Seeing Lin Zezhi staring at her without saying anything, Wan Xi couldn't help but frown and asked this question. After a while, Lin Zezhi finally spoke: "Don't you think I'm particularly useless? I eat your food and live your house, and I want you to support me?"
Wan Xi blinked and looked at Lin Zezhi: "Isn't this the case for all live-in sons-in-law? Besides, you are an official appointed by the imperial court, how could you be a loser? I know who you are, don't worry, I won't look down on you."
It has to be said that the relationship between the two has progressed very well during this period. Lin Zezhi couldn't help but smile: "Wanxi, thank you. But I don't know if my mother is willing."
Wan Xi didn't insist on this, she just looked at Lin Zezhi and said, "You'll know if you ask. Maybe mother doesn't want to live there anymore! It's just that you haven't asked, so you have to live there. Sister is in the palace, as the queen, and now she is pregnant with twins. She is very busy and doesn't have much time to care about mother. As a son, you should take the initiative."
The people of Mingyue Island are very straightforward and direct in doing things. Wan Xi is even more so. She looked at Lin Zezhi and said, "Forget it. As a man, it's hard for you to ask. That's easy. I'll go to the Lin family. If mother agrees, I'll do it now."
Lin Zezhi looked at Wan Xi, who was as impatient as him, and couldn't help but feel touched. He took the initiative to hold Wan Xi's hand and said, "Okay, let's go home now."
Wan Xi was not opposed to such an action. Besides, they were an engaged couple, so Wan Xi was even a little happy. They returned to where Mrs. Lin lived. Mrs. Lin still fasted and chanted Buddhist scriptures every day and prayed for the queen.
She was very happy to hear that her son had brought his future daughter-in-law with him. Ever since Wan Xi saved her for the first time, and with the words of the master, Mrs. Lin liked Wan Xi very much.
"Xiao Xi is here, come and sit down. Where are you from? Are you tired?"
Lin Zezhi looked at his mother and turned away embarrassedly. He had never seen such a passionate mother before and felt a little shy for a moment.
Wan Xi didn't notice Lin Zezhi. She had a good impression of Madam Lin and chatted with her with a smile: "I just sent Jiuer and the prince out of the city. I came to see mother this time because I have something to say."
This made Mrs. Lin stunned, and then she was overjoyed, she finally had a daughter-in-law. Her eyes shuttled back and forth between the two of them: "Are you planning to get married?"
Mrs. Lin also knew that she didn't care if the emperor wanted Lin Zezhi to marry into the emperor's family. After the marriage, he would still be her son, and she didn't care if her grandson didn't have the surname Lin.
Wan Xi nodded: "Yes, because Jiu'er and the others are in a hurry to go out to find Beibei, my sister will not attend our wedding, but my eldest brother should be here soon. So we can get married soon. I came to see mother to talk about another matter."
Mrs. Lin was a little surprised: "What's the matter? Is it related to me?"
Wan Xi nodded: "Yes, I plan to buy a new yard with Zezhi for our wedding. After we get married, we will live there, and I hope that mother will live with us. After all, after we get married, I plan to have a child right away, and with mother around, she should be able to take better care of us."
Of course, she only said this because she knew that Mrs. Lin was very eager to have a child, so she used the child as an excuse, and it was indeed time for her to have a child. She had seen Mrs. Lin's life here, eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures every day, which was really heartbreaking.
Lin Zezhi was a little surprised. Wan Xi actually planned to have a child? So soon. The most important thing was that she hadn't told him about this matter. He couldn't help but look at Wan Xi.
Wan Xi received Lin Zezhi's gaze, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and she glanced at the servants in the room: "You all go out first."
The servants all turned around and left. Lin Zezhi and Madam Lin looked at Wan Xi in surprise, and heard Wan Xi slowly speak: "I am 20 years old this year. It is best for our Wan family's children to be born between the ages of 20 and 22 to inherit the abilities of the Wan family. Since Zezhi is going to be mine soon, I won't hide it."
Lin Zezhi knew that Wan Xi was from Mingyue Island and had made great contributions in catching the traitor. But he didn't know what Wan Xi's ability was. He couldn't help but be curious: "What is your ability?"
Wan Xi narrowed her eyes and smiled: "Everyone in the Wan family inherits different abilities after they are born, but only children born at that time have that ability. My ability is that I can travel freely in the soil."
Lin Zezhi raised his eyebrows: "So the princess also has different abilities?"
Wan Xi nodded: "That's natural. Jiuer is more capable than me. No one really knows what her ability is. You have to ask her herself. Well, I have said what I need to say. Aze, you have to work hard."
What are you trying to do? Of course, it's to have a baby. Before Wan Xi felt shy, she saw Lin Zezhi's face flushed, which made Wan Xi laugh: "You are a grown man and you are still shy."
Lin Zezhi looked at Wan Xi helplessly: "You are old enough, what would you do if you didn't meet me?"
There was no way. Lin Zezhi was really curious about this question. Wan Xi did not hide it and said openly: "The girls in our Wan family will meet the right person at this age. Once they meet, they will rush to the family no matter what. This is God's arrangement. After you enter the Wan family, you can check the Wan family genealogy and you will know."
Madam Lin and Lin Zezhi looked at each other in bewilderment. Is there such a thing? Yes, Mingyue Island is a magical place, and the people there are all very strange.
Wan Xi looked at Madam Lin: "So mother, are you willing to live with us? When my eldest brother comes, I will ask him to visit you. My parents are in Mingyue Island and can't come out, so they won't come to participate. Zezhi and the others also saw it last time and were very satisfied. So after the marriage, the three of us will live together, which is perfect."
When Mrs. Lin heard this, she was naturally moved: "Okay, Xiaoxi is thoughtful."
Wan Xi looked at Lin Zezhi with a smile: "See, I told you that mother would agree. I'll leave the matter of buying the yard to you, and leave the decoration to Xiaoman. She's very capable. I even wonder if she's a child left behind by our Mingyue Island."
Wan Xike took the initiative to investigate this matter, but after finding out, she was sure that Xiaoman really had nothing to do with Mingyue Island. She couldn't help but feel a little regretful! However, the world is so big, it is normal for such a powerful girl to appear, after all, there are thousands of people around her.
Lin Zezhi didn't agree with this topic, because he didn't know what to say, so he could only look at Wan Xi: "Then what are your requirements for the yard you live in? Since you want to buy one, buy one that suits both us and mother. You can go out and look now."
It was still early, so it was possible to go out and buy a yard. Lin Zezhi hadn't accompanied his mother out for a long time, and Mrs. Lin had never left the house except to visit the queen after the division of property.
As the group walked out of the house, they saw a familiar man in a servant's uniform approaching them. When the servant saw Wan Xi, his eyes lit up instantly: "Second Miss."
Hearing someone calling her, Wan Xi turned around, a little surprised: "Da Li, why are you here? Did my eldest brother and the others arrive in Kyoto?"
The servant named Dali nodded and said, "Yes, the city lord has already settled down and asked me to call the second young lady back! And the second young lady's dowry has been brought over."
Dowry? Wan Xi was stunned and looked at Dali: "Didn't I say I was going to marry?"
Dali shook his head helplessly: "I don't know, anyway, the city lord said it was a dowry, Second Miss, you can ask the city lord yourself when you see him."
He was just a servant, how could he ask too much about his master's affairs? Especially Dali had lived outside for many years and understood these things very well.
Wan Xi thought so too. Her brother had arrived anyway. She turned to look at Lin Zezhi and Mrs. Lin and said, "Mom, Zezhi, let's not go to see the yard today. I'm going back to see my brother."
Madam Lin and Lin Zezhi looked at each other, and it was Madam Lin who spoke up: "Since he is your brother, let's go and meet him."
Although her son had married into the family and had met the other party's parents, Mrs. Lin still felt a little guilty for not visiting the woman's family. She was worried that the Wan family would think they didn't know etiquette.
Wan Xi didn't think much about it. When she heard that Madam Lin was going, she nodded and said, "Okay, let's go together."
The fact that City Lord Wan was coming to Kyoto to preside over his sister's wedding had been reported to the Emperor early on. The Emperor also knew about their relationship and attached great importance to the matter. He directly assigned a villa for City Lord Wan to live in, and then let Wan Xi get married there.
Even though she was marrying into the wife's family, in the minds of these people, Wan Xi was still wearing a bright red wedding dress and riding in a sedan chair, which was no different from getting married.
Wan Xi had never thought that her idea of having Lin Zezhi wear a wedding dress had gone to waste because of her brother's arrival. At this moment, she was happily leading Mrs. Lin and Lin Zezhi, and followed Dali to the other courtyard.
Chaomu Villa was the villa that the emperor had lent to City Lord Wan. Wan Xi glanced at the name of the villa and thought that her brother was quite valued by the emperor.
Following Dali all the way to the hall, her brother was sitting in the main seat in the hall. Wan Xi hadn't seen her brother for many years, but they had always kept in touch, so the two siblings had a good relationship.
"Brother, when did you arrive? Why didn't you send me a message in advance so that I could pick you up at the city gate?"
Lord Wan looked at Wan Xi, who was about to get married, with a smile on his face. He reached out and touched the top of Wan Xi's head. "Very good. I was thinking that you would be old enough to find a husband, and I was looking for one everywhere. Who would have thought that you would have already found one, and such an outstanding man."
Lin Zezhi, who followed in, felt the kindness released by City Lord Wan and smiled at him: "Greetings, City Lord Wan."
Lord Wan laughed and said, "This must be my brother-in-law. We are all family from now on. No need to be so polite. This is Madam Lin. Come on, please take a seat."