Xiao Langyan had not yet launched his troops, but was forced to stop. He turned his head and looked outside the bed tent, his thin dark eyes already showing a bit of unhappiness.
"What's the matter?" His voice was hoarse and full of dissatisfaction.
The wet nurse's voice sounded, very cautiously: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, your Royal Highness the little prince has woken up again. This time I can't coax you. I want to ask you to coax me to sleep, and I will take you back."
Xiao Langyan pursed her thin lips into a thin line: "The imperial concubine can coax her, but what use do you need?"
Shen Dingzhu pushed him quickly, her beautiful eyes filled with anger and dissatisfaction: "Recently, I have been clinging to me and can only fall asleep in my arms. Why should the emperor be so cruel to the wet nurse?"
As she said that, she sat up, gathered up her messy black hair, and hurriedly put on her clothes one by one.
It was already late, so Shen Dingzhu asked the wet nurse to go back to rest first and call her if necessary.
Shen Dingzhu brought Xiao Bu'er into the room. Xiao Langyan was already sitting beside the bed, with a golden sword posture, and the emperor's thin eyes stared at his son, with deep helplessness.
Xiao Buxie had a good sleep and was very energetic now. He blinked his big round eyes, his black eyebrows and long eyelashes, which were exactly like Xiao Langyan.
As soon as he saw Shen Dingzhu, the little guy stretched out his little hand and smiled, with tears still hanging on his soft face.
Perhaps this is the heart-to-heart connection between mother and son.
Shen Dingzhu hugged him and sat back on the bed, coaxing him gently.
She did not forget to tell Xiao Langyan: "Uncle Ren said that you have had a personality since childhood. If we don't care about him, he will cry all the time and be very stubborn. Is this temperament just following the emperor?"
Xiao Langyan glanced at her: "I didn't like to cry when I was a child, so I should just follow you."
But if you think about it carefully, Xiao Buque spent less time crying than other children. He only squealed twice when he lost his temper.
The three children born to Shen Dingzhu, Chengcheng and Cheer, are not very tearful either.
Chengcheng, in particular, has a tough and optimistic temperament. She probably inherited Xiao Langyan's perseverance. If she encounters any difficulty, she will only find a way to solve it and will never shed tears easily.
Not to mention Cheer. When he was born, he was as weak as a kitten. He rarely cried and slept most of the time. Later, he got better as he grew up.
With Xiao Bubu in her arms, Shen Dingzhu naturally thought of his children in the capital.
Her beautiful eyes still had a gentle warmth, but she was looking at the corner of the bed tent, slightly distracted.
Sensing her mood, Xiao Langyan came over and took the child over.
"I know you miss them. I asked Chen Heng to go to the capital tomorrow and deliver the peony cake here to Chengcheng. Didn't you say she likes it?"
Shen Dingzhu came back to her senses and chuckled: "Why are you so anxious? I will go back in a few days anyway. When the time comes, we will bring her together and some toys for Cheer."
Xiao Langyan nodded and agreed one by one.
Shen Dingzhu saw that Xiao Buque, a little guy, had to leave their arms and open his eyes no matter how sleepy he was. She had no choice but to keep him temporarily tonight instead of sending him back to his wet nurse.
So, on a not-so-wide bed, the child was lying in the middle, Xiao Langyan was lying outside, and Shen Dingzhu was leaning sideways, gently patting the little guy's body with his slender hands.
Xiao Buque finally fell asleep.
Shen Dingzhu rested his arm on his head and fell asleep.
Xiao Langyan glanced sideways, staring at the beauty on the pillow.
Her black hair fell on the pillow, and her snow-white skin and red lips made her unpainted eyebrows always look exquisite and stunning. She seemed to have not changed, just as stunning as when they first met.
Even though she was a mother, she was still slim and graceful, exuding a full peach fragrance, which made Xiao Langyan love her as well as her troubled soul.
This is his wife.
It was also the lover who died in his arms in his dream.
Thinking of the sadness of loss in the dream, he still felt lingering fear.
"Shen Dingzhu." In the darkness, he looked at her charming face that was about to fall asleep and called in a low voice.
Shen Dingzhu opened her misty beautiful eyes: "Huh?"
Xiao Langyan pursed his lips: "In your dream, I was so bad. Have you ever regretted following me? If you had it to do over again, and you didn't have to clear the Shen family's grievances, would you... still choose I?"
The sleepiness in Shen Dingzhu's eyes was like watching flowers in the mist, which was gradually blown away, revealing two bright waves, like crescent moons.
She thought seriously for a moment.
This short moment made Xiao Langyan feel a little nervous.
He looked around in the court, but only in front of her, he occasionally lost all his arrogance and confidence.
"Yes." She smiled with a soft voice, "I just thought about it carefully. In the whole world, only the Emperor is willing to tolerate me and do everything he promised me."
Others loved her beauty and cared about her beauty, but Xiao Langyan didn't just love her skin.
Otherwise, she would challenge his bottom line again and again, and he would not endure it again and again, just for the sake of perfection.
Shen Dingzhu's slender fingers crossed over Xiao Bubu and gently pulled Xiao Langyan's big palm.
"Your Majesty, you don't have to think about what if. Everything that happens now is God's best arrangement."
Xiao Langyan's thin eyes were shining brightly, and his love was as deep as the sea, stirring up layers of darkness.
"I know, I will cherish it."
After a while, Shen Dingzhu fell asleep, but Xiao Langyan never felt sleepy.
He looked at the bed curtain and frowned unconsciously, thinking that he had promised Shen Dingzhu a wedding and should make it up to her after returning to Beijing.
After an unknown amount of time, the little guy next to him moved. Xiao Langyan looked sideways and saw that Xiao Bubu had woken up again and was opening his mouth to gather energy for crying.
When he waved his little hand, he grabbed a strand of Shen Dingzhu's hair. Xiao Langyan quickly glanced at Shen Dingzhu and saw that she was sleeping peacefully. She had no idea that her son was going to cause trouble again.
Xiao Langyan immediately picked up the little guy and moved his little fingers away little by little with his big palm, allowing him to let go of Shen Dingzhu's hair.
Then, he stood up with Xiao Bude in his arms, shaking him while coaxing the little guy in a deep voice.
"Don't disturb your mother to rest." He said, looking down at Xiao Buer.
But he saw his son blinking at him with big black pearl-like eyes, and then smacked his lips twice, as if to imply something.
Xiao Langyan raised his eyebrows slightly: "Are you hungry?"
Xiao Budu couldn't speak, so he just smacked his lips again. Seeing that Xiao Langyan didn't respond, the little guy leaned into his arms, looking for something with his little mouth, babbling.
Xiao Langyan's face darkened, he quickly hugged the child tightly, ran out quickly, and handed it over to the wet nurse next door.
After the child finished eating, he hugged it back again. Xiao Bude did not sleep, holding one of Xiao Langyan's fingers with his little hand, and played happily.
Xiao Langyan sneered: "It's just like Mr. Shi said, you are very strong. When you get older, I will send you to practice martial arts. In the future, you will work with your brother to protect your mother."
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A few days later, Xiao Langyan listened to Shen Dingzhu's words and arranged for two teams of imperial guards to escort Su Wenhua back to Beijing.
When parting, Su Wenhua reluctantly held Shen Dingzhu's hand: "Cousin, don't wait too long, so that I can see you in the capital before I return to Anzhou."
Shen Dingzhu chuckled and said yes repeatedly.
Then he handed the packed peony cake, two letters, and some wooden horse and rattle toys to Su Wenhua.
"When you return to the capital, give these things to my father and ask him to give them to Chengcheng and Cheer."
Su Wenhua put the things on the carriage, then said goodbye with tears and walked towards the sunrise.
It had just been two days since she left. On this day, Shen Dingzhu was holding Xiao Buque in his arms on the porch to bask in the sun. Jing Yi was like a silent stone, guarding beside him.
Xiucui came from the outer courtyard: "Madam, Wei Wan woke up and said he wanted to see the emperor!"
