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Ling Chaofeng and Little Pei looked at each other, then Little Pei said, "Father, you have to buy so many delicious things for mother. I will leave all of the chicken legs for mother in the future."

"Good boy." Even though Ling Chaofeng praised his son, his heart was filled with worry. This was not something that could be endured by eating a few good meals.

The joy and happiness a child brought was quickly replaced by worry for the Xiaowan. He knew that it was her mother who had the hardest time raising a child.

However, Xiaowan worked hard. Every day, she would eat a big mouthful of food and drink a lot of soup, and in the beginning few days, she was unable to feed the two children, causing them to cry out loud.

The whole family tried their best to take care of mother and son, but when Xiaowan had free time, she would call Little Pei to her side, preventing him from being ignored.

When Lian Yi arrived at the capital on the boat, the letter from home just happened to arrive. After knowing that Xiaowan had given birth to a pair of dragons and a phoenix, Lian Yi sighed at her fate of not having children, to the point of not even being able to wait for Xiaowan to give birth.

Ershan seemed to be able to read her thoughts, and coaxed her: "Zhenye said that he will take care of Grandma for a few days, I promise."

"Yes." Lian Yi replied.

"There's a case to investigate. I'm going south." Ershan said, "Come with me, let's take a look at the scenery along the way."

Lian Yi was finally happy and quickly went home to pack up, following Ershan to the palace to express her gratitude.

When they entered the palace, they just happened to see General Shen coming out of the palace. Ershan brought Lian Yi up to greet him, and after the two places were separated, Lian Yi softly asked his husband: "Did big brother go and propose marriage?"

"The President of the Ministry of Industry has suddenly resigned from office. Many things have been tiring for a while, so everyone is busy." Ershan said helplessly, "Anyway, he has all sorts of reasons to hide. I think only when Princess becomes someone else's wife will he know his regrets."

But this time, Ershan did not hit the mark.

It was night when Bi Zhenye returned home. The servants in the residence had already prepared everything for him, they had gone to visit the Prime Minister's Estate and brought the young master's clothes, including the clothes Mrs. Bi had made for his son when he was still in the capital.

Bi Zhenye lit up countless of candles and oil lamps, shining brightly in the room. Facing the mirror, he tried on each and every piece of clothes, until he was drenched in sweat from the heat, and finally chose a set of sky green robes.

After that was the preparation of gifts. From the Four Treasures of the study to the antique weapons, they were naturally all taken from his home.

It was said that his father was very angry, but he could not do anything about it. Even though he was brought back to the capital, the emperor had punished him to stay in seclusion for two years. Thus, he could only watch on helplessly as his son took away all of the family's most valuable treasures.

His personal attendant reminded Bi Zhenye: "Young Master, your present is too valuable. Someone like Master Shenwang, do you think it's your vanity?"

"Although the item is expensive, it matches the temperament of your Prince Shen’s Mansion. If you were to gift it with real gold and silver, then that would be true vanity." Bi Zhenye said, "For a dignified Princess, do you want me to marry his with a golden hairpin dress?"

He knew that he only had one chance to propose to his. If he didn't succeed this time, Princess would become someone else's bride.

A few years ago, when his father was still powerful in the imperial court, he hoped to be able to get married to the Duke Palaces. Unfortunately, Master Shenwang did not even look at his family directly, at that time, Bi Zhenye did not care, but now he understood, with his father's character, how could he be willing to marry his daughter to another family.

But now that he had established himself, he was himself. He no longer had anything to do with his family or his father.

Just like that, the next day after the assembly broke up, Ershan would listen to his elder brother saying from outside the palace: "I will go to Prince Shen’s Mansion to propose today, when the results come out, I will come to your house to announce my good fortune."

Ershan was startled: "Really? I thought you were going to keep running. "

Bi Zhenye laughed: "Are you looking down on me that much?"

It just so happened that when they saw the Shen father and son coming out of the palace, Master Shenwang did not like being called around by others, so the other ministers only stood up to greet them and left in a hurry. Bi Zhenye walked up to them with big strides and cupped his fists: "Prince has some free time today, junior wishes to come and disturb you."

The father and son duo looked at each other. They had long since heard the sound of wind, so they said: "Come in the afternoon."

Ershan stood to the side and waited for the Shen father and son to leave. He patted his brother's shoulders: "I'm waiting for your good news."

The scorching heat had not yet dissipated, and the heavy rain in the afternoon had not only not made the weather cool, but also added a bit of sultry heat to the rising water vapor, causing people to be unable to breathe.

In the palace, Shen Qing served her mother as lunch break and lightly waved her fan as she talked. When her mother had gone to sleep, she left the main courtyard and returned to her pavilion.

Shen Qing said that her mother had gone to bed, if there was anything she could do it for her, she could help. Knowing that a guest had arrived, she brought a servant to welcome her.

Today was strange, the people under the door only said that there was a guest, and forget about who it was, Shen Qing didn't even think about it, just walking a few steps forward to see him, but instead walked into the hall, and saw Bi Zhenye standing there.

Princess's body was covered in sweat, walking into the cool hall, he only felt refreshed, but unexpectedly when he saw Bi Zhenye, his heart immediately lit up.

"Why are you here?" Little Qing opened his mouth, but she still acted the way he did when she was at the inn.

Bi Zhenye stared at her blankly. After going back to the capital, he hadn't seen his for a long time, and at that time, he was still wearing his thick clothes and a windbreaker. Now that he met her again, he saw the beautiful young lady with his graceful body, which was covered in silk.

"Looking for my father, or my brother?" Little Qing continued, "Father went out and returned only at night. Big Brother has long since left the Duke Palace and you're looking for him to go to the Princess Palace."

"His Royal Highness said that it was afternoon. I was confused, but didn't ask what time it was." Bi Zhenye was upset, he was too excited at the time.

"What's the matter? Leave a message so that I can pass it on." Little Qing said, "Sit down and have a cup of tea. The weather is extremely hot, and if you walk out this time, the sun will be scorching."

"I'm here to propose." Bi Zhenye went straight to the point, "I brought a big gift and a lot of sincerity. I originally wanted to propose marriage to you on my behalf."

Little Qing then turned around, and was about to order the servants to bring the tea, but hearing her words, she turned back again in a daze, and looked at the person in front of her.

"Naturally... "Excuse me." Bi Zhenye stared straight at Little Qing, his expression firm, "But I can't wait any longer, if I wait any longer, I can't wait for the day when you become someone else's bride."

Little Qing had still not recovered from her shock, and her heart also seemed to have stopped beating, as if they were the only ones left in this world for a moment.

"I'll wait a little longer, until the prince returns." Bi Zhenye said, "It doesn't matter later, today, no matter what, I want to see His Highness."

"But …" Little Qing was in a bit of a trance. She was clearly happy, but she subconsciously suppressed it, as if she would never take another step forward in this relationship.

"I should have asked you before. Blame me for not daring to speak to you at all in Li Prefecture." Bi Zhenye said, "And you and I are both children of Venerable families, I know that we need to be honest and come to propose marriage."

Little Qing nodded: "Then … "I'll wait for father to come back. Take a seat, I'll … I'll ask my servant girl to bring some tea."

Thus, the two of them sat down in the hall, facing each other on opposite sides, so silently.

Inside the Princess Mansion, Master Shenwang was fishing with his grandchildren at the edge of the pond. Everyone rushed over and asked indifferently, "How are they, what did Little Qing say?"

The family reported with a helpless expression, "Your Highness, Princess and Master Bi are sitting quietly in the front hall, not saying a word and not moving at all. It seems like they are waiting for you to return home."

First Princess, who was at the side, was so happy that he spat out his tea and made her child laugh.

As his father-in-law was his own uncle who had watched him grow up, First Princess also felt embarrassed. After wiping his hands casually, he ran over and said, "Royal Uncle, if you don't come back tonight, and if Aunt doesn't care, those two idiots can sit until tomorrow morning."

Master Shenwang threw down his fishing rod and was about to return home. He shook his head and said, "Who exactly is this child following?"

He had already landed on the ground and walked over, and even came down to eat with the rest. Just as he finished eating, Ling Chaofeng supported her, and watched the sunset as they descended the mountain.

The boat from who knows where docked, waves after waves of people hurriedly headed towards the sunset. Xiaowan looked around and saw a pair of mother and daughter looking people walking behind, suddenly, the young woman fell down.

"Wake up, what are you faking? Wake up …" The older woman, however, didn't seem to be a mother at all.