Chapter 1360 - 1362: Arduous Task_1
"It’s what my dad said," thought Lele. He wasn’t stupid. Since the Emperor was the most powerful man, it made sense that everyone wanted to be the most powerful, but there was only one spot, so wouldn’t they fight for it?
The Emperor thought seriously. If people in the palace knew that he brought back a child, not to mention others, his very own sons would be the first to take action. He had brought Ye Zi’an’s child to the palace simply because he found the child more interesting than the palace children, less rigid, but if something were to happen in the palace, that would be a disaster.
"Fine, I allow him to stay close to you," he said. Then, through the curtains, Lele saw that Ye Er had already brazenly joined the group at the back. "I’ve also brought your nanny for you."
"Nanny? I don’t have a nanny?"
It wasn’t until they reached the inn that Lele learned it was Sister-in-law Li.
In Yangshu Village, Ye Zi’an and Yang Chuxia had already found out that Ye Er had followed along, and Sister-in-law Li had been taken away as well.
Yang Chuxia thought it likely that Sister-in-law Li was taken to serve Lele closely. With both Ye Er and Sister-in-law Li there, both trusted people, she felt somewhat relieved.
But Yangyang was extremely unhappy, feeling that the Emperor had kidnapped his brother. He clamored daily about training hard in martial arts to rescue his brother.
"Alright, don’t worry anymore, Ye Er is with him. If anything happens, he will find a way to send us a message."
"Yes," Yang Chuxia nodded listlessly, and then asked, "When do you plan to depart?"
Speaking of this, Ye Zi’an’s face, which had been gloomy these past few days, finally lit up with a smile, almost dazzling Yang Chuxia.
"What’s the matter? Is there some good news?"
Ye Zi’an smiled, indeed it was good news, "He has allowed me to delay my trip to Shandong. As long as Shandong doesn’t fall into chaos, I can stay at home with you until the baby is born before leaving."
"Really?" That truly was good news. She believed no woman wished to be without her husband by her side when giving birth.
"Yes, I will send Ye Yi, Ye San, and Brother Li to Shandong in the next few days. This way, if something happens there, I can be informed in time."
This was a sort of compensation after the Emperor had given him a daunting task. Of course, this was originally compensation, but compared to him taking away his son, it hardly counted as such.
What he didn’t tell Xiaxia was that, fortunately, it was Lele who had been taken. The clever and alert boy could be somewhat trusted to look out for himself in the cutthroat imperial palace, but if it were Yangyang instead, he feared he’d be too worried to sleep at all.
However, the task the Emperor had entrusted to him was far beyond his expectations.
The gold bar left by his mother turned out not to belong to the Luo Family, but to the imperial family.
And the very existence of the Luo Family was apparently to guard that object.
It was a tough mission indeed; not only did he have to take on the responsibility of guarding that item, but at the crucial moment...
"What are you so engrossed in thinking about?" Yang Chuxia nudged him, snapping him out of his reverie.
"I was just thinking, with Lele not at home, I need to let mom and dad know, although I’ll have to hide the real circumstances."
"Yes, I understand."
But when Ms.Wang heard what Ye Zi’an had to say, she nearly gave him a good beating.
"I’ve never seen parents as heartless as you two. He’s just a few years old, and you send him away to acknowledge a master? Can’t Brother An teach him? What’s the use of him ranking so high in the examinations if he can’t even teach his own child?"
Yang Chuxia looked helplessly to the heavens; they weren’t heartless, it was that heartless man on the dragon throne.
"Ah, mom, please, don’t start on Brother An. We’re also thinking of the child’s best interests. We’ll bring him back soon enough."