Chapter 64
Seeing that Xiao Xinghan's face was covered with An An's saliva, Gu Yanling hurriedly asked Li Youfu to hand him a handkerchief and wiped it for him.
Xiao Xinghan didn't say anything. He actually didn't hate this child. To be fair, An An was very cute, and her eyebrows and eyes were very similar to Gu Yanling. With her big black eyes, she was very likable.
His dissatisfaction with An An all stems from his possessiveness of Gu Yanling. This child, who came from nowhere, has taken away Gu Yanling's heart from him, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not say this.
After An An kissed Xiao Xinghan, she felt a little disappointed when she saw that he didn't kiss her.
Xiao Xinghan had no experience with children, so he naturally didn't understand his thoughts, but—
"Did you see the foal?"
An An shook her head.
Xiao Xinghan hugged him and said, "Let's go. I'll take you to see it now."
An An became happy again.
Xiao Xinghan was tall and broad-shouldered, walking steadily with An An in his arms.
An An stared at Xiao Xinghan's shoulders again and again.
Xiao Xinghan: "?"
An An whispered, "An An wants to sit on your Highness's shoulders."
Xiao Xinghan: "..."
Gu Yanling caught up and heard this. She almost stumbled and said hurriedly, "An An, you can't say that. His Highness can't sit on his shoulders. Let me let you ride on my grandfather's shoulders when we get home."
After hearing what his father said, An An didn't ask why he couldn't sit. He just had this idea because his mother was very tall, so he nodded obediently.
Gu Yanling: "Your Highness, children don't understand this, don't blame me."
Xiao Xinghan felt uncomfortable when he heard Gu Yanling being so polite to him because of An An: "I didn't say anything."
After he finished speaking, he lifted An An up. An An suddenly flew into the air and screamed in fright. Xiao Xinghan put him on one of his shoulders and sat him down.
An An's vision suddenly broadened, and she wasn't afraid of falling anymore. She clapped her hands and said excitedly, "It's so high!"
Seeing An An so happy, Gu Yanling wanted to say something but in the end said nothing.
Xiao Xinghan held An An in his arms again. Seeing that his little face was rosy and his black eyes were full of smiles, he pinched his little face.
The little fat boy had no idea that he was the first person in the world to sit on the shoulders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Because of this action, An An obviously became closer to Xiao Xinghan. She put her arms around his neck and said, "Grandfather is not as tall as Your Highness. An An sat on Grandfather's shoulders, and I couldn't see as far as I did just now."
Xiao Xinghan heard him compare: "Really? Then have you ever sat on your father's shoulders? I want to see the closest one."
Gu Yanling could tell that Xiao Xinghan was making fun of her, and she pinched him angrily. Without any self-awareness, she said, "I was weak and sick when I was young, otherwise I would be taller than you!"
An An asked expectantly, "Will An An be as tall as His Highness in the future?"
Gu Yanling glanced at Xiao Xinghan.
Xiao Xinghan raised his eyebrows slightly.
Gu Yanling snorted, thinking to herself, "Of course, when you're older, Daddy will hire someone to teach you martial arts to keep you healthy."
Xiao Xinghan suddenly said, "When he's older, send him to the palace. I'll have someone teach him martial arts and reading."
Gu Yanling didn't expect him to say that: "No, that's not necessary."
Xiao Xinghan: "Since you want to learn martial arts, you must learn it well."
Gu Yanling said vaguely: "The child is still too young, let's talk about it later."
"You can start teaching as young as four or five years old."
Xiao Xinghan did not say this on a whim. His father was not in good health and was planning to abdicate to enjoy his old age. After he succeeded to the throne, he would definitely do as he had thought before and select some members of the Xiao family to train from childhood. It just so happened that An An was of age and could be trained together. Xiao Xinghan thought that this child was smart and might be able to achieve something in the future. When he grew up, he would become an official in the court and bring honor to the Gu family. Of course, the most important thing was that when the child practiced martial arts and studied in the palace, Gu Yanling would not have to worry too much about the child.
Gu Yanling didn't know what Xiao Xinghan was thinking, but he knew that Xiao Xinghan was not the type to joke. Since he said so, he would definitely do it. He didn't say anything else. After all, An An was only two years old, and it was still a long time before she was four or five years old.
The horses raised at the ranch were all of precious breeds, carefully raised every day, their coats groomed to a sleek, shiny appearance. An An exclaimed in delight when she saw the foal, "What a beautiful pony!"
Xiao Xinghan carried him onto the pony's back: "Are you scared?"
An An shook his head: "I'm not afraid!"
Xiao Xinghan looked at him with appreciation.
"This pony is for you. When you grow up a little bit, you can ride it by yourself."
An An liked this spirited and pretty foal very much. She put her two chubby hands around its neck and lay on the horse, letting the groom lead the foal for a stroll. Gu Yanling stood by one side, protecting it closely. Xiao Xinghan knew that Gu Yanling cared about An An, so he didn't ignore it and stood on the other side of An An.
The little guy really had a great time today. On the way back, he took the initiative to sit on Xiao Xinghan's lap and asked, "When will you come over to play again?"
Xiao Xinghan: "Do you like playing this?"
An An: "I like the pony. An An wants to come and play with it next time!"
Xiao Xinghan: "This pony is yours now that I've given it to you. But it's still young, so I'll have someone take care of it for you first. You can come and play with it anytime you want."
An An seemed to understand, "An An wants to come over and play with Daddy and His Highness."
Xiao Xinghan chuckled: "Aren't you afraid of me anymore?"
An An buried her face in his arms. Xiao Xinghan thought he was quite interesting and patted his head. "Come over together next time when you have time."
Gu Yanling sat aside and saw that An An had obviously become closer to Xiao Xinghan because of what happened today, and she sighed in her heart.
The little guy got up early and played for so long that he soon fell asleep in Xiao Xinghan's arms.
Xiao Xinghan said to Gu Yanling, "He slept soundly."
Gu Yanling was also a little tired. She leaned on his shoulder and whispered, "You think everyone is as energetic as you."
This is indeed an indisputable fact.
Xiao Xinghan didn't laugh at him. He held An An in one hand and Gu Yanling in the other, and whispered, "Sleep for a while. I'll call you when we get there."
Gu Yanling had something on her mind and couldn't sleep. She leaned on his shoulder, thinking about An An's intimate attitude towards Xiao Xinghan.
I felt a mixture of emotions for a moment.
The fact that An An was able to get close to Xiao Xinghan so quickly could not be ruled out as a blood relationship, but also because An An knew that Xiao Xinghan was his "mother".
Xiao Xinghan noticed Gu Yanling's mood swings and looked down at him. He found that Gu Yanling had not closed his eyes and was staring at An An. "What are you thinking about?"
Gu Yanling closed her eyes and whispered, "I feel bad that An An doesn't have a mother."
"Mother" is right in front of me, but I can't recognize her.
“…”
Xiao Xinghan paused and said, "At worst, I can love him more in the future."
Gu Yanling raised her hand and took Xiao Xinghan's hand on her arm, interlocking their fingers. "I'm just saying this casually. Although An An doesn't have a mother, she has a grandfather, a grandmother, an aunt, and my love."
Xiao Xinghan: "Your senior brother doesn't miss him at all?"
Gu Yanling: "...I also read it, but my senior brother is too busy."
He sent a letter to his senior brother explaining the situation.
Xiao Xinghan: "I'm willing to give it up."
"Your family treats An An so well. An An is lucky. You don't have to feel too bad."
Gu Yanling didn't say anything else.
Although Xiao Xinghan didn't spend much time with the child in his arms, he felt that An An was indeed well-behaved and cute. In addition, there was also the relationship with Gu Yanling. "Since An An calls you daddy, I will adopt him as my adopted son in the future--"
Gu Yanling quickly stood up from his shoulder: "No need."
Xiao Xinghan didn't expect him to react so strongly: "......?"
An An was woken up and started crying.
Gu Yanling hurriedly took the baby from Xiao Xinghan's arms and coaxed him, "Don't cry, dear. It's Daddy's fault for disturbing you."
An An cried twice, then slowly lay in his arms and closed her eyes.
The carriage stopped at the gate of Gu's house.
Gu Yanling was about to send the child back. Xiao Xinghan knew that he didn't want him to follow him, "I'll wait for you in the carriage."
Gu Yanling's mind was full of Xiao Xinghan's words about adopting An An as his adopted son. This was too ridiculous, so she got off the carriage with her son in her arms.
An An woke up just after being put on the bed. Not seeing Xiao Xinghan, she asked, "Daddy, where's Mommy?"
Gu Yanling touched his face and said, "An An, do you like mother?"
An An turned over and lay on the pillow shyly, "Mom isn't that fierce."
Gu Yanling: "Then he is not gentle either."
An An scratched his face, agreeing with what was said. However, today Xiao Xinghan gave him a pony and let him sit on his shoulders. The little guy rarely clung to Gu Yanling and refused to let him go. "Daddy, you go and accompany Mommy. An An will go see Grandma later."
Gu Yanling: "Then Daddy will come to see you tomorrow morning."
An An nodded.
Gu Yanling kissed An An's cheek.
After An An waited for his father to leave, he walked to the box and called Zhaocai to come and get the key to open the box. The little guy was not even as tall as the box, so he stepped on the pedals and rummaged around in the box.
Zhaocai: "Young Master, what are you looking for?"
An An took out the jade pendant that his father had hidden: "I found it!"
Zhaocai recognized this jade pendant. The young master always kept it with him to play with. He had only recently not seen the jade pendant. He thought it was lost, but he didn't expect it to be put in a box.
…
Gu Yanling got on the carriage, met Xiao Xinghan's gaze, and sat on his lap. "I'm sorry to have kept Your Highness waiting."
Xiao Xinghan stared at him: "Are you hiding something?"
Gu Yanling raised her hands to cover his eyes to prevent him from looking at her: "No."
Xiao Xinghan snorted coldly.
Gu Yanling: "Oh, it's because you suddenly said you wanted to adopt An An as your adopted son."
Xiao Xinghan took his hand away: "So what?"
Gu Yanling: "My father and his people are just ordinary people, how dare they get close to His Highness——"
Xiao Xinghan: "What common people? After you become the Crown Princess, the Gu family will be royal relatives."
What's worse, if Gu Yanling becomes the queen in the future, Gu Qifu will be the father-in-law of the emperor.
After hearing this, Gu Yanling buried her face in Xiao Xinghan's shoulder.
Xiao Xinghan pinched his ear, "Why aren't you talking?"
Gu Yanling muttered, "I don't know what to say."
Xiao Xinghan dug him out of his arms and stared at him, "Do you think I was joking when I asked you to become the Crown Princess?"
Gu Yanling drooped her eyelashes: "I don't think so."
Xiao Xinghan pinched his chin and forced him to look up and look at him: "You have."
Gu Yanling: "Really not."
Xiao Xinghan didn't say anything more to him, just bent down and kissed him. In his heart, he could guess what Gu Yanling was thinking.
Forget it, there is no point in saying more. Let’s wait until he brings up this matter with his father.
In reality, the best approach would be to wait a year or two until he became emperor, then directly crown Gu Yanling as empress, leaving no one to interfere. However, Xiao Xinghan couldn't wait that long, and he didn't want Gu Yanling to be discussed by the court officials. He wanted her to first become the Crown Princess, and then legitimately become empress.
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