Chapter 445 A lifetime is very long
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The war with the Jin Dynasty was difficult because both sides had firearms, and it lasted for six years.
Six years later, Sanya had turned as black as charcoal, and finally planted the Xia Kingdom's flag in the Jin Kingdom's palace.
She also became a household name as a female general.
Six years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Today is another grand court assembly.
Ye Wan, wearing a crown with nine dragons and twelve phoenixes, went to court with Lin Anyuan.
Nowadays, except for major holidays, she rarely sits in the imperial court in such a grand manner.
In addition, in recent years Lin Anyuan has basically relinquished power to Crown Prince Murong Yuanzhou. When there are no major events, he spends time in the palace with Ye Wan taking care of their little daughter, Chaoyang.
But today is different. The Third Princess won a battle and returned to the capital in triumph.
Sanya had not yet returned; Daya and Erya were both in the imperial court.
And Lin Mingqian.
Lin Anyuan and Ye Wan looked at their son and daughter standing in the crowd.
Just like many years ago when he and Ye Wan stood side by side in the Golden Palace, full of vigor and high spirits.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have returned after six years of campaigning, having fulfilled my mission!"
Sanya, clad in armor, looked heroic and valiant. She had lost weight, become darker-skinned, and grown taller.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty the Empress! Congratulations, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
All the civil and military officials knelt down.
Lin Anyuan pulled Ye Wan to her feet, "Today is a joyous occasion, a day of celebration for all!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty." Ye Wan looked at Lin Anyuan.
Lin Anyuan spoke softly, "Congratulations, Your Majesty the Empress."
The two men smiled at each other and told the courtiers to rise.
Sanya was reinstated and became the only princess in the Xia Dynasty and the entire nation since its founding to hold military power.
Today's morning court session has ended without any major issues.
After the morning court session ended, the couple, as they had done countless times before, walked side by side, talking and playing with the wind in the hall.
"In a while, I won't be the Empress anymore, I'll be the Empress Dowager. But Empress Dowager sounds so old, like an old woman."
Ye Wan laughed as she spoke.
Lin Anyuan has decided to step down; he has only had this idea but hasn't said anything specific yet.
Lin Anyuan tidied the hairpins in her hair, "Then don't be the Empress Dowager. You are Lady Ye in the hearts of the people, my wife, and you will always be young and beautiful."
"You're just trying to fool me. No one stays young and beautiful forever."
Ye Wan's temper has become more and more gentle in recent years, and very few things can cause her to have emotional fluctuations.
"Wanwan, we can finally go sightseeing." Lin Anyuan felt he had had enough of being treated like a beast of burden and it was time to have his own life.
"Don't let Ah Zhou hear this, or that kid will come to us and act pitiful."
As soon as Ye Wan finished speaking, a little girl came running over.
"Mother, mother!"
"Porridge".
Chaoyang's nickname is Zhouzhou.
Ye Wanqi didn't even give her son a nickname, but she couldn't resist when it came to her daughter.
Lin Chaoyang was unbelievably beautiful. "My parents just talk to me and never play with me. I'm so bored all day."
"Your parents have gone to court today. Go find your elder brother, your three elder sisters, or your royal uncle and ask them to let your parents rest for a while."
Lin Chaoyang, I don't know who he took after, was a clever little devil since he was a child, and he had a lot of tricks up his sleeve.
But she's also beautiful, so no one can blame her. The only ones who can control her are Ye Wan and Lin Anyuan.
Lin Anyuan usually spoils his children.
"Hmph, I'm not going. My uncle only knows how to make me study. My brother is too busy to pay attention to me at all." Lin Chaoyang pouted.
"What should we do then? How about Daddy plays with Zhouzhou? How about riding a big horse?" Lin Anyuan squatted down and let his daughter climb on top of him.
"You're spoiling him." Ye Wan couldn't bear to watch and planned to go back quickly to take off the phoenix crown from her head.
It looks nice, but it's really a bit choking.
Lin Anyuan carried his daughter Zhouzhou to the Imperial Garden to catch butterflies.
Crown Prince Murong Yuanzhou saw this and clicked his tongue, "My royal brother really spoils his children, and I've been spoiled too."
While his father and mother were enjoying their travels, Lin Anyuan always treated him like a father, praising him above his head. Over the years, Murong Yuanzhou never said it, but in his heart he always respected him as a father.
Now that he's a father himself, he's very patient with his child.
Lin Mingqian, who was standing to the side, smiled and said, "My dad used to be a local thug and a petty hoodlum. He only became a little more serious after meeting my mom."
He had heard his older sister tell him about how his parents met, and it sounded pretty far-fetched.
"You must be careful when you go out on this incognito trip," Murong Yuanzhou said to his nephew beside him.
He's called my nephew, we grew up together and are practically brothers, but in terms of seniority, he's my nephew.
Murong Yuanzhou sighed, "Luckily, he's of a higher generation. It would have been awkward if Lin Mingqian were of a higher generation."
Lin Mingqian is going to be an imperial envoy to investigate corrupt officials.
After living in peace for too long, some people have forgotten their roots and have stopped disciplining their children and grandchildren. It's time to teach these people a lesson.
"Okay." Lin Mingqian squinted at the sun.
"Dad, Dad! Can you run faster so I can feel what it's like to fly!"
In the Imperial Garden, Lin Anyuan carried his daughter on his back. After running for a while, he felt sweat on his forehead, so he put her down.
"Dad, why aren't you running anymore? I was just saying I was going to catch butterflies!" Lin Chaoyang looked at her father.
Lin Anyuan sighed and beckoned his son over, "Sweetie, let your brother carry you."
He's really getting old; in just a short while, he's been feeling some discomfort in his lower back. We'll have to call the imperial physician to take a look.
Lin Chaoyang looked at her brother's smiling face and shook her head like a rattle drum.
"I don't want my brother to carry me."
Her brother is a two-faced scoundrel; she fears no one but her brother and mother when they get angry.
"Your Majesty, the Empress has told you to stop playing. It's a family banquet today, go make dumplings!"
Jixiang came to deliver a message.
Lin Anyuan led his daughter and son towards Yewan.
Ye Wan was surrounded by Da Ya, Er Ya, and San Ya with the children. Her hands were covered in flour; was she planning to knead the dough herself?
"Wanwan, are you going to cook today?" Lin Anyuan let go of his daughter and walked over quickly.
Ye Wan hasn't cooked in a long time.
Ye Wan nodded, "Sanya is back, I'm in a good mood, come and join me."
"good."
Lin Anyuan kneaded the dough on the side.
The children gathered around making dumplings, chattering away endlessly.
Lin Chaoyang's eyes darted around, and he ran to Er Ya's side. His second sister had money; he could trick her into giving him some to go out of the palace for fun.
When Er Ya was talking to her sisters, she saw that her youngest sister wanted money. Without saying a word, she took off her purse, which was full of small gold ingots. She always carried some with her when she had nothing to do.
Lin Chaoyang's eyes lit up, and he tried to sneak away with the money, but then he heard a voice behind him.
"Zhouzhou, where do you want to go?"
When Lin Chaoyang looked up, Ye Wan was smiling at her.
She immediately shrank her neck and said sweetly, "Mom, I'm not going anywhere."
Ye Wan saw through her intentions but didn't say anything, instead beckoning her over.
Lin Anyuan, his hands covered in flour, kept kneading the dough. He glanced at the large group of children in the hall, then looked at Ye Wan, who was educating her daughter, and laughed.
His children are growing up quietly, and he and Wanwan have a long life ahead of them.
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