The Jiang family was a small family. Whether it was before or after his ascension to the throne, they had never entered his radar. As for Mu Mingtang…he had never heard of her.
Xie Yi did not take these two girls to heart. Ultimately, they were just two little girls. The only ones he really needed to pay attention to were Xie Rui and Xie Xuanji.
Xie Yi felt extrely guilty when he thought of this. If it wasn’t for him confiding in Xie Rui in his previous life, how could Xie Xuanchen be hard to that extent? It was all his fault that he didn’t know the people around him well. He was the one who let the wolf into the house, harming both his son and his family.
In this life, Xie Yi just wanted to make up for his mistakes. He held Madam Yin’s frail yet delicate hand and said guiltily, “I neglected my family too much in the past. In the future, I will definitely accompany you and Xuanchen more.”
Madam Yin opened her eyes in surprise since she didn’t expect Xie Yi to say such a thing. Xie Yi felt even more guilty when he saw Madam Yin’s response.
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For several days afterwards, Mu Mingtang was taken to the Xie’s Residence in the early morning to go to school and returned ho at noon. Mu Mingtang slowly relived the feeling of studying as a child and she also felt that ti was passing rather quickly.
If it weren’t for Xie Xuanji and Jiang Mingwei, she almost felt that life would be great if it were to continue this way. With both her parents alive and a happy family, all she had to worry about every day was the howork left by the teacher and the annoying classmate sitting next to her.
Another paper ball hit Mu Mingtang’s head, so she couldn’t bear it anymore and raised her head. She rolled up a piece of white Xuan paper(1) and threw it back.
(T/N: Traditionally, nobles and royals of Ancient China would use paper made of plants. Sotis, they were made of the fibres in rice, bamboo, etc. and were incredibly precious)
Xie Xuanchen caught the paper ball easily and laughed, “Your patience is sothing indeed; I can’t believe you threw it back this ti.”
Mu Mingtang was so pissed that she didn’t want to pay attention to him any longer. In the third month of her reincarnation, she encountered the man who saved her in her previous life. But it was here she realised that her savior didn’t have many virtues as she imagined. In fact, he was downright a horrible person.
The halo of awe and reverence was shattered completely.
Mu Mingtang herself didn’t realize that because of Xie Xuanchen’s presence, she gradually got rid of her solemn nature as an Empress and started to show bits and pieces of her true personality. Mu Mingtang didn’t realise it herself, but Xie Xuanchen and Xie Xuanji both took note of it.
Xie Xuanji felt conflicted. He was forced to watch his Empress and his cousin play-fighting every day, but Mu Mingtang was starting to smile more and more towards Xie Xuanchen. All this ti, he had never seen those expressions on her before.
Xie Xuanji was in a very subtle state of mind. At this ti, Jiang Mingwei tugged on his sleeve. He then ca back to his senses and tried to coax Jiang Mingwei with impatience.
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