During the past half month that Yuan Bohua was in the palace, Zhou Qiongyue basically did not go out to handle business matters. Even if there was an urgent matter, she would let Gulan handle it on her behalf.

She stayed in the mansion with Yuan Bohua and their two children.

Yuan Bohua was not busy with anything outside. During the past half month, he also accompanied Zhou Qiongyue to stay at the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion for a few days.

Then one night, the second prince and the fifth prince came to Yuan Bohua with wine.

Yuan Bohua drank with the two of them on the roof of the palace for half the night, and the three of them talked a lot.

But after the three of them left, Yuan Bohua returned to the main courtyard and found two more little brats on his bed. He had drunk some wine, so he had to go to the next room to sleep alone.

Before going to sleep, he was still thinking, 'When will these two little guys grow up?'

The next day, when Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang woke up, they saw the two of them still in their mother's bed, and both children were very happy.

Even the usually reserved Yuan Chaokang rolled around on the bed in joy.

When the family sat at the table to have breakfast together, Yuan Chaochang stared at the extra person with curiosity.

That was the fifth prince who used the excuse that he was drunk last night and was unwilling to return to the palace.

Yuan Chaokang had recognized the person a long time ago, but seeing his elder brother like this, he pretended not to know him and looked at the fifth prince on the table.

"What? Chang'er and Kang'er don't recognize their fifth uncle anymore?"

Seeing the Fifth Prince looking like he was about to kidnap a child, Yuan Bohua couldn't help but correct him, "It's my cousin!"

The fifth prince, Li Jingyu, immediately put on a sad expression and looked at Zhou Qiongyue, "Cousin, look at my brother-in-law. He doesn't treat me as his own brother."

Zhou Qiongyue glared at Yuan Bohua and comforted the Fifth Prince, "Just ignore your brother-in-law. Your cousin will treat you as her own brother."

The Fifth Prince was devoted to both the original owner and her, and Zhou Qiongyue naturally treated him as her own brother. Naturally, she would protect him.

When the Fifth Prince saw that his cousin was protecting him, the expression on his face instantly became extremely proud.

Yuan Bohua looked at the Fifth Prince with amusement, thinking that this guy was already old, could he be any more childish?

However, Yuan Bohua did think that the fifth prince was just a child, like a younger brother.

Ever since the Fifth Prince went to the battlefield, Yuan Bohua felt that he was a capable man. Previously, Yuan Bohua could only chat with the Second Prince, but now he could also chat with the Fifth Prince.

During breakfast, Yuan Chaokang kept looking at the fifth prince, who had a good relationship with his mother.

The key point was that Yuan Chaokang felt that the Fifth Prince's aura had changed compared to the last time he saw him. Although the Fifth Prince tried his best to restrain himself, Yuan Chaokang still sensed the difference.

The fifth prince also felt the difference in Yuan Chaokang. He actually felt the same dangerous aura from this little guy as from his second brother.

The fifth prince, Li Jingyu, only glanced at them twice, without any intention of exploring further. The fifth prince was not interested in these scheming fellows, as he was afraid of being tricked into falling into a trap.

As for Yuan Chaokang, he was just a young child. The Fifth Prince felt that the world was not short of such extraordinary people, so there was nothing strange about it.

There are even more weirdos in the palace.

Afterwards, Yuan Chaokang deliberately stuck to the Fifth Prince, wanting to observe his cousin. The Fifth Prince was helpless about this, as he really wanted to play with Yuan Chaochang. The Fifth Prince felt that he and Yuan Chaochang were from the same world.

The fifth prince, Li Jingyu, could only squat down and asked Yuan Chaokang softly, "My little nephew, why are you following me instead of playing with Chang'er?"

Yuan Chaokang also realized at this time that the Fifth Prince must have seen something, or at least thought that he was precocious.

Yuan Chaokang couldn't help but sigh in his heart at this moment, "The people in the royal family are really not simple."

But Yuan Chaokang still tilted his head and pretended to be cute, saying, "I think Fifth Uncle is interesting. I want to play with him."

Although the Fifth Prince thought that this little guy should be smart, but seeing how small he was, he still couldn't help but want to tease him, "What if I say I don't want to play with you?"

Yuan Chaokang immediately rubbed his eye sockets, his mouth drooped, and he began to shout, "Mother..."

The Fifth Prince picked up Yuan Chaokang and said, "Ancestor, you are my ancestor, okay? Tell me, what do you want to play?"

Yuan Chaokang also decided to quit while he was ahead, pointing to the room next door where games were played and said, "Fifth Uncle, let's go in and play with building blocks!"

The fifth prince looked at the other three. His cousin was sitting by the lake fishing, while his brother-in-law and Yuan Chaochang were both hitting each other with branches.

He is the only one who can play with Yuan Chaokang.

The fifth prince accepted his fate and carried Yuan Chaokang to play inside the house. Before leaving, he did not forget to shout, "Cousin, I'm taking Kang'er to play with building blocks."

At this moment, the Fifth Prince really wanted his cousin to say, "Let's play here!"

But Zhou Qiongyue waved without even turning her head. Zhou Qiongyue couldn't be more relieved about the Fifth Prince.

Seeing his cousin like this, the fifth prince Li Jingyu stopped struggling and went straight into the house carrying Yuan Chaokang.

Away from the sight of his father and mother, Yuan Chaokang behaved a little more intelligently.

Yuan Chaokang couldn't help but teasing the Fifth Prince, "Fifth Uncle, you are the first person to realize how smart I am."

"How about you call me fifth cousin? My cousin and brother-in-law love you so much that they certainly won't notice that you are so smart." The fifth prince thought to himself, he didn't want to notice either.

"Could it be that Fifth Uncle no longer considers my mother his biological sister?"

The Fifth Prince saw Yuan Chaokang using the same words he had used against Yuan Bohua to counterattack him. He had only one thought in his mind: 'He never thought retribution would come so quickly.'

The fifth prince quickly changed the subject. He didn't want to be beaten by his cousin. "Come on, let's play with building blocks. How do you want to play?"

Yuan Chaokang casually sat across from the Fifth Prince, acting like a slightly clever kid. "Fifth Uncle, I'm just a little bored. I don't really want to play anything. Fifth Uncle, do you understand?"

The fifth prince shook his head, indicating that he didn't understand. He would have loved to remain a child forever, but adults couldn't be children.

Although the Fifth Prince did not understand, he still touched Yuan Chaokang's head and asked softly: "Do you want to start learning in advance?"

Yuan Chaokang shook his head. "No, but I want to learn to read in advance. That way I can read some storybooks and not get bored."

"When the time comes, let your mother teach you. Your mother used to be known as a talented woman. But after some things happened, she no longer cares about these things."

As the fifth prince spoke, he looked outside. Seeing his cousin fishing in the yard, a flash of heartache crossed his eyes.

My cousin used to be such a bright and beautiful woman, but now she has become so steady. The word "love" is really hurtful.