The Spirited Daughter-in-law and the Mountain Man
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Chapter 1176: 1176 Chapter 1176: 1176 Therefore, she did not reveal the true cause of Zhu Daqi’s death that was discovered during the autopsy.

Zhu Nengwen had already been executed, so there was no need to mention the interludes.

Xiao Qinghe listened and nodded, “It’s good as long as it’s over.”

“I didn’t sleep well, I’m exhausted, I’m going to sleep some more,” Su Qingyue said as she entered the side room, and Xiao Yuchuan followed her in.

Qingyue saw two gift boxes on the table.

They were from County Magistrate Zheng’s grandmother, Granny Zheng.

Upon opening them, she found some supplements that might be worth about twenty taels of silver in total.

She closed the gifts and a smile curved the corners of her lips.

“Wife, what’s making you so happy?” he asked.

“It can’t be because of these small gifts, right?

When you treated Master Tao, you received a thousand taels of consultation fee, and I didn’t see you showing any emotion.”

“Seeing these gifts, I remembered Granny Zheng,” she said.

“Third brother, you know, I’m not a good person.

I rarely do good deeds.

That day, I caught a thief for the people’s sake and even crippled the thief because of Granny Zheng.

I didn’t expect that she still remembers my kindness; it makes me feel a little touched and consoled.

At that time, I returned the moneybag that the thief had stolen to five of the victims, and although Tao Meijiao and Jin Xun also thanked me, there was always a hint of other meanings mixed in.

Granny Zheng’s gratitude seems purely sincere, I guess.”

“Wife…” he embraced her, resting his chin on her shoulder.

“Dear, I think you’re very kind.”

“That’s because you haven’t seen how cruel I can be.”

“No matter if you’re cruel or kind, I love you.”

“Remember your words,” her eyes narrowed.

After the Zhu Daqi case, she deeply understood that in ancient times, one could not go without money; not only did you need money, but also some power.

Money and power intertwined, and not everything was necessarily virtuous.

“Mmm,” he murmured against her lips.

“My dear, you are more important than my own life.”

He didn’t let her know that his heart was actually in pain at this moment.

His wife was wrongly accused of murder, yet he, Xiao Yuchuan, could do nothing.

If it weren’t for his wife’s intelligence, she would have already been in prison by now.

Perhaps there was an alternative to run away, but how could he bear to make his wife flee with him to the ends of the earth?

It was all because he, Xiao Yuchuan, was incompetent.

In this era, life was neither expensive nor cheap.

For those without power and status, if they encountered the upper class, human life was nothing more than grass.

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Because his wife was too beautiful, he always felt insecure, afraid that someone else might steal her away.

He wanted to become stronger so that no one would dare to take his wife.

“Third brother, Yue’er, are you there?” Xiao Yishan’s cold voice resounded from outside the room.

Xiao Yuchuan opened the door, “Second brother, what’s the matter?”

“Nothing much, just that after such a big event, it’s finally like the sky is clear after the rain,” Xiao Yishan said.

“Tonight, I’ll have Rong’er cook a few dishes, and our family can gather together.

Come over for dinner tonight.”

Xiao Yuchuan looked at Su Qingyue for her response, and seeing her nod, he replied, “Alright then.”

The dinner that night, including Xiao Qinghe, turned out to be quite enjoyable, while Li Rong’er accompanied them with a face full of fake smiles.

After dinner, they all went back to their respective rooms.

The big snowflakes were falling gently.

In the side room, Su Qingyue lay on the bed while Xiao Yuchuan was on top of her, diligently ‘cultivating’ all night long.

When dawn came and she could no longer bear the exhaustion, he finally let her go.

The two of them lay naked together, he watched the sleeping person in his arms, his gaze exceptionally tender.