Chapter 76 This Wasn't a Secret
Half an hour later, Xu Yu finally washed off the mud and blood on his body, and he looked a little more handsome.
He took the water out of the wooden barrel and poured it out. He went into the house and closed the door, still with an indescribable subtle look on his face.
"What on earth gave you the illusion that you thought those pig heads were more pleasing to the eye than me?"
Just now, his disdain for Pighead provoked Sangzhi Xia Yizheng's stern rebuttal.
She even felt that the pile of pig heads, pig stomachs and pig intestines outweighed the joy of having him at home.
Sang Zhixia threw the handkerchief she used to wipe his hair to him and said seriously, "The pig's head is really a good thing."
"Is it something better than me?"
"Who said that?"
Sang Zhixia raised her index finger and shook it, saying firmly, "It's obvious that you can't be called a thing, so why are you competing with a hideous pig-head?"
The rebuttal that Xu Yu was about to say turned into silence in an instant, and Sang Zhixia's mouth twitched at the fleeting distortion on his face.
She coughed to hide her emotions, feigning composure as she tugged at the blanket and lay down. "Can you be a little more ambitious? Why are you arguing with a bunch of idiots?"
"Hurry up and dry your hair, get ready for bed. There's a lot to do tomorrow."
Xu Yu gritted his teeth, clutching his handkerchief. Seeing the extra boxes and clothes that were clearly men's in the room, his eyes darkened. "What are these? Are you taking apart your own clothes to make something for me again?"
Before Sang Zhixia could answer, he frowned and said, "Zhizhi, I don't need these, you..."
"Who said I did it?"
Sang Zhixia rolled up the quilt and whispered, "My mother asked someone to send it from Kyoto."
Although the titles of mother-in-law and son-in-law have been decided, to be precise, Aunt Xie and Xu Yu have not yet met each other officially.
However, from the things prepared by Aunt Xie, it can be seen that she is still very satisfied with her son-in-law.
At least I have managed to treat my daughter and son-in-law equally.
Sang Zhixia was in the mood to show off. She threw back the quilt, climbed out of bed, and began to count the items. "The money we sent back last time must have made her a lot more comfortable. This time, someone sent a lot of things."
"My brothers and sisters all have a share. Besides mine, you have the most. You have four complete outfits, inside and out, and two pairs of thick cotton-soled shoes. I think these colors are all good. You can change them up so you don't have to wear black all day long."
She held up the royal blue coat in her hand, her eyes sparkling, and waved it before Xu Yu's eyes as if showing off: "How is it? Doesn't it look good?"
Xu Yu paused silently while wiping his hair, smacking the sour taste on his tongue, and said sourly, "Didn't you say a pig's head looks better?"
Do you think I'm pretty now?
Sang Zhixia looked puzzled: "I said the clothes are beautiful."
"What are you thinking about?"
Xu Yu's face instantly turned wooden, and he nodded expressionlessly: "Yes, my mother-in-law's taste is naturally impeccable."
nice.
It looks so beautiful.
Sang Zhixia was satisfied.
She was immersed in the joy of being cared for and remembered even though they were thousands of miles apart. She urged Xu Yu to praise each piece of clothing in his hand one by one, and returned to bed with a satisfied smile on her face.
"My mother also wrote in the letter that, thanks to Madam Bai's care, my younger brother has been admitted to the Bai family's clan school. The teacher said that my younger brother has good talent. If we can cultivate him well, he may have a bright future."
"If my younger brother can succeed in his studies, the better his future will be, the better my mother's life will be in the Sang family."
In the Sang family, which has many concubines and illegitimate children, it is difficult for a concubine who has no one to rely on and a illegitimate son who is not favored by his father to have any hope of making a name for himself.
It will be different after it becomes possible.
Even for the sake of having a noble person to look after her promising offspring, her heartless father would have to think twice before doing anything inhumane.
Sang Zhixia clutched the quilt and couldn't help but turn around. "Do you think my brother, if he can pass the imperial examinations one day, will be able to live on his own and bring my mother out?"
Xu Yu was slightly startled for a moment, then seeing her face full of joy and anticipation for the future, his voice softened involuntarily: "I remember your brother was only five years old?"
Is it too long to wait for my brother-in-law to grow up?
Sang Zhixia sighed helplessly: "She's not even five years old yet."
"But there's nothing we can do about it. You can't count on me."
She wanted to make herself more successful so that Aunt Xie, who had suffered so much, could have an easier life, but when she herself was in danger, it was all wishful thinking.
And she is a married woman.
Not to mention that there is no precedent of a married woman taking her mother out of her parents' home. Even if there is such an example, she cannot do it because she is a criminal like the Xu family.
Xu Yu put down the handkerchief in his hand and said, "If it's as you say, then there might be hope. As long as we can get your father to agree to release the person, it won't be difficult to get him out."
You don’t have to wait until that day.
only……
His eyes flickered between bright and dark for a moment, and without saying anything more, he extinguished the oil lamp in the darkness and rolled over to the inside of the bed with ease. "If you're really worried, I'll find time to send Bai Ziyu a letter when I go to the county town again in a few days."
After all, I have already owed you a favor, so once or twice won't make much difference.
After hearing this, Sang Zhixia shook her head without a second thought: "Forget it, forget it. Why would I bother others over and over again for something like this?"
"They are now under Madam Bai's care and are doing much better than before. Any more drastic actions would probably not be a good thing."
For Aunt Xie and her son, being inconspicuous is the greatest safety.
After all, in the original owner's memory, the noble and unparalleled stepmother and the promiscuous and bastard father, this couple can be called the two bad guys of the Sang family. It is definitely not a good thing to be too conspicuous.
Xu Yu hummed incoherently, then said after a moment, "I've heard before that your mother didn't seem to want to enter the Sang family willingly."
Sang Zhixia hadn't expected him to know even such trivial details, and a hint of sarcasm crept into her words, "What can you say?"
"If it weren't for the high-ranking general's lust for beauty, my mother would have married her beloved according to the engagement. Although she would have lived in poverty, she wouldn't have had to endure the hardship of being a concubine."
It would be fine if he could treat someone else's fiancée well after stealing her, but General Sang is not that kind of person.
He fell in love with every girl he saw and forced her into the inner chamber, leaving her to grow among the flowers in the backyard. But when the passion faded, he began to worry about these flowers and their supposedly smooth marriages. He felt that it was an insult to himself that the woman who belonged to him had someone else in her heart.
He soon forgot the woman whose life he had ruined, and began to look for his next true love in the dazzling world of fireworks.
He enjoyed plundering and had a good reputation for being straightforward and carefree in love and hate.
But for those who are trapped in his backyard, who among them is not living a miserable life?
Xu Yu didn't expect that his casual remark would actually upset her. In silent embarrassment, he said in a dry voice: "Sorry, I didn't mean it."
"Well, it wasn't a secret anyway."
Sang Zhixia closed her eyes and said weakly, "Actually, my mother told me before that she doesn't expect me to marry into a wealthy family. She just wants to find me a stable family to live out my life in. It would be best if they know me well and don't mind my status as a concubine."
"You don't know, when she found out I was going to replace Sang Bingrou and marry into the Xu family, she was so panicked that she almost took me to hang herself. And because I wanted to refuse the marriage, the lady punished me by making me kneel in the ancestral hall for many days."
How noble is the Xu family's eldest son?
Not to mention Sang Zhixia, who only has beauty, even Sang Bingrou, who is a legitimate daughter, would be considered marrying up to become the prince's consort.
But the huge pie suddenly fell on her lips, and it forcefully pried open Sang Zhixia's mouth and forced her to eat it.
The mother and daughter lived like birds in a cage, not knowing which way the wind was blowing outside. They felt no joy at all, only countless fears.
The final facts proved that the panic from the bottom of the heart was the most real.
The Xu family is really not a popular family!
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