Li Zhaole held Yu'er in her arms. Yu'er was now very outgoing and could smile happily at Li Zhaole.
“He really is your son, he’s so adorable. You two have finally found happiness after all your hardships. Ji Ying’s is gone now.” Li Zhaole teased Yu’er, “I really envy you two, both of you so devoted.”
"At first I disliked Xie Yuancheng, but I gradually grew to like him after spending more time with him."
"Mommy~ I want a hug." Yu'er reached out, and I picked him up.
Yu'er is such an adorable pet, and she's so funny. Li Zhaole was initially sad, but Yu'er made her laugh.
"Auntie, I have a little sister."
"What sister?"
"He was referring to Su Ling, whom I gave birth to later. He saw you holding a child and assumed you had also given birth to a younger sister."
"Behind you." Li Zhaole smiled. "I remember, it was when I ran into you outside last time."
"Yes, Lin Yu was there at the time, so we couldn't say anything."
"Now I'm just waiting for Xiren's news, and then I'll think about where to go."
Yu'er started struggling in my arms again, but I held him tightly and wouldn't let go: "Yu'er, if you keep making a fuss, Mommy won't let you see your sister."
"Mother~ Yu'er is a good boy."
I stroked Yu'er's little head: "Now that you're staying at the Ji residence, we're also facing threats from all sides, living quietly under the imperial power."
"Princess, Little Junjun is asking for her mother, and I can't persuade her to stop."
The mother, rarely at a loss with her child, brought Xiao Junjun in.
“Madam Ji, let me do it.” Li Zhaole held little Junjun in her arms, and the child immediately stopped crying. “Madam Ji, you can just call me Zhaole from now on. I’m not a princess, so there’s no need to be so polite.”
"This..." Mother looked troubled, and I also tried to persuade her, saying that if someone from the manor came to investigate at night, we might all be exposed.
"Alright, Yu'er, go with Grandma to see your younger brother and sister."
"Goodness~" Yu'er stretched out her little finger, wanting to look at Xiao Junjun.
"This is your little brother. Yu'er, you must take good care of him from now on, okay?"
"Mommy~ I want a little sister!"
Yu'er started to struggle, and I could barely hold him. Luckily, his mother took him away.
Xiao Junjun laughed beside me; he looks a lot like Li Zhaole. We've really grown up now; we both have children. But to use a 2020 analogy, I've just met the requirements for getting a marriage certificate, while Li Zhaole is still a little short.
"Little Junjun is going to sleep. I'll take him back first. We can chat in the manor later when we have nothing to do."
"OK."
Mother arranged for Qiao'er to help take care of Li Zhaole, and now that she has spoken to her openly, perhaps Wan'er and Anxiang can also help.
"Zhao Le, there are also Wan'er and An Xiang in the manor. If you have any trouble with anything, you can ask them for help."
Li Zhaole turned around: "They're still alive?"
"Yes, everyone in the manor is familiar with each other now, and we can look out for each other."
"Okay, that's great." Li Zhaole's tears were about to fall again. "I was too willful before, it's good that we can be together now."
She's really been through a lot, so her personality has become incredibly gentle; I'm almost not used to it.
"Mother~" Yu'er ran over again, hugging my leg tightly, while I chased after him.
"Yu'er, you're running around again."
"whee."
He's always grinning like an idiot, but that's better than crying. Even the smallest thing can make Yu'er happy for a long time, and that's what comforts me the most.
"Yu'er is so cute. I'll take Xiao Junjun to bed first, so he can grow up quickly."
I held Yu'er in my arms: "Yu'er, say goodbye to Aunt Zhaole."
"Goodbye~" This little bean sprout even blew Li Zhaole a kiss at the end.
I pinched his waist; he'd gained weight again in just a few days.
"Hehe, haha, Mom~ haha." Yu'er knows to dodge when he's ticklish, luckily I've practiced martial arts since I was little, so I can carry him.
"I won't let you go, you little rascal." Yu'er struggled quite fiercely, so I squatted down on the ground, leaning against the door.
"Ying'er~" Her mother laughed from the side: "Look at you, you can sit on the ground while you're playing with your son. Get up quickly, you've given birth to three children, you need to take good care of yourself."
"Mother, Yu'er is such a troublemaker. Please let me play with him more. When we go to Linyang, I want him to come with you."
Mother also came over, and Yu'er couldn't stop smiling: "If I had given birth to a brother or sister back then, the Ji family wouldn't be so desolate."
“It’s not deserted. If there were more people, a fight might break out, and Yu’er wouldn’t be so favored.”
"Haha." Yu'er clung to me, her head bumping against my stomach.
"You're so good at making your mother happy. She was like this when she was little."
I rubbed my stomach and said, "Mother, Yu'er is your grandson now. If he misbehaves in the future, you can't always give in to him. You have to teach him properly."
Yu'er squeezed my hand and shook it, "Hehe, haha, Mom~"
"I told you not to disobey, are you going to listen now?"
"Hehe." Yu'er just laughed and didn't care whether she was listening or not.
"Alright, the child is laughing so hard, let Mom hold him."
The mother took Yu'er and patted him on the back to help him catch his breath. Yu'er leaned on her shoulder and acted coquettishly, then laughed again.
I was about to get up when I felt a stomachache. Yu'er's little head wouldn't have hurt me. But when I forced myself to get up, I bumped into the pillar behind me and passed out.
I have no awareness of anything and I keep seeing a lot of strange things.
I dreamt that my mother was going out to buy things the day after tomorrow, and then she was hit by a carriage on the street. She was recuperating at home, but passed away less than three months later.
I was startled and quickly opened my eyes, seeing the familiar gauze curtains on the bed; I was lying in the room.
"Ying'er~" Xie Yuancheng sat on the edge of the bed and carefully looked at my face.
"I'm fine, but what about the children?"
“I’m with Mother, and Anxiang and the others are taking care of me.” I tried to get up, but Xie Yuancheng wouldn’t let me: “Don’t get up. You bumped your head yesterday, and the swelling on the back of your head hasn’t gone down yet.”
I touched my head, but Xie Yuancheng slapped my hand away: "Don't touch it."
"Where did Mother go?"
"She's taking care of the three children. You've been unconscious for almost a day, and she's worried the children will make a fuss here. It took a long time to calm Yu'er down. You can go see them again when you can get out of bed."
I touched my stomach again, and it didn't hurt at all anymore. I guess the pain was instantaneous. Next time, I won't force myself to get up.
"His face was covered in stubble, which didn't look good."
"It's good enough that I can take care of you. You lie down properly. If you sit on the ground and play with Yu'er again next time, see how I deal with you."
"Yuancheng~" I tugged at his sleeve: "I'm not sleepy anymore, I want to take a shower."
"Stop fooling around, I can see your pulse is still erratic, lie down for a bit."
"Then I want to see the children. Bring Yu'er and the others to play with me."
"Don't even think about it. Do you want Yu'er to not be scared out of her wits, or do you want two two-month-old babies to call back your soul?"
I could only lie on my pillow. Xie Yuancheng already had dark circles under his eyes. I tried to figure out the dream.
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