Chapter 64 Wen Xicha couldn't control herself whenever she thought of him.

He let Wenxi know that he didn't care about this matter, mainly to let her know that he was now a leisurely regent.

Although he had no real power on the surface, the current emperor was not a useless person and had more or less noticed that he was being misled.

He cannot reveal his identity yet; he absolutely cannot.

Wenxi Tea is currently chatting with Master Wen at the Wen residence.

With red walls and green tiles, within the courtyard walls, Wen Xicha sat on a stone slab, watching her father sitting opposite her as she placed a black piece on the chessboard.

Her eyebrows furrowed slightly, her eyes filled with sorrow. "Father, the other day I took the initiative to go to Yan Jue to discuss the matter of smuggled salt, but he didn't seem interested in it."

Although Wen Xicha knew that Yan Jue was definitely not as simple as he seemed, she still felt uncomfortable when she thought about how Yan Jue hadn't taken her words seriously that day.

Wen Jin knew perfectly well what his daughter was thinking; he placed the white chess piece in front of the black one, blocking her path to survival.

"Cha'er, do you know the story of 'sleeping on firewood and tasting gall'?"

Wen Xicha frowned. "Father, you underestimate me too much. As the eldest daughter of the Wen family, if I don't even know about enduring hardship and biding my time, wouldn't that be ridiculous?"

Wen Jin's expression remained unchanged. "Since you know, why are you in such a hurry?"

Wen Xicha was a clever woman, but at this moment, her father was speaking in a cryptic and unclear way, which puzzled her.

"Father, the story of enduring hardship and biding one's time seems to have nothing to do with the troubles I'm having now."

Wen Jin looked up, his eyes, weathered by time, now sharp and piercing. “Cha’er, I thought you were intelligent enough, but I never expected you to be so ignorant of such a simple truth.”

"The story of King Goujian of Yue enduring hardship and biding his time has a good ending, but have you ever considered that if King Fuchai of Wu had not been an arrogant person, perhaps King Goujian of Yue would not have succeeded?"

Wen Xi frowned slightly. "Father, are you saying that Yan Jue is deliberately hiding his true abilities?"

Wen Jin nodded and said, "That's one way to understand it, but it's also another way."

Why?

“Look, Dongyue Kingdom is currently strong and the emperor is wise. If the regent shows too much power, it will inevitably make the emperor feel threatened. But if Yan Jue is a good-for-nothing, then the emperor will naturally be happy to let Yan Jue stay in this position.”

Wen Xicha listened to this and seemed to be thinking. "But Father, Yan Jue doesn't seem like the kind of person who is willing to stop here. Wouldn't he just be content to remain subordinate to others forever?"

Wen Jin raised his hand, picked up the tea from the stone slab, and slowly savored it. "Daughter, before King Goujian of Yue succeeded, he was always enduring."

"Father, are you saying that Yan Jue is perhaps like King Goujian of Yue, enduring all this time?"

“Not bad,” Wen Jin nodded.

"Then shouldn't my daughter explain some things too clearly now, lest he think she's too..." Wen Xicha blushed as she spoke.

Wen Jin waved his hand, "Cha'er, do you really think that Miss Shen's marriage to the Regent was just an accident? Miss Shen liked His Highness the Crown Prince so much before, but after mistakenly marrying the Regent, do you really think she has no resentment at all?"

"So, Father, you mean that the fact that Miss Shen was mistakenly married to the Regent might not have been an accident at all, but rather something deliberate?"

But Wen Xicha remembered seeing Shen Pingjin's obsessive love for Su Xuanmao before. She felt that Shen Pingjin was definitely not the one who interfered when Shen Pingjin mistakenly married Yan Jue.

Who benefits the most from this mistaken marriage?

Wen Xicha's mind cleared up instantly. Could it be that this whole thing was orchestrated by the second young lady of the Shen family?

However, this person was clearly just a concubine's daughter who had been disliked since childhood. Wen Xicha felt that a concubine's daughter could not possibly have such scheming and ability.

Looking at his daughter's furrowed brows, Wen Jin shook his head helplessly. His daughter was still too naive.

However, sometimes being naive isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Wen Jin said, "Cha'er, I know you have feelings for Yan Jue, but you must know that you have never been an ordinary young lady since birth. You must remember that you are the eldest daughter of the Wen family, and you have borne certain responsibilities since birth."

Wen Xicha knew this principle all too well, but the thought that the outstanding man had now married someone else made her feel resentful!

Wen Jin sighed, "If you truly love Yan Jue, once he demonstrates his power, your father will try his best to help you acquire some things in exchange, so that Yan Jue will know that you are the most suitable candidate to be the Regent's Consort."

Wenxi Tea was taken aback by these words, then happily broke into a bright smile, a smile that was exceptionally beautiful under the sunlight.

She rose from the stone slab, raised her hand in a gesture of respect to Wen Jin, and said, "Thank you for your guidance today, Father. I know what I should do now."

Looking at his daughter's appearance, Wen Jin stroked his beard with satisfaction.

Just then, the servant guarding the gate of the Wen residence hurriedly entered the courtyard. When he saw Wen Jin and Wen Xicha sitting on the stone slab, he rushed forward and stopped.

"My lord, my lady, there seems to be someone outside. I asked him who he was, and he said his name is Ye Ting, and he was sent by His Highness the Regent to deliver a message."

Upon hearing the words "Regent," Wen Xicha's eyes immediately changed.

Wen Jin, who was standing to the side, hadn't missed his daughter's state. He shook his head helplessly, knowing that his daughter would definitely suffer a great loss because of matters of the heart in the future!

Ye Ting, panting, hurried over with the servant. When he saw Wen Xicha and Wen Jin standing in the courtyard, he immediately went up to them.

He raised his hand in a gesture of respect to Wen Xicha and Wen Jin, saying, "Miss Wen, Lord Wen, I am Ye Ting, His Highness the Regent's personal bodyguard. Today, I have come to deliver a message on the Regent's orders."

Wenxicha felt her heart pounding in unison with Ye Ting's words.

Wen Xicha felt really ashamed, after all, her father had just given her some advice, and she had been so rude.

But honestly, if she were to be uninterested in Yan Jue's affairs, she would only feel uncomfortable.

She leaned closer and asked, "Ye Ting, did Brother Yan call you here for something?"

Ye Ting immediately said, "It's like this, Miss Wen. My master asked me to come to the Wen residence to ask you if you would like to have lunch with him this afternoon."

Yan Jue actually invited me to dine with him?

Wen Xicha was stunned for a moment, but she quickly recovered and nodded in agreement: "Ye Ting, go back and tell your master that Xicha will keep the appointment this afternoon."