Seeing that Su Yi Jing did not laugh but quietly watched himself, the Emperor of Xiyun was immediately amused and laughed heartily, truly very happy, yet as he laughed, his old eyes turned red.
But the Emperor of Xiyun didn’t care and continued to laugh loudly.
As soon as Xiao Changyi left the Emperor of Xiyun’s room, he did not immediately return to the inner chamber to find An Jing, but stood in the courtyard instead.
The courtyard was somewhat dark, with only him standing there like a pine or cypress, silent and motionless.
And because of the darkness, one could not see the expression on his handsome face.
He just stood there quietly, listening to the Emperor of Xiyun’s laughter coming from the room. His cool lips slowly tightened, until they formed a straight line.
An Jing felt thirsty. There was no water in the teapot, so she took it out of the inner chamber, intending to get some water from the kitchen.
But as soon as An Jing reached the entrance of the main hall, she saw Xiao Changyi standing in the courtyard with his back to her, almost completely engulfed by the darkness, while the Emperor of Xiyun’s laughter kept coming from the room.
An Jing’s heart instantly felt congested.
The Emperor of Xiyun truly cherished her husband very much, not a birth father, yet much like one.
An Jing stood at the entrance of the main hall for a long time. In the end, she decided to walk towards Xiao Changyi.
"My lord." An Jing walked behind Xiao Changyi, reached out her hand, and grasped Xiao Changyi’s left hand.
Upon hearing An Jing’s voice, Xiao Changyi immediately turned around. There was still not a hint of expression on his face. Seeing An Jing holding a teapot, he understood immediately, "Thirsty?"
"I’ll do it." Xiao Changyi took the teapot from An Jing’s hand, clasped her hand in return, and then strode towards the kitchen to fetch hot water.
An Jing’s hand was squeezed in return, and she knew that her husband was comforting her, telling her he was alright. A smile immediately spread across her lips, and after watching Xiao Changyi enter the kitchen, An Jing turned around and went back to the inner chamber.
In the kitchen, water was already boiling on the stove. Xiao Changyi filled the teapot with hot water and then took it to the inner chamber.
In the inner chamber, An Jing had already begun to coax the three children to sleep. Xiao Changyi did not speak with An Jing, but took a teacup, poured a cup of tea, and then placed the cup in front of An Jing.
Seeing a cup of tea placed in front of her, An Jing continued to coax the children to sleep while smiling at Xiao Changyi. It was only after the children had fallen asleep that An Jing spoke softly to Xiao Changyi.
"My lord, my foster father came all the way to see us at such an old age. Originally, we, the younger generation, should have gone to the Capital to see him. I really feel that we are very unfilial."
Xiao Changyi was silent.
An Jing’s voice became even lower, "When my grandparents, from the world I originally came from, were still alive, I would visit them every time I had a vacation. Although transportation there was much more developed, here we can’t compare at all. Even so, we should not go a whole year without visiting my foster father in the Imperial Capital. This is my fourth year here, and I’ve only visited him once in the second year. Now it’s my foster father who’s come to see us... We are truly unfilial."
After a pause, An Jing continued, "What if something had happened to my foster father on his way here? How could we live with ourselves..."
Xiao Changyi remained silent.
"My lord," An Jing reached out and held one of Xiao Changyi’s hands, "let’s go to the Imperial Capital. We don’t have to live inside the Imperial Capital. We could build a few houses beside the mountains and rivers just outside the city."