Chapter 1310: Finale (2)

Chapter 1310: Finale (2)

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Li Jinghua could only pull her daughter, Mingzhu, and followed behind. She said helplessly, "You’re too anxious..."

The other princes hurriedly followed.

Meanwhile, the Second Prince, Qi Wensu, who was standing at the entrance of the palace, had long seen his Fourth Uncle’s family. He immediately broke into a big smile and rushed forward to greet them.

Mu Yangling got off the carriage and looked at him with a smile. "Wensu is all grown up now. Fortunately, you look like your Royal Father. Otherwise, I couldn’t be certain it was you if I met you on the streets."

Qi Wensu smiled shyly and said, "Fourth Aunt, Royal Father has been waiting for you and Fourth Uncle for a long time. Hurry up and go in."

Mu Yangling nodded with a smile.

Qi Xiuyuan’s eyes turned red when he saw his energetic younger brother.

Qi Haoran couldn’t help but get excited when he saw Qi Xiuyuan’s rosy face. The three brothers hugged each other and laughed out loud.

The longing and worry that had been dormant in his heart in the past dissipated at this moment.

Mu Yangling and Li Jinghua looked at each other and beamed. Li Jinghua said, "Bring the children to the Palace of Earthly Tranquility. I’m afraid they have a lot to say."

Mu Yangling nodded.

At this moment, how could the three of them still remember their wives and children? They had already gone to the study to chat and had long forgotten about the rest.

Mu Yangling looked around and asked curiously, "Where’s Cousin-in-law?"

Little Madam Xia should be here too.

Li Jinghua glanced at Little An in amusement before saying, "She’s pregnant. Because of her age, she doesn’t have it easy this time. Afraid she would be tired out, Fan Zijin strictly told her not to go out. When you settle down, do visit her."

Mu Yangling’s mouth fell open.

At 34 years old, it was considered an advanced maternal age in this era!

She quickly asked, "What did the imperial physician say?"

"Don’t worry. As she has been focusing on health preservation alongside Zijin all these years, her foundation is excellent. The imperial physician said that she’s fine."

Mu Yangling heaved a sigh of relief and looked at Little An and Little Fu. She said happily, "You’re going to have another younger brother and sister."

Little An had already heard about this, so he simply responded with a smile.

On the other hand, Little Fu’s mouth was wide open. When he was young, he really wanted a younger brother or sister like Little Leopard or Baozhu, but he had never had one. He did not expect that he would have a younger brother or sister now that he was all grown up.

Mu Yangling and Li Jinghua had a lot to talk about. Meanwhile, the children gathered together and gave out gifts to each other.

The three brothers in the study were also chatting. Qi Xiuyuan requested, "Don’t leave again now that you’re back this time." He said helplessly, "There are enough famous doctors in the capital. Chief Physician Hua said that as long as I nurse my health well, it won’t be a problem for me to live to 50."

Among the emperors, it was already considered longevity to be able to live to 50, not to mention that he was the founding Emperor.

Qi Haoran did not speak. After a while, he said, "I promised Ah Ling that when the children grow up, I’ll take her on a sightseeing tour around the world."

Seeing Qi Xiuyuan and Fan Zijin gaze at him fixedly, Qi Haoran braced himself and said, "When you’re old, you guys can also go out and do some sightseeing."

Qi Xiuyuan and Fan Zijin looked at each other and said, "We’ll talk about this later. You should pack up and prepare to enter the court." Qi Xiuyuan said, "I plan to let you take over the West Mountain camp again..."

Qi Haoran immediately shook his head and said, "Forget it. The West Mountain camp is already very well-trained now. There’s no need for me to interfere."

Frowning, Qi Xiuyuan said, "Then what do you plan to do? Just stay at home?"

"That’s not it. The reform of the official system is almost complete. Didn’t you ask me to try to change the military system in Guangzhou back then? I think we can slowly implement it now. Starting from the Qi family army that we control..."

Qi Xiuyuan and Fan Zijin heaved a sigh of relief. As long as Qi Haoran had things to do, he wouldn’t be able to escape.

Relieved, Qi Xiuyuan and Fan Zijin stopped talking about this topic. Instead, they talked about their children. Qi Xiuyuan said, "Little Treasure is about to be crowned, and the crown prince consort selection is about to commence. Originally, we should have chosen a few secondary consorts for him first, but the Empress said that one typically has the deepest relationship with the first person they marry. Therefore, she suggested we let the Crown Prince marry his main consort first before considering secondary consorts."

Fan Zijin had no objections to this. "Since the Empress has suggested it, so be it."

Highly approving of this, Qi Haoran said as he shook his head. "It’s best to let Little Treasure see his wife-to-be in advance. What if he doesn’t like the one you and Royal Sister-in-law choose?"

The corners of Qi Xiuyuan’s mouth twitched as he said, "Do you think he’s you?" Then, he said, "Seeing as Little Bear isn’t young anymore, you and Ah Ling should pay more attention to his marriage too. Originally, I asked your Royal Sister-in-law to help pay attention, but it occurred to me that Ah Ling would be the one interacting with his wife in the end. Since Ah Ling might not fancy the girl her Royal Sister-in-law picks, I stopped mentioning it. Now that you’re back, you should start working on this."

Dumbfounded, Qi Haoran asked, "Why would Little Bear’s wife be interacting with Ah Ling? Shouldn’t she be interacting with Little Bear?"

Qi Xiuyuan choked and said, "The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are the ones who interact the most with each other. Little Bear’s future wife naturally has to be compatible with Ah Ling. Do you think all daughters-in-law have no mother-in-law like your wife?"

Qi Haoran snorted. "Little Bear’s wife naturally has to be compatible with Little Bear. Ah Ling has me to keep her company."

Seeing the strange expressions on his big brother and Zijin’s faces, he immediately added, "I’m saying that husband and wife are the ones who will be together for the rest of their lives. If this mother-in-law and daughter-in-law don’t get along, they can just stay away from each other. If Royal Sister-in-law has a suitable candidate, she can list them out for Little Bear to see. If he likes them, he can make the decision for himself. There’s no need to ask for Ah Ling’s opinion."

Qi Xiuyuan and Fan Zijin held their foreheads and said, "You should consult Ah Ling first."

Seeing that they didn’t believe him, Qi Haoran pouted and looked for Mu Yangling to seek support that night. "...Isn’t it more important that Little Bear’s wife is compatible with Little Bear? Why are they prioritizing you instead?"

Qi Haoran had already made up his mind to travel alone with Mu Yangling in the future. Considering they had already put in a lot of effort for their children, there was really no need to watch over them day and night.

Furthermore, knowing Ah Ling was not good at scheming, he was really worried about her interacting with her daughter-in-law.

In most families, it was the mother-in-law bullying the daughter-in-law. But he was afraid that Ah Ling would be bullied by her daughter-in-law, so he reckoned it was better for the young couple to live their own lives.

Seeing Qi Haoran gaze at her expectantly, Mu Yangling said matter-of-factly, "Since our sons’ wives are the ones accompanying them for the rest of their lives, they naturally have to be compatible with them."

Relieved, Qi Haoran hugged her and asked, "Then when we’re old, do you want to stay in the King’s Residence or go out and live outside? If you don’t want to deal with your daughters-in-law at home, let’s go out and live outside, okay?"

With a smile, Mu Yangling said, "The King’s Residence is fine. Why do we have to go elsewhere? If you’d rather not have the children disturb us, we can just build a house at the foot of a mountain and forbid them from disturbing us. Would the children dare to disobey us?"

Qi Haoran rubbed his chin and said, "That makes sense."

After some thought, he said, "Then hurry up and get Little Bear engaged. When Baozhu and Little Leopard turn 18, we’ll travel all over the world. I heard that there are many Buddhist temples in Dali. Back then, I was only there briefly and didn’t have the time to appreciate its charm. I’ll bring you there next time."

Mu Yangling nodded happily. "If possible, we can go out to sea again to play. Look, Andre and the rest have been to so many countries. Even if we can’t compare ourselves to him, we should at least take a trip overseas."

Qi Haoran pursed his lips and said, "Who said that I’ve never been overseas? Previously I’ve been to Great Jin, and now, I’ve been to both Great Yuan and West Xia."

The corners of Mu Yangling’s lips twitched as she said, "You went to fight a war, right? You weren’t there to have fun, right? Besides, what’s there to see in these neighboring countries? If we want to travel, we should go somewhere further away."

Qi Haoran had always agreed to Mu Yangling’s requests. No matter how much he opposed her ideas on the surface, he had already agreed in his heart. He planned to start preparing to build a ship now so that it would be easier to go out to sea in the future.

Anyway, considering they had too much money to spend now, building a ship was a piece of cake!

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