Things just settled here were not delayed by Fan Zehao, and the obituary was directly issued.
The King's eldest son, Fan Sen, inherited the throne and took office immediately.
This obituary truly stunned everyone. On one hand, they couldn't understand what Fan Zehao meant, and on the other hand, they came to congratulate him.
While congratulating him, everyone also tried to probe for information from Fan Zehao, to see if Fan Sen had seized the throne.
Unfortunately, the answers they received were beyond expectation.
"I'm not young anymore, and I plan to find a place with beautiful scenery to spend our world of two, and visit the great mountains and rivers."
"The children are no longer young, it's time to let go and let them train themselves. I believe they will be stronger than us."
The Prince of Xian and the Prince of Xiaoyao were so angry that their eyes turned red. They were suffering, while others were already going to live a leisurely life.
Fan Zehao was so happy that his mouth couldn't close at their sour expressions. He happily comforted them, "I really don't have your skills. Is it tiring to manage a Yun Kingdom? Of course, it is, but time flies fast. When your children are as old as my son, you can go out and have fun."
"However, by then, you might already be... well, in your prime."
In their prime?
They would probably be fifty by then, and still in their prime?
The Prince of Xian chuckled and said through gritted teeth, "Elder Brother is truly at ease. My brother and I believe that sooner or later, we will be like you."
Fan Zehao raised his eyebrows playfully, "Mm, I hope so."
Like him?
Based on their daughters and sons alone, the two of them were already lagging far behind. Moreover, his daughter was already married, while their daughters couldn't even walk yet. In this aspect alone, they couldn't catch up even if they rode horses.
The Prince of Xiaoyao directly chose to ignore Fan Zehao, who was showing off. This was the most annoying thing about him. After showing off his wife, he showed off his children, and there was nothing he wouldn't show off.
Yu Meng's return banquet was also the day Fan Sen officially took over as King. Everyone gathered together to congratulate Fan Sen on becoming the King of the inner city.
At this time, Fan Zehao and Zhao Jiaqi were poring over maps in the study, searching for a place with beautiful scenery to build the house of his wife's dreams.
After searching for a while, they found Xiushui Village.
Zhao Jiaqi pointed to it with surprise, "Husband, look, this place is surrounded by mountains on one side and water on the other. The roads are also good, and it's convenient to go down the mountain and into the city. Especially since it's not far from the inner city, it can be reached in a day. I think this place is good."
Fan Zehao looked at the name Xiushui Village and thought the name was good and the location was not bad. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't dare to guarantee that this place was as good as described.
"Wife, I'll ride my fast horse to check out this place today. If it's really good, then we'll choose this place to live."
Zhao Jiaqi nodded happily, "That's settled. Take more people with you when you go."
Under her expectant gaze, Fan Zehao left with the chief executive and arrived at Xiushui Village that evening.
However, they didn't rush into the village. Instead, they observed the surroundings and even surveyed the nearby town. They discovered that this place was indeed quite good.
After a tour, the chief executive reported, "Master, this village is located halfway up the mountain, with a small population. The village is quiet. I've also inspected the surrounding mountains. The terrain is gentle and suitable for living. It's a good place."
Fan Zehao looked at it and slowly nodded, "When the sky is slightly bright, you'll go up the mountain with me to see if there are any large wild beasts nearby."
The chief executive immediately understood his master's intention. As long as there were none, this place would definitely be a place for them to live in seclusion.
The next day, as the eastern sky revealed its first light, they went into the mountains. They encountered a hunter in the mountains. After inquiring, they found out that there were no large wild beasts on the mountain. The largest were wild oxen and wild boars, and these creatures did not venture down the mountain.
Therefore, the village was still very safe. In recent years, there had been no reports of wild beasts attacking the village.
At that moment, Fan Zehao decided to live in seclusion here. He returned to the Prince's mansion alone, leaving the chief executive to buy houses and land here.
Upon returning to the inner city, Fan Zehao told his wife everything he had seen and heard. Finally, the couple decided to live in seclusion in this place.
That day, Zhao Jiaqi began to draw the house she wanted, with a garden, a vegetable patch, and a place to raise livestock. Every detail was considered.
The next day, Fan Zehao sent people to deliver these house designs to the chief executive and hired the best craftsmen to work on them.
Fan Xudong, the Prince of Xian, and the Prince of Xiaoyao all heard about this and sent people to Xiushui Village to buy houses and land. They also followed Zhao Jiaqi's drawings to build houses.
When the couple learned about this, they just smiled and let them be. More people meant more liveliness.
Time ticked by, and Zhao Jiaqi's belly grew bigger day by day. On New Year's Eve, her belly began to ache faintly, and soon her water broke.
Having experienced childbirth twice before, she knew she was going to give birth. Fan Zehao immediately called for midwives. One, two, three, four, all of them surrounded Zhao Jiaqi, watching her give birth as if they were at the zoo watching monkeys.
Zhao Jiaqi frowned and sent away two midwives, then lay on the bed to give birth with peace of mind, otherwise, she felt it was strange.
Noon passed quickly, and it was already afternoon. There was no movement in the delivery room. Fan Zehao outside the delivery room was very anxious, pacing back and forth, making Zhang Cuihua dizzy.
"Stop pacing around here. Go to the kitchen quickly and see if Qi Qi's meal is ready."
Fan Zehao turned around and handed the task to the servants beside him. Now, even if the sky fell, he would not leave the delivery room.
After another quarter of an hour, after a few cries from inside, the sound of an infant crying was heard.
A midwife came out with the little one, smiling brightly, "Congratulations to the Prince, congratulations to the Prince. It's a young master."
Fan Zehao just glanced at the child in the swaddle, didn't say a word, turned around and entered the delivery room. Seeing the midwife changing his wife's clothes, he immediately took over the midwife's job.
"Wife, you've worked hard."
Zhao Jiaqi was overjoyed to see her husband enter. When she heard that she had given birth to a son, she was quite disappointed, "I thought it was a girl. I didn't expect it to be another son."
She also knew that she would never have another daughter in this life.
Seeing her low spirits, Fan Zehao came up with a mischievous idea, "It's okay, you can just raise him as a daughter."
In the room, the couple chatted. Outside the room, Zhang Cuihua was overjoyed to have another grandson.
However, the child was born too early, on New Year's Eve. Even if she held on for another day, the birthday would be much later.