Chapter 436 The Relationship Between Name and Father
Jinbao brought out a cup of hot tea.
"Your Highness, have you caught a cold? Have some hot tea and rest for a while. You've been watching for over an hour."
Pei Yuan took a sip of hot tea and closed his eyes to rest.
On the table was a thick stack of files, all filled with names.
Many people's names were marked with red pen.
As Jinbao tidied up the files, he muttered, "The Lu family army has 100,000 men."
Although only 50,000 people remained in Liangzhou at that time, the rest were scattered in other prefectures.
But we need to find all the living people from this list of 100,000 people, and then investigate to find them.
"This will take too much time, Your Highness. Don't rush things. You're not fully recovered yet, so please get some rest."
Pei Yuan raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose, without saying a word.
Jinbao felt a pang of sadness as he looked at the dark circles under his prince's eyes.
Your Highness has suffered terribly these past three years. The poison in your body has never been completely cleared, and your health has deteriorated considerably. You even cough up blood occasionally.
Moreover, His Highness's insomnia has become even more severe, and even the calming sachet recipe left by Lord Shen has been ineffective.
With the passing of Lord Shen, it seemed as if it had lost its purpose.
His Highness has been unable to sleep almost every night.
He couldn't sleep well, his health deteriorated, and His Highness's temperament became increasingly unpredictable.
Jinbao recalled the prince's crazed state when he first woke up three years ago, and his nose couldn't help but sting with tears.
If he hadn't produced the will left by Consort Yu before her death, His Highness would probably have followed Lord Shen to his grave.
"What are you thinking about?" Pei Yuan asked calmly.
Jinbao stiffened, suppressed the stinging in his eyes, and smiled as he pulled out a document.
"His Highness was not here this afternoon. This was delivered by Deputy Commander Zhou. He said that the Flying Eagle Guard needs to add more people after the spring season."
"Your Highness, please take a look. If there are no problems, they will post the notice."
Pei Yuan took the document and glanced at it.
The document listed four or five vacant positions for the Flying Eagle Guard.
Each job posting listed the job requirements, with the most prominent feature being that both men and women were welcome to apply.
After reading it, he handed the document to Jinbao and said, "Let them handle it. Find a few meticulous girls for the clerk and accountant positions."
Jinbao nodded and noted it down, then smiled and said, "Your Highness argued with His Majesty for more than a year, and His Majesty finally agreed that women could also come out to work."
Although the number of female officials recruited by various departments is not large, and they are all low-ranking officials.
But this is already unprecedented, after all, not just any woman can be as talented as Lord Shen…”
As soon as the words left his mouth, Jinbao's heart skipped a beat, and he wished he could raise his hand and slap himself hard.
His Highness's mood only improved after more than a year, and no one dared to mention Lord Shen in front of him.
Why did he blurt it out?
"Your Highness, this servant..."
Pei Yuan raised his hand to interrupt him, his eyelids lowered, making it impossible to see his expression.
A moment later, he suddenly stood up and strode outside.
"You may leave now. I'm going to check on the Princess. I won't be returning to the city tonight."
Jinbao felt extremely distressed as he looked at his prince's slightly unsteady figure.
Three years have passed, and His Highness still hasn't been able to move on.
If Lord Shen were still here, how happy His Highness would be.
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Qingliang Mountain Villa of the Southern Yue Kingdom.
With a somber expression, Shen Chu called Little Apple and Little Potato over to her.
"You two stand still."
Noticing that their mother's expression was off, the two little ones came running over and lined up in a row.
Little Apple blinked her bright eyes, "Mommy, are we wrong?"
Chen Chu said with a stern face, "If you want to know about Father's condition, why don't you come and ask me instead of asking others?"
"You believe whatever others say about your father?"
Little Apple looked aggrieved. "Uncle Yi is no stranger."
Little Potato tugged at her clothes, "Stop talking."
Even with her mother's face so dark, she still dared to speak.
Shen Chu asked with a serious expression, "Why don't you ask me?"
Little Apple and Little Potato looked at each other.
Chen Chu snorted coldly, "I'll count to three. To be honest, one, two..."
Little Potato whispered, "I asked about your father. Mother, you were so sad, and you even secretly shed tears."
We didn't want to upset our mother, so we didn't dare ask any more questions.
Shen Chu never expected that this was the reason.
She suddenly remembered that her two children had indeed asked her father the same question six months ago.
They asked, "Everyone else has a father, but where is our father?"
Her reply was: "Your father went to a very, very far place."
That night, as she recalled her past with Pei Yuan, she couldn't help but feel her eyes well up with tears, realizing how cruel fate had been.
I didn't expect Little Potato to see it and remember it.
Chen Chu felt a mix of emotions for a moment.
Little Potato continued, "I heard my master say that going to a very, very far place means dying, so I always thought our father had died."
Later, Uncle Yi said that he hadn't died, and had even married another bride and had other children.
"Mother, does Father really not want us anymore?"
Little Potato clenched his little hands, staring longingly at Chen Chu, his dark eyes filled with undisguised desire.
Little Apple looked at Shen Chu with the same hope.
Shen Chu felt a pang of pain in his heart, realizing for the first time that the children had grown up and needed their father.
This realization caused her indescribable distress.
She stepped forward, embraced the two children, and kissed their soft little faces.
"Father didn't abandon Mother or you; he just didn't know we were here."
I believe that if he knew, he would definitely come looking for us.
Little Apple exclaimed, "Then we can go find Daddy! Mommy, let's go find Daddy, okay?"
It felt as if a needle had pierced her heart, both painful and suffocating. For a moment, she didn't know how to answer Little Apple.
Little Potato was very sensitive and immediately noticed that something was wrong with her mood.
"We can't go to him, right?"
Shen Chu took a deep breath, unwilling to cruelly extinguish the hope in the eyes of the two children.
“Who says it’s not possible? Of course it is, but Mother doesn’t know where Father is.”
"Once Mother finishes her errands, she can take you to find Father."
Little Potato and Little Apple's eyes lit up at the same time, and their faces lit up with joy.
Little Apple excitedly hugged Chen Chu's neck and asked, "Daddy, will Mommy like us?"
Shen Chu raised her hand and tapped her pretty little nose.
"Of course he will! Little Apple is so cute, and Little Potato is so smart, Daddy will definitely love you both."
"Your names are also related to your father. Little Potato, your name comes from your father's love of cutting potato shreds, so he named you Potato."
"And what about me? What does my name have to do with Father?"
Little Apple looked at Shen Chu with anticipation.
"I understand, because Daddy still eats apples, right?"
Shen Chu paused slightly, recalling the origin of the two children's names, and couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.
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