Chapter 385 Fainting Everyday
Suddenly, as if remembering something extremely important, Miaomiao opened her mouth and asked crisply, "Grandmother! Miaomiao wants to eat candied haws!"
The childish voice instantly broke the momentary silence in the hall caused by the Queen Mother's changing mood.
Everyone was stunned, and then burst into cheerful laughter. Even the palace servants standing on both sides couldn't help but smile secretly.
The sadness on the empress dowager's face was instantly dispelled by the childish words, and a kind smile bloomed on her face again.
She hugged Miaomiao in her arms, calling her her darling.
"Little greedy cat! The Empress Dowager doesn't have candied haws, but she does have some delicious snacks and fruits that are guaranteed to be even sweeter than candied haws!"
After that, she signaled to the nanny beside her: "Quick, bring up all the snacks prepared by the imperial kitchen. We can't let our little greedy cat go hungry."
The exquisite snacks were quickly brought in by the palace maids, filling the small table with a dazzling array of dishes.
Rose cakes, Poria cocos cakes, milk cakes shaped like lifelike bunnies, ponies, and tigers...
The fragrant smell and attractive colors instantly caught the attention of several children.
Miaomiao saw the plate of cute snow-white little rabbit milk cake at first glance.
Her eyes lit up and she pointed at the cake and cheered, "Bunny! Bunny cake!"
Xiaoxiao also pulled Tiantian over and picked up a majestic little tiger milk cake and stuffed it into Tiantian's hand.
He picked a foal that was neighing with its head held high, opened his mouth wide, and with a "Ah Wu" bite, he bit off the foal's head in an extremely "ferocious" manner.
Then he proudly showed off to his younger brothers and sisters.
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became warm and harmonious, filled with children's laughter.
The Grand Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother asked with great interest about the children's daily life and playtime.
Wen Li'er answered with a smile, and Yan Shixu occasionally added a few words.
His eyes always fell on Wen Li'er inadvertently, and that natural concern and affection enveloped her like warm sunshine.
Looking at the tacit understanding and deep affection between the emperor and the empress, and then looking at the great-grandchildren laughing and playing around them, the Empress Dowager's heart was filled with incomparable satisfaction and relief.
The country has a successor, the emperor and empress are deeply in love, and the royal family has many descendants.
This was exactly the most stable and peaceful royal atmosphere she had hoped to see.
The morning passed quietly amid the sounds of children playing, the concerned questions of the elders, and their warm words and laughter.
After having lunch in the Cining Palace, Yan Shixu saw Miaomiao rubbing her eyes and yawning, so he asked to leave.
"Go, go." The Empress Dowager smiled kindly and waved her hand.
"Take the children home and have a good rest. When you have time another day, bring them back to dine with me and your mother."
"Yes, grandson. I will take my leave."
The emperor and empress bowed respectfully again and slowly left the Cining Palace with the children.
The afternoon sun was just right, bright and warm, softly illuminating the figures of the emperor and empress walking side by side, casting long, cuddling shadows on the ground.
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The Dragon Boat Festival is here in the blink of an eye.
In order to show that the whole world was celebrating and that the people were having fun together, the palace specially organized a grand dragon boat race in the moat.
What was even more exciting was that the emperor personally took part in the competition, leading a dragon boat team composed of his imperial guards.
When the news came out, people were all looking forward to it.
Wen Li'er naturally had to go to the moat in person to cheer for the emperor.
The most excited one was Xiaoxiao. The little guy had been looking forward to this dragon boat race for a long time and talked about it every day. Now he was pestering Wen Li'er and Yan Shixu, and insisted on taking his younger brothers and sisters to watch the fun.
"Queen Mother! Father! Take us with you! Xiaoxiao wants to see Father row the big boat! He'll take first place!"
Xiaoxiao hugged Wen Li'er's legs, tilted his little face up, and his big eyes were full of desire.
Wen Li'er looked at her son's excited little face, feeling both pity and worry in her heart.
That day, the moat was crowded with spectators, and the dragon boat race must have been very intense.
There are so many people around, and if you take a few young children out with you, what if something goes wrong...
She looked at Yan Shixu hesitantly, with inquiry and a hint of help in her eyes.
Yan Shixu was concerned about the same thing as Wen Li'er; safety was of course the top priority.
But the look in his son's eyes was filled with pure expectation and was surprisingly bright.
As a father, he really couldn't bear to reject this enthusiasm.
After a moment's hesitation, he finally nodded. "Alright, let's all go. I'll have Zhang Sicheng send more men to protect you."
"Long live father!" Xiaoxiao was so happy that he almost jumped up on the spot, his little face flushed with excitement.
However, at this moment of joy, an unusually firm, childish voice, out of tune with the atmosphere, suddenly rang out:
"Don't go!"
Everyone was stunned and looked in the direction of the sound——
The one who is speaking is Tiantian.
Xiaoxiao's excited little face was suddenly filled with confusion.
He walked up to his brother and asked in confusion, "Tiantian, why aren't you going? It's Dragon Boat Festival that day, and Father will be racing in person. It's bound to be a lively scene! Of course we have to go and cheer for Father!"
Tiantian's little face was tense and his lips were pressed into a stubborn line.
He didn't even look at his brother, but stared at Wen Li'er, repeating in a clearer and more urgent tone than before:
"Don't go!"
His small chest heaved, but his eyes held a stubbornness beyond his years and... a certain unspeakable panic.
Wen Li'er suddenly met her son's gaze and her heart skipped a beat.
What are you afraid of every day?
The gentleness on Yan Shixu's face disappeared in an instant.
He took a step forward and squatted in front of Tiantian, but his voice was deliberately softened in an attempt to soothe the child.
"Tiantian, tell father why you don't want to go? Don't you want to watch father row the dragon boat?"
Tiantian seemed not to hear his father's question, and continued to look at Wen Li'er stubbornly, even with a hint of despair.
The small body trembled slightly as it repeated those three words.
"Don't go..." His voice became a little higher, as if he had used up all his strength.
His eyes were empty for a moment, as if seized by some kind of fear, and the blood drained from his face.
Then, in the shocked gaze of everyone, his eyelids drooped and he fainted.
Yan Shixu reached out to catch his son, his face full of surprise and confusion.
"Quickly call the imperial physician!"
Seeing the palace maids standing there in a daze, he shouted at them harshly.
"Yes, yes, I will go and invite you right away."
Qingmei ran outside, but bumped into Liu Qing, who was standing outside the hall and looking in curiously.
Qingmei was so strong that she knocked Liu Qing to the ground.
Time was urgent and she had no time to help anyone. She just apologized hurriedly and continued to run towards the Imperial Hospital.
Liu Qing looked at her back as she ran away, then touched the back of her head and elbow which were extremely painful from the fall. A hint of anger flashed across her face, and her eyes turned red with anger.
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