Many descendants

The capital of the Great Yong Dynasty – Changxu.

A good horse knows the way, let alone a horse that has been given intelligence.

Xiaozao carried Su Yan into Changxu City and ran towards the Yu residence.

"Slow down, don't bump into pedestrians," Su Yan instructed Xiao Zao.

Little Jujube snorted and immediately slowed down.

Su Yan continued teaching Xiao Zhou Zhou to speak, describing the flowers and plants of the human world, the high city walls, the pedestrians coming and going on the roadside, and the goods sold by the street vendors, etc.

Little Zhouzhou had never seen anything like it before. He was overjoyed holding the bottle and kept babbling along with Su Yan the whole way. Sometimes his words were incoherent, but Su Yan would patiently correct him again and again.

"Doggy~" Xiao Zhouzhou pointed to a yellow and white dog by the roadside and shouted happily.

Su Yan nodded, "That's right, what's that next to the dog?"

Xiao Zhou thought for a moment and replied, "Stone lion!"

Su Yan snapped her fingers and praised, "Absolutely right, Little Zhou Zhou is great, he is a stone lion."

Suddenly, Su Yan noticed several old women pointing and whispering at her.

"...Isn't that the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's mansion?"

"How do you know him? He doesn't leave the manor very often."

“I worked as a day laborer at the Prime Minister’s residence for a few days before, and I’ve seen this man before.”

Why are you with a child?

"If this child didn't look three or four years old, I would have thought she was this young lady's illegitimate child... And you know what, the child is quite pretty. Is it a girl?"

"No~" Su Yan rode over and smiled at the old women, "He's a boy, and he's not illegitimate, he's my own son!"

"Mother!" Little Zhou Zhou called out in a clear voice.

"Good boy, here's a reward." Su Yan gave him a piece of jerky to chew on.

The old women were stunned, each with a different expression, because they hadn't expected Su Yan to ride over on horseback and catch them off guard.

"Wait, the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's mansion is mute, how come she can speak?"

"Could I have mistaken someone for someone else? No way. I have excellent judgment; I never forget anyone I've just met."

“I believe that, but she just started talking. And this child is already three or four years old. If she is the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister’s mansion, then three or four years ago the eldest daughter was only twelve or thirteen years old. How could she have given birth?”

"Could it be that I really saw it wrong?"

"possible."

The old woman watched Su Yan's retreating figure carrying the child, and their conversation grew even more lively, attracting other curious onlookers who came over to inquire...

The jujube stopped at the back gate of the Prime Minister's residence.

Su Yan thought for a moment, then gently spurred the horse, "Let's go to the main gate."

Xiaozao immediately ran towards the main gate of the Prime Minister's residence.

As soon as Su Yan arrived at the main gate, she saw Yu Chu personally escorting a young man with delicate and handsome features, dressed in a noble and luxurious brocade robe, out of the gate.

The young man heard the sound of horses' hooves and looked towards Su Yan.

Backlit, Su Yan exuded a cold and aloof aura, looking down on everyone like a goddess... The man's languid gaze turned playful, and he even sized up the little Zhou Zhou in her arms.

Yu Chu looked over as well, but his face immediately darkened, and he roared, "You rebellious daughter! You still know how to come back!"

Su Yan ignored him, holding Xiao Zhouzhou in one arm and supporting herself on the horse's back with the other, she nimbly flipped off and said, "Xiao Zao, do you know where the stable is? Go eat by yourself."

Xiaozao snorted and, right before everyone's eyes, went straight into the mansion through the main gate and headed for the stables.

Su Yan, carrying Xiao Zhouzhou, went straight inside.

"Stop!" Yu Chu's eyes widened in surprise. How could his daughter speak?

But upon closer reflection, this daughter could speak when she was little, but she gradually stopped speaking after he married Fang, and even allowed people to call her mute...

Su Yan stopped, tilted her head slightly, and chuckled softly, a hint of mocking indifference creeping over her. "Oh?"

For some reason, Yu Chu felt uncomfortable under her gaze. "Whose child is that in your arms?"

Su Yan replied, "My son, my own flesh and blood!"

"You! What nonsense are you spouting! Don't tarnish the reputation of the Yu family!" This child is so big, and Yu Beiqiu is only sixteen years old. How could they possibly have given birth to such a child!

Most importantly, she hasn't even been engaged yet!

"I'm telling the truth," Su Yan said to Xiao Zhouzhou, "Come here, son~"

"Mother~" Little Zhou Zhou called out obediently to Su Yan.

“Children are the least likely to lie,” Su Yan said to Yu Chu.

Yu Chu felt as if he had been struck by lightning!

“However, I have never heard of Miss Yu getting married. This child…” the young man began.

Su Yan looked at him and replied, "Can't you have children if you're not married?"

"Stop being disrespectful to His Highness!" Yu Chu rebuked.

Then she bowed respectfully to the young man and said, “My daughter lost her mother at a young age and has a strange and eccentric temperament. Your Highness, please don’t blame her. This child is definitely not hers. There must be other hidden reasons.”

"Your Highness?" Su Yan asked thoughtfully, "Are you Prince Cheng, Xiheng, the only son of the King of Dayong?"

Yu Beiqiu's mother, Zhang, was the junior sister of the Queen of Dayong. The two of them studied under the same master in the Yuquan Palace sect, cultivating immortal arts. They married one after the other and agreed to become in-laws in the future.

After Lady Zhang died in childbirth, the Queen kept her promise and sent a jade ruyi, a symbol of betrothal, to the Prime Minister's residence.

However, now that the jade ruyi is in Yu Shenghuan's hands, one can imagine who will marry into the Prince Cheng's mansion in the future.

"Heh~" Su Yan sneered, "I advise you to find another virtuous wife."

After speaking, he went straight into the mansion gate, his overly slender back straight, exuding an astonishingly arrogant aura.

Xi Heng parted his lips and gave a slightly meaningful smile, "Prime Minister, is the jade ruyi that the Empress Dowager sent to the Prime Minister's residence in her hands?"

"That's certainly not the case! Your Highness, please rest assured! I know what to do." A light sheen of cold sweat appeared on Yu Chu's forehead.

……

Holding Xiao Zhouzhou, Su Yan returned to Yu Beiqiu's residence—Qiuyuan, the most secluded courtyard in the Prime Minister's mansion, amidst the surprised and shocked gazes of the servants.

The courtyard was simple; where flowers and plants should have been grown, vegetables were planted instead. One can only imagine what kind of life this person led.

However, the entire courtyard was kept very clean.

"Xiaomei, give me the stroller."

[Yes, host. 】

A beautiful and ornate baby carriage appeared in the yard.

Su Yan put Xiao Zhouzhou in the stroller and gave him a bottle of milk, saying, "Eat it all up and then go to sleep."

"Mmm!" Little Zhouzhou immediately lay down and drank her milk.

After finishing the drink, the little one fell asleep.

Su Yan pulled down the gauze curtain on the top of the stroller to let the little one sleep more peacefully.

[Host, someone's coming.] Xiao Mei reminded Su Yan.

They're waiting for them.

Soon, Su Yan heard a lot of chaotic footsteps coming from behind.

She had Xiaomei put Xiao Zhouzhou into the system space first. The baby was sleeping, which was also a time of growth, and shouldn't be disturbed.

Yu Chu arrived with his second wife, Madam Fang, followed by six servants, one of whom was carrying a square brocade box.