After feeding the exiled criminals, she was forced to reveal herself

Chapter 633: Death cannot be resurrected
Outside the tent, it was drizzling.

The first wife, Madam Zhou, stood at the door for a long time, looking in a certain direction with a worried look on her face.

Xiong Jiushan checked around and made arrangements before heading over to Old Madam Xie to talk to her. When he reached the Xie family tent, he saw Zhou standing outside wrapped in thick clothes and couldn't help but stop.

Following her gaze, I looked back.

It's clear in my eyes.

Xiong Jiushan turned around and asked with concern, "Madam, are you worried about General Xie?"

Madam Zhou saw Xiong Jiushan and bowed slightly, "I greet you, Lord Xiong."

"Madam, you can't do that!"

Xiong Jiushan quickly turned half of his body to avoid the greeting from Mrs. Zhou, the eldest lady of the Xie family.

"Thank you, General, for saving my life. How can I accept such a great gift from you? If it was in front of outsiders, Jiushan would have accepted it. There are not many people in private, so there is no need for you to do so. Madam, just treat Jiushan as a junior."

Zhou looked up and said, "My Lord, this is not appropriate. The Xie family doesn't want to embarrass you along the way."

Xiong Jiushan smiled and said, "It's okay, Madam, you don't need to worry too much in the future. I hope everyone has a safe journey to the North."

Zhou understood and nodded slightly.

Xiong Jiushan recalled her worried look just now, thought for a moment, and said, "Madam, don't worry. General Xie has his own rules and regulations. Besides, the bandits have been suppressed, and there is nothing to be afraid of scattered warriors. The general will come back after he finishes his work."

Madam Zhou nodded, "Thank you for your good words, sir."

"I wonder if the old lady is ready to talk now?" Xiong Jiushan asked.

Zhou nodded and pulled up the curtain for him, "Mother-in-law is awake, please come in, sir!"

When saying this, Zhou raised her voice slightly so that the family members inside could hear more easily.

In fact, the two of them were whispering outside the door, and the noise had already been heard by the people inside, but Zhou's words made it seem more serious.

Xiong Jiushan smiled and clasped his fists slightly to express his gratitude.

He lowered his head slightly and walked forward with his body lowered.

Zhou let down the tent curtain and wanted to follow, but after hesitating, nothing happened and she continued to stand outside the tent, gazing into the distance.

Soon, someone pushed the curtain and came out.

"Sister-in-law."

Zhou glanced sideways and saw that it was Zhang, the sister-in-law of her second brother.

She turned around with more force and said, "Why don't you rest inside? It's cold outside, don't catch a cold."

Zhang Fuqing gathered her cotton coat, leaned over with a smile, and leaned against Zhou, saying, "Come out for some fresh air. I'll accompany you, sister-in-law."

Zhou looked at her. Her jade-white face still seemed to have the beauty of the day she first entered the mansion. This person who usually had a strong temperament suddenly became gentle and testing the waters. It must be said that the impact was quite big.

Zhou looked down and saw Zhang's hand. Her eyebrows softened immediately and she patted the hand on her arm. "It's cold outside. Your hands are also very cold. Why don't you wear gloves when you come out?"

"Oh, I forgot." Zhang smiled with her eyes curved.

Zhou was helpless.

Fortunately, the two of them were next to the tent, and there were tents all around, so it was not as hard as before when they had to sleep in the open air day and night.

The drizzle seemed a little strange because it was the wrong season, but to the Xie family, they had become accustomed to even more incredible things.

It's just raining in winter, so it doesn't seem so abrupt.

There weren't many moments along the way that were so calm and stress-free.

Especially when your nerves have been tense for a long time and suddenly relax.

Just standing here, leaning against each other and watching the rain, we both feel that this is the ultimate happiness in the world.

Zhang held the arm of her elder sister-in-law Zhou, and the two sisters-in-law watched the rain in silence.

Zhou's heart was filled with worries. She was worried that nothing had happened to her son Xie Yuchuan, and why he hadn't returned yet.

But somehow, after her sister-in-law Zhang came out to keep her company, the anxiety in her heart seemed to gradually disappear.

It’s nice to have family as company.

There was a low conversation coming from the tent behind them, but the two of them standing outside couldn't hear clearly. Zhang leaned against her eldest sister-in-law, tugged at the brim of her hat for warmth, and suddenly reached out to catch the raindrops falling from the sky.

The drizzle was as soft as cotton, dripping on the palms and wrists, making them feel itchy and tingling.

"Isn't it cold?"

It was rare for Zhou to see her being playful, so she couldn't help but laugh.

Zhang leaned her head lightly on her shoulder, her eyes fixed on the small indentation that was slowly gathering on her palm.

"It's not cold, it's very comfortable."

Zhou looked at the hand she stretched out, not knowing whether the "comfortable" she said was referring to the weather or something else.

But she didn't ask either.

The two of them stood side by side.

Zhang suddenly murmured, "Sister-in-law?"

"Ok?"

Zhou responded.

"Sister-in-law, I think I have a good life."

Zhou's eyes moved slightly, and she lowered her eyes to look at her, but she could only see her long curled eyelashes. She couldn't see Zhang's face at the moment, and she didn't understand what expression she had when she said this.

Zhou shi pondered for a moment, then said softly, "Why do you suddenly say that?"

"I don't know, but I suddenly feel that I, Zhang Fuqing, was born very lucky. Although I had a hard life, I was born into a wealthy family and didn't starve to death. When I grew up, I married a man of my dreams. The Xie family treats me very well, and now I can stand together with my family." Zhang suddenly lifted herself from Zhou's shoulder, looked at her eldest sister-in-law with a pair of clear eyes, and said, "In fact, I have a very good life."

Zhou reached out and gently held her arm.

"Well, as long as you feel comfortable. After all, the Xie family owes you a lot over the years."

Zhang leaned back again and said nothing.

After a long silence, Zhou finally heard her say calmly, "Sister-in-law, the Xie family didn't owe me anything. I was the one who got stuck in a dead end."

Zhou hugged her tightly and then let go.

"So, you've come to your senses now?"

"No."

Zhou couldn't help laughing when she heard this unexpected answer. "After all your talk, I thought you had let it go."

Zhang's nasal voice was a little heavy: "I just want to open half of it."

"Oh? Which half?"

Now, Zhou was curious. In the past, even when Old Madam Xie showed concern for her, this second brother's wife always looked resistant. But now she actually said quietly that she had half let it go?

Zhou couldn't help but wonder what the open-minded half of her life meant.

It was not known whether Zhang had bad intentions or did not want to ruin the comfortable atmosphere at the moment, but she did not change at all as she leaned against Zhou. She just stared at the rain falling from the sky and thought for a while before speaking.

"Sister-in-law, when we get to Liaozhou, can I go to Yuchuan and ask him for help?"

Zhou didn't understand: "What favor? Ask him for help? Sister-in-law can help you, too."

Zhang: "Please ask Yuchuan to help me communicate with the gods."

Divine communication?

Zhou was a little curious now, and asked her, "What do you want Xie Yuchuan to ask for your family god?"

Zhang was silent for a while.

Zhou didn't know what she was thinking of, and suddenly frowned, fearing that Zhang's heart had been disturbed for some reason, and afraid that she would continue to be trapped in her own trap, so she carefully advised:
"Fuqing, in this world, the dead cannot be resurrected. Even gods may not be able to do it. Please don't..."

"No, sister-in-law." Zhang interrupted her.

"That is?"

"I want to ask the household gods to give me a child, to be born under my husband's name."

(End of this chapter)