After more than a month, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor Emeritus finally returned to Bianjing.
To welcome the Empress Dowager and the Emperor Emeritus, the Holy Emperor specially arranged a welcoming banquet.
That day, just as dawn broke, Lin Wanwan was dragged out of bed by Ye Lanyin.
The little guy was sleeping soundly in his dream, drooling all over his face.
As Ye Lanyin flipped him over, the saliva on his face directly wiped onto Ye Lanyin's chin.
Ye Lanyin pushed her away with a look of disgust.
"Wanwan, get up. The Empress Dowager and the Emperor Emeritus are returning to the palace today, and we are going to the palace for a welcoming banquet."
Lin Wanwan stretched out her sleeve, wiped her mouth, and then changed her posture twice.
"Mother~"
"I'm not angry, I want to go to sleep..."
Ye Lanyin shook her head helplessly, "His Majesty has prepared a lot of fine wine and delicacies, including chicken legs, duck legs, pork knuckles, and braised pork..."
"I'll get up now, I'm a good girl." Lin Wanwan opened her eyes and slid off Ye Lanyin.
I want to eat!
Eat first, then go to sleep.
Ye Lanyin watched her clumsily walk to the bedside to put on her shoes and socks, then smiled and squatted down, "Not sleepy anymore?"
"Ugh, I'm not sleepy. I miss my Grandma and Grandpa."
"Mother, I still have gifts for them."
Lin Wanwan broke free from her grasp, walked to the chicken coop where Tianfeng used to sleep, yanked open Tianfeng's blankets, and pulled out a wooden box from underneath.
Tianfeng left after she burned down the kitchen at the Ye family's house last time.
As for where to go, Lin Wanwan didn't know either.
Ye Lanyin was stunned by her actions.
This little guy's secret stash was hidden so deep!
No wonder she couldn't find it no matter how hard she looked.
"Mud... it's catching its breath..."
Lin Wanwan pushed Ye Lanyin's face and turned her back to her, saying, "I can't let you know."
"This is my secret base. Mother can't see it, she can't see it."
Ye Lanyin and Hua Mei were both amused and exasperated.
Then, Lin Wanwan took out a small ball from inside. The ball was dark and looked like it had been pulled out of the soil.
"Hmm, take two, one for Grandma and one for Grandpa."
She lifted her clothes and wiped them again and again, one by one, until they were white before putting them in her pocket.
Ye Lanyin secretly watched from behind and was stunned when she saw Xiaowanzi turn from black to white.
This thing... she said it was for the Empress Dowager?
This filthy thing?
Ye Lanyin, Hua Xin, and Hua Mei exchanged a glance, and the three of them silently went about their own business.
Only after Lin Wanwan had hidden herself did they turn around and ask her questions enthusiastically.
"Wanwan, what do you want to give to the Empress Dowager?"
"Candy~"
[A piece of candy in exchange for a piece of meat.]
"How about letting Mother take a look?" If the Empress Dowager finds anything wrong with what she's eating, the entire Ye family will likely suffer.
Ye Lanyin was terrified.
Lin Wanwan stood up and walked towards the door, saying, "I don't want it, I'll give it to Grandma."
[Let's go, let's go get some braised pork knuckle!]
Ye Lanyin smiled helplessly, then gave Hua Xin and Hua Mei a few instructions, and finally urged Bai Lu a few more words before everyone left one after another.
After Lin Wanwan returned safely, Lin Chang'an went back to the border.
After Lin Rui'an finished getting ready, he appeared in the front hall with Xiao Chengyun.
Since learning that Ye Lanyin and the Regent were going to get married, Xiao Chengyun has become a completely different person. Now he spends every day by Ye Lanyin's side and his temperament has become much more stable.
"Mother, your son is here." Xiao Chengyun walked up to Ye Lanyin with a grin and took her hand. "Mother, were you nervous?"
Ye Lanyin was taken aback, as if she remembered something, and smiled shyly, "I'm not nervous. It's my great honor that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor Emeritus invited us to the palace to attend the banquet after they returned to the palace."
"Hehe, Mother, Grandmother is a very good person. You don't need to be afraid. Your son will protect you when the time comes."
“Okay.” Ye Lanyin gave him a grateful look.
When the group went outside, the Regent's carriage was already waiting at the door.
Ye Lanyin turned her head left and right, searching for Tian Zhong and the carriage.
Seeing this, the Regent coughed lightly, "Lanyin, your carriage is broken. Tian Zhong took it to be repaired."
"It's broken again?" Ye Lanyin asked in surprise.
How many times has this broken?
It seems this carriage needs to be replaced.
Lin Rui'an saw through it but didn't say anything, and stood behind Ye Lanyin with Lin Wanwan in his arms.
Xiao Chengyun said, "What's there to be afraid of if it breaks? Father's carriage is big enough. Mother, shall we go to the palace together? If we wait for your carriage to be repaired, we might be late."
Ye Lanyin was torn between the two options, but in the end she had no choice but to compromise.
"Oh well."
The regent cast an approving glance at his rebellious son.
The arrogant son raised his chin and completely ignored him.
He has someone backing him up now, so he's not afraid anymore.
The Regent gritted his teeth, and finally, seeing Ye Lanyin enter, he smiled and helped her up.
"Lanyin, please sit down. This is a hand warmer; it will warm you up."
"And what about you?" Ye Lanyin looked down at the hand warmer, which belonged to a man and was indeed a little bigger than her hand, but that was precisely why it was warmer to hold.
"I'm a man, I'm not afraid of the cold."
Then, with a grin, he pulled a small hand warmer from his pocket and handed it to Lin Wanwan in a flattering manner, saying, "Wanwan, this is for you."
"Thank you, Father." Lin Wanwan smiled and accepted the hand warmer, expressing her gratitude.
A child with a father is like a treasure.
【Ah ga ga ga...】
Having received his daughter's approval, the Regent was in a good mood throughout the journey.
As soon as he stepped off the carriage, Grand Secretary Duan, who had always disliked the Regent's pretentious manner, walked towards him.
"Oh my, congratulations, Regent! Good things come in pairs! In the blink of an eye, you have a son, a daughter, and a wife."
The implication is that I've never seen anyone like you, so eager to become a father.
The regent gave him a cold glance.
"Thank you, Lord Duan. This proves that I am superior to you in every aspect."
Lord Duan's smile froze. "What?"
"Didn't you hear me clearly? I'll say it again: I'm better than you in every aspect."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
The Regent laughed loudly and led Ye Lanyin and the others toward the main hall.
Lin Wanwan peeked out and looked at Chief Minister Duan, shaking her head and sighing from time to time.
Standing at the back, Lord Duan murmured the Regent's words.
In what way are you better than me?
Prime Minister Jiang clicked his tongue as he walked past Chief Minister Duan, stroking his beard and saying gloatingly, "Chief Minister Duan is wise all his life, but he made a foolish mistake for a moment."
"In what way are you better? You really can't imagine?"
"Tsk tsk... It's a wonder you have so many concubines in your household."
Chief Minister Duan was taken aback.
"That aspect?"
"In this regard?"
Suddenly, he came to his senses, looked at the regent walking away, and shouted.
"Xiao Lingyuan, you stop right there!!!"
"Who is inferior to you? I have three sons, two daughters, and twelve concubines in my household. How can they be inferior to you?"
"Stop right there!"
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