Chapter 297 Straw After

a fierce quarrel, the mother and son were soaked with sweat, sticky and uncomfortable. At this time, the scorching sun was shining directly in the sky, and the scorching sun was even more oppressive.

The queen clenched her palms, her face was gloomy and her body was shaking slightly.

On the way back to the palace, the mother and son did not say a word. The atmosphere in the car was depressing and suffocating.

After returning to the East Palace, Yu Cheng went directly to Xie Wanruo's yard.

It was past noon, but Xie Wanruo and Yu Haolin had not had lunch yet, and they were waiting for Yu Cheng.

"Didn't I tell you not to wait for me?" Yu Cheng pulled Yu Haolin to the table and sat down, and took the handkerchief handed over by the palace maid to wash his hands.

Xie Wanruo smiled softly and said, "We are not hungry after having some snacks, so it is just right to eat now."

Yu Cheng said helplessly, "You, you always think about others but not yourself. Don't do this in the future."

"Okay." Xie Wanruo responded meekly, noticing that Yu Cheng's left cheek was slightly red.

"Your Highness, what is this..."

"Eat first, Haolin is hungry." Yu Cheng picked up some food for Yu Haolin. Xie

Wanruo didn't ask any more questions and picked up the chopsticks to eat.

Yu Cheng had no appetite. If Xie Wanruo and her son were not with him, he would not want to eat at all.

"Your Highness, eat more. You have lost weight." Xie Wanruo picked up a piece of crystal braised pork for Yu Cheng.

"You have lost weight too." Yu Cheng picked up a crab meat with his backhand and gave Xie Wanruo a crab meatball.

Yu Haolin said, "Father, I want one too."

"Okay." Yu Cheng responded with a smile and picked one for Yu Haolin.

Yu Haolin ate with gusto.

Seeing them, mother and son, Yu Cheng's heavy heart relaxed a little.

After the meal, Yu Haolin was taken back to the house for a nap.

Yu Cheng was sweating, and Xie Wanruo helped him bathe and change clothes.

After cleaning up, Yu Cheng leaned on the couch, drowsy.

Xie Wanruo sat beside the couch, gently massaged his head to soothe him, and asked tentatively: "Your Highness, are you unhappy?"

Yu Cheng said "hmm".

Xie Wanruo said softly: "Your Highness, don't keep things in your heart all the time. If you keep too much in your heart, you will get hurt. If you don't want to tell me, you can tell someone else."

Tell someone else? Who can he tell?

Yu Cheng smiled bitterly and said, "Who else can I

talk to besides you?" Xie Wanruo followed up the conversation and said, "Then would Your Highness be willing to tell me?"

Yu Cheng sighed and said worriedly, "I had an argument with my mother."

Xie Wanruo suddenly realized, "Does Your Highness still feel pain when your mother hit you?"

Xie Wanruo gently stroked Yu Cheng's slightly flushed face, speaking with heartache.

Yu Cheng grabbed her hand, pressed it against his own face and said, "It doesn't hurt anymore."

Yu Cheng didn't tell her the reason, and Xie Wanruo didn't ask, but just comforted him in a gentle voice.

"Your Highness, please don't argue with your mother anymore. Your mother is doing this for your own good. If she really said something that your Highness doesn't like or doesn't want to do, just ignore it. You're already thirty years old, how can you take a beating like this?"

Yu Cheng shook his head: "You don't know, some things can't be compromised."

There was silence in the room for a while, Yu Cheng opened his eyes and said: "My mother wants me to protect the Cao family."

Xie Wanruo's eyes flickered when she heard it, waiting for Yu Cheng's next words.

Yu Cheng sighed and told Xie Wanruo briefly.

Xie Wanruo was right, and after saying it, Yu Cheng felt much better.

"Your Highness has suffered." Xie Wanruo lowered her head and touched her forehead with Yu Cheng's, and a tear fell on Yu Cheng's face.

Yu Cheng's heart rolled, and he reached out and hugged Xie Wanruo into his arms.

"Fortunately, I have you and Haolin, otherwise I..."

Yu Cheng choked up in his throat: "When I was in Duanzhou, I saw people dying every day, and I saw people infected with diseases and homeless. When they looked at me with despair and expectation, I completely understood the responsibility of a king." "

It's not about pursuing power and honor, it's not about supporting the mother's family, it's not about satisfying one's own selfishness. It's about making the world peaceful and the people live and work in peace and contentment."

"At that time, I missed you Haolin very much."

That's why I wrote that letter home.

In the face of survival and having enough food and clothing, fighting for power and honor seems ridiculous.

Xie Wanruo put her arms around Yu Cheng's waist, leaned her head lightly on Yu Cheng's chest, and listened to him quietly.

Yu Cheng stroked Xie Wanruo's cheek with his palm, and after speaking out the words that had been pent up in his heart, the depression in his heart dissipated a lot.

He let out a long breath and remembered his promise to Xie Wanruo: "The lotus flowers are in full bloom, let's go to Mochou Lake to appreciate the lotus."

Xie Wanruo said: "No hurry

, Your Highness has been tired for so long, take a good rest for a few days first." The emperor gave Yu Cheng a half-month vacation, and today was only the first day. He dragged his tired body to worship Master Cao and had an argument with the queen. Yu Cheng was exhausted physically and mentally and needed to rest.

Xie Wanruo was always so considerate and gentle, which made Yu Cheng rely on her.

"Wanruo." Yu Cheng's heart was surging and he hugged Xie Wanruo tightly, like a drowning man grabbing the last straw.

Everyone envied him for his noble status and being born a prince, but who knew the pain in his heart.

Xie Wanruo was like the warm sunshine in spring, giving Yu Cheng enough warmth without burning him, and became the only comfort in his lonely life.

If it weren't for Xie Wanruo, Yu Cheng was really afraid that he would not be able to endure.

But fortunately, he had her.

On a hot summer afternoon, the two of them embraced each other affectionately in the room, leaning on the soft couch and falling asleep.

Suddenly, a scolding sounded from the yard, accompanied by a loud slap, which woke up the two people in the room, and Xie Wanruo and Yu Cheng hurriedly got up.

"Who are you to dare to block my way? Get out of here." Cao Muxue arrogantly scolded the maid who was blocking her way and dragged the two children inside.

"What are you making a fuss about again?" Yu Cheng stood in the corridor, looking at the arrogant Cao Muxue, his eyebrows and eyes were full of disgust and impatience.

However, Cao Muxue was very happy to see Yu Cheng. After seeing the disgust on Yu Cheng's face, Cao Muxue said aggrievedly: "Haoyan and the others miss their father and are clamoring to see you."

As he said that, Cao Muxue let go of the hands holding the children.

"Father." The two children ran towards Yu Cheng, each holding one of his hands.

Yu Cheng lowered his head, looking at the two innocent children, his mood was extremely complicated.

Thinking of his own childhood, Yu Cheng's eyes were dim, and he touched the heads of the two children and said: "Why don't you listen to your mother? It's time to take a nap."

Yu Haoyan said: "I miss father, and so does my sister. We haven't listened to father's stories for a long time."

Yu Cheng returned to Shangjing yesterday afternoon. When he reported the affairs of Duanzhou to the emperor, it was already dark, so he went directly to Xie Wanruo's courtyard to rest.

He went to court early this morning, and finally went out of the palace with the empress to pay homage to Grand Tutor Cao, so he has not seen Cao Muxue and her two children.

Cao Muxue approached and said, "Since my cousin went to Duanzhou, they have been asking my father when he will come back. After hearing that my cousin was coming back yesterday, they have been waiting and looking forward to it. Today, they are anxious and no matter how I comfort them, it is useless."

The two children looked up at Yu Cheng eagerly, holding his hand tightly and not letting go.

Xie Wanruo said at the right time: "Your Highness, please go."

Yu Cheng heard this and looked at Xie Wanruo with an apologetic look.

Xie Wanruo smiled gently, indicating that she didn't care.