Chapter 302: The Domineering Father
Shen Jingxuan and Xie Lingxiao looked at each other, and couldn't help but smile in their eyes.
Her almond eyes flickered as she said, "Daddy, I'm here."
As soon as he finished speaking, the hand of Marquis Zhongyong that was hitting Jiang Shaoying froze for a moment, and Jiang Shaoying took the opportunity to run to Shen Jingxuan's side.
"Ah Xuan, look at him. He doesn't look like a father at all. I told him you were here, but he still didn't believe me."
When Marquis Zhongyong heard what Jiang Shaoying said, he wanted to stuff the shoe in his hand into Jiang Shaoying's mouth.
He calmed himself down, slowly put on his shoes, and turned to look at Shen Jingxuan.
When he saw Xie Lingxiao standing next to Shen Jingxuan, he was stunned for a moment.
"Regent...Regent." Marquis Zhongyong came to his senses and wanted to step forward to salute.
Xie Lingxiao hurriedly held his hand: "Dad, there's no need to be like this, we are all family."
When the loyal and brave Marquis heard these words, he couldn't help but shudder.
“I…I…”
The regent called him daddy. For some reason, Marquis Zhongyong found it weird no matter how he thought about it.
Marquis Zhongyong and Xie Lingxiao came to the front hall, and Jiang Shaoying took Shen Jingxuan back to her own yard.
The two had lunch at the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion and were finally able to leave.
In the carriage, Shen Jingxuan saw Xie Lingxiao looking at her from time to time, and when she looked over, Xie Lingxiao avoided her sight.
Shen Jingxuan's eyebrows gradually frowned: "What's wrong with you?"
"It's okay." Xie Lingxiao said.
He had been with Shen Jingxuan for so long, but he never knew that Marquis Zhongyong actually adopted her as his adopted daughter.
Everyone knows the character of the Loyal and Brave Marquis. He never takes anyone seriously.
Even when he met me in the past, he would just bow and leave without waiting for me to say anything.
No one in the court dared to offend anyone, and no one dared to say anything bad about the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery.
It was because Marquis Zhongyong not only had the emperor's trust, but also that whenever he mentioned what he wanted to do to the emperor, he would succeed.
But such a person, Shen Jingxuan, actually caught his eye, which surprised Xie Lingxiao.
Shen Jingxuan glanced at him and said, "You sleep in the study tonight."
"Xuan'er..." Xie Lingxiao's expression changed instantly.
He held Shen Jingxuan in his arms: "I'm just curious, why did the Loyal and Brave Marquis recognize you as his adopted daughter?"
Shen Jingxuan said: "Because I cured his leg, he treated me as his concubine..."
Xie Lingxiao said angrily: "Stop the car, let's go back."
He wanted to break the loyal and brave marquis' legs again and make him lie in bed for the rest of his life.
"Why are you in such a hurry? I haven't finished speaking yet." Shen Jingxuan glared at him.
"After he woke up, he got angry and drove me away. Ying'er said that I cured him, so he insisted on recognizing me as his daughter. I don't know why."
Xie Lingxiao asked: "He didn't say anything else?"
"No, he just insisted that I call him daddy, not even one word less." Shen Jingxuan said.
Xie Lingxiao's eyes flickered slightly, he glanced at Shen Jingxuan, and secretly cursed the Loyal and Brave Marquis as an old fox.
He must have realized that Shen Jingxuan had both martial arts and medical skills, which was why he did this.
People with martial arts skills are different from ordinary people, like the Loyal and Brave Marquis. As long as Shen Jingxuan passes by him, he will know it clearly.
"That's good. You're lucky to have such a tyrannical father." Xie Lingxiao said.
Shen Jingxuan's eyes widened: "Unreasonable?"
She didn't think that Marquis Zhongyong was unreasonable, she just felt that he was too enthusiastic when he saw her, which made her a little unable to accept it.
Xie Lingxiao asked: "Well, why do you think no one has proposed to Jiang Shaoying?"
"Who dares to provoke him among the civil and military officials in the court? With his status and position, a marriage between two mansions will only make the other mansion better."
"But what about the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery? If they form an alliance with the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, they are worried that one day they will displease Jiang Shaoying, and the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery will come to cause trouble for them."
Others may not know about this, but he knew it, because the emperor wanted to grant Jiang Shaoying a marriage, but was rejected by another minister.
Although he was present at the time, the matter was suppressed by the emperor and Marquis Zhongyong was not aware of it.
"Is he that powerful?" Shen Jingxuan asked.
He seems like a kind person, so how could he make all the civil and military officials in the court so afraid of him?
Xie Lingxiao chuckled: "Well, he is in charge of the military power in the hands of the emperor, what do you think?"
Shen Jingxuan heard his words and glanced at him lightly: "What did you just talk about?"
She suspected what Marquis Zhongyong had said to Xie Lingxiao, otherwise why would Xie Lingxiao keep praising Marquis Zhongyong in front of her.
"We talked about the envoys and the one in the palace."
"Would he tell you that? According to what you just said, he should be the confidant of that person, so why would he tell you that?"
Xie Lingxiao raised the corners of his lips: "Maybe I'll tell you later."
The emperor was always on guard against him and tried every means to assassinate him. He was also involved in the death of his mother.
The Queen murdered Shen Jingxuan's father, and now she is making things difficult for her and can't bear to see her doing well.
The Emperor and the Empress are enemies of himself and Shen Jingxuan, and they can never be on the same path.
Given how much the Loyal and Brave Marquis loves Shen Jingxuan, if something happens involving her, I wonder what the Loyal and Brave Marquis would choose.
Shen Jingxuan did not continue asking. She knew that even if she continued asking, Xie Lingxiao would not say anything more.
She lifted the car curtain and looked outside: "Ah Xiao, have you thought about what gift to prepare for the Queen Mother's birthday banquet?"
"It's ready." Xie Lingxiao said.
He knew that Shen Jingxuan didn't understand these things, and he also knew that she was most afraid of trouble, so now the management of the Regent's Palace is still the same as before. The steward sent the accounts to the study, and he was checking them.
Xie Lingxiao continued, "Xuan'er, when the envoys from Dongling and Nanling arrive, there will be a palace banquet in the palace, and things will definitely not be peaceful by then."
In previous years, when there were only envoys, there would be a palace banquet every year. Now that there are princes and princesses from various countries, a palace banquet will definitely be held.
"Can I not go?"
She didn't want to go. Every time she attended a palace banquet, something would happen, making her feel irritated.
"No, even if I continue to claim illness, the emperor will not agree."
After Xie Lingxiao finished speaking, he saw Shen Jingxuan stopped talking and followed her gaze to look outside.
The two of them put their cheeks together, and Shen Jingxuan asked, "Are those people from Xiling Country?"
"They are from Dongling Country." Xie Lingxiao said.
The carriage passed by in the distance and headed towards the Regent's Palace.
When Xie Zihan turned his head, he just saw a carriage passing by, and the faces of Shen Jingxuan and Xie Lingxiao flashed by.
The hands at his sides clenched into fists, tightening more and more.
Xie Lingxiao stared at the direction of the carriage for a long time, until the carriage disappeared from his sight, and he still stood there motionless.
He would not give up just like that. No matter what the situation was now, he was determined to get Shen Jingxuan.
Seeing him like this, Lu Zhong covered his lips and coughed lightly to remind him. Xie Zihan came back to his senses and said, "Second Prince, you can go to the inn and rest for a while."
The Second Prince of Dongling retracted his gaze and asked, "Who was that woman that the Crown Prince just looked at?"