Time is like a silhouette, and in the blink of an eye, it is the 56th year of the Kangxi reign.

So many things happened during these eight years, for example, the crown prince was deposed again.

Yunqi Courtyard.

"Mother, I'm back!"

Before anyone entered the house, Fei Yang's voice broke in.

Soon after, a young man in a purple brocade robe trotted in. His flamboyant eyes and eyebrows revealed a hint of noble arrogance. The slightly cold look he had when he was young was long gone. He was almost more dazzling than the stars.

When Sheng Huan saw him, even though he knew he would be back today, he still couldn't hide his surprise. He took his hand and looked him up and down: "You've become taller and more handsome. You must be eating very well in the palace."

Since the triplets started to learn at the age of six, they were taken to the palace to study because of Emperor Kangxi's favor. They were only allowed to return to the palace on their monthly days off. This was a great honor for the palace. Sheng Huan did not say anything. After all, this was the triplets' own plan. She could only support them silently behind the scenes, giving them money and people.

"Mother..."

Hong Yan, who was only fourteen years old, was a little embarrassed by Sheng Huan's straightforward compliments, but he was always thick-skinned. His handsome face only blushed for a moment before he looked at his mother with admiration and praised her exaggeratedly:

"That's right, mother. I haven't seen you for a while. You've become more beautiful and your temperament has become better."

"My son is good at talking." Sheng Huan's face was filled with smiles, and he looked behind him: "Where are your older brother and sister? Why can't I see them?"

Hearing this, Hong Yan was silent for a moment and looked at Sheng Huan hesitantly.

"What's wrong?" Sheng Huan already knew the truth through Pu Hua, but this was a very secretive matter, so she pretended not to know.

"Mother, come and sit down." Hong Yan pulled Sheng Huan to sit at the table, poured her a cup of tea, and said after choosing his words, "They will be here soon, but..."

"I'm just going on a long trip."

Just as Hong Yan was hesitating, a gentle yet solemn voice came from outside the door.

When Sheng Huan heard the voice, he looked over reflexively. The person he saw was Yinsi. He was no longer the Eighth Beile, but Prince Lian. Eight years had passed, and the man's face had become more mature, and his temperament had become gentler with the passage of time. His feelings for Sheng Huan had become more gentle as time went by.

Sheng Huan stood up in surprise: "Master, you are back."

Yinsi nodded, smiled, and walked quickly towards Sheng Huan: "Yeah."

Sheng Huan expressed his doubts to him: "Master, what did you mean just now?"

Yinsi held Sheng Huan's hand, a trace of sadness flashed across his brows, and he looked out the door and said loudly: "Why are you standing outside without coming in? Don't you know that your mother misses you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a man and a woman walked in from outside the door.

Both of them had pretty faces. Although they were young, their eyes and brows showed the natural aura of noble families. However, at this moment, they seemed to look over here timidly. Who else could it be but Hongxu and Shuhua.

"What's wrong with you?" Sheng Huan hesitated, but quickly reached out to them. Yinsi supported her and looked down at Sheng Huan. Sure enough, she saw that her eyes were already filled with tears.

"Come here as soon as you are back. Mother hasn't seen you for some time."

"Eniang!"

Shuhua and Hongxu couldn't hold back any longer when they saw this, and rushed over directly, having already forgotten about asking Hongyan to take precautions first.

"Why don't you come together if you came back together? Mother thought you two were not coming back."

Sheng Huan hugged the two children, his voice choked with sobs.

"Mother, I won't do that again." Shuhua thought of something and hugged Sheng Huan tighter, her eyes red.

"Okay, come and sit down. Mom just gave birth not long ago, her body can't take it."

At this time, Hong Yan stepped forward and pulled everyone together. In the past eight years, Sheng Huan had given birth to two babies. The triplets are only four years old now, and the twin boy and girl were born two months ago.

The family of five sat down. As for the three children among the three babies, they had gone out to practice horse riding and archery and had not returned yet.

Sheng Huan touched Shu Hua's head and looked at her and Hong Xu: "Are you going on a long journey, so you are embarrassed to come see me?"

Shuhua Hongxu did not refute. They thought they would be scolded, but unexpectedly they heard Sheng Huan's gentle question:

"Just go, you're grown up now, and you'll be getting married in a few years. You have your own ideas, and that's what makes mother happy. Why are you so hesitant?"

"Eniang."

Shuhua and Hongxu looked at each other, then at the silent father and Hongyan, and facing their mother's caring and tolerant eyes, they decided not to hide it anymore.

As the eldest brother, Hongxu held Shuhua's hand and was the first to confess:

"Mother, you know that I built a boat based on the blueprints drawn by my second brother and eldest sister a few years ago."

Sheng Huan nodded, as if she understood something, but did not speak. Yinsi worriedly squeezed Sheng Huan's hand and even hugged her shoulders.

Hongxu gritted his teeth and said directly: "Mother, my elder sister and I are planning to go out to sea."

Hongxu, who had no hesitation in conquering the world, felt scared this time. He was afraid to see his mother cry. After all, going to sea was not a trivial matter. If he was not careful, he could die at sea.

However, Hongxu and the others had miscalculated. Sheng Huan did not cry or collapse. She just asked calmly, "When do we leave?"

Hongxu said in a hoarse voice: "Seven days later."

"Mother didn't ask you what you were doing. You all have your own ideas. I'm afraid it's not a small matter. I'm afraid that you can say this with the permission of His Majesty." Sheng Huan said slowly, looking up at them: "Mother only hopes to see you come back."

"Eniang!"

Shuhua finally couldn't help it and threw herself into Sheng Huan's arms and burst into tears. None of them expected this. They thought that the hardest hurdle would be with their mother, but they didn't expect that their mother understood them so well. She agreed to this matter without asking any questions, as long as they could come back.

Everyone present had tears in their eyes.

"Mother knows that you are all destined to do great things. You are born extraordinary." Sheng Huan wiped away their tears one by one: "How can mother stop you?"

"Mother, we are unfilial and cannot stay with you..."

Shuhua's tears flowed even more happily. In this world, life was so difficult for women, but her mother would not stifle her nature. Instead, she indulged her to read and write like a boy, to ride a horse and wield a spear. She had great ambitions in her previous life, and in this life she was not willing to be inferior to others. She had to fight for her own destiny, and she did not want to be ordinary.

"Don't cry. Your mother understands your filial piety and knows that you are great. Since you have chosen this path, you should keep going."

She touched Hongxu and Shuhua's heads and said, "Just be true to yourself."

After the children cried and let out their worries, they felt much better. After the younger children came back, the family had a good reunion dinner.

When they returned to the room at night, Sheng Huan, unable to hold back her tears, finally threw herself into Yinsi's arms and burst into tears.

Yinsi hugged her and patted her back gently. He didn't laugh at her, but at this moment, his eyes couldn't help but redden: "Cry, it's okay to cry, Youqing, you still have me."

"Master, I can't bear to leave them..."

Yinsi was silent, he was reluctant to let go, because that was his first child, who had grown up on his back. Now both of them were going to sea, how could he bear to let them go? But his wife was already so sad, how could he cry and make her even sadder.

"The children are blessed by fate. The Emperor has given them a thousand guards, and the two children have been practicing martial arts since they were young. They will be fine."

As for how Shuhua, a princess, was allowed by Kangxi to go, it can only be attributed to her ability.

Over the years, Yinsi also discovered that his daughter was not an ordinary person. She had a broader stage and had fought for it for herself. As parents, they should not hold her back.

Outside the house, the triplets who originally wanted to talk to Sheng Huan and Yinsi about something looked at each other silently, their eyes red, and finally left quietly without disturbing each other.

They will achieve something.

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