The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket!-Chapter 1204 - 1026: Elderly Maternal

Gu Jian sent a letter to the Emperor, revealing his plans to have Xiao Moreng and others return to Beijing. This was not kept hidden from Xiao Yeyang and Daohua.

While waiting for a reply from the Emperor, Xiao Yeyang, along with Daozi and Xiao Moreng, took a trip to the horse ranch in Ganzhou, then inspected the twelve military forts, and finally, they visited the Gobi desert to look at the salt lake mining.

After Daozi and Xiao Moreng returned, both had a look of lingering excitement on their faces.

"Mother, the horse ranch in Ganzhou is so large, with so many fine horses. Dad even took me and fourth brother hunting. Unfortunately, I wasn’t strong enough to catch anything, but fourth brother caught a rabbit, and we also ate roasted rabbit," Daozi said.

Upon learning that the horse ranch was built by Xiao Yeyang, Daozi felt immensely proud.

"Mother, father is truly amazing. Fourth brother said that with the new military forts and the fortified border wall, the northern tribes won’t be able to attack us anymore," Daozi added.

"Mother, I want to be as capable and impressive as Dad in the future," Daozi stated.

Daozi energetically shared his experiences with Daohua and Gu Jian along the way.

Xiao Moreng was also deeply moved by the visit to Xiliang. Initially, he wasn’t keen on it as he felt it interfered with his studies, but after arriving, he realized it was the right decision.

Just the experiences his uncle showed him in the past month alone had greatly broadened his horizons.

Some things, if not seen in person, would never be truly felt or appreciated. Moreover, his uncle’s frequent insights were something that couldn’t be learned from books.

In mid-July, the households of Du and Chang received letters concerning the return of the second prince, ordering them to send Xiao Mobao and others back to Beijing.

At the same time, Daohua passed on a letter from the fourth prince to Xiao Moreng.

Xiao Moreng was already prepared mentally, knowing that his father wanted him to return to Beijing. Although he felt reluctant, he was not surprised.

Daohua smiled and said, "You arrived here last July, and now, exactly one year has passed. Although Xiliang isn’t as bustling as Beijing, every place has its own customs and culture. Consider this as a leisurely trip."

Upon hearing that Xiao Moreng was also returning to Beijing, Daozi said with a sad face, "Fourth brother, can you not leave? Don’t you like it here a lot? Just stay here with us."

Hearing this, Xiao Moreng showed a troubled expression.

Daohua pulled Daozi to her side and explained, "Your fourth brother came to Xiliang to visit our ancestors, and now that he has, he naturally has to return."

"Think about it. His parents, younger brother, and sisters are in Beijing. If he stayed here, he would miss them a lot," Daohua added.

Daozi pouted and fell silent. After a while, looking at Xiao Moreng, he asked, "Fourth brother, will you come and visit me again?"

Xiao Moreng moved his lips, hesitant to make a promise, as it wasn’t up to him to decide whether he could leave the capital, at least until he came of age — it was something determined by his great grandfather and father.

Daohua smiled and said, "It doesn’t necessarily have to be your fourth brother visiting Xiliang. You can also come to Beijing, and then you two can still play together."

Daozi’s eyes brightened, "Right, I have a Prince Residence in Beijing waiting for me to inherit!" Saying this, he ran to Xiao Moreng and took his hand, "Fourth brother, we will still be able to play together in the future."

Xiao Moreng patted Daozi’s head and nodded with a smile, "Yes."

After discussions among the Du and Chang families, they decided to send Xiao Mokuan and others back to Beijing on July 26.

As usual, Daohua prepared the departure ceremony for Xiao Mokuan and others, with extra arrangements made for Xiao Moreng.

Daozi gave his favorite storybook ’The Calabash Brothers’ to Xiao Moreng, "Fourth brother, remember to write to me after you return to Beijing. I can write many characters now, and I will write back to you."

Xiao Moreng smiled and accepted the storybook, "I will write to you."

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After Xiao Moreng and the others left, Daozi felt bored without his playmates. Seeing this, Daohua gave him a set of storybooks to read to the twins.

Daozi frowned: "Mom, can Daomang and Daomiao understand it?"

Daohua replied: "Why not, when you were still in Mom’s stomach, your Dad started reading to you."

Not wanting Daozi to feel burdened by reading stories to his younger siblings, Daohua smiled and said: "Don’t you enjoy telling stories to your classmates? Now, treat it as practice by telling stories to your brother and sister, and when you go back to the Academy, it will be even smoother."

Daozi felt that made sense, nodded, took the storybook, and, imitating the Academy teachers, began reading stories to the twins in their cradle with great animation.

With something to do, Daozi was no longer bored. Coupled with Daohua and Xiao Yeyang still sending him to the Academy to study with his peers, he soon stopped missing Xiao Moreng and the others.

Daohua balanced her time between taking care of Daozi and the twins, and Xiao Yeyang also frequently took Daozi horseback riding. Feeling his parents’ care, the joy in Daozi’s eyes returned, and he no longer felt that his brother and sister had taken away their parents’ love.

Furthermore, Daohua intentionally guided interactions between Daozi and the twins. After the twins could sit and crawl, she occasionally asked Daozi to look after them, gradually fostering his feeling of being an older brother.

Time flew and December approached, with the end of the year bringing accounts to check and New Year gifts to prepare, keeping Daozi very busy every day.

After the Academy broke for holidays, Daohua focused on utilizing Daozi as little helper: "Daozi, Mom needs to prepare New Year gifts for your grandfather, and your maternal grandparents, could you watch over your brother and sister?"

Daozi, while solving a metal puzzle ring, heard Daohua’s words. Although somewhat reluctant, he quickly climbed onto the kang bed and started playing with the crawling twins.

At one moment, he used a rattle drum to attract his playful sister Daomang, and at another, he used a red cloth doll to amuse his brother Daomiao, who lay still, sweating from his efforts.

It was tiring, but seeing his brother smiling widely at him and his sister crawling over and clinging to him, Daozi felt immensely happy.

Especially when the twins were crying and neither the wet nurse nor the maid could soothe them, but as soon as he hugged them, they immediately stopped crying.

At those moments, Daozi felt exceptionally content and proud.

Look, how much his brother and sister loved their big brother!

On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, the minor New Year’s Day, Daohua handed a letter to Xiao Yeyang, who was playing with the three children on the kang bed, with a slightly unnatural expression.

Xiao Yeyang did not take it: "Whose letter is it? Just tell me directly, don’t you see I’m holding my daughter?"

Daohua took the daughter from his hands: "You should read it yourself."

Xiao Yeyang glanced at Daohua, opened the letter, and his expression quickly became extremely complicated.

Daozi noticed his father’s unusual facial expression, wiped off the drool, quickly crawled next to Xiao Yeyang, and asked: "Dad, are you unhappy?"

Xiao Yeyang forced a smile: "Dad is not unhappy." As he spoke, looking at Daozi, he said, "Next year you are going to have a new uncle, are you happy about that?" frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

Daozi was stunned, somewhat confused: "What new uncle?"

Seeing his son’s perplexed look, Xiao Yeyang didn’t know how to explain.

Daohua found nothing wrong in explaining and smiled: "Your grandmother is pregnant, next year you might have a new uncle or aunt."

Daozi, still not fully understanding, responded with an "Oh" and went back to stopping his brother from nibbling on his own feet.

Seeing Xiao Yeyang’s mood was somewhat low, Daohua put the daughter on the bed, sat next to Xiao Yeyang, and comforted him: "Mom actually really wants to have a child with Uncle Chu."

Xiao Yeyang: "I know, but her age now..."

Daohua was silent for a moment; Mother-in-law was already in her forties, definitely of advanced maternal age. Holding Xiao Yeyang’s hand, she said: "I still have quite a lot of herbal medicine for strengthening the body here, I will send someone to mother’s place in a few days."

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