Noble's Woman Guide

Chapter 127 (End)

It was finally the day of Chu Xiang's first birthday where the palace threw a banquet, inviting the royal kinsmen and the nobility to join in the joyous feast.

While in the distance northwest, Ye Huaili and Chu Zhenghe were unable to return. Even though the war is over, there are still many loose ends that need to be tied, such as settling the refugees, setting up the frontier guard posts, etc, which all can't be completed in a short time. Hence, they could only wish the little guy happiness and good health.

Basically almost everyone was present. Being the closest royal relatives and the highest ranked prominent family, the entire Ye family's members were invited, followed by the Xie family with both Xie Miao and Xie Yun in the list, and even quite a few of the Meng family's members came too. Meng Qi and Ye Xun would chat a few words from time to time, and there weren't the slightest hints of unpleasantness amid their speech and manners.

In the early hour of wushi (11am-1pm), the Emperor and the Empress brought today's little main star to Zichen Palace. Dressed in dragon robe and phoenix dress, the people walked hand-in-hand in front while Qu Fang followed behind with Chu Xiang in her arms all the way along the unduly long white marble aisle. Many who have never seen Chu Xiang before cast their curious gazes and the two Xie siblings were no exception too.

"Elder Brother, look. His little Highness and His Majesty are truly carved from the same mold, their features are really similar."

"Yes." Glancing at her, Xie Miao couldn't help but sigh, "If you had listened to me and married that governor-general of the canal last year, you would have conceived a child by now."

Xie Yun lowered her wing-like eyelashes and whispered, "We are attending someone else's banquet, why are you bringing up my matter ... "

Xie Miao snorted lightly, "My heart is anxious when I see other people's so fairly cute children."

Covering her mouth with the sleeve, Xie Yun laughed softly upon hearing this, "If you're anxious then go back and discuss it with my sister-in-law, or do something naughty ... this way I will have another nephew to carry in my arms next year."

"I'm anxious for you!" Xie Miao was stifled with anger as he couldn't do anything to this nonchalant younger sister, so he immediately turned his head to glare at the culprit, but who knew the culprit was staring intently at his own sister.

Both parties were seated very far apart, as if separated remotely by thousands of mountains and rivers in this spacious Zichen Palace where Lu Heng sat at the furthest end while Xie Yun sat diagonally across from him. Though he could hardly see her expression, he still stubbornly stared at her and unwilling to look away even for a second with such tenacity and yearning.

He hasn't seen her for several months, thus being able to share the same feast has even become a luxury.

Since that day she asked him to let her think about it in Xie mansion, she had gone to Xinzhou alone. When he came at the door and couldn't find the person, he ran to the Board of Revenue to look for Xie Miao, only to be told that she was there to meet a descendant of the family's clan to discuss moving back to Wangdu ro revive the family business. He originally thought she would be back soon, but who knew she was gone for several months and he couldn't see nor contact her. For a moment, he suspected that she deliberately avoided him which tormented him utmostly every day.

But now that she was finally back, yet he still didn't even have a chance to tell her his longings on such an occasion.

Looking at Lu Heng's dejected and non-stop drinking appearance, Xie Miao couldn't bear to blame him anymore. Turning back to look at his younger sister, whose head was lowered and quietly eating as if she didn't know, he couldn't help but sigh again.