"You're awake?" Yan Jinqiu looked at the person in his arms and chuckled. He looked at the sky outside the window. It was almost evening. Because of the Hou Clan, Hua Xi Wan seemed to be in a bad mood, so Yan Jinqiu simply took her to the bed to sleep. Seeing Hua Xi Wan fall asleep peacefully, he was relieved.
He had been worried that the Hou Clan's matter would affect Hua Xi Wan. After all, the Hou Clan and she were both married into the Imperial Family by the Emperor. However, the Hou Clan came first and she came later. Now that the Hou Clan had fallen to such a miserable state, he was worried that she would associate it with him.
However, she was not from the Hou Clan, and he was not Yan Boyi.
"En." Hua Xi Wan leaned her head on his chest and lazily didn't want to move. "I don't want to get up."
Seeing her like this, Yan Jinqiu reached out and wrapped his arms around her waist. He smiled and said, "If you don't want to get up, then don't." It was rare to see Hua Xi Wan like this, so Yan Jinqiu naturally wouldn't spoil the scene.
Perhaps because of the warmth in his chest, Hua Xi Wan felt that she didn't seem to dislike Yan Jinqiu so much. Rather than saying that she was against Yan Jinqiu, it was better to say that she was against this kind of unequal marriage. Because she knew this was the truth, she accepted the marriage obediently. However, because of the emotions in her heart, she didn't have true love for her husband, Yan Jinqiu.
Perhaps, even if she couldn't give her love, she should be nicer to Yan Jinqiu because now he didn't have many wives and concubines, and he didn't do anything to hurt her.
In layman's terms, he didn't owe her anything.
"I never thought that I would marry into the Imperial Family," Hua Xi Wan sighed. "Since I was young, I always thought that I would marry into an ordinary aristocratic family and become a slightly valiant Young Madam. I would live an ordinary and lazy life, and when I was old, I would play with my grandchildren and live a carefree life."
Yan Jinqiu stroked her hair and didn't say anything. He just listened quietly.
"After the Emperor bestowed marriage, I was cooped up at home for a month. Afterwards, I thought, maybe there isn't much difference between the men in the world. Even if I marry into a small family, a man who wants to be fickle will still be fickle. I don't want to marry into the Imperial Family just because I'm afraid of the trouble." Hua Xi Wan turned her head towards Yan Jinqiu. Looking at his handsome chin, she said, "We've been married for half a year, and have been speculating about each other's bottom line.
What was done couldn't be undone. No matter how much she thought about it, it was useless. In reality, she knew it long ago. She just didn't want to accept it.
Yan Jinqiu looked into Hua Xi Wan's eyes. He hadn't thought that she would say it so directly. It was like something he had always hoped for but thought was impossible had suddenly come true. It made him happy but also a bit helpless.
"Actually, from the day we married, I wanted to ask you something." Hua Xi Wan propped herself up and flipped over to sit on Yan Jinqiu's abdomen. Looking down at him, she asked with a smile, "Can I trust you?"
Yan Jinqiu gazed into those beautiful eyes. "From now on, even though there are some things I can't tell you, I won't lie to you. You … are you willing to walk side by side with me? "
"What do you think?" Reaching out to press against his chest, Hua Xi Wan bent down and kissed the corner of Yan Jinqiu's mouth. "Why don't we try?"
The future was unpredictable. It was better to give each other a chance. At least they wouldn't have any regrets.
When night fell, the servants carried the hot water into the room. They didn't dare to look inside and hurriedly left. They felt emotional. Wang Ye and Wang Fei had such a good relationship.
Bai Xia looked anxiously at the closed door. After waiting outside for a long time, she finally summoned the courage to walk to the door and say, "Wang Ye, Wang Fei, this servant Bai Xia asks for an audience."
"Come in." The one who spoke was Wang Ye. Bai Xia carefully walked in and saw Wang Ye and Wang Fei sitting at the table. Wang Ye was holding a handkerchief and drying Wang Fei's hair. Wang Fei was sitting lazily and didn't even seem to be willing to lift a finger. Seeing her come in, she forced herself to raise her head. "Bai Xia, what happened?"
Hua Xi Wan knew Bai Xia very well. If nothing special had happened, she wouldn't appear in the room at this time.
"Wang Fei, Eldest Miss's wet nurse asked for an audience in the afternoon. She said that Eldest Miss had a miscarriage. This is the letter that Eldest Miss wrote to you." Bai Xia listened to the nurse's tone. Eldest Miss's miscarriage was not accidental. It seemed that she had been angered by someone. But Second Madam was indifferent to this matter, so Eldest Miss turned to write this letter to Wang Fei.
Hua Xi Wan's expression changed. "What happened? Didn't someone report that she was pregnant a few days ago? Why is it gone in just a few days?" With Hua Yiliu's personality, she wouldn't send someone to deliver a letter in the afternoon for this kind of thing. It could only mean that this nurse had tried her best to get out of Zhou fu, so she didn't care about the morning or afternoon.
She took the letter from Bai Xia, opened the envelope, and took out the letter. She found that the handwriting on the letter was vague and messy. It meant that Eldest Miss was weak and nervous when she wrote the letter. It was as if she was afraid of being discovered.
After reading the entire letter, Hua Xi Wan was so angry that her expression changed. "Eldest Miss has suffered such a great grievance. Does Second Madam not care?"
Bai Xia shook her head. "This servant doesn't know." Maybe Second Madam was doing this for her good son.
"Fool!" Hua Xi Wan was so angry that she slammed the letter on the table. If Second Madam wasn't an elder, she would have scolded her. How could there be such a mother in the world? Her own daughter had a miscarriage because of her son-in-law and his concubine, but she didn't care. Was she going to let the people in the capital laugh at their Fahrenheit family?
The official career should be based on one's own ability. Taking such a crooked path and even sacrificing her own daughter was not worth the loss. In Dazhao, there were more than 200 Jinshi every three years, but how many of them really made a name for themselves in the court?
A good man should rely on his own ability to fight for his future. Second Madam was not doing this out of love, but out of harm.
"Write a letter and ask someone to send it to the Lord Protector's Manor immediately. I will make a decision after asking for Father and Mother's opinion." Hua Yiliu had to be involved in this matter. Otherwise, it would set a bad example for the other sons-in-law of the Hua family.
Since he wanted to punish the chicken to warn the monkey, he would use Young Master Zhou as the chicken.
"Does your hand hurt?" Yan Jinqiu pulled Hua Xi Wan's hand over and rubbed it for her. He said, "It's not troublesome to solve this matter. Why do you have to be so angry?"
Hua Xi Wan said, "Of course it's easy to deal with the Zhou Family. I'm worried that it will affect Eldest Sister."
"The Zhou Family is not strict in managing the family. They favor the concubine and neglect the wife. Not to mention the young master of the Zhou Family, even Assistant Minister Zhou will be unlucky. He won't have to be an invigilator for the imperial examinations next spring." Yan Jinqiu gently patted her back. "The Zhou Family is like this. Why don't you let your Da Tang Jie separate with her and marry again in a year or two? No matter what, he won't be worse than the young master of the Zhou Family."
"I don't have the final say in this matter. If Second Madam is not willing, it's useless for others to say more."
"If she's not willing, there's still your Second Uncle. I'm afraid that your Second Uncle is still in the dark about this matter. Why don't you send someone to ask his opinion?" Yan Jinqiu saw that Hua Xi Wan's emotions had calmed down. He smiled and said, "A few days ago, I heard that your Second Uncle and Second Aunt were arguing. I heard that it was because Official Hua was not satisfied with the marriage of the Zhou Family."
"You are right." Hua Xi Wan had a smile on her face. "I should write a letter to Second Uncle about this."
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