A year had almost passed since the day they started their travels. Due to being apart for such a long time, Lin Feilu somewhat missed Xiao Lan and Lin Zhanyuan.

She was a little worried about Lin Ting’s state and carefully observed him all the way back to the capital. She found that he didn’t seem unwilling to return to the palace, even though she wished the opposite for him.

But as King Qi, Lin Ting still had his responsibilities even if he did not participate in the fight for the throne.

The carriage swayed all the way home, and on the day they returned, the spring flowers at the city’s gates were blooming just in time.

The capital city didn’t seem to be affected by the war with the Song Empire due to the fight over the unoccupied land, as the bustling crowd was still there. Lin Feilu turned to look at Lin Ting and found that he was obviously relieved.

The carriage took them to King Qi’s residence first. The servants and butlers who received the news had long been waiting at the gates of the residence. When they saw Lin Ting getting off the carriage, they all greeted them with tears. Lin Ting smiled to reassure them and handed over the luggage to them. Then, he returned to his chambers for a change of clothes before entering the palace with Lin Feilu.

The palace had also already caught wind of the news upon their arrival. Lin Ting went to see Emperor Lin whereas Lin Feilu darted off to the Mingyue Palace first.

From a distance, she could see Qingyan with Xiao Lan as Songyu and Lin Zhanyuan waited at the intersection. Upon seeing her, Lin Zhanyuan ran over shouting, “Little sister!”

When he got closer, he saw Kong Kong in her arms as he screamed and jumped, “Monkey! It’s a little monkey!”

Lin Feilu smiled and asked, “Does my big brother miss me more, or do you miss the little monkey more?”

Lin Zhanyuan thought about it and didn’t want to reply to her, “I miss my sister!” He pursed his lower lip, looking like he wanted to cry, as he said aggrievedly, “I haven’t seen my little sister for a long time— I miss you.”

Lin Feilu smiled and hugged him in return, “I missed you too.”

Lin Zhanyuan was slightly embarrassed again before he muttered, “Mother said that men and women can’t share kisses freely, but let me give my little sister a hug,” After speaking, he looked at the little monkey in her arms curiously and hesitantly stretched out his index finger.

Lin Feilu touched Kong Kong’s head and said in a negotiating tone, “Kong Kong, would you like to give me a hug? In the future, big brother will feed you a lot of bananas.”

Kong Kong gave a cry and took the initiative to stretch out two of its thin arms towards Lin Zhanyuan, making the boy very happy.

Xiao Lan also came over. Lin Feilu called out ‘Mother Consort’ and Xiao Lan burst into tears. She had never been separated from her daughter for such a long time. Needless to say, she missed her as they have not seen each other for a year. She had grown a little taller and her complexion had turned a lot more rosy than it was when she was in the palace before.

She looked like a big girl now.

Several people were crying as they gathered around and Lin Feilu couldn’t finish comforting all of them, “Okay, okay, I’ll go back and change my clothes to freshen up. Then, I’m going to greet Father Emperor.”

The entourage then walked towards the Mingyue Palace where Lin Feilu hurriedly changed her outfit and headed to the Yangxin Palace.