In a world where there are more men than women, I am spoiled

Chapter 1249 We'll Stand Together When Trouble Comes

After listening to what the three of them said, Su Yueyao looked at them with surprise and said, "What, you feel sorry for him? Are you pleading for him? Don't forget, this Minister Wenren really wants to join our Su family and become brothers with you!"

"If it weren't for the sake of the three of you, I would marry him..."

“My lady… no, no… I didn’t feel sorry for him, I didn’t plead for him… I just… My lady, it’s fine if you don’t write a letter, I have no objection, no objection, I firmly support any decision you make!” Xu Minghe interrupted Su Yueyao’s words righteously.

Pu An replied, "My lady, Ming He is right! I agree."

Gongyang Ruoyu chimed in, "My lady, don't worry about him... I agree too."

Seeing the three men's expressions change instantly, Su Yueyao burst out laughing. Their reaction was exactly right! Before, no matter what she said, they would encourage her to marry any suitable man she met...

Now that she's so pleasing to the eye, I don't want her to marry her. If you like someone, how could you possibly want to push them away?

"My lady...please don't marry me..." Xu Minghe frowned and tugged at Su Yueyao's clothes with a pitiful tone.

Yang Qianxun and the eldest prince glanced at Su Yueyao silently and found her smiling. Was she teasing Minghe?

"You don't want me to marry him? Didn't you say he was a good person before?"

“My lady, you did not do anything wrong. This Minister Wenren is cunning and treacherous. He has been pestering me in prison for the past two days, asking me about your preferences and your affairs. I will not tell him anything. He has even threatened and bribed me.”

Xu Minghe said in a panic, "The wife can marry if she wants, but not because of him. Otherwise, how will he live in the inner quarters? Won't the others live like widows?"

Seeing Xu Minghe's expression, the others guessed what he was thinking. They had originally wanted to say a few words of comfort, but seeing their wives' relaxed and cheerful mood as they teased Xu Minghe, they almost without hesitation cooperated:

“Minghe, you did a great job this time! And you even brought us back a ‘brother’? Shouldn’t we thank you? This Minister Wenren is capable, handsome, and has a good family background.” Pei Yuqi said with a smile.

Xu Minghe immediately opened his eyes wide and looked at Pei Yuqi, unable to believe that these words came from Pei Cejun's mouth.

Is this still the gentle and considerate Pei Cejun?

"Consort Pei...you..."

“Pei Cejun is right, Minghe! Thank you so much,” Gongyang Ruoyu said with a smile.

"I...no...I didn't...I..."

Su Yueyao burst out laughing when she saw Xu Minghe, who was in a panic, his face flushed, and sweating.

Yang Qianxun affectionately hugged Su Yueyao and looked at her: "Ayao, are you happier?"

"Haha... I'm so happy, I feel like the tension in my heart has eased a lot."

At this moment, Xu Minghe realized that Su Yueyao had been teasing him, and his eyes instantly filled with tears as he looked aggrieved.

Tian Wangchen reacted immediately, pulled him aside, and reached out his sleeve to wipe away his tears.

"Minghe, don't let my wife see this. It's a good thing that she's happier right now. She's been so anxious these past two days, she hasn't been eating or sleeping well, and she's been so tense."

Xu Minghe realized what was happening, took a breath, and held back his tears, grumbling, "My wife...you're bad, you did it on purpose, you're bullying me."

Su Yueyao felt a pang of heartache when she saw Xu Minghe's aggrieved and tearful expression, but she still smiled and said, "What if I deliberately bullied you?"

"I...I..." Xu Minghe angrily turned his head away several times, stubbornly saying, "I...I don't want to talk to my wife anymore."

"You're ignoring me? You really aren't ignoring me? Then I'll ignore you too?"

"No way...wife."

Seeing Xu Minghe's almost insane state, Su Yueyao stopped teasing him and said, "I didn't plan to marry him, so Minghe doesn't need to feel guilty or blame himself. You are responsible for the shopkeeper's matter, but going to jail has offset that responsibility."

"No one else will blame you for this. Times are tough these days. We are a family, and it is their duty to help each other. We will face any difficulties together."

After hearing Su Yueyao's words, Xu Minghe looked up at her, and tears streamed down his face.

"My lady... I'm so sorry, it's all because of me that you..."

Su Yueyao immediately wiped away his tears and gently comforted him, "I knew you'd feel guilty. I only teased you for a little while, and you're still crying! Everyone else is watching! They're probably laughing at you behind your back!"

"My lady, we can't see, so you just focus on comforting Minghe," Gongyang Ruoyu said with a smile, not forgetting to cover her face with her hands, but deliberately peeking at them through the gaps in her fingers in front of her eyes.

The others also quietly shifted their gaze, watching the two out of the corner of their eyes.

Although they felt the wife's pity and comfort for Minghe, and were somewhat envious, they were more moved by her actions. They believed that there would never be another woman like the wife in the world. After their accident, their thoughts were to rescue her rather than abandon her.

Afterwards, she disregarded her own feelings and instead comforted her suffering husband.

How could they not admire and protect a wife like that?

Su Yueyao was unaware of their feelings of being moved. Instead, she pursed her lips at their amused expressions, patted Xu Minghe lightly twice, and offered him a few words of comfort.

He sat down and looked at them, then continued, "I have no intention of breaking the contract. I want His Majesty to change this law. I hope that men and women in this world will marry only if they truly love each other, and I also want to reduce the shackles on men in this world."

"If the people are not living well, then we will work hard to implement better policies that benefit the people, so that they can become prosperous and no one, whether male or female, will have to make choices because of life."

The people in the carriage were immediately intrigued when they heard what Su Yueyao said.

"My wife is right!"

"Does Your Majesty have another good policy? It seems the Empress will be busy again!" the eldest prince said with a smile.

“It’s good to be busy. When you’re governing a country, there’s no time to be idle,” Gongyang Ruoyu replied.

"Given Ayao's current condition, I won't let you be busy. Go back to the manor and rest properly! You can do whatever you want after you've recovered."

"Qianqian, I feel perfectly fine. Apart from being a little tired, I'm perfectly healthy!" Su Yueyao said with a hum.

She even subconsciously raised her arm to indicate that she was in good health.

The eldest prince gently held her wrist and put her hand down: "My lord is also worried about his wife. Please stay at the manor for a few days to rest. After you finish your confinement, we will accompany you to do whatever you want."

"Alright then! But we can't be too strict," Su Yueyao pleaded.

She didn't want to drink nourishing soup every day and be confined to the house to recuperate; that kind of life was just...too tiring.