Chapter 999 A Strict Father's Loving Kindness (Jingkong Fan)
In the Yan Kingdom, there was also a custom of offering incense on the first day of the Lunar New Year. The mountain climbing that Gu Jiao mentioned was actually going to the temple to offer incense.
They couldn't get the first incense offering, so they tried their best to arrive at the temple before noon, offer a few sticks of incense, and then have a vegetarian meal.
The three little ones remembered they were going out to play and came over early. Xiao Heng was exhausted from working late into the night and didn't wake up when the children arrived.
Looking at her father, who was staying in bed for the first time in her memory, Xiao Yan couldn't help but think of the time her father carried her uncle on his back last night. So she asked her mother if her father was injured because he couldn't carry her uncle.
If Father is injured, then he definitely can't go hiking today.
But Father just said it doesn't hurt!
yeah!
Let's go hiking!
Xiao Yan quickly got up, first pulling Xiao Cong up, and then clumsily carrying two-year-old Xiao Xuan down.
She said with a grin, "Daddy, you're amazing! Uncle Jingkong is such a big man, and you can still carry him!"
Once such high praise was slapped on his head, Xiao Heng had no room to back down. Otherwise, wouldn't he have become a weak father?
You need to save face in front of your wife, and you also need to maintain your dignity in front of your children.
He cleared his throat and said without changing his expression, "Cough, of course, your uncle weighs much less."
"Hehe!" Xiao Yan happily led her two younger brothers out of the house. "Let's go hiking!"
Gu Jiao looked at him with her eyes crinkling.
Xiao Heng grabbed her hands, flipped her over, and pinned her down. He bit her soft lips as punishment, and said fiercely, "Did you do that on purpose?"
Gu Jiao blinked guiltily, "Then are you going to punish me?"
Xiao Heng, who was already being punished: "..."
If this isn't considered a punishment, then we need to punish him more severely, but after that, he probably won't be able to leave this house today.
He took a deep breath and pressed another hard kiss on her lips, demanding "remember this, I'll punish you when I get back tonight."
Having said that, he suppressed the urge that had been so easily aroused by her early in the morning and let her go.
Then he saw her take out one box, two boxes, and three boxes of Xiaotaotao from the small medicine box.
He willingly accepted the punishment and was incredibly obedient.
Xiao Heng: "..."
...
Xuanyuan Xi lived in Zhaoyang Palace.
After waking up their father, the three little ones went to wake up their uncle, Jingkong.
Xuanyuan Xi was so drunk from a single cup of wine that he had a night of hangovers, and when he woke up, his head was buzzing.
"Uncle, Uncle!" Xiao Yan jumped around in front of his bed. "Wake up! We're going hiking!"
"Hmm." Xuan Yuanxi groggily raised his other hand to block the glaring light.
Just then, a young palace maid who had come in to help him wash up entered the room carrying a basin. She caught sight of the languid and handsome young man in the morning light. Her gaze swept over him, but she inadvertently caught a glimpse of his slightly bobbing Adam's apple, and her heart skipped a beat.
She stumbled and spilled the water in the basin!
"Get up! Get up!"
Xiao Yan transformed into a little megaphone spirit, chattering incessantly in Xuan Yuanxi's ear.
Xuanyuan Xi pulled the blanket over his head, and she burrowed her little head under the blanket, continuing to chatter on and on.
What goes around comes around, and Xuan Yuanxi, who had always been criticizing others, finally experienced the despair of his aunt and the others.
He was so annoyed by Xiao Yan's nagging that he sat up listlessly and said, "Alright, alright, Uncle's up."
...
After breakfast, the group took a horse-drawn carriage to Lingyin Temple in the outer city.
Shangguan Yan was not in the entourage; only Shangguan Qing and Xiao Heng's entire family were present.
There were so many worshippers visiting the temple that the carriage could not go any further than a mile from the foot of the mountain.
The group got off the car and walked.
There were too many people around, so it was impossible to let the child walk on the ground. Shangguan Qing carried Xiao Cong, and Xiao Heng carried little Xiao Xuan.
Xiao Yan peeked out from behind Gu Jiao and said to Xuan Yuanxi with a grin, "Uncle Jingkong!"
Xuanyuan Xi's brow twitched, and he steeled himself to pick up Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan kept talking non-stop the whole way, shaking her head, and Xuan Yuanxi's head was about to explode.
Xiao Heng carried Xiao Xuan in one arm and held Gu Jiao's hand with the other, leisurely following behind.
Seeing the former little monk being driven crazy by Xiao Yan, the man felt extremely pleased.
"You wicked brother-in-law, you're not allowed to gloat!"
Someone said with a cold snort.
Xiao Heng's smile froze. After confirming that Jing Kong hadn't turned around, he thought to himself: Are your eyes on the back of your head? How could you notice something like that?
The group entered the temple and offered incense. The three little ones kowtowed and worshipped Buddha, doing it in a very proper manner, especially little Shixin, who was wearing a little monk's robe and small Buddhist beads.
If he kowtows again, those who don't know the situation will think he's a junior monk in the temple.
This little monk is just too adorable!
"I need to pee." Little Monk Shixin, also known as Xiao Xuan, tugged at his father's clothes.
Xiao Heng pointed at Xuan Yuanxi: "Hey, let's go find your uncle."
Xiao Xuan walked over and raised his little head: "Uncle, pee."
"You're such a lazy brother-in-law." Xuan Yuanxi had already experienced his brother-in-law's laziness and had no hope for him. He carried Xiao Xuan to the outhouse.
"I'll wait for you in the meditation room," Xiao Heng said.
"I know!" Xuanyuan Xi pouted.
...
On the way from the outhouse to the meditation room, one had to pass through a small plum garden. As Xuanyuan Xi carried Xiao Xuan along the path in the plum garden, he unexpectedly encountered a young lady wearing a pink cloak and a veil.
The bluestone path was so narrow.
Xuanyuan Xi was willing to yield.
To my surprise, the other party was also yielding, and they even yielded in the same direction.
Xuanyuan Xi hurriedly moved to the right again.
As luck would have it, the other party thought the same thing.
After a while, they really couldn't get past it anymore.
Xuanyuan Xi simply stepped aside: "Please, young lady!"
The girl bowed slightly in gratitude.
She then turned and walked forward.
As he brushed past the two, Xiao Xuan, as if possessed, reached out his little hand and plucked off her beaded hairpin.
Xuanyuan Xi: "..."
"I'm sorry." Xuanyuan Xi apologized to the woman first, then looked at the little one in his arms, "Xuan'er, give the things back to them."
Xiao Xuan didn't return it.
The girl said gently, "It's alright, it's just a pearl flower, it's not worth much."
Xuanyuan Xi said, "That won't do either, it would damage the young lady's reputation if word got out."
No matter what he said, Xiao Xuan just wouldn't pay it back.
Xiao Xuan was physically weak, so he dared not let him cry, for fear that he would faint from crying.
Finally, at Xuanyuan Xi's insistence, he bought the other party's pearl hairpin for twenty taels of silver.
Back in his meditation room, he didn't hide anything and told everyone what had happened in the garden.
Xiao Heng looked sternly at his youngest son.
Xiao Xuan shuddered in fright and rushed into Shangguan Qing's arms as if seeking help.
He wasn't stupid, though. He knew that running to his mother's arms after causing trouble was useless, as his mother would definitely side with his father. Only his uncle was reliable.
Shangguan Qing held the little one in his arms and coaxed him gently, "Alright, alright, Xuan'er, don't be afraid, Uncle will protect you."
Xiao Heng: "Your new musket is gone."
Shangguan Qing handed Xiao Xuan over in a second and said sternly to Xiao Heng, "You should discipline your own son!"
Xiao Xuan: "..."
Xiao Heng took his son to the meditation room next door.
Mistakes that need to be corrected must be corrected, but he has a principle: he will not scold his children in front of others.
Fifteen minutes later, the father and son came over from the meditation room next door.
No one knows what Xiao Heng said to Xiao Xuan, but Xiao Xuan obediently returned the pearl hairpin to Xuan Yuanxi.
Xuanyuan Xi: No, what are you trying to do to me?
Xuanyuan Xi also doesn't want it.
The kind of romantic tales about talented men and beautiful women meeting by chance and serendipitously didn't work on Xuan Yuanxi. He thought the pearl flower was ugly and threw it away immediately.
On the way back, Xiao Heng, unusually, did not take a carriage, but rode a horse with Xuan Yuanxi.
Xuanyuan Xi glanced at his wicked brother-in-law beside him: "With such strong winds, I won't be responsible if it damages you."
Xiao Heng wasn't as weak as some people thought; he just didn't practice martial arts, but he did secretly train his body in private.
But Xiao Heng gave up the opportunity to be intimate with his wife to accompany Xuan Yuanxi on horseback, clearly indicating that he had something to say.
"What exactly is it?" Xuanyuan Xi asked.
Xiao Heng hesitated for a moment. It was inconvenient for Jiao Jiao to speak up about this, so he had to take care of it himself.
He paused, pulled the horse closer to him, and asked casually, "You didn't... fool around with anyone in the army camp, did you?"
"What nonsense?" Xuan Yuanxi didn't understand.
Thinking of the pearl flower incident earlier, Xiao Heng said, "You're older now. Many scions of noble families understand human affairs at your age, but I don't agree with that."
Xuanyuan Xi half-guessed and half-reasoned, and combined with his somewhat inexplicable expression, finally understood what he was talking about.
Xuan Yuanxi's face darkened: "What are you saying, you bad brother-in-law? How old am I!"
It seems he really knows what he's doing. He was just a simple kid before he went to the military camp, but after spending a year with those veterans, he learned a lot.
Children grow up so fast; before you know it, they're practically adults.
Suppressing his emotions, Xiao Heng earnestly advised, "You must cherish your health and never do anything reckless."
I never even thought about that kind of thing!
Xuanyuan Xi is still a baby at heart.
But he wouldn't admit it. Perhaps all young men are like this; no matter how immature they are inside, they always have to pretend to be mature on the surface.
He raised his chin and snorted, "Instead of worrying about me, you should worry about yourself."
Xiao Heng asked, "What's wrong with me?"
Xuanyuan Xi raised an eyebrow and said, "I heard that Wei has produced a prime minister named Liu, who comes from a lower state and is of humble status. Don't blame me for not reminding you, Jiaojiao once had a confidant in Zhao, whose surname was Liu! His name was Liu Yisheng!"
Prime Minister Xiao [with a majestic and domineering face]: Add another box for Little Tao Tao tonight!
(End of this chapter)
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