Chapter 873 is truly astonishing.
"..." Master Xie was stumped by the question, and his face showed great displeasure.
"What kind of talk is that?"
"That's right, she's not like a virtuous woman at all, not even as good as Yun'er's mother."
"But I think Xie Zheng only liked her because she was a Taoist. If she weren't a Taoist, he'd probably still be a bachelor by now."
"Hey, can't you speak properly? You'll get yelled at."
"Of the three unfilial acts, the greatest is having no offspring. He must have a son, or if that's not possible, he can adopt one."
"Have you forgotten about the fifth son? How about we adopt your grandson as his son, and then your grandson will call you uncle?"
"..."
Several people similar to Xie Zheng went on and on, their conversations becoming increasingly absurd.
"Alright, that's enough, shut up!" Master Xie slammed his teacup down. "You're all grandfathers now, how come you're all like this?"
The others lowered their heads and drank their tea, and the entire hall was silent.
Song Chunxue turned to look at Xie Zheng, who was smiling at him.
"Xie Zheng, are you just going to let her do whatever she wants?"
Xie Zheng turned his head and said, "It has nothing to do with her. I didn't want to drag her into this. If she hadn't cultivated Taoism, she wouldn't be the Song Chunxue she is today."
"Second Uncle, the Xie family has so many brothers, and they all have sons, so the family line has not ended. If you are really worried, then let's discuss choosing one of the brothers who is willing and has a good lineage to adopt. As long as Yun'er has no objection, I have no objection either."
Master Xie snorted coldly, "Yun'er has no objection, but you have the most objection. You're afraid someone will bully Yun'er. What's the point of adopting her? It would be better to let her give birth to two more sons, one of whom can take your surname."
Xie Zheng's eyes lit up.
"Second Uncle thinks it's feasible? I also think it's feasible, if Yun'er is willing to find a son-in-law who will live with her family..."
Song Chunxue glanced at him; this was not something an adult could force.
Xie Zheng immediately thought of his daughter's affair with that young Taoist priest and said no more.
The child is a lot like him, incredibly stubborn and very opinionated.
Since we let her return home to manage the family business, only a few months have passed, and Yun'er seems like a completely different person. She is reliable inside and out. If she were a man, she could now enter and leave any place in the capital and interact with anyone.
“I think we should forget about it. We’ve seen how Yun’er has been while you were gone. She’s more spirited than you. Those people from the Chang family have been trying to trip her up at every turn, but they’ve not only failed to gain anything, they’ve also gotten themselves into trouble.”
Master Xie spoke, gripping his cane with both hands, his expression solemn.
"No matter what, you are the highest-ranking member of the Xie family. We are of the same lineage, and you must not offend the royal family because of a woman. Put aside any talk of seeking immortality and enlightenment for now; only by protecting your life can you have any hope."
Having figured out his family's temperament over the past few days, Xie Zheng nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, Second Uncle, the imperial court is not like the outside world; we can't act recklessly there."
Second Master Xie laughed, somewhat annoyed. "It's good that you understand, so we don't have to worry about you. But if anything happens, you should let us know. If something bad happens to you, your other brothers and sisters will suffer."
Xie Zheng cupped his hands in greeting, "Second Uncle, I understand."
And so, the Xie family left after all their talk of thunder without any rain.
Song Chunxue smiled and looked at Xie Zheng, "If I had just been a little more obedient and went along with them, wouldn't they have been holding a wedding for you in a few days?"
Xie Zheng nodded, "That's right. I heard that my second sister-in-law has even found a matchmaker, just waiting for her to come and meet you."
“It’s a good thing you stopped her,” Song Chunxue shook her head. “At this age, to have to get married again, it’s just too uncomfortable to even think about it.”
Xie Zheng looked slightly disappointed.
“But becoming Daoist partners is different. It requires petitioning the Heavenly Court and the Underworld. If one is unfaithful, it is against the will of Heaven, and one will be expelled from the Three Realms, never to be reincarnated.” Song Chunxue put her hands behind her back and deliberately teased him, “Lord Xie, I’m afraid you wouldn’t dare to do that, would you?”
"Why wouldn't I dare?" Xie Zheng held her hand and sighed. "If I hadn't had some concerns, I should have taken you to Lord Zhao the day you said you were willing, and asked him to preside over the many matters related to our marriage."
But he never forgot the five-year promise his master had made to her.
He dared not act rashly for five years.
Song Chunxue didn't seem to care much. "Then let's wait until your doubts are gone before we consider it. I'm hungry, let's eat something first."
"Okay, you've been eating too much oily food lately, so Liu Chunshu made you some fermented vegetable porridge."
"Huh? Really?" Song Chunxue swallowed hard. "I want to eat another bowl."
"After we eat, would you like Ah Xue to teach me swordsmanship?" Xie Zheng lowered his voice. "I get along very well with the sword spirit, but he would prefer to spar with Wuyou."
Song Chunxue pulled her hand back. "You've been practicing so diligently lately, have you encountered any danger these past few days?"
I've encountered it, and more than once.
Xie Zheng felt that they had underestimated him before, and the people they sent later would only be more powerful, so he could not let his guard down.
"No, Xie wants to catch up with Master Song. Otherwise, when we go out together in the future, I will have to stand behind Master Song, which would be very embarrassing."
Song Chunxue slapped away his hand that was sticking to her again, "I just like standing in front of Lord Xie."
...
The next morning, Xie Zheng took sick leave but quietly left with his bodyguards.
I don't know when I'll be back.
Song Chunxue forgot to tell him that Princess Anyang might come to the mansion.
Unexpectedly, Princess Anyang kept her promise and arrived with apology gifts well in advance.
The two boxes were packed full of good stuff.
However, Princess Anyang didn't seem to be sincere.
She sat in the chair and glanced at the empty seat in the main seat.
"Didn't Lord Xie take sick leave? Why isn't he home?"
Song Chunxue explained seriously, "He had to leave suddenly, it must be something very important. I didn't have time to tell him about your coming today last night, it's not that I'm trying to avoid you."
Princess Anyang was dressed exceptionally formally today, with an extra bracelet on her wrist compared to yesterday, and her hair ornaments were much more elaborate than yesterday.
Although she arrived, her haughty demeanor was even more pronounced than before.
She smiled faintly at Song Chunxue, "So what if he's hiding? He's done a lot of absurd things for you, it's not surprising that he's just distancing himself from me."
Song Chunxue frowned. Everyone was thinking that Xie Zheng must have been bewitched by her to do such an outrageous thing.
Whether it's absurd or not is unknown, but Xie Zheng seems more approachable than before.
If it were six months ago, she would definitely have doubted herself because of Princess Anyang's words, wondering if her background and experience had dragged Xie Zheng down.
Now, well, when you're determined to find fault, you can always find a pretext.
She's over forty years old, such a grown man, how could she possibly be manipulated into anything?
She tries everything she can to change people, but they might not necessarily change.
The changes that others saw were simply that Xie Zheng was no longer as reserved and lonely as before, and he began to feel that he was living the same life as ordinary people.
He no longer felt out of place with others, no longer felt lonely, and no longer had nothing but work.
She only noticed these things recently because Xie Zheng had been talking about them frequently.
"Are you really unable to have children?"
"If needed, I can get you a prescription."
"...!!!" Princess Anyang's words greatly surprised Song Chunxue.
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