Chapter 310: But Then Again
Xuance sat leisurely in Rong Zhi’s home, treating it as if it were his own.
It couldn’t be helped, the place next door was under renovation, and it would likely take quite some time.
Qin Wanwan took him around, showing him the flowers she planted, the roasted honey sweet potatoes and potatoes, and also fetched some honey, and sneakily drank some of Father Rong’s grape wine.
When Rong Zhi returned from work and saw Xuance sitting at home eating roasted potatoes with his daughter, his whole world collapsed.
He even momentarily thought he had gone to the wrong door.
“Why is he here?”
Rong Zhi’s gentle expression instantly fell.
Butler: “Uh… the Imperial Advisor came to see Miss.”
As the Prime Minister’s Mansion’s butler, he knew too much.
No wonder their young lady didn’t have the surname Rong; it turned out she had more than just one father!
Now the butler really wanted to know who among them was the young lady’s biological father, and which woman was so amazing to be involved with several such outstanding men.
Impressive!
“Daddy Rong~”
Qin Wanwan heard footsteps, turned her head, and seeing Rong Zhi, immediately rushed over.
Rong Zhi skillfully picked her up.
Then, he faced Xuance with a forced smile.
“Imperial Advisor, what a surprise visit. I should have welcomed you sooner.”
Xuance: “It’s fine. You couldn’t have welcomed me at the palace anyway.”
“It’s getting late, so I won’t keep the Imperial Advisor.”
A subtle hint to leave.
Xuance: “I wonder if the Prime Minister’s Mansion…”
Rong Zhi: “There are no empty rooms.”
He inexplicably predicted what Xuance was about to say next.
Should he say they were indeed the same person?
Xuance’s fingers paused slightly: “Is that so? The Prime Minister’s Mansion is still too small. When the Imperial Advisor’s Manor is built, Wanwan can go there instead. I have many rooms, she can choose any she likes.”
“Imperial Advisor’s Manor?”
Rong Zhi felt a bad premonition. Thinking of the mansion next door being renovated, he took a deep breath, his composure slightly breaking.
“Are you all crazy, crowding over to my place!”
Was his place some kind of auspicious spot? First Shang Wuyang, and now Xuance.
That guy Yu Wuyou was even more outrageous, living directly in his house.
Oh, he was a thick-skinned opportunist, running between his home and Shang Wuyang’s.
It was just that he spent more time at the Prime Minister’s Mansion, because going to Shang Wuyang’s place next door usually ended in quarreling or fighting.
Xuance: “Prime Minister, you worry too much. There’s no need to think too highly of yourself. We are all here for Wanwan.”
Rong Zhi: This person’s words are still so venomous.
Perhaps it was due to the same sex repelling each other, referring to personality here.
Rong Zhi and Xuance’s personalities were similar in some aspects, such as both being cunning and emotionally stable. One was openly sharp-tongued, while the other spoke subtly yet cuttingly. Thus, Rong Zhi found Xuance particularly displeasing, considering him an insidious old charlatan.
Especially since they were both in the Imperial Court, Xuance remained behind the scenes, only occasionally appearing in public, and more often than not, staying in seclusion. Yet, his words carried considerable weight.
He himself worked himself to death serving Tianqi. Compared to Xuance, it simply made him depressed.
“Imperial Advisor, you are too serious. If that’s the case, then please wait until the mansion next door is repaired before coming out. You were doing quite well in the palace, His Majesty will be so sad when you come out.”
Xuance stated directly: “He will only be happy.”
“So the Imperial Advisor also knows that His Majesty doesn’t seem to favor you much. But then again, few people are willing to listen to someone with your mouth.”
“A cultivator’s words and actions are consistent. Whether they are willing to listen is their business. If an emperor cannot endure this much, how can he endure the remonstrance of Imperial Censors?”
“It’s only because you are older and a senior.”
If someone else spoke like that, they would have been dragged out and beaten long ago.
Qin Wanwan propped her chin on her hands on the table, looking at one father and then at the other.
Keke: “Wanwan, your two daddies are truly formidable. They could discern the veiled insults and sarcasm, yet still continue talking with a straight face. If you don’t listen to them, it looks like they are old friends chatting happily.”
Qin Wanwan: “Daddy Yu Wuyou and Daddy Shang Wuyang fight and curse. Their names sound a bit alike too. Could that be the reason? Maybe they should try changing their names?”
“Daddy Rong Zhi and Daddy Xuance don’t fight, but their words sound terrifying.”
She glanced around. The servants attending them, even the butler, had moved five meters away, afraid to come near.
Keke sighed: “Is this the aura of a battle between Big Bosses? How terrifying!”
Although Xuance did not stay at the Prime Minister’s Mansion in the end, he went to the place next door.
And he also took Qin Wanwan with him.
“Wanwan, do you need to ask me something?”
Qin Wanwan looked pleasantly surprised: “Daddy Xuance, how did you know?”
Xuance’s cool voice carried a sense of mystery: “Did you forget what I do?”
“If you want to know, then come with me.”
Qin Wanwan said goodbye to Rong Zhi: “Daddy Rong, do you want to come too?”
Rong Zhi: “No!”
The two words seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.
Qin Wanwan: …………
Alas, this child is so worrying.
At Shang Wuyang’s place, as soon as Qin Wanwan arrived, the kitchen prepared a sumptuous dinner.
Yu Wuyou returned right at mealtime.
“I thought we’d eat at Rong Zhi’s house today, but the fragrance is coming from this direction.”
So he unhesitatingly came over to Shang Wuyang’s place.
Although he often quarreled with Shang Wuyang, it didn’t stop him from coming to mooch food.
“Yo, where did you find another new daddy this time?”
Shang Wuyang’s sarcastic and lazy voice followed closely behind.
“Isn’t this the Imperial Advisor of Tianqi? Your esteemed presence truly blesses this humble abode.”
Xuance: “Do you want to know what is in the medicine you are currently taking?”
Shang Wuyang: …………
He had a bad premonition. He turned and stared at Yu Wuyou.
Yu Wuyou, who was stuffing meat into his mouth: …………
No, first of all, he didn’t provoke anyone.
Uh… it seems he provoked one person.
“What strange things have you added to my medicine again?!”
Yu Wuyou shook his head, denying it: “No.”
Shang Wuyang took a deep breath. He didn’t want to ask anymore. Out of sight, out of mind. Otherwise, he feared he would punch Yu Wuyou.
None of his daughter’s fathers were easy to deal with.
Yu Wuyou cast a wistful glance at Xuance: “Why are you like this?”
“You speak, but you also hurt me.”
Xuance’s expression was calm.
Xuance: “I will be staying here for a while.”
Shang Wuyang crossed his arms, his expression defiant: “On what grounds?”
Xuance: “I know of a place with a gold mine, outside of Tianqi’s borders.”
Shang Wuyang immediately sat up straight: “But speaking of which, as fellow fathers of Wanwan, it’s only right that we help each other.”
Although he was already the richest man and owned several mines, who would dislike having more gold?
Yu Wuyou pouted: “Why haven’t I seen you help me out?”
Shang Wuyang retorted: “Don’t think I don’t know you’ve taken a lot of medicinal herbs from my pharmacy again. Did I charge you? Besides Wanwan, you’re the second person to take things from me without paying. Be content!”
