Su Xiaoqi’s heart was tense, and her throw was very inaccurate.
The silver ingot flew straight towards the head of the Tanhua Lang to her left.
Shen Yun narrowed his eyes, his body suddenly shot up, he did a somersault in the air, reached out and caught it.
A silver ingot truly demonstrated the innate greed for money of his little wife.
Then, with a flip, he landed steadily on the horse, extended his right index finger, touched it to the corner of his lips, and pointed at Su Xiaoqi.
This, in broad daylight, was clearly an act of indecency.
Su Xiaoqi’s face turned red, and she couldn’t help but stomp her foot.
Her delicate and charming appearance as a young lady fell entirely into Shen Yun’s eyes. He smiled brightly, spurred his horse, and galloped forward.
The cavalry behind them also immediately galloped away.
Someone immediately laughed, “Hahaha, see? This woman is beautiful, it seems the Zhuangyuan Lang also loves appearance.”
The person who had previously said that the Zhuangyuan Lang only loved inner beauty and not appearance was rendered speechless, only managing to blurt out, “Frivolous, the Zhuangyuan Lang is nothing special.”
“Hehe, Sister Nini is angry.”
“But who is that person next to him? To be treated like this by the Zhuangyuan Lang, their status must be extraordinary.”
“Hmph, what’s so extraordinary? I see her demeanor, deliberately drawing the Zhuangyuan Lang to her like that, she’s a complete vixen.”
“Nini, don’t talk nonsense. I heard that the Zhuangyuan Lang is already married. That might be his wife. She’s so beautiful, a perfect match for him.”
“Sister Ning’er, are you still my sister? Why are you siding with outsiders and speaking for others?” The one named Nini indignantly slammed the table.
Everyone laughed and fell silent.
Here, both Su Xiaoqi and Du Yiyi had excellent hearing and heard everything clearly.
The two silently exchanged glances, and for fear that the other might also have good hearing, they didn’t say anything.
After they got into the carriage and the curtains were drawn, Du Yiyi coldly snorted, “Hmph, I know those people. They were with Princess Fu’an last time, and Princess Fu’an is also among them.”
Du Yiyi was huffing with anger.
She was very unhappy hearing them gossip about Su Xiaoqi and Shen Yun behind their backs.
“Forget it, these people have nothing to do with us. We just won’t bother with them. There’s no need to get angry on their account.”
Du Yiyi was coaxed by Su Xiaoqi for a long time before she calmed down. She then amused her by talking about the business in their two shops.
When she introduced the slide business she and He Qiulei were doing, Su Xiaoqi’s attention was completely diverted.
“Sister Xiaoqi, can you get him to make one for the Duke’s mansion and my family too? Such a fun thing.”
Su Xiaoqi raised an eyebrow, “I know how many nieces and nephews and younger siblings you have at your home, but the Duke’s mansion doesn’t have any children now.”
The Duchess, Madam Wen, had given birth to two sons, both of whom had grown up.
However, one was stationed at the border with the Duke, while the other was serving the Emperor in various parts of the empire and rarely returned to the capital.
Neither had married or had children, so installing a slide at this time was truly unnecessary.
“That’s true. Ah, but I want to get involved in the amusement park construction you mentioned.” Du Yiyi requested.
The primary reason was not about making money, but because it sounded so fun when Su Xiaoqi talked about it.
She couldn’t help but want to participate.
“No problem. This project hasn’t started yet, and I’m leading it. Just tell He Qiulei.”
Su Xiaoqi believed that with He Qiulei’s shrewdness, he would be delighted to bring Miss Du Yiyi, from the Minister of Personnel’s mansion, into their business.
This meant their business would have more backing.
Thinking of this, Su Xiaoqi blinked her eyes and whispered something into Du Yiyi’s ear.
Du Yiyi’s eyes widened, and then she nodded repeatedly, “Good idea. In this entire capital, whose name carries more weight than the Grand Princess? With her involved, it will be even better.”
Su Xiaoqi acted on her thoughts.
She went to the Duke’s mansion with Du Yiyi, intending to learn some housekeeping skills from the Old Madam as agreed.
However, today the Old Madam told her to return home early.
“I’ve heard all about it, a grand occasion today. Your mansion must be piled high with calling cards by now.
Your husband has to attend the Qiong Lin Banquet, and your home cannot do without you at this time. Hurry home and attend to matters,” the Old Madam said, first congratulating her warmly upon seeing her, and then directly urging her to leave.
Su Xiaoqi smiled and obediently agreed.
Upon returning, she checked the gatehouse and indeed saw many calling cards.
Whether they knew them or not, they had all been submitted.
This was the case of the poor being ignored in a busy market, and the rich being sought after even in seclusion.
At this time, anyone with a brain and who was good at networking would try to get close.
Regardless of Shen Yun’s future career path, they wanted to foster good relations.
Su Xiaoqi felt dizzy looking at them.
Fortunately, her studies with the Old Madam in recent days had not been in vain.
She called Li Shushao, Guo’er, Zhang Yu, and Zhang Feng, assigned them a small study, and had them sort the calling cards by the identity and status of the senders.
Transitioning from important to unimportant.
She only looked at the most important ones.
For the unimportant ones, she had Guo’er prepare gifts for Li Shushao to deliver.
After dealing with them this way, it was already dark and the task was not finished.
Su Xiaoqi’s neck was almost stiff.
As Guo’er got up to light the lamp, she gently shook her head and then saw Shen Yun enter.
He stood at the doorway, smiling at her. It was evident that he was in a very good mood.
“Husband.” Su Xiaoqi walked up to him.
Shen Yun reached out and pulled her into his arms, hugging her tightly.
“Husband?” Su Xiaoqi looked confused.
Logically, today was a joyous occasion. Why did she feel that Shen Yun’s expression seemed somewhat off?
“Wife, wife, you promise me one thing,” Shen Yun said urgently.
“Husband, what’s wrong? Tell me what it is.”
“Promise me first,” Shen Yun was very firm, stating that he wouldn’t say anything if she didn’t promise.
“But, but if it’s a difficult matter…” Su Xiaoqi dared not casually give Shen Yun a blank check.
What if Shen Yun’s request was too much and she couldn’t fulfill it, would he hold a grudge?
“Wife, wife, promise me, hmm?” Shen Yun’s voice was a little hazy with intoxication. He leaned closer and lightly bit her earlobe.
It was as if he would take things further if she didn’t agree.
Su Xiaoqi’s body softened, her mind swayed, and she let out a soft cry and nodded.
“Speak.”
Shen Yun gazed at her intently, then spoke, “Don’t leave me, ever!” He said it word by word, his expression more serious than ever before.
Su Xiaoqi had a hunch that he had met someone or experienced something today that made him so out of sorts.
“Husband, what’s wrong? Don’t be like this. I, I’m scared.” Su Xiaoqi said softly, feigning weakness.
“It’s my fault, wife. Promise me, promise me, okay?” Shen Yun urgently wanted an answer, an answer that would put his mind at ease.
“As long as husband doesn’t change your mind, I will definitely stay with you, forever.” Su Xiaoqi was equally serious.
She was a person of her word and kept her promises.
As long as Shen Yun remained as he was, and his original intentions remained unchanged, she would surely fulfill today’s promise and stay with him forever.
But if they couldn’t change the predetermined course of events, and Shen Yun eventually had to walk the path of darkness, even killing her, then she naturally wouldn’t seek her own death.