Peaceful Farm Life-Chapter 1921 - 1922: He’s Extremely Protective of His Own
"Speaking of your fourth brother," An Jing furrowed her brows, clearly worried, "when you return to the Imperial City, you must help Father and Mother look after him more. He is now the Prime Minister, with even more responsibilities. I heard from your second brother that when he went to the Imperial City last time to check your fourth brother’s pulse, his health wasn’t very good again."
Two years ago, Li Wuyu’s father, Prime Minister Li, retired to his hometown. Su Chengyu then appointed An Yiyun as the Prime Minister, making him the youngest in history. Although An Yiyun is young, he has achieved outstanding political achievements since he took office. His promotion to Prime Minister was accepted with full respect by all in the Imperial Court.
The Prime Minister, being the head of all officials, has an overwhelming amount of work, which has further deteriorated An Yiyun’s already weak health. Now, he needs to take medicine almost every few days.
"Mother, even if you hadn’t mentioned it, I already knew. Don’t worry, I will take good care of Fourth Brother."
An Jing nodded and said no more. What concerned her most now was her fourth son’s health.
Yet, her fourth son insisted on being an official and even earned the position of Prime Minister through his own merit. If she didn’t know that this would make her fourth son a little happier, she would never agree to him wearing out his body so much.
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Less than a month after An Yiqing returned to the Imperial City, a guard came to report to him saying that Gong Le was outside the Royal Palace wanting to see him.
An Yiqing was puzzled, "Why didn’t you just let her in then? Why report it?"
The guard said, "Miss Gong is alone, without the palace doctor and Mrs. Gong accompanying her. I dared not let her in."
An Yiqing didn’t understand why Gong Le had come to the Imperial City alone, but he immediately reprimanded, "Are you bullying her just because she’s without her parents?!"
Although he always teased Gong Le, it didn’t mean he wouldn’t protect her. To him, Gong Le was like a sister.
And he was someone who fiercely protected his own!
As soon as An Yiqing got angry, the guard hurriedly knelt down to plead for mercy, "Please calm your anger, Third Prince! Please calm your anger, Third Prince!"
An Yiqing also understood that Gong Le’s status alone did not grant her free entry to the Royal Palace. Previously, Gong Le was always accompanied by Gong Juechen and Ye Zhi when entering the palace. Gong Juechen and Ye Zhi could move freely in and out of the Royal Palace, so he did not actually punish the guard but instead said, "Convey my order that in the future, Miss Gong Le is allowed to enter and exit the Royal Palace freely. Now, go and invite her in."
"Yes, Third Prince!"
In less than an hour, Gong Le appeared in front of An Yiqing. As soon as Gong Le saw An Yiqing, she happily clung to his arm and said, "Brother Qing, I finally get to see you!"
An Yiqing lowered his eyes, looking at Gong Le’s outfit. Seeing that she was dressed as a man, he scolded her, "What are you dressed like? Go change back quickly!"
"This makes it easier to travel," Gong Le said, though she obediently went to change back into her female attire.
The Royal Palace had a place specifically for Gong Le to stay, and she knew her way around well, both coming and going.
"Brother Qing, I’m done changing, look." After changing back into her female attire, Gong Le returned to An Yiqing and spun around in front of him, letting him know she had truly changed back.
An Yiqing had been leaning on the couch, resting with his eyes closed. When he heard Gong Le’s voice, he slightly opened his eyes to see Gong Le in her familiar attire and appearance. Only then was he satisfied, "Much more pleasing to the eye."
