In the Forbidden City's imperial study, the emperor sighed over a mountain of memorials. The scent of ambergris wafted from the gilded incense burner on his desk, but it couldn't dispel the weariness that etched itself across his brow. Suddenly, the sound of crawling feet echoed from the doorway, accompanied by the soft, childish babbling of a child.
"Who let the little ancestor in?" the emperor asked without raising his head, thinking that a palace maid had not kept a close eye on him.
Before he could finish his words, a plump little figure crawled out from under the table, clutching a bright yellow silk package. He blinked his big, dark eyes and gnawed on a crystal-clear object with gusto.
"What is this?" The emperor put down his red brush curiously and bent down to hug his grandson. But Henkeng dodged nimbly and continued to chew on the thing in his hand, saliva still hanging from the corner of his mouth.
When the emperor saw what it was, he almost fell off the throne - wasn't that the imperial seal that he had placed on the dragon desk?!
"Rebellion!" The emperor was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, "Come here! Drag this little devil out for me!"
The eunuchs were so frightened that they hurried forward, but were glared back at by Pitfall. This little guy inherited Shen Weiwan's eccentricity and was not afraid of strangers since he was a child. At this moment, he hugged the jade seal tightly, fearing that it would be snatched away.
"Father, don't be angry!" Shen Weiwan walked in slowly from outside, still holding Wawa in her arms. She looked at the jade seal in Henkeng's hand and said with a forced smile, "Henkeng just thought the jade seal was not as fun as his rattle, so he wanted to help you test its hardness!"
"Try the hardness?" The emperor pointed at the saliva mark on the seal. "Look at the teeth mark! This is the imperial seal, the blood of my life!"
"Oh, it's just a seal!" Shen Weiwan walked forward, easily took the jade seal from Henkeng's hand, and wiped it with a handkerchief. "Look, isn't it better to wipe it clean? Besides, Henkeng felt that the jade seal was not bright enough, so he helped you polish it!"
Kengkeng seemed to understand what his mother said, clapping his hands and laughing: "Bright! Bright!"
The emperor was so angry that he could not speak, and could only puff out his beard and glare. The eunuchs beside him were so embarrassed that their faces turned red, and they dared not utter a word.
"Okay, okay, calm down, father." Shen Weiwan put the jade seal back on the dragon desk, picked up Kengkeng and patted him on the butt, "Apologize to grandpa and tell him that he won't dare to do it again next time."
But Kengkeng stretched out his little hand, pointed at the emperor's beard and said, "Grandpa, beard, pull it!"
"Look, look!" the emperor was furious. "This is not an apology, it's clearly a provocation!"
Shen Weiwan quickly covered the dead child's mouth and said to the emperor with an apologetic smile: "The child is ignorant, father, please don't argue with him. How about this, I let the dead child kowtow to you and apologize?"
As she said this, she was about to press down on the emperor's head. But when he turned his head, he spat on the emperor's robe.
"Oh!" Shen Weiwan exclaimed, "How could you do this, Pit Pit? Quickly wipe it clean for Grandpa!"
But Kengkeng chuckled and reached out to grab the emperor's robe. The emperor sighed helplessly and waved the eunuchs away: "Forget it, forget it. He's my grandson after all. But if he dares to touch my imperial seal again, I will... I will punish him by making him read the Analects!"
"Father, please don't!" Shen Weiwan said quickly, "Kengkeng is still young, and reading the Analects is too difficult for him. How about this, I go back and discipline him well, and I promise not to make the same mistake next time."
The emperor looked at Shen Weiwan's serious expression and couldn't help laughing: "You, just protect him. Okay, take him back and don't make trouble here."
"As you wish!" Shen Weiwan bowed, holding Kengkeng and Wawa and preparing to leave. When she reached the door, she suddenly turned back and whispered to Kengkeng, "Son, don't chew on the jade seal next time. If you want to chew on it, chew on your grandfather's gold seal. That one is more valuable!"
He nodded, not quite understanding, and muttered, "Golden seal... chew..."
The emperor heard this and was so angry that he almost fainted: "Chen Weiwan! How do you teach your child?"
Shen Weiwan stuck out her tongue and quickened her pace to leave the imperial study. The emperor was left alone on the dragon throne, sighing and looking at the faint saliva marks on the jade seal, feeling both angry and amused.
Back at the Prince's Mansion, Shen Weiwan put Kengkeng on the ground, pointed at his little nose and said, "You scared your grandpa today. If you are so naughty next time, your mother will spank you!"
But Kengkeng stretched out his little hand, grabbed Shen Weiwan's finger and stuffed it into his mouth. Wawa next to him also crawled over and hugged Shen Weiwan's legs.
"Okay, okay, I know you are the most naughty." Shen Weiwan smiled and picked up the two children, "Come on, mother will take you to find daddy and let him buy you some candy."
At this time, Xiao Yu was handling official business in the study. He heard the noise outside, looked up and saw Shen Weiwan coming in with two children. A smile immediately appeared on his face: "Why are you free to come here today?"
"He's still your son!" Shen Weiwan placed Kengkeng in Xiao Yu's arms. "Today, he chewed on the imperial seal in the imperial study and almost pissed off the emperor to death."
Xiao Yu looked down at Pit Pit, the little guy grinning at him, drooling. He shook his head helplessly: "It's up to you. You've been so naughty since you were little."
"What do you mean by 'follow me'?" Shen Weiwan said, her hands on her hips, "It's obviously up to you! You must have been so naughty when you were a child!"
Xiao Yu smiled and didn't argue. He lowered his head to tease Kengkeng, but the little guy reached out to grab his hair crown. Wa Wa, who was standing next to him, was not to be outdone. He grabbed Xiao Yu's sleeve and stuffed it into his mouth.
"Look," Shen Weiwan said proudly, "this is your good son and daughter. They will definitely be better at cheating people than me in the future!"
Xiao Yu held the two children in his arms, looking at their innocent smiling faces, his heart was filled with warmth. He looked up and said to Shen Weiwan: "It doesn't matter if they are mischievous or naughty, as long as they are healthy and happy."
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