Xie Li lowered his eyes and remained silent.
Seeing his son's silence, Fang Xu also sweated.
This kid, what's wrong with making it up? You have to find this excuse!
"The one I admire is..." A dark light flashed in Xie Li's eyes, and his mind searched for his daughter's family, which was the most troublesome in the capital. After a while, he found the answer.
"I admire Song Huixin, the legitimate daughter of General Song."
As soon as these words came out, there was a sound of gasping all around.
"Song Huixin?" Yuan Mi was stunned, then smiled, "Is she that manly woman?"
"Your eyes are really tricky!" Yuan Mi covered his mouth and smiled wildly.
In order to please the princess, there were also jeers all around.
"Is this Young Master Yongchenghou blind? He actually likes the Song family girl!"
"Yes, who in the entire capital doesn't know that Miss Song looks terrifying, behaves erratically, and is the most disgusting person!"
"Don't tell me, an ugly guy and a manly woman go together well."
"What are you talking about?" Fang Xu stood up and looked around with cold eyes, "No matter what, Miss Song is the daughter of the general. A tiger father has no dog daughter, do you understand?"
"Besides, without the soldiers who protect your home and country, how could you live a peaceful life now?"
Fang Xu couldn't stand these people who followed others' influence, and he couldn't bear that the person they were discussing was Xie Li. After all, he was his son in name only, so he naturally wanted to protect him.
"Who are you?" Yuan Mi looked at Fang Xu who suddenly stood up and frowned, his face showing dissatisfaction at having his joke interrupted.
"Princess, that person is Yong Chenghou's head wife." Nanny Du on the side explained, then lowered her voice, "She is also the mother-in-law chosen by the empress."
When Yuan Mi heard this, he rolled his eyes towards the sky and said loudly, "You are a widow, but I don't take her seriously."
Hearing that Fang Xu was humiliated, Xie Li's originally lowered head suddenly raised and stared straight at Yuan Mi on the stage.
Yuan Mi was startled by his look, his beautiful eyes widened, "Ugly! Are you trying to scare this princess?"
"Princess...be careful what you say!" Seeing that her princess was acting petty again, Grandma Du immediately advised her, "Recall what I said, don't let a small thing lead to a big loss!"
Yuan Mi glared at her impatiently, but still had some sense, and complained in a low voice, "Look who the concubine has chosen! How can this princess be worthy of such a thing?"
Aunt Du sighed softly, "Princess, please don't be angry. Your Majesty has something to say. Dayan and Northwest have finally reached a truce. There are rumors of marriage. The princess has also reached the age of Jiji. The wild land is poor and my Majesty is reluctant to part with it." Princess, I had no choice but to make this decision."
"The Yongcheng Marquis Mansion is without the Marquis, and the current situation is weak. If the princess marries her, she will naturally not be afraid of being bullied by others." Aunt Du spoke sincerely, and her voice was low enough that only the two of them could hear, "The princess just thinks, yes Just find a family to serve your servants."
Yuan Mi pouted, becoming more and more dissatisfied, "But from what I see, princess, the young master of the Shao family is pretty good too. At least... that face doesn't make you sick!"
"If the princess really doesn't like me, I will step down and take my mother out of the palace, and I will never be in the princess's eyes again." Speechless!"
Fang Xu was satisfied and slightly curled his lips.
This son was not raised in vain.
"You!" Yuan Mi pointed at Xie Li with an angry look on his face, "You are beating around the bush to talk about my princess!"
"Princess misunderstood, I didn't." Xie Li had a cold face, lowered his eyelids and stopped looking at her.
"Okay, that's really good!" Yuan Mi slammed the table and shouted loudly, "I'm keeping you here just to see if you die, dad. Who do you think you are? How dare you..."
"Mi'er!"
There was an angry shout not far away, and everyone looked for the sound and then knelt down neatly.
"I've seen the imperial concubine——"
Fang Xu took advantage of the chaos and raised his head, looking towards the imperial concubine.
Concubine Xiao was dressed in a green dress, with pearls all over her head. She was also in her thirties, but she was very well-maintained, with fair skin and a charming look between her eyebrows.
Concubine Xiao and a group of people quickly walked to Yuan Mi and scolded, "Yongchenghou is the pillar of the country, how can I allow you to humiliate him!"
"Mother Concubine!" Yuan Mi stamped his feet and pointed at Xie Li, "It's not him yet..."
"You bastard, shut up!" Concubine Xiao was angry at her for not arguing, with a sulky look on her face, "Why don't you quickly make amends to this young master!"
"I don't want it!" Yuan Mi crossed his arms, snorted coldly, and turned his head to the side.
"You kid!" Concubine Xiao glared at her helplessly, then looked at Xie Li, with a smile on her face again, "Is it Master Xie Li?"
"I've met Concubine Xiao." Xie Li saluted in a formal manner, making it impossible to find a single fault.
"What a good boy." Concubine Xiao nodded with satisfaction and asked softly, "We just competed, but you won?"
Xie Li responded calmly, "Yes."
The smile on Concubine Xiao's face deepened, "In that case, let's..."
"Concubine, I won't marry him!" Yuan Mi stepped forward fiercely, interrupting Concubine Xiao, "He has someone in his heart, and it's that tigress Song Huixin!"
"What kind of good thing can someone like Song Huixin be?" Yuan Mi said with disgust on his face and gritted his teeth.
Concubine Xiao blushed with anger, pinched Yuan Mi secretly, and shouted in a low voice, "You kid, do you have to go and get married?"
"I'm not getting married!" Yuan Mi whispered back, then raised his voice and pointed to Shao Yunzhi aside, "I'll marry him!"
Mrs. Shao's face lit up, and she could hardly contain her excitement.
Shao Yunzhi also raised the corners of his lips and looked at Xie Li provocatively.
Xie Li was unmoved at all and stood quietly aside.
Concubine Xiao's eyes flashed when she heard Aunt Du tell her about Shao Yunzhi's life experience.
"Master Xie, do you really belong to me?" Concubine Xiao looked at Xie Li, her smile no longer bright.
"Yes." Xie Li nodded in response, "As the princess said, I have been in love with Miss Song for a long time. If my wife is not her, I would never marry her for the rest of my life."
Everyone present was shocked by Xie Li's dedication, except Fang Xu, who looked melancholy.
This kid has told such lies, how can he still fall in love in the future?
"In this case... I don't want to be the villain who breaks up the couple." Concubine Xiao covered her mouth, but her face was worried for Xie Li, "I just heard that Miss Song's face is like a ghost, Mr. Xie..."
"Back to my empress, even if others say a thousand bad things about her, in my heart, she is still a fairy-like figure." Xie Li, neither humble nor arrogant, leaned over and responded.
Concubine Xiao's face turned cold and her tone was calm, "In that case, you can go down first."
Xie Li bowed and quietly retreated to Fang Xu's side.
"Everyone, the table has been opened. Please help yourself." Concubine Xiao smiled lightly and looked at Mrs. Shao, "Mrs. Shao, please follow me to Yunliu Palace."
(End of chapter)
