Chapter 487 "I am your husband, and no matter what happens, that will never change!"
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While Zhao Min and Li Shiliang were talking on the kang (a heated brick bed) about Li Shiyue's decision not to return to Jinzhou, another couple in Lijiatun were also thinking about Li Shiyue.
Li Xiatian lay on the kang with her eyes closed, but tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
In the late afternoon, Zheng Meiniang came to Li Xiatian's place and quietly told him that Li Shiyue did not plan to return to Jinzhou and would take Li's mother and Shitou with her.
This matter weighed on Li Xiatian's mind like a boulder from mid-afternoon.
"I'm going to Jian'an this October, and I won't be coming back."
Zheng Meiniang's expression was complicated as she said this, "She offended someone and had no choice but to leave. It will be difficult for her to come back."
Li Xiatian wanted to ask for more details, but Zheng Meiniang just shook her head: "She didn't say the specifics for October, she only said that she offended the Princess Consort of Zhenbei."
Judging from her expression, this is no small matter.
You...you should be more careful.
Zheng Meiniang's words were, of course, a warning to Li Xiatian to be wary of Jiang Huai, who, like Princess Jiang Huijun of Zhenbei, shared the surname Jiang—Li Xiatian's son-in-law and the biological father of Pingping and An'an.
After saying that, Zheng Meiniang sighed and then said, "Your older sister insists on going with us. No matter what we say, she won't listen and just wants to go."
In October, I couldn't persuade her otherwise. When we leave tomorrow, it will be your brother-in-law driving the cart, taking your sister, your aunt, and Shitou along to Sanshan County.
At this moment, with Zheng Meiniang's words in mind, Li Xiatian, lying on the kang, opened her eyes and turned to look at Jiang Huai, who seemed to be fast asleep beside her. Her mind was in turmoil.
Moonlight streamed through the window lattice, casting dappled shadows on Jiang Huai's sharply defined face.
Jiang Huai... In his early years, before he married Li Xiatian, he had listened to Jiang Huijun's advice and, when he was a schoolteacher in Lijiatun, wrote letters to Jiang Huijun reporting on Li Shiyue's major and minor affairs.
Even later, Li Shiyue said that she didn't care about Jiang Huai's "spy" behavior, and she also said, "As long as he is useful to Lijiatun, that's fine."
But Jiang Huai was indeed once on the opposite side of Li Shiyue.
Over the years, although Li Xiatian and Jiang Huai got married and had Pingping and An'an;
However, it was precisely because Jiang Huai returned to Jiangjia Village to attend the funeral of the Jiang family elders when Li Xiatian was giving birth that he was not by Li Shiyue's side, which aroused Li Shiyue's anger.
After that, Li Shiyue never called Jiang Huai "brother-in-law" again.
Li Xiatian's mind flashed back to the many times Jiang Huai had tested her in front of her over the past two years. Her heart was in turmoil, and she felt a bit annoyed.
"Husband..." Li Xiatian called softly.
Jiang Huai gave a vague reply and then fell silent, seemingly not fully awake.
Li Xiatian bit her lip and whispered, "Husband, you...you, will you always be good to me?"
Jiang Huai's eyelids twitched, and he mumbled in a half-dreaming state, "What nonsense are you talking about... You are my wife, if I don't treat you well, who else can I treat well?"
Li Xiatian felt a warmth in her heart, but then more worries welled up in her mind.
She continued to probe, "What if...the Princess asks you to do something detrimental to my family?"
This time, Jiang Huai slightly opened his eyes, turned his head, and looked at Li Xiatian with a sleepy and puzzled expression: "Xiatian, what's wrong? Why are you talking about the Princess?"
Li Xiatian quickly shook her head: "No... I just suddenly thought of it and was just asking."
Li Xiatian's lie was so obvious that even a three- or five-year-old child could see through it. How could someone like Jiang Huai, with his sperm count, not be able to tell?
Jiang Huai actually ran into his mother-in-law, Zheng Meiniang, on the way home in the late afternoon;
Later, when I got home, I saw Li Xiatian looking disoriented.
He knew something had happened to the Li family, but he was kept in the dark.
Jiang Huai had been waiting all along. He knew that Li Xiatian was the type who couldn't keep a secret. He had been waiting since dusk, and now he had finally waited for her!
So, at this moment, he not only turned around, but also used the moonlight coming in from the window to examine Li Xiatian's face: "What happened? You've seemed restless ever since I got home."
Li Xiatian avoided Jiang Huai's gaze: "It's nothing, it's just..."
Li Xiatian didn't know whether she should tell Jiang Huai the news that Li Shiyue had gone to Jian'an and wouldn't be coming back.
When Zheng Meiniang told her that, she didn't tell her not to tell Jiang Huai.
But Li Xiatian thought to himself, Jiang Huai and Princess Jiang Huijun are both surnamed Jiang after all.
At this moment, Jiang Huai, who had a good grasp of Li Xiatian's temperament, reached out from under the covers and pulled Li Xiatian closer to him.
Jiang Huaiqing's clear voice rang in Li Xiatian's ear: "Xiatian, you and I are husband and wife, we are the closest people to each other."
"Is there anything you can't tell me?"
Jiang Huai knew that Li Xiatian was most susceptible to his charm.
If he just sighs again and acts sad and disappointed, Li Xiatian will definitely tell him everything!
Sure enough, after Jiang Huai sighed, Li Xiatian spoke up in no time: "Shiyue said she offended the Princess and will not be coming back after going to Jian'an this time."
Li Xiatian was somewhat shrewd; she concealed what Zheng Meiniang had told her—"Once your elder sister and the others are settled over there, they will send someone to pick us up in October"—and didn't mention it to Jiang Huai.
Li Xiatian was being so vague, afraid that Jiang Huai would see through her. Her heart was pounding, and she lowered her head to rub against Jiang Huai's chest.
Upon hearing what Li Xiatian said, Jiang Huai frowned slightly: "October? How could she have offended the Princess? She and Yan Jiuniang have such a good relationship, how could she have a grudge against the Princess?"
"I don't know. My mother didn't tell me. I think she didn't tell her in October either."
Jiang Huai keenly noticed Li Xiatian's unusual behavior. He had long ago discovered that Li Xiatian had a habit of avoiding eye contact when lying.
So he reached out and touched Li Xiatian's cheek, forcing Li Xiatian to look up at him.
"Summer, you're hiding something from me."
Li Xiatian's heart tightened, but she forced a smile and said, "What could I possibly be hiding from you?"
"It's just... I was wondering whose side you would take since my family has offended the Princess."
Jiang Huai's expression turned serious.
He sat up slightly, his silhouette appearing particularly cold and stern in the moonlight: "Summer, tell me the truth."
Silence fell in the room.
After a long while, Jiang Huai sighed, lay down again, and pulled Li Xiatian into his arms once more: "Although the princess's surname is Jiang, I am just a distant cousin of hers."
I am your husband, and no matter what happens, that will never change!
We also have Pingping and An'an. We are husband and wife, and husband and wife are the closest of relatives!
Summer, and from now on, no matter what happens, I will protect you and the children.
Li Xiatian leaned against Jiang Huai's chest, listening to his strong heartbeat, but her unease grew stronger.
Li Xiatian had long passed her youthful days; she was no longer the naive young woman who would be overjoyed by a few sweet words from Jiang Huai.
Jiang Huai's answer offered Li Xiatian some comfort, but also left her with a sense of unease—Jiang Huai had not directly promised to stand on the side of the Li family.
Jiang Huai only said that he would protect Li Xiatian and the child.
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