Free Web NovelChapter 700: Chapter 700: So Much Face
In the evening, after preparing Gongliang Liao’s dinner, Liu Ji didn’t hurry to finish work and go home as usual.
Anzi was sent out by him.
Liu Ji paced back and forth under the porch, occasionally glancing at the entrance of the Pu Courtyard, seeing if Anzi had returned.
He paced back and forth, which irritated Gongliang Liao, causing him to ask in annoyance:
"Why aren’t you going home yet?"
Liu Ji didn’t say anything, just gave him an endlessly expectant, shy smile, "Not telling you~"
Gongliang Liao rubbed the goosebumps on his hand and shouted angrily, "What kind of behavior is this!"
Could it be that Yao Niang is coming?
Otherwise, why would Liu San be smiling like a fox?
No doubt, Gongliang Liao had guessed right.
Anzi’s excited voice came over, "Liu Ji! Your wife is here to see you!"
Liu Ji and Gongliang Liao exchanged a glance, joy overflowing from their expressions, he lifted his robe and rushed out.
Halfway there, realizing he shouldn’t appear so eager, he forcibly suppressed his emotions, took a deep breath, and revealed a calm smile.
Anzi’s shout was loud enough that nearly everyone busy in the back courtyard, including the guards, heard it.
Everyone curiously glanced toward the Pu Courtyard and saw Anzi courteously leading a young woman to the courtyard entrance.
She looked just over twenty, dressed in a simple and elegant aquamarine outfit, making her appear as tall and slender as a green bamboo.
She wore few accessories, just a silver snake hairpin in her hair, paired with a narrow white snake scale belt.
Perhaps she carried some kind of spiritual power, but amidst the grayness of the overcast sky, she appeared as a sudden burst of color, clearing the spirit of all who saw her.
It was as if a fog had been lifted from their vision, making the world feel clearer.
"My lady." Liu Ji shook his head to hide his surprise and said warmly, "Please wait a moment for me while I inform my teacher, then I’ll come over."
After giving instructions, he glanced at her again, enveloped in happiness.
His wife had even dressed up specifically to come and fetch him; it was so considerate of her!
Liu Ji ran into the house and wheeled Gongliang Liao out.
Having not seen Qin Yao for a long time, Gongliang Liao found that she was still the same as he remembered.
Always so vibrant.
Whenever she appeared, all energy seemed to converge around her, as if no difficulties existed in the world.
Gongliang Liao completely relaxed, his worried heart slowly settling, feeling utterly secure.
"Is sir well?" Qin Yao stood outside the door, smiling as she asked.
Gongliang Liao nodded with a smile, "Very well, I’m doing very well."
Seeing that Gongliang Liao had indeed regained quite a bit of flesh and seemed much more lively, Qin Yao also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Teacher, I’ll be heading back first." Liu Ji couldn’t wait to leave.
Looking at his disciple’s eager appearance, Gongliang Liao nodded helplessly, "Take it slow on the road."
Qin Yao smiled in response, waiting for Liu Ji to push Gongliang Liao back inside, eagerly and briskly heading out.
"My lady, you look so beautiful today." Liu Ji couldn’t take his eyes off Qin Yao.
Qin Yao tugged on him as he nearly tripped over a stone shrine by the road from not watching where he was going.
The items in the National Master Mansion looked expensive; she didn’t want to break anything.
Liu Ji, still beaming, kept his gaze fixed on her.
As they passed someone, he couldn’t resist proudly introducing, "That’s my wife, here to pick me up from work."
The staff and guards of the National Master Mansion cast envious glances.
Everyone suddenly understood something.
The reason Liu Ji was always so cheerful was because he had such a considerate wife.
If they also had a wife like this to pick them up from work, they couldn’t imagine how happy they would be.
Qin Yao continued to smile all the way, watching Liu Ji, whose figurative tail wagged with joy, trying to match his performance.
And so, it seemed to everyone at the National Master Mansion that Liu Ji and his wife were exceptionally harmonious and affectionate.
When Sikong Jian received the report from his subordinates and came over out of curiosity, he saw this scene —
Liu Ji and Qin Yao, arm in arm, exchanging smiles as they greeted people in the mansion, gazing at each other as they walked.
The husband smiled proudly, his eyes full of appreciation and dependence on his wife.
The wife, too, smiled gently, her eyes full of tolerance for her husband.
She lifted her hand, gently tidying his hair, lovingly stroking his cheek, pinching it, squeezing it.
As an unattached nobleman, this scene evoked a strong discomfort in Sikong Jian.
"Sun Jiang, kill both of them for me!"
Sikong Jian gritted his back teeth, speaking with jealousy.
Sun Jiang blinked, "Really kill them?"
His response was Sikong Jian’s towering figure striding forward.
Sun Jiang: "..."
Sikong Jian indeed wanted to kill them, but he probably couldn’t.
Seeing Sikong Jian stride toward him, Liu Ji exclaimed, released his wife’s hand, and saluted, "Lord State Preceptor!"
Sikong Jian sneered, his probing gaze skimming past the couple’s faces, finally resting on Qin Yao.
Liu Ji didn’t let him look at his wife and moved a step forward to block her.
The next moment.
Qin Yao reached out and pulled him behind her, giving him a sidelong glance, "You’re blocking my view."
"Oh, then I’ll stand aside." Liu Ji quickly moved aside.
Pleased with his tact, Qin Yao lifted her head to look at the man in the purple robe and gold coronet in front of her.
Compared to the disheveled look she saw last time, he seemed much more spirited now.
Surprised, Qin Yao found that Sikong Jian was quite handsome.
He was tall, with well-defined features, and his upward-slanting, deep phoenix eyes concealed a mysterious edge.
She performed a lady’s curtsy, "A common woman greets My Lord."
Not waiting for him to say, "rise," she completed the curtsy and stood up herself, turning to look at Liu Ji with a fond gaze, and said:
"My husband is used to the countryside and doesn’t understand rules, he might have unwittingly offended My Lord, please don’t hold it against him to avoid angering you."
"If he does anything inappropriate or offends you in any way, feel free to come to me, and I’ll discipline him for you."
"He always listens to me." Qin Yao smiled at Sikong Jian and beckoned, Liu Ji immediately moved in front of her, asking diligently, "My lady, what are your orders?"
"See?" Qin Yao waved a hand, signaling Liu Ji to step back, "He’s really obedient. Such a person is easy to bully, My Lord, please protect him."
Liu Ji easy to bully?
Remembering the day when Sun Jiang almost spat blood from anger due to Liu Ji, Sikong Jian was utterly at a loss for words.
He sneered, "It seems madam doesn’t know how your husband conducts himself."
Qin Yao exaggerated and exclaimed, "Ah?" she hastily asked Liu Ji, "Is someone bullying you in the mansion?"
Liu Ji immediately gave Sikong Jian a reproachful look, "My lady, someone wouldn’t let me go home after work."
"Did My Lord prevent my husband from going home?" Qin Yao asked in surprise.
Sikong Jian raised an eyebrow; could she not understand the language?
It was as if she had heard his thoughts, suddenly turning serious and affirming, "You insulted me!"
Not yet processed, Sikong Jian’s killing intent instantly soared.
