PRINCESS AGENTS (SEASON 2)-COMPLETED

Chapter 89

As the winds blew strongly, Yong'er turned around with tears in her eyes. "Mother? What's wrong?"

Yushu forced a smile and replied, "Nothing much. It's just the wind."

The wind suddenly subsided. Yushu looked up in suspicion, seeing an upright figure standing above her, blocking the wind off. A cliff was situated in front. The man stood there as his sleeves were lifted by the wind. The snowflakes fluttered about. Although he stood near her, he seemed ever so distant.

"Mother? Mother? What's wrong?" Yong'er called out to her desperately, seeing that she was in a daze.

Yushu, knowing that she had wandered off emotionally, turned around and said, "It's nothing. Yong'er, pay your respects to your father."

The child opened his eyes wide and said, "I already did."

Yushu nodded and threw the last bunch of hell bank notes into the furnace. She bowed three times and stood up.

"Are you done?" a low voice boomed out from the front. Yushu looked down and nodded. Yan Xun continued, "Let's go together then."

Yushu, not daring to object, nodded honestly and obliged.

Yan Xun walked up and held Yong'er's hand as he smiled and asked, "You know how to ride a horse already?" Over ten guards rushed forward to clear up the sacrificial offerings, while others flanked and guarded both sides.

Yong'er entered and exited the palace frequently. As Yan Xun treated him well, he was not daunted by the fact that he was the most powerful man in the world. He held his hand and looked up, answering with a smile, "Yes, Uncle Jiang taught me. However, I'm still too young. I can't ride big horses, but only small ponies."

Yan Xun laughed and replied, "When your father was your age, he didn't know how to ride a horse. You're better than him."

"Ah? Is that true?" Yong'er was stunned as his eyes widened. "Was Father that stupid?"

Yan Xun continued joyfully, "Your father could do everything else from poetry to reading. It's just that he didn't know how to ride a horse. He got his skills from me."

"Wow, doesn't that make Your Majesty my father's teacher? Your Majesty, can you teach me? I want to ride a big horse. I don't want to ride a small pony anymore. That small horse that Uncle Jiang used to teach me is too lousy. It doesn't know how to run. It can only walk."

"You're still too young for that. However, I can teach you something else."

"Your Majesty, what else do you know? Cricket fights?"

"I know a lot more."

"Your Majesty, you're bluffing. My cricket is invincible. Even the second prince's cricket had its leg bitten off by mine."

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On the narrow stone pavement, the two of them walked together side by side, as they chatted joyfully in the snowy weather. Yushu followed behind as she looked at the two of them. Dreamily, she thought of her husband. If he was still alive, this would have probably been him in Yan Xun's place right now. Perhaps, in his free time, he would have brought Yong'er out for a stroll, telling him about stories of how his friends messed up when they were young, then bragging about his smartness when he was young. Perhaps, it would have been like this.

She suddenly felt sad. Although she was an innocent lady who only knew how to take care of her husband and child, she was not oblivious to what was happening outside.

These years, in particular, the most recent period of two years, many other princes were born, but the emperor did not particularly dote on one son. Subconsciously, she understood that as the Yan empire had been recently established, the political scene within had not stabilized. There were still small-scale conflicts in the north. Furthermore, Yan had promised that its future ruler would be the son of the Empress. Hence, even if the empress had not given birth yet, the emperor could not get too close to any of his other sons, for fear of gossip. After all, the officials of Song still held some power in court.