Double Life: The Long Road to Chasing Your Wife

"Shu'er, keep this money, and be careful that Su Yi hides private money behind your back." Mrs. Shi shied away.

"Auntie, just think of it as my husband and I honoring you, not to mention that ten coppers is nothing to us now!"

Lin Shu smiled and pushed Mrs. Shi's hand back.

"My husband-in-law always hides his personal money in front of me. When he came back this time, the emperor rewarded him with 50 taels of gold. He kept five taels for himself and gave the rest to me."

"My cousin is so lucky. When the store was busy before, Mr. Su would pick you up at the store every day and stay with you all day long whenever he was free. Unlike your cousin, who always thinks about going out drinking with his colleagues as soon as he takes a break." Sun said with an envious look.

After hearing what Lin Shu said, Mrs. Shi didn't say much, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

"You young people just need to know everything about your life. When I get old, it's time for me to enjoy peace and happiness."

"Alas!" Mrs. Shi lowered her hands feebly and sighed helplessly.

"Mother, are you missing Ying'er?"

Mrs. Shi looked at Lin Shu and then at Mrs. Sun.

"Now that Ying'er is not in the capital, your father and I want to go to the Royal Courtyard to see her first. Our family's status is originally low, and the Queen Mother has some objections to Ying'er. For the sake of King Xian, she didn't embarrass her too much. Ying'er, if we go to disturb them, I'm afraid the Empress Dowager will be displeased."

"King Xian is sensible and much older than Ying'er. Everything will be planned for Ying'er. Auntie, don't worry." Lin Shu comforted her.

Only in this life did Lin Shu know that in the previous life, Shi Ying married Queen Xian and the reason why Shi Jingke's family's status in the capital was getting lower and lower.

It's not that King Xian doesn't take care of his Yue family, it's Shi Jingke's own request. He only needs to give Shi Muze a chore to do, and he just wants to be safe.

When the new emperor ascended the throne, Shi Jingke wanted Shi Muze to have a stable income, but he also didn't want Shi Muze to get involved too much in the court disputes. In addition, the officials who had previously paid the monthly salary were about to retire and return to their hometowns, so he and King Xian asked Emperor Lan to give it to other officials. A sinecure that pays a monthly salary.

Before Lin Shu was reborn, she always thought that it was because of her own affairs that the Shi family's reputation was damaged, so Shi Ying married King Xian, an old man ten years older than Shi Ying, to fill a house.

Shi Ying was full of hostility towards Su Yi, but Lin Shu always thought that King Xian was an old man, and Shi Ying felt aggrieved to marry him, an old man with children.

But Lin Shu would not express her dissatisfaction with King Xian like Shi Ying did, because King Xian was a member of the royal family after all.

But Lin Shu couldn't make any changes, otherwise she still wanted Shi Ying to marry a man of average age. Otherwise, if King Xian passed away, Shi Ying would be in Prince Xian's palace with her stepson, fearing being bullied by others, as long as Shi Ying was alive. The child of King Xian will have an easier time in the future.

Lin Shu was thinking that King Xian sneezed twice in succession in front of the Queen Mother in the Royal Courtyard.

The Queen Mother quickly put down the teacup in her hand and said worriedly:

"Did Jing'er catch a cold?"

"Princess Xian, look at you. The Ai family doesn't expect you to learn how to take care of the palace all at once. At least you should take good care of your husband. Don't sleep too hard at night, and check to see if your husband is well covered with quilts."

"Although the weather is hot, the other courtyard is colder than outside. It is easiest to catch a cold at night. As Princess Xian, you should consider Prince Xian's affairs carefully."

The Empress Dowager used this excuse to deal with Shi Ying.

Shi Ying sat obediently, smiling innocently no matter what the Empress Dowager said.

This is what Prince Xian taught her. No matter what the Empress Dowager said, she just sat there and said nothing. As a result, Shi Ying was heartless and smiled at the Empress Dowager.

This made the Queen Mother extremely angry, but it made the Emperor amused.

"Mother, in Yi Erchen's opinion, Princess Xian is an interesting person. After all, she is much younger than the king's brother, and she has only been married for less than a year. She has been taught many things slowly. Mother does not need to be angry. If she is angry, she will lose more than the gain. ”

The Empress Dowager holds her forehead, which is not a worry-free thing.

She was originally accompanying the Supreme Emperor to recuperate, but she didn't expect that the Supreme Emperor's complexion was getting better and better. Shi Ying became more and more displeased with her, and she was so angry that she had to teach Shi Ying for a long time every day.

When the Empress Dowager discovered that Shi Ying couldn't understand what she said and that King Xian was still protecting her, as long as Shi Ying didn't go too far, she would turn a blind eye and today was just making excuses.

"The Ai family is getting old. One of you is the Supreme Emperor and the other is the Xian Wang. When you grow up and your wings are hardened, the Ai family can't control it anymore."

"Mother, please don't be angry. I will take the princess away immediately so that she will not interfere with your eyes. I will come back to have dinner with you in the evening."

After King Xian finished speaking and saluted to the Queen Mother, he took Shi Ying and left.

The Empress Dowager was trembling with anger, pointing at the backs of King Xian and Shi Ying as they left and said:

"Your Majesty, look at them, how many times have they come to the palace? They took Princess Xian out to play when they had a disagreement. Princess Xian was originally a child with a playful heart, but Jing'er did this. During this period of time in the Ai family, Begging for advice again.”

The Supreme Emperor smiled on the side and did not say much.

Because the Queen Mother knew that King Xian took Shi Ying out to play, but she never really scolded him once. She just complained to him every time.

Maybe the Empress Dowager is really old. She wants to train Shi Ying well, but she is unable to do so. Seeing that King Xian is living well, she will not bother too much to please others.

The only good thing about Shi Ying was that she was heartless. No matter what the Empress Dowager said about her, she didn't have to wait for the next day, she was just like a normal person at that time.

One time, the Empress Dowager scolded her until her mouth went dry, and Shi Ying poured her a cup of tea with a smile.

"Mother, please drink some water to moisten your throat first, and then we'll talk again."

The Empress Dowager was left speechless.

"We've already talked about it together with Ai Jia."

Later, after more than a month of getting along with each other, the Empress Dowager also understood Shi Ying's character and did not waste her words too much.

Like when King Xian sneezed just now, it was just because he hadn't talked about Shi Ying for too long and was just making use of the topic.

Sure enough, after the Emperor did not respond to the Queen Mother's words, the Queen Mother muttered a few more words and then stopped talking. She went back to her room to take a nap.

As soon as King Xian pulled Shi Ying out of the entrance of the Royal Courtyard, Shi Ying was as happy as a child and asked happily:

"Master, where should we go today? Listen to a play or go fishing in the countryside?"

King Xian scratched Shi Ying's nose and said rather helplessly.

"Do you know that the Queen Mother was almost angry just now? If you see the Queen Mother frowning and not smiling, don't laugh either, or she will punish you." As King Xian said, he pinched Shi Ying's nose hard, trying to Such a way to punish Shi Ying.

"Thanks to my mother, I have gotten a lot better now. If you had entered the school two years earlier, with your current temperament, you would have been punished by kneeling down every day and copied the virtues of women."

Shi Ying still smiled stupidly at King Xian, and King Xian held his forehead. No matter what happened to the wife he found, he had to accept it.

"Let's go! Let's go to the academy to see Qi'er. We don't know how he is doing in the new academy yet. While it's still early, let's go take a look and pick him up by the way."

"Okay!" When Shi Ying heard that she was looking for Long Yuqi, she thought she was looking for Long Yuqi to play with, so she happily walked around in circles before getting on the carriage.

King Xian could only smile fondly.