The Comeback of the Charming Farmer's Wife

Ye Zi’an laughed heartily, "Go write obediently, you little rascal."

"Is Yueyue awake yet?" Once Yangyang left, Ye Zi’an went straight to check on the little girl in the cradle.

Perhaps it was perfect timing, for just as he arrived, both children opened their eyes.

"Yueyue, are you awake? I’m your daddy. Are you hungry?" he said while picking her up, "My lady, should we feed her?"

"Yes, we should. This little girl is always hungry when she opens her eyes. Look, she’s pouting her lips as if she’s about to cry."

"Then my lady should feed her quickly. We can’t have my precious daughter going hungry."

Busy, Ye Zi’an handed the child over to Yang Chuxia, then went to grab a bib and a diaper.

Meanwhile, the other child who had also woken up, was lying quietly in his crib, gazing at the beams, completely unnoticed. If he were aware, he would surely wonder why he had been so thoroughly forgotten.

It was nanny Li who noticed that both masters were preoccupied with Yueyue, so she went over to the crib to check on him and found that he wasn’t crying or fussing. Feeling sorry for him, she picked him up.

Yang Chuxia, assuming that he had just woken up, handed Yueyue to Ye Zi’an and took him into her arms.

"The little master has been awake for a while. He’s kept his eyes open without crying or making a fuss, such a good boy." Nanny Li mentioned for Qingqing’s sake, fearing that the parents might only care for the little miss otherwise.

Ye Zi’an, upon hearing this, disapprovingly said, "This one’s a fool. Woke up with Yueyue but doesn’t even cry. Hungry all this time and still quiet. ’The squeaky wheel gets the grease.’ Doesn’t he know that? How foolish is he?"

"..." Yang Chuxia immediately felt like cursing. "So you knew he was awake all along? Why didn’t you bring him over? What kind of father are you? Just watching him starve, are you out of your mind?"

"The more sons you have, the less precious they become." Ye Zi’an didn’t see the big deal and added, "Boys shouldn’t be so pampered. He was only hungry for a bit and it’s not like he was left to starve forever."

"..."

Yang Chuxia found herself at a loss for words.

Somehow, this conversation reached Yangyang’s ears.

In the evening, looking at Qingqing, he sighed again and again.

"Little brother, I never thought you’d be so pitiful. Daddy doesn’t love you one bit," Yangyang said sorrowfully as he kissed and hugged the little bundle, "Seeing how pitiful you are, I’ve decided to love Yueyue a little less and you a little more from now on. Don’t worry, as long as your brother is here, you won’t go hungry."

Following that, almost every other hour Yangyang would visit Yang Chuxia and say, "Mother, have you fed my little brother yet?"

Sometimes, even when he got up at night, he would still make a point to check on him. Indeed, he was a good brother.

While Yangyang cared for Qingqing every day in the Capital City, there was another big brother who was similarly concerned for him from afar.

Lele and the capricious Emperor traveled from place to place, only reaching the Capital City in early June. Their arrival immediately caused a stir.

Because the Emperor had brought back a child. Who was this child? Everyone speculated: some said he was the Emperor’s son, others thought he was the Emperor’s grandson, but the Emperor wouldn’t confirm either way.

Without a clear statement, people were hesitant and kept a watchful reserve towards the child.