Chapter 683: Chapter 307: Wife’s Studies_2

The two children did just that, refusing to admit defeat and hugging their father’s thighs, rubbing against him one after the other.

This sudden scene left Lu Yuan a bit stunned.

With his state of mind, he was somewhat bewildered by this father-son reunion.

After he snapped out of it, he looked at the two children with a somewhat amused expression, but didn’t stop them, after all, it was quite entertaining.

Hugging the thighs, it was an amusing thought.

Both kids were as adorable as jade carvings, and having such cute kids snuggle up to him, even if it was for some inexplicable competitive impulse, was still heartwarming.

While amused, he cast a playful glance at Lan Cai’er and said teasingly, “It seems that in my absence, you’ve taught He’er and Hao’er well in respecting and loving their father. As soon as we met, they became so close to me.”

When saying the word “close,” Lu Yuan emphasized his tone.

Upon hearing this, Lan Cai’er’s face turned red.

The actions of her two sons were somewhat unexpected to her.

After all, upon receiving the news of Lu Yuan’s return, Lan Cai’er had thoroughly taught the two children how to respect, be courteous, and grow close to their father once they met him.

She had arranged everything in an orderly and appropriate manner.

Who would have known that when they actually met, the two little ones would act like this.

Indeed, it was hard to predict what children would do.

At that moment, Lan Cai’er resolved to properly discipline these two disobedient “rebels” once they returned and never let them go unchecked like this again.

Fortunately, Lu Yuan didn’t continue to tease his queen. After mocking her once, he laughed and reached out to pat the two kids’ heads before separating them from his thighs.

Then he squatted down, took their hands and lifted them up.

“Alright, this isn’t the place for talking. Let’s head back to the palace first. In the evening, there are many things I want to talk to the queen about.”

Lu Yuan held his children, walked up to Lan Cai’er, and showed her a meaningful smile.

All of a sudden, the queen’s face grew even redder.

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In the following days, Lu Yuan stayed in the palace, nourishing the long-neglected field of his queen. For several days, he didn’t know the meaning of fatigue.

Although there were plenty of beauties around him during those two years away, wildflowers, no matter how fragrant, couldn’t compare to the warmth of flowers at home.

Especially now that the home flowers had become so mature and gorgeous, making it hard for him to resist picking them to his heart’s content.

Lan Cai’er felt the same way.

Guarding the deep palace alone for two years, although she had her children’s company, she had already tasted the pleasures of life. How could she not have desires?

Usually, she had no choice but to suppress them with her children’s company and practicing her skills.

But now that the master had returned, she naturally had to ask for compensation.

And Lu Yuan, who hadn’t been with his wife and children for two years, felt guilty. He could only satisfy her as much as possible.

In addition to catering to Lan Cai’er, sometimes Lu Yuan would also take some time to get to know his two young sons, their personalities and studies.

They had reached the age to begin their enlightenment education.

In fact, for the eldest son, Lu He, his enlightenment education had begun two years prior, shortly after Lu Yuan went to war.

When Lu He was of a similar age, Lan Cai’er began to consider his enlightenment education and even wrote to Lu Yuan about it.

However, at that time, Lu Yuan was busy with military affairs and could not spare much energy to handle it.

He could only reply and ask Lan Cai’er to consult with the Left Prime Minister, Cui Changqing.

As for his queen and Cui Changqing, he trusted them both.

He believed that with these two in charge, Lu He’s studies would not be neglected.

And indeed, that’s what happened.

To Lan Cai’er, the mother of Lu He, no one mattered more. The Left Prime Minister, Cui Changqing, also couldn’t be underestimated.

Ever since Lu He was born, as the legitimate eldest son, he was considered by the civil and military officials of Chu to be the Crown Prince and the first in line for succession.

Therefore, as for his education, Cui Changqing, who had taken Chu as his lifelong goal, regarded Lu He as the inheritor of his own and Lu Yuan’s achievements.

To prevent him from growing askew, Cui Changqing recognized the importance of his education.

As a result, he didn’t trust anyone else to teach Lu He and decided to personally undertake the role of enlightenment teacher for the crown prince of Chu.

As a famous scholar in Yangzhou and the Left Prime Minister of Chu, Cui Changqing was certainly qualified to educate Lu He.

Having him teach her son, Lan Cai’er had no complaints, and was even quite happy.

After all, by becoming Cui Changqing’s disciple, it meant that the civil official group represented by the Left Prime Minister would naturally stand by her son’s side.

This would be of great benefit to Lu He’s future ascension to the throne.

Moreover, Cui Changqing’s knowledge was top-notch in the entire Yangzhou.

With such a person teaching her child, what could she be unhappy about?

However, this made things difficult for Cui Changqing.

This weary old chancellor had to squeeze time out of his busy public duties to teach the crown prince of Chu.`