robe. While getting dressed, he said to Liu's wife Huo Guizhi, "Didn't you say it would take a few days? How come we have already reached the border of Liangzhou? Hurry up, bring me my shoes."
The servant quickly went to get shoes and socks. Liu Shu put them on in a hurry and almost tripped over the hem of his clothes.
The eldest lady covered her mouth and laughed secretly, "Don't worry, Huo'er and his three sisters have already gone on horseback."
Liu Shu stopped immediately upon hearing this, and turned around to pick up the fishhook again. The eldest lady glared at him angrily, "Do you want to continue fishing?"
"The silver-bone cod in the Endless River tastes the most delicious. Since Huo'er and his sister have gone to pick up my third brother and sister-in-law, I will catch a few more to entertain them." Liu Shu said as he calmly picked up the fishing rod.
The eldest lady died of anger. Her master was good in every way except that he was obsessed with fishing. He almost lived by the endless river.
"Just send the servants to buy the silver-bone cod. I heard that your third sister-in-law brought Tao Ge'er with her this time. You'd better go back home and make preparations. The child has never been included in the family tree. Do you think your third sister-in-law brought him here with this intention?" The eldest lady snatched the fishing rod from Liu Shu's hand and started talking about serious matters.
Liu Shu shook the fish basket, very satisfied. He asked the servant beside him to take the fish basket away, and then said to the eldest lady, "This is a concern of my third sister-in-law. After all, Tao Ge'er is her biological son. It is our Liu family that owes her. Tao Ge'er is a descendant of our Liu family. Even if my third sister-in-law did not mention it, Tao Ge'er's name should be on the family tree. I mentioned this to my third brother, and he still had concerns. The situation is unclear now. If Zi Qi's identity is exposed, my third brother is afraid that we will be implicated. He said to wait a few more years."
Mrs. Huo sighed softly. As a woman, she put herself in his shoes. If the old man of the Liu family did something like her third brother Liu Yu, she would probably go crazy. Therefore, Mrs. Huo felt a little pity for Meng Jiangmei, her third brother's wife.
"My second brother's letter also said that Li Chu stayed in the capital and didn't come back. That kid couldn't be driven out of Pingliang Prefecture no matter how hard we tried. This time he went out and became wild. He didn't want to go home. My third sister sent servants to ask about him yesterday. If she knew that Li Chu didn't come back this time, she would be worried again." Mrs. Huo was sharp-eyed. She saw a silver cod swimming to the river. She secretly pulled out the arrow from her sleeve. As fast as lightning and as swift as wind, she threw it heavily and nailed the silver cod to the shore.
"That guy has always been an unconventional person, so why bother with him!" Liu Shu muttered. He was overjoyed when he saw the silver cod that was pinned to death. He hurriedly fished the fish up and exclaimed, "Madam is still amazing!"
Mrs. Huo was the daughter of a military family. She had been able to wield spears and sticks since she was young. Her Huo family spear skills were so powerful that her husband Liu Shu, a scholar, loved and respected her.
Seeing that her husband's mind was on the cod again, Mrs. Huo slapped him on the forehead several times, "Marrying your Liu family is really troublesome!" She patted her dress and grabbed her husband's belt, "Hurry home."
Liu Shu was dragged away from the river and got on the same horse as Madam Huo. He was not a good rider. Madam Huo pulled the reins and frowned. She patted her hand tightly around her waist and said, "Loosen up! You are so afraid of death, but you don't learn horsemanship well. You just spend all day writing. If you are paralyzed in bed, I won't serve you!"
Liu Shu pretended to loosen his grip, but when the horse started running, he hugged Mrs. Huo's waist tightly again and shouted, "Slow down, I'm scared..."
"What a promising future!" Mrs. Huo said this, but she still pulled the reins and the horse slowed down.
Liu Shu chuckled, rested his chin on his wife's shoulder, and said slowly, "If that day really comes, I won't be willing to ask you to serve me. I am so emaciated that I don't want my wife to be tired of me."
Mrs. Huo froze for a moment, then came to her senses and elbowed Liu Shu hard, "Bah! What nonsense are you talking about! The words of scholars are the most annoying!"
Liu Shu knew that his wife was the most hard-mouthed but soft-hearted person. He rubbed his chest and smiled smugly, "I knew that my wife would be reluctant to let me go."
Mrs. Huo whipped the horse angrily and the white horse under her crotch started to gallop. Liu Shu was so scared that he quickly grabbed his wife and shouted at the top of his voice, "Hey, my old waist..."
Mrs. Huo felt relieved, smiled, stroked the horse's neck, and stopped making a fuss.
"Madam, I have never concealed family affairs from you. What my third brother did was extremely dangerous. If one day, the entire Liu family is convicted, you should take Huo'er back to Huo's Castle." Liu Shu hugged Madam Huo and said quietly and gently, "The letter of release from wife is in the painting jar in the study. I feel a little uneasy when my third brother's wife came here. My third brother said that Ziqi has gone to Lingnan and taken over the military power in Lingnan."
The horse lowered its head and nibbled the grass. Huo Guizhi stroked the horse's mane with her palm and didn't speak for a long time.
She had seen the divorce letter five years ago.
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