Chapter 330
The group arrived at their destination, but Song Xuan was busy with other matters and would come to find them later.
The bright moon hangs high in the sky, its light as cool as water.
Shen Qingnian and the others had already put on their cloaks. They set up camp on an open space halfway up the mountain. The mountain wind was cool, causing the cloaks to flutter slightly. Campfires were gradually being lit around them, making them look especially beautiful under the night sky.
"Mommy!" Little Shen Xi jumped up and down, her little face full of curiosity.
Shen Qingnian breathed in the cool night wind, and the turbid air in her heart seemed to be completely cleared away. She softly responded, "Xiao Xi."
"Mother!" the little girl called out again, her voice still sweet and childish.
"Hmm?" Shen Qingnian responded, somewhat puzzled.
Seeing this, Xiao Yanqing couldn't help but call out, "Mother."
His small shoulders were draped with a snow-white fox fur coat, and his big, dark eyes held the same excitement and joy as Xiao Shenxi's.
Shen Qingnian replied with a smile, "Yes, Yan Qing."
Little Shenxi: "Grandmother, Mother!"
Little Yanqing: "Grandmother, Mother!"
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The two little ones kept calling out like this, their excitement and joy stemming from their first autumn hunt. If it weren't for the darkness, they would have loved to run around the forest.
Even after Song Xuan arrived, Xiao Shenxi and Xiao Yanqing hadn't stopped chattering.
"You two are just like old folks, even the Empress Dowager doesn't talk as much as you two," Song Xuan said with a smile. He could hear the two little kids' voices from a great distance.
After saying that, he bent down and picked up the two little ones, one on each side.
"Wow, it's flying!" Little Shen Xi exclaimed softly, her voice full of excitement.
A rare smile appeared on Xiao Yanqing's face.
Song Xuan's strong and sturdy arms provided a sense of security for the two little ones.
A smile appeared on Shen Qingnian's face, while Liu Yurou was filled with astonishment, clearly surprised by this other side of the emperor.
Whenever Song Xuan went to the Golden Hall in the palace, Liu Yurou would tactfully withdraw. Although she knew that Song Xuan was very fond of Shen Qingnian and her two daughters, she never expected that he would be so close to her without regard for the rules.
While she was surprised, she also felt a little happy. The more His Majesty cared about Qing Nian and her two daughters, the better Qing Nian would live in the harem.
At this moment, Xia Zi whispered a reminder: "Your Highness, the tents have been set up. Why don't you go and take a look now?"
Upon hearing this, little Shen Xi immediately kicked her little legs in Song Xuan's arms and said, "I want to go, I want to go! Daddy, take little Xi with you!"
She's never stayed in a tent before, and she really wants to.
“Then let’s go,” Song Xuan said with a smile.
He carried the two little ones in his arms and walked ahead, with Shen Qingnian and Liu Yurou on either side, and the palace servants carrying lanterns bringing up the rear.
A night breeze swept by, and the scattered lanterns illuminated the path behind them, while the campfire burning ahead lit up the pitch-black night.
Not far away, Shen Man, who needed to urinate, was relieving herself in the grass. She watched the group of people walk further and further away, feeling somewhat puzzled.
She murmured, "Why is there a little girl's voice? Could it be that some minister brought a little girl to play with the young prince?"
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