The Next Of Phoenix
Chapter 54. Meet Mo Wanwan

The next day, Xiao Mingyui woke up from sleep and went through activities as usual. This time he did not have any special schedules or invitations to pay a visit to the Palace. So he decided to stay silent at Xiao Wangfu for a full day, his busy time was to check the record of Xiao Wangfu's expenses as well as the business profits left behind by his parents, Chuan Wuqi.

"Where is Wangye?" xiao Mingyui asked, the article today is the day that the man did not have any activities in the Xiao Wangfu military office.

"When I was about to prepare breakfast for you, the servant who worked at Wangye's residence told me that he had business in the Palace, your majesty," Bingbing replied, his face was trying to recall the moment when he conversed with the servant of the Xiao Xiangqing residence.

Xiao Mingyui raised his left eyebrow. Business at the Palace? The emperor? Crown Prince? If it is the Emperor, today is a holiday. The Emperor would usually not accept guests, after all Xiangqing as he remembered did not have any affairs of such great importance that it required him to meet directly with the Emperor.

Crown Prince? It doesn't seem to be, because today is the man's schedule to visit the city of Zilue and will only be back later in the afternoon.

Then ... why did Xiangqing go to the Palace? There's no way he's going to meet Wu Guifei, is there?

While thinking about the person Xiangqing was about to meet at the Palace, Xiao Mingyui recalled Mo Wanwan. The only occupant of the Palace now who had high potential had a connection to Xiangqing other than the Emperor and the Crown Prince was Princess Mo Wanwan.

Xiao Mingyui's lips smiled faintly. It seemed ... the boy was earnestly thinking about the problem he was saying.

Meanwhile Xiao Xiangqing, was now sitting on the chair that had been provided by Mo Wanwan's servant. Xiao Xiangqing and Mo Wanwan sat face to face. One of the faces was holding back the frustration, and the other was sitting restlessly. Mo Wanwan's face reddened, he had not expected Xiao Xiangqing to actually come to see him.

"If I'm allowed to know, what makes Wangye bother coming here and meeting me that-"

"After asking for marriage to my sister you still have a face to ask?" Cut off Xiao Xiangqing, then snorted thinly. His handsome face sighed in annoyance.

Mo Wanwan quietly gripped his hanfu cloth, then replied, "So you ... have known about it ...."

"Your time here is one week away, so before you return to the Western Empire, we better talk first about the plea you made to my sister" Xiao Xiangqing said, then he began to correct his sitting position for serious talks.

Mo Wanwan nodded, then he also started to take deep breaths to calm himself down.

"If Wangye has any objection to making me your Wangfei, I don't care if I'm just made a concubine by you. I know my sentence sounds shameless, but-" Unfinished Mo Wanwan spoke, Xiao Xiangqing quickly cut him off with a disapproving head-band.

"Your plan to apply for marriage with my sister is not wrong, because indeed in this situation there is no other way but to rely on outsiders who have power. Xiao Wangfu was part of the Eastern Empire, as was Mo Wangfu who was part of the Western Empire. If Xiao Wangfu helped out just because of the 'battlefield friendship' ties would naturally not have any effect. But it would be different if the reason Xiao Wangfu helped Mo Wangfu was because of the marriage bond, because the relationship was getting deeper, then Xiao Wangfu was entitled to enter deeper and deeper into your problems. Again, your idea is not wrong." Xiao Xiangqing said that in order to be neutral. Although he himself hates this idea of marriage, but in the current situation the most likely is marriage. This is also what he and his brother did some time ago, he could not make fun of this idea too far.

Mo Wanwan listened to her nervously, although her appearance from the outside seemed mature and indifferent like Xiao Mingyui, inside she was a shy woman.

Xiao Xiangqing looked at Mo Wanwan more seriously. "Three years. Benwang will marry you for three years, after which we will get a divorce. No need to worry about your honor and dignity as a noble woman, Benwang will try to keep your image. And within three years of knowing it, Benwang will help you recover Mo Wangfu's condition. We cannot move too aggressively, because inevitably, the conflict that Mo Wangfu is currently feeling is the internal conflict of your Empire."

Mo Wanwan was stunned. Slowly a smile expanded on the woman's face, Mo Wanwan's body felt warm and calmer. He is happy to have managed to get a temporary 'backup' for his family.

Mo Wanwan quickly stood up, then bowed deeply towards Xiao Xiangqing. "Wanwan gave a huge thank you to Xiao Wangye. Wangye, Mo Wangfu will never forget the kindness of you and Xiao Wangfu."

Xiao Xiangqing gave a short nod, his forehead still folded due to his regret. "Benwang did this for Princess Mingyui's sake, if it wasn't for the sister Benwang who asked to be considered, maybe his decision would have been different."

Mo Wanwan nodded. "Wanwan understands, please convey my gratitude to Her Majesty Princess Mingyui. Then ...."

Xiao Xiangqing raised his left eyebrow at a glance, curious as to what Mo Wanwan would say.

"Am I allowed to visit Xiao Wangfu to see Princess Mingyui?" ask Mo Wanwan.

Xiao Xiangqing nodded briefly. "Of course, has anyone banned you before?" xiao Xiangqing asked indifferently.

Mo Wanwan shook his head slowly. "Nothing, it's just .. I'm afraid Wangye will feel uncomfortable with my presence."

Xiao Xiangqing nodded briefly again, then stood up and was about to walk out. But before that, "Benwang doesn't care if you come or not, so you can come as much."

Mo Wanwan lowered his head slightly upon hearing Xiao Xiangqing's reply. The woman again bowed towards Xiao Xiangqing who started walking out of her room.

After Xiao Xiangqing had gone unseen again, Mo Wanwan quickly turned to look at his personal servant with a bright smile.

"I succeeded!" As he said that, tears trickled down both corners of Mo Wanwan's eyes.

Xiao Xiangqing walked out towards his horse with a gloomy look on his face.

"What is the look of that hearty and happy smiling face? The Western Imperial Princess looks strange!" mumbled Xiao Xiangqing, he secretly felt something unusual when he saw Mo Wanwan's smile that was smiling sincerely brightly. She thought Mo Wanwan was a woman who behaved coldly like her brother, yet .. does it seem like the woman looks softer?

One fact that no one knew, that was the first bright sincere smile that Mo Wanwan had in the past two months. Ever since her father was in a coma and her brother was sickly, the woman was too busy thinking about Mo Wangfu to the point of forgetting to smile and take a pause for herself to rest. In other words, Xiao Xiangqing was the first to see Mo Wanwan's long-invisible bright smile. And Xiao Xiangqing, was the reason the woman was able to smile brightly back.