Chapter 431: Epilogue: Imperial City 1
Traveling thousands of miles is an extremely tiring task. Even if you have slowed down enough along the way, after a month, your back and waist will be sore and your body will feel like it is not your own.
It was already noon when she woke up. Cui Si was still a little dazed when she opened her eyes and looked at this strange place.
Yanzhi Songlu brought her some clean clothes, helped her get up and wash, and then had someone serve the meal.
She came from Xianyang City and brought almost all the people and things from Yayuan with her. Even the chef was the same one. The food she cooked seemed to have changed a little, but it also seemed not to have changed.
"They're theirs."
The question was about the father and son.
"The master got up early in the morning and took the young master out."
"Early in the morning?"
"Early in the morning."
Cui Si put down her bowl and chopsticks and asked again, "But where did you say you were going? What were you doing?"
Yanzhi's expression was subtle: "The master said to take the young master to court?"
Going to court?
Cui Si frowned. "What court? He brought the child to the court, and let him play?"
Although the child is the child of their previous life, he has no memory of the previous life. He is just a simple four-year-old baby who knows how to play except learning to read.
"This servant doesn't know either..."
As they were talking, Yan Xingchuan came back carrying the child. The little guy was probably tired from playing and a little sleepy, so he leaned on Yan Xingchuan's shoulder and yawned softly.
Seeing Cui Si, he struggled to get down, then ran over to Cui Si and said, "Mother!"
Cui Si wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief and asked him, "Are you hungry? Would you like to eat something first?"
The little cub was already very sleepy, but when he heard his mother say this, he nodded obediently and sat down beside her.
Song Lu quickly brought up his bowl and chopsticks, and then brought up his meal.
He was very picky when he was a child and would often stop eating after just two mouthfuls of his wet nurse's milk. It was okay when he was very young, but when he grew older, he could not feel full from his mother's milk and cried because of hunger.
When he grew up, he became very well-behaved and no longer picky about food. He would eat whatever was given to him.
Yan Xingchuan sat down beside them with a swagger and had his meal with the two of them.
The little guy fed himself with a spoon in small mouthfuls. Cui Si ate while occasionally adding some to his bowl. Seeing that he was only half full and was about to fall asleep, she asked Song Lu to take him downstairs to sleep.
Yan Xingchuan was a little envious: "You have never taken care of me like this before."
Cui Si put down her bowl and chopsticks and gave him a strange look: "Why, are you a child too?"
Children should be taken care of when they are young, but they should not develop a character that is too dependent on their mothers. Cui Si originally planned to leave him alone and let him eat by himself when he was five years old.
Yan Xingchuan's eyes lit up, and after a moment of embarrassment, he glanced around and saw that no one was paying attention. He leaned close to her ear and said, "You can treat me as you are."
Cui Si's face flushed instantly. She glared at him with a bit of embarrassment and anger: "You have no shame."
Yan Xingchuan didn't feel that he was shameless at all. Besides, why should he save face with his wife? Between husband and wife, there is nothing more honest than honesty.
Yan Xingchuan smiled, reached out to hold her hand, and squeezed her fingers in his palm: "Are you feeling better?"
It was the child's first time traveling far away from home. He was curious about everything. Although he was tired, he was in good spirits. However, she was a little listless and didn't want to move.
Cui Si lowered her eyes and said, "Just rest for a few days and you'll be fine."
Yan Xingchuan murmured "hmm," then said, "When you're better, let's take a good look at the Daming Palace. If you like it, we can stay here. If not, we can move somewhere else."
Yan Xingchuan sent the child back, had lunch with her, walked with her in the palace, and left in the afternoon.
Not long after he left, Cui Jing and Cui Yi arrived. It was at this time that Cui Si learned what had happened at the court meeting. After hearing it, she was silent for a long time and didn't know what to say for a while.
"Yan Xingchuan doesn't really not want to be the emperor and let A'du take the throne, right?" Cui Jing didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
They were crying because Yan Xingchuan was so willful. As the lord, he acted like this, which made them feel uneasy.
What's funny is that if this really happens, the ones who will benefit are his sister and nephew, and no one will dare to gossip about them in the future. And the world of Dayan will really fall into the hands of people with Cui family bloodline.
"He said that when he was in the Imperial City, he dreamed of his parents. They accused him of being disloyal and taught him to be a loyal and patriotic subject."
"Later, the Great Zhou dynasty fell into decline, and the Yan family suffered a tragic death. He raised his banner and acted for the people of the world, to avenge the Yan family. Now that his vengeance has been avenged and the world is at peace, he refuses to go against his parents' teachings."
"Adu is his biological son, the blood of the Yan family. He was the one who raised him. He taught him that as a monarch, he should pacify the world and govern the people."
"He is the most suitable monarch for Dayan."
In order to avoid ascending the throne, Yan Xingchuan gave the throne to his child. He even brought up his parents and found an excuse.
"What about the government affairs?" Cui Si asked with a frown.
"He said that he is both the King of Northern Yan and the Regent. Until the child grows up, he will be in charge of everything."
That's fine...
Cui Si breathed a sigh of relief. She was really afraid that Yan Xingchuan would suddenly go crazy and quit his job.
Cui Si also vaguely knew the reason why Yan Xingchuan did not want to ascend the throne and directly pushed his child to the throne. He actually did not like this position. More importantly, he probably wanted to marry her.
He agreed to her request and they would get married on the day the child ascended the throne.
But he was too impatient.
"As the ruler of a newly established nation, it's indeed inappropriate for him to do this. The entire court, both civil and military, have dedicated their lives to Great Yan. No one would dare disobey him if he were to take the throne. But if he were to promote a young child to the throne, I'm afraid it would make people uneasy and waver."
"I would advise him that since he doesn't want to sit in this position, then he shouldn't sit in it. However, the child is still young, and it's not appropriate for him to sit in that position. We can wait until he is older and can distinguish right from wrong and handle state affairs."
"Why don't he become the regent first, and the child become the crown prince first."
When Cui Jing heard this, he could accept it: "That's good."
In this way, when the child grows up and can win the support of the people, no one will object when he ascends the throne.
And the throne also belongs to his nephew.
The three siblings sat quietly drinking tea for a long time. Cui Si asked Cui Jing, "Third brother, he made Shen Sui the Duke of Ming and you the Duke of Ren. Do you know what this means?"
Among the five dukes, Shangguan Tong is the Duke of Zhenguo, General Qin is the Duke of Weiguo, and General Cheng is the Duke of Dingguo. There is no problem with the character or behavior of these three.
But the titles of Shen Sui and Cui Jing are somewhat intriguing.
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