Chapter 1664 Who else is it your turn to ask?
In Yonghe Palace, Queen Xu Miaoyin stood in front of a bronze mirror, allowing the young palace maid Chun'er to carefully dress her up.
On weekdays, her clothes were rather plain and simple because the emperor did not like luxury, but today, her clothes were more exquisite than usual.
Because today is the day she goes home to visit her parents.
Chun'er said with a smile as she straightened her clothes: "Your Highness, with a little dressing up like this, you look ten years younger, just like when you first entered Prince Yan's Mansion."
Xu Miaoyin glanced at her and said with a half-smile, "Are you saying that I'm old?"
"ah?"
Unexpectedly, Chun'er was so scared by her words that she knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I never meant that."
“…”
Xu Miaoyin looked at her for a while, then looked at herself in the mirror.
Then he smiled faintly and said, "Get up, you look so scared."
“…”
"How old was I when I first entered Prince Yan's mansion? How old am I now? More than a decade has passed. How can I not have aged at all?"
“…”
"You, stop learning from them, you're so slick."
After all, Chun'er was also a close maid who had been with her for more than ten years, and there was some affection between them. Upon hearing this, she knew that the Queen was not seriously angry with her, so she could only nod cautiously: "I understand."
Xu Miaoyin moved closer to the mirror and looked at herself.
In fact, she really doesn't look old and has maintained herself quite well. However, compared with so many beautiful young girls in the palace, she can't be called young.
Time is always ruthless.
She used her fingers to smooth the fine lines at the corners of her eyes and said, "Ask outside, are you ready?"
Chun Er said, "My Lady, the carriage has been prepared long ago."
"So, what about home?"
"Someone has already gone to the uncle's house to make arrangements and is ready to receive the emperor."
"Um."
Xu Miaoyin nodded and said, "Send someone to call the King of Wei."
As soon as he finished speaking, the voice of King Wei came from the door: "Mother."
Xu Miaoyin hurriedly turned around and saw Prince Wei Zhu Chengxuan walking in. Because this was his first time returning home with the empress and also because he had to pay a visit to his uncle, he had paid special attention to his attire today. He wore a bright long gown with fluffy fur trimmed around the collar and cuffs, which made him look handsome and elegant.
As soon as she saw him, a smile appeared on Xu Miaoyin's face.
He said, "My Xuan'er has grown taller and more handsome, and is somewhat like your father when he was a child."
When Zhu Chengxuan heard this, his ears turned red.
He lowered his head and said, "Mother, you are too kind. How can I, your son, be as virtuous and capable as your father?"
Xu Miaoyin smiled and said, "It's good that you know the gap between you and your father. During these days when your father is away, you must be more diligent and cautious, and learn more from the ministers."
Zhu Chengxuan said, "I know."
"And you said you knew,"
Xu Miaoyin said angrily, "The last two times I went to your place, you were in a daze. You didn't even know what I was thinking when I walked right up to you. What are you thinking about?"
When this was mentioned, Zhu Chengxuan's face turned red again.
He just lowered his head and said, "Mother..."
Xu Miaoyin glanced at him again, her expression becoming slightly heavier as she said, "Xuan'er, you are the Queen Mother's hope."
“…”
"Mother has arranged many things for you. Don't let her down again."
Her words seemed a bit serious.
Zhu Chengxuan's face was flushed and he was overwhelmed. Suddenly, upon hearing these words, he was alert and said hurriedly, "Your son understands."
Only then did Xu Miaoyin nod.
At this time, Bihe walked in from outside: "My Lady, everything is ready outside."
Xu Miaoyin nodded and said, "Let's go."
After saying that, she turned and walked out. Zhu Chengxuan hurriedly followed her and walked out together.
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After the imperial concubine left, Li Lai stayed in the room and did not go out again.
He held onto the edge of the table and slowly sat down.
Time passed by little by little, but he did not move. He just sat there quietly. After a while, footsteps were heard outside the window.
When I looked up, I saw a young eunuch pushing the door and walking in.
"Li Lai."
Li Lai hurriedly stood up again, holding onto the edge of the table: "I'm here."
The young eunuch held a whisk in his hands and looked at him with a somewhat arrogant look on his face. Then he said, "Hurry up and pack up and come with me."
Li Lai looked at him cautiously: "I wonder what instructions the eunuch has for me, and where to go?"
The young eunuch said, "The Emperor is looking for you."
"Ah? Your Majesty?"
When Li Lai heard that the emperor wanted to see him, a look of panic immediately appeared on his face.
"The Emperor wants to see me?"
"Yes, you are very lucky."
The young eunuch glanced at him again and said, "Hurry up and clean up before going. Don't behave disrespectfully in front of the emperor. This will bring trouble to our family and disappoint the Imperial Concubine's kindness."
“…”
Hearing this, Li Lai seemed to understand something.
He hurriedly changed into a relatively new set of clothes, combed his hair again, and confirmed again and again that there was nothing wrong with himself before following the young eunuch out.
He had an old injury on his foot, and as the saying goes, it takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone. Even after all this time, it still hadn't healed. He could only lean on a cane and hurriedly follow the young eunuch. However, just as he walked out of the door of the west wing, he heard a very faint "bang, bang, bang" sound coming from the front.
It felt like a bamboo stick was tapping the ground.
Li Lai was leaning on a crutch, and the sound of his tapping the ground was rougher than this sound.
When I looked up, I saw Chu Xin walking slowly in the courtyard, leaning on a bamboo stick and tapping the ground.
She had been blind for more than ten years, but her hearing was very sharp, so she immediately heard the sound of the crutch tapping the ground.
It was a bit strange. She had lived in this room for several days. Although she couldn't see anything, she could hear the footsteps of most people coming and going, and could also tell who they were.
But I never knew that there was a person with a cane here.
So he frowned and asked, "Who is it?"
The young eunuch said impatiently, "Why are you nagging? Who is it your turn to question?"
He was working before the emperor, so naturally he couldn't stand being spoken to like that by a commoner. He wanted to say a few more words, but suddenly he remembered what the imperial concubine had told him before he came.
He snorted coldly.
He turned back and urged Li Lai: "Hurry up, they are waiting for you over there."
Li Lai said in a hoarse voice: "Yes."
After saying this, he hurriedly followed the young eunuch out, leaning on his crutches.
Chu Xin's brows furrowed at the eunuch's retort, but the eunuch had already left, so she couldn't lose her temper. Besides, this was someone else's place after all. She could only stomp the ground with the bamboo stick in her hand and turn back to her room.
However, after taking just two steps, she stopped again.
Turn around and head in the direction the two people left.
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