So the little Dumpling is their youngest brother, right? That was a name they would give. So cute, like the little buns!
"Hmm."
Tiewa nodded happily, with his cute little face stained with blush. Though so small, he knew that he was only his adoptive daddy's adoptive son, so he and Brother Yan were not brothers. But whether it was his adoptive father and daddy, they both treated him like Wen and Wu, and now Brother Yan. He felt indescribably thrilled.
"Brother Yan, you won't leave again, will you? This time, you will live with us forever, right? Don't worry, our mansion is huge. Although there are some bad people, daddy has solved them already. And in the future, it will feel like when in Yuehua Manor!'
The small bun who had been ignored squeezed in, with his round big eyes looking at them with expectations. Yan Xiaoming really wanted to nod, but he just couldn't lie to them. So the atmosphere fell into awkwardness. The small bun could read face. Gradually, his eyes reddened again. Seeing that, Ling Wen hurriedly held him and said, 'Brother Yan still has to stay with Uncle Chu! Otherwise, Uncle Chu will be alone! Now we are all living the capital. Brother Yan can come to us anytime. And when we miss Brother Yan, we can go find him.'
"Yeah, he still has Uncle Chu. Brother Yan, didn't Uncle Chu come with you?'
Elder brother is the elder brother. The big bun convinced the small bun. And after he said that, the small bun instantly remembered the other one they specially missed. After throwing Ling Wen a grateful eye, Yan Xiaoming smiled, 'My father empress still has a lot of state affairs to see to, so he couldn't make it today. But he has prepared a lot of presents for you guys. And I also brought you a lot of snacks only the palace has. And whenever he has time, he'd come to see you. Or, maybe you can let Uncle Ling to visit him in the palace. He'd be happy!'
"All right. When daddy is not so busy, I'll let him take me to see Uncle Chu. Brother Yan, you tell Uncle Yan that I missed him.'
Things like state affairs, he didn't understand, he only knew that Uncle Chu should be busy with what like his daddy busy with the business. In the past, when daddy was busy, they'd all behave and wouldn't dare disturb him, so now he voluntarily accepted it.
"OK, although I can't live in here for a long time, at least a few days. Come on, let's go take a seat in the pavilion, and then you take me to see our little brother!'
Nodding, Yan Xiaoming pulled them to stand up, while Ling Yun and others had already left quietly while they got together. Seeing that, the Zhao&Han couple who were waiting in the pavilion hurriedly went forward to greet him, 'My prince!'
"Uncle Zhao, Uncle Han, save it. There's no outsider here.'
Before they could kneel down, Yan Xiaoming hurriedly stopped them with a smile. All manners were done for outsiders to see. They were like family already, so, not necessary at all.
'Yes, then we will also call you Seven like Jingxuan did. Seven, how you and Mr. Chu doing in the past year?'
The Zhao&Han couple, Zhang Changgui, Ling Chenggui gave each other a look. And finally Han Fei stood out on their behalf and said so. This was not the first time Shopkeeper Zhang saw Yan Xiaoming. To more be exact, he had known about this pair of father and son earlier than Ling Jingxuan. But he had never expected that they were the empress and prince! And this should be the first time Ling Chenggui saw some other member of the imperial family except Yan Shengrui, so he was a bit nervous.
"Thank you for asking, Uncle Han. We are doing good. Everyone, please sit. As we are all here, we should all be guests of the Ling Mansion. So no need to act like strangers.'
Yan Xiaoming always wore that faint smile, then pulled the few little buns to sit on the stone stools, and then the few page boys who were standing there all called, 'My prince!'
They were servants, of course they couldn't call him Brother Yan like the little masters, but in their hearts, he was their elder brother.
"Hmm, it looks like you also grow taller. How are you getting on with your lessons?"
Of course Yan Xiaoming also took them as before. A year's departure not only didn't make them feel alienated, but made them closer.
"Not as good as the little masters, but we have all studied hard. Later you can check it. Our calligraphy has improved a lot.'
Song Xiaohu who was most familiar with him scratching his head embarrassedly, Zhou Changsheng and Long Dashan also nodded, they were telling the truth. What could they do? Their little masters were so smart and still studied so hard. If they didn't study hard, soon they'd be left far behind.
ραпdα nᴏνɐ| сom "Hehe, all right, then I will check your homework later. But before the outsiders, you shouldn't call them little masters. This morning, my father emperor has issued a decree and conferred Uncle Ling as the first wife of His Highness Sheng, Wen is the little duke, who will inherit Highness Sheng's title, and Wu Duke Wu, and our little brother Duke Ling, Tiewa Knight Xiaoyao.'
"Really?!"
Hearing that, the kids got kind of stoned there, but the few little buns there exclaimed at the same time, especially the Zhao&Han couple. They had never expected their son would also receive a title! Were they dreaming?
"Sure, effective today."
Understanding their shocking, Yan Xiaoming nodded. And then Ling Wen on the side said in whispers, 'Does it mean that they could no long say my daddy isn't justifiable for his title, right?'
He did not know that what the titles meant, but he firmly remembered that Qin Yu only kept humiliating their daddy for there was no imperial decree conferring him the title.
"Yeah, whether my father emperor admits it or not, Uncle Ling is the only Crown Princess Sheng. Wen, ignore what those people out there say. Maybe they had lived too comfortably and always try to foment trouble everywhere. So, when that happens again, just argue back! Whoever dares show disrespect to you is to show disrespect to the imperial family! The consequences are not what they could afford to bear.'
With Yan Xiao Ming's intelligence, even if he had no idea what had happened, he could basically guessed what had happened before, the smile instantly disappeared. His brothers had to adapt to their new identities, and learn to use their identities for some convenience. And then, others wouldn't dare look down on them and think they were just some pushovers.
"Hmm!"
After staring at each other for quite a white, Ling Wen nodded firmly. Although it was only half a day, he had vaguely felt that the capital was totally different from the countryside. They needed to learn to protect themselves.'
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