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Chapter 1401 - 37 The Figure Leaning Against the Door

Chapter 1401: Chapter 37 The Figure Leaning Against the Door

"Father Emperor, Empress Mother, Little Yanyan has returned!"

Little Yanyan knelt excitedly on the ground to pay her respects.

Qin Yi repeatedly nodded, continuously uttering words of praise.

Su Pan’er hurriedly helped Little Yanyan up, her eyes brimming with excited tears.

"Yanyan, how could you have been gone for so many years, you’ve been sorely missed by your Empress Mother. You child, not even coming to visit your Father Emperor and Empress Mother..."

"Empress Mother..."

Little Yanyan threw herself into her embrace: "Yanyan missed Father Emperor, Empress Mother, and missed the brothers and sisters so much that my heart ached! It’s all that rascal pig’s fault, promising each time to return but always backing out. It made it impossible for me to come home. How detestable!"

She vehemently denounced the rascal pig.

"Really? Where is that rascal pig now?"

To tell the truth, Su Pan’er actually missed the rascal pig after not seeing it for a long time.

"It? Right now, that creature is probably off to some woman’s tender land again!"

Little Yanyan ground her teeth, obviously quite resentful: "Never mind, let’s not talk about it right now. This is Little Sugar Bean, right? And these are... Huanhuan and Ah Mann?" She asked one by one about her younger siblings.

Little Sugar Bean, Huanhuan, and Ah Mann stepped forward, all three of them bowing in unison.

Huanhuan and Ah Mann seemed somewhat awkward as it had been too long since they’d last seen Yanyan. Little Sugar Bean, however, was clearly very happy: "Imperial Sister, you are so bad! Going out to have fun and not even taking me with you, forcing me to endure the torment of this pair of treasures every day, living a life full of hardships. How bitter my days have been!"

"Second Imperial Sister is so bad, talking bad about us the moment Big Imperial Sister returns! Humph, I won’t play with you anymore!"

Huanhuan pouted, feigning anger.

"Oh, look, our Third Imperial Sister surely knows how to talk."

Little Sugar Bean immediately chimed in, making everyone laugh together.

"Empress Mother, today Yanyan has returned and has brought you all a huge surprise!" Little Yanyan turned around and gave a mischievous smile.

A big surprise indeed, but as for being delightful...

"Where does this joy come from?"

"Empress Mother, Father Emperor, please wait just a moment."

Saying this, Little Yanyan turned and dashed out of the grand hall. Before long, she returned, bringing another figure with her.

"You, you are..."

Su Pan’er was stunned, glancing back at Qin Yi, both saw surprise in each other’s eyes.

The person’s skin was dark and glistening, and when he smiled, he revealed a set of bright white teeth. Approaching closer, he then knelt on one knee.

"I, Lui Muyi, pay my respects to His Majesty and the Empress."

"It really is you, Big Brother Lui, how could you... how did you end up like this..."

Su Pan’er could hardly believe her own eyes!

The Lui Muyi before her had completely transformed. Although he was dressed in a court robe, his skin shone with an oily sheen, his hair was disheveled, his face line with several new wrinkles, and his hands cracked and weathered, a picture of hardship endured.

Facing Su Pan’er’s questions, he merely laughed heartily: "Your Majesty, Empress, I have fortunately fulfilled my mission out at sea, successfully discovering the overseas country mentioned by the Empress Mother, met those fair-skinned, high-nosed foreigners, and traded with them, exchanging many fine goods. I have already drawn up a detailed list of the events, which I will now present to His Majesty and Empress Mother for review."

With that, he made a gesture of invitation with his hand.

The eunuch behind hurried forward, presenting a tray. Lui Muyi lifted the tray above his head and personally brought it before Qin Yi and Su Pan’er.

"Big Brother Lui, thank you for your hard work."

Qin Yi expressed his sincere admiration.

Back then, Lui Muyi, ignoring the fact that Su Xian’er had just become pregnant, insisted on taking to the sea to travel the Maritime Silk Road. Along with him, aside from Qin Yi, there were also several other court officials.

Lui Muyi, neither servile nor overbearing, clasped his fists in salute.

"To accept the ruler’s money and share the ruler’s worries is the least I can do as your subject."

"Good, such a fitting thing to do,"

Qin Yi praised repeatedly, not slowing down the movement of his hands, he flipped open the list. The words written in minute writing brush strokes were densely packed on the fine paper, a thick stack piled onto the tray, dizzying to look at.

Su Pan’er briefly scanned through it a few times, then directly pushed the list towards Qin Yi.

"Big Brother Lui, before you entered the palace, did you manage to visit home?"

Lui Muyi was startled, hesitated slightly, then shook his head, "I have not..." He wanted to add something more, but couldn’t utter another word.

Su Pan’er glanced at Little Yanyan who appeared somewhat nervous by her side, and then at Qin Yi, who pretended to be earnestly reviewing the list but occasionally sneaking glances at her. She finally let out a sigh.

"Big Brother Lui, let His Majesty take his time with this list. You haven’t been home for many years, so why not take this opportunity to do so? Your father hasn’t been in good health over the years, and he has been eagerly awaiting your return."

Once the Empress spoke, Lui Muyi, even if reluctant to leave, had to stand up, express gratitude, and then retreat.

As soon as Lui Muyi left the palace, Su Pan’er signaled to Little Yanyan, "Yan Yan, come here."

"Is there something you need, Empress Mother?"

"It’s nothing much, I just wanted to ask you how you and Lord Lui came to be together."

Lui Muyi strolled slowly out of the palace gate, unable to help looking back, through countless palace walls, it seemed he saw that woman trapped in the rear courtyard of the deep palace.

Originally, his departure was to avoid the turmoil, to find some peace for himself. And over these years, whenever he faced insurmountable challenges abroad, he would recall her face, all the moments they had shared.

He thought he would never forget her in this lifetime.

However, as time went on, he found himself thinking of her less and less, even her appearance began to blur in his memory.

Not until he thought he had completely forgotten her, did he steer his merchant ship back to Great Zhou. But when he saw once more that figure he thought he had forgotten, he understood that all his efforts were in vain!

He hadn’t forgotten her; he had merely buried her in the depths of his memory.

It wasn’t that he didn’t remember how she looked; with just a glance, he could keenly notice every single change in her, even the slight changes to the tips of her hair, all of which he held close to his heart.

He had never forgotten!

Yet that figure had never belonged to him.

Such revelation twisted in his heart like a knife, excruciating and inescapable.

After a long while, he unclenched his tightly held fists, and began to stagger towards the road back home.

Over the years, although Lui Muyi hadn’t returned for some time, the Lui Family’s Mansion, supported by Lui Ming, was not only undiminished but even more majestic and magnificent.

The coachman seemed to understand him well, moving languidly, gradually approaching that mansion resembling a cage.

When the carriage stopped, he mustered the courage and finally lifted the curtain.

Looking up, he saw at the entrance of the Lui Family’s Mansion, a familiar and delicate figure leaning against the door, her skirt hem fluttering, billowing in the wind.

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