Chapter 422 Who Do You Choose to Go Home With?

The matter was thoroughly investigated and the dust settled.

The emperor asked: "Now that the child is back, what are your next plans?"

Xu Jingxi could not be allowed to wander outside all the time.

Fang Qingdai and Mr. Xie looked at Xu Jingxi at the same time: "Are you willing to go home with me?"

The two of them almost said the same thing. They didn't even expect that when they looked at each other, they could see the embarrassment in each other's eyes.

Fang Qingdai hated Xie Dizhi's situation in 1989. She hated him for being unable to control himself and for a moment letting the bad guys get his hands on her and having a child with someone else.

She had originally agreed to stay away from each other until death, but now she realized that it was a mistake. She didn't know how to face Xie Dizhi anymore.

Xie Dizhi pursed his thin lips and looked at Xu Jingxi: "My child, this choice is left to you. We all owe you. No matter who you choose, we will do our best to take care of you."

In private, Shen Ningning clenched her little hands into fists and quietly cheered: "Choose my second uncle, be my third brother, be my third brother~"

Listening to her soft little milky voice, Mo Lingwei couldn't help but laugh.

He looked sideways at Shen Ningning and said, "I don't think Xu Jingxi will choose anyone."

Sure enough, the next second after Mo Lingwei finished speaking, Xu Jingxi handed over to the emperor: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, no one wants to choose."

Fang Qingdai and Xie Dizhi fell into shock at the same time.

The emperor frowned: "Xu Jingxi, you are talented, smart, and a good young man. If you return to a noble family, it will be of great benefit to your growth."

However, Xu Jingxi shook his head: "The common people have become accustomed to a life of dependence on grandpa."

With that said, he turned to Fang Qingdai and Xie Dizhi.

"If you really want to make up for me, make up for it to Grandpa Xu. He has worked hard all his life and never left me behind in the most difficult times. He is the person I need to be grateful and take care of the most."

Fang Qingdai's eyes were red: "Okay, okay, I'll do whatever you want."

Xie Dizhi looked a little gloomy, and Xie Suzhi patted him on the shoulder: "Give the child some time."

This is how he came.

Thinking about it this way, it's really strange. The Xie family has been experiencing difficulties since the third child, as if they were being targeted by someone. The children after the third child had a very bad life.

Xie Suzhi keenly noticed something was wrong, secretly noted it down, and waited for investigation.

After the incident was over, Shen Ningning was pulled by her father to thank her and then left the palace.

Mo Lingwei knew that she wanted to deal with the aftermath, so he did not keep her and sent Shen Ningning and the others outside the palace gate together.

After getting on the carriage, Shen Ningning looked at Xu Jingxi eagerly.

"Are you really not going to be my third brother? The family is in a good place now. My brother is calm and my second brother is a punching bag. All I need is a very good one like you to be my third brother!"

Xie Suzhi smiled and touched his daughter's head.

Xu Jingxi looked calm and had a warm smile.

"Actually, this choice is not up to me at all."

Shen Ningning tilted her little head in confusion.

Xu Jingxi didn't say much, and after being sent to Grandpa Xu's village, he said goodbye and left.

Looking at his tall and tall figure like a green pine, Xie Suzhi sighed with a look in his eyes.

"Dad, what did he mean? Didn't the second uncle let him choose?"

"Xu Jingxi is still thinking about her parents." Xie Suzhi looked at his daughter and explained patiently.

It was never a question of who he wanted to choose. If it were that easy, he wouldn't be homeless back then.

But, how should his identity be announced to the world?

How can I face those Liang Jiajun and people from all over the world if I follow Fang Qingdai?

General Liang's body is still cold. If the world knows that the children he raised are not his own, how will the world accuse Fang Qingdai?

If Xie Dizhi is chosen, how can one explain whose son he is?

The Second Madam Xie had just been convicted and imprisoned, and was sentenced to divorce by the emperor's decree. Now that he appeared, how would the world speculate about Xie Dizhi?

Xu Jingxi just thought too much. He thought about everyone's feelings but ignored his own.

Shen Ningning finally understood after hearing her father's explanation.

The round face looked a little lonely and gloomy.

"Xu Jingxi must also want to have a family." It's really hard to live without parents!

Xie Suzhi patted the little guy's hand: "Don't worry about the follow-up of this matter. Dad will go to your second uncle to discuss it."

Shen Ningning nodded.

After Xie Yuanjiu was executed, many people in the capital were in an uproar.

Everyone speculated about the reason, but they only heard that Xie Yuanjiu had offended the emperor and did something that was not allowed by heaven.

Even her mother, Mrs. Xie Er, was imprisoned for five years. Mr. Xie also asked for a paper and a letter of departure.

People in the capital speculated a lot.

Sure enough, many people believe that now that Fang Qingdai is back, Mr. Xie must be looking for an opportunity to leave his wife and daughter behind and rekindle the warmth with his old love.

On this day, after having a secret conversation with Xie Suzhi, Mr. Xie mustered up the courage and asked someone to send a message to Fang Qingdai, hoping to meet her.

Under the drizzle of rain, the two came to the national temple again.

In the Zen room, it was extremely quiet. There was a square table between the two of them, and a piece of smoky sandalwood was lit on it.

The lingering smoke blurred the faces of Xie Dizhi and Fang Qingdai.

"...Qingdai," Xie Dizhi took the initiative to speak: "The truth of the matter has been revealed. For so many years, we have misunderstood each other for too long. I invited you here today to discuss with you what to do with the two children in the future. Since they are my blood, I will not ignore them, but everything depends on your decision."

Fang Qingdai looked much more haggard than in the past few days, and the two dark circles under her eyes were particularly obvious.

Xie Dizhi heard that she had been going to Grandpa Xu's place these days and chatting with Xu Jingxi. The child was very good, but unfortunately, he was completely unfriendly to her and was unwilling to leave her.

Except for the gifts that Grandpa Xu could use, the rest of the gifts for Xu Jingxi were rejected by him and returned.

Thinking of this, she closed her eyes in pain.

"Erlang," she called him by his name, "Do you know why I was willing to give birth to the child after I was disappointed with you?"

Xie Dizhi's thin eyes looked at her tightly, "I don't know."

Fang Qingdai opened her eyes again, "Because I want to admit that when I left, I thought I had given up on you, but when I found out I was pregnant, I had a ridiculous idea for a while, thinking that giving birth to our child would not completely cut off contact with you."

Speaking of this, she smiled bitterly and shook her head.

"In the first few months after I went to Lion Head City, I was very miserable. On the one hand, I had a serious pregnancy reaction and had to hide it from the soldiers in the army so that they could not see the clues; on the other hand, I hated and needed you. At that time, I wished so much that you could be by my side."

"We agreed to go to Lion Head City together and expand the territory of Cangyun Country to a hundred miles away. I remember all these promises, but when I stood on Lion Head City, I found that you had spoken out of turn."

Xie Dizhi's thin eyes were red. He wanted to hold Fang Qingdai's hand, but she hid back.

"I'm sorry." All he could say in the end was a feeble apology.

Fang Qingdai's eyes were filled with tears. After nine years, she saw the boy she loved in the past, who was tortured by time and lost his arrogant and conceited youth.

She smiled bitterly and shook her head: "We are all not doing well. Maybe this is fate."

"But I have made a decision about the two children. Erlang, I hope you can keep it a secret for me. These two children are still Liang Shi's children to the outside world."

"Liang Shi treated me very well. He knew that these two children were yours, and he still took good care of me and the children without any complaints. Now he is dead, and I can't let him down."

Xie Dizhi was shocked when he heard this. The rain curtain outside the window raised water vapor and stained his black temples. (End of this chapter)