novelraw Chapter 1145 - 1147: Whose Surname Should the Children Take?
Chapter 1145 - 1147: Whose Surname Should the Children Take?
When these words were spoken, the Emperor became slightly displeased and glanced over.
The cousin immediately bent over and made a bow, looking extremely regretful and apologetic, but the words he uttered hadn’t changed much. He said, "Your Majesty, forgive me, but as a mere commoner, I believe that if the children’s surname follows Princess Mo’s, then my cousin does not serve as their father. After all, if the name is not right, the words will be unfounded, and how can they be called father and son then?"
"Cousin," Yu Siqiao spoke softly, holding the two children, "I am willing to be their father; these two little ones have a connection with me."
The cousin’s face visibly showed some disagreement.
Mo Shu coughed lightly and said, "Why are you in such a hurry, I haven’t finished speaking yet."
Everyone’s gaze returned to Mo Shu.
Mo Shu glanced at the two little traitors who were obviously very dependent on Yu Siqiao.
The two little traitors sat on Yu Siqiao’s arm, each more excited than the other. When they saw Mo Shu looking over, they grinned widely and burrowed into Yu Siqiao’s arms, each more thrilled than the last, as if they were afraid she would see them.
Mo Shu smiled, "These two little ones, one follows my surname Mo, and the other follows his surname, just as we had agreed long ago."
Yu Siqiao’s eyebrows rippled with layers of smiles, the corners of his lips curled slightly, and he lowered his head to pinch the little milk jar’s cheek. The little honey jar let out a "ba ba" sound.
The little Tangguan imitated, "ba ba!"
The little Tangguan grabbed Yu Siqiao’s clothes, slowly and shakily stood up with both little feet on his thigh, happily straightening his little legs, and called out "ah ya ya" gleefully.
The little honey jar was not to be outdone, grabbing his brother’s pant leg, stood up shakily as well.
Yu Siqiao held the two little ones, saying, "Be good, sit down."
"Oh!" The little Tangguan plopped down.
The little honey jar, however, was unhappy, clutching daddy’s clothes, furrowing his little brow with who knows what thoughts, and started babbling in protest.
"They can stand now?" The Emperor was very pleased, yet slightly reproachful, saying, "Shushu, why didn’t you tell me sooner?"
Mo Shu was seeing this for the first time; these little guys wouldn’t usually be this lively in her arms. With a hint of sourness in her tone, she said, "These two little ones, it seems they don’t even like me anymore. They spend all day acting spoiled around him, it’s the first time for me to see this too."
Yu Siqiao seemed very accustomed to this, holding the two little ones with a smile in his eyes, saying, "Your Majesty, they just started learning to stand, they’re still unsteady, so I didn’t tell her."
Upon hearing this, not just Mo Shu, even the Emperor felt a twinge of jealousy.
To think Mo Shu herself didn’t even know, yet this fellow, not being the children’s biological father, and newly married to Mo Shu, had such a better relationship with the children...
On what basis?
Everyone felt a bit jealous, whereas the cousin was full of satisfaction, smiling as he said, "As a humble commoner, I see that these two children really have a connection with my cousin, and they actually look quite similar, don’t you think, Your Majesty?"
The Emperor heard this, looked at the children’s faces, and then again at Yu Siqiao’s face.
Though he felt irritated inside.
But...
Aren’t they becoming more alike?
At first, when seeing this fellow, he only thought his looks were average, just that his eyes were particularly deep and steady.
Such eyes shouldn’t belong to a mere guard.
But now, realizing this fellow...seemed to be becoming more handsome?