13: family breakfast

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Yan Mei Lin opens eyes slowly sitting up blinking closely while seemingly confused, and it was as the bright struck him from the servant slowly moving the certain did Yan Mei Lin realised it was not a dream! 

"Good morning young master," the maid who looks around 14-15 years old said.

"Uh.. um good… morning" 

"I've brought water and a towel, Lord Yan has instructed that I escort you to join them for breakfast," the maid smiles as she happily takes out the clothes.

She observes them then shows them to Yan Mei Lin, "young master which do you prefer" 

She smiles as she shows the lavender hanfu with pretty sleeve patterns, then she shows a light yellow hanfu with a tree pattern and red blossom on it. Yan Mei Lin shyly points at the lavender one.

"Okay!" She cheers

Gently picking the child up she moves the partition, removing his clothes and putting him in the tub. "I've taken the best oils and ointment!" She smiles.

Though his body was filled with bruises and cuts, ever doing this to her young master will pay! In fact if she should see them she will kill them. 

"Don't worry young master, you will be well taken care of in the mansion if anyone bullies you, come to me!" She insists as she gently scrubs his body.

After being well prepared in the morning, he nervously followed Ai Ying to the dining room. He wonders will the master's family think of him as dirty? After all he was born from lowly origins and clearly the master doesn't like his mother. Though the master seems kind. 

As the door slides he freezes feeling nervous, he sees the master looking at the face of the baby while the master's wife looks at the master while their older son glares at the flower shaped carrots. 

'Can I eat him? Dumplings are delicious,' Yan Chao Xiang thought, 'he looks edible'.

Soon the baby stretched and yawned, causing Yan Chao Xiang to stiffen at the witness of a cute mouth opening, arms moving and cheeks moving. It looks cute, Lan Li Ling thinks his husband's actions resemble a cat finding something peculiar. 

Soon Xin Yong Nian sees Yan Mei Lin then calls him. "Big brother, come sit here" the little bun pats beside him.

Lan Li Ling looks up and so does Yan Chao Xiang Yan Mei Lin feels extra nervous, he creepily walks and sits beside Xin Yong Nian. As he sits down the servants quickly serves him a lavish breakfast.

"Hi! My name is Nian Nian and who are you?!" 

"Nian Nian, you should say your full name and greet of the day". Lan Li Ling corrects him.

"Okay, the day is early and my name is Xin Yong Nian!" He said. 

A servant sniffled, but the other held it in. Lan Li Ling smiles, it's quite cute and funny though. 

"Ah, Nian Nian you say good morning, as the greeting of the day," Lan Li Ling corrects 

"Oooh, good morning!" 

Yan Mei Lin fidgets then smiles nervously, "hi, g-good morning, my name is Mei Lin" 

Yan Chao Xiang tilts his head, "meat bun," 

"Yes Hou Yan?" 

"Biscuit will be living with us henceforth, understand?" 

"Okay, Hou Yan. Nian Nian welcomes biscuit Nian Nian shall share his carrots with biscuit!" 

Xin Yong Nian picks up the carrots ready to share but Lan Li Ling intervenes, "Ah! Nian Nian those carrots are for you! Share something else!" Lan Li Ling strictly said.

"But he doesn't have any!" 

"Does Hou Yan and I have any?" 

He looks at their portions and sees there is in fact none, "I can share with mommy and Hou Yan as well!" 

"Don't play sneaky devil with me! Put the carrot back down and you shall eat all of them," He lectures. 

"But what will I share?" Xin Yong Nian asks.

"There are a lot of others, your tiny tummy surely can't manage it all, now find something else".

Lan Li Ling feels a pair of eyes on him as he turns to see Hou Yan staring at him. "Uh, Hou Yan?" 

"You look too kissable even when strict, you wouldn't make the perfect commander the soldiers would be distracted by your beautiful face," 

Yan Chao Xiang calls forth the servant giving the baby to her, Lan Li Ling blushes where did that come from?! 

"A-ah, that's not the point!" Lan Li Ling stutters.

"Hou Yan" Nian Nian pleads with down eyes.

"I'm an obedient husband," Yan Chao Xiang shot him down. 

(A/n: bro switched up fast! Lol) 

Nian Nian fell back dramatically, Mei Lin wonders if no one's gonna eat? The food is getting cold.

Deep in the palace a man bows before the regal old man sitting on the throne. 

"So Hou Yan took in something new from the slums again? A kid? Hou Yan, Hou Yan, tsk, tsk, why such a great man such a great man like you Stoop so low?"

"Um, it's rumoured to be his illegitimate child, your imperial majesty…" The man said. 

"Really? How old is this child?" 

"By the looks of it 6?" 

"How old is my youngest?" 

"21" 

"Aw shucks!" The emperor groans, "wait, wait, I have grandkids! Forgot about those! How old is my youngest?" 

"Still in the womb your imperial majesty," 

"Dammit! Do I have any to match the age of the kid?" 

"There is a 10 year old, 9 year old and 8 year old." 

"Really?! That's good! Prepare them all, as well as gifts and such to impress that pretty little gent heart!" 

The emperor started laughing menacingly, "hahaha HAHAHA HAHAH AHAHAHA— COUGH! COUGH!COUGH! Jin! Jin! Water!" 

A/n
Nian Nian

A/n Nian Nian

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