Qianqian and Wanwan watched and played on the side.
Suddenly, Qianqian raised Wanwan's palm. "Hey, why is your hand so dark?"
Wanwan noticed it too, pointing at her brother's hands, "Brother, your hands are black too!"
You Ran subconsciously looked at the child's hand.
Chu Heng suddenly trembled, turned around, took the comb, and quickly tied his hair up, saying awkwardly, "I was just kidding! Get out of the car, wash your hands, and have some food!"
After saying that, he crawled past You Ran, lifted the carriage curtain, and jumped down from the carriage.
You Ran was momentarily stunned. Qian Qian crawled over and held up her hand in front of her. "Mother, your hands are black too!"
You Ran looked blankly at her fingertips, then at her children's hands.
Suddenly realizing something, she found the comb that Chu Heng had just dropped and discovered two strands of hair on it.
With a flick of her fingertips, her pupils suddenly contracted.
She calmly led the child out of the carriage to wash her hands, and then had lunch with Emperor Shunqing and his wife.
In the afternoon, the children would take a nap in her carriage.
So she and the children went to sleep quietly.
Chu Heng did not enter the carriage again, but quietly rode his horse outside.
Finally, around dusk, the group arrived at the next town. As usual, Chu Heng happily carried his daughter off the carriage and chatted with his son, as if the incident had never happened.
As they traveled along, stopping and starting, no one knew how Chu Heng was behaving like a servant inside the carriage, but outside he had successfully cultivated an image of a doting father and son.
The guards and shadow guards initially couldn't bear to watch, but later they watched openly without feeling embarrassed at all.
If the people being watched aren't embarrassed, why should they be?
Emperor Shunqing was initially angry at his grandchildren for their lack of ambition and even scolded them a few times. However, after being persuaded by Empress Dowager Zhou, he gradually accepted it and found himself enjoying a harmonious relationship with his grandchildren.
Another half month passed, and the group finally arrived in Kyoto.
As soon as they entered the city gate, they heard someone outside shouting, "Sixth Sister! Is that Sixth Sister?"
You Ran suddenly flung open the curtains and saw a large group of people crowded together by a city wall.
She spotted her mother standing in the middle at a glance.
Her nose tingled with emotion.
Chu Heng had already stopped the carriage. He got out first, took the two children from the carriage in front, and let his father and mother return to the palace first. Then he led his two children to the Yun family.
Just as the Yun family was about to bow deeply, Chu Heng quickly stopped them, saying, "No need for such formalities."
You Ran composed herself, stepped down from the carriage onto a small table, and looked up at Madam Su, her face already streaked with tears.
Su's vision was already blurred, and her whole body was trembling. Yueyue, her daughter-in-law, was supporting her, her own eyes also filled with tears.
After a few awkward steps, she threw herself into her mother's arms, "Mother... I'm sorry..."
She had barely opened her mouth when she was already sobbing uncontrollably.
Seeing this, Yueyue couldn't hold back either, and she buried her face in her hands and cried along with them.
Qianqian looked lost and looked up at her father.
Chu Heng also said in a low, hoarse voice, "They are all your mother's relatives. Didn't you always say that you don't have uncles, aunts, cousins, or other relatives? They are."
Qianqian and Wanwan's eyes lit up immediately.
Before the women could finish crying, a young man rushed over, bowed deeply to Chu Heng, and then grinned at Qianqian and Wanwan, "You two are my nephew and niece, right? You should call me Seventh Uncle!"
Upon hearing this, the others squeezed in as well. "I'm the fifth uncle!"
"I am your sixth uncle!"
"I'm your eldest cousin!"
"Second cousin is here!"
"And me too! Don't let my young age fool you, I'm your uncle!"
"Stop it, stop it, let your aunt hug you!"
"This is mine... I'm your aunt's older cousin!"
Qianqian and Wanwan were immediately dazzled.
Suddenly so many uncles, aunts, cousins...
Wanwan suddenly pouted, "Wow..."
The three women, who were burying their heads in their hands and grieving, quickly wiped away their tears.
You Ran pulled Su Shi over, "What's wrong?"
She took Wanwan from a round-faced girl.
Wanwan cried very sadly, "There are too many relatives, Wanwan can't remember them all... Waaah..."
Qianqian's lips twitched. How embarrassing!
You Ran wiped away her daughter's tears and placed her in Madam Su's arms. "Don't rush, just remember, this is your maternal grandmother!"
Mrs. Su hugged Wanwan with great joy, "Oh my, my little darling, you're so beautiful!"
Wanwan burst into tears of joy after being praised, exclaiming, "Grandma! You're so beautiful too!"
"Hahaha--"
The group felt an instant connection and the women squeezed into two carriages, which sped towards the Yun residence.
The men rode off on horseback, while Chu Heng greeted Lady Su and returned to the palace first.
The carriages of Emperor Shunqing and Empress Dowager Zhou had long been waiting impatiently and had already departed.
After arriving at the Yun residence and settling in, You Ran and the others finally had a chance to sit down and chat.
You Ran heard Yue Yue say that her brother had been sending someone to wait for her at Shili Slope outside the city every day. Today, that person received the news and immediately rushed back to the Yun Mansion to report. Her mother couldn't wait for You Ran to arrive home, so she led several people from the mansion to the city gate to welcome her.
However, his elder brother, Su Youchen, was on duty at the Ministry of Revenue and could not come.
Grandmother Yun, Uncle Yun, and several younger children waited anxiously in the mansion.
After sitting down, Madam Yun hugged her two great-grandchildren and cried uncontrollably.
You Ran had already learned from Empress Dowager Zhou and Chu Heng that, apart from Guo's son, the fifth son Yun Tianyi, all the young men of the Yun family were now quite remarkable.
The second son, Yun Tianbai, was not only promoted to the rank of Third-Rank General of the Cavalry, but also a renowned physician in the army. His skill in treating external injuries was unparalleled. Four years ago, he married the daughter of the governor of Liaozhou and has been stationed there ever since. Therefore, he did not appear today.
The third son, Yun Tiankuang, was also quite remarkable. He excelled in military weapon manufacturing, developing methods to create flying weather balloons, large-scale fire flasks, and crossbows suitable for mounting on flying weather balloons using existing materials. For this great achievement, the Ministry of War specially established a new-style military equipment battalion for him, appointing him as a third-rank official. He married the third daughter of the Xue family, the family of the Duke of Zhenguo, making him a rising star in the capital. The woman who had just referred to herself as "Third Aunt" was this Xue, who appeared gentle and refined.
Although the sixth brother, Yun Tianzhi, had no interest in an official career, he was already a renowned storyteller in the Great Zhou Dynasty and a figure who could do whatever he wanted in the storyteller circles of the capital. He was getting married this year, and his fiancée was the eldest granddaughter of the Minister of Revenue, Old Man Lu.
The seventh son, Yun Tianjiao, was even more remarkable. He was only nineteen years old this year, but he had achieved the highest honors in the imperial examinations since he was fifteen. Last year, he was personally selected as the top scholar by Chu Heng in the palace examination. He was especially knowledgeable about the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty and was currently interning at the Dali Temple. He was the most impulsive and lively. Although he missed his sixth sister very much, he didn't want to see his grandmother and aunts and sisters-in-law with tears in their eyes again. After exchanging greetings with his nephews, he frequently winked at his two older brothers.
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