Farewell Flower Festival

After waking up, Chaoyan learned from Mu Tianling that she had been in a coma for two days and two nights, and then rested in Hengyuan for another two days. During this period, Yin Lin came to visit her once, and no one else came since then.

The news of her coma should not have spread.

On the day of leaving the palace, Emperor Mu summoned Chao Yan and asked her how her health was recovering. Chao Yan replied that she was fine. Emperor Mu earnestly told her to take care of herself.

When Eunuch De led Chao Yan out of the imperial study, Mu Tianling was waiting outside.

"The emperor still cares about the fourth prince. Please be more considerate of the emperor." Duke De explained publicly.

Mu Tianling didn't answer and left with Chao Yan.

In the carriage leaving the palace, Chao Yan leaned on Mu Tianling's arms and said, "Father told me before that he wanted to go on a private visit and take a look outside." Mu Tianling was silent for a moment, then said softly, "What do you want to eat when you go back? The braised pork elbow from Zhenxiulou or the dim sum from Xinghuazhai?"

Chaoyan said that she missed Eunuch Wu’s cooking skills. Mu Tianling smiled and agreed that he would ask Eunuch Wu to cook a delicious meal for her when they returned.

She knew that he didn't really want to talk about the topic of father and son, and felt that this topic was like the deepest thorn in his heart. She had a happy family and had not experienced his suffering, so she had no right to advise him to be more generous and take the initiative to reconcile, but she hoped that he could reconcile with her and not trap himself in the quagmire of the past. It didn't matter even if he exposed his darkest thoughts in front of her, so that she could share it with him and stop tormenting himself.

After the carriage stopped at the gate of the palace, Eunuch Wu came to greet them at the door with Jadeite and Amber. Mu Tianling got off the carriage first, then reached out to pick up Chaoyan and gently placed her on the ground.

Seeing that Chaoyan was fine, Eunuch Wu finally felt relieved.

Mu Tianling told Eunuch Wu that Chaoyan missed his cooking skills, and then Eunuch Wu cooked for Chaoyan himself and prepared a table full of delicious food, all of which were her favorites.

At night, the moonlight is just right.

Mu Tianling leaned on the recliner, Chaoyan nestled in his arms, and the two of them watched the moon together.

The bright moonlight flows quietly in the courtyard, as if covering the surroundings with a layer of soft silver gauze.

Chao Yan slowly opened her mouth and asked, "Your Highness, can you tell me about my mother?" She looked up at his expression, and Mu Tianling smiled and said, "I'm not angry." She leaned back on his shoulder and nudged into his arms like a kitten. Mu Tianling also hugged her tighter in his arms, and rubbed his chin on her smooth and soft hair twice, and his heart softened as well.

He looked at the moon in the sky and said slowly, "I can hardly remember what my mother looks like." Chao Yan did not interrupt and waited quietly for him to continue.

Those dark eyes looked at the moon, and the moonlight reflected in his pupils gave off a soft glow. He continued, "I still remember that my mother taught me how to write and play the piano."

Chao Yan couldn't help but interrupted, "Your Highness can also play the piano, how come I didn't know?" Mu Tianling smiled and said, "I only learned a little bit, I can't perform it in a refined hall." Chao Yan said, "It doesn't matter, Your Highness, just play it for me. I am a layman, not a refined person."

Mu Tianling smiled and continued to talk about his mother, saying that his mother played the zither very well, liked to wear purple clothes, liked to paint plum blossoms, liked to go for walks with an umbrella on rainy days, liked to swing, liked to eat osmanthus cakes, and liked to watch plum blossoms on snowy days...

He heard most of the things from Eunuch Wu. He was only six years old when his mother died, and he could not remember most of the things. If it weren't for Eunuch Wu telling him, he might not even remember what color clothes his mother liked to wear or what kind of cakes she liked to eat.

"The red plum trees in the yard were planted by my father," Chao Yan paused, and Mu Tianling said, "After my mother passed away, that person ordered all the plum trees to be cut down." Chao Yan raised her head, looked into his dark and deep eyes, and said seriously, "Your Highness, I want to know how my mother died."

Mu Tianling looked at her clear and stubborn eyes, and sighed helplessly, as if he had "surrendered". He gently pressed her head back on his shoulder and said, "I only remember that my mother was in poor health during that period. The imperial physician came to see her twice. Later,

He paused, his eyes darkened, and his voice also darkened. "That man came over. I don't know why he got so angry and had a big fight with my mother. That night, my mother called me to her bedside and told me to listen to Eunuch Wu in the future and not to blame that man."

At this point, he was silent for a while, and when he spoke again, his voice was as cold as water, "My mother left the next day."

Chao Yan's nose felt sore and her eyes turned red. She blinked hard, pretending nothing happened, and asked Mu Tianling to close his eyes. After he did so, she asked him if he heard any sound. He shook his head. She leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Mother asked the stars in the sky to tell His Highness to eat well, smile more often, don't keep all the unhappiness in your heart, obey your wife, and don't mess around with other women."

The sound quietly passed through my ears into my heart, and a warm feeling rose from the bottom of my heart.

"Yanyan, promise me that we will grow old together."

"I swear to grow old with His Highness. You are a puppy if you lie to me."

……

After breakfast the next day, Mu Tianling and Chaoyan went out together. Mu Tianling first sent Chaoyan back to her parents' home, and then went to Jiuxingsi, telling her that he would come back after taking a look.

When Shen He and Shen Cheng came back from court, they heard the servants say Chao Yan had arrived. Shen He hurriedly asked where his daughter was. The servant replied that she was in the warm room, so the two of them immediately went there.

In the room, Chaoyan was playing with Feicui and Amber while solving the Nine Rings Puzzle. When they saw Shen He and Shen Cheng coming, Feicui and Amber stood up to salute. Shen He raised his hand to let them excuse themselves and smiled when he saw Chaoyan.

Chaoyan couldn't hold back her tears for a moment, and with red eyes and a choked voice, she shouted "Dad~", then ran over and hugged her father. From now on, she really was Shen Xue, her father's daughter.

Shen Cheng was frightened by Chao Yan's action. He had grown up but still didn't dare to rush over and hug his father like this. On the one hand, he felt embarrassed, but the main reason was that he was afraid of being beaten.

Although Shen He was also shocked by Chao Yan's behavior, he quickly comforted her, "Don't be afraid, Dad is here. If anyone bullies you, tell Dad and he will take care of it for you."

Shen Cheng asked out of concern and a little gossip: "Did your brother-in-law bully you?"

Chao Yan shook her head, raised her hand to wipe her eyes and said, "I just haven't seen my father for too long. I'm so happy."

Shen Cheng immediately gave a solution, "Then you can stay a few more days, and I will take you to eat delicious food later."

Shen He said: "What do you want to eat? Dad will ask someone to buy it for you."

Shen Cheng said: "Dad, I want to eat"

Shen He said: "I didn't ask you to say it."

It turns out that the difference between a rich girl and a poor boy is huge.