You Shu was actually not very good at coaxing people. He had a rich inner world, but he was not good at speaking and did not know how to please others. Especially since their prince was a proud and arrogant person and was very difficult to coax.
For several days he hadn't found a chance to apologize to Xiao Weixin, and he couldn't leave without his master's summons, so he had to wait for a private opportunity to go.
However, Xiao Weixin didn't mean to avoid him. Although he was mean, he wasn't so petty. Moreover, he didn't take such a small matter to heart and forgot about it the next day. It was just that Xiao Weishen didn't let him leave after summoning him to the palace. He even kept him overnight, nominally to keep him company but actually to get closer to him.
Xiao Weixin was very patient and always ate and drank leisurely with him. Xiao Weishen was satisfied with his attitude of not asking for anything but desire, and he also showed concern for his health, and he looked better.
After hearing that he planned to go outside the city to appreciate the flowers, Xiao Weishen did not make things worse. He happily released him from the palace on the third day and told him to go early and come back early. The Queen sat by his side and basically did not interrupt him. No one knew what she was thinking.
By the time Xiao Weixin was finally able to come out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, it was already the afternoon of the third day. He had been facing Xiao Weishen everywhere these days and was very irritable. Xiao Weishen was now acting very intimate with him just to win people's hearts, but he really hated close contact with people and had to pretend that he didn't care. He planned to burn all his clothes after returning home.
Not long after he walked out of the gate of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, he met the queen who was already waiting on the road.
The queen smiled when she saw him and asked softly, "Seventh brother, how are you and Yinxiu doing lately?"
Xiao Weixin felt even more annoyed when he saw this woman, and his attitude towards her was not as good as towards Xiao Weishen. After all, it was a well-known fact that the queen had little presence in the palace, and he did not take her seriously.
"I am busy and have no time to take care of Miss Xia." He replied indifferently, but did not even look at her.
The Queen's eyes were filled with disappointment. She stood there and thought for a moment before she continued, "In fact, Yinxiu is a rare good girl. You will know her goodness after being with her for a long time. I promised her to you for your consideration."
"Consider me?" Xiao Weixin couldn't help but smile, his eyes were cold and indifferent: "Then I, your humble servant, should have more kindness from the Emperor's sister-in-law."
The queen pursed her lips, seeming to hear the coldness in his words. She still didn't understand where she was wrong. She arbitrarily controlled other people's lives, wishful thinking that this was good for others. Such behavior could only move herself.
"If the Empress Dowager has nothing else to tell you, I will take my leave first." Xiao Weixin didn't want to see her tears, and no one would care about her feelings.
The queen opened her mouth but could not say anything to persuade him to stay, because she really could not find a reason.
At this moment, a sharp and piercing female voice sounded behind them.
"Oh, I was wondering who dared to block outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony. It turns out to be the Empress and His Royal Highness Prince Ling."
Xiao Weixin turned around and saw Concubine Luo walking towards him in gorgeous attire, surrounded by palace servants. Her scene was much more grand than that of the Queen. If one didn't know better, one would have thought that she was the real Queen.
After all, it was the palace, so Xiao Weixin still saluted her: "Greetings, Your Majesty."
Concubine Luo was bright and charming. Although she was already twenty-one years old and no longer as young as the fifteen-year-old she was when she entered the palace, she still had the same charm and graceful figure, and she had a natural smile. No wonder she was liked by Xiao Weishen.
She glanced at Xiao Weixin arrogantly, not taking him seriously: "Is Prince Ling preparing to leave the palace?"
"Yes." Xiao Weixin nodded.
Concubine Luo was a woman who was proud of her beauty. She had been favored by the emperor for so many years, and she had developed a spoiled and violent temper. She dared to confront anyone except the empress dowager. Seeing that Xiao Weixin was more beautiful than herself as a man, she had long been fed up with him. This time, she finally caught him and of course she had to ridicule him: "Prince Ling is born with a beautiful face, which really makes people love him."
Xiao Weixin hated people talking about his appearance, but Luo Wan'er deliberately used such feminine words to insult him. His face darkened instantly, but he still endured it: "My dear concubine, please don't joke. In terms of beauty, who can compare with you?"
When the Queen saw him being stepped on by Luo Wan'er, she began to lecture him: "What are you saying, Concubine Luo? If the Emperor knew, he would definitely blame you for your rude words!"
"Hmph." Concubine Luo said disdainfully, "Your Majesty, you should worry about yourself. I've heard that the whole court is urging the emperor to have children recently. As the queen, you have been childless and have not given birth to a son or daughter for the emperor. I'm afraid the position of queen is..."
Concubine Luo paused here deliberately, covered her mouth and laughed frivolously, her eyes moved around her belly obscurely, and then said: "I heard that if a man in the folk marries a wife and the wife cannot give birth, there will be some kind of 'seven reasons for divorce', and the wife will be divorced, right?"
The Queen was provoked and insulted in person, but she did not show any anger. She said to Xiao Weixin with unusual aura: "Seventh brother, you are tired after accompanying the Emperor for a few days. Go back and rest early."
Xiao Weixin didn't want to stay here and watch the two women fight, so he bowed and was about to leave immediately, but Concubine Luo stopped him: "I won't let you leave!"
"How dare you!" The queen suddenly scolded, her tone sharp and aggressive, her whole body full of sharp barbs, which was very different from her usual mild and dull appearance.
Not to mention Concubine Luo, even Xiao Weixin was stunned for a moment.
"I said I want to release the person, and you are allowed to stop me here? Don't forget your identity!" The Queen looked at Concubine Luo with deep eyes. There seemed to be something brewing in her eyes, like dark clouds rolling overhead.
Concubine Luo was so frightened that she even forgot to fight back arrogantly.
The queen glanced at her, turned around and asked Xiao Weixin to leave.
Xiao Weixin regained his composure, turned around and left.
At that moment, he suddenly had a strange intuition.
Perhaps Xia Lingwei, this woman, has always been underestimated. She is definitely not the old-fashioned and easy-to-bully person she appears to be in her daily life. Perhaps she is just like herself, hiding and enduring for some reason.
Thinking about such a person can send chills down one's spine, because you never know when she will do something earth-shattering. Xiao Weixin thought as he walked, somewhat worried whether she would affect his plans.
When he was halfway there, he finally looked back. The queen was still standing there looking at him. He couldn't see the expression on her face from too far away, but Xiao Weixin inexplicably felt that this woman might not have any ill will towards him.
However, you still need to pay more attention.
Xiao Weixin couldn't figure out the connection and decided to be cautious. It was because of his caution that he had gotten to where he is today over the years. He had to be alert at all times to the slightest disturbance. Queen Xia was indeed a variable.
After all, her last name is also Xia.
Xiao Weixin was deep in thought all the way and unknowingly returned to the palace. Luo Yao happily told him that everything was ready for the flower viewing tomorrow. Then he remembered that he had promised Xiao Weiming to go for an outing in the suburbs.
It's not that he didn't miss home during his three days in the palace, especially... he was still thinking about the little shadow guard.
Xiao Weixin originally wanted to call him over immediately, but changed his mind and called Xie Feiyuan over first. He told him about Queen Xia and asked him to check Queen Xia's background. After he finished talking about the business, he started to ask the questions he had wanted to ask for a long time.
"What does Ying San like?" Xie Feiyuan was confused. "I have brought up these children. If you want to talk about who is more capable and who is better, I can talk until dawn. But... if you want to ask about their private affairs, I don't know much. You know, it's hard to control children when they grow up. They are all naughty monkeys."
This cannot be blamed on Xie Feiyuan. He considers himself old and cannot get along with young people. He really does not understand their preferences very well. These children have grown up and have their own thoughts, and it is impossible for him to understand them all.
"Speaking of Ying San, that child is very thoughtful and his ideas are different from others. Even his adoptive father sometimes can't understand him. He never reveals his thoughts on weekdays, so no one can tell what he cares about."
"If we really talk about what he likes, I think he probably... just likes all kinds of food." Xie Feiyuan felt guilty about saying this. He just taught those brats a lesson and trained them, and didn't care what they liked to do.
He couldn't even control Yingjiu's preference for wearing women's clothes.
It was as if he had said nothing after talking for so long. Xiao Weixin became worried, "What do you like to eat? It seems so..." He had dined with Xiao Shu several times, and Xiao Shu's appetite was indeed considerable. It was not wrong to say that he loved to eat.
But the problem is, he likes to eat everything. He always eats a table of dishes cleaner than his face. How can we tell what he really prefers
Seeing him worried, Xie Feiyuan couldn't understand why his own prince had to know Ying San's preferences. Why would he, as a master, want to know this? He couldn't just try to please him. How could this be possible
"Who cares what he likes." Xie Feiyuan comforted, "Ying San is a good kid. I think if the prince wants him to do something, just give the order. There is no need to understand his preferences. He will never complain."
That may not be the case.
Xiao Weixin wanted to say that you didn't understand. If he really used some means to force Xiao Shu to lie down and take off her clothes, the final outcome would definitely not be good.
"Forget it, you go down." Xiao Weixin realized that Xie Feiyuan was of no help.
Xie Feiyuan was ruthlessly kicked out of the study and stood outside in a daze for a long time.
What’s wrong with kids nowadays? They’re all so incomprehensible.
Xiao Weixin was also raised by him. He was cute and soft when he was a child, but he became bad-tempered and awkward when he grew up. He would get angry if you didn't say anything.
The other Shadow Three was always the calm and composed person when he was a child. Now he is even more mature than when he was a child. God knows what he is thinking.
Raising a child is damn hard.
Xie Feiyuan walked out of the study yard with a melancholy look on his face, sighing about how difficult his life was.
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You Shu, who did not appear in the entire chapter, was busy writing a diary.
'It was sunny on x day of x month of x year.'
"My prince seems to be really angry. He didn't even look for me after returning from the palace, even though he liked chatting with me a while ago."
"The worst thing is that tonight I was suddenly scolded by the Shadow Chief."
'He said that I was unpredictable and had a gloomy face all day long. He had raised me with great difficulty but I was still like this. He might as well send me to beg for food.'
"Master Ying Shou's move was so sudden. In the morning he praised me for my usefulness, but in the evening he changed his attitude and told me to beg for food. Does a man reach menopause at the age of 36?"
"If you count the days, then I will be here soon, right?"
'No, I have to take care of myself. A real man can't be moody!'