Tang Dynasty Little Godfather

Chapter 233 The Prodigal Son

Wangfu.

"Just because of a mere cook?"

Princess Xue glanced sideways at Uncle Fu in front of her, looking quite surprised.

Uncle Fu nodded. "I have checked it repeatedly, there is no mistake."

Princess Xue then asked, "Could there be another hidden story behind this?"

Uncle Fu shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be. The lady used the relationship between the Bai family and the Cui family to force the young master to exchange the beauty wine."

"This kid!"

A hint of disappointment flashed in Princess Xue's eyes as she lamented his lack of ambition, saying, "He's so young, yet he's already learned to act on emotion. He's just like his father."

After saying that, she glanced at Uncle Fu, who quickly pretended not to have heard anything.

Suddenly, Wang Xi's voice came from outside, "Mother! Your son is back."

Princess Xue said to Uncle Fu, "You may leave now."

"Yes."

Uncle Fu arrived at the door and saw Wang Xi, who was covered in sweat. "Young Master."

"Uncle Fu?"

Wang Xi gave Uncle Fu a hostile look and asked, "What brings you here?"

Uncle Fu said, "I came back to take care of some things."

"Is it?"

Wang Xi glanced at him suspiciously, then went back into the hall. "Mother, has Mi'er returned yet?"

Princess Xue asked, "You still think about Mi'er?"

Wang Xi quickly said, "Mother, what are you talking about? I haven't cheated on you yet."

Princess Xue hummed softly, "When will you bring that little cook home? I'll make preparations."

“This Uncle Fu…” Wang Xi said irritably, “I knew he was here to tattle.”

Princess Xue frowned slightly. "Even if Uncle Fu didn't say anything, given your aunt's personality, she would have told me anyway."

Wang Xi said dismissively, "I haven't lost yet. A mere beauty wine is worthless in my eyes."

Princess Xue said, "It doesn't really matter if you lose, it's just that I didn't expect you to throw away your advantage because of a little cook."

Wang Xi's expression changed, and he smiled innocently, "Being sentimental is indeed my weakness."

He really couldn't refute that.

"Then you should correct it."

Princess Xue said quite seriously, "With Mi'er as your principal wife, I won't interfere with how many concubines you want to take. You just need to explain to Mi'er. But your emotional behavior, especially for a lowly concubine, really disappoints me."

When she got serious, Wang Xi was still a little afraid. "Yes, I understand."

Princess Xue sighed softly and said, "If you did it for Monk Nian and Xiao Man, I would not blame you. On the contrary, I would approve of you. Being loyal and righteous is not a bad thing. But this time you did it for a little cook. Also, last time you risked your life for Hong Xiu, I talked to you about it, but you didn't seem to listen."

Wang Xi was getting a headache from her nagging and said, "Mother, I haven't lost yet, don't worry!"

Princess Xue said angrily, "The reason you didn't lose isn't because you're so clever or resourceful, but simply because you're from the royal family, and your opponent was your aunt. So losing the Beauty Wine doesn't matter; in fact, it's even more advantageous for our family. If you were from another family, or if your opponent wasn't your aunt, could you still say that?"

The problem is, I am the only son of the Wang family. You can't ignore the facts when discussing the process. Seeing that his mother was furious, Wang Xi didn't dare to argue back and quickly admitted his mistake, "Your son knows he was wrong."

Princess Xue said, "Go back to your room and think it over carefully."

"My child obeys."

As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. In the past, Princess Xue only hoped that Wang Xi could live a happy and joyful life, and she would be content.

Because her expectations were so low, she could tolerate any foolish things Wang Xi had done before.

However, as Empress Wang faced a crisis and Wang Xi became increasingly outstanding, she began to have expectations for him. In fact, she was actually stirring things up this time, with the aim of using Lady Zixia to train Wang Xi. For the Wang family, it would be more advantageous and effective to hand over the Beauty Wine to Lady Zixia.

She has been observing closely.

However, she could not accept this result.

She was very disappointed and indeed very angry.

Little did he know that Wang Xi was also very dissatisfied, complaining that his mother was not keeping an eye on Wang Shouyi, but instead on him. He said it was a complete reversal of the natural order, since he was only fifteen years old and still a child.

After complaining for a while, he went to find Ashina Mi, not taking the matter to heart. This game must be considered from a long-term perspective, because he wanted to gain his aunt's power, and this required a slow and steady approach.

"Mi'er! Mi'er! Your husband is back!"

With a creak, the door opened, and Ashina Mi walked out of the room. "Que'er, you're back."

"Mi'er, you today!"

Running up to her, Wang Xi suddenly noticed that Ashina Mi had changed her clothes. "What's wrong! Why aren't you wearing the clothes I designed? Did you get them dirty and take them to wash?"

Ashina Mi said listlessly, "I suppose so."

"What do you mean?"

"It's Linghu Changge and the others who have been trying every means to touch me these past two days."

"what?"

Wang Xi asked urgently, "Why?"

Ashina Mi said, "It's because they also want those clothes. Not only that, they secretly brought a few of their sisters to stare at me. It's so uncomfortable, I'll never wear them again."

"That's unreasonable!"

Wang Xi said angrily, "Mi'er, don't worry, I will definitely avenge you. I will go and touch her again tomorrow. How dare she touch my Mi'er? It's outrageous!"

Ashina Mi rolled her eyes at him slightly and said reproachfully, "You're worse than them."

Wang Xi chuckled and quickly put his arms around her. "Actually, I just wanted you to look prettier, Mi'er, but I didn't expect it to turn out like this. No, no, we won't wear it."

Ashina Mi hurriedly said, "That's not your fault. If you like it, I'll wear it just for you next time."

Wang Xi's eyes lit up. "Mi'er's words have given me some inspiration. I'll design a few more outfits for you, just for me to wear."

Ashina Mi saw his mischievous grin and quickly said, "No way! Do you think I don't know what you're thinking? I... I've seen it all."

Wang Xi chuckled and said, "Mi'er is really clever and quick-witted. We're husband and wife, so what's wrong with her wearing it for me? Come on, let's design it together."

After saying that, he pulled Ashina Mi into the room.

The door had just closed when Hua Daiyu's voice came from somewhere, "Young master, do you need my help?"

Wang Xi's roar immediately echoed from inside the room: "Get out of here!" "Young master, don't make a mistake."

"Know it!"

The next day.

An unnamed academy.

"who is it?"

Wang Xi said angrily, "Who tortured my Shuang Ge like this?"

As he spoke, he grabbed Wang Shuang's hair with one hand and pulled his head up, treating him like a dead dog. He then said to Li Jieman, "Look at you! What a strong and capable young man you used to be! Now, your eyes are lifeless, your cheeks are drooping, and you're drooling. Ugh, it's disgusting!"

They quickly threw Wang Shuang's head back down.

Wang Shuang lay on the table and said calmly, "Brother Que, give me a couple of days to recover, and I'll kill you."

"Yeah!"

Wang Xi quickly hugged Wang Shuang, "Brother Shuang, they're just concerned about you, don't take it seriously."

Li Jie said, "But Shuang-ge, your dad is too crazy. He makes you work on the ship during the day and then makes you teach him pneumatics at night. Doesn't your dad ever sleep?"

Wang Shuang, holding a soft bundle, said weakly, "My dad really doesn't need to sleep when he's working. Actually, I can also stay awake in Pingkangfang, but teaching is really going to kill me."

Wang Xi couldn't help but exclaim, "He's truly a born master of cursive script!"

Wang Shuang suddenly kicked Wang Xi.

"what?"

"Please help me," Wang Shuang said, on the verge of tears.

Seeing that he was indeed pitiful, having such a hardworking father, Wang Xi had an idea. "That's right! We don't have to rehearse now, and it's boring to stay in the academy every day. Why don't we go out and have some fun?"

Wang Shuang said, "What kind of idea is this? Will my dad let me go?"

Wang Xi said, "Brother Shuang, are you confused? We can make up an excuse. We've always done it this way."

"What excuse?"

“Of course, it’s about studying buoyancy,” Wang Xi said. “I recently came up with a fun idea.”

Li Jieman asked, "What idea?"

Wang Xi said, "It's about going surfing on the Wei River."

Wang Shuang asked, "What is surfing?"

Wang Xi said, "You'll find out when the time comes. First, find a few skilled craftsmen. If your father asks, just say we're going to the river to do a buoyancy experiment, and he won't stop you."

As if experiencing a sudden burst of energy before death, Wang Shuang stood up and said with great enthusiasm, "Okay, okay, I'll go prepare right away."

He'd be willing to do any kind of manual labor as long as you don't have to teach him buoyancy.

After coming out of the back room, Wang Xi kept muttering to himself, "Yeah, we're so young, and we stay in the academy every day without doing any outdoor sports. It's such a waste of our youth. From today onwards, I need to plan out how to live life to the fullest. Hehe."

Suddenly, a door he was passing by burst open, and a hand reached out and pulled him inside.

"There are thorns, ugh ugh ugh!"

Before she could even utter a word, a fragrant little hand covered her mouth. Upon closer inspection, she saw it was Xue Bao'er.

Xue Bao'er covered Wang Xi's mouth with her small hand, her big, blinking eyes staring fiercely at Wang Xi as she threatened, "I'll let you go as long as you don't make a sound."

Wang Xi nodded quickly.

Xue Bao'er then carefully let go of him.

"Sister Bao'er, what's going on this time?" Wang Xi asked timidly, covering her chest with her hands.

This woman can be quite terrifying when she goes crazy.

Xue Bao'er said arrogantly, "I don't care, you still have to design a dress for me."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xi breathed a sigh of relief, covered his chest with his hands, hugged Xue Bao'er, and chuckled, "Mi'er is my woman, but you're not. Why should I help you with your schemes?"

Xue Bao'er grabbed his ear with one hand, "You know I'm not your woman, so why are you hugging me so tightly?"

"I'm used to it, I'm used to it, I'll let go, I'll let go, okay?" Wang Xi quickly let go.

Xue Bao'er said angrily, "You've already hugged me, what's the point of letting go now?"

"what?"

Wang Xi was stunned for a moment, then quickly hugged him again, "Then let's keep hugging, hehe."

Xue Bao'er then released Wang Xi and scolded him, "You greedy dog! You have a little princess now, do you expect me to be your concubine?"

Wang Xi hurriedly replied, "That's definitely not the case, but my uncle is the emperor. I'll ask him to grant me another marriage."

Xue Bao'er was slightly pleased to see that he was really willing to marry her, but said reproachfully, "How can you marry two wives?"

Wang Xi shook his head and said, "Of course there's no reason to marry two wives. I'm going to marry many! Ouch! Ouch! Sister Bao'er, have mercy! My ear is going to fall off."

"I've never seen anyone as shameless as you." Xue Bao'er grabbed Wang Xi's ear hard.

Wang Xi straightened his neck as much as possible and said, "I'm not shameless, I'm taking responsibility. Sister Bao'er, we've already kissed, so you're already my woman. Of course I have to take responsibility for this!"

"Is it?"

"Of course, I would never lie to Sister Bao'er."

"At least you have some conscience." Xue Bao'er's cheeks flushed red, but she also let go of Wang Xilai.

Wang Xi quickly rubbed his ears a few times, then pulled Xue Bao'er into his arms and said, "This isn't out of conscience, but because I like her. It's mainly because I like Sister Bao'er."

A hint of joy flashed in Xue Bao'er's eyes. "Really?"

Wang Xi said, "Of course, Bao'er is so beautiful, kind-hearted, gentle and virtuous, who wouldn't like her?"

This made Xue Bao'er overjoyed, and she said sweetly, "Am I really as good as you say?"

You actually believe that? You really are something. Wang Xi rolled her eyes inwardly, but said aloud, "I'm not good with words, but actually Sister Bao'er is much better at it than I am."

Xue Bao'er said, "But my father won't agree."

"It's easy."

Wang Xi said, "We can cook the raw rice into cooked rice first."

Xue Bao'er asked, "What do you mean?"

Wang Xi said, "I'll get you pregnant first, then your father won't be able to refuse. Ouch! Ouch! Why are you pulling my ear again? My poor left ear, can you switch to the other side?"

(End of this chapter)