Chapter 163 Xiao Xiao calls Daddy
Xiaoxiao raised his head and uttered two "yay" sounds towards the two people who were flirting with each other.
Seeing that his father and mother ignored him, the little guy wanted to crawl towards them.
But he had not yet mastered the technique of crawling and could only crawl slowly on the spot.
After squirming for a while, he finally gave up and reached out to grab the doll next to him.
He threw this and caught that, threw that and caught this, having a lot of fun.
Yan Shixu felt that his son was quite strong and could throw the ball quite far.
He let go of Wen Li'er's hand and played throwing dolls with Xiaoxiao for a long time.
As a result, when he wasn't paying attention, Xiaoxiao started to gnaw on the pig's trotter of a little white pig doll.
Yan Shixu couldn't help but twitch his lips: "Didn't you give him anything to eat?"
Wen Li'er had an expression that said, "Don't make a fuss."
"Your Majesty, since Xiaoxiao started to grow teeth, he likes to chew things. It's not just him, other children are like this too, even chewing their own palms and feet."
"Feet?"
Yan Shixu was speechless. Why did he have to chew on someone's toes when there were so many things he could chew on?!
He picked Xiaoxiao up, took the stuffed pig's trotter out of his mouth, counted his teeth, and then scolded him:
"No chewing on my feet next time, you hear me?"
Xiaoxiao tilted his head to look at him, obviously not understanding.
He lifted his toes and was about to put them into his mouth.
Yan Shixu admired the child's soft body and reached out to stop Xiaoxiao from biting it.
Seeing that His Majesty was disgusted, Wen Li'er covered her mouth and laughed non-stop.
"Your Majesty was probably like this when he was a child."
Yan Shixu denied it outright, "Impossible, I would never do that!"
Wen Li'er: "How would Your Majesty know? He might even have picked something up and eaten it."
Yan Shixu: "..."
Even if it really happened, he would not admit it!
When Wen Lier thought of this possibility, she imagined a little Yan Shixu squatting on the ground playing with mud.
Then while playing, he suddenly picked up some dirty things on the ground and stuffed them into his mouth.
Thinking of this scene, she began to laugh.
Just as he was laughing happily, the next moment, he cried out "Ah".
Yan Shixu's big hand had already reached into her collar, wrapped around her, and exerted force in his hand.
He threatened: "Do you dare to laugh again?"
Wen Li'er begged for mercy again and again: "I will never dare to do it again!"
"That's more like it."
Yan Shixu said this without stopping his hands.
Apparently, he was about to start misbehaving again.
And just at this moment.
Xiaoxiao tilted his little head and looked at them, and suddenly uttered two syllables.
“Daddy…”
Yan Shixu and Wen Li'er were both stunned, and the next moment, Wen Li'er let out an unbelievable scream.
"Xiaoxiao has spoken?"
She was not sure for a moment and wondered if she had just heard an auditory hallucination.
She turned around and asked Yan Shixu, "Your Majesty, did you hear that just now? Did Xiaoxiao call you daddy?"
Yan Shixu nodded, also a little excited.
"I heard Xiaoxiao calling for daddy."
He lifted his son up a little.
He coaxed, "Xiaoxiao, call me daddy again."
Xiaoxiao tilted his head to look at him, bit his own little hand, and called out again: "Daddy——"
Wen Li'er was jealous, then she touched Xiaoxiao's little nose and pretended to be angry and accusing him.
"Humph, you little heartless thing! Your mother worked so hard to carry you for ten months and gave birth to you, yet you were the first to call me daddy."
Xiao Xiao didn't know what she was saying, and he shouted happily to her: "Daddy——"
Wen Lier: "..."
Yan Shixu looked at her aggrieved look and let out a muffled laugh from his chest.
Wen Li'er refused to accept it, so she took Xiao Xiao away from his arms and coaxed him softly:
"Xiaoxiao, be good and call me mother... mother... dear..."
Xiaoxiao: "Daddy!"
Wen Lier: "Mother...Mother..."
Xiaoxiao: "Daddy!"
Wen Lier: "Mother!"
But no matter how hard Wen Li'er tried, Xiaoxiao still called out "Daddy" in a crisp voice.
He was shouting and waving his little arms excitedly, with saliva dripping from the corners of his mouth.
Yan Shixu helped Xiaoxiao wipe the saliva from the corner of his mouth. Looking at Wen Lier's perseverance and repeated frustration, he laughed so hard that he fell forward and backward.
After finally stopping his laughter, he teased, "It seems Xiaoxiao is still closer to me."
Wen Li'er rolled her eyes at him, held Xiaoxiao and rocked him gently, continuing to induce him.
"Xiaoxiao, be good and try calling me mommy again. If you do it right, I'll buy you lots of delicious food and toys."
Xiaoxiao blinked his big round eyes and called out "Daddy" again.
After shouting, he started to chuckle to himself, as if he thought this was a fun game.
Wen Li'er was so angry that she slapped his little butt lightly and scolded him, "You little rascal, you only know how to make your mother angry."
Yan Shixu was overjoyed when his son called him again and again.
After the joy, he remembered the purpose of his visit today.
He pinched Wen Li'er's puffed-up face and then said, "I plan to confer the title of Marquis on your father. I've thought of several titles. Think about it and see which one you like."
When Wen Li'er heard this, she loosened her grip on the child, almost letting Xiaoxiao fall onto the bed.
The two of them hurriedly caught their son, and Yan Shixu found it a little funny.
"Is it such a surprise?"
Wen Li'er's beautiful eyes widened in disbelief.
She emphasized: "Your Majesty, this is not a surprise, it's a shock, okay?!"
Yan Shixu raised his eyebrows: "Why, your father was made a marquis, and you're not happy?"
Wen Lier shook her head frantically.
"Your Majesty, no merit is enough to receive a reward, and a Marquisate title at that! If the Emperor were to confer the title of Marquis upon my father, it would surely cause a lot of discontent, and my father would not be happy either."
Yan Shixu really found it strange. Was he not happy even after being granted a title of nobility?
"Why?" he was puzzled.
Wen Li'er thought hard about her words and explained, "Father hasn't done anything great, and if he's suddenly been made a marquis, people will definitely say he's relying on his daughter to get to the top. Father despises this kind of nepotism the most!"
When she was chosen to enter the Eastern Palace, some people said that if she became favored in the future, her father would also become successful.
As a result, after hearing this, my father became furious and completely cut off all contact with that family.
Wen Li'er still remembers her father's expression at that time.
That look shows that he thinks it is shameful to rely on his daughter to get rich and successful.
Yan Shixu said to her, "I want to confer the title of marquis on your father, not just because of your promotion to Imperial Consort. Six months ago, your father advocated for the implementation of the equal-field system and the rent-and-labor system. After its implementation in the local areas, it has achieved great results in land distribution and tax collection. He has made great contributions."
Wen Li'er still shook her head.
"Your Majesty, my brother has told me about this matter. When I first heard about it, I also thought that my father had performed a great deed. But my father said that he was just doing his duty and that it didn't count as a meritorious service. Please don't make my father a marquis."
Yan Shixu was speechless. He had never seen such a bunch of fools.
Wen Li'er pestered him and asked him to agree.
Yan Shixu asked, "Then he can't get promoted anymore?"
Wen Li'er said seriously, "It's not that he can't be promoted, but the emperor must strictly follow the standards for official ratings and promotions. He can't use any backdoors for my father!"
Yan Shixu was really afraid of her. He rubbed her serious little face and agreed to it.
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