Chapter 168 An Lingrong 109
Ye Lanyi glanced at the fawning white cat beside her leg, a flash of helpless fondness flashed across her cold eyes. Then she stepped forward and bowed to Ling Rong on the sedan chair.
"This concubine pays homage to Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine. Thank you for taking care of Tuanrong."
"Nothing, I like her too." Ling Rong also smiled gently, "It's been a long time since we've seen such a lively cat in the palace. Lady Ning has taken good care of this cat."
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty." Ye Lanyi wanted to leave while holding the cassia flower, but after looking at the fluff at her feet, she reluctantly endured it.
Ling Rong naturally saw it, "I remember that I have some things to do in the palace. If Lady Ning is alright, I will leave first."
"Farewell, Your Majesty." Ye Lan'yi bowed slightly, and seeing that Lingrong's procession had passed, she turned around and returned to Chunxi Palace with Tuanrong, not taking this encounter to heart.
When she returned to Chengqian Palace, she found Hongyao there too. She quickly took his hand and said, "Didn't you say you'd be here in two days? Why are you back today?"
As he said this, he glanced at Biqing with some resentment: "You too, why don't you send someone to Shou Palace to look for me."
"Mother, please don't blame Aunt Biqing. I thought you and Madam Rou hadn't seen each other for many years and must have a lot to talk about, so I didn't let them go."
"Your Madam Rou has returned to the palace now. We will have plenty of time to reminisce about the past in the future, so today is the only one we should miss." Lingrong knew that her son was worried about her, so she stopped talking to him about other people and only asked about Hongyao's recent situation in the prince's residence.
"By the way, Khan Ama said that my eldest uncle will be bringing my grandmother's family back to the capital in a few days. Once they are settled, he will summon my grandmother to the palace." Hongyao looked particularly amiable when he smiled. "Is mother happy?"
Although he had already heard the news from the emperor, his son's filial piety was different. He immediately touched Hongyao's half-bald round head and smiled: "Really? Mother is very happy, thanks to Hongyao for telling me this."
"That's not all. Khan Ama originally said that he wanted to select haha beads for his son, and my uncle was among them. My son will definitely take good care of my uncle when the time comes."
"There's no need to go out of your way to take care of him. It's not the lack of care that's worrying, but the inequality. It's better to treat outsiders equally." Ling Rong patted her son's shoulder. "Besides, he's your elder. If he really has to rely on you to protect him, Mother would rather your uncle just be a well-off kid."
"My son, don't worry. Mother, don't worry."
Coming out of Chengqian Palace, Hongyao looked at the large group of servants carrying all kinds of food and clothes following behind him, and felt a bit of sweet worry about Lingrong's motherly love.
Unexpectedly, he met Hongli who had returned to the prince's residence.
Hongli glanced at the large group of servants, his face showing his usual gentle and reserved smile: "Sixth brother, have you just returned from Chengqian Palace?"
"Yes, Fourth Brother also went to see Empress Rou?"
Hongyao also saw the servants following him. Although they were not as numerous as his own, they seemed to care more about the Third Prince than the royal family did. "Now that Empress Rou has returned to the palace, Fourth Brother no longer has to endure the pain of separation from his mother."
After hearing Hongyao's words, even Hongli, who was used to pretending, was stunned for a moment, but he immediately reacted and the smile on his lips became more genuine: "Yes, my mother and I have been separated for many years. Fortunately, God has blessed us and we are finally reunited."
The fancy sedan was carried by many people. The attitudes of the two men had subtly changed because of their mother behind them. Now they looked like brothers who were really respectful to each other, which made the third prince, who heard the noise and came out to investigate, feel a little disappointed.
"Third brother is here too?" Hongyao turned his head and saw this idiot standing under a tree not far away. He didn't know what he was doing. When he saw him looking at him, he subconsciously turned his face away.
Hongli, standing beside him, had a subtle flash of disdain in his eyes, but then he asked respectfully yet cordially, "Sixth brother and I were just talking about the happy occasion of our mother returning to the palace today. I'd like to invite you to our courtyard to eat hotpot. Would you like Third brother to join us?"
"I will..." The Third Prince was a little tempted, but when he thought of his unfinished homework, he was afraid that if he couldn't finish it today, it would reach the ears of the Empress Dowager tomorrow.
Just thinking about the consequences made the Third Prince shudder.
"After dinner, we'll go our separate ways. It's rare for the three of us brothers to get together. Third brother, please don't let your younger brother down."
As soon as Hongli opened his mouth, he grasped his personality. The Third Prince indeed hesitated. Seeing this, Hongli quickly added: "Sixth brother and I haven't finished our homework yet, so we don't need to waste time on this meal."
"Oh, then, I'd rather obey your command." After hearing this, the Third Prince nodded.
This little time is indeed not a big deal. I should have enough time to study after dinner... right?
And these two are with me.
The Third Prince was obviously not very clear about the current level of his younger brothers, and he even felt a sense of security in his heart that there was someone to play with.
After dinner, he chatted with Hongli for a long time. For some reason, he felt that they were very compatible. In his heart, he just wanted to treat this younger brother as a close friend.
Hongyao sat aside, and saw that the fourth brother had revealed everything about the third brother in just a few words, but he was still laughing there without realizing it, and he felt speechless.
Normally, the Jingren Palace shouldn't raise such naive and foolish people? Or is this actually his great wisdom disguised as foolishness?
"A gentleman values benevolence and filial piety. Although I cannot be called a gentleman, I admire such people in my heart." When the Third Prince said this, his eyes sparkled.
"Then, in your opinion, is there anyone in this dynasty who can be called a gentleman?" Hongli asked casually, while he had already started thinking about how to end the topic.
"Of course there are, for example, eight..." The Third Prince suddenly coughed, his face flushed red and he couldn't even speak clearly. "Cough cough cough - it's getting late, should we go review our lessons early?"
"Third brother is right. It's getting late. I should go back and rest." Hongyao yawned deliberately and looked very tired.
Hongli naturally agreed and sent the two brothers out the door. It was only two steps away, so the two said goodbye to Hongli and returned to their own residence.
"Oh my Lord, if you don't come back soon, I will send someone to look for you." Little Youzi hurried over, "I will stay by your side and serve you. Those things are not as important as you."
"I just went to have a meal at Fourth Brother's house and was very noisy." Hongyao went to the study and finished his homework in a short while. Then someone helped him wash up.
He had been following his mother's health regimen since he was young, so although he worked hard in the past, he rarely stayed up late at night. Even though the meal with his two brothers today gave him a lot of information, Hongyao still turned off the lights on time and fell into a deep sleep.
He ignored the other two lights and kept them on all night.
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