The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

Chapter 1094 This Person Cannot Be Married

Shi Anrou was waiting at the dock before dawn.

Three days ago, she received the news that the ship would dock today, so she ordered the kitchen to prepare a table full of dishes early in the morning, waiting for Xia'er to come home.

Also coming was Shi Chengxuan.

The father and daughter stood on tiptoe, looking forward to it.

Shi Anrou was about to go and meet him, but when she turned around and saw that her father hadn't caught up, she urged him, "Father, hurry up."

Shi Chengxuan hesitated, "Xia, I'm afraid Xia'er is not happy to see me?"

Shi Anrou raised an eyebrow. "Yesterday I told you not to come pick her up. You said you wanted Xia'er to see her family waiting on the shore as soon as she got off the boat, so that she would feel like she was home. Now you're thinking about whether they're willing or not?"

Shi Chengxuan glared at him, "How dare you talk to me like that? You're so disrespectful!"

Shi Anrou forced a smile and said perfunctorily, "Yes, yes, father... was wrong." Not wanting to bother with him, she picked up the hem of her skirt and ran away, leaving Shi Chengxuan there.

She nimbly slipped into the crowd, only to see guards standing with spears in hand, their gleaming weapons keeping the common people out.

The crowd was boiling, and she was weaving in and out of the gaps like a fish. Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she squeezed closer before lowering her voice and shouting, "General Wei! General Wei!"

But the place was crowded and noisy, and Wei Yuzhi was far away, so he never heard her voice.

Shi Anrou thought for a moment, then stepped out of the crowd. She happened to run into Shi Chengxuan who was hiding at the back. "Father, let's go home and wait. We can't squeeze in. They will take the carriage home on their own."

Shi Chengxuan looked at the heavily guarded banks of the Huaixing River, where enthusiastic people were thronging the area, and thought to himself that things were different now after all.

His daughter is the Empress Dowager of Liang, his ex-wife is the Empress Dowager of Beiyi... Alas, his son-in-law is the Emperor Dowager of Liang, his grandson is the Emperor of Liang, and his son is the Prime Minister of the Cabinet of Beiyi, second only to the Emperor.

Not to mention all the other relatives who were all generals of various nationalities. Even his illegitimate sons were very promising. Those who passed the imperial examinations based on their abilities became officials, while those who failed helped run the family business, and they were also very capable.

It sounds like Shi Chengxuan must be living a very glorious life, right? If other people's families had just one child, it would be scary, but his family had a bunch.

But in reality, these people seemed to have nothing to do with him. No one cared about him, and no one paid any attention to him. He finally became a lonely person.

The father and daughter returned home and waited. They waited from the first light of dawn until the sun set in the west, and then they saw Cen Yuan and his wife leading a large group of people returning in the twilight.

That night, the lights were just beginning to light, and the main hall was filled with the sound of clinking glasses and laughter. By the time the rare treasures from overseas had been distributed one by one, the Jade Rabbit had risen in the east, and the bronze bells on the eaves tinkled in the evening breeze, marking the end of the welcoming banquet.

After everyone was settled, Shi Anrou slipped down the corridor, holding up the hem of her skirt. She grabbed Xia'er's sleeve, her eyes flickering as she lowered her voice and said, "Good Xia'er, come with me. I have something I want to talk to you about."

Shi Anxia was dragged so hard that she staggered. Her sleeves fluttered as she said with a smile, "Sneaky as hell! Are you trying to use me as a memorial tablet again?"

Nan Yan, who was following behind him, covered her mouth and laughed.

"Xia'er!" Shi Anrou stomped her feet, her pearl hairpins shaking. "Those things are long gone." After saying that, she angrily brought the person into the house and pressed her on the embroidered cushion.

Anxia sat down, her eyes taking in the entire boudoir. The mica screen reflected the glass lamp, the mother-of-pearl boxes on the dressing table were arranged like stars, and even the pot of weeping crabapples by the window were beautifully trimmed.

Life was good when I was little.

The maid cautiously stepped forward to serve tea.

Shi Anxia ordered, "Go and call all the servants in this courtyard."

After a while, everyone arrived.

Shi Anxia gave him a look.

Nan Yan took out red envelopes from her sleeve and gave them out as rewards one by one.

Everyone knelt down happily with red envelopes in hand to express their gratitude.

Shi Anxia said, "From now on, you must serve your young lady wholeheartedly and not have any other thoughts. If you serve her well, you will naturally benefit from it."

Everyone agreed, thanked him, and left.

Over the years, Shi Anxia rarely came back to live. The servants who served her changed one after another, and many of them were no longer recognizable.

Shi Anrou was born out of wedlock and was an old maid, so she was bound to be criticized.

As the eldest princess of the Northern Wing, Shi Anxia had to support Shi Anrou in front of the servants, letting people know that their master had a backer and that it was not a case of sisters not getting along as rumored outside.

Nan Yan also stepped out and closed the door behind her.

Shi Anrou was deeply touched, "Xia'er, you are so kind to me."

"Sit down and talk." Shi Anxia looked at her. "I'm nice to you because you've changed. If I had been like this before, you would have thought I was trying to bribe the people in your courtyard, which would have been bad."

Shi Anrou lowered her head and said, "I was stupid back then." She suddenly raised her face, her eyes and eyebrows tinged with honey, "But I've gotten it now! I'm counting the days until I can return, Xia'er, and I'm waiting for you to come back and make a decision for me."

"Is it a marriage?" Shi Anxia paused slightly with the teacup in his hand.

When she saw Shi Anrou earlier, she thought she was the kind of person who looked lonely and lonely, with a shallow and complicated marriage plan, so she didn't dare to take the initiative to match her with someone she knew.

An unsuitable marriage will only harm both parties. Why bother?

Shi Anxia now looked carefully at Shi Anrou's face again, and it was clear that there were still a few strands of the Lonely Phoenix Evil lingering under her eyebrows.

This reminded her of Tang Xinghe and Ma Chuyang, who also had similar facial features. Over the years, she had never dared to interfere with the marriages of these couples, leaving them to their own devices.

It wasn't until the Lantern Festival two years ago that she saw the Red Luan Stars in the fate palaces of those people suddenly light up at the same time. That's when she decisively asked them to go out on a tour together and arrange their marriages.

Of course, Shi Anxia was only half-baked, so he couldn't see it accurately and couldn't necessarily take it seriously. "Tell me, what kind of person is he?"

Shi Anrou's face flushed, "His name is Du Hui, also known as Du Qilang."

When Shi Anxia heard the name, her eyelids still twitched. But she didn't show it on her face, and only asked, "How did you know each other?"

Shi Anrou didn't notice anything unusual and moved the embroidery cushion closer. "We've known each other for a long time. Back then, Xia'er, didn't you give me a few manors in Yanxing Mountain? Master Du rented my manor at double the market price, and he's still paying me the rent."

Shi Anxia listened carefully, pondered for a while, and then asked, "Do you know who is in his family now?"

"He... doesn't seem to have many family members." Shi Anrou actually wanted to get married, but after learning from her last experience, she didn't dare to agree to anyone's marriage easily. However, she always picked out the other person's strengths to talk to Shi Anxia, "He's alone and seems to be very clean. Oh, he has a servant named Yushu who is very capable. His wife died many years ago, but he is still very loyal. He has neither remarried nor taken concubines. He is a good person."

Shi Anxia sighed slightly, "Then do you know why he is called Du Qilang? And why is the servant called Yushu?" Without waiting for Shi Anrou to answer, she said lightly, "Be obedient, you can't marry this man."