The red and yellow colors, the guards carrying swords, and people dressed as eunuchs and palace maids, every building and every tile are telling Xiaoguo that this is the imperial palace!

"ah?!"

Xiaoguo couldn't help but take a breath. The palace?

"Mother? Mother?"

Zhuangzhuang didn’t know what happened to Xiaoguo. He just lifted the curtain, so why did he become paralyzed?

Guan Xi, who was outside the sedan, seemed to have heard Xiao Guo's exclamation and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Xiaoguo's heart was beating fast and his ears seemed to have lost their tinnitus and kept buzzing. He could not hear Zhuangzhuang's call at all.

All I could think about was what to do, what to do, what was going on, and how did I get to the palace.

Good guy, you are the first one to stay in the palace.

"Mother, mother?"

Zhuangzhuang lay on Xiaoguo's shoulder, calling with his mouth close to Xiaoguo's ear.

"Be good, stop screaming."

Xiaoguo was still in a state of trance. How did he end up in the palace? Was it an illusion? Maybe it was just a tourist attraction? Yes, it was the same tourist attraction as in modern times!

No way, this is ancient times, and only the imperial palace would dare to have such a place.

Xiao Guoan put Zhuangzhuang down, quietly lifted the curtain, leaving a gap, and looked around cautiously. You have to be careful, isn't it taboo to look around in the palace shown on TV?

The carriage was traveling on a bluestone road. The high walls blocked out all the sunlight. The palace maids and eunuchs that they met along the way would move to the sides and pay their respects when they saw the carriage.

No, to be precise, it’s not the sedan chair, but the sight of Guanxi.

What is Guanxi's status? Isn't he just a minor official serving County Magistrate Liu?

"Kansai."

Xiaoguo didn't dare to speak loudly and could only call his name in a whisper with a hint of truth.

Guanxi thought he was hallucinating at first, until he glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw a small hand sticking out from the sedan chair, shaking rapidly as if trying to attract people's attention.

"What's wrong?"

Guanxi slowed down his pace and kept pace with the sedan chair.

"This isn't the imperial palace, is it?"

Xiaoguo hoped Guanxi would say what she wanted to hear.

Guanxi shook his head, and Xiaoguo's eyes lit up. Before he could even smile, he heard what Guanxi said the next second.

"This is the palace."

After shaking his head, Guanxi ruthlessly told the truth, destroying Xiaoguo's only hope.

Xiaoguo retreated back into the car abruptly, holding Zhuangzhuang in his arms, and looked at the top of the car helplessly. What was this? They were staying in the palace, and had arrived at the emperor's lair.

Then, Xiaoguo suddenly stuck his head out and looked at Guanxi closely, with Zhuangzhuang in his arms swaying left and right.

"Kansai, why did you come to the Imperial Palace?"

What conditions did the Jiang family put forward? I was able to come to the palace by chance. I am so scared that my legs are weak. This is not a joke.

Guan Xi looked at Xiao Guo, gave her an intriguing smile, and without saying anything, he walked to the front in two steps, leaving Xiao Guo with only his back.

"Hey, hey Guanxi!"

Seeing that he ignored her, Xiaoguo couldn't help but feel anxious, but she didn't dare to raise her voice and could only continue to call him in a low voice.

But this damn Guan Xi heard her and ignored her, keeping her in suspense, making her feel very nervous.

Seeing that he could not get anything out of the question, Xiaoguo dropped the curtain and returned to the sedan chair.

Zhuangzhuang's big eyes looked up and down, not understanding what was wrong with Xiaoguo.

The palace? What happened to the palace?

Zhuangzhuang looked at Xiaoguo and did not disturb her because Xiaoguo was more focused at the moment and immersed in her own thoughts. Zhuangzhuang sat obediently in her arms.

The sedan kept swaying forward. At this moment, Xiao Guo felt that every second was like a year. He was fidgeting and felt as if there were nails under his butt. He lifted the curtain and looked outside with great force.

The palace was bigger than Xiaoguo had imagined. He estimated that it would take three Taohua villages to build up a palace.

Despite Xiaoguo's eagerness and resistance, the carriage finally stopped.

Xiaoguo didn't dare to move, but his ears were erected, listening to the noise outside. During this time, he did not forget to remind Zhuangzhuang not to speak and to keep everything to himself until tomorrow.

Zhuangzhuang nodded as if he understood, and pursed his little mouth tightly and nodded at Xiaoguo.

Xiaoguo confidently put his ear against the sedan chair and listened to the sounds outside with bated breath.

"Great command, Guan."

A feminine voice sounded.

"Eunuch Su, you've been waiting for a long time."

Guanxi's voice followed closely.

Xiaoguo lay on the sedan chair and listened hard to the noise outside. Guan Xi was giving orders? It turned out that Guan Xi was the Jinyiwei, not a small yamen runner. But why would the Jinyiwei care about his own affairs?

"We were ordered to wait here for the response. This person is the one inside, right?"

Eunuch Su's voice was getting closer and closer to the sedan chair, and it was approaching the sedan chair along with the sound of footsteps.

Xiaoguo quickly sat up straight and pretended to be calm.

After a while, Guan Xi's voice was heard outside, accompanied by the sound of knocking on the sedan chair, reminding Xiaoguo that it was time to get off.

Xiaoguo whispered in Zhuangzhuang's ear, telling him not to say anything and to save it for tomorrow.

After Zhuangzhuang confirmed it again and again, Xiaoguo got off the carriage carrying the bag and holding Zhuangzhuang in her arms.

It wasn't as scary outside as Xiaoguo had imagined. There weren't that many people. There was only one person who looked like her father-in-law, Guan Xi, and some guards on guard. There was no one else. Xiaoguo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after seeing clearly.

Xiaoguo took a quick look and lowered his head. He didn't know what was going on, so he decided to be cautious.

"This must be Jiang Qinshi."

Although it was a question, it was actually in an affirmative tone. Eunuch Su looked at Xiaoguo with satisfaction and was very pleased with her taste. When she came out, he did not look around randomly, but lowered his head obediently. He couldn't help but feel a little more satisfied in his heart.

"Yes."

Xiaoguo first glanced at Guanxi, then nodded, indicating that she was Jiang Qinshi.

Only then did Eunuch Su realize that there was a small black head in her arms. He exclaimed, "What is this?"

Xiao Guo was startled by his shrill voice, and then hurriedly said, "This is my son, Jiang Qingwen."

When Zhuangzhuang heard his name, he looked up, took a look, then lowered his head and returned to Xiaoguo's arms. He followed Xiaoguo's instructions and did not look or talk nonsense.

Eunuch Su was obviously struck by Zhuangzhuang's cute appearance. Looking at the identical face, he kept saying, "So alike! So alike!"

Xiaoguo was confused by him. What could it really be like?

Guan Xi beside him coughed when he saw this, and Eunuch Su also came back to his senses. He realized that he almost said the wrong thing, and quickly slapped his mouth, "Nothing, nothing. You must be hungry on the way. It's a good time to eat."

Xiaoguo was invited into the house in a daze, and then sat in a ridiculously large and golden room, watching the palace maids serving dishes and placing chopsticks. There were both meat and vegetables, flying in the sky, running on the ground, and swimming in the water, all of them were very lively.

Xiaoguo was stunned as she watched, it felt like she was at a banquet at Hongmen.

Zhuangzhuang was also frightened by the scene. What was going on? He looked up at Xiaoguo, asking about the situation with his eyes.

Xiaoguo just happened to look down at Zhuangzhuang, expressing that he didn't know what this was doing.

The mother and son stared at each other in ignorance, but faced with the sumptuous meal, they made a decision together.

Eat first.