The Eldest Daughter-in-Law [Reborn] - Chapter 58

Wang Shuhuai hadn’t been to the backyard for several days. Firstly, the peace talks with Western Chu were coming to an end, and he was too busy to leave. Secondly, once he devoted himself to government affairs, he would quickly put aside the affairs of the backyard.

Seeing that they were not effective in the competition, the people of Western Chu did not take the initiative in the subsequent negotiations, intending to make things difficult for Great Jin on the terms of payment for horse breeds. However, after Wang Shuhuai took over, he quickly adjusted his strategy.

He immediately reviewed the documents on the trade between Great Jin and Western Chu in the past ten years and the written records of the branch office. He also combined the intelligence from the court and the population and taxes of Western Chu, and used the art of filing to roughly calculate the actual amount of salt, iron, raw silk, and tea needed by Western Chu. The more scarce they needed them, the later the delivery time would be. It just so happened that Wang Shuhuai had just defeated Prince Jing’an’s army, so he was at ease in the negotiations and would not tolerate Western Chu’s refusal.

If Western Chu played tricks on the matter, Great Jin would follow suit; they were both thousand-year-old foxes, and no one could fool anyone.

The negotiations were successful, and Wang Shuhuai should be credited for it.

On May 13, after seeing off the envoys, Minister Zheng of the Ministry of Rites ordered a table at Yingjiang Red Teahouse and invited officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple to celebrate. Wang Shuhuai was pushed to the main table. Minister Zheng’s son, Zheng Jun, was the husband of Jiang Fan, a close friend of Xie Yunchu. He had such a good relationship with Prince Li that they could wear the same pants as each other, so he invited Prince Li as well. When the two of them were leaving, they saw Doctor Wen walking out slowly. After a few visits, the few of them gathered at another table.

Everyone was socializing with each other, except Wang Shuhuai, who was drinking alone.

Zheng Jun glanced at Wang Shuhuai, who seemed to be in a gloomy mood, slightly different from the past, then he nudged Mr. Zhu beside him.

“Did you notice that Shu Huai drank more than usual today?”

Mr.Zhu glanced at Wang Shuhuai and said softly, “Maybe he doesn’t want to socialize?”

“No,” Zheng Jun, who was gentle but thoughtful, said, “Shu Huai seems to be worried.”

Mr.Zhu nudged Zheng Jun and said, “Shu Huai has no heart; how can he have any worries to talk about?”

Zheng Jun was speechless.

At the banquet, Mr. Zhu saw Doctor Wen abandoning his tea to drink wine, and his scalp tightened. He hurriedly persuaded him, “Sir Wen, be careful that your wife will be unhappy; please don’t drink anymore.” Seeing Doctor Wen twisting the wine pot to pour it into his mouth, he said anxiously, “Hey, hey, hey… drink less…”

Doctor Wen waved away Mr. Zhu’s arm and drank the wine in one gulp.

“I’m not afraid of her. Women should not be spoiled. I treated her so well, but she even threatened to divorce me yesterday!”

When Wang Shuhuai heard that, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Doctor Wen motionlessly.

“If she is really willing to leave me, how can I, a fifth-rank doctor, be afraid that I won’t be able to get married? Humph!” Doctor Wen was very excited.

Wang Shuhuai held the wine cup, remained silent for a moment, and then drank it all.

When Mr. Zhu saw that Doctor Wen was behaving very differently from before, he knew that he was just being stubborn, so he joked, “Don’t take it to heart. The more a woman talks about divorce, the less likely she is to get it. Your Madam must have a sharp tongue but a soft heart.”

“For me, I’ve heard this so many times that my ears are callused. I never take it seriously, and I can’t take it seriously. I just go into the room and throw the person on the bed, and nothing will happen.”

Everyone clapped their hands on the table and laughed.

After hearing this, Doctor Wen calmed down and said, “It seems to be the case.” Then his brows relaxed, and he drank happily.

The men drank some wine and said some nonsense.

Wang Shuhuai had a solemn look on his face. He ignored everyone’s words and silently flicked the dust off his collar. His clear and noble temperament isolated him from the noise around him.

Was it really just something they say?

Looking at Xie Yunchu’s expression that day, she was smiling and talking happily, and she was not on guard against him, so it was not impossible.

Otherwise, how could she say, “Why not wait until fifteen?”

In a blink of an eye, it was May 15th. Wang Shuhuai started preparing for the fish scale atlas, while Xie Yunchu was busy exchanging her unwanted jewelry for silver.

Both masters were busy.

The Emperor did not rush the eunuchs.

If he missed the first day, they must not miss the fifteenth.

Mama Lin secretly found Ming Gui.

“I’ll think of a way today to ask the Second Young Master to come back early.”

Ming Gui was even more anxious than Mama Lin. “Don’t worry, I will go to the yamen in person and ask him to come back earlier.” But he felt bitter in his heart. Looking around the capital, which young master needed someone to urge him to have xoxo?

It was just so funny.

At the beginning of the evening, Wang Shuhuai returned, which was very early in his political career.

Mama Lin was very happy and served tea and water diligently. Since Xie Yunchu was not around, Wang Shuhuai held Sister Ke in his arms and played with her.

Xie Yunchu had just returned from the accounting office and saw her husband sitting inside.

Looking in through the red gauze window, palace lanterns were shrouding him all around. His back was tall and straight, and his temperament was noble. As long as he was there, even the most noisy scene could be made peaceful and tranquil.

The slender fingers gently held a toy and moved it in front of Sister Ke. The child clenched her fist and grabbed his sleeve, trying her best to grab the toy. With such a white and clean hand, everything he did looked good.

Xie Yunchu admired the beauty outside the curtain, then slowly moved in.

“The Second Young Master is back.” The tone was cute and bright.

When Wang Shuhuai glanced at Xie Yunchu and saw that she was holding the account book in her arms, he asked, “Are you checking the accounts again?”

The couple looked as usual, as if the previous disagreement had never happened.

Xie Yunchu glanced at the book in her hand and handed it to him. “I was checking the inventory of the warehouse, and I just happened to be counting and compiling a list of your birthday gifts last time. Take a look and you’ll have an idea.”

Wang Shuhuai didn’t answer, just saying, “Just keep it in mind.”