However, despite his dislike for Yun Xiao, Nangong Yuan never intended for him to die in prison along with the Yun family.
Actually, Han Yiyi was able to find out so quickly that the Yun family had been imprisoned because Nangong Yuan told her. Of course, Nangong Yuan didn't want Han Yiyi to resent him because of this.
Seeing that he had been standing there for quite a while and none of them had noticed him, Nangong Yuan's face darkened, and he couldn't help but cough heavily.
Unbeknownst to Nangong Yuan, Yun Xiao had noticed him the moment he entered, but he pretended not to notice and continued chatting and laughing with the three of them, just to annoy him. Now, hearing his cough, he couldn't help but secretly purse his lips.
At this moment, the other three heard Nangong Yuan cough and all looked towards the courtyard gate.
"Father, you're here! Come quickly and help me, my sister, the teacher, and Mother to stop them from cheating!"
"Yes, Father, come quickly and help us..."
When Nangong Yuan heard the two little ones calling, his eyes lit up. He couldn't help but give Yun Xiao a provocative look, the meaning in his eyes was very clear: See? I am the biological father of these two children.
In fact, when Han Yiyi returned to the capital this time, Nangong Yuan could sense that Han Yiyi's feelings for him seemed to have changed. Therefore, when Emperor Beichen mentioned the matter of bestowing a marriage upon him last time, he did not agree. He did not want to force Han Yiyi.
He wanted to give Han Yiyi some time to accept him again. The situation in Kyoto had been mostly resolved, and the border was temporarily stable. If Han Yiyi still didn't like life in Kyoto, he was willing to go back to Ping'an Town with her for a while. He believed that with two children, Han Yiyi would definitely not choose that "pretty boy".
When Yun Xiao received Nangong Yuan's provocative gaze, he was not angry at all. Instead, he raised his eyebrows indifferently. Of course, this was because he knew that although Zicheng and Zihui were Nangong Yuan's biological children, they were not Han Yiyi's children.
The game, which was originally for four people, suddenly became a bit more tense with the addition of Nangong Yuan. Seeing that the two children were getting a little impatient, Han Yi quickly pulled them aside.
"Come on, Zicheng and Zihui, you've been playing for so long, you must be hungry. Come with me to make some food, and let your teacher and father play here by themselves!" Before the two could react, she quickly pulled the two children away.
Seeing the three leave, Yun Xiao quickly threw down the wolf-hair brush in his hand and followed them.
"Zicheng, Zihui, your teacher is here to help you!"
Seeing Yun Xiao like this, Nangong Yuan quickly followed.
"Zicheng and Zihui, your father is here to help you too!"
For several days in a row, watching the two of them start making sarcastic remarks over trivial matters again, Han Yiyi rubbed her forehead in annoyance and was about to send them away. However, before she could even say the words, she heard a servant announce that Mr. and Mrs. Nangong Ling were requesting an audience.
It turned out to be Mr. and Mrs. Nangong Ling. Seeing that Nangong Yuan not only did not bring the two children back to the General's Mansion, but even Nangong Yuan himself did not return to the mansion, they came to pick them up in person.
Not only did the couple come, but even their tutor, Sha Guangbai, came along. It seems they were really worried that Han Yiyi wouldn't let them go.
Seeing this, a hint of disappointment flashed across Han Yi's eyes, but it quickly disappeared. He turned to the two children and said...
"You must have fallen behind in your studies these past few days. Hurry up and pack some things; we're going back to the General's Mansion with your great-grandfather!"
Upon hearing Han Yiyi's words, Old Madam Nangong looked at Han Yiyi with eyes full of gratitude.
She had thought that Han Yiyi would resent the General's Mansion because of the last time Yun Wenshu made the two children sick, and that the two children would also distance themselves from them and not let them return to the General's Mansion.
After all, Han Yiyi is now a princess, and if she doesn't agree to let the two children return to the general's mansion, there's nothing they can do.
Unexpectedly, Han Yiyi not only did not resent them, but also took the initiative to let the two children go back with them. Upon seeing this, Old Madam Nangong bowed to Han Yiyi and said.
"This old woman thanks Your Highness the Princess..."
In the past, Han Yiyi was just a commoner and naturally could not accept the old lady's courtesy. But now that she is a princess, she can accept the courtesy, but Han Yiyi still avoided it.
"What am I doing? Zicheng and Zihui are of the General's bloodline, so naturally they should return to the General's Mansion with you!"
"Yes, yes, Your Highness is right, Your Highness is right!"
Seeing the two children's reluctant expressions, Han Yiyi smiled and spoke this time.
"Go ahead, your father can bring you here when you rest. Your mother will stay here and won't go anywhere!"
Actually, what the two children were most worried about was that Han Yiyi would return to Ping'an Town. Now that they heard her say that, their eyes and brows lit up with a smile.
"Okay, Mother, you have to keep your word!"
"Then we'll come and keep Mother company when we're resting!"
Han Yiyi's eyes darkened as she watched Nangong Ling and his wife, whose steps were noticeably lighter as they held their two children's hands.
Meanwhile, Nangong Yuan looked at the two children being taken away by his grandparents, his brows furrowed so deeply they could have trapped a fly. He thought to himself, "Are my grandparents here to hold me back?"
Didn't they say they wanted me to find a way to bring the mother of both children back to the General's Mansion? What's going on now? They took the children away and left him here alone.
With his two children gone, what reason could he possibly have to stay here?
Meanwhile, the two people who were leading the children back to the general's mansion were all smiles, and they didn't care about Nangong Yuan at all. If they knew what Nangong Yuan was thinking at this moment, they would definitely say, "The two children are theirs, and the wife is yours. You have to figure it out yourself."
While Nangong Yuan was racking his brains, trying to figure out how to continue living in the princess's residence, he heard Han Yiyi's voice in his ear.
"Since both children have gone back, I will not keep the general any longer..."
Nangong Yuan: ...
Grandfather, Grandmother, could you lend me the two children for a few more days?
Upon hearing Han Yiyi's words, Nangong Yuan twitched the corner of his mouth before clearing his throat and speaking.
"No rush. I've spent the last two days with Brother Yunxiao and found we get along very well. So I'd like to stay a few more days to drink and chat with Brother Yunxiao and discuss the affairs of the world!"
Upon hearing Nangong Yuan's words, Yun Xiao was about to purse his lips and say that he had no important matters to discuss with him, but before he could open his mouth, Nangong Yuan covered his mouth, and then he felt that he could not move his body.
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