Xie Yao had no intention of meeting the envoy of Dong Ao Kingdom and handed it over directly to Xie Wenwu.
No matter what the purpose of sending people from Dong Ao Kingdom was, it was not important at all in her opinion. It was not even as important as healing Yang Fan or chatting with Chu Yi'er.
When Xie Wenwu got the news, he swore to his chest and promised, "This time we will completely defeat the Dong Ao Kingdom! If they don't surrender, I will directly lead my troops to attack them!"
"It's up to you, just don't forget the family dinner tonight." Xie Yao reminded.
"Well, the envoys from Dong'ao Kingdom are about to arrive. I decided not to give them time to breathe. It's over now!"
Xie Yao glanced doubtfully, what happened to Xie Wenwu?
About an hour later, she settled Chu Han and went to find Yang Fan and Chu Yi'er. Then she went to Fengyi Palace to take all three little guys with her and rushed to the General's Mansion together.
Since it was a family banquet, it was natural to bring the children to attend. This was their first official participation in the Xie family's family banquet.
The three little guys had no idea what a family dinner was. They only knew that they were going out to play and have delicious food to eat. They were all very happy, and the excitement almost lifted the lid of the carriage.
Xie Yao kept looking at the three little guys with a smile on her face, thinking to herself: If his grandfather saw the three of them, he would probably be just as happy.
The last time her grandfather came back, she saw three little guys when they entered the palace. Even she couldn't control the scene at that time.
However, compared to her grandfather's happiness, she was more interested in the woman who was 'smuggled' back by Xie Wenwu.
Previously, Xiaodie's suicide had a great impact on Xie Wenwu, and she was also a little worried.
Unexpectedly, he took the troops out for a trip and brought back a woman.
Could it be that she overestimated him?
Soon, the carriage arrived at the general.
Xie Yao got off the carriage and before she could turn around to hug the children, she was surprised to see her grandfather waiting at the door of the general's mansion.
She could clearly see the gaze and expectant look in her eyes, and she felt a little jealous for no reason.
Once upon a time, her grandfather also waited for her like this at the door, but that was all a long time ago.
Secretly shaking her head, she understood deeply at this moment what it meant to be kissed by a second generation.
"Mom, hug!" Chu Cheng couldn't wait to stand on the carriage, opening his arms and waving excitedly towards Xie Yao, obviously not afraid of this strange environment.
Xie Yao withdrew her gaze, and just as she was about to reach out, a figure came over first and stretched out her arm, "My good grandson, come here, grandpa will hug you."
Xie Yao looked up and saw the spring breeze on her grandfather's face, and even the wrinkles on his face had relaxed a lot.
"Grandpa, catch me!" Chu Cheng was very brave and jumped directly into his grandfather's arms.
"I want it too! I want it too!" Chu Shu looked over and saw this scene, and he followed suit. He didn't care that there was already Chu Cheng in his grandfather's arms, and jumped over.
"And me too!" Chu Qin was not to be outdone. She was wearing a little princess costume and it did not affect her movements. She was no slower than Chu Shu.
All of a sudden, General Xie held three little guys in his arms.
That look made Li Qiye beside him a little worried.
Xie Yao didn't take it seriously, because his grandfather had done the same thing in Fengyi Palace, and it was not difficult at all.
"Grandpa, they will leave you alone, and I will prepare the food." Xie Yao deliberately mentioned what he would eat later.
"Okay, okay, you go." Old General Xie didn't even look at Xie Yao, his old eyes were full of three little guys, and they couldn't hold them anymore.
The delicious food was completely defeated in front of the three little guys.
Even Li Li couldn't bear to watch this scene anymore and secretly touched General Xie.
Xie Yao, however, was so happy that she turned around and went directly into the general's mansion.
Of course it was a good thing to have someone watching over the child! Even when putting away the ingredients, her hands felt extra light.
In other words, she was light-hearted.
Only now did she understand why the smiles on their faces were so bright after seeing mothers who had taken care of their children all year round.
Cutting through the mess quickly, she was ready in a short time.
Two quarters of an hour later, the food was ready and dinner was served.
Because she had to prepare meals, she was basically the last one to serve them.
But no one on the table moved their chopsticks, including the three little guys.
According to Xie's family rules, you can only eat when everyone is together.
When Xie Yao walked up to the table, she saw an unknown woman sitting next to Xie Wenwu on the table.
Seeing her looking over, the woman immediately lowered her head shyly.
However, Xie Yao noticed something strange.
This woman... she had never seen her before, but she felt like she had seen her somewhere before.
Moreover, Xie Wenwu sat next to the woman and behaved very intimately. She also saw the two hands under the table with their fingers intertwined.
Xie Yao raised her eyebrows, are the feelings so good?
"Little folk girl...Xiao Xi, I have met the Queen." The woman stood up and saluted.
Xie Yao stretched out her hand to help, "This is a family banquet, no need to be polite."
"This is Xiao Xi. I met her by chance on the way to the expedition." Xie Wenwu gave a brief introduction without saying much. He stretched out his hand to help the woman up without looking at Xie Yao.
Xie Yao glanced at Xie Wenwu, "What's the situation? Everyone has been brought out, why do you feel guilty?"
"Now that everyone is here, let's eat!" Old General Xie said, raising his hand to grab a large piece of grilled fish. "It's been a long time since I've eaten. Yao'er's cooking skills are as good as ever."
Xie Wenwu also took a bite of food, but he put it on Xiao Xi's plate.
Xiao Xi was flattered when she saw this, but couldn't hold it back. She had nowhere to put her hands and didn't know what to do.
Xie Yao saw everything with his eyes, didn't say a word of the questions in his heart, and ate as usual.
Since they were all so nervous, it didn't hurt that she waited until they finished eating before asking.
During the family dinner, the atmosphere gradually became harmonious and comfortable, lasting for nearly two hours.
As soon as the family banquet was over, Xie Yao had to rush back to the palace, so she directly pulled Xie Wenwu out. Even though Xie Wenwu was worried about Xiao Xi being left alone, he couldn't break away from her.
"I'm going back to the palace soon, and I'm very curious about one thing. How did you and Xiao Xi meet? How do you feel about Xiao Xi?" Xie Yao pulled Xie Wenwu aside and asked directly.
She didn't worry about anything else, she just hoped that Xie Wenwu wouldn't deceive himself and others.
Xie Wenwu's feelings for Xiaodie didn't even occur to her at first! But in Miao territory, she felt Xie Wenwu's desire and love to avenge Xiaodie.
Not long after, she knew that Xie Wenwu was not a heartless person and would not forget Xiaodie so quickly!
Therefore, his attitude towards Xiao Xi made her confused.
"Sister, I know you are worried about me, but you don't have to worry at all. Because... Xiaoxi is Xiaodie." Xie Wenwu looked directly at Xie Yao, no longer dodging, and his tone was extremely serious.