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After Emperor Yanwu's death, the Empress Dowager's health deteriorated. Princess Anyang, who was already married, had previously written to them, hoping they could return to preside over the wedding of her youngest brother, Prince Gong.

There are also many other miscellaneous things that they need to handle.

Xu Yixi lingered in Cining Palace, wanting to sleep with her mother, and brought up the matter of accompanying the emperor to her father and mother again.

She held Jing Chunxi's hand, her tone firm: "I have made up my mind. If Father and Mother insist on leaving, I will definitely follow. Over the years, I have practiced martial arts and studied. I am no longer a child who needs to be taken care of."

Looking at her daughter's stubborn little face, Jing Chunxi was filled with mixed emotions. She herself didn't want to live in the deep palace, let alone her daughter who had grown up there. The palace was nice, but it could never compare to the freedom of being in nature.

After pondering for a moment, Xu Zize finally relented: "In that case, how about this: every spring and summer, let Xi'er leave the palace to accompany us for three months. In autumn, we will send her back to the palace. Chen'er can also accompany us when he is free."

This compromise finally brought a smile to Xu Yixi's face. She happily bowed and said, "Thank you for your kind permission, Father Emperor!"

After staying in the palace for more than a month, Jing Chunxi still planned to return to Rong Enbo's mansion and live in his small pavilion. Xu Zize naturally agreed to her request and wanted to go with her.

On the day she left the palace, Xu Yixi and Xu Chen saw her off all the way to the palace gate. Watching her parents' carriage gradually disappear into the distance, she whispered, "In less than a year, my elder sister will be able to join Father and Mother."

Xu Chen stood beside her and replied gently, "I will see my elder sister off when the time comes."

The snow started falling again, gradually covering the tire tracks, but it couldn't cover their deep family affection.

Rong Enbo Mansion,

Because of the Empress Dowager's return to her parents' home and the Emperor Emeritus's entourage, the entire mansion was bustling with activity and excitement.

In the front courtyard, the brothers, led by Grand Tutors Tao Chengrui and Jing Changning, along with a group of classmates and old friends, set up a banquet. Amidst the clinking of glasses and the exchange of laughter, the atmosphere was lively and cheerful.

As everyone reminisced about the glorious past and discussed the current political landscape, they couldn't help but clap and sigh with excitement. When they spoke of something touching, they raised their cups and drank together. The joyful scene was just like the carefree and happy days of their youth in the academy.

The attic was even more lively, with almost all the sisters gathered together, except for Mingzhu and Ayue, who had married far away and had not yet arrived.

They were either holding young children or carrying grandchildren. Although their statuses were different now—some were now noblewomen and others were still ordinary officials' wives—their childhood friendship remained unchanged.

The group shoved and jostled each other, joking and laughing uproariously as they recounted amusing anecdotes from their daughters' lives. When they talked about everyday family matters, they sighed with emotion. Their close-knit relationship made it seem as if time had never passed.

"Aunt, aunt!"

Three boys, around seven or eight years old but remarkably similar in appearance, rushed upstairs like little ponies. The book box they had been carrying so carefully was now being handed over to the servant behind them.

As they raced up the stairs, they didn't forget to expose each other's shortcomings and complain about each other. The wooden stairs thumped loudly under their feet, causing the entire attic to tremble slightly.

One complained, "My two older brothers didn't finish their homework and got slapped by the teacher again!"

"No, that's not it!" the accused boy stamped his foot in frustration. "I accidentally smudged ink on the pages when I was grinding the ink, and that's why the teacher got angry."

"Third brother loves to tattle, be careful, eldest brother and second brother's fists don't have eyes!" another boy shouted, making a face.

“These three rascals are here again.” Mingyue shook her head with a smile, and casually moved the teacup to the center of the table. “These past few years have really worn out Pu’s daughter-in-law. She was complaining to me the other day! She used to be such a gentle person, but in order to discipline these sons, she has become much more impatient.”

"Come here quickly and let your aunt take a look. Have you grown taller again?" Before she could finish speaking, the three children had already rushed over, hastily bowed, and then huddled together.

One of them reached out and grabbed a hibiscus cake from the table, his mouth bulging as he mumbled, "I'm starving! The teacher has gone overtime again today!"

Another immediately pointed out the flaw: "Don't you even consider who caused the delay?"

The third one blinked her big eyes and said coquettishly, "Auntie, I'm the best behaved. The teacher never hits my hand."

"Alright, alright, your aunt will reward you all." Surrounded by the children, Jing Chunxi couldn't help but chuckle, patting each of their little heads. "Do you still remember what your aunt usually tells you?"

The three children immediately straightened their backs and answered in unison, "We remember! The lintel of the Rong'en Marquis's mansion must be upheld by the three of us brothers, and this imperial gold plaque must never be taken down!"

"These brats, they seem to remember the principles quite well." Feng Jiaojiao smiled as she picked up a candied fruit.

“When they get mischievous, they completely forget all about those things,” their mother, Ouyang, interjected, her eyes full of doting affection.

“They’re all quite clever, none of them are stubborn,” Jing Chunxi said with satisfaction, sitting by the window. “This quick wit comes from their father, who was a vice minister.”

Speaking of Pu Ge'er, he passed the imperial examination at the age of twenty-three and entered the court as an official before getting married. His wife was someone Jing Chunxi forced him to choose; she was the eldest daughter of the Ouyang family, a prominent scholarly family in Jiangnan, and was known for her gentleness and virtue.

Despite being married for three years, they still had no children. Jing Chunxi secretly used up all the elixirs in his space, but to no avail. Even the imperial physician diagnosed them and said that they were both healthy, but their fate was not yet to have children.

Unexpectedly, five years after Pu Ge'er declared that "a true man is not afraid of having no offspring," Lady Ouyang, who had long given up hope, suddenly became pregnant. At first, it was thought to be just weight gain, until the imperial physician diagnosed that she was carrying triplets, which shocked the court and the public.

Everyone exclaimed that the Jing family had produced a second heroic mother. However, this pregnancy caused Ouyang a lot of suffering. She spent almost the entire last four months in bed before finally giving birth to three sons safely, much to the envy of those noble ladies who had secretly mocked her.

Prince Hong and his wife were reluctant to let Ling'er marry far away, nor did they want her to be mistreated by a wealthy and powerful family. Years ago, they took her to find a husband after the imperial examinations and selected a scholar from a poor family. Although the young man came from an ordinary family, he was of upright character. Now the young couple lived in a house not far from the Prince's mansion and often returned to visit him.

Sweetie eventually married Silang, and even before the marriage, she had Silang, who was much older than her, completely under her thumb. Now, although Silang is a highly praised imperial merchant outside the home, he is willing to be a coward at home, putting Sweetie first in everything.

The husband that Jin-jie chose was the most unexpected. No one expected that the proud and arrogant girl would marry that dull and rigid teacher in the academy. But it was precisely this calm and steady nature that made Jin-jie gradually restrain her sharp edges, and now she speaks and acts more and more gently and gracefully.

Yan'er's husband was personally chosen by her father, Jing Chang'an; he was a military general under his command. The man came from a poor family and was an orphan. Although he was a rough man, he doted on Yan'er to the core. He took care of all the household affairs, big and small, and Yan'er was happy to have a leisurely life, living a very comfortable existence.

A-Yue accompanied her husband to Qingzhou to take up his post, and many years passed. Now she has a son and a daughter, and every year during festivals she sends letters home, filled with longing and affection.

Ya Ya married A Heng, and became the wife of a fourth-rank official.