Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 402 Before Dispatching (Part )

The next day, just after daybreak, Sima Xingnan came to Qingliang Palace to see Huan Xi off. Even though Huan Xi had already washed up, he was still yawning.

He played with his limited-time wife yesterday and didn't let her go until late at night before going to bed.

If Shen Chiqian had not seen that the time had come and the bedroom had not been closed, he would have had no choice but to knock on the door to wake Huan Xi up. He estimated that Huan Xi would have slept until the early hours of noon.

Sima Xingnan was an experienced person. Seeing Huan Xi's depressed look, he mistakenly believed that the couple were about to separate. Even though Xie Daoyuan was pregnant, Huan Xi did not let her go.

"You! Ling Jiangke is still pregnant, why can't you be patient for a while? What if something unexpected happens?"

Xie Daoyun, who was standing by, blushed all the way to her neck when she heard this.

Huan Xi was crying out in injustice:

"How can mother slander someone's innocence out of thin air? How can I only care about my own happiness and ignore Ling Jiang's health?"

Sima Xingnan sneered and picked up a bronze mirror from the dressing table and placed it in front of Huan Xi:

"Look in the mirror and see what you look like."

Huan Xi was embarrassed and hurriedly explained:
"It was only touched, not penetrated. If you don't believe me, you can ask Ling Jiang. I know the seriousness of the matter."

Sima Xingnan glanced at Xie Daoyun when he heard this. Xie Daoyun was already ashamed. They really dared to talk about any topic, and they were not afraid of being laughed at by outsiders if it got out.

But Xie Daoyuan still suppressed her shame and nodded, proving Huan Xi's innocence.

Sima Xingnan then let him go, otherwise, even if they were about to part, he would have scolded him.

When Huan Xi was having breakfast with his mother and wife, two little heads popped out of the door and looked inside. They were A'man and Luo Niang.

As soon as Sima Xingnan saw A-Man, she put aside her worries about bidding farewell to Huan Xi and waved towards the door:

"Since you are here to see me off, why are you waiting outside? Ah Man, bring Luo Niang in quickly."

Upon hearing this, the brother and sister walked over holding hands.

Huan Xi nodded to Ah Man, and seeing that Luo Niang looked like she was still asleep, he hugged Luo Niang in his arms and said distressedly:
"If you can't get up, just sleep in the room. There's no need to rush over early in the morning to see me off."

Luo Niang complained to Huan Xi in a wronged manner:

"It's not even daybreak yet and you're knocking on the door. If my daughter doesn't get up, I'm afraid I'll tear the door down."

Huan Xi heard this and said mischievously:

"Don't be afraid. When your father comes back, we will go to your brother's house in the middle of the night while he is asleep and knock on his door to disturb his sweet dreams."

Luo Niang clapped her hands happily, but then she thought again and shook her head to refuse since she still had to get up early.

Looking at her cute appearance, Huan Xi laughed out loud, all his previous fatigue gone, as if his daughter was his power bank.

Xie Daoyuan actually knew that Huan Xi favored his daughters. Among all his children, except A-man, Huan Xi loved Luo Niang the most. Even Huan De, the second legitimate son, did not receive as much love from Luo Niang.

She began to look forward to it, hoping that she could give birth to a legitimate daughter as Huanxi wished. Although Luo Niang was born out of wedlock, she was the apple of everyone's eye. Huanxi, needless to say, regarded her as the apple of his eye, and A'man doted on Luo Niang alone among all his brothers and sisters.

As for Sima Xingnan, he loves the person and the people in his house too.

Xie Daoyuan had the best relationship with Luo Niang's mother Li Yuan.

She asked Luo Niang:
"Has A-Yuan packed everything?"

Previously, Sima Xingnan had asked Huan Xi to bring a few concubines with him so that they could take care of his food and daily life along the way. Huan Xi readily accepted the suggestion, and after discussing with Xie Daoyuan, Huan Xi chose to bring Li Yuan with him.

Of course, this matter had to be discussed with Xie Daoyuan. In fact, Huan Xi had no objection no matter who was taken away. He liked every one of the women he took into the Weiyang Palace, otherwise they would not have been able to enter his home.

The novelty that Tuoba Yan brought had mostly worn off, and besides, she hadn't officially entered the family yet and was still in mourning for Liu Wuhuan, so Huan Xi certainly couldn't take her away.

Since anyone can be the one except Tuoba Yan, it would be better to let Xie Daoyuan make the decision. The man will be in charge of the outside affairs and the woman will be in charge of the inside affairs. This will also prevent the concubines from thinking that I favor one of them over the other and harbor resentment in their hearts.

Luo Niang shook her head and said:
"Reporting to mother, my daughter and brother came directly to Qingliang Palace and did not take a detour to Yutang Palace."

Xie Daoyuan nodded when she heard this, and then called her trusted palace maid, wanting to send someone to Yutang Palace to urge them, but Li Yuan happened to arrive.

Actually, it couldn't be called a coincidence, after all, it was almost time for Huan Xi to go out.

Huan Xi talked to them for a while, and seeing Shen Chiqian at the door looking in frequently, he knew it was getting late, so he stood up and said:
"It's time, mother. You and Ling Jiang should not leave the palace to see me off. Take good care of her for me."

Sima Xingnan nodded with tears in her eyes. She knew that by the time the battle in Hedong was over, she would have already returned to Xiangyang.

Xiangyang and Chang'an are far apart, and it is not easy to travel back and forth. Sima Xingnan cannot come to Guanzhong again in a short time. She can only hope that Huan Xi will take over Hedong as soon as possible and reunite with her in Luoyang.

But when they were about to part, Sima Xingnan did not express his hope that Huan Xi could seize Hedong, but instead repeatedly reminded him to take care of his body and not to take risks lightly:

"The stray arrows on the battlefield have no eyes. You have so many generals under your command, so there is no need for you to go to the front line yourself."

In the early years, during the Battle of Danqiao, Huan Wen rode on horseback to supervise the battle in the rear, and stray arrows hit Huan Wen's horse. It can be seen how dangerous the battlefield is. After hearing about this incident, Sima Xingnan was always scared every time he thought about it.

Huan Xi was not impatient. Sima Xingnan did not know how to govern a country, nor could he lead an army. This was the only thing his mother could do. He smiled helplessly:
"Mother, I am no longer a rookie on the battlefield."

As he spoke, Huan Xi placed his hand on A-Man's head and continued:
"Don't worry, Ah Man is still young, so there is no way he would put himself in danger."

Sima Xingnan heard this and said unhappily:
"Even if A-Man grows up in the future, you can't stop cherishing your life just because you have no worries."

Huan Xi nodded repeatedly and walked out of Qingliang Palace, where he saw many beautiful girls outside the palace. Han Yan, Murong Ying, Zhang Yuer, Guo Jiang, Liu Meiren, He Muluo and others were all present to see him off.

After saying goodbye to Huan Xi, the girls stepped forward one by one to remind Li Yuan to take good care of Huan Xi. When they parted, they were still looking at Huan Xi eagerly, hoping that he could take them with him temporarily.

In the end, Huan Xi only took Li Yuan with him, after all, he was going to the front line to fight.

If it was a tour, Huan Xi would not mind taking everyone along, but on the front line, so many women coming in and out of the military camp would eventually disrupt the morale of the troops.

(End of this chapter)