Emperor Qianyuan quickly loosened his grip, worried that if he didn't let Feng Yulin hold Xiaowu, Xiaowu would cry. After struggling for a few times, he let Feng Yulin take Xiaowu away.
"Yunshu, Xiaowu is brought to you. Isn't he cute and well-behaved?"
Gu Yunshu quickly hugged Xiaowu in her arms and looked at him lovingly. After not seeing him for so many days, her grandson was getting more and more handsome. "Xiaowu, I am your great aunt..."
Xiao Wu looked at Gu Yunshu in surprise. Wasn't she the Imperial Grandmother? How did she become the Great Aunt?
Dongfang Yinzhang was surprised for a moment when he saw the doubt in Xiaowu's eyes.
It seems that this child is very talented and will have a great future.
Xiaowu stretched out his little hand and touched Gu Yunshu's eyes, then made a happy babbling sound.
Gu Yunshu couldn't help but kiss Xiaowu on the forehead. Xiaowu's eyes lit up and he hugged Gu Yunshu tightly.
Gu Yunshu was in a very good mood. Her little grandson loved to stick to her. She tilted her head to look at the Dongfang Yinyin beside her, "Your Highness, Xiaowu really likes me, right?"
Dongfang Yinzhang nodded: "You are my second uncle's wife, so Xiaowu naturally likes you very much."
Gu Yunshu withdrew her gaze and noticed from the corner of her eye that Du Xingruo at the main table was looking at her. She quickly lowered her eyes and looked at Xiaowu.
Du Xingruo was very surprised. Miss Gu's makeup was a bit too heavy. She would look better if she wore lighter makeup.
But why do her eyes look so familiar? I feel like I've seen them somewhere before.
Du Xingruo glanced at the Oriental seal and suddenly realized that these eyes should look like those of Empress Fu'an.
Du Xingruo was frightened by his own thoughts and hurriedly looked at Emperor Qianyuan.
Seeing him staring at Gu Yunshu, she thought to herself, "Oh no! Could the emperor have noticed it too?"
"Your Majesty." Du Xingruo called out in a low voice.
Emperor Qianyuan quickly retracted his gaze, picked up a dish that Du Xingruo liked, and called out lovingly, "Ruoruo, today's meal is said to have been added with the Crown Princess's secret seasoning. It tastes very fragrant and delicious. Try it."
Ruoruo?
Du Xingruo couldn't help but sneer in his heart. After more than 20 years, Emperor Qianyuan was still so good at acting.
Little did he know that what he cared about most in recent years was Cui Wan, who came from a humble family.
Du Xingruo took a sip and praised it repeatedly, "It tastes really good."
Emperor Qianyuan quickly brought all her favorite dishes to her and said, "They are delicious. Eat more. When you are done, I will send you back to the palace."
"Okay." Du Xingruo smiled and slowly savored the dish in front of her.
Du Xingruo saw Empress Dowager Du put down her chopsticks and said, "Mother, I will take you back to the palace."
Emperor Qianyuan glanced at Xiaowu who was still in Gu Yunshu's arms, stood up and sent the aunt and niece out of the East Palace.
Since Empress Dowager Du woke up from her coma, her health has been much worse than before. She was sent back to the palace by the emperor and empress and rested there.
Emperor Qianyuan then sent Du Xingruo back to Kunning Palace, dismissed all the palace servants, and informed Du Xingruo that he would abdicate the throne the next day.
Du Xingruo was not surprised at all. Although she had never left Kunning Palace, she knew exactly what was happening outside.
She knew this day would come the day Feng Yulin and Feng Jinyi, uncle and nephew, revealed their identities in front of the clan members.
"Your Majesty, I have lived here for over twenty years, and I have had enough. I don't know how much longer I can live. I want to stay with Yu'er and see our little grandson born."
Emperor Qianyuan: "Okay, I will arrange for you to go to the Holy King's Palace today."
Feng Jinyu received the news and anticipated what would happen tomorrow, so he arranged for four personal guards to escort Xie Wanyi and Du Xingruo back to the Holy King's Palace first, while Xu Mo pushed himself to the imperial study.
"Father, please send Grandmother to the Holy King's Palace as well?"
In fact, Feng Jinyu really wanted to say, "Father, can you and your grandmother come back to the Holy King's Palace with me?"
Emperor Qianyuan looked up at him. Why did it seem like a son was going to take his father home to live in his old age?
"Take good care of your mother and have Elder Lu help her recuperate. You don't need to worry about anything else. Your royal grandmother will ask whether she wants to go to the Saint King's Palace. Father will ask her opinion and then send someone to notify you."
Emperor Qianyuan knew Empress Dowager Du. She had lived in the palace for most of her life. The palace was her home, and even if she died, she would die in the palace.
He is even more so.
"Father, what are you doing..." Feng Jinyu saw a half-written imperial edict on the imperial desk.
"You read that right. This is the imperial decree conferring the title of Empress Dowager to your mother. It will be delivered to the Holy King's Palace tomorrow. You should return quickly..."
At the same time, officials from the Eastern Palace who attended the full moon ceremony left one after another.
"Your Highness." Li Lian whispered in Shangguan Yu's ear, "Queen Du has been taken to the Saint King's Palace by the Saint King."
"What about Empress Dowager Du?"
"The harem servants can't enter. Empress Dowager Du returned to the Cining Palace and hasn't come out."
"I know, keep watching."
"yes."
Shangguan Yu talked about this matter with Shangguan Lan.
Shangguan Lan had paid special attention to Du Xingruo. "She probably didn't know about it back then, but she benefited the most. She was the Empress for over twenty years! We had spies around her. If she showed any signs of disloyalty, we couldn't keep her."
"Okay, mother."
"We also need to place people around the Holy King. Just because he's weak and doesn't have the energy now doesn't mean he won't have it in the future."
"Okay, mother."
Shangguan Yu responded verbally, but in his heart he was thinking that this should all be considered by Ayi, and as an emperor he must be on guard.
He wanted to test Ayi to see if he had any awareness of this aspect. Otherwise, he would not feel at ease returning to Dongjun to be the emperor.
"Your Majesty, Xiaowu has fallen asleep."
Dongfang Yinzhang and Gu Yunshu sent Xiaowu back to the bedroom.
"Yunshu, you're tired too. Shall I take you back home?"
Gu Yunshu didn't want to leave at this moment. She wanted to spend more time with her son and five grandchildren.
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