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"You can still continue to call me uncle."
Not getting the answer he wanted, Si Xi asked again, "What about Yan Ye? Does he also call you uncle?"
"Yan Ye and you are engaged, so it's not wrong for him to follow your lead and call me uncle. Now that we've come to this, I, your uncle, would like to ask a few more questions. When are you two planning to get married? There's everything down there, much better than up there. If you're going to get married, it should be a grand affair. Yan Ye, my niece can't be hastily married off. Marriage is a complex affair, and preparations must begin at least several months in advance."
The more Si Xi listened, the darker his face became. He Qi's tone didn't sound like he was being insincere.
Yan Ye knew that Si Xi was unhappy, but he had to win back a victory for her, so he said, "It's better to call you by the respectful title you deserve. I'm not the only one who has been adopted as a child husband. They are all very handsome and talented. Besides, there are many good men outside the mountain. I think it's also necessary to let Si Xi see better options outside the mountain. If she is still willing to choose me, I will give her the best I can without you saying anything. But if she has a better choice, my past of calling you uncle will only bring her rumors. This is just my humble opinion, please forgive me."
"You have many child husbands?"
"Yes, twelve in total."
Heqi immediately sent someone to take Yan Ye to his residence, leaving Sixi alone in the study to question him. The moment Sixi heard the attendant honor Heqi as the Demon Lord, his heart sank.
He asked her to sit down beside him, pushed the teacup in front of her, and said, "Now let's talk about your twelve child husbands."
"What is there to say? Is it so easy for the Demon Lord to interfere in my affairs? You want to control when I will get married, and you also want to ask about the husband of my child? To the Demon Lord, I am just an insignificant outsider. The Demon Lord is so concerned about my marriage, is it to help me, or do you want me to get married quickly and stop bothering you?"
"Are you mad at me?"
Si Xi glanced at him, not realizing the sarcasm in his tone as he said, "How dare I be angry with you, Demon Lord? What right or reason do I have to be angry with you? I was indeed a little ignorant before, even thinking about redeeming you. Oh, why do you need me to redeem you? If I were you, I'm afraid I would have laughed at you."
"No, Bingbing. I repeatedly concealed my identity from you. Firstly, I was afraid that revealing my identity would affect my sister's plans and alert her. Secondly, I didn't want you to know my identity and be...scared of me. When you said you wanted to redeem me, I was just worried that you would be deceived in the future. Thinking back on it, I was touched, but I never had, and never would have, the thought of making fun of you. You're right to be angry with me."
Seeing that she was silent and still angry, he probably wouldn't listen to his explanation, so he planned to wait until she was calmer before explaining it to her. He changed the subject and asked, "What's the matter with your twelve child husbands? What are your plans? Marry them all?"
"We have an engagement, it's our parents' order, the matchmaker's words, and we both want it. So what if we marry them all? Aren't you planning to marry a lot too? Only you can, but I can't? If my uncle really cares about my twelve child husbands, he might as well spend some time giving me more dowry and gifts so that I can raise so many children."
"Don't talk nonsense."
"I'm not talking nonsense. You've reminded me that even if I cling to you and fight tooth and nail to get a husband like you, I'm still competing against a bunch of women, and in the end I'll be left alone with jealous women. It would be better for me to marry a bunch of husbands myself, so I don't have to worry about it every time. I'll just worry about which one to favor."
Heqi was a little angry and flicked her head, causing Sixi to cover her head with her hands in pain.
"How do you let people outside see you?"
"I live my own life. I don't care what outsiders think of me."
"Sometimes, rumors circulating outside can drive people to their deaths. If you truly have this thought and live happily, I don't mind it. However, outsiders won't think so. They'll just think you... Although no one dares to say anything to your face because I'm here, I can't stop them from talking behind your back."
"If you can't stop me, then you can't stop me. Even if I don't do this, no one will talk about me. Why should I live under the constraints of others' eyes? Don't be so unreasonable, you act like a conservative old man."
"Okay, no more reasoning. Have you met all twelve of your child-rearing husbands?"
"I haven't seen them, but I have their portraits. They all have handsome looks and their families are relatively wealthy, so they can support me."
He Qi's eyes widened in shock, and he held his forehead with his hand and said, "You've only seen a portrait, and you don't even know what kind of person the other person is, and you're willing to accept this marriage proposal?"
"My father arranged all the engagements first, and told me many years later. Only Yan Ye was brought back to the mountain to grow up with me after the engagement, and he knows me well. I don't accept the others, and there's no way I can go down the mountain to cancel the engagement. Besides, if they are all willing to remain chaste and wait for me, how can I let them down in vain?"
"Marriage is a serious matter, how can it be treated lightly? Without mutual support and affection, how can a marriage last? Bingbing, you are still young and haven't seen the world yet. Don't make hasty decisions. Take your time."
"So, you also know that if a marriage is not based on mutual love and affection, how can it last?"
After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent and the room was extremely quiet.
After repeated attempts, Heqi finally said, "Let's not talk about this today, Sixi. Go back and take a look at the accommodation I've prepared for you. If there's anything missing, I'll have someone bring it to you. When I finish my official duties, I'll take you out for a walk."
Si Xi stared at him for a long time before saying seriously, "Don't speak to me so gently and patiently anymore, and don't look at me like that anymore."
"What's wrong?"
"You don't have any romantic feelings for me. Your future wife, or even concubine, can never be someone like me. Since you understood before me that there's no possibility between you and me, you should also understand this and stop teasing me."
"I didn't mean to tease you, Biscuit."
"You do! You just do!"
Although He Qi didn't quite understand, seeing how angry she was, he went along with her and said, "Okay, okay, I have it. Don't be angry first, let's talk it over."
"Look, you're teasing me now too."
"ah?"
"You are the Demon Lord. If I disobey you, you should have reprimanded and punished me severely. Instead of looking at me so tenderly and patiently explaining things to me, you let me commit crimes against you and accuse you of things you don't understand. How can I not be tempted by you?"
"But I am your uncle after all, you..."
Before Heqi could finish his words, Sixi angrily said, "But I don't treat you as my uncle! I have evil intentions towards you! I'm coveting you!"
He Qi just treated her as a child and didn't take it to heart. He felt like he was playing house with a child and couldn't help but smile for some reason.
Si Xi leaned on the table and moved closer to him, tilting his head and looking up at him, "What are you laughing at? Am I funny?"
"no."
"Heqi! Since you won't marry me and have no romantic feelings for me, you should be cooler and more indifferent to me, so that I can give up on you sooner rather than later. You're kind to me as my uncle, that's true, but you shouldn't indulge my evil intentions. What if, what if I'm a bad person? Seeing your high status, I'm obsessed with getting into your bed. And you indulge me, giving me opportunities but not realizing it, you'll only bring trouble upon yourself."
"I don't think you are that kind of person."
"You know I don't want to get into your bed?"
"If you say you want to sleep with me, I believe you, but the woman you're talking about who goes to great lengths to sleep with me because of her status isn't you. If you want status, being my niece is far more honorable than being my concubine or maid."
Realizing that his words were incomplete and fearing she might misunderstand, He Qi quickly added, "I'm not saying you're only fit to be my concubine. It's just that there are so many rules. Even if I wanted to, if you did that, and the ministers objected, I'd have no choice but to let you enter as a concubine first."
"I understand. You don't have to explain to me so quickly. I'm not so unreasonable as to get angry with you over trivial matters."
After calming down, Si Xi also felt that his words and actions today were a little inappropriate. "He Qi, I'm serious. I, Si Xi, can still be considered a woman who can take it or leave it. Mother said that it is important for a person to know himself, and I understand. I won't be obsessed with you, but little uncle, you have to love me more. Before I completely let you go, be cold to me. When it's over, you can treat me well. I won't be disrespectful to you in the future just because you are mean to me now."
"Okay, I'll hurt you."
Si Xi nodded in response, but she was still very sad. Killing her own admiration with her own hands was not as easy as she said. But at least she could control herself from sinking into it. His behavior just now really made her heart move.
"Well. You take care of your official business. I'll go back first. You don't have to take the time to accompany me for a walk. Yan Ye has nothing to do, so you can take me there."
"no."
"Why is it not working again?"
"I'm afraid you'll be in danger."
…
At this moment, it was night in the mortal world, the dew was heavy, and Yuanli and Cha Suxun were grilling fish in a cave.
The aroma was rich, and Yuanli kept asking Cha Suxun, "Is the fish ready? Is it ready?" Cha Suxun looked at the fish every time and patiently answered her, "Not yet, wait a little longer."
If it were my father, he would have said that she was possessed by a ghost that died of starvation in the mountains. Only Cha Suxun was the most patient with her.
"Husband, we are back home soon. Are you going out again soon?"
"I'll try to let others do it and spend more time at home with you and your parents."
"Wait! Mom and Dad!" Yuanli touched her belly, "Child! I should be pregnant now. It's been so long, my belly should have a little curve. Mom and Dad will definitely notice it, what should I do!"
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