But Liu Doudou, who had his hand in his mouth, continued to cry and didn't pay attention to Dou Yacai's begging look.

"You little devil, what should I do with you? Your brother Jin listened to your father and left the palace to train. He said that he would pick you up when you were fifteen. I really wish he could come back right away. Take it away from you!"

Dou Yacai had no choice but to pick up Liu Doudou. Liu Yan was not in Jingyang Palace, and Xiao Niba fell asleep beside him, so Dou Yacai decided to take Liu Doudou for a walk in the Imperial Garden.

Spring has passed for a long time since the last peach blossom rain, and the chirping of cicadas reminds people that summer has arrived. This summer in the palace seems to be cooler than in previous years, so Dou Yacai gave Liu Doudou an extra small piece of clothing. .

In the Imperial Garden, the most beautiful thing in spring is the peach blossom, and the most refreshing thing in summer is the lotus in the pond.

The quiet lake surface is covered with emerald green lotus leaves, as if filled with dense emerald umbrellas, covering the lake tightly, and among the emerald green lotus leaves, the graceful lotus flowers, like Fairies bathing in the lake covered with light sand stand smiling and shy, and their tender pistils are full of pearls, and the fragrance is refreshing.

Dou Yacai is holding Liu Doudou and standing in front of the lotus bush. The mother is a stunning beauty, and the child is so cute that you can't help but want to pinch it, especially the elf-like eyes, which reveal a smart and cute look. , but at the same time, he has the righteousness of Liu Hao. In other words, this child will also be a good and evil person in the future. He looks pure on the outside, but has many evil ideas in his heart.

"You can pick lotus in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are fields of lotus leaves. Fish are playing with the lotus leaves, fish are playing with the lotus leaves to the east, fish are playing with the lotus leaves to the west, fish are playing with the lotus leaves to the south, and fish are playing with the lotus leaves to the north."

Suddenly, a voice came from behind, chanting the song "Jiangnan".

No need to look back, just listen to the low and charming voice and you will know who that person is.

"Dou Yacai and Doudou send greetings to the Emperor."

"No need to be polite." Liu Yan smiled, but there was still unconcealable affection in his eyes.

"How can the emperor have the leisure to enjoy flowers?"

"Bean sprouts, why don't you call me Third Brother? I'm still used to you calling me Third Brother."

"Third brother."

"Yeah. Doudou is very similar to you, and also very similar to the sixth brother." Liu Yan looked at the three-month-old Liu Doudou in Dou Yacai's arms. Liu Doudou showed him a friendly smile, and her smile was like a ray of bright sunshine. , it made people feel warm in their hearts, and Liu Yan, who hardly ever smiled at all, couldn't help but smile.

Dou Yacai looked at it and realized that Liu Yan was really a rare handsome man.

"Bean sprouts, Third Brother wants to ask you a question. If Third Brother never appears in front of you from now on, will you think of Third Brother occasionally?"

"You won't show up again?"

"Yes, I won't be the emperor for long." Liu Yan said, his voice showing exhaustion.

"What?" Dou Yacai was shocked. She could not have expected why Liu Yan suddenly said such a thing.

"In the past, it was my third brother who didn't want to be the emperor, but now, even if he wants to, he can't do it anymore. Yacai, the third brother is not the son of the emperor. The third brother's father was... General Ao, who is also my mother. The concubine’s…lover.”

"Third brother?" For Dou Yacai, this is absolutely breaking news. Liu Yan is not the emperor's biological son? Does Liu Longji himself know?

"I learned this secret when I was reviewing the batch of assassins that day. My sixth brother knew this secret seventeen years ago, but he never told me. That year he was sitting on the Dragon Throne and I forced him to abdicate. At that time, he didn’t even say anything, this will be an eternal guilt in my heart.”

"Third brother, my uncle has never blamed you. In his heart, you are still the brother who studied, practiced calligraphy, and rode horses and fought with him. You are still the brother he respects and cares about. You should be the best in the world. His brother is. And, what does it matter if you are the son of the father? As long as you are a good emperor, and the father is so smart, he must have known everything. He even knows that the uncle is not his son, so what Maybe I don’t know about you? I think uncle and I have the same idea, so I chose to keep this secret and didn’t even tell me.”

Liu Yan listened and was silent for a long time.

"Stop talking about this, Yacai, answer the question I just asked, okay? Will you think of me occasionally?"

Dou Yacai's eyes looked at the most prosperous lotus in the pond, and she was silent for a moment and said:

"Third brother, Dou Yacai belongs to Liu Hao in this life." She did not answer directly, but only used a tactful way, "Third brother, why don't you look at Sister Jinyu? In this world, I'm afraid there is no woman like her. She loves you and cares about you so much."

"Bean sprouts, remember, I can't let you go in this life because I can't be the only one for you, but I will never let you go in the next life. I will wait for you until the end of the world."

"Third brother, I'm afraid not!" At this time, Liu Hao came from the other side of the aisle and put his arm around Dou Yacai's shoulders, "Dou Yacai will always be mine in this life and the next life."

Liu Yan smiled, said nothing, and then left, waving the palace fan against the backdrop of lotus flowers. Lotus flowers looked stronger than peach blossoms, because people under them would become a little fragile.

"Sixth Brother, thank you for keeping the secret for Third Brother for more than ten years."

The two of them looked at the departing figure for a long time, and then returned to Jingyang Palace under the shining of the setting sun.

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That night, because he heard Liu Yan's extremely possessive words today, Liu Hao decided to monopolize Dou Yacai no matter what.

So, he started interacting with Liu Doudou after the evening.

"Doudou, you're so beautiful." He touched his daughter's little face. After having been husband and wife with Dou Yacai for so many years, Liu Hao also began to know what girls like to hear, and he started praising people for their beauty. As expected, Liu Doudou Show her an innocent smile that makes drool fall from the corners of your mouth.

"Doudou, you are so smart." If you only praise someone's beauty, they may mistakenly think that you are calling him a vase, so Liu Hao added another sentence, praising his IQ. Sure enough, this time Liu Doudou showed not a smile, but a smile. It was a giggle. It was so happy.

"Doudou, you are so sensible." Then he praised the girl's character.

"Uncle, are you in love with your daughter?" Dou Yacai on the side listened and couldn't help frowning and said, huh, she has never heard such disgusting words, and the annoying Liu Doudou also acted like he was listening. Looks very cool.

"...cough...Dou Yacai, be careful when speaking in front of your daughter." As soon as Dou Yacai spoke, Liu Hao returned to his serious expression.

"I don't know how serious you are."

"Dou Yacai, are you jealous of Liu Doudou?"

"Yes, that's right. Liu Doudou, please don't smile like this at your father, okay? Didn't my mother tell you why women go through trouble? We are a family and we must understand each other."

As soon as Dou Yacai's words came out of his mouth, Liu Yan glared.

"Irregular old man!"

"One of us is a serious person, one is an old person and this is a little naughty person. Aren't we born to be a family?"

"That's right." Liu Hao smiled.

"Oh, okay, uncle, let's leave Liu Doudou to the nanny, we..." Dou Yacai stood on tiptoe and said something in Liu Huan's ear. I don't know what he said, but Liu Huanlian slowly turned red. , while Liu Doudou looked at the strange parents in front of him in confusion.

If parents are like this, what can they do?

That night, Liu Doudou was surprisingly well-behaved, and Liu Hao and Dou Yacai finally had a moment to spend the evening together.
Chapter completed!