Xie Yuancheng has been in such a good mood lately. Even though I was deliberately making things difficult for him, he still had a smile on his face.

"Ying'er, you'd better keep a close eye on me, otherwise if I leave, you'll wake up in the middle of the night and won't be able to find me~"

"Go ahead then, I'll catch you tomorrow morning, you can't escape anyway~"

"Ying'er~" Xie Yuancheng came over and hugged me, blinking his eyes and acting cute. I stopped teasing him and rested in his arms.

I was already very sleepy, so I fell asleep quickly. I don't know if he went out in the middle of the night, but when I woke up, he was sleeping next to me.

"Yuancheng~ Little Chengcheng~" I leaned over to look at him. Xie Yuancheng still had his eyes closed. I could see the shadows under his eyelashes. He said he was in good spirits. I wonder how long he was out last night.

I started being mischievous, poking Xie Yuancheng's face with his hair. His tender little face was so lovely, I was even a little envious. Although my skin is also very good, he's a man, and a father at that.

"Ying'er~ Stop fooling around, let me sleep for a while, and you're not allowed to get up." Xie Yuancheng reached out and pulled me into his arms, his mouth moved slightly, and then he continued to sleep.

"We're all just ordinary people. Seeing how hard you've worked, I'll reluctantly go to sleep."

I remembered, but Xie Yuancheng tends to overthink, so I just hugged the blanket and lay down with him. But it was uncomfortable; just as I was drifting off to sleep again, he woke up.

"Ying'er has been really good lately, I'm going to reward you properly~" Xie Yuancheng stared at me with wide eyes, and I yawned.

"You should either go to bed earlier or wake up later. I'm about to go to sleep, and then you get up again."

"It's past noon, we need to wake up, otherwise the little ones will say that their parents are lazy."

"That's what Yu'er said. My Yu'er, I can't even see him during the Mid-Autumn Festival. It's really heartbreaking."

I remember how Yu'er called me "Little Lazy," he was so adorable. I want to cherish my eldest son, I wonder if he's been naughty at home.

"Ying'er~ You biased mother, you don't even want me now that you have Yu'er, so I can't let you see him either."

"Sigh, the eldest son has had the hardest time. When he was little, his parents weren't around, and when he grew up, his younger siblings weren't around either. Now even his father is bullying him."

"Ying'er~" Xie Yuancheng came over and pinched my cheek: "Do you want to get up? If you don't get up, I'll just stay lying down."

"Sure, let's take the kids out for a walk. Now you don't have to worry about anything else; we have ten years of peaceful life ahead of us!"

“Okay~ This is what Ying’er got. The teachers wanted to go back to Piaomiao Residence last night, and that little rascal Lu Fengjun went with them too, saying he wanted to pay respects at the ancestral hall. It’s good for us to go out for a walk.”

"Are you kidding me? We can go for an afternoon or even an hour. We can't just keep walking around in the same little circle again."

"Yes, Uncle Cui has received the secret letter. He will help deal with it. At least the Prime Minister still has a lot of prestige in the old emperor's eyes. Now I finally understand why the old emperor came when you first came to Linyang. It turns out it was because of a letter from his mother-in-law."

"By the way, what did that letter say?" I was quite curious about the letter, but I didn't even open it to read it.

"Ying'er, you never leave yourself a way out when you do things. Luckily you met me. It was your mother-in-law who sent people here to take care of you and to check if Lin Yang has any rebellious intentions. After all, I am the only son of the Ninth Prince."

"I thought she wrote something asking for help, but it seems I've been reading too much."

"What have you been looking at so much?" Xie Yuancheng is always quick to pick on words; I'd only said one sentence and he'd already noticed.

"Seeing so many crippled fighting ideas, I knew it. She could have given me this envelope from the palace. It turns out she was thinking of the old emperor. She really doesn't know how to seek benefits for the household."

"She has already thought a lot about the Ji family. If it weren't for the need to conceal your birth, she wouldn't have stayed in the palace for so long, fighting against such a treacherous person as the Empress."

"Hmph!" I poked his arm: "Yes, yes, it was all for me. He even thought about carrying on the Ji family line, but it turned out to be a girl. However, Yu'er and the others also have the blood of the Ji family, so it can be considered carrying on the family line."

"Haha." Xie Yuancheng rarely laughed so shamelessly. I went over and covered him with the blanket before going to wash up and take a bath. It was rare for my cunning lord to let me go out, so I had to make sure I smelled nice.

"Ying'er, you always run away when you can't win an argument. Just wait and see how I deal with you!"

I brushed my teeth and hadn't even gone to the hot springs yet when Xie Yuancheng came and dragged me inside. Next time I'll definitely trap him, otherwise I'll be the one who suffers.

We didn't get dressed and go out until almost noon. I rubbed my back and glared at him resentfully. Xie Yuancheng came over and helped me up with a smile; he was the typical person who got the better deal but acted innocent.

"Mommy~" Su Ling smiled broadly, showing all her little teeth, and stretched out her short arms for a hug: "Hug me~"

Xie Yuancheng was very considerate, bringing Su Ling over for me to hold. The little one was so well-behaved. Su Ling, who was originally introverted, is now even more extroverted than Xi Zhi because of Yu'er's bullying.

Xi Zhi ran over for a hug, but Xie Yuancheng hugged him and immediately his face fell. Su Ling reached out and touched his little face, patted him a few times, and Xi Zhi smiled.

"Su Ling, you're so good at taking care of your younger brother!" I looked at her with surprise as Bi Zhu came over carrying a small box of snacks and a bamboo tube of milk tea.

"Madam, the young lady can now comfort the young master. Whenever the young master cries, the young lady comes out and he stops crying."

“My darlings, it’s all because your mother didn’t take good care of you. No, that’s not right.” I held Su Ling and looked at Xie Yuancheng: “Your father didn’t take good care of you, not your mother.”

"Hehe~" The two little ones are really cooperating with me. My twins are so considerate of their mother. Xie Yuancheng imitated them, looking aggrieved.

“Yuancheng, you’re bullying your sister-in-law again. Yan’er and I can hear it from outside.”

Li Ruowu brought Yan'er over. When Yan'er saw Su Ling being held, she pouted and wanted a hug too.

"Sister, how could I bear to bully Ying'er? Now I'm going to take them out for a walk."

"Go out for a walk? Just stay in the manor. Our manor is so big, why can't you leave?"

"Sister, it's me who wants to go out and see the children. The little ones have been playing in the manor for so long. The sun isn't too strong today, and I'm in good spirits, so I'll take them out for a walk and then we'll come back."

"Alright, if my sister-in-law wants to go out, I'll agree even if it's to the capital."

Li Ruowei pulled Yan'er over. Yan'er looked at Su Ling, then at Xi Zhi, and finally at me: "Auntie~ Yan'er wants to go too."

"Yan'er, you're at home with your mother. Didn't I tell you there are still some things I need you to do?"