The Empress Dowager told Xiao Tianci in detail about Xiao Lingyu's delivery of the prescription in Huayang County to Feng Jinyu who was far away in Yongcheng.
The Empress Dowager never mentioned a word about the fact that only Xiao Lingyu could save Feng Jinyu.
If Xiao Tianci knew about this, he would probably make more demands that she couldn't agree to.
"Princess Xiao is now pregnant. I will arrange for numerous palace maids, imperial physicians, and a royal carriage to pick her up, and she will be free to return to the capital in the future."
Xiao Tianci knew clearly that the Empress Dowager could simply issue an order to summon Yu'er back to the capital without consulting him.
Now that he has been invited to the palace to discuss matters, he is no longer so upset about Xiao Lingyu not being able to return to the capital without being summoned.
"Empress Dowager, my daughter Yu'er, who taught herself medicine, was able to cure the eldest prince. It was an accident. If Yu'er fails to cure the eldest prince upon returning to the capital, please do not punish her, Your Majesty and Your Majesty."
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager smiled. "Don't worry, Duke Xiao. I won't make things difficult for Princess Xiao. Then shall I issue an order today to allow Princess Xiao to return to the capital?"
Xiao Tianci: "Will the Queen Mother allow Yu'er to stay in the capital to give birth, and then return to Huayang County when the child is three years old?"
"Okay! I agree!" The Empress Dowager looked at Emperor Qianyuan, "Your Majesty, please issue the decree."
Now that all the roads were blocked, Emperor Qianyuan had no choice but to issue an edict.
If he still disagrees, won't his mother think that he doesn't care about Yu'er's life or death?
"Okay, I'll go back and issue an order to summon Princess Xiao back to the capital!"
Xiao Tianci left the palace and went directly to the eldest prince's residence to see how Feng Jinyu was doing. He also wanted a guarantee from Feng Jinyu.
But when he arrived at the eldest prince's mansion, Xiao Tianci turned around and went back to the Duke of Protectorate's mansion.
On his way back to Beijing, Feng Jinyu refused to allow his subordinates to send him to Huayang County. He probably didn't want Yu'er to know that he was seriously ill!
"Madam, we don't need to go to Huayang County. Yu'er will be returning to the capital soon."
"What?" Madam Xiao was surprised and doubtful. "Is this... true?"
"It's absolutely true. The Emperor has issued an order for Yu'er to return to the capital. The imperial decree should have left the city by now."
Madam Xiao: "Why do you suddenly want Yu'er to return to Beijing? It's not convenient for her to come back now that she's pregnant."
"Didn't our Yu'er teach herself medicine? The Empress Dowager found out..." Xiao Tianci recounted the events of the Cining Palace in detail. "Don't worry, I've obtained a promise from the Empress Dowager that if our Yu'er can't cure the eldest prince, she won't be embarrassed. Most importantly, Yu'er can stay in the capital to give birth, and return to Huayang County when the child is three years old. And after that, Yu'er can return to the capital freely..."
"Then I'll quickly have someone clean up the yard. Yu'er is coming back, and our grandson-in-law and the children will also be returning to the capital with him. Our Protectorate Mansion will finally be bustling again."
Changchun Palace.
"Your Majesty, our spies in the Cining Palace have sent us word that the Empress Dowager has ordered Xiao Lingyu to return to the capital to see the eldest prince. She has also summoned Duke Xiao. The Emperor has already issued an edict."
Cui Wan felt something was wrong when she heard this. "How could the Queen Mother actually believe that a self-taught doctor could cure the eldest prince?"
"Your Highness, the strange thing about this is that the Empress Dowager didn't even bother to rest after returning from Huangjue Temple today, and she summoned the Emperor to the Cining Palace. However, our people didn't find out what the mother and son said. It was only when Duke Xiao went to the Cining Palace that he found out about these things."
"First, quickly check who the Queen Mother and Du Xingruo met and what they did in Huangjue Temple. We will then act accordingly."
"Yes!" Perrin responded and left in a hurry.
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"Xiao Yu, this mask is so effective! My face will be white again in less than three days."
Su Xingyi held his face in his hands and admired it carefully in front of the bronze mirror.
Xiao Lingyu lazily turned over and looked up, "Xingyi, you are quite fond of beauty."
"Of course, I want to be white and beautiful like you. From now on, I will take good care of my face and not let it become ugly."
Su Xingyi stood up and walked over, leaning over to put his big face in front of Xiao Lingyu, "If I become ugly, will you leave me?"
"How could that be? I'm not someone who only cares about appearance and not the inner qualities." Xiao Lingyu pushed him away, "Don't get so close to me, I can't help but kiss you."
"Kiss me if you want. No need to hold back." Su Xingyi lowered his head and bit Xiao Lingyu's lips. After a while, he looked up at her with a raised eyebrow. "Just like before, you can kiss me anytime, anywhere. I will cooperate with you and guarantee that you will be satisfied."
Xiao Lingyu's face flushed red upon hearing this. Anytime, anywhere?!
The handsome man was right in front of her, so she couldn't be blamed for having wild thoughts.
"Huh? Why are you blushing? Do you still want me to kiss you?"
"It's too hot. Help me up and go to the yard to get some fresh air."
"Oh, okay."
Nie Ying saw the couple coming into the yard and came over with a basket of Dongjun specialty fruits. "Your Highness, Princess, Dongjun's specialty fruits have arrived. Most of the fruits have been sent to the ice cellar and have been delivered to the young masters. Come and have a taste."
Xiao Lingyu glanced at the fruit basket. All the fruits were ones she recognized and not available in Beiyi.
The day before yesterday, I received grapes, black and red wolfberries, cordyceps sinensis and other nourishing products sent by Xirong.
This gave Xiao Lingyu a rough idea of the four countries. Together they were equivalent to the great powers of later generations.
Xiao Lingyu stared at the fruit in a daze. Su Xingyi had already peeled the yellow peach. "This one is very sweet and delicious..."
"Daddy, Mommy." Xiao Xier pulled Su Ningwen into the yard. "There are so many more fruits. Can we add different flavors to our milk tea?"
"Not only can you make milk tea, you can also make canned fruit. Mommy will take you to the kitchen to make it now..."
Xiao Lingyu teased Su Xingyi in the morning and coaxed the children to play in the afternoon. Baiyaotang and other shops were managed by dedicated people, and there was income every day. She had no worries about food and clothing, and her days of pregnancy were very comfortable and happy.
He had no idea that an imperial edict was on the way to Huayang County.
"Brother Wen, did you pass the entrance exam for Tianhong Academy a long time ago?"
Su Ningwen nodded, "I passed the exam!"
"Then you should get ready and go to the academy to study." Xiao Lingyu found that he had become lazy recently. He no longer sat in front of the desk all day like before. Instead, Xiao Xier followed him wherever he went and became a greedy person.
"I don't want to go. I've already made an agreement with Father Zilu that I'll go to the academy next year. Next year, Xiaowu will be born and my sister will be back in Nankun, so it'll be perfect for me to go to the academy."
No wonder he follows Xiao Xier wherever she goes.
"Third brother, I'm going back to Nankun and I can fly back again."
Su Ningwen said, "That's definitely different. You are now the Crown Princess of Nankun, and you will become the Empress of Nankun in the future. Your mother is the County Master and cannot teach you how to be an emperor. And your father cannot teach you the art of being an emperor. When you return, you will learn from your father how to govern a country. You will be very busy then."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Lingyu glanced at the man beside him. It seemed that he also needed to learn the art of being an emperor.
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