GBP Chapter 291 Acceptance
Chapter 291 Acceptance
"Wife, I remember something you once said to me that I remember very well."
Cong Xian held Ruan Xiyue close, looking down at her as she rested her head on his arm, her eyes sparkling as she looked at him.
Ruan Xiyue asked curiously, "Which sentence?"
"Don't worry about scarcity, but worry about inequality."
After hearing Cong Xian's words, Ruan Xiyue fell silent.
Cong Xian gently smoothed Ruan Xiyue's hair, which was scattered on the bed, and said in a deep voice with a hint of clarity: "Now that you have taken Qi Heng and Li Miao in, you don't need to be too wary of them."
"Being too wary of them is tantamount to pushing two men who like you into the direction you suspect."
Ruan Xiyue was silent for a moment, then hugged Cong Xian tightly around the waist, buried her face in his chest, and gently bit him.
Ruan Xiyue couldn't help but think that perhaps she saw her own reflection in Qi Heng and Li Miao, and that's how she came to understand compassion.
Perhaps it's because Xian himself is a good person; having experienced such suffering, he understands the hardships other beastmen face and is therefore willing to help them.
Or perhaps, when Qin Ye went to exchange Cong Xian for her return, he said something to try and get Cong Xian to mediate and make her less resistant to Qi Heng and Li Miao.
Ruan Xiyue looked up at Cong Xian and gently patted his back: "Rest first. You've been traveling these past few days, you must not have slept well. We'll talk about other things after you've woken up."
Ruan Xiyue stayed with Cong Xian until she fell asleep.
However, Ruan Xiyue was not tired after all, and after sleeping for a while, she woke up.
When she got up, Ruan Cong'er and Ruan Congmiao also woke up immediately.
Ruan Xiyue gestured for the cubs to be quiet, and then tiptoed out of the room.
Downstairs, she leaned against the wall and watched Li Miao sitting on the living room carpet, coaxing the little ones to play games.
Qi Heng, on the other hand, was cooking in the kitchen.
Ruan Xiyue thought for a moment, then walked over and sat down in Li Miao's arms, whispering, "Please don't betray me! I'll try to give you more trust. But please don't let me down."
Li Miao pulled Ruan Xiyue closer to him, making her stay even closer.
He couldn't help but kiss Ruan Xiyue's hair: "Okay. I will never betray you, I will never let you down. If I betray you, may I die a horrible death."
Unlike other females who felt sorry for their males, Ruan Xiyue did not cover Li Miao's mouth to prevent him from saying what he was going to say next.
After all, what she wanted to hear was what Li Miao said next.
Ruan Xiyue sighed, "The Treasure-Hunting Rat Tribe wants to get involved in the textile business. What do you think I should do?"
Li Miao stroked Ruan Xiyue's hair and said, "They live by the sea, and the sea salt business is enough to support the Treasure-Seeking Rat Tribe. Although the Treasure-Seeking Rat Tribe is small, they are hardworking."
"That's why the sea salt business was able to help the Treasure Rat Tribe grow into a large tribe."
"What are your plans for the 10,000 strong men they sent to Beast City?"
This was the first time Li Miao and Ruan Xiyue had discussed these issues directly and frankly without any preamble.
As Ruan Xiyue adjusted her posture, she saw Qi Heng holding a meal, hesitant to move forward or backward at the kitchen doorway.
Ruan Xiyue then reached out her hand: "Aren't you tired standing there holding the plates? Hurry up and set the plates, let's discuss it together."
Qi Heng's eyes reddened. He had actually been eavesdropping on Ruan Xiyue and Li Miao's conversation ever since he heard Ruan Xiyue come downstairs.
He didn't know what Ruan Xiyue's attitude was towards him, but it seemed that Ruan Xiyue's attitude towards them had changed drastically since she met Xian Shoufu.
Qi Heng didn't hesitate and immediately put the food on the table.
Li Miao, being quite perceptive, went to serve the cubs their meat porridge.
After a flurry of activity, the three of them quickly prepared the meal.
"Should I call Cong Xianshou down for dinner?" Qi Heng asked.
Ruan Xiyue waved her hand: "A-Xian traveled all the way from Beast City, day and night, he must have been very tired. I gave him an energy fruit before he went to sleep. It's the same if he eats after he's had enough sleep."
Li Miao quickly used a clean stone plate to divide the food into portions.
Ruan Xiyue asked Qi Heng, "What happened to the 10,000 orcs that your Spirit Fox Tribe sent, and the 10,000 orcs that remained in Beast City?"
Qi Heng pursed her lips and said, "You know, I've already married into this tribe. I only know how to discern and guess the attitudes within the tribe based on what Uncle Dong Songlin says."
"Of course, I still have some connections in the Spirit Fox Tribe, but they are just low- to mid-level orcs."
"However, what Uncle Dong Songlin means is that Elder Dong Qianyue hopes to relocate all the spirit fox clan members under her jurisdiction to your newly built beast city."
While eating, Ruan Xiyue served food to Qi Heng and Li Miao. When she heard Qi Heng say that, she raised her eyebrows and looked at him.
Qi Heng waved his hand: "Don't think I'm speaking up for her."
Qi Heng ate the food that Ruan Xiyue put on his plate before organizing his thoughts and saying, "Elder Dong Qianyue still has more than a thousand beastmen under her command, all of whom are elite guards. The other low- and mid-level beastmen, as well as some high-level beastmen, are all among the three thousand beastmen she transferred and their families."
"These are all the orcs she can control."
Qi Heng was thrilled as he watched Ruan Xiyue continue to serve him meat and vegetables. He had been trying to win Ruan Xiyue's heart for so long, and it was finally starting to work.
Qi Heng licked his lips, as if making up his mind, before speaking: "Elder Dong Qianyue's actions are most likely related to Uncle Dong Songlin. They are blood relatives."
"However, Elder Dong Qianyue is very powerful. I feel that she may think that the elders of the Spirit Fox Tribe are too arrogant. The elders of the Spirit Fox Tribe always think that as long as the Beast King is alive, he will remember Xia Agu's kindness in giving birth to Xia Weier and protect the Spirit Fox Tribe."
Qi Heng sighed and said, "However, this time Xia Weier slaughtered a group of elders and even the clan chief of the Spirit Fox Tribe, and the Beast King has not yet given any attitude on severely punishing Xia Weier."
Ruan Xiyue just looked at Qi Heng, who explained slowly, "I'm not saying that Xia Weier's beastman should be severely punished, but there are precedents for this kind of thing."
"Then, there are relevant regulations. If a prince indiscriminately kills tribal orcs, he will be punished. At the very least, he will be stationed in a beast city on the coast, in a region severely affected by beast tides, for ten years."
"However, the Beast King did not do so."
Ruan Xiyue frowned, and her chopsticks fell to the ground: "But Xia Weier has already been summoned to the Holy City..."
Qi Heng held Ruan Xiyue's hand tightly and comforted her, "The orcs from the guard came to tell Xia Weier that he should go to the Holy City. Instead of escorting him there, it's a clear stance."
Ruan Xiyue shook her head: "Xia Weier has a bunch of troublesome brothers and sisters. They won't let this opportunity slip by!"
Ruan Xiyue felt somewhat guilty; she hadn't even considered this possibility.
She trusted Xia Weier quite a bit; he was generally cautious in his actions. Therefore, she hadn't considered any possible escape route before Xia Weier went to do that thing.