Peach blossoms were vying for beauty, and the tea - house business was booming.
Su Xiaoliu sat in front of the long table, calculating the money she had earned in the past few days. Her long eyelashes cast a shadow, and her expression was earnest.
There were still ten days until the Jianghu Ping Shan Conference. In these ten days, she could earn enough money for a house. Then they wouldn't have to live in this old temple anymore.
As Su Xiaoliu was thinking, suddenly her hand stopped.
In the future...
She closed the ledger. Just as she looked up, she found Situ Qianyue sitting beside her, staring at her intently. On his beautiful face, his inky eyes were glistening. Under his straight nose, his red lips parted slightly.
"Dear wife, shall we go and look at houses some other day?"
Su Xiaoliu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Sure."
Situ Qianyue suddenly grinned like a child. He straightened his body and said, "Buy a big one. We'll leave a room for our child in the future."
Su Xiaoliu was silent for a moment. She hadn't thought that far at all. She nodded in agreement and said, "Okay."
"If there's still some money left, we'll buy another shop and do business." Situ Qianyue blinked his eyes and continued.
Su Xiaoliu didn't expect that he had already come up with the idea of making money in just a few days. She gave him an approving smile and said, "As you wish."
"What do your brothers - in - law do?" Situ Qianyue suddenly asked.
Su Xiaoliu didn't expect him to ask this question.
Her eldest sister, Dai Lou'er, got married early to a poor tofu - seller. Her second sister, Dai Yueru, had admired story - tellers since childhood and married a tutor, Yan Yuqing, right after she came of age. After getting married, her eldest sister rarely sent any news. So far, she had never even seen what her eldest brother - in - law looked like. Since both her elder sisters were married, her father was afraid that she would be as hasty as her eldest sister, so he insisted on choosing a husband for her himself. As a result, she had been married three times and divorced three times. Finally, everyone who knew the Su family would mention her as a typical bad - luck star.
She thought for a while and replied, "My eldest brother - in - law sells tofu, and my second brother - in - law is a tutor."
Situ Qianyue propped his head on his hand and tilted his head, smiling, "I'll be more successful than your brothers - in - law in the future."
Su Xiaoliu looked at him, smiled, and said, "How do you want to be more successful?"
Situ Qianyue lowered his head and thought for a while, then looked up and said, "How about becoming a doctor?"
Su Xiaoliu's face froze as she remembered the time when he had bled her. After a long while, she said, "Actually, it's good for you to be an ordinary person."
"I'll give you the whole Jianghu," Situ Qianyue suddenly said.
Su Xiaoliu was stunned.
"The Jianghu is too far away for us. Don't go there," she whispered.
Situ Qianyue put down the hand that was propping his head. A fleeting, inexplicable emotion flashed across his inky eyes.
With a "bang", the iron gate closed.
In the pitch - black prison, a gorgeous woman in a purple - flowered robe was lying on the ground. Under her willow - leaf eyebrows, her enchanting peach - blossom eyes were dull. Her half - exposed shoulders were shivering in the cold.
The gloomy walls were hung with terrifying torture instruments, and the cold floor was full of sewage.
The gorgeous woman's long eyelashes drooped, her red lips trembled slightly, and her hands were tied behind her back, unable to move.
A pair of black boots walked in, and a cold and hoarse voice sounded.
"Who sent you?" A middle - aged man in a brown brocade robe stopped in front of the woman. There were two maids behind him. His emotionless eyes stared at the gorgeous woman, and his dark face was full of scars.
The gorgeous woman looked up at the man, gave a soft laugh, and said nothing.
The man curled his lips into a cold and heartless smile and waved to the maids behind him.
One of the maids walked over with a basin in her hand, and the other followed. The basin was filled with red soup. As one got closer, one could faintly smell a pungent spicy smell.
"Pour it all down," the man said coldly. "Since you dared to assassinate the alliance leader, you should be prepared to suffer worse than death."
The gorgeous woman looked up at him and said in a charming voice slowly, "Wang Chengyang, you're just a dog beside the alliance leader. You won't be so arrogant for long."
The man stared at her coldly, and a glint of cruelty flashed across his eyes.
"Pour," he said.
The two maids squatted down beside the gorgeous woman. One of them forcefully pried open her chin, and the other held the small basin and poured it into her mouth.
The bright red chili water kept pouring in, and the gorgeous woman coughed violently.
"Cough... cough..."
The gorgeous woman's beautiful eyes quickly turned red. Tears rolled down her cheeks, and the hair on her forehead was soaked with sweat.
"Wang Chengyang... cough... Kill me... cough... If you have the guts... kill me..." The gorgeous woman said while laughing. Blood slowly flowed from her nose. Her eyes, which were almost unable to open because of the spiciness, tried to widen. "Dog..."
The man called Wang Chengyang sneered, took two steps forward, and kicked her head hard.
With a "thud", the gorgeous woman's head was kicked to the ground. Soon, a pool of blood slowly spread from under her head.
The gorgeous woman's beautiful eyes were still open. The corners of her mouth slowly curled up, but her breathing gradually weakened.
Wang Chengyang gave her a cold look and waved his hand. The two maids stepped back.
"Many people want to assassinate the alliance leader. You're not qualified," Wang Chengyang snorted and turned to leave.
The iron gate closed mercilessly again.
Tears suddenly welled up in the gorgeous woman's eyes. She was on the verge of death.
"Jiang Li... save me..."
Her consciousness gradually blurred, and finally she sank into darkness.
"Eastern Star Lord! Eastern Star Lord! I'm Chu Xun. Wake up quickly..."
At some point, a series of calls suddenly came to her ears.
The gorgeous woman wanted to open her eyes, but her eyelids just wouldn't lift.
"As a member of the Heavenly Grace Sect, I'm willing to follow the Heavenly Lord forever. May the heaven and earth bear witness, and the sun and moon be my proof..."
Gradually, the snowy night more than a decade ago appeared in front of her eyes. A little girl in a red coat was kneeling in the snow, looking up at the tall man whose face she couldn't see clearly, and saying loudly...
In the old temple, several tables of people were sitting together talking. The business was not bad.
Su Xiaoliu suddenly remembered something. She put down the ledger in her hand and looked at Situ Qianyue beside her.
"The house in Donglin Town can be tidied up. We can still go back and live there in the future."
Thinking of the big courtyard before, it would be a pity if it was left empty all the time.
Situ Qianyue thought for a while, nodded, and said, "Okay. Will you go back with me, dear wife?"
Su Xiaoliu was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head and continued to flip through the ledger. She whispered, "I want to live in the capital. It's closer to my father."
"Then we won't go back and live there," Situ Qianyue said.
Su Xiaoliu said without looking up, "It's a waste to leave the house empty. We can go back and stay there when we have time."
"If you don't go back with me, I won't go," Situ Qianyue lowered his eyes and said.
Su Xiaoliu glanced at him and felt a little guilty.
"I'll sell the house. How about that? Then we'll have money," Situ Qianyue suddenly said.
Su Xiaoliu looked up anxiously and said, "You can't sell it! It's your house!"
"It's ours," Situ Qianyue corrected with a gentle smile.
Su Xiaoliu didn't care about anything else and had to follow his words, "Yes, it's ours, but you still can't sell it!"
Situ Qianyue nodded and said, "Okay, I won't sell it."
Su Xiaoliu stared at him for a long time, then turned back to look at the ledger.