With his hands behind his back, he ate a melon, and the country's fortune soared.

Three days later, Li Yu and his wife brought their eldest son to the Duke of Yan's Mansion.

As soon as they stepped into the mansion, they were both stunned. The entire Duke of Yan's Mansion had changed so much.

Originally, many pomegranate trees were planted in this courtyard. Every summer, the pomegranate flowers in the Duke of Yan's Mansion were bright red and as warm as fire, which was a grand sight in the capital.

Today, all the pomegranate trees in the mansion have been replaced by pear blossoms. The whole garden is filled with the pleasant fragrance of pear blossoms, and the petals falling slowly in the wind are as white as snow.

I don’t know what variety of pear blossoms these are. It’s almost November, and they are still in full bloom.

Li Yu's family of three were stunned. Seeing their expressions, Eunuch Fu couldn't help but smile and explain, "When my old lady was young, she accidentally saw His Majesty being bullied by young eunuchs under the pomegranate tree in the imperial garden. Those bastards pushed His Majesty to the ground and insulted him with dirty things."

Eunuch Fu sighed softly. He is not young anymore. Who would have thought that he only helped take care of Emperor Mingde for some time when he was young, and now he is so old, he would have the blessing to come to the Duke of Yan's Mansion to serve Xiao Xue.

He looked at the white petals falling like snow in the garden, his cloudy eyes full of memories, "Our old lady is such a kind person, when she saw the red pomegranate flowers, she couldn't help but think of the suffering of Your Majesty. Now she can finally make her own decision, so those pomegranate trees were moved to the farm."

Li Yu and Madam Li looked at each other. From Eunuch Fu's attitude, they could feel the importance that the Duke of Yan's Mansion attached to their family.

Otherwise, how could such private matters be told to them so openly?

Eunuch Fu chatted with the Li family in a casual manner and slowly led them to the flower hall.

In the flower hall, Emperor Mingde, the Empress, Xiao Xue, and Mo Shiyin were all seated in casual clothes. Li Yu was startled and immediately wanted to pay his respects to the Emperor and Empress.

Emperor Mingde waved his hand and said, "Today is a family dinner, don't be too polite. Come, please take a seat."

Li Yu and his family of three sat down tremblingly. After the maid brought tea, Mrs. Li dared to secretly look at Xiao Xue.

She had dealt with Xiao Xue before when she was arranging a marriage. At that time, she was trying to be energetic for the sake of her daughter's marriage, but she was so tired that she didn't show much energy.

But now, after only a few days, a strong vitality suddenly burst out from those originally dull eyes.

The wrinkles on her face and the white hair on her head remained the same, but Madam Li felt that the wife of the Duke of Yan looked much younger.

Xiao Xue noticed the look in Madam Li's eyes. She had been bullied over the years and was used to reading other people's looks. She did not feel any contempt in the other person's eyes, so she smiled faintly at Madam Li.

This smile seemed to brighten up the whole room, and two small dimples immediately appeared on Mrs. Li's round face.

She was a cheerful person to begin with, and she relaxed a little at this moment.

Emperor Mingde drank tea while informing the three members of the Li family of what happened in the Duke of Yan's mansion. He then sighed and said, "The Duke of Yan was hit hard by the incident with the chief steward, so he took Mo Wanwan and her brother to the manor to recuperate. The brother and sister have been seriously ill these days, and the Duke of Yan is taking care of them and has no plans to return to the capital for a while."

Li Yu and Madam Li looked at each other and waited for Emperor Mingde to continue speaking. Li Lian looked at Mo Shiyin, who was sitting quietly next to the wife of Duke Yan, her eyes full of joy.

"After careful consideration," Emperor Mingde looked at Li Lian, "I have decided to confer Shiyin the title of Prince of the Duke of Yan." He paused, and the three Li family members looked solemn. He continued, "If Shiyin becomes the Prince of the Duke of Yan, then this child can only be married into the family."

Emperor Mingde looked at Li Yu and Madam Li with a nervous look on his face. Li Yu was originally his subject, but for some reason, he was a little nervous now. Could this be the heart of an old father?

He looked at the little girl in the queen's arms, and his heart ached when he thought that his daughter would get married one day.

No, he couldn’t think about it. His fists were hardened.

When Li Lian heard the emperor's words, he immediately looked at his old father. He felt that he could marry into the emperor's family, but he was afraid that his old father would not agree.

Li Yuze looked at Madam Li, and Madam Li secretly cast her eyes on the little girl in the Queen's arms.

Oh my God, is that the little princess?

This pink and tender ball is so adorable. If she hugs it, will she give birth to a girl next time?

She gave birth to a house full of boys for the Li family, which was really enough.

Thinking that her sleeve was tugged by something, Mrs. Li met her husband's inquiring eyes and asked, "What's wrong?"

she asked softly.

Li Yu...

So his wife only cared about looking at the little princess and didn't hear what the emperor said?

So he lowered his voice and repeated what Emperor Mingde had just said. After hearing this, Madam Li stood up with a smile, grabbed Haodaer and pushed him heavily to the side of Mo Shiyin.

"Hey, why are you being so polite? If you marry into my family, then so be it. Anyway, our Li family has no shortage of sons. If you marry this one, you'll still have four brats under you. Hahahahahaha."

Mrs. Li's duck-like laughter startled Xiao Qianqian into looking at her. She was also nervous today and was only concentrating on listening carefully to what their adults said.

[Tongzi, is Madam Li serious? Does she really not mind?]

The system was also startled by Madam Li's unique laughter, and it took a while to come back to its senses, [Uh, really, really, this Lord and Madam Li just want a daughter in this life. ]

[Mrs. Li is considering marrying off her eldest son. Maybe the next child will be a cute little girl.]

Mrs. Lee...

What's that sound? She looked at her husband, her eyes lit up as if she understood something. The little princess was indeed a goddess. She really wanted to ask the little princess if she could give birth to a girl next time.

[Hahaha, Madam Li is so cute, how could she have such an idea? Tongzi, can Madam Li give birth to a daughter? ]

The system regrets, [No, alas, Madam Li is not destined to have a daughter, I hope she has a granddaughter. ]

Mrs. Li's excited expression collapsed in an instant. She glared at Li Yu viciously, calling him a useless piece of trash who couldn't even give birth to a daughter.

Li Yu...

Isn't this an unexpected disaster?

Why blame him?

Li Yu looked at his eldest son with a sad look.

Li Lian...

It's not my business!

Emperor Mingde's eyes lit up. He exchanged glances with the empress, who calmly asked, "Lord Li, Madam Li, can you really accept your eldest son marrying into the family?"

Madam Li's drooping face immediately broke into a smile. She leaned closer to the Queen, her eyes fell on Xiao Qianqian and she replied cheerfully, "Yes, Queen, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Our family doesn't have a throne to inherit, so what's the point of keeping so many sons at home? Marry one if you can, and sons should get out of the house. It gives me a headache just looking at you. Oh, "

She took advantage of the Queen's inattention and quickly touched the little princess's chubby face. "If you can lend me the little princess to raise for a few days, I can marry off all my sons."

Queen...

Why are you secretly touching her daughter's face? Don't think she didn't see it.