Chapter 299 Return to Juzhou

Duan Yu arrived at dinner time.

Zhao Luoxuan bowed, Duan Yu took her hand and asked gently: "Are the grapes delicious?"

"I dare not eat it without permission. I will wait for Your Majesty to come and enjoy it."

Duan Yu squeezed her hand, and when he felt her trying to pull it back, he used force to make her unable to move.

He pulled her to the chair, sat down, pulled her up and hugged her against his thighs.

Zhao Luoxuan’s whole body stiffened.

The maids were also stunned. The king and the princess had never been so intimate in public before.

They quickly and silently stepped back and stared at their shoes.

Duan Yu hugged Zhao Luoxuan with one hand and picked a grape with the other hand and placed it on her lips.

Zhao Luoxuan whispered awkwardly: "I'll eat it myself."

Duan Yu said softly, "Open your mouth."

Zhao Luoxuan had no choice but to open her mouth.

Duan Yu pushed the grape into her mouth, and his fingertips lightly brushed her lips.

Zhao Luoxuan couldn't bear it any longer. She struggled hard, stood up, took a few steps back, and stared at Duan Yu vigilantly.

Duan Yu smiled, picked one and put it in his mouth to chew.

"Mm, sweet with a hint of sourness, the sweetness isn't that strong, and it's very refreshing."

Zhao Luoxuan had no idea what he was up to, so she kept silent and chewed the grapes in her mouth without feeling anything.

"Like you."

Duan Yu's two words startled Zhao Luoxuan.

Then a surge of anger rose up. She was a princess of a great country who had received the most rigorous education for noble ladies. She would never behave like that.

She put on a serious face and bowed to him: "Your Majesty, I came to you today to tell you that Mother Qi and Father Qi want to return to Juzhou... It's Qi Jun's anniversary."

Duan Yu chewed a grape and said, "Isn't there a mourning hall here?"

"I still want to visit the grave. I sincerely ask the king to allow me to do so."

Duan Yu nodded: "Okay. Do you want to go with me?"

Zhao Luoxuan suddenly raised her head: "My lord...is it accurate?"

"That's right." Duan Yu smiled slightly, "I asked you to set up the spirit tablet for your late husband. I won't be petty enough to care about worshipping a dead person."

Zhao Luoxuan was a little excited, and her expression relaxed a little.

"Then... I will accompany the two elders back to Juzhou to pay homage and then come back."

Duan Yu picked another grape and threw it into his mouth, then tilted his head and looked at her dimly: "Will you come back?"

Zhao Luoxuan froze again, staring at the other person, and said slowly: "I am your princess, so I have to come back naturally."

Duan Yu looked relaxed, but the grapes in his hand were almost flattened.

Hearing this, he loosened his grip and stood up: "Okay, then go quickly and come back soon. Go pick some gifts for Prince Yong and Princess Yong, and say hello to them for me."

Zhao Luoxuan was overjoyed and bowed happily: "I obey your command. I respectfully send you off, Your Majesty."

Duan Yu looked at her face which suddenly smiled like a flower: "You are very beautiful when you smile."

Zhao Luoxuan’s smile froze.

Duan Yu has already walked out.

Zhao Luoxuan frowned and looked at his receding back. Her personal maid came over and said softly, "Princess, in fact, the king is really good to you."

Zhao Luoxuan glared at her: "Get ready to go back to Juzhou."

Zhao Luoxuan was very excited to go to Juzhou to see Sister Gu Huan again.

She personally went to the warehouse to select several novel toys, and also carefully picked out a pair of gold and jade children's bracelets for her babies Mu Chen and Mu Xi.

As night fell, Zhao Luoxuan couldn't sleep, thinking that she could set off for Juzhou early tomorrow morning.

Suddenly, a cry was heard.

"What's wrong with Qi'er?" Zhao Luoxuan stood up suddenly and ran towards Duan Qi's house.

The wet nurse hugged Duan Qi, who was crying so hard, and tried to comfort him.

Zhao Luoxuan entered the room and asked anxiously, "What's wrong? He usually sleeps at this time?"

The nurse was also very anxious: "Replying to the princess, I don't know what happened to the little prince. He didn't act abnormally today."

Zhao Luoxuan stretched out her hand: "Give me a hug."

When Duan Qi saw Zhao Luoxuan, he took the initiative to reach out his hand, and Zhao Luoxuan held the baby in her arms.

"Qi'er, what's wrong?"

Xiao Qi stared with a pair of tearful eyes and burst into tears.

Duan Qi may have congenital deficiencies since he was brought up by his mother, as a one-year-old child looks as big as a half-year-old.

Moreover, I am not very good at learning to speak.

I have never been able to call them mother and father normally.

After all, I have been with Zhao Luoxuan for such a long time and I have developed a deep affection for her.

She gently stroked his back with concern: "Don't cry, it's uncomfortable to cry, right? What happened to baby Qi'er?"

"Have you called the imperial physician?"

"Replying to Princess, I have already gone."

Zhao Luoxuan sat down holding Duan Qi, gently wiped away his tears, and kissed his red face.

Duan Qi gradually stopped crying, and the little guy nestled in Zhao Luoxuan's arms, with his little hands trying to wrap around her waist.

Although his little hands had no strength, he was still trying hard.

Zhao Luoxuan's heart moved, and she looked at the nanny and asked seriously, "Did you tell Qi'er about my plan to go to Juzhou?"

The wet nurse and the maid fell to their knees in fear.

"Princess, we dare not say anything because today when we were basking in the sun in the yard, we saw someone moving things out of the warehouse. Nanny..."

The maid glanced at the wet nurse and didn't dare to say anything further.

The wet nurse was terrified. She felt that Duan Qi was mentally retarded and could not speak, so he naturally could not understand what she said.

But the princess had a cold face and with the maid as a witness, she dared not to tell the truth.

She cried and kowtowed, begging for mercy: "I deserve to die. I thought the little prince didn't understand, so I just said that the princess was going home, and nothing else."

Of course Zhao Luoxuan guessed what the wet nurse said.

He must be mumbling again about how the princess doesn't want him anymore or something.

Although Duan Qi's words were not complete, she actually thought Duan Qi was a smart child.

But he was also an extremely sensitive child. The little one-year-old boy had no sense of security. So, as long as she was around, Duan Qi would stick to her.

Zhao Luoxuan was angry: "Take him to the slapping place for thirty times. You don't have to serve the little prince anymore. Go to the stable."

The wet nurse was terrified and cried for mercy.

Zhao Luoxuan waved her hand, and two strong maids came forward and dragged the person away.

The other servants were so frightened that they dared not breathe.

Although the princess seems to have a good temper on weekdays, she is actually very efficient in managing people.

Even though there were rumors that she and the king had not consummated their marriage, Concubine Yu was not only favored but also had a child, but no one in the harem dared to disobey this princess.

Zhao Luoxuan glanced around coldly and said, "Whoever dares to gossip in front of the little prince will never be allowed to appear in the palace again."

"As you command."

The servants kowtowed in unison.

"Mother, Concubine... Mother."

Zhao Luoxuan heard the delicate voice calling out and lowered her head in delight: "Wow, Qi'er knows how to call me mother?"

Duan Qi smiled like a kitten.

Zhao Luoxuan touched his face distressedly: "Mother will always be by your side, Xiao Qi'er, don't worry."

Duan Qi seemed to understand and rubbed his little head against her arms.

Zhao Luoxuan felt soft in her heart.

She remembered that when she was little, she also liked to nestle in her mother's arms, but her mother always scolded her for not sitting properly and not having the dignity of a royal princess.

Zhao Luoxuan touched Xiao Qi'er's little face.

This is the only blood of Brother Ji, whom Sister Huan cares about the most. She must raise him well for Sister Huan's sake.

"Pack your things for the little prince and leave with me tomorrow morning."

The maids were stunned.

Zhao Luoxuan knew what they were worried about: "I will explain it to the king. The king will not stop Xiao Qi'er from going."

The maids then responded.

Zhao Luoxuan didn't expect that Duan Rui would agree so readily and let her ride back in the king's special car.