Chapter 92 Going Home Outside the Pass is Xiuyu's Warmest Home

Boots made a crunching sound as they stepped on the white snow. Xiu Yu held Ke Jing's hand with her left hand and Yin Qi's with her right hand, and walked slowly in the snow.

Xuanye followed Xiuyu, wrapped in a thick fox fur coat, "It's really cold outside the Great Wall."

"It's cold, but the roe deer are fat." Xiu Yu glanced at Xuanye, her tone full of joy.

Xuanye asked with a smile, "Aren't you going home? It's right here. Your father and mother are waiting for you."

"Let's go back." Xiu Yu slowly walked towards her family's house. "If I ride in the imperial carriage, in my father and mother's eyes, I will be the imperial concubine. If I bring them back with me, I will be their daughter."

"If I had known you would think this way, I wouldn't have brought all these guards with me. It would just be the four of us heading north." Xuanye said with a smile.

Xiu Yu also laughed along with Xuanye, but she knew that ever since the last time he went incognito and got into danger, Xuanye would never travel without guards again. Not only did he bring a large group openly, but he also brought many others secretly.

Xuanye added, "A while ago, I issued an imperial decree, placing your father in charge of the security. I believe your father will do his utmost to handle this task."

Xiu Yu was a little curious why Xuanye told her this. She hesitated for a moment, but still thanked him.

"Since I cannot transfer your father to the capital, I will leave the safety of our hometown to him. I believe you understand."

Xiu Yu smiled and said, "I understand. Third Brother Huang, my home is also your home. Welcome home."

Xuanye was startled for a moment. His hand, hidden in his fox fur, was suddenly grasped by Yinqi. He leaned over and pulled Yinqi into his arms, saying to Xiuyu, "Okay, let's go home."

Although Xuanye and Xiuyu had simple ideas, Sanguanbao and Dong E did not dare to treat the imperial concubine and the emperor like their daughter and son-in-law, and still knelt down to pay homage.

Xiu Yu had been prepared for this, but after Sanguan Bao and the others had paid their respects, she leaned over and helped Sanguan Bao and Dong E up, her eyes sparkling: "Father, Mother, Yu'er is back."

Xiu Yu instinctively threw herself into Dong E's arms. Dong E didn't care that the emperor was still beside her. She hugged Xiu Yu and cried as she said, "Yu'er, my Yu'er, mother thought that she would never see you again in this life."

Sanguan Bao followed Xuanye and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. This is how women are."

Xuanye looked at Xiuyu with tenderness in his eyes: "Yu'er hasn't been home for too long, and now she has restrained herself a little."

Sanguanbao also looked at his daughter, his eyes full of love.

After entering the warm room, Kejing and Yinqi took off their fox fur coats and started to make noise. First, Kejing said, "Guoloma, your room is so warm."

Yinqi added, "Mother said hunting in the woods outside the Great Wall is fun. Mother, are you lying?"

Dong E served food to her daughter and two grandchildren while responding to the two children's words.

Xiu Yu smiled and said, "Little Tuanzi has never been outside the Great Wall, but he was frozen to death."

Dong E smiled and said, "It seems that the Empress is living well in the Forbidden City?"

Xiu Yu thought about how she had been on the brink of death twice and had nearly gone in. She could only sigh inwardly, but said, "Your daughter is now the head of Yikun Palace and has four little children. Little Nine and Little Eleven are still young, so it's not easy to bring them out."

Dong E nodded with satisfaction: "Your Majesty is indeed blessed. Now I am relieved."

Xiu Yu held Dong E's hand, her eyes moist again: "How has your health been these past few years, mother?"

"Okay! I've always been in good health, Your Majesty, don't worry." Dong E kept patting Xiu Yu's hands, and her eyes became moist again as she spoke.

Xiu Yu held a handkerchief and wiped Dong E's tears: "This time we are outside the Great Wall, the emperor has a lot of arrangements, and I can't return to the capital for a while. Yu'er can stay at home for a long time."

Dong E nodded continuously: "The longer I stay, the better. It's a pity that I can't spend the New Year with my mother. If I could..."

"Then my daughter will probably become the target of public criticism when she returns to the palace." Xiu Yu joked, then took Dong E's arm and began to act coquettishly: "Mother, my daughter has finally returned. What food have you prepared for her?"

Dong E glanced at Xiu Yu with a smile and said, "The princess and the prince are here, and you are still acting like a spoiled child? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the two children?"

"I'm not afraid." Xiu Yu shook her head, revealing a little girl's expression: "They are my children, and I am your child too. You allow them to act like a spoiled child in front of me, but I can't act like a spoiled child in front of me, mother?"

At Xiu Yu's request, Dong E finally opened a small food box placed in the corner. When she opened it, the aroma of milk filled the air.

"Mother made soft cheese?" Xiu Yu couldn't wait to take out the plate from the lunch box. "I was wondering, mother knew I was coming back today, why wouldn't she make something like this?"

Kejing and Yinqi also watched it and ate it like that. Xiuyu had also made this thing for them, but it didn't seem to have such a fragrance.

Dong E looked at her daughter and said, "As a mother, shouldn't you focus on your own child first?"

Unexpectedly, Xiu Yu raised her eyebrows and said, "My daughter has done her best to be a mother in the palace. Now that I am home, I must be a good daughter."

Kejing and Yinqi looked at each other. They had never seen their mother like this before. But these two little kids were no pushovers. Before their mother could even make a move, they each grabbed a piece of cheese, took a bite almost simultaneously, and exclaimed, "Guo Luoma's cheese is delicious."

Xiu Yu's expression froze, and then she forced a smile: "Mother, they are not like this in the palace." After all, she was afraid that her mother would think that she was not doing a good job as a mother, so she explained quickly.

Dong E's eyes were filled with kindness. She said to Ke Jing and Yin Qi, "Your mother learned her craft from Guo Luo Ma Ma. Isn't it authentic?"

The two little kids understood the situation very well and nodded continuously.

Xiu Yu curled her lips and said, "Now you think that what I did wasn't good? Then when we get back to the palace, I won't cook for you anymore."

Ke Jing ate the cheese in her hand and said, "Mother, I won't do that. Didn't Mother say that you can never tell lies at any time?"

Dong E was amused by Ke Jing and said, "Your Majesty, please stop teasing the children."

Xiu Yu looked at Dong E and said, "Mother, I'm at home now, not in the Forbidden City. Isn't it okay to call me Yu'er?"

Dong E touched the back of Xiu Yu's head and said with a smile, "Yu'er, my child." As she spoke, she hugged Xiu Yu in her arms.

That evening, Xuanye leaned against the bedside, flipping through a book, and said to Xiuyu, who was combing her hair in front of a peep show, "You look very different today. You used to be like this when you were with your father and mother."

Xiu Yu paused combing her hair, turned slightly sideways, looked at Xuan Ye, and said, "Isn't this a good look?"

"Okay." Xuanye put the book down, stood up and walked to Xiuyu, holding her shoulders: "I like the look of your little daughter."

Xiu Yu stood up and put her arm around Xuanye's waist: "Thank you for taking me home."

Xuanye stroked Xiuyu's long hair and said, "This is your home, and the Forbidden City is also your home. If one day, you can be like this in the Forbidden City..."

"Is that possible?" Xiu Yu raised her head slightly. "There are no fathers and mothers in the Forbidden City."

"But, I'm here." Xuanye lowered his head slightly to look into Xiu Yu's eyes and kissed her forehead.

Early the next morning, Yinqi pushed open the door of Xuanye and Xiuyu.

Xuanye originally wanted to rest for a whole day before making arrangements for the rest of the matter, but when Yinqi poked his head in, he knew he couldn't sleep.

With Xuanye's permission, Yinqi also took off his shoes, got on the bed, and crawled into Xuanye's quilt.

"Father." The little boy blinked his eyes, and it was obvious that he had something to ask for. "Mother said that hunting outside the Great Wall is very interesting."

"Oh." Xuanye rested his head on his arm and deliberately ignored Yinqi's words.

Yinqi simply said, "Father, if you don't have anything important to do today, can I go hunting with you?"

"Aren't you tired after all this journey north?" Xuanye was somewhat impressed by his son's energy. "It wasn't long after we entered the forest, and you're still making a fuss about coming back."

"No, Father!" Yinqi patted his chest and promised: "Fourth sister will also go with us. I can't let my son be inferior to Fourth Sister in front of Father."

Xiu Yu actually pulled Yin Qi off the bed: "You are now in your mother's territory. It would be better to beg your father to take you hunting..."

Yinqi immediately understood what his mother meant. He raised his head and looked at Xiuyu eagerly: "Then, mother, are you going to go hunting with your son and fourth sister?"

Xiu Yu had actually been itching to do something, and now that her son had come to beg her, it was exactly what she wanted. She was about to agree, but suddenly she heard...

"The imperial physician said that your mother still needs to take good care of herself." Xuanye said with a serious expression.

Xiu Yu raised her eyebrows towards Yin Qi, obviously signaling her son to go to Xuanye and act coquettishly again.

Yinqi understood immediately and returned to Xuanye, saying, "Father, will you come with us? With Father watching over us, Mother will surely be very obedient."

When Xiu Yu heard her son say this, her face turned a little ugly. Really, she still wants to save face.

Xuanye was somewhat satisfied and nodded, saying, "You are right. With Father around, your mother will definitely be obedient."

"Great!" Yinqi turned around and ran out, saying, "Father and Mother, I'll go pack up with Fourth Sister and wait for you outside."

Xiu Yu shook his head and said, "He still wants to clean up? In the end, I still have to clean up for them, right?"

Xuanye had already walked over to Xiuyu, put his arm around her shoulders, and said, "I was a little tired yesterday, but hunting and riding should still be no problem."

Xiu Yu smiled, pulled Xuanye to the basin, washed the towel herself and handed it to him: "It's better to hurry up, otherwise those two little dumplings will make trouble again if they see that we are not leaving for a long time."

Outside the Great Wall, the sky is high and the land is vast. Xuanye's family of four rode their horses towards the depths of the forest. Sanguanbao and a group of guards followed far behind. They had to protect them, but they couldn't get too close and disturb the interest of the family of four.