Chapter 291 Perfection

Yu Lan didn't get enough sleep last night. After working for half a day, she was already very sleepy. Even the rouge on her face could not hide her tiredness.

Concubine Yu Gui saw this and said considerately, "It's hot. I also need to take a nap. Let's go back and rest early."

After hearing this, Yu Lan felt as if she had been pardoned.

She didn't want to think about anything now. She just wanted to go back and have a good sleep. She was really too sleepy.

After sitting for so long, Jiang Shu also felt sore and tired. He wanted to go back and lie down. Several people stood up and said goodbye.

Looking at their backs as they left with umbrellas, the emperor and Concubine Yu Gui looked kind.

"Lan'er and Zheng'er are both happy."

Upon hearing this, the emperor held Concubine Yu's hand and said, "Wait a little longer, we will be happy too."

Concubine Yu was stunned for a moment, then understood what the emperor meant and said, "I am already very satisfied."

Marrying a good man, having both sons and daughters, and having grandchildren around her knees is already very good.

The emperor said nothing, but just hugged Concubine Yu into his arms.

He would always remember his promise to her.

On the way back to Zhou's house from the palace, Yu Lan dozed off in the carriage.

Zhou Boxu saw that she was sleeping with her head tilted and her neck twisted, with her brows slightly wrinkled, so he reached out and held her against his shoulder.

Yu Lan woke up instantly, looked at Zhuang Yin beside her, and pushed Zhou Boxu shyly: "Yin'er is here."

Zhuang Yin turned sideways with understanding, lifted the car curtain and looked outside.

Yu Lan: "..."

Zhou Boxu curled his lips, leaned close to Yu Lan's ear and whispered: "Yin'er is very sensible, go to sleep."

After that, Zhou Boxu looked at Yu Lan's red ears and kissed her.

Yu Lan's sleepiness was instantly awakened. She sat up straight in shame and moved her butt to distance herself from Zhou Boxu.

It's a loss.

Zhou Boxu was helpless. He would not have teased her if he had known.

Yu Lan did not doze off for the rest of the journey. She persisted until she returned to the house, took off her shoes and lay on the bed, and then fell asleep relaxed.

Zhou Boxu asked Zhuang Yin to go back to the house for a nap to recharge his energy, and then go horse racing when he woke up. Zhuang Yin readily agreed. After

settling Zhuang Yin down, when Zhou Boxu entered the inner room, Yu Lan was already half asleep.

Noticing someone lying down next to him, Yu Lan squinted and muttered, "What are you doing?"

Zhou Boxu said, "I'm sleepy too, let's sleep together."

He slept with Yu Lan last night, but he woke up earlier than Yu Lan in the morning, so he didn't sleep well.

Zhou Boxu stretched out his arms and hugged Yu Lan in his arms regardless of the heat.

Yu Lan was so sleepy that he let Zhou Boxu hold him and fell into a deep sleep.

Outside the house, the sun was slowly setting in the west, and Yu Lan slept for a long time.

When she woke up, her pillow was empty and Zhou Boxu was nowhere to be found.

Thinking of what Zhou Boxu said during breakfast, Yu Lan got up from the bed and glanced at the sky through the carved window pane.

The sun hasn't set yet, why did they leave the city so early?

Inexplicably, Yu Lan felt a little empty.

Muchun, who was guarding the outer room, heard the noise and came in to help Yu Lan with her makeup.

Yu Lan asked Muchun, "When did they leave?"

Muchun was stunned for a moment before she reacted and replied, "The prince consort and the young master were practicing calligraphy in the study."

"Practicing calligraphy in the study? They didn't leave the house?" Yu Lan was surprised and happy.

Muchun said, "The prince consort and the young master said they would wait for the princess."

Yu Lan smiled happily when she heard this and urged Muchun to move faster.

The door of the study was open. When Yu Lan walked in, Zhou Boxu bent down and held Zhuang Yin's hand, teaching Zhuang Yin how to write.

"Mother, you're awake." Hearing footsteps, Zhuang Yin looked up at Yu Lan.

When Yu Lan approached, Zhuang Yin put down his pen and showed Yu Lan the words he had just written.

Yu Lan took a serious look and commented, "It's well written."

Zhuang Yin said embarrassedly, "My father taught me to write this. I will practice hard."

Zhou Boxu said, "No hurry, take your time. Let's go horse racing first."

"Okay." Zhuang Yin couldn't wait any longer.

Zhou Boxu ordered someone to prepare a carriage, took Xueying on it, and took a few guards to go out of the city.

Apart from going to school, Zhuang Yin usually goes to Prince Jing's Palace the most, and rarely goes out of the city to play, so he is very excited.

Yu Lan saw his expectations and felt guilty.

She is a woman and cannot show up in public at will, so she cannot take Zhuang Yin to play around.

Yu Zheng did take Zhuang Yin out to play a few times, but for a child who is full of curiosity and novelty about the world and is at an age of playfulness, it is far from enough. When

the carriage drove out of the city gate, the view immediately widened and the scenery was very different.

Zhuang Yin leaned against the window, and everything he saw was new and exciting, and he was dazzled.

The carriage stopped after finding a place with a flat road, a wide view, and a high place where he could watch the sunset.

Zhou Boxu stood at the edge of the hillside, overlooking the road below and said, "Yun'er and I will be riding horses below. You wait for us here to watch the sunset."

"Yes." Yu Lan responded softly, looking up at the orange sunset in the sky.

It was so beautiful.

Zhou Boxu and Zhuang Yan got on their horses and drove Xueying down the hillside.

"Drive!" After getting on the flat road, Zhou Boxu shouted in a deep voice and drove the horse quickly.

Zhuang Yan grabbed the saddle, and the hot wind whizzed past his ears. He didn't feel hot, but felt extremely happy.

He liked the feeling of riding the wind and galloping freely, as if he had turned into a bird, and the world belonged to him.

Yu Lan watched from the top of the hill, and felt that Xueying was running very fast. He couldn't see his figure clearly at all, and could only see a snowy shadow.

Even though she didn't know much about horses, Yu Lan could tell that this was a rare and good horse.

Zhou Boxu treated Zhuang Yan sincerely.

The wind blew Yu Lan's skirt. She stood on the hillside, with a gentle and smiling expression, gazing at the father and son riding their horses leisurely under the setting sun.

This year's summer breeze blew away the loneliness in her and Zhuang Yin's hearts, filling their chests with warmth, and they would never feel empty and suffocated again.

Zhou Boxu took Zhuang Yin for a run, slowed down the horse, and let Zhuang Yin control the horse.

Zhuang Yin is very smart and learns things quickly. Under Zhou Boxu's careful teaching, he can control the horse freely.

But after all, he is young and has no martial arts skills, so it is difficult to deal with accidents, so he needs someone to ride with him for protection. It was

the first time for Zhuang Yin to ride a horse in the wild, and he was very excited. He ran again and again until the sun set and the sky darkened, and he reluctantly returned to the hillside.

"Did you have fun?" Yu Lan wiped the sweat off Zhuang Yin's head with a handkerchief.

Zhuang Yin nodded, then turned to Zhou Boxu and said, "Father, can we come again next time?"

Zhou Boxu nodded, "Yes."

Zhuang Yin was delighted and full of expectations.

When Yu Lan wiped Zhuang Yin's sweat and was about to put the handkerchief away, Zhou Boxu stared at her and said, "I'm sweating too."

Yu Lan pinched the handkerchief and said, "I only brought one, and it's already dirty."

"You can use your sleeves." Zhou Boxu was not picky at all.

Facing the childish Zhou Boxu, Yu Lan was helpless and amused, so she had to tiptoe and wipe the sweat off his forehead carefully with her sleeves.

In the dim sky, Zhou Boxu looked at Yu Lan who was wiping his sweat seriously, and curled the corners of his lips with pleasure.

In fact, he had a handkerchief on him, but it didn't smell as good as Yu Lan's sleeves.

When the three returned to Zhou's house, it was already dark.

After dinner, Zhuang Qian went back to his room to wash and go to bed early.

He usually went to bed early, and the horse racing consumed a lot of energy, so he fell asleep almost as soon as he touched the bed.