Seeing how pitiful she was, the young eunuch He Gonggong in the palace slipped a small wooden horse into Qingyin's hand.
Qingyin looked up in surprise, her clear eyes filled with confusion.
Eunuch He smiled gently: "Go ahead and play, it's alright, it's just a little horse, His Majesty won't mind."
Qingyin smiled obediently at Eunuch He, then lowered her head to fumble with the small wooden horse in her hand, looking somewhat childlike and innocent.
In his study, Emperor Chongzhao was flipping through memorials. In fact, he himself did not understand why he had suddenly brought that child back. An inexplicable emotion made him feel annoyed as he looked at the memorials.
Li Yuanzhen, who was standing beside His Majesty, noticed His Majesty's displeasure and obediently lowered his head.
"Enough, let's return to our palace." Emperor Chongzhao put down the memorial in his hand, stood up, and prepared to leave.
Emperor Chongzhao, who had just arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony, immediately spotted the child he had brought with him from the Changchun Palace—Ruyu.
After several hours, the child, unable to resist the drowsiness, sat on a small stool, his big eyes squinting with tears, his long eyelashes, like small fans, fixed intently on a cheap, poorly made rocking horse in his hand.
When Emperor Chongzhao saw that scene, he subconsciously felt a sense of displeasure. When had his child ever had such a cheap toy? It looked so pitiful.
Could it be that an emperor like him doesn't have a good toy for the child he favors?
Emperor Chongzhao frowned: "Why don't you let the child go to sleep when he's sleepy?"
At His Majesty's questioning, the eunuchs and palace maids in the hall all knelt down: "Your Majesty, please forgive us!"
The group smiled bitterly to themselves; the Emperor had personally brought the child back, so how could they dare to settle him casually?
Qingyin was awakened by their voices, and suddenly stood up, looking blankly at Emperor Chongzhao, her fingers still tightly gripping the ordinary little wooden horse.
Li Yuanzhen knew their distress and, observing the Emperor's expression, advised, "Your Majesty, why don't you let Young Master Ruyu go and rest first?"
Not knowing how to address him, Li Yuanzhen politely addressed the child as "Young Master" based on his gender, which was not wrong.
As expected, His Majesty's expression softened when the young master Ruyu was mentioned.
Emperor Chongzhao looked at the somewhat frightened Xiao Ruyu and beckoned her over: "Come here!"
Qingyin obediently walked over.
Emperor Chongzhao looked down at the child who had suddenly become so influential. Hmm, he just had longer eyelashes, fairer skin, a prettier face, and looked a little more obedient... How did he become so influential?
Emperor Chongzhao pinched the child's fair cheek with a puzzled hand. It felt nice, so he subconsciously pinched it again.
He's a bit too thin; he needs to be fattened up a bit more, Emperor Chongzhao thought to himself.
Emperor Chongzhao, realizing he had pinched the child several times and still wanting to fatten him up, froze.
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