"Yes, my brother is a very good person. If you are polite to him, he will treat you very well. But if you make things difficult for him, he will make you lose face..."

Wang Yucen also grabbed Du Yucheng's hand, tilted her head slightly, and said, "Brother Chengdu, you must get along well with him!"

When Du Yucheng first heard the word "brother", he immediately thought of Wang Yuluan, but thought to himself, how could that be? Wang Yuluan is still in the three counties of New Taipei City!

After a little analysis, Du Yucheng realized that Yanchuan City was Wang Yucen's hometown, and Wang Yucen must have had many childhood playmates there.

The "brother" she mentioned was probably one of her close playmates.

Hmm... It seems our relationship has progressed a step further since you introduced me to your good friend.

Especially when he recalled the flutter in his heart when Wang Yucen took his hand earlier...

It's so hot.

This world is so wonderful!

After a short while, the group stopped.

"We've arrived. Yu Cen, stay in the car. I'll get out first."

"Um!"

Du urged Chengdu to get off the bus quickly and walk briskly to the front of the line.

In front of the Right Prime Minister's residence, Zhao Huan personally came out to greet them with Lian Zhongyi, followed by Zhao Cheng and his brothers.

"His Majesty's oral decree!"

"Acting on behalf of the emperor, I still need to show off my power," Wei You said immediately upon seeing Zhao Huan.

Upon hearing this, everyone in front of the Right Prime Minister's residence knelt down in unison.

"Prime Minister, I must thank you! It's thanks to your excellent care of my elder sister that she was able to give birth safely and smoothly. And Zhao Cheng, stop running around everywhere. Stay home and stay with my elder sister, and educate my nephew properly, do you hear me? If my elder sister and nephew ever complain to me that you've mistreated them, hmph, then I'll make you pay! Alright, I thank you all, thank you all. This time, I'll have Wei You and Lu Zhao bring the congratulatory gifts on my behalf. When the children are older, bring them to Changsui to see me. Hahaha, I have a nephew! I have a nephew! Hahaha!!"

After Wei You finished reading the imperial edict in Yuan Xiu's tone, many people remained silent for a long time.

Those who had never met Yuan Xiu before were especially bewildered.

Is the emperor's edict... really so straightforward and casual?

Wei You quickly helped Zhao Huan up, saying, "Right Prime Minister, please rise!"

Zhao Huan said warmly, "Lord Wei, you've worked hard."

Then, he cupped his hands towards Lu Zhao and Yu Changsi and said, "Lord Lu, this gentleman..."

Yu Changsi returned the greeting and said, "Right Prime Minister, I am Yu Changsi, a retainer of the Left Prime Minister's residence. The Left Prime Minister is too busy with official duties to come in person, so I have come to offer my congratulations. Please forgive me."

“Mr. Yu is too modest.” Lian Zhongyi, who was standing next to Zhao Huan, said, “I have long heard that the strategist by the Left Prime Minister’s side is a rare talent of our time. You must be Mr. Yu, right? You are not just a retainer, but the chief advisor of the Left Prime Minister’s office.”

Yu Changsi smiled at Lian Zhongyi and said, "Lian Zhongyi, your reputation for brilliant strategies is truly legendary! It is my great honor to meet you today!"

"Mr. Yu, Mr. Lian, if you two hit it off, you can have a literary contest and a drinking contest later, instead of just chatting at the door."

Zhao Huan grabbed the hands of the two gentlemen, laughed loudly, and walked inside, saying, "Gentlemen, please come into the mansion!"

After Wei You, Lu Zhao, and Yu Changsi's men went inside, only Du Yucheng's team remained outside the door.

It wasn't that Zhao Huan was deliberately neglecting Du Yucheng; he was a junior, so naturally, he was received by juniors like Zhao Cheng.

Zhao Cheng clasped his hands in greeting to Du Yucheng and said politely, "May I ask if you are General An Yuan?"

"Indeed." Du Yucheng also clasped his hands in a fist salute to Zhao Cheng and said, "Congratulations on your victory, General!"

Zhao Cheng smiled slightly, sensing the hostility in Du Yucheng's way of addressing him and his tone.

They didn't call him "Prince Consort" or "Young Prime Minister," but instead called him "Victorious General."

In terms of rank, the Victorious General is a fifth-rank general, while the Anyuan General is a fourth-rank general.

Du Yucheng called him that in order to deliberately put Zhao Cheng in a superior position.

Of course, both Du Yu and Cheng Du are soldiers, and Zhao Cheng also holds a military rank, so calling him a general seems appropriate. But the key question is, what are Du Yu and Cheng Du here for today?

He came to offer congratulations.

Since it's a congratulatory gift, you should first and foremost treat the host with respect.

Even if you don't praise someone, you can't criticize them either, otherwise you'll just be seen as someone causing trouble.

Furthermore, today's main characters are not only Zhao Cheng and Zhao Changli, but also the Eldest Princess.

They came to present gifts to the princess, but instead of addressing her husband as "驸马" (驸马), they referred to him by his military rank.

What are you thinking about Chengdu An?

In that instant, countless thoughts raced through Zhao Cheng's mind, and he became increasingly wary of Du Yucheng.

Since he harbored ill intentions, Zhao Cheng was too lazy to argue with him further and called out, "Third and Fourth Brothers, please invite General An Yuan into the mansion!"

As he spoke, he walked past Du Yucheng towards the carriage at the back of the procession.

Wang Yucen had written to him before he came, so he knew that Wang Yucen would be traveling with Du Yu in Chengdu.

His greeting to Du Yucheng was merely a formality; his true intention was to personally welcome Wang Yucen.

But a hand stopped him.

Du Yucheng asked, "What does the victorious general want to do?"

Zhao Cheng asked, "Is Wang Yucen behind us?"

Du Yucheng said, "Yu Cen is in the back. I will take her in myself, so I won't trouble you."

Zhao Cheng understood more and more as he listened, and deliberately said, "How can that be! Wang Yucen is here representing the General's Mansion, of course I must personally greet him!"

Du Yucheng firmly stated, "I said I would take her in."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yan and Zhao Zhan exchanged a glance, realizing something was amiss, and quickly moved to Zhao Cheng's left and right.

Zhao Wu moved closer to Zhao Cheng and placed his hand on the hilt of his knife.

Zhao Cheng laughed and said, "General An Yuan, I suggest you reconsider. What you're doing is probably inappropriate!"

"What's wrong?" Du Yucheng asked curiously.

Zhao Wu's eyelids twitched. He thought to himself that Du Yucheng was still too young. Why didn't he just go in directly? How dare he ask his master a question?

Doesn't this give the master a chance to deceive?

Zhao Cheng said, "Wang Yucen came to offer congratulations on behalf of the General's Mansion, but you wouldn't let me greet her, instead letting her follow you in. What's wrong? Is the General only fit to follow behind a Junior Attendant? Or have you received some inside information that the General's Mansion is about to lose power?"

"Zhao Cheng, stop talking nonsense!" Du Yucheng was startled by Zhao Cheng's words.

"So you know that talking nonsense is terrible? If you do this, it's inevitable that people will start to overthink and spread rumors..."

As more guests continued to walk towards them, Du Yucheng snorted coldly and said, "Then you wait here, I'll invite Yu Cen out."

Zhao Cheng nodded and extended his hand to Du Yucheng, gesturing, "Please."

Just as Du Yucheng turned around and took a step, the carriage curtain was suddenly lifted, and Wang Yucen skipped and ran towards Zhao Cheng.

Du Yucheng exclaimed in surprise, "Yu Cen, slow down..."

Before he could finish speaking, Du Yucheng was stunned.

Wang Yucen jumped directly onto Zhao Cheng.

"Brother Zhao Cheng!!"

"Hey little girl, you haven't grown taller, but you've gained weight!"

Du Yucheng was completely stunned when he saw Wang Yucen's hand hooked around Zhao Cheng's neck and Zhao Cheng's arm supporting Wang Yucen's buttocks.

"Zhao Cheng...brother?"