Long Yinyu opened his arms, breathing in the fresh air outside the palace, and exclaimed that this was the real life!
Although the palace is filled with luxury, servants, and everything one could ever want... none of that is what Long Yinyu seeks!
He carried a small bundle, eating, drinking, and having fun, completely forgetting about home.
A month later, he was sitting in a teahouse when he heard people at the next table talking in hushed tones. Judging from their clothes, they seemed to be officials, and their conversation was related to the imperial palace. So he strained his ears to listen.
"May Heaven bless Great Ye! Her Majesty is now pregnant, and Great Ye will welcome a new heir!"
"Yes, yes! The royal family and the Dragon Roar Clan are a match made in heaven. The little empress seems clueless at first glance, but she's actually quite capable!"
After they finished speaking, they burst into laughter.
Long Yinyu said: What are you laughing at? What's so funny? And how come he didn't know Wu Yunzhi was pregnant?
He then heard them say things like "she's been pregnant for more than three months," "the Imperial Observatory is already preparing the name," and "the Ministry of Rites is preparing the ceremony."
So, as the emperor's husband and the father of the child in her womb, he wasn't the first to know?
He stiffly moved to the seat next to him and asked, "Is what you two are saying true?"
The two exchanged a glance, then looked at him simultaneously. "Of course!"
Long Yinyu's head slammed onto the table with a "thud".
Long Yinyu hypnotized himself, telling himself that what he wanted was freedom, freedom! Wife and children were all constraints! Maybe Wu Yunzhi had deliberately sent someone to spread false information near him to trick him into going back!
Despite thinking this way, he didn't feel happy doing anything for the next few days.
"Boss!" he waved his hand.
"Here you are, sir!" the innkeeper called out, jogging along. "What can I do for you, sir?"
Long Yinyu pointed to the bones on the plate, "Why don't today's braised pork ribs taste as good as yesterday's?"
The owner looked on in astonishment, "How is this possible? This is yesterday's braised pork ribs!"
Long Yinyu couldn't catch her breath, her stomach churned, and she vomited while holding onto the table.
"Oh dear, sir, are you pregnant? There's a clinic right next door! If you're looking for a wet nurse, I have a few sisters from the countryside..."
"Get out! Get out!" Long Yinyu kicked the man away.
He wiped his mouth, struggled to his feet, and staggered out of the restaurant without paying. Pay? Pay what? He was kind enough not to seek compensation from that rip-off restaurant!
He glanced angrily at the shop's name, vowing to send someone to thoroughly investigate this shady establishment once he returned to the palace!
Returning to the palace...
He smiled bitterly; so subconsciously he wanted to return to the palace...
When he stood in front of the dog hole again with his small bundle on his back, he found that the dog hole had been sealed off.
"..." He stared at the dog hole, tears welling up in his eyes. The palace walls were so thick; he had been digging for a whole year! If he had to dig for another year, his child would be running around by then!
So he stood sheepishly at the main entrance.
"The Empress?" The gatekeeper expressed disbelief. "Our Empress is perfectly fine in the palace! What madman would dare to impersonate her?"
"I am the Empress!"
"What evidence is there? What about the subsequent printout?"
"……No."
Long Yinyu was ruthlessly turned away.
"Aaaaaah!" Long Yinyu slammed the small bundle to the ground.
He's getting serious!
After going through a long and complicated process, and begging from everyone he could, Long Yinyu finally got a chance to accompany the imperial kitchen to the palace to deliver dishes. He sat with his legs drawn up in a pile of radishes, the smell of which made him want to pass gas.
Finally, after a bumpy and stumbling journey, he finally returned to his and Wu Yunzhi's bedroom.
Upon seeing Wu Yunzhi's protruding belly, his tears streamed down his face.
"Zhizhi, waaaaah!" he cried, wanting to hug the person in front of him.
A hand touched his forehead, preventing him from getting closer, and Wu Yunzhi asked with a smile, "Is it fun outside?"
"It's...not fun!" Long Yinyu shook his head vigorously.
"Will you still run away in the future?"
"I'm not running anymore! I'm not running anymore!"
"Great!" Wu Yunzhi took his hand. "You're back just in time! We have your favorite slow-cooked lamb chops today!"
...
Three years later.
Wu Yunzhi was reviewing memorials when a thunderclap exploded in her ears:
"Oh no! The Queen has run away again! She's taken the little princess and escaped over the wall!"
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