Chapter 184 The closer Daddy and Mommy get, the further she and Xie Guanlan get apart
Xie Jing put away the knife and said with a smile: "I was thinking about my youth."
Wen Xingluo noticed the disappointment in his eyes and said considerately, "The moon is beautiful tonight. Can I have a drink with Daddy?"
The two sat down and Xie Jing drank a glass of wine in silence.
He knew that Wei Si had already told Wen Xingluo about his life story, so he did not hide it. Instead, he took advantage of the alcohol to talk about the past.
"During the previous dynasty, our Xie family had already established itself in the southwest, becoming a prominent family in Shu County. My parents were busy fighting on the border and had no time to care for me, so I often got into fights in the streets with my friends. At sixteen, I was a frivolous and despised person, and I was not new to stealing and lifting women's skirts. I had never seen the world, and I had no moral cultivation.
"That year, my father dragged me to the capital to report on my work. Back then, Shu County was still a poor and remote place, while the capital was exceptionally prosperous and bustling. Suddenly arriving in such a prosperous place, everything was new to me. I was so busy riding horses with my companions through the streets that I even arrived late for the palace banquet.
"When I entered the palace, I saw your mother had just finished a dance and was surrounded by a group of noble ladies, like the moon surrounded by stars.
"She is so beautiful, the most beloved little princess of the Great Wei Emperor and Empress. She is as noble and graceful as a peony, and as unattainable as the moon. When she walked past me, I could even smell the subtle fragrance of her petals.
"I stood in the hall, stunned, watching her giggle as she sat down next to one of my brothers from the same clan, and asked him coquettishly if her drum dance was good.
"Before my brother from the same clan spoke, I answered first, 'It looks good, it looks really good!
"The whole palace was filled with laughter, and the young men from the noble families were mocking me, saying that I was late and hadn't even seen the princess's dance, so why should I say it was beautiful?
"The princess was a little embarrassed and hid behind her brother, but she curiously poked out half of her face to look at me.
"My face was burning hot at the time, and I scratched my head and said, although I didn't see the princess's dance, she was so beautiful that she would look great even if she just stood there, not to mention dancing.
"The Emperor and Empress laughed, but my father scolded me for being frivolous. He came up and kicked me a few times, then grabbed my ears and apologized to the Emperor and Empress and the Princess. He then kicked and dragged me out of the Golden Palace.
"When she was about to be dragged out, I saw the princess still hiding behind her brother. But she didn't get angry with me anymore. She just smiled with her lips pursed. It was a very sweet and well-behaved smile!"
The courtyard is quiet and the banana leaves are deep.
Wen Xingluo lowered his eyelashes and looked at the moon reflected in the wine cup.
A small one, orange and crystal clear.
Xie Jing also looked at the moon.
He took a sip of wine, and a hint of obsession appeared in his dark eyes, as if he wanted to swallow the moon into his stomach.
But it's no use.
The moon still floats quietly on the water.
It seems to be within reach, but in reality it is simply untouchable.
Xie Jing suddenly smiled, "Sometimes, I often think, if only I hadn't indulged in entertainment back then and had entered the palace earlier. That way, I wouldn't have missed your mother's dance."
If only he hadn't stolen things as a child and hadn't lifted women's skirts in the street.
If only he had been as talented and brilliant in both literature and martial arts as his cousin when he was young.
He had the courage to stand before Wei Si, patting his chest and saying, "Princess, look, I, Xie Jing, am also very good. I am not inferior to my brothers from the same clan at all! So, can you also consider being with me? I, Xie Jing, am worthy of you!"
If he had not missed Si Si, if he and Si Si had been engaged back then, would Si Si not have experienced what happened later?
The wine tastes bitter.
Xie Jing scratched his head.
Sadness overwhelmed him, his eyes turned red and he lowered his head deeply.
Wen Xingluo didn't know how to comfort him, so he poured him some more wine.
Xie Jing suddenly raised his head and said expectantly, "Ningning, you hope that Daddy and your mother will be together. You hope that we will grow old together, right?!"
Wen Xingluo was stunned, and Xie Guanlan suddenly appeared in his mind.
She knew very well that the closer her father and mother got, the further away she and Xie Guanlan would be.
On early spring nights, the air is filled with the sweet scent of bananas.
The girl's hands, hidden in her sleeves, tightened again and again.
After a while, she concealed the loss and sadness in her eyes, and looked at Xie Jing with her eyebrows curved, her pupils more gentle than those of a spring night. "Mother has experienced the pain of the country's destruction and the loss of her family, and has lost many of her loved ones. Father is the person who loves mother the most in the world. Of course, I support you two being together... Father and mother should always be together!"
My mother has had a very hard life.
She hopes her mother will be happy more than her own happiness.
The shadows cast by the banana leaves on the ground are deep and shallow.
Wen Xingluo walked on the swaying shadows of the trees and returned to Xiejinyuan alone.
The spring breeze blows.
The peonies in the courtyard gradually grew green leaves, gradually formed buds, and gradually unfolded their petals.
The Flower Festival is here.
Today is Wei Si's birthday. The Zhenbei Palace has been bustling since early morning, and all the dignitaries in Chengdu have come to the banquet with their families.
Wen Xingluo glanced at the calendar.
It had been five months since Xie Guanlan had set out on his expedition. Good news had been coming back regularly, saying he had captured a few more cities, that the people of a certain country had surrendered upon hearing the news, and that he was invincible on the battlefield...
Wen Xingluo took the brush and skillfully drew a circle on yesterday's calendar.
Wei Ying held the sword in her arms. "You circle the previous day's date every day. What does that mean?"
"I won't tell you."
Wen Xingluo put down the brush and sat in front of the bronze mirror to touch up her lip balm.
"Tsk." Wei Ying sneered, "If you don't tell me, I don't want to know."
Seeing Xingluo's lack of reaction, she couldn't help but said proudly, "Actually, I have many secrets, but I won't tell you!"
Wen Xingluo didn't want to know at all.
She stared into the bronze mirror, her cherry lips slightly raised.
Circle the calendar to indicate that no bad news came back yesterday.
The fact that there was no bad news meant that Xie Guanlan was neither dead nor injured.
For her, this was the best news.
She put on the gold hairpin with kingfisher feathers given to her by Xie Guanlan and went to the main courtyard in a happy mood.
There are many flowers planted in the main courtyard.
The Flower Festival is the birthday of all flowers. During this season, all flowers are in full bloom, competing with each other in beauty, and every place you look is lively and colorful.
Wei Si was wearing the attire of a princess and entertaining the female relatives.
Wen Xingluo sat quietly in the flower hall, his eyes always following Wei Si.
She watched her mother walking among the ladies with ease, and couldn't help but smile gently and sweetly.
Mother is like a peony in a deep house.
After enduring the bitter cold winter, the flowers bloom exceptionally brightly in the spring.
She was watching with admiration when Wen Yueyin came over without her noticing. She took the initiative to stand beside Wei Si, took her arm affectionately, and said in a loud voice with a smile: "Thank you all for coming to my mother's birthday party."
The guests were very respectful and praised her for her resemblance to Wei Si.
When Wen Xingluo heard those words, a look of displeasure flashed across his eyes, and his hand holding Hua Ji quietly tightened.
Someone tried to pick the peonies she planted with her own hands.
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