After Su Zhi finished speaking, Cheng Songan subconsciously looked at Cui Yuanqing, thinking that this was arranged by him, but when he saw a hint of surprise between Cui Yuanqing's eyebrows, he realized that it was not his intention.

The Fourth Grandma was so shocked that she forgot to cry. Even Cui Wenxin was stunned. Although Su Zhi had no fame, he filed complaints to the emperor one after another, and the emperor still met him in person and arranged a marriage for him. A smart person could tell from this incident that he had a bright future. It was a good idea for Cui Wenxin to marry him, but he wanted to marry into the emperor's family?

Cheng Songan personally walked up to him and held up his clothes, saying, "Sir, I am no longer a wife of the Cui family. You don't have to kneel to me."

Cui Yuanqing was a little unhappy. He pulled Cheng Songan back to sit down and asked, "Have you thought it through?"

Su Zhi kowtowed to them respectfully and said, "Publicly, you have shown me great kindness; privately, Madam is the elder whom Wenxin respects the most, so I need you two to be witnesses. Su Zhi is willing to serve my mother-in-law as a son-in-law."

After saying that, he turned around and said to Fourth Grandma, "If mother-in-law doesn't mind, Su Zhi will be your half-son for the rest of his life."

The fourth grandmother asked in disbelief: "Master Su..."

Cui Yuanqing smiled and said, "He calls you mother-in-law, but you call him Sir?"

The fourth grandmother shed tears and said, "I already have Yan Zhao to inherit the incense, so there is no need to be greedy..."

Su Zhi looked at Cui Yuanqing, as if asking for his advice. The latter nodded indifferently, and then he spoke: "I am appreciated by the adults. I have lived to more than 20 years old, and I don't care about my surname. My real name is Xu Shiyi, which cannot be called out loud, so you can call me Su Zhi, Zheng Ji, or even Cui."

"Wenxin doesn't care who I am. She loves me and values ​​me. This is all I can do for her. I hope my mother-in-law will grant my wish."

A tear rolled in Cui Wenxin's eyes and fell to the ground. She then raised her head again. Even though her beastly brother was a good-for-nothing, he was still her mother's hope. Now that her brother was gone, if she got married again, her mother and sister-in-law would have to raise two children. One could imagine how difficult the future would be.

Fortunately, Su Zhi understood her and loved her, and did not let her down.

Cheng Songan choked up a little: "I will be a witness for Mr. Su, and this matter will be settled like this. When Mr. Su comes back from Jiangnan, I will arrange the wedding for you."

Fourth Grandma agreed with tears in her eyes.

Cheng Songan asked Qiangwei and Zhou to take her to wash her face and help her take a look at the baby who was not even a month old.

There were four people left in the courtyard, and Su Zhicai asked Cheng Songan, "Last time, Madam said that the Qingmiao Law would not last long, and I never asked for your advice. Now the Saint has asked me to go to Jiangnan the day after tomorrow to implement the new policy. I hope Madam will be generous with her advice."

"First, don't call me Madam." Cheng Songan rolled his eyes at Cui Yuanqing, "Second, I don't understand the new policy, so I dare not speak nonsense."

Cui Wenxin interrupted, "Why are you calling her Madam? You should call her Little Auntie like I do."

Su Zhi stuttered: "This... little..."

Cheng Songan interrupted him quickly: "Wenxin is naughty, Mr. Su, don't listen to her. By the way, are you taking Wenxin with you to Jiangnan this time?"

Su Zhi's ears immediately turned red, and he said embarrassedly: "We are not married yet, it is not appropriate to bring her along, and my mother-in-law can't live without her."

Cui Wenxin bit her lip, turned around and was about to leave.

Cheng Songan chuckled and said teasingly, "Why? She's already married into your family, but you're still worried and have to go with her?"

"Aunt, you're making fun of me, I won't pay any attention to you..." Cui Wenxin blushed. After all, she was young, so she said bluntly, "I heard that there are only beauties in the gentle villages of Jiangnan, and men will become bad if they go there. I'm naturally worried."

Cui Yuanqing sneered: "A man who can turn bad, can he be honest in the capital?"

Cui Wenxin frowned and retorted, "That's why I have to stay by his side and keep a close eye on him. If he dares to disobey, I won't let him off."

Su Zhi was not good at joking, and thought that she was really worried, so he quickly stuttered and assured her: "I... won't... you... don't worry... I will write to you... every day..."

Cui Wenxin snorted: "I won't reply to you."

Su Zhi smiled: "That's fine."

Cheng Songan looked at the two of them and silently recalled that in her previous life, when Cui Yuanqing went to Jiangnan, he would write a letter home every month, but that letter was sent to Chunhui Garden and never sent a single word to her. The letters she sent every few days seemed to fall on deaf ears.

"Aunt, why are your eyes red?" Cui Wenxin was feeling a little embarrassed by Su Zhi. Suddenly she caught a glimpse of Cheng Songan's eyes and couldn't help asking.

Cheng Songan quickly put away his sadness and said nonchalantly, "You don't have to worry about him being left alone. I'll take you with me when I go to Jiangnan next month."

Cui Wenxin was both embarrassed and happy. She was embarrassed because Cheng Songan saw through her thoughts, but she was happy because her aunt was going to Jiangnan, so she could go with her legitimately. So she asked, "Is my uncle going too?"

Cheng Songan rolled his eyes casually: "He's not going."

Cui Wenxin clapped her hands even more. She felt more at ease knowing that this cold-hearted and sullen uncle was not going.

Cui Yuanqing gave her a gloomy look, and Cui Wenxin became depressed again.

Cheng Song'an pretended not to see his expression and continued talking to Su Zhi for a long time about the drawbacks of the Qingmiao System. It would be better to combine the land tax and the ding silver into one, and distribute the ding silver evenly among the land tax according to the number of acres of land, instead of levying taxes per person. This would reduce the burden on people without land or with little land.

Su Zhi's spirits lifted and he respected her even more. The two of them talked in a lively manner as if they had met too late. He did not stop until the Fourth Grandma and her group were about to leave. He followed them to Changjie and informed the neighbors and several close relatives of the same branch about the marriage.

……

At dusk, Cheng Songan finished washing up and sat under the lamp to copy the Heart Sutra. She hadn't felt so restless for a long time.

Cui Yuanqing bent down and hugged her from behind, resting his chin on the top of her head.

Cheng Songan paused while writing and said calmly, "Go out first. I can't write anymore."

"Why are you crying?" Cui Yuanqing's clear voice lingered above her head, "You seem to be envious of Su Zhi writing a letter to Wen Xin."

Cheng Songan broke free from his embrace and said nonchalantly, "They are so connected and rely on each other. I envy their love and affection."

Mutual understanding, mutual dependence, and undoubted love. Each of these three words sounded meaningful to Cui Yuanqing. His eyes darkened and he was silent for a while.

Cheng Songan glanced at him from the corner of his eye. He was hidden behind the light, and his thin figure looked a little lonely.

"Go out, I want to write." She hardened her heart and felt sorry for him.

Cui Yuanqing stood up. He did not remain silent because of her words. His mood quickly returned to normal. He came close to her as if nothing had happened: "Your injuries are all healed."

Cheng Songan stared at him warily: "What do you want to do?"

Cui Yuanqing took the pen from her hand, put it aside, and put his left palm on her belly, just as shameless as he was during the day: "I saw that you were also looking forward to his coming."

"Crazy! I don't want a child." Cheng Songan slapped him on the neck and struggled to escape.

"I'm very full. You'll have to work harder later." Cui Yuanqing smiled beside her ear and shook a gold ingot in front of her like a treasure. "I took your money, so you have to play with me."

Cheng Songan felt angry and amused at the same time. Before she could laugh out loud, she was carried to the couch. It seemed that Cui Yuanqing had got the hang of the storybook and knew how to make her confused and infatuated.

The candlelight flickered until the second half of the night. Cheng Songan was extremely tired. In a half-asleep state, he seemed to hear Cui Yuanqing say in a sullen voice, "I have also written you many letters."

It was as if a breeze passed through Cheng Songan's heart, making him sober for a moment. Did he write a letter to her during the two months he was in Jiangnan?

"Don't leave. Things are about to change in the capital. The princess and Ning Zhao need you." Finally, Cui Yuanqing stroked her shoulder and said.

Cheng Songan remained silent. No matter how their relationship was defined, they were both in the same boat and were loyal to the same person.

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