Chapter 910: Chapter 17: His Previous Life (2)

The city gate was bustling with noise and excitement.

Drums and gongs resounded, and the cheers of the people rose even higher.

Mu Zhan Yun and Mu Tong Yun curiously leaned against the window of the carriage to look outside.

Li Yuzhu glanced outside and held Mu Yuanxiu’s hand, "Yuanxiu, you must have planned this grand event for a long time, right? Thank you for your hard work."

"I owe you so much; these are what you deserve." Mu Yuanxiu embraced her, "Beiyang is colder than Zhao Country, much colder than Zhen An Prefecture. Yu Zhu, by having you stay here with me, will you blame me?"

Li Yuzhu thought of her past life; she was an orphan then, what hardship hadn’t she endured?

"You are my husband, wherever you go, I will go. We promised to never be apart." Li Yuzhu looked up at him.

"Yes, we will never be apart..." In past lives, in this life, in future lives.

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The carriage entered the city, and it was indeed more lively than outside the city.

All the major shops were crowded with people, and when they saw the carriage, they all cheered loudly. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

The lively welcoming procession extended all the way to the Imperial Palace.

Beiyang’s Imperial Palace wasn’t as splendorous as Zhao Country’s, but because it was a stone palace, with its roof painted with colorful paint, it was still grandeur and majestic.

In front of the palace gates, civil and military officials were waiting.

As usual, there were three cheers for the Emperor’s long life and the Empress’s long life.

However, only Mu Yuanxiu, Li Yuzhu, and their children were allowed to enter the palace, while Li Xing’an, Guoguo, and Baili Rui were stopped outside the palace gates.

"Third Prince, Princess Pingle, Mr. Baili, the posthouse is just ahead, please follow me." Grand Tutor Fei nodded smilingly at Li Xing’an and the others.

Li Xing’an understood the etiquette, he was just worried about Li Yuzhu.

"Alright then, I’ll trouble Grand Tutor Fei to lead the way." They still had Li Yuzhu’s dowry team with them; they couldn’t just leave others unattended.

The group followed Grand Tutor Fei to the posthouse.

Although it was called a posthouse, it was actually the Prince Mansion of a deposed prince from the previous dynasty of Beiyang.

After Mu Yuanxiu had it renovated, it was specifically prepared for the envoys from Zhao Country.

The size of the Prince Mansion was comparable to Lu Ling Royal Mansion in Zhao Country.

Finding the accommodation satisfactory, Li Xing’an said no more.

He thought this was appropriate; he really thought it was going to be a dilapidated inn meant only for horses.

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Li Yuzhu and Mu Yuanxiu’s carriage drove straight into the Imperial Palace and stopped in front of the grand hall of the largest palace courtyard, Yongxing Palace.

"Welcome the Emperor and the Empress back to the palace."

The eunuchs and palace maids stood divided in two rows.

An eunuch lifted the curtain and invited them to alight from the carriage.

"We’re here. From now on, our family of four will live here. When Zhanzhan and Tongtong turn five, we’ll find a separate residence." Mu Yuanxiu held Li Yuzhu’s hand and stepped down from the carriage first.

The two Chief Palace Maids who came with Li Yuzhu carried the two children down.

Although the snow was heavy, and the snow outside the city was thick, the snow in the palace was not deep, indicating that someone regularly cleared it.

The two children found the palace different from Zhao Country’s, very novel, looking around and running about.

The two elder aunts coaxed them, "Young princelings, you can look around later, let’s see your room first."

"Are there fun things in the room?" Mu Tongyun asked.

How would the elder aunts know? But as a father reunited with his children after so long, he had surely prepared gifts, right?

"Yes, yes, there are, of course." The elder aunts cajoled them.

"Great, brother, let’s go in and see our new home." Sensible beyond her years, Mu Tongyun pulled Mu Zhan Yun’s hand and joyfully ran forward.

The two elder aunts could hardly keep up.

Mu Yuanxiu held Li Yuzhu’s hand, introducing her to the general layout of the palace.

Li Yuzhu couldn’t remember it all; she just nodded and smiled.

Mu Yuanxiu smiled, "I’ll have someone send you a map later." His little lady was always pathologically bad with directions.

Li Yuzhu laughed sweetly, "That’s more like it."

Without a map, asking her to navigate a strange palace with hundreds of rooms, she would undoubtedly get lost.

After passing through several main palace courtyards, Mu Yuanxiu took Li Yuzhu to see their bedchamber.

It was cold outside the palace courtyard, but inside the bedchamber, it was warm and cozy.

The two children had already begun to take off their outer garments.

Mu Yuanxiu arranged for two eunuchs to accompany the elder aunts and the two children to rest in the adjacent side hall, while he pulled Li Yuzhu’s hand and led her into the inner bedroom.

Once the door was closed, it shut out the noise from outside.

Mu Yuanxiu held Li Yuzhu tightly, saying nothing, just holding her and leaning against the door.

Li Yuzhu laughed, "What’s wrong, husband?"

Oh, a year apart, what’s made him act so strange?

In the past, even a day’s separation would have Mu Yuanxiu dragging her to bed like a wolf.

Now, after a year apart, he’s become like a wooden man?