She suddenly raised her hand to signal the nurse holding Cheng Zhao to take him over. The nurse came forward and placed Cheng Zhao in front of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother said with a loving face:
"Cheng Zhao, look, this is your fifth brother and fifth sister. From now on, you will have two more brothers and sisters to accompany you. Aren't you happy?"
As soon as little Cheng Zhao arrived beside the Queen Mother, his face was filled with joy. He first saluted and greeted the Queen Mother in a formal manner, like a little adult: "Zhao Zhao to ~ Jaycee Chan ~ wake up ~"
This action made everyone present laugh out loud. Ning Yuxi couldn't help laughing as well, and the empress dowager was laughing so hard that she couldn't stop.
She picked up Cheng Zhao and said lovingly, "Our Cheng Zhao is awesome. He even paid his respects to the Empress Dowager. Come, meet your little brothers and sisters."
Little Cheng Zhao was held in the Queen Mother's arms. Looking at Cheng Yao and Shu Xuan sleeping soundly in their wet nurse's arms, he clapped his hands happily, "Great! I can play with Zhao Zhao!"
Laughing, he said proudly: "Jaycee Chan~they~are~still~sleeping~it's Xiao Yanju~, Zhao Zhao~is not Xiao Yanju~"
The Queen Mother laughed even more happily: "Hahaha, yes, yes, my brothers and sisters are lazy pigs, but our Zhao Zhao is not a lazy pig."
Ning Yuxi finally understood what little Chengzhao said after listening to the empress dowager's translation. She laughed and felt her nose sore at the same time. These childish words could probably only be understood by someone who had always been by his side. Unfortunately, that person was not her now.
Ning Yuxi spent the banquet in a state of anxiety.
On the way back to the palace, she was wondering when the emperor would ask her to go and fetch Cheng Zhao back, when she suddenly heard someone calling her from behind.
She stopped to take a look and saw that it was Aunt Yu from the Empress Dowager's palace: "Empress Yi, the Empress Dowager invites you to the Cining Palace for a visit."
Ning Yuxi was a little puzzled. What did the Queen Mother ask her to do? Was she going to take Cheng Zhao back? Thinking of this possibility, she immediately cheered up and followed Aunt Yu to the Cining Palace.
After entering the main hall, Ning Yuxi saw the empress dowager sitting at the top, sipping tea, and it looked like she was waiting for her.
She collected her thoughts and bowed to the Queen Mother. "I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen Mother. What is your purpose for calling me here?"
The Queen Mother put down her teacup and said with a smile, "Hurry up and get up! Why do I have to order you to come?"
Ning Yuxi hurriedly said that she dared not.
"Okay, don't be shy. I called you here because of Cheng Zhao's matter."
Hearing this, Ning Yuxi couldn't help but feel nervous.
"Before, you were falsely accused, and the emperor sent Cheng Zhao to me. Over the past six months, Cheng Zhao has brought me so much joy that I can't bear to let him go."
Ning Yuxi swallowed quietly, wondering if the Queen Mother didn't want to send Cheng Zhao back.
Although there are many benefits for the child to be raised by the empress dowager, that is only for some low-ranking or unfavored concubines. She is now one of the four concubines and has given birth to a son and a daughter for the emperor. Her position is stable, and there is really no need to send the child to the empress dowager for raising.
But it seems that the Queen Mother likes Cheng Zhao even more today, and Cheng Zhao also likes the Queen Mother very much. What if the Queen Mother is reluctant to return Cheng Zhao to her?
Ning Yuxi was feeling uneasy.
After a while, the Queen Mother smiled and said, "Okay, look how scared you are. Cheng Zhao is a good child, and I like him very much, but the child cannot be separated from his mother since childhood.
No matter how well I take care of him, it can never compare to the weight a mother has on her child's heart. Now go and take Cheng Zhao back."
Ning Yuxi was extremely surprised. It seemed that the emperor did not lie to her.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding. Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will bring Cheng Zhao to pay my respects to you regularly in the future."
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Alright, go quickly, Fangchan, take Concubine Yi to the side hall to look for the Third Prince."
The palace maid Fang Chan beside her quickly responded: "Yes, Queen Mother."
After bidding farewell to the Queen Mother, Ning Yuxi followed Fang Chan to find Cheng Zhao with a little excitement.
Aunt Yu looked at the Queen Mother's expression of reluctance and couldn't help but say, "Since the Queen Mother is reluctant to let the Third Prince go, why don't you stay a little longer?"
The Queen Mother sighed, "A child cannot be separated from his mother. As a mother, I miss my child. The most cruel thing for a mother is separation from her child. Besides, they are both in the palace and can see each other in the future."
Aunt Yu had been accompanying the Empress Dowager in the palace all her life and had never given birth to a child, so naturally she couldn't understand it very well. However, the Empress Dowager was also a mother, so she could naturally understand the feeling of separation between mother and child.
Besides, she really likes Cheng Zhao, so she naturally can't let him be unable to feel the love of his mother at such a young age. Children who lack maternal love are likely to have character defects.
Ning Yuxi followed Fang Chan to the side hall, but saw no one. Fang Chan asked a little palace maid and found out that Princess Yincheng had taken the third prince to the imperial garden to play.
Ning Yuxi then went to the Imperial Garden with Fang Chan again.
Princess Yincheng did not attend today's banquet because her wedding date was approaching. She must have been too bored to attend, so as soon as the banquet was over, she took little Chengzhao to visit the Imperial Garden.
After entering the imperial garden, Ning Yuxi saw from afar a small figure with his butt sticking out, hiding behind a bush behind the rockery. A group of palace servants were standing behind him, looking at him.
Ning Yuxi's expression softened instantly. She slowly walked behind Xiao Chengzhao. A group of palace maids hurriedly saluted her when they saw her. Ning Yuxi raised her hand to signal them to stand up.
Little Chengzhao was attracted by the sound of greeting. He turned his head, his delicate eyebrows slightly frowned, raised a chubby little finger to his lips and said in a low voice: "Shh~ Zhaozhao~ I'm playing hide-and-seek with Gugu~ No nonsense~"
Ning Yuxi thought for a moment and realized that he was probably saying: Zhaozhao was playing hide-and-seek with her aunt and couldn't talk.
Ning Yuxi looked up and looked around, but did not see Princess Yincheng.
She also imitated the little guy and lowered her voice and asked: "Okay, don't talk, then Cheng Zhao can tell me where my aunt is?"
The little fellow raised his chubby finger and pointed towards the rockery, saying, "Gugu, go find Zhao Zhao~ Zhao Zhao is hiding~ Don't talk too much~"
Ning Yuxi smiled, raised her head slightly and looked towards the rockery. Through a small cave, she saw that there were indeed two people on the other side of the rockery. One was Princess Yincheng, and the person opposite Princess Yincheng was her brother Ning Chen?
Ning Yuxi smiled like an auntie. It turned out that Princess Yincheng came to meet her future husband, hehe.
She was so engrossed in eating the melon, that little Chengzhao looked at the strange aunt who suddenly appeared in front of him with a puzzled look on his face. Why did he feel that the smile of this strange aunt was so... scary?
But the weird aunt was very pretty and gave him a very friendly feeling. He couldn't detect this feeling yet, but he just wanted to be close to this weird aunt.
He finally realized what was happening and asked, "Who is there?"
Ning Yuxi put away her gossipy eyes, looked at him with a smile, and said in a gentle tone: "I am your mother."
Little Chengzhao's eyes lit up, and the next second, he asked a question that Ning Yuxi didn't know how to answer.
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