Chapter 1016: The Emperor Is Here

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

After dinner, Jiang Yue and Xue Yan were not in a hurry to sleep because the Emperor would arrive soon.

The family members were not sleepy and were in no hurry to sleep. They were chatting and laughing.

Suddenly, Qi Yin came over. She smiled at Xue Dafu and the others. “My master can’t sleep. He asked me to see if Xue Yan and Jiang Yue were asleep. If they aren’t, he would like to invite Xue Yan and Jiang Yue over to play a few games.”

The moment Jiang Yue and Xue Yan heard this, they knew that the Emperor had come, so they agreed to go over.

Xue Dafu and the others believed her. They thought that Shao Zhongxi really couldn’t fall asleep. They hurriedly said enthusiastically, “That’s no problem at all.” Then, they turned to Xue Yan and Jiang Yue and said with a smile, “Xue

Yan, Jiang Yue, you guys should go quickly. Master Gu has personally invited you over.”

“Alright, we will.” Jiang Yue and Xue Yan both agreed.

Under the gaze of his family members, Xue Yan held Jiang Yue’s little hand as usual.

He told his family that they didn’t have to wait for him and Jiang Yue and that they could go to bed first. He and Jiang Yue would be playing chess with Master Gu Jin, so he didn’t know how late they would be back. Seeing that everyone in the family smiled and agreed, Xue Yan held Jiang Yue’s hand and went out with Qi Yin.

Shao Zhongxi was standing in the courtyard with his hands behind his back.

The dim yellow light in the hall spilled out. As he stood in the back, no one could see his expression clearly.

The Emperor had not arrived yet, but he was about to. He had already received the report. Seeing that Xue Yan had come with Jiang Yue, Shao Zhongxi brought Xue Yan and Jiang Yue to the village entrance to wait.

The sky was already dark. There was only moonlight, and one could vaguely see the road. At this time, except for a few families who still had oil lamps lit and were up, the rest of the villagers were basically asleep. They still maintained their daily routine of working at sunrise and resting at sunset. Other than them walking outside, there was no one else in the village.

On the way to the village entrance, they did not meet anyone from the village.

When they arrived at the village entrance, they saw a group of people riding over on horses.

They were afraid of disturbing people, so they didn’t ride the horse very fast. Their speed was as quick as a normal walking pace.

Because it was night, their vision was compromised, so they couldn’t see what the people on the horses looked like. They could only see that there were a few people riding horses to escort the person riding in the middle.

The one riding the horse in the middle was Emperor Hao.

It was also because he knew how to ride a horse that Emperor Hao was able to reach Xinyuan in a few days.

If they had taken a carriage, they definitely wouldn’t have arrived by now.

Emperor Hao rode his horse and turned a corner. Someone pointed at the village entrance that Shao Zhongxi, Xue Yan, and Jiang Yue were standing at.

“Your Majesty, that is Locust Village.”

Emperor Hao looked up. Even though he couldn’t see clearly, he could still see the figures at the entrance of Locust Village. There were three figures that were obviously two children and an adult. He knew without a doubt that it was Xue Yan and Jiang Yie.

As for the two adults, that should be Shao Zhongxi, the King of Anjun who taught his son martial arts in Locust Village, and his maid, Qi Yin.

His own son was right in front of him. Emperor Hao couldn’t wait to reach the village entrance. He was a little excited. He lowered his voice and shouted, “Is that the Crown Prince?”

“l am the Crown Prince. h.e.l.lo, Father.” Xue Yan also responded in a suppressed voice, and hurriedly walked over with Jiang Yue in hand.

As soon as they met, Emperor Hao stopped his horse and quickly got off. Once he got off, he happily lifted his son up.

His son was very thin, and even Wei Zizhan was heavier than his son.

“My child.” Emperor Hao’s heart ached as he hugged his son with one hand and patted the back of his son’s head with the other..