The moment Xiao Chengyou held the child, the corners of his mouth curled up wildly, and his whole body stiffened as he looked at the small and soft daughter in his arms.
He even found it hard to believe that he really had a daughter. The things he had prepared for his daughter several times before were finally put to use.
"Let your mother take a look at the little princess. You can't be the only one holding her. Your mother has never held her before." The retired emperor reminded from the side.
He could see that the Queen Mother really wanted to hold the little princess, but she just didn't want to compete with her son for her.
Xiao Chengyou glanced at the little girl in his arms, then looked at the empress dowager whose eyes were filled with anticipation.
"Mother, this is for you." Xiao Chengyou reluctantly gave it up.
After the child was in the hands of the Queen Mother, Xiao Chengyou found that it became extremely difficult for him to take the child back.
Maybe people like to play with their grandchildren when they get older.
Besides, not only the queen mother likes the little princess, but the emperor father does too.
Just as the queen mother was about to return it to him, the emperor grabbed it.
"My little grandson, come and let Grandpa hold us. Grandpa has never held our little princess before. We are so beautiful, you can tell she takes after your grandmother."
The Queen Mother chuckled and shook her head, helplessly retorting: "You are joking again. It is obvious that she takes after Yier. If she took after me, how could our little princess be so pretty?"
In fact, the emperor never had a princess in his life, only three princes.
Xiao Chengyou only had such a princess after he already had five princes. Scarcity makes things valuable. It would be a lie to say that she is not rare.
By the time Xiao Chengyou was finally able to hold the child, Xu Lingyi had already woken up.
"Father, I will take the child to show the Queen." Xiao Chengyou took the opportunity to speak.
Only then did he finally bring back his and Xu Lingyi's precious daughter.
"Thank you, Yi'er, for giving birth to twins, a boy and a girl, for me."
Xiao Chengyou held her hand, his eyes full of tenderness: "I will never let you down in this life. I only want you in this life."
"A lifetime is too long. How can Your Majesty guarantee it?" Xu Lingyi deliberately spoke while holding her daughter.
Xiao Chengyou held her and the child in his arms, "Yier, just wait and see."
For the next forty years, Xiao Chengyou fulfilled his promise. He only loved Xu Lingyi in his life, and she was the only one in his harem.
Before Xiao Chengyou died, he looked at his children and then at Xu Lingyi.
"Yier." He held her hand, his breath weak, and the years had already left traces on his face: "In the next life...can you and I...still be husband and wife?"
What Xiao Chengyou wanted most was to ask her whether she was in love with him, but at this age, it was difficult for him to ask such questions.
"Your Majesty, I will." Xu Lingyi shook his hand back. She said firmly, holding his frail hand tightly, her eyes reddened. "I will come back to see you in my next life."
But in her heart, Xu Lingyi silently said goodbye to him.
Because she knew that this was the last time they would meet in this life, her fate with him had ended, and there would be no fate to meet him in the next life.
"Goodbye, Xiao Chengyou." Xu Lingyi said in her heart.
The fifth short story ends.
————(Cub Extra)
Xu Lingyi and Xiao Chengyou's youngest daughter is named Fubao.
Xiao Chengyou had thought of this nickname a few years before the child was born.
After their daughter was born, he and Xu Lingyi hesitated for almost three months before finally deciding on this nickname.
"Yier, let's call her Fubao. I just hope that she will be blessed with great fortune, peace and success in her life." Xiao Chengyou said seriously.
Although Xu Lingyi remembered that she had a dog named Fubao in the past, but seeing Xiao Chengyou's eyes slightly reddened, she remembered that he had struggled for several months before deciding on this name, which contained his love and wishes for his daughter.
She nodded anyway.
"This name does have a good meaning." Xu Lingyi said. Apart from the fact that it easily has the same name as cats and dogs, there are no other disadvantages.
Xiao Chengyou didn't seem to have ever kept a pet, so he didn't know this.
"Fubao, my dear daughter, do you like this nickname?"
"If Fubao doesn't speak, Father will assume that you like it. From now on, you will be called Fubao."
"Your Majesty, how can she speak when she is only a few months old?" Xu Lingyi couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.
Xiao Chengyou also chuckled.
Fubao has been cute all the way to adulthood. Most babies are ugly when they are born, and her brother is like that, but she was already quite cute then.
As Fubao grew up day by day, by the time she was three years old, she had conquered everyone who saw her with her cute appearance.
No matter whether it was the palace maids and guards or the ministers' families, they couldn't help but soften their eyes when they saw her for the first time.
Xu Lingyi picked up Xiaowu. He and Fubao were twins, a boy and a girl, but their personalities were very different.
Fubao has loved laughing, making noises, acting coquettishly and crying since he was a child.
But Xiaowu has been very quiet and silent since he was born. He is an absolute angel baby.
She and Xiao Chengyou were once worried that the child would not be able to speak.
But it was not until one day when Fubao bit him that he spoke his first words.
"Sister, eat me."
Xiao Chengyou hugged Xiaowu and said, "My dear, say it again, say one more word."
She and Xiao Chengyou looked expectant, but Xiaowu just didn't say a word.
It was not until Fubao bit her face again, making Xiaowu's face covered with saliva, that he could no longer hold back and spoke again.
"My sister eats people."
Xiaowu puffed up his cheeks and spoke angrily.
With a round face and black eyes, she looked at Xu Lingyi and Xiao Chengyou for help, which made them look very cute.
Xiao Chengyou sighed countless times in his heart that he could actually have six such lovely children in this life, including the cutest daughter. He had no regrets in this life.
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