Chapter 326: Do It Tonight
Xuan Ruiquan smiled at Duan Yixin and answered, "He has hated me since I joined the imperial court. After tonight’s imperial banquet, he will be unable to do anything to us. Don’t worry. You should just enjoy this banquet and leave the rest to me."
Duan Yixin stared at him for a while and nodded.
Emperor Yong’an, who was standing not far away from them, glanced at Xie Yanghui and asked jokingly, "Shifu, when will you take Shi Mei back home? Or have you decided to let her stay with A Quan from now on?"
Xie Yanghui sighed and shook his head, "I don’t want to force her. She lost her mother when she was born, and we have just reunited. It’s good that she is willing to recognize me as her father. Even if she is unwilling to accept me, I will follow her wishes and protect her from the shadow. I owe her so much in this life, and I had let your Shimu down."
Emperor Yong’an looked at Xie Yanghui’s white hair and sighed in his heart. His Shifu’s love was so extreme that he almost lost himself after learning of his wife’s death.
Emperor Yong’an then looked at Xuan Ruiquan and sighed again. He realized that the way Xuan Ruiquan looked at Duan Yixin was the same as the way Xie Yanghui looked at his wife many years ago. This may not be a good thing for a man who wields enormous power and whose decisions may affect countless lives.
After feeling depressed for a while, Emperor Yong’an smiled and said, "It’s still some time before the imperial banquet starts. Let’s have a light meal to cushion our stomachs."
Upon hearing this, Qiu Yuanbo asked, "Your Majesty, where do you want to have lunch?"
Emperor Yong’an thought for a while and said, "It’s lively here. Let’s eat in the pavilion."