Fourteen said somewhat displeasedly, "As expected of someone who came back from the battlefield, he has no manners."
Hongqing's mind was in turmoil. This person was Lin Wenqing, who had also been reborn.
Ahri...
No way!
They already have five children, including two twins.
When Hongqing finally returned from the palace, he saw Lin Wenqing standing outside the courtyard!
Hongqing walked over step by step. He and Ali still lived in this courtyard, living a life with just their family.
In this small courtyard, he was not a prince, nor a king, but her husband and the father of her child.
Just then, the gate to the courtyard opened.
Two children came out holding Ah Li's hands, saying, "Mommy, hurry up, Daddy's coming back."
"Take your time, your father should be here soon."
After Ahri finished speaking, she looked up.
Lin Wenqing stood there calmly, glancing at the child beside Ali, then turning to look at Hongqing not far away.
Hongqing felt that although he was here, he dared not take another step forward.
Ali glanced at Lin Wenqing without changing her expression, showing no sign of seeing an old friend. She looked away, took the child's hand, and walked towards Hongqing, saying, "You're back. Why are you standing here instead of going inside?"
Hongqing grasped Ali's hand tightly. Her attitude was clear: she had no intention of acknowledging Lin Wenqing.
He didn't take her to see him then, nor did he let her see Lin Wenqing with other women.
After they got together, neither of them mentioned going to find Lin Wenqing.
As a result, Lin Wenqing came to him on his own.
Hongqing opened his mouth, as if it took him a long time to find his voice, and said, "There is a banquet in the palace tonight, and Father Emperor asked me to take you and the children with me."
"Then why didn't you send a message back sooner so I could prepare?"
"It's okay, no rush."
"Daddy, hug me."
Their youngest daughter stood at Hongqing's feet with her arms outstretched, wanting Hongqing to hug her.
Hongqing picked him up and looked at Lin Wenqing.
Lin Wenqing twitched the corners of his lips, revealing a half-smile, and turned to leave.
Ah Li held the child's hand, but now her eyes were only on Hong Qing.
Finally, the family returned to their courtyard.
Not long after, several nannies arrived and led the children downstairs to wash up and change their clothes.
After the children left, Hongqing hugged Ali and said, "It feels like I stole his happiness."
Ah Li leaned against him, remaining silent.
Hongqing added, "But, Ah Li, I met you before him this time, and I don't want to and won't let go."
Ah Li looked up and kissed Hong Qing, "Mmm."
Soon, the palace banquet began.
Ali led the children and Hongqing into the palace. As soon as they entered, the children ran to the emperor. Some held up characters they had just learned to write, some held flowers, and some held candy.
Lin Wenqing glanced at Ah Li seemingly casually, then looked away.
He only gained these memories in the last two years. He had tried to find Ah Li, but he couldn't. The people in Old Chen Village said that she left eight years ago and never went back.
Now, looking at Hongqing standing with her, and the children they had just brought, she could see...
Lin Wenqing felt a mix of bitterness and resentment.
Not long after, the banquet ended, and Lin Wenqing waited for Ah Li to get up before he stood up as well.
Just as Ah Li was about to go find the child, Lin Wenqing came over. "Seventh Princess Consort, is it convenient for us to talk?"
Ahri shook her head and said, "Sorry, no."
She looked at him with unfamiliar eyes, and he even took two steps to the side.
She doesn't remember him.
Lin Wenqing's throat tightened, but he still asked, "Are you doing well now?"
Ah Li was slightly taken aback, as if she didn't understand why an outsider would ask her this question, but she still said with a happy expression, "I'm doing very well now, and he treats me extremely well too."
Lin Wenqing said, "That's good."
Seeing Lin Wenqing move aside, Ah Li calmly left.
After Ah Li left, Hong Qing appeared and walked to Lin Wenqing's side.
Lin Wenqing gritted his teeth and suddenly threw a punch at Hongqing.
"Do you want to test me, or test her? She doesn't know me, she doesn't know me at all!"
Lin Wenqing seemed to have lost his composure and grabbed Hongqing by the collar. He knew that Hongqing had been standing aside for a long time.
Hongqing had already dismissed the people guarding the area, so no one saw Lin Wenqing hit him.
Hongqing didn't intend to fight back.
Lin Wenqing slowly loosened his grip on Hongqing's collar; he had calmed down.
"If you treat her badly in the future, I will take her away."
Lin Wenqing was like a defeated lone wolf; he left.
Hongqing rubbed the wound around his mouth; this guy really hurt when he hit someone.
After an unknown amount of time, Ah Li came over, took Hong Qing's hand, and even tried to rub the corner of his mouth for him.
Hongqing reached out and hugged Ali. He said, "I want to tell you something. The first thing I wanted to do when I woke up was to go find you, but I didn't know where you were because when I first met you, you had already married him."
"To prevent you from marrying him again this time, I sent him a wife."
Ahri listened quietly, not very surprised, because this seemed like something he would do.
Hongqing knew that what he had done was not right. He did not continue to hug Ali, but instead took Ali into the pavilion next to him. He said, "However, I recently had someone investigate. That woman is with Old Man Lin."
Ah Li had been quite calm, but upon hearing this, she instantly lost her composure. "Old Man Lin?"
Hongqing nodded and said, "I miscalculated. I forgot to take our ages into account. Old Man Lin was still very young at that time, and he had been widowed for many years. I didn't choose that woman carefully. I just had someone choose a gentle, understanding orphan with a pitiful background and send her over. Who knew that she would be a bit older than Lin Wenqing?"
"So, she's with Old Man Lin?"
"Yes, I heard that she also gave birth to several younger brothers and sisters for Lin Wenqing."
Ah Li exclaimed softly, "Old Man Lin, that's impressive!"
Hongqing held Ali's hand, hesitated for a long time, and said, "Lin Wenqing... he's still alone."
"oh."
Ahri's expression didn't change much; it remained indifferent.
Hongqing didn't continue the topic. He said, "Father said that we should stay in the palace tonight. The five children are too noisy. He wants them to play until they've had enough before going back."
"good."
Ahri's path to becoming the Seventh Prince's consort was fraught with some subtle twists and turns.
Originally, the emperor also wanted to arrange a marriage for Hongqing.
It was a family banquet, and the emperor was initially happy for the crown prince.
Because the Crown Prince and Crown Princess had been married for many years and finally had a child, the Emperor bestowed many gifts upon the Crown Prince.
Looking back, he realized that the marriages of the other princes were still undecided, so he started talking about the eligible young ladies from the households of several princes and ministers.
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