Liu Mingzhi was not a fool, so he was very clear in his heart.
What Sister Ya just said was ostensibly meant for Qi Run, but in fact she was meant for herself.
When Qi Ya saw Young Master Liu's reaction, she knew that her husband had listened to her words.
In this case, there is no need for him to continue saying anything.
Qi Ya withdrew her gaze with a smile and gently held Qi Run's hands.
"Dad, eat the roasted sweet potatoes quickly. They won't taste good when they're cold."
Qi Run nodded sadly, broke the roasted sweet potato in his hand into two halves, and then stuffed the larger half into Qi Ya's hand.
"Ya'er, dad just needs to eat half of it, and you can eat too."
Qi Ya didn't refuse anything and peeled off the sweet potato with a chuckle.
"Okay, thank you dad."
The third princess patted her dark fingers gently, stood up and walked to the wooden frame a few steps away, picked up half a basin of water and returned.
She put the half-copper basin of water on the ground and gestured to Young Master Liu with a smile.
"Husband, I put some clean water here. You can just wash it off later."
Young Master Liu casually threw the dark sweet potato peel into the bamboo basket and waved his hand to the third princess with a smile.
"Yan'er, Lian'er, Sister Shan, Xiaoxi and you sisters have finished washing first.
Husband, old man, father-in-law, we three are rough old men, just use the water you have left. "
The third princess stood up gracefully and pointed towards the outside of the palace.
"Husband, there is only so much water in the copper basin. After my sisters use it, dad and uncle Qi will not be able to use it.
There are many eunuchs outside the main hall, and the hot water sent by the palace maids can be used by the concubine sisters to go there to clean themselves. "
As soon as the third princess finished speaking, Murong Shan, Qing Lian, sisters Huyan Yunyao and others all agreed.
"Husband, Sister Yan'er is right, we sisters can just go outside and clean up."
"Husband, my sisters have finished eating the sweet potatoes. We sisters are going to clean up first."
When Liu Dashan saw that the Queen and her sisters had stood up one after another, he could only chuckle and nodded.
"Okay then, you sisters, just go to the main hall."
"Hey, my sisters are going over first."
The three princesses and other sisters responded in unison and walked hand in hand towards the outside of the palace.
"Old man, father-in-law, where is another sweet potato? Which of you two will eat it?"
"Hiccup! I don't want to eat anymore."
"Zhi'er, I'm not particularly hungry. You can eat by yourself."
Liu Zhi'an and Qi Run replied casually, squatted in front of the copper basin and began to wash the carbon black off their hands.
"Chengfeng, you can eat."
"Okay, thank you dad."
Young Master Liu stood up and stretched. After Liu Zhi'an and the others stood up, they also squatted on the ground and started cleaning.
"Ride the wind."
Liu Chengfeng quickly swallowed the sweet potatoes in his mouth and looked up at Young Master Liu.
"Huh? Dad?"
Young Master Liu first vigorously shook off the water stains on his hands, then took out his handkerchief from his sleeves and wiped it silently.
"Chengfeng, it has been more than half a year since Serena followed you back to our Dalong.
Has she told you in private about when she plans to return to Tsarist Russia? "
Hearing his father's question, Liu Chengfeng immediately trembled, and a nervous look appeared in his eyes.
He is Serena's husband, and Serena is his wife.
There is naturally no secret that the couple hides from each other.
Serena would naturally not hide it from herself as to when she planned to return to Tsarist Russia.
But, what is the reason why Dad asked himself this question?
Does he want Serena to go back? Still don’t want Serena to go back?
If it's the former, there's no need to be nervous.
However, if it is the latter.
How should you answer?
Liu Chengfeng looked at Young Master Liu with hesitation, but did not say anything for a long time.
Liu Dashan saw the eldest son's nervous eyes and complex expression of hesitating to speak. He reached out to pick up the tea on the table and took a sip.
"Ride the wind."
"Ah? Ah! Dad?"
Young Master Liu raised his eyes and glanced at Liu Zhi'an, who was standing outside the palace door and had already begun to puff up his breath. Qi Run and the two of them gently fiddled with the tea lids in their hands and walked towards the door of the palace without any hurry. Go.
Seeing this, Liu Chengfeng stuffed the half-remaining sweet potato into the hand of his third brother Liu Chengqian, and hurriedly got up and followed him.
Liu Chengqian looked at the sweet potato in his hand, then at the hurried back of his elder brother, and sighed with a complicated expression.
"well!"
Liu Mingzhi walked slowly down the corridor in the palace garden. He took a sip of warm tea and looked back at his eldest son who was following behind him.
"What? Has this girl Serena never told you that she wants to go back to Tsarist Russia?"
Liu Chengfeng's body trembled violently, and his expression, which was already a little nervous, became even more nervous at this moment.
Even, I don't know when, there was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.
The cold wind howled and the snow fell heavily.
In this weather, Liu Chengfeng actually had a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.
One can imagine how nervous he was already.
"Dad, I...I..."
Liu Mingzhi looked at the thin sweat on his eldest son's forehead, casually took out his handkerchief from his cuff and threw it away.
“Chengfeng, you don’t need to be nervous about anything.
Just answer whatever you want, if it is, it is, and if it is not, it is not. "
"Thank you dad!"
Liu Chengfeng first wiped the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief, and then gently exhaled hot air.
"Reply to dad, I told you."
"Isn't that enough? Are you so nervous?"
"Yes, yes, dad said so."
"When does Serena plan to leave Dalong and rush back to Tsarist Russia?"
"Wait until next spring when the ice and snow melt."
"Then did Serena tell you what she thought?
Does she plan to go back to Tsarist Russia first and then rush back to Dalong when she has time, or does she plan to let you and Chenyu go back with her? "
Liu Chengfeng shook his head gently, raised his hand and handed the handkerchief to Young Master Liu.
"Tell me, my wife has never mentioned these matters to my son."
Young Master Liu raised his eyebrows, took the handkerchief and put it directly into his cuffs.
"This girl, Serena, hasn't mentioned this topic at all?"
"Yeah, not mentioned at all."
Liu Mingzhi was silent for a moment with his eyes slightly narrowed, then picked up the tea in his hand and tasted it briefly.
"Well, father understands."
"Why!"
"Chengfeng, what do you think about it?
Serena planned to take their Russian envoy back to Tsarist Russia after the spring of next year.
Do you, my husband, plan to stay with us in Dalong and wait for her to come back, or do you plan to take Chenyu and accompany Serena back to Tsarist Russia? "
Liu Chengfeng's body trembled, and he stared blankly at the heavy snowflakes flying in the sky outside the corridor, with an unexplainable complex meaning in his eyes.
“Dad, to be honest, the kid doesn’t know what he is thinking now.
The child is reluctant to leave his grandparents, you, your mother, your aunts, and a large group of brothers and sisters who have grown up since childhood.
However, the child is also reluctant to leave his married wife.
The child knows very well in his heart that Serena is not a girl from our Han family.
Therefore, for children, her identity will be criticized behind her back.
But the child doesn't care.
From the day my son and Serena got married, I thought about everything.
No matter what happens in the future, she will still be his wife.
father! "
"Yeah! Just tell me."
"About whether the child should stay in Dalong and wait for Serena to come back again, or whether he should take Chenyu back to Tsarist Russia with her.
My kid, I really haven’t thought it through yet!
Give the child some more time and let me think about it carefully. "
Liu Mingzhi raised his head and stared at the gloomy sky with heavy snowflakes fluttering. He stretched out his hand and slapped Liu Chengfeng's shoulder heavily several times.
"child."
"father?"
"If your father hadn't asked you to go on a mission to Tsarist Russia, maybe you wouldn't have married this girl Serena.
In this case, maybe you should have married a lady from a wealthy family.
There is a family full of laughter and warmth.
If you hadn't married Serena, maybe you wouldn't be as miserable as you are now.
Your current life is all because of being a father! "
"Dad, don't say that."
Liu Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Liu Chengfeng guiltily.
"Child, do you blame your father?"
Liu Chengfeng looked at Young Master Liu's somewhat guilty eyes and shook his head without hesitation.
"Dad, don't complain."
"You really don't complain?"
"Dad, my child has grown up and can understand many things.
Although there are some things that you have never mentioned to your children, brothers and sisters, we can still see some of them.
We brothers and sisters are not stupid, how can we not know your painstaking care for us. "
Liu Mingzhi took a long breath silently and handed over his tea cup.
"Chengfeng, the tea has gone cold. Please take the tea cup back to the main hall."
Liu Chengfeng nodded and took the teacup directly.
"Dad, that child went over first."
"Go ahead."
"yes."
Liu Mingzhi watched the eldest son's back gradually disappear, his eyes melancholy and his hands behind his back.
Son!
With your words, no matter how hard and tiring it is for me to be a father.
It’s worth it!
No matter what happens in the future, I hope you brothers and sisters can understand the difficulties of being a father.
It doesn't matter whether you are a wise king or a faint king.
As a father, you don't have to care about these things.
I am afraid of being a father. Even you brothers and sisters cannot understand the painstaking efforts of being a father!
Liu Mingzhi tightened his cloak and looked toward the palace observation deck with memories in his eyes.
There is the highest point of the palace, an observation deck that overlooks the entire palace.
Similarly, it was the place where his father, Emperor Li Zheng, died unwillingly.
I hope that I will wait until the moment before Daxing's death.
He will not die like his father Li Zheng, full of regrets.
"Husband."
"Husband."
"Husband."
A series of tender calls brought Mr. Liu back to reality from his memories.
Liu Mingzhi exhaled hot breath into his palm, turned around and looked at the source of the sound.
He saw Qi Yun, the third princess, Huyan Yunyao and the other sisters walking toward him at a leisurely pace.
"Husband."
"Yun'er, Yan'er, you sisters are out."
"Well, my sisters are all out."
"Where are the old man and mother, father-in-law and mother-in-law?"
"They are all behind and will be here soon."
Liu Mingzhidan smiled and nodded, then glanced sideways in the direction of the hall.
"Yun'er, how is the situation in the palace now?"
"Husband, girl Jingyao has fallen asleep.
Chenshuo and Qingxue, brother and sister, had fallen asleep after taking the nanny's milk. "
Young Master Liu nodded happily and silently withdrew his gaze.
“That’s good, that’s good.
In this case, let's go back first. "
"Hey, my sister, I listen to you."
Liu Mingzhi saw Mrs. Liu and his party who had already walked out of the palace gate, and walked up to Chen Jie and He Shu sisters with gentle expressions.
"Jie'er, Shu'er, do you two sisters go back to our home with Weihu, Yun'er and the others, or do you go back to your respective residences?"
Sisters Chen Jie and He Shu looked at each other silently and shook their heads gently.
"Husband, concubine, concubine."
"Husband, I and my sister also want to go back with you and your sisters for a get-together."
As He Shu spoke, his eyes glanced at Nangong Meng, Liu Zhian and the others intentionally or unintentionally.
"But...but..."
Liu Mingzhi followed He Shu's gaze and looked down the corridor not far away, and instantly understood what Chen Jie and He Shu were thinking.
"Jie'er, Shu'er."
"Why."
"Husband?"
"After my husband has settled things at home, I will go to your sisters' place for dinner in the evening."
"Okay, my sisters are waiting for you."
"Husband, as soon as I get back, I'll have you prepare wine and food."
Liu Mingzhi grabbed the hands of Chen Jie and He Shu sisters respectively, and nodded with a smile.
"Shu'er, please go back with Jie'er.
In the evening, my husband rushed to Jie'er's place. "
"Well, I know."
Chen Jie looked back at Nangong Meng and his group who were getting closer, and saluted Liu Dashaofu with smiling eyes.
"Husband, my sisters will go back first."
"It's windy and snowy, don't forget to put on your cloak."
"knew."
"Sisters, let's talk about this another day."
"Okay, walk slowly."
"Goodbye."
Chen Jie and He Shu sisters just left.
Nangong Meng, Madam Liu and the others walked into the corridor.
only.
Liu Zhi'an, Madam Liu and the others seemed to have not seen Chen Jie and He Shu sisters who were gradually blending into the wind and snow.
Especially Namco.
He just glanced at the backs of the two sisters with a smile, and then withdrew his gaze.
Some things don't need to be said.
Everyone understands it tacitly.
Nangong Meng gently patted the palace clothes, which were not covered with many snowflakes, and looked at Young Master Liu with a smile.
"Mingzhi."
"My son is here."
"Girl Jingyao gave birth to a pair of twins safely, and the Ai family is relieved.
There was nothing else to do, so the Ai family went back to rest. "
"Yes, I would like to send my mother off to you."
"Yan'er sends her mother off to you."
"The little sisters send their mother off to you."
"My baby is sent to my grandmother. I wish her good health."
