"Er Dede, what reward do you think the Grandmother will give us when she wakes up?"
Shangguan Bailin shook his head, also a little expectant. "I don't know either, but it shouldn't be too shabby. The Grandmother has a lot of good things!"
Shangguan Qiyou exclaimed, "Second brother, have you seen it?"
“I’ve never seen it!”
"Then how do you know?"
"I guessed it!"
Shangguan Qingyue raised her little hand, closed her eyes, and made a wish, "I hope the Grandmother will reward me with many beautiful dolls..."
Shangguan Bailin frowned, "Yue'er, didn't mother give you a box the day before yesterday?"
He remembered that his mother had specially asked the weavers from the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau to make it, and it was so exquisite and beautiful.
"That's right!" The little girl said confidently, pouting at the sound, "But I don't like it anymore! I want Mommy to give me a new one, but Mommy says I get bored easily and that my dolls have taken up all her sleeping space, leaving her with nowhere to sleep. Humph! Mommy even threatened me that if I filled my bed with dolls again, she would throw me and the dolls out too..."
Shangguan Bailin didn't comment, fearing he might anger his younger sister. However, Shangguan Qiyou nodded in agreement and solemnly instructed Shangguan Qingyue, "Then don't say it out loud. People say that wishes won't work if you say them out loud!"
"Oh... then I won't say it out loud. Promise it again!"
The next second, the two brothers' minds echoed with the little one's thoughts, "I wish that the Empress Dowager would give Yue'er many beautiful dolls, and that Mother would not kick Yue'er out and send him to sleep!"
Shangguan Qiyou scratched his head, not knowing whether he had heard the inner voice or not, and whether his wish would come true...
The palace maids who were busy coming and going in the Cining Palace, upon hearing the conversation between the three little guys, were all three parts surprised, three parts speechless, three parts slightly angry, and one part disdainful. They thought to themselves, what reward is there? Give them a beating!
Half a cup of tea later, Emperor Jianxi had laughed enough in the Yangxin Palace and came late.
Before coming, Emperor Jianxi invited the old Duke to go with him, but the old Duke repeatedly refused. Emperor Jianxi couldn't help but ask, "Are those all your grandchildren?"
The old Duke stiffened his neck and waved his hands at Emperor Jianxi, "I dare not, I dare not, yours!"
Emperor Jianxi's eyelids twitched, but he didn't give up and said, "They all have the surname Shangguan..."
"Actually, the surname isn't important. If Your Majesty wants them to be named Zhao...that's fine too!"
"You really aren't going?"
At this point, the old Duke no longer concealed his feelings and said with a bitter face, "Your Majesty, this old minister cannot bear this disaster..."
It was the Queen Mother who had a stroke from anger!
Even if it was someone else, even Emperor Jianxi himself, the old Duke would not be so afraid!
Oh my God...
I didn’t expect that there would be three people in their Shangguan family who “attacked” the Cining Palace!
"So, I will wait for your news at the door?"
Emperor Jianxi chuckled and nodded, "That's fine!"
Emperor Jianxi immediately put on an angry look, walked out of the Yangxin Palace and came to the Cining Palace. He happened to meet Zhao Ying and Shangguan Shu at the door. Shangguan Shu had just survived a life-and-death experience and was so injured that he couldn't get out of bed, so he had to be carried in.
The four of them met by chance at the door and didn't say anything.
Silence replaced everything.
Seeing that Shangguan Shu had arrived, the old Duke felt embarrassed to say that he could not go in, so he had to bite the bullet and go in.
The Queen Mother was in the inner hall having the imperial physician treat her, while Prince Shou was guarding outside.
"The Emperor has arrived! Princess Chengqian has arrived!"
Everyone is here.
When the three children inside heard that their grandfather and mother were coming, they rushed out and asked for praise.
Shangguan Qingyue's voice rang out from afar, "Mother!! Grandfather!"
"Yue'er and Dede defeated the giant zombie that was plaguing the palace and saved the Empress Dowager. Aren't they awesome?"
"Huh? Daddy and grandpa are here too?" Shangguan Qingyue came out of Zhao Ying's arms and looked at Shangguan Shu and the old Duke excitedly.
"Ah..." The response from my father and grandfather was very dry.
The three excited kids didn't pay much attention.
Especially Shangguan Qingyue, who looked at Zhao Ying with sparkling eyes, asking for praise.
The corners of Zhao Ying's mouth twitched. She really couldn't bring herself to say the word "awesome"...
At this time, Shangguan Bailin raised the peach wood sword, "Dad, Mom, Bailin defeated the zombies with this sword you gave me!"
Zhao Ying: ...
Shangguan Shu: ...
Is there any point in worrying about who gave the sword to me at this moment?
Emperor Jianxi glanced at his embarrassed daughter and former son-in-law, clenched his fist and coughed lightly to hide his smile.
Shangguan Qiyou was no less arrogant and said, "Mother, Father, Qiyou splashed a lot of black dog blood on the Empress Dowager!"
"Alright, alright, let's go back to Guangming Palace first...Madame Li..." Zhao Ying called Madame Li to send the child away, but was interrupted by Shangguan Qingyue. She said seriously, "Mother, Yue'er won't leave. Yue'er will wait for the Empress Dowager to wake up and ask for her reward!"
Zhao Ying: ...
Zhao Ying was really in a dilemma. Because Prince Shou was present, she couldn't be too partial to the children and give them a chance to be criticized. But she really couldn't bear to scold them, especially since the little ones looked so innocent and adorable.
Even after all this, you still want a reward!
Zhao Ying knew very well that although the three children's actions were a bit unorthodox, they were exactly what her father wanted and would not cause any major trouble. She just had to cooperate with her father and give some face to the Queen Mother and Prince Shou.
Emperor Jianxi saw Zhao Ying's dilemma and ordered, "Take the child away first!"
Shangguan Shu said, "You go back first."
They were all driven away, and even though the three kids were reluctant, they had to obey and leave.
After the three children were taken away, Emperor Jianxi coughed heavily, "If a son is not well educated, it is the fault of the father. Cheng Qian, Shangguan Shu, do you acknowledge your guilt?"
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