Chapter 305 Strictly speaking, I and Si Si have not cancelled our engagement
The huge noise scared everyone.
Coming back to his senses, Wen Ruyun cursed, "Wen Xingluo, what's wrong with you again?!"
Wen Yueyin choked up, "My little sister overturned the table, what are we going to eat later?"
"How rude!" Wen Rulei commented. "Xingluo, you can't continue to degenerate like this. You should work hard to be a gentle and well-behaved lady! Otherwise, who would dare to marry you in the future?"
Wen Xingluo ignored them and glanced coldly at the palace maids serving in the hall, "Are you all just here to eat for free? Don't you know how to kick them out?!"
The palace maids were watching a play. After all, even the stage that the palace spent a lot of money to build during festivals was not as lively as this family having a meal. I really can't imagine how exciting their daily life is!
After being scolded by Wen Xingluo, they hurried forward to drive the people away.
The palace was finally quiet, and Wen Xingluo ordered the palace maids to prepare a new meal.
Wei Si felt a little amused and a little distressed when she saw the little girl was angry.
She touched Wen Xingluo's head and said, "Don't be angry."
Wen Xingluo threw himself into her arms and said sullenly, "I don't want Mother to think that I'm a bad-tempered girl, but when I meet them, I can't help but get angry."
"What's that?" Wei Si smiled. "When I was young, my temper was even worse than yours."
Wen Xingluo looked up at her curiously, "Really?"
"Um!"
Wei Si nodded with a smile, and before the food was served, she told her stories about her childhood.
Xie Xuchi sat beside him, listening quietly.
The sky outside the window had become completely dark. Nine warm lanterns were lit in the hall. The evening breeze brought in the faint fragrance of hibiscus flowers. The woman's voice was soft and gentle, like a melodious bamboo flute song.
"...Just because my father went on an incognito tour and didn't bring back the glass bead hairpin I wanted, I cried and made a scene, smashing many valuable pieces of porcelain. I even teased my father while he was taking a nap and cut off his carefully grown beard."
Wei Si couldn't help but frown as she recalled.
Wen Xingluo sat obediently at the table, holding her little face, looking at Wei Si with a quiet and bright gaze.
She had a hard childhood and never experienced the love of her parents and brothers.
But after listening to her mother's description, she could fully imagine how much her mother was loved and spoiled by her family when she was young, because only a lot of love could raise such a spoiled, willful and misbehaving little princess.
But she was not jealous of her mother.
She was glad that her mother had parents and brothers and sisters-in-law who loved her.
Xie Xuchi poured Wei Si a cup of tea and said in a gentle voice, "What happened next? After Emperor Jiaming woke up, did he blame Madam Wei?"
"Emperor Jiaming is a daughter slave."
Suddenly a low voice came from outside.
Wen Xingluo looked over and saw that the person coming was Xie Zhe.
Wei Si frowned subconsciously.
Xie Xuchi calmly stood between her and Wen Xingluo, "Father."
"Emperor Jiaming loved Si Si very much," Xie Zhe said, coming over with his hands behind his back. He lifted his robe and sat down beside Wei Si, gazing at her with a deep and affectionate smile. "When he woke up that day, he was just laughing and crying, but he couldn't bear to scold Si Si any more. Afterwards, he ordered his men to rush and buy the set of glass jewelry that Si Si wanted."
There was silence at the small round table, and no one agreed with him.
Xie Zhe seemed oblivious to the strange and oppressive atmosphere in the hall. He poured himself a glass of wine and continued to smile, "Back then, Si Si was very fond of me and specifically asked Emperor Jia Ming for permission to marry me. Strictly speaking, Si Si and I haven't broken off our engagement. Compared to the empress, Si Si is more like my wife."
Under the complicated and wary gazes of the three, he sipped his glass contentedly and said cheerfully, "It's been a long time since I've enjoyed the joy of family like tonight. Sisi, please ask the kitchen to prepare a few more dishes. I want to have a good reunion with you tonight and enjoy the joy of having children around me, just like ordinary people."
The hall was still silent.
Seeing Wei Si silent, Xie Zhe glanced at Sun Zuosi.
Sun Zuosi smiled with great tact and said, "Don't bother your Majesty, I'll go get the kitchen to serve the food right away!"
After the maids brought the hot dishes, Xie Zhe raised his glass and said, "We are a family. It is a blessing in life to be reunited with our family tonight."
The other three remained silent and were unwilling to raise their glasses with him.
Wen Xingluo lowered his eyes to look at the complicated and gorgeous palace dishes, not understanding why Xie Zhe could still act as if nothing had happened in front of the person involved after committing so many evil deeds.
Xie Zhe himself didn't seem to feel embarrassed. He drank his glass of wine and asked with concern, "Is the prince's injury better?"
Xie Xuchi half lowered his head, "Thank you for your concern, Father. My injuries have almost recovered."
"That's good." Xie Zhe patted his shoulder. "You and I are father and son. Although I treat you harshly, it's all for your own good."
He raised his deep eyes again and looked at Wen Xingluo gently, "An Ning was upset when Xie Guanlan broke off the engagement some time ago?"
Wen Xingluo: "...Not bad."
"That boy is not content with his lot," Xie Zhe said with a fatherly air, "You might as well break off the engagement with him. I think the boy from the He family is quite good. Tomorrow, I'll arrange a marriage for you. You are Si Si's daughter, and from now on, you will also be my daughter. I will stand by you and support you."
"Your Majesty," Wei Si interrupted him, "It's getting late, and the children need to go to bed. Should we let them go first?"
After getting permission, Wen Xingluo and Xie Xuchi bowed and quietly retreated.
Only Xie Zhe and Wei Si were left in the hall.
Wei Si poured a glass of wine. "Your Majesty, why have you come tonight? I'm guessing it's not just to enjoy family happiness, right?"
The rising moon outside the window swayed in the amber wine, looking exceptionally bright and clear.
It seemed that Xie Zhe was in a very happy mood because he had figured out the art of immortality.
He smiled, picked up the glass of wine, and considerately brought it to Wei Si's lips, jokingly saying, "Why, don't I look like the kind of man who loves his family? Si Si, people are not black and white. Although I sometimes have a bad temper, I love spending time with you and the children, and I have made up my mind to be a good father in the future."
Wei Si dodged his offer of wine and said, "I heard that the construction of the canal in Shuozhou has put pressure on the national treasury. Now Xie Guanlan has fled back to the southwest, and perhaps he will soon start a war. Your Majesty is short of money."
Xie Zhe put down his wine cup and gently stroked her head with his large hand. "Si Si is much wiser than she was in her youth. The Queen suggested yesterday that the founding ancestor of the Great Wei once built a 'White Jade Capital.' In that mysterious White Jade Capital, pearls served as lamps, gold formed the soil, and there were jade trees, silver mountains, and emerald lakes. The wealth hidden there was enough to support a million-strong army. Si Si, tell me where that White Jade Capital was built."
Wei Si remained silent.
As she expected, the reason why Xie Zhe didn't kill her was not because he still loved her, but because he wanted to keep her alive in case of future need.
She said quietly, "If there really were so many treasures in Baiyujing, how could the Great Wei be completely defeated, and how could I become a princess of a fallen nation?"
"People like your father and brother cherish the ideal of universal peace, but they don't know that the aristocratic families always dominate the common people. Even if they own mountains of gold and silver, it is completely useless. I believe they also know this." Xie Zhe narrowed his eyes dangerously, and his fingertips paused at the corners of the woman's eyes. "Si Si had better tell me where Bai Yujing is. Si Si is a beauty, a beauty raised in a pile of splendid things. Why force me to torture you?"
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