The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

Shi Anxue was young and didn't notice the subtle awkwardness of the situation. She rushed over and pulled Shi Anxia up and down affectionately, "Sister Xia'er, you're finally awake! We've come to see you so many times!"

Shi Anxia asked everyone to take a seat, and regained her usual calmness. She raised her hand and touched Shi Anxue's face, "Xue'er, thank you for coming to see me."

"No thanks, no thanks," Shi Anxue was already shy at a young age, "It's not hard to visit my sister. But I cried secretly when I saw that my sister didn't wake up."

Shi Anxia was comforted by Xiao Anxue. She smiled and stuffed the candy on the table into Shi Anxue's hand, "Eat it. It will make you feel sweet and you will never cry again."

Shi Anxue blinked her big eyes and snuggled up to Shi Anxia, ​​"Sister Xia'er, I'm already a grown-up girl, and you're still trying to coax me with candy."

"Young ladies can have candy, too." Shi Anxia pinched her cheek again, then raised her eyes and explained to Shi Chengyi and the others why she didn't get up to pay her respects. "I slept for too long, and my legs and feet are stiff. It's not very convenient for me. Please forgive me, uncle and aunt."

Yu Sujun actually felt Shi Anxia's distance for a moment. He stuffed food into her daughter's mouth and touched her face, which was clearly the behavior of family members. She thought she was overthinking it, "We are all family, don't worry about those empty formalities. You should take care of your own health first."

"Thank you, aunt." Shi Anxia bowed her head and responded. When she glanced at Shi Chengyi, she realized that her uncle looked much more haggard. After a moment of silence, she still said politely, "Uncle, aunt, please sit down. Don't stand."

Tang Chujun also said, "Yes, we are all family, there is no need to be so formal." She arranged for someone to serve tea and stuffed a hot water bottle into Yu Sujun's arms.

Yu Sujun stuffed the hot water bottle into Shi Anxia's hand again, "Chu Jun, don't greet me, I'm not a stranger. Xia'er just woke up and is afraid of the cold, so stay close to her."

Tang Chujun laughed, "Xia'er complained that the floor heating was too hot, so she threw it away several times."

Yu Sujun also laughed, "This hot water bottle is different, Xia'er has to hold it. This is what your uncle's mother stuffed into your arms herself."

Everyone laughed at once, even Shi Chengyi curled the corners of his mouth.

Shi Anxia hugged the hot water bottle tightly, "Yes, yes, you must hold it tightly if it's stuffed by your aunt."

Yu Sujun asked many questions about her health, and Shi Anxia responded one by one.

In addition, with Tang Chujun making jokes, everyone laughed from time to time and the atmosphere was harmonious.

Shi Anxue sat on the embroidered cushion next to Shi Anxia, ​​listening to the adults chatting and eating candy.

Only Shi Chengyi felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles, and his hands were shaking inexplicably while he was drinking tea.

He turned his head and said, "Xia'er, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere else?"

Shi Anxia shook her head, "Not bad."

"That's good." He replied awkwardly. He put the hot tea into his mouth and felt it was burning.

Even Yu Sujun noticed the distance in their conversation and said with a smile, "Why, don't you and your nephew have endless things to talk about on weekdays? Now it seems like you are just strangers."

Shi Anxia smiled and said, "Maybe I slept too long. I can't even speak anymore."

Shi Chengyi continued to drink tea, but the aroma of the tea could not dispel the bitterness in his heart.

It was an extremely subtle feeling.

He could clearly feel Shi Anxia's dependence on him before. Ever since he found her by accident when she was twelve years old, she had relied on him like a father.

Because of this, he had always been more intimate with Shi Anxia than with his own daughter. Or, in other words, deep down, he had already considered himself her father.

Because he is a father, he has to provide a world for her. As long as he can do it, he is willing to do it for her.

He would try to gain more bargaining chips for her and trust her unconditionally. If she needed him one day, he would protect her with all his strength.

Shi Chengyi has always thought so. Every time he thinks about it, he feels moved and warm inside.

He felt that he had an open mind and deserved the word "bright and clear as the moon".

At that time, he never analyzed himself why he did not give up looking for the missing child; he also never analyzed himself why his ecstasy when he found the missing child was greater than when he held his newborn son Yunzhou.

Such a secret and subtle feeling. Don't think about it, don't dare to think about it.

I’m afraid that if I think about it, the sunshine will be dispersed.

And now, they are horribly alienated.

Although Shi Chengyi didn't look at Shi Anxia, ​​he knew that her eyes were also avoiding him.

There is an invisible wall of heart between him and his niece.

For the first time, Shi Chengyi felt that his wife Yu Sujun was an extremely noisy person. Her laughter was too sharp, and she spoke too fast, chattering non-stop.

The whole room was filled with Yu Sujun's laughter.

Is it funny? What's so funny about it?

Do you have so much to say? It's all nonsense!

Shi Chengyi winked at Yu Sujun several times to ask her to stop, implying that someone who had just woken up needed quiet, but the other party was in high spirits and didn't notice at all.

"Xia'er, you don't know. You have been unconscious for so long, and your husband has not attended court. He is planning to hand over the position of Minister of the Northern Propaganda Department to your brother. Haha, the emperor even competed with him for your brother that day." Yu Sujun felt honored when she recalled the day when she had dinner in the same room with the emperor.

If it weren't for the need to keep it secret, she would have gone back to her parents' home and boasted about it to the sky.

There's no need to keep it a secret when telling Shi Anxia.

Shi Anxia asked, "The Emperor also snatched my brother?"

Yu Sujun glanced at Tang Chujun and said, "That's right! Your mother really gave birth to such an outstanding son."

She took a sip of tea, and after keeping everyone in suspense, she said, "Your brother won the first place in the essay contest for 'A Journey Through Mountains and Rivers'. Now the whole capital is saying that 'Qi Yunshi' is your brother."

Shi Anxia smiled and nodded, "That is indeed my brother."

Yu Sujun went on to say, "That day, the emperor asked your brother in the face whether he was Qi Yunshi. Your brother didn't dare to lie to the emperor, so he admitted it. You know the reward for the top spot. You don't have to take the imperial examination. You can either enter the Hanlin Academy or the Northern Propaganda Department. It turns out that the emperor had a plan. He wanted your brother to enter the Secretariat... Tsk tsk, that's a very popular thing!"

She spoke really fast and densely, but she was very informative and could explain a lot of things in just a few words.

Tang Chujun was clearly present at the scene that day, but when he listened to it again, he still found it interesting. He kept covering his mouth and laughing, his eyebrows were beaming with joy and his spirits were high.

My son! My son, Tang Chujun’s son! Hehehe… I’m so embarrassed!

She had been depressed for a few days, but now that she saw her daughter wake up, her mood suddenly improved, just like the peony in full bloom, gorgeous and beautiful.

Shi Chengyi's peripheral vision was out of control. He didn't dare to look, but he couldn't help looking.

Yu Sujun still didn't notice anything.

Shi Anxia always liked to listen to her aunt talk. She kept talking, but actually she didn't say a word of nonsense. "What happened next?"