Chapter 3224 Family Happiness
The prince and his wife, along with their younger brother and sister, arrived at the warm room. As soon as they sat down, they heard the eunuch outside shouting, "The emperor has arrived, and the imperial concubine has arrived."
The couple immediately stood up and knelt down, holding their children in their arms.
"Greetings to the Emperor, and to the Imperial Concubine."
As soon as Zhu Feng said, "No need to be polite, but please stand up," Nan Yan came forward with a beaming smile and said to the young prince in the Crown Princess's arms, "Oh, you've gained weight again. Come and let me hold you."
The Crown Princess immediately and carefully handed the child to her and said softly, "Chang Yi, quickly call someone."
The young master had a chubby face and round eyes. He looked very cute in a brand new red coat. His large eyes, distinctly black and white, were like two black crystal balls rolling in water, lively and beautiful. He stared at Nan Yan for a long time and called out crisply, "Empress Yan."
Nan Yan smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed: "Be good."
Zhu Feng also walked over with a smile: "Will Guang call her Empress Yan? Who am I?"
The young master opened his eyes wide and looked at him again. After a moment of recognition, he called out crisply, "Grandpa Emperor!"
Zhu Feng immediately laughed: "How good!"
Nan Yan held the child in her arms, rocking him gently, and said, "This child is really smart. Even though he hasn't been to the palace for a while, he still recognizes people. Unlike Cheng Jun, when he was little, he didn't know how to call me after not seeing me for a long time."
Han Wang Chengjun was originally standing beside his brother, eating a candied haws with great satisfaction. When he heard what his mother said, he immediately pouted.
Xinping also pointed at Chengjun and laughed: "Hahahaha, you only know how to eat."
Compared to two years ago, both children have grown a lot taller. In addition to studying literature every day, Xinping is also taught court etiquette by palace maids and nannies. However, she has a wild temperament and was raised spoiled by her father. She pretends to be fine in front of outsiders. As long as the emperor is present, she is still as domineering as she was when she was a child, and no one dares to say anything to her.
King Chengjun of Han had grown a little taller, but still not as tall as his sister. He was energetic and strong, a bit like Zhu Feng when he was a child. He studied literature and martial arts every day and never slacked off.
However, once he met his overbearing and domineering sister, the little tiger turned into a little kitten.
Hearing Xinping's ridicule, he could only pout and turn his face to the side.
Zhu Feng smiled, pinched Xin Ping's face, and said, "Where are your candied haws? Is there only your brother's and not yours?"
Before Xinping could answer, Xiao Chengjun immediately said, "No, my sister had two, and she insisted that the prince buy her two. I only had one. And she finished it on the way!"
Zhu Chengxuan smiled and said, "Chengjun is in the process of changing his teeth. I was worried that he might not be able to eat too much candy, so I only bought him one."
Everyone chatted and laughed with the child for a while, and the atmosphere was very warm. Zhu Feng asked everyone to sit down, and Nan Yan held the little prince in her arms and was reluctant to let go, so she let him sit on her lap.
Although Zhu Feng and Nan Yan both like spicy food, since there are children here today, Nan Yan asked the imperial kitchen to send some light dishes, all of which are sweet, which naturally suits the taste of the two children. Even the little prince sitting on her lap was drooling with greed, and kept leaning on the edge of the table to look at the exquisite dishes on the plates.
Nan Yan smiled and asked someone to bring up a bowl of warm water. She washed the vegetables and then put them into the young master's mouth.
The child smacked his lips, looking very satisfied as he ate.
The Crown Princess laughed and said, "He's disturbing your Majesty's meal. Let me come."
"fine,"
Nan Yan smiled and said, "When Xinping and Chengjun were little, I never had the chance to feed them like this. This is a good opportunity to make up for it. It turns out that children are so adorable when they eat."
Zhu Feng was originally talking to the prince. When he heard them laughing, he turned around and took a look, then laughed too.
"How can we just eat sweet things?"
After saying that, he hugged the young master into his arms, dipped a little wine in the wine glass with chopsticks, and brought it to Chang Yi's mouth.
Nan Yan immediately said, "Your Majesty, don't be like this!"
Zhu Feng smiled and said, "It's okay. You're old enough now, it's time to try some wine. If a man doesn't drink, is he still a man?"
"How old is he? He's still a child."
"Children are men too."
As he spoke, Chang Yi stared at the sparkling water droplets on the tip of his chopsticks. Finally, he couldn't help but stick out his pink little tongue to lick it. The spiciness immediately made his face wrinkle together, and he kept smacking his lips: "Mah!"
Everyone laughed out loud at his cute appearance.
Nan Yan also laughed and couldn't help saying, "The Emperor is so evil!"
Zhu Feng laughed and said, "Not bad, you didn't even cry."
After that, he dipped a little wine with chopsticks and brought it to the young master's mouth, teasing him: "Do you want more?"
The young master's eyes and nose were red from the spiciness, which was incredibly adorable. However, looking at the sparkling chopsticks, he couldn't help but hold Zhu Feng's hand and put the chopsticks to his mouth. The spiciness made him wince. Nan Yan laughed so hard that tears came out. She snatched the child away from him and said, "We can't let the emperor tease the child like this. What if he gets sick from the spiciness?"
Zhu Feng laughed and said, "How could my grandson be so weak?"
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"Look at Cheng Jun, can't he drink a little now?"
"What does it look like for a child to drink?"
Nan Yan said, then turned to the Crown Princess and said, "Don't feed alcohol to children. They are so young and have weak stomachs. They should eat light food."
The Crown Princess smiled and said, "I understand."
Zhu Feng felt bored by Nan Yan's ridicule and ignored her. He turned to Zhu Chengxuan and asked, "Have all the memorials and letters from all over the country arrived in the past few days?"
"They're all up here."
"Is there anything unusual?"
"There's nothing else, only in Handongwei—"
At this point, Zhu Chengxuan hesitated for a moment. Zhu Feng glanced at him and said, "Hmm?"
Zhu Chengxuan carefully glanced at the imperial concubine beside him, then said softly, "Lord Chen Zixiao reported that at the end of the year, the Handong Guards and the cavalry of the Eastern Chahe Tribe encountered each other twice, killing over 200 of them and capturing nearly 100 war horses. However, the border threat has not yet been completely resolved."
Hearing him say this, Nan Yan, who was originally teasing the child, turned around and took a look.
These days, because the northwest has been harassed by the Eastern Chagali cavalry, Zhu Feng has thought of going there again. Both the harem and the front court are very cautious, fearing that he will have to tour the northwest as soon as an order comes down.
Sure enough, Zhu Feng frowned when he heard the news.
He pondered for a moment, then asked, "Any news from over there?"
Zhu Chengxuan said, "Nothing else, but the Honglu Temple received news that the Parthian envoy has sent a letter. Their special envoys have already set out and I'm afraid they will reach Yumen Pass after the New Year."
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