Chapter 333 - Chapter 333: Chapter 341: A Matter of Principle (2/2)

“My Wife, you can leave those matters to me. Just rest easy, don’t think too much, dear, sleep a little while first,” Han Yu coaxed Su Wenyue.

Su Wenyue shook her head: “I’d rather wait; otherwise, I won’t be at ease.”

Han Yu had no choice but to stay with his Wife and wait, which turned out to be for the better as, before long, Qi Luo returned. However, her appearance had clearly changed; her face was grimy, smeared with something that looked like blackish mud, and she looked rather disheveled, wearing a blood-stained Coat that Su Wenyue recognized as Liu Xiu’s—it must have been to lead the Enemy away.

Indeed, upon catching Su Wenyue’s gaze, Qi Luo explained: “This Coat belonged to the Young Master. Beyond that pair of soldiers, many other Government Soldiers arrived, and I had no choice but to use this method, donning the Young Master’s Coat to draw them away.”

“How is the Young Master doing, and where did you hide him?” Su Wenyue, relieved that Qi Luo was uninjured, was concerned for the rescued Liu Xiu, after all, she had gone to great lengths to save him.

“Madam, rest assured. I arranged for the Young Master to stay with a trustworthy doctor, who can also treat his injuries. Otherwise, with the Young Master’s condition, even if he had escaped from the Government Soldiers, he probably wouldn’t have lasted much longer.”

“That’s good.” Su Wenyue nodded, satisfied with how capably Qi Luo had handled everything, not only completing the tasks she had given but also managing them extremely well.

Han Yu, on the other hand, was not pleased, and despite Qi Luo having successfully done what Su Wenyue tasked her with, his expression showed no satisfaction. He recognized Qi Luo’s abilities and her familiarity with the surrounding area of Yiyang Prefecture, thinking she could at least help his Wife to some extent, and he held Qi Luo’s lifeline, so there was no worry of her having ulterior motives. This was why he allowed Qi Luo to stay with his Wife. Before he had placed Qi Luo with his Wife, he had made it clear that the most important thing was his Wife’s safety. Now that such an incident had occurred, Han Yu had already figured out how to deal with it.

Seeing Han Yu’s demeanor, Su Wenyue knew that he was likely dissatisfied with Qi Luo, but Qi Luo hadn’t done anything wrong. Given the circumstances, she had ordered Qi Luo to do so, naturally, she wouldn’t let Han Yu place blame on Qi Luo.

“Husband, I owe a lot to Qi Luo for being with me this time. If it weren’t for her warning, I wouldn’t have known that Ba Lang was Mr. Sun’s man, and I might have been at a great disadvantage,” Su Wenyue praised Qi Luo.

Han Yu understood his Wife’s intentions but did not concur with them. It didn’t matter whether Qi Luo had merits or not; as long as she did one thing right, he would not blame her, and that was to ensure his Wife’s safety. If she failed in that, no matter how well she did in other areas, he wouldn’t care.

“Husband, I don’t care, you can’t blame Qi Luo. She didn’t want to leave at the time, insisting on protecting me. It was I who threatened and ordered her to do so. Didn’t you say you would give Qi Luo to me? Then I’m her master, and you shouldn’t interfere in her affairs.” Su Wenyue said rather imperiously, having promised to take responsibility, she had to keep her word and couldn’t let Han Yu take it out on Qi Luo.

Unfortunately for Su Wenyue, Han Yu wasn’t so easily fooled and rarely changed his mind once decided, especially on matters of principle. However, he couldn’t be too harsh with his Wife either.