Chapter 376 - Chapter 376: Living a Bright Life
Chapter 376: Living a Bright Life
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“Originally, I wanted to ask Liuniang to stay in our house for a while, but she was preparing to get married these days, and Aunt did not allow her to come out.”Xie Wan felt regretful. In a few more months, Chu Liuniang would also be married. If she wanted to come out again, it would not be as easy as when she was a wife.
Fortunately, she didn’t marry out of their small circle. After going around and around, she became relatives with Xiao Baoxin’s sister.
-Why don’t we go visit the Sixth Lady another day?””Write a letter to Liu Niang
and ask her to send us an invitation.””
Xie Wan clapped her hands and laughed loudly.
It was too grand for them to take the initiative to visit the Chu family. It was as if they had forced the Chu family to receive them and cause trouble for them. She would write a letter to Chu Lingzi first. If it was convenient, she would naturally post it.
“If you post, then you might as well bring sister-in-law’s sister along. They’ll
be a family in the future.”
Xiao Baoxin had the same intention. He thought for a moment and said,”Why don’t we ask Biao Younger Sister Xiao if she wants to come along? When she came to Jiankang, she encountered a coup or a local mutiny. She didn’t have the chance to go out and had been in the mansion.
Xie Wan narrowed her eyes and smiled.”Sister-in-law and cousin are friends.
I’ll have to trouble Sister-in-law to ask about this.””
Other than her love for food, Xiao Ning didn’t really care about anything else.
She often had a stoic face, and the two of them couldn’t talk much when they
were together. The two of them were good people, but they were not that congenial.
Xiao Baoxin naturally did not refuse.
Xiao Ning’s identity was actually quite awkward. She was the future empress, and no one could fawn over her. However, because it was a national funeral, the imperial court had banned all forms of entertainment, and all weddings and funerals had stopped. Xiao Ning couldn’t accept any invitations with great fanfare.
She had been staying in the Xie family’s house and didn’t even have time to
walk around the streets.
It wasn’t that she wasn’t allowed to go shopping, but the timing wasn’t right.
During the national mourning period, all the taverns were closed, and the gold and silver shops and cosmetic shops were all delivered to their doors. Not many people went to pick them personally. If they were watched by any censor, they might implicate their father or husband. It could be said that the business in Jiankang City was already somewhat depressed.
The two sisters-in-law agreed. Xie Wan went back to write a letter to Chu Lingzi, while Xiao Baoxin went to Xiao Ning’s place personally. Because it was not time for dinner, she did not stay for dinner.
Xiao Ning was very protective and accepted Xiao Baoxin’s good intentions. In
the end, she didn’t agree.
“It’s better if I don’t go. There are no walls in this world that are airtight. If word gets out, even if it can’t be considered a banquet, it will be criticized and the Emperor will lose face.”
“Sister-in-law is very thoughtful.”
The image management had already begun.
“However, I’ve met sister-in-law’s second younger sister, but I’ve never met third younger sister. Why don’t Third Niangzi come to the Xie family to meet sister-in-law one day when she’s free? He heard from Seventh Madame that Third Lady was a talented woman and her painting skills were superb.
Xiao Baoxin listened as if he was praising himself.” That’s right. She loves drawing me. At least she’s 40 – 50% lifelike.””
“That’s rare. To be able to draw 40 – 50% of sister-in-law is also a rare beauty.”
“You’re right.”
Xiao Ning was speechless.
Her cousin-in-law did not seem to know what humility was. Her confidence in her looks was simply sky-high. However, he had the capital to be confident. She wanted to brag about herself. She didn’t have his face.
Xiao Baoxin sat down and chatted for a while before returning to Rong An Hall. Perhaps it was because she was pregnant, but she was a little tired after sitting for a long time. Especially today, she had accompanied Madam Xie for an entire morning, and then had dinner with everyone in Yi An Hall for more than half a day. She was obviously unable to take it.
When she returned to the house, she leaned on the couch and took a nap.
When she met Xie Xian at night, she told him about Madam Xie’s visit. “Mother has accepted it, but she can’t help but worry. Please pay more attention to Jingling’s matters and tell me directly if you have any news.” It sounded nice, but what could Madam Xie do if she didn’t let it go?
After hearing this, Xie Xian’s first reaction was to see Xiao Baoxin’s reaction.
There were small blisters at the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were bloodshot. His complexion was obviously not as good as it had been two days ago. He had been worried for the past few days and had not slept well. However, his eyes were bright and full of energy.
Only then did I relax and come to be a good girl.
“I didn’t expect my brother-in-law to be so responsible.”Xie Xian smiled. He was very surprised, but also very pleasantly surprised.
It was already very rare for a fourteen-year-old boy to stand up for himself at this time.
He had never experienced war, but the current situation was clearly not developing in a good direction. To put it bluntly, the Central Army’s chances of winning were definitely high, but no one dared to say that they would win 100%.
After all, other than human factors, there were many more uncertain factors in commanding generals. There were too many uncontrollable factors such as the weather, climate, and plagues.
In the short term, no one could say what the situation outside of Qing Jiankang was like. Even those who sent congratulatory memorials to Emperor Yong Ping’s ascension had already responded to King Jin ‘an.
It was still too early to say anything. Anyway, this year had not been easy.
In his opinion, Xiao Baoshu’s choice was due to Xiao Lang’s loyalty and his lawless personality. It would be better if he could make use of his power to rise. He would not have to live in a daze in the future.
The Xiao family was about to rise. If Xiao Baoshu lived up to his expectations and managed the Xiao brothers for two to three generations, it was not impossible for the Xiao family to become an aristocratic family even if they were to establish themselves in Daliang.
As far as the situation was concerned, the outcome was still uncertain. If Xiao Baoshu did not have such plans, he and Xiao Baoxin could break it apart and talk about it. However, now that Xiao Baoshu was caught in the middle, he could not say too much.
Xiao Baoxin was very open-minded, but he couldn’t always use those impossible speculations to scare a pregnant woman. It was inhumane.
“Baoshu still resembles Sister Qi.”
He also praised Xiao Baoxin.
“in the past, you would have been beaten up for saying this, but now that you hear it, it makes sense.’ Xiao Baoxin had always taken all good words seriously.
People should live such a bright life!
Xie Xian could not help but laugh. It was already dark, and the two of them had not eaten yet. He called Tangli in and instructed her to eat.
“Today is an exception. Mother-in-law, come over and sit with me. In the future, he could not eat three meals at irregular times and starve his stomach again.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Xiao Baoxin extend a palm at him and wave it at him.
“What do you mean?” He raised his eyebrows. Was she still going to retort?
“It’s five meals now, not three meals,” Xiao Baoxin said honestly.”
She sighed. How was this eating? It was feeding a pig. No wonder her stomach was growing.
When Xie Xian heard this, he felt both amused and distressed. His eyes were full of stars. Even when his wife was joking, she was so cute. He hugged her and ravaged her.
When Xiao Baoxin was released from Xie Xian’s embrace, his hair was all messed up.
Was he too happy?