Adhere to the gentleman's principles

Chapter 175 Give up this idea

At the palace banquet, Zhao Junning and Yuan Xinghui were strolling in the imperial garden when they met several princesses.

"This common woman pays homage to the eldest princess, the third princess, the fourth princess, the fifth princess, and the ninth princess."

Xiao Yumiao nodded: "No need to be polite. Madam Li, I heard that you are feeling better after your injury."

"Thank you, Princess, for your concern. I feel much better now." Zhao Junning nodded.

Xiao Yumiao said: "This year's palace banquet is more lively than previous years. You went to Yangzhou when you were seven years old, and you have been there for ten years. You must have a good time this time. This time, Yule and Xuantang are jointly organizing it."

"Since the princess has said so, I will certainly enjoy this palace banquet."

At the palace banquet, fireworks bloomed in the night sky like gorgeous flowers, colorful and dazzling; the palace maids walked slowly with delicate dishes in their hands. This palace banquet was so lively! The fireworks and the graceful dances of the dancers set off each other, forming a beautiful picture.

Wen Weixi sat next to Xu Gong, but her eyes kept falling on Xu Gong. After Xu Wenhe noticed this, he first looked at Wen Weixi, then moved his gaze to his father Xu Gong, and couldn't help shuddering.

He thought to himself: "My father is indeed handsome, but he is already 39 years old after all, and Miss Wen is only 19 years old... Could it be that Miss Wen likes my father? No, no, no, it must be because of respect and admiration, that's it!" Thinking of this, Xu Wenhe tried hard to convince himself and tried to calm his inner uneasiness.

After all, Wen Weixi is so young, how could he possibly like his father? But the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt.

Wen Weixi was mesmerized by the sight, and her thoughts drifted back to the Lantern Festival three years ago. At that time, she was walking on the street with her maid to enjoy the lanterns, and suddenly there was a commotion on the street. Seeing that something was wrong, she quickly pulled the maid away and finally stood on a bridge. This bridge was relatively high, there were relatively few people, and it was relatively safe.

Standing on the bridge, Wen Weixi looked down at the scene below. In the middle of the crowd, a sturdy man kicked another man to the ground. Then, he handed the purse to a woman next to him and turned to his attendants and ordered, "Take him to the government office!"

Wen Weixi was curious and couldn't help asking the maid beside her about the identity of this man. "Whose son is he?" The maid replied with a smile: "Miss, that person is the Minister of Personnel Xu Gong! His son is almost as old as you, how can he still be called a son?"

After hearing this, Wen Weixi stared at Xu Gong below with more concentration. "So he is Xu Gong..." She murmured to herself, with admiration in her eyes, "I didn't expect him to look so young, only in his twenties, and so handsome."

Since she seldom went out on weekdays and didn't know much about the city, Wen Weixi continued to ask the maid about Xu Gong. The maid said with great interest: "Miss, you don't know that Lord Xu is a famous handsome official in our Pingliang City! I heard that he got married very early, but he has outstanding looks and is well maintained, so he doesn't look old at all.

Many young ladies from aristocratic families in the city have proposed marriage to Lord Xu, but he has politely rejected them all.

Wen Weixi looked at Xu Gong with admiration in his eyes, and said softly: "He is not only handsome, but also has a good character and integrity as the Minister of Personnel; what's more rare is that he has a handsome appearance, elegant manners, and a graceful demeanor, which is really attractive."

Xu Gong noticed that Wen Weixi's eyes were on him, and he couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable. He coughed lightly, then turned to Xu Wenhe and said, "Let's change seats."

Xu Wenhe frowned slightly, but then understood what his father meant. He stood up and said with a smile, "Dad, I've always felt that it was very hard for you to raise me all these years. Now that I'm an adult, you should consider finding me another mother. In this way, our family can be truly reunited and happy."

After hearing this, Xu Gong tapped Xu Wenhe's head lightly with the fan in his hand and said in a slightly reproachful tone: "Don't talk nonsense! How can you talk about such things so casually?"

However, Xu Wenhe did not back down, but continued: "Dad, how can this be considered nonsense? I was only three months old when mom passed away. You raised me with great difficulty, and you have been alone for eighteen years. If mom knew about this, she would surely feel sorry for you. So, I sincerely hope that you can find a suitable partner and share the joy of family life."

Xu Gong slapped Xu Wenhe on the head, "If you keep talking nonsense, I really want to beat you to death if this isn't a palace banquet."

Then Xu Gong waved his hand impatiently, as if he had lost patience with this silly son. He turned around, picked up the wine glass on the table, and said to Wen Yongxing with a smile: "Brother Wen, how about we drink this together?" After saying that, he gently raised the wine glass in his hand.

Seeing this, Wen Yongxing also quickly picked up the wine glass in front of him, stood up and faced Xu Gong from a distance, and lightly touched the glass in the air to express his response. Then, Xu Gong put down the wine glass, but his eyes did not move away from Wen Yongxing, but with that charming and slightly coquettish smile, he slowly turned his gaze to Wen Weixi who was standing beside him.

As he carefully examined Wen Weixi, he said with emotion: "The last time I saw my niece, she was only five years old! I never thought that time flies, and in the blink of an eye my niece has grown into such a graceful young lady."

At this moment, Xu Wenhe naturally saw what his father was thinking. It was obvious that Xu Gong had something else in his words, and he was clearly emphasizing the generational relationship between them! Anyone could hear that he just wanted Wen Weixi to clearly realize that the Lord Xu Gong standing in front of her was her elder, Wen Weixi, and was of the same generation as her father.

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