Following moral principles, he stayed silent for a year without talking about marriage. Just last year, his father passed away. As a son, he had to observe mourning for his father, even though he had already done it once when his father faked his death.
"Let her do it." Shen Xihe didn't care whether Shen Yingruo wanted to marry the prince or not. Her marriage was entirely up to her. The Shen family would prepare a dowry according to etiquette and would also give all of Xiao's things to her. Whether she lived a good life in the future was up to her.
Xiao Huayong glanced at Shen Xihe. Although she didn't care about Shen Yingruo, Shen Yingruo would be named Shen for a long time. If she was unhappy in the future, she could just bite her teeth. If she came to ask for help, Shen Xihe would not ignore it. Even if she didn't ask for help, Shen Xihe would not ignore it if her husband's family bullied her too much. Instead of doing that, it would be better to arrange a reliable person for her.
"Ah Xing is also a very good person. He is the champion this year and will surely win the first prize next year. His future is limitless." Xiao Huayong said.
Xiao Fuxing was the son of Princess Ruyang and the deceased Prince Consort Wei. Because Prince Consort Wei was beheaded in the rouge case, Princess Ruyang offered a large amount of treasure to fill the national treasury and was sentenced to divorce. The two siblings also changed their surname from Wei to Xiao.
"I know he is yours. If you marry him, he will definitely treat you well." Shen Xihe shook his head gently. "Although I think love between men and women is unimportant, not everyone is like me. What we think is a good person may not be what she thinks is good. I don't want her to think that I am interfering with her, and I can't force your confidant."
The smile on Xiao Huayong's face slowly fell, and his jaw gradually tightened: "Love between men and women, insignificant?"
There seemed to be a hint of smile and starlight in his eyes, but at the same time, they were also as if shrouded in a layer of the chill of a cold night.
Shen Xihe reacted and realized that her words might have hit him hard. He wanted to drag her into love, but she didn't want to side with him. To this day, she still felt that love between men and women was insignificant and could be ignored.
She also knew that if she really said this, he would be angry again and lose his temper. After a moment of silence, she said, "Love between men and women is insignificant. Your Highness is very important to me."
He was silent for a moment, the smile spread from his lips to his eyes again, and his voice was extremely gentle: "You are coaxing me."
It doesn't mean to coax, it means to accommodate.
"Your Highness is happy, isn't he?" Shen Xihe admitted tactfully.
She didn't lie. In fact, she now clearly realized that Xiao Huayong was gradually becoming important in her heart, but this importance had nothing to do with the love between men and women that she imagined, which was so lingering that it felt like a long time since they last saw each other for a day.
She would care about Xiao Huayong's mood, be willing to tolerate his temper, and be happy to accommodate his habits. But she would not be eager to see him all the time, and would not rely on him for everything. If he went away, she would not lose her appetite and worry about him.
"Happy. As long as Yoyo has me in her heart, how can I not be happy?" Xiao Huayong smiled tenderly, with bright light in his eyes.
Shen Xihe also smiled with a hint of helplessness.
The two of them talked about this and other things. Xiao Huayong stopped talking at the right time. It was not because he was satisfied with Shen Xihe's answer, but because he was not in a hurry. He knew clearly that she was important in his heart, but not that important.