PFC Chapter 311: Holding the beauty home
Chapter 311: Holding the beauty home
"Bring her in now, and let her sleep with me tonight."
Siqin left quickly, and soon returned to the room with Xin'er still sobbing.
Looking at the child's aggrieved look, Xiao Zhixue couldn't help but feel a surge of pity in her heart.
The child is still young and does not understand the warmth and coldness of human nature. If he knew what his father did in the future, he would probably be even more painful.
It seems that I will have to give Xiao Ruoling some advice when I meet her tomorrow.
She took Xin'er and said softly, "Xin'er, do you miss your aunt? Sleep with your aunt tonight, okay?"
Xin'er was tired from crying, and her little face showed fatigue and sleepiness.
Xiao Zhixue held her in her arms and patted her back gently.
In the familiar warm embrace, Xin'er quickly fell asleep.
Xiao Zhixue secretly felt lucky that the child did not insist on looking for his mother, otherwise she would not know what to do.
Of course, she couldn't break into the Xie Mansion with the child in her arms and disturb their peaceful night. That would be too depressing and not in line with her style.
The night was peaceful and uneventful, and the little guy even left a pool of "memorial" on Xiao Zhixue's bed in the middle of the night.
With no other choice, he could only call Siqin to change the bed sheets.
The little girl's face was full of shyness. When she saw Siqin coming to change the bed sheets, she curled up tightly in Xiao Zhixue's arms and refused to show up.
Xiao Zhixue couldn't help but smile as she watched the scene. The child's innocence made her feel both funny and helpless, as if if she hid herself, others wouldn't know that she had wet the bed.
Early the next morning, after a busy preparation, Xiao Zhixue took the little girl to the princess's residence.
When Princess An saw Xin'er, she asked with a smile on her face, "Xin'er, did you wet the bed last night?"
Seeing Xin'er's face flushed, Xiao Zhixue quickly tried to smooth things over: "Okay, mother, stop teasing her. Look at our little girl, she's blushing with shame!"
Just after the hour of Chen, Xiao Ruoling came with Xiong Daxiang to visit, one to thank Xiao Zhixue for taking care of the child, and the other to take Xin'er home.
"See Princess."
Princess An smiled amiably and said, "Everyone, please get up. We are a family and there is no need to be so polite."
"Thank you for your grace, Princess."
Xiao Qinxin saw her mother finish the ceremony and ran over impatiently. Xiao Zhixue did not stop her, as she could fully understand how much the child missed his mother after not seeing her for a day.
Xiao Ruoling hugged Xiao Qinxin and expressed her gratitude to the princess: "Thanks to the princess for taking care of Xin'er."
Princess An waved her hand and smiled, "We are one family, so we should not talk behind each other's backs. Xue'er is Xin'er's aunt."
Seeing them being so polite, Xiao Zhixue felt uncomfortable: "Well, since we are all family, don't be so polite."
After chatting with the princess for a while, Xiao Zhixue led Xiong Daxiang and his wife to her own glass courtyard.
It happened that Fan Yanmu had just woken up from his dream and was leisurely drinking tea. Xiao Zhixue walked in with Xiao Ruoling and his wife. He raised his head slightly, and their eyes met in the air...
In the afternoon, the sun shines gently on the martial arts field, and the golden light and mottled shadows of the trees interweave into a warm picture.
Fan Yanmu and Xiong Daxiang walked slowly on the sidelines, their figures were elongated and looked particularly solemn.
"Brother-in-law, you should already know about Xin'er's life experience, right?"
Fan Yanmu's words flowed slowly in the air, seemingly mixed with a hint of imperceptible worry.
Xiong Daxiang's eyes flickered when he heard the voice, and he quickly responded with a firm voice: "Your Highness is right. My wife has already told me the details a few days ago. My husband and I are both very sad about this."
Fan Yanmu frowned slightly, a barely perceptible sadness flashed across his face: "The princess mentioned yesterday that Xin'er, with such a background, would have a difficult time finding a spouse that truly matches her."
Xiong Daxiang was so smart that he immediately answered with a sincere light in his eyes: "Your Highness, you are too kind. No matter when, Xin'er is my flesh and blood. It has been like this in the past, it is like this now, and it will always be like this in the future."
Upon hearing this, Fan Yanmu's lips curled into an even deeper smile. This smile was like a warm spring breeze, gently blowing across Xiong Daxiang's heart, instantly making his uneasiness disappear.
Obviously, his expression touched the hearts of the prince and the princess just right.
"I will enter Xin'er's name into the family tree later. From now on, she will be Xie Qinxin in the proper sense of the word."
Fan Yanmu gently placed his hand on Xiong Daxiang's shoulder, conveying trust and support, "Work hard, stay with my cousin, and you will have many opportunities to achieve success!"
Although there was no explicit promise, Xiong Daxiang knew deep down that people in high positions never make promises easily. The prince's words were enough to guarantee a smooth career in his future.
Looking back, when the outside world learned that he would become the brother-in-law of Prince An's son, everyone looked at him with envy and even jealousy.
After all, he married a widowed woman, who was also the cousin of Princess Changle.
But when his wife told him in the early morning that she was going to Prince An's Mansion to pick up their daughter and invited him to go with her, he felt an irrepressible excitement in his heart.
Although he was a subordinate of the crown prince, he had little interaction with the crown prince and rarely saw him once a year. The crown prince might not even know who he was.
However, ever since he accompanied Xiao Yuxuan on the mission and attended the celebration banquet at the Xiao Mansion, where he met Xiao Ruoling who was alone at home, his world has changed completely.
Every night, Xiao Ruoling's beautiful and elegant face always lingered in his dreams.
Finally, he plucked up the courage to propose to her, and unexpectedly he succeeded in one fell swoop and won the beauty.
As for having another daughter, it was just a small matter to him, and a decent dowry was enough to solve everything.
But now, from the prince's words, he keenly realized that there seemed to be a deeper meaning behind all this.
He understood that he must treat the child well from the bottom of his heart.
When Xiao Ruoling and his wife were preparing to leave, Princess An not only gave them generous wedding gifts, but also generously gave Xiao Qinxin an exquisite little mansion.
Xiao Zhixue was surprised by Princess An's generosity and instinctively wanted to stop it, but was stopped by a look from Princess An.
Afterwards, Princess An privately said to Xiao Zhixue: "Xue'er, ambitious people like Xiong Daxiang are actually the easiest to manipulate. As long as he feels that there is something to gain, he will treat you and your daughter well. Besides, with us here, he will never dare to act rashly."
"A small house doesn't cost much money, but it can bind a person's heart. It is the most cost-effective investment."
Fan Yanmu smiled and comforted him, "Don't worry, mother has plenty of real estate, this is nothing."
Princess An glanced at the young couple and said jokingly, "You two, don't keep thinking about this. You are not short of money anyway. My things will be given to my beloved grandson in the future."
As she spoke, she gently rocked the baby in her arms, with a doting look on her face: "Look, our little Niu Bao has gained weight again. He needs to eat more and grow up quickly."
In early winter, Xiao Shilei and his wife arrived in Kyoto. Xiao Zhixue specially sent someone to greet them, arranged for them to stay in the palace, and invited Qingming to come and help.