Chapter 25 Hugs and Whispers

Sheng Sheng wanted to ask Xie Yuxiao what was wrong with this beautiful aunt, but Xie Yuxiao smiled and winked at her, as if telling her to comfort this heartbroken woman.

Sheng Sheng raised her hand and hugged Consort Rong back.

"Don't cry, don't cry, I'll give you a hug~"

Consort Rong stiffened and hugged the person even tighter.

After a long while, Consort Rong finally released her, looked into Sheng Sheng's pure eyes, and slowly said, "Sheng Sheng?"

Sheng Sheng returned her a bright smile: "Sheng Sheng is here!"

"Sheng Sheng..." Consort Rong choked out, "Sheng Sheng, I, I am your mother!"

Now it was Sheng Sheng's turn to be stunned. Oh right, Yan Hu seemed to have said earlier... that this pretty auntie is her brother's mother?

"ah."

Sheng Sheng suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "If my brother's father is Sheng Sheng's father, then my brother's aunt is Sheng Sheng's mother?"

The little dumpling laughed happily. This time she wasn't confused anymore and understood immediately. The little dumpling proudly wrapped her arms around the neck of the pretty aunt in front of her and said in a sweet voice, "Then you are Sheng Sheng's mother! Mother, is Sheng Sheng right?"

That cry of "Mother!" made Consort Rong burst into laughter through her tears. The usually dignified woman was so excited that she couldn't speak, nodding repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes! Sheng Sheng, I am your mother, I am your mother!"

Perhaps because she had already accepted the fact that she had a father, the little dumpling was not so confused when she suddenly had a mother. Instead, she felt warm inside.

The moment she saw the pretty aunt, she thought she was so beautiful, and she liked her aunt very much.

"Sheng Sheng is so lucky today."

Not only did I gain a father, but I also gained a mother.

Consort Rong was overjoyed but also felt sorry for her, knowing that her daughter must have suffered a lot.

Consort Rong touched Sheng Sheng's cheek, wanting to say something, but then her vision went black and she fainted.

"Your Majesty!"

"Mother?"

Green Ping and Sheng Sheng's voices came out at the same time. Green Ping supported the unconscious Consort Rong, and was extremely anxious. Sheng Sheng called out to Consort Rong twice with worry, and looked at Xie Yuxiao, her little face almost crying: "Mother, what happened? Did Sheng Sheng make Mother faint?"

Just then, Imperial Physician Li arrived in a hurry with his medicine chest. Upon seeing the chaotic scene in the hall, he almost fainted.

Seeing Consort Rong's tear-streaked face, Imperial Physician Li guessed what had happened.

What's going on? Didn't we agree to keep it a secret and not let the Imperial Concubine know?

It seems that not only the Imperial Concubine knows about this, but His Majesty does too!

So, should he keep it a secret?

Xie Yuxiao picked up Shengsheng and sternly ordered people to carry Consort Rong back to Jinxiu Palace. He also ordered Imperial Physician Li to accompany them: "Consort Rong must have been too agitated. Imperial Physician Li, go and treat her quickly."

"Yes." Physician Li wiped away his cold sweat and hurriedly chased after them to the Brocade Palace.

After the people from Jinxiu Palace left in a panic, Xie Yuxiao patted the little dumpling's back to comfort her: "It's alright, it has nothing to do with Shengsheng."

"But, but Mother looks very uncomfortable," Sheng Sheng whispered. "It must be that Sheng Sheng made Mother angry that she's like this."

Sheng Sheng felt very guilty. It seemed that her mother had fainted because she wanted to talk to her. It was the first day that Sheng Sheng had a mother, and she didn't know what to do.

There must have been something Sheng Sheng did wrong that made her mother so angry that she fainted.

After all, her sister fainted because Sheng Sheng had angered her.

Sheng Sheng's guilt deepened, and Xie Yuxiao realized that she wasn't asking, but affirming.

Xie Yuxiao frowned slightly and asked, "Sheng Sheng, why do you think that way?"

Sheng Sheng was taken aback and began to wonder.

Yes, why would she think that?

The older sister who just came to mind... who is she?

Sheng Sheng looked confused. She couldn't say anything, she couldn't remember: "I'm sorry, Father, I don't know."

Xie Yuxiao patted her head tenderly, secretly thinking to himself that he should have investigated back then instead of putting things aside to escape reality.

"It's okay, if you don't know, you don't know."

A dramatic scene of family reunions unfolded here, with some people moved to tears and others laughing sarcastically.

Empress Zheng suppressed her shock and laughed out loud.

Xie Yuxiao frowned as he looked at her.

Empress Zheng laughed a few times and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations on the birth of your princess!"

Xie Yuxiao had come today to give her a warning, not to push things too far: "Empress, do not cause any more trouble."

Empress Zheng feigned ignorance: "What's going on? Your Majesty, I've been wholeheartedly managing the harem and relieving Your Majesty's worries. How could this be?"

Xie Yuxiao put down his voice and looked at her deeply: "The Crown Prince's benevolence is a blessing for the country. It is true that the Crown Prince needs to be decisive in killing, and it is indeed not appropriate for the Crown Prince to be too soft-hearted. However, the Crown Prince is not entirely without restraint. He should be kind when he needs to be kind and ruthless when he needs to be ruthless. This is the way of a ruler. Perhaps the Crown Prince cannot be decisive in killing, but his kindness is rare and precious."

Empress Zheng remained silent, and Xie Yuxiao said again, "Empress, please do not cause any more trouble."

Xie Yuxiao stopped there. He knew that after losing her young son, Empress Zheng had focused all her attention on the Crown Prince. She was too controlling and thought she was doing it for his own good, so she interfered a lot in the Crown Prince's life.

In the past, he only gave advice to the Crown Prince and never said anything to the Empress. But today, the Empress is using the Crown Prince as an excuse to try to reach into Yuqing Palace.

Empress Zheng asked incredulously, "Does Your Majesty think I've been meddling?"

Empress Zheng strode closer, her face pale with anger. She seemed afraid of Xie Yuxiao and hid behind him, clutching his robe and peeking at him.

"I only have one son, how could I possibly harm him?" Empress Zheng exclaimed. "I'm only doing this for the good of the Crown Prince! A crown prince who actually likes to keep cats and dogs, doesn't interact with court officials, and instead likes to talk to stray cats. A crown prince with such a soft and helpless personality, is he trying to make a laughingstock of himself in front of the whole world?!"

Xie Yuxiao's face darkened slightly, and he could tell from his voice that the man was unhappy. Just as he was about to take the man's hand that was hanging by his side to comfort him, the two figures walked in side by side.

Xie Yunchuan and Xie Yunyang were not much different in age; Xie Yunchuan was only half a year older than Xie Yunyang. The two young men stood on the left and right, one composed and the other gentle.

There was no announcement, and it's unknown how much of their conversation they overheard.

But both of them looked normal and showed no unusual expression, as if they hadn't heard.

Especially Xie Yun-yang, although she wasn't smiling, her gentle temperament was undeniable.

"Your subject greets Your Majesty and Your Majesty."

"Get up."

Xie Yuxiao rubbed his temples, seemingly a little tired.

Sheng Sheng was overjoyed to see her brother and waved to him slightly.