Chapter 417 Spend Time with Your Mother
As Anji finished speaking, the princes and princesses who were kneeling on the ground all followed Emperor Ye Cangling, who was kneeling in front of the incense table, and bowed down together.
Yun Ran glanced at Ye Jingzhen next to her and saw him bowing down as well, so she quickly followed suit.
After bowing like this three times, Anji began to recite a long memorial speech.
The night grew darker and darker, and the cold wind blew gently, making many people present shiver.
Yun Ran quickly wrapped herself in her rabbit fur cloak.
She caught a glimpse of Ye Jingzhen next to her and saw that he didn't seem to be wearing thick clothes either. She thought about it and pulled a corner of her cloak over, wanting to wrap Ye Jingzhen in as well.
Noticing her movements, Ye Jingzhen held her hand and shook his head gently.
Yun Ran wanted to insist, but there was a circle of guards standing around them, watching them closely, and An Ji in front of them kept glancing at them, so she didn't dare to move too much.
Fortunately, Jingzhen's hands were warm, and he was kneeling straight without any shaking. Yun Ran then believed that he should not be cold and did not insist any more.
But her palm suddenly felt itchy, and Jingzhen seemed to have stuffed something in her hand.
A small round one.
She passed it over her palm and her sensitive nose detected a faint milky fragrance, which must be sugar.
Yun Ran was smart since she was young. When An Ji finally finished reading the long and boring memorial speech and everyone bowed down again, she took the opportunity to stuff the candy into her mouth.
The candy is small and round, sweet, full of milky flavor, and melts in your mouth.
However, just as she finished the candy in her mouth, Ye Jingzhen seemed to be able to sense it and stuffed another one into her mouth.
Yun Ran: ...
So, for the next three incense sticks, she kept receiving candies, bowing, and eating candies, repeating this countless times.
Ye Jingzhen seemed to be afraid that she would be bored, so he treated this as a little trick and only gave her one at a time.
The two gradually developed a tacit understanding in their cooperation and even found some fun in it.
With candy to eat, Yun Ran no longer felt that this place was cold and boring.
If she hadn't had a big appetite since she was a child, Yun Ran felt that she might have been full just by eating candy after this series of bows.
Finally, Anji finished his memorial speech, and as if he had let out a long breath, he said in a shrill voice, "The ceremony is over!"
Ye Cangling, who was kneeling on the ground, was the first to stand up. After he stood up, Anji hurried over, used a whisk to help him dust off the dragon robe, and helped him sit on the imperial sedan chair beside him.
"Everyone, get up." Ye Cangling said.
I don’t know if it was because the weather was too cold at night or if he really was sobbing and crying, but his voice was broken and hoarse.
Everyone then dared to stand up, but because they had been kneeling for too long, they were all trembling and staggering, looking a mess.
Yun Ran's feet were also a little numb. Just as she was about to reach out to support herself, Ye Jingzhen had already stood up swiftly and extended his hand towards her.
Yun Ran naturally reached out his hand and was pulled up by Ye Jingzhen, and the two stood next to each other.
"Ahem..." Ye Jingzhen, who was sitting in the imperial carriage in front, coughed. "This is already the fifth year, right? I'm calling you kids to come and accompany Queen Shuxian."
"It's the end of the year, and this year is almost over. I have a lot of things to say to Queen Shuxian. You are all her children, so I'm sure you have a lot of things to say to her too..."
He spoke in a slow and emotional tone, truly like an infatuated old man who had experienced many hardships and tasted the pain of love.
After going through so many things, Yun Ran also knew a little about the emperor and Brother Xiaojing.
Ye Cangling likes Ye Jingzhen's mother, it must be true love, love to the bone.
Even though the gentle, virtuous, dignified and elegant Queen Shuxian had passed away so many years ago, Ye Cangling still had to drag all his children, and even his future daughter-in-law, to come and pay tribute.
But is this really a good thing?
Although she had not experienced how fierce the feuds and struggles in the harem were, she often heard people talk about it.
Among so many princes and princesses present, perhaps no one except Brother Xiaojing and Crown Prince Ye Jingtian is willing to accompany the emperor in making trouble here.
"Whose turn is it this year?"
Ye Cangling's words interrupted Yun Ran's thoughts.
She looked up when she heard the voice and saw Ye Jinghua standing not far in front of her, holding the hand of a gorgeously dressed woman and taking a step forward.
He replied, "Your Majesty, this year it is your son's turn to spend the night with Empress Shuxian."
"Yeah." Ye Cangling nodded.
Just as he was about to speak, Ye Jinghua continued helplessly, "But...I'm sorry that I can't bring my princess with me to accompany Queen Shuxian this year."
"Oh? Why is that?" Ye Cangling's voice became noticeably gloomy.
Even though it was dim outside, Yun Ran could still see his face hidden in the shadows, and his expression must have been very ugly.
"Because Xi'er is pregnant, and it's already two months, the fetus is unstable." Ye Jinghua said, "Although I miss Queen Shuxian very much, I am powerless today..."
He spoke helplessly and earnestly. If Yun Ran didn't know what kind of person he was, he would have believed it by now.
"Hmm..." Ye Cangling pondered for a moment, "This is indeed a big deal. You should take her back first. It's cold at night, so wear more clothes and don't catch a cold."
"Yes! Thank you, father, for your grace!" Ye Jinghua agreed faster than anyone else.
Beside him, his princess consort Jin Xi also held her belly with her hands and bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Go ahead," Ye Cangling frowned and waved his hand, "Since Jinghua can't accompany Queen Shuxian today, then who will do it next?"
Prince Ye Jingtian took a step forward and was about to speak when Ye Cangling waved his hand at him impatiently.
Then, he pointed towards Ye Jingzhen and Yun Ran and said, "Then call Jingzhen and your engaged little princess here today!"
"Jinghua needs to go back to take care of Jinxi. Jingtian has always been weak. Princesses Yaocen and Yaomo are both girls. Although you are the youngest, you are now engaged and an adult.
Queen Shuxian is also your biological mother, and blood ties are thicker than water. So bring your little princess along and have a good chat with your mother!"
After he finished speaking, he waved his sleeves and said to Anji, "It's getting late, we should go back."
Anji understood, swung his whisk, and shrilly called out, "Move forward! Return to the palace!"
The guards standing nearby moved upon hearing the sound and lifted the imperial sedan chair that Ye Cangling was riding in. The princesses and princes who had accompanied him also followed the large group.
Yun Ran and Ye Jingzhen stood there, watching these people walk past them one after another.
When Ye Jingtian passed by, he paused, secretly stuffed something into Ye Jingzhen's hand, and then gave him a look.
Ye Jingzhen touched the thing and put it into Yun Ran's palm.
The thing was warm. Yun Ran held it in both hands and hid it in his large rabbit fur cloak in the dark.
It should be a hand warmer. She pursed her lips and thought to herself that Xiaojing's elder brother is indeed a nice person.
At this moment, a sarcastic female voice suddenly rang in her ears: "You said you didn't want to enter the palace to be an official, but it turns out you wanted to get close to my fifth brother, haha.
What is the legitimate daughter of the Yin family? I think she is just a bastard picked up from outside! Lord Yin is really blind! "
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