Li Chengqian was originally nodding slightly, but when he heard the call suddenly, his movements suddenly stopped. He was slightly stunned at first, and then a gentle smile involuntarily appeared on his usually serious face.

The smile slowly spread from his deep eyes and extended all the way to the corners of his mouth. In that smile, there were memories evoked by the unexpected name, as well as surprise at this innocence.

He has many students all over the world in this court.

In the court, many ministers grew up step by step under his guidance and realized their own ambitions. If you just count them, you can find a large number of people who have been taught by him.

But deep in Li Chengqian's heart, the title of "teacher" was too sacred and too noble, so noble that he always felt he could not reach it.

He always believed that he was just playing a role of occasional support and guidance on the students' growth path. He was just a teacher to his students, not someone who could be unreservedly respected as a "teacher" by everyone.

But today, the innocent little Qin Yan did not address him by that distant identity, but simply called him "teacher".

These two simple words shone directly into Li Chengqian's heart, which had not been disturbed for a long time.

The last time he had this feeling was when he was the principal of a school in Xianyang.

A group of children surrounded him and called him teacher.

He suddenly realized that this feeling of intimacy, which he had not felt for a long time, was so intoxicating.

In his long life, this was the first time someone asked him so directly if he was a teacher. This uniqueness and innocence made Li Chengqian feel an indescribable joy in his heart.

"Xiao Yan, do you think I look like a teacher?"

Li Chengqian leaned forward slightly, trying to make his eyes level with Qin Yan's. His voice softened unconsciously, with a bit of teasing from an elder to a younger one, and full of expectation for the answer. The answer from this young child was what he cared about most at the moment.

Qin Yan blinked his bright big eyes, staring at Li Chengqian intently, his little eyeballs rolling around non-stop.

"I think so," he said in a baby voice, nodding seriously, his little head shaking like a rattle. "My dad always said that the teacher in Chang'an is always worried about your health."

As he spoke, he waved his arms, trying to use body movements to express his father's words more vividly. "Dad said that teachers are the teachers of the world, so you are the teacher, right?"

That childish voice was filled with a child's unique certainty, as if stating a self-evident fact.

"Hahahahahaha."

Qin Yan's innocent words aroused laughter in the Liangyi Hall.

"Your Majesty, you are indeed Ruzhao's son. He looks exactly like him when he was a child!"

Mr. Qi's eyes narrowed into slits as he laughed. He shook his head slightly as he laughed. His thoughts had drifted back to the naughty and funny things that Qin Ruzhao did as a child. Those scenes now appeared in his mind one by one with great clarity.

"Of course not, look at this kid's eyes and eyebrows, he's just like that stubborn donkey when he was little, but he's much cuter."

Lin Dafu also burst into laughter. He laughed so hard that he fell forward and backward, and his huge belly trembled with the laughter. While laughing, he wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his hands.

This little guy's every frown and smile is very similar to Qin Ruzhao when he was young, but with a bit more innocence and cuteness.

Jiang Lai stood aside, quietly watching this heartwarming scene, a smile unconsciously spreading across his face.

She walked forward gently, raised her hand, and gently patted Qin Yan's little head.

"Yan'er, don't talk nonsense,"

She frowned slightly, with a hint of anger in her expression, but her eyes were full of doting, "How can you call your grandfather Huang teacher? That's what your father calls you."

She slowly squatted down, so that she was eye-level with Qin Yan, and said patiently and gently, "You can only call me Grandpa Emperor or Your Majesty, understand?"

When Qin Yan heard Jiang Lai's words, his little face was instantly filled with confusion. He raised his little head in confusion, staring at his mother without blinking.

"Mom, why?" There was a hint of grievance in his voice, and his small body leaned forward slightly. He really couldn't understand why he couldn't call Grandpa Huang "teacher" like his father did.

Jiang Lai was about to speak and explain the reason in detail to her son, but she saw Li Chengqian raised his hand and waved it to stop her.

"It's okay, Xiao Jiang," Li Chengqian said with a kind smile, "Xiao Yan, you can call me whatever you want. As for me, I think Grandpa Emperor or Teacher are both fine."

He paused for a moment and said, "It seems so friendly, but it makes Your Majesty feel a little unfamiliar."

He looked at Qin Yan again and said, "From now on, please call me Grandpa Emperor more often. At my age, I am blessed to have such a great grandson. It's all thanks to you, Jiang Lai!"

"Your Majesty!" Jiang Lai called out softly, somewhat embarrassedly, a faint blush instantly appearing on his cheeks.

Li Chengqian straightened his back, his expression showing some enthusiasm.

"Come to the palace for dinner tonight, I'll treat you all."

He glanced at everyone, "But you know, there's no one in the palace right now."

He turned to look at Lin Dafu, "Fatty Lin, can we prepare a nice meal for dinner tonight? Let's make it a little better today. We should be a little extravagant when it's time to be extravagant!"

Lin Dafu nodded quickly, patting his chest loudly and vowing confidently, "Your Majesty, I'll send someone to do it right away!"

After saying this, he turned around hurriedly and trotted off to arrange the various matters for the dinner.

Li Chengqian nodded and turned his gaze to Zhang Xianhuai.

"Xian Huai, bring your wife and children here with you,"

"Today we are a family, let's have some fun together."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Zhang Xianhuai clasped his hands together, leaned forward slightly, and accepted the order with a smile.

Li Chengqian pointed at the two large boxes in Qin Ruzhao's hands. "Ruzhao, what did you bring for me?"

There was a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

Qin Ruzhao finally woke up from his dream and remembered that he had brought something with him.

He quickly squatted down and opened the box with swift movements.

"Your Majesty, these are all local specialties from Mobei."

As he spoke, he took out the things in the box one by one with a proud smile on his face. "Look, these are the beef jerky and mutton jerky that the herdsmen asked me to bring for Your Majesty."

He picked up a bag of beef jerky, held it high, and showed it to Li Chengqian, "There's also yogurt and milk powder here."

He picked up another can of milk powder and shook it gently, making a slight sound. "And here, there are some medicinal herbs."

He pointed to the neatly arranged medicinal herbs in the box and said, "They are all of sufficient age. They are mainly used to maintain the health of Your Majesty. When I have nothing to do, I will go and dig them."

Qin Ruzhao smiled a little embarrassedly and scratched his head.

Li Chengqian looked at the things in the box with a smile on his face.

But he did not show any mercy to Qin Ruzhao.

"Ruzhao, you're just fooling around, aren't you?" He frowned slightly, his tone a bit reproachful, but his eyes were full of love. "You're only in your early thirties now. Do you still think you're seventeen or eighteen?"

He took two steps forward, approached Qin Ruzhao, and said earnestly, "You are no longer the seventeen or eighteen-year-old you used to be. Someone would clean up your mess for you. As the envoy to the capital, my frontier official, you should focus on the people."

Although those were words of reproach, the tenderness in his eyes could not be hidden.

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