Li Xingran readily agreed.
When you arrive in a new place, you're bound to make some new friends.
However, she still humbly replied to Xia Deqing, "I've just read more books that my uncle Huoshan brought back from overseas, so I know about the outside world. I don't deserve your praise, Lord Xia."
Xiao Sheng finally understands what it means to be two-faced.
Li Xingran gave a brilliant performance.
But then I thought about it again, and Li Xingran said that she lived to be over thirty in her previous life, so she must have experienced a lot of things.
Compared to when he was only twelve years old, he had to work hard to catch up with her.
Xia Deqing invited Xiao Sheng and Li Ting to the Xia family home.
Xiao Sheng and Li Ting nodded in agreement.
Both of them have the kind of personality where they'll be wherever Li Xingran is.
Upon arriving at the Xia family home, Xia's two sons and one daughter came out to greet them.
The Xia family's daughter is the same age as Xiao Sheng.
Li Ruizhang's two sons are the same age as him, and they are already married with children. One child is still an infant and the other looks about four years old.
Looking at the baby in the swaddling clothes, Li Xingran thought:
The baby is so cute! My older brother needs to hurry up and find one; I want to hold my nephew and niece too. I need to buy them toys and play with them.
[My second and third brothers should get married soon. I'll make arrangements when I go back this time, and they'll even marry their two former wives.]
[This Miss Xia is quite nice; she and Xiao Sheng are a good match.]
Xiao Sheng was speechless.
Xia Deqing introduced Xiao Sheng and the other two to his children.
"Your Majesty, these are my sons Xia Hongjun and Xia Hongmin, and my daughter Xia Qinyin."
The three greeted Xiao Sheng.
Xia Deqing then introduced Li Ting and Li Xingran.
After the introductions, we went inside together.
Li Xingran carefully examined Xia Qinyin, pondering the possibility of arranging a marriage between Xiao Sheng and Xia Qinyin.
Xia Qinyin looked at Xiao Sheng and felt a surge of joy in her heart. Was this the young emperor who was famous throughout the world at the age of twelve?
Xiao Sheng, however, only stared at Li Xingran.
Xia Qinyin has a slightly heroic appearance, dignified and elegant, with the face of an empress.
[I'll get Xia Qinyin's birth date and time later and have Third Uncle calculate whether there's a possibility between her and Xiao Sheng.]
With Xiao Sheng marrying Xia Qinyin, the problems in Xinyue Province are no longer problems. Xia Deqing will definitely work even harder to govern Xinyue Province.
[However, marrying far away is too painful for a girl; she has no family to help her when she argues with her husband.]
What Li Ting was thinking was that in the future, his Ruan Ruan could only marry someone from the capital.
They were also considering the greatest benefits of forming a marriage alliance between Xiao Sheng and the Xia family.
Li Ting looked at the Xia family's young lady, then at Xiao Sheng, and they seemed perfectly compatible.
Xia Deqing, however, had no intention of going there; going to Nanchen, the capital, was too far.
He only has one precious child.
Besides, marrying into the royal family is never a good thing.
The moment Xia Qinyin saw Xiao Sheng, she thought, "How can there be such a handsome man in this world?"
Xiao Sheng was not like the twelve-year-old boy she usually saw.
Xiao Sheng possesses a captivating charm.
Perhaps because he was a young emperor and had experienced the power grab, Xiao Sheng's face had lost much of its childishness.
Thinking that this boy, who was about the same age as her, had already accomplished something extraordinary, Xia Qinyin admired him even more.
Looking at Xia Qinyin's expression, Li Xingran first felt joy, then infatuation, and finally shyness.
[Tsk tsk tsk, this girl's eyes...it seems she's completely captivated by Xiao Sheng.]
[I'll have Father ask Xiao Sheng for his opinion later.]
While Xia Deqing greeted the group and led them to the courtyard, everyone's mood was a mix of emotions.
After sitting down in the main hall, Li Xingran looked around.
[Xia Deqing's house is decorated quite elegantly, showing a certain level of refinement, but without the air of nouveau riche.]
Xiao Sheng sat in his seat without saying a word.
Xia Deqing was quite frightened.
Before arriving at the Xia family, the emperor seemed quite pleased.
Did I do something wrong?
To ease the tension, Xia Deqing invited everyone to have tea.
"Your Majesty, this is a high-mountain tea, a specialty of Crescent Moon Province. It is only suitable for cultivation in Crescent Moon Province on the Cangxuan Continent."
"Thank you, Lord Xia."
Xiao Sheng picked up his teacup and took a sip.
Provide an evaluation.
"I heard in the capital that this tea accounts for one-third of the tax revenue of Crescent Province. It certainly deserves such a status."
"It doesn't have the bitter taste of our local tea; instead, it's sweet, refreshing, and leaves a lingering aftertaste."
Xia Qinyin took the initiative to start a conversation with Li Xingran.
“Little sister Xingran, I’ve been hearing Father talk about you and General Li a lot lately.”
"I've heard that you play the piano very well, sister. Seeing you today, I can see that you are truly beautiful."
"She's talented and beautiful. I wonder if she's married?"
Xia Qinyin glanced at Xiao Sheng, then lowered her head shyly.
"Sister, don't tease your elder sister. I'm not married yet. New Moon girls don't talk about marriage until they're eighteen."
“That’s different from us. In our country, girls can get married at fifteen, so many girls your age are already engaged.”
"However, after our wise and mighty emperor opened girls' schools, the girls are not in a hurry to get married."
"In the future, we women can also take the imperial examinations and pursue official careers!"
Li Xingran wanted to gain favor with Xiao Sheng in front of Xia Qinyin.
Sure enough, Xia Qinyin's affection for Xiao Sheng was already overflowing.
Xia Deqing saw Xiao Sheng's expression, which seemed to indicate that he was about to get angry, and knew that things were not going well.
I'll have to give this idiot a few pointers later.
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