Born a phoenix? The husband I picked up is the young emperor

Chapter 2173

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.