After being divorced, I took care of my two children and reached the peak of my life

"Great-grandfather, our watermelons have been stolen again."

"Yes, great-grandfather, we counted them when we came here last time, and there were still thirty of them. Today there are only twenty-nine left. They must have been stolen again."

There were a total of thirty-five watermelons in this garden. The two children and Nangong Ling and his wife ate two of them these days, so there were still thirty-three left.

In fact, not only can the two children count, but even Nangong Ling and his wife, after tasting the watermelons, can't help but count them every time they come over, thinking that with this hot summer, these watermelons will definitely reduce a lot of the heat.

But for several days in a row, one watermelon disappeared almost every day for no reason. When Nangong Ling and his wife heard what their two children said, their brows furrowed.

It is impossible for a thief to enter the princess's mansion, and it is even more impossible for him to enter only to steal watermelons, and only one at a time. Thinking of this, Nangong Ling and his wife couldn't help but look at each other, and there was a flash of understanding in their eyes. It seemed that the only person who could do this and would do this was the one in the palace.

It has to be said that Nangong Ling and his wife knew Emperor Beichen very well. In the imperial study, Emperor Beichen took the watermelon from Chu Yun, but still complained.

"This Princess Changning is really something. Before she left, she knew to plant watermelons in the garden of the princess's mansion, but she didn't even mention planting some in my imperial garden. Every time I want to eat some, I have to go to the princess's mansion to get them. In this way, it seems like I, a grown-up, am competing for food with two little kids!"

Chu Yun, who was standing aside, couldn't help but curl his lips when he heard what Emperor Beichen said, thinking, My Majesty, you are not just pretending, you are basically snatching food from two kids, and not only snatching, but snatching it secretly.

Because every time Emperor Beichen wanted to eat watermelons, he would ask Chu Yun to pick them. And because of this, with Chu Yun's skills, the servants of the princess's mansion didn't notice it. They only knew that there were fewer watermelons, but they didn't know when they disappeared.

"Can you count them? How many are left in the garden?"

Chu Yun was still despising his own emperor in his heart, but when he suddenly heard the question, he quickly spoke.

"Your Majesty, I counted and there are still twenty-nine. However, when I left the Princess's Mansion just now, I saw a carriage from the General's Mansion. I think the two children went to pick watermelons."

"Well! By this calculation, there are still twenty-eight. It's a little less, but if we eat less, we can still survive this hot summer!"

Chu Yun: ...Why do I suddenly feel that my emperor is so shameless!

Emperor Beichen had just taken out a dagger and cut the watermelon when he heard the palace servants outside announce that the Empress and several concubines were coming.

Looking at the watermelon in front of him, Emperor Beichen couldn't help but sigh and thought to himself, okay, I have to give half of it away.

In fact, the Queen and the others came here today just to try their luck. They thought it was extremely hot today and they didn't expect the Emperor to eat watermelon. But they guessed right. Sure enough, each of them got a piece, and they all left satisfied.

He scooped a mouthful with a spoon and was about to put it in his mouth, but when he looked up, he saw someone standing in front of him, looking at him with admiration.

Emperor Beichen saw Concubine Ru's appearance and coughed lightly before asking.

"What? One piece is not enough? You want more?"

The Concubine Ru in front of him was Princess Ruyue of Nanjing. When she heard Emperor Beichen's question, she nodded quickly, then shook her head.

Seeing the person in front of him nodding and shaking his head, Emperor Beichen couldn't help but have a hint of doubt in his eyes, but before he could open his mouth to ask, he heard Princess Ruyue speak.

"I think Your Majesty is so great! Everything in Beichen is delicious, especially this watermelon. I have never eaten it since I was a child. When I see such delicious fruit and eat such delicious food, I think of my father."

"My father is almost fifty years old now, and he has never eaten such delicious food! Your Majesty, can you send someone to deliver one to my father? It doesn't have to be too many, just one will be enough, so that my father can know that in this world, besides sweet potatoes, there are things that are sweeter and more delicious!"

Looking at the admiring eyes of the person opposite him and listening to the words praising him to the sky, Emperor Beichen's vanity was satisfied at once, and he actually spoke directly.

"One is not enough, I want two at least!"

In fact, Emperor Beichen wanted to say five, but fortunately he stopped at the last moment and changed his words.

"Really? That's great. Thank you, Your Majesty. I will write a letter home to my father right away. I want to tell him that not only do I have delicious food in Beichen, but Your Majesty is also very good to me!"

Watching the person trotting away, Emperor Beichen couldn't help but feel annoyed. Why did he agree to that? This meant two less, so he would have to eat two less. However, thinking of how King Nanjing must have looked like he had never seen the world before when he ate the watermelon, the annoyance in his eyes dissipated a little.

Emperor Beichen didn't care that Nanjing would use the seeds inside the watermelon to grow watermelons. After all, this thing was just a fruit, not a grain, and could not be eaten as a meal.

Emperor Beichen asked Chu Yun to go to the princess's mansion and pick two more. Seeing the things being sent away, his face was full of regret, thinking that he would have two less to eat. At this time, Emperor Beichen seemed to have forgotten that the watermelons in the princess's mansion yard were not his at all, and the ones he ate were stolen.

The next day, worried that the watermelons would be stolen again, the two little ones got up early and begged Nangong Ling and his wife to go with them to see if there were any less watermelons. When the two little ones counted three times and still found twenty-six, they were so angry that they almost cried.

"Great-grandfather, two more items were stolen. That bad guy is so abominable. Let's report to the police and catch him. We must let the emperor give him a good spanking!"

"Yes, we must complain to the Emperor and ask him to find the bad guy and give him a good beating."

Seeing the two little guys' eyes turned red with anger, Nangong Ling and his wife couldn't help but feel distressed. But if they asked the emperor to help catch the thief who stole the watermelon, would he be asked to spank himself? However, seeing the two little guys' angry looks, they still spoke to comfort them.

"Okay, okay, don't be angry. Great-grandfather will ask the emperor tomorrow to find a way to catch the bad guy."

"Yes, okay, don't cry. Tomorrow your great-grandfather will definitely tell the emperor to catch the bad guy and beat him up. Now these watermelons are ripe, let's pick them all and take them back to the general's mansion and hide them. The bad guy will definitely not be able to find us!"

As they spoke, the two of them couldn't help but look at each other. The couple was really afraid of Emperor Beichen. If they didn't take it back to the General's Mansion, they were afraid that the remaining twenty or so would not be able to be saved.