Gong Lianyu didn't want to keep the three of them. She wished someone would take over and take care of these three sons:
"Why are you shouting? What your father said is true. You three and your second uncle are going back to Yuan'an. There is no room for negotiation. Don't get in the way of me and your father here."
When Yuan Hanlin heard his mother say this, his eyes instantly turned red with anger. Although he was a little lazy, he was more reluctant to leave his father and mother, "Mother..."
Seeing his son like this, Yuan Chaochang could only glare at Gong Lianyu and reached out to touch Yuan Hanlin's head, "You and your two brothers, follow your second uncle back obediently. Remember to listen to your second uncle in the future. We are all doing this for your own good.
I'm so busy with official duties every day, and your mother doesn't understand these things, so we're afraid of hindering the future of the three of you."
Yuan Hanlin turned around and hugged Yuan Chaochang and burst into tears, which washed away all the reluctance in Yuan Chaochang's heart.
Yuan Chaochang comforted her casually, "A real man sheds blood, not tears. Don't cry."
Although Yuan Hanlin didn't want to leave, he subconsciously argued with Yuan Chaochang, "Father is lying. You often cry in front of grandma!"
In response to Yuan Hanlin, Yuan Chaochang simply picked up a little kid in each hand and put them all in the carriage behind after only two trips back and forth.
Seeing this, Yuan Chaokang also bowed to Yuan Chaochang, jumped on his horse swiftly, and ordered to set off.
Yuan Chaokang was afraid that his elder brother would get emotional and start crying again. If he delayed any further, he might not be able to leave today.
Yuan Chaochang and Gong Lianyu watched the convoy go away. Yuan Chaochang turned around with red eyes and went in with Gong Lianyu.
Yuan Chaochang once again regretted why he had chosen to be on this mission. He had missed out on spending time with his mother, which was truly a loss.
Only Gong Lianyu felt happy that since her children were no longer around, she could focus all her energy on the prince.
In fact, Zhou Qiongyue in the carriage also cried silently. She was also afraid that this would be the last time she saw her eldest son.
On this trip, Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Chaokang brought their three children and did not go out to play like they did when they came here. They just focused on getting on their way.
So when we went back, it was much faster than when we came here. It only took more than five months to reach Yuan'an.
As soon as Zhou Qiongyue returned to Yuan'an, Zhou Zhiyi, Zhou Zhiquan, and Prince Rong all rushed to see her, fearing that something had happened to her. Even Princess Yongchun came hurriedly to the door.
Zhou Qiongyue hadn't been sick much in the past year or so she had been away. When Zhou Zhiyi and the others came to see her, Zhou Qiongyue wasn't sick either.
It was not until Zhou Qiongyue had completely free time that she fell seriously ill again.
Zhou Qiongyue's illness this time was very serious, and even the empress dowager in the other courtyard came to see her in person.
Zhou Qiongyue really didn't expect that the empress dowager would come to see her. She struggled to get up and salute.
Empress Dowager Duan Jianing quickly spoke out to stop them, "Alright, forget it, it's already like this, don't bother with it anymore."
As the Queen Mother spoke, she sat down at a distance from Zhou Qiongyue's bedside and teased with a smile, "You haven't come back from visiting your eldest son, are you ready to go find the old Prince Fu'an without any worries?"
Zhou Qiongyue was helped up by Gu Le and leaned against the head of the bed. She smiled weakly at the Queen Mother and said, "Queen Mother, please don't laugh at me. I really don't think so for the time being. It's just that I'm old and my body is not strong enough."
"Just stay in Yuan'an from now on! Don't travel around. Many people I've known over the years are gone, and you, Shuxian, are the only one I still know."
Speaking of this topic, the Queen Mother also has a lot of emotions in her heart. The Queen Mother is now in a dilemma: she doesn't want to die, but she doesn't have much fun in life.
Zhou Qiongyue obviously saw the Empress Dowager's conflict, so she smiled and offered some words of comfort. "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your approval. Your Majesty, please don't overthink it. Life is so wonderful. Don't you think I live optimistically too?"
The Queen Mother made two "tsk tsk" sounds and looked Zhou Qiongyue on the bed up and down. The meaning was very clear. The Queen Mother did not think that Zhou Qiongyue was living an optimistic life.
Zhou Qiongyue also obviously understood the meaning of the Queen Mother's gaze, and said self-deprecatingly: "This subject is really just not feeling well, not that this subject doesn't want to live anymore."
"Yes, I have the letter." The Queen Mother said perfunctorily.
The Queen Mother just wanted to see Zhou Qiongyue, and was afraid of delaying her recovery, so she only chatted for a while and then left.
Zhou Qiongyue looked at the empress dowager's back as she left, and lay down in a very good mood.
At this time, there was an old familiar person who was thinking about her, which she thought was pretty good.
This time, Zhou Qiongyue's serious illness took more than two months to recover.
It's just that her illness this time was more serious, and Yuan Chaokang was obviously more clingy. If Zhou Qiongyue hadn't driven him away every day, Yuan Chaokang would have wanted to live directly in Zhou Qiongyue's yard.
And after this illness, Zhou Qiongyue developed a sleepiness problem and would occasionally dream of the child, but the child was either looking for grass or in a daze.
Every time she dreamed, it was very clear, but every time Zhou Qiongyue woke up, she could not remember the details. She only vaguely remembered that she seemed to have dreamed of the child again.
Zhou Qiongyue enjoyed herself every day, which made Yuan Chaokang and others even more worried about her.
After this illness, Zhou Qiongyue became softer-hearted and began to summon those who had served her in the past one by one.
Gu Yu and Gu Ju are no longer with us, and Zhou Qiongyue can't see them anymore, which makes her feel very sorry.
But she still rewarded the descendants of both of them equally. After doing these things, she went to meet some people she wanted to meet.
Zhou Qiongyue did all this just according to her own wishes, but Yuan Chaokang and others were panicked.
After all, Zhou Qiongyue's actions seemed familiar to them.
This is what Zhou Qiongyue did before Yuan Bohua passed away.
Yuan Chaokang dug out all the best medicinal herbs in the mansion and prepared them. He also lived directly in Prince Fu'an's mansion without caring about the opinions of outsiders.
Zhou Qiongyue did try to persuade him several times, and Yuan Chaokang always smiled and agreed, but he still did his own thing and did not change afterwards.
Zhou Qiongyue let it go after seeing this, since the palace was her youngest son's home after all.
The reason why Zhou Qiongyue advised was that she felt that her eldest son was not in the palace, and she was afraid that people outside who did not know the truth would gossip about her younger son.
However, Zhou Qiongyue's health was still good. Although she was sleepy, she was much more energetic when she was awake.
Zhou Qiongyue's behavior made Yuan Chaokang feel much more at ease.
During the following period, because Zhou Qiongyue was sleepy most of the time, she felt that time passed faster.
However, in recent years, Zhou Qiongyue no longer attended the New Year’s Eve banquet, and her activities were basically confined to the mansion.
Even when Zhou Qiongyue wanted to visit her elder brother and the others, they were rejected one by one. It was Zhou Zhiyi and the others who came to the palace to visit Zhou Qiongyue.
Perhaps such days would seem boring to others, but Zhou Qiongyue was used to staying at home, so she thought it was pretty good.
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