Chapter 415 A Group of Gluttons
When an emperor dies, the mourning period is three years. In order not to delay weddings and funerals among the common people, it was changed to eighty-one days.
It was changed during the reign of Emperor Jing.
Otherwise, he'd still be observing mourning, so how could he be here eating barbecue skewers?
Lin Anyuan looked up at the sky, then looked up at his wife, "Wanwan, you're so good to me."
Ye Wan put down and removed her armor. "Of course I'm fine. Do I need your praise?"
She had some basic musical skills, and later she studied on her own. Otherwise, she wouldn't have such leisure and elegance today. Indeed, it's always good to have more skills.
The atmosphere seemed a bit off, and when I turned around, I saw a large group of people.
"Father, Mother."
"What brings you all here?"
Ye Wan felt a headache coming on when she saw them. Having so many children can be really a headache sometimes. It's always so noisy and chaotic. Maybe it's because she's about to get her period these days.
"Brother and sister-in-law, why did you sneak over to eat roast lamb? You didn't even invite us. If I hadn't found out from Jixiang, would we have missed out?" Murong Yuanzhou said with a resentful look.
Jixiang didn't come today at all, probably because he was afraid that His Highness the Crown Prince would sell him out. If he had come and heard this, he would probably have cried. He was sold out too quickly.
Lin Anyuan chuckled, "There's only one roasted lamb, how can there be enough for so many of you? So you can all just eat it, it's just me and your mother."
These rascals are usually quite clever; they came running here right after smelling the aroma.
Sanya came up with a plan: "Let's have a fight, and whoever wins gets to eat."
Er Ya touched the hairpin in her hair. "San Ya, all you know is brute force. Dad, I can buy it. Name your price."
Da Ya spoke gently from the side, "All you know is how to use money. Why don't you play a riddle game? Whoever guesses correctly gets to eat."
Her two younger sisters looked at her together and said, "Big sister, I feel like your trick is even more underhanded."
Da Ya smiled and said, "How can this be called underhanded? This is called fair competition."
Lin Anyuan whispered to Ye Wan, "Wanwan, why are they so greedy?"
The lamb wasn't even fully roasted yet, and everyone's mouths were already watering.
It's like raising a bunch of gluttons.
Ye Wan said, "Maybe it's all because of me, I'm just greedy."
Lin Anyuan laughed.
Let him be; he's greedy.
The only one who wasn't greedy was Mingqian, because Mingqian followed Wanwan.
Since we're already here, we can't really send the children away, so the younger ones started getting to work.
In the end, the sheep was completely devoured, and everyone was still hungry, as they hadn't had enough.
"Dad, Mom, remember to prepare two more sheep next time. There are so many of us, it doesn't even feel like enough to fill a tooth gap," Sanya said.
Lin Anyuan said irritably, "Then your teeth are really wide. If you've really had enough, you won't want to eat next time. It's precisely because you haven't had enough that you can keep thinking about it."
He hadn't had enough to eat either; those brats could really eat.
Sanya thought about it and realized that it made perfect sense.
As the sun was setting, the group of people returned to the palace in a grand procession.
As Lin Anyuan passed by Chaoyang Palace, he involuntarily stopped in his tracks.
Before, when they were traveling, Lin Anyuan never thought about it because he knew the two of them were there and that they were doing well.
Now that person is gone.
Ye Wan grabbed Lin Anyuan's hand, "Don't think about it anymore, you should go back and get some sleep. I feel tired after going out today."
Lin Anyuan laughed, "Then you haven't been going out much lately, which is why you feel this way. Once you go out more often, you won't feel tired anymore."
Ye Wan glanced at him and said, "What kind of twisted logic is that? I'm just worried that I won't be able to sleep at night if I'm too tired."
Lin Anyuan looked at her, "Tired but still can't sleep? Then you're not tired enough, how about we..."
"That suits me perfectly!" Without another word, Ye Wan grabbed the person and headed away. "Let's go to the training ground in the back and have a match!"
Lin Anyuan was just joking, he didn't expect this outcome, and he started slashing at Ye Wan with a sword.
After studying for so many years, Ye Wan has finally learned a little bit and is now evenly matched with Lin Anyuan.
"Wanwan, your swordsmanship has improved." Lin Anyuan praised, slightly out of breath.
The people opposite him were slashing at him relentlessly. Lin Anyuan had to defend himself from being injured by Ye Wan while also preventing himself from injuring Ye Wan. He was exhausted.
Ye Wan chuckled, "You should be more discerning after three days apart. I haven't neglected my physical fitness all these years. Believe me or not, I'll beat you down sooner or later."
After saying that, he took out a knife and started slashing.
Lin Anyuan seized an opportunity to reply, "I don't need you to hit me. Just tell me to lie down and I'll lie down."
The two of them worked up a sweat, took a shower and went to bed, but ended up working up a sweat again that night.
The next morning at court, Lin Anyuan sat on the throne and felt sleepy.
Ye Wan simply didn't come.
As expected, getting old is no good; her back ached so much that she really didn't want to get up.
"Your Majesty, this is the account book collected by the Ministry of Revenue this year."
The Vice Minister of Revenue presented the account books.
Lin Anyuan finished reading it in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, and casually pointed out a few mistakes. "I'll give you another chance. Go back and do it properly. Don't take me for a fool."
The Vice Minister of Revenue was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, saying, "Yes, yes."
Everyone says the Emperor is exhausted, so how come his mind is still so sharp? He didn't even notice these mistakes when he was doing the accounts.
It's outrageous! How can someone be so good-looking and so smart? What window did God close for him?
"If there's nothing else, let's not waste any more time and adjourn the court."
Just as Lin Anyuan was about to leave, another court official spoke up.
"Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince is not young anymore. For the sake of stability in the court, it is time to appoint a Crown Princess."
Lin Anyuan raised an eyebrow. "I will discuss this matter with the Empress after I return."
After saying this, he left the court.
They didn't give anyone a chance to react.
Lin Mingqian grinned and approached the Crown Prince. "Uncle, you're going to choose a Crown Princess! Aren't you happy? Aren't you surprised?"
When the Crown Prince was overseeing the country a while ago, he brought Lin Mingqian to court, and the court officials didn't say anything.
What can they say? It's against the rules.
Emperor Jing and Lin Anyuan were even more unruly; compared to them, the Crown Prince was already quite good.
This person is afraid of comparison.
Murong Yuanzhou remained calm. "This is normal. Don't worry, you can't escape it either. I'll talk to my brother and sister-in-law about it when we get back and arrange your marriage."
Lin Mingqian laughed, "You're overthinking it. If I'm not willing, I will try my best and absolutely will not force myself."
"So you mean you'll force me?" Murong Yuanzhou looked at him.
Lin Mingqian fell silent; he really didn't know how.
However, as the Crown Prince, Murong Yuanzhou would not refuse to marry for the sake of the country.
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