Su Xuerong looked at Xiao Yuan with some surprise.
Xiao Yuan felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by the mother and daughter, so he stood up and said, "I'll have someone bring you breakfast."
After he left, Zhou's eyes reddened again: "Arong, the Prince has been so good to you. In the past month, he has spent more time taking care of you than we have..."
So he had Yuan'er call him father, and Zhou and the others had no objections.
Soon, the sound of small, running footsteps came from outside. Su Jian rushed in first, shouting, "Auntie! Auntie!"
Then the wet nurse brought Yuan-jie in.
Upon seeing Su Xuerong, Yuanjie struggled to get down from her wet nurse's arms and waddled towards Su Xuerong like a little duck.
Su Xuerong hurriedly stepped forward and picked up her daughter, pressing her face tightly against her daughter's tender little face, tears streaming down her face.
She almost never saw her again!
At this moment, she increasingly regretted her excessive sympathy for Zeng Ling, which almost separated her from her family forever.
Thankfully, thankfully, Xiao Yuan didn't give up on her!
"Auntie! Auntie!" Su Jian cried out anxiously from the side, "I want to hug Auntie too!"
Xiuchun carried Su Jian onto the bed, and he immediately threw himself into Su Xuerong's arms.
Zhou hurriedly said, "Don't cry, be careful not to hurt yourself."
Holding her daughter in her left arm and Su Jian in her right, Su Xuerong felt increasingly terrified.
Where is Dad?
Su Xuerong hugged and kissed the two little ones for a while before remembering her father and her eldest brother who was far away in Quanzhou.
"After your wedding, your father was ordered by the Prince to go to Quanzhou with your uncle," Zhou said. "The Prince said that since you like buying land and property so much, he gave your father money to go to Quanzhou to purchase them..."
At this point, Zhou lowered her voice and said, "He gave your father 100,000 taels of silver and said that all the properties he bought would be registered in your name."
Su Xuerong was slightly taken aback.
Madam Zhou sighed softly, "The Prince has always treated you exceptionally well."
Su Xuerong hummed in agreement: "I know..."
When breakfast was served, Su Xuerong could only eat a little light food. However, she found that Yuanjie was eating more than before. She ate a bowl of pumpkin porridge, a few fresh boiled shrimp, and half a piece of rice cake.
Su Jian also had a good appetite and seemed to be in much better spirits than after Chen died tragically.
After Su Xuerong ate a bowl of vegetable noodles, she played with the two children for a while before Xiao Yuan came in and said, "Jian-ge'er should go to school now."
Xiao Yuan specially hired a tutor for him, and he had to study for three hours every day.
He was only allowed to stay here for breakfast today because Su Xuerong had woken up.
Su Jian followed the servants somewhat listlessly. Yuan'er crawled around Su Xuerong, occasionally snuggling into her arms for a hug.
Zhou glanced at Xiao Yuan, and though reluctant, she made an excuse to leave.
Su Xuerong asked him, "Have you eaten?"
"I just had dinner with some staff members in the front hall." Xiao Yuan sat down next to her, glanced at the little girl nestled in her arms, and his heart stirred slightly. He glanced at Su Xuerong without making a sound.
This morning, Master Chen came over and checked her pulse again. After confirming that her health was no longer a problem, he started thinking about when to get her pregnant with his child...
Su Xuerong hugged Yuanjie'er intimately for a while before she noticed that Xiao Yuan hadn't done anything; he was just sitting there watching her.
She was immediately embarrassed and said, "Aren't you going to take care of your official business?"
“It’s alright, everything has been arranged for Ling recently…” He couldn’t help but glance at her, and seeing that there was no expression on her face, he continued, “There are people doing it all.”
Su Xuerong said "oh" and then fell silent.
However, he was a little curious and wanted to ask Ling Qingxue if she had married that princess from Shu.
But she was also afraid that her curiosity would displease the man in front of her.
“In a few months, Ling Qingxue will be going to Shu again.” Xiao Yuan looked at her nonchalant expression and decided to tell her anyway.
Su Xuerong raised her eyes: "Really?"
"His journey to Sichuan this time will be somewhat dangerous."
Su Xuerong asked, puzzled, "Why? Isn't he going to marry the princess?"
“He doesn’t plan to marry Li Feiyi, but he has promised me that he will definitely take over Shu within two years!” Xiao Yuan looked at her quietly, trying to catch any expression on her face.
Su Xuerong's face showed surprise and worry, but not the same emotion she had when she looked at him last night.
At that moment, a huge weight was lifted from Xiao Yuan's heart.
Su Xuerong murmured, "That is indeed dangerous."
But this was the path he chose; he would either succeed or die trying.
"Don't worry, he's not as weak as you think. I'm here, he'll be fine," Xiao Yuan said, seeing the worry in her eyes.
Although he felt uncomfortable, he didn't want his woman to be sad.
Su Xuerong looked at him and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Xiao Yuan stared at her for a while, then suddenly moved closer to her, casually taking the little one in her arms into his own, and putting his other arm around her shoulder: "From now on, you can call me by my name directly."
Su Xuerong was stunned.
His name?
"What did I call you?"
Seeing his slightly serious expression, Su Xuerong suddenly felt a playful thought and smiled, her eyes crinkling: "A-Yuan? Or Yuanlang?"
But even if she says that, when he ascends the throne, can she still call him that?
Xiao Yuan was slightly taken aback, then nodded seriously: "Anything is fine!"
Su Xuerong was taken aback: "Aren't you afraid your subordinates will be dissatisfied?"
Xiao Yuan laughed: "Let them be dissatisfied. You are my legal wife. Who would dare to make things difficult for you?"
At this point, he quietly leaned close to her ear and whispered, "You'll become empress someday, who would dare say anything about you?"
Su Xuerong glared at him, annoyed: "Then you can only call me that in private, not in public."
Her background was already poor, so if she really became his empress, she would have to behave herself properly, otherwise she would probably be scolded to death by the censors.
Xiao Yuan looked at the shyness in her eyes and leaned closer to her: "Now say it out loud and let me hear it..."
He used to be extremely jealous of her name, Ling Qingxue, while he kept his distance from her, calling her Mr. Ge and Your Highness.
Su Xuerong glanced at her daughter, who was staring at them with curiosity, and blushed. She lowered her voice and said, "A-Yuan..."
"Let's try another one!" Xiao Yuan still felt a bit distant.
Su Xuerong couldn't help but give him a playful glare, but still called out softly, "Yuanlang..."
Looking at her beautiful face, Xiao Yuan felt a strong urge to seduce her.
Suddenly, Yuan'er called out in a childish voice, "Yuanlang..."
Su Xuerong was taken aback and quickly corrected her, "Yuan'er, you can't call him that, you have to call him Father!"
Only then did Yuan'er remember the correct way to address the person in front of her, and she called out in her sweet, childish voice, "Daddy!"
Xiao Yuan couldn't help but look at Su Xuerong, his heart feeling as sweet as if it had been doused with honey.
At that moment, he suddenly realized that this was a real family.
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