Chapter 199 Members of the Diplomatic Mission Missing
The emperor narrowed his eyes and waved his hand.
A dark shadow fell from the sky and knelt on the ground.
He frowned and said, "Send a letter to Song Wei, telling him that the Chen Kingdom delegation has arrived. They should be arriving soon."
Dark Shadow took the order.
The emperor was about to leave when he suddenly heard the voice of the chief eunuch outside the door, saying that the seventh and ninth princesses wanted to see him.
The emperor smiled faintly and said, "Let them in."
The chief eunuch said hurriedly, "Yes."
"Father, Father!"
With the sound of "tut-tut" footsteps, Yuanruan stumbled and happily flew towards the emperor like a young swallow returning to its nest. Qiyue followed steadily behind.
Qi Yue bowed first, and when the emperor approached, she subtly dodged his attempt to help her.
The emperor was not annoyed. He just picked up Yuan Ruan, who was running slower, and shook him: "You have lost weight."
Yuanruan touched the emperor's hair and acted coquettishly subconsciously: "Not thin, hehe, father, do you miss Jiuer?"
The emperor was stunned and raised his head to Yuan Ruan: "Yes! I miss Jiuer very much!"
Yuan Ruan was delighted and said hurriedly, "I miss you too...Father."
The emperor ignored the fact that the other party almost said something wrong, and pinched Yuan Ruan's face with great emotion, saying, "Okay, okay. I will take care of the government affairs right away and have some fun with Jiuer."
The Seventh Princess crossed her arms and squinted her eyes.
The system chuckled: [Oh no, that's it, this is not what you wanted. ]
Yuan Ruan hugged the emperor and rubbed him, then said, "Father, you should work hard and don't waste your time on Jiuer."
The emperor said quietly, "What about Ah Ruan?"
Yuan Ruan raised her little hand happily: "Father, I want to go hunting in autumn together!"
"..." Emperor, "No."
Yuanruan stared at the emperor with her big round eyes and pulled his sleeves: "Father, and, Seventh Sister, please stay with me and protect me."
Emperor: "I can protect you too."
Yuan Ruan continued to rub the emperor, counting on his fingers very seriously: "Father works, earns money, and raises Jiuer, Heqi, and my sister. Father, you are amazing! Great!..."
The emperor gradually lost himself in Yuanruan's flattery and felt it made sense.
Finally, Yuanruan struck while the iron was hot and added: "Besides, I'm super awesome! I'm terribly strong!"
After saying that, Yuanruan made a heart shape with his hands to the emperor.
"Crack!" a bolt of lightning as thick as a little finger exploded at the entrance of the temple.
The eunuch who had just stepped in was so frightened that he stumbled and fell to the ground.
Yuan Ruan looked worried and said nervously, "Ah, no, it's okay, right?"
The system quickly said: [Ah Ruan, don't worry, he wasn't hit by the explosion, he was just startled.]
Yuan Ruan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The chief eunuch also hurriedly said, "I am fine. I was reckless and came here to pass on the message without seeing clearly. I hope Your Majesty and the Ninth Princess will forgive me."
The emperor narrowed his eyes and said, "Get up. What's the matter?"
The chief eunuch said, "Your Majesty, it is the Fifth Prince who wants to see you."
The emperor waved his hand and said, "Let him in."
Yuan Ruan also looked over curiously, and saw the Fifth Prince walking over in a royal blue suit.
The two of them happened to look at each other.
The fifth prince took a deep breath, then suddenly raised his face to reveal a huge smile, and shouted: "Father, Father, I miss you." He also flew over like a swallow returning to its nest.
Being cute also requires the right time, place and people.
A boy of seven or eight years old can also be cute, but who has ever made a cub who is already over one year old be cute?
The same style, contrasting the two, instantly made the little boy look not cute enough.
"Stand still."
The emperor took a step to avoid the other party's embrace while holding Yuan Ruan, and said in disgust: "Stand still, you are so old and have no manners."
The Fifth Prince felt very upset, and the courage he had mustered to act cute disappeared instantly. He saluted awkwardly, "Father, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me."
The emperor looked the fifth prince up and down and saw that he was dressed neatly and there was no fear or panic in his eyes. It was obvious that he had not been bullied.
He said calmly, "Why did you come here?"
The fifth prince hesitated and dared not speak.
Yuanruan asked the system curiously: [Why did he come to see my brother? ]
System: [Let me see. Oh, no, he listened to the nurse and wanted to learn from you to come here and show off more cuteness to the emperor to make a good impression. He hopes that Concubine De can once again use her son's power to gain status and be released from the cold palace.]
The emperor moved slightly and looked at the fifth prince again.
Yuan Ruan: [I see. I thought he was so ruthless that he was going to use my brother's tour route and Xie Lu's secrets to exchange for Concubine De.]
The emperor, whose heart had just softened a little, said: …
The secret of the parade route was leaked?
System: [Haha. Actually, it's useless for him to say that. He doesn't know as much as your brother. The emperor not only knows about the fourth prince of Chu, but also knows that the queen mother and others are involved.]
Yuan Ruan was somewhat happy when he heard this: [Of course! My brother is definitely awesome.]
emperor:……
etc!
He knew there was a queen mother, but he didn't know who the "waitants" were! Otherwise, please tell me more.
When the emperor was thinking about how to trick the system, the fifth prince started to act cute.
The emperor was so angry at what he saw that he suddenly took the fifth prince aside, called the crown prince and the third prince who had just passed by, and asked them to take the fifth prince back to test his academic performance.
Fifth Prince: ...
The Third Prince: ...
Afterwards, the emperor announced that he would go hunting with Yuan Ruan. The crown prince's eyes turned, and he immediately ordered the third prince to take good care of the fifth prince, and then he also went hunting with him.
Now it was Qi Yue's turn to be speechless.
She clenched her fists intensively as she watched the emperor and the crown prince take turns lifting Yuan Ruan up high.
…
Even though the emperor decided to go hunting in autumn at the last minute, the accompanying troops were still considerable.
Yuan Ruan stayed in the emperor's arms for a while, sat in front of the prince for a while, and was tied to Qi Yue's chest for a while, enjoying three different styles of autumn hunting modes.
Yuanruan was very happy, but when the hunt was about to end...
The prince handed her a white fox in high spirits and said with a smile: "Ninth sister, I will make you the cutest cloak."
Qi Yue came over carrying a fiery red fox: "The red tent makes Ninth Sister look even better."
When Yuan Ruan was in a dilemma, he suddenly saw the emperor walking towards him slowly and gracefully.
She was happily preparing to use the emperor to change the subject, but she didn't expect the other party to come over with a shiny black fox and said, "This one is better looking."
Yuanruan: ...
The system said quietly: [It is the most difficult to accept the kindness of a beautiful woman. The ancients were not deceiving me. Choose, Ah Ruan.]
Yuanruan took a deep breath and rushed over happily: "Black, looks good, father, make a hat and gloves, love you. White, also looks good, brother, make a scarf, a beautiful scarf and hair accessories, love you. Wow, red, sister is beautiful, I want, I want a poncho!"
The main goal is to strike a balance and not let anyone go.
The emperor and the other two looked at each other.
The prince suddenly asked mischievously, "Which color do you think is the best?"
Yuanruan: ...
System: [You must be sweating profusely. Ah Ruan.]
Just at this time, the Minister of Rites and the Minister of War hurried over.
The two of them waited two meters away with nervous expressions.
Yuan Ruan saw that they had a feeling that reinforcements had arrived, and quickly pointed at the two ministers and said, "Father, there are people, there are people!"
The emperor and his two companions did not want to embarrass Yuan Ruan, so they just went along with it.
The Minister of Rites and the Minister of War saluted one after another.
The Minister of Rites looked worried: "Your Majesty, the delegation from Chen State has arrived, but three people have disappeared. Now other members of the Chen State delegation claim that if they can't find anyone, it means that Xia State is bullying the weak. Your Majesty, I suspect this is a conspiracy by Chen State or the other two countries."
The emperor frowned and said, "It is impossible to exclude Shu first."
The Minister of Rites wanted to ask why, but suddenly thought of the tangled emotional entanglements among the top leaders of Shu State, and fell silent.
The emperor continued: "As for the other two countries..."
Just as the emperor was about to speak, he heard Yuanruan and the system gossiping: [Tong'er, give me a spoiler in advance! Which country is behind this? ]