Private room on the third floor of Jintai Building.
Gu Yunshu looked at the departing convoy with a gloomy expression.
"Rui'an." Dongfang Yinzhang gently patted her shoulder. "They went to Huangjue Temple today and won't be coming back. Do you want to go to the palace to see Xiaowu? Or go to the Royal West Garden?"
"You can come to the palace anytime. There's no rush. Stay in Jintai Tower with me today."
"good."
Gu Yunshu took out the chessboard from the cabinet and said, "It's been a long time since I played chess with you, brother. My chess skills are not so good anymore. Brother, can you teach me how to play chess again?"
Dongfang Yinzhang recalled that the last time he played chess with his junior sister was on the eve of returning to Dongjun after finishing his study abroad in Beiyi.
Looking at Ryan now, it seems like the last game we played against him happened just yesterday.
Gu Yunshu saw Dongfang Yinzhang in a daze, "Brother, what are you thinking about?"
"Oh, nothing. Senior Brother will play chess with you now. You go first."
*
When they arrived at Huangjue Temple, the huge stone that was weighing on the hearts of the retired emperor and Empress Dowager Du, mother and son, was removed, and they both felt relieved.
"Father, Grandmother, you don't have to go to court tomorrow. I'll stay here with you tonight. Xiaoyu has told us about your illness. Try to sleep here tonight. If you're still troubled by dreams and can't sleep, I'll find you another place to recuperate."
"Ayi, you are thoughtful. Huangjue Temple is a quiet place for Buddhism. You should be able to sleep well tonight." Feng Yanzhi came here only temporarily. After pacifying Shangguan Ruian and sending her to reincarnation, he would go back to the palace to listen in on the power seizure.
Feng Yan's wishful thinking was very loud, but he didn't know that Su Xingyi had predicted his plan.
Feng Yanzhi returned to the palace three times within a year. Every time he returned, Shangguan Rui'an would appear in his dreams and demand his life. This stopped him from returning to the palace to seize power.
The same was true for Empress Dowager Du.
"I hope so. The memorial I brought has not yet been reviewed."
"Go ahead. I still need to talk to your grandmother. Don't stay up too late at night. Go to bed early."
"Thank you for your concern, Father."
Su Xingyi returned to the room where he was staying and called Nie Ying in to make some arrangements.
He had to know every move of the retired emperor in Huangjue Temple every day.
The Emperor had been plagued by nightmares for days and had been traveling for half a day. He felt tired after just a few words. "Mother, now that we've arrived at Huangjue Temple, let's not hold on any longer and just go to sleep."
Empress Dowager Du nodded and said, "Okay, go back and rest."
That night, Li Haiying and Yun Gu did not dare to go downstairs to rest, but forced themselves to stay by their master's bedside.
After midnight, Li Haiying saw that the emperor was sleeping soundly, and his tense nerves relaxed, and he fell asleep at the end of the bed.
"Ah! I slept until I woke up naturally!"
The Emperor's excited voice rang out.
The sound was so loud that it pierced through the clouds and cut a hole in the gray sky. The morning light passed through the hole and illuminated the entire world.
Li Haiying was startled and rolled off the bed, but quickly got up again, "Your Majesty, did you sleep well?"
"Haha... I'm asleep. Let's go check on Mother. Is she asleep too?"
Empress Dowager Du lived in the next courtyard. She was awakened by Feng Yan's shout and was lying in bed in a daze.
"Your Majesty, did you sleep well last night?" Yun Gu was not sure whether the Majesty slept well last night. She couldn't help but fell asleep at the end of the bed last night, and was awakened by Feng Yan's shout.
Empress Dowager Du was now furious. "Go and invite the Emperor to come to me!"
She finally got a good night's sleep, but was woken up by her unfilial son!
Su Xingyi's bed was quite far away from the mother and son, and he had no idea what had happened. When Nie Ying came in, he was already sitting at the desk, looking through the memorials that had been urgently delivered this morning.
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager just got very angry with the Emperor Retired, saying that the Emperor Retired woke her up..." Nie Ying reported to Su Xingyi everything he saw and heard this morning.
Su Xingyi raised an eyebrow, "Did they sleep well last night?"
Nie Ying scratched his ear subconsciously, "I slept well. The emperor's shout was quite impressive."
"Okay, have you arranged everything I told you to do last night?"
"Your Majesty, don't worry. Everything has been arranged. There are people watching overtly and covertly."
Su Xingyi nodded and said, "Pack up and prepare to return to the city."
"yes."
It was already evening when Su Xingyi returned to the palace.
"Xiao Yu, I'm back. Didn't Mother come today?"
At this moment, only Xiaowu was crawling around on the bed.
Xiao Lingyu helped him take off his coat. "Here I am. I just left the palace half an hour ago and took An'er and his mother to the Imperial West Garden. In half an incense stick of time, Jie'er and Wen'er will be back from studying at the Imperial College. Oh, and by the way, the mansions for the three brothers will be ready in seven days. Maybe they will return to their own mansions after school."
"Xiaowu, let daddy hold you." Su Xingyi picked up Xiaowu and swung him in his arms, making Xiaowu laugh out loud.
"These three brothers are different from ordinary people. We must let them become independent from a young age. However, Brother Wen is still too young. I want him to live in the palace until he is eight years old."
Xiao Lingyu: "I think you are worried that Meng Zilu will snatch Wen Ge'er away. You are worried that Wen Ge'er will get too close to his biological father and you will eat something wrong, right?"
Su Xingyi was speechless. He was indeed worried that if Wen Ge'er lived outside the palace, the Meng family would definitely get closer to him, which would make him feel uncomfortable. That was the son he had raised, so he wanted to be closer to him.
"You're right. I'm really worried that Meng Zilu will come and snatch Wen Ge'er from me. Wen Ge'er wants to be closer to me."
"Then you're not worried about An Ge'er Jie Ge'er getting close to his family?"
"I'm not worried about Brother Jie at all. I'm his only father now, and no other father will show up to snatch my son from me. As for Brother An..."
Su Xingyi paused. "I'm not worried that Song Linyuan will snatch my son from me. An Ge'er won't get close to him or recognize him. I hope An Ge'er can spend more time with Baili Qingluan and be filial to her. It was An Ge'er who kept her alive in the dungeon."
Xiao Lingyu nodded. "Indeed, An'er must stay with Sister Qingluan. Even Wen'er, you can't prevent him from getting close to the Meng family. After all, blood is thicker than water. Let's use the old method of having the children stay for a few nights in between. However, this is the Imperial Palace, and there are some rules that cannot be forgotten. Let the children stay in the palace for two consecutive nights before returning to their respective residences for five nights."
Su Xingyi thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say. As soon as Xiaowu can speak, we'll start his enlightenment. Then, let Wenge'er come to teach him. That way, can he stay in the palace for a few more nights?"
Xiao Lingyu finally understood why Su Xingyi was reluctant to let Wen Ge'er live outside the palace at such a young age. "When Xiao Wu can talk, we'll use this as an excuse to let him live in the palace. After all, the study companions chosen for the princes all have to live in the palace."
"Okay, it's settled!"
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