Xiao Tian hugged Yi Qing and coaxed her with a smile, "Alright, the emperor doesn't quite like you and always tries to pick on you. But haven't you also secretly cursed him behind his back? It's even. Let's just ignore him. Yi Qing, marry me. I've been waiting for this day for so long."
Xiao Tian wasn't making a sudden impulse. Holding the wedding here was much better than in the capital.
In the capital, there would be many people gossiping, but the people here were oblivious and would just think he was marrying a new bride.
— Xiao Tian always thought he was fearless of worldly opinions, but now he realized that he was more mundane than anyone else. He wanted the blessings of all gods and mortals in the world on his wedding day.
"I've already asked Chen Liang and his wife to help. I must make this wedding grand and let everyone know that I've married you," he said.
Yi Qing couldn't help but roll her eyes. "As long as you're not afraid of the emperor causing trouble for you when we get back."
"He won't," Xiao Tian gritted his teeth and said. "I'm marrying you to put an end to Deng Xiao's thoughts. He hasn't given up on you yet. Don't think I don't know."
"Now he must know who you are," Yi Qing said.
"Did he need to wait until now to find out?" Xiao Tian snorted. "He's craftier than anyone. Maybe he figured it out long ago but just pretended to be ignorant."
"Then it seems I'm the only fool," Yi Qing sighed, pretending not to know.
"You just trust me too much," Xiao Tian said.
"Don't flatter yourself," Yi Qing retorted. "Hurry up and cancel that wedding. You're old enough and your son is almost ready to get married. Do you really expect me to get on the bridal sedan? You're kidding me! I'd be too embarrassed. No way."
"No, this is my decision," Xiao Tian insisted.
No matter how much Yi Qing objected, Xiao Tian's determination for a grand wedding exceeded her expectations. In the end, she couldn't resist him and reluctantly got on the bridal sedan with a golden vase in her arms, marrying Xiao Tian, who had abandoned his usual cold demeanor and was grinning like a fool next door. No, General Xiao Jinghan.
On their wedding night, there was a rather embarrassing situation.
— Yi Qing was having her period. Lying in bed with a hot water bottle in her arms, she watched the helpless Xiao Tian and burst out laughing like a fool.
"Here, let me change your hot water bottle. It's not hot anymore," Xiao Tian said.
"No, it's still hot," Yi Qing said, looking at the red wedding characters and candles around. She couldn't help but mutter, "So tacky."
She never thought that one day she would also enter into marriage like this.
Xiao Tian sat down on the edge of the bed and said in a low voice, "I thought I had worked so hard these days that you should be pregnant by now. But unexpectedly, your period came again."
Only then did Yi Qing understand why he was so depressed. She thought Xiao Tian wasn't that kind of selfish person.
"Do you want a child?" she asked, blinking her eyes.
"Yes. Baozi is too lonely. Sometimes he even calls his dog his younger brother," Xiao Tian said.
Yi Qing asked, "When?"
When did she give birth to a dog?
Xiao Tian realized he had slipped up and felt sorry for his son. "It was when you didn't know. Just pretend you still don't know."
Yi Qing rolled her eyes at him. "You two can just keep deceiving me! But speaking of it, I really miss Baozi. I wonder how he's doing now."
"There are so many people taking care of him in the capital. You can rest assured," Xiao Tian said.
Yi Qing noticed a slight uneasiness in his expression when he said this. She quickly realized and said, "Xiao Tian, your identity... and Lady Fan..."
Lady Fan must be very happy, but since Xiao Tian clearly knew her identity but was still cold to her, she must be heartbroken.
Xiao Tian was silent for a long time before saying, "We'll just maintain a relative-like relationship from now on."
He had little impression of his mother since childhood, and he couldn't force himself to immediately develop a mother-son bond. After all, when Lady Fan came back, Xiao Tian was already a father himself, and it was very difficult to establish a close relationship with his mother.
He used to have many grievances against Lady Fan. Now, saying that they would maintain a relative-like relationship was already a great concession.
Yi Qing nodded. "Okay. I wonder how Ranran is doing now. Has she married Xu Maozhi yet?"
"Without you going back, it won't happen," Xiao Tian said.
"Me?" Yi Qing thought she had misheard. "Are you sure?"
"They all like and rely on you," Xiao Tian said, his eyes full of pride and satisfaction.
He was a person with a shallow bond with his parents and relatives, and he didn't know how to get along with them. Fortunately, Yi Qing was there. She made him see Lady Fan's sorrow as a woman and her guilt as a mother, and he had a new understanding of the past that he had always been brooding about.
Just because he didn't say it didn't mean he hadn't reconciled in his heart.
"Let's go back and see. If it were up to me, I'd support Ranran marrying that dullard Xu. He's smart, dedicated, affectionate, and has a kind of almost naive perseverance. He's a good match," Yi Qing said.
"I'll support it too," Xiao Tian said without any principle.
"I'm just afraid that if you support it, Ranran will object. Then Xu Maozhi will be in big trouble because of you," Yi Qing yawned and said.
Seeing this, Xiao Tian turned around to wash a towel for her to wipe her face and asked, "Why?"
He, a straight man, really didn't understand the twists and turns in women's minds.
In comparison, Yi Qing was much easier to guess. She was the best.
"Ranran will hold a grudge. You watched her mother so sad and didn't even step forward to clarify. It'll take her a while to forgive you," Yi Qing said.
Xiao Tian said, "Then no one will carry her onto the bridal sedan."
Yi Qing rolled her eyes. "She never expected anyone to carry her anyway. Just like I got married to you without anyone carrying me, right?"
Xiao Tian was speechless.
Then Yi Qing said with a smile, "But it's also possible. After all, you've acted quite like an elder brother a few times before. And with Lady Fan around, she won't want her children to fall out. She favors you, so she'll definitely scold Ranran. Ranran is filial and won't make her angry."
"Now I'm most worried about Baozi," Xiao Tian said.
He hadn't told Baozi the truth all this time. He wondered if the little guy would be angry.
"So you're thinking of having a younger brother for him to make up for it and please him?" Yi Qing asked.
Xiao Tian sighed and admitted, "It seems I'll have to keep working hard on the way back."
"Get out of here!" Yi Qing said.
Xue Miao'er bid farewell to Xue Tianlang and followed Yi Qing into the capital first. Xue Tianlang had to arrange for the others before going. So he worriedly gave her a lot of instructions.
Xue Miao'er didn't know what sorrow was and happily followed them.
Yi Qing couldn't help but scold her for being heartless.
However, Xiao Tian didn't like Xue Miao'er being a third wheel, especially since she always clung to Yi Qing, which greatly affected his plan to have a child.
Xiao Tian once suspected that choosing Xue Miao'er as Yi Qing's martial maid was like digging a pit for himself.
If we're talking about martial maids, the former Zisu was more competent. She was tough and didn't talk much. Unlike Xue Miao'er, who was as active as a jumping monkey.