I insist

Chapter 530: The Empress

"I'm overthinking? I don't know if I'm really overthinking, but right now I just want the truth from you. I hope you can tell me the truth."

The city lord's wife looked at the city lord very seriously and spoke word by word.

Upon seeing her like this, the city lord tensed up immediately, his voice trembling slightly as he asked, "What do you want to ask?"

"Have you fallen for someone else?" the city lord's wife asked directly.

Upon hearing this, the city lord felt a headache coming on: "No, don't talk nonsense, okay? I only have feelings for you, what do you mean by 'falling in love with someone else'?"

"I don't believe it. Actually, I've wanted to ask you this question for a long time. Before, if Jia Yan hadn't seen the little maid, would you have taken her in?"

And this time, if it's not true, why don't you explain? Why let these rumors continue to circulate? Your attitude has already said everything.

The city lord's wife chuckled softly.

The city lord hadn't expected her to say that. He continued, "It's true. I just think the innocent are innocent, and there's no need to explain so much to unimportant people."

You have to believe me, I only have feelings for you, there won't be anyone else. Yes, my tone wasn't very nice to you before because of Duan Jiayan's matter.

I admit it was my fault, and I shouldn't have taken my anger out on you, but it's all in the past, so let's not dwell on it.

“I’m not dwelling on that matter because I was indeed wrong about it, and you were right to treat me this way. Besides, I wasn’t talking about that matter, but about falling in love with someone else.”

The city lord's wife wanted to know the city lord's attitude, whether he wanted to say anything else or ask him to change the subject.

"My answer remains the same: I only have feelings for you. I don't even glance at anyone else. You want me to tell the truth, so here is the truth, but you don't believe me."

The city lord never expected that his wife would not believe him, and that she would not believe anything he said.

Just as the city lord's wife was about to say something more, a personal guard delivered a message.

The city lord was shocked after reading the secret letter. His wife also came closer and was stunned when she saw the contents, because it was an imperial edict delivered by Yu Huailin.

It says here that Song Miqiu is the future empress, and that the city lord should take good care of her.

The city lord's wife simply couldn't believe it. She looked at the city lord and said, "This, this, is this real? That old lady, but, but an old woman..."

But isn't this emperor only in his twenties? Isn't that a bit odd?

A man in his twenties marrying a woman who is already a grandmother seems odd, or even unbelievable.

Although the city lord was also surprised, he still said, "Actually, I've always called her 'Old Madam,' even though she's not that old."

He's only in his early thirties, this is perfectly normal, he's only a little over ten years older, there's nothing wrong with that.

"I'm not talking about age, I'm talking about this woman. She's already a grandmother, even though the position of Empress is indeed prestigious."

But I can't stop the gossip from the people. I think that person is quite good, and I don't want to be scolded by the people because of this. You've heard what the people have to say before.

Regardless of the circumstances, Song Miqiu had saved Lady Cheng Zhuhai's life, and naturally she did not want to be insulted by the people because of the Empress's position.

The city lord sighed: "Alright, this matter is no longer our concern. We just need to take good care of this future empress and not offend her."

"That's right, it's their business. We shouldn't be the ones having a headache. Okay, then I'll go to his house tomorrow and carefully probe the situation?"

The city lord's wife looked at the city lord and asked cautiously.

The city lord nodded: "Alright, but be careful not to say anything you shouldn't."

The city lord's wife nodded.

After they finished speaking, they realized that they were too close to each other; they could feel each other's breathing if they looked up slightly.

The city lord's wife was still angry, so she quickly looked away and said calmly, "Alright, if there's nothing else, you can leave now."

Hearing this, the city lord did not leave. Instead, he reached out and embraced his wife, whispering in her ear, "I only want you. Everyone else is useless to me."

You need to have confidence in yourself, don't overthink things, and trust me too, after all, we're going to spend our lives together.

The city lord's wife softened considerably after hearing what the city lord said, and leaned directly into his arms, believing him.

The following day, the city lord's wife brought many gifts to the door.

Song Miqiu was dealing with his own affairs when he saw her arrive. He frowned slightly and asked, "Madam City Lord, what brings you here, and with so many things?"

“Yesterday you showed me my body, and you only took one thing, which made me feel a little guilty. So I deliberately didn't go, so I specially delivered the gift to your door.”

I hope you won't find this offensive. I've already taken your medicine. You said yesterday that was the consultation fee, so this is for the medicine.

“That’s too much. We don’t need that much,” Song Miqiu said casually.

The city lord's wife smiled and said, "Consider this an advance payment. Once I'm better, I might not be able to come and thank you in person. I hope you won't mind then."

"It seems you really believe me. Since you've said that, I'll accept it. Please sit down." Song Miqiu said with a smile.

The city lord's wife looked at Song Miqiu, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke: "Madam, have you heard about the change of emperor?"

"I've heard about it. I didn't expect this matter to be resolved so smoothly, without affecting the common people. It seems that this emperor will be a good emperor."

When Song Miqiu heard the city lord's wife mention the emperor, she knew it was Yu Huailin. Just thinking of him made her smile.

The city lord's wife continued, "We don't even know who this emperor is. There's been no news about him at all."

Upon hearing this, Song Miqiu turned her gaze to her, but she did not take the city lord's wife's probing seriously.

She didn't believe the city lord's wife wouldn't know who the emperor was. She said softly, "Didn't Prince Jing give you any information? You should know who the emperor is."

Upon hearing this, the city lord's wife knew that she truly knew the new emperor, and she frowned slightly.

At this moment, Song Miqiu was working. She was doing her job well when suddenly the city lord's wife walked up to her, reached out and grabbed her hand, not minding that her hand was dirty.

"Although we call you Madam, you are not that old. Everyone desires wealth, status, and prestige, but some things come at a price."

I think your life is already very good. There's no need to strive for more. Besides, you're already a grandmother; you should be enjoying your golden years, not being scorned by others, right?