“He is incompetent, yet he desires to reach the highest position among ministers, to make the country rich and powerful, the army strong and the people prosperous, and the resources abundant. He should share Your Majesty’s burdens.”
Actually, what he said wasn't much different from what others said; it was simply an expression of his sincerity and expectations.
However, Shen Bijue ranked first in the provincial, metropolitan, and imperial examinations, and became famous among the candidates, so Chi Yuan paid more attention to her.
It now appears that her biological father was lost early.
Could his biological father be...?
Thinking of this, Chi Yuan pulled Shen Yulou, who was lying on her side, into her arms as she coaxed the little baby to sleep.
“So… his biological father is…” Before Chi Yuan could finish speaking, Shen Yulou shook his head.
"I don't know, I didn't say that, don't talk nonsense, go to sleep."
Shen Yulou didn't say it, but the cunning in his eyes betrayed him.
Chi Yuan shut his mouth, indicating that he understood.
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The rain lasted for a long time, delaying the original sacrificial activities by a full week.
When Chi Yuan returned to the capital after paying respects to his ancestors, Chi Wangshu and Chi Chang had already been waiting for him for a long time in a house they had secretly prepared in the capital.
"Oh my, whose cute little baby is this? It turns out to be the Chi family's little darling."
"Giggle..." Chi Yu'an was placed on the cradle and was being teased by her aunt with a smile.
"Hey, you've been playing with my nephew for ages, it's my turn!"
Chi Chang pushed Chi Wangshu aside and, along with his eight-year-old son Chi Wanfu, each used a rattle drum to attract Chi Yu'an's attention.
"Chi Chang, after all these years, you still love to steal things from me!" Chi Wangshu squeezed back in.
The two siblings were bumping each other's buttocks together, seeing who could bump the other the hardest and send the other flying the farthest.
Shen Yulou's eye twitched. Are the brother and sister both so abstract?
“They liked to play like this when they were little,” Chi Yuan explained to Shen Yulou as he approached him.
"When they were little, the two of them bumped into the palace servants and they couldn't be stopped. Their bottoms were swollen the next day."
"My father and Empress Dowager An scolded them many times, saying that this was improper."
"We've scolded them and punished them, but they still do as they please. Father and Mother are tired of managing them, so they've just let them be."
Chi Yuan touched his forehead, recalling how his younger siblings would often come to him, their older brother, to complain after a fight when they were little, and then they would hold grudges against each other.
In the end, he still had to appease one person before moving on to appease another.
Moreover, these two siblings really love to argue; they have a small argument every three days and a big argument every five days.
Every time they argue, they start hitting each other.
Chi Yuan had to mediate the fight, stop people from fighting, and ultimately clean up the mess.
Thinking back to those days makes Chi Yuan feel exhausted.
"Brother, you make it sound like we were so disobedient when we were kids," Chi Wangshu said, expressing his displeasure after hearing Chi Yuan's words.
"Isn't that right?" Chi Yuan retorted.
Chi Wangshu was speechless for a moment.
"If you ask me, it was all worth it, no matter how hard my elder brother worked to discipline us when we were young."
Ji Chang plopped down on the stool and crossed his legs.
"Who made us so brave and unparalleled when we grew up? Galloping across the battlefield and sharing the burdens of the country, my royal brother is exchanging the hardships of the early stages for the ease of the later stages!"
Ji Chang said, shaking his head with a proud expression.
Chi Wangshu rarely agreed.
“That makes sense.” Chi Yuan thought about it for a moment, but didn’t find any problem.
Even if the two siblings don't become this capable when they grow up, he will still take care of them.
After all, they really trusted their eldest brother when they were young, and sometimes they would not listen to their father and mother, but only to Chi Yuan.
Shen Yulou looked at the three siblings.
Their eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar, but their temperament and clothing styles are completely different.
Chi Yuan is a composed type, and his clothes are usually in stable colors such as black, white, and gold; his attire is relatively simple, and he will wear some items that symbolize his status and position.
Ji Chang, on the other hand, is quite dashing and debonair, somewhat like a peacock displaying its plumage.
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