*Drap... Drap...*
Zhu Yuhe and Zhou Xuan who were talking about something, were shocked to see Zhu Honglian running towards them crying, and they exchanged confused looks, they were confused by Zhu Honglian's behavior.
As they recalled, earlier Zhu Honglian had said that he wanted to cultivate in her room, but now she suddenly came crying loudly.
After returning from Xia Manor, Zhu Honglian immediately ran to look for her mother, arriving in front of her mother, she immediately jumped into her mother's arms, and cried even louder. "sob... Mom... sob..."
"Why is my little princess crying like this?" Zhu Yuhe asked, as she stroked her daughter's long hair.
Zhu Honglian continued to cry in her mother's arms. "Sob... He...He seems to really hate me, Mom!"
Zhu Yuhe was momentarily stunned by her daughter's words, she didn't understand the man her daughter was referring to, moreover she remembered that her daughter didn't have many male friends. "He? Who is he?"
"Sob... Who else but Xia Tian... Sob..." She vented her grievances as she continued to cry.
Zhu Yuhe and Zhou Xuan were dumbfounded, they didn't expect that Zhu Honglian wasn't cultivating in her room, but instead she went to Xia Manor to meet Xia Tian, Zhu Yuhe then asked. "Why do you keep crying like this? What has he done to you, Honglian?"
"Sob... He didn't do anything to me, it was Sister Xing who kept berating me, and he was the one who stopped her." Zhu Hongliang replied with a shake of her head, then she continued again. "Sob... He... He doesn't even want to call my name anymore like she used to, but... But instead he calls me as a princess indifferently."
Zhu Yuhe and Zhou Xuan weren't surprised by Xia Tia Tian's attitude, they had expected that it would be like that if they met each other, moreover Xia Tian had clearly expressed his gratitude to her for canceling their engagement.
"Actually, mother already knew that he would behave like that to you, Honglian. Because the current Xia Tian is not the old Xia Tian anymore." Zhu Honglian was dumbfounded by her mother's words, she immediately stopped crying and looked at her mother in confusion, Zhu Yuhe continued to caress her daughter's head, and continued. "Xia Tian, he seems to have changed into a different person, and his current mindset has also become too mature, Honglian."
"What do you mean, Mom?" Zhu Honglian looked at his mother in disbelief. "What do you mean by Xia Tian being a different person, Mom?"
"I don't know how to explain it to you myself, Honglian." Zhu Yu was silent for a moment, and he remembered the way Xia Tian had spoken, behaved, and also the way he had looked at them last night, then she spoke again. "Last night, Aunt Xuan and I met him by chance, and we talked for a while, but we couldn't recognize the current him anymore, even we felt that he thought of us as little girls."
"Is it true?" Zhu Honglian couldn't believe her mother's words, in her opinion the difference in attitude between the current Xia Tian and the former Xia Tian was too drastic, their difference was like heaven and earth.
Zhou Xuan then joined in the conversation. "Your mother is telling the truth, Little Lian. The current Xia Tian is too mysterious, he can even recognize that I am half beast, and so far only you two and my family have known about it."
Zhu Honglian's jaw dropped at Zhou Xuan's words, but in her heart she felt that the current Xia Tian was truly extraordinary, she even made her mother and Zhou Xuan seem to admire him so much.
Zhu Yuhe inwardly sighed, her heart became chaotic seeing her daughter's attitude, then she asked. "Do you still love Xia Tian, Honglian?"
"En." Zhu Honglian nodded repeatedly, then she dejectedly spoke. "I've always loved him, Mom. But now he's become indifferent to me, and I don't know what to do to mend our relationship again."
Zhu Yuhe smiled gently at her, then she said. "If you really still love him, then you should try hard to win his heart again, but it won't be easy with the current Xia Tian, especially now that he already has two official partners."
"Huh? He already has two official partners?" Zhu Honglian was really shocked to hear that, and it made her heart ache, because she should have been the official partner, if she didn't cancel their engagement. "Who... Who's his official partners, Mom?"
"En." Zhu Yuhe nodded, then she explained to her daughter what she knew about Xia Tian's partner. "I don't know the identity of his first partner yet, because he hasn't introduced her to Ying'er either. But his second partner is Little Qi, General Ling and Ying'er have also agreed to their relationship."
"Little Qi? His personal maid?" Zhu Honglian frowned, she recalled Mo Xiaoqi's appearance when they passed each other at the Hundred Fragrance Restaurant, then she said with a tinge of jealousy. "No wonder, earlier she looked so elegant, apparently she is no longer his personal maid, but now she is his official partner."
Zhou Xuan glanced at Zhu Yuhe, and she inwardly muttered. 'I hope there won't be a fight between this mother and daughter because of Xia Tian in the future.'
Zhu Yuhe then said again. "If you really still love him, and you want to be with him again, then you should also be able to accept his other partners, Honglian."
Zhu Yuhe herself never had a problem with her daughter being the first, second, or third wife. As long as her daughter is happy, she will always support her decision.
"I know, Mom." Zhu Honglian nodded weakly.
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Xia Manor - Garden
While Zhu Yuhe and Zhu Honglian were talking about him, Xia Tian was standing relaxed by the side of the pond in the garden of Xia Manor, and his eyes were constantly observing the fishes, shrimps, crabs, and turtles in the pond.
'Hmm? Why aren't the animals in this pond as aggressive as those in the Sacred Jade Pond?' Xia Tian inwardly wondered.
Alice suddenly spoke. [According to my analysis, it is due to the difference in the energies of heaven and earth, Master. The energy in the outside world is too thin, if we compare it to the Ancient Sacred Realm, that's what makes their behavior different, Master.]
'En, I think so too' Xia Tian nodded in agreement.
"What are you doing, Tian?" Liu Ying asked, as she approached her son. "Hmm? When did you fill this pond with water?"
"I just filled it up, Ying'er." Xia Tian replied, as he put his arm around Liu Ying's waist, and it made Liu Ying's heart skip a beat. "Anyway, you can use all the animals in this pond for our food, Ying'er. Even though they are ordinary animals, they are no different from spirit beasts, and if their number is decreasing, then you can just add more."
"Huh? Really? They're like spirit beasts?" Liu Ying asked in disbelief, as her eyes continued to observe the animals in the pond.
"En, you can try it tomorrow morning." Xia Tian then leaned his face into Liu Ying's ear, and he whispered very quietly. 'Shall we continue with earlier, Ying'er?'
- To Be Continued -