An An hugged her waist and whispered in her ear, "Mom, I discovered my brother's secret."

"What secret?" Zhu Fuli asked in a low voice.

"Brother likes Sister Lingxi."

"Mother, An'an, what are you talking about?" Yan Chengfeng looked at them and asked.

"I'm talking about you." An An replied.

"What did you say about me?"

"Does my brother like Sister Lingxi?"

Yan Chengfeng choked and blushed, "How did you know?"

"On the night of the Qiqiao Festival, you gave Sister Lingxi a jade pendant. I saw it."

"Nothing can be hidden from An An."

"Then when are you going to marry Sister Lingxi? It's not good to flirt without taking responsibility."

Yan Tinglan put down the letter and looked at him.

"Father, Mother, I am attracted to Lingxi. Please grant us marriage."

Yan Tinglan was quiet for a while, then said, "I don't care about others, but you were raised by me and your mother. I ask you to never marry another woman in your life. Can you do it?"

"I promise that I will only have one person in my life." He envied the deep love between his fake father and the queen mother, and suffered deeply from the palace fighting. He also understood how terrible it would be to have too many people.

"Does she like you?"

“I like it.”

"You have no say, An An."

"Daddy, I'm here!"

"Invite Lingxi to the palace tomorrow and ask her politely."

"Make sure to complete the mission!"

"Your Majesty, the Second Prince and his men request to see you." Zhang Yuanlu said outside the door.

"Let them in."

"Your son pays respects to the Emperor, Father, and Her Majesty the Queen."

Yan Tinglan glanced at them. There were more than ten children, big and small, and the imperial study seemed a lot more crowded.

"Sit down."

Because officials often come here, the benches opposite Yan Tinglan have never been removed. Now there is still room for a dozen children to sit.

"Father, there is something I don't understand." The youngest prince, the Seventh Prince, spoke first.

"explain."

"I want to know why you never come to see us, why do you only like Kang Le and my eldest brother?"

Especially Kang Le, she is the most special. Even her name is not arranged according to the generation order. She was given a title when she was born.

"Didn't your grandmother tell you?"

"Grandmother asked us to ask you. Father, do you dislike us because you dislike our biological mother?"

Yan Tinglan looked at him and said, "Being young does have its advantages. You are not afraid of anything."

The others only dared to look at him cautiously.

"Except An An, you are not my biological children. Why should I like you?"

"As for your eldest brother, he has good taste and has won the Queen's favor, so naturally he has gained some favoritism from me."

Yan Chengye and others were all shocked.

Yan Tinglan folded the papers on the table and stood up, "Ali, An'an, go back. Chengfeng, you stay."

"good."

Zhu Fuli took An An and stood up. Yan Tinglan reached out to hold her hand, and An An followed beside her.

"Second brother..." The Seventh Prince didn't expect to be asked such a shocking secret. He was stunned for a moment and tears streamed down his face.

"How could we not be father's biological children? We look so much alike."

Yan Rurong came back to her senses and patted his head, "Why are you crying again? What boy can cry so much at the age of fourteen?"

"That's me. I cry when I get excited. I can't help it!" The Seventh Prince tried hard to hold back his tears.

Yan Chengfeng poured himself a cup of tea and drank it slowly.

Yan Chengye looked at Yan Chengfeng, "So, big brother, you knew about this a long time ago, right?"

Yan Chengfeng put down the teacup, "Yeah."

"Then who is our biological father?"

"The one in power now is Yan Tinglan. Who do you think our father is?"