"Shh!"
Seeing the little guy laughing happily, looking like he was about to cry out, Chi Yuan quickly picked him up.
"Why are you awake already? Aren't you sleepy?"
He patted the back of the baby's head and walked around the window.
The little fox nibbled on its paws, gazing at the pool in the soft moonlight.
"Why do you look like... Father?"
The child was conceived by Shen Yulou and his blood essence. Shen Yulou claimed to be his father, so naturally he himself was his father emperor.
Thinking back to how his father spoke to him when he was a child, Chi Yuan imitated his father's way of speaking to his son.
"Is Father ugly now?"
Chi Yuan buried his nose in the fur on the baby's neck, feeling the delicate, silky texture.
The little one shook his head.
No, he doesn't think Chi's father is ugly at all.
In his eyes, his fathers always looked the best.
"My sweet baby, you're so good. How can you be so good?"
Chi Yuan was charmed by the baby's adorable appearance and showered the baby's cheeks with kisses.
The little guy turned his head away, refusing to let him kiss him anymore.
Daddy's messed up all the pretty fur on the baby's face!
"Father, check if the bump on your forehead is better yet."
As Chi Yuan spoke, he carefully pinched the baby's chin and examined the two small swollen corners on his forehead.
It feels like it's reduced quite a bit.
Children generally have a better recovery ability than adults.
"Alright, it's so late. Let your father coax you to go to sleep, okay?"
Chi Yuan gently squeezed the baby's four paws. In order not to wake Shen Yulou, it took Chi Yuan a long time to coax the baby back to sleep.
After putting the little fox back on the bed, Chi Yuan sighed and leaned against the bedside to carefully observe Shen Yulou's sleeping face.
Shen Yulou, lying on the bed, felt uneasy under Chi Yuan's gaze and longed to open her eyes and kick him.
Why are you staying up all night to watch him sleep? Are you crazy?
As he watched, and seeing the first light of dawn outside the window, Chi Yuan put on his cloak again and climbed out the window.
Only then did Shen Meiren hold the plush baby in her arms and show a relieved smile.
Finally, no one was watching anymore.
Wanfu, who was dozing in the palace, suddenly woke up when he saw His Majesty climbing in through the window.
He stepped forward and helped Chi Yuan remove his cloak.
"Your Majesty, you've returned?"
"Didn't you get any rest last night? Your Majesty, please go and rest. I'll go and light some calming incense for you."
After taking Chi Yuan's cloak, Wanfu planned to go and arrange Chi Yuan's bedroom.
Unexpectedly, Chi Yuan waved his hand and said he wasn't sleepy.
"Summon the Ministers of Revenue and Works to come here now. I need to discuss the thunderstorms that will occur in seven days."
Seeing Chi Yuan's firm stance, Wan Fu had no choice but to agree to Chi Yuan's request and send palace servants out of the palace to summon him.
"Would Your Majesty like to have breakfast?"
Chi Yuan also shook his head.
It's strange, he didn't sleep all night, but he wasn't sleepy at all, nor was he hungry.
Aside from my heart beating a little faster, I feel more energetic overall.
"Your Majesty, you must take care of your health!"
Wanfu was somewhat worried when he saw Chi Yuan's current condition and wondered if he should call the imperial physician again.
"It's alright, I'm still young."
"By the way, you can go out now. I want to be alone for a while."
Instructing Wanfu to guard the door properly, Chi Yuan immediately ordered his secret guards to thoroughly investigate the affair between Consort Shu and Consort Xian back then.
"Bring here the nannies and maids who took care of me back then, and interrogate them thoroughly."
"And the midwife from back then."
This matter is still a bit tricky.
All the people directly involved back then have passed away, and it's unknown whether the personal caregivers can still be found.
"Find them for me at all costs."
At this moment, the emperor's innate majesty was on full display.
What if I can't find it?
What if they really are brothers?
Chi Yuan knew that he couldn't hold back for long.
It was only a matter of time before Shen Yulou and I took the final step together.
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