Chapter 240 Mother, Huahua
Huo Yan's injury had not healed yet and he could not travel quickly, so Chunzhi and his group had to walk slowly. It took nearly a month to return to the capital from Xizhou.
It was early winter when Chunzhi left the capital, but it was already spring when she returned. Along the way, the flowers were blooming and the scenery was picturesque. The closer she got to the capital, the more prosperous it became.
Compared with Xizhou, which suffered from war, it is like heaven and earth.
Chunzhi lifted the curtain of the car and looked at the bustling scene of people coming and going on the streets of the capital.
Two carriages stopped at the palace gate at the same time. When Chunzhi stepped out of the carriage, she saw the emperor's chief eunuch, Eunuch Xu, and two younger eunuchs coming to greet her with a smile, "Your servant respectfully welcomes Princess Chang'an and His Highness the Ninth Prince."
Chunzhi was in a very good mood thinking that she would see Xiaoxing soon. She smiled and said, "Thank you, Eunuch Xu, for coming to pick me up personally."
Eunuch Xu was accustomed to those two-faced people who flattered on the surface but cursed the eunuchs behind their backs. Seeing Princess Chang'an's bright and clear eyes and her approachable attitude towards everyone, it was hard not to like her. He smiled and said, "The princess has been to Xizhou. Far from looking haggard, she looks even more radiant."
Chunzhi smiled and said, "Really? Maybe he's been walking slowly all the way and has been recuperating."
Compared to the busy months in Xizhou, the time on the way back to Beijing was a chance for Chunzhi to rest.
Moreover, she did many meaningful things in Xizhou, and her body and mind had changed. Eunuch Xu said that she was radiant, not the radiance that came from carefully dressing up, but the radiance that emanated from the vitality in her eyes.
This is something that women trapped in the deep palace do not have.
Eunuch Xu said to Chunzhi, "I have been ordered to come to the Ninth Palace to see the Emperor. He is waiting for you at Qiwu Palace, and has been waiting for quite some time."
Chunzhi followed Eunuch Xu's gaze and saw Lady Cao, who was beside Queen Wang, coming towards them with two palace maids.
The emperor wanted to see Huo Yan, so Chunzhi went to the palace to see Queen Wang and take Xiaoxing back home.
Huo Yan got off the carriage at the back and saw the two men talking and laughing. Thinking of the reprimand he would face when he saw his father later, his expression became even uglier. He called out, "Eunuch Xu."
"Ninth Prince." Eunuch Xu responded and looked at Huo Yan, "The Emperor is already waiting for you in the Imperial Study. Please follow me."
Huo Yan followed Eunuch Xu with a sour face.
He didn't speak to Chunzhi, and Chunzhi didn't rush to meet his cold face. She turned around and said to the maid and guard who were traveling with her, "You guys go back first."
"Yes." Everyone responded and left first.
Only the coachman and the carriage were left waiting outside the palace gate, and Cui'er and Chunzhi entered the palace together.
The high-ranking court lady came forward with two palace maids and said with a smile, "The princess is finally back. The queen and the thirteenth princess have been looking forward to your return. The young master even calls for his mother in his dreams."
Chunzhi was slightly stunned when she heard this, and then said, "Xiaoxing will call me mother when he returns home?"
Lady Gao said, "He can call her that. On New Year's Eve, the first word he opened his mouth was 'Mother'. But the Empress said that the young master was calling her 'Mother', not 'Princess'."
Xiao Xinghui is already fourteen months old. Chunzhi thinks he should be able to speak, but she feels a little regretful that she didn't hear Xiao Xinghui call "Mom" for the first time.
However, hearing from the senior female official that even someone as dignified as Queen Wang would also argue that Xiao Xing would call her "Empress" first when she spoke, it was quite... interesting.
Chunzhi wanted to hear how these little stars were doing in the palace, so Lady Gao told her many interesting stories about the little masters on the way to Qiwu Palace.
Queen Wang really liked this child and learned to do many things herself, paying much more attention to him than when she raised Huo Zheng.
After Xiaoxing returned and moved into Qiwu Palace, Princess Thirteen stayed here all day long. In the past few months, her relationship with the Queen has become much closer than before.
Chunzhi listened to what Lady Gao said, imagining the scene of everyone in Qiwu Palace surrounding Xiaoxing Hui these days. She walked quickly all the way and when she arrived at Qiwu Palace, she saw Queen Wang picking peach blossoms with Xiaoxing Hui in her arms.
The palace maids laughed and said, "Young Master, pick this one; it's the best blooming one!"
“Ah, I got it!”
"Young Master is really amazing!"
After not seeing each other for a few months, Xiaoxinghui has grown a lot. He is praised by all the beautiful palace ladies and laughs so hard that his teeth are visible.
Huo Yanran smiled and asked, "Xiao Xing, are you picking flowers to give to your aunt?"
Xiaoxing looked back at her for a while, then suddenly seemed to sense something and turned to look outside the door.
At this time, Chunzhi followed the female official Gao in and saw Xiaoxing looking back at her. His black eyes were as bright as stars. He cried out "wow".
Queen Wang was a little at a loss because of his crying. Just as she was about to comfort him, she saw Xiaoxing struggling violently, so she had to put him down first.
As a result, as soon as Xiaoxinghui's feet touched the ground, Queen Wang could no longer hold him.
The high-ranking female official reported respectfully, "Your Majesty, the Princess Chang'an has arrived."
Queen Wang watched Xiaoxing struggle to break free from her hand...
"Mother, mother..." Xiaoxing cried back and called for her mother, stumbling towards Chunzhi, "Mother..."
Chunzhi's eyes suddenly turned red when she saw this. She quickly ran forward, picked up Xiaoxing and said, "Mom is here. Mom is back."
She often thought that after being away from Xiaoxing for so long, he might not even recognize her as his mother.
But this child was much smarter than she thought and more dependent on her.
Xiao Xing threw herself into her mother's arms, her eyes filled with tears. After a while, she raised the peach blossom in her hand and handed it to her, "Flowers... for mother..."
Chunzhi reached out to take the peach blossom and put it on her temples, then bent down and kissed Xiaoxinghui on the cheek.
The child's pronunciation was not very clear, but every call of "Mom" went into her heart.
"Sister-in-law is back!" Huo Yanran was also very surprised to see Chunzhi. She came forward with a smile and said, "I'm glad that sister-in-law is back safely. I heard that Seventh Brother made great contributions in Xizhou, and sister-in-law is providing disaster relief to the people. They all say that you two are a perfect match."
Princess Thirteen didn't know where she heard the rumor from, but it sounded like the truth.
Chunzhi said, "It's not quite a match made in heaven, but it's certainly a perfect match."
Huo Yanran laughed even more happily when she heard this. "I haven't seen you for a while. You seem to be getting more interesting."
Chunzhi carried Xiaoxing back and went forward to pay her respects to Queen Wang. "Greetings, mother. Thank you for taking care of Xiaoxing these days."
Queen Wang looked Chunzhi up and down, and seeing that she didn't look haggard or thin, she said, "We're family, so there's no need to be so polite."
When Chunzhi heard Queen Wang call them "family", she slowly stood up.
Queen Wang walked up to her and gently scratched Xiao Xinghui's nose with her hand. "You heartless little thing, now that you've seen your mother, you don't want her anymore?"
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