Girl, there's something wrong with you

Xie Qidu ran as hard as he could, with tears streaming down his face.

He didn't know why those people didn't chase him from behind, but if the Taiyuan Wang family really planned to attack the Fufeng Xie family, they wouldn't just target him and his guards.

There may be an ambush on my father's side!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but tremble again.

He was afraid that he might be killed by assassins coming out from both sides of the road at any time. He was even more afraid that he would run to his father unharmed, only to find that his father's body had fallen into a pile of corpses and a pool of blood.

It wasn't until he rushed all the way to the edge of the venue and heard the laughter and music of the guests inside that he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he showed a resolute expression and suddenly rushed in before the guard could react.

In the center of the venue, a group of scholars were sitting in the middle of the courtyard. There were heaters placed at regular intervals around them, making the entire courtyard a warm and spring-like environment. There were even scholars who took off their outer coats and sat around in only single clothes. Chatting and laughing with everyone around.

Suddenly Xie Qiudu rushed into the venue, knocking down several heaters along the way, rushed to his father's side, and shouted:

"Father! This is the Hongmen Banquet, they..."

"Wait a moment." Xie Anshi raised his palm to signal him to shut up. Xie Qiudu anxiously wanted to continue speaking, but when the words reached his lips, he stopped again.

He suddenly realized that since he had exposed the "Hongmen Banquet", with his father's wisdom and skills, it was impossible for him to be defenseless.

However, he still calmly asked himself to shut up, that is to say...

Did I make a mistake?

"Let the prince laugh." Xie Anshi turned around and said with a smile to Wang Maohong.

"It doesn't matter." Wang Maohong looked at Xie Qidu leisurely. The latter quickly wiped the liquid from his face with his sleeves and tried to look calm.

"It seems that Quanzi and the prince's daughter are destined to be together." Xie Anshi said with a smile.

"Ashamed." Wang Maohong stroked his beard, "Since she already has her own opinion, I can't interfere too much."

"Hahaha." Xie Anshi said with a smile, "Is there anything that the prince can't do anything about?"

"Manpower is always in short supply, let alone me, an old man?" Wang Maohong also smiled and said, "Let young people make decisions about young people's affairs."

"Yes." Xie Anshi sighed, "That's fine."

He stood up, bowed and said:

"Then I'll take my leave. I won't bother you, the prince, to see you off."

After leading his clansmen away from the Wang family's clan in Taiyuan, Xie Qiudu noticed that the other clansmen looked puzzled, obviously caught off guard by what had just happened. Only my father's expression remained gentle and smiling, without any hint of anger or surprise.

"Father." He summoned up the courage and shouted, "I..."

"You're so good." Xie Anshi said warmly, "You have to pick yourself up again and stop being wild. Otherwise, I'm afraid not many good women in this world will like you in the future."

"Yes." Xie Qiudu said depressedly, covering his face with his sleeves, feeling ashamed.

"Thank you!" A voice suddenly came from behind. Xie Anshi turned around and saw Xie Yongye and Xie Lingjiang rushing from the Wang clan's land.

"Third uncle." Seeing Xie Anshi's eyes resting on him, Xie Lingjiang called out timidly, pretending not to understand anything.

After all, I'm just a three-year-old kid...

"Ling Jiang." Xie Anshi said with a smile, "You are very good."

Xie Lingjiang:?

Before she could realize what happened, Xie Anshi patted her head and laughed:

"The jade tree grows in the courtyard, and the orchid grows in front of the steps. I asked myself whether my talent is inferior to others. How come my descendants are completely outclassed by my elder brother?"

The Xie clan members behind him immediately started talking, looking at Xie Lingjiang with inexplicable envy in their eyes.

As we all know, Xie Lingjiang's eldest brother Xie Youdu was very valued by Xie Anshi and once called him the "Xie Family Treasure Tree".

The so-called "Yushu grows in the courtyard, and Zhilan grows in front of the steps" clearly refers to her brother and herself, which is equivalent to praising her as "Xie Zhilan", her talent and bearing are not inferior to those of her brother.

This is quite high praise. From now on, Xie Jiazhilan's name may be spread among the Xie clan in Fufeng.

"Xie Gong." Xie Yongye took half a step forward and whispered to Xie Anshi, "I fought with that man, and he..."

"No rush, we'll talk about it when we get back." Xie Anshi patted his arm, then pointed forward and said with a smile:

"My interest is gone, Angelica."

Fufeng Xie's side was completely gone, and the remaining Wang clan members in the courtyard also looked at each other, wondering what happened.

From the conversation between the two just now, it seems that the marriage between the prince's daughter Wanrou and Xie Anshi's eldest son has fallen through?

"Prince." After a while, someone finally plucked up the courage to ask about this matter cautiously.

Wang Maohong listened to him calmly and said with a smile:

"I don't know Wanrou's thoughts. But judging from what Mr. Xie meant, he probably talked to Wanrou and was bullied by her."

When everyone heard this, they started whispering, some looked unhappy, and some looked scornful.

It was rude for the Xie family to visit Wang Wanrou before they were married. After visiting, he was bullied by the other party, which was untalented. When he was wronged, he hurriedly came to his father to cry without caring about the presence of the prince, which was unethical.

Rude, talentless and virtuous, so what if he is Xie Anshi's eldest son? Does our Taiyuan Wang family still lack such a marriage?

So everyone got up and left, not daring to bother Wang Maohong anymore.

After sending all the clan members away, Wang Maohong also set off for the small building where Wang Wanrou lived.

In the living room on the first floor, the servants had cleaned up the messy scene and the overturned furniture had been rearranged. Wang Xinzhi had already left and rushed Cheng Jinyang out of the clan. Wang Wanrou stayed at the scene and watched the servants finish cleaning and then leave.

Then my father came in from outside.

"Father." Wang Wanrou saluted and greeted.

"Yes." Wang Maohong looked around and made up his mind, "If you don't like the son of the Xie family, I will find another suitable partner for you later."

"Father, I have no thoughts about this at the moment." Wang Wanrou said with a low eyebrow.

"You already have your heart set on something?" Wang Maohong asked.

Wang Wanrou remained silent.

"That's okay." Wang Maohong sighed and said, "If you really like that person, the family will not stop you. But there are a few things that my father must tell you in advance."

His expression suddenly turned grim:

"First, if he betrays humanity in the future, the Taiyuan Wang family will sever any relationship with you and will not care about any old relationships. Do you understand?"

Wang Wanrou remained silent.

"Secondly, if he chooses to marry the princess and become his consort, as the daughter of the Wang family, you must not be a concubine and live under someone else. Do you understand?"

Wang Wanrou remained silent.

"Third..." Wang Maohong's voice paused, and he suddenly asked, "Has the steel seal of your thoughts been removed?"

"Father is joking." Wang Wanrou finally responded, but still lowered her head to prevent her father from seeing her face.

"Yes." Wang Maohong turned around and said without joy or anger, "Whether you have found a way to decode the seal or misunderstood its meaning, you must be careful in your words and deeds in the future and not be arrogant."

"Otherwise, your second uncle who died of illness will be your future fate!"