Xuan Yanyu took the little guy from Yan Yuning's arms, picked up a plate of cakes and handed it to him, "Aren't you hungry? Take the cakes and go out to play for a while."
Xuan Yuncheng frowned, and under Xuan Yanyu's expectant gaze, he whispered, "Your Majesty, I am hungry again."
"..." Xuan Yanyu placed the little guy on the sandalwood chair beside him, changed his position, and sat in the middle.
"Queen~" The little guy tilted his head, stretched his little body and looked at Yan Yuning eagerly.
Xuan Yanyu moved sideways to block Yan Yuning's sight and glanced at the little guy, "Xuan Yuncheng? You are not allowed to talk during meals. What are your rules?"
"I understand." The little fellow sat down obediently, picked up the small bowl, held the soup spoon inlaid with gold diamonds, scooped up the egg custard elegantly, and ate it in small bites.
Yan Yuning tugged at Xuan Yanyu's sleeve and lowered her voice, "Xiaoxiao is still young, don't talk about him politely."
"He's not a kid anymore." Xuan Yanyu picked up the soft lotus leaf chicken leg and put it close to Yan Yuning's mouth. "He's the crown prince, and will be Xuan Zhao's Xuan Wang in the future. Naturally, he has to understand the rules. If he doesn't follow the rules since he was a child, how can we hand Xuan Zhao over to him in the future?"
Yan Yuning nodded and took a bite of the fragrant chicken. Xuan Yanyu took a handkerchief and wiped the meat residue from the corners of her mouth.
The little fellow stared at them with his round eyes without blinking. When Grandpa Emperor and Grandma Emperor fed him, the Emperor asked him how old he was. Why didn't the Emperor tell how old the Empress was when he was feeding her himself?
Yan Yuning swallowed the soft and glutinous chicken, and the man handed her a spoonful of rice. Yan Yuning opened her mouth naturally and ate it. She inadvertently met the little guy's dazed gaze at them, and silently pushed away the fish that Xuan Yanyu brought to her mouth.
"Don't you like it?" The man ate the fish meat with the bones removed, picked up a piece of roast goose and handed it to her lips.
The golden and crispy roast goose, with juice covering the caramel-colored skin, is fragrant and tender. Yan Yuning, who has been hungry for a day, swallowed her saliva and said, "I'll do it myself."
"Do you dislike me?" Xuan Yanyu said in a low voice, as if he had completely forgotten the existence of the little guy.
"..." Yan Yu Ning hooked the man's finger, helplessly, "Xiao Xiao is still here."
How dare she say she disliked him? Once she said she disliked him, and the next second...
Yan Yuning touched her lips. She didn't want to lose her composure in front of Xiaoxiao.
"No problem." The man glanced at the roast goose and motioned for her to open her mouth.
The little guy turned his head consciously and ate his egg custard.
At the same time, outside the Xuan Palace, the retired emperor and the empress dowager hurried into the palace. Upon learning that Xuan Yanyu had issued an edict at noon today to inform Xuan Zhao and everyone in the palace that Empress Xuan had returned to the palace after praying, the two elders rushed to the Xuan Palace without stopping.
As soon as I entered the palace, I heard rumors everywhere, "His Majesty favored a woman. I thought I didn't know who was so lucky. In the past year, the vacant Xuanwang Palace welcomed the first noble lady. I didn't expect it was the Empress Xuan who came back to the palace to pray for blessings."
'Empress Xuan did not leave your majesty and the crown prince, but prayed for Xuan Zhao, your majesty and the crown prince for a whole year.'
He also learned from the maid that the family of three was having dinner in the Taiyi Palace. The retired emperor and the empress dowager looked at each other and tactfully did not disturb them.
After finishing their meal, the family of three, one on each side and the other holding the little one, took a walk around the imperial garden.
The cool breeze at night blows on my body, which is very comfortable. The clear lake water in the Imperial Garden is blown by the wind, causing slight ripples.
Palm-sized goldfish were spinning in the water. The sunset appeared in the sky at some point, and the orange-red sunset was reflected in the lake, dyeing the water a beautiful orange-red.
It was like a broken paint palette, swaying in the lake.
"So beautiful." The little guy shook off Xuan Yanyu's hand and pulled Yan Yuning to the shore. "Queen, don't you think she's beautiful?"
Yan Yuning smiled and touched his head. "The orange halo reflected on the lake is really beautiful."
Xuan Yanyu walked over to the two of them, looking at the big and small holding hands, and suddenly a stranger's words rang in his ears, "Xuan Xixi, if there was a lake in our Prince's Mansion, would the sunset also be reflected in orange?"
He stared at the lake in confusion, the reflection of the weeping willows, the setting sun spread in the water, and the reflections of the three of them falling on the setting sun reflected in the lake.
"Your Majesty, Queen, can Xiaoxiao stay in the palace tonight?"
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