The Blessed

Saying those two words using a sobbing tone, Chu Yunhan got on his knees. No words were needed here. Only a beauty’s tears were enough to seize the heart of everyone on spot. The already-prepared blame just couldn’t get out of his mouth. Yan Shengzhi only looked at him faintly, with those scenes of those first few years after they got married. At the time, he was still the crown prince. There were so many princes under him, except Prince Nine(Jiu/Yan Shengrui) who got the favor of the emperor first but had no heart for the position but only acting wildly outside and then becoming a general, all the others only wished they could kill him and seize his position. During those hard and tense days, the only one who stayed by his side was his crown princess.

He was very beautiful, also very proud. And he’d only show that gentle smile before him. Every time he saw him, even doing nothing, he felt quite satisfied. Before, he even quietly swore to himself that he’d be good to him forever, but…after he took the throne, the Chu family gradually revealed their ambition, and their relationship also gradually broke down. After the Chu family tried to drug Noble Consort Xiao to get rid of the kid in her womb, and even asked his personal maid to take him to the place where Noble Consort Xiao was taking a walk and then used some dirty trick to let him knock her over, even though he knew all these had nothing to do with him, as the emperor, he still had to abolish him as a warning to the Chu family.

He knew his grievance and didn’t have the heart to let him suffer in the cold palace, so he got softhearted. While the Chu family still had the last breath, he stopped. If the Chu family was wise enough, they should learn to keep their nose clean and stay low, and then the position of the empress was still Yunhan’s. But instead of repenting their ways, they even tried to use the Virtuous Consort to help him regain his title, even tried to use Virtuous Consort under their control to take his place. And they also didn’t stay low at all for those things outside. When the Virtuous Consort kept having those pillow talks with him, he finally realized that he had to get rid of Virtuous Consort if he wanted Yunhan to draw a clear line with them.

In order to preserve Yunhan, once again, he did something an emperor shouldn’t do—asking someone to end Virtuous Consort’s life. But unexpectedly, what he received was his repulsion. He even gave up everything and brought Seven to run out of the palace. The moment he received the news, he nearly got mad. He withstood all the pressure from the court and people’s gossip only to protect him from getting his name stained by his family, so he would have a chance to resume his position, but…never expected…he who always knew about him didn’t see his true heart…

At that time he was so heartbroken, only wishing to catch him back. But due to his ‘good’ cousin, he missed the best time. Then he had left for three whole years. Three whole years! Over a thousand days and nights! Every time he remembered he was no longer in the palace, he felt so bad that he even had no mood for eating. He often slipped into Fuqing Palace at a quiet night, trying to feel his presence, but…as time went by, his smell also gradually turned thinner and thinner.

Now looking at him standing in front of him, heaven knows how much effort he had tried to restrain himself from rushing over. When seeing him again, he actually cried, which made him more heartbroken. Even when he abolished him, he still didn’t cry but only quietly accepted everything. But now…he should have suffered a lot during the past three years, right? In the memorial Nine(Ling Jingxuan) handed over said not long ago, little Seven got kidnapped. And he could only reveal who he is to save the kid and only by then did Nine find him. Otherwise, he still wouldn’t bow his head and come back, right?

About his first wife, Yan Shengzhi really ran out of his mind. But it seemed that he had forgotten that everything in this world couldn’t be calculated, only not including people’s heart. He thought that he had made everything arranged well for him, got rid of all those who might tarnish his reputation or even attempt to take his place, but only didn’t know that between a couple, the least needed thing was calculation. As the emperor, he could gamble with everything, but only not his wife.

"As long as you are back, as long as you are back..."

How could he blame him under such circumstances? Yan Shengzhi slowly stood up, walking to his side while muttering to himself, as he was about stretch out a hand trying to support him up, Yan Xiaoming suddenly rushed forward and embraced him, crying, “Imperial father, imperial father…”

Burying his head in his arms, Yan Xiaoming cried at the top of his lungs. So sad that even Yan Shengzhi who never favored him felt sorry for him. He patted him on the back while soothing him, “All right, all right, as long as you are back. I know you must have suffered a lot out there. I will make it up for you.”

At the same time, Zeng Shaoqing quietly supported Chu Yunhan up, giving his thumbs-up in his heart.

"Hmm, father emperor, my mother empress has suffered a lot taking care of me all these years, could you please not blame him? We even brought gifts for you. I bet you’d like it.”

Tears filled in the years, Yan Xiaoming looked up at him, pretending to look quite pitiful, that little hand grabbing his clothes before the chest.

His son, who only avoided him or just lowered his head whenever he saw him, got so dramatically changed. Yan Shengzhi was shocked. And his complain in the heart also diminished a lot, he touched his face with that skinny hand, “But I have to, I am the emperor, I have to treat everyone equally. But if your gifts can make me happy, maybe I’ll take it as you went to Nine’s place in Cangzhou for self-reflection under my permission.”

As soon as he said this, everyone in the room knew that they had passed the first pass, although no one could understand how he could be so friendly except the emperor himself. Wait, they had not spoken yet, and he could easily forgive them for having escaped from the palace for three years. Isn't it too abnormal?