Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 1027: Chapter 1028: Aged A Lot

The Emperor of Xiyun was informed just after the early court that An Jing and Xiao Changyi had returned to the Capital, and he was overjoyed. He immediately wanted to go meet An Jing and Xiao Changyi, but he hadn’t walked two steps before he saw An Jing and Xiao Changyi riding horses toward him, making his old eyes instantly turn red.

As soon as An Jing saw the person in the Dragon Robe, she waved excitedly at the Emperor of Xiyun, ”Father! Father! Changyi and I have come back!”

Although Xiao Changyi’s face bore no expression, warmth slowly surfaced in his cold eyes.

But when they rode up beside the Emperor of Xiyun, both An Jing and Xiao Changyi were startled.

”Father, you...” Looking at the Emperor of Xiyun’s completely white hair, An Jing was truly taken aback, and her feelings were so complicated that for a moment she didn’t know what to say.

During these two months, the Emperor of Xiyun had stayed in the Imperial Capital, enduring immense shocks and pressure. His hair, which had been peppered with white, was now completely white, without a single black strand.

Xiao Changyi’s throat tightened, but he didn’t mention the matter of the Emperor’s hair. Instead, he dismounted and knelt before the Emperor of Xiyun. An Jing hurriedly dismounted as well and knelt alongside Xiao Changyi in front of their father, the Emperor.

Then, both of them said in unison, ”Father, your son/daughter-in-law has returned. Your son/daughter-in-law has been unfilial, causing you worry.”

”It’s good that you’re back, good that you’re back, good that you’re back,” the Emperor of Xiyun said tearfully as he hastened to help Xiao Changyi and An Jing to their feet. ”You both have had a hard time.”

Pausing for a moment, the Emperor of Xiyun choked up, ”As long as you’re safe, that’s all that matters, that’s all that matters...”

Seeing the Emperor of Xiyun aged like this, seeing him cry with happiness because of their return, An Jing and Xiao Changyi felt particularly uneasy in their hearts.

”Father, Chengyu’s health has not fully recovered, and he probably won’t return for a few more days. Don’t worry, there will be no more troubles,” An Jing, holding back her own distress, informed the Emperor of Xiyun about Su Chengyu’s condition.

The elder Emperor’s eyes brimmed with tears, and he clasped his hands together, facing the sky with utmost sincerity, ”Heaven bless Xiyun, heaven bless Xiyun.”

After briefly chatting, the Emperor of Xiyun seemed to suddenly remember something and said, ”You’ve been away from the Capital for two months, you must especially want to see the children. They are in the Imperial Garden; you should hurry over and see them, they’ve all been missing you.”

”Okay!” An Jing responded with a laugh and then hurried along with her husband to the Imperial Garden to find their four children.

The four children were frolicking in the Imperial Garden, with many palace maids, eunuch guards following and watching over them, clearly fearful the little ones might get into trouble.

As soon as An Jing spotted her four children, even though they were still quite a distance away from her, she couldn’t help but call out with joy, ”Jing’er, Star, Qinger, Yun Er! Mom and Dad have come to take you home!”

The four little ones, hearing someone call out their names, instinctively looked in the direction of the voice. At first sight of An Jing and Xiao Changyi running toward them, the children’s doe eyes showed unfamiliarity and bewilderment before they quickly hid behind the nearest eunuch.

Their little heads were still sticking out from behind the eunuch, but the expressions on their small faces showed that they were afraid of An Jing and Xiao Changyi, these two strangers.

As An Jing and Xiao Changyi ran over, they saw their children hiding from them, looking at them as if they were strangers, and their hearts immediately clenched.

An Jing and Xiao Changyi wanted to get closer to the four children, but with each step forward they took, the four little ones retreated several small steps in fear, then quickly hid behind another eunuch.

Then, the four little heads popped out again, looking at An Jing and Xiao Changyi as if they were strangers.