This long journey almost cost the Marquis of Yong'an his life.
After setting sail, he discovered that he was seasick.
He had traveled by boat from Jiangnan to the capital before, but it was always on inland waterways where the waves were small, so even if he felt unwell, he could endure it.
But when the sea was rough and the ship was violently rocking, his stomach churned violently, and he felt as if he wanted to vomit up all his internal organs.
Qingqing was terrified. She gave him seasickness medicine, but he only felt slightly better and still vomited.
If it weren't for the fact that he was in the middle of nowhere at sea, he would have turned back home.
He walked on land for half a month after landing, but he still couldn't recover.
When he arrived in the holy city, his face was still pale.
Yi Shuihan was shocked: "Old man, we've only been apart for a few months, how come you look so much older? Standing next to my mother, you don't look like a couple, you look like a father and daughter."
Marquis Yong'an: "..."
He said he was old the moment we met. Does he even know how to talk?
Even if he's a few years older, he'd look like siblings at most when he stands next to Qingqing, not like father and daughter!
This is absolutely outrageous.
This unfilial son must be trying to anger him to death so he can inherit the family fortune sooner.
Before he could reprimand him, the unfilial son suddenly changed his tone: "You must have had a hard journey. I've already had rooms and hot water prepared. You can rest first, and then we'll have dinner together later. Qingyin will cook for you herself."
Seeing the hot water and his future daughter-in-law's excellent cooking skills, Marquis Yong'an gave up the idea of arguing.
Yi Shuihan led his men, carrying their luggage, up the tower.
As he climbed the stairs, he explained to them, "This place was originally called the Holy Tower. After the Holy Church collapsed, it was renamed the White Tower. The first floor hall was converted into a meeting hall, the second floor is the offices of ministerial-level officials, and the third floor and above are my official residence..."
When they reached the seventh floor, Yi Shuihan stopped and opened the suite door.
"This is the seventh floor, the highest point of the Holy Tower. Your accommodations are located here. Although it's not very convenient to go up and down, I think you'll like it here."
You'd never like it!
Marquis Yong'an wanted nothing more than to give him a good scolding.
Didn't you see how he was panting and his legs were shaking as he climbed?
Arranging such an upscale place to stay shows no consideration for the elderly.
Princess Zhaoyang had already rushed to the window, looking at the rose-colored sky outside with delight, and said, "Qingxian, we can see the sunset from here, it's so beautiful."
Yi Shuihan smiled slightly: "You can see the sunrise from the other window."
Princess Zhaoyang was overjoyed: "Then wouldn't that mean I could watch the sunrise and sunset while lying in bed?"
"Yes."
Yi Shuihan nodded.
"You can also overlook the entire holy city from here, but you'd better close your windows at night or when you go out during the day, otherwise birds will come in and cause trouble."
Looking at the beautiful sky and his lover's joyful face, Marquis Yong'an swallowed back the curse that was about to come out.
This rebellious son isn't entirely heartless; let's spare him for now.
After putting down his luggage, Yi Shuihan went downstairs.
The two men watched the entire sunset until the sky turned dark blue, then turned their gaze back to their room.
Upon closer inspection, Princess Zhaoyang discovered many more pleasant surprises.
"Qingxian, this bed is so bouncy, it bounces when you sit on it!"
"The color of this cabinet is so beautiful, and the style is so unique. It must have been arranged by Qingyin."
"The bathroom has a white ceramic bathtub and a window, so you can enjoy the view while taking a bath!"
Xiao Qingyin: This was meticulously designed by me according to the standards of a resort hotel.
Seeing two cross-shaped iron mechanisms and a curved bamboo tube on the side of the bathtub, Princess Zhaoyang curiously fiddled with them and quickly discovered that the cross mechanisms could be rotated.
After being turned, water flowed out of the bamboo tube.
She reached out and took the water; it was warm.
He exclaimed excitedly, "It can fill with water by itself! Qingxian, we can take a bath now!"
After a day of bumpy travel in the carriage, she was exhausted and, without thinking twice, took off her clothes and went into the water.
When Marquis Yong'an entered after hearing this, what he saw was a scene that made his heart race.
Upon seeing the window open, his expression immediately changed.
Hurry up and close the window.
“Hey, don’t turn it off,” Princess Zhaoyang said. “I want to take a bath while looking at the stars.”
"No," Marquis Yong'an said sternly. "They'll see."
"Who would see this? This is the highest point in the holy city."
"Night Owl".
Princess Zhaoyang: "..."
Is this person even jealous of owls?
Just as she was about to make a sarcastic remark, a shadow fell upon her, and she quickly lost her chance to speak.
By the time the two of them came out of the clean room, it was well past dinner time.
Princess Zhaoyang didn't even have the strength to go downstairs.
"It's all your fault."
She looked annoyed.
"Couldn't it be a few hours later? Why the rush? Qingyin made me something delicious..."
Marquis Yong'an coaxed, "I'll bring it up for you."
"They must have guessed it."
"No, just say you're not feeling well and need to rest."
After saying that, he hurriedly went downstairs.
Yi Shuihan and Xiao Qingyin were sitting at the dining table waiting for them.
Seeing that he was the only one who came down, Yi Shuihan asked, "Father, where is Mother?"
“Your mother is a little tired and won’t come down for dinner. I’ll bring some up to her later.”
Marquis Yong'an replied without batting an eye.
"Let's eat first."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Qingyin took out a food box, filled it with a meal, and prepared it for Marquis Yong'an to take up later.
Yi Shuihan noticed that the old man was in a good mood and smiled, "Father, is the room alright?"
"good."
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