The Comeback of the Charming Farmer's Wife-Chapter 2230 - 2232: All’s Fair in War

"You little rascal, how can you talk about your mother like that?" Ye Zi’an ruffled his hair with a big hand before lifting him out of the tub.

Looking at him, his skin so fair and tender, he really looked like a little lamb.

Obviously, although life outside wasn’t very good, he hadn’t suffered major hardships.

"Dad, that Prince Le may have kidnapped me often, but he wasn’t mean to me. He never beat or scolded me and didn’t starve me either. It’s just that when Poison Old Monster and I left the Great Qi palace, we took mountain paths the whole way, so we didn’t eat or drink well and ended up looking a bit ragged. You and Mom don’t need to worry."

"Hmm, I’m very relieved that Xiao Er can take good care of himself now." Ye Zi’an let his hair down too, "Dad is going to give Xiao Er a bath."

"Ah, I’d rather do it myself." Yangyang felt a bit embarrassed, he was already a big kid, how could he let an adult help?

"I’ll do it. No matter how big Xiao Er gets, he’s still a child in front of Mom and Dad." Ye Zi’an smiled and asked, "Tell me, how did you escape from the palace? There were so many Imperial Army soldiers."

"Uh," Yangyang touched his face and chuckled, "It’s a bit embarrassing to say. It wasn’t my idea, actually. It was a deal I made with the little Emperor of Great Qi. Initially, Prince Le wanted me to become Emperor, but I didn’t want to, and the little Emperor didn’t want me to take his place either. He originally wanted to kill me, but I figured it out. Later, when he knew I wanted to leave the palace, he came up with a way to help me. Poison Old Monster and I sneaked out in a waste cart."

Saying this, he gritted his teeth angrily, "But that little Emperor actually went back on his word. He sent people to intercept us, but unfortunately, they were no match for Poison Old Monster."

"That little brat, next time I see him, I’m going to teach him a lesson for breaking his promise."

Ye Zi’an gently helped him wash, saying softly, "This is called ’all’s fair in war.’ Making a deal with a tiger, you have to think about the possibility of being eaten by the tiger, do you understand?"

"Dad, I understand now. I’ll be more careful in the future."

"Good boy."

Ye Zi’an picked him up and dressed him outfit by outfit. Noticing his little bird, Ye Zi’an chuckled, "Your little bird is still so small, yet you keep saying you’re a man. You’ll only be a man when you grow up to be like Dad. You’re still a child, letting Mom help you with a bath isn’t a big deal."

"That’s not okay either, there’s a difference between men and women, I feel shy."

"Pfft..." Ye Zi’an couldn’t help but laugh.

After drying his hair, Ye Zi’an tied it up and took him out.

"Tsk tsk, now you look much better." Mu Shaoling clicked his tongue.

Ming Lan came in with dishes, and since it was already afternoon, Ye Zi’an and the others hadn’t eaten lunch, so they all ate together.

"Brother, try these dumplings, a specialty of Xining."

"And the roast duck, the roast duck here is also very good."

"..."

Throughout the meal, Lele hardly ate, only focusing on serving Yangyang, who hadn’t had such good food in a long time and ate ravenously.

"Eat more slowly, Mom will have people cook delicious food for you every day from now on."

Once they had eaten enough, Ye Zi’an took the opportunity to say, "Now that we’ve found Yangyang, let’s set off for the capital first thing tomorrow morning."

"Go back to the capital?" Yangyang asked, in between bites of a chicken leg, "Aren’t we at war with Great Qi now?"