"Don't be next to me, it's so noisy!" she said impatiently.

Chu Heng remained silent.

After a while, Fan Jiaoyou heard a soft snore.

She felt increasingly agitated.

At this moment, she had to confront a problem.

Senior Brother Chu Heng.

Chu Heng's body\\u003d Senior Brother's body.

Chu Heng is sick. (Senior brother is sick.)

Although the weather was starting to warm up in late spring and early summer, the floor was still cold.

She pulled the thin blanket up a bit. There were two blankets on the bed in total. If she and her child shared one, the child might catch a cold.

She can't take the risk.

Reluctantly, she moved further in, turning her back to him.

"Come on up."

There was no movement.

She snorted coldly, "I'll count to three, one..."

The person on the ground quickly scrambled up, not forgetting to dust off the side that had accumulated dust.

You Ran: ...

Chu Heng smiled broadly, gently pulling back a corner of the blanket. Seeing that she didn't object, the smile on his lips widened even further.

He managed to slip into bed as he wished, and carefully placed his right hand on her waist.

You Ran suddenly slapped his hand away.

Chu Heng withdrew his hand and nestled beside her, already content, and fell into a deep sleep.

...

The next morning, You Ran was awakened by her son's scream.

She suddenly opened her eyes and saw her daughter standing high on the inside of the bed against the wall, covering her mouth.

Then she turned her head and saw her son standing on the ground, frantically hitting Chu Heng with a pillow, yelling, "You bad person! Let go of my mother!"

Chu Heng opened his eyes, first stared at You Ran for a moment, then rolled off the bed, lifted his son high in the air, and laughed heartily.

Qianqian struggled frantically, yelling, "Let me go!"

Seeing this, Wanwan climbed off her mother and kicked him with her little chicks, crying, "Waaah, let go of my brother! You're not a good person!"

Seeing this, Chu Heng put his son down and then picked up his daughter. This time, he didn't lift her high, but instead wrapped her completely in his arms, sighing contentedly, "Daughter! My princess! I am your father!"

The person in my arms stopped moving.

Qianqian put down the pillow that was about to attack him and looked at the man in shock.

Both were too shocked, and since they didn't know the meaning of the word "朕" (zhen, meaning "I" or "the emperor") in their self-reference, they overlooked the phrase "朕的公主" (zhen de gongzhu, meaning "my princess").

He casually rubbed his forehead, sat up with disheveled hair, looked at his daughter and son who were dumbfounded, his face expressionless and his teeth clenched, "Yes, your father who has been longing for you day and night has returned."

The pillow in Qianqian's hand fell.

She looked up at the man in a daze that evening.

Chu Heng laughed heartily, sat down on the edge of the bed with his daughter in his arms, gently tapped her nose with one hand, and then stretched out his large hand, "Son, come here!"

Qianqian hesitated and looked at her mother. After her mother nodded, she rushed into her father's arms.

Chu Heng embraced his children, one on each side, feeling both joy and contentment.

The two little kids were yelling wildly, "Daddy! Daddy!"

"Father! Father!"

"Father! Father!"

"Father! Father!"

It's as if they're having a competition to see who can shout the loudest.

You Ran: ...

Nan Zhuo, who was waiting outside the window, instantly had tears in his eyes.

The master... has finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel.

...

The inn's dining area was located in the lobby on the first floor. After the family of four finished washing up and went downstairs, Emperor Shunqing and Empress Dowager Zhou had already ordered a table full of breakfast snacks and were waiting for them.

Chu Heng cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Your son greets your father and mother."

The children also bowed respectfully, saying, "Greetings, Grandpa and Grandma."

You Ran could tell from this scene that Chu Heng had formally paid his respects to the two elders last night, and probably even expressed his gratitude.

But standing behind the children, she was momentarily at a loss for what to do.

Throughout the journey, she addressed him as Master Huang and Madam Huang, and her manners were not particularly elaborate.

If she were to perform a proper bow at this moment, and then address Master Huang and Madam Huang in the same manner, it would be as if she were a servant or maid.

"No need for formalities, please sit down." Empress Dowager Zhou smiled gently and beckoned to Qianqian and Wanwan, and also gave Youran a look, "Youran, you should sit down too, no need for formalities."

The children had already climbed into their seats, so You Ran had no choice but to bend her knees and sit down beside them.

There was a large square table with long benches. The children sat down next to their grandparents, leaving two seats on either side. The children sat leisurely on one side, naturally assuming that Chu Heng was sitting on the other side.

Unexpectedly, Chu Heng lifted his robe and insisted on squeezing in next to her.

You Ran frowned. "There's an empty seat next to me."

Chu Heng immediately glared at Nan Zhuo behind him, "Aren't you going to sit down?!"

Nan Zhuo looked distressed. "I wouldn't dare!"

Chu Heng's face turned cold. "Call Long Da here again!"

Having no other choice, Nan Zhuo blew a whistle and then reluctantly sat down.

Long Da, the captain of the secret guard, came running over excitedly.

Nan Zhuo patted the other side of the long bench, "Sit down."

Long Da was stunned. "I wouldn't dare!"

Chu Heng said quietly, "Two on each side, just right."

Long Da dared not say anything more and could only sit down on the side. But when he sat down on the side, he found that he was too close to his master, so he quickly squeezed in.

Chu Heng looked at You Ran with an expression that seemed to say, "There are no seats available."

You Ran gritted her teeth and ignored Chu Heng.

Qianqian recognized Long Da, swallowed the bun in her mouth, glared at him, and asked, "Hey, aren't you that uncle who tried to scam people in our fishing village?"

Long Da immediately covered his face: ...

Reminded by her brother, Wanwan asked in a clear voice, "Oh dear, when we left, we heard you and Aunt Li say you were blind? How come you're not blind now?"

Long Da was so ashamed that he slid under the table.

Looking at Nan Zhuo with a leisurely air, she said in a low voice, "So it was a fake Nan, and the real Zhuo?"

Jia Nan/Nan Zhuo also immediately covered their faces: ...

I really want to slide under the table too...

Chu Heng was in a good mood, so how could he be the only one to bear You Ran's anger?

Qianqian's eyes darted around, and she suddenly realized, "Mother, I know! All these years, you've been leading us in hiding not because you're a fugitive, but because you're hiding from Father's search!"

Feeling a little embarrassed that her son had touched on her secret, You Ran stuffed another bun into his mouth, saying, "Eat up!"

Wanwan put her hands on her hips and said, "Hmph, Mother is wrong! Why doesn't Mother want Father to find us?!"

You Ran also picked up a fried dumpling and stuffed it into her daughter's mouth, "So many good things and you still can't shut your mouths?"

Chu Heng also put some snacks on his children's plates and said gently, "Don't blame your mother, it's all your father's fault. Your father was not capable enough to find you. From now on, the four of us will never be separated again."

"Mmm-hmm-hmm!" Qianqian and Wanwan nodded vigorously.

Emperor Shunqing and Empress Dowager Zhou looked at each other and smiled.

He remained noncommittal.

Qianqian asked again, "Hey, where's the guy who staged the accident?"

Nan Zhuo quickly pulled Long Da up from under the table.