The family dinner was simple and there was no particular etiquette.
Huo Yan sat naturally next to Yuan Zhao, and on the other side was Yuan Qi Yu who was holding Xiao Bai.
Shen Yunzhou sat across from the round table, next to Yuan Xuan and Yuan Nan'an.
Yuan Musheng was between Yuan Nan'an and Yuan Qiyu, holding Yuan Zhizhi in his arms.
Shen Yunzhou scanned the order of the seats, glanced at the person opposite him, and smiled meaningfully.
He took a sip of his wine and asked, "When are we leaving?"
"Tomorrow afternoon." Huo Yan replied.
The atmosphere at the table suddenly became heavy. Yuan Qiyu, holding Xiaobai in his arms, suddenly had tears in his eyes.
Huo Yan looked down at him, feeling somewhat reluctant. He patted his head and gave him a piece of his favorite dish with chopsticks.
Yuan Qiyu wiped away his tears and ate his meal in big mouthfuls.
"What about you? What are your plans next? Continue traveling?"
Chen Yunzhou raised his eyebrows and spoke in a more relaxed tone, "You know, I can't stop, so I plan to go to the south this time."
"After the imperial examination is over, my eldest brother will return to the academy, but father will stay."
As he said this, he glanced at Yuan Xuan who was eating his meal.
The little ones on the table didn't realize what was going to happen until Huo Yan called out "Nannan".
Yuan Nanan paused with his chopsticks and said "Hmm?", his little mouth stuffed full like a guinea pig.
"I don't know when Uncle Huo will be back. Yuan Xuan also wants to practice martial arts. I've already told your uncle, the Emperor, that you two can go together. Uncle Huo has arranged for the best martial arts master."
Yuan Nanan nodded repeatedly. Although in her heart, no one could match Uncle Huo's fighting skills, but since Uncle Huo was going to fight, she could only practice with others.
Yuan Nan'an was about to stuff a piece of meat into his mouth when he saw his mother's eyes signaling him. She immediately understood and said loudly:
"Thank you, Uncle Huo!"
Huo Yan paused and glanced at Yuan Zhao inconspicuously.
Yuan Zhao lowered his head and pretended not to see anything.
When Yuan Xuan heard the news, the rice in his bowl no longer tasted delicious.
Why does he need to practice martial arts? He doesn't want to practice! How nice it would be to just play freely every day!
But then, Shen Yunzhou patted him with a mischievous expression, "Not only that, your uncle stayed here just to teach you how to read!"
"What?!" Yuan Xuan felt like the sky was falling.
Years ago, he did hear his father say that he wanted to find a teacher for him, but he hadn't mentioned it in the past few months.
He thought his father had forgotten about this!
Yuan Nan'an glanced at Yuan Xuan sympathetically. It looked like his uncle wasn't easy to deal with...
It’s okay, I can just practice martial arts by myself.
But the next second, he heard his mother say leisurely, "Not only Xuan'er, but Nannan and Xiaoyu also have to go to class."
Originally, Yuan Zhao planned to send Xiaoyu to the academy, but now that Shen Yifeng was left behind by Yuan Cheng to teach Yuan Xuan, it was just the right time to teach all three children.
She also didn't want her child to be too far away from her, so it would be convenient to take care of him in the capital.
Yuan Xuan felt a little happier, tilting his head back and grinning at Yuan Nan'an, "Sister Nannan, that's great! This way we can study and practice martial arts together!"
Yuan Qiyu was still immersed in the sadness of Huo Yan's departure and had no idea what studying meant.
Yuan Nan'an was in a miserable state, looking at Huo Yan pitifully: "Uncle Huo, why don't you take me to the war?!"
Shen Yunzhou almost spit out his food.
"Oh my goodness, Nannan, not to mention that you are a girl, how old are you? And you want to go to the battlefield?"
Yuan Nan'an snorted, "So what? Didn't Uncle Huo also go to the battlefield at the age of twelve? I'm almost nine, or ten in lunar age, so I can go in just two years!"
The three adults at the table looked at Yuan Nanan, and Yuan Zhao suddenly realized something.
It seems that my daughter really wants to go to the battlefield.
Yuan Zhao and Huo Yan exchanged a glance, and Huo Yan simply said, "Study hard and practice martial arts first, that's the most important thing."
Yuan Nan'an hummed twice, "Don't worry, Uncle Huo! I will study hard!"
Yuan Zhizhi was the happiest person in the audience.
She doesn't need to study or practice martial arts, she just needs to drink milk.
The current situation is completely different from that of her previous life, so she doesn't need to express herself much recently.
All she does every day is eat and sleep, sleep and eat, acting as a mascot.
Yuan Zhao just hopes that she can grow up carefree.
…
After dinner, Shen Yunzhou took the children to play, and Yuan Zhao said he wanted to go out to digest the food.
It started to drizzle, Gan Tang held up an umbrella, and Huo Yan walked straight over.
Gan Tang and Yuan Zhao looked at each other, then led their men away, leaving only the two of them.
The two of them walked side by side, holding an umbrella.
Huo Yan had broad shoulders and a small umbrella, so in order to prevent Yuan Zhao from getting wet, most of his shoulders got wet.
Yuan Zhao saw it, looked up at the tilted umbrella, and reached out to straighten it.
"You don't have to get yourself wet for me."
The two looked at each other, Huo Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, smiled gently, and softened his sharp expression.
He reached out, hooked his arm around her waist, and pulled her into his arms.
"If you don't want me to get wet, just stay close to me."
His hand quickly dropped away, like he was really just pulling her closer.
The two of them quickly avoided each other's gaze, turned around and continued walking forward without saying anything else.
It's just that the distance between them is much closer.
When they reached the flamboyant tree, Yuan Zhao saw the corridor and felt a pain in his legs. "Come in and sit down."
Huo Yan held an umbrella and walked her in. Yuan Zhao sat down and rubbed her knees gently.
Huo Yan didn't see it, turned around and walked towards the flamboyant tree with an umbrella.
It was now dark and foggy. Yuan Zhao squinted his eyes and could see clearly that a hole had been dug under the flamboyant tree at some point.
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