Chapter 379

Looking at the little Yan Qing in her arms, Liu Yurou's tears flowed even more fiercely, and she whispered, "Good child, good child."

Although she was only a maternal grandmother, she still felt indebted to Yan Qing, especially when she saw Yan Qing showing affection for Qing Nian in Jiangnan, yet forcibly suppressing her emotions; her heart ached terribly.

Unlike Xiao Xi, who is straightforward and will actively strive for what she wants, Yan Qing is too sensible and too pitiful.

"The palace is the safest place. There are guards and palace servants, as well as my maternal grandmother and imperial grandmother. Xiao Xi and I will be good and wait for Mother and Father to return," Xiao Yanqing comforted Liu Yurou in her childish voice.

Liu Yurou's heart melted. She nodded and hugged Xiao Yanqing tightly in her arms: "Yanqing is right. Let's wait together for Qingnian to return."

After saying that, she carried Yan Qing into the house.

The side hall's sleeping quarters were very large, and at this moment only two dim palace lanterns were lit inside. Little Shen Xi was asleep on the bed, but as soon as Liu Yu Rou entered, he immediately opened his big, round eyes.

Xiao Shenxi sat up and looked at Liu Yurou and Xiao Yanqing. His dark, grape-like eyes were clear, indicating that he had been awake for a while.

"Did Mother go to treat Father's illness?" The little girl asked this question clearly without crying or making a fuss.

She woke up when Xiaoqing got out of bed, but she didn't go out; she just listened intently.

It was late at night, and the little girl had overheard the entire conversation between Liu Yurou and Xiao Yanqing.

Liu Yurou hurriedly stepped forward and hugged little Shen Xi on the bed into her arms: "Yes, little Xi and Yan Qing must wait obediently for your mother and father to return. We will go to Yongshou Palace for a while at dawn to spend more time with your grandmother."

The two little ones nestled into Liu Yurou's arms.

"Then Grandmother will be extremely happy," little Shen Xi snuggled against Liu Yurou's arms, murmuring in her babyish voice.

She knew that her father was ill, and now that he needed treatment, she and Xiaoqing couldn't disturb him. Her mother and father were already exhausted from dealing with that old man Chen Zheng, so she had to behave herself.

Although the little girl is impulsive and carefree, she is quite sensible when faced with this kind of problem and does not make a fuss.

Hearing the little girl say this, Liu Yurou's heart softened completely.

On the other side, after Shen Qingnian returned to Yong'an Palace, Song Xuan had just finished taking a bath and put on his clothes. Xiao Xiazi also ordered some memorials and official documents to be packed up, ready to depart at any time.

After taking a medicinal bath, Song Xuan was clearly in much better spirits. He was sitting at his desk, engrossed in reading the memorials. He had been lying down for the past few days and hadn't had much time to look at the memorials. In just three days, the memorials had piled up. Now that he was no longer so weak after the medicinal bath, he took the opportunity to look at them.

As soon as Shen Qingnian entered the hall, she saw a man with slightly damp black hair looking down at a memorial. She quickly walked forward to the table, took the memorial from his hand, and asked, "Are you fully recovered? You've even taken a liking to memorials?"

The man's face was still pale, but he immediately started reading the memorials, truly unable to stop for a moment...

Song Xuan looked at the woman in front of him, his thin lips curving slightly, his tone no longer as weak as before: "The medicinal bath did have some effect. There are quite a few memorials piled up, so I'll take a look while you're still away."

There were many memorials to be submitted every day, which he had to review and approve personally.

Shen Qingnian casually placed the memorial on the table: "Although you are in better spirits, your complexion is still not very good. Save your energy for the journey. Once we arrive at the palace, you can look at me however you want, I won't interfere."

After saying that, she instructed Xia Zi: "When you go to the imperial palace this time, leave the affairs of the palace women to Eunuch Xia. His Majesty's trip to the imperial palace need not be kept secret from the court and the harem."