After that, Yan Cheng seemed to have experienced a spiritual baptism and finally let it go.
Not only in terms of emotions, but also in terms of family affection.
Yan Cheng realized that he had previously thought that children were too fragile, which allowed excessive anxiety to take over his heart.
Yan Cheng couldn't help but laugh when he recalled all the worries and anxieties he had felt recently.
Because the child occasionally cries and gets nervous and at a loss;
I can’t sleep at night because I worry about my child missing a mouthful of milk;
Because when your child is sick, you may get sick unexpectedly.
Now that I think about it, I was really seeing enemies everywhere.
The baby was born safely and full-term, was healthy and had strong vitality. He didn't need to worry all day long, fearing that the baby would die accidentally.
Life has its own resilience, and children are not as vulnerable as he imagined.
With so many maids and secret guards around, no one can harm Ping An.
*
It was summer when Ping An was six months old.
The crabapple blossoms in the courtyard are in full bloom.
Yan Cheng was wearing a moon-white robe and sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard.
He held a small rattle in his hand and shook it gently, teasing Ping An who was giggling in the stroller.
The little guy waved his chubby little hands, trying to grab the toy that made the crisp sound. It was obvious that he was well-fed.
Just then, Leng Yan passed through the archway of the courtyard, picking up a few accidentally fallen leaves.
He looked slightly hesitant, as if he was struggling with whether to tell the truth.
Yan Cheng glanced at him, handed the rattle to the nanny beside him, and asked her to continue playing with Ping An. He then went into the house with Leng Yan.
After entering the house, the two people who were still in love first had a friendly conversation before getting down to business.
A letter wrapped in a light yellow envelope appeared in Yan Cheng's eyes, causing him to pause slightly.
Leng Yan: "The letter from Concubine Yun Shu was just delivered today. The messenger is still in the palace. Do you want to see him?"
"No, he's just a messenger, he doesn't know anything more."
Yan Cheng took the letter and gently stroked the edge of the envelope with his fingers, feeling as if a heavy stone was pressing on his heart.
He took a deep breath, slowly opened the envelope, and pulled out the letter inside.
When his eyes fell on the words in the letter, his brows unconsciously frowned.
Concubine Yun Shu's familiar handwriting appeared before his eyes again.
The words in the letter are still obscure, but its core meaning remains the same.
She asked Yan Cheng if he wanted the throne, and if so, she would fully support him.
Yan Cheng's eyes became complicated, and his thoughts involuntarily drifted back to that spring day two months ago.
At that time, the peach blossoms in the courtyard were blooming beautifully.
A traveling merchant came to him with the first letter from Concubine Yun Shu.
Concubine Yun Shu asked implicitly in the letter, now that the rule that twins cannot ascend the throne no longer applies to him, does he really have no thoughts about the throne?
If Yan Cheng wanted the throne, she could help him.
At that moment, Yan Cheng's heart felt like being thrown into a huge rock, causing waves of ups and downs.
It hasn't been long since my brother disappeared, and Concubine Yun Shu has already started planning to use me to achieve her wish.
Did she really treat her brother as her own child?
Yan Cheng originally thought that Concubine Yun Shu never cared about him, a child she had long since left her heart, but she did have feelings for Prince Ding.
Prince Ding and Concubine Yun Shu have been mother and son for nearly twenty years. Even if they had a pet, they would have developed feelings for it long ago, let alone a human being with rich emotions.
When I think about it carefully, I realize he was wrong.
Yan Cheng crumpled the letter in a bad mood, thinking that some people are born cold and indifferent, and she can't be expected to have any emotions towards others.
When Yan Cheng received Concubine Yun's letter for the first time, he was annoyed that Concubine Yun did not care about Prince Ding's disappearance and had no intention of replying to Concubine Yun.
As for Concubine Yun Shu, would she think that he was not a filial son because he did not reply for a long time?
What does it matter? He and Concubine Yun Shu have always had a bad relationship. Even if he did nothing, Concubine Yun Shu would still dislike him.
When Yan Cheng received Concubine Yun's letter for the second time, he felt her firm attitude, as if she would not stop until she pushed him onto the throne.
This made Yan Cheng very troubled.
In fact, he was not so eager for the throne. The higher the position, the greater the responsibility. For example, his fiefdom was in the north, so he had to be responsible for the people in the north.
If there weren't so many messy things, what he longed for was a simple and free life.
It is the kind of feeling where you can stroll freely among the mountains and rivers, and spend ordinary and warm time with your loved ones.
Yan Cheng's gaze moved away from the letter paper and fell on Leng Yan who was looking at him quietly.
But there are no ifs in the world. As a prince and Prince Yong, he has been firmly bound in the vortex of the fight for the throne from the very beginning.
Now the only ones who have the possibility of ascending the throne are the third prince, Prince Jing, him, and the ninth prince, Prince Rui.
Yan Cheng doesn't want Qu Zhaoyue to ascend the throne.
Given the entanglement between them, if Qu Zhaoyue ascends the throne, she will definitely not let him go, and may even take action against those close to him.
He also didn't want to ascend the throne himself.
For him, the throne means endless troubles.
Confined to the imperial palace, responsible for the people of the world, facing ministers with countless opinions...
Excluding Qu Zhaoyue and himself, the only one left was the third prince, Prince Jing.
But Third Brother...
Yan Cheng never forgot his own speculation after the princes met with accidents one after another.
He believed that those things were related to the third prince and his mother, even though he had no evidence.
Even though he always felt that the Third Prince was a good person, Yan Cheng could not be sure that the Third Prince and his mother, who were suspected to be brothers, would let him go after he ascended the throne.
The more Yan Cheng thought about it, the darker his expression became.
Is it really true that I have no choice but to ascend the throne myself?
Time flies, and two months have passed in the blink of an eye.
The summer heat gradually fades away, replaced by the coolness and tranquility of autumn.
Yan Cheng was flipping through an ancient book in the study, trying to find inner peace in the book.
At this time, Leng Yan appeared with the third letter from Concubine Yun Shu in his hand.
Yan Cheng put down the book in his hand and took the letter.
When he unfolded the letter and saw Concubine Yun Shu's resolute and tough words, his heart was shocked.
Concubine Yun Shu said that even if he did not want the throne, she would help him ascend the throne because she wanted to be the empress dowager.
Yan Cheng's expression did not change. He had known that Concubine Yun Shu wanted to be the empress dowager.
Otherwise, the twins would not have been replaced with twins, a boy and a girl.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be indifferent to Prince Ding's disappearance.
Compared to the last time when he was conflicted, Yan Cheng felt much calmer this time.
Since no one else is suitable for that position, then he will take it!
However, just when he was about to make progress, bad news suddenly came like a bolt from the blue.
This year, the Hu people no longer simply plundered food as usual.
Instead, he raised an army to attack Xiangcheng.
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