If the emperor really wanted to know the whereabouts of Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua, he could definitely find out by using the secret guards.
However, the emperor felt that it was useless to know. Fu'an did not hold any official position, and Tianyuan Kingdom did not have a rule that princes could not leave Yuan'an.
If he called them back on the pretext that he needed his cousin to help him manage his private treasury, the emperor would be afraid that his cousin would destroy his imperial study.
In the end, the emperor decided to wait until Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua had enough fun and then return to Yuan'an.
Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua brought enough people with them and took the official road. Although the road conditions were bad, they were not in a hurry to travel, but instead headed south slowly.
The two of them came across a lively and interesting town, so Zhou Qiongyue, Yuan Bohua and their group rented a house and lived there for a while.
Occasionally, someone would bump into them without having any eyes, and Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua would take the opportunity to help them.
Sometimes I was delayed by things and lived in the wilderness and dilapidated temples.
Although the journey was very tiring, Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua both found it quite interesting. At least it was much more interesting than staying in Yuan'an and attending various flower-viewing banquets.
At first, Yuan Chaochang, Yuan Chaokang and the people of Yuan'an all thought that Prince Fu'an and Princess Fu'an would be back after going out for half a year. However, it turned out that it had been almost two years, and Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang had only received letters from their father and mother.
Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang kept writing letters to their father and mother, using various means to gain sympathy, but they still did not wait for Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua to come back.
However, these people in Yuan'an would receive gifts from Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua through caravans or post stations every once in a while.
Even the emperor and empress in the palace sometimes have them. Although they may not be priceless treasures, they are still somewhat interesting.
As time went by, not only Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang missed Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua, even the emperor in the palace began to miss Zhou Qiongyue and Fu'an.
Amidst everyone's expectations and disappointments, the Spring Festival soon arrived again.
The Emperor and the Empress Dowager specifically instructed that Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang sit next to each other, relatively close to the front.
Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua have not been in Yuan'an in the past two years, and the Queen Mother and Marquis Cheng'en have taken good care of the two children.
However, the biggest changes in these two years were Yuan Chaochang and his wife Gong Lianyu.
Whenever there was something happening in the past, Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua were always at the forefront. Even if Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua were not in Yuan'an occasionally, Yuan Chaokang would still arrange things.
Now that Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua are out playing, and Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang have each started their own families, Yuan Chaochang has to make decisions on many things himself.
Unless Yuan Chaochang asks for help from Yuan Chaokang, Yuan Chaokang will not easily intervene. After all, they have split up and they still have to maintain the proper boundaries.
For example, at the New Year's Eve banquet, after a few rounds of drinks, the Emperor suddenly mentioned Yuan Chaochang, "Chang'er, haven't your mother and father told you when they'll be back?"
The emperor looked at the remaining assets in his private treasury at the end of the year and missed his cousin very much.
Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang were watching the excitement in the venue, when suddenly the excitement spread to him.
Yuan Chaochang quickly stepped out of the group and knelt in front of his seat. "Your Majesty, my father and mother didn't mention in the letter when they would return!"
Seeing that the emperor had drunk some wine and was letting himself go, the empress dowager spoke up for Zhou Qiongyue, "Yue'er finally got a chance to go out and play. She will come back when she has fun with Fu'an."
"Hahaha, Mother, you're protecting me again. I'm just asking. I haven't seen my cousin in two years. Don't you miss her?"
The emperor actually wanted to say, hasn't my cousin been out playing all these years? It's just that she hasn't been away for as long as this time.
The Empress Dowager saw that the Emperor wanted her to issue an order to urge Zhou Qiongyue to come back, but she would not be fooled!
"I miss Yue'er a lot, but it's so nice to be able to go out and walk around! If I had known that Yue'er was going to play in the south for so long, I would have gone with her too.
As an uncle, please don't make things difficult for these two children."
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When the emperor heard the empress dowager say this, he sobered up a little. His mother was already so old, and she still wanted to follow her cousin's example and go out to play.
In front of everyone, the emperor earnestly warned: "Mother, your health is not very good. You must not learn from Princess Fu'an."
The Queen Mother, now at a certain age, had developed a rebellious heart and did not like to listen to the Emperor's nagging. "I am just talking, Your Majesty, there is no need to be so nervous. I know my own health."
The Emperor was satisfied to see that the Empress Dowager had listened to his advice. He pointed to the dishes on the table and ordered:
"Serve these dishes to Prince Fu'an and Prince Yi."
After the emperor finished speaking, Yuan Chaokang also stepped out and knelt beside Yuan Chaochang. The two brothers thanked him together, "I thank the Lord for his great grace."
After expressing their gratitude, Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang sat back quietly.
Seeing that the Emperor and the Empress Dowager were showing affection towards Prince Fu'an's wife, everyone envied Prince Fu'an's stable position.
After the emperor learned that Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua's return date was uncertain, he lost interest in the subsequent procedures.
The Queen Mother no longer liked these occasions. When the time was right, she would leave early.
As soon as the empress dowager left, the emperor became even less interested. When the time came, the emperor and the empress also left.
When the others saw that the emperors had left, the princes and royal family members also began to leave one after another, and then the ministers also left one after another.
Since the New Year's Eve banquet, Yuan Chaochang found that more women met him by chance, and he was really annoyed.
Originally, Yuan Chaochang could only set up a meeting with his second brother to complain, but he was thinking about the two years since his mother left Yuan'an.
His second brother already had four concubines in his backyard, and he felt that his second brother shouldn't have the same worries as him, so he could only let it go.
Yuan Chaochang and Gong Lianyu get along very well, and now that his wife is pregnant, Yuan Chaochang doesn't want anyone new to come in.
Yuan Chaochang felt that his wife was very tired during her pregnancy, and if someone with ulterior motives took advantage of her, he would vomit to death.
Ren Xiyu had no objection to the arrival of a new member of Yuan Chaokang's mansion. Although she was from a military family, she had been brought up by the mistress of the era and did not take these matters seriously.
What's more, Yuan Chaokang also promised that he would only allow the women in the backyard to get pregnant after she gave birth to two children.
Ren Xiyu was even less afraid. She did not expect her husband to favor her alone. She just wanted to be a good princess and be content as long as her child would inherit the Prince's Mansion.
Ren Xiyu grew up in the Earl of Loyalty and Bravery's mansion, where the inner harem was plagued by intense conflict. Growing up in that environment, she was quite scheming and resourceful. She felt managing the few people in the Prince's mansion's backyard was a piece of cake.
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