A thousand miles away, Ning Yirong scratched his ear.

Ning Yirong felt that Sisi must be thinking about him.

He's been out for over two years.

Thinking of this, Ning Yirong urged everyone to walk faster.

The reason he dealt with Lord Miao so swiftly was threefold: first, to make the other officials think he knew everything; second, to give the other corrupt officials no time to react; and third, to get back to see that heartless little brat as soon as possible.

Ning Yirong dealt with three corrupt officials swiftly and commended twenty-eight honest officials. The three corrupt officials mentioned here refer to those of relatively high rank, such as Lord Miao; those of lower rank were not counted.

Sisi was teaching Gouwa and Gousheng to identify medicinal herbs when suddenly a rough man and a rough boy appeared in front of her.

Sisi immediately covered her eyes. "Whose rough man and rough boy are these? Hurry up and leave, or I'll have the guards beat you up."

Gouwa and Gousheng: "..." Who are these two? "Guards! Assassins!"

Ning Yirong: "..." I've raised these two sons for nothing!

Dog Egg: "..." Has he changed that much?

Ning Yirong glared at Gouwa and Gousheng. "What assassin? I'm your father."

Upon hearing Ning Yirong's voice, Gouwa and Gousheng's eyes widened instantly! "Dad, what happened to you? And where's my older brother?"

Eldest brother: "..." I'm standing right in front of you! "Second brother, third brother, have you been listening to Mother at home?"

Ning Yirong is an adult, and an adult's temperament and voice generally don't change. Gou Dan, however, is different.

Dog Egg is a young boy.

After Gou Dan went out to train with Ning Yirong for two years, not only did his voice change, but his temperament also became different from before.

Gou Dan used to be a gentle and kind-hearted boy. Now he's become more profound and sharper.

When Gouwa and Gousheng heard Gou Dan call them Second Brother and Third Brother, they said, "You should call us Second Grandson and Third Grandson. Don't think that just because you follow our father, you're our eldest brother. Our eldest brother is a gentleman, and you're just a rascal."

The gang leader: "..." He'd spoiled his two younger brothers for nothing. "Mother?"

"Hahahaha..." Sisi put down her hand and looked at Gou Dan with a smile: "Go wash up quickly. If you don't wash up, I won't think you're my good son anymore."

Gouwa and Gousheng: "..." What?! This person is really their eldest brother?! How did their eldest brother become like this?! Never mind, let's appease our eldest brother first!

The two of them instantly became his lackeys.

"Big brother, we were just kidding."

"Brother, let me go rub your back."

"Big brother, I'll go wash your hair."

After saying that, the two little lackeys dragged Dog Egg away.

The two little lackeys felt they had to hurry and let their big brother feel their enthusiasm.

The palace maids and eunuchs were also very perceptive.

In the blink of an eye, only Ning Yirong and Sisi remained in the room.

Sisi hugged Ning Yirong's waist and kissed him on the cheek. "Thank you for your hard work. You've done a great job teaching Gou Dan; he's clearly different from before."

Ning Yirong hugged Sisi and inhaled her scent. "So, how will you reward me?"

Sisi picked Ning Yirong up in her arms. "As a reward, you'll be my bride."

"...Put me down! I want to be the groom!"

Sisi kissed Ning Yirong on the cheek. "Good boy!"

Ning Yirong didn't want to be obedient, but this heartless little brat actually drugged him again!

If I had known this would happen, he wouldn't have come back!

"Yun Xiaoliu, put me down."

"Sweetie, do you want a daughter?"

"I don't want to." Having children is so tiring! "We already have three sons, that's enough."

When Sisi realized this tactic wasn't working, she tried another one. "Sweetie, I'll let you be the groom for the next six months."

Ning Yirong didn't believe it.

However, one must accept the wife they chose even if it means kneeling.

Okay. Have you missed me?

"I've been thinking about it." This guy just got back, so I have to coax him.

That's more like it. "Then you can scrub my back later."

"good."

"You also need to give me a shampoo."

"good."

"You still have to... um!"

Before Ning Yirong could finish speaking, Sisi silenced him with a kiss. Firstly, it showed her she truly missed him, and secondly, it prevented her from making more demands.

Ning Yirong instantly forgot everything else.

What bride and groom? As long as we get to eat meat, that's all that matters.

More than an hour later, Sisi and Ning Yirong finally came out of their palace.

As soon as I came out, I saw two eunuchs. One of them was from the Empress Dowager's palace, and the other was from the Empress's palace.

The two eunuchs bowed to Ning Yirong and Sisi. "Your Highness, Your Highness. Your Highness, the Empress Dowager/Empress says that you have been away for so long and have had a hard time, so you don't need to go and pay your respects to them."

After saying this, the two young eunuchs bowed to Sisi and Ning Yirong and then took their leave.

Sisi pinched Ning Yirong's cheek. "Let's go back and give birth to a little princess for Grandmother and Mother."

Ning Yirong had no interest in the young princess. Besides, he needed to start taking care of his health; he was a full twelve years older than his beloved minister. "Let's go back and play chess. I learned a few more moves from someone else this time."

"Okay." She hadn't won in a long time.

A moment later, a burst of triumphant laughter came from the Crown Prince and Crown Princess's palace.

On the other side, two little lackeys peeled grapes for Gou Dan while listening to Gou Dan chatting with the Emperor Emeritus, Empress Dowager, Emperor, and Empress.

The Empress Dowager and the Empress felt sorry for Gou Dan, who had gotten quite tanned.

The retired emperor and the emperor were pleased to see that Gou Dan had matured compared to before.

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