Chapter 586 - Chapter 586: Chapter 592: Settling Down (1/2)
Chapter 586: Chapter 592: Settling Down
Xiao Xi’s courage was entirely fostered by Su Wenyue herself; no matter how Su Wenyue treated others, she could never bring herself to blame Xiao Xi. This servant girl was also exceedingly loyal and knew her boundaries, never taking her mistress’s favor as a license to act inappropriately.
Though Su Wenyue did sneak a glance at Xiao Xi with a glare, Han Yu still caught it.
Han Yu, seeing his daughter-in-law’s subtle gesture, felt a bit helpless. Such behavior from Xiao Xi was praiseworthy. He had always thought his daughter-in-law was a tad too kind to Xiao Xi, but now it seemed having someone like that around wasn’t bad after all. Of course, that was only within certain limits; Xiao Xi truly was loyal.
“Why glare at her? Xiao Xi has done well this time, go ahead and receive your reward,” Han Yu encouraged and dismissed Xiao Xi, leaving just the couple behind.
Han Yu naturally wanted to give his daughter-in-law a proper talking-to, but after a few words and seeing how weary and exhausted she looked, he ultimately couldn’t bear it. Especially since they were about to settle in Peicheng tomorrow, which would inevitably involve exhausting work, so they needed to take advantage of the time to rest properly. Liu Wenyong had already agreed to let them into Peicheng and had allocated part of the city to them to settle down. For the time being, at least one or two years, there would be no changes, and they could start recruiting and breeding horses in peace.
One or two years was neither a particularly long nor short time. Naturally, the families that had followed them could not stay in the military camp as they had upon retreat. Liu Xiu and others discussed and arranged to place all the families in the County Town not far from the camp, specifically marking out a piece of land and a courtyard for them.
Even with a place to live, the conditions couldn’t be too good. But, it was certainly better than staying in tents—at least they had a fixed place to settle in.
Su Wenyue, as the General’s Wife, was allocated a two-section Small Courtyard, also in line with Liu Xiu and Han Yu’s wishes. They didn’t want to make exceptions and aimed to show solidarity with the common soldiers in their hardships.
Su Wenyue had no objections; as long as she was with Han Yu, she wasn’t afraid of hardships. Nevertheless, as the General’s Wife, she still got to choose the location of her home. She chose a backyard adjoining a plot of Land, close to the Water Source, which made planting convenient. The only downside was that the location was rather remote and quiet. But this was precisely to Han Yu’s liking, as it was far from Liu Xiu’s House, preventing his wife from encountering Liu Xiu too frequently.
“Husband, now that we’ve settled down and there won’t be changes for one or two years, shall we bring the children over?” Su Wenyue had left her children at Feng Family Manor out of necessity, worried about their safety. Now that they were stable, she wanted to bring them close so she could teach and raise them herself. The harsh conditions here actually suited Su Wenyue’s intentions, not wanting the children to grow up too delicate.
She knew her own frailties. Had she not lived a lifetime already, how could she see things so clearly? The outcome she met in her previous life was due to her naiveté and obliviousness to the world, selfishness, ignorance of the maliciousness of hearts, and inability to endure hardship. She could not let her children repeat her mistakes. Even while in the Sikong Mansion’s backyard, she had often overheard the servant girls gossiping about some wastrel Young Masters. Her children could not turn out like that.