Chapter 77 Mother and Son Reunion

Cui Zhaoan turned his head and first glanced at Jiang Youning, then his eyes fell on Xiao Wukong who claimed to be a minister. His heart trembled, and he stared at him straight, without stopping the scissors in his hand.

The peony fell onto the small table with a plop.

Jiang Youning bent over for a long time without seeing the queen stand up. He raised his head to look at her, and when he saw her eyes fall on Xiao Wukong, he couldn't help but frowned.

【Little Wukong, this silly boy, learns everything from me, and he is not afraid of hurting you. 】

[Eh? Why is the Queen staring at Little Wukong? Could it be that she already knows that this is her son? ]

[That shouldn't be the case. The mess in the palace hasn't been cleaned up yet, and the empress hasn't gone to Huayin Temple to pray. She can't find the token on Little Wukong. How could she know if she didn't doubt it and went to check?]

[But why didn't she let us get up for so long? ]

Cui Zhaoan immediately retracted his gaze, dropped the scissors, stood up and walked to Jiang Youning and Xiao Wukong, and helped them up personally.

"Good boy, hurry up, get up!"

"Jingqiu! Go and get me my best tea, and bring me some food."

"Thank you, Queen!"

"Thank you, Queen!"

Two people, one big and one small, stood up and sat down on the chairs nearby.

"My dear child, didn't the emperor summon you to question him? Why did you suddenly come to my Qiwu Palace?"

Cui Zhaoan tried hard to take his gaze away from Xiao Wukong and looked at Jiang Youning kindly.

"My queen, the emperor summoned my father and my third brother to question him. The princess said that it would probably take some time for the emperor to see me, so she brought me here to bother you for a while."

[Who told you that your daughter is a good person? She told me that she would work hard to fill her purse, but I never thought that she would fill it this way.]

[Digging up the palace is such a big thing, and I have to share half of what I find. I think it’s normal for the emperor to give me a few beatings. Sigh… I made the wrong friends. I don’t know if I can walk out of this palace alive today.]

"so it is."

Cui Zhaoan nodded and smiled, his eyes looking at his own daughter were particularly gentle.

Of course her daughter is a good person.

She thought of many reasons to meet the child, but in the end found that none of them were suitable.

Unexpectedly, her daughter gave her such a big surprise.

"By the way, I haven't heard that there are children younger than you in the Jiang family. Who is this..."

Cui Zhaoan turned the topic back to Little Wukong.

This way she can see her son openly.

"This is the little monk I met at Huayin Temple some time ago. His name is Xiao Wukong.

Later, I felt that he suited my taste, so I brought him back."

Jiang Youning originally wanted to reach out and touch Little Wukong's head, but he stopped halfway and picked up the tea bowl on the table.

[What else can I do? I can't say that I was tricked by this little guy and ended up being flattered by the people in Huayin Temple. I can only take him home.]

[I can’t let my wisdom in this life be ruined outside. 】

[But fortunately this little thing is OK, it suits my taste, and it is not too daunting to keep it. ]

"So, kid, how old are you?"

Cui Zhaoan looked at Xiao Wukong and smiled so hard that the corners of his eyes turned red.

"To answer your question, Wukong is five years old this year."

"Come to think of it, if my son hadn't died young, he would be this old now." Tears welled up in the queen's eyes. "Child, come here and let me take a look."

Little Wukong did not agree immediately, but turned his head to look at Jiang Youning.

"Go ahead."

Jiang Youning nodded at him with gentle eyes.

[No wonder, it turns out that the Queen thought of her own son. ]

[But then again, if you think your son is gone and you actually see him by accident, you will be very happy when you think about it later.]

[I did another good deed today, please remember to give me more merits. 】

When Chu Wenzong left Jiang Huaian and Jiang Li to come over, he was very angry.

He was planning to punish the concubine who had destroyed his platform and make her return all the jewels that had been dug up today. However, when he arrived at the Queen's place and reached the door, he overheard the conversation inside.

Jiang Liu actually brought that child into the palace?

Why didn't old Fu Kang tell him at that time?

He might miss the chance to meet his son at the first opportunity!!!

But... An'er must be very sad now, right? Her son is right in front of her, but she knows nothing.

Let her see him first, or tell her directly later that it is their son. Even if this son is not real, just hide it from her. With some comfort, she may feel happier.

Eavesdropped for quite some time.

Chu Wenzong then strode in.

Seeing his queen teasing the child, although her eyes were red, she looked very happy. Chu Wenzong's mood also improved a lot.

It was Chu Lange who first discovered Chu Wenzong coming in.

"Father, why did you come here without saying anything?"

"Your servant Jiang Youning has come to see His Majesty!"

Jiang Youning had eaten half of the peanuts when his little body shuddered and he quickly stood up and bowed.

Little Wukong, who was eating fruit obediently beside the queen, quickly stood on the small couch and bowed: "Your humble servant, Little Wukong, is honored to see the emperor."

The Queen also raised her head: "Isn't the Emperor busy? Why did he come here at this time?"

[Oh my god, I haven't even had time to sit down yet, and Chu Wenzong has already chased me. Is he really here to punish me? ]

[Are my father and brother still alive? Am I the only one left with nothing to do? ]

Chu Wenzong's gaze stayed on Jiang Youning for just one second before he immediately looked away.

"I want to see this Jiang Liu girl, but Ge Er kidnapped her here, so I have no choice but to come and see her in person."

"Your Majesty, please don't blame me. I get along well with Miss Jiang Liu. I told Ge'er two days ago that if there is a chance, she should bring her here to chat with me. I didn't expect that Ge'er would bring her here today."

Cui Zhaoan unconsciously took two steps forward, protecting Jiang Youning behind him.

"Don't worry, Queen. I'm not here to question you. I just want to have a casual chat with this little girl Jiang. You just stay seated."

Emperor Wenzong of Chu simply found a place and sat down by himself.

"Okay, then you guys chat."

Cui Zhaoan felt relieved.

"I wonder what the Emperor wants to ask you?"

Jiang Youning spoke in a well-behaved and calm manner, and it was hard to find fault with him.

"You know what? Ge'er followed your example and dug up a huge surprise for me today."

"Ah? Are they the jewels? I also think it's inappropriate for the princess to give me so many. I've asked someone to bring them here. They're at the palace gate. All you need is for the emperor to order them to be brought in."

She is a girl with good sense.

But he also wanted to save face, so he kept the things his daughter gave him in his own pocket to avoid people gossiping about him behind his back.