My Son is a Transmigrated Prince

Rong Ting’s sixth birthday was a top priority in Song Yuan’s eyes.

She originally thought she could accompany him on many birthdays, but thinking now, she could only be by his side for this one sixth birthday. From the birthday cake to the balloons and decorations, Song Yuan did everything herself. The night before, Song Yuan had Rong Ting wear the robes he wore when he first transmigrated and found that they were small. Fortunately, she considered this issue and bought him a new one beforehand. When Rong Ting put it on, Song Yuan couldn’t deny that he was more suited to such clothing.

Rong Ting felt like this birthday might be the best one he’d ever had.

Emperor Father was here, Empress Mother was here, and even Grandfather and Grandmother had rushed over.

Of course, he still felt embarrassed at the birthday song. His little face and ears were all flushed.

Rong Ting also received the gift he wanted. Song Haiping bought him a self-balancing electric scooter6 he’d promised before. Rong Ting was captivated, and he couldn’t wait to play with it in the neighborhood. This child’s self-balancing scooter was particularly cool–not only did it light up in different colors, it could also sing. In an instant, Rong Ting was the most hip cub in the neighborhood, receiving countless envious gazes of children both big and small.

The only fly in the ointment was that he couldn’t take it back with him.

Rong Ting thought in his heart, he would play with this scooter during this time until he grew sick of it. That way, he wouldn’t miss it.

Rong Heng also joined the birthday party, but he didn’t bring anything. Instead, he told Rong Ting in private: “Wait until we go back, I will have people get you a little milk dog.”

Rong Ting looked disbelieving. In fact, if not for the paternity test, he would have often doubted whether he was Emperor Father’s son. Now, when Emperor Father said he would give him a dog to raise, his first reaction was–man’s heart, evil intentions7.

And of course, Rong Heng did not let down Rong Ting’s expectations as he continued, “I heard that your Empress Mother is going to take you to an island to take pictures.”

There is no one who knows the father like his son. Rong Ting looked at him. “Emperor Father wants to go with us?”

Rong Heng gave him a glance. “I can’t?”

“Emperor Father should ask Empress Mother himself.” Rong Ting thought for a while, secretly slandering, it was not like Emperor Father had no mouth, but he didn’t dare to say these words.

It wasn’t like he was a microphone, so why make him go talk to Empress Mother. Adults were really weird–they don’t say the words they want to say, but words they don’t want to say spill out like blah blah blah.

Rong Heng: “…”

Song Yuan did indeed want to take Rong Ting to see the sea.She also wanted to take lots of photos to keep. Thinking about it, this was the best season to go to the island.

They could fly to the island, see the sea, and eat seafood to their hearts’ content. Song Yuan believed Rong Ting would definitely like this memory. She couldn’t stay with him to watch him grow up, but she hoped that, in his memories, all his images of her were happy ones.

Rong Heng found Song Yuan in the kitchen and euphemistically expressed his desire to tag along8.

Song Yuan was operating the dishwasher. Hearing his words, a look of nostalgia appeared on her face. “Okay.”

Rong Heng had thought she would refuse and even drafted out a mental outline. He didn’t expect that she would agree so easily. It was so unreal that Rong Heng was stunned.

Song Yuan gave him a glance, forcing out a smile. “Do you still remember when I told you before? That this world is very big, and one day when you and I are rich, we can go out on a ship to see the sea. You also agreed at that time.”

At that time, she still didn’t know his identity, and her mind was full of many fantasies. She wanted a diamond ring and honeymoon. She wanted to travel over the thousands of miles of mountains and rivers with him and go out to see the sea with him. Perhaps, like he said before, her feelings for him were not as deep as his, but she knew. As she grew older, and met so many people, when it came to affection between man and woman, he was her favorite person.

She truly wanted to be with him forever.

And she truly liked him too.

Rong Heng was startled, as though he hadn’t expected her to bring this up.

“Actually, I also thought of it.” Rong Heng’s voice was deep. “I thought, once Rong Ting was ready, I would hand him the throne, then take you out to see. Whether you believe me or not, I truly had this thought.”

Song Yuan placed her hands on the kitchen counter. She lowered her eyes, laughing in a low voice. “En, I know.”

Thinking of Rong Ting’s return to ancient times and the medical conditions back then, Song Yuan was so worried she couldn’t sleep. If things from modern times could be brought back, she would have packed an entire pharmacy!

Her first reaction was to take advantage of this time to set up all the vaccines available to Rong Ting!

For Rong Ting, this was a nightmare…

It was another day of vaccinations. Rong Ting looked soulless as he stood at the door, his action of putting on his shoes slowed to 0.5 speed. “Actually, Empress Mother, the imperial physicians in the palace are all very good. I have been heavily protected since I was young. Emperor Father never had vaccines when he was young, and hasn’t he been healthy until now?”

“He’s him, you’re you.” Song Yuan was speechless. “He didn’t have the option then, but you do now. I know that the imperial physicians in the palace are very good, but I know even better what medical conditions in ancient times are like. Smallpox and chicken pox can kill a lot of people at once. Gugu, don’t make me worry, okay?”

Rong Ting heaved a sigh. “Okay.”

He felt that the current situation didn’t allow for it, but if they did, Empress Mother likely would have jumped at the chance to take him for shots every day.

Mother and son went to the disease prevention center. Just like the previous few days, Song Yuan had a myriad of reminders. “Have you finished reading the book I gave you?”

“Empress Mother, you gave me the book only two days ago. I cannot read ten lines with one glance.”

Song Yuan couldn’t help it. Which mother would be willing to tell her six year old son not to sleep with people when he was only thirteen or fourteen? She was helpless and desperate and helpless too.

She had lived in ancient times, so naturally she knew the customs there. Usually getting married at thirteen or fourteen, then getting married at fifteen or sixteen… at twenty, everyone had probably been moms and dads for several years. And that was for ordinary people. The royal family might have people at the age of thirteen or fourteen. But at that age, they were still children!

“I’ll talk to your Emperor Father about this too, but you should still keep it in mind. You’re still young now, but when you’re older, I’m afraid that…” Song Yuan didn’t know whether to say it or not. She knew what the identity of crown prince represented. She feared even some of the palace maids had some thoughts of flying up to become a phoenix9, right?

Children were not the same as men. Rong Ting didn’t like to talk to little girls now, but that didn’t mean it’d be the same once he grows up.

Rong Ting understood his Empress Mother very well. Although she didn’t finish speaking, he already knew what she wanted to say. “Empress Mother, do I look so lustful?”

Song Yuan was slightly embarrassed.

“Rest assured, Empress Mother.” Rong Ting thumped his chest. “So long as Emperor Father does not decree it and does not force me, I will not think of these things before I am eighteen. And I think the concubines in the harem are all very troublesome. If I can, I do not want any.”

This was a side effect of watching palace intrigue dramas with Grandfather.

He felt that a group of chattering women was super annoying!

More importantly, wasn’t it expensive raising so many people? Couldn’t that money be spent on better things? To do something better? Was it not fragrant to exchange it for rice, or repair roads?

He didn’t understand before, but now after going to the supermarket every day with Empress Mother, he had seen the light. The cost of feeding one person was completely different from the money spent on three people!

Song Yuan: “…”

Traveling to the island had to be done by plane. Rong Ting had never been on a plane, and neither had Rong Heng.

On the way to the airport, Rong Ting’s little mouth spouted endless questions. “Are we really going to fly in the sky? Will it fall down?”

Song Haiping’s expression changed when he heard this. “Pei pei pei, you hurry and give me three pei pei pei’s! Our Father in Heaven, children’s words carry no harm, children’s words carry no harm, don’t listen to him!”

Seeing that Grandfather and Empress Mother’s expressions didn’t look good, Rong Ting let out three pei pei pei’s. Sitting next to him, Rong Heng helplessly wiped his face.

Rong Heng also had this concern in his heart, but he checked a lot of information last night. Convinced that in this era, flying was the safest mode of transportation, he was a lot more relieved.

He also wasn’t without his doubts. How could people fly in the sky?

When they arrived at the airport, the father and son were dumbfounded by the sheer volume of people. The two people followed closely behind Song Yuan.

Song Yuan considerately chose two window seats when purchasing tickets. She thought, maybe Rong Heng and Rong Ting wanted to see what clouds in the sky looked like!

Rong Heng was originally very calm, at least on the surface, but when the plane began to take off, the weightless sensation and the subsequent ringing in his ears made him momentarily lose control and reveal a rarely-seen expression of horror.

Rong Ting was uneasier than Rong Heng was. If not for the etiquette ingrained in his bones, he wished he could yell like that screaming rubber chicken.

Wuwuwu, flying is too scary! He prefers the high-speed rail!

After a while, Rong Ting began to smell the fragrance10. Through the narrow window of the plane, he viewed the clouds with astonishment. When he looked down, he could still see some terraced fields. It looked like everything on the ground had shrunk many times over.

So this was what the sky looked like. This was what the land from above looked like.

He was flying!

[6] The kind that ~cool kids~ ride nowadays

[7] 居心不良: to harbor evil intentions

[8] 混吃混喝: to mooch off others, or to goof off while shirking work or duties

[9] 飞上枝头变凤凰: fly up to the branches and become a phoenix; to climb up and achieve a high status and honor. I’ve usually seen it being used in a derogatory manner to describe people who are suspected of using unsavory methods, such as seduction

[10] 真香: slang for when you praise something that you had previously put down, rejected, or insulted. It comes from a reality show where a celebrity was complaining about the rural area and claiming he wouldn’t eat a single bite of food. Later, he starts devouring the food and going “真香, 真香!” and it later became a meme

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