Chapter 466 Xie Tingsheng X Wen Xi Side Story (Part 1)
It is said that the scenery of Jiangnan is beautiful and it is especially suitable for sightseeing. It was for this reason that Xiao Xie Tingsheng came to Jiangnan.
Of course, this was not what he wanted.
He was forced to come; what could he do when he had such loving parents?
Speaking of which, his father is the current emperor's younger brother. Unfortunately, his father's ambitions lie not in the court, but in his mother.
After their marriage, the two ran away from the capital after a short stay, saying they were going to venture into the martial arts world.
Then, she gave birth to him while adventuring in the world.
If it weren't for his young age at the time, the two of them would have continued their adventures far and wide, instead of coming to Jiangnan to enjoy the scenery.
“Tingsheng, today your mother and father are going on a spring outing. Would you like to…” Princess Anyang squatted down to look Xie Tingsheng in the eye. She was about to ask Xie Tingsheng if he wanted to go with them when she heard Prince Anyang Xie Zheng snort coldly. His gaze towards Xie Tingsheng was not very friendly.
“Where is he going? It’s a long way, and he’s so young, he definitely won’t be able to handle it. Let him stay home by himself. Anyway, we’ll be back soon.”
Little Xie Tingsheng looked up and met his father's gaze, successfully earning a look of disdain from his father.
Xie Zheng didn't keep him at home because he was worried about Xiao Xie Tingsheng; he did it entirely out of his own selfish motives, but he couldn't let his wife know, so he said that.
He was annoyed by this son. Before this annoying son was born, his wife only had him in her heart. But after this annoying son was born, half of his wife's attention was devoted to this annoying child.
To be honest, he'd been putting up with this annoying little devil for a long time.
He gave Xie Tingsheng a warning look, "You'd better stay home and behave yourself!"
Xiao Xietingsheng: "..."
Princess Anyang seemed to realize that it was inconvenient to bring Xie Tingsheng along, so she immediately changed her words and said, "Tingsheng, you stay at home by yourself. If you need anything, just ask the steward, okay?"
Xiao Xieting nodded, but inwardly he was criticizing the two of them.
None of them are reliable. The housekeeper took a day off yesterday, okay?
The Prince of Anyang's expression then brightened.
After the two left, Xiao Xietingsheng lay down under the grapevines to read a book out of boredom.
Suddenly, the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground caught Xiao Xietingsheng's attention.
The child standing by the wall was dressed in a fine blue outfit, looking very noble; he must be from a wealthy family.
However, even though he had been in Jiangnan for so long, he had never seen this child before and didn't know whose child he was.
Xiao Wenxi was so dizzy from the fall that he felt like his bottom was about to split open. He rubbed his bottom, then looked up and met the gaze of Xiao Xietingsheng, who was holding a book and curiously examining him.
"Whose child are you?"
Xiao Wenxi pointed to herself.
"It's you, why are you so silly?" Xiao Xie Tingsheng muttered under his breath.
"My name is Wenxi, and I am the grandson of the Shen family next door."
He knew the Shen family next door. The Shen family was a prominent family in Jiangnan. Their youngest daughter married Wen Zi, the great general of the court. Since this little brat's surname was Wen, he should be the great general's son.
"Your father is General Wen Zi?"
Xiao Wenxi stared at him in shock. "How did you know?!"
Is it that hard to guess?
Xiao Wenxi thought about it again and realized that it made sense.
"You haven't told me your name yet. I might be living at my maternal grandparents' house from now on. If you're bored, you can come visit me next door!"
Xiao Xieting pursed his lips. "I think you're just bored, aren't you?"
"Your dad can't afford to support you anymore?"
"No," Xiao Wenxi said, not understanding why he asked that.
"Then why did you leave the capital and come to live in Jiangnan instead?"
Xiao Wenxi put her hands behind her back, looking like a little adult. "My dad said he was afraid my older brother would lead me astray, so he brought me to my maternal grandparents' house."
How else could it go wrong?
At this moment, Xie Tingsheng did not understand what this meant, but that did not prevent him from knowing that this person might stay in Jiangnan for a long time.
"Then why do you live alone? Where are your parents? Did they abandon you?"
Xiao Xie Tingsheng: Your parents don't want you anymore!
He then heard Xiao Wenxi mutter to herself, "If your parents don't want you anymore, why don't you come to my house? I can be your father."
Xiao Xie Tingsheng's eyes widened.
No, is that right?
Xie Tingsheng and Wen Xi's first meeting ended in a very unpleasant one.
Xiao Xie Tingsheng looked at Baozi, who was seriously saying he wanted to be his father, and was so angry that he kicked him out.
What a rude little brat!
Xiao Xie Tingsheng waited from morning till night, but his parents never came back.
At this point, he couldn't hold back anymore.
He ate the leftovers from breakfast for lunch, and by evening he had absolutely nothing left.
No, you said you'd be back soon!
Look at the time!
This is the first time Xiao Xie Tingsheng has felt so exhausted. Can't his parents just be reliable for once?
Perhaps he should learn to cook.
At this hour, hopefully the inns outside are still open, otherwise he might starve to death.
Before he could even leave the house, a little Wenxi, covered in dirt and grime, crawled out of the dog hole in the neighboring wall, holding a big chicken leg in his hand.
"It's so late and your family still isn't home. They must have abandoned you. Are you hungry? I have some chicken legs you can have~"
He said he wasn't hungry, but his stomach was growling loudly, and he felt so embarrassed that he wanted to crawl into a hole and complain.
"Here, have some, or you'll starve to death!"
Little Xie Tingsheng looked at the large chicken leg dangling in front of him, and reluctantly took it, gnawing on it with relish.
Fine, I'll forgive him this time for saying he wanted to be my dad.
The two kids' relationship quickly improved because of a chicken leg.
This made the Prince of Anyang even happier.
Just don't bother them.
The two children became more and more familiar with each other. However, later, the Prince of Anyang and his wife got tired of staying in Jiangnan and decided to move to another place. At this time, Xiao Xie Tingsheng threw a tantrum for the first time.
He thought Jiangnan was very nice.
But what made him feel that Jiangnan was so good was that it had Wenxi.
Although they had some unpleasantness when they first met, as time went on, he found Wenxi to be a very nice person, just a little silly.
Wenxi: Xie Tingsheng, I'm going to kill you—
Xiao Xietingsheng and Xie Zheng faced off.
"What do you want to do? I'm just asking you what you want to do?" Xie Zheng only smiled when facing his wife; when facing anyone else, he always had a cold face.
They always seem to keep people at arm's length.
But he is not actually aloof.
"I want to live in Jiangnan."
"Then you want to go, you little troublemaker!"
Xiao Xie Tingsheng's objections were naturally useless; he had known this all along.
But he didn't want to leave Jiangnan.
After his protests failed, he became completely dejected.
He had planned to leave the next day, but in the middle of the night, his father packed him up and sent him back to the capital.
Now, he was even further away from Wenxi.
Upon arriving in the capital, he was taken to the palace by the current emperor to be taught alongside Crown Prince Xie Hanzhou, and was also granted the title of Heir Apparent of Anyang.
To be honest, he didn't want to be the heir apparent at all.
Now that he has become the heir apparent, his every word and action represents the Prince of Anyang's mansion, so he can only learn to be composed.
He had a lot of schoolwork, so he could only keep in touch with Xiaowenxi by writing letters to her.
In the letter, he also explained his identity to Xiao Wenxi. Although Xiao Wenxi said he was very angry, the two still maintained contact.
Many years have passed in the blink of an eye.
During this period, the country experienced a bloody dynastic change.
His Majesty has always been in poor health, and eventually he was unable to attend court. At this time, the struggle for the throne among the princes also began.
Each faction was trying to win over the court officials.
Apart from the sickly Prince Ning, who was always in poor health and had no one to support him, the other princes all had their own backers.
Most of the court officials have already chosen sides, except for... the Prince of Anyang's residence and the General's residence.
In Xie Tingsheng's view, this group of people were just playing house. Could they really think that the Crown Prince was someone easy to get along with?
When he was being taught by His Majesty along with Xie Hanzhou, he knew very well that Xie Hanzhou was a deep and ruthless man, and that no one should offend him.
How dare those princes go against Xie Hanzhou? As long as Xie Hanzhou doesn't do anything too wrong, he will naturally take the throne after His Majesty's death.
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