Her voice fell into the air, like a silver needle entering the earth, without any echo. Jiang Xuanjin walked away on his own, his cyan-colored brocade clothes fluttering in the autumn wind, as if he were an immortal.

  Bai Xuanji stared blankly, feeling that this was probably the appearance of Zi Yangjun in the rumors - cold, aloof, and not caring about others. Even if you dug out your heart and presented it to him, he wouldn't bother to take a look.

  The emperor's will was thus perfunctorily dealt with, and the Jiang family members and Li Huaiyu set off together, bound first for the main city of Ziyang.

  Hua Yu's face turned paler and paler along the way, and from time to time, she would lean against the carriage beam and retch. Lu Jinghang rode with her and saw her struggling, frowning repeatedly: "Can I do something?"

  He took over the water handed over by Wuyu and rinsed his mouth. Huaiyu turned back with a smile: "Good brothers share the same joys and sorrows, why don't you also carry one?"

  Lu Jingxing: "......"

  This person, can't even say half a sentence of serious words!

  There were many fellow travelers, and the horse carriages lined up for a long distance. During the halfway rest, he took advantage of the emptiness to pass from the front.

  "Madam," he said in a low voice, "the master invites you to sit at the front and says that if Old Master sees that you are not there, he will ask again."

  Hua Yu shook her head: "I'll just sit here. If Old Master asks, tell him I'm talking to Er Sao."

  Really going with Jiang Xuanjin, according to this method of spitting, he will definitely notice that something is wrong and inviting a doctor will be the end.

  It's a bit difficult to deceive her, but it can be seen that she is stubborn and can only truthfully report back.

  Jiang Xuanjin stood beside the carriage, listening to Cheng Xu's words, his face cold and silent.

  "What's going on here?" Jiang Shen muttered, "Traveling with Lu Jinghang in front of you?"

  "Lu Zhanggui was injured, and Huaiyu is just taking care of him conveniently." Xu Chaoyang explained in a low voice beside her.

  Jiang Shen said with a bad temper: "With so many people, is it necessary for her to take care of him personally? If she had even three tenths of conscience in her heart, she should know to avoid suspicion."

  Xu Chuchan frowned: "You've already divorced, what's there to avoid? Didn't you just welcome a new wife?"

  Jiang Chen glared at her discontentedly: "What's with you always talking back to me?"

  "I dare not, but it is true."

  "You..." Jiang Shen was slightly annoyed and was about to continue arguing with her when he heard Jiang Xuanjin speak up.

  "No."

  Two people at a meal, Jiang Sheng asked suspiciously: "What's missing?"

  "I didn't welcome the new Mrs," he said in a low voice.

  Xu Chuchan looked at him in surprise and glanced at Bai Erjie standing far away, pursing her lips and saying: "If it's really not there, you should tell Huaiyu about it."

  "Why must you speak?" Jiang Xuanjin's eyes were icy cold, "She has never said anything to me."

  A big pile of noodles beside her, plus a Lu Jinghang, has she ever explained half a word to him? What right does he have to go and explain himself? He doesn't.

  Jiang Shen nodded in agreement: "That's right, an eye for an eye, fair!"

  Is there fairness in emotions? Xu Chuyan shook his head, just wanting to say more, when Gu Lian walked up from behind and added a coat for Jiang Shen.

  "It's getting chilly, young master, take care of yourself." Wu Nong's soft words made one feel warm all over.

  Jiang Shen turned around and pulled her into a hug, kissing her lightly, smiling: "You still care about me."

  Unlike some people who stand here for half a day and only know how to contradict him.

  Her eyelashes fluttered, and Xu Chuyi pretended to look at the distant scenery.

  It's about time to get used to it, this man likes to be intimate with his concubines in public. His family has strict rules and can't do such things, so they can't win his favor. Usually at times like these, pretending to be blind is the way to go.

  As usual, Jiang Shen would still consider her and restrain himself a bit when she saw him. But today, perhaps his temper had flared up, he wrapped his arms around Gu Lian and leaned in front of her, his hand stroking the willow waist, his lips touching the beauty's cheek, his eyebrows and eyes smiling as he said: "Gu Lian, do you see that blue tree over there?"

  The woods are a patch of withered yellow, occasionally with two evergreen trees, but where did the blue color come from? It's obviously nonsense.

  Ke Gu Yan then followed his words and said: "I see."

  "Good girl!" Jiang Shen glanced at Xu Chunian with a slanted gaze and kissed her lips.

  Is she blaming her? Xu Chuyan lowered his eyes, forced a smile and bowed to Jiang Xuanjin: "I'll go take a look."

  Jiang Xuanjin nodded and watched as she picked up her skirt and walked faster, saying in a low voice: "Second Brother, it's over."

  The river was reluctant to let go of the lonely goose, gesturing for her to get on the carriage, then turned back and said: "What's going on? Those who don't listen should be properly disciplined. She stayed with that young master from your family for two days and got spoiled. If we don't correct her soon, she'll ride roughshod over me."

  It's not clear if it was the phrase "Your Highness" that pleased Zi Yang Jun, but he didn't scold him much. He looked at the sky and ordered the front to continue on their way, trying to find an inn before the tenth hour.

  Xu Chuyan got into the carriage of Huaiyu and Lu Jinghang.

  Hua Yu looked at her and frowned: "Has Jiang Shen bullied you again?"

  "No." She shook her head, "I'm narrow-minded and can't bear him being close with others."

  Every time I see it, it's like cutting through my heart.

  "Is this what they call being narrow-minded?" Yuexiu clicked her tongue, "Isn't this normal? Who likes their own husband to be close with someone else?"

  "When I was old enough to get married, my family taught me the three obediences and four virtues. A legitimate wife should not be jealous." Xu Chuyan said with red eyes, "I'm ashamed of the teachings of my wet nurse."

  Lu Jinghang beside him snorted: "You really take a man's rules as a big deal?"

  Xu Chunian and Li Huaiyu both turned their heads to look at him.

  Lu Jinghang leaned against the soft pillow, saying with a sly tone: "As a man, of course, I hope that women will listen and understand, not be jealous or troublesome, so we can live a good life. All this nonsense about female virtues is just something men use to deceive people, whoever believes it is foolish."

  As he spoke, he pointed to Huaiyu beside him: "Look at her, she never pays attention to those things."

  Xu Chuyan was stunned: "Deceiving people?"

  "Huai Yu said: "You may not believe what others say, but Lu Da Zhanggui is a romantic figure in Kyoto, and Jiang Er Gongzi is a kindred spirit. Their thoughts must be similar."

  He lowered his head and smiled bitterly, saying: "What can I do? If I don't follow these, won't he be even more displeased?"

  Lu Jinghang glanced at her and said, "I often met Jiang Er Gongzi at the Tianxiang Institute. He has a fondness for beautiful women, but he especially loves those with autumn water and autumn eyes. As long as someone is born with a pair of eyes that he likes, they can do whatever they want to win his heart."

  Unfortunately, Xu Chuyan didn't have it, her appearance was ordinary, and her eyes were even more ordinary.

  "Hey, don't listen to him." Huai Yu said with a pout, "When people first meet, they can still judge whether they like or dislike someone based on appearance, but you've been with those two young masters for so long, if he still doesn't treat you well because of your appearance, then there's no need to be with him."

  "This is a bold statement. Xu Chuyan was so frightened that she shook her head repeatedly: 'I... I'm already married to him, how can I not follow him?'"

  "What's wrong with getting married? Isn't it easy to get a divorce?" Li Huaiyu raised an eyebrow.

  "That's right." Lu Jinghang chimed in, "There's a ready-made example right here. Anyway, General Xu has also gone to Danyang, so why don't you get a divorce and come with us?"

  Two people sang in harmony, even if there were ten temples in Ningxia, they would still insist on breaking off this marriage.

  The golden-haired man sitting on the carriage shaft could not help but turn his head and lift the curtain, saying: "You two do something good, Madam Jiang is obviously unable to put it down, that's why she's so sad."

  Since you can't let go, what's the point of discussing it? Outsiders can always analyze the pros and cons clearly and make the most rational judgment, but the emotions involved are hard to give up, only those directly involved know.

  Xu Chuyan looked sideways in surprise.

  The person sitting sideways outside the car was refreshing and handsome, with a pair of eyes that were very moving, and wherever his eyes passed, there were green mountains and clear water.

  It's no wonder some people are fond of eyes; good-looking eyes make one feel comfortable just by looking at them.

  At dusk, the convoy stopped in front of a suburban inn. Xu Chuyan lifted the curtain and looked out, frowning: "This place..."

  It seems like a black-hearted store.

  The Jiang family in front was also hesitant about whether to get off the bus, while Li Huaiyu and others were bolder and stepped inside directly.

  "Don't worry, Second Mistress," Chi Jin said, standing beside the carriage. "We have so many people here."

  Xu Chuchang grasped the door frame of the car and said: "I read in a book that no matter how many people are in a black shop, they all have entrance but no exit."

  Chi Jin paused for a moment and said with a hint of a smile: "I wonder if the lady has heard of an idiom called 'black eating black'?"

  The people of Jiangfu were all serious and proper, but the people on this side were none of them easy to mess with. A black shop? Could it be even more ruthless than the Princess Chang's?

  Xu Chuyan looked up and saw that Gu Lian and the others didn't dare to go down either. Jiang Shen laughed and coaxed, stretching out his hand to pick up Gu Lian and bring her down, causing her to let out a few soft cries.

  She wanted to turn her face away, but her eyes were stuck on him as if glued.

  "Your Highness is calling you." As if unintentionally, Akane stood in front of her, "You can get off now."

  She finally came back to her senses and looked at him with gratitude. She got down from the carriage and followed him inside.

  The river was still murmuring, and Snow was urging it on. Unintentionally, she cast a sideways glance, and saw Xu Chuyan following behind a man, seemingly oblivious to his presence in front of her, as she entered the inn directly.

  His eyebrows sank, and Second Master was very displeased.

  You can't even admit your mistakes, and now you're also learning from Li Huaiyu's shameless behavior?

  "Master!" The driver behind him exclaimed, Jiang Shen didn't hear it, he stepped into the lobby of the inn and looked around.

  Li Huaiyu and others sat together at a table laughing, Xu Chunian followed her side, the man who had just appeared was gone.

  His face slightly eased, he walked over, wanting to call Xu Chuyan to follow him, but as soon as he got close, he heard Li Huaiyu say: "Our Red Gold's culinary skills are the best, eating a meal made by him will guarantee that you won't have any more worries!"

  "Yes, normally only Your Highness gets to taste his cooking, but today is a good day, Chi Jin is actually willing to cook a big table of dishes." Qing Xuan sighed.

  Lu Jinghang sat on the only armchair, his phoenix eyes slanted, and he glanced at Jiang Shen behind him, then smiled and said: "To coax a beauty to be happy, what's one table of dishes?"

  He wasn't talking nonsense. Li Huaiyu had been traveling by horseback for a long time, and Chi Jin indeed went to cook in order to make her appetite better.

  What others think is none of his business.

  Jiang Shen's face looked a bit unsightly, quickening his pace, and as soon as he came over, he wanted to grab Xu Chuyan's arm.

  Lu Jinghang quickly made a gesture to Li Huaiyu, who also noticed Jiang Shen and immediately stood up, quietly blocking Xu Chuyan behind him.

  Xu Chu was still in a daze and didn't notice what had happened around him.

  Qing Xuan and the others, seeing this, rushed forward, pushing Jiang Shen to the edge of the counter, laughing: "Second Master, our prince dislikes outsiders getting close while he is having his meal."

  Jiang Shen angrily said: "I am an outsider, isn't Xu Chuyan also?"

  "The second lady is a friend of yours, Your Highness." He bowed his head slightly.

  The river was deep and the air was strong, with a straight jump to the forehead. But in front of this group of people were all practitioners' children, surrounding him like this, he couldn't get through. Xu Chaoyang still seemed to know nothing, chatting with Li Huaiyu, not even glancing at him.

  He gritted his teeth and nodded, she wanted to put on a show, then so be it, if you have the ability, don't come back for the rest of your life!

  He gave his sleeve a mighty swing and strode away with his back turned on the river.

  Everyone has settled in at the inn. The Jiang family is having a meal in their second-floor room, while Li Huaiyu and others are sitting in the main hall, carefree and relaxed.

  Chi's culinary skills were indeed impressive, and Xu Chuyan's eyes lit up after taking two bites. She asked him in a low voice how he did it. She was also someone who enjoyed cooking, but Jiang Shen rarely cooked for her in her room, and the occasional pastries he sent over didn't get much praise.

  "I'll write it down for you." Chi Jin very generously took out paper and pen from the counter, "The seasonings I use in these dishes are different from those used in ordinary households."

  Xu Chu Nian nodded repeatedly, looking at him with a clever and obedient expression as he wrote.

  Li Huaiyu said with a grin beside Lu Jingxing: "Why can't I eat diced pepper fish head?"

  "It's not good for your body." Lu Jinghang glared at her, "What state is your own body in, don't you have a conscience?"

  "What about this Eight Treasures Tofu..."

  "It's too spicy, you'd better drink bone soup instead." Lu Jinghang served her a bowl.

  The atmosphere is good, and everyone is getting along well. The second and third young masters of the Jiang family are watching from the second floor, sneering in unison.

  Jiang Shendao said: "Can you make Li Huaiyu a bit more restrained?"

  Jiang Xuanjin slanted his eyes: "What can I use to make her behave?"

  The name is not correct and the words are not smooth, Second Brother can still get angry, he doesn't even have a foothold to be angry.

  Jiang Shen watched as the man finished writing a letter for Xu Chuyan. She took it with great joy, carefully folding it and putting it into her sleeve.

  A look of being extremely adorable.

  His eyes dimmed slightly, and Jiang Shen sneered.

  After dinner, Xu Chuyi returned to her room. Since this was her private quarters, she didn't even knock on the door when she entered.

  However, when the door was pushed open, there was someone inside.

  Lonely goose wraps around Jiang Shen's body, willow waist swings, a strand of hair like a waterfall, tender voice murmurs. The person under her supports her waist, lightly says: "You are indeed an air-absorbing fairy~"

  Her smooth skin was exposed, and Xu Chuyan was momentarily stunned.

  He had comforted her last time by saying that he would never let her see these things again, his tone was so gentle, gentle to the point where she didn't suspect a thing.

  It was the same scene again, and it was the same heart-wrenching feeling. Jiang Shen seemed to have not heard her push the door open at all, his movements became even bolder, with a charming yet cold smile on his face.

  Heart aching tightly, Xu Chuyi lowered her eyes and turned around, wanting to leave.

  "Ouch!" Guan Lian cried out in pain.

  Jiang Shen took advantage of the situation and pulled over a nearby garment to wrap around her, then looked up at the door: "Where are you going?"

  Xu Chū niàng yī dùn, dī shēng dào: "Bào qiàn, zǒu cuò fáng jiān le."

  Translation:

  Xu murmured an apology and said in a low voice, "Sorry, I walked into the wrong room."

  What a fool, thinking he had taken the wrong path? Jiang chuckled coldly and patted Gu Lian's back, who wisely skipped over Xu Chuyan and left.

  The door closed and a familiar breath enveloped her from behind. Xu Chuyan tried to calm down, but her body couldn't stop trembling.

  "What's wrong? Cold?" As soon as he touched her, he noticed that she was trembling. Jiang Chen furrowed his brow and then sneered, "You know the weather is cool, yet you're wearing something so thin, what are you trying to do? Hmm?"

  Xu Chuyi wanted to say that she was going back to change her clothes, but her teeth were clenched tightly, and she didn't dare to relax, for fear of bursting into tears in a most unseemly manner.

  "What's with the trembling?" He grabbed her shoulder and turned her around, Jiang Chen was somewhat impatient.

  Xu Chu's eyes drooped, and he gently shook his head.

  "What does shaking your head mean? Are you guilty?" He reached out and pinched her sleeve, coincidentally pinching the letter as well. Jiang Shen's eyes sank, "Xu Chuyan, when I married you, didn't I say that I could support you for a lifetime? But don't rub sand in my eyes."

  She looked up at him blankly, not understanding what he meant by those words.

  Jiang Shen sneered: "Li Huaiyu is the eldest princess, she has the power in her hands, and her status is noble, so she can do whatever she wants. But what about you?"

  She slowly took out the things in her sleeves and held them in front of her. Jiang Shen's eyes were filled with even more ridicule: "You're going to be drowned in a pig cage, I won't save you either."

  These words carried a hint of anger, like a loud slap, slapping people in the face with a "pa" sound.

  Her lips were pale, and Xu Chuyi stared at the thing in his hand for a while, the faint light in her eyes suddenly went out completely.

  She asked softly: "Do you like to eat Ba Bao Tu Ding?"

  What's with the eight-treasure tofu? Jiang Sheng didn't understand, why was she asking this out of the blue? He had a preference for spicy food, so he naturally liked eight-treasure tofu. But the flavor she made wasn't as good as the ones at restaurants, he had tried it once and only took one bite before putting down his chopsticks.

  She took the letter from his hand, unfolded it layer by layer in front of him, smoothed out the wrinkles and handed it back to him.

  Powerful and bold brushstrokes, writing out the secret recipe of Babao Tuding.

  Jiang Shen was taken aback, read it twice again, and suddenly felt a little dizzy in his heart.

  "You... you ask him what he wants this for?"

  It's better not to ask, it doesn't take a brain to figure out who she got this for.

  Jiang Shen pursed her lips, and her voice suddenly became softer. She folded the letter paper and put it back into her sleeve: "Then... next time you make it for me to eat."

  Xu Chu looked at him steadily, her body still trembling slightly.

  Jiang Shen felt inexplicably flustered and reached out to pull her into a hug, but she took a step back, barely avoiding his grasp.

  There was a faint scent of rouge in the room, which smelled somewhat greasy. Xu Chuyan covered his mouth and nose with his hand and turned to walk out.

  "Where are you going?" Jiang Shen was really anxious, stepping forward to hold the door and not letting her open it.

  "Was I wrong? Can I just admit it?" He frowned at her, "It's so late, where are you still thinking of going?"

  "Go back to your own room." Xu Chuyan said in a low voice.

  "This is your room!"

  Her moist eyes lifted up, dazedly meeting his gaze. Xu Chuyan found it somewhat amusing and choked back several mouthfuls of air: "You knew all along?"

  Knowing it was her room, she deliberately ran over and got intimate with Gu Lian. What did she owe him that she had to be treated like this?

  "Ah, no." Regretfully, he slapped his mouth and Jiang Shen said, "I just..."

  Just got angry.

  These words couldn't be said, Xu Chuyi's eyes turned red, he forcefully pulled away his hand, opened the door and rushed out.

  It's almost time for You, Li Huaiyu was about to go find Jiang Xuanyi to discuss something, but as soon as the door opened, Xu Chuyan directly pounced into her arms.

  "What's wrong?" He caught her and Yu lowered his head to see that her eyes were bright red.

  There were still people chasing behind, Xu Chuyi dodged her and entered the room, opened the empty closet, and crawled in without thinking.

  Li Huaiyu furrowed her brow and saw Jiang Shen rushing over, so she lifted her foot to block the doorway and leaned back against the other side, directly blocking his path.

  "What's going on?" she said gruffly.

  "Let me in!" Jiang shouted urgently, tugging at his ears and scratching his cheeks.

  "No." A simple and clear word, Huai Yu said with a slanted gaze, "If you have the ability, then force your way in."

  Did he really dare not? Jiang Shen was somewhat annoyed, and went around the main gate to flip the window. Huai Yu reacted quickly, and with two slaps, she closed all the windows, then returned to the door and stood there calmly.

  Jiang Shen's face turned pale: "What do you want?"

  Hua Yu shrugged: "If Second Master can say something reasonable, I'll consider giving way."

  What reason is there in what she says about family matters? Jiang Shen gritted his teeth, standing stiffly, intending to be stubborn with her. But the Princess of Tanyang was notorious for her stubborn temper, who could outdo her?

  After a long drag on his cigarette, Jiang Chen finally opened his mouth vaguely: "I misunderstood her, made her angry, I should at least have the chance to explain."

  "Is that just a misunderstanding?" Huai Yu was clearly skeptical, "With the extent of her admiration for you, as long as you don't flirt with others in front of her again, she definitely won't blame you for anything else."

  Jiang Sheng: "......"

  "Look at that expression, didn't I just hit the nail on the head?" Huai Yu suddenly came to her senses, then hugged her arm and coldly laughed, "Second Master is formidable."

  "I've said it before, you should give way."

  Li Huaiyu smiled and said: "I said consider giving way, but didn't say must give way. The result of consideration is not to give way, Second Master please leave."

  Having said that, ignoring Jiang Shen's face with a mixture of red and green, he went back into the house and closed the door.

  The room was very quiet, and Huaiyu walked to the front of the wardrobe, gently pulling on the copper ring to open the door.

  Xu Chuyi shrank into a corner, hearing the sound raised her head, tears dripping down.

  Huai Yu moved a stool over and sat down outside, handing her a handkerchief: "Chi Jin also said that I'm not very good at persuading people. If you want to see him, I'll let him in. If you don't want to see him, I'll make sure he can't even see a single strand of your hair!"

  Xu Chu Nian shook his head and then nodded.

  Hua Yu understood her meaning, reached out and touched her head, smiling: "I'll take care of you."

  Tears fell even harder, Xu Chuyi trembled with her finger tips as she pulled on her hand.

  Luckily she was still there, otherwise she wouldn't even have a place to hide.

  When she got married, her mother advised her that the days of marrying up were not easy to pass, and since Second Master Jiang didn't have much true affection for her, she would definitely suffer a lot. At that time, Xu Chuyan was fearless, holding Jiang Shen's collection of writings, with eyes shining like the morning sun: "I know, I'm not afraid!"

  But now she really knows that the courage of first love is hard to sustain for too long, and the more desperate and passionate one is, the easier it is to regret and be heartbroken.

  Getting along with others and spending a lifetime together is something that requires repeated consideration and cannot be done impulsively. The man you marry may not have talent, he may not be handsome, but he must... know how to care for people.