Mo Lingxi heard this and touched his nose, "Wife, don't worry, I will definitely do better than your father in the future."
Sheng Lengshuang was stunned by the word "future." She stared at Mo Lingxi and said, "You still have a future?!"
Mo Lingxi realized he had said the wrong thing and quickly tried to fix it, "Wife, what I mean is, I'm still in the learning phase now, so I'm definitely not as good as your father, but I won't be worse. Believe me, once I finish learning, I'll be ten or even a hundred times better than I am now."
God, how could he have said such a foolish thing just now?
Sheng Lengshuang crossed her arms and snorted, her expression not very pleasant, "No wonder my father always told me not to believe anything you say. He said, 'A man's mouth is a devil's lie.' If I believe what you say, I'll be the one to suffer."
"As expected, my father has such foresight. Just by your words, I can tell that you are not a good person!"
Mo Lingxi gently patted his mouth twice, took her hand, and coaxed, "Wife, you really misunderstood me just now. What I meant was, don't envy your mother. In the future, I will do better than your father and will never let you suffer any grievances."
Sheng Lengshuang withdrew her hand and said with a smile that didn't reach her eyes, "Listen to yourself, listen to yourself, your words sound so sweet now. If I really believed you, I'm afraid I would eventually be abandoned by you... Wu wu wu!"
She glared angrily at Mo Lingxi, who was covering her mouth. Did this scoundrel want to be kicked out?
"Wife, you can't talk nonsense. It was you who abandoned me." Mo Lingxi looked wronged and pitiful, "I've worked so hard, and you've only agreed to date me, never to get back together. If you say such things again, you'll really break my heart."
Sheng Lengshuang felt as if their genders had been swapped. She, the woman, should be the one feeling wronged and pitiful, but Mo Lingxi, a grown man, was doing it and saying such things.
It felt rather off in every way.
She yanked Mo Lingxi's hand away, put her hands on her hips, and said, "Have our genders been swapped? I should be the one feeling wronged and pitiful, so why are you pretending to be wronged and pitiful?"
Mo Lingxi's expression became even more wronged and pitiful, "If my wife doesn't want me, am I not wronged and pitiful enough?"
Sheng Lengshuang scoffed, "Stop talking nonsense..."
"Does this mean my wife has agreed to have me?" Mo Lingxi interrupted her.
Sheng Lengshuang chuckled twice and twisted his ear with one hand, "Mo Lingxi, I find your courage is growing. Not only are you pretending to be pitiful and wronged, but you also dare to deliberately misinterpret my words. Do you think that during our relationship, I won't really do anything to you?"
Mo Lingxi bared his teeth and shook his head, "No, no, absolutely not. Wife, I swear to heaven and earth, I've never thought that. I was thinking, if we get back together soon, your parents will worry less, right?"
His wife's grip was getting stronger.
Sheng Lengshuang let go of his ear and sneered, "Don't use my parents as a shield. I'm not afraid to tell you, my parents said they don't care when I get married, as long as I'm happy. So, my affairs are up to me, not my parents."
Mo Lingxi nodded continuously, "Yes, even my affairs are up to my wife."
Sheng Lengshuang was amused, "I don't make decisions about your affairs. If I did, given your clingy nature, you would definitely take the opportunity to stick to me. I won't do such a losing business."
Mo Lingxi reached out and hugged her waist, looking at her tenderly, "Wife, what you said is wrong. We..."
Under Sheng Lengshuang's slightly cold gaze, his words took a turn, "You should manage me in our relationship, and you are supposed to make decisions for me."
Husband and wife are one, they are one.
How could Sheng Lengshuang not know what he was originally going to say? "Alright, stop being so shameless. I still have things to do, and you should go do yours."
Mo Lingxi stopped her, "Wife, in a few days, His Majesty will be holding a banquet to entertain the envoys from the Southern Jin Dynasty. Pay attention then."
Sheng Lengshuang understood when she heard this. It meant that the peace talks were basically settled. Once the peace talks were settled, a banquet would be held to show everyone the friendly relations between the two countries and to save face for the Southern Jin Dynasty.
"The peace talks were reached so easily? I thought Black Hand and Sima Min would cause trouble."
Mo Lingxi did not hide it from her, his eyes showing a cold glint, "Why wouldn't they cause trouble? If it weren't for His Majesty and my precautions, several envoys from the Southern Jin Dynasty would have died in the posthouse, and it would have been the Imperial Guards who did it."
"Black Hand and Sima Min do not want the peace talks to go smoothly. I have discussed their intentions with His Majesty. It is estimated that Sima Min does not want you and me to have an easy time. As for Black Hand's intentions, it is difficult to say for now."
Sheng Lengshuang couldn't figure out Black Hand's intentions either, "We'll follow Sima Min's trail, and this matter cannot be rushed. By the way, have you found any more clues?"
Mo Lingxi nodded, then shook his head, "The matter at Qingfeng Restaurant is likely the work of Black Hand. I speculate that Black Hand wants to obtain the restaurant for its status and intelligence network, which is why they want to get their hands on it. I haven't found anything else yet."
Sheng Lengshuang had a premonition that Black Hand's goal was not simple, "There's no point in thinking too much now. Let's follow the clues, and we'll eventually find out Black Hand's identity and purpose."
Mo Lingxi thought the same. He said softly, "Wife, don't worry, I will protect you all, and nothing untoward will happen again."
Sheng Lengshuang wasn't worried about that, "It's just very annoying. You understand, neither you nor I have done anything wrong, yet someone is targeting us and trying to take our lives again and again."
Mo Lingxi understood. Just as he was about to comfort his wife again, he heard Xiao Feng's scream and immediately ran with Sheng Lengshuang towards the source of the sound at the fastest speed.
When they arrived, they saw several puppets fighting with the dark guards, while other dark guards were protecting Xiao Feng. The two immediately rushed to Xiao Feng's side.
"Xiao Feng, are you alright?" Sheng Lengshuang crouched in front of Xiao Feng, her voice filled with worry.
Xiao Feng shook his head, indicating he was fine, "Mother, don't worry, Xiao Feng is fine. These puppets suddenly appeared and startled me, which is why I screamed."
At that moment, he was thinking about how to complete his archery lesson that afternoon when several puppets with green faces suddenly appeared in front of him, baring their teeth.
Anyone would be frightened by this scene.
Sheng Lengshuang was relieved to see that he was truly unharmed. She turned to look at the puppets and said to Mo Lingxi, "This is probably Sima Min's doing. Looking at the situation, Sima Min has started targeting my family to deal with me."
Mo Lingxi's face darkened, "Since Sima Min wants to play, I will play with her properly. I hope she can bear the consequences."