Chapter 359 Talking about the Past and the Future
"Which one? Oh, you want to use Qin Xiaochen, right?"
Li Chengxiu scratched the broken hair on his forehead and asked with some confusion.
"Wife, why did you think of using him? It's definitely not because he is related to us. You are not the kind of person who can't distinguish between public and private affairs."
"Don't cricket me in front of me, or I'll hit you."
After stretching his arms and legs, Jiang Wan walked over to the chair and sat down. He raised his hand, picked up a book with neat handwriting and clear pages, and threw it over.
"Open it and take a look. Every page is excellent. And this excellent book has already filled up the Broad Bookstore in seven states.
Calculate how long it took you?
Regardless of the character of the Qin family members, their abilities and means alone make them among the best among the aristocratic families.
Moreover, Qin Xiaochen is very aware of the current situation and knows how to make choices. He used to be a qualified child of a noble family, and he will probably be an outstanding official of Dayu in the future.
There's no overt hatred between him and me, nor any private disputes. There's no reason to suppress him and prevent him from pursuing a successful career."
"Why is there no reason?"
Li Chengxiu sat down next to his wife and snorted coldly.
"He's not even as good as our cousin. At least Xu Hui is openly supporting you. His Qin family must be aware of your existence, otherwise why has the old lady of the Qin family never met you in all these years?"
"What are you talking about again? How can you mix public and private matters?"
Jiang Wan leaned against the armrest of the chair with a smile on his face, supporting his cheek with his right hand and stretching out his left hand to wantonly knead the well-defined jaw opposite him.
She really likes Li Chengxiu's mindless protectiveness. She admits that she, well, likes to be favored.
"It can't be considered mixed up, so stop pinching me and listen to me."
He pulled his wife's small hand down and held it in his big palm, stroking it unconsciously, with a lot of complaints accumulated in his eyes.
"The Qin family isn't stupid. If I can think of something, I don't believe they can't. But since you've been back in Beijing for so many years, no one in the Qin family has come out to look for you, except for the adults.
Of course, I'm not saying they have to express anything, but isn't it a bit too much to just turn a blind eye to it?"
"Who did you bully?"
Jiang Wan curled her lips into a smile.
"We are not respectable people from aristocratic families, so we cannot understand their spiritual pursuits, which are the insistence on a dignified death.
Some call this family tradition, others call it rigidity. Some call it courtesy, others call it pedantic. Whether it's good or bad is a matter for the individual to know.
Why are we talking so much?"
"I'm not being talkative. I'm clearly out of pity for you and want to stand up for you. It's for your own good, and yet you're still teasing me?"
Li Chengxiu felt that it would definitely snow in June next year, otherwise where could he go to complain about his grievances?
"No need, do I care?"
Those beautiful eyes were as calm and cool as the water in a cold pond.
"Not to mention that my existence is more like a humiliation to the Qin family. Even from my own perspective, I absolutely cannot tarnish the reputation of the Xu family.
Why do you think my mother would rather bear the title of a stepmother than to make me the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Lingguo's mansion? It's not just because she and my mother have a deep sisterly bond, but also because the Xu family's reputation cannot be trampled upon in this way.
Even if it wasn't my mother who was wrong back then, and it's not me who is wrong now either. But will others accept this, and will history books accept this in the future?"
She sighed softly.
“There are many times when I feel sorry for adults. It’s not their fault in the beginning, but they are always the ones who are punished and tortured the longest.
You always like to say that he loves me and my family, but I always feel that it's more like he's atonement for his sins to me. The kind of atonement where he wants to pour his heart and soul into me and give his all so that he can stand before my mother again.
He loves me, but he loves more than just me. I know who he loves most, and I also know who he wants to atone for his sins. So I always try to follow his wishes because I know he is right.
But what does the Qin family have to do with me?
Why should they get involved with me? Just like I won't pay a cent for Qin's family.
He is him and I am me.
"The Lord did a great job on this point. He used himself as a knife to sever any possible connection between me and the Qin family. I am very grateful for his decisiveness. This is truly for my own good."
Li Chengxiu was actually a little confused by his wife's words about who loved whom, but he also understood one key point.
“It’s obviously me who loves you the most!
My dear wife, I am really doing this for your own good. I won’t say anything if you don’t allow me to.
Don't you just want to use Qin Xiaochen? If you want to use him, then use him as hard as you can, and treat him like a slave!
You, my wife, are in charge of this kind of thing. You don't need to ask me. In our family, I always have the final say on major matters, and you have the final say on minor ones. At the moment, there aren't any major issues in our family, so you don't need to ask me about minor matters.
I will listen to you!"
He mumbled a lot to save face. He was obviously not the head of the family, but he kept talking so arrogantly. If you didn't know, you would think his wife was so easy to talk to.
But this emperor now has his own ideas. His last sentence hits the point very well and obviously pleases the empress.
The beautiful woman rewarded him with a satisfied kiss, which made the man, who was already not very smart, dizzy.
When a couple is in tune with each other and are willing to put all their strength into one, it really creates a terrifying illusion of strength.
Anyway, this is what the couple is like now, hugging each other and dreaming about the future.
"I'm telling you, Li Chengxiu, I have a really great idea. It's so great it seems fake! Next year, let's summon those girls from Dongling Mansion to the capital. I plan to lead them in a big fight. What do you think?"
"Okay, whatever you say, wife!"
Li Chengxiu, who was dazed by the kiss, hugged his wife and nodded with a silly smile.
"Anyway, you have all the little we have left in this impoverished family. You can do whatever you want with it. How much worse can it get?
If all else fails, I'll take my brothers out to beg for food. I'll bring my brother and my younger brother with me. With sticks and bowls in hand, they'll cry and I'll shout. I guarantee we'll get a good meal, and I won't let you and our son starve!"
This guy just said some nonsense to make his wife happy, and she actually fell into his arms with joy.
"Li Chengxiu, please behave like a human being!
Big brother, they've committed a crime, having a bandit like you become emperor. If you have the ability, we should manage the government properly and help Dayu rise up. That's the right way.
What's the matter with you always thinking about going out and robbing?"
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