Chapter 493 Return to the Capital

April was a warm spring day, with greenery everywhere.

An Yunxi had never traveled so far in her two lifetimes, and had never seen so many beautiful scenery.

It took a month to return.

Ling Fengxun was not in a hurry. While the ice and snow were melting, he took An Yunxi on a boat, enjoying the scenery on the water along the way, and took her to some world-famous places to eat a lot of delicious food.

This trip was very well arranged.

After returning to the territory of Beiling, there were only a few hundred shadow guards left of the three thousand people following behind. This way, they could travel more swiftly, and the protection force was not weak. If something really happened, they could also mobilize troops nearby.

Time passed in a flash.

The imperial city of Beiling was right in front of them.

On the carriage, An Yunxi was sleeping on the spacious soft seat, with her head resting on Ling Fengxun's knees.

Ling Fengxun slightly adjusted his robe, smoothed the wrinkles on his clothes, and adjusted his sitting position to make An Yunxi sleep more peacefully.

One of his hands gently protected An Yunxi's head, and the other hand was on her shoulder, showing a protective posture. When the road was bumpy, he would do his best to prevent An Yunxi from feeling uncomfortable

. All the way to the gate of the imperial city.

The officials of the capital, who had known in advance that the prince and princess had returned, were guarding the gates, and the road between the city gate and the palace was cleared and guarded layer by layer to prevent anyone from making trouble on the road.

It took four or five months. It was still freezing cold when he left, but now it is spring and flowers are blooming.

During this time, the Second Prince was the only one who was responsible for all the affairs in the imperial city.

Ling Changxi stood at the front of the crowd, looking up at the convoy that was gradually approaching from a distance.

His eager look made the ministers around him sigh.

An old minister walked up to him and said in a low voice, "Your Highness Prince Xi, your dark circles seem to have gotten heavier."

Ling Changxi narrowed his eyes, "Do you need me to tell you that?"

Ever since Ling Fengxun and An Yunxi left, the memorials from all the officials in the capital fell to him.

He felt like his shoulders were about to collapse after shouldering such a heavy responsibility all of a sudden.

Suddenly I felt that being an emperor was not good. There were endless memorials to review every day, and there were endless things to think about in the head. The emperor had to make decisions on all the major and minor events in the world. He could not hold on for only a few months. I really don’t know how Uncle Huangxun survived all these years!

Too strong!

Ling Changxi thought that he was not a very stupid person, nor was he unable to endure hardships. He could train soldiers in the barracks, and he would not feel tired after training for several days and nights. However, reviewing memorials was really not suitable for him.

The carriage entered the city gate.

Ling Changxi walked up quickly and stood beside the carriage. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Ling Fengxun open the curtain a little bit, revealing only a gap.

The person inside spoke coldly and lowered his voice: "Let the people around be quiet, the princess is resting."

Ling Changxi swallowed the excited voice that was about to shout out.

Then he immediately waved his hand to everyone around him, made a gesture of silence, and wiped his neck.

In an instant, there was silence in front of the gate of the imperial city, and only the sound of spring breeze could be heard.

But even so, An Yunxi, who was lying in Ling Fengxun's arms, woke up.

She yawned, widened her eyes, lifted the curtain to take a look outside, and then sat up in surprise.

"Are we there?"

She patted her cheeks to make herself look more energetic.

"Why didn't you call me, Your Highness?"

Ling Fengxun opened his thin lips, his eyes gentle: "It's nothing serious, I'll call you when we get home."

An Yunxi shook her head: "How can that be possible, Your Highness, you're so mean, it doesn't matter if I sleep a little less."

She rubbed her aching waist.

As for why she slept so late, you have to ask the man next to her.

Ling Fengxun's eyes curved, with a little more pleasure, and the corners of his lips curled up.

Even if the princess woke up, the ministers outside did not dare to disturb her, and bowed their heads to salute in the direction of the carriage.

Seeing An Yunxi wake up, Ling Changxi finally stopped suppressing his voice, pulled over the horse that the guards had prepared for him, turned over and sat on it, and then followed the carriage while talking.

"Uncle Huang, why did you and the princess take so long to come back?"

Ling Fenghuang's voice came out faintly from inside the carriage.

"It's not even half a year, how long is that?"

Ling Changxi looked embarrassed: "No, uncle, you are gone, what will happen to the government?"

"Before leaving, I remember I told you the general direction, did you do it according to my request?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Changxi immediately said respectfully: "Uncle, your request, Changxi will definitely complete it perfectly, without any mistakes."

When he said this, his tone was full of pride.

He was the second prince, and he was also a person who could take on the responsibility alone.

When Ling Fengxun left, he kept the entire imperial city in order and developed step by step. Even for this, he didn't know that his uncle would praise him?

"Well, isn't that enough?"

The curtain fell, and a low and plain voice came from the carriage.

Ling Changxi's expression fell instantly.

"Uncle, you see what I did is perfect, don't you have anything to say to me?"

He had an expression of seeking praise, which could no longer be hidden.

Unfortunately, Ling Fengxun would not go along with his wishes: "Keep working hard."

Ling Changxi: ""

The carriage stopped in front of the palace.

An Yunxi jumped out of the carriage quickly.

Now that she has arrived home, what she cares about most is her mother and the two little guys.

They haven't seen each other for several months. She doesn't know what the two little guys have become now, and whether they still remember her mother.

Thinking of this, An Yunxi raised her head and looked at the gate of the palace.

Because they knew that she would definitely come to the palace after returning, Du and others were all waiting outside the gate.

There were many people gathered here, and it seemed very lively.

The moment An Yunxi got off the carriage, Du came over with Xiaoyu in her arms.

"Xi'er"

The voice filled with deep longing made An Yunxi's heart tremble, and a smile appeared on her face involuntarily.

She walked up to her mother and looked at Xiaoyu, who was sitting in her arms with two small braids on her head, with gentle eyes. Her eyebrows were curved and her smile was extremely bright.

"I'm back."

She took Xiaoyu from her mother's arms.

Mrs. Du also smiled happily, and the eagerness in her eyes could not be hidden.

An Yunxi rarely left her side for such a long time, so how could she say that she didn't want to?

"In the third month after you left, Ah Xiang already called mother, but you were not by her side."

Hearing this, An Yunxi's eyes flashed with emotion.

She lowered her eyes and saw Wen Lingrou was also here, holding a little fat boy in her hands.

The little fat boy had chubby cheeks, and it was obvious that he had eaten a lot of good food. He was wearing a short golden jacket. When he saw An Yunxi coming, he stepped forward with his short legs, staggered and ran over, opened his arms and hugged An Yunxi's legs.

Then he raised his head and stared at An Yunxi with his big dark eyes: "Cool!"

An Yunxi's heart melted when he heard this shout. He

immediately bent down and touched Xiao Xiang's head: "Be good, mother is here."

Xiao Yu, who was held in her arms, blinked her eyes, and her bright eyes seemed to be thinking. The

little girl opened her mouth, and then shouted clearly in the midst of everyone's shocked expressions: "Mother!"

The voice was full of milk, but it was so pleasant that even Mrs. Du widened her eyes and showed an expression of disbelief.

"Before this, the nanny and I tried to teach this girl how to speak, but she refused to speak. I didn't expect that when you came back, Xier, she would take the initiative to call you!"

Xiaoyu grabbed a strand of An Yunxi's hair with her little hand.

She raised her eyes, and her pupils were very clear.

As if she was a little curious about An Yunxi's expression, she showed a big smile on her face, and then shouted again: "Empress."

While she was shouting, she glanced at the other little fat boy with a proud look, and the disdain in her eyes was quite obvious.

An Yunxi couldn't help laughing, touched Xiaoyu's face, and suddenly thought of the business.

"Mom, I also brought someone back this time, maybe you will know that person."