Chapter 191 - Chapter 191: Can’t afford to lose face
Chapter 191: Can’t afford to lose face
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Xiao Baoxin went straight to the front yard.
At that time, he saw his father and mother sitting at the head of the table, chatting happily with Xie Xian who was sitting at the bottom. Madam Xie’s smile was so wide that it almost reached her ears. There was no trace of her opposition to the marriage with the Xie family back then.
The more the mother-in-law looked at her son-in-law, the more interested she became. Her smiling eyes were about to pop out little stars.
Xiao Baoxin had no strength to complain, but when he saw Xie Xian, he had already healed the ten thousand points of disgust he had received from Xiao Jing ‘ai.
“Congratulations on the new year, Minister Xie.” Xiao Baoxin stepped forward and bowed.
Xie Xian quickly stood up and returned the greeting.”He was obviously panicking. He didn’t expect Xiao Baoxin to come so quickly and so openly.
“You’re so rash.” Xie Furen’s stomach almost broke from laughing. It was rare to see Xie Xian in such a panic, and she didn’t know where to put her hands and feet.
Xie Xian had always been graceful and elegant, and his words and actions were extremely elegant. However, when he saw his own daughter, he was in a mess. Clearly, he took it to heart.
The Xie and Xiao families had already set a wedding date and were only waiting for the next spring to get married, so the two families did not have so many scruples. It was normal for them to interact with each other.
Sikong Xiao didn’t have that many thoughts. Xie Xian had entered the Imperial Court at such a young age and was deeply favored by the Emperor.
In the blink of an eye, such a person had become his son-in-law. What could he say? Even if the Crown Prince ascended the throne, he would be executed. Even such a deep worry could not stop the beauty in his heart.
Especially when his daughter stood next to him. A handsome man and a beautiful woman were a perfect match. There was no other match like this.
“Brother-in-law is here! Brother-in-law!” Xiao Baoshu strode into the room.
The moment he shouted, the room immediately became awkward. Xie Xianjun’s face immediately turned red.
Before he could continue, he heard Xiao Baoshu continue, “”Third brother-in-law is here too.”
Everyone looked behind him. As expected, the Third Prince of the Xi family was tall and handsome. His face was flushed red from embarrassment. He was confused by Xiao Baoshu’s address. They had never seen such a brother-in-law before, so they were overjoyed.
The third son of the Xi family was called Shao, also known as Le ‘an. He was eighteen years old. Although he was not as outstanding as Xie Xian, he was still a modest gentleman with sparse eyebrows and bright eyes.
“Greetings to Uncle and Auntie.” Then, he cupped his hands and said to Xie Xiandao,”Thank you, Chang Shi.””
Madam Xie glared at Xiao Baoshu. What an unreliable thing. Xie Xian and Xiao Baoxin were about to get married soon, so it was fine if they met. It was the new year, so why did she rashly bring Xi Silang in?
After they got married, they didn’t have to worry about seeing each other again. But now, they were still unmarried. If word got out, it would seem that the Xiao family was unruly.
“Today, Yuanzheng, after the court meeting ended, my father asked me to come and greet you.”
Xi Shao cupped his hands and bowed deeply. When he stood up, he also walked in the direction of Xiao Baoxin and Xiao Baoshu. He was very polite and did not look sideways.
“Sit down, San Lang.” Zhongcheng must have been held back by his colleagues and has not returned to the residence yet. The Second Mistress is here. 1 will ask someone to invite her now. Please wait a moment.”
Without waiting for any special instructions, those with good eyesight had already gone to call for help.
Only now did Xie Xian have the time.” Xian will not disturb uncle and aunt. Grandmother and mother are still waiting for Xian at home. Xian will take his leave first.”With that, he nodded slightly at Xi Sanlang.
Xie Xian and Xi Jiulang were not very happy.
However, this did not stop the Xie family from interacting with the Xi family. This was how social interactions between aristocratic families worked. Who in Jiankang City could not have some relatives? If they cut off contact with their families because of a certain person, there would probably be no friendly and harmonious Liang.
Xi Jiu was a member of the Xi family’s side branch, while Xi San was the direct descendant. His father was the Minister of Justice.
However, Minister Xi wasn’t the eldest son, but the fourth son. The first three brothers were gone, and now, other than Chief Justice Xi, Minister Xi was the master of the Xi family. The one in charge of the inner residence was the eldest sister-in-law, Gu Shi.
Third Master Xi wasn’t the son of the first wife. He was the son of the fourth wife and had yet to get married at the age of eighteen. His mother had died a few years ago, so he hadn’t been arranged for a marriage. Later, Minister Xi took in a second wife, but she was a widow. She wasn’t even a few years older than Third Master Xi. She couldn’t even start a family when she was twenty years old. She couldn’t take charge.
Madam Gu was always good at dancing and was on good terms with the madams of the various manors. She took a fancy to the beautiful appearance of the third wife of the second branch of the Xiao family and hit it off with Xi Sanlang’s stepmother.
Minister Xi was neither satisfied nor dissatisfied. He had a lot of children, four sons and six daughters. Other than Xi Sanlang, all of them were legitimate sons. Although Xi Sanlang was diligent and studious since childhood, he was not outstanding.
Even though he was a concubine’s son, he wasn’t worthy of a poor family like the Xiao family. However, when he found out, Mrs. Gu had already agreed. Moreover, the Xiao family and the Yuan family had also become in-laws at that time. Minister Xi was unhappy, but he let it go.
If one wanted to ask if Xi Sanlang was satisfied with this marriage, then he was naturally satisfied.
Although the Xi family was famous, he was just a bastard son. His father was not close, his mother did not love him, and his aunt died early. Now that the Xiao family was famous, with two ministers and a marriage with the Xie family of Chen County, everything was to his liking.
It wasn’t that he hadn’t seen Xie Xian on other occasions in the past. It was just that although this Xie Xian looked gentle like jade on the outside, he had always kept a distance from others.
From now on, they would both be the Xiao family’s son-in-law, so there was no rush to befriend them. Xi Sanlang sat down halfway and hurriedly stood up to send them off.
“I’ll send you off.” Xiao Baoxin smiled at Xie Xian.
Xie Xian wasn’t shocked, mainly because he had gotten to know her better after interacting with her a few times. She was very free to do whatever she wanted and didn’t care about what others thought of her. However, Xi Shao was shocked. He had never seen such a proactive wife.
Didn’t your parents and elders ask you to send them off first, then shyly and timidly agreed in the end?
This was the first time Xi Shao glanced at Xiao Baoxin after entering the room. He was completely shocked.
It wasn’t that he was shocked by Xiao Baoxin’s beauty. He had seen her from afar in the past. She wasn’t so beautiful that she would make people tremble with just a glance, although she was indeed a beauty. However, women did not only care about their looks. He paid more attention to their inner qualities and talent. As for Lady Xiao, it was obvious that… There was nothing that should be there, and there was an excess that should not be there.
He had been frightened by Xie Xian’s icy cold gaze. It was obvious that he was too possessive and was dissatisfied with that look.
If it wasn’t for Xie Xian’s cold glance, he wouldn’t even have realized that his gaze was on Xiao Baoxin.
He didn’t do it on purpose. He made it seem like he was trying to peek at her. Was there a need to do that? You’re worried about your wife, but you don’t have to be so jealous that you can’t let others see you. Do you want to cover it with a curtain?
Knowing that Xie Xianxian was a jealous person, Xi Shao quickly averted his gaze and looked down. Could he pretend to be blind?
Madam Xie took in the looks of the two young men below and almost died of joy. She didn’t know that Xie Xian had such a jealous personality and was so nervous about her daughter.
“Hurry up, you two.” However, he could not afford to lose face with them..