Chapter 375
That very evening, as dusk was falling, the procession finally arrived in the capital and entered the palace.
"Your Majesty, the procession has stopped, and the carriages are now parked outside Yong'an Palace," Xiazi reported with his head bowed.
The long procession stretched from inside the palace to outside.
Shen Qingnian raised her hand and lifted the curtain beside her. She glanced at the darkening sky and instructed, "It's getting late, so let them all leave."
Without the emperor's verbal order, accompanying ministers and their families are not allowed to leave the ceremonial guard.
Xiazi bowed and then got off the carriage.
"Your Majesty, shall we wake His Majesty?" Xiaoju asked softly.
Song Xuan was still fast asleep on the soft couch, his breathing even and his face slightly pale.
Shen Qingnian shook his head and said, "No need. After the carriages carrying the subjects' families have left, we can have the guards carry His Majesty off the carriage."
The man looked to be in very poor condition.
Soon, the carriages carrying the officials' families left one after another. Shen Qingnian then called her secret guards into the carriage and carried the man off.
The servants and palace attendants outside the carriage had been thoughtfully cleared away by Xiaxiazi.
"Mother, Mother!" The two little ones and Liu Yurou got off the carriage and ran towards Shen Qingnian's location.
Xiao Yanqing and Xiao Shenxi ran very fast, calling out to their mothers. They had rarely spent time with Shen Qingnian these past few days and missed her dearly.
Just as Xiao Shenxi was about to throw herself into Shen Qingnian's arms, Liu Yurou hurriedly caught up and pulled the little girl into her own arms.
Liu Yurou was terrified, and her tone became somewhat stern: "Xiao Xi, you must never do that to your mother again!"
Little Shen Xi blinked her big eyes, feeling a little wronged: "But, I always do this."
Why did it stop working later? Did Mother think I wasn't good enough for her...?
“Now that Mommy is pregnant, if I act recklessly like this, I will frighten the baby,” Shen Qingnian said softly, patting the aggrieved little girl.
Upon hearing this, both little ones widened their eyes in surprise.
Xiao Xi's mouth was wide open, her eyes fixed on her flat stomach, her dark grape-like eyes filled with both curiosity and excitement.
The next moment, the little girl's joyful cheers rang out: "Yay! I'm going to have a little sister!"
She likes her younger sister and thinks she's cute. Besides, she already has a younger brother, so she definitely wants a younger sister!
Little Yanqing's eyes were also bright, like they were filled with starlight. Although he was excited, he did not show it as openly as Xiaoxi. Instead, he solemnly bowed to Shen Qingnian before saying in his childish voice, "Mother is pregnant now, so you should take care of yourself."
This appearance shows care and consideration.
Hearing what Xiao Yanqing said, Xiao Shenxi chimed in, "Xiaoqing is right. Mother needs to take good care of herself, and the baby should stay quietly in Mother's belly and not be naughty and bother Mother!"
"You two little ones, come back to the Golden Palace with me to rest first. You can come back tomorrow after you have paid your respects to your royal grandmother," Liu Yurou said, taking the hands of the two little ones.
She knew that His Majesty was unwell and that it was inconvenient for the two little ones to stay here.
Xiao Yanqing and Xiao Shenxi waved to Shen Qingnian, saying, "Then, Mother, we'll come see you again tomorrow."
Shen Qingnian waved her hand and watched the three leave before turning to Xiaxiazi and asking, "How is Consort Shen doing?"
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