" What are you looking at? Do you think that Miss Xifeng would not like me?" Qi Hong asked when he noticed the way his butler was looking at him, his eyes narrowed subtly while he glared at Li Wan who shook his head at once and replied,
" Of course not your majesty, you are so good-looking. I am just thinking why it took so long for Mi Xifeng to confess to you." There was no way Li Wan was going to say what was in his mind, in fact, he still could not believe that Mo Xifeng was the one who wrote this cheesy poem and if not for the fact that there was no other decent option, he would have never believed it either.
"As I said, it must have been because she was shy," Qi Hong sighed helplessly as if he was imagining the struggle Mo Xifeng through while writing this poem for him. " So romantic, so wonderful…this was what I want in a woman." He turned to look at Li Wan and then said, " Ask her what she wants as a reward, most probably she would ask you about my response or maybe she will ask me at a candle light dinner."
As he finished speaking Qi hong finished speaking, he covered his face with his hands while blushing furiously. He had always imagined being taken to a candlelight dinner with roses and whatnot arranged for him, ever since he was a kid, his parents hardly had any time for him since they were busy trying to keep order in the Main Star while trying their best to keep the Zerg army away from their Main star.
What was more there was also those annoying dungeons with beasts that opened once in a while causing trouble in their land, which was why Qi Hong spent most of his time with books and the stories that were written in them, his nanny who stayed with him when he was young would often tell him how a princess charming would one day come and sweep him off his feet and then shower him with all the love that he could not get when he was young.
Ever since then, Qi Hong has been nothing but obsessed with the idea of getting a romantic ending for himself as well.
He was sure that Mo Xifeng was going to ask him on a date but then when he did not receive and answer from Li Wan for a long time, he turned to look at the latter and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you not telling me what she asked for?"
But then he gasped and covered his blushing cheeks as he said, " Don't tell me, she is asking for my body right away…was it a marriage proposal? Oh, that naughty girl."
Li Wan was afraid that if he did not speak up soon, his master will go ahead and even have imaginary, silver hair kids running in the greenhouse by the time he spoke, which was why he immediately opened his mouth with an annoyed expression as he ruthlessly broke the fantasy of his master, " She is asking for a hundred oak tree seeds and maple seeds, your highness. Please rein in your horses a little."
He was just a butler why does he have to listen to such things?
Qi Hong who was even imagining the clothes that he was going to wear for the date was jolted awake as he turned to look at Li Wan. He raised his hand and then said, " Time out." And then poked his pinky finger before he started twisting his finger inside his ear and then wrenched it out and said, " Repeat what you said."
" She is asking for a hundred oak and hundred maple tree seeds, your highness." Li Wan knew that his master was having a hard time believing that instead of asking him on a date, Miss Mo Xifeng was asking him. For seeds. The difference between reality and fantasy was like heaven and hell.
Qi Hong stayed silent for a long time before he cupped his cheeks and gushed again, " Oh I see, she wants to prepare a greenhouse for me since she knows that I like the solitude between trees and flowers. This is so chivalrous, I expect nothing less than from a woman who was rumoured to become the youngest mecha morph!"
Li Wan, who was being used as a muscle wall for the miniature hearts to bounce around waved his hands to the side and asked blankly, " So are we going to send the seeds, your Highness?"
" Of course, we are," Qi Hong was the most doted among the imperial family members, his family might not have time to spend with him but they often gave him what he liked and he had several seeds that he could gift as he pleased, though they were rare, he will not hold back from showing his intentions to the woman who was pursuing him!
" Send her the seeds and even send her some corn kernels that we got as a gift from the Red Star!" Qi Hong was rather generous given that he thought that the woman who was pursuing him was Mo Xifeng. " We cannot let her chivalrous intentions go to waste."
Li Wan was not surprised by Qi Hong's generous actions but he still pursed his lips and said, " But your highness, Miss Mo Xifeng is the daughter of a traitor, if her majesty finds out then…"
" You fool," Qi Hong's voice suddenly became stern as he turned to look at his butler and said, " Do you think that Imperial mother is an idiot who will be fooled by the likes of the Wei family? She only sent General Mo Yan away because she knew that it was the only way to save the life of her family or else the Wei family would have killed them all."
" And in case what you are saying does happen, then don't you think it will be even more romantic?" The seriousness in his voice dropped as he pressed his hands on his chest and then with a longing expression said, " A traitor's daughter and the Imperial prince, our love story will go down in history, like Rosetta and James."
Li Wan stared at his love-blind prince and then said with a blank voice, " It was a tragic love story of two teenagers, your Highness."
" Oh hush, let me dream a little."
Mo Xifeng who had no idea that she was being dragged into a love story that she had no plans to start, continued sneezing in the living room of her house. With the book about mecha core in her lap, Mo Xifeng wiped her nose and sniffled, Wen Gui who was busying around the kitchen turned to look at the second daughter of his wife and cupped his cheek as he asked with a concerned voice, " Xifeng, are you all right? Do you want me to make some chicken soup for you in the night?"
" There is no need, Daddy Gui," Mo Xifeng shook her head as she refused, the chicken meat that was sold in the market was artificially created by the researchers of the Main Star. It was something that was created to fulfil the nutrition level of a mecha morph but since meat and eggs always had limited stock, they were sold at quite an expensive price.
Though Wen Gui had his dowry left with him Mo Xifeng did not want him to use his savings on her, and there was no way she was sick anyway after all a mecha morph hardly ever got sick once they awakened their powers.
" Are you sure about it?" Even though Wen Gui pampered Mo Qiang more, he cared about Mo Xifeng as well which was why he was still a bit worried when he saw that the latter was looking rather pale. He might have not given birth to Mo Xifeng but he raised her ever since she was a child which was why he was really troubled seeing her sneeze despite being a mecha morph.
Just what kind of virus made a mecha morph sick? Thought Wen Gui in his head as he looked at Mo Xifeng worriedly.
Qi Hong the virus: "….." I have a feeling someone is bad-mouthing me behind my back.
" I am sure, Daddy Gui," Mo Xifeng was slightly touched when she saw that Wen Gui was worried about her because she had always been worried that Mo Qiang will get jealous of her getting close to her daddy like she was envious of her. After all, she was close with their mother, which was why Mo Xifeng had always kept her distance from Mo Qiang's daddy causing their relationship to be slightly strained.
" If you are sure," Wen Gui was not close with his wife's second daughter which was why he did not think much and stopped asking when he saw that she was refusing to drink the chicken soup again and again. On the other hand, Yin Fu who was helping his father in law looked at Mo Xifeng whose complexion was rather pale and bit his lips ——
' Looks like sister-in-law is not getting enough nutrition as a mecha morph,' thought Yin Fu while staring at Mo Xifeng's back when she was not looking at him. He knew that he will be stepping over the line if he was to sell something and buy chicken meat for his sister-in-law but he could not just simply watch the latter getting sick now, can he?
Just as he was thinking about buying chicken breast for his sister-in-law, his thoughts were interrupted by the ringing of the doorbell of their house. He turned to look at the front door slightly surprised since their house was a place where anyone hardly came, he was not the only one who was shocked, even Mo Xifeng was confused.
She pushed her body off the couch and then walked to the door where she opened the metal door and looked at the robot that was standing in front of her house's door dressed in a delivery uniform with a parcel in its hand.
A frown came over Mo Xifeng's face as she said politely, " How may I help you?"
" This is the parcel for anonymous Bob," the robot answered as it stretched its metallic hands in front of Mo Xifeng causing the latter's frown to turn even deeper. Just as she was going to say that there was no anonymous bob, she heard a voice coming from behind ——
" Yes, Yes, it's me!" Mo Qiang who had been waiting for her parcel to arrive slid down the metallic railings of the stairs and then bounced all the way to the threshold where she smiled at the metallic robot and then showed him the account which won the poetry competition. " You can leave it with me now, Mister delivery guy."
The robotic delivery man looked at the account and nodded as he handed the parcel to Mo Qiang before taking his cap off and then saluted to Mo Qiang before bidding her goodbye, " Then I will be taking my leave, anonymous bob."
Mo Qiang happily took the parcel and waved the robotic delivery man goodbye before she turned to walk inside the house, a smile decorating her lips.
" Sister, what did you buy now?" Mo Xifeng closed the door looking at Mo Qiang with a frown. She knew that her sister was used to buying portraits and selfies of the third prince but she thought that her memories were muddled, her sister was going to change and start saving.
" I did not buy anything," Mo Qiang answered at once when she heard the accusatory note in Mo Xifeng's voice. " I won this thing!"
She heard Yin Fu scoff as the latter muttered unhappily, " If you are going to make an excuse at least make a decent one."
Mo Qiang: "..." Oh so you are free to goggle at my sister but I cannot even buy portraits of the third prince, not that I have but still what kind of hypocrisy is this?
" Fu'ah!" Wen Gui reproachfully snapped at Yin Fu who pursed his lips and then started to chop what looked like dried jerky but it was too rubber-like in Mo Qiang's eyes to be called dried meat.
" What is going on?" Mo Yan who was cleaning the heating system of the house walked inside the house from the back door with Xie Jie who was carrying dried laundry in his hands. She looked around the house and when she saw a parcel in the hands of Mo Qiang's hands, she helplessly signed, " Qi Qi, did you buy another selfie book of the third prince? We are running out of money, how we will survive if you keep on wasting money like this?"
Mo Qiang: "….." I didn't, you are wrongly accusing me! At least give me a chance to put forth my case, milord! No milady.
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