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Chapter 22: The Emperor's Will
He didn't want his daughter to suffer and waste her life in the palace, but his daughter didn't want to bring trouble to her family and be hated by the emperor, so she resolutely entered the palace and sacrificed her life.

He has been kind to everyone in his life except his daughter, who is his only daughter!

The couple was sad for a while, and the old Duke said to his wife, "You should warn the people below. We should keep a low profile recently and don't make any trouble. The old Duke of Huguo is a scheming old man, and his sons are even more ruthless. They have many evil ways, so don't let them catch you."

"Got it. I'll pass it on."

"We will stay at home for a few more days this time and keep an eye on them. If you miss your daughter, send a sign to the palace. Send a few of the yellow croaker worth 1,000 taels today to your daughter. There are so many rules in the palace. I'm afraid such good things cannot be served on the table. Let's send it to her."

"What are you sending? Who said we should be low-key and not draw attention to ourselves? How can such a big fish not be conspicuous when it is sent to the palace? We don't want to cause trouble for Yan'er. I remember that there were also a lot of southern fruits sent with the big yellow croaker, such as pineapple, mango, and wax apple. They are fragrant and sweet. Put them in private and you can eat them after cutting them. No one will know."

"Okay, I'll listen to you. By the way, Yan'er also likes to buy Zhao's candied haws. Remember to bring her a few strings, as well as Lao Hu's mutton buns..."

Qingziyuan

Liu, who had been holding back her anger, returned to the yard and her smiling face finally turned gloomy. She gulped down three bowls of cold tea to quench her anger, but she was still so angry that she slammed the table.

"What a shallow-sighted person you are. You don't even know how to enjoy the good things you have, and you still cause me such trouble. What a bunch of bastards!"

"Ma'am, please calm down and don't let yourself get hurt."

The maid Lu Tan was startled, and she glanced at the people in the next room and said slowly, "You will scare the young master and young lady like this."

Liu paused, looking towards the next door. The sharpness between her eyebrows softened instantly, but she was still upset. "I don't want to get angry, but today..."

She slowly closed her eyes, a vicious look flashed across her eyes, "I am a concubine, a person who cannot be seen on the stage. I have lost face because of you."

"Since father said not to be too extravagant, then give orders to reduce the expenses of the mansion by 30% from today onwards. The kitchen should buy less meat and eat more light food. Also, it is almost autumn now, and the ice should have stopped."

"Yes, I will go and inform them tomorrow."

Jinlan smiled and nodded, "But the old Duke, the old lady and the second old lady are the elders, and their expenses cannot be reduced. We also have young masters and young ladies in our courtyard, and the expenses cannot be reduced. The Duke, the second master and the third master cannot be reduced either. In this case, it seems that only Aunt Zhou, Aunt Zhao and the new Aunt Shu can bear more."

"Well! You decide."

Liu was very satisfied that her thoughts were fully understood by the people below. She raised her hand and asked the maids to wash and change her clothes for her. She was full of expectations. The Duke had just returned today and should come to her room. She had to prepare well. As for the others,
But Liu, who was dressed up beautifully, did not get to wait for her long-awaited husband, but instead got a pair of adorable little kids.

"Mom! Dad hasn't come back yet? Qiuyi and my brother miss him."

"I miss Daddy!"

After changing into soft, skin-friendly pajamas, two three-inch-tall little kids came running over, hugged their mother's long legs, tilted their little heads back, opened their big round eyes, and shouted for daddy.

Although outsiders often use adjectives like "smiling tiger" to describe the British prince Gu Changting, it has to be said that people like him with a gentle appearance are very popular among children.

Not to mention that Gu Qiuyi and Gu Wenyu are his own flesh and blood, tied by blood. Moreover, when it comes to a pair of children, he is strict when necessary and gentle and loving at times. After more than five months of separation, the children have long missed their father.

"Daddy will be back soon. Can mom play with you guys first?"

Touching the two children's chubby faces, Liu's face was full of tenderness. No matter how powerful a woman is, she will only be infinitely gentle and tolerant when facing her children. "No! I want my daddy!"

The cute little daughter shook her head unwillingly. Gu Changting was always more gentle to his daughter. Gu Qiuyi missed her father. If it weren't for her mother's teachings, she would have thrown herself into her father's arms at the welcoming banquet.

Daddy said he would come to accompany her in the evening, but now he is nowhere to be seen, and she doesn’t want it!
"I want daddy! I want daddy!"

Gu Wenyu, who is only three years old, is still ignorant. He has forgotten what his father looks like after not seeing him for several months. Now he is just learning from his sister.

"Be good..."

"You're not good, you want daddy! You want daddy! Mommy, take us to find daddy!"

"You're not good! Find your daddy! Find your daddy with your sister!"

"Let me see who is being naughty!"

The two children were young and didn't understand anything. They had been waiting for a long time but hadn't seen their father yet. The unsatisfied children started to make a fuss.

Just as Liu and the maids were anxiously coaxing the child, a male voice with a smile suddenly sounded. Everyone looked up in surprise and saw Gu Changting walking in with his long legs.

"Yier, Wenyu, come to daddy."

With a smile on his lips and tenderness in his eyes, Gu Changting opened his arms and looked at the two children. His expression could not be more gentle.

"My Lord! You're back!"

"I've met the Duke!"

"Daddy!"

"Daddy!"

Under the delighted gazes of the crowd, little girl Gu Qiuyi cheered and ran towards her father's arms. Little boy Gu Wenyu was confused for a moment, then decisively followed his sister's footsteps and rushed over together.

"Good boy~!"

Holding the two children, Gu Changting smiled sweetly, and his tenderness at this moment was never seen by outsiders.

Gu Changting is always very patient with children. Not only do the children miss their dad after not seeing him for several months, but the dad misses his children even more. He holds the two children in his arms, asks them questions carefully, and plays with them.

But soon the strangeness and estrangement caused by the separation of several months disappeared instantly. The two children clung to their father and were unwilling to get down. They were so tired that their eyelids drooped, but they still forced themselves to stay awake, unwilling to leave their father's arms.

"My Lord, you are too indulgent to them. Let the nurse take them down to sleep. You have been very tired in the past few months. You should rest as soon as possible."

Seeing that her child and her husband had such a good relationship, Liu was happy. However, not only did the child miss his father, she, as a wife, also missed her husband. Although she knew that she shouldn't have such emotions, she felt very uncomfortable seeing that the Duke doted on the child but ignored her.

(End of this chapter)