Chapter 262 - Chapter 262: Chapter 271: Where Is the Arrangement (2/2)

After receiving her orders, Aunt Li was on her way out. A bit intimidated by Han Yu but still pausing to gather her courage, she suggested, “Master, Madam, you both seem busy; should I have the nanny take the children away?”

Su Wenyue had just been feeling awkward, but now she found the situation amusing, especially after seeing Han Yu’s face momentarily stiffen before recovering. Her smile grew wider, and eventually she burst into hearty laughter, with the children following suit upon seeing their mother in such high spirits.

“Aunt Li, you can leave. Don’t come in unless called,” Han Yu said, his face stern. Once Aunt Li left, he caught Su Wenyue and gave her a good thrashing, this mischievous little thing. How dare she mock him, as if the heavens had turned upside down!

“Husband, have mercy! I won’t make fun of you anymore. I actually have something important to discuss with you,” Su Wenyue begged, having to sacrifice some ‘benefits’ before Han Yu finally relented. She then started to tell him about Zhai Li and his companions, and Han Yu’s expression turned grave.

“Husband, don’t you want to know how I’ve arranged things for Zhai Li and the others? They are no ordinary characters. If Prime Minister Wang were to pay attention to us because of them, we wouldn’t be able to stand it. Even my mother’s family would suffer. After all, Prime Minister Wang’s power is growing, and he is ruthless. He has brought major martial arts families under his control or wiped them out. Our family, if confronted with him now, would truly be like trying to shake a big tree with the force of an ant,” Su Wenyue had always kept this matter in her heart. It was only after she had made proper arrangements that she felt a bit more at ease, which is why she didn’t rush to bring it up. She was beginning to worry that Han Yu had not realized the severity of the situation.

“I know, which is why I didn’t dare to make arrangements for them lightly, letting them come to you instead. I don’t trust anyone else with this,” Han Yu replied, noting Su Wenyue’s still skeptical expression, he knew what she was thinking.

“I didn’t immediately ask because I knew you must have taken care of it; otherwise, you would have mentioned it by now. Besides, at that moment, all I wanted was to talk more with you and put other matters aside,” Han Yu admitted, but what he didn’t say was that ‘women are as fickle as the sea’; knowing his wife must have handled it, why should he have brought it up immediately? Otherwise, she would have accused him of caring only about matters outside and not about her. Thinking of this, Han Yu had to acknowledge that even the most intelligent and virtuous women could be petty over such things.

“But to get back to the point, wife, where have you hidden Zhai Li and the others? Did you arrange them at your Zhuangzi?” Han Yu knew that Su Wenyue had a Zhuangzi outside the prefecture, a dowry given by her parents, which she managed well. That was the only place he could think of at the moment.

“Of course not. Given Zhai Li and their status, under the current circumstances, being extra cautious is an understatement. How could I place them in a location associated with the Han Family or the Su Family? That would be courting disaster if discovered,” Su Wenyue plainly believed Han Yu was underestimating her.

Han Yu understood the logic but couldn’t fathom where Su Wenyue could have arranged for Zhai Li and the others to stay. It seemed he had underestimated his wife’s ability. He had intended for his wife to hide the people for a while until he returned to make arrangements.

“Wife, I truly cannot guess. Tell me where you’ve arranged for them, will you?” Although Han Yu asked this, he thought of Xiao Xi, who often helped Su Wenyue with tasks outside.

“Do you remember back in the village, I once sent Xiao Xi out to do something for me? That period wasn’t just about going to the Zhuangzi,” Su Wenyue hinted. To accomplish this task, she had to borrow a sizeable amount of silver from her father. If it wasn’t for her good performance at that time—gaining her father’s trust—this task might not have been feasible.