My Son is a Transmigrated Prince

“He felt that a group of chattering women was super annoying!

Rong Heng arrived right as the mother and son’s emotions stabilized.

The restaurant wasn’t far from the park–it was only a ten minute walk. It was inconvenient to take a taxi there, so they decided to walk over.

The weather was very good, and the sunlight was abundant. They could see greenery everywhere around them as they walked. In B City, the temperature difference in spring was very large. It was afternoon now, and there were people on the road who were only wearing shirts, but when the sun set, the temperature would drop sharply.

There was a vending machine at the park entrance. Song Yuan stopped and asked the father and son, “What do you want to drink? I bet we’ll be thirsty after rowing.”

Naturally, the two had seen the vending machine, but they didn’t know how to use it yet.

Rong Ting was now in the mindset of releasing his inhibitions. Knowing that he couldn’t drink these things once he returned to ancient times, he asked greedily, “I want to drink Cola and orange juice. And I want to eat potato chips and jelly.”

Song Yuan shot him a look. “I think you want to fly to heaven. Don’t list so many things, you can only choose one.”

“Empress Mother…”

“Drinking too much is bad for your body. You can only choose one.”

Defeated, Rong Ting struggled for a long time before finally choosing Cola. “I want to drink Cola.”

“Okay.” Song Yuan turned to Rong Heng. “And you? What are you drinking?”

“What are you drinking?” Rong Heng asked in response.

“I’m drinking mineral water.”

“I’ll drink mineral water too.”

After purchasing the drinks, they made their way to the boating area of the park. The duck boats were the kind that were paid for beforehand. When they arrived, the staff handed them three life jackets.

Rong Ting didn’t know how to put on a life jacket, so Song Yuan leaned down and carefully and tenderly helped him put it on.

There were no life jackets specifically made for children. When Rong Ting wore his, he looked like he’d stolen and worn an adult’s clothing.

Rong Heng had always been smart, and with one glance he learned how to put it on, but this time he wanted to pretend to be a fool. After Song Yuan put on the life jacket for herself and Rong Ting, she found Rong Ting still fumbling around with a look of embarrassment. This made Song Yuan happy. It seemed that His Majesty the Emperor wasn’t good at everything.

Song Yuan came over to him and reached out, saying with a smile. “I’ll help you.”

At this time, she didn’t forget to tease him. “Do you remember when you took me out to ride horses before? I didn’t know how, and you laughed at me. Now you don’t know how to wear a life jacket.”

Rong Heng let out a laugh. “It was you who begged me so many times to let me take you horse riding.”

Song Yuan had never ridden a horse in modern times. Wasn’t she just misled by TV dramas? She always thought that horse riding must be very cool and fun, so she was extremely envious when she saw her parents and her elder brother had their own horses in the General’s manor. But they were afraid that she would be in danger and wouldn’t let her learn, so she could only ask Rong Heng. At that time, Rong Heng was more susceptible to persuasion1. She begged him many times in private before he reluctantly agreed.

At that time she’d thought that two people riding on a horse together would be so romantic!

The result was that when she was carried on the horse by him, she regretted it… horse riding was really not a human thing…

The roads in ancient times were uneven in the first place. For her, it was no less thrilling than riding a roller coaster. Even if Rong Heng had gone at a slow pace, after she got off the horse that day, she felt like her legs would become useless.

As she helped him buckle the life jacket, the two drew closer. They were so close their breaths seemed to intertwine.

In the past, Song Yuan didn’t like to be sticky and hopelessly tied together like this, but at this moment, perhaps because she knew that this would be goodbye after he left, she wanted to listen to her heart’s truest voice.

Rong Heng also lowered his head. He couldn’t see the expression on her face too clearly.

In fact, he didn’t know whether or not he would regret this decision. Regardless, at least from then on, she won’t find him so unbearable.

After putting on the life jackets, they could get on the duck boat. The boat wasn’t big and had seats for four people. Rong Ting looked thrilled. At first, he insisted on paddling the duck boat himself. After a few minutes of pedaling with all his might, he lost interest and began to slow to a lazy paddle.

The afternoon sun was warm, and the breeze wasn’t too cold. It was extremely pleasant weather.

Seeing Rong Ting’s unwillingness to paddle anymore, Song Yuan switched spots and, working with Rong Heng, pedaled the duck boat to the center of the lake.

For Rong Ting, the park boating activity was a beautiful memory, but it wasn’t the same for Rong Heng.

He was too tired to even speak.

As soon as they got off the boat, he let out a big sigh. Song Yuan gave him a pat, saying with a smile, “Raising a child is like this. All this isn’t for your happiness, but the child’s.”

How could Rong Heng have any experience in raising children? Although he had watched Rong Ting grow up from an infant to a child, when it really came down to it, the time he spent playing with Rong Ting really wasn’t as long as Song Yuan.

Even if he was leaving, Rong Heng didn’t change his true colors and character. He seized the opportunity to increase his sense of presence. For example, when Song Yuan said this, she was regarding Rong Heng as a teammate, but when Rong Heng heard it, he answered in a lowered voice, “I think your happiness is more important than his happiness.”

Even though his voice was soft, Rong Ting, who was walking behind them and watching the little birdies, heard it. “…???”

Song Yuan wanted to go to the bathroom. The father and son accompanied her to the park bathrooms.

Rong Heng still had a psychological shadow of public toilets. Even if this was modern times, and they would definitely be much cleaner than the public lavatories of inns from ancient times, his footsteps slowed.

When they arrived at the entrance and saw a long line coming out of the women’s bathroom, Song Yuan wanted to scream up at the sky: this was probably one of the world’s unsolved mysteries. Why was there an endless line of people outside of the women’s bathroom at every shopping mall and park and station, while there was almost no one at the men’s bathrooms! Do male comrades have a special constitution??

She watched the father and son freely enter the bathroom. When they came out, she was still lined up outside…

For a moment, she wanted to go to the men’s restroom.

Rong Ting was also shocked. He stood on tiptoe and washed his hands, looking towards the long line outside the bathroom that showed no sign of moving.

He couldn’t help but pat his chest. “Fortunately, I’m not a girl.”

If he were a girl and he needed to pee right now, wouldn’t he die from holding it in?

Both Rong Ting and Rong Heng had slight mysophobia. Entering the park bathrooms was already the limit; standing outside the entrance to wait was clearly not their style. Seeing that Song Yuan would be taking a while, the father and son tacitly2 walked away from the bathrooms to a place with fresh air.

“Have you decided?” Rong Heng suddenly asked this question.

Rong Ting was sitting on a bench, hand still holding the unfinished bottle of Cola. He twisted the bottle cap and gave a low “en.”

“If I don’t go back, who does Emperor Father want to be the crown prince?” he asked.

Rong Heng laughed softly. “I don’t think there’s an ‘if.’ I know you, and your Empress Mother knows you too.”

“Will you have children with those concubines?” Rong Ting asked again.

“Don’t you know I’m busy?” Rong Heng had a look of helplessness. “I’m already busy until evening just handling government affairs and reviewing memorials. When I’m finished, I just want to rest.”

The position of emperor really wasn’t as easy as other people thought. It was a profession with the highest risk factor3.

Overtime was a common occurrence, almost all year round.

Rong Ting nodded his head.

Emperor Father was indeed very busy, and he indeed did not step into the rear palace.

Rong Heng looked at his son, sighing. “Last time you learned of my matter with your Empress Mother, weren’t you very angry?”

During this period of time, he could feel that his son was clearly much colder to him.

“Emperor Father wants to hear me tell the truth? I will never become a person like you, Emperor Father.” Rong Ting was now much more courageous. Before, he would never dare to say such words even if he borrowed the courage of ten men4. Now, he felt like he was floating, but if he had words he didn’t let out, his heart and mouth would feel uncomfortable. “If one day there is a girl I like, I will never let her enter the palace.”

Although Rong Ting didn’t understand anything of the matters between men and women, and he was only half-knowledgeable about the matter between his Emperor Father and Empress Mother, that still didn’t prevent him from having his own ideas and opinions.

Rong Heng seemed a bit surprised that his son would say this. “Oh?”

“I am reluctant to part with Empress Mother, and I wish I could always be with her, but I do not wish for Empress Mother to go back, because I only wish for her to be happy. Similarly, when one day I like a girl, I will not let her enter the palace.”

“She will marry someone else.” Rong Heng’s voice was a whisper.

“I will also marry someone else.”

Rong Heng fell silent. Distantly, he watched Song Yuan walking towards them.

“I am not an upright person5, and I’ve never seen an upright emperor.” Rong Heng paused. He did not look at Song Yuan again, but watched his son with a gentle gaze. “But I hope you will be the exception.”

[1] lit. ears are soft. It’s used to describe someone whose opinion is easily swayed or convinced by another person’s words

[2] 一拍即合: to be together from the first beat

[3] Because millions of people’s lives depend on the emperor’s decisions

[4] Literally, borrowed ten gallbladders, which are associated with courage or bravery

[5] 光明磊落: open and candid; straightforward and upright