However, their joy was quickly overshadowed: "Your imperial grandfather has bestowed a marriage upon you. The wedding date is estimated to be next year. Your elder brother has already moved into his own courtyard. Your mother and father have also prepared your courtyard for you. Go and take a look later to see if there's anything that's not suitable, or if you want to put anything in it, or plant any flowers or plants. Just have your eunuch inform him."

After saying this, He Zhuo waved to Hong Yu. Looking at his two sons in front of him, He Zhuo's eyes welled up with tears.

Hongyu originally thought his mother was going to talk about marriage, and he was a little embarrassed. When he saw that his mother's eyes were red, he hurriedly wiped away her tears.

"Mother, what's wrong? Why are you crying? Are you feeling unwell? Let me go and call the imperial physician for you." The worry in her two sons' eyes was obvious, and even Yinzhi looked at her with concern.

"Mother is alright."

Seeing that they had misunderstood, Hezhuo quickly explained, "Mother just feels a little sad, like the little pig she raised is going to eat the cabbage and isn't her little pig anymore. From now on, you will all belong to your wives, and it makes her feel sad."

The two children were about to express their opinions immediately, but neither of them was as quick as Yinzhi: "They dare not. If they marry a wife and forget their mother, we'd rather not have such a son."

"Hongyu, Hongfang, you two speak for yourselves." With that, Yinzhi turned to his sons.

In their haste, none of them noticed that He Zhuo had taught the two of them to be piglets!

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“Mother, whether your son marries or not, he will always be your son, and you will always be our mother.”

"Yes, yes, after the Fujin (wife) enters the family, our son will have her serve you with filial piety."

...

He Zhuo was coaxed by his two sons and felt rather embarrassed.

It's actually similar to marrying off a daughter. The father-in-law and his brothers-in-law will initially dislike the son-in-law, and the mother-in-law, sisters-in-law, and other relatives will dislike the daughter-in-law. It's the same thing.

It felt like an invading force had stolen their child, but He Zhuo was only bitter for a moment. Now that the children were pampering and coaxing them, he was healed and went from tears to laughter.

"Your mother understands what you mean. You don't need to worry about your mother too much in the future. Just live your own lives well. Don't worry, no matter which of you brothers gets married, your mother will not interfere in your family affairs."

After being cured, He Zhuo began to speak earnestly.

"You are all my precious children, I love you all and cherish you all. Now you've all grown up, I was just feeling sentimental. My children, I know you best, and I'm the most filial of all."

He Zhuo looked at Hong Yu: "Back then, Ping An couldn't speak yet. He got a piece of honeydew melon, tasted it, and found it delicious and sweet. He even stuffed it into his mother's mouth. His mother's heart melted. Isn't that because he's been filial since he was little?"

“Back then, Hongfang cried and fussed because his mother couldn’t hold him when she was pregnant with your third brother. He insisted that his mother coax him to sleep. His older sister made fun of him, and he refused to get out of bed, so he wet the bed again.”

He Zhuo told Hong Fang about embarrassing things that happened when he was a child. The young man's face turned red with embarrassment, and he shook his mother's arm, refusing to let go.

"Mother, I don't want to. My sister and older brother both want nicknames, why can't I?" He tried to change the subject.

...

In this way, Yinzhi gradually joined the conversation. After all, he cared a lot about the children at the time. It could be said that he had been trained by Hezhuo after their marriage. As long as he was around, he would take care of the children himself. So Hezhuo's sons could be said to have grown up in the arms of their mother and father.

Why is he called a son? Because his eldest daughter, Xiao Zhenbao, was the apple of Yinzhi's eye. Even if he didn't return to the main courtyard, he would never forget Xiao Zhenbao. It can be said that she grew up in her father's arms when she was young, and later on his back, neck, and horseback.

When we were little, because Xiao Zhenbao was favored, several children of similar age often fought for her affection.

Just like any ordinary family, the four of them sat together, chatting about everyday things.