From dusk till dawn, Shen Xiaoyan remained motionless. Zheng Wei glanced at the sky, sighed, and stood up to leave.
Since Mi Mi had not yet woken up, he, as her father, had to give the child double the surprise.
Otherwise, the child would be upset, wouldn't she?
Thinking of the three lively children, Zheng Wei's smile grew.
As he walked out of the main room, he heard laughter from the east wing.
He turned back, closed the door of the main room, and then walked towards the east wing.
Upon entering the east wing, he saw everyone was present.
The three little ones were all dressed in red, looking festive.
Kong Huangwei was holding Ruan Ruan and talking. Seeing Zheng Wei approach, she smiled and said, "Ruan Ruan, come, your daddy is here. Quickly ask for a gift."
Ruan Ruan was clever. Hearing Kong Huangwei say this, she immediately stretched out her little hands towards Zheng Wei and said, "Gift, gift."
The two sweet words from Ruan Ruan's mouth made everyone present burst into laughter.
Including the four little ones, Sima Shui Rong among them, had all started learning to speak recently. Although it was mostly one word at a time, it was still great progress.
Hearing Ruan Ruan's words, Zheng Wei's already soft heart became even softer.
This daughter was most like her mother.
"Ruan Ruan, daddy will hug you."
Seeing Zheng Wei extend his hands to hug her, Ruan Ruan immediately pounced excitedly.
"Daddy, daddy."
Ruan Ruan's repeated calls of "daddy" made Zheng Wei's heart feel soft.
The pain in his heart caused by Shen Xiaoyan's continued unconsciousness was also slightly healed.
As they were chatting and laughing, Huo Si's voice was heard from outside.
Although Huo Si tried his best to lower his voice, the people in the room naturally heard his words clearly.
Soon, Huo Fen ran in quickly.
"A group of people have arrived outside the main gate," Huo Fen said, cautiously glancing at her masters.
At the same time, Huo Fen felt very helpless and angry.
It was supposed to be a joyous occasion to celebrate the first birthday of the three young masters together.
Who knew these people would come to cause trouble again.
Zheng Wei asked calmly, "Who are they?"
Huo Fen quickly replied, "The entire family of Prince Duan, some of the officials who visited before, the Grand Princess Zande and her daughter, and... and Lin Xiaowei."
Zheng Wei raised an eyebrow at this. The guests were indeed a motley crew.
Most importantly, Bai Li Ziyun and Lin Xiaowei. Hadn't they entered the palace?
As concubines in the harem, could they leave the palace as they pleased?
Although he found it strange, Zheng Wei still said, "Then invite them in. After all, guests should not be left waiting at the door."
Huo Fen lowered her head and agreed, but still asked, "Where should they be invited to?"
Yi Zixie chuckled and said, "Invite them to the garden."
Huo Fen looked up in surprise.
It wasn't a good day today; the sky was gloomy, as if it might rain at any moment.
Inviting people to the garden in such weather would surely invite gossip.
However, seeing that none of her masters intended to change their minds, Huo Fen had no choice but to obey.
After Huo Fen left, Lu Taobao smiled, stood up, and walked to Yi Zixie's side. He clapped Yi Zixie hard on the shoulder.
"You rascal, you're really wicked."
In the cold weather, making people stand in the wind.
Yi Zixie raised an eyebrow and smiled innocently, "What did this Grand Tutor do? Since they like to come to this Grand Tutor so much, naturally, this Grand Tutor will let them have a good experience of the scenery of Si Yang House. Otherwise, if they keep missing it, that wouldn't be a good thing, would it?"
Yi Zixie's words were so earnest that Lu Taobao couldn't refute him.
Not long after, Huo Fen returned, saying that she had led the guests.
However, she had taken the liberty of having tables and chairs prepared.
After speaking, Huo Fen looked at them standing there with some trepidation.
Zheng Wei smiled indifferently, "It's alright. You did the right thing. Guests shouldn't be made to stand all the time."
After dismissing Huo Fen and telling her not to disturb them unless necessary and to stay away from the garden, Zheng Wei sighed and said, "It's a pity for the Grand Tutor's intentions. They could have walked around and enjoyed the scenery, but now with wooden chairs, they can't walk around."
Yi Zixie smiled and said, "What's so difficult about that? Even if they are sitting, this Grand Tutor can still let them enjoy the scenery."
After speaking, Yi Zixie stood up and strode out.
Zheng Wei and the others all knew that Si Yang House was full of traps everywhere, and it was all under Yi Zixie's control. Otherwise, when the confused old man tried to escape earlier, he wouldn't have been so easily stopped.
Seeing Yi Zixie like this now, they knew he was definitely going to play a trick.
However, the others did not try to stop him.
After all, if they didn't teach these people a lesson, they would really think they could do anything they pleased.
These constant troubles, these repeated visits, did they really think they were Tang Monk's flesh, that everyone wanted a bite?
A short while later, Yi Zixie returned with a cheerful expression. Seeing everyone looking at him, he asked curiously, "Why are you all looking at me?"
Seeing him like this, they knew he must have done something that pleased him greatly. Since he didn't seem inclined to say more, they didn't ask.
After a warm breakfast together, the atmosphere among them was very harmonious.
While they were chatting after the meal, Huo Fen arrived again.
Although she didn't enter the room, everyone could sense her presence.
Hearing the urgent breathing and footsteps outside, they exchanged glances and finally decided to let her in.
Although they still wanted to give those people more of a lesson, the servants clearly didn't have their composure.
Lu Taobao quickly walked to the door and suddenly opened it, startling Huo Fen outside.
However, seeing Lu Taobao open the door, Huo Fen's expression turned happy again.
"Master Lu, that..."
Lu Taobao waved his hand at Huo Fen, "No need to say more. Go and watch the three young masters. We'll be right there."
Lu Taobao acted very coolly, but unfortunately, as Zheng Wei walked past him, he said, "You don't need to go either. Go inside and stay with the three of them."
"Ah?"
Lu Taobao looked at Zheng Wei's departing figure in surprise and was dazed for a long time.
By the time he reacted, Yi Zixie, who was walking at the end, was already leaving the courtyard.
"Hey, hey, why didn't you let me go?" Lu Taobao called out to Yi Zixie.
Yi Zixie stopped and smiled meaningfully at Lu Taobao, "With your ability, you'd be easily caught. What's the use of going? You'd better go and coax the children."
Lu Taobao was speechless, but he still insisted, "That was an accident, you know? That was because they threatened me."
Yi Zixie waved his hand, completely ignoring Lu Taobao's explanation.
Seeing that Lu Taobao was about to shout, Yi Zixie said, "Yingying is inside playing with Ruan Ruan..."
He didn't get to finish the last word before Lu Taobao had already darted into the house.
Playing tricks on people, how could that be as important as chasing his beloved?
Finally, an opportunity to be alone with Bai Ying arose, how could he possibly miss it?
What about Fang and the other three little ones?
To Lu Taobao, the love-struck man, these people were as good as nonexistent.
Yi Zixie looked at the empty doorway, shook his head, and smiled helplessly.
With such a personality, who knew when he would finally win her over.
Don't wait until Uncle Fujiwara leads the people to the Holy Spirit Continent. If he hasn't won her over by then, he'll only be able to cry to the heavens.
Putting these matters aside, Yi Zixie quickly walked out of Shi An Yuan.
There was a group of people waiting to be dealt with not far away, and he had to hurry.
Otherwise, if Zheng Wei and the others played with them too roughly, he would have no one to cry to.
When Yi Zixie arrived at the garden, he saw Zheng Wei and the others standing with their hands behind their backs, looking at the people in the garden with great interest, occasionally whispering to each other, and bursts of laughter never ceased.
Looking at the garden, for some reason, although it was overcast, the garden was covered in snow.
And it was only the garden that was covered in snow.
February 12th, also known as the Flower Festival, the garden was already a riot of colors.
Now, with the white snowflakes, it had an extraordinary beauty.
"Oh, this is nice. To be able to enjoy the snow scenery in this weather is a privilege not everyone can have."
Yi Zixie's face had a wicked smile, and his tone was incredibly sarcastic.
Zheng Wei and the others turned to look upon hearing this and saw Yi Zixie strolling over leisurely.
"What's going on?" Zheng Wei pointed at the situation in the garden and asked Yi Zixie.
Yi Zixie smiled mysteriously, "You don't know? Then I won't tell you."
While they were talking, the people in the garden had already noticed them and turned their heads to look.
However, they did not move.
The scene just now had truly frightened them.
Except for Yi Zixie, Zheng Wei and the others didn't know the reason. Seeing Zheng Xiang and the others not moving, they thought they were frozen, but they had no idea what a thrilling experience they had just had.
After enjoying the view, Yi Zixie wasted no more time. With a wave of his hand, the heavy snow in the garden immediately stopped, and the accumulated snow began to dissipate at a visible rate.
Seeing this, not only Zheng Xiang and the others, but even Zheng Wei and the others showed surprise.
This indeed exceeded ordinary people's understanding.
After the snow had completely melted, Yi Zixie was the first to walk over.
"Oh, why are you here? We were out on business just now and have only just returned. We apologize for not welcoming you properly."
Yi Zixie said with a smile, his tone full of amusement.
These words, to Zheng Xiang and the others, were the most unpleasant words in the world.
However, they hadn't recovered from the cold and shock, so they didn't say anything, but they all stared at Yi Zixie with wide eyes.
Yi Zixie completely ignored this.
"Oh, how much you miss this Grand Tutor! Seeing this Grand Tutor, you can't bear to blink. It's okay, it's okay. This Grand Tutor is free now and can sit here and accompany you properly. You can take a good look."
Saying this, Yi Zixie conjured a set of tables and chairs out of thin air, pulled out a wooden chair, and sat down.
Zheng Wei and the others who followed also sat down in order.
When Zheng Xiang saw Kong Huangwei walking gracefully towards him, his already wide eyes were about to pop out of their sockets.
"Zheng... Wei."
These two words roared from Zheng Xiang's throat, sounding terrifying.
Zheng Wei, however, turned his head, looked at Zheng Xiang, and smiled faintly.