Chapter 137 Zhao Lingmeng and Wu Anhou's Daily Life as Father and Daughter
Seeing that his sons' carriages had all started moving, Marquis Wu'an turned around and walked towards the princess's mansion without hesitation. After walking a while, he saw Zhao Lingmeng still standing at the door. He could only helplessly call out to Zhao Lingmeng, "Let's go! Where are you going to let your mother and I stay?"
When Zhao Ling dreamed of her father turning around, she didn't feel any reluctance at all. She didn't dare to say that she didn't plan to keep him, but only planned to keep her mother.
"Father, as the Marquis of Wu'an, is it really okay for you to live with me?"
"What? You don't welcome me?" Marquis Wu'an looked as if he would beat me up if I dared to say I don't welcome you.
Zhao Lingmeng certainly didn't want to get herself beaten up, so she could only say with a smile, "Daughter, I'm just afraid of delaying your important work. If anything happens, I'll be guilty."
"Don't worry! I'm just a figurehead now, and I just symbolically attend the morning court every day. It's time for me to retire." Although Wu'an Hou said it without any concern and had a smile on his face, Zhao Lingmeng still felt like a hero in his twilight years.
"That's great. Why don't you give the title to your brother? How about you come and live with me in your old age, help me look after the kids, and I'll take you wherever I go. What do you think?" Zhao Lingmeng was actually just joking, hoping to get Marquis Wu'an to scold her and change the subject.
Little did he know that after Zhao Lingmeng said this, Wu Anhou actually thought it was feasible. He was old enough, and the emperor couldn't let him go to the battlefield for any reason. Giving the title to the eldest son was undoubtedly a good choice. He could also take care of his daughter's children when the time came.
Although there were children in the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion who were given to him to take care of, they all had fathers, and it would be inappropriate for a grandfather like him to interfere. His daughter, however, did not have these concerns, and he vaguely guessed that the emperor's generosity this time must be due to his daughter's meritorious service, not just the cowpox infection she claimed.
By that time, she would be very busy and would really need someone to lend a hand.
Zhao Ling dreamed that his father was in a daze, so he could only reach out and tug at Wu Anhou's sleeve, "Father, what are you thinking about? Why are you so absent-minded?"
"Didn't you ask me to take care of your child? I need to think about it carefully!" Marquis Wu'an felt a headache looking at his daughter who acted incessantly.
When Zhao Lingmeng heard Wu'an Hou say this, she felt like her jaw was about to drop to the ground: "No, I was just saying it! You really considered it? Why haven't I seen you love me so much before?"
"Do you want to be beaten?" Marquis Wu'an pulled out the horsewhip from his waist to threaten Zhao Lingmeng.
Zhao Lingmeng didn't fall for his tricks! She immediately ran towards the inner courtyard, shouting as she ran, "Mother, father is going to beat me, come quickly!"
Wu Anhou originally just wanted to intimidate this guy, but when Zhao Lingmeng did this, Wu Anhou really wanted to beat her up. He could only pretend to chase after her, shouting, "Don't run if you have the guts."
Wu Anhou, a veteran of the battlefield, could certainly catch up with his spoiled daughter. However, he couldn't actually beat her up if he did. Where would his face be then? So, he could only keep a distance from Zhao Lingmeng, pretending he couldn't catch her. He ran all the way back to the backyard.
When Lady Wu'an came out, she saw the father and daughter, full of energy. "It's been a busy day today, aren't you two tired? You're still so noisy."
Zhao Ling dreamed that his mother had come out, and he quickly ran behind her, sticking his head out provocatively, "Mom, Dad is going to beat me!"
The wife of the Marquis of Wu'an thought it was because she didn't want to go back, so she could only say helplessly: "It's my own fault that I didn't want to go back, why did you hit Meng'er?"
"It's not this matter. This guy said that I didn't love her before. Madam, can you give me some advice?" Marquis Wu'an stared at his wife, as if to say that if she was partial to him, he would never let her off today.
After hearing what Wu'an Hou said and looking at Zhao Lingmeng who was still provoking her, the wife of Wu'an Hou knew that the father and daughter were just joking! So she pulled Zhao Lingmeng out from behind her without hesitation and said, "Here, you can fight!"
After saying this, the wife of the Marquis of Wu'an left, looking as if she didn't want to bother with them. She had no interest in participating in this game between father and daughter.
Zhao Lingmeng realized he couldn't escape, so he could only look at Wu'an Hou with a smile, "Father, I was just joking. As a prime minister, you can hold a big boat in your stomach. Please don't bother with me, okay?"
"Alright! I'll remember this for you!" Wu Anhou hadn't intended to do anything to Zhao Lingmeng, but now that Zhao Ling had given him a way out, he was sure to follow suit. He immediately chased Wu Anhou inside.
Zhao Lingmeng watched her father go in before she gasped for air. She had been trying to maintain her image by forcing herself to breathe. She and her father ran all the way from the front door to the back, Zhao Lingmeng was exhausted.
Zhao Lingmeng panted for a while, and felt her legs shaking a little. She could only order the people standing next to her: "Qiuyue, Chunshui, you two come and help me in."
Upon hearing this, Qiuyue and Chunshui immediately went over to support Zhao Lingmeng.
"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?" Chunshui asked anxiously.
You know, if something happens to His Highness, a bunch of people wouldn't be enough to pay for the compensation. Chunshui was extremely anxious at this moment.
Zhao Lingmeng saw Chunshui sweating profusely, so he quickly comforted her, "I've never run such a long distance before, so my legs are a little shaky, you know?"
When Chunshui heard His Highness say this, he immediately understood. Just like someone who had never practiced martial arts before, suddenly practicing martial arts, his body couldn't handle it. Chunshui took the initiative to move closer to His Highness, trying to take on the weight of his body.
When Zhao Lingmeng was helped in, looking completely exhausted, the wife of Marquis Wu'an suddenly stood up and glared at him, "Did you really hit her?"
Marquis Wu'an looked at his wife, as if he would fight her to the death if she dared to nod in agreement. He quickly cried out in injustice, "Meng'er! I didn't even touch a finger of yours. What's wrong with you?"
Marquis Wu'an actually had a feeling that he couldn't explain, and could only look at Zhao Lingmeng with expectation.
Zhao Lingmeng had no intention of letting Marquis Wu'an take the blame. She sat down with the help of Qiuyue and Chunshui, and the two servants massaged her legs diligently.
"Mother, how could father dare to beat me? I am the eldest princess now." After Zhao Lingmeng said this, Wu'an Hou did not seem to be grateful to her. Instead, he wanted to beat her even more.
"Then what's wrong with you?" The wife of Marquis Wu'an looked at Zhao Lingmeng solemnly, afraid that she would reveal some reason that she could not accept.
"Mother, look, father is not in a hurry, what could happen?" Zhao Lingmeng is her father's sweetheart. She always asks her father to carry the pot when there is one, and never lets her old father be idle at any time.
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