Chapter 461: and translation of title, then ===GLOSSARY=== with list of named entities appearing in these lines

I accompanied Gao Yang outside for a whole day, and it wasn't until near evening that Gao Yang, still lingering, followed Chen Yan, who was lugging big and small bags, back home.

Returning to the Marquis of Weinan… no, it should now be called the Duke of Wei's residence.

Since Chen Yan was ennobled, Li Shimin originally intended to grant him a new residence, but Chen Yan declined and instead planned to expand and rebuild it himself.

After several months, the repairs were already completed.

Upon arriving home, Chen Yan casually tossed his belongings to the servants, then plopped onto a chair, so exhausted he didn't even want to lift a finger.

"Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Xiao Sizi scampered over, tilting his little head as he asked.

"I'm not dead, just a bit close to death," Chen Yan sighed up at the sky, truly unable to understand why Gao Yang could wander all day and still be so full of energy.

Isn't she tired?

"A bit close to death?"

Xiao Sizi's eyes instantly lit up, and he trotted out on his short legs, shouting, "Sister, sister, quick! Quickly go to Uncle Yuan's house on East Street to order the finest coffin; we can start the banquet right away!"

"Also, hurry and invite Qin Huai Dao and the others over; we need to retrieve the gifts we gave out yesterday!"

Chen Yan:???

What the hell?!

Do you eat oil pancakes?

Holding the banquet right here still okay?

Just then, Li Lizhi was carrying tea and walked over; hearing her words, she turned a black face and gave her a quick smack on the back of the head.

"What are you saying?"

"Do you believe that in a moment I'll have everyone eat at your banquet?"

Sizi, feeling aggrieved, rubbed the back of his head and said, "But that's what Brother said himself, what does it have to do with me?"

Li Lizhi glared at her, truly at a loss for this younger sister.

She brought in the tea and poured Chen Yan a cup, saying, "Husband, Sizi is still young, don't be angry."

"Hmm, I'm not angry!" Chen Yan stared softly at the little one who was secretly watching him, and slowly began, "Speaking of it, Sizi has lived with us for so long, has been raised plump and healthy, and her health is almost fine; why not send her back to the palace from now on?"

"As a princess, staying with us forever isn't proper; Her Majesty the Empress probably misses her as well."

"Then, you later help Sizi pack her things, and tomorrow go to the palace with Gao Yang to send her back."

When Sizi heard that, she instantly panicked, rushed over to hug him, tearfully saying, "Brother, don't! I don't want to return to the palace; I just want to stay with you."

Chen Yan said nothing, only gazed at Li Lizhi.

She strongly agreed, "Husband, you're right; Sizi's health is already restored, and as she grows older, keeping her with us indeed becomes unsuitable."

"I'll now order Sizi's two maidservants to pack her things, and tomorrow we'll send her back to the palace!"

"Wow!!!"

Seeing that Sister also agreed, the two settled the matter, and Sizi immediately burst into loud tears.

"No, I… I don't want to go back… Can't I be obedient from now on?"

The sobbing was unbearably tragic, making anyone who heard it feel sorrow.

Chen Yan and Li Lizhi, however, burst into hearty laughter.

Sizi paused, instantly realizing she had been tricked, then cried even more plaintively.

"You bad! You bad, I won't talk to you ever again, wa… wuwuw~"

"Who let you, little brat, still want to eat my banquet!" Chen Yan, irritated, tapped her forehead, "I always treat you so well, and even when your sister scolds you I side with you."

"Is this how you treat me?"

Sizi sobbed, "You're so much older than me, someday I'll get to eat at your banquet; eating early or late is still eating, right?"

Chen Yan: "......"

He paused for two breaths, waved his hand with a look of utter indifference, "Go, drag her down, execute on the spot!"

"We can't keep this girl."

Li Lizhi smiled lightly, "You spoiled her all the time, now you realize you regret it, right?"

"Hmm, I regret it!" Chen Yan solemnly said, "I now need to consider whether we truly should send her back to the palace!"

"No, no!" Sizi, hearing that, quickly wiped her tears with her little hand, "I won't speak out of turn anymore; can't I be obedient from now on?"

"Don't send me back!"

Saying that, she pursed her little mouth, and tears still welled up from her eyes.

Perhaps feeling it obstructed her view, she shook her little head and wiped her tears on Chen Yan's clothing.

Chen Yan, seeing this, frowned heavily, no longer wanting to say more; he patted her head and said to Li Lizhi, "We'll watch the situation these few days; we really do need to go to the palace. After all, it's hard to return to Chang'an once, and we should at least pay a visit to your Father Emperor and Mother Empress."

"We'll see when you're free," Li Lizhi mused, "Anyway this isn't urgent; didn't you say you were going to discuss cooperation with the clan tomorrow?"

"We'll talk after you finish your tasks; Weinan County hasn't been busy lately, so staying a few more days in Chang'an is fine."

"Fine." Chen Yan nodded, then asked, "By the way, where's Gao Yang? He disappeared as soon as he came back."

Mentioning this, Li Lizhi couldn't help but complain, "What else could he be doing? Feeding the child, of course!"

"You two really… the wet nurse won't let us hire, so you have to feed yourself, yet you know there's a child at home and still played out all day before coming back."

"If I hadn't found someone to feed him once, Xiao Sui An would have starved to death."

"You really have big hearts."

Chen Yan rubbed his temples, "It's still Gao Yang; after being cooped up for so long, she got spoiled and spent a day frolicking outside."

"I said come back earlier, but she wouldn't listen."

"Frolicking…?"

Li Lizhi's expression turned strange.

Using this word to describe Gao Yang......

Li Lizhi recalled Gao Yang's temperament from before, and nodded in agreement.

Quite fitting, indeed it's frolicking.

"Forget it, I'll go take a look." Chen Yan said as he got up, then glared at Sizi before turning and heading to the master bedroom.

Li Lizhi also followed.

Only Xiao Sizi, fearing Chen Yan would really drive her away, hurriedly ran back obediently.

The renovation of the Duke of Wei's mansion, besides being much larger than before and having greenery, a small bamboo grove, and an artificial hill, the biggest change was actually the rear courtyard and the master bedroom.

Chen Yan fulfilled his previous promise to the two women, expanding the master bedroom.

Don't ask why it wasn't expanded into two rooms, one each; just say whether it was expanded or not.

Pushing open the door to the master bedroom, stepping into the spacious room, a dressing table was placed on each left and right side, exactly one for each person, and other cabinets and furniture were similarly arranged.

Inside, a large bed was placed, with Gao Yang sitting on it feeding a child.

Seeing the two enter, she glanced up, not avoiding anything, and casually said:

"Older sister, my husband said today that the household lacks an eldest son, and wants us to get him two concubines; what do you think?"

Chen Yan:???

Holy shit!

Li Lizhi's smile froze, feeling inexplicably wronged, she forced a cheerful laugh: "Of course, my husband is an only son; we should have more children."

"Later...... I'll look into a few for my husband to see."

"......"