The next day, before dawn, the ship set off again. As expected, within a day, they arrived outside Gusu City. Duan Tingxuan and Su Nuannuan got off the ship at Siping. When they left the dock and walked to a deserted place, Su Nuannuan suddenly remembered something and wondered, "Isn't it said that Hangzhou is the headquarters of the King of Xiangyang? Why did he come to Suzhou this time?"
Duan Tingxuan smiled and said, "Suzhou also has a palace for the Prince of Xiangyang. Now the Prince of Xiangyang and Donglou both live in Suzhou. You just follow me. Are you afraid that I will kidnap you?"
"Bah! To be a kidnapper requires talent. With you, it's hard to say who kidnapped whom." Su Nuannuan spat. The young marquis naturally refused to accept it. The two of them argued as they walked. Siping shook his head behind them and thought to himself, "My grandpa and grandma, do you still remember? You are supposed to act as a couple who respect each other, not as enemies. You are not following the routine. I am under a lot of pressure, okay?"
Seeing that they were about to reach the end of the field, the servant finally couldn't help it, coughed and said with a bitter face: "Master, Grandma, you don't look like a loving couple at all. Loving couples respect each other like guests, but listen to what you say, what bah, what stop talking nonsense, what punching and kicking, what tiger heart-ripping, this... this, this, this... Which guest talks to the host like this?"
Duan Tingxuan and Su Nuannuan were stunned for a long while before they reflected on themselves with their heads held high in shame. Duan Tingxuan murmured, "I was wrong, I just thought that we were a loving couple, but I forgot that the way we get along is different from the secular loving couples. What should I do?"
"Just change the script." Su Nuannuan had no pressure at all: "Who says loving couples have to treat each other with respect? Aren't happy enemies another kind of loving couple? Well, come to think of it, it seems that a man who fears his wife like a tiger and roars like a lion is the most loving."
The malicious intent in these words was so strong that it almost spilled out. Duan Tingxuan couldn't help but glance at his wife: "What do you mean?"
"That's what I mean. Why don't you play a henpecked husband who fears his wife like a tiger? You've probably never played such a role before, right? This is an opportunity to challenge yourself." Su Nuannuan excitedly coaxed him, but Duan Tingxuan shook his head firmly and said, "No, I don't think I need to challenge myself in this regard."
"Don't be so quick to deny it. You have to have some professionalism..." Su Nuannuan was still unwilling to give up, but she heard Duan Tingxuan sneer and said, "Nuannuan, why should I have any... professionalism? I'm not an actor."
"Hey. Why are you like this?" Su Nuannuan was angry: Duan Tingxuan was too smart and cunning. She really wanted him to suffer a setback and experience the feeling of being a queen, but this guy didn't fall for it.
As we were talking, we turned into an alley. We walked along the deep alley and after turning two corners, the end suddenly opened up. A huge house came into view, with a black oil door and snow-white walls. A branch of peach blossoms peeked out from the top of the wall near the door. This added a touch of beautiful spring color to the quiet house at the end of the alley.
"It is indeed Jiangnan. Even a branch of peach blossom is full of poetic and picturesque feelings. Jiangnan has nothing, so I give you a branch of spring. What a beautiful house. Could this be the villa you bought in Suzhou?"
"Do I look that stupid?" Duan Tingxuan rolled his eyes at Su Nuannuan and said, "I'm telling you, this is where our cousin works. You better act well. Don't let the secret slip."
"Oh my god, is this where we are going to stay?" Su Nuannuan opened her mouth into an O shape. Then she rolled her eyes at Duan Tingxuan and snorted coldly, "How could I be exposed? Humph! I have rich experience in performing arts, but you, an unprofessional guy, please don't hold me back."
Before Duan Tingxuan could say anything, he heard Siping chuckle, "Sister-in-law, that's funny. You stay out of the house all day, so how can you have any acting experience?"
Su Nuannuan sneered, "To deal with those grandmas in the backyard, how can I not have some acting skills? When I met them, I hated them to death, but I still had to greet them with a smile on my face and pretend to be polite. In such an environment, who dares to say that my acting skills are not good?"
"In that case, my acting skills are not bad. You don't think that dealing with those old foxes in the court will be easier than staying in the deep house, right?" Duan Tingxuan smiled proudly. In this regard, he also had great confidence in himself.
Siping said weakly from behind: "Brother and sister-in-law are naturally capable, but we have come here, so we should be more careful with our words from now on."
Duan Tingxuan said, "Don't worry. With my ears, why should we worry about the other side of the wall having ears? If there really is one, we can cut off the ears and use them as wine."
Su Nuannuan smiled and said, "That's a good idea. It would be best if there were pigs passing by the wall from time to time. Then I would have countless pig ears to eat."
They came to the door while chatting and laughing. With their current identities, they were not qualified to enter the main gate, so they walked along the wall to the west corner gate. Duan Tingxuan still muttered angrily, "This is the disadvantage of being incognito. You have to hide your identity, otherwise that guy will open the middle door and welcome you. Now, we can only go in through the west corner gate. It's so frustrating, so frustrating."
"Okay, stop complaining and get into character." Su Nuannuan smiled and shook her head. Sure enough, Duan Tingxuan's face straightened up and he showed a flattering smile. When they arrived at the corner door, they saw a woman from the gatehouse walk out. She looked them up and down and asked warily, "Who are you looking for?"
"Auntie, we are looking for Chang San who works here. Please help inform him that his cousin and sister-in-law have come to seek refuge with him."
"So it's the relative who is in charge." The old woman smiled, but she saw that Duan Tingxuan looked happier than her, and asked in surprise: "Why? Has he become the manager? He didn't mention that in the previous letter."
The old woman smiled and said, "He was promoted by the master to be the manager of the front yard a few days ago. I guess when he wrote the letter, even he didn't know he had this opportunity. Please wait a moment, I'll send someone in to inform him." As she spoke, she shouted loudly, and then a child came out of the gatehouse and ran away quickly. After about a quarter of an hour, a man was seen trotting over. Before he came close, he smiled and said, "Oh, you are here at last. Your sister-in-law and I have been waiting anxiously. Come in and let me go home to talk." This was Chang San.
Chang San's family was behind this house, one of a row of clean courtyards. A woman came out to greet us as soon as we entered the door. She smiled and said warmly, "Brother and sister-in-law are really good at keeping up with the times. It was only because your brother was promoted to a manager the other day that we were able to live in this courtyard. Otherwise, how could we be qualified?"
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