Fang Er asked a string of nonsensical questions, such as Chai Yue’s birthday, Chai Yue’s hobbies, and some of the physical characteristics of Fang Xin and his two sisters.
Some of these things he should have known, and some were in the资料.
Perhaps Cheng Yaojin’s small whip was very effective, as Chai Shao answered all questions fluently without even stuttering.
“Alright, prepare yourselves, we’re returning to Tang tomorrow!”
Fang Er nodded at everyone with satisfaction.
The next morning, three spore-class spacecraft took off from the Chang’an Peninsula and arrived at the location of the Antarctic wormhole.
Various national armies were still stationed here, but they had all become much more docile.
The spore-class spacecraft were too large to pass through the wormhole, so they were replaced with gold-mining ships, and everyone returned to the world where the Great Tang was located.
Empress Changsun spent her days with Chai Yue, taking care of the baby, while Li Xiuning had not yet returned from the main world.
The political affairs of the Great Tang were being managed by Li Chengqian and a group of ministers, so Li Shimin appeared exceptionally leisurely.
Day after day, he would either be immersed in the research institute, watching those fellows tinker with new gadgets, or hiding outside the native villages with Fang Du, enjoying the scenery.
“Hey, Old Fang, you say they run around naked all day, when they have children, do they know who the father is?”
Du Ruhui stroked his beard and nodded, “Your Majesty, that is a good question. I am also very curious, so this is my research topic.”
Since he was lazing around and not returning to court, Li Shimin had also become a de facto Emperor Emeritus. At some point, they had changed how they addressed him.
Fang Xuanling also chimed in, “From my observation, although they are naked, they are not always able to mate. There is always a specific time point.”
“They don’t have a calendar, but they can time their births to coincide with the blooming of spring, which is very…”
Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly stopped and pointed in another direction of the village.
“Eh? Why is the King of Han here?”
“Look quickly, he’s got two young girls with him!”
“Good heavens, and there’s a pregnant one…”
“Old Du, that pregnant one seems to have had a fling with you, did you do that?”
Du Ruhui’s face immediately darkened: “What are you talking about! That was Old Jiu’s doing!”
Li Shimin looked at the two of them speechlessly and shook his head, “Your circle is truly messy!”
“Alright, that’s all for today, let’s go back for a drink!”
Saying that, he got up and walked towards the Octavius Lake, with Fang and Du hastily following behind.
Their son had arrived, and it was a bit improper for the father to be lurking nearby, so it was better to avoid it.
As for how many lives Li Ke would create, it was of no consequence.
After all, for Li Shimin, the more descendants, the better.
At worst, they could specially set up a kindergarten for him, that was not a problem at all.
It would be even better if they had more granddaughters, then the Great Tang would be filled with grandsons-in-law, how wonderful would that be?
While daydreaming, a Xuanjia Army soldier approached.
“Reporting to the Emperor Emeritus, Duke of Anguo and the Princess Royal have returned!”
Li Shimin’s expression stiffened, and he immediately looked at Fang and Du: “I have been handling state affairs these days, you understand, right?”
“Understand, understand, understand, Your Majesty, please go ahead!”
The two old men patted their chests and guaranteed.
Li Shimin finally felt at ease, got on the Xuanjia Army soldier’s motorcycle, and headed back to the Octavius Lake villa area first.
The gold-mining ship had landed, and Fang Er and Chai Shao walked towards their own doorstep together.
Chai Yue and Xiao Qing, who had received the news, were already waiting at the door.
Fang Xin and his two siblings were also looking at their father with longing in Bing’er’s arms.
Fang Xia waved her little hands and shouted loudly at Fang Er:
“Turtle Dad! Turtle Dad is back!”
“Turtle Dad, I want to eat durian…”
Fang Xin turned his head: “What durian? Can’t you just eat shit? It saves peeling!”
Hearing his words, Fang Xia burst into tears: “You’re the one who eats shit, sob… Turtle Dad, big brother is bullying people…”
Seeing this scene from afar, Fang Er felt an inexplicable sense of comfort. These were his hopes.
“Come, come, let Dad hug you!”
He stepped forward, took Fang Xia from Xiao Qing’s arms, and kissed her dotingly.
Then he turned around and slapped Fang Xin on the head, feigning anger: “You’re too young to learn bad habits, and you only know how to bully your sister!”
Fang Xin’s mouth instantly pouted so high it could hang a bottle of oil: “Daddy is biased…”
After speaking, his eyes immediately turned red, and he burst into tears.
Chai Yue looked at everyone and found that none of those who stayed in the main world were missing, especially Chai Shao, who was still standing in the crowd. She didn’t think much of it, and just glared at Fang Xin.
“Serves you right for bullying your sister every day!”
Fang Xin: ……
“Wah, Mom is bullying me too!~”
The little fellow cried like Liu Bei. After looking around with his rolling eyes, he quickly took two steps and hugged Li Xiuning’s leg.
“Grandma, Mom and Dad are bullying me, can you get me new parents…”
Just then, Li Shimin ambled over with his hands behind his back. When he saw Li Xiuning, he felt a little guilty and deliberately teased: “Little one, clarify, do you want to change your father, or do you want to change your mother?”
Everyone present couldn’t help but freeze, especially Chai Shao, who felt that this Li Shimin was very different from the one he knew.
At least, the Li Shimin he knew would never say such a thing.
The surprise of the crowd didn’t last long. After Li Shimin’s words fell, Li Xiuning immediately kicked him away.
“You good-for-nothing Li Er, you’ve gotten too bold!”
“If you don’t get beaten for three days, you’ll tear the roof tiles off, that’s what they say about you!”
“What’s going on, you came back so many days early, and you’ve taught the child like this?”
Li Shimin chuckled, covering his stomach as he stood to the side.
Being kicked by his elder sister in public, he didn’t feel it was a loss of imperial dignity. Instead, he was still enjoying himself as usual.
“I was just joking with Xin’er, why are you taking it so seriously?”
The others consciously turned their faces away. They were already accustomed to such scenes.
Only Chai Shao’s eyes were full of confusion. He looked at his wife, then at Li Shimin in front of him, his face full of bewilderment.
Fortunately, Chai Yue’s attention was all on Li Xiuning and Li Shimin at the moment, otherwise, she would definitely have noticed something amiss.
Fang Er sensed his strangeness and quickly stepped forward to change the topic.
He walked up, lifted Fang Xin, and threw him to Wang Xuance behind him.
“Go find some fun for this brat!”
Wang Xuance was startled, hurriedly caught him, and after carefully checking to make sure Fang Xin was not injured, he nodded repeatedly, picked him up, and walked out.
When he returned, Fang Er had brought back a lot of electronic products from the main world, which were probably enough to keep the little brat entertained for a few days.
Seeing this, Chai Yue quickly signaled to Xiao Qing.
Xiao Qing, understanding her intentions, handed Fang Xia to Hua Niang and then pointed to Fang Yan in Xing’er’s arms.
“Please bother Sister-in-law Hua to take them with Big Brother.”
Hua Niang’s old face smiled like a flower. She held Fang Xin with one hand and took Fang Yan with the other, following Wang Xuance step by step as they left.
The Duke had been away for a long time, and the house would likely be lively for several more days. They couldn’t let the young master and young lady spoil the Duke’s mood.
Perhaps, ten months later, the family would have several more young masters and young ladies!