Chapter 177 Stop

"Get up! How dare I make decisions for you!"

Pei Zhichuan scoffed.

That Lady Ye was right to scold him; he was indeed a hypocrite. He toured around Min County in a haughty manner, then left without a second thought.

Human suffering is irrelevant to him; he feels nothing.

"Young Master!"

Afu kept his head down.

"We won't go to Shangjing, we'll go to Jizhou."

The Lunar New Year is just around the corner. I heard about the snow disaster in Jizhou. He'll go and save as many people as he can.

"Afu, get up. If you continue to act on your own, you don't need to follow me anymore."

"yes."

Pei Zhichuan shivered and wrapped his fox fur coat tighter around himself.

It's so cold today.

Hopefully, when we meet, that slut Ye Wan will have learned a thing or two about the three obediences and four virtues.

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"Father, you've finally remembered us! What's wrong with Mother today? Is she sick? Have you called a doctor?"

Er Ya touched the new hairpin she was wearing and admired it; it was a gift from Madam Wu.

Madam Wu's words were so sweet. She was the wife of a county magistrate. In the past, they wouldn't even get to see her. Now that she was being flattered with such nice words, Er Ya couldn't be happier.

“She’s not sick, she just didn’t sleep well and slept a little longer.” Lin Anyuan looked at his three daughters.

Each of them has their own personality, and they have all been raised very well. In just over a year, their lives have changed completely compared to when he was raising his children.

Years ago, his mother said she wanted to see him have sons and daughters. After he was released from prison, he unexpectedly saved his eldest daughter, second daughter, and third daughter who had been abandoned. Now, in the blink of an eye, the three children have grown up.

Daya spoke softly, “Father, there’s something I forgot to ask you. Silly Sister said in her letter that you have a concubine in Ganzhou?”

Upon hearing this, Lin Anyuan's face darkened.

"What nonsense are you spouting, you silly girl? What concubine? I only have your mother."

This silly girl, she's really his big "nephew," she really knows how to spread rumors about him.

Daya spoke solemnly, "Father, Mother is fine. We don't want to make Mother sad."

Lin Anyuan looked at Daya and said, "I know I won't do anything to disappoint her."

Er Ya smiled and touched the earring on her ear. "Big sister, don't worry. If Father takes a concubine, Mother won't want him anymore. Father is such a smart man, he would never do something so stupid, don't you think?"

Sanya suddenly spoke up, "Dad, would you like to practice a few moves with me?"

Lin Anyuan: "..."

I couldn't help but laugh. Was this a veiled warning to him?

Don't worry, I definitely won't let them down.

"Father, rest assured, I will definitely not let you down."

New Year's Eve.

King Jing's sons dressed in their finest attire came to pay their respects to him, and also to show off their abilities.

After all, he had too many sons, lest they be forgotten.

King Jing had eleven sons in total. Apart from the second son who lived with Lin Anyuan in Min County, the remaining ten all came.

Looking at his sons, from oldest to youngest, all bowing in greeting, King Jing stroked his chin, feeling a pang of sadness.

Although I have many sons, it seems that none of them are my biological children.

Those people down there actually dare to hold some kind of talent show. They already have a fairy godmother, what do they need those ordinary beauties for?

If the fairy godmother were willing to give her a child...

Stop, I can't think about it anymore.

King Jing waved to his ten sons, "Today is New Year's Eve, you can all relax for a few days and go home. There's nothing else to do, so you don't need to come back."

I'm so busy, why bother with greetings?

Just as the group was about to leave, Prince Jing called out to his eldest son, Murong Wen, "By the way, Boss, where's that kid Lin Anyuan?"

"Father, Lin Anyuan is still in Min County," the eldest son replied respectfully.

King Jing frowned. "Why is he still in Min County? I was hoping to have a reunion dinner with him, but the kid didn't come back."

Looking at his face, King Jing felt good.

Nobody knows that he's actually a sucker for good looks, and a pretty hard person when it comes to appearances.

The third son spoke up, "Father, Lin Anyuan has his own family. A reunion dinner is meant to be eaten with family. My mother arranged the banquet a long time ago, Father..."

“I know, if there’s nothing else, you can go back. I’m too old to join in this kind of fun. You can eat by yourselves.” Prince Jing waved his hand.

The women in the backyard had all followed him for various reasons, and now the way they looked at him made him feel uncomfortable, so he didn't like going there.

Su Yi... um... Su Yi seems to dislike him a bit.

When King Jing heard that Su Yi had a son, the sky seemed to fall. The fairy maiden had actually been defiled by a mortal and even gave birth to a child?!

But upon hearing that the mortal was dead, King Jing felt a little relieved.

Luckily he's dead, otherwise he would have killed him with his own hands.

As for the son...

He patted his chest and promised to help Su Yi find her son, but they still haven't found him.

I felt a little guilty and didn't dare to see Su Yi.

The ladies waited and waited in the backyard, but Prince Jing never came.

Upon seeing her son return, Lady Zhao asked, "What did your father say? Do you want to come and have dinner with us?"

Fourth Young Master Murong Ping plopped down in a chair and relayed the original words, a wicked glint in his eyes.

"My father said there were other arrangements. I think he was arranged to stay in the new lady's room. I just don't know how beautiful this new lady is."

Upon hearing this, Madam Zhao gritted her teeth, "That damned vixen! I don't know who she is, but she's been living in the Prince's courtyard for so long, and I still haven't been able to see her."

The third young master smiled and said, "Mother, it's not just you who can't see them. You can't see any of the women in this whole backyard!"

Who would have thought that my father, who was already so old, would have his old house catch fire and bring back a woman to hide in his main courtyard, pampering her like a precious jewel and not allowing anyone else to see her?

According to what I've heard, she's an absolute beauty, but I don't know just how beautiful.

"But Mother, don't worry. Besides the eldest and second eldest sons and the two of us, there are the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh sons. Aren't they all adopted sons?"

Madam Zhao felt a pang of heartache and glanced at her two sons with a complex expression.

Then she remembered something from a long time ago: actually, neither of them were Prince Jing's biological children. Before she was with Prince Jing, she had a man who was a heartless man who abandoned her when she became pregnant.

If she were discovered, she would face certain death and bring shame upon her entire family.

In despair, she attempted suicide by drowning, but was rescued by Prince Jing who happened to be passing by. From then on, she became Lady Zhao in Prince Jing's harem and gave birth to twin sons.

Outsiders all assumed he was King Jing's son, and King Jing himself did not offer any explanation.

At first, she did not like Prince Jing, but he was tall, handsome, kind-hearted, and determined.

Over time, who wouldn't be attracted to a man like that?

Madam Zhao couldn't help but think that if these twin sons were truly Prince Jing's children, which woman in the harem would dare to compete with her?

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Madam Qing dared to do that.

Although she only gave birth to one daughter, that daughter was indeed Prince Jing's biological child.