That sweet, childlike voice could melt anyone's heart.
Everyone was shocked.
Especially Bai Yulang and Su Fuliu.
"What did he call us?" Su Fuliu stared wide-eyed at the little baby in front of her.
Bai Yulang said, "Brother, don't you think this child looks a lot like you when you were little..."
Yuan Sichen sighed softly: "This is Princess Ya's child. I was unable to save you back then, so I thought it would be good to protect your family. Unfortunately, it was too late. Fortunately, I rescued Princess Ya from the fire."
Upon hearing this, Bai Yulang and Su Fuliu were immediately thrilled.
"Is my elder sister still alive? She's still alive!" Su Fuliu was overjoyed.
Bai Yulang grabbed Yuan Sichen's arm and said, "Then, where is my elder sister? Where is she? Why didn't you bring her with you?"
Yuan Sichen shook his head: "After I rescued her from the fire, I entrusted her to Fang Qinghuai and asked him to hide her to prevent Xiao Shixun from finding out."
“Fang Qinghuai? Isn’t that my precious disciple? No wonder he suddenly disappeared three years ago. It turns out he took Princess Ya and went into hiding,” said Physician Xing.
“Yes, Fang Qinghuai and Princess Ya were already in love. In addition, Princess Ya was burned in the fire and her appearance was also disfigured. Fang Qinghuai is a doctor, so he can take care of Princess Ya and treat her at the same time,” Yuan Sichen replied.
"Your elder sister's face has been burned?" Bai Yulang was heartbroken. His elder sister was the most beautiful woman in Xiao Kingdom.
Yuan Sichen nodded: "Yes, but even so, Fang Qinghuai never abandoned her. The two finally got married under the moon. There was no wedding banquet, no firecrackers, only a red veil and two cups of nuptial wine."
“I am also happy to see them together. It is really not easy for the two of them to be together in such sadness and danger. I thought the happiness would continue, but I didn’t expect that the good times would not last long. Princess Ya had a difficult childbirth and passed away after giving birth to the child.”
"Fang Qinghuai knew that Princess Ya always cared deeply for His Highness the Crown Prince and only wished that His Highness the Crown Prince could live peacefully in a foreign land. Therefore, he named the child Fang Yuan'an. However, Princess Ya's departure was too much of a blow to him, and he did not last long before he passed away from illness."
After listening to Yuan Sichen's story, Bai Yulang and Su Fuliu couldn't help but shed tears.
They thought they would see their kindest and gentlest sister again, and that they would see her happy family, but they never expected...
An'er looked at the two of them, then reached out her little hands to touch them, saying in a soft, gentle voice, "Uncle Lang, Uncle Jing, don't cry, don't cry..."
Chapter 606 Senior Brother, An'er Dislikes Me
Bai Yulang and Su Fuliu saw the little dumpling reaching out its tiny hand to touch them, so they walked closer together so that the little hand could touch their face.
"Uncle Jing is so soft, so soft." An'er said as she withdrew her hand from Bai Yulang's face and then cupped both hands on Su Fuliu's face.
Bai Yulang wanted to cry, but suddenly he didn't want to cry anymore. Was he being disliked by his own nephew?
"Uncle Jing, hug me! Uncle Jing, hug me!" An'er pinched him for a long time, but she wasn't satisfied and wanted Su Fuliu to hug her too.
Su Fuliu then took him from Yuan Sichen's arms.
An'er was overjoyed and cupped Su Fuliu's face in her hands, showering her with kisses.
Feng Muting frowned, reached out and lifted An'er up, placing her in Bai Yulang's hands: "Your Uncle Lang also wants to hold you."
Su Fuliu glared at Feng Muting, annoyed: "Why are you arguing with a child?"
Feng Muting pouted: "You've never hugged me like this, or let me kiss you like this."
“…You!” Su Fuliu’s face flushed red. It was one thing for Feng Muting to be jealous of even a child, but how could he say such blunt things in front of so many people? His skin must be thicker than a city wall!
"Good boy An'er, let Uncle Lang carry you. Although Uncle Lang isn't soft, Uncle Lang is stronger than your Uncle Jing. I can carry you around and play with you." Bai Yulang coaxed An'er while holding him.
An'er pouted, a little dissatisfied, "I want Uncle Jing to hold me, Uncle Jing, please hold me."
"..." Bai Yulang felt heartbroken. He was being disliked by his own nephew again. He immediately turned to Lu Chimo and said pitifully, "Senior brother, An'er dislikes me."
Lu Chimo smiled, then turned around and asked Wen Hongye for some candy, and then asked Su Yan for some snacks. Afterwards, he returned with a handful of delicious food and said to An'er, "This is from your Uncle Lang. Uncle Lang will give you food if you hug him."
Upon seeing so much delicious food, An'er immediately changed her mind and said, "I want Uncle Lang to hold me, I want Uncle Lang to hold me."
Bai Yulang was immediately delighted: "Senior brother really knows how to do things!"
Yuan Sichen looked at Bai Yulang and Lu Chimo's affectionate appearance and couldn't help but sigh softly, then smiled slightly: "You're finally back. I've safely handed An'er over to you. Well then, I'll take my leave."
He clasped his hands in a fist salute, then prepared to turn and leave.
“Brother Yuan…” Bai Yulang called out to him.
Yuan Sichen suddenly stopped, but did not turn around.
"Brother Yuan, where are you going?" Bai Yulang asked.
"I... I don't know either. I'll just go with the flow," Yuan Sichen replied.
"Then why are you leaving? You've helped us so much, and we haven't properly thanked you yet."
Yuan Sichen smiled and said, "No need to thank me. Just be well. I'm leaving now."
With that, he continued walking.
"Uncle Yuan, don't go, don't go!" An'er burst into tears when she saw Yuan Sichen leave, and the candy in her hand no longer tasted sweet.
He waved his little hands and leaned forward repeatedly, trying to grab Yuan Sichen.
Bai Yulang, who was holding him, was afraid that he would fall. Seeing that he was crying so sadly, he carried him and caught up with Yuan Sichen.
Yuan Sichen looked at the crying An'er and felt reluctant to part with her, but what he was even more reluctant to part with was... the person holding An'er.
Chapter 607 Nephew Resembles Uncle
"An'er, stay with Uncle Lang. Uncle Yuan is leaving now," Yuan Sichen said, patting An'er's head.
An'er cried even louder: "No, no, waaaah... I want Uncle Yuan, Uncle Yuan..."
As he spoke, he threw himself into Yuan Sichen's arms.
Yuan Sichen quickly reached out to catch her, afraid that An'er would fall.
Once in Yuan Sichen's arms, An'er clung to his neck, refusing to let go: "Waaah, Uncle Yuan, don't go, don't go..."
“An’er, be good. Uncle Yuan will hold you a little longer. After that, you should stay with your Uncle Lang. Your Uncle Lang will be even better than Uncle Yuan,” Yuan Sichen said.
An'er shook her little head vigorously: "No, I just don't want to! I don't want Uncle Yuan to leave, boohoo..."
"This..." In truth, Yuan Sichen was also reluctant to leave. If he stayed, he could stay by the side of the person he wanted to protect. However, the person he wanted to protect was already being protected by someone else...
“Brother Yuan, look how reluctant An’er is to leave you, she’s crying so sadly, why don’t you stay? Why do you have to leave?” Bai Yulang said.
Yuan Sichen looked at him and gave a bitter smile.
Looking at An'er, who was crying so hard she could barely breathe, he sighed softly, "An'er, be good, don't cry, Uncle Yuan won't leave."
"Are you really not leaving?" An'er asked Yuan Sichen while sniffling.
Yuan Sichen smiled and nodded: "Mm."
An'er immediately smiled again: "Great! Uncle Yuan isn't leaving. Uncle Lang, give me a hug. I want to keep eating."
Bai Yulang was quite happy to hear that Yuan Sichen had agreed to stay, and was about to say a few words when he heard what An'er said, and was speechless.
As he reached out to hug An'er, he said, "So you only know to look for Uncle Lang when you want something to eat."
Yuan Sichen smiled at Bai Yulang's "disdainful" little face. "Then let him stay. There's nothing wrong with him staying. At least I can see him every day and know that he's doing well."
"Yu Lang," Lu Chimo called out.
Upon hearing this, Bai Yulang immediately picked up An'er and ran back.
Yuan Sichen was slightly taken aback, then withdrew his gaze from Bai Yulang and looked at Lu Chimo.
Lu Chimo glanced at him, then turned his gaze to Bai Yulang.
“Senior brother, look, An’er is such a little glutton. I’ll have to carry food with me at all times from now on, otherwise I won’t be able to coax him,” Bai Yulang said.
Lu Chimo chuckled lightly: "If a nephew resembles his uncle, then it must be because Yulang is a glutton that An'er is like this, right?"
“I’m not greedy… my brother…” Bai Yulang said, glancing at Su Fuliu.
He had originally intended to say that Su Fuliu was more gluttonous than him, but when he saw Feng Muting's "murderous" gaze, he immediately shut up.
Then he turned his gaze to Su Yan: "My brother's steward, Su, is a glutton. He carries a small cloth bag all day long, which is full of food. And, Young Master Wen's little bamboo basket is also full of candy."
Su Yan was taken aback, feeling slightly embarrassed.
Xie Chen quickly smiled and said, "Brother is too thin. He needs to eat something to replenish his nutrition. If brother is chubby, it will make me look like I'm taking good care of him."
Su Yan was speechless for a while; this explanation was worse than no explanation at all.
Gu Xingchen also spoke up for Wen Hongye, saying, "I promised to buy Hongye candy for the rest of his life, so he can always have a sweet life. Therefore, we must not let his little bamboo basket be empty."
Chapter 608 Red Veil
"Eh~" Bai Yulang was just saying it casually, but he was jealous of all the couples. But luckily, he had a senior brother, so he wasn't afraid of being jealous.
In the end, Yuan Sichen stayed, and his main task was to take care of An'er.
After all the follow-up work was done, the next step was to make arrangements for the wedding in earnest.
The heavy snow was still falling outside, and the entire palace, which was originally covered in silver, was now adorned in red.
Su Fuliu, Su Yan, and Wen Hongye, who always loved wearing red, sat at the table, all with blushes on their faces.
Then, Bai Yulang, also dressed in red, stood there, raising his wine glass with a hearty expression: "Come on, let's drink! Today is such a good day, everyone, don't be reserved, don't be shy, don't be nervous, don't be afraid, just let loose and have fun!"
Although Wen Hongye was an "experienced person" who had already married Gu Xingchen, he was still nervous about getting married to Gu Xingchen again today in front of so many people.
Moreover, this time it was him who came to "marry" Gu Xingchen, how could he not be nervous?
However, the most nervous were Su Fuliu and Su Yan.
Between Su Fuliu and Su Yan, Su Yan felt even more awkward.
He was the first person to get married in the same place and at the same time as his master.
Su Fuliu's face was already flushed, and the bright red wedding dress she was wearing made it look even more vibrant and beautiful.
The three of them sat there quietly, with Bai Yulang babbling on and on: "Hey you guys, get the atmosphere lively! What's the occasion? Aren't you happy? Why are you all so timid and nervous? Although a wedding is a very important day, it's still just about entering the bridal chamber. You've all done 'that' with your husbands before, so what's there to be nervous about? Come on, let's drink! Drink up some courage, and you won't be nervous anymore!"
As he spoke, he took out his wine glass and clinked it with the three of them in turn.
The three of them didn't have much to say; with Bai Yulang speaking, they were fine with it. So they obediently drank the wine in their cups in one gulp.
The pot of wine was quickly devoured by the four men. The three who were nervous wanted to drink some more, but Bai Yulang stopped them: "No, no, although drinking gives us courage, we can't drink too much. What will happen if we drink too much?"