He Yue couldn't bring herself to give her daughter-in-law a hard time on their first day of marriage, so she quickly softened her expression and tried to put on a loving smile: "Get up."

Guarjia Wenyu breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, took the tea handed to him by the maid, and offered tea to Prince Yi and his wife.

After drinking tea, Heyue and Shisan each gave the bride a red envelope. Heyue also gave the couple a pair of red gold dragon and phoenix bracelets, which was considered as acknowledging their marital relationship.

"May you two, husband and wife, stay together and never abandon each other." This was Heyue's heartfelt blessing to them.

It's clear that this daughter-in-law is obedient and virtuous, and she will be able to restrain Hongchang's temperament to some extent in the future.

In any case, her son has grown up and will eventually get married. Once he gets married, he will have to cherish him. Even though Heyue felt bitter, she could only offer her blessings.

"I will remember Mother's teachings," Guarjia Wenyu said sincerely.

The mother-in-law was kinder than she had expected.

Before entering the palace, her aunt in the palace hoped that she could serve the emperor and bring glory to the family.

My aunt was once the late emperor's favorite concubine, and our family enjoyed a period of great prosperity because of her.

But with each new emperor comes a new court, and my aunt is now just a concubine, with no children of her own. The family's honor can only be carried on by the next generation.

Wenyu was no less beautiful or talented than her aunt and the Imperial Concubine, and everyone in the family placed their hopes on her.

Wenyu herself didn't care; it didn't matter who she married. Even if she entered the palace, she could still do her part for her family.

However, things did not go as she had imagined.

The Emperor had no intention of taking her into the palace; instead, he bestowed her upon Hongchang, the heir of Prince Yi.

Although her aunt was slightly disappointed that she failed to enter the palace, Wenyu inexplicably felt relieved.

The Emperor greatly favored Prince Yi, who was the most favored among the entire imperial family. Marrying into Prince Yi's household was no worse than entering the palace, since Consort Nian was the only one favored by the Emperor, and it might not be so easy for her to live in the palace.

After receiving the imperial decree of marriage, Wenyu had sent people to inquire about the Prince Yi's son, whom she had never met, her future husband, but the result was not as expected.

I heard that this Prince Yi's heir is extremely favored by the Emperor, but he is arrogant and unruly. Some time ago, he even hit the Third Prince in the palace, and the Emperor stripped him of his title as heir.

When Wenyu first heard about this, she was inevitably disappointed and worried about her future.

Fortunately, after yesterday, Wenyu realized that her husband was not as bad as she had imagined.

Although her husband was a bit mischievous, he was kind to others and very gentle with her. Wen Yu's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down. She felt that having such a husband was not bad at all.

Now that her parents-in-law are such gentle people, and especially since the wife of Prince Yi is not as difficult to get along with as the rumors say, Wenyu is even more satisfied.

At this moment, Hongjiao, Hongmian, and Hongxiao peeked out from outside and whispered among themselves.

He Yue saw this and her face darkened: "What are you doing sneaking around like that? Come in now!"

Seeing that their mother had discovered them, the three brothers weren't afraid. They ran in laughing and joking, came to Heyue's side, and respectfully bowed to their new sister-in-law: "Greetings, elder sister-in-law."

Hongxiao, the youngest, blinked and exclaimed, "My new sister-in-law is so beautiful! Big brother is so lucky!"

Wen Yu blushed, smiled, and lowered her head.

Hongchang tapped Hongxiao's forehead and gently scolded, "What are you saying at such a young age?" He then leaned closer to him and whispered, "Your sister-in-law is shy; if you want to say something, you should say it in private!"

Wenyu blushed even more when she heard this.

Hongxiao grinned, hugged Heyue's arm, and pleaded with bright eyes, "Mother, Mother, I also want a beautiful and gentle wife like my sister-in-law."

Heyue pinched his soft little face and smiled, "Okay, when you're as big as your older brother, your mother will find you an even prettier wife!"

Hongxiao's eyes immediately lit up, and he shouted, "Mother is so good!"

Thirteen smiled as he watched the family enjoying their harmonious time together.

After the children left, Thirteen hugged Heyue and whispered in her ear, "Heyue, thank you for giving me so many lovely children."

"No need to thank me, I'm happy too." He Yue smiled, pursing her lips. She used to not want to have children, thinking they were a hassle, but now that she has children, she feels that this kind of life is truly fulfilling and happy.

Watching my children grow up, get married, or have their own wives brings me a lot of satisfaction.

Now we are hoping that Hongchang and Wenyu can give her a big, healthy grandson or granddaughter as soon as possible, so that Heyue can become a great-grandmother.

Heyue has no plans to have any more children, as she is getting old. She is very content with her five sons and three daughters.

Thirteen shared the same thought as Heyue.

Thinking of this, Thirteen couldn't help but feel regretful. If it weren't for the risks of Heyue having another child at this time, Thirteen would really like to have a few more children.

With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, Heyue counted down the days, eagerly awaiting Hongtun's return.

I heard that Hongli and Hongtun are doing very well with their mission in Jiangnan. Although there were some minor troubles and setbacks, they were resolved smoothly and they will return to the capital before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

But no one expected that the group would run into trouble on their way back to Beijing.

When Hongli and Hongtun returned to the capital by water, Heyue heard that their boat capsized on the way and the two disappeared, their fate unknown.

Heyue was so frightened that she fainted.

When Heyue woke up, she saw Shisan beside her, grabbed his clothes and cried, "I shouldn't have agreed to let him go, I shouldn't have agreed to let him go! I should have known it wouldn't go smoothly, how could I be so foolish? I'm not a good mother! I'm the one who ruined him!"

Thirteen patted her back, his expression sorrowful: "Don't worry, Hongtun will be safe and sound, he will definitely come back. No news is good news, you have to believe in him."

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