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Having settled his personal grudge, Yun Lie felt relieved and went to the central garden to find his beloved wife and daughter.
At this moment, Prince Gong and his wife were playing with the little Yuanzi in Luo Cuiwei's arms. When they saw Yun Lie coming over, they didn't ask any questions, but just smiled and chatted with him for a few minutes.
While responding to Yun Chi and his wife, Yun Lie naturally took Yuanzi from Luo Cuiwei's arms and held her in his arms.
Seeing his skillful and fluid movements, Yun Chi couldn't help but tease, "It seems that Fifth Brother's status in the manor... isn't very high?"
In front of outsiders, Luo Cuiwei always gave Yun Lie face. Upon hearing this, she smiled and stood up for Yun Lie, saying, "Third brother, you are joking."
Yun Lie stood ramrod straight, holding Yuanzi in his arms, and coldly snorted, "I can do whatever I want in this manor."
No sooner had the boasting words been finished than Yuanzi, who rarely made a sound in her swaddling clothes, let out a soft "Eh."
For some reason, Yun Lie felt as if this little guy had humiliated him, and he felt a little embarrassed, so he looked down and glared at her fiercely.
Unfortunately, this little guy didn't know what "being afraid of trouble" meant. Faced with his deliberately fierce gaze, he actually grinned with his toothless little mouth, as if he were laughing.
Seeing the obvious disbelief in the eyes of Yun Chi and his wife, who were trying not to laugh, Luo Cuiwei smiled and nodded, "Your Highness's words are all true."
His Highness Prince Zhao can wash the bed sheets whenever he wants, scratch the door whenever he wants, hold the child whenever he wants, and carve pears whenever he wants!
Not a single word was faked; that's how impressive it is!
—End of main text
Extra (1)
After the matter of Prince An was settled, with the imperial decree's permission, Luo Cuiwei and Yun Lie led Yuanzi to stay in the capital for more than a month, allowing the little one to show his face in front of his parents' relatives.
Quiet Yuanzi is very popular. Not only is she loved by everyone in the Luo family, but even Emperor Xianlong, who usually doesn't care much about his own children, softens his expression when facing the little one.
Whether it was because of Yuanzi or not, when Yun Lie proposed the plan to Emperor Xianlong to "subdue the Northern Di first and then offer them amnesty", Emperor Xianlong, who was usually unwilling to send troops, actually tacitly agreed.
However, although Yun Chi and Yun Xi secretly provided assistance and protection to Yun Lie during the process of bringing down Yun Huan, it does not mean that the two of them will live in harmony with him and his siblings from then on.
Upon hearing of Yun Lie's plan, Yun Chi and Yun tide, as usual, secretly used some means to mobilize their respective forces. After a struggle, they successfully reached a consensus in the court: they would not obstruct the Prince Zhao's initiative to send troops to Linchuan, but they would not provide any financial or military support.
Fortunately, Yun Lie never expected the court to give him anything from the beginning. For him, the best outcome would be if the court didn't cause trouble or hold him back.
And so the matter was settled.
On the way back to Linchuan, Luo Cuiwei thought of this incident and felt both helpless and amused. "The relationships between you brothers and sisters in the Yun family... are truly incomprehensible."
One minute they're trying to win over one person while suppressing another, and the next they're teaming up with one to suppress another.
“Yun Huan was colluding with the enemy before, so we all joined forces to clean house,” Yun Lie smiled casually, stretched out his long arm and put his arm around her shoulder, “Now that Yun Huan, that traitor, has been dealt with, they have to be wary of me and can’t let me grow too powerful easily.”
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After all, both Yun Chi and Yun tide aspire to become the rulers of the world. Regardless of who wins in the future, what they need is a Prince Zhao's mansion that can guard the northwest border but must not become too powerful.
Therefore, it was only natural for the two of them to join forces to restrain Yun Lie.
Family ties, tsk.
Luo Cuiwei yawned, rested her head on his shoulder, and murmured, "Who do you think will end up with them?"
Seeing that she was sleepy, Yun Lie stretched out his large hand and covered her eyelids to block out the drowsy sunlight for her. "It's hard to say. There are so many smaller ones in the inner city, and they'll grow up one after another."
Emperor Xianlong was only over fifty years old. As long as he was alive, his many children, too numerous to even remember, would fight endlessly for the position of crown prince.
"Is your family raising children or raising venomous insects?" Luo Cuiwei sighed, pulling down the warm hand that had been covering her eyes.
In the eyes of the world, these children with the surname Yun are all the chosen ones, but only they themselves know the many joys and sorrows they have endured.
Fortunately, Yun Lie was clear-headed enough to have decided early on to escape the Gu poison, otherwise...
The more Luo Cuiwei thought about it, the more she felt that Yun Lie had had a really tough life for the first twenty-odd years of his life. Her heart ached and softened, so she looked up and kissed him on the lips, saying very solemnly, "It's okay, I love you."
Yun Lie lowered his gaze to look into her eyes, and a smile involuntarily spread across his lips.
Her brimming eyes held obvious heartache and pity, reflecting his image.
Only him.
Such a warm and tender sentiment doesn't require him to compete with or fight for it; it's meant for him alone.
very nice.
(two)
At the end of September, after returning to Linchuan, the two princes of the Zhaowang Mansion went back to their own affairs.
Yun Lie needed to repeatedly discuss the troop deployment against the Northern Di with Xiong Xiaoyi, and also consult with Song Jiuyuan and Fu Ying on various government affairs in the six cities of Linchuan; while Luo Cuiwei also needed to make the Guanghui Hall operate to the maximum extent before the troops were dispatched, so as to ensure that the supplies were in place before the troops moved.
Yun Lie was busy until mid-October, when things eased up a bit, so he went to his study to be with Luo Cuiwei.
Luo Cuiwei has been busy calculating cash flow these days, her abacus constantly clicking away. She occasionally strikes up a conversation with him, but never looks up.
Yun Lie got up and went over to pour her a cup of hot fruit tea.
Luo Cuiwei caught a glimpse of the teacup he offered her out of the corner of her eye, took a small sip from his hand, and kept her eyes glued to the ledger from beginning to end.
Yun Lie thought for a moment, then took another candy from the plate and fed it to her.
Luo Cuiwei bit down on one end of the candy, but when she realized he had no intention of letting go, she couldn't help but look up and say, "Are you asking for a beating?"
Yun Lie finally let go, allowing her to put the candy in her mouth. He couldn't help but complain softly, "You said you'd care about me, but when you're busy, you completely forget who I am. I've been feeding you and giving you the last candy for a whole hour..."