The children heard the news and all rushed over.
Mianyao asked excitedly, "Father, is Uncle Benjamin really coming back?"
"And he even brought his wife back?"
Yongqi nodded. "That's right. If nothing unexpected happens, they should arrive in the capital by tomorrow evening."
Mianyao jumped up excitedly, "That's great!"
"Father, I'll go stay at my uncle's house today, so I can go see them when they return tomorrow!"
Yongqi asked, puzzled, "Why are you in such a hurry?"
Mianhua explained, "He wanted Uncle Ban to see if her English had improved..."
Little Swallow smiled and said, "That's true. Simon has been in the palace for almost a year now. It's about time to let Benjamin see how much these people's English has improved since he was here..."
Yongqi said helplessly, "Alright, all of you who want to go, go. Just be careful!"
Mianhua nodded and replied, "Father, rest assured, I will protect my younger brother and sister."
Escorting the three of them out of the palace were the four brothers, Saiwei, Saiguang, Saihu, and Saibao.
This was at the request of Empress Nara to come and protect the three children.
The Four Talented Scholars, along with Mingyue and Caixia, are now palace maids and eunuchs who serve these three children.
The small table and stools mainly serve Mianhua, the small insects and mosquitoes mainly serve Mianzhi, and the bright moon and colorful clouds are responsible for Mianyao.
Yongqi was still accompanied by Xiaoshunzi and Xiaoguizi, but Xiaoshunzi had become the new chief eunuch.
The nanny serving Xiao Yanzi was 36-year-old Mei Zhu.
She initially wanted to send someone from her own circle to take care of Xiao Yanzi, but then she thought that most of these people came from the martial arts world and were not familiar with palace affairs.
And what if another spy is sent in, and he hurts Xiao Yanzi or their child?
Therefore, Mei Zhu ultimately decided to enter the palace herself to help Xiao Yanzi handle palace affairs, while leaving all matters of the Ziyun Sect to 23-year-old Jiang Ying.
She entrusted her son and daughter with Zhu Baiyu to Zhu Baiyu's care. Of course, for the sake of their relationship, Xiao Yanzi arranged for Zhu Baiyu and the children to go to the Ziyun Sect branch in the capital.
This also made it easier for their family to reunite, and Mei Zhu and Zhu Baiyu were naturally very grateful.
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"Aunt." When the three arrived at the General's Mansion, Xiao Jian was not at home; only Qing'er, Xiao Yucheng, and Xiao Yuting were there.
Qing'er smiled and said, "What brings the three of you here?"
Mianyao explained, "Uncle Benjamin sent a message to Father Emperor, saying that he will arrive in the capital by tomorrow evening."
Qing'er was also a little surprised, "So fast?"
Xiao Yucheng said, "Mother, if you're curious why they came back so quickly, why don't you ask them tomorrow?"
Xiao Yuting was a little embarrassed, "I've almost forgotten what Uncle Benjamin looks like..."
Mianyao laughed without any politeness: "Hahaha, I'll tell him tomorrow..."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuting was shocked!
There was no crying sound, but tears fell first. She pouted and looked at Mianyao, "Cousin..."
Mianyao was stunned when she saw the tears that suddenly fell from her eyes. "Fine, fine, I won't tell him!"
She whispered in Qing'er's ear, "Aunt, did my cousin learn her personality from you?"
Qing'er shook her head, "This doesn't look like me! Nor does it look like your uncle!"
"We don't know why she cries so much."
Seeing the two of them huddled together, Xiao Yuting's tears, which she had just wiped away, started falling again. "Mother, cousin, are you saying bad things about me?"
The two fell silent, "..."
Xiao Yucheng walked over to Xiao Yuting and comforted her, "Your mother and your cousin are not like that at all."
"Don't overthink it!"
"Let's go swing on the swings, brother!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuting clapped her hands and shouted, "Okay, brother, take me there quickly, I want to swing on the swing!"
Mianyao was dumbfounded. "Wait, can she change her expression? One minute she's crying, the next she's laughing..."
Mianhua said, "You'll get used to it!"
Several times before, Xiao Yuting cried in front of him, and Xiao Yuchen assumed that he had made his sister cry, but it turned out that Xiao Yuting was just crying because she was hungry...
From that moment on, he kept his distance from the little girl.
They're not to be trifled with; they cry at the drop of a hat!
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Xia Ziwei took her beloved daughter into the palace to see Emperor Qianlong and Consort Ling. Fu Anying took small steps and ran towards Emperor Qianlong, calling out, "Grandpa Guoluo, Anying has come to see you again."
"Father, Mother." Xia Ziwei bowed respectfully.
Emperor Qianlong laughed and said, "Ziwei, you don't need to stand on ceremony here."
He looked at Fu Anying, who was clinging to his leg, and said, "You little brat, you still know to come see me..."
“Grandpa Guoluo, it’s not that An Ying doesn’t want to come see you, it’s that Mother is worried about me and can’t bear to let me leave…”
Upon hearing this, Xia Ziwei was alarmed and quickly explained, "Father, don't listen to this little girl's nonsense. It's clear that she herself didn't want to live in the palace, otherwise Erkang would have sent her in long ago..."
"..." Fu Anying looked at Xia Ziwei with a hesitant expression, "Mother, are you not even trying to hide Father's dislike for me?"
"Or are you planning to have another baby for me?"
The Imperial Noble Consort looked at Xia Ziwei and asked, "Ziwei, could this be true? You're not pregnant again, are you?"
Xia Ziwei was a little embarrassed, "Your mother! What's going on?"
Emperor Qianlong looked at Fu Anying with curiosity, "Is what you said true, or is what your mother said true?"
"You can't lie to me!"
"Alright, Mother is right. But don't worry, Grandfather Guoluo, I will definitely come to see you more often in the future!"
Emperor Qianlong pursed his lips, "So, in the end, you still don't want to live in the palace!"
"This palace is so boring! Otherwise, Guo Luo Ma Fa would live with me outside the palace!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Qianlong's eyes lit up, and he thought it was a good idea. "Great! I'll live with you at the scholar's residence. You must come and chat with me every day!"
Fu Anying nodded, "Okay, I will always stay with Guo Luomafa!"
"An Ying, you stay here with your Guo Luo Ma Fa, I'm going to find your aunt, okay?"
"Go ahead, go ahead."
Fu Anying waved her hand, letting Xia Ziwei leave on her own.
His mature demeanor amused Emperor Qianlong.
"You little brat!"
"If I'm a kid, then you're an old ghost!"
Fu Anying's words made the Imperial Noble Consort Ling worry about her.
To everyone's surprise, Emperor Qianlong was not angry at all. Instead, he burst into laughter and said, "Indeed, I am 56 years old this year. I am indeed getting old!"
Meanwhile, Xia Ziwei found Xiao Yanzi in Shufangzhai. "Xiao Yanzi, what are you doing here?"
Little Swallow sat on the swing, swinging slowly. "I just felt that this place holds many of our memories, so I came to take a look."
"But what about you? Why did you suddenly come to the palace?"
"I brought An Ying to see Father Emperor. She's with him now. I thought I'd come over and have a chat with you..."
Little Swallow said with a smile, "By the way, Benjamin is coming back tomorrow..."
Xia Ziwei was also surprised. "Did he send a message to the Emperor?"
Her sisterly relationship with Xiao Yanzi was closer than her brotherly relationship with Yongqi, so it was fine for her to call Xiao Yanzi by her first name. However, calling Yongqi by his first name was a bit of a challenge, and if this got out, it might cause trouble for the Fu family.
After all, even Fu Erkang can no longer call Yongqi by his name directly; he has to address him as "Your Majesty."
Xiao Yanzi nodded and said, "Yes, Yongqi just received the news, and the three little ones rushed to my brother's house, saying they wanted to go and greet him ahead of time."
"Oh, right, Benjamin also brought back the girl he's going to marry. I'm really curious, what kind of girl will she be..."
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