The Spirited Daughter-in-law and the Mountain Man
Chapter 1535 on the road in the capital city 1

Chapter 1535: 1535 on the road in the capital city 1

But doesn’t she know, in his heart there was only her. He needed no one else, his entire heart was filled with her, "I don’t want to force anyone."

"I’m not being forced, I chose to stay by Fourth Brother’s side, and I ask Fourth Brother to grant my wish." Liu Sheng said earnestly. Although he was only a servant bound by a deed of sale, Fourth Brother had never treated him poorly. One must not be ungrateful and disloyal.

"Very well." Xiao Qinghe sighed, thereby agreeing to let Liu Sheng stay.

"Fourth Brother, what do you plan to do in the future?" Xiao Yishan pondered for a moment, "How about you come with me to the Tao Mansion?"

"Thank you for your kind offer, second brother, but I don’t want to go anywhere." Xiao Qinghe looked around the desolate mansion, "I want to stay here and wait for Qingyue to come back."

"Yue’er and third brother have already signed the divorce papers. Even though third brother tore the papers up, people from Xiao Chonghuan picked up every piece. Eventually, they will piece them back together." Xiao Yishan explained. "Yue’er will not return, and she has no relations with us anymore."

"She left such a large mansion to me. She even arranged for Liu Sheng to stay by my side to take care of me in advance." Xiao Qinghe firmly believed, "She has me in her heart."

Xiao Yishan didn’t deny it, "Fourth brother, Yue’er has always taken good care of you, it’s true that you are in her heart, but she only sees you as an elder brother, nothing else."

A look of pain flashed across Xiao Qinghe’s eyes, "Regardless of whether she has me in her heart, I will wait for her. Second brother, you should go back first. Second sister-in-law is pregnant and needs your care."

"Then I will leave first. If you need anything, come directly to the Tao Mansion to find me."

"Okay."

In the vast mansion, only Xiao Qinghe and Liu Sheng remained.

In the evening, the servant Liu Sheng prepared dinner and brought it to the Elegant Garden to summon the master for dinner, only to discover that the master was not there, but found him in the Qin Garden rest room.

"Fourth Master?" Liu Sheng entered the rest room, "Dinner is ready."

"I’m not hungry."

"Please eat a little, at least." Liu Sheng said with concern, "Your health isn’t very good as it is, and if you fall ill, the young lady would be distressed."

"Qingyue would be distressed for me?" Xiao Qinghe’s lips curled into a wisp of bitterness, "She won’t."

"Fourth Master..."

"You can go now, I want to be alone for a while."

...

Liu Sheng hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Yes."

Xiao Qinghe cast his eyes around the rest room where Qingyue once lived, closing his eyes and focusing entirely on memories of her voice and smile.

She was a woman of many talents and incredibly competent.

Disabled as he was, he didn’t know where to find her.

He could only quietly wait for her return.

...

On the road to the capital city, two horse-drawn carriages, surrounded by a host of guards, stopped in front of a luxurious inn.

Xiao Chonghuan and his wife alighted from one of the carriages and drew back the curtains of the other.

Xiao Yuchuan lay inside, his complexion pallid and asleep.

"When will Chuan’er wake?" Xiao Chonghuan asked the imperial doctor accompanying them, his expression grave.

"Approximately in another two hours."

Xiao Chonghuan pondered, "Add some sleep-inducing medicine to his drink, I want him to wake up only after we return to the capital."

"Yes," the imperial doctor nodded.

"Master, is this really alright?" Shen Yun said by his side, feeling a bit sorry for her son.

"What’s wrong with that," anger rose on Xiao Chonghuan’s face, "Chuan’er is hopelessly devoted to that woman Su Qingyue, to the point of not caring for his own life. If he wakes now, who knows if he’ll think of returning to Longwan Town. We’ve been away from the capital for long enough; any longer and there might be trouble."