Chapter 339: The Most Dangerous Place is the Safest

Those are all things of the past!

Bringing up the black history of being deceived by Pei Shangling, Qilin felt utterly ashamed.

How could he have been so easy to deceive back then?!

Gu Rongjin: "I see you're still about the same, like a kid who never grows up; hurry up and find a good girl to settle down with, stop being so restless!"

"You're just like my father!" Qilin was speechless.

Although he grew up without parents, he'd never seen a pig walk, yet Gu Rongjin's motherly attitude resembled that of a worrying parent!

Mu Yuanzhi just laughed: "Your brother-in-law also cares about you."

"I know." Qilin said, "There's also another reason: he hopes I won't be in the way; once I leave, he'll probably set off firecrackers to celebrate!"

Gu Rongjin: "How do you know? I've already prepared the firecrackers!"

Everyone burst into laughter.

Mu Yuanzhi took the dragon-and-phoenix twins from the wet nurse and said to them: "Babies, say goodbye to your uncle."

The infant, who had been staring with round eyes, suddenly narrowed them and burst into loud wails, crying until his voice was almost gone.

Qilin: ……

Why does he cry as soon as he sees him?!

Every time it's like this, making Qilin somewhat doubt life.

Senior sister's two children are usually quiet and well-behaved, not like other infants who cry dozens of times a day, but the moment they see him, they start wailing heart-rendingly.

Gu Rongjin disliked it: "You're too scary, little Qilin; you've frightened the little brat into crying."

Mu Yuanzhi helplessly held the children, coaxing: "Don't cry, don't cry; why are you crying like this? Are you reluctant to part with your uncle?"

Qilin said dejectedly: "It's not that you're reluctant to let me go…… it's clearly that you dislike me……"

He resentfully glanced at the dragon-and-phoenix twins.

Because he makes them wail as soon as he approaches, he actually hasn't gotten a clear look at what the two children look like, whether they resemble the senior sister or Gu Rongjin.

Mu Yuanzhi could only say: "Wait until you come next time; when the kids grow a bit older, they won't cry like this."

Qilin nodded; it was getting late, he really ought to leave.

"Senior sister, take good care of yourself; I'll come see you again after the New Year." Qilin said reluctantly.

"May you have smooth travels, remember to write me often." Mu Yuanzhi also felt reluctant to part with Qilin.

After they reunited, they had basically been together all the time; she had grown accustomed to having her junior brother nearby, and suddenly having to part made her feel reluctant.

But protecting the sect is also an important matter; she also doesn't want Juechen Valley to decline as it did in her previous life.

Gu Rongjin said to the monk: "Venerable Master, please look after our little Qilin; he's just a little brat who knows nothing."

"Amitabha, Patron Gu, you can rest assured; with this humble monk present, nothing will go wrong." The monk said.

Mu Yuanzhi: "Venerable Master, will you be returning?"

"It's uncertain; wherever this humble monk finds interesting, he'll go there to study."

"You're still studying abroad? That's hilarious."

"What's funny about it?"

"Everything's funny!"

Mu Yuanzhi watched their departing backs, unable to tear her gaze away for a long time, until they boarded the carriage and the horses carried them far out of sight, only then did she let out a long sigh.

"You're so reluctant? Don't be sad; you'll see each other again soon." Gu Rongjin grabbed Mu Yuanzhi's shoulders and pulled her into his embrace, saying, "As the saying goes, a child travels a thousand miles while the mother worries."

Mu Yuanzhi gave him a sideways glance: "You're teasing me again!"

"Just trying to cheer you up, give me a smile!" Gu Rongjin took over the daughter, saying, "Let me hold our family's royal heir!"

The new emperor specially made an exception, granting their daughter the right to inherit the title; thus Xiao Yutong is now a noble hereditary successor, while Yu Mo can inherit Mu Yuanzhi's title and be enfeoffed as Defender of the State Duke.

This is the first instance since the founding of the Great Zhou dynasty where a single family has two hereditary titles bestowed, an supreme honor; officials also voiced many objections, but just as the emperor insisted on making his young son the heir apparent, he overruled all opposition and insisted on conferring the titles.

But Mu Yuanzhi still hopes that in the future her son will earn his own military merits and inherit his grandfather's title of Grand General.

However, everything still depends on what the child wants; if he prefers something else, she as his mother will naturally not force him.

"Here you go." Mu Yuanzhi, having held them with one hand each, was already exhausted.

Gu Rongjin happily took the daughter to soothe her: "Still, the little daughter is well-behaved, Daddy's good girl!"

As soon as Qilin left, the two little brats calmed down, neither noisy nor disruptive, and even began to crack smiles.

"What do you mean by that? Isn't my son well-behaved? You shouldn't favor one over the other just because he doesn't bear the surname Gu!" Mu Yuanzhi said angrily.

"Nothing of the sort; the son is also a handful, but the daughter needs more coaxing and should be raised abundantly!" Gu Rongjin laughed while pinching the daughter's cute cheek, "That way she won't be tricked by wild men; my daughter takes after her mother, so in the future she'll surely have many admirers, the goddess of the entire capital!"

"Look at you praising her like that, you can't stop smiling." Mu Yuanzhi teased.

"It's a fact, isn't it, Xiao Yutong?"

Outside the Grand General's mansion, there were sounds of joy and laughter.

Not far away, Pei Shangyan watched silently, but could not step forward.

He had secretly returned to the capital; as a prince, he had left the capital half a year ago, and the new emperor had not yet pursued him, surely waiting for him to be caught, so he must be all the more cautious.

Although he had stayed far from the capital, where the mountains are high and the emperor far away, he knew his sister had already given birth to the dragon-and-phoenix twins, and unable to wait, he wanted to come see in person, to check whether his sister was really alright and how the two little nephews were doing.

But he could only gaze from afar; he could not approach.

Ah Zhi……

What names did you give the two children?

Will you tell the children about their great-uncle's affairs?

Just thinking that these two children will never know him in the future makes him feel terrible inside.

If he could show his face, that would be good.

"Yaner, have you seen enough?"

A voice suddenly appeared beside his ear, startling Pei Shangyan badly!

He jerked his head around, seeing his father's strange smile, and immediately pulled him into the alley: "Father, how did you get here?! Didn't I tell you to stay in Wei City and not go anywhere?!"

The most dangerous place is the safest place; after Gu Rongjin left, they returned to Wei City and have stayed there until now.

The Deposed Emperor curled his lips: "You say the most dangerous place is the safest, but isn't the most dangerous place actually Jingcheng? Isn't it near this Imperial City?"

Pei Shangyan choked up, "Father!"

"Yan'er rushed to see his sister, ignoring his father, and now he's blaming his father." The Deposed Emperor gave Pei Shangyan a cold look: "You're not afraid of failing at the last moment."

Pei Shangyan cleared his throat imperceptibly before saying: "My son's coming to Jingcheng this time isn't just to see his sister; he also needs to contact a few brothers. Our father and son alone have limited ability."

"Don't look for Pei Shangling; that unfilial son is no longer my son!" The Deposed Emperor clenched his teeth gloomily.

"It's clearly you, Father, who first wanted to kill the fourth brother." Pei Shangyan unconsciously defended his brother.

"It was he who first betrayed me!"