Travel To The World Of Ca Li
What Do You Think of My Daughter?
"What do you mean, dad?" Countless thoughts swirled in Xiu Qixuan's mind. He could feel a wave of discomfort as Xiu Haocun who had suddenly come was speaking ambiguously.
Xiu Haocun's eyes immediately turned towards him. This middle-aged man responded with an arrogant sneering face; "Indeed much less than inviting him for you." Then after that Xiu Haocun moved swiftly dragging along Mo Ji Gui to enter the residence. "Come, Ji— boyfollow me to the reading room. We have a lot to talk about." He was in a hurry without patience.
Seeing such strange behavior, Xiu Qixuan's eyes widened. He grunts. This is too childish. It was clear that Xiu Haocun intended to give Xiu Qixuan's hand to Mo Ji Gui(1). It turned out that he had remained so persistent in forbidding his daughter from going to the capital.
Mo Ji Gui who was suddenly dragged could only resign with a stiff expression following the instructions of the general.
Before actually leaving, Mo Ji Gui had a chance to turn his head once again smiling with his wise eyes connected as if giving reassurance that he would not do something Xiu Qixuan did not want.
Surprisingly here, Xiu Qixuan completely trusted Mo Ji Gui. He did not follow them to the reading room, instead he preferred to go to put Xiu Yuheng to sleep on a comfortable bed.
**The Reading Room of the Xiu Family Head**.
At this moment, the two men of different generations were being seen sitting opposite each other in front of the chessboard. Alternately their fingers fiddled with scattered pieces of black and white pawns forming a siege and attack.
Outside the room, the color of the sky gradually became darker signifying the sun that was slowly fully immersed at the end of the horizon. The soil of the rocks is moistened by a puddle of water after the rain in the afternoon. And, the wind blows to steal in through the window slit.
The rustling sound of burning embers on top of the heating furnace became their background.
After changing a few rounds of the game. Xiu Haocun immediately raised his voice at the core of the conversation; "What do you think of my daughter?"
Hearing the question he had been able to predict from the start, Mo Ji Gui's facial expression remained calm.
The corner of Mo Ji Gui's mouth was raised with a smile and answered plainly pretending to not understand; "Xuan'er is a smart student."
For some reason, Xiu Haocun's face looked turbid hearing the non-interested reply from the indifferent Mo Ji Gui.
"Mo Ji Gui, I invited you to come here today to tell you. Marry my daughter." His voice looked serious without any more consideration.
For a moment Mo Ji Gui lost her expression and remained silent.
"The Shen Imperial Palace is not the place for him to come." Xiu Haocun again said with a strong tremor, he continued. "That place, is not a place where children who do not have claws can keep themselves afloat. I can't let my daughter be among the pack of wolves and dogs that will fight for power on the throne." His angry tone slightly growled looking to lose power.
Mo Ji Gui's slightly drooping eyes scanned sincerely; "General is very dedicated. But, I don't think that you're losing confidence and rusting in protection." He smiled wryly then somewhat regretfully said bitterly. "Truly the reward of lifelong happiness through the bondage of marriage is what I also want, for I also give my heart whole to it."
"That's a promise we have. That's a promise I made unintentionally for him..." Mo Ji Gui's fingers involuntarily clenched, his eyes seemed to be condensed by the snares firmly staring towards Xiu Haocun. His tone slowed down slightly and steadily he continued saying; "... Because I chose to trust Xuan'er. Without his permission, I would not be involved in the empty-handed combat he had. Before he arranged the last part. I will only be a loyal supporter who is always present."
Hearing his powerful piercing voice, Xiu Haocun's mind seemed to be raging. The middle-aged man instantly fell silent at a loss for words to speak.
Is he wrong to protect his daughter? Does he really not understand his daughter? Frightened constantly to tear to his inner torment, he always tried hard to keep the remaining things from Wen Liu.
He remembered when he saw Xiu Qixuan for the first time. Just then, he immediately realized that the girl was another piece that Wen Liu had taken away when he disappeared from the Ca Li Land.
He knew that the girl was his other daughter. It was very sad when he was unable to say anything. It was excruciating when he had to keep pretending, when he had to secretly search for Qiaofeng's whereabouts that turned out to be gone.
Mo Ji Gui immediately got up, she said goodbye to let Xiu Haocun who was pondering. There was a rare wisdom on his dull young face. "Then I'll be ready. Please Great General again consider speaking heart to heart with Xuan'er." The corner of his mouth was gently raised.
The next day...
The banquet for the envoys coming from the capital had already been prepared appropriately in the Xiu Residence at night, when Xiu Qixuan came to the main hall, the official said, Xiu Haocun was already waiting on a higher seat showing his status as the head of the family.
Eunuch Teng and Min Boming the painter are also seen in the second row from the left side. Meanwhile, Yao Yunmei and Xiu Jierui were in the front row from the right side.
"Xuan'er, come over here and sit down!" Yao Yunmei waved with her open mouth giving instructions.
Xiu Qixuan quickly stepped up, she greeted everyone first and saluted. However, when it came to Kasim Teng— the middle-aged man instead brought up his mistake which came a little slower.
"Big Miss, no need to hesitate. This subordinate understood that the girls would be late to prepare themselves."
His words that sneered like had another meaning that was actually thorny. She said as if Xiu Qixuan was like any other girl who was so ambitious as to want to look good in order to lure such a high-status man.
"It surprised me when Eunuch Teng turned out to be so understanding of girls. I was wondering how it was possible—whether it was because your bottom was changing." Naturally Xiu Qixuan said sharply. He grinned coldly.
The sentence clearly refers to the reproductive ability of men who are no longer functioning when becoming eunuchs.
Some of the servants of the residence giggled in amusement with bated shut their mouths when they heard the bold words of the lady who hit the eunuch in the face.
Xiu Qixuan wore an expression of victory. Looking at Kasim Teng who was grimacing the dark restrained the embarrassment.
"Xuan'er, come here now or—" Yao Yunmei said with a glare at him full of threats.
Immediately after seeing the ferocity of his sister-in-law, Xiu Qixuan rushed quickly to find a seat and behaved more calmly maintaining her dignity.
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N/T: Hm, hm, hm. trnyta Haocun's father knew from the beginning if Xuan wasn't Qiaofeng.nti there would be an explanation at the end of this father and son conflict. stay tune🤗
klepek-klepek same Mo Ji Gui ga heh in this part😜
(1). Hand giving: Matchmaking/offering the princess to the man for marriage.