Chapter 408 Feeling Energetic
Ye Wan was speechless and glanced at Lin Anyuan.
"Your Majesty is so confident. I have prepared Mid-Autumn Festival gifts for the Crown Prince and Mingqian, and you will receive one as well."
Lin Anyuan laughed. "Did you hear that? It's just me. The Empress only likes me. All of you can only dream about it."
"Minister Pei, get up. Don't kneel there. Although you have read more books than me, your poetic talent may not be as good as mine. Keep that poem for yourself. The Empress only likes to read my writing."
Pei Zhichuan:......
Everyone present: ...
Officials' wives and noblewomen, as well as young ladies and gentlemen from various families, had long heard of the deep affection between the Emperor and Empress, and today they finally witnessed it with their own eyes.
The bloody battle was over just like that; I've never seen such a magnanimous emperor.
But such an emperor is even more admirable, and everyone respects the Empress from the bottom of their hearts.
Yes, she is the mother of a nation, a role model for all women in the world. Isn't it normal for others to admire her?
Liu Wenshu sat among the officials. After seven years, seeing the person who had once stirred his heart again, he felt no emotion at all.
His gaze fell tenderly on Ye Cao, for this was his wife, the one who had shared his hardships.
Crown Prince Murong Yuanzhou whispered to Lin Mingqian, "Your father's display of affection has overwhelmed these people; he's just as good as my father."
Lin Mingqian didn't bother to reply; he was used to it all along anyway.
The palace banquet proceeded without incident and did not end until very late.
Ye Wan originally wanted to keep Ye Hua and Ye Cao in the palace, but both of them said it was against the rules and went back.
The bedroom.
"Wanwan, that Pei San is still up to no good and still has his eyes on you. What do you think? Should I send him to the frontier?"
Ye Wan was leisurely tidying her hair at the moment. "If you want to send someone away, then go ahead and do it. Why are you asking me?"
Her hair is so long that washing it is tiring, and drying it is a huge undertaking. If it weren't for so many people taking care of her, she wouldn't want to wash her hair for even a day.
"You really don't care about him at all?" Lin Anyuan leaned closer.
Ye Wan's temper flared up instantly, and she started yelling, "Lin Anyuan, are you really getting more and more arrogant? We've been married for so many years, and you're still getting jealous like this. Do you want me to count on my fingers how many girls in the entire capital are smitten with you? And you still have the nerve to be sarcastic here!"
"Wanwan, I..."
"Get out. You're not allowed to sleep here tonight."
Lin Anyuan: ...
The servants beside him wanted to laugh but dared not, and could only suppress their laughter as they watched Lin Anyuan being locked outside.
I wonder if the Emperor will climb in through the window tonight.
Lin Anyuan rubbed his nose. He should have been more discreet. Now look what happened. He wanted to ask where the Mid-Autumn Festival gift was, but it seems he can't ask now.
Lin Anyuan simply sat down on the steps.
"Dad, why are you sitting here all alone so late at night?"
Hearing footsteps from the side, Lin Anyuan turned around and saw his grown son, Lin Mingqian, approaching.
"Isn't today the Mid-Autumn Festival? Why am I here to admire the moon? What brings you here?" Lin Anyuan glanced at his son and then looked away.
“I suddenly remembered that I have something to give to the Crown Prince, so I came here specifically to get it. Father, you look pitiful all alone. Why don’t I sit with you?”
Lin Mingqian walked to his father's side.
Lin Anyuan said, "You don't need to do anything. I'll just enjoy the moon here for a while and then go inside."
Lin Mingqian looked up at the sky. "Dad, stop being so stubborn. Did Mom kick you out?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than another person appeared from not far away.
"Yuan'er, Mingqian, what a coincidence, you've come out to admire the moon too?"
The retired emperor arrived dressed in casual clothes, taking his time as if he were taking a stroll.
Lin Anyuan: "Yes, the moon is really big and round tonight."
Lin Mingqian looked up at the moon, which was obscured by dark clouds: ...
"Father, grandfather, please enjoy the moon. I need to go find His Highness the Crown Prince."
Lin Mingqian felt that he shouldn't spend too much time with these two; otherwise, he might go crazy.
Murong Jingyi glanced at Lin Anyuan, "We're both free tonight, let's have a drink together."
"OK."
It wasn't too cold tonight, so we found a place to sit down and started drinking from our teapots. Pouring cup after cup was a hassle.
An hour later.
Murong Jingyi slammed his fist on the table, "Why don't you call me father? Call me father!"
Lin Anyuan: ...
"I knew you wouldn't accept that, but what can you do about it? I'm your dad anyway."
“Yuan’er, don’t rush to give up the throne or run away. Let’s see if that kid Yuanzhou can sit on it firmly before we talk about it.”
“There is a difference between conquering an empire yourself and reaping the benefits of it. If he turns out to be incompetent in the future, you should choose a new successor.”
Lin Anyuan stood up. "Father, you're drunk. Let me help you back to rest."
"No, I'm not drunk!"
"No need to help me back. I reek of alcohol. Just find me anywhere to sleep. Don't let me smell the alcohol on my clothes."
Lin Anyuan ignored him and personally escorted the person to Chaoyang Palace.
When Lin Suyi saw her son helping someone arrive, she hurriedly went to greet them, saying, "You two are really something, drinking outside so late, and you're completely drunk."
Lin Anyuan smiled and said, "Mother, I'm not drunk. Father's alcohol tolerance is terrible, he's too weak. Let him rest."
Lin Suyi looked at her son, "Yuan'er, you should go back too, don't let Wanwan worry."
"Mother, you should rest well."
"good."
Lin Anyuan, who had been lying drunk on the bed, suddenly sat up. "Yiyi, that kid, is gone?"
Lin Suying pinched him in annoyance, "You're really something, pretending to be drunk. You were too heavy when I helped you up."
Murong Jingyi laughed, "Goodness, if I hadn't pretended to be drunk, I would have really been drunk. Didn't that kid say he couldn't hold his liquor? Turns out he drank even harder than me, and I almost got him drunk."
If a father gets drunk by his son, how can he save face?
"Go take a shower quickly, don't catch a cold."
Soaking in hot water, Murong Jingyi let out a comfortable sigh.
"Yiyi, in a few days after the Crown Prince's birthday, we'll go to the seaside to see the sea. I heard that An Yuan is building a big ship, and he's going to fight his way to the other side of the sea. That kid is really ambitious! More ambitious than his old man!"
Lin Suying touched the old scar on his back. "The air over there is too humid. We wouldn't be able to stand it. Let's stay in the palace for a while and not go anywhere else, okay?"
This was left behind when he rebelled as Prince Jing in his early years.
In some places, the bone is visible. Even after so many years of meticulous care, it hasn't healed properly, and even the best scar removal medication hasn't removed it, which shows how dangerous it was back then.
The empire she conquered with every sword and spear has now fallen into the hands of her son.
Murong Jingyi muttered, "Okay, whatever you say, but I still want to go to the beach."
“Then I’ll stay for a while and go back again. If I weren’t so old, I would like to have another child with Lang.”
"hiss……"
The Emperor Emeritus, who had been feeling a bit sleepy, suddenly perked up.
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