Chapter 162: One Day Without Seeing You Is Like Three Autumns
Just then, the eunuch came to report.
"Your Majesty, Prince Wu and Prince Lin have arrived."
"Xuan."
"yes."
The eunuch led King Wu and Yan Shilin into the main hall.
Yan Shixu did not keep them in suspense and directly explained the reason why he asked them to enter the palace.
After hearing what he said, the two of them roared.
Yan Shilin was excited.
When he left Jizhou, Wei'er was about to give birth, so she was unable to return to the capital with him.
Later, Wei'er wrote to say that she had given birth to a son for him.
Yan Shilin was so excited that he couldn't sleep for several days.
The emperor's brother named the child Yan Xingyan.
Yan Shilin gave his son the nickname Xiongxiong.
A hero, a hero—a hero, how wonderful.
The child is now four months old.
Yan Shilin wished he could fly back to see his beloved princess and son.
But his royal brother asked him to stay and help him, and he couldn't refuse. He could only go to his royal brother's place from time to time to hug Xiaoxiao and imagine what his son would look like.
Although Yan Shilin missed his wife and children very much, he did not dare to ask his brother to bring them to the capital.
After all, since the founding of the country, no prince has brought his family to live in the capital for a long time.
In Dayan, the "fiefdom" obtained by the prince was actually just a fiefdom, that is, the right to enjoy the fiefdom's taxes, but not to participate in administrative management, and had no actual fiefdom and governance rights.
The management of the fiefdom was still the responsibility of officials such as provincial governors, county governors, and county magistrates appointed by the imperial court, just like other prefectures, counties, and districts.
Being able to stay in the capital, a wealthy place, and share the fiefdom and food, is a great favor from the emperor. There is no way Yan Shilin would ask to bring his wife and children over.
Unexpectedly, my royal brother actually brought it up on his own initiative today.
The surprise came so suddenly that Yan Shilin was a little bit unbelievable for a moment.
"Your Majesty, Brother Your Majesty, can I really take Wei'er and Xiongxiong to the capital?"
Yan Shixu nodded.
"Of course, A-Lin can write a letter to Jizhou right away and ask my sister-in-law to pack her bags. Then you can go to the Imperial Guards and select a team to go with you to pick up my sister-in-law and nephew and bring them to the capital."
"Okay, okay! I'll go back and write the letter now. I'll take my leave!"
After Yan Shilin finished speaking, he ran away without a trace.
King Wu was dumbfounded.
The boy usually looks gentle and gentlemanly, so it is rare for him to be so rude today.
Yan Shixu looked up at him.
"Uncle Wu, are you going to go back in person to pick them up? Or are you going to let Concubine Duan, Aunt Huang, and the cousins go to the capital on their own?"
King Wu thought for a moment and said, "No need to go back to receive it. I will just write a letter. Brother Qian will take good care of the whole family."
Youzhou is half the distance farther than Jizhou.
It’s troublesome to go back and forth.
Yan Shixu nodded and had no objection.
Among all his cousins, Yan Shiqian has the most stable temperament.
He is eighteen years old this year. Although he has not yet married, he is extremely steady in his behavior and has great talent and learning.
If Yan Shiqian goes to Beijing and is properly trained, he will have another capable assistant.
Yan Shixu thought about this and asked with a smile, "Ah Qian is also of marriageable age. Have Concubine Duan and Auntie Huang found a girl for him?"
When King Wu heard his nephew mention his mother, a hint of disappointment flashed across his eyes.
But soon, it returned to its normal color.
"Your aunt wrote to me a while ago saying that she had introduced Qian'er to several young ladies from prominent families in Youzhou, but he rejected them all."
When Yan Shixu heard this, he thought of Wen Li'er's brother who was the same.
Could it be that Aqian also has a girl he likes?
Seeing that Uncle Wu frowned, I wondered what he was thinking.
Yan Shixu said, "Don't worry, uncle. Ah Qian is coming to the capital this time. There are plenty of famous ladies for him to choose from. I can also arrange a marriage for him."
Upon hearing this, King Wu immediately put forward his own request.
"My dear nephew, forget about the famous lady. Please help him find a woman with a strong body, broad shoulders and a big waist, who can lift nine tripods and has some martial arts skills. I hate effeminate and whining women the most."
Yan Shixu: "..."
Uncle Wu, it's not you who's getting married. You're the first to make the request.
Yan Shixu couldn't help but think of the emperor's aunt's figure and appearance, and almost laughed out loud.
It seems that Uncle Wu's preferences have not changed in decades.
King Wu immediately widened his eyes.
"How dare you laugh at me?"
Yan Shixu shook his head repeatedly: "Nephew, I dare not."
"You're so brave! Come on, I'm free today, I'll teach you a few moves!"
As he said that, King Wu forcefully pulled Yan Shixu to the martial arts training ground.
Yan Shixu held his forehead helplessly. He could only compete with him.
After the competition, King Wu was quite surprised.
"You've made quite a bit of progress, kid. Last month, you could only take fifty of my moves, but today you took sixty-six. Not bad, not bad."
Yan Shixu said sincerely, "Thanks to Uncle Wu's guidance."
He is telling the truth.
Yan Shixu never slacked off in practicing martial arts, and his martial arts skills were quite good.
But compared with Uncle Wu Wang, he is far behind.
In the past few months, Uncle Wu has been guiding him every other day. With such a powerful master around, he has naturally made much faster progress.
After the competition was over, Yan Shixu practiced for another hour under the guidance of King Wu.
After going to the imperial study to review all the memorials, Yan Shixu stood up and walked out, and Yongtai hurriedly followed.
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Inside the Tourmaline Palace.
When Wan'an Wanquan and his group saw the emperor coming, they hurriedly knelt down to pay their respects.
Yan Shixu signaled them that they didn't need to go in to report, and went straight in himself.
Wen Li'er was now imitating her son's actions and lying on the bed.
She didn't notice Yan Shixu coming in at all. She just lowered her head and read the book in her hand seriously: "The deer calls, eating the wild apples..."
Yan Shixu continued, "I have a distinguished guest, playing the harp and the sheng."
He has a deep voice with a hint of sand in it, which is very pleasant to the ear.
Wen Li'er looked up and looked at him with sparkling eyes.
"Your Majesty, why are you here?"
She was about to get out of bed to greet him, but Yan Sixu pushed her back.
"Just lie down properly. You haven't even put on your clothes yet. What are you doing down here?"
Wen Li'er didn't insist on getting out of bed.
Yan Shixu sat down on the edge of the bed and took the book she had spread on the bed.
Wen Li'er explained, "When I was little, my brother often read the Book of Songs to me. I was very smart and could memorize it just by listening, so I wanted to read it to Xiaoxiao too."
Yan Shixu looked at her with disbelief on his face.
Wen Li'er was angry: "What's with that expression, Your Majesty? What I said is true!"
"Then let's recite 'Jade Wind. Stepping on Kudzu'."
"I'll just recite it."
Wen Li'er raised her neck and began to recite with emotion.
"He who picks kudzu, a day without seeing him feels like three months! He who picks xiao, a day without seeing him feels like three autumns..."
When she got to this point, she finally felt something was wrong and stopped to glare at him.
A muffled laugh emanated from Yan Shixu's chest.
"I now know that Concubine Wen misses me so much."
"His Majesty!"
Wen Li'er bravely pinched his face to see how thick-skinned this man was.
Yan Shixu grabbed her hand and stopped her from making trouble.
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