Seeing that Yuan Bohua, his son and his two sons were chatting enthusiastically, Zhou Qiongyue stood up and told the servants to pack up their things.
In fact, Zhou Qiongyue had already ordered people to clean up most of the things these days, and only the house where she and the prince lived remained in its original state.
Now she just needs to order people to put away the frequently used items in this room, and leave the rest of the things in the manor. She and the prince will come to live here again next year! There is no need to move things back and forth repeatedly.
Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang chatted with Yuan Bohua about Yuan An while having breakfast.
When Zhou Qiongyue finished giving instructions outside and came in, the Yuan Chaochang brothers had almost finished their breakfast.
When Yuan Chaokang saw his mother coming in, he didn't pay any attention to his manners. He just stuffed the food in his bowl into his mouth, stood up and said to Zhou Qiongyue, "Has mother given the order? If not, your son will go and watch over the people to clean up."
When Yuan Chaochang heard his brother say this, he just wanted to give this "caring" brother a knife.
Yuan Chaochang hesitated for a moment as he looked at the half-full bowl of food in his bowl, then continued eating. With his second brother around, he would never be called a "caring son," so he accepted his fate.
Zhou Qiongyue was indeed very happy when Yuan Chaokang asked this. "Everything is almost packed. Once you two have breakfast, we can set off."
When Yuan Chaochang heard his mother say this, he silently quickened his meal speed.
Yuan Bohua looked at his two sons and said nothing, which was rare. Yuan Chaochang even saw satisfaction in his father's eyes.
Yuan Chaochang shook his head gently, trying to get rid of this terrible idea, and quickened his breakfast pace again.
After Yuan Chaochang finished his breakfast, he personally carried Yuan Bohua to the carriage, while Yuan Chaokang personally supported Zhou Qiongyue.
As soon as Zhou Qiongyue entered the carriage, she felt it was much warmer than outside. The carriage was covered with quilts that had been heated in advance, and the walls of the carriage were sealed with an extra layer than before.
Zhou Qiongyue sincerely praised her two sons, "You two put so much effort into this!"
Yuan Chaokang was in a good mood when he heard his mother's praise. "Father and mother are sitting comfortably, and my elder brother and I are happy."
The carriage moved slowly along the way, as everyone was worried that Yuan Bohua's body wouldn't be able to handle it. It took them almost three hours to reach the palace.
The carriage did not stop in the front yard, but drove directly into the backyard where Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua lived.
Yuan Chaochang carried it down himself. As soon as Yuan Bohua got off the carriage, he felt that his bones, which had not been particularly painful for a long time, started to hurt again.
But he still looked happy. He looked around the palace on the back of his eldest son. It was the place where he had lived since he was a child. He was back again.
However, the pain only lasted for a while. When Yuan Chaochang carried him into the inner room, Yuan Bohua felt a burst of heat coming towards him.
Yuan Chaochang then placed Yuan Bohua on the kang. Yuan Bohua reached out and touched the warm bed, feeling particularly curious. "What is this?"
Yuan Chaochang didn't take credit for it and said truthfully, "My second brother said this is called a kang. Mother specially designed it so that you could come back and live here. My second brother found a bunch of craftsmen and experimented for about half a month before he succeeded."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Bohua reached out and touched the warm kang, his eyes full of cherishment. He really felt that this life was too short and time passed too quickly.
When Yuan Chaokang helped Zhou Qiongyue in, Yuan Bohua's face was full of smiles again and he reached out to Zhou Qiongyue.
Zhou Qiongyue took Yuan Bohua's hand and sat beside him. She carefully felt the kang and praised, "It's quite warm."
Yuan Bohua used his sleeve to cover the hands they were holding, stroked Zhou Qiongyue's hand and said, "Thank you, Yue'er."
Zhou Qiongyue said a little embarrassedly, "The child is still here! What nonsense are you talking about?"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang tactfully bowed and said, "Son, take your leave!"
When Yuan Bohua saw his two sons go out, he directly took Zhou Qiongyue's hand and said, "Come and rest with me for a while!"
Yuan Bohua's body was indeed a little exhausted and he was extremely tired.
It was too cold in the carriage, and Yuan Bohua had been trying hard to keep himself from falling asleep. But now that he was in such a warm place, he suddenly felt sleepy.
Zhou Qiongyue was also sleepy, but she still managed to stay awake and let the court doctor examine Yuan Bohua before she fell asleep next to him.
Yuan Bohua returned to Yuan'an, and his spirits were visibly improved. At first, Zhou Qiongyue was worried, thinking it was a last gasp.
However, Yuan Bohua remained in good spirits for several months, so Zhou Qiongyue felt relieved, thinking that it was just because he had returned to the palace, which would help Yuan Bohua recover.
In fact, the imperial physician had already explained this to Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang, but everyone just kept it a secret from Zhou Qiongyue.
During the few months when Yuan Bohua was in good spirits, he accompanied Zhou Qiongyue wherever she went every day.
The two even revisited Yuan'an, the places they had visited together when they were young.
When Zhou Qiongyue arrived that day, Yuan Bohua suggested, "We haven't been to Miaoqing Temple to burn incense for many years. How about we go and burn incense today?"
Zhou Qiongyue rarely refuted Yuan Bohua's words now. "Then let's take Kang'er with us! If anything happens, we can let Kang'er handle it."
Yuan Bohua had no objection to this, "Let Kang'er accompany us."
Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua are both people who act on their words. They said they wanted to go to Miaoqing Temple to burn incense. After breakfast, they asked someone to harness the carriage and leave.
Of course, they couldn't climb up by themselves at their age, so they were carried up by others.
After the two of them went up, they went hand in hand to visit all the temples, hoping to gain peace of mind.
Finally, the two of them went to the blessing tree and wrote down their respective wishes. Zhou Qiongyue wrote "I hope to grow old with my husband."
Yuan Bohua wrote, "I hope there will be an afterlife with my lover."
However, neither of them showed each other their wishes, as they wrote them separately and hung them up separately.
However, when the two of them went down the mountain, they both donated a large sum of money to the temple, hoping that the Buddha would hear their wishes.
On the second day after returning from Miaoqing Temple, Yuan Bohua asked his two sons to bring their daughters-in-law and grandchildren to have dinner together.
Zhou Qiongyue felt that Yuan Bohua was very abnormal, so she called the imperial physician again. Seeing that the imperial physician still gave the same advice as before, Zhou Qiongyue breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhou Qiongyue thought that Yuan Bohua missed his juniors and wanted to have some fun, so she let him do what he wanted.
Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Bohua both had tears in their eyes in private, especially the tearful Yuan Chaochang. In order not to reveal his true feelings in front of his mother, he went out early and came back late every day. He even wanted to live directly in his second brother's Prince's Mansion.
The dinner that day was very lively and lasted until late at night before everyone dispersed.
Yuan Bohua held Zhou Qiongyue's hand and rested as usual.
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