Chapter 34
"Father, do you only love her and not me?"
The fifth princess was small and spoke in a soft voice. Sheng Yu, who was completely absorbed in Ling Wu's smile and bowing, did not notice that there was a daughter in front of him.
After waiting for a long time, the Fifth Princess did not see her father pick her up as usual and say, "Father loves Little Fifth the most." She was so aggrieved that she was about to cry.
She clenched her little fists and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Father!"
Consort Shu was so frightened that she almost fell off her chair. Before she could get up, Sheng Yu gave her a strange look.
Sheng Yu, who had not found the Fifth Princess, had his trouser leg tugged again, and only then did he lower his head due to the force.
Upon seeing the Fifth Princess, Sheng Yu frowned slightly. "When did the Fifth Princess come up here?"
The fifth princess was even more aggrieved, her little face full of accusation, "I've been here for so long! Father Emperor only cares about my sister and ignores me completely! I hate Father Emperor and I hate..."
Just as the Fifth Princess was about to say "I still hate my sister," she saw a small face suddenly appear in her father's arms.
Ling Wu smiled at the Fifth Princess in the next instant, accompanied by a mumbled "Jie Jie" sound.
The nine-year-old fifth princess stopped abruptly, leaving only a silly, happy laugh. She also took out a very pretty purse, opened it, and handed a candy to Ling Wu.
"Here, this is Xiao Wu... It's my favorite glass candy. From now on, all of my glass candy will be for you, little sister!" She blinked her big eyes, full of delight.
After saying that, he raised the whole pouch containing glass candy into the air, trying to hand it to Lingwu.
Consort Shu below was stunned for a moment. The glass candy was brought in from outside the palace by her father at a high price. Even when she jokingly asked Xiao Wu for some, Xiao Wu would only stingily take out one for her.
Now, they've all been given to Xiao Liu?
Sheng Yu was both happy and angry!
He waited for a long time, and even secretly competed with the Empress and others, but what he got in return was a child who suddenly appeared and interfered!
"Xiao Wu!" Sheng Yu laughed in exasperation.
But the Fifth Princess completely ignored her, still grinning foolishly at Ling Wu, "Hehe, little sister is so pretty! From now on, I'll give you all the good food. You're the prettiest little sister in the whole world!"
Ling Wu ignored Sheng Yu, blinking her big eyes and reaching out her small white hand, but she couldn't reach the purse that the Fifth Princess was offering.
Sheng Yu's eyes stung, but he still took the candy from the Fifth Princess's hand and tapped Ling Wu's little nose.
"You little ingrate, I bribed you with just a bag of candy." Although he said that, the doting tone in Sheng Yu's voice was obvious.
Ling Wu held the bag of candy, then blinked at Sheng Yu, who had a hopeful look on his face.
Sheng Yu couldn't hide her excitement!
Jiaojiao has finally learned to call him "Daddy"!?
But then a gentle female voice came from beside her: "Jiaojiao, call me Mother, okay? Mother has some little cherries here~"
The Empress held a bright red cherry in her hand, her tone full of anticipation, her eyes brimming with hope: "As long as you call out, I'll make sure you have all the good food from now on!"
Lingwu obediently and sweetly said, "Dear."
The Empress couldn't hold back her tears of joy, and she raised her handkerchief to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
She said that her precious child was a little fairy, and that his inability to speak before was for the sake of this day, which was different from the precociousness of ordinary children.
Sheng Yulong's face was grim!
The officials and envoys below trembled with fear. What was wrong with the people above them?
Why have the people at the head of the table become so strange ever since the young prince accepted the candy bag from the fifth princess?
Why is the Empress crying? And why is His Majesty angry?
Could it be that the Empress has displeased His Majesty?
Thinking of this, all the concubines below, except for Consort Shu, were filled with joy.
They waited ten years, and finally the empress was about to be deposed!
Noticing Sheng Yu's displeasure, Ling Wu looked up, took out a piece of candy, and fed it to Sheng Yu. Her little arm trembled as she held the candy to Sheng Yu's lips.
"Clock~"
The eunuch who was supposed to test for poison rushed forward, but Sheng Yu waved him away. Without hesitation, he swallowed the poison directly.
Her expression instantly brightened, "Hmph, at least Jiaojiao still has a conscience; she still remembers her father!"
Sheng Yu pretended to be a little angry, tilting his head but glancing at Ling Wu out of the corner of his eye, "Unless Jiao Jiao calls out 'Daddy,' Daddy will..."
Sheng Yu thought for a long time but still couldn't come up with a punishment.
In the past three and a half months, he has learned from Mu Zhi how to better take care of the baby, and basically does everything himself.
Therefore, his love for this little dumpling surpassed that for all his offspring.
The Empress gave him a cold glance. "If your darling doesn't want to call you 'my dearest,' then don't. Your father would never hold a grudge against her. Right, Your Majesty?"
The Empress smiled gently, but in Sheng Yu's eyes she looked like a weasel carrying a basket, and that basket wasn't filled with eggs, but with his precious daughter!
Sheng Yu suffered a loss he couldn't speak of, but when he heard the Empress repeatedly refer to her as "my dearest child," he found it quite amusing and satisfying.
But the words that came out seemed to be forced out from between his lips and teeth: "Yes, your mother is right!"
This scene resembled two children bickering.
The Crown Prince, who was sitting closest, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, then covered the mouth of the Second Prince next to him who was about to speak, and then slowly took a sip of wine to calm his nerves.
The little girl, Lingwu, called out sweetly, like a little cotton-padded jacket, "Daddy."
The word "father" was pronounced most clearly, instantly restoring all of Sheng Yu's face and dignity.
He sat up straight and remained stiff for a long time. Just as the ministers below were about to kneel down and beg for mercy, Sheng Yu suddenly burst into laughter, his phoenix eyes curving into crescent moons.
Then she picked up the little dumpling and gently kissed him twice. After that, she was filled with excitement and joy.
Subject: ...
When this person gets excited, he talks a lot.
When he talked a lot, even the usually stern emperor became more approachable.
Finally, the foreign envoys smiled sincerely.
The foreign envoys had previously said that His Majesty was cold-hearted, but now it seems that the rumors were wrong.
In his delight, Sheng Yu reduced taxes by 60%, much to the delight of the people.
After the banquet, the Fifth Princess rubbed her sore legs and was reluctantly carried away by Consort Shu.
Consort Shu was so angry that she slapped her lightly on her little bottom.
Unaware of the situation, the Fifth Princess asked with delight, "Mother, would it be alright if I moved in with my sister from now on?"
Consort Shu, equally unaware of the situation, assumed that the Fifth Princess wanted to live with Sheng Yu. She felt a pang of sadness, saying, "It's all my fault for being so useless; I couldn't let the Fifth Princess live with your father..."
The fifth princess blinked her big, round eyes and exclaimed, "I don't want Father! I want Xiangxiang's little sister!"
Consort Shu was speechless for a moment, her curiosity about Ling Wu was unmatched! So she waited on Sheng Yu's way back to the Qianqing Palace, trying to steal a glance at this "golden nugget" that Sheng Yu was protecting so well.
Ling Wu was being carried by Sheng Yu back to the Qianqing Palace.
Zhang Delu remained nonchalant, yet he would occasionally gravitate towards Ling Wu, silently hoping she would call out to him from behind where Sheng Yu couldn't see him, his sharp old eyes filled with pity.
Mu Zhi rolled her eyes! Playing the victim? Anyone can do that.
So, in front of Ling Wu, there were two old faces, pretending to be deep and sad, side by side, occasionally glaring at each other.
Lingwu felt a little sleepy while watching, yawned, and her beautiful big eyes filled with tears.
Upon hearing Lingwu yawn, Sheng Yu paused slightly, gently patting her with his large hand in an attempt to lull her to sleep.
It was this pause that allowed Consort Shu and her daughter, who were "lying in ambush," to see Ling Wu clearly.
Despite her drowsiness, Lingwu still managed to flash her little baby teeth at Consort Shu with a sweet smile.
Consort Shu held her mother's heart in her hands, which pounded wildly.
Before the Fifth Princess could even utter the word "sister," Consort Shu covered her mouth!
"Mmm~ Consort Mumm~" The Fifth Princess tried to catch up with Ling Wu by clinging to the bushes, but was trapped by Consort Shu and could not move.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
