Chapter 2745 A Gentle Heart
Xie Jiaojiao smiled and said, "Three people, of course we have to buy three skewers."
After saying that, he stuffed one of the strings into Xiaoxing's hand and said, "This one is for you."
Xiaoxing immediately reached out to take it, and she also took a string in one hand and said, "This one is mine."
Then, he handed the remaining string to Li Bushang and said, "This one is for you."
“…”
Li Bushan glanced at her, then looked at the string of bright red candied haws that was brought before him, and said in a deep voice, "I don't want it."
Xie Jiaojiao smiled and said, "I know you are carrying him on your back and don't have any hands to hold it."
“…”
"It's okay, I'll hold it for you."
“…”
"When you want to eat, I'll just put it in your mouth."
Li Bushang said coldly: "No need."
After saying that, he turned around and continued walking forward.
Although he was cold, perhaps because he was carrying the child on his back, Xie Jiaojiao could tell that his heart was not completely frozen. Xie Jiaojiao was not repulsed by his attitude. Instead, she followed him, clutching a string of candied haws in one hand, and said with a smile, "Don't walk so fast, I can't keep up. Xiaoxing, you eat. I have more here when you're done."
Xiaoxing looked at her and then at Li Bushang.
Then he carefully put the candied haws into his mouth and bit off the largest hawthorn. The rock sugar crunched in his mouth, and the sweet and sour taste he felt on the tip of his tongue made him squint his eyes.
The child smiled for the first time.
Seeing him like this, Xie Jiaojiao also took a bite, and then put the string of candied haws to Li Bushang's mouth.
"Take a bite, too."
"I don't want it."
"Take a bite."
"Need not."
"Eat."
“…”
Li Bu Shang turned his head and glanced at her silently. Xiao Xing on his back also looked at him cautiously. After a while, he still said coldly: "You guys eat it, I don't want it."
After saying that, he continued walking forward with Xiaoxing on his back.
Seeing him like this, Xie Jiaojiao felt a little disappointed, but she still followed him with two candied haws.
Passersby didn't know who they were. They just looked at these two good-looking young men and women, with a child and candied haws in their hands. They looked like a young couple taking their child out to play.
They all laughed and said, "What a loving couple."
At this time, a young eunuch who was walking on the road and was on business outside the palace happened to see this scene.
For them, who were already accustomed to Commander Li's cold appearance, the scene of him suddenly carrying a child on his back, accompanying a young lady, and eating candied haws was like seeing something out of a fairy tale.
The young eunuch returned to the palace and gave Ruoshui some small gadgets that Ruoshui and the others had asked him to buy from outside the palace.
Then he told her about this scene.
When Ruoshui heard this, she opened her eyes wide in shock and hurried back to Yonghe Palace.
It was already evening. Zhu Feng was still busy in the imperial study and had said he wouldn't be coming tonight, so Nan Yan had dinner with Xin Ping and Cheng Jun. After they were taken away, Ruo Shui walked in and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, there's something new. Do you want to hear it?"
Nan Yan smiled and asked, "What new news have you heard?"
Ruoshui leaned close to her ear and told her about this.
"real?"
Nan Yan looked at her with eyes wide open in surprise and said, "Isn't this a mistake?"
Ruoshui said, "Xiaodouzi saw it when he was out of the palace shopping. He's so smart, how could he be wrong?"
“…”
"It's just that I don't know who that child and that young lady are."
“…”
"But no matter who looks at us, we all look like a family, very close and loving."
Nan Yan thought for a while and said, "That young lady should be Xie Jiaojiao, the young lady of the Xie family. That child—I heard that the little beggar who delivered the message for their Jinyiwei before seemed to have gone to work in the Li Mansion later. It might be that child."
As she spoke, a smile appeared on her face.
Ruoshui asked, "What are you laughing at, Madam?"
Nan Yan said: "Ever since I brought Bu Shang back from Yongzhou, over the years, this child has always been cold and doesn't get close to anyone——"
Having said this, she paused.
Ruoshui also glanced at her.
Although Ruoshui didn't know what happened during the days when the imperial concubine disappeared on the way back to the capital from Jinling, even she could see that Commander Li treated the imperial concubine differently from others.
Even though it was cold, that kind of coldness was a deliberate restraint.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to be close to people.
But the people he wants to be close to can't get close to him.
Nan Yan seemed to have remembered something, but immediately added, "I never thought he would be so gentle, protecting a child, and taking Xie Jiaojiao for a stroll on the street, even buying candied haws for her."
As she spoke, she laughed and said, "Even the emperor wouldn't do that."
Ruoshui immediately laughed and said, "The Emperor would never do that."
"Yes, look at me, I am so happy that I am confused."
"Is your Majesty so happy?"
"certainly……"
Nan Yan sighed softly as she spoke, "What I hope for most is to see him have the one he loves, his own home, and his own happiness. The prerequisite for all this is that he needs a gentle heart."
“…”
"Now it seems that he already has it."
“…”
"Then everything will be fine."
Ruoshui looked at her, happy and full of emotion, and said softly, "Your Majesty, you've been really worried about Commander Li."
Nan Yan said softly, "Just consider this as a drill."
“…”
"I have a princess and a prince under my wing. They will also grow up and mature slowly in the future."
Ruoshui asked, "Then, what about the King of Wei?"
Nan Yan smiled and said, "King Wei, it's already very good."
“…”
"This kid is just too gentle, sometimes seeming too soft and soft, which makes people uneasy about entrusting him with important tasks. He lacks firmness and a sense of responsibility."
“…”
"But now it seems that he has become much better than before. After his mourning period is over, he can get married."
“…”
"After getting married, boys become men and have to take on responsibilities, which makes them more mature."
“…”
"By then, I will feel more at ease."
Ruoshui asked, "Does Your Majesty also hold the same hope for Commander Li?"
Nan Yan nodded gently.
She smiled again and said, "After some time, when the time is right and their relationship is more stable, perhaps I can consider their marriage."
“…”
"This child has suffered a lot over the years."
“…”
"I will definitely arrange his marriage in a grand manner."
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