Xie Ze solemnly asked his wife to prepare a generous gift and brought his family to visit.
However, he came at a bad time. Li Yun's family had just finished their meal. It wasn't that Xie Ze didn't understand etiquette, but Li Yun's family accommodated Shangguan Wan and their precious Li Nuan, who worked in the government office, during mealtime.
Xie Ze told his wife about Eldest Uncle Xie Qian. His wife was also shocked.
Although Xie Qian was from the previous generation, his position in the Xie family was special.
After his accident, his courtyard in the Xie manor was sealed and no one had the right to live in it.
It was a courtyard with excellent Fengshui. When Xie Ze's wife married, she asked about it out of curiosity and found out about Xie Qian.
"Langjun, is that really Eldest Uncle?" Madam Xie Ze sat by his side and waited. Her gentle black eyes carried a tinge of surprise. "I heard from the old servant that First Uncle had already … This is Commandant Li Yun's mansion. How could First Uncle be here?"
Although Xie Ze brought her to see Xie Qian and his respect warmed her heart, she was afraid that her husband would be deceived.
Xie Ze had just surrendered and needed to bide his time. Ever since Xie Ze's wife arrived in Wanzhou, she had been living in the backyard and didn't dare to move around casually. She was afraid that she would accidentally anger the original nobles in Wanzhou. In the end, not only did she not help her husband, she even dragged him down.
Xie Ze raised his hand and patted the back of her hand to comfort her.
"I have confirmed that Hanmei's biological father is Eldest Uncle," Xie Ze said. "Although Eldest Uncle has been removed from the Xie family, his bloodline can't be severed. As juniors, we naturally have to take the initiative to visit. We can't forget basic etiquette in front of Uncle. "
Xie Ze comforted his wife, but his heart was beating like a drum. He was so nervous that his palms were sweating.
His hearing was excellent and he acutely heard light footsteps approaching from afar.
Martial artists all had the ability to lift their Qi and lighten their bodies. Therefore, the higher their level of cultivation, the lighter their footsteps and the more stable their lower body.
If it were an ordinary person, their footsteps would be heavy, loud, and deep.
Xie Ze had a vague guess and stared unblinkingly in the direction of the sound.
Not long after, a scholarly man dressed in a dark green robe entered his line of sight. This person's appearance was somewhat similar to Liyun's. However, Liyun had been on expeditions all year round, so there was always a bloodthirsty and sharp aura around him, along with a hot-bloodedness that could not be ignored. This middle-aged man, however, was different. His elegant bearing gave people a favorable impression. His brows were gentle, and his facial features were even more refined and elegant.
If it wasn't for his lower body being stable and breathing, Xie Ze would have thought.
"Eldest Uncle? It's really Eldest Uncle! "
Xie Ze was dumbfounded. It took him a while to recover and solemnly bowed.
Seeing this, Xie Ze's wife also bowed in respect.
Xie Qian frowned at the young couple and got up to help them up. "There are no outsiders here, there's no need to do this."
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"Uncle —" Xie Ze smiled. "This is the first time I've brought a relative to see you. I can't miss out on this gift."
Even if they were a family, they couldn't be rude.
Xie Qian said, "I heard from Hanmei that you're Second Brother's fifth son? I haven't seen you for a few years and you've grown up. "
Xie Ze said, "Eldest Uncle, you can call me Yuangui."
"Yuangui?" Xie Qian's expression froze. "Your father gave you this name?"
Ze. It had rules and a role model. It was a good name, but when read …
It was such a coincidence.
"Yes, Father gave it. He even said that it took him a long time to choose. If Eldest Uncle was still here, with his literary talent, he wouldn't have to go through so much trouble. " Xie Ze didn't realize what was wrong until he realized it. He asked Xie Qian anxiously, "Eldest Uncle, is there something wrong with this name? Or did I accidentally offend someone's taboo? "
Xie Qian smiled. "There's nothing wrong with it. It's just that the pronunciation is misleading."
Xie Ze didn't understand.
Xie Qian didn't tease Xie Ze. As soon as he saw Xie Ze, he knew that he was a straightforward person like many of the Xie's.
Honest people were also innocent. It was better not to bully them.
"There's an object in the carpentry workshop called a compass. It's the word for circle and the word for regulation. It's used to make things and seems to be an indispensable tool in the carpentry workshop. I only heard about it recently and may have misunderstood it. I hope you won't hold it against me. "
With that, Xie Ze understood. So his name and tool had been pronounced with the same pronunciation.
He was a broad-minded person. There were many people in the world with the same name or character. It wasn't a big deal.
Little did he know that Xie Ze's character had made him the most famous general of this era.
Students couldn't memorize famous people in history, but when "Compass" was mentioned, they couldn't help but think of Xie Ze.
Xie Ze said, "If I can make Uncle happy, it doesn't matter if I misunderstood."
Xie Qian smiled gently at him. As expected of a direct descendant of the Xie's, he always liked to play straight and didn't know how to beat around the bush.
Although he had given up on returning to the clan, he couldn't remain indifferent when he met the Xie's descendants many years later.
He asked about his relatives with concern, and Xie Ze answered them one by one.
Before Xie Qian could sigh, a meatball suddenly rolled in from outside.
"Grandpa —"
"Nuannuan!"
Xie Qian, who had a granddaughter complex, was so scared that his voice changed.
The servant who was serving Nuannuan followed behind. Seeing her face down on the ground, she was scared out of her wits.
Probably because she had more fat on her body, the fall didn't hurt. Nuannuan propped herself up with her arms and shook her little head, as if trying to wake herself up. She refused the maid's help and slowly climbed up. Her body swayed like a plump penguin as she moved towards Xie Qian. Xie Qian was already in front of her. She stretched out her arms to hold his legs. After she steadied herself, she stretched out her right hand and opened her little claws. In her palm lay a very, very small pig-head snack that she had squeezed until it was deformed. "Grandpa, eat —"
Nuannuan wasn't fluent in speech. She only knew a few words.
Although she was young, she had inherited her father's straightforward and generous personality. She loved to share with others.
If she thought something was delicious, she liked to leave a portion to share with her mother or grandfather.
As for Li Yun?
After being away for so long, Nuannuan, who was only a little over a year old at the time, had no impression of him. Her ability to call him "Daddy" was taught well by her relatives and servants.
Li Nuannuan was good-looking. She looked a little like Li Yun and Shangguan Wan, but more like her grandmother, Wang Huiyun.
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