Chapter 549: Chapter 549, Heart-to-Heart Talk Between Husband and Wife (3rd update)
Qin Yu looked at his profile and felt it increasingly familiar.
“Young Master’s surname is Xie, are you by any chance heading to Gaocheng County?”
“?” Xie Rong raised an eyebrow.
He looked at Qin Yu, his expression guarded, and his hand imperceptibly gripped the hilt of the longsword at his side.
“Young Master, please don’t misunderstand. I only thought you looked somewhat familiar, resembling someone I once knew who also shared the surname Xie!”
“…”
Xie Rong’s guard was up even more.
Zhao Xiuya suddenly exclaimed, “Now I remember why Master Xie seemed familiar to me. He looks more and more like Xie Miss…”
“Xiuya!” Qin Yu gave a low shout, cutting off Zhao Xiuya’s words.
Zhao Xiuya also realized she had slipped up.
She wasn’t very scheming by nature and felt grateful to Zhinuan. Over the past couple of days, as husband and wife, they worried over their child and their affection for each other grew, which also brought them more joy.
Of course, Xie Rong also heard Zhao Xiuya’s ‘Xie Miss…’ and figured the rest was supposed to be ‘Miss Xie’.
Could it be that they knew Zhinuan?
But Zhinuan was in Fengping County, not in Gaocheng County.
“Master Xie, your wounds have been dressed. My wife and I have urgent matters to attend to, so we will leave you by the riverside. Farewell!” said Qin Yu.
Xie Rong nodded, “Many thanks, brother. May I have your honorable surname? I shall personally come to express my gratitude one day!”
Qin Yu looked at Xie Rong and smiled, “Number One Manor’s Qin Yu. If fate allows, we shall meet again, Young Master!”
The boat stopped by the shore, and Qin Yu also gave Xie Rong a horse, “Master Xie, until we meet again!”
“Thank you for the horse, Brother Qin!”
“No need to be polite. But Master Xie, if you’re just traveling for pleasure, you might as well make a trip to Gaocheng County. The mountains and waters there are quite nice, the land is full of talent, and you might have some unexpected gains!”
After saying this, Qin Yu pushed the boat towards the center of the river.
“Brother Qin…” Xie Rong called softly.
“Brother Xie, until we meet again!”
“Until we meet again!”
The words he wanted to ask lingered unasked, but Xie Rong decided to first visit Gaocheng County before heading to Fengping County.
He also feared that if Zhinuan really went to Gaocheng County and he went straight to Fengping County, they might miss each other again.
On the boat, Zhao Xiuya leaned against Qin Yu, “Why didn’t you ask if he knew Miss Xie?”
“No need to ask, he and Miss Xie, I presume are acquainted!” said Qin Yu, pulling his wife closer and whispering softly, “Perhaps, this is fate!”
The boat drifted downstream along with the river current, not having to yield to larger ships, which spared them some trouble.
Zhao Xiuya paused for a long moment, “Yes, it’s fate!”
Zhinuan had saved their son and gifted them medicine that enhanced their martial arts, enabling them to save Master Xie that night.
“What do you think is the relationship between Master Xie and Miss Xie?” Zhao Xiuya couldn’t help but ask.
Women do love gossip.
“It’s either siblings, cousins, confidants, friends, but not lovers or paramours!”
“Why not?” she asked.
Qin Yu ruffled Zhao Xiuya’s hair, “Miss Xie is still naive in matters of love!”
Girls who have developed a romantic sense have a different way of looking at men.
Take Mu Rourou for instance, she would look at him and then ponder what kind of husband to seek for herself in the future.
Not that there’s anything wrong with Mu Rourou; she’s a good girl. It’s natural for a girl her age to feel the stirrings of spring and wish for a good husband.
But the way she looks at him, while romantically aware, is very clean, without that off-putting desire to get close, what she envies is the relationship he has with his wife, but it’s a pure envy, without any lingering or entwining. When she talks to him, it’s infrequent, she keeps her distance – even when seeking Qin Mao, she would show just her head, call him over, and leave immediately, never lingering around him.
Such a girl is good.