"Tianquan, come here." Dou Suyi called to the child after hearing her husband's words.
Tianquan quickly went over. He was quite happy because his mother called him Tianquan instead of the name she had given him before.
"Father, Mother?" After a while, Tianquan found that these two titles were not so difficult to say after he had used them once.
Seeing his father and mother looking at him with some difficulty, Tianquan thought for a moment and said, "Father, Mother, if there is anything you want to say or ask, please feel free to ask. I will certainly not hide anything from you that I can tell you."
What can be said? So there are things that can't be said?
Although Gong Wei had something on his mind, he still didn't miss the hidden meaning in his son's words.
"Quan'er, I do have something to ask you. Your mother and the current emperor... Quan'er, I don't mean to question your mother. The letter has already been sent out by fast horse." Gong Wei finished speaking, still feeling somewhat uneasy.
He didn't want his son, whom he had finally regained after a long separation, to become estranged from him.
“My son doesn’t know the specifics very well either. He only knows that the emperor values her highly and wants to keep her in the capital as a lady-in-waiting, but my mother didn’t agree.” Tianquan told him, picking out what he thought was important and that he could talk about.
Gong Wei nodded upon hearing this, and was even more shocked. The fact that His Majesty granted her the position of female official instead of taking her into the harem was enough to show that His Majesty respected her!
So, regardless of whether her letter to the emperor concerned matters of provisions or the capture of Hongliu City in Yunwu Kingdom, His Majesty would not punish her, and I could rest assured.
"Father, Mother, I also have something to ask. Haven't you thought about letting me change my name?" Tianquan couldn't help but ask.
Although it wasn't appropriate to ask such a question in the current situation, he was just too eager to know.
Hearing his son ask this, Gong Wei reached out and pulled his son a little further away, and said in a low voice, "Son, your mother and I are already very content to see you in our lifetime, and to see you in such good health. As for whether or not to change your name back to your original name, it doesn't matter to us. Even if you don't want to change your surname and still keep the surname Hong, your mother and I won't mind."
Of course, this doesn't mean we don't care about you. Whether you change your surname or given name is entirely your decision.
After saying this, the couple watched as their son's eyes grew brighter and brighter. They exchanged a glance and realized that he had said the right thing, just what their son wanted!
"So, our son really won't change his name? He'll still be called Hong Tianquan?" Tianquan was still a little incredulous and asked again to confirm.
Mr. and Mrs. Gong nodded with smiles.
"Then, then does your son want to continue following Mother and Master in the future?" After saying this, Tianquan wondered if he had gone too far and was being ungrateful.
After exchanging a glance with his wife, Gong Wei spoke again in an instant, "Of course you can, but your grandparents have been blaming themselves ever since you got lost. You may need to discuss it with your mother and master and go see them as soon as possible."
"Your son understands. Thank you, Father. Thank you, Mother, for your kindness." Tianquan was overjoyed to receive confirmation from his parents and immediately knelt down to kowtow.
Seeing this, Gong Wei and his wife rushed forward to help their son up, secretly relieved that they hadn't made the wrong decision, otherwise their son would have been upset.
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Tianquan was called over by his parents, and Hong Xiaoduo and the others saw it. They saw him kneel down and kowtow, and then happily run back.
"Fourth Brother, what's the good news? Why are you so happy? Is there a marriage arranged for us back home?" Yao Guang asked with a grin.
Hong Xiaoduo and the others also looked at Tianquan. Although they had a vague guess in their hearts, they guessed that it was either about wanting to keep the name Tianquan or about being able to continue following everyone.
However, I feel that it's a bit too immature to bring up these things with my parents when we've only just recognized each other and the two armies are still at war.
“I don’t need to change my name or surname. I’ll still be called Hong Tianquan. I can continue to follow my mother and master. Isn’t that something to be happy about?” Tianquan said proudly.
I'm so happy, I don't even mind my little sister talking nonsense about our childhood betrothal anymore.
After hearing his words, Tian Shu and the other younger children were happy for him, but also envious. Tian Quan's parents were so wonderful!
But when Tianquan met Hong Xiaoduo's gaze, the smug look on his face froze, and he said timidly, "Mother, it's not that I'm being inconsiderate or ignorant, it's just that when I heard Father and the others call me Tianquan, I couldn't help but ask. As a result, Father said that he was very content to see me alive and well, and they didn't care at all whether my surname and given name were changed."
Then, seeing that the atmosphere was right, I casually asked if I could continue to follow you and Master, and they said of course I could. They just said they needed to discuss it with you and Master, and that they would take me back to my hometown this morning to meet my grandparents.
As Tianquan continued explaining, he became increasingly guilty, and his voice grew softer and softer.
Mother was focused on finding families for the seven of them, so she didn't care whether they changed their surnames or not!
"Alright, I know. I really don't know what you guys are thinking. Why are you following Kaiyang blindly and insisting on using the name I gave you?"
"I'm not the current emperor, leaving the empire for you to inherit." Hong Xiaoduo wasn't really angry, and she believed that what Tianquan had just said was the truth. She just didn't expect Gong Wei and his wife to be so open-minded.
"Ahem, alright, alright, the army is ready to set off, let's hurry up too." Hearing Hong Xiaoduo start talking nonsense again, Quan Jinghuai had no choice but to speak up.
Hong Xiaoduo and Tian Shu looked around and saw that it was indeed the case, so they stopped laughing and joking and tidied themselves up.
At this moment, Commandant Lü led three warhorses over and said, "Young Lady Hong, our general saw that you didn't have enough mounts. We just captured some enemy warhorses, so we quickly picked out three for you."
"Don't worry, Miss Hong, these three horses aren't enemy warhorses; they're our own soldiers' mounts, and their temperament is absolutely reliable."
I didn't expect Gong Wei and his team to be so thoughtful, they even thought of this.
"Thank you very much, but we are about to attack the enemy's city, so it is safer for you generals to ride your own mounts. We have captured some enemy warhorses, so we can choose a few ourselves." Hong Xiaoduo declined the generals' offer, but she also had an idea.
"Young Lady Hong, picking horses from the enemy's ranks at this time might not be enough to guarantee their temperament. It's not safe for the children to ride them," Commander Lü said with great concern.
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