"Mother, Yun'er, I'm not leaving again this time!" Li Yannian helped Aunt Liu sit down and then sat down beside her with Yun'er in his arms.
The maidservant served tea: "Second Young Master, please have some tea first."
Li Yannian took the tea and drank a couple of sips. When Aunt Liu heard that he wasn't leaving, she was first delighted, then a little flustered: "Nian'er, did you anger the Emperor and he demoted you?"
Li Yannian put down his tea: "Mother, no! Look!" He took out the imperial edict from his arms and let Aunt Liu see it for herself.
Aunt Liu was literate, and as she looked at the contents of the bright yellow imperial edict, she nodded happily, "That's good! From now on, Mother and Yun'er can be with you! Yun'er talks about when her brother will come back every day. I hope he doesn't leave!"
Yun'er looked happily at her mother and brother. Knowing that her brother wasn't leaving, she clapped her hands excitedly: "Brother isn't leaving. He can stay with Mom and Yun'er from now on. We miss him so much!"
Li Yannian gently pinched her little face: "I won't leave anymore, I won't leave again! Brother will make sure you have a good life."
"Mother, the Emperor has bestowed another mansion upon me outside, and I would like you and Yun'er to move there."
Aunt Liu sighed softly, "Nian'er, the old lady and madam of the Li family are still alive, and your father is still well. If we go out and start our own household, people will talk behind our backs."
Li Yannian pursed his lips, dismissed the servants in the courtyard, and said in a low voice, "Mother, your son wants to become the consort of Princess Changning. The Emperor will not allow the princess to be wronged in the Li residence."
Aunt Liu's eyes widened: "You...you and Princess Changning! She is a princess of the royal family, of noble status, don't talk nonsense!"
"You know that the old lady and the madam dislike us the most, so don't talk nonsense and cause trouble." Aunt Liu looked around the courtyard nervously.
"Mother, since you know that you are walking on thin ice in the Li family, why do you still bring Yun'er here?"
"I..." Aunt Liu was never a bold person. As the daughter of a county magistrate from a humble family, she never dared to imagine that her son could marry a princess of the royal family.
“Mother, don’t worry. Your son is now a General Who Guards the Nation, personally appointed by the Emperor, and is now the Commander of the Imperial Guards. Moreover, all of this was earned by your son through hard work on the battlefield, not by relying on anyone. So, you and Yun’er can rest assured.” Li Yannian patiently reassured her.
Aunt Liu felt much more at ease after going there, but she felt that her son was talking nonsense: "Son, would the Princess really take a liking to you?"
“Mother, although I come from a humble background, my current rank is quite respectable. Besides, the Princess is a kind and simple person who doesn’t care about such things. You will definitely like her in the future.”
Aunt Liu nodded suspiciously: "Then the old lady and the madam probably won't agree to the matter of setting up their own household."
"Mother, don't worry, leave it to your son. You and Yun'er can stay in the courtyard."
Aunt Liu nodded, feeling both anticipation and trepidation about meeting the Princess.
"Brother, is Yun'er going to have a sister-in-law?" Li Ningyun asked.
"Yes, Yun'er's sister-in-law is the noble Princess Changning, beautiful and kind. Yun'er should respect and cherish her in the future. She will also cherish Yun'er and Mother!"
"Mmm!" Yun'er replied happily.
...
Di Jinghan returned to the palace and flew into the main hall of the palace like a little bird: "Little nephew, your aunt is here! Come out quickly and let your aunt give you a good hug!"
The palace servants all burst into laughter at the adorable princess. Zheng San, seeing her from afar, hurried over and greeted her: "Oh, Princess! This servant pays his respects!"
"Little San'er, long time no see, you look even younger!"
"The princess always knows how to make fun of her servants, hehe..."
"Alright, alright, where is my little nephew! Where are my royal brother and sister-in-law?" Di Jinghan strode into the Qian Palace and saw an unfamiliar woman sitting inside, sewing something with a needle and thread, which seemed to be a child's item.
She stepped forward to examine the woman closely; her face looked somewhat familiar, as if she had seen her somewhere before.
“Princess, these are the Empress’s family members,” Zheng San quickly stepped forward to introduce them.
Di Jinghan nodded. Ana looked up at the sound and saw Di Jinghan in front of her. They looked at each other in surprise and recognized each other at the same time.
"Ana! Little Cloud!" Di Jinghan still remembered this beautiful and enthusiastic little girl who had helped him find his way out of the Yi village when he was lost.
Ana nodded, but didn't know her name.
"Jinghan!" Di Jinghan knew she wasn't very good at Chinese, so he only emphasized his own name.
Ana nodded: "Jinghan, it's nice to meet you."
Hearing her broken Chinese, Di Jinghan happily took her little hand and sat her down: "Ana, I'm also happy to see you again."
Seeing that the two knew each other, Zheng San quickly and obediently went to serve tea.
Azi came out of the bedroom with a jewelry box and happily talked with Qinghe about setting a pearl into the clothes they were making for Chu'er. When they arrived at the front hall, they saw Jinghan and Ana chatting happily.
"Jinghan is back!"
Upon hearing this, Di Jinghan immediately got up and hugged Azi: "Sister-in-law, I missed you so much! I've even lost weight from missing you so much!"
Azi chuckled softly: "Is it because you've missed me so much that you've lost weight? Or is it... because you feel sorry for General Li?"
Di Jinghan glanced shyly at Ana and the palace maid beside her: "Sister-in-law, stop teasing me~"
"Alright, alright, it's good that you're back. I'll have them bring Chu'er over. You're not a very good aunt, are you? You haven't even seen your little nephew for two months."
"Royal sister-in-law~, I didn't mean it... I'm back now, aren't I? Qinghe, Qinghe, quickly go and bring my nephew over!" Di Jinghan urged.
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