Chapter 6
Chapter Six
Yanqing Palace was the palace where Consort Shangguan Cai resided.
"Have you found out the details?" Shangguan Cai sat in front of the mirror, being helped by palace maids to do her makeup.
"Your Majesty, the news is true."
"Bai Fu from Chang Le Palace went to Jiao Fang Palace early this morning."
"The Empress has already sent word to all the palaces to cancel the morning greetings."
"The Empress may have already arrived at Chang Le Palace."
The above is Fei Yue's work report, a recipient of the First-Class Merit Award from Yanqing Palace.
"Since I don't need to go to the Jiaofang Palace to pay my respects, I'll go back and get some more sleep." The palace servants around her quickly stepped forward to help Shangguan Cai remove her hairpins and jewelry.
With a wave of her hand, Fei Yue dismissed all the palace servants from the hall.
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Chang Le Palace
Lin Mu, no, Princess Chang Le Xiao Liunian finished her meal, and the palace servants helped Xiao Liunian rinse her mouth.
"The Empress has arrived!"
"My Chang Le!"
The voices of the palace maids and Empress Liu Furan overlapped.
Lin Mu came to the entrance of the hall to greet them.
"Your subject pays his respects..."
Before he could finish speaking or performing the proper rites, Xiao Liunian was embraced by Empress Liu Furan. It was truly a mother's heart, as Heaven can attest.
"My son, my Chang Le!"
Xiao Liunian personally felt that the Empress was still somewhat unlucky.
His promising life was ruined by the emperor, and he even faced the threat of his entire family being wiped out.
Even after learning the truth, they still had to cooperate with the emperor for a long time to perform the act of marital bliss and harmonious relations between the emperor and empress.
What a life that should have been smooth, peaceful, and wonderful!
"Mother!" Xiao Liunian said in a childlike voice, her face expressionless.
Empress Liu Furan was stunned for a moment when she heard the word "Mother," and tears welled up in her eyes.
Since learning of the emperor's deception, Liu Furan has had complicated feelings towards the child.
On the one hand, thinking of the emperor's deception, she couldn't bring herself to like the child who looked so much like the emperor; on the other hand, she thought of Xiao Liunian as her own flesh and blood, and it was difficult for her to completely sever ties with him.
The moment of stunned silence lasted only a moment before Liu Furan came to her senses.
"My son!" Empress Liu Furan's eyes filled with tears. She was indeed someone who acted alongside the emperor; her acting skills were quite good.
"Your Majesty, why don't you go inside first?" Ziyan, a first-class palace maid serving Empress Liu Furan, advised.
Empress Liu Furan picked up Xiao Liunian and carried him into the palace.
To outsiders, the scene inside the hall appeared very warm and happy.
One mother, upon hearing that her child had finally spoken at the age of three and a half, was deeply moved, her eyes filled with tears, and she hesitated to speak.
One of them, as a child, although still expressionless, can already greet people and speak!
Xiao Liunian felt very embarrassed.
"Mom, the sun is so bright today. I want to go out and soak up some sun!" Xiao Liunian wanted to change the awkward atmosphere.
“Alright, I’ll take Chang Le to the small garden to bask in the sun. She can also swing on the swings; you used to really enjoy swinging,” Empress Liu Furan said.
Xiao Liunian didn't know how others could tell from the child's expressionless face that he liked swinging.
"Ziyan, go and give the order that I will take Changle for a stroll in the small garden." The Empress patted Xiao Liunian's head, then took Xiao Liunian's small hand and walked towards the small garden.
The moment Xiao Liunian was patted on the head and had her hand held, she felt a little strange and a little unfamiliar.
So Xiao Liunian played on the swing for a full half hour.
Fortunately, time didn't hold us back and passed by normally, and finally it was lunchtime.
"Ziyan, go to the kitchen and tell them that I will be dining at Chang Le Palace today," Liu Furan instructed.
"Chang Le, Mother will take you to have a meal." Liu Furan took Xiao Liunian's hand again.
"His Majesty has arrived!"
"Where is my Chang Le!"
The process was very similar to what happened this morning.
"The men are handsome, and the women are beautiful!"
"They look like a good match."
"Indeed, one's career enhances their character!"
"The two most powerful people in the world are here."
The two still looked somewhat like a married couple. Xiao Liunian's face remained expressionless, but he was inwardly complaining!
"Chang Le, do you know who I am?" Emperor Xiao Jin squatted down and asked, looking into Xiao Liunian's eyes.
"Daddy!" Xiao Liunian called out to the newcomer in a childish voice.
Xiao Liunian is just quiet, he's not really a complete idiot!
However, considering that I hadn't spoken before and was mostly expressionless, it was easy for people to think I was a complete idiot.
It seems that being able to speak well is quite important.
Emperor Xiao Jin was moved to tears, and the Empress was about to begin another round of tears.
It is estimated that historical records will state: On the thirteenth day of the third month of the fifth year of the Chengjing era, Princess Changle's words brought tears to the emperor's eyes.
"Father, Mother, your son is hungry!" Xiao Liunian continued in a blank, high-pitched voice.
"Alright, Father and Mother will dine with Chang Le." Xiao Jin and Liu Furan took Xiao Liu Nian's hands and walked to the dining table together.
During lunch, Xiao Liunian just kept his head down and ate without any expression.
Although Xiao Liunian felt awkward about the atmosphere, it didn't affect his eating at all.
Fortunately, Xiao Jin and Liu Furan still had political and palace affairs to attend to in the afternoon, so neither of them would stay in Chang Le Palace for long.
After the meal, the Emperor and Empress accompanied Xiao Liunian to Changle Palace for a refreshment, and then Xiao Jin returned to Shenlong Palace to handle state affairs.
After escorting Xiao Liunian back to his bedchamber to rest, Liu Furan also returned to Jiaofang Palace to handle palace affairs.
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Within the system's virtual space.
"Mumu, how about it? Isn't being a princess fun?" the system called out.
"It's quite fun. From now on, Lin Mu will be Xiao Liunian, Princess Chang Le!" Xiao Liunian felt that she needed to adapt as soon as possible!
Lin Mu's life is temporarily in the past; Xiao Liunian's life is now in progress.
"Mmm, Liu Liu." The cat nodded in agreement, changing its form of address.
"Liu Liu, may I have a little bit of dinner?" Thirteen Cat also wanted to try human food after she gained a physical form.
Based on feedback from many systems, human food is delicious, and System Thirteen has always wanted to try it.
"I haven't eaten yet," the cat said pitifully, blinking its big eyes at Xiao Liunian.
"Okay, okay!" Xiao Liunian thought, how could there be such an adorable cat? Even cats eating snacks are cute.
"Niannian, are you planning to take a few days off?" The system finally realized that the host wasn't taking a vacation at all; she was just worried that Chang Le Palace would be too lively during this time, lest something be discovered.
"A month, I think." Xiao Liunian felt that after three years of hard work, giving himself a month's break wasn't unreasonable.
Xiao Liunian planned to take advantage of this month to leisurely stroll around the palace every day and improve the palace map.
"I'm going to sleep now." Xiao Liunian's consciousness left the virtual space and returned to reality.
Go to sleep first, and think about other things when you wake up.
The Time Magic activated. Xiao Liunian finished his afternoon nap and was immediately overwhelmed by a pile of gold and silver jewelry.
The gifts were sent over by someone arranged by the emperor and empress after they returned to the palace.
After the emperor and empress made their remarks, other palaces followed suit and sent gifts.
These are all mine!!!
As expected, being a rich kid has it great!!!
Just by talking, you can have this much gold!
Being good at speaking is indeed very important!
"Greetings, Your Highness. This servant is Bai Shao, and I am in charge of managing the Chang Le Palace storeroom."
"The weather is nice today, and everyone in Chang Le Palace will receive an extra month's allowance." Xiao Liunian thought today was truly a good day.
The sun is shining brightly; it's auspicious for making money.
Although the birth of this princess may have been a bit dangerous, as she almost died at birth and her future is likely to be tragic, her fortune is quite good!
People often say, "Fortune favors the bold," but Xiao Liunian automatically ignored the second half of that saying.
"This servant thanks the princess for the reward!" Wherever good fortune spreads, joy and celebration follow.
"I prefer quiet. In the future, a simple bow is sufficient for such matters," Xiao Liunian instructed, maintaining her expressionless demeanor.
The palace maids bowed quietly, indicating that they had taken note.
"Should these things be placed here?" Xiao Liunian asked in an innocent tone, with a blank expression.
"Your Highness, I will register and catalog these items one by one, and then put them into the storeroom. If Your Highness needs them, you may ask me to retrieve them at any time," Bai Fu replied.
"I really like this brocade." It was a gift from the emperor.
"And this wooden hairpin." It was a gift from the Empress. It is made of fine wood and is very smooth, to prevent the princess from getting pricked.
"And this glass ball is also quite nice." It was a gift from Consort Shanghuancai.
"Bai Fu, make a few cloth balls the size of this glass ball." Then you can play a one-minute catching game with the cat every day.
"Yes," Bai Fu replied.
"The rest should be put into the warehouse. I'll go check on them tomorrow."
"yes."
Great, great, more little money, I'll be there tomorrow!!! Wait for me!!!
"Bai Zhi, I'm going to see Father and Mother," Xiao Liunian said. Having received so many gifts, he should go and express his gratitude.
"This servant will guide you."
Bai Zhi thought that the princess was indeed a princess. Although she was young, she was calm and composed and had a great sense of dignity.
Xiao Liunian would like to say: The expressionless face is due to the system.
After the system upgrade, the stand-in function only gained language capabilities; its emotional aspects remained largely unchanged.
If you and your copy alternate between appearing in different situations, one with expressive emotions and the other with a blank expression, even a fool would know something's wrong.
It would be better to just keep everyone expressionless.
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