Chapter 298 Long time no see

"Wan'er." The old lady waved at her, her face filled with joy. She quickly came over and said happily, "I heard that someone hit your carriage and it was Zhao'er who showed up and saved you. How are you? Did those bad things scare you?"

Xu Wan shook her head and said, "No, don't worry, mother-in-law. My husband arrived just in time and those people have been arrested."

After saying this, she looked at her mother-in-law carefully. This reaction seemed a little wrong. Upon hearing the news that Zong Zhao was still alive, shouldn’t her mother-in-law be ecstatic, like a little devil?

"Well, good, as long as you're not scared, come on, let's go to the yard and talk." The smile on the old lady's face became brighter and brighter, and she pulled her away.

The little devil happily went to the key class and showed off to his brothers how powerful his father was. Of course, the part about killing Huaishui had to be kept secret, but that didn't affect his father's power!!

For the entire day, Xu Wan listened to the old lady telling her many stories about Zong Zhao's childhood.

There was the experience of him being stubborn and refusing to practice martial arts with the old marquis in order to study; there was the experience of asking the old lady to build a large study for him and collect all kinds of books in order to make it easier for him to study; there was even the experience of beating someone up and making him cry in the martial arts field, and being visited by the elders of the other party.

The old lady spoke in a witty and humorous way, and Xu Wan was often amused by her. The image of Zong Zhao in her mind also gradually changed from silent and steady to emotional and warm.

However, Xu Wan was also a smart person. She knew that the old lady wanted to improve their relationship because Zong Zhao had returned. However, Xu Wan married into the Marquis's mansion because she wanted to have no husband and no worries. Now that the missing Zong Zhao had suddenly returned, her mind was in a mess. She was more of a smile and chatterbox to the old lady, and she had no time to think about the next step.

Xu Wan accompanied the old lady for dinner before leaving.

As soon as the person disappeared, the old lady's smile suddenly fell. She said dejectedly, "Master, I see Wan'er is like this, it seems that she really doesn't know Zhao'er. Then when did Zhao'er fall in love with Wan'er?"

The old marquis hissed, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Why are you worrying so much? Since Zhao'er has already asked us to help him marry her, then how they get along is his business. You can't still want to interfere in their affairs, right?"

The old lady was anxious: "Huh? How could I say I interfered with them? I was just worried that Wan'er would not like Zhao'er."

The old marquis was speechless and said, "They only met briefly on the road. The time was too short. Let them spend more time together. We should not interfere in the affairs of young people."

The old lady blushed and immediately pinched him. The old marquis cried out in pain: "Ah, I was wrong, I was wrong, you can do whatever you want, you can do whatever you want..."

Although she said so, the old lady still knew her limits. She had done what she had to do, and she had to give the two of them some time alone.

Finally, the old lady sighed again: "Zhao'er's personality is like a mute person. Even if he likes someone...will he take the initiative?"

After Xu Wan returned to her room, she found that the bed curtains and other items in the room had all been changed to bright red, and even the wedding characters were pasted back on the windows, just like when she first married into the Marquis's Mansion.

The newlywed feeling came immediately.

Xu Wan thought to herself, could this be what I am going through: working so hard for two years, only to be back to where we were before liberation?

Get married, marry a strange man, spend the rest of your life with him, have children with him... She thought she would never come across these strange words in her life.

Because in her future plans, all she wanted was to bring Jincheng up, arrange for him to get married and have children, and have him spend his whole life in this marquisate, dealing with the elders, children, sisters-in-law, and daughters-in-law.

And now, a husband suddenly appeared... How should I deal with this? Accept it? Live a good life with him? But, we are really unfamiliar with each other, how can two strangers become husband and wife...

Xu Wan scratched her head, feeling that she had encountered an extremely difficult problem. The more she thought about it, the more headache she had. She walked around the room a few times. The bright red color made her more and more anxious. She wanted to remove it altogether.

But this was arranged by her mother-in-law. If she took it down today, she was afraid that her mother-in-law would be unhappy. Her mother-in-law was very nice to her... She would have to endure it for a few more days.

The night was getting darker and darker, but Zong Zhao still hadn't returned from the palace. Xu Wan practiced calligraphy in the room for a long time before she calmed down. Then she sat by the bed and waited until her regular sleeping spot. Finally, she couldn't help but lie down and take a nap.

Late at night, Zong Zhao came back.

The yard was brightly lit, and his room also had a warm light on. All he could see was a sea of ​​red, and inside was the new wife he wanted to marry.

"Young marquis, you are finally back. Madam has been waiting for you in the room for a long time." Cuizhi walked forward and said with a smile.

Zong Zhao hummed and said, "Let's all go down and have a rest."

"Yes." Cuizhi smiled and retreated. Tonight was the wedding of the young marquis and his wife. She had already prepared herself to work without rest and reminded the maid to prepare hot water.

The maids went about their work happily.

Indoors.

When Zong Zhao walked in, he saw Xu Wan sitting on the edge of the bed with half of her body slumped over the bed. The girl had her eyes closed, breathing evenly, her curved brows showing softness, and a faint red mark on her fair skin, as if it was accidentally scratched because her skin was so tender.

Zong Zhao walked over lightly, carried her to the bed, and then pulled the quilt next to her and covered her carefully.

He had been in the military camp for nearly two years, and had been with a bunch of rough men every day. He was very strong, but when he hugged Xu Wan, he held back his strength in his arms for fear of waking her up.

On a night in late spring, lights flickered inside the house and insects chirped outside the window.

Zong Zhao sat beside the bed, just looking at her quietly.

He recalled the last time he saw Xu Wan, she was dressed in plain clothes and had a slightly yellow face. She knew her own life was not satisfactory, but she could not bear to see the sufferings of the world. She gave the little money she had to a child who sold books to save his father, and told the child to return to the academy after he overcame the difficulties and study for the rise of the Great Chu.

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Long time no see, how are you doing now?

In the quiet night, no one answered the whisper in his heart.

Zong Zhao stood up, walked to the desk, sat down, closed his eyes and rested. Hearing that the prince was critically ill, he traveled day and night to come back and finally made it in time. Tomorrow... he has to leave the capital.

Cuizhi and a group of maids waited outside the house. When the hot water cooled down, they continued to boil it. However, until dawn, they still didn't hear anyone calling for water.

The maids were so sleepy that they kept yawning and asked, "Sister Cuizhi, did you guess wrong? Are the young marquis and his wife asleep?"

Cuizhi also said in confusion: "This shouldn't happen. This is their wedding night..."

"Then let's wait a little longer."

"Well, wait a little longer!"