"If it weren't for you, Big Brother wouldn't have died!" Ge Long'an glared angrily at Jin Zhengdi. If he weren't still mindful that the man before him was the emperor of the country, given Ge Long'an's temper, he would probably have grabbed him by the collar and started scolding him long ago.
"I know it's my fault. I was just muddled for a moment! Do you really have to be so angry even now?" Jin Zhengdi roared at Ge Long'an.
"You still keep using 'I' (referring to the emperor's self - address in Chinese). You clearly told me to put aside the etiquette between the emperor and his subject, but you still keep using this self - address. What on earth do you mean, Xin Tianyang!"
Wow, so the emperor's full name is Xin Tianyang! But these two people, who are over 150 years old combined, are still quarreling like children. However, it seems quite interesting to watch.
Wei Shuxuan was hiding on the eaves, secretly laughing. Then she heard Ge Zian's voice, "Your Majesty, Father, please stop quarreling. There are many servants outside listening!"
"I don't care about them! Anyway, this emperor has made a mistake, and he deserves to be scolded! You go out. Don't disturb us here!" Ge Long'an roared angrily, pointing at the back - yard door, telling Ge Zian to leave.
Ge Zian was very helpless and had no choice but to leave the back yard first. He couldn't handle Ge Long'an when he was in a fit of anger.
"Ge Long'an, don't think I'll tolerate you! You have such a bad temper! You won't listen to anything! If Big Brother Wei were still alive, I'd definitely let him teach you a lesson!" Jin Zhengdi brought up the late General Wei Tu.
"If you have the guts, let Big Brother come back and teach me a lesson!" Just thinking of Wei Tu, Ge Long'an couldn't help his eyes turning red. Wei Tu was his good brother for many years. In this incident, Wei Tu took all the blame on himself, allowing the Ge family to escape disaster, while Big Brother Wei and his family lost their lives on the way to exile.
Fortunately, God had mercy on the Wei family and left a little bloodline. Among the more than thirty people in the Wei family, only Wei Shuxuan managed to escape. The rest had all perished.
"If you really want to compensate Shuxuan well, then stop forcing her to do things she doesn't like."
Jin Zhengdi tried to persuade Ge Long'an, and Ge Long'an looked at him strangely, "What do you mean by this? When did I ever force Xuan'er?"
"Just the engagement between her and Zian. Why on earth do you have to force Xuan'er to marry someone she doesn't like? Although I think Zian is a good boy, Xuan'er doesn't have romantic feelings for him. Are you still going to keep playing matchmaker blindly?" Jin Zhengdi reproached Ge Long'an sternly.
Seeing Ge Long'an's expression wavering, Jin Zhengdi continued to press on, "If the late Big Brother Wei Tu knew that you were forcing his daughter like this, do you think Big Brother would be happy? Do you think Xuan'er will be happy if you make her become a part of your family in this way? Have you ever considered their feelings?"
Ge Long'an thought for a while. He really hadn't considered Wei Shuxuan's feelings. Just because of General Wei Tu's death, he wanted to compensate Wei Shuxuan as soon as possible, but he had ignored her own wishes.
"Xuan'er once protested to me about this. She said that it's meaningless for people who don't love each other to get married. Instead, it will only make them unhappy. I also agree with this. But if I don't do this, Xuan'er will be all alone."
Oh, so Uncle Ge thought like this. No wonder he clearly agreed with my opinion but just wouldn't agree to cancel the engagement. However, it's not much different from what I guessed.
Wei Shuxuan was hiding on the eaves, continuing to listen to their conversation. Suddenly, she felt a gaze from below directly fall on her. She turned her head and saw Ge Zian standing below. His face was almost as black as charcoal. She smiled and then jumped down from the eaves.
"Why did you go up on the roof again?" Ge Zian looked at her helplessly.
"Isn't it because you said you were going to talk to your family's steward and took so long to come back? I came to take a look. Who would have thought that I'd see His Majesty and Uncle Ge quarreling? But it's really interesting to watch them quarrel!" Wei Shuxuan still found it very funny when she thought about it.
"You..." Ge Zian didn't know what to say to her. "I've already made all the arrangements. Let's go out."
"Huh? So soon? I was still thinking of watching for a while longer!" Wei Shuxuan felt a bit regretful that she didn't hear the final result.
"No. Hurry up and leave. If His Majesty and my father find you, do you believe that they'll gang up on you?"
Thinking about it carefully, it's not impossible. It's better to leave quickly.
Ge Zian asked a maid to find a set of clothes for Wei Shuxuan. "Hurry up and change out of your eunuch's uniform. You'll attract attention if you go out like this!"
"Got it."
The maid found a set of women's clothing for Wei Shuxuan. Wei Shuxuan hadn't worn women's clothing for a long time. The sapphire - blue silk dress set off her fair skin. Her long hair was gently pulled up and fixed with a jade hairpin. A few strands of hair hung down by her cheeks, making her look extremely charming and adorable.
It was the first time Wei Shuxuan saw herself like this in the mirror. But why did she feel that she looked like a gentle and demure young lady? Moreover, she was very uncomfortable wearing the dress.
"Zian, let's go."
After changing her clothes, Wei Shuxuan ran out to find Ge Zian who was waiting for her outside. When Ge Zian first saw her, a look of amazement involuntarily flashed in his eyes. "Xuan'er, you look... quite nice like this."
"What? Are you fascinated by me? Are you going to fall in love with me?" Wei Shuxuan sometimes spoke in such a cheeky tone.
"I'm just simply complimenting you." I wonder what His Highness the Fifth Prince would think if he saw her.
Ge Zian thought silently in his heart. Looking at the jade hairpin pendant on her bun gently swaying with Wei Shuxuan's steps, he felt that the former tomboy had now grown into a charming and graceful young lady. He couldn't help but feel a lot of emotions.
Xin Zizhao finished his work in the pharmacy and came out. Not seeing Wei Shuxuan in the Fenghe Hall, he asked Steward Li, "Where has Miss Wei gone?"
"Wasn't Miss Wei reading medical books in the main hall?" Steward Li looked towards the main hall and only saw the medical books thrown to one side, but Wei Shuxuan was nowhere to be seen.
In the back yard of General Long'an's mansion, Jin Zhengdi was lying on a chair, looking at the blue sky. "Long'an, what do you think of the suggestion I made?"
Ge Long'an slowly took a sip of tea to moisten his throat. "I personally think it's inappropriate."