Chapter 500 Nightmares are Omens
Zhou Ruiyuan paused. He and Du Wanchun usually avoided talking to these children.
He occasionally let slip something, but thinking that the children were still young, he didn't pay much attention.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Mianmian suddenly asked the question. He came to his senses and continued walking forward, saying as he walked, "No, he is my biological father."
Little Mianmian was still full of doubt, "But why did my eldest brother and second brother say that he wasn't?"
Zhou Ruiyuan patiently explained, "Because that's because he wasn't in the past, but he will be now and in the future."
"Oh~ I understand." Little Mianmian smiled, seemingly understanding but not quite.
The older she gets, the more she resembles Du Wanchun, and when she smiles, two small dimples appear.
Zhou Ruiyuan turned his head to look at her, his eyes full of tenderness.
When the two returned home, Xiao Mianmian was already asleep.
After helping Xiao Feifei on the bed to cover herself with the blanket, Du Wanchun got up and came to the two of them. "Ruiyuan, give me the child."
Zhou Ruiyuan smiled gently, his eyes crinkling, and said, "It's nothing, I'll put her to sleep."
After he finished speaking, he carefully held Xiao Mianmian in his arms.
Little Mianmian was slightly awakened by the noise, blinking her eyelashes gently.
Zhou Ruiyuan held her in his arms and patted her chest gently, coaxing her until she fell asleep again.
Du Wanchun asked in a low voice, "Has Xiaomianmian had dinner yet?"
Zhou Ruiyuan lowered his voice and replied, "I've already eaten. Mr. Yuan prepared a whole table of dishes today."
Du Wanchun smiled in surprise: "I didn't expect that such a rough man could actually cook."
Zhou Ruiyuan got up and gently placed Xiao Mianmian on the bed, slowly covering her with a blanket, and replied, "Mr. Yuan also comes from a poor family. Not only is he outstanding in his studies, but he is also very good at farming, cooking, and hunting."
After hearing this, Du Wanchun sighed, "It's a pity to have him here as our teacher."
Zhou Ruiyuan turned around, took her hand, and said, "It's no pity. When we return to the capital, we'll take him with us."
Du Wanchun smiled and nodded, "That's fine too."
When the topic of returning to the capital came up, none of them asked, because they all knew that they would all have to go back sooner or later.
Zhou Ruiyuan pulled Du Wanchun into his arms, kissed her hair tenderly, and asked, "Is Xiao Feifei still being obedient?"
Du Wanchun looked at the sleeping child on the bed and said softly, "Be good, but among the four siblings, he's the most gentle-natured, so I'm a little worried..."
Zhou Ruiyuan hugged her tightly and said, "Don't worry, when he grows up, no one will be able to bully you."
Du Wanchun leaned against him, gently inhaling his faint fragrance, and that inexplicable sense of security welled up again.
As darkness fell and the night deepened outside, Du Wanchun and Zhou Ruiyuan quickly washed up and went to bed with the children.
Late at night, Aunt Zhou was suddenly awakened by a nightmare.
The Third Prince quickly sat up, took her hands in his, and asked, "Zhou'er, what's wrong?"
Aunt Zhou clutched her stomach, breathing rapidly, and cried out, "He...he's going to kill our child! He!"
The Third Prince took out a handkerchief to wipe her cold sweat, comforting her while asking, "Who, who wants to kill our child?"
"Your Majesty! He knows where we are. He wants to kill you and my child!" Granny Zhou's eyes were filled with terror, and her body trembled uncontrollably.
The Third Prince's face gradually turned pale. He hugged her tightly and stroked her long hair, comforting her repeatedly, "Impossible. Even if he finds us, I will not give him another chance to hurt you! Zhou'er, we are in Cheng'an County now, and no one knows our identities."
Aunt Zhou's dream just now was too real; she saw the emperor standing on the city wall, holding her child and about to throw him down.
He spoke with the same ruthless tone he used when he massacred the Lu family, saying without a shred of mercy, "This bastard deserves to go to hell!"
Aunt Zhou is now hearing his words from her dream. She is terrified, more terrified than she has ever been.
Even when she was put into the prison van, she wasn't this panicked.
The Third Prince gently wiped away the tears that had unknowingly streamed down her face, and said softly, "Don't be afraid, Zhou'er, I'm here, don't be afraid..."
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