Mistress

Chapter 41

Chen Hao saw that the master and his wife wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk, so he led the horse for a walk in the distance.

Xu Cheng stared at Li Yan's pair of clear eyes, like the glint of autumn waves, the light in them was clear.

He chuckled and said sharply: "You must want to know if there is a woman who treats you sincerely in my heart, don't you?"

Li Yan nodded immediately, of course she wanted to know!

"Ma'am, you and I have been married for many years, maybe you already know about it. Although I have one wife and three concubines, and have four sons and two daughters, I treated you all equally before. To me, you are just women in the back house. , there is no need to give true feelings. It's not that I am too indifferent, but that I don't want to put myself in a disadvantageous position."

Li Yan blinked, she guessed right.He doesn't have any women he loves in his heart. These women are just sleeping with him and satisfying his physical needs. What about his emotional needs?Was it always empty and lonely?
What he said was before, so what about him now?

Seeing Li Yan looking at him with a confused face, Xu Cheng had no choice but to elaborate, "Zhang Yuliu is my cousin, if I pay too much attention to her, she must be arrogant and want to take the position of wife, and the house will be restless, why should I?" Helping the world? You know about Ji Yanqiu. No matter how beautiful she is, I can’t have any affection for her. Madam, here I also want to thank you for hiding the fact of her abortion. My face will not make people in the world laugh at it, and it will also allow her to stay in the mansion with peace of mind, and I will need her in my affairs in the future."

Li Yan smiled embarrassedly and asked, "How did you know that I kept Aunt Ji's abortion from the truth?"

"I know my own way."

Li Yan held the silk handkerchief in her hand and said nothing.Seeing that she was very dissatisfied with this answer, Xu Cheng smiled helplessly and said, "Zhang Chun told me. His wife told him, so he came and told me."

Li Yan opened her mouth half-opened, and said in astonishment: "She from Zhang Chun's family...she dares to talk nonsense after collecting the money, isn't she afraid that I will punish her?"

"Ma'am, don't worry, she dare not tell others, she just talks to Zhang Chun. Usually Zhang Chun can't tell her everything, but she can tell Zhang Chun everything. My own man can't say it, isn't it too uncomfortable for her to hold back?"

Li Yan smiled mildly, "It's still the master who will discipline the people around him."

Xu Cheng continued: "There is also Song Ruzhi, she is the concubine daughter of the former Prime Minister Song Qian. Since she came to the mansion, she has been aloof from others and abided by her duty. At that time, I was thinking that maybe I could have a few words with her. She is considerate of herself, but since she was a concubine, she has always been afraid of her father and brother, so she can't live for herself. How can a woman who can't live for herself treat me sincerely?"

Li Yan lowered her eyes, feeling that such a man is really unwilling to suffer, as long as it is against him, he will definitely not show any affection.Facing a person with such calm emotions, can his heart still warm up?
"What about me?" she asked in a low voice.

Xu Cheng turned his eyes deeply, and said: "You in the past, actually... I was always on guard. You are so generous, you can accommodate three noble concubines, and you haven't had a single quarrel for so many years. This official wife is indeed none other than you. But... a woman who can tolerate Baichuan, if she wants to do something with her heart, she will definitely be able to do it. A few years ago, King Zhaoxin had a close relationship with your father. If you want to find out the secret from me It's as easy as turning the palm of your hand. In order to guard against you, I naturally can't get too close to you, and I can only treat you a little bit more kindly because you are the main wife."

Li Yan didn't expect Xu Cheng to tell her all this, she felt a little panicked, "Then why did you tell me all this?"

Xu Cheng stretched out his hand to hold her hand, but her hand was too cold, so he clenched it tighter.His palm was warm, and it took a while to warm her hand.

Xu Cheng looked up at the desolation in winter ahead, and said, "Madam may not know that when I was besieged in Jiaoyang City, your father sent someone to send me a secret letter, and even used the army to rescue me. I sent someone back I told him in a secret letter that this was a trap designed by me and the emperor for His Majesty Zhaoxin, and he didn't need to use troops. Only then can I be sure that the Li family and the Xu family are firmly bound together, because not long before that, King Zhaoxin I also know about the correspondence with your father. He just dealt with King Zhaoxin and never promised anything. Your father is worthy of being loyal and courageous. He and my father are both teachers and friends. My father is long gone, but His kindness to my father will always be in his heart, he said that as long as he is alive, he will protect the Xu family wholeheartedly."

"You arranged spies by my father's side?" Li Yan asked bluntly.She was a little startled. It should be considered rare for a son-in-law to arrange spies beside his father-in-law, "And... you also arranged for someone to be by my side?"

Xu Cheng nodded without hesitation, "Are you blaming me? I have already told them not to probe further, and let them focus on doing things for your father. As for the people around you, they were dismissed a few months ago. After so many years You haven't done anything behind my back, so... I trust you completely."

Seeing his sincerity, Li Yan believed him.Although she has never met her general father and has no deep relationship, she still hopes that her father will be well and not be followed secretly.As for the people around her, it should be the Feng'er that Nanny Cui usually told her about. Feng'er had already gone to the embroidery room two months before she came, and she has never even seen what Feng'er looks like so far.

Since Xu Cheng told her all this, it should be from the bottom of his heart, otherwise she turned around and told her father, wouldn't he have the face to face his father-in-law again?
Although such a man was overly suspicious and a bit scary, he was willing to confess to her anyway.Li Yan was a little confused, she didn't know what to say, she just asked: "Because of this, you treat me better than before?"

Xu Cheng winked and smiled at her, nodded and said, "Isn't that enough? The two families are married with a solid foundation, sharing prosperity and humiliation. You almost died of illness because you were worried about me, and I used to...actually want to treat you well, but there are Some defenses failed to open my mind, and now these worries are gone, of course I will treat you well, we should be a loving couple, right? Besides..."

"What's more?" Li Yan asked.

Naturally, Xu Cheng didn't want to say that he found many strange things about Li Yan, but said with a slight smile: "Besides, your temperament is much more cheerful than before, and you are very comfortable to get along with."

For some reason, Li Yan blushed a little. To hide her embarrassment, she hurriedly asked: "Then can you tell me everything from now on?"

Xu Cheng paused for a moment, then said with a solemn expression and a deep voice: "As long as you ask me, I will tell you without worrying you. You and I have been husband and wife for 11 years. Open your heart to a woman once and tell the truth, and I hope that your wife will untie your heart knot and spend this life with me in peace. Also, I also hope that you can tell me what you think and don’t be bored , you are my wife and I am your husband, so we should be of one heart and one mind, right?"

Li Yan looked at him carefully, she could really feel his sincerity, she nodded silently.Suddenly, she asked with a smile: "Then... what is that piece of jade that fell from you last time? It doesn't look like an ordinary jade pendant." In fact, she didn't expect Xu Cheng to answer her, she was just teasing him.

Xu Cheng pulled her up, hugged her onto the horse, and said, "I really can't tell you this. I already explained the reason to you last time. Hold me tight, please!"

The horse started to run again, and Li Yan wrapped her arms around his waist as before, crossed her hands on his abdomen, and pressed her face against his back.Xu Cheng can be honest with her, she is really satisfied.

Regardless of whether what he said was true or not, he was really good to herself, and she didn't have to hold her temper every day anymore.He has already stated that he will not be sincere to Aunt Ji and Aunt Song, and if she wants to live a loving couple with her, she will trust him for now, and enjoy the life of two people who treat each other sincerely, which is much more comfortable than guessing .

Because they stopped and said so much just now, they couldn't completely circle the twenty hectares of land, but they just ran forward for half an hour and then returned.When they got back to their original place, they had been on the horse for an hour.Not to mention that Li Yan was tired, even Chen Hao, who followed far behind, was a little tired. Although riding a horse was fun, it was only for a short period of time.

I heard that the emperor often sends people out six hundred or eight hundred miles to deliver letters. The rider must be so strong.

"I didn't expect Madam to be patient enough to hold on for so long." Xu Cheng hugged her down.

He could definitely support her and let her dismount by herself. He always carried her up and down like this, and it was in front of the guards and entourages. Mammy Cui was also looking at them with her eyes open. Yan couldn't help but blush on her face.

Su Bai had already stopped at the same place and waited for them.

Nanny Cui helped Li Yan into the carriage, and said with a smile: "Now we're going to see the house. Madam is riding with the master, aren't you happy? It's been so many years, this is the first time I've seen you getting along with the master. It’s so harmonious, and I’m also happy in my heart.”

Li Yan opened the cowhide kettle and took a few sips, feeling much more comfortable, and then responded with a smile: "The master has been busy for the past few years, and this time he is finally free, so he can spend more time with me and spend time with me." I’ve said a lot, and I’ll tell you more about it when I get back.”

Nanny Cui wiped the sweat from Li Yan's forehead with a silk handkerchief, and said with a smile on her face: "As long as you and your husband can get along lovingly, I don't want to listen to your private conversations. I'm old and I'm ashamed to hear it."

(End of this chapter)