After dealing with the affairs of the previous dynasty, Yin Chengyu went to Renshou Palace to visit Empress Dowager Yu.

After Emperor Longfeng passed away, Empress Yu moved to Renshou Palace and was honored as the Empress Dowager, known as Empress Dowager Ciyu.

As for the original concubines of Emperor Longfeng, since the concubines Wen Gui, De, Rong and others who had children had died, the remaining concubines who had been favored were all moved to other palaces for honor. Those who had not been favored were either kept in the palace as female officials or released.

Now the huge harem is completely empty.

Yin Chengyu was afraid of being lonely in the deep palace, so he often went to Renshou Palace to sit in his spare time.

Now that everything has been settled, Queen Mother Yu no longer needs to be on guard against sneak attacks. After she has relaxed, she looks in very good spirits and radiates radiance.

Especially when he saw his two sons getting along harmoniously, his face was filled with satisfaction and love.

"Qian'er was detained severely before. Now she is unwilling to stay in the palace and keeps asking to go out to play."

Yin Chengqian is now over one year old. Because he is well protected, he has a plump and fair figure, especially his eyes, which are very bright. At this moment, he is bending over and smiling at Yin Chengyu.

He seemed to like this elder brother very much. Although they didn't meet very often, whenever Yin Chengyu came to see him, he always liked to stick to Yin Chengyu.

"The palace is boring. Queen mother, you don't have to be restrained in the future. You can take Yin'er out for walks more often." As Yin Chengyu spoke, he held the child in his lap and weighed him. Yin Cheng'er lay on his chest and laughed happily, making an inarticulate sound similar to "brother".

He started talking early and can now babble along with others.

Queen Mother Yu looked at this scene, and her smile deepened. She looked at her eldest son with smiling eyes, and remembered something, and said slowly: "Your Majesty is not young anymore, and it is time to select a group of beautiful girls to enter the palace. The palace is boring, and bringing in more young and lively girls will also give me someone to talk to and relieve my boredom."

There was a hint of tentativeness in her words.

In fact, when she summoned the imperial concubine to the palace, she had already met several noble ladies of suitable age. However, she knew her son's temperament too well and had a vague concern in her heart, so she did not bring it up rashly.

This child was precocious. He was taught by his maternal grandfather after he was three years old. He was more independent and rational than other children. At the age of seven, he was made the crown prince and moved to Ciqing Palace to live alone. Although the mother and son were close, they rarely talked to each other.

Yin Chengyu was too opinionated. As he grew older, he arranged everything around him in an orderly manner, even protecting her, his mother, under his wings.

Therefore, Queen Mother Yu rarely interfered in her son's affairs.

In recent years, Yin Chengyu has not been distracted by external things and has devoted himself wholeheartedly to his work. She feels both pleased and proud, but also vaguely worried.

He is too cold.

He looks like a gentle, dignified gentleman, humble and polite in dealing with others, but in fact he is too introverted and sometimes even seems a little cold.

The road to becoming an emperor is long and difficult, and Queen Mother Yu was always worried that his personality was too cold and no one would be able to accompany him to the end.

"The national treasury is empty now, so we should increase income and reduce expenditure. Selecting beauties will waste people's labor and money, so it is not necessary." As expected, Yin Chengyu refused. He seemed to have no interest in the selection.

The Queen Mother Yu's eyes were filled with even more worry. She was about to open her mouth to persuade him when she heard him continue, "I know what your mother means, and I have a plan in mind." "Your Majesty already has a plan?" This time it was the Queen Mother Yu who was surprised.

Seeing him nod, she couldn't help but ask, "Whose family is it from?"

Yin Chengyu kept it a secret and said with a smile, "Your mother will know it in the future."

Seeing that he refused to speak, Queen Yu did not ask any further questions. She just silently screened the women of appropriate age inside and outside the palace in her mind, but she really could not guess who the woman would be who would be favored by her eldest son.

She was itching and thought of Zheng Duobao.

Zheng Duobao served the emperor personally, so he should know some clues.

The mother and son talked for a while. Empress Dowager Yu was not giving up. She tried to ask around for a while, but still failed to get any information about the woman from Yin Chengyu.

Yin Chengyu had lunch at Renshou Palace before preparing to return to Yangxin Palace to handle state affairs.

When leaving, Yin Chengqian held his arm and refused to let go. When the wet nurse came to hold him, he pouted and pretended to cry. Seeing this, Yin Chengyu suddenly thought of something, and simply told Empress Dowager Yu, took the wet nurse with him, and took him directly back to Yangxin Palace.

Xue Shu was waiting at the door of the main hall. When he saw him carrying Yin Chengqin out, his brows wrinkled subconsciously.

Yin Chengyu glanced at him and guessed what he was thinking. He handed the child in his arms to him and said, "I'm tired of holding the child. You hold the child."

Xue Shu would not go against his wishes. He just hugged her, but his brows were knitted.

His narrow eyes narrowed, giving him a malicious look.

Fortunately, Yin Chengqian didn't seem to be afraid of him. He sat steadily on his arm, turning his head curiously to look around. He usually didn't have the opportunity to move forward, and at this moment, looking at the unfamiliar scenery around him, he was a little dazzled.

The wet nurse and the attendant were two steps away.

Yin Chengyu lowered his voice and spoke to him: "By this time next year, Qin'er will be starting to learn. I have asked my grandfather to be his teacher, but I am still short of a martial arts master."

The great Yan Taizu conquered the country on horseback, so his descendants had to learn the martial arts of riding and shooting.

Being stared at like that, Xue Shu had a bad feeling in his heart, and then he heard Yin Chengyu say: "I have a crush on you. You can spend the rest of your time cultivating your master-disciple relationship with Qin'er."

Xue Shu: ...

He and Yin Chengqin in his arms stared at each other.

With the memories of his previous life, he really didn't think there was any need to cultivate feelings with Yin Chengqian.

Being able to assist him in ruling the country with all my heart and effort is already a favor to Yin Chengyu.

But Yin Chengyu's decision was obviously difficult to change. After returning to Yangxin Palace, he went to deal with government affairs and directly threw Yin Chengqian to Xue Shu: "Take him and play for a while."

Yin Chengqin, who was not even two years old, had not yet shown the ferocity of a wolf cub and looked very innocent.

Xue Shu stared at him for a long time with a green face, but Yin Chengqian was not afraid and spit all over him. He seemed to understand what his brother said, and was pulling Xue Shu's clothes with his fat arms, as if urging him to take him out to play.

The two, one big and one small, were in a stalemate in front of the Yangxin Palace.

At this moment, a yellow and black tiger cub came strolling from the other end of the garden. When it saw Xue Shu, it let out a low roar, shook off the palace maid following it, and ran towards Xue Shu with its strong limbs.

The six or seven month old tiger cub has gradually taken on the shape of an adult tiger. Its body has become much longer, and its tail is about four feet long when stretched out. But perhaps because it eats too much and too well, its body is round and its belly is soft, making its limbs look particularly short and thick.

When he ran towards Xue Shu, he didn't show any of the majestic king of the mountain, but instead looked a bit stupid.

Xue Shu pushed the tiger cub away with his feet in disgust, and said to the palace servant who was taking care of the tiger cub who caught up with him, "Why is it getting fat again? Feed it less in the future and send it to the tiger mountain to exercise more."

The palace maids nodded in agreement and did not dare to deny it, saying that it was His Majesty who asked them to take good care of the child. His Majesty saw it a few days ago and praised them for their good care!

This tiger cub was brought back to the palace by His Majesty himself and raised. Unlike the tigers in Tiger Mountain, it is very humane and never hurts anyone. It is the only tiger that can move around in the palace. Perhaps because it knows who its owner is, the tiger cub likes to get close to His Majesty, and the palace servants privately like to call it "Tiger General".

The young tiger didn't know that it was disliked. The first person it was close to was Yin Chengyu, and the second person it was close to was naturally Xue Shu.

It circled around Xue Shu, making a gurgling sound in its throat, and seemed to be very interested in Yin Chengqin in Xue Shu's arms. It curiously stretched out its thick claws to try to reach Yin Chengqin's feet.

Yin Chengqian also bent down to look at it.

They all seem to still remember the time they played together.

Xue Shu looked at the young tiger, then at Yin Chengqian. He simply led the young tiger into the Yangxin Palace, fenced off a piece of land outside, put Yin Chengqian and the young tiger in one place, and let them play by themselves.

The two cubs soon rolled into a ball, and Yin Chengqin generously shared his toys with the tiger cubs.

Xue Shu stared at them from the side, his brows never relaxed.

Yin Chengyu heard the noise and looked outside. Seeing his back like a formidable enemy, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

Yin Chengqin, who was extremely excited, played with the tiger cub for more than an hour before he got tired and began to feel sleepy. Finally, he fell asleep on the tiger cub's belly.

When Yin Chengyu came out after dealing with government affairs, he saw the young tiger sleeping on its belly and snoring, with a young child lying on its heaving belly.

Xue Shu stood by with a gloomy face.

After seeing him come out, his gloomy expression softened a little.

"Send him back to sleep." Yin Chengyu leaned over and took a look. Yin Chengqian was sleeping with his face red and puffy, and his saliva was rubbing against the belly of the young tiger.

He picked up the sleeping child and handed him to the wet nurse, who then carried Yin Chengqian back to Renshou Palace.

It was already late, and Yin Chengyu reviewed some memorials for a while before returning to his bedroom to take a bath and rest. When he came out of the bathroom, he saw Xue Shu holding the tiger cub by the scruff of its neck, trying to force it out.

I don't know when the young tiger sneaked into the bedroom and was lying on the ground, refusing to come out.

"Why do you always compete with it?" Yin Chengyu rescued the struggling tiger cub in time and smoothed its shiny fur.

The young tiger was very human-like. When it saw Yin Chengyu coming out, it immediately fell at his feet, revealing its hairy belly, and its claws were still scratching Yin Chengyu's legs.

Yin Chengyu leaned over and touched the hairy belly, which felt as good as always.

It's just a little too hot in the summer and not as useful as in the winter.

Xue Shu watched from the side, pulled him to sit on the couch, took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped his hands, then leaned forward and kissed him on the lips in a flattering manner.

She was trying so hard to please him, obviously she wanted to ask him for something.

Yin Chengyu raised an eyebrow and looked at him, waiting for his next words.

Xue Shu did not speak immediately, but kissed him along his chin, as if he had made up his mind to give him a bowl of magic potion first.

The belt gradually widened, and the rough fingers moved everywhere, skillfully arousing his desire.

Yin Chengyu hummed, relaxed his body and leaned back on the pillow, inserted his fingers into his hair and gently stroked it, looked at him with a dazed look, and said in a broken voice: "Tell me... what do you want to ask me?"

Xue Shu said nothing until he had served him well. Then he took advantage of the situation and held him in his arms. He whispered in his ear, "I don't want to be a martial arts master. Zhao Lin is more suitable than me."