"I never thought that Princess Jiaqian would have such high regard for my husband. This saves me a lot of trouble."
After sending Jiaqian away, Li Xiaoxin returned to the garden.
Xia Shang frowned: "I thought you had some wonderful idea, but I didn't expect that you would ask me to betray my appearance. This method is too clumsy."
"Although the method is clumsy, it is also very effective. I just didn't expect that my husband is still hiding a lot of literary talent, and I have never seen it."
Xia Shang did not answer. This was not the method he hoped for.
Li Xiaoxin continued: "Tomorrow is the expiration of Li Xin's confinement, and I don't know what kind of trouble will happen. But as long as his daughter is close to her husband, he will naturally not show off in front of his daughter. This is a delaying tactic. As long as there is time,
My husband will be free to make more preparations."
Xia Shang nodded: "There is really no good way at the moment, this is the only way."
…
After a peaceful day, the first winter snow woke everyone up.
The sudden drop in temperature not only prevented Xia Shang from taking off his leather hat, but also made him wear a cloak.
The new home hadn't had time to buy a stove yet, so I asked the temporary worker to buy a few and bring them back early in the morning.
Only then did I realize that I was used to a life of being served by servants, but I was really not used to having few servants and maids at home.
After being out of the palace for a few days, Li Xiaoxin seemed to have gradually entered the rhythm of ordinary people's life. The expression on her face that was out of tune with the world disappeared without knowing when.
She looks more like a lady from a wealthy family, but she looks a little younger, but she dresses like an adult woman, which covers up a lot of her beauty that should be stunning to the world.
The first winter snow stained her face with a layer of white frost, making her blushing face look like an apple beaten by frost.
Thinking about how much Xia Shang had changed his opinion of Li Xiaoxin after just a few days of care, at least in Xia Shang's eyes, Li Xiaoxin didn't show the slightest emotion that he disliked.
Xia Shang just didn't want to admit that this woman had done everything a wife should do perfectly.
"Ms. sir, why are you looking at me like that?"
Li Xiaoxin stood at the door of the house, noticed the gaze beside her, was slightly surprised, flashed her eyes, and asked curiously.
"No...nothing..."
Xia Shang was a little flustered, and suddenly felt a little tingling pain in his heart.
This feeling has appeared many times, which makes Xia Shang extremely puzzled. It seems that as long as he is tempted for a moment, the tingling feeling will appear quietly, killing that little bit of heartbeat in the cradle.
inside.
"Obviously she has something on her mind..." Li Xiaoxin had the intention of not letting Xia Shang go.
Xia Shang cast his eyes into the snow instead of looking at Li Xiaoxin, and then the feeling disappeared.
"I'm just a little curious about your past and your changes... Anyway, I feel like you have become a different person these days."
Li Xiaoxin blinked her eyes, and the smile at the corner of her mouth gradually narrowed, but her pretty face stained with falling snow was stained with a layer of sadness: "I have no choice but to become a normal person as soon as possible. I hope that one day I can make my husband a normal person."
I forgot that I was once a monster that lived for decades..."
"..." Xia Shang turned around and looked at Li Xiaoxin's indifference, feeling inexplicably sympathetic.
"I am not a person who will be content with the emperor's orders. In fact, I have my own purpose in agreeing to the emperor's request. It is a blessing to be able to recover from my strange illness, so I also have my own plan. My plan is very simple.
I just want to live earlier and more like a normal person, and hope that one day I can forget that I am living in the ice. So I actually work very hard, trying to learn to be a normal person, and trying to learn to be a qualified official wife."
This topic was a bit heavy and inappropriate in the warmth of the first snow. Xia Shang chose to shut up and set his sights further.
Further away is the Prince's Mansion.
The branches that occasionally come out of the towering wall have been bent down by the thick snow.
There were several servants cleaning the door of the house, and everything was deserted. It seemed that there was no difference between today and the past.
It is still Chenshi, and there seems to be no movement in the Prince's Mansion. It seems that His Highness the Prince will not go to the morning court today.
Whether today will always be so peaceful, or whether something big will happen later, no one can tell.
But what Xia Shang hopes is that Jiaqian can come here sooner. As long as Princess Jiaqian is here, she won't be afraid of what Li Xin wants to do, right?
At this moment, seeing the movement in the Prince's Mansion in the snow more or less exposed Xia Shang's inner uneasiness.
After standing at the door for a while, nothing unusual happened. Xia Shang was ready to go back to the house to rest.
At this moment, a fast horse galloped from the end of the street to the door of Xia Shang's house.
The rider on the horse looks like a young boy. He is unfamiliar and has never been seen before.
But when the other party came to Xia Shang, he took out the portrait and seemed to compare it.
After a few seconds, the young man got off his horse and knelt on the ground: "Greetings, sir."
Xia Shang was stunned: "Master?"
For a moment, Xia Shang felt the urge to hit him: "How dare you open your dog eyes and take a look? I am still in my youth, when did I become a master?"
The boy was a little confused: "Are you Master Xia Shangxia?"
"I am Xia Shang, but not Mr. Xia."
"Are you from Suzhou?"
"Yes."
"That's right! Master, I am a servant of the family. This time I will follow the young master's team to the capital."
"Young Master..."
Hearing these three words, Xia Shang immediately pulled out of his thoughts: "You mean...Xia Guang...has arrived in the capital?"
"The young master still has half a day before he can enter Beijing. I have been ordered by Sister Yazhi to inform him first."
"So fast?" Xia Shang was so shocked that he didn't care about what the boy called him.
"My wife received my letter from the master and asked the young master to set off the next day."
Xia Shang was stunned for a while, and then he shouted happily: "Quick! Quick! You lead the way, I will wait for them at the city gate."
The joy of unexpected surprise made Xia Shang confused. Thinking about his son whom he had never met before, he really couldn't wait to see him.
"Master, but the young master and the others still have half a day to..."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter... I'll just wait at the city gate."
Li Xiaoxin knew Xia Shang's family letters. Now seeing Xia Shang being so excited, she not only frowned: "Ms. sir, today is unusual, so it's not appropriate to go out."
"Don't worry, I have my own plan for this matter."
"No matter what, we have to wait for Nie Shisan."
"Nie Shisan will stay in the house to protect you today. What happened that night at the Capital Procuratorate cannot happen again."
"Without Nie Shisan's protection, how could my husband..."
"Don't worry, I'm just waiting at the city gate and won't go far. There are soldiers guarding the city gate. No one dares to mess around." (To be continued)