Come on, Jiaojiao, I'm sick too.

Time flies, and a year has passed quickly. In a few days, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will return to the capital, and the capital seems to be bustling again.

That night, Wen Yuqing rarely played mahjong. She returned to her room early. For a year, she and Xiao Juncheng had no contact. He did not like her last year, and it was even more impossible this year.

Thinking of the man's expressionless face the day before he left, she felt a headache.

[Beep, the host's mission progress is too slow. Please speed up the mission.] System 063's cold mechanical voice rang out.

Wen Yuqing rolled her head around in frustration, feeling so annoyed!

I heard that when Xiao Juncheng returns, the emperor will hold a grand welcoming banquet for him, but now she is no longer the prime minister's daughter and cannot even enter the gate of the palace.

Hey, when will her two brothers show some strength?

Just when she was so worried that her head was about to explode, in a restaurant in the capital, the person who was supposed to return in a few days appeared in Qianji Hall.

On the fifth floor of Qianji Hall, Xiao Juncheng sat on the high floor, and below him stood a row of men in black. These were the people in charge of Qianji Hall.

"Welcome the master back to the capital."

Xiao Juncheng waved his hand, asked a few simple questions, and then dismissed everyone, leaving only Yingyi.

"how are things."

"Miss Wen went back to her room early tonight and seemed to be in a bad mood." Ying Yi certainly knew what his master was asking. After all, this was the only thing he did this year.

Hearing this, Xiao Juncheng's expression darkened, and then he said, "Go down."

As soon as Ying left, he couldn't figure out what his master meant by letting him go. Shouldn't he then ask Miss Wen why she was unhappy?

Although he doesn't know either, not even asking is an attitude problem.

After Ying left, Xiao Juncheng took off the mask on his face, and there was a hint of fatigue in his expression. He came back early, and Jiangnan safely passed through this year's rainy season. He finally succeeded in retiring.

He also had a vague expectation in his heart that made him want to return to this land as soon as possible, as if he had some concerns here.

But I'm in a bad mood today, why?

He didn't know if she knew he was coming back, but he felt a little annoyed when he thought of the sad look in her eyes when she left.

He went downstairs and walked to the place where they first met. At that time, she was lying on the railing on the second floor, looking around and peeking out.

She always said that every time they met by chance, they had a telepathic connection, but he never believed in such absurd things. Although he knew that she had little secrets, he tolerated and let her go again and again. He had to admit that Wen Yuqing was a special person to him.

He liked her unrestrained look, the way she talked nonsense seriously. She made him think of a word: quirky.

She is very cute, with a pair of big watery eyes, and it makes people reluctant to punish her.

He slowly took out a box from his sleeve, which contained a hundred-year-old snow ginseng. It was said that hundred-year-old snow ginseng had miraculous effects in treating wasting diseases. He hoped that it could help Wen Yuqing nourish her body.

-

Wen Yuqing has been acting very strange these past two days, and everyone in the Wen family has noticed it. She looks dazed and has no appetite all day long.

"Qing'er, are you feeling unwell somewhere? Can mother ask the court doctor to come and take a look?" Madam Wen asked with concern.

This year, Wen Yuqing has been too cheerful and lively, and has not been sick for a long time, so much so that they have forgotten that Wen Yuqing is a frail and sickly little girl.

"I'm fine, maybe I just played mahjong too much." Wen Yuqing blamed mahjong without any burden.

"Well, let's take a break recently and stop playing. I heard that the prince will return to Beijing in the next two days. Then you and your brother can go to the palace to play. It's really not good to stay at home all day." Mrs. Wen suggested.

Wen Yuqing was a little confused when she heard this. Didn't her father resign from his official position? Why was their family still included in the welcoming banquet?

As if seeing her confusion, Wen Huai explained, "Although father has resigned, the emperor has not yet approved the document, so logically speaking, father is still the prime minister. Therefore, we still have to attend the welcoming banquet for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

However, he didn't really want to participate. But under the current circumstances, it seemed that he couldn't stop Qing'er from entering the palace. After all, his mother had already found a reason for her to go out and relax.

As expected, Wen Yuqing felt much more relaxed upon hearing this. So, she could enter the palace again? Wen Yuqing's expression instantly relaxed.

Since she can enter the palace, why is she still emo?

"Yes, then you and Huai'er will go to the palace together. Your second brother will be back soon." The war with the Southern Barbarians was gradually coming to an end, and they would be returning to the court in a while. Thinking of this, Madam Wen was a little excited. Her good children were all so promising.

She didn't know that one day in the future, her adopted daughter Wen Yuqing would become even more successful, which would be a great honor for her ancestors.

"Second brother?"

"Yes, when your second brother comes back, you two should get along well and he will love you as his younger sister." Luo'er used to be naughty and was thrown into the military camp. The original intention was to let him hone his skills there, but unexpectedly, this kid was doing so well in the military camp. No wonder he didn't have any of the elegant temperament of the Wen family since he was a child. It turned out that this kid liked martial arts.

Is her second brother coming back? I heard that her second brother is a natural born warrior and has done well in the army. He might even become a general when he comes back this time.

Hehehe, then she is the little general's sister, Wuhu~

Cool~

But her coolness soon faltered, because the data transmitted by the system stated that this second brother had been bullying her since she was a child, even catching snakes and bringing them to her to scare her, which frightened her so much that she developed a high fever that night...

That was already three years ago.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips...Will this second brother really love her? She had serious doubts about what her stepmother said.

Seeing that something was wrong with Wen Yuqing's expression, Madam Wen also remembered the bad things Wen Luo had done in the past. Hehe...

"Haha... Qing'er, believe me. I will definitely not let your second brother bully you this time." She promised solemnly.

Wen Yuqing nodded, thinking to herself that was indeed the case. So, did her stepmother turn a blind eye when the original owner was bullied before?

But come to think of it, Wen Yuqing was not favored before.

But now it's her turn, and it's not certain who will bully whom. If Wen Luo dares to bully her again, she will throw a mouse into his bed!

Two days later, Xiao Juncheng returned to the palace. His carriage drove into the palace gate in a low-key manner. He first went to the imperial study, where the emperor was already waiting.

"Greetings, Father." Xiao Juncheng bowed and saluted.

"No need to be so polite, Cheng'er, you are finally back. Your mother always misses you." The emperor lifted up one of Xiao Juncheng's arms, then looked at his son with satisfaction after not seeing him for more than a year.

After not seeing him for a year, he had matured a lot, and the emperor nodded with satisfaction.

"Thank you for your concern, Father and Mother. Everything is fine."

"Okay, go back and rest first. We will hold a welcoming banquet for you tomorrow." The emperor patted Xiao Juncheng on the shoulder.

"Thank you, Father. I'll go back first."

The father and son had a brief meeting and then left. However, after leaving the imperial study, Xiao Juncheng did not immediately return to his own East Palace, but went to the Queen's Fengqi Palace. He wondered what happened to the little beast.

At this time, the queen was also waiting for her eldest son to come back in the bedroom. She hadn't seen her son for a long time, and she was a little excited. She kept staring at the door, hoping that Xiao Juncheng would appear soon.

As expected, Xiao Juncheng arrived. He slowly walked in front of the elegant and graceful woman and said, "Greetings to the Queen Mother."

"Oh, good, Cheng'er, you are finally back." The queen saw her son excitedly reaching out to touch her big son, but Xiao Juncheng took a step back and dodged.

Queen: "..."

Not cute at all!

"Humph!"

Xiao Juncheng pursed his lips. He was not used to being touched by others, even if that person was his mother.

"Mother, are you feeling well?" he asked her a question of comfort.

"Okay, it would be better if you don't make me angry!" said the Queen unhappily.

Xiao Juncheng: "..."

He is not a child.

"Then have a cup of tea to calm down." Xiao Juncheng walked to the table and sat down, then poured a cup of tea for his mother.

The Queen was slightly satisfied after seeing this.

But just as she sat down, she heard her rebellious son say, "Mother, what about that little beast? How is it?"

"..." She exhaled slowly, then patted her chest, picked up the teacup and drank it all, then slammed the teacup on the table and said angrily: "Little beast, little beast, you care about that thing all day long, why don't you be so active in bringing back a wife!"

As soon as he came back, he started to care about the furry ball. If you didn’t know, you would think it was his wife!

Xiao Juncheng was speechless. You keep calling her "wife" all day long, and you keep calling her "wife" after just a few words. And without the little beast, there would be no wife.

"Mother, I wonder where the little beast is now?" Forget it, in order to get the little beast, he endured it.

The Queen couldn't understand why he was so concerned about the little beast, so she said unhappily, "Keep it in the yard."

The little thing used to be a small ball, but now it has grown as heavy as a pig, and it has grown so fiercely that it can't be seen through the gaps between its teeth. She had it kept in captivity.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Juncheng stood up and said, "Mother, shall we go and take a look together?"

He was quite curious about what that little ball looked like now.

So they headed towards the backyard.

Arriving at the spot, Xiao Juncheng couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at the now-much-larger panda. The little beast before him—no, should I say, giant... panda...?—had a round head and a round face. It was currently sitting in the shade, nibbling on some freshly brought-in bamboo shoots from the suburbs. Upon seeing Xiao Juncheng, it paused for a moment, then resumed its munching.

A strange two-legged beast came today, thought the panda master.

At one year old, it certainly can't remember the rich man who fed it two basins of milk.

"This girl is just as the envoy said. She has grown very fast in the past year and has become rounder." The Queen sighed.

In fact, this ball is quite close to her. Occasionally, it will wave to her when it sees her coming. Even the emperor was amazed at its spirituality.

The panda Tuanzi is raised by a special person. At this time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Queen came and had been waiting respectfully in the panda garden.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Her Majesty the Queen."

"Can we let him out?" Xiao Juncheng asked. He wanted to move it to another place.

As Xiao Juncheng spoke, he waved to the cool bamboo and the panda that occasionally glanced at him. Then everyone saw the panda put down the bamboo in his hand, and walked towards them with a cat-like step, and walked to the fence.

Xiao Juncheng reached out and grabbed a handful of the plush ball. It was quite well behaved.

"Hmm~" What are you doing, Twolegged Beast?!

"Mother, let me raise the little beast for a while."

"Carry it away, carry it away!" The Queen thought he was abnormal when she saw him showing such a kind smile to a little animal.

Alas, her good son is not interested in girls, but is so concerned about an animal. Who can she complain to?

So she said unhappily, "I don't see you caring so much about other things."

Subtext: Not caring about his wife.

Xiao Juncheng felt a little aggrieved at this moment. The truth was that someone liked her son and wanted to marry him.

Just wait, there will be a day when he can be proud of himself!

"Mother, I will take my leave now."

"Let's go. I hope to see your wife next time." The Queen talked about her wife every three sentences.

Xiao Juncheng curled the corners of his mouth, then ordered people to carry the giant panda away, along with its belongings. The panda was satisfied with this and was willing to lie down somewhere else.

-

On this day, Wen Yuqing dressed up beautifully. Today was Xiao Juncheng's welcoming banquet, and he had returned.

In the evening, Wen Yuqing entered the palace accompanied by her father and brother. Wen Yuanzhao looked a little uneasy at this time. He had not attended court for a long time and wondered why they were talking about him behind his back.

"Dad, relax. If they say anything that makes you unhappy, just fight back. We're going to quit soon anyway," Wen Yuqing said.

Wen Yuanzhao suddenly understood what he said. It made sense. As he was about to retire, why should he care so much about him?

"Well, I'll listen to you, Qing'er." Wen Yuanzhao now likes Wen Yuqing more and more.

Arriving at the venue, Wen Yuqing discovered that this was a larger palace than the last envoys' banquet, and there were more officials present. Wen Yuqing guessed that officials of the third rank were all invited.

It can be seen that the emperor really values Xiao Juncheng.

Moreover, since Prince Duan has been deposed, the Crown Prince will definitely ascend to the throne in the future.

The lights were just coming on, and the palace was brightly lit. The glazed tiles reflected the magnificent palace. Wen Yuqing stepped into the palace and looked around. She was dazzled by the fluttering gorgeous clothes. The scale of this banquet was incomparable to that of the envoys.

Their entry also caused a small sensation, because the Prime Minister, who had taken a year's leave, actually came to attend the welcoming banquet for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

During this year, two acting prime ministers were replaced, but the real prime minister never appeared, and His Majesty did not give a positive explanation, so when they saw Wen Yuanzhao, they were all surprised and thought he would not come.