Chapter 227 My wife was frightened, so she's a little clingy
After Chunxi was carried into the carriage by Shen Qingyuan, she kept grinning and laughing foolishly.
Shen Qingyuan stared at her again and again, a smile on his lips, but he was still a little curious: "Madam, what are you laughing at? Are you drunk again today?"
"I'm not drunk," Chunxi shook her head, hugged Shen Qingyuan's arm and leaned into his arms, "I just feel so happy now. My husband treats me very well. I also have true friends like the princess, He'er and Yue'er. My aunt and cousin also like me very much. This is something I couldn't even imagine before I married my husband."
Chunxi spoke in a cheerful tone, full of satisfaction and gratitude.
Shen Qingyuan's eyes darkened slightly.
During these days since returning to Beijing, he has figured out everything. On the night of the incident, Ning used Cao Zheng to threaten Wang, asking her to kill Chunxi with a dagger coated with poison, and Wang really did so.
If Chunxi had not found someone from Wuyou Pavilion to pretend to be her in advance, she might have died at the hands of Wang's dagger.
Although the situation was critical at the time and Wang had no choice, it was really sad to be poisoned by her own mother.
But after returning from the gates of hell, Chunxi never said a bad word about Wang. She could still feel the beauty around her and was grateful.
Shen Qingyuan kissed Chunxi's forehead and said solemnly, "There's nothing I can't imagine. Things will get better and better in the future."
Chunxi raised her head and kissed Shen Qingyuan quickly: "Husband, it's so great to marry you. In return, I will give you a child."
When he was unsure whether he could return safely, Chunxi thought a lot.
Ever since her father passed away, her relationship with her family has become increasingly distant. Although she has been trying very hard to live, before marrying Shen Qingyuan, she actually had no ties in this world.
This incident made her realize that if there was another accident, her only regret would be not being able to give Shen Qingyuan a child.
Although adults can still remarry at this age, they will always have a bad reputation because they have always been unlucky in marriage and childless.
And the last time she asked the master for a divorce, he gave her a severe beating and said that there was only death between them and no separation in life. If the master really put his words into practice, it would be too lonely for her to have no children.
After Chunxi finished speaking, she leaned forward to kiss him again, and also climbed restlessly onto Shen Qingyuan.
Although she was not drunk, she drank a lot tonight and smelled strongly of alcohol. She was much bolder than usual.
Shen Qingyuan's eyes darkened instantly, but he still held her waist and reminded her: "Madam, we are not home yet. We are still in the carriage."
Chunxi didn't care and said deliberately: "I know, but I just want to have a child with my husband."
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When the carriage arrived home, before it had completely stopped, Shen Qingyuan rushed down with Chunxi in his arms.
Ah Li was startled and subconsciously wanted to follow, but then he heard Shen Qingyuan's order: "Don't follow me, everyone stay away from the main courtyard tonight!"
Chunxi was eager to have a child, and Shen Qingyuan accompanied her through the ordeal, almost being late for duty the next day.
As soon as he entered the Imperial Censorate, someone joked, "Sir Shen, newlyweds are different. I wonder if our urging you to come back to receive the envoys together will affect your relationship?"
Before going out, Shen Qingyuan saw a circle of teeth marks on his collar in the mirror. The position was tricky and could not be fully covered by the collar. The half-exposed part was very tempting.
Shen Qingyuan remained calm and said calmly, "It doesn't affect me. It's just that my wife just had a close call with death, so she's a little clingy."
Shen Qingyuan did not hide it, but admitted it frankly. Everyone could hear that he loved his wife terribly, and because he loved her so much, he let her make a fuss.
There are many unfaithful and heartless people in this world, but few who are affectionate. Everyone looked at each other and stopped joking.
The envoys had been in the capital for more than half a month. After experiencing the prosperity and customs of Hanjing, it was time to start talking about business. After Shen Qingyuan arrived, he went to the Council Hall with everyone from the Censorate.
On the way, someone whispered to Shen Qingyuan, "Before you came back, the envoys had already presented a batch of jade and animal skins to His Majesty. The jade is dazzling, and the animal skins are really beautiful and warm. If they were made into coats, we wouldn't have to keep warm by the fire in winter. The envoys are very sincere, and His Majesty is very pleased. We should also be more friendly in our attitude later."
Shen Qingyuan nodded to indicate that he understood, and then asked, "What does the envoy group want?"
"There's a lot of sandstorms over there, and the food production isn't high. I heard they've suffered disasters in the past two years, so naturally they want to exchange for food."
Zhaoling has been established for many years. It has fought wars with its neighboring country Yuexi and also traded with them. No one knows how long the current peace can last. Even if they want to communicate with each other, they still have to remain vigilant and keep some tricks up their sleeves.
What kind of food to give to the other party and how much to give each year so as not to make the other party too strong and powerful and develop evil ambitions require careful consideration.
These situations were similar to what the people in the Censorate had expected. Shen Qingyuan knew what was going on and walked calmly into the Council Hall with everyone else.
After they talked for a while, His Majesty and the envoys arrived.
Following the envoys were Wei Lingze and Li Huaijing, the governor of Wengzhou. For more than half a month, they were mainly responsible for the reception of the envoys.
After some greetings, Wei Lingze and Li Huaijing sat down next to Shen Qingyuan.
Because of Chunxi's matter, Wei Lingze didn't sleep well last night, and his eyes were bloodshot. He couldn't help but look at Shen Qingyuan twice more, and then he saw the faint teeth marks on Shen Qingyuan's neck.
This kind of thing is very ambiguous, and coupled with Shen Qingyuan's serious face, the contrast is huge, which makes people imagine a lot.
Wei Lingze suddenly clenched his fists.
Although Shen Qingyuan had shown enough protection and preference for Chunxi, Wei Lingze still felt unspeakable anger when he saw the evidence of Shen Qingyuan and Chunxi's love with his own eyes.
Weren't they acting? Wasn't Shen Qingyuan forced by the Mo family to marry Cao Chunxi? How could they make this fake play real?
Moreover, Cao Chunxi has only been missing for over a month. Has Shen Qingyuan found out what she went through during this period of time? How could he do such a thing without any qualms?
The anger burned his internal organs so much that Wei Lingze's chest rose and fell uncontrollably.
Feeling his burning gaze, Shen Qingyuan turned his head and looked over.
That look was cold and sharp, and Wei Lingze felt like he was completely seen through.
Shen Qingyuan seemed to know that it was he who had someone kidnap Chunxi, and he also knew what kind of thoughts Shen Qingyuan had about Chunxi, but Shen Qingyuan didn't say anything now. He just waited for the right time to step on him hard and make him unable to turn over.
This unknown feeling, where everything was out of control, drove Wei Lingze a little crazy. He clenched his fists harder and harder, and his bones made slight noises.
At this time, Li Huaijing patted him and said, "Ze'er, His Majesty is waiting for your reply."
Wei Lingze suddenly pulled himself out of his own world. He looked at Li Huaijing in a daze, not knowing what had just happened.
Li Huaijing reminded quietly: "The envoys have asked to spar with our generals. You are the only military officer here, and His Majesty is waiting for you to speak."
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