Chapter 3183 Family
He buried his head in Nan Yan's arms and said in a muffled voice, "You are the only one I have."
“…”
"Nan Yan, luckily you are still here."
Seeing him like this, looking a little aggrieved and spoiled like a child, Nan Yan chuckled and reached out to gently stroke his back. Although she had known for a long time that he had been losing weight these days, it was only when she touched his spine and felt the high protrusions on the joints that she realized how thin he was.
She felt sad and distressed, and said softly, "Of course I am still here."
“…”
"However, Your Majesty is confused. I am not the only one who is by your side. When the imperial carriage returns to the capital, we will be able to see the two children. Aren't they always by your side?"
Speaking of children, Zhu Feng felt a little warmer in his heart.
He nodded gently.
He slowly lay down while still in Nan Yan's arms. Nan Yan held his head and let him rest on her legs, while gently stroking his chest to help him breathe. The rising sun poured in through the gaps in the window, and moved slowly on Zhu Feng's face and body as the ship slowly moved.
The river breeze carried the chill of autumn, making Zhu Feng's hands and feet cold.
But this sunshine also carries a bit of warmth.
Zhu Feng was silent for a long time before he said softly, "You're right, you're right..."
Nan Yan smiled and hugged him.
Thinking of his two children, Zhu Feng was eager to return home. Originally, there were some officials from the prefectures and counties along the way waiting to receive him, wanting to curry favor with the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine, but Zhu Feng almost all refused. He only stopped at a few ports sporadically to replenish the ship's sleep and food, and the rest of the time he ordered his subordinates to proceed at full speed.
In this way, two months later, they docked at Tianjin Port and immediately changed to a horse-drawn carriage.
Finally, I returned to the capital before the Chinese New Year.
It was still early spring when they left, but it was already deep winter when they returned to the capital. Heavy snow fell, and the biting cold poured into the carriage as the curtains of the carriage were occasionally lifted by the north wind. Nan Yan couldn't help but lean against Zhu Feng with her sleeves gathered.
Zhu Feng looked down at her and said with a smile, "Why do you look like an old woman on the street?"
Nan Yan said, "It's cold."
“…”
"I thought things would be resolved quickly. I didn't even bring enough winter clothes. I didn't expect it to drag on until now. Fortunately, I came back before the New Year. Otherwise, Xinping and Chengjun would have caused such a commotion that the walls of Peking would have collapsed."
Zhu Feng smiled, stretched out his hand to hold her in his arms, and said, "If they really have such ability, then I will be happy."
The two men chatted about some daily matters as the carriage moved forward.
Finally, at noon, we arrived at Nangong Gate.
The people in the palace had received the news long ago and all gathered here to welcome the emperor, especially Princess Xinping and King Chengjun of Han. The two were served by the maids around them and changed into bright new clothes. The maids also specially called two young eunuchs to lift the two princes on their shoulders. They saw the carriage entering the palace gate from a distance.
"Father!"
Xinping saw the golden chariot and shouted at the top of his voice.
Cheng Jun on the side also opened his eyes wide and looked ahead. Compared to his sister who was noisy at everything she saw, he seemed quieter. But when he saw Xinping was so happy that he almost jumped on the little eunuch's head, he also laughed.
After a while, the carriage came up and stopped.
Everyone knelt on the ground, and Lian Xinping climbed down from the young eunuch's shoulders with Cheng Jun, knelt on the ground, and followed everyone in shouting "Long live the eunuch."
Zhu Feng got off the carriage first.
The wind and snow were very strong at this time. As soon as he stepped on the ground, the thick snow made a crackling sound. He hurriedly turned around, held the white hand that Nan Yan extended and took her down. When Nan Yan stopped, she naturally looked at her two children first.
Along the way, she was worried about her children.
But when they actually met, he still had to consider his status. After all, there were so many people kneeling in front of him. Zhu Feng said to the concubines and others in the harem, "Everyone, stand up."
Everyone then thanked him and stood up.
Zhu Feng said, "It's snowing so heavily, it's hard for you all to come here. Go back quickly, or you'll freeze to death as soon as I get back."
Although the concubines in the harem were reluctant to leave, they also knew that the imperial concubine was here, so none of them dared to come up and say much. They could only come forward to greet her and then leave one by one.
As soon as they left, Nan Yan could no longer hold back and started shouting at the two children.
"Xin Ping! Cheng Jun!"
When the two children heard her voice, they could no longer hold back. Xinping jumped up from the ground and shot directly into their mother's arms like an arrow from a bow: "Mother!"
It's been almost a year since we last met, and she's grown taller and gained a lot of weight.
This collision almost knocked Nan Yan to the ground.
Fortunately, Zhu Feng extended his hand to protect Nan Yan and said with a smile, "Let me see, whose fat girl is this?"
Xinping raised her head from Nanyan's arms and looked at him with red eyes: "Father! Wuwu..."
After all, she was a child, and her expression changed like the pages of a book. She was so cheerful just now, and in the blink of an eye, tears fell like beads from a broken string. Zhu Feng was both happy and distressed when he saw this. He hurriedly picked her up, even bending his arms and laughing, "Wow, you've really become a lot heavier."
"Father!"
Xinping hugged his neck and buried her little face in it.
At this time, the nanny and Zhu Chengjun also slowly walked over.
He was much younger than Xinping. He hadn't seen his father and mother for nearly a year, so he felt a little strange. He held the nanny's finger with one hand and said softly, "Father, Mother..."
When Nan Yan saw him, she felt really distressed and sad.
After all, he was her youngest son, and she hadn't taken care of him since he was born. It had been almost a year since she left, so it was no wonder the child looked at her with less affection. She hurried over and picked the child up: "Chengjun, do you miss your mother?"
Zhu Chengjun stared at her for a long moment with his eyes wide open before saying, "Yes."
Nan Yan said, "Mother misses Cheng Jun too."
Xin Ping, who was originally still clinging to Zhu Feng, immediately turned around and asked: "Does mother miss me?"
Nan Yan was amused by her eagerness to win favor, and said unhappily, "I do want to, of course I don't want to? Think about how much weight you've gained!"
"snort!"
Xinping pouted at her, then turned around and buried her face in Zhu Feng's arms.
After spending quite a while with the child, Zhu Feng finally looked up and saw a thin, familiar figure approaching them in the snow. He bowed respectfully and said, "Your Highness, your son greets you."
It was Crown Prince Zhu Chengxuan.
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