However, Song Chaoyu understood Mu Changxi's predicament and merely nodded slightly, "If there's anything inconvenient for you to handle in the future, just tell me."
Looking at Song Chaoyu like this, Mu Changxi's eyes were filled with smiles, "I'm worried about you suffering any grievances. Ayu, following me, you probably won't have a single peaceful day. This... is also why you didn't really want to marry me back then, isn't it?"
So... he had felt everything in his heart!
Song Chaoyu nodded slightly, unsure how to answer Mu Changxi.
Then she heard Mu Changxi smile faintly, "It's alright, what's past is past. Now that we are together, we will bear everything together."
Yes, there was still a long way to go, what was Nie Pingshu afraid of?
She only wished that life could continue smoothly, then everything would be well, right?
—
In the blink of an eye, it was the day for the new groom to return home.
Actually, Song Chaoyu was a little troubled on this day.
She naturally wanted to see Aunt Liu and her grandmother.
But on the day of the new groom's return visit, everyone in the family had to come back. After all, Mu Changxi's status was significant, and it was inevitable that she would see Song Yanjiao and the others, which naturally made Song Chaoyu unhappy.
However, thinking of Song Yanjiao's return visit last time, Song Chaoyu felt that she couldn't be worse than her, could she?
As for Mu Changxi, he was very serious about the day of his return visit.
From the day before, he had begun preparing his clothes for the return visit even more diligently than Song Chaoyu.
He said he wanted to dress more grandly, but Song Chaoyu's opinion was that it was fine as long as it was appropriate, and there was no need to be too ostentatious.
She remembered that when Prince Ning returned home that day, he had put on too much of a show, which had made the Song family a little displeased.
Ultimately, Song Chaoyu still chose a light purple brocade robe with dark patterns and silver embroidery for Mu Changxi, paired with a jade crown of the same cloud pattern. It didn't look overly ostentatious, but the hidden wealth and status were enough to awe people.
Mu Changxi clearly liked this outfit very much.
Song Chaoyu remembered that Han Xi used to like purple.
She had thought at the time that purple was a color only royalty could use, and yet Han Xi liked such a color.
Thinking back now, perhaps many things had already left traces from the past, but she hadn't noticed.
She also selected many gifts to send back to the Song family.
In fact, most of them were gifts bestowed by the Emperor, so there wasn't much to choose from.
On the way to the Song family, Mu Changxi turned his head slightly to look at Song Chaoyu, feeling a pang of sadness in his heart.
He reached out and held Song Chaoyu's hand, "Actually... if it weren't for your grandmother and your aunt, you probably wouldn't be willing to go back and see anyone else, right?"
Song Chaoyu was stunned and chuckled, "You know me so well?"
Mu Changxi lowered his head and gently placed Song Chaoyu's hand on his lips, "If I didn't understand everything about you, how would I dare to rashly propose?"
Song Chaoyu also remembered something and wanted to ask Mu Changxi, "I heard that when you proposed to me in front of the Emperor, he was very angry?"
"Yes."
Mu Changxi didn't want to say anything, but since Song Chaoyu asked, he naturally had to tell the truth, "Although Father Emperor didn't want me to marry Princess Tiya, he never thought I would propose to a concubine's daughter. He was angry, but he couldn't sway me."
Mu Changxi patted his leg, "After all, Father Emperor knows that with my appearance, many people in the capital would probably hide from marrying me."
There was a hint of bleakness in these words, but Song Chaoyu asked Mu Changxi, "Regarding your leg, besides me and Noble Consort, does anyone else know?"
Mu Changxi hesitated for a moment, but then told Song Chaoyu the truth, "Crown Prince brother also knows."
Song Chaoyu frowned slightly, "So, the Emperor doesn't know?"
Mu Changxi shook his head, "Naturally not. Father Emperor has been completely charmed by Prince Ning these days. I didn't want to hide it from Father Emperor, but Mother Consort said to wait. Thinking about it now, it's good that he doesn't know."
He specifically instructed Song Chaoyu, "By the way, the Crown Princess doesn't know either. If you mention it to her next time, don't say it wrong."
Song Chaoyu naturally understood.
She couldn't help but gently rest her head on Mu Changxi's shoulder, "Actually, if it weren't for the fourth concubine in the manor mentioning that she had seen that person, I would have thought you had killed that person."
The cruel Mu Changxi was not what Song Chaoyu wanted.
Mu Changxi showed no surprise, "I suppose anyone would think that, right? Actually, Mother Consort and I had considered doing so, but later we felt that since they sacrificed a pair of legs for us, why should we treat them that way? Since they helped us, we shouldn't be ungrateful."
He suddenly looked at Song Chaoyu seriously, "That's why my Mother Consort has always been very grateful to you and your aunt in her heart. Her making things difficult for you at Dengque Hall that day was not something she wanted to do. It was just to put on a show for others."
If Song Chaoyu still couldn't understand the deep meaning of Noble Consort's actions that day, it would be too much.
—
As they were talking, the carriage had stopped at the entrance of the Song family.
Before Song Chaoyu could get out of the carriage, she heard Song Yuan's voice, "Your humble servant greets His Highness Prince Chang, greets Her Highness Princess Chang."
The carriage curtain was lifted, and Song Chaoyu saw Song Yuan bowing with his fists clasped.
This was the first time she had seen Song Yuan in such a posture.
As Mu Changxi was helped out of the carriage by Xiao Ruizhi, he also lightly supported Song Yuan, "Father-in-law, please don't be so formal with your son-in-law."
Song Yuan's initially happy expression dimmed for a moment when he saw Mu Changxi's wheelchair.
Song Chaoyu, with her sharp eyes, saw a six-horse carriage from Prince Ning's mansion parked at the front of the Song residence, and knew that Song Yanjiao and Prince Ning must have already arrived.
As expected, as soon as she walked into the door, she heard Song Yuan exclaim, "Oh my, today is a rare day for our family to be reunited! Everyone is back, it's truly wonderful!"
These superficial pretenses were indeed what Song Yuan cherished the most.
Mu Changxi and Song Chaoyu entered the main hall together and saw Song Yanjiao and Mu Hansu already sitting inside, drinking tea.
Song Yanrou and her husband had also arrived, and they smilingly came out to greet them, "Fourth sister, you're back? Look, you truly are newly married and blissful, Fourth sister looks so radiant today!"
As the new bride, Song Chaoyu was indeed wearing clothes in a festive color, which made her complexion look good.
But for some reason, Song Yanjiao's complexion didn't look as good.
Moreover, she was wearing a pale and cold outfit today. Although it looked noble, it always felt a bit bland and icy.
Why did it seem like her appearance and charm were not as good as before after her marriage?