Chapter 403 He's Back
Ye Wan looked at her son.
Suddenly I felt that he had grown up a lot. It was like he was a little dumpling running around all day, and today he is a handsome young man.
"Don't worry about me, go see your father." Ye Wan picked up a soup spoon and drank the soup.
Lin Mingqian laughed, his smile mirroring Lin Anyuan's. "You two are really something. Dad sent me to see you, and you send me to see Dad. Why don't you two visit each other?"
"What's wrong? Are you too familiar with each other and trying to play the 'distance makes the heart grow fonder' game?"
Ye Wan almost spat out her soup.
As expected, the thoughtful eldest son was fine when he didn't speak, but once he started talking, his true nature was revealed.
Ye Wan was sad for two days before she began to understand things a little better.
The Ministry of Rites arranged the funeral of the Grand Tutor and his wife, and Lin Anyuan, Ye Wan, Murong Yuanzhou, and Lin Mingqian all went to offer incense.
On the day of Fang Daru and his wife's burial, the streets were deserted as everyone flocked to the area.
Lin Anyuan and Ye Wan observed a month of mourning, and the weather started to get hot.
After court that day, Lin Anyuan and Murong Yuanzhou spoke alone in the Imperial Garden.
"Now that the Crown Prince has grown up and is capable of handling things on his own, he should attend court sessions from now on."
From the age of four, Ye Wan and Lin Anyuan took turns carrying Murong Yuanzhou to court, and Murong Yuanzhou had unique insights into politics.
Murong Yuanzhou looked at Lin Anyuan. "Brother, are you planning to slack off so early? Didn't you aspire to be a wise ruler?"
This sounds like he's about to pass the throne to him; isn't that a bit too early?
"That was in the past. I don't think that way anymore." Lin Anyuan looked at the azure sky not far away.
The Xia Dynasty had been slowly improving since Emperor Jing took over, but his reign was not as simple as one might imagine.
Busy, tired, and exhausted.
With natural disasters and man-made calamities constantly occurring, he cannot save the people like a god. He cannot bear the hardships and injustices of the world, and even sitting on the throne, he cannot save everyone.
Looking at Lin Anyuan's nearly perfect profile even in middle age, Murong Yuanzhou suddenly asked, "Brother, do you have any regrets in your life?"
He was handsome, exceptionally intelligent, married Ye Wan, and had a bright son. His mother had risen from a country girl to become Empress and Empress Dowager. Crown Prince Murong Yuanzhou felt that such a person seemed to be blessed by the heavens from birth.
"Yes." Lin Anyuan withdrew his gaze.
"Brother, what is it?"
Murong Yuanzhou was very curious; he really wanted to know.
From as far back as he could remember, he felt that his elder brother was even more powerful than his father.
Lin Anyuan looked at Murong Yuanzhou and slowly said, "If I could, I would wish I had never been born. My mother was married to my father from the beginning, and she only had you, Azhou."
Murong Yuanzhou's breath caught in his throat, and he was speechless for a moment.
“My son, I have never regretted giving birth to you, never.”
A voice suddenly sounded behind the two of them.
Lin Anyuan and Murong Yuanzhou turned their heads at the same time.
"Mother, you and Father are back?!"
Murong Yuanzhou was about to throw himself into Lin Suyi's arms, but after taking a few steps, he suddenly remembered that he was no longer a child.
Remembering what had just been said, she turned to look at Lin Anyuan.
"I've come back to see you, Yuan'er, Zhou'er," Lin Suyi said, tears streaming down her face.
Lin Anyuan smiled and said, "Mother, why do you walk so quietly? You startled us."
Lin Suying said with tears in her eyes, "Your father said he was too tired from traveling and wanted to come back to rest. He also wants to go to the palace to find Prince Ning to go fishing and tell him about his experiences along the way."
Actually, he went to show off to Prince Ning, since Prince Ning had been waiting to see him make a fool of himself.
Lin Anyuan hurriedly handed her a handkerchief, "Mother, don't cry. If you cry and Wanwan hears you, I'll have to sleep on the floor tonight."
Lin Suyi cried loudly, "You know you have to sleep on the floor, what nonsense are you talking about? Yuan'er, you are the child that God blessed me with. Without you, I might not even be alive now. You have never been superfluous, never."
God knows, when she heard those words, it felt like her heart was being ripped out.
As a mother, she owes this child far too much.
"Mother, I know." Lin Anyuan felt that he had really been too talkative today.
Originally intending to educate the crown prince, he didn't expect his mother to overhear him.
"What are you talking about for no reason? You've made the beauty shed tears for no reason. I'm punishing you to sing for us today."
Ye Wan arrived with a group of palace servants and bowed to Lin.
Emperor Jing, now the retired emperor, simply didn't bother coming to the palace and went directly to Prince Ning.
Lin Suyi did not go to see Prince Ning, as she was not familiar with him and had never even met him.
Ye Wan and Lin Suyi hadn't seen each other for several years, and they seemed to have endless things to talk about, even ignoring Lin Anyuan standing to the side.
Emperor Jing knew this was the case, so he went to Prince Ning to boast about it beforehand.
The next day, Sanya entered the palace.
"Father, Mother! I'm back!"
Sanya looked taller and stronger, but standing next to the tall and imposing Wei Ye, she still appeared petite and delicate.
"Sanya!" Ye Wan was overjoyed to see Sanya after so long.
"Mother, you are still so young and beautiful, and Father too. You two are so enviable, it's like you never age!" Sanya was telling the truth.
Fortunately, her mother doesn't age; she looks exactly the same when she left as she does when she returned.
Sanya's only regret was that she was still on the road when her maternal grandparents left and missed them.
Ye Wan teased, "Didn't you say you were going to guard the border for me and your father? How come you've decided to come back?"
She had wanted Sanya to come back before, so that the sisters could stay in the capital and take care of each other. But the girl wouldn't come back, saying she wanted to stay on the frontier forever.
Sanya smiled shyly, "Hehe, I came back because I was pregnant. Wei Ye was worried and insisted on bringing me back."
"What? Quickly, summon the imperial physician!"
Taking advantage of this time, Ye Wan said, "From now on, Wei Ye, you should also stay in the capital. The two of you have already made enough contributions."
Sanya whispered, "When our big ship is built, Mother, I want to go sailing across the ocean."
She heard there were other countries overseas, and she wanted to go and see them.
Ye Wan said irritably, "Then you should give birth to the baby in your belly first. Are you going to go across the ocean with a big belly?"
When she was little, she was so soft and sweet, and I would hold her hand and call her "Mom." Now she's such a stubborn little brat.
"Don't worry, the baby in my belly is obedient and will be just as strong and healthy as me. There won't be any problems."
After Sanya finished speaking, the imperial physician arrived and took her pulse.
It turned out to be twins.
"What? I'm pregnant with twins?" Sanya was stunned.
"Good heavens! Cows only give birth to one calf, but I'm carrying twins?"
Ye Wan: ...
I couldn't help but laugh at the speechless expression.
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