Chapter 283 My Wife Treats Me as a Brother

The courtyard of Mrs. Cui Chaoyong in the residence of the Minister of Revenue.

Cui Chaoyong was talking to his wife when the servants were driven out.

"Master, what on earth is going on today?"

Mrs. Cui Chaoyong still hasn't figured it out.

On this day, the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion was pushed to the forefront of public opinion, and all the masters in the mansion gained tangible benefits.

This is unique in any dynasty.

Cui Chaoyong looked at his wife deeply and said, "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask... How is Miss Xiao?"

Mrs. Cui Chaoyong was really obedient and really didn't ask any more questions.

"Miss Xiao is not the same as what is rumored. She doesn't look like a witch who seduces the prince. Instead, she looks like a girl from an ordinary family."

"She is naturally very pretty, and has a good temper..."

But no matter which one it is, it looks pretty good.

Among the noble ladies in the capital, she could name five or six who were more beautiful and had better personalities than Xiao Yingchun.

What's more, there is a gap in status.

Cui Chaoyong did not see it that way: "She is needed by the court and liked by the prince, which is her most extraordinary feature."

"Miss Xiao is a Westerner and doesn't know the rules and conditions of the Tianwu Dynasty. No matter where you meet her in the future, you must try your best to protect her..."

"I understand, Master..."

This is also the topic discussed by the other major families tonight.

The Ningyuan Marquis Mansion has become prosperous. How can we establish good relations with the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion in the future?
How can we learn from the Ningyuan Marquisate’s path to prosperity and replicate it in our own?
The Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, which was at the center of the topic, did not seem to be very happy at this time.

Ao Guangchun and Niu Shiniang, who had lifted her veil, sat in the bridal chamber, looking at each other.

Niu Shiniang's voice was as loud as a bell, but her eyes were open: "I told you that day that I don't want to force you to consummate the marriage with me."

"I am a military commander, so I should join the army."

"I have already asked His Majesty for permission. After the wedding, I will go to the Ao Family Army. You should stay at home and have a baby with Hongye as soon as possible..."

Ao Guangchun was quite happy when he heard it at first: there was no need to consummate the marriage, and Niu Shiniang would be leaving soon.

But as I listened, I felt something was not right.

What?

In other families, men go out to build careers and women stay at home to raise children, but in my family, it's the opposite? !

Women go out to build careers, while I stay at home to raise children? !

How do others see you?
Ao Guangchun refused to take it anymore and spoke righteously with his neck held high.

"Although I have no romantic feelings for you, I have fought on the battlefield before."

"If you can go to the army, I can go too!"

"I am not the kind of person who is afraid of death!"

Niu Shiniang gave him a deep look and said, "I didn't say you were afraid of death. Mother said that she hoped you would have children soon."

"Why don't you go rest over at Hongye's place tonight?"

"Hongye's contraceptive soup has long been discontinued."

As the daughter of a doctor, Niu Shiniang has been exposed to pharmacology for many years and is not unfamiliar with the general principles of pharmacology. She is not as shy as other girls when talking about it.

Even if Ao Guangchun had no conscience, he would still hesitate at this moment.

"Tonight is our wedding night. If I go there, you..." people will gossip about me!

Niu Shiniang waved her hands generously: "It's nothing, I asked you to go, I won't blame you, I treat you as a brother."

I treat you as a brother...

Ao Guangchun was inexplicably angry and left angrily: Thank you!

Niu Shiniang changed into her pajamas and prepared to go to sleep, but before half an hour had passed, Ao Guangchun came back with a gloomy face.

Niu Shiniang: "Hey? Why did you come back?"

She looked at Ao Guangchun's clothes, which had obviously been rearranged, and was extremely surprised: "Are you not capable?"

Ao Guangchun was furious: "Who said I can't do it?! I am..." He couldn't continue.

God knows, while he was hugging Hongye, his mind was full of Niu Shiniang.

Even though Hongye was gentle and considerate, his body was simply unable to respond!
After trying twice without success, Ao Guangchun and Hongye were both very desperate.

Hongye knelt on the bed and sobbed, "My Lord, I was wrong. I shouldn't have told others about you and Niu Shiniang..."

Ao Guangchun was even more desperate: "We're already married, what's the point of you saying this?"

"I must have dug up her ancestors' grave in my previous life! I owe her this!"

If you can't accomplish anything, what are you still doing here?!

So Ao Guangchun returned to the main courtyard.

But he couldn't tell Niu Shiniang about this.

Otherwise, who knows what kind of laughter this woman with a voice as loud as a bell would have suffered!
Niu Shiniang, however, was certain that he would not be able to accomplish anything, and looked at him with pity: "Since you are back, go to sleep."

As she said this, she rolled into the bed and soon her snoring became deafening.

Ao Guangchun:!!!

Very good, it feels like staying in a tent.

After changing roles, Ao Guangchun felt strangely at ease and fell asleep quickly.

……

The study room of Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, which had been sealed for a long time, was brightly lit tonight. Zhan Yunfu sat in the armchair in the study room which had not been sat in for a long time, with a dazed look on her face.

It was Emperor Tianwu who was asked by Zhan Yunfu herself to take charge of the Ao family army.

She knew that due to Emperor Tianwu's guilt towards the Ao family, he would definitely agree to her request.

But she didn't expect that although Emperor Tianwu agreed to let her temporarily take control of the Ao family army on behalf of Ningyuan Hou, he could only "lead remotely".

That means she doesn't have to go to the base.

Emperor Tianwu didn't know that she wanted to take control of the Ao family army again, which meant she wanted to leave the capital.

Ever since she found out that Ao Guangzheng was not the son of her late husband Ao Shengying, she has always felt uncomfortable.

Sometimes I feel sorry for my late husband, sometimes I feel sorry for my eldest son, and sometimes I feel sorry for my youngest son...

She could also feel the emperor's thoughts about her.

At the same time, she could also feel that she was slowly being shaken by Emperor Tianwu's almost unprincipled favoritism.

How is this possible! ?
If I really get together with Emperor Tianwu again, what will become of me?

The door lintel of Ningyuan Marquis’ Mansion will be despised by others!
When she thought of this, she just wanted to escape from the capital.

The farther away the better.

Now, she has obtained the imperial edict and has become the nominal commander-in-chief of the Ao family army.

Then, if I go directly to the Ao Family Army, Emperor Tianwu will not be in any trouble...

The study of Ningyuan Hou Ao Shengying, which had been sealed for a long time, was opened by her again.

The old maps, military books, writing brushes, inkstones, and paper are all in the same place as before, as if their owners had never left...

Zhan Yunfu brushed away the dust, unfolded them slowly, one by one, and looked over.

Tears slowly accumulated, and she cried silently, but her expression was firm, as if she had made some kind of decision.

After a long time, when she finally stood up, her body swayed and she bumped into a small protruding dot in the corner of the desk.

The desk made a click and a small secret compartment popped out.

Zhan Yunfu looked at the secret compartment in astonishment. In the flat drawer, there was a letter.

She slowly reached out and took out the unsealed letter.

"My dear wife, if you read this letter, I think your husband is dead..."

The first sentence made Zhan Yunfu cover her mouth and burst into tears.

This turned out to be a last letter written by Ao Shengying before he went to the battlefield.

The couple had a good relationship and trusted each other, so Zhan Yunfu never easily touched Ao Shengying's desk and belongings.

Ao Shengying originally thought that if he died in the battle, his wife would move the desk in order to pack up his belongings and make room for his son Ao Guangzheng to study, and she would discover this secret compartment and the letter.

But unexpectedly, Ao Guangzheng also died in the battle...

The late emperor was afraid of the Ao family and did not confer titles of nobility on them as Crown Prince or Marquis of Ningyuan.

There was no successor in the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, so there was no one to inherit this study, and naturally there was no need to move it.

Zhan Yunfu sealed and preserved the study room for more than ten years.

This also directly led to the fact that it took more than ten years for Zhan Yunfu to see this suicide letter...

(End of this chapter)