The little kid jumped up and ran straight to Lan'an, hugged his thighs, and said in a baby voice: "Father, father, I want a hug."

Upon hearing this, Lan An picked up the little kid and sat him on his lap, his eyes and brows full of tenderness.

What a beautiful and harmonious picture of parents and children getting along with each other.

But Chu Qiu Ze felt as if someone had poured a basin of ice water on him, and he felt cold from head to toe. Lan An had a daughter?

But he had never heard Lan An mention it. Didn't Lan An not marry yet? How could he have a daughter?

No, this is not the 21st century.

This was in Dahan, an era when people could have three wives and four concubines. Lan An didn't have a wife, but he might have a concubine, or even a maid.

Or maybe it was just a fleeting romance?

Furthermore, in the 21st century, there are actually quite a few people giving birth out of wedlock.

If you think about it carefully, Lan An is already 30 years old. At this age full of vigor and vitality, it doesn't seem surprising that he has killed someone.

Chu Qiuze felt depressed and uncomfortable.

Intellectually speaking, it is normal for a person to have several ex-girlfriends and to have slept with other people before marriage, as long as he or she is devoted to his or her partner after marriage.

But emotionally speaking, he couldn't accept it for a while.

Perhaps it's because Lan An's image of a gentleman is too deeply rooted in people's minds, and he doesn't seem like the kind of person who would do something like having a baby out of wedlock.

The little bean was still chattering something to Lan'an, and Lan'an responded patiently and gently.

He looked like a loving father.

A bitter smile appeared on Chu Qiuze's lips. No matter what the specific situation was, this little girl would be considered half-girlfriend to him in the future.

He loves the blue gums of the present and the future; all the things in the past are in the past.

However, he felt that he still had to adapt to the situation of being an unmarried person with a child.

I forced myself to cheer myself up and bought a stuffed doll from the system store.

"Little boy, this is for you."

It was the first time that the little girl heard someone call her "little friend". Her eyes, as big as black grapes, stared straight at the handsome uncle and the doll in his hand, with tears in her eyes.

Very cute.

Chu Qiuze's resentment was relieved a lot. He smiled and put the doll into the little boy's arms. "What's your name?"

The little kid is only three years old, and his attention has long been attracted by the novel doll. He doesn't care about the handsome uncle's problems.

What's more, she didn't know her own name. Others called her "Little Princess", but she knew that "Little Princess" was not a name.

"She hasn't been named yet." Lan An observed Chu Qiuze and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he looked OK.

He had previously wondered whether Chu Qiu Ze would be unable to accept it, but now it seems that he was worrying too much?

However, he still had a vague premonition.

It seems that I still need to find an opportunity to have a good talk with Chu Qiu Ze.

Chu Qiuze didn't know what he was complaining about, so he calmed down and asked, "Why didn't you give it a name?"

Is it still a custom here that one cannot take a name before a certain age?

"The child's mother hasn't had time to name him yet..."

Needless to say, Chu Qiuze understood that he died before he could even give his child a name.

Is it a difficult birth? Or is it something else?

But isn't this your own daughter? If mom didn't give her a name, can't dad give her a name?

He looks like he's about three years old, but he still doesn't have a name.

"Princess Anbei." An anxious voice came from outside the house, "Little Princess, Little Princess, where have you been?"

The palace maid at the door responded and invited the shouting person in.

When the man came in and saw the little princess here, he breathed a sigh of relief, knelt down and saluted, and began to admit his mistakes: "Madam Concubine, Prince, it was my fault that I didn't take good care of the little princess. I know my fault."

Chu Qiuze tilted his head and looked at Lan An, as if to ask, who is this?

"The child's nanny." Lan An replied, and put the little kid on the ground again. "Why are you running around? Why don't you listen to the nanny?"

The little girl held the baby in her arms, her eyes red, "I heard from the palace maids that my father has returned, and he brought me a mother."

After saying that, she looked around again and said, "But my mother is not here." There is only a handsome uncle.

Chu Qiuze's heart softened again, so let her be his mother.

Concubine Wu smiled. She had been worried when Lan An brought the child back three years ago, but now it seemed that this little fairy was too soft-hearted.

Princess Anbei's fate is not good for her, it would be good to have another father who loves her.

Lan'an rubbed the little kid's head, not knowing how to answer. Should he say, "This handsome uncle is your mother?"

I don’t know if Chu Qiu Ze would mind being addressed as mother.

Chu Qiuze minded but did not show it on his face. He and Lan An chatted with the little kid in a baby voice for a while. The little kid's stomach started rumbling soon after, so Lan An asked the wet nurse Daiyu P希６椟伽 to go down and feed him.

"Qiu Ze and Xuan Du, please stay for dinner." Concubine Wu urged them to stay. She hadn't been so happy in a long time.

Chu Qiuze originally didn't want to stay, but since this was what his sweetheart's mother said, he could only nod in agreement.

I forced myself to smile while eating a tasteless dinner.

After dinner, he did not go back to the palace with Lan An, but went straight back to Concubine Wu's palace.

"I'm a little tired today, I'm going back first." Chu Qiuze said goodbye: "I'll come to see you tomorrow, aunt, and I'll come to see you again when I have time in the future."

Concubine Wu nodded.

Lan An instinctively felt that she should try to persuade Chu Qiu Ze to stay, but before she could say anything, she saw Chu Qiu Ze disappear in front of her.

Chu Qiuze really needs to slow down now. It has been too stimulating day by day.

Originally I just wanted to have a relationship and if I was lucky, get married, but I didn't expect to have a child first.

There is nothing wrong with Lan Euan and the child, but he needs to overcome his own hurdle.

Chu Tianze had been worried the whole day because his brother didn't bring a wheelchair when he left today. He didn't know if his newly recovered leg would have any inconvenience or if he would be too tired.

So I rushed over as soon as I got off work to see how my brother was doing.

But I didn't expect that my brother would look so sad when he came back.

It doesn't seem like leg discomfort, but more like a bad mood.

"Did Lan An bully you?" Chu Tianze's tone was faintly filled with anger.

Chu Qiuze forced himself to cheer up, "No, how dare he bully me!"

Thinking that my brother already had some opinions about Lan An, I definitely cannot tell him now that Lan An already has a daughter.

Otherwise, wouldn't the world be in chaos?

I secretly sneered in my heart, look, how could there be anyone as considerate as me?

"It's just that I talked with the old emperor for too long today, and we had some different ideas, so we had a bit of an argument." He forced an explanation.

But this explanation is indeed reasonable, and Chu Tianze couldn't find any flaws.

He did not ask his brother what the dispute was between him and the old emperor. He just thought that it was his brother's job and it was normal to encounter some setbacks, so he just gave him a few words of encouragement.

"What about your legs? How do you feel today?" After comforting his brother, he expressed his concerns.

Legs? There was basically no rain today.

We set out from the palace in a horse-drawn carriage, and after getting off the carriage we took a sedan chair. We really didn't walk much.

In order to win Lan'an's favor, he told his brother what happened today truthfully.

Chu Tianze didn't have any idea. Since Lan An liked his younger brother, it was his duty to take care of him.

After confirming again and again that his brother had nothing else to do, he turned around and went back to his villa next door.

As soon as Chu Qiuze's brother left, he collapsed on the sofa in the room, staring at the ceiling expressionlessly, not knowing what he was thinking.

My mind is in a mess.

One moment it was a picture of Lan An being affectionate with another woman, the next moment it was a picture of the little boy pulling him and calling him mother.

The emotions that had been suppressed for an entire afternoon finally exploded in this dark and deserted night.

He hugged the pillow on the sofa, absorbing the warmth, and tears flowed unconsciously. He cried and cried until he fell asleep due to exhaustion.

The next morning, he woke up and found himself on the sofa, with no expression on his face.

Anyway, it’s warm at home and I won’t catch a cold or get sick.

Looking at himself still wearing Hanfu, he smiled self-deprecatingly, went back to his room, washed up, and changed into a thick sweater and down jacket.

Take a deep breath. You have to face what you have to face.

It's not easy to be a stepfather, but he chose to accept Lan Euan, which was equivalent to accepting the little kid.

What's more, the little bean is very cute and likable.

I collected some snacks for the kids at home, rubbed my cheeks, forced a smile, and prepared to go out.

"Host, why are you doing this?" Xiao En was a little angry. He said distressedly, "He already has a child. You are fine, why do you have to be his stepfather?"

"You don't have to be someone's stepfather." Chu Qiuze smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes. "I've thought about it. I can't let go of Lan An, so I can only accept it. Besides, he promised me that he can only have me in the future."

Xiao En sighed, not knowing how to comfort her silly host.

Chu Qiuze comforted Xiao En in return: "Lan An keeps his word. He said that there is only me, so there is only me."

After saying that, he rubbed Xiao En's cat head to relieve himself, "Actually, think about it carefully. If I find a boyfriend in modern times, and that guy has dated other boys or girls before and had sex with them, does that mean I don't want him?"

Modern people get married late, but fall in love early. Who doesn’t have the beginnings of love in their teens?

It's just that Blue Gum has one more child, and there is nothing wrong with the child itself.

Xiao En looked at the host who was so stubborn, but he let him rub himself and followed his will, "Then you should have a good chat with Lan An. Maybe there is something else going on. Maybe it's not what we imagined?"

That's right!

Chu Qiuze chose to face it, spread out his arms and have a good chat, then he opened the door and went to Dahan.

When Lan An saw Chu Qiuze leaving yesterday, he knew that he was in trouble.

Chu Qiuze was a sensitive person, and he was worried that Chu Qiuze would not come in a fit of anger.

It's also his own fault for not explaining it clearly in time.

It's his fault!

When he saw Chu Qiuze appear, he felt as if his heart was being stabbed by needles.

One look at the red and swollen eye sockets revealed what had happened last night. How did his Chu Qiu Ze survive that night?

"Qiu Ze." Lan An walked forward and held Chu Qiu Ze in his arms, "Princess Anbei is not my child."

Without asking the reason or saying any other words of comfort, he just got straight to the point.

Chu Qiuze stiffened when he heard this.

Could it be that all my sadness throughout the night was just a joke?

The little ugly one is actually me?