Chapter 170 The couple discussed
The maids tactfully withdrew, leaving only the couple who had been apart for a few days in the room.
Jiang Wan raised her hands and held his face.
"A fight?"
"OK."
"Win?"
"Of course!"
Looking at the bruises on his face, Jiang Wan sighed softly.
"Has this injury been treated?"
"The military doctor has already taken care of me. It will definitely not damage my beautiful appearance. Don't worry, my wife!"
"You're being frivolous again."
"Hey, look, my dear, I brought you a little gift."
He unwrapped the package, revealing a palm-sized wooden box. Following the other person's gaze, Jiang Wan raised his hand and opened the lid, revealing a collection of silver bracelets and hairpins inlaid with various gemstones.
"How is it? Do you like it?"
"I like it. It's pretty."
"I knew you would like it!"
Li Chengxiu happily took out a bracelet from the box and carefully put it on his wife's snow-white wrist, while still praising himself for his contribution.
"This is a gift from the old leader of the Tongren people. He sent it to me as a thank you for helping him regain his position as leader. Although it's not very valuable, it's exquisite and beautiful. I think you'll like it.
He also sent me some medicinal herbs, some food, furs, and other things. They have all been put into the warehouse. You can go over and take a look and count them later."
This person has a very generous heart. Although he doesn't have much property, he has given it away very thoroughly.
Jiang Wan took Li Chengxiu's hand and gently touched the purple corner of his eye.
"Are you helping him regain power?"
"Isn't it? I've been beating up Duan Gouzi these past few days. Who dared him to cross the line and steal my food?
I drove the children in black clothes away for more than a hundred miles. The territory of the children in white clothes has expanded, and they will be able to pay me more protection fees in the future.
So, my dear wife, just rest assured and be at peace. I will definitely take good care of you!"
When Li Chengxiu came back, he heard a lot of things said by housekeeper Yang, so he started to mumble a lot with a guilty conscience, fearing that his wife would look down on him for being poor and incompetent.
Jiang Wan looked at Li Chengxiu with a smile in her eyes, and felt warm in her heart. She knew that although these gifts were not expensive, they were all from Li Chengxiu's heart.
"Thank you, I like it very much. But please don't work so hard in the future. I still prefer you to be safe and sound."
Jiang Wan's voice was not loud when she coaxed him, but Li Chengxiu was deeply moved.
His wife is so nice, good in every way!
He hugged the person tightly in his arms.
"Don't be afraid, my dear. What could possibly happen to a good person like me? Besides, this area is my home base, and I know it well. I will definitely not fall into any trap, don't worry!"
"Remember what my father once said, those who drown are all good swimmers. Don't be so cocky, be careful and you'll be safe."
"I know, I know. I always keep my father-in-law's wise words in my heart and never forget them for a single day!"
After the two hugged each other for a while, Li Chengxiu let go of Jiang Wan.
"By the way, Old Man Miao also invited us to attend their celebration in a few days. Do you want to go?"
"What celebration?"
"It's just some spring festival for children. It's quite lively with singing, dancing, eating and drinking. If you're interested, I'll take you there to have some fun."
Jiang Wan thought about it and nodded.
"That's fine. I haven't seen any celebrations of other races yet."
"Okay, I'll take you there to join in the fun later."
"good."
The couple sat together affectionately. Li Chengxiu held his wife's little hand and felt that he could not look at her enough.
"Just wear this silver jewelry for fun. It's too cheap and not worthy of you. I'll go out again later. People in Linyue like to wear gold jewelry. I'll grab some for you."
"Li Chengxiu, are you a prince or a bandit? Look at you, you open your mouth and close it, and you reveal the true nature of the little business your ancestors did."
Jiang Wan wanted to roll her eyes at him speechlessly, and Li Chengxiu laughed a few times embarrassedly.
"It's not what you think. It's mainly because I heard from Duan Gouzi that this time he took advantage of my absence to seize my territory. In fact, it was that wicked guy Lin Yue who instigated it.
He thought I was staying in the capital and would not come back, so he wanted to come over and take advantage of me.
Don't glare at me, I know what he meant by that. But I actually have the same idea, and it's a good excuse to go to Liaoren's place."
He leaned close to his wife's ear and lowered his voice.
"You never know when the person who will take over the military power will arrive. If I'm not here at the barracks by then, who knows what their lives will be like.
Anyway, while I'm still here, I'll take them out for a few more laps, at least get some food to stock up on, and this will be my last chance as a head coach to show some concern for my subordinates."
Jiang Wan was silent, looking up at her husband who looked a little sad. She heard herself asking in a very soft voice.
"If you're so reluctant, why do you let go?"
"Tsk, my wife, please stop treating me like a fool. I'm now a vassal king officially appointed by the emperor. How can I be the same as the prince who guarded the border before?"
There was a hint of melancholy in his voice.
"How can I not let go? My biological father can tolerate me because he is my biological father. Who knows if my brother will tolerate me in the future?
After I got married, I was always thinking about you and our baby who is still born. How can my brother be any better?
I understand that brotherly love can never match the power of an emperor. If I act sensibly now, wouldn't it be better for me to be suppressed by my brother later? Right?"
"I knew you knew everything."
"I told you a long time ago that I'm actually very smart, but it's just not very obvious."
"Yes, my husband is wise but appears foolish."
"My wife has good taste. She can recognize a good person like me!"
Li Chengxiu was so happy to be praised that he smiled happily.
Jiang Wancai finally made up her mind and whispered into her husband's ear the idea that she had thought about many times.
"Husband, I want to do some small business.
I have roughly calculated the accounts of our palace in the past few days. Most of them are in a state of deficit, or to be more precise, there are losses in many places.
I have a rough idea of the situation in the mansion. I guess the tenants in the farm are also the families of soldiers who are in difficult situations, right?
Actually, this kind of thing should be the concern of the imperial court. I don't know why the emperor hasn't issued specific regulations. But ploughing our family fortune into this is not a long-term solution. How long can you support them? There will always be a day when the funds are exhausted. What will we do then?
Think about it carefully yourself."
"Wife, I'm sorry."
Li Chengxiu moved his lips with difficulty.
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