Chapter 884: Chapter 884: The New Son-in-Law Is Introduced to the Family
Inside the Star Palace.
Lian Hua understood Lián Mùsū’s absence and nodded in realization. Her big brother was healing his leg. Although she felt a bit down, this was about marrying her sister-in-law, a major event, so it was understandable.
After a brief thought, she comprehended the situation and immediately looked around at everyone with excitement.
The first person she saw was Su Ran, and she finally couldn’t hold back the excitement of seeing her loved ones. She shouted first, “Mother!”
She immediately broke free from the Emperor’s hand and went over, clinging to Su Ran’s arm and acting coquettishly, “Mother, you see, I’m all better now. I eat well and sleep soundly. Am I amazing or what?”
Su Ran was happy in her heart, but she scolding jokingly, “Slow down, you’re all grown up, yet still so reckless.” Despite saying this, she was full of smiles.
Patting Lian Hua’s hand, she reminded, “Aren’t you going to greet your father and them? They were all very worried about you before.”
Following the reminder, Lian Hua released Su Ran and happily looked over.
Facing pairs of eager and hopeful eyes, her eyes began to warm as she shouted, “Father, Clan Uncle, Clan Aunt, Master, Second Brother, Third Brother, Nannan missed you all so much, even in my dreams!”
Lian Changhe and the others responded hurriedly, “Yes, yes, yes,” surrounding Lian Hua in a group, all talking at once, making it very lively.
This person asked with concern how Lian Hua’s health was, making sure everything was better? There wasn’t anything wrong, right? They couldn’t afford to be careless about even the smallest details.
That person eagerly asked how she was getting along in the palace, if she was used to it. If not… The words weren’t fully spoken, as glancing at the strikingly yellow figure in the background, they fell silent.
There was another who squeezed the silent person aside to take a good look at Lian Hua, wiping away tears, repeatedly saying Clan Uncle was sorry for her, which was disliked by those who had been silenced as they found the crying unlucky, pushing that person away again.
The one boasting a height advantage called over the heads of everyone, asking loudly how many bowls of rice his little sister could eat now. Upon hearing, he laughed heartily, repeatedly praising his little sister, saying being able to eat is a sign of good health.
Seeing Lian Hua with a big belly, apart from Su Ran and Lin Yuejuan, the others were at a bit of a loss, even Lian Bao and Lih Qingshu were rarely unsure.
Lian Changhe wanted to hug his little daughter but feared hurting her; in the end, he just patted Lian Hua’s head like he did when she was young, while Lian Wanzhen even asked if her belly was heavy, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
Lian Hua cheerfully answered each question, patted her round belly, and said there was nothing to worry about, the little baby inside was very good, proposing that they could touch it; if the little one was in a good mood, maybe it’d kick in response to its grandpas, grandmas, great-uncles, and cousins.
Lian Changhe immediately jumped in to stop them from touching, nervously fearing that someone might be rough and harm his little daughter.
After the initial greetings, Lian Hua noted her father’s strange hairstyle and finally couldn’t hold back her curiosity, “Father, what happened to your hair, it looks… um?” How to put it, it was fading, becoming all black…
Lian Wanzhen wanted to interrupt but was smacked by Lian Changhe, so he immediately fell silent.
Lian Changhe then nervously asked, “How is it? Nannan, how is your father’s hair?”
Previously, he didn’t pay much attention, resulting in a lot of white hair. When the news from the palace came that he could soon see his little daughter, he was so anxious and on fire, but in the end, it was Lian Bao who gave him an idea that calmed him.
It was now time to assess the results, and Lian Changhe eagerly awaited Lian Hua’s opinion; only if his little daughter said it was good, would it be truly good.
Su Ran and Lih Qingshu exchanged glances, both shaking their heads with smiles, while Lian Bao couldn’t help but hold his forehead; if his father hadn’t been frowning all the time, sighing, he wouldn’t have come up with such a lousy idea.
Lian Bingcheng was also anxiously watching; he failed to gain weight, despite eating like crazy these days, he hadn’t gained a single ounce, wanting to see Lian Hua’s reaction to Lian Changhe.
Seeing her father’s anxious look, with others waiting for her reaction, Lian Hua touched her chin carefully observing and then sniffed eagerly, “Hmm… It’s like a calligraphy brush, full of ink.”
Lian Changhe’s hair was dyed with ink, which was hard and stiff after drying, tied up like a pen with dried ink, just like Lian Hua described.
He, hearing Lian Hua say this, was instantly proud, “Look, my precious daughter praised me, praised me for having a lot of ink, hahaha…” Linking a brush and ink together, wasn’t that praising that his image was cultured!
Somebody let out a “pfft,” and everyone shook their heads and laughed.
Lian Hua laughed along, couldn’t help but nestle closer to Lian Changhe, whispering, “Father, I still like your real appearance, no matter what you become, you’re my father.”
Lian Changhe was so moved that his eyes moistened, patting her head, repeatedly saying good, good, good.
This scene was heartwarming and lively.
The Emperor did not interrupt and stood aside smilingly, letting them reunite.
During the middle, Cao De slowly made his way over, long since ignored. Since seeing Lian Hua, no one paid attention to him, and Lian Hua habitually overlooked him as if he wasn’t standing right there; having no choice, he rubbed his nose and found a place for himself.
Seeing the Emperor also left aside, every part of him gleeful, he sauntered over, saying lightly, “Feeling left out? The little beauty is busy reuniting, not only ignoring me, her master, but even leaving the great and mighty His Majesty aside, tsk tsk tsk…”
He sighed as he spoke, looking thoroughly provoking.
The Emperor gave him a cold glance, making Cao De’s scalp tingle, straightening up quickly, hurriedly saying, “Meeting family after so many years apart, this is only human nature. I haven’t seen such a delightful scene in so long, it’s truly moving.”
Surrounded by people, Lian Hua chatted animatedly, laughing openly, greeting everyone one by one.
After catching up, she suddenly felt something missing, realizing it was the absence of her most important person, promptly scanning the crowd to search.
“Little sister, who are you looking for?” Lian Wanzhen, sharp-eyed, was the first to ask.
“His Majesty? His Majesty!” Lian Hua was searching everywhere and finally spotted that figure not far away, eagerly wanting to go over.
The Emperor heard her call, a smile appearing in his eyes, erasing any trace of disappointment, striding over to take the hand reaching out for him.
Cao De rolled his eyes, realizing he was the only one left out, sigh… just about to walk away lonely, he noticed a gaze on him. He looked up, seeing that person smiling at him, who was his sister.
Cao De’s face lit up with a radiant smile.
Lian Hua, brimming with joy, brought the Emperor into the crowd and started introducing him, much like bringing a new spouse to meet the family.