Dinner has been prepared, and Xie Mingxi, Gu Shanchang and A Luo have all taken their seats.
Hearing the footsteps, the three of them turned back together. Gu Shanchang was smiling, Xie Mingxi was smiling, and A Luo was even more happy, and she shouted crisply: "Dad! You are finally back!"
On formal occasions or when there are many people, A Luo calls her father, queen and mother. When there are no outsiders around, she still calls her father and mother.
Sheng Hong, who had been busy all day, was in a happy mood and walked briskly: "Aluo, are you hungry? Let someone pass the food around!"
When a man is busy outside, when he comes home, he sees the smiling faces of his loving wife and daughter, as well as hot and delicious food. The happiest moment in life is nothing more than this.
Xie Mingxi smiled and ordered the meal to be passed around.
According to the regulations of the palace, the emperor and empress had to have 16 cold dishes, 16 hot dishes, 16 steamed and braised dishes, and more than ten kinds of pasta, porridge and soup.
After Xie Mingxi took charge of the Sixth Palace, he reduced the regulations of the imperial dining room by half. Even so, the dishes were extremely rich.
After A Luo turned six years old, she began to eat independently. Gu Shanchang and Sheng Hong occasionally wanted to feed A Luo, but Xie Mingxi stopped them. Now A Luo has learned the etiquette of the palace and eats in a decent manner.
After dinner, Ah Luo had to finish her homework. Xie Mingxi went through them one by one or checked them in person. If there was anything Ah Luo didn't understand, she would explain it again.
After that, Sheng Hong accompanied A Luo to the practice room. At first, he only practiced for half an hour, and gradually it became an hour.
What everyone saw was A Luo's outstanding performance. But they didn't know how much time and effort the emperor spent on A Luo's teachings.
It is like planting a small sapling, carefully watering it, removing insects and maintaining it, patiently accompanying it and waiting for it to grow into a lush giant tree that is not afraid of wind and rain.
…
With Sheng Hong's skills, it is more than enough to teach his daughter.
Sheng Hong doted on his daughter very much, and he was a great father who immediately moved the ladder to the sky when his daughter asked for the stars.
However, when it came time to practice martial arts, Sheng Hong was not merciful. He still had a handsome face and strict requirements.
Like Xie Mingxi, he had high hopes and hopes for his daughter A Luo. He could just be a little pampered in life, but he never relaxed at all in terms of academic and moral education.
A Luo has been practicing diligently these days since she lost to Ting Geer in the martial arts competition. She is waving a special small wooden knife in her hand, with a pair of bright black eyes full of concentration.
Aluo was very weak, and after practicing for a while, her breathing became disordered, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
Sheng Hong opened his mouth and gave some instructions. After A Luo had practiced burning incense for a while, he asked her to drink some warm water and rest for a while.
Ah Luo sat down to rest, but her little mouth refused to rest: "Dad, if I keep practicing like this, will I be able to beat cousin Ting soon?"
"That's not necessarily the case." Sheng Hong smiled and glanced at his angrily and dissatisfied daughter: "You do practice diligently every night, but as far as I know, brother Ting has also been practicing martial arts very hard recently."
"You are making rapid progress, and Brother Ting is not idle either. Not only Brother Ting, but also Brother Ji and Brother Lin are also working very hard recently. Even Sister Fu and Sister Rong are working much harder than before."
"The six arts of a gentleman, if you want to be number one in each one, it's not easy."
Isn't it?
A Luo said with some frustration: "Cousin Ji is three years older than me and started studying earlier than me. It's not easy to beat him. Cousin Ting doesn't like reading very much, but he is talented in martial arts. Cousin Lin is also very smart.
, I learned well in every subject. Cousin Rong is the best at learning musical instruments, and Cousin Fu is the best at learning etiquette."
After counting, A Luo felt a little frustrated and couldn't help but sigh.
Taken together, her academic performance is indeed the most outstanding.
However, upon closer inspection, every subject has strong competitors.
A Luo raised her head and asked, "Dad, did my mother really get perfect marks in every subject when she was studying in school?"
Sheng Hong's tone was full of pride: "Of course. Your mother has been studying at Lianchi Academy for five years, and she has received perfect scores in every monthly and annual exam. The record she set has never been broken so far."
Ah Luo was very fascinated after hearing this: "My mother is so amazing!"
"That's right." Sheng Hong raised his head even higher.
My wife is so awesome!
A Luo drooped her little head, looking troubled.
Sheng Hong came back from his pride and asked A Luo softly: "A Luo is also very good. You are the youngest, but you are the best in academics. Your cousins are also ashamed, so they
I have been working extra hard recently.”
Ah Luo still looked distressed: "My grandmother often praised me, saying that I look like my father and my brain is as smart as my mother's. But when my father said this, I couldn't be as smart as my mother. Is it because my brain is like my father's?
The reason?"
Sheng Hong: "..."
Sheng Hong, who was hit by arrow after arrow in his chest, twitched his lips and tried his best to maintain his dignity and pride as a biological father: "Aluo, dad is also very smart. You are better like dad!"
A Luo was not that easy to fool. She said with a flat, red mouth: "Dad is the best at shooting and math. He is also good at arithmetic. He is mediocre in etiquette, music, and books. I don't want to be like dad."
Sheng Hong: "..."
…
A familiar chuckle reached my ears.
Sheng Hong looked at Xie Mingxi, feeling a little sad and self-pitying: "Mingxi, listen to this. Before A Luo grew up, she started to dislike me as her biological father."
Xie Mingxi smiled teasingly and said: "It's important for people to know themselves. If you insist on bragging in front of A Luo, you are asking for it if you are disliked by A Luo."
She stood at the door for a moment, and she heard all the gossip between father and daughter.
Sheng Hong was about to quarrel and play tricks with Xie Mingxi when Ah Luo suddenly raised his head, with a serious look on his face: "No matter when the time comes, my favorite man will always be my father! I will never dislike my father even one bit."
Sheng Hong was so moved by his daughter's sweet words that he felt soft-hearted: "Good boy, Aluo, dad also likes you the most."
Not at all!
My father’s favorite person is obviously my mother.
A Luo didn't say this out loud, but it was clearly revealed in her eyes.
At this time, A Luo would not have thought that a few years later, she would break her vow. The man she loved the most was no longer her biological father...
Xie Mingxi walked to the weapon rack, picked up her usual long knife, smiled at Sheng Hong and said, "While A Luo is resting, let's have a fight."
Sheng Hong raised his eyebrows and smiled, opened his mouth to respond, and took out his long knife.
This situation is just like back then.
The affection between the two is still the same as before. No, it is deeper than before. Now they have the apple of their eyes, Ah Luo.
Xie Mingxi pursed her lips and smiled slightly.
Sheng Hong obviously also thought of the scene when they practiced martial arts together in the past, and smiled at each other with Xie Mingxi.
Very obediently, the couple each held a long sword, and they exchanged blows with each other. The blades were sharp and cold. A Luo watched intently and held her breath unconsciously.
