Chapter 153 Zhao Lingmeng's Touch
As she hurried along, Zhao Lingmeng had no idea how her three children were doing, or whether they were waiting for her return. She truly didn't think too much about it at the moment. She was still feeling the same way she had been the day she arrived—carriage sickness and vomiting profusely. Every day, she mustered up the courage to continue on her journey.
After countless days of traveling, Zhao Lingmeng returned to her mansion on an ordinary evening without disturbing anyone. However, that same night, a woman who looked similar to her and a group of people in her mansion left.
That night, Zhao Lingmeng slept in her bed, feeling particularly at ease. It was true that there was no place better than home. Before going to bed, she changed her clothes and shoes, and personally went to her three sons' rooms to check on them before returning to sleep.
The next day, the servants around the three young masters thought they all knew that the princess had returned, so they didn't say anything.
So when Zhao Lingmeng woke up, Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houming in the mansion had already gone to school, and only the youngest Zhao Houyang was still planting flowers outside Zhao Lingmeng's study.
Zhao Lingmeng listened to the reports from those around her. After a quick breakfast, she went to the study alone. She hadn't seen her children for such a long time, and she still missed them terribly.
When Zhao Lingmeng gently approached the study, she could see three different colored flowers blooming under the window from a distance. She knew at a glance that these were planted by her three sons. The most numerous of them were the pink flowers planted by her youngest son, which looked very beautiful from a distance.
Zhao Houyang actually felt someone approaching, but he thought it was Nanny Wu calling him.
"Madam Wu, don't worry, just wait until I finish planting these."
Zhao Houyang said this without turning around or stopping what he was doing. He continued to plant the seedlings with his butt sticking out.
Zhao Lingmeng hadn't thought much of it at first, but when she heard Zhao Houyang say that, tears welled up in her eyes. Especially seeing such a young child, just because of a simple word of love, he'd planted such a large field in just a few months. It made her feel like her child might love her more than she thought.
Zhao Lingmeng wiped her eyes, walked over and picked up Zhao Houyang from behind.
Zhao Houyang struggled a few times, but when he couldn't get rid of it, he said helplessly, "Mammy, I'm almost done with the planting."
It can be seen from this that when Zhao Houyang was planting flowers, they would often be forcibly taken away by the people serving him. Zhao Lingmeng almost fell into tears that she had already wiped away.
"Yang'er, mother is back."
"Mom" When Zhao Houyang heard his mother's voice, he immediately turned his head. When he saw that it was really his mother, tears came to his eyes instantly.
"Mom, why did you come back just now? I thought you didn't want us anymore!" Zhao Houyang was still crying and hiccuping.
Zhao Lingmeng saw the little guy crying so miserably that he could only change his position and hold him. While patting his back, he explained, "I never gave up on you! I won't take the blame for this."
"Then why can't I find my mother in my dream?" Zhao Houyang knew that he said the wrong thing, but he found a reason for himself with confidence.
Zhao Lingmeng patted Zhao Houyang on the back and said jokingly, "Alright, for the sake of these flowers, I won't bother with you."
Zhao Houyang put his head on Zhao Lingmeng's shoulder and put his dirty hands around her neck. Zhao Lingmeng's feelings disappeared at this moment.
Zhao Lingmeng endured it again and again, but finally reminded him: "Zhao Houyang, don't you think your hands are dirty?"
"You are truly my mother. Your love for me has vanished in just a moment. Mother, are you happiest to see me, or to see your two brothers?"
Zhao Lingmeng poked his head helplessly, "You only know how to set traps for me, right? I'm the happiest to see you right now."
Zhao Houyang was happy when he heard his mother say that. But he wasn't particularly happy. He wasn't a real child anymore. His mother's hands squeezed his buttocks when she held him. His mother had lost weight.
"Mom, you haven't eaten well, you've lost weight!"
When Zhao Lingmeng heard Zhao Houyang say this, she was stunned for a moment. Zhao Houming was so smart when he was this age, so she didn't suspect anything. She just patted Zhao Houyang's back in her arms with a smile, "You are so young, you must be mistaken."
"You're just lying to kids," Zhao Houyang muttered. He had no intention of getting serious with Zhao Lingmeng. He felt that children had no say. He pulled out of Zhao Lingmeng's arms, worried that his mother would tire of holding him.
"Mom, what are you going to do now?"
"Go meet your grandfather and others, and then have lunch together. In the afternoon, let's go pick up your brother from school, okay?" Zhao Lingmeng discussed with Zhao Houyang in a negotiating tone. Now that she was back, she must go and pick up her two older sons.
Zhao Houyang had no objection to this. He was very happy that he could spend half a day longer with his mother than his brother.
So in the afternoon, there was a little tail following Zhao Lingmeng, and he followed her in everything she did. He even took a nap with his mother at noon.
Zhao Lingmeng felt that she had finally returned, and the child would definitely be very attached to her, so she also allowed Zhao Houyang to stick to her.
In the afternoon, Zhao Lingmeng took Zhao Houyang to sit in Princess Funing's carriage on time. They wanted to give the brothers Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houming a surprise.
Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houming walked out of the gate of Wu'an Marquis' Mansion as usual and headed straight for the carriage with the logo of Princess Funing.
"Mom, when did you come back!" Zhao Houjing, who got on the carriage first, made a surprised sound.
Zhao Houming, who was walking behind and still thinking about the article the teacher had talked about today, heard his brother's exclamation, and "mother" immediately climbed onto the carriage.
"Mom, it's really you?"
So Zhao Lingmeng got two big kids who rushed to hug her, but the kid Zhao Houyang firmly occupied one side of Zhao Lingmeng and refused to give up space to his two brothers, resulting in all three kids fighting over Zhao Lingmeng's arms.
"Zhao Houyang, you have already hugged your mother, please come over here." Zhao Houming was very dissatisfied with his younger brother at the moment.
"No, I won't." In Zhao Houyang's heart, although his second brother was very important, he was still not as important as his mother, so he was so fickle. But his second brother also looked like this when he saw his mother, so he said this without any guilt.
Zhao Lingmeng looked at the three children in front of her making a fuss, and she smiled happily. She hugged all three of them in her arms.
"Okay, I've hugged you all. Sit down and tell me what interesting things happened to you recently. Then we'll go back to the house and have something delicious."
Then all the way back home, there was the chattering of the three children. They were all talking very excitedly, but they all only reported good news and not bad news. They all felt that they were grown-up children.
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