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Steward Liu and the servants of the palace were standing by at a distance, but he kept wiping his tears, with a few strands of silver hair on his temples. After not seeing him for many years, he looked much older.

In Dong Su's heart, Butler Liu is the most trustworthy and reliable elder, just like Mr. Pang. It was the first time he saw the children, and his eyes were full of love and respect.

It was probably the same as Mr. Pang at the beginning, lamenting that his master finally had a successor, and Dabao and Ling Moxiao looked too much alike, which easily reminded Butler Liu of Ling Moxiao's childhood, adding a bit of nostalgia.

Dong Su introduced Butler Liu to the children as if he were introducing a family member. Dabao and Xiaobao saluted in unison: "Hello, Grandpa Liu."

Butler Liu's tears flowed faster, and Grandpa Shen patted his shoulder in amusement:

"You've been talking about the emperor and his family every day, and now they're all back. Why are you crying? Look how strong the wind is. Hurry up and lead the way back to the palace!"

The palace was the villa where Ling Moxiao lived before, but after expansion, although it was not as big and luxurious as the palace in Dazhou City, it had a home feeling.

The hot spring where Dong Su fell into Ling Moxiao's bath is still there. It has been converted into a bathroom, and there is a greenhouse next to it with many flowers planted.

Xiaobao thought this was the smallest house they had ever lived in, and thought it was his grandpa's house, so he asked hurriedly, "Mother, did you live here when you were a child?"

Dong Su laughed: "This is the palace, not my grandpa's house. Tomorrow we will go to my grandpa's house as a guest, and you will be able to see the wooden house where my mother lived when she was a child."

Dongsu specially gave Xiaoman a holiday. She returned to Shenjia Village first and asked housekeeper Liu to take the two older children to "adventure", which actually meant to tour the entire house.

The children were so excited that they loved listening to Butler Liu talk about the past. They pestered him to ask about how their father and mother met. Butler Liu didn't dare to say too much, but he didn't want to dampen the children's interest.

Just to mention the important things, the emperor and the empress got married here, which road they took to pick up the bride, and the things in the storehouse were used for their wedding...

Where did your eldest uncle and generals Jia Shiba and Jia Si practice martial arts? Your mother made egg tarts for the first time in the small kitchen.

When they saw the side room with the small bed, they realized that this was the bedroom where their mother had lived, and the two children even went to sit on the bed.

Dong Su really didn't expect that Butler Liu had preserved these things exactly as they were back then.

It is these memories that deepened the children's impression of Gwangju. The feeling that this place is their 'hometown' is deeply engraved in their hearts after this visit.

That night, Ling Moxiao hosted a banquet for Guangzhou officials. It was mostly a family dinner and all the relatives and friends of the Shen family came.

My aunt has aged a lot and has many white hairs now, but her complexion is rosy and she is in good spirits. She still can’t see clearly, but she no longer tears and doesn’t feel any pain or itching.

The biggest difference between her and her fourth sister Jiang is that she is grateful for any small change for the better.

The aunt kept thanking Dongsu for taking care of Brother Dayu, allowing Brother Dayu, a layman who had only received a few years of education, to manage such a large hospital.

Thanks to her care for Damaiya, Damaiya can now live peacefully as an official's wife in the capital, all thanks to the care of the Empress.

In short, the Yu family has been able to transform from a poor farming family to a well-fed and well-clothed family today, with their children all having their own futures, and they should be grateful to Dong Su.

The aunt thanked Dong Su so sincerely that she felt embarrassed. She held the aunt's old hand.

It is natural for brothers and sisters to take care of each other. Besides, she also wants to thank Brother Dayu for his hard work in helping her run the hospital over the years!

Dalian has grown into a big girl. She is taller than Dongsu, with big eyes and fair skin. Because she runs a dim sum shop, she eats a lot and has become a little chubby, with a double chin when she smiles.

The eldest aunt is also open-minded about her children's marriage. Brother Dayu has not married yet. Although she is anxious, she does not urge him. She says that children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and if the elderly give random advice, it will ruin their blessings.

Dalian didn't want to marry in the local area, but wanted to marry in Youzhou so that she could see her sister more often. Dong Suxiao asked her what kind of man she wanted to marry?

Dalian leaned close to her ear and said:

"I don't want to get married now, so I said this on purpose. Madam, can you take me to Youzhou? I want to open a shop in Youzhou."

"I want to open Yu's dim sum restaurants in every state capital."

How could Dong Su not agree? She thought of Dalian when she was little, following her sisters and doing as much work as she could.

The clothes she wore were all old clothes that were remade into smaller ones by her sisters, and she only had a pair of worn-out shoes with open toes in winter. When she received new clothes from Dongsu for the first time, she cried with excitement.

The little girl who grew up as tenaciously as a weed back then has now become beautiful and strong. She supports herself with her own hands and has dreams and the drive to be enterprising.

Dongsu saw the epitome of many farm girls in Dalian, and she sincerely hoped that one day in the future all farm girls would undergo such a change.

The first time she saw Shanshan’s wife, she was an honest and shy farm girl. After she paid her respects to Dongsu, Dongsu gave her and her two children a gift.

She looked at her second aunt timidly, unsure if she could accept such an expensive gift.

After receiving instructions from her second aunt, she respectfully accepted the gift and expressed her gratitude.

Dong Su noticed that Jiang's face showed an expression that was both proud and envious.

He was probably thinking that his daughter-in-law was either a lady from a noble family or a female official, and that she was much more knowledgeable than his second aunt's daughter-in-law.

But I also envy my second aunt's daughter-in-law for being so gentle and obedient.

Shanshan, however, was still wearing the same brightly colored woven silk clothes as he was when he was young. The funny thing was that the clothes were made of the same material as his daughter's.

Dong Su had never seen a man wearing such colorful clothes in Youzhou and Chang'an! As they had guessed when they were young, Shanshan married a wife who wore more colorful clothes than his wife.

Dabao even ran over and said to him, "Uncle Shanshan, your clothes are so beautiful!"

Shanshan was overjoyed: "Your Highness, do you like it? I still have some fabrics at home, I will give you a set."

Second Auntie almost slapped him on the back of the head and cursed in a low voice: "I told you to dress formally, but you dressed like a wild chicken!"

Shanshan said aggrievedly: "This is my most beautiful new dress! Isn't it formal enough?"

In short, the family dinner was like this with a lot of chatting and laughing. Halfway through the meal, grandpa was afraid that the food would get cold, so he ordered hot pot, with fish slices and mutton slices.

The warm atmosphere made Dongsu's straight back relax. Xiaobao imitated Shanshan's daughter and swung back and forth with his little feet raised.

And with grandpa's tacit approval and indulgence, Dabao and I secretly drank a cup of adults' hot milk tea.

This is an impolite behavior that would never be done at other palace banquets.

This is the feeling of being home!

The next day, the whole family slept very late and got up late. Butler Liu once again drove away the roosters within a five-mile radius and changed the route of the night watchman so as not to disturb the masters' sleep.

Because she was worried that the children would be scared at night when they first arrived in an unfamiliar environment, and because Ling Moxiao came back very late last night, Dong Su and the three children slept in the big bed.

Ever since the older and younger babies slept in separate beds, mother would only sleep with them when she was sick.

And that night, not only did he sleep in his mother's big bed, the twins slept in one quilt, and his mother and younger brother slept in another quilt. For Xiaobao, this feeling was even happier than receiving a gift unexpectedly.

When Ling Moxiao came back, he did not ask the palace servant to light the lamp. He went into the bedroom holding a small lamp himself. What he saw was Dong Su and the three children, sleeping peacefully on the big bed, head to head.

He sat quietly at the head of the bed and watched for a long time, regretting that his painting skills were not good, otherwise he would definitely paint this picture.

He did not go to sleep in his study. After taking a shower and changing his clothes, he squeezed next to Dongsu, put his arm around her, and stroked Sanbao's little face with the other hand.

Dong Su was awakened, turned his head and said hurriedly, "It's too crowded, Your Majesty can't sleep well."

Ling Moxiao whispered, "It's okay, it's warm this way. Go to sleep! I'll accompany you back to the Shen family tomorrow."

Dong Su said no more. She was extremely tired and soon fell into a deep sleep.

She was awakened by the children's laughter. When she woke up, she saw Sanbao being held by his brothers and sisters, playing a horse riding game on Ling Moxiao's back.

At this moment, she completely forgot that she was the queen and Ling Moxiao was the emperor, and she also forgot that the two-wheeled carriage was about to deliver a cartload of memorials, as if they were just an ordinary family of five.

The room was warm. The children had not yet put on their heavy winter clothes. Sanbao, who was only wearing padded clothes, giggled and grabbed his father's hair from time to time.

Dabao often did this trick to his uncle or uncle Xiaopan when he was a child, and now it is finally Ling Moxiao's turn to experience it.

As expected, he exclaimed, "Ouch, stop pulling my father's hair!"

Dong Su laughed in a muffled voice behind the tent, and Xiao Bao immediately ran over: "Mom, you're awake! I slept in today!"

Ling Moxiao carried Sanbao back to the bed, then called the palace servants in to help the children wash and change their clothes.

After breakfast, the family got on the large carriage that Butler Liu had prepared long ago and headed towards Shenjia Village.

The October wind was already very cold, but fortunately the carriage windows were equipped with glass, so the scenery outside could be seen clearly.

The children were a little disappointed because it was gray everywhere outside. When they passed by Grandpa Shen’s lotus pond, what they saw was not what their great-grandfather often talked about.

There were thousands of acres of lotus ponds and thousands of acres of fruit forests, but only withered lotus leaves were seen, and workers were digging lotus roots and fishing in the cold wind. However, a large group of white geese and mallard ducks were swimming happily in the pond, which aroused the children's interest.

Dong Su smiled and said that only when she returns to her hometown next summer can she see the beautiful scenery of her great-grandfather’s lotus pond.

The road under the river bank has been rebuilt twice and is now wide enough to accommodate four carriages. Poplar trees are planted on both sides, and from time to time you can see a hemp rope with a wooden board hanging between two trees.

I can imagine children swinging on the swings among the trees when the branches are lush and leafy in the summer.

There are rows of water wheels on the river bank. Seeing the water wheels, Dong Su really wants to abandon the car and walk to take a good look at the changes in his hometown.

But if she gets off the car, the children will follow her, and they will be frozen in such a cold day.

She had no choice but to point to the scenery outside the window and tell the children that the water wheels were made by grandpa and that their mother used to take this road to go to the town to attend the market and visit your father's home.

Ling Moxiao added: "When father married your mother, he also took this route to marry her."

When we were still far from the village, we saw villagers on the riverbank quickly reporting to the village: "Here they come, the emperor's carriage is here."

Dong Su later found out that housekeeper Liu was afraid of scaring Sanbao, so he made preparations in advance and did not allow nearby villagers to come to watch the welcome ceremony, nor did he allow the beating of gongs and drums or the setting off of firecrackers.

When Ling Moxiao got married, people from all over the village came to watch the lively scene. Butler Liu remembered it clearly.

The carriage turned a corner and Shenjia Village appeared in sight. For a moment, Dong Su almost didn't recognize it.

A very tall village name sign was erected at the entrance of the village, and there were two huge stone lions guarding it on both sides.

The previously ownerless wasteland has now been built with blue brick and red tile houses along both sides of the road.

Grandpa said that there was a flood in Macheng that year, and it also rained heavily in his hometown for several days. Although there was no flood, the villagers were scared, and people from the lower villages built new houses on the higher ground in the upper villages.

All the mud and thatched houses in the lower village were demolished and a large rice noodle workshop was built, which became the industry of the entire village.

In other words, Dongsu’s family’s cowshed used to be at the end of the village, but now the cowshed has become the center of the village.

After getting off the carriage, Xiaobao was anxious to see the wooden house. She missed the wooden house where her mother lived when she was a child.

Grandpa and housekeeper Liu built a two-story wooden house in the grove, and the porch on the second floor was filled with flowers moved from the greenhouse.

Together with the barren forest where Shen Dongyue used to live, it has become a large garden, which really looks like a dream home for a little princess.

Xiaobao actually thought this was where his mother lived when she was a child, and was about to pull his brother up there to play.

I saw my brother pointing at two tiny wooden houses not far away and asked, "What are those?"

Dong Su chuckled and said, "This wooden house is a gift from your great grandfather and grandfather to you two. As for the two small wooden houses, they were where your mother and your aunt lived when she was a child."

The two children's expressions instantly turned into surprise, and Xiaoman had already come out of the wooden house to greet them.

When the two children went in, they saw that it was a place as small as a palm. After placing a wooden bed, the remaining space was only enough for a small table.

But Xiaoman decorated the wooden house very gently, with floral curtains and bed sheets, a coarse linen carpet, and two cushions.

The bedside table was open, with a teapot and cups on it, and beautiful embroidery patterns hung on the wall.

This is not what Dongsu looked like when he lived here before. At that time, the wooden house was filled with things, even under the bed.

She didn't think it was that small. At that time, she often slept with Dalian, Damai and Sister Yuan, and they didn't feel crowded! Everyone envied her for having her own room.

She also saw the two baskets that Grandpa used to carry Xiaohu and Xiaoman. They were already very torn, but Xiaoman had wrapped them with layer upon layer of coarse cloth. Now they were hung on the wall as decorations, filled with dried flowers.

The little black dog and the big white goose were locked in the kennel. The two little guys were very old and could no longer jump around Dong Su. They just turned around twice to express their welcome to their owner coming home.

Everything in my hometown has changed!