This little guy had been eagerly waiting; he hadnāt seen his brother for a long time and really wanted to give him a hug.
Upon hearing him speak, several people turned their gaze toward him. Baili Yan laughed, finding the childās words amusing.
"Little brother!" Lele said with a smile.
"Brother, Iāve missed you so much." Not waiting for Lele to reach out, Yangyang lunged into his arms.
The two brothers hugged each other tightly for a while before finally letting go, yet still held each otherās hands.
Yangyang asked with a beaming smile, "Brother, are you doing well in the palace? Have the people from Fourth Granduncleās family bullied you? If anyone bullies you, tell me, and Iāll fight them for you. My martial arts skills are really impressive now."
"Iām doing fine. If someone hits me, I can hit back. How about you? Has Dad made you do homework?"
"Brother, donāt you start talking about homework as soon as you see me. We havenāt seen each other for so long. Shouldnāt you give me a peck?" Yangyang pouted.
"Peck?" Lele tilted his head and asked.
So, the two brothers puckered up and leaned in to kiss each other. But just as they were about to kiss, Yang Chuxia pulled them apart.
Yangyang grumbled discontentedly, "Mother, how can you interrupt the love between me and my brother?"
Yang Chuxia chuckled and shook her head, "Save your kisses for later, have you called everyone over yet?"
"Called everyone?" Yangyang looked around with wide eyes until he remembered that he was supposed to call this uncle, as well as granduncle.
Without waiting for Yang Chuxia to speak, he and Lele both called out to Old Mu "Granduncle" and then approached Baili Yan, "Hello, Uncle!"
"Little brother, you should call him Cousin Uncle!" Lele reminded him on the side.
"Cousin Uncle? Arenāt they all Uncle?" he asked confusedly, but still said, "Hello, Cousin Uncle."
Baili Yan extended a hand to pull him closer and laughed, "So youāre Yangyang. Youāre quite the joker. No wonder the Emperor keeps saying he brought back the wrong person; he meant to bring you to the palace instead."
"Good thing he brought back the wrong person. I donāt like the palace at all," the little guy declared straightforwardly.
"Oh? Why donāt you like the palace if youāve never been there?" Baili Yan couldnāt help but laugh, the child spoke like an adult.
"Intuition!" he slowly uttered the two words, leaving Baili Yan speechless with laughter.
After some thought, he turned to Lele and asked, "Brother, do you like the palace?"
"I donāt like it either!" Lele replied without hesitation. He liked home, where he had his dad and mom, and also his brothers and sisters.
"Then letās go home together. Letās not go to the palace anymore." Yangyang finished speaking and prattled on, "Brother, we have a little sister now, and a little brother too. Iāll take you to see them; they are so cute, so adorable."
"Young Master, the Emperor hasnāt said the Eldest Young Master could go home yet!" Eunuch Cui in the room spoke up timely, hearing the conversation between the two little ones.
"Why not?" Yangyang was unhappy. Why couldnāt his brother come home?
"This servant doesnāt know either," Eunuch Cui replied helplessly. How could he know what the Emperor was thinking?
Yang Chuxia also knew this wasnāt something a servant could decide. To prevent Yangyang from further questioning, she said, "Didnāt you say youād take your brother to see the twins? Go on, then."
Hearing he could see his sister, Leleās eyes lit up.
Baili Yan had also heard that Ye Ziāanās family had welcomed another boy-and-girl set of twins and was incredibly envious. "Cousin, why not have someone bring the children here so I can also meet them? That Ziāan really is lucky to have two pairs of twins."