Daddy

Gu Jinyi's family arrived in the capital on the fifteenth day of the 12th lunar month.

Due to the child, it took another half a month.

When I arrived near the capital, I encountered heavy snow again, so it was too late.

The day we arrived in the capital, it was also snowing. The sky was filled with heavy snow, falling down, and the streets were soaked in white, solemn and dignified.

The carriage entered the city, and there were already personal guards waiting.

Zhu Zhongjun got out of the car and saw the guard leader. Their car drove from the city gate to the imperial city.

Yanshan, who is six and a half years old, raised the curtain and looked out, looking very cute with his little head tilted.

The cold wind blew on his face, and his face was a little red.

Gu Jinzhi spoke in a doting tone and asked him: "What did you see?"

He smiled, put down the curtain of the car, and went into Gu Jinzhi's arms, saying, "Mom, the capital is not as good as ours..."

Gu Jinzhi touched his head and said, "In a few days, let your father take you around. There are many fun places in the capital, and they have their own advantages compared to our family. Maybe we can meet your adoptive father..."

Yanshan blinked and looked at Gu Jinzhi.

Lin Yi was near the capital, and Gu Jinzhi was about to go find him and let him see Yanshan.

Yanshan was only one year old, and Lin Yi left Luzhou. Yanshan didn't remember what he looked like, but he often heard his parents mention that he knew that his adoptive father was the one who saved his life for him. He felt a little fascinated and said, "Mom, when will the adoptive father come to see me?"

"You have to find him." Gu Jinzhi said, "If you can find it, it will only be in these few days. If you can't find it, maybe in a few years..."

Yanshan said oh, a little disappointed.

Gu Jinzhi gently hugged him and kissed his cheek.

She couldn't tell what she felt, as if she was timid and a little nervous.

Their carriages all the way to Chengtian Gate.

Chengtian Gate is the gate of the imperial city.

A carriage was sent in the palace to welcome Zhu Zhongjun and his family at Chengtian Gate.

Gu Jinzhi and Zhu Zhongjun took their children out of the carriage, changed into the carriage in the palace, and entered Chengtian Gate. Behind Chengtian Gate is Duanmen.

Duanmen is located between the imperial city and the imperial palace.

After passing Duanmen, there is the majestic and solemn Meridian Gate.

The Meridian Gate is the main gate of the palace.

After entering the door, getting out of the carriage, and changing into a sedan chair.

Yanshan and Yanying sat with Zhu Zhongjun.

They were both curious and looked out from the small window. After entering the Meridian Gate, they had to cross the Imperial Bridge before entering the Taihe Gate, and this was the real entry into the palace.

The two brothers looked at each other with their heads close together.

"Dad, there is a bridge..." Yanshan shouted in surprise.

"Dad, there is a bridge." Yan Ying learned to speak.

Zhu Zhongjun smiled and pulled the two little ghosts back and hugged them in his arms.

He repeatedly taught Yanshan and Yanying the etiquette: when he called the Empress Dowager, he would call him the Emperor's grandmother; when he saw the Empress and the Emperor, he would kneel down and kowtow; when he saw the Prince, he would also kowtow.

"...Who kowtowed us?" Yan Ying asked.

He felt that he needed to kowtow to many people, so, on the other hand, someone should kowtow to him, which is fair.

Yan Ying, who is less than four years old, is smarter and smarter than Yanshan.

At least Yanshan would never have imagined this kind of problem.

Yan Ying looks like Zhu Zhongjun. She has been unwilling to be inferior to others since she was a child...

Zhu Zhongjun looked at Yanying with relief and pointed his nose: "This is the imperial city. Everyone in the palace must respect it. They cannot offend us. No one kowtows to us. We must kowtow to others. Remember? Don't lose your politeness at that time."

Yan Ying pouted and muttered in a low voice: "It's not fun." Then she asked, "Dad, when will we go home?"

Zhu Zhongjun was about to answer when the sedan chair arrived at Renshou Palace.

He got out of the sedan chair with his two children.

Gu Jinzhi also walked to Zhu Zhongjun with his youngest son.

The youngest son Yanshao was at the age of a toddler. Seeing his parents and brothers walking on the ground, he also struggled to go downstairs.

Gu Jinzhi whispered to coax him and told him not to make trouble. Instead, he struggled even harder. Gu Jinzhi couldn't hold him any longer.

Zhu Zhongjun hugged him, smiled and kissed him on the cheek, and said, "Brother Shao'er, be good."

Yan Shao really stopped making trouble and was quiet in Zhu Zhongjun's arms.

Gu Jinzhi was shocked and hurriedly wanted to pick him up.

It is unconventional to let Zhu Zhongjun hold the child. When the empress dowager saw it, she would definitely blame Gu Jinzhi for bullying Zhu Zhongjun in her heart.

The Empress Dowager is afraid that Zhu Zhongjun is the fool.

Zhu Zhongjun walked quickly and carried the child into Renshou Palace.

Aunt Cheng, who came to greet him, was stunned. She reacted quickly, and was surprised to pass through her face. She quickly covered up her face, bowed to Zhu Zhongjun and Gu Jinzhi, called the prince and the princess, and asked them to go in.

Gu Jinzhi caught up with Zhu Zhongjun and wanted to hold the child, but Zhu Zhongjun refused to give it to him.

The palace people in the palace looked at them, and Gu Jinzhi had to slow down and follow Zhu Zhongjun.

After entering the hall, the Empress Dowager sat upright in the upper seat and looked at them with a smile.

There was already water in her eyes.

But when she saw Zhu Zhongjun bringing a child in, she was still surprised.

Zhu Zhongjun and his family had already knelt down and saluted the Empress Dowager.

Gu Jinzhi and Zhu Zhongjun called their mother, and there were two children left. They called the emperor's grandmother simply. The empress dowager's heart suddenly became incredibly soft.

She met Zhu Zhongjun's child for the first time.

The palace people gave Zhu Zhongjun's family a seat.

Gu Jinzhi brought Yan Shao over.

This time, Zhu Zhongjun did not refuse, and he handed the child over to Gu Jinzhi.

"Is this the boss?" The empress dowager asked with a little wet voice, pointing at Yanshan.

Zhu Zhongjun hurriedly said yes.

"Come on, come forward to show the Ai family. The second brother is here, let the Ai family take a closer look." The Empress Dowager asked Aunt Cheng to take Yanshan and Yanying over and show her.

The Queen Mother's vision is no longer as good as before, and she is a little confused about seeing clearly.

Zhu Zhongjun smiled at his two sons and said to them: "Go and show it to the emperor and grandmother."

Then, he asked Yanshan to hold Yan Ying's hand.

The two brothers holding hands, with their pink and jade-carved eyes as bright as black gems, looking at the Queen Mother and calling out the Emperor's Grandmother, who was extremely cute.

Especially Yan Ying, exactly the same as Zhu Zhongjun when he was a child, as if he was in front of him yesterday. Zhu Zhongjun was so old at that time, and he was so cute and charming.

The Queen Mother could no longer hold it back, and tears were about to fall

She hugged the two children and kept saying, "Okay, okay, they are all good children..."

Then I asked Aunt Cheng to take a gift and each of them gave me a small box.

The two brothers thanked each other, who were serious and very polite. After receiving something, they taught the people around them. They were very demeanor and the queen mother was even more happy.

I couldn't stop this joy.

Zhu Zhongjun also stepped forward, sat next to the empress dowager, and whispered to the queen mother, asking her not to cry.

The Queen Mother stopped crying after a while.

She looked at Gu Jinzhi.

Gu Jinzhi smiled and carried Yan Shao, who was restless in his arms, and also said, "My mother, he can walk like a loach..."

When the empress dowager sees the child lively and doesn’t have time to like him, how can she blame him?

She touched Yan Shao's head with relief and gave him a gift.

"Xiao Qi, thank you for your hard work over the years, taking care of Zhongjun and adding these precious grandsons to the Ai family." The Empress Dowager said to Gu Jin.

Gu Jinzhi smiled and said, "Mother, it is the prince who takes care of me and the children. The prince is kind to me. I have no effort..."

"Okay, that's fine." said the Queen Mother, "You couple are in harmony, and the Ai family has a lot of children and grandchildren, it's best."

Then, the Empress Dowager asked Zhu Zhongjun again, the journey would be smooth.

After saying something for a long time, it was not until Yan Shao in Gu Jinzhi's arms were a little sleepy that the empress dowager asked them to go for a rest.

Zhu Zhongjun and Gu Jinzhi came out of Renshou Palace with their children.

They lived in Pingju Hall this time.

The Xilan Hall where they lived in the past was burned out when they were in the thirteenth year of Shuntian. Now, a pavilion has been built there.

Pingji Palace is not far from Renshou Palace, and there are four or five nannies who specialize in taking care of their children.

Gu Jinzhi's arm was sore, so he handed the child to the nannies and took him down to wash and change clothes.

She and Zhu Zhongjun also cleaned their faces and changed into clean clothes.

The palace maid combed Gu Jinzhi's hair and changed into a high bun. She was covered with hairpins. The golden light and pearl light reflected on her face, and the folds in her pupils shone brightly.

After combing his hair, Gu Jinzhi personally combed Zhu Zhongjun's hair.

The two of them had finished rectifying and went to see the child.

The children also changed their clothes and combed their hair again.

The third brother Yanshao is already asleep.

The emperor has not yet gone to court, so they can rest for a while.

The imperial kitchen brought millet porridge and crystal dumplings, and various snacks and side dishes. I was afraid that they would be hungry, so I filled them first.

Zhu Zhongjun was a little hungry.

He asked Yanshan and Yanying: "Are you hungry?"

Both Yanshan and Yanying said in a slight voice: "I'm hungry."

Zhu Zhongjun asked the palace servants to take the dishes and chopsticks and give them to them.

Gu Jinzhi laughed aside.

Zhu Zhongjun asked her what was wrong.

"Don't ask if I'm hungry?" Gu Jin said.

Zhu Zhongjun hurriedly asked, "Are you Emei?"

Gu Jinzhi smiled and shook his head.

Seeing her like this, Zhu Zhongjun knew that she had no appetite. He brought the rice porridge he had served with the palace servants and fed it to his two sons, one by one, and took turns to eat it.

The palace servants serving around all looked at him in surprise.

In this era, it is rare for men to do such things.

Zhu Zhongjun also spoiled his children when he was at home. However, most of the time, he would not feed his children like this. It was not that he didn't want to, but that he believed that the children should be independent.

He is doing this now just to show people the appearance.

He used to be a fool, so how could he tell me clearly? Now that he is like this, holding and feeding the child, it looks like he has no future. The emperor should be happy about it, right?

Gu Jinzhi thought about it for a moment and could guess Zhu Zhongjun's intentions, so she did not disturb her and sat aside and watched Zhu Zhongjun be his dad.

Since Gu Jinzhi said that she loved Zhu Zhongjun and asked Zhu Zhongjun to do what he wanted, Zhu Zhongjun no longer cared about it. If it were in the past, he would not dare to do this, he would be afraid that Gu Jinzhi would turn around and say that he would use the child.

He did not use it. His sons, everything is his, where can they use it?

He felt at ease to play with his children.

Gu Jinzhi was on the side, looking at them with a gentle expression, which made Zhu Zhongjun feel warm.

Understanding is still warmer than love.

He loved Gu Jinzhi's understanding.

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Chapter completed!