Chapter 472 The Rong Family is Coming to the Capital

Xie Yunchuan glanced at her indifferently, and Sheng Sheng immediately covered her mouth, made a face at him, and quietly moved to Consort Rong's side, becoming much more well-behaved.

Hey, you're such a reserved guy, but to be honest, you're not happy about it.

He muttered a few complaints to himself, but then stopped with a grin.

Forget it, although I really want to take this opportunity to tease my brother a bit, I'll let him off the hook for the sake of my sister Yan Yan.

He expressed it in a very magnanimous manner.

After exchanging pleasantries, Xie Yunchuan and Li Manyan looked at each other. In that one glance, it seemed as if a spark of lightning flashed and collided between them.

Perhaps because the two are now engaged, Xie Yunchuan's gaze towards Li Manyan is much bolder than before, and it carries a possessive desire that is determined to win her over.

Perhaps in Li Manyan's and others' eyes, their feelings for each other developed gradually and unknowingly.

But in Xie Yunchuan's view, this mutual affection was something he had painstakingly obtained. He had carefully planned and concealed his sharpness and scheming, gradually warming the ice in her heart and making her see his image in her eyes.

From the initial deliberate attempts to spend time together, to subtly showing her his good qualities, and then to the perfectly timed gentle care, every step was under his control. It was an expected fall into depravity, which he found sweet.

Looking at her brother's worthless appearance, Sheng Sheng covered her eyes, turned away, and complained, "Ew~ It suddenly feels so sweet around me. My brother is gone, I can't bear to look at him."

Consort Rong covered her mouth and laughed, saying to her, "When our Sheng Sheng grows up, one day she will also find her own beloved. If she and her beloved are in love with each other, then she will know why they are like this."

But Sheng Sheng laughed mischievously and said, "I know, that's how it's written in storybooks. It's because my brother likes Sister Yan Yan, and Sister Yan Yan likes my brother too, so the way they look at each other is full of sweetness, and even the air is filled with honey."

Consort Rong burst into laughter, deeply amused by her adorable appearance: "That makes sense."

Li Manyan turned her head away a little shyly, the corners of her mouth curling up slightly. Xie Yunchuan saw this and his mood improved even more.

Xie Yunchuan was in a better mood and had more free time to tease his younger sister.

Xie Yunchuan glanced at the little girl again, raised an eyebrow, and said meaningfully,

"Oh? That's amazing! You learned so much from storybooks?"

For a period of time, Xie Yunchuan strictly forbade Sheng Sheng from reading storybooks. During that time, Sheng Sheng and Xie Yunqi were obsessed with storybooks and imitated the characters jumping around in them. Xie Yunchuan had a lot of headaches, so he confiscated all of her storybooks.

Sheng Sheng thought Xie Yunchuan was going to refuse to let her see the storybook again, so she quickly shook her head and said, "No, no, I haven't learned anything!"

Xie Yunchuan chuckled: "Recently, you've been following your teacher's guidance, so try to read less storybooks and learn more about the stories behind idioms and proverbs. For example... what does it mean to pretend to be weak while actually being strong? Otherwise, as your older brother, I'm really worried about you."

"ah?"

A voice, full of doubt, asked, "What are you worried about?"

Could it be that they are worried she won't be able to learn the knowledge and won't be able to keep up with the teacher's pace when she enters the Wenhua Hall?

No, she's quite smart. The teacher in charge of her early education has been praising her for being intelligent and quick to learn new things!

Pretending to be weak to fool others... Hmm, what does brother mean by this? Why should we learn this?

Seeing her confused expression, Xie Yunchuan lightly tapped her forehead with his fingertip, a mischievous smile playing in his eyes, tinged with a hint of helplessness.

My younger sister is very smart, but she doesn't quite grasp some things. What should I do?

Never mind, she's only an eight-year-old child, what can we expect her to know?

"I'm really worried that one day you'll get sold off and you'll still be helping them count the money."

Xie Yunchuan glanced at the little girl's face full of question marks, feeling somewhat worried. He then changed the subject, as if there was something more to his words.

"After all, some people may look gentle and kind, but they actually have more ulterior motives than the villains in storybooks."

After hearing this, I became even more confused.

Consort Rong had no idea what the brother and sister were talking about, and she looked at them with suspicion.

Only Li Manyan understood his metaphor.

Li Manyan chuckled to herself. Xie Yunchuan's words were actually sarcastic. He was clearly worried that his sister would be bullied, but he had to say it like that.

Considering that Consort Rong was present, Li Manyan suppressed the urge to speak to him, deciding to wait until she left Jinxiu Palace before doing so.

Xie Yunchuan's visit to Jinxiu Palace was not only because of Li Manyan, but also because he received a letter from the Rong family in the north.

Xie Yunchuan showed the letter to Consort Rong. When Consort Rong opened it, she found that the letter contained news that the Rong family was already on their way to the capital to attend Xie Yunchuan's wedding.

Consort Rong was overjoyed. The Rong family had lived in the north for many years and had occasionally corresponded with Consort Rong, but they had not seen each other for several years.

Xie Yunchuan's ascension to the throne and his wedding were both joyous occasions for the Rong family. Rong Kuangzhi, who had not seen his daughter for many years and whose lost granddaughter had been found, decided to take advantage of Xie Yunchuan's wedding to return to the capital to visit his daughter and granddaughter.

Consort Rong, beaming with joy, asked Xie Yunchuan, "Chuan'er, even with the fastest courier service, the letter wouldn't arrive this quickly between the capital and the north. Your engagement was only recently finalized, so how come your maternal grandfather replied so soon?"

Xie Yunchuan truthfully replied, "Mother, before I asked Father Emperor to grant me the marriage, I had already written a letter to my maternal grandfather."

Xie Yunchuan was clear about his own feelings and knew that Li Manyan also liked him, so he was determined to get the arranged marriage.

Therefore, he had written to the Rong family in advance, informing them that he was about to marry his sweetheart and inviting them back to the capital to celebrate his wedding together.

"I didn't know the wedding would be so soon, so the letter only asked if my maternal grandfather could return to the capital. If he could, I would let him know in advance so that he could make arrangements in the army and return to the capital at his leisure." Xie Yunchuan smiled. "My maternal grandfather was very happy and replied that he would bring several uncles and aunts, as well as cousins, back to the capital, and also visit my mother and Shengsheng."

Consort Rong repeatedly praised Xie Yunchuan, saying that the letter he had written in advance had indeed been written correctly by sheer chance.

As mentioned before, Xie Yunchuan was once a passionate young man who ran away to the north and spent a year in the army with the Rong family. Therefore, Rong Kuangzhi greatly admired his grandson's courage and was extremely happy to learn that he was getting married.

In addition, he hadn't seen his daughter for a long time, and the matter of Sheng Sheng also worried the Rong family. So after receiving the letter, Rong Kuangzhi began to arrange military affairs.