Chapter 618 To make her happy
Du Wanchun smiled gently, her eyebrows curved, and she didn't seem as surprised as Xiao Mianmian and Zhou Ruiyuan.
With one clattering sound after another.
More than a dozen fish that came down from upstream jumped onto the shore.
The big bluefish piled up in front of the little mound, like a small hill.
Xiao Mianmian and Feifei were stunned.
They stared wide-eyed, incredulous at the fish that had jumped ashore on their own.
"So many fish..." Mianmian sighed with a smile as she stared at the fish on the ground with her round eyes.
Zhou Ruiyuan quickly put down the wooden stick in his hand, picked up the basket and said with a smile, "Mianmian, don't stand there, come on, let's put the fish in."
"Okay, Daddy." Little Mianmian smiled and helped Zhou Ruiyuan pack the fish.
This family seemed to be on the same wavelength, and none of them asked what was going on with the fish.
It's as if it's perfectly normal for the fish to come ashore on its own.
Zhou Ruiyuan cleaned the fish, skewered it with a wooden stick, and roasted it over the newly lit fire.
After working for a while, everyone's faces were covered in soot.
The woods were filled with their laughter and chatter.
They seemed to be just ordinary villagers in this village, not the emperor and empress who had run away from the palace.
Du Wanchun took out a handkerchief and wiped their faces.
Feifei helped wash the handkerchiefs, her little hands soft and skillful as she rubbed them.
He wrung out the handkerchief, trotted over to Xiao Mianmian, handed it to her, and said in a soft, sweet voice, "Sister, here..."
Little Mianmian took it and, instead of wiping her own face, wiped Feifei's face and hands first.
Zhou Ruiyuan was grilling fish on the side, and after a while, fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
Du Wanchun walked to his side and wiped his sweat, whispering with a smile, "Whose king secretly ran out to grill fish for his wife and concubine?"
Zhou Ruiyuan patiently flipped the fish over and said with a gentle smile, "If you like it in the future, I'll bring you here again."
Du Wanchun smiled and nodded, "Okay."
Zhou Ruiyuan stopped what he was doing, looked back at the two children, and saw that they were concentrating on wiping each other's faces and hands. He quickly turned his head and gently kissed Du Wanchun's cheek.
"Ruiyuan?!" Du Wanchun exclaimed in surprise, turning her head to look at Zhou Ruiyuan.
I found him intently grilling fish again.
Du Wanchun blushed. The two had been married for many years, but their affection for each other had not diminished. Their kiss in the countryside made them both blush and their hearts race.
Zhou Ruiyuan spoke in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Wanchun, now that I've brought you back to the palace, I've already decided what kind of life I want to give you."
"Don't worry, I won't let you stay in a cage. If you get tired of the food in the palace, I'll go to other places to find it for you, whether it's from Cheng'an County or Changliu Village, I'll get it for you to eat."
"If you don't want to eat any of these, then I'll cook them for you myself."
As he spoke, he handed her the first grilled fish, his deep eyes filled with affection. "If you find the palace boring, I'll take you out to cruise the lake, and in the future, I'll take you to see all the mountains and rivers. As long as you want, I can do it."
Du Wanchun took the fish from his hand, smelled it; it smelled delicious. She smiled and asked, "Then what about your people? Aren't you going to take care of them?"
Zhou Ruiyuan looked up at her and said, "You can manage both your family and your country without neglecting either."
Before hesitating to come out today, he spent more than four hours last night reading memorials by lamplight, handling matters of state perfectly.
He doted on Du Wanchun and the children, and naturally wouldn't allow others to criticize them for matters of state.
It's just that I'll be a little more tired, but that doesn't matter.
Du Wanchun peeled off the fish skin, but instead of taking a bite, she handed it to Zhou Ruiyuan first, saying, "Try it and see if it's good."
Zhou Ruiyuan wanted to let her eat first, but she urged him on, so he had to take a bite himself first.
Whether in Cheng'an County or the capital, Zhou Ruiyuan always let Du Wanchun try something good first. Today, Du Wanchun asked him to try it first as well.
Only after seeing him take a bite did Du Wanchun begin to eat.
Little Mianmian and Feifei came over following the scent.
Zhou Ruiyuan quickly handed the other two grilled fish to Xiao Mianmian and Feifei.
The two children were overjoyed to eat fish grilled by their father for the first time, and they were so excited that they tried to bite into it even though it was hot.
Du Wanchun stopped them, "Don't rush, let your mother blow on it for you."
The two children raised their hands together, revealing two grilled fish, one tall and one short.
Zhou Ruiyuan and Du Wanchun each played one.
The grilled fish smelled delicious. Little Mianmian ate three or four fish in total, and only stopped eating when she was full.
As the rosy clouds began to ignite on the horizon, the sky gradually darkened.
Zhou Ruiyuan led them toward the village.
They stayed overnight at a farmer's house in the village and did not return to the palace until the next morning.
There are two patients in the palace.
Hai Qingyang was the most unruly; after only two days, he was already clamoring to leave the palace.
Du Wanchun was worried, so she had no choice but to order him to stay.
Zhou Ruiyuan bestowed upon him a mansion, which was the old residence of the Hai family in the past. He had regained his identity and was no longer the fugitive he once was.
However, his years on the run have shaped his extremely restless nature.
"Your Majesty, I find the matter at Qilin Mountain very suspicious. Perhaps I should go there again?"
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