The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

Chapter 1174: Autumn, Sweet Three

In the evening, the setting sun is slanting, and the orange light illuminates everything.

There is a large lawn in the center of Qichiyuan. The sky is rolling with colorful clouds, and the grass is also dyed with the same twilight as that day.

In the yard, there is a swing frame covered with wisteria flowers.

Yun Mujiu sat upright on the swing frame, with a tall and handsome man standing beside him.

She held onto the vines on both sides with both hands and raised her chin towards the man: "Your Highness, please take a seat."

Ye Xiaohan glanced at the swing bench and shook his head slightly.

Yun Mujiu raised his eyebrows: "Didn't the prince design this swing for me? The prince should sit with me."

Ye Xiaohan frowned slightly, raised his lips helplessly, and sat down as well.

The bench is just the right width to accommodate two people.

As they sat down, the two of them were very close. Yun Mujiu wanted to move, but found that he seemed to be blocked by something. He turned his head and tugged at his sleeves.

Ye Xiaohan noticed the actions of the person next to him, turned his head to look over, and with a calm expression, he personally lifted up the corner of the skirt that was slightly pressed down by his thigh.

Yun Mujiu blushed slightly, and deliberately distanced herself from Ye Xiaohan. Oh my god, she just realized that the ribbon hanging from Ye Xiaohan's robe was pressing against her butt.

Thinking about it this way, she felt a little embarrassed. It was as if she had insulted His Majesty the Night King, who was as cold as jade and had an obsessive-compulsive disorder.

The two of them secretly adjusted their sitting posture and sat down steadily.

Even though they have been married for such a long time, they still act like a young boy and girl who have just gotten together, and they show a hint of shyness at every turn.

The lanterns on the corridor were already lit, and the four-cornered palace lanterns mounted on wooden stakes on the grass also emitted a dim light.

There were servants busy doing some odd jobs around, and the atmosphere was quiet and peaceful.

Yun Mujiu turned his head and found that Ye Xiaohan was secretly curling up his long legs.

She chuckled, "I forgot that it might not be appropriate for Your Majesty, who is so tall, to sit on the short swing bench."

Ye Xiaohan stretched out his long legs again and said "hmm" to Yun Mujiu.

"Then your Highness, please stand up first. I will adjust the height of the bench and lift it up."

Yun Mujiu almost jumped off the bench and began to adjust the hemp rope that tied the bench.

Ye Xiaohan stood behind him and started to help her.

Not far away, bursts of children's clear laughter rang out.

Yun Mujiu turned his head and saw a little girl with two buns tied with red ropes running towards him with a smile, and a young boy was chasing after her.

The little girl ran up to him and greeted him sweetly, "Sister Princess." She glanced at Ye Xiaohan timidly and said, "Taotao greets the prince."

Yun Mujiu burst out laughing. To be honest, she had seen Tao Tao more often than Ye Xiaohan, so it was normal for Tao Tao to be more familiar and casual with her.

But Ye Xiaohan had met Tao Tao several times after all, but this child always imitated the adults and called Ye Xiaohan "Prince" politely and timidly without adding the word "brother", which inevitably made people find it cute and funny.

There was a hint of stiffness in Ye Xiaohan's expression, and he said "hmm" lightly.

"Taotao, you are too polite." Yun Mujiu half squatted down, picked up Taotao, and then sat on the swing.

Before Yun Mujiu could speak, the clever little girl said directly: "My Lord...Brother, please sit down too."

Ye Xiaohan met Yun Mujiu's teasing gaze and sat down leisurely.

Yun Mujiu teased, "Tao Tao is so well behaved. She calls me sister and also knows how to call the prince brother."

"One, treat everyone equally..." Taotao replied in a crisp voice.

The eloquent speech of a four-year-old girl made Yun Mujiu laugh even more.

"But should I really call Prince Ye 'brother'? Prince Ye is a few years older than me."

Shouldn't it be something like "Uncle Prince"?

Tao Tao glanced at Ye Xiaohan carefully. The light in the courtyard was dim, so it was hard to tell Ye Xiaohan's expression. And could you expect a child of a few years old to look directly at Zhongyue's God of War?

Tao Tao lowered his head and counted on his fingers, "They should be about the same age. The prince brother and the princess sister should be about the same age."

Yun Mujiu found it very funny and felt that this little devil was very smart and didn't want to offend anyone.

She stopped teasing Taotao, but just gently pinched Taotao's face, sighing that Taotao had finally been fattened up in the Night Palace and was becoming more and more voluptuous.

Sui Xi found an opportunity to step forward, and after paying his respects, he expressed his apologies to Ye Xiaohan and Yun Mujiu. He shouldn't have failed to keep an eye on his sister, letting her run around and even bumping into the prince and princess.

The couple didn't mind. Yun Mujiu even praised Taotao for growing taller and being in better health, and for being able to outrun his brother Suixi.

Housekeeper Zeng stood under a big tree with tears in his eyes. I didn't expect to see such a beautiful picture in my lifetime. It was so heartwarming to see the princess holding the child and sitting next to the prince! The prince finally had a happy and complete family.

As soon as the old butler started crying, the other servants also started crying.

Yun Mujiu played with Taotao for a while before letting Suixi take Taotao back.

Turning around, he started chatting with Ye Xiaohan again, saying that Ling Xingmu had fully recovered, the Fifth Prince Ye Chuhe's condition was improving, and Jiang Chi and Doctor Wu, who had some memory disorder, also showed signs of recovering their memories.

Speaking of Jiang Chi, Ye Xiaohan also found out his background in the past two days.

Jiang Chi was originally a businessman, but he was robbed by bandits and nearly died. An old man named Jiang in the capital accidentally found him and brought him back, and then Yun Mujiu performed surgery on him, saving his life.

Ye Xiaohan found out Jiang Chi's first identity as a businessman in Jiangnan, and sent people to Jiangnan's business circle to investigate Jiang Chi's background. Some time ago, Jiangnan replied to his letter and found out that Jiang Chi had indeed been doing business in Jiangnan in recent years.

However, Jiang Chi was not a native of Jiangnan.

In Jiangnan, he was like a businessman who suddenly came here from another place, with no identity or background. Han Yingwei visited the local area and found that Jiang Chi was alone, without relatives or friends, and was not a native of Jiangnan.

When they investigated further, they found that Jiang Chi’s second identity had a great origin, just as Ye Xiaohan and Yun Mujiu had expected.

Ye Xiaohan had seen Jiang Chi in the Herb Hall and thought that he looked a bit like a Nantai person. On the one hand, he had someone keep an eye on Wanyan Gu's movements, and on the other hand, he sent someone to investigate in the direction of Nantai.

After further investigation, we finally found that the truth was not so.

The dusk deepened. Yun Mujiu tilted his head and stared at Ye Xiaohan with his big, bright eyes.

"So, Xiaoxiao, have you found out the final truth now?"