The ministers left the imperial study, and the emperor went to the Taiyi Palace.
In the hall, except for Xuan Yanyu, everyone else had arrived. After everyone finished their greetings and took their seats, the emperor smiled and waved to Xuan Yuncheng, "Xiaoxiao, sit next to Grandpa Emperor."
"Grandpa Emperor, why did you come here all of a sudden?" The little guy ran to the side of the retired emperor. The retired emperor held him in his arms and pinched his little nose. "I've dealt with the situation, so I came to see Xiaoxiao."
"Father, there are so many people here, are you here just to see Xiaoxiao?" Xuan Zhaoyang joked boldly.
The emperor stirred the egg custard and said, "Xiaoxiao is not here, what am I doing here?"
Xuan Zhaoyang: “…”
His father still did not hide his love for him at all, just like he had doted on Xuan Xixi before. When he sat down, he did not even notice that his young prince had not arrived yet.
"Grandpa Emperor, I don't want to eat the egg custard anymore." The little guy frowned and pushed away the egg custard that was handed to his mouth.
"Then Xiaoxiao, what do you want to eat? Grandpa will serve it for you." The retired emperor's voice was soft and gentle, which was not the case when he spoke to others.
"Grandpa Emperor, no need. When my father comes, he will ask Xiaoxiao how old she is." Xuan Yuncheng rolled his eyes like black grapes and complained, "Grandpa Emperor, my father also said that Xiaoxiao was impolite. Xiaoxiao felt uncomfortable. So, can Xiaoxiao not go to the morning class tomorrow?"
He had pretended to be sick too many times, so he had to change to another one. He had heard that his father would not get up until noon every day, so he had to go to morning classes early!
Yan Yuning cleared her cough, and Xuan Yanyu said that Xiaoxiao had passed away a few days ago, and now he brought it up again in order to avoid attending morning classes.
"Mother, what's wrong with you?" The little guy blinked.
"No." Yan Yuning smiled.
The little guy turned his head and looked at the emperor, pouting, "Grandpa Emperor, is this okay?"
The emperor was about to get angry when he heard the first half of the sentence, but then he heard the kid say, "Can I skip the morning class tomorrow?" He realized he was looking for an excuse again, so he changed the subject.
"Why hasn't Yu'er come yet? Is everyone waiting for him? His mother and I have already arrived. What's the matter with him not coming? Is he waiting for me to invite him?"
Yan Yuning pursed her lips. Xuan Yanyu was resting. Who would dare to disturb him? The eunuch who delivered the message could only wait until he woke up and then tell him to come to Taiyi Palace for dinner.
After a cup of tea, Xuan Yanyu came in late, sleepy-eyed. Amid the voices of the people paying respects, the voice of the retired emperor stood out, "Why do you make me wait for you?"
The man sat next to Yan Yuning, glanced at the emperor holding the peeled shrimp and feeding it to Xuan Yuncheng, and said lightly, "You don't have to wait."
"Xuan Yanyu!" The retired emperor slapped the imperial table in anger.
Xuan Yanyu pinched his brows and said in a deep voice, "Father, Xuan Yuncheng is not a child anymore, please don't spoil him too much."
The emperor looked at Xuan Yanyu coldly, "How can he not be a child? Our Xiaoxiao is only 18 years old. I was the same when you were a child."
The man frowned, "I will not skip morning classes, nor will I find excuses to pretend to be sick."
The emperor pursed his lips.
The little fellow shrank guiltily into the arms of the retired emperor.
"From today on, I will take care of it myself." Xuan Yanyu scooped up a spoonful of soup with a silver spoon and handed it to Yan Yuning.
Xuan Zhaoyang curled her lips. She felt that Xuan Xixi was similar to her father, except that one was towards Ningning and the other was towards Xiaoxiao.
"No, I have raised Xiaoxiao since he was a child. Now you say that if you take care of me, I should give him to you?" The emperor said in a dissatisfied tone.
"I am not discussing this with you." Xuan Yanyu put the boneless fish meat into Yan Yuning's white jade plate, and glanced at the little guy in the arms of the emperor, "Sit down and eat by yourself."
"Oh." The little guy jumped onto the floor, walked to his seat and sat down obediently.
"You can take care of him if you want, just don't be too strict." The emperor compromised.
He is indeed not suitable to take care of Xiaoxiao now. Once Xiaoxiao cries, he cannot refuse him.
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