The Imperial Palace.
At this moment, the courtyard where Jing Le was staying was brightly lit. Emperor Jing and Consort Gui had been waiting there, and had not even had their dinner.
Didn't you see that Jing Le and the others had no appetite for food?
"She's back, the little princess is back."
Xu Gonggong's voice came from the gate, and in a short while, Jing Le's figure appeared before them.
As soon as Jing Le entered the room, he saw Emperor Jing and Consort Gui looking at them with dark faces, and knew that they were really angry.
Her eyes darted around, and with an innocent smile, she pounced on Emperor Jing, calling out sweetly:
"Father, I miss you so much. Mother, I miss you too."
"Look, I've lost weight from thinking about it so much."
The Third Prince and the others who came in later twitched at the corners of their mouths. Could anyone believe such a far-fetched reason?
result---
Well, their father and mother really believed it.
"Look at you, you've all lost weight? Have you not been eating? Xu Hai, have the imperial kitchen prepare a meal."
"You can tell you didn't eat well. Eat more later."
The imperial concubine chimed in, showing no trace of her previous accusatory attitude.
"None of us had dinner..."
"Shut up, how dare you say that?"
The third prince was interrupted after only uttering one sentence; it wasn't the stern Emperor Jing, but his mother.
The whip hidden under his sleeve snapped out with a crack, striking the ground right in front of the Third Prince.
The Third Prince and his companions trembled in fright.
There was nothing they could do; such a sudden turn of events left even Duan Feibai momentarily stunned, let alone the Third Prince and the Ninth Prince.
"Xiao Jiu, Fei Bai, you two stand aside. If I don't teach this bastard a lesson today, I'll change my surname to his."
The imperial concubine took a whip and lashed the third prince repeatedly.
"Mother, I was wrong, I really know I was wrong. Please mind your image. It's alright if you spank me, but won't Father mind if you look like this?"
The third prince ran around the courtyard, chattering incessantly.
At this point, the Imperial Concubine was no longer listening to anything; her anger, which she had suppressed all afternoon, finally erupted.
"I don't care about all that, I'll beat you up first."
"Ah, little sister, help me! Mother is going to beat me to death..."
The people inside the room twitched at the corners of their mouths; they hadn't expected the Imperial Concubine to have such a fierce side.
The Third Prince is truly pitiful.
Emperor Jing's lips twitched. Shan'er was still as lively as ever, with a hint of her former fiery temper.
Jing Le watched the play with great interest, while inwardly ranting:
[Haha, Third Brother, you're no good! You can't even run as fast as Mother, a woman. You look so weak; it seems you haven't been exercising much.]
The others present nodded silently; the Third Prince was indeed incapable, too weak.
The Imperial Concubine also felt that her son was somewhat useless. Could it be that he hadn't been trained enough?
"How can you be so useless?"
The Third Prince felt wronged. "My dear mother, have you forgotten that your martial arts skills are better than mine? It's a piece of cake for you to beat me up!"
Does getting married really mean losing your brain too?
"Mother, you are my own mother, don't you know how skilled you are in martial arts?"
The Imperial Concubine remembered that she was somewhat skilled in martial arts and regained some of her senses.
With Mother's skills, if she hadn't married Father, she might have been able to fight alongside Grandfather on the battlefield, a true female general.
Who can argue with that? Thinking this, the Imperial Concubine lost all desire to strike.
Emperor Jing felt a pang of sadness. That bright and beautiful woman had given up so much for him, and in the end, he was the one who had let her down.
Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Jing Le changed the subject and spoke to Emperor Jing, who was holding her:
"Father, I have something to give you, but we need to find a bigger place for it."
The main hall where they were staying was filled with objects, leaving no room to put anything.
"Oh? What is it? Do you need a bigger space? Then let's go to the yard."
After Emperor Jing finished speaking, he carried Jing Le and quickly walked to the Consort's side, saying softly:
"Lele said she had something to give us, but there wasn't enough space in the main hall."
The imperial concubine snapped out of her wandering thoughts and looked at her husband holding their daughter beside her, feeling a warmth in her heart.
She knew that Emperor Jing was trying to comfort her in a roundabout way.
Over the years, Emperor Jing has shielded her from many schemes by the harem, and she understands this.
Now that my children are all around me and my partner cares about me, I have nothing more to ask for. Let it be.
"Hmph, that kid's lucky, otherwise we would have beaten him to death."
The imperial concubine gave a haughty snort and withdrew her soft whip.
The third prince, who had run far away, also ran forward, grinning, and asked, "What does my little sister want to show us?"
Apart from Duan Feibai, who knew what Jing Le meant by showing them something, everyone else looked on with curiosity.
Seeing that there were no other outsiders in the courtyard, Jing Le didn't try to hide anything.
He raised his hand and waved it.
They took out everything they had brought from the bandit leader's warehouse all at once.
He performed a feat of retrieving objects from a distance for everyone present.
"Ah, this is divine magic, Your Majesty..."
Upon witnessing this scene for the first time, Eunuch Xu was clearly terrified and almost knelt down.
"Ahem, Xu Hai, don't make a fuss. Remember, Lele considers you one of her own. Don't spread this story around."
Although Emperor Jing almost exclaimed in surprise at the divine power, he managed to regain his composure.
Otherwise, wouldn't it be embarrassing? Look at those guys, they all look so calm.
"Yes, yes, this servant understands."
Eunuch Xu immediately expressed his opinion, but in his heart he already regarded Jing Le as a celestial child.
"Lele, where did all of these come from?"
The imperial concubine was also startled, but being a worldly person, she did not lose her composure.
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