20: Chapter 0020 Wedding Gift

The words 'heterochromia' were like a sudden thunderclap, leaving the commoners completely dumbfounded!

"Heterochromia? Isn't that a sign of a calamity star?"

"I heard that if you touch someone with heterochromia, you'll be cursed with terrible luck!"

"But... but General Lin saved us all..."

Hearing the discussions, Leng Bingyan felt both anxious and angry. Was this Lin Xiao insane!?

Wasn't he making Her Majesty a target for everyone!?

Xiao Qingxuan was somewhat anxious; this man was far too reckless.

The prejudice against heterochromia had existed for a long time. Did he think he could change everything on his own?!

With a calm and composed expression, Lin Xiao squeezed the woman's soft, delicate arm to reassure her.

"Everyone, no matter what others think, I, Lin Xiao, do not fear heterochromia!!"

"If Qing'er were a calamity star, then having married her, how could I have slain the enemy general amidst thousands of troops and returned alive!?"

"If Qing'er were a calamity star, how could you have obtained grain and survived the Barbarian Army!?"

"You should know that the other eight border cities in the Northern Territory have all fallen. In those places, corpses cover the fields, and nine out of ten houses are empty!!"

"Only Stone Fortress has been held!! You are able to eat grain!!"

Lin Xiao scanned the crowd and said in a resonant voice, "To me, my wife is not a calamity star, but a lucky star!!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the commoners looked at one another, and many gradually began to believe him.

"That's right! Such talk shouldn't be believed! Don't those foreign merchants have blue and green eyes?"

"I said long ago that these rumors were unreliable!"

"General Lin is right! I support him! I wish General Lin and his lady a long and happy marriage!!"

For a moment, sounds of blessings rose and fell.

Xiao Qingxuan finally found the courage to look up at it all. A warm current surged in her heart, and tears began to fall.

Because of her heterochromia, she had accumulated far too much grievance and bitterness in the Great Gan.

Granted, these prejudices could not be eliminated all at once.

But at least at this moment, Lin Xiao gave her the courage to face them.

"Husband, thank you..."

Xiao Qingxuan leaned into the man's chest and whispered softly.

Lin Xiao held the woman's slender waist and leaned close to her crystalline ear, saying, "If you want to thank me, work harder tonight."

Xiao Qingxuan's face instantly turned as red as a sunset cloud, looking exquisitely beautiful.

"How annoying..."

After accepting the cheers and blessings of the commoners, Lin Xiao took Xiao Qingxuan back to his small, dilapidated courtyard.

Leng Bingyan was already waiting inside the house.

After the two entered, Leng Bingyan immediately questioned him furiously:

"Were you crazy just now!? Making the matter of the heterochromia public—what if someone comes to hurt Qing'er!?"

Lin Xiao said, "Should she hide for the rest of her life? Right now, I am at least the savior of Stone Fortress; this is the best time to be honest."

"As long as we get off to a good start, more and more people will believe that the heterochromia calamity star is just a rumor."

Leng Bingyan said indignantly, "Then you should have given us a heads-up and discussed it first. Such an important matter..."

"Alright, Yaner, stop talking. Husband is right, I should face it bravely. Isn't the result today quite good?"

Xiao Qingxuan patted her sister's shoulder.

"Miss Leng Yan, ultimately, this is a matter between us as husband and wife. You are an outsider; if there's nothing else, please leave my home."

Lin Xiao issued an eviction notice. His aura did not mesh with Leng Bingyan's, and half a sentence was too much to say to her.

Crucially, they still had official business to attend to tonight; she couldn't exactly watch from the side, could she?

"You think I care about this broken house? I'm worried you'll bully Qing'er!" Leng Bingyan said warily.

"We are newlyweds in our honeymoon period. Why are you making trouble?!"

Lin Xiao gave a wicked smile. "Could it be... you have some special fetish and like to peek?"

"You... shameless! Lowlife!!"

Leng Bingyan was about to slap him!

But Lin Xiao reached out and grabbed her arm firmly!

"Miss Leng, if it weren't for my wife's sake, I would have beaten you long ago. Don't be ungrateful!"

Leng Bingyan tried to break free, but found it was completely useless!?

How could this guy's cultivation be so profound!?

"Husband, let Yaner go. She is only concerned for my safety and has no ill intent."

Xiao Qingxuan said softly, "Yaner has just arrived and hasn't found a place to stay. Why not let her go to an inn?"

"Fine, since my wife has said so."

Only then did Lin Xiao let go.

Leng Bingyan felt a throbbing pain in her arm and felt some resentment in her heart.

Although she wasn't as beautiful as Xiao Qingxuan, she was still considered a first-class beauty. Back in Western Shu, she had plenty of pursuers.

This guy really doesn't know how to cherish a beautiful woman. He's so cold-hearted!

Leng Bingyan knew she couldn't stay tonight, so she went out to find an inn to stay in.

"Husband, I'll get some water for you to wash up. You've come back from the battlefield; let's wash away the filth."

"Alright, then I'll trouble you, wife."

"Why say such things, husband? Qing'er was bought by you for a single bun; shouldn't I serve you well?"

Xiao Qingxuan said with a half-smile, her beautiful eyes carrying a hint of playfulness.

Looking at the enchanting, sweet yet sharp woman, a surge of heat rose in Lin Xiao again!

Damn it, why isn't it dark yet?!

After Lin Xiao took off his clothes, Xiao Qingxuan brought in water to wipe his body.

It was obvious the woman's technique was very clumsy. After all, she had seen plenty of people being served, but never had the chance to practice it herself.

However, at the thought that a female emperor of a nation was serving him, Lin Xiao didn't mind so much.

Since transmigrating, he had never felt this good!

After changing into clean clothes, Xiao Qingxuan went out to pour away the water.

When she walked back into the room, Lin Xiao suddenly placed a pile of gold, silver, and jewels on the table.

"Husband... this is?"

"I seized these from the Barbarian Army. Since I didn't give you any proper jewelry when we married, you can take all of these!"

Lin Xiao picked up a pearl necklace and went over to put it on Xiao Qingxuan.

The woman's skin was already fair, and with the pearl necklace on, she looked even more radiant and tender.

"Husband is very thoughtful. Actually, compared to jewelry, I hope... husband can give me something else."

Lin Xiao thought to himself that she truly was a female emperor; she really didn't have much interest in jewelry.

"Sure, what does my wife want?"