lcionline Chapter 386 Reunion
Chapter 386 Reunion
Keremu listened silently, without moving. The child in his arms seemed to sense the difference in the atmosphere, frowning and pouting. However, Keremu just gently stroked the child's back, giving him silent comfort.
After an unknown amount of time, when the crying in the yard gradually weakened and became intermittent, Keremu finally moved his feet and slowly walked into the yard. When he got there, he stopped, looked down at the child in his arms again, then took a deep breath and said softly, "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, the ground is cold, you should get up quickly, this is your grandson!"
His voice was not loud, but it was clearly audible in the quiet courtyard. Hearing these words, the people in the courtyard who were still immersed in grief gradually stopped crying as if they had just woken up from a dream. They supported each other and stood up, their movements were a little slow, as if they had just experienced a huge storm.
The first person to react was Mamtim. He quickly straightened his clothes, respectfully bowed to Keremu, and shouted, "Greetings, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" His humble attitude made people respect him.
Seeing this, Han's father and mother also hurriedly wanted to follow suit. However, at the moment they knelt down, Keremu quickly stepped forward and grabbed their hands, saying in a firm tone: "Father and mother-in-law, there is no need to do this! Please stand up quickly!"
The two were at a loss for a moment, not knowing what to do. They turned to look at their daughter Hanguli, hoping to get some instructions from her. Hanguli nodded gently, indicating that her parents should listen to Keremu's words. Then, Han's father and mother stood up carefully, their eyes full of gratitude and awe.
Keremu looked at Mamtim with a smile and said softly, "You should get up soon too!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he carefully handed the delicate child in his arms to Hanguli beside him, and gently instructed: "Li'er, if you have anything to say to your father-in-law and mother-in-law, you should go inside and talk. It's really cold outside now!"
Hanguli glanced at Keremu with gratitude, then turned to face her parents and said softly, "Dad, Mom, let's go into the house!" After that, several people filed in. As soon as they stepped into the house, they felt a warm feeling coming towards them - it turned out that the blazing stove in the house had been lit early, making the whole room warm as spring.
Mamtim stared at the child in his sister's arms curiously, his eyes full of love, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Wow, this is my little nephew, he is so well-behaved and cute!"
Hanguli's face was filled with a happy and satisfied smile. She lowered her head and gazed tenderly at the baby in her arms, and responded softly: "That's right, come here, baby, look, this is your uncle!" Strangely enough, the little guy seemed to really understand what his mother said. He actually waved his chubby little hands and stretched them towards Mamtim, babbling, as if begging his uncle to hug him.
Mamtim carefully took the little boy, who was not yet able to speak and was as cute as a jade sculpture, and gently and steadily held him in his arms. The boy's big black eyes stared at Mamtim with curiosity, as if he wanted to deeply imprint this strange but kind person in front of him in his mind. After a while, the boy began to get restless, first grabbing Mamtim's collar with his chubby little hands, pulling the pattern on it; then he playfully reached out to Mamtim's face and gently touched his slightly rough skin.
At this time, Hanguli had already stood up and poured several cups of steaming hot tea for everyone. She walked lightly to the table, placed the cups in front of everyone, and then asked: "Dad, Mom, why did you come to the capital so suddenly? You didn't even tell me the news in advance!"
Father Han smiled and explained, "Originally, we had already set out before the New Year, and were full of joy to come here and spend a lively New Year with you. But we didn't expect that a heavy snowfall occurred halfway along the way, and the roads were completely blocked by snow, so the carriage couldn't move forward at all. We had no choice but to find a place to temporarily avoid the snowstorm, which delayed us for several days, so we couldn't reach the capital until after the New Year!"
After hearing what her father said, Hanguli couldn't help but look at her mother worriedly, and asked with concern: "Mom, you've been on the long journey, are you okay? Do you feel unwell anywhere?" As she spoke, she looked up and down at her mother, afraid of missing any abnormality.
Mamtim rocked the child in his arms gently, with a gentle smile on his face and humming a lullaby. He turned his head to look at Hanguli and said softly, "Sister, the year before last, His Highness sent people back to our hometown to treat our mother. They brought the best medicine. After two years of careful care, our mother's health has basically recovered. She doesn't need to take medicine often now!"
Hearing this, a trace of surprise flashed across Hanguli's beautiful eyes. She asked in disbelief, "What? It was someone sent by His Highness?" Han's mother, who was sitting next to her, saw Hanguli's surprised reaction and couldn't help but ask, "Why? You don't know anything about this?"
Hanguli shook her head slightly, her black hair swaying slightly, and she replied in a low voice: "Your Highness has never mentioned this to me!"
Since Hanguli left the palace and married into the Xuanwang Mansion, although the Queen Mother, the Queen, and the ladies in the palace have given her a lot of generous dowries, most of them are precious items given and cannot be sold for money at will. There are not many things left that can be exchanged for money, so she can only keep some for herself in case of emergency.
Then she would send the rest of the money she had earned back home every once in a while, hoping that her mother would recover. However, she never expected that His Highness would be even more thoughtful and considerate than she thought, and actually sent someone to invite a famous doctor to treat her mother. Thinking of this, Hanguli could not help but feel touched.
"So, did His Highness personally send someone to pick you up this time?" Hanguli asked her father curiously with her beautiful eyes open.
Han's father smiled and nodded, then slowly said, "Actually, as early as last year when your mother's health was gradually improving, His Highness had intended to bring our family here. But at that time, your brother was preparing to take the imperial examination this year, and we were worried that the long journey would affect his preparations, so we decided to postpone the trip and leave at the end of the year."
Hearing this, Hanguli turned around in astonishment, her eyes fixed on Mamtim, and exclaimed in disbelief: "What? Mamtim, you are actually going to take the imperial examination? Then why didn't you mention this in your previous letter to me?"
Han's mother looked at her son lovingly and explained with a smile, "This child always thinks too much. He is afraid that if he tells you too early, something unexpected will happen on the way and prevent you from going. Wouldn't that make you happy for nothing? Therefore, he insisted on waiting until he arrived in the capital and everything was settled before he told you the news."