During dinner, several children came to the table together, and Xu'er and Ming'er sat beside Zhu Yunjing on the left and right, waiting for the meal to be served.

Zhu Yunxuan's eyes never took his eyes off Xu'er's body. When Zhu Yunjing saw this, he squeezed Xu'er's hand and asked him in a low voice, "Xuan'er, would you like to sit with my uncle?"

Xu'er raised her eyes, looked at Zhu Yunjing aggrievedly, shook her head, and said nothing.

"Forget it, let him sit there, the child must have missed you after not seeing you for a month." Zhu Yunxuan didn't force it, let alone make the child uncomfortable, "Let's have dinner."

Zhu Yunqiong, who was sitting beside Zhu Yunxuan, looked at Xu'er and then at Zhu Yunjing. Although he had doubts, he didn't ask any more questions. He is not an ignorant child who really doesn't understand anything. Several years of hardships and hardships have long made his character fully mature. Even from the names of Yuanbao and the others to Zhu Yunxuan, he has already guessed Zhu Yunjing's identity. Come out and just pretend not to know.

Yuan Bao wrinkled his nose and made a face at Xu'er: "Little fool."

Xu'er blinked, her face blank.

Zhu Yunjing served food to the two children. Xuer's eating was very gentle. He held a small spoon and put the food into his mouth bit by bit. But it can be seen that the child prefers slippery eggs and a dish of crystal shrimp. Zhu Yunxuan also picked up a chopstick dish for him, and picked out a few more shrimps for him. Xuer smiled and rolled his eyes, thanking him obediently: "Thank you, little boy. uncle."

"No." Zhu Yunxuan smiled gently, but his heart couldn't help but feel sour.

After dinner, Zhu Yunxuan and the three continued to drink tea and chat, Yuanbao took Zhu Yunqiong to play outside, but the two young ones refused to leave, sticking to Zhu Yunjing for fear that he would disappear again in the blink of an eye.

Fortunately, they didn't make a fuss. When the adults chatted, they obediently played checkers and didn't make a sound.

He Huailing told Zhu Yunxuan about the origins of those pirates in detail. He obviously knew more than Zhu Yunjing. Although he still couldn't figure out where those people's nests were, he could roughly estimate that there were nearly 10,000 people in them. There are more than 30 ships, which are indeed the descendants of the remnants of the previous dynasty. For more than two hundred years, they have successively captured many people from Dayan and Nanyang to their islands, so that they can continue to multiply.

"Over the years, we have also captured a lot of thieves alive and interrogated them strictly, but no matter how much we asked, we couldn't find the location of their old nest. It seems that the middle and low-level thieves didn't know where the island they were stationed was. They have to stay in the bilge of the ship for nearly two hours every time they go in and out of the ghost, and they can't tell the direction at all."

Zhu Yunxuan listened a little absent-mindedly, and kept staring at Xu'er. After He Huailing paused for a while, he looked back like he was just waking up from a dream, and asked thoughtfully, "Then what are your plans now?"

He Huailing replied: "The bandits caught this time have already been imprisoned, and this minister plans to personally arraign them tomorrow."

Zhu Yunxuan nodded, and Zhu Yunjing saw that he was still uneasy, so he changed the topic and talked about his daily life: "Xu'er has just been studying with the master for a few months, and his reading and literacy are very good, and he has made rapid progress. Smart and a good seedling."

Zhu Yunxuan looked at Xu'er again, the little baby was staring at the chessboard with a serious face, thinking about what to do next, very serious. After watching it for a while, a smile bloomed in Zhu Yunxuan's eyes: "That's good."

In fact, it doesn't matter if his child is not smart, he has patience, and he will teach him slowly in the future.

"It's just that Xu'er's temperament is indeed a little softer, and he likes to cry too much, but it doesn't matter. He is only three years old, and he will be good when he grows up," Zhu Yunjing sighed, "actually, he is also like Your Majesty, Your Majesty. If he can do it, he will naturally have no problem in the future.”

As if realizing that the adults were talking about him, Xu'er raised her head, stared blankly at this and then at that, and argued in a low voice, "Xuan'er doesn't cry."

Several people laughed at the same time, Ming'er rubbed her eyes and jumped off the chair, snuggled up to Zhu Yunjing and acted like a spoiled child: "Daddy, I'm sleepy, I want to sleep with you."

Xu'er also came over and looked at Zhu Yunjing eagerly: "Xuan'er also wants to..."

He Huailing held the shoulders of the two of them and reminded them, "Dad just came back and is tired. Don't pester him, be obedient."

The two little ones were willing to listen, each of them was holding on to Zhu Yunjing's clothes, Zhu Yunjing was very helpless, Zhu Yunxuan stepped forward and looked at Xu'er expectantly: "Xuan'er, little uncle will take you to sleep. ?"

He bent down and stretched out his hands towards Xu'er. The little guy subconsciously shrank behind Zhu Yunjing, lowered his head, and told him in a low voice, "I want daddy..."

Zhu Yunxuan was stunned, his eyes dimmed a little, and he forced a smile: "Okay..."

Zhu Yunjing winked at He Huailing and picked up the children one by one. Before leaving, Zhu Yunjing persuaded Zhu Yunxuan to say: "You should also go to rest early, don't worry, take your time, it will be fine in a while. "

Zhu Yunxuan nodded dazedly, and watched the family of four walk away, Gao An stepped forward and reminded him in a low voice, "Your Majesty, will the servant wait for you to rest?"

Zhu Yunxuan closed his eyes: "...Let's go."

Silent night.

When Zhu Yunjing came over, Zhu Yunxuan was still reading under the lamp, wearing a thin coat, his thin figure reflected on the wall, even more lonely.

Seeing Zhu Yunjing come in, Zhu Yunxuan put down the book: "Brother, didn't you take the children to sleep? Why are you here again?"

"I came to see you after I fell asleep with the two children. You really haven't slept yet," Zhu Yunjing sat cross-legged on the couch and looked at him with a smile, "What? Can't sleep?"

"It's still early."

"It's almost Hai Shi, is it still early? You, you just think too much. The first time I saw Xu'er today, he refused to get close to you, didn't I feel bad?"

Zhu Yunxuan smiled bitterly: "It's my own fault, it's my fault that he doesn't want me."

Zhu Yunjing sighed: "Actually at the beginning, I was hesitant to ask Xu'er to call me and He Huailing, but Xu'er and Ming'er are about the same age. The two children grew up together, and Ming'er learned to call Daddy. Soon, Xu'er also started to call people, he learned from Ming'er, I couldn't bear to correct him, so I let him keep shouting like this."

"Brother... You don't have to explain this, I understand."

"A Xuan, do you still remember the scene when you were brought to the East Palace for the first time when you were a child?"

Zhu Yunxuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "I remember."

He naturally remembered that at that time he was frightened and at a loss. It was his brother's smile that comforted him, and he has been able to rely on him ever since.

"Xuan'er is actually very similar to you. It's the kind of thing that if you treat him well, he will remember it in his heart and repay your temper a thousand times, and never hold grudges. You have to be more patient with him and give him more. It'll be fine in a little while."

"...I know, I was thinking about it for a while."

"Also, don't look at Xu'er's young age, he actually knows everything. First, I was negligent. I didn't take care of the servants in the family, and asked them to chew their tongues in front of Xu'er. There are thorns, so he never argues with Ming'er. Every time Ming'er says what he wants, he just agrees. A child who is just over three years old understands this. I don't know how he learned it. Yes, it will be so distressing, and I don't dare to tell him unequivocally that I am his biological father, or it will be even harder to tell him when you want to get back to him."

Zhu Yunxuan's throat was bitter, and after a long while he said, "It's all my fault..."

Zhu Yunjing shook his head: "It's boring to say something wrong now, you had to force it back then, I understand, but don't worry too much, Xu'er has the advantage of being soft-hearted, I'll take him back first. At that time, he secretly asked me if my uncle was angry with him, such a caring child can't find a second one even with a lantern, so just snicker."

Zhu Yunxuan's heart tightened, and he said quickly, "Tell him that I won't be angry with him."

Zhu Yunjing smiled and comforted him: "Don't worry, I've made it clear to him naturally, you stay here more, play with him more, and he will be willing to get close to you in a few days, so you can relax. Take it easy, don't think about those who have and don't."

"……Um."

Zhu Yunjing's eyes fell on his wrist and touched the string of beads that had almost faded. After a pause, he asked him, "When did you bring the beads?"

Zhu Yunxuan subconsciously pulled down his sleeves and said embarrassedly, "It's nothing, just ask for peace of mind."

Zhu Yunjing didn't ask any further questions, and after hesitating, he talked to him about another matter: "Last month, when He Huailing and I were not at home, Yuanbao secretly took two little ones to play at a village outside, and then my mother He came back and told me that Xu’er suddenly disappeared when he was taking a nap that day. They looked around and found the child in the back yard. At that time, Xu’er was also wrapped in a man’s coat. He said it was a good-looking uncle. Take him out."

Zhu Yunxuan's hand under his sleeve slowly clenched: "...What about later?"

"The child can't explain it clearly, only that the uncle asked him what his name was, and he helped him pick up the kite that was blown away. After that, I would not allow their children to leave the house for half a step, and the number of nurses in the hospital still remained. This month we went to Jiangnan, and when I came back, I asked the housekeeper if he found anything suspicious, and he said no, and Xu’er never saw that uncle who didn’t know where he came from.”

Zhu Yunjing didn't say it clearly, but both he and Zhu Yunxuan knew very well who the man who took Xu'er was most likely to be.

Seeing Zhu Yunxuan's gloomy expression, Zhu Yunjing reassured him and said, "Don't think too much. After another half a month and a month, you will be fine if you take Xu'er back to the palace."

Zhu Yunxuan unconsciously rubbed the Buddha beads hidden in his sleeves and nodded: "... um."