Chapter 952 Qin Yunyan is furious
Meanwhile, Qin Yunyan stayed in the imperial study until nightfall. When she had no heart to ask for dinner, she served him with ease and showed no intention of leaving. On the contrary, she was very happy that the emperor did not send her away and thought that the emperor would let her stay overnight.
Xie Shang spent the entire afternoon focused on handling state affairs, and had people deliver the memorials he had reviewed to the ministers overnight. They were all related to the disaster in Yuzhou, and he dared not slack off for a moment.
When he finished his work, he realized it was already dark. His mind wasn't on Qin Yunyan; his stomach rumbled as he looked at the table full of food.
Qin Yunyan smiled and said, "Your Majesty must be hungry! Come and have your meal!"
A hint of embarrassment flashed in Xie Shang's eyes. His mind was no longer on the dinner table. He turned to Wuxin and asked, "Does no one come to the Imperial Study while I am handling official business?"
Wu Xin paused for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty, no one has come."
Xie Shang gave Wuxin a deep look. Had he not told Jiang Fenghua about Qin Yunyan staying in the Imperial Study? Or did she already know and not care that he was with another woman?
Qin Yunyan searched around but couldn't find the wine pot. If she and the Emperor drank some more wine at this moment, they would both be tipsy, creating a more intimate atmosphere, and then things would naturally fall into place between them.
Qin Yunyan eagerly served Xie Shang some food, saying, "Your Majesty, please have some! It all looks delicious!"
Xie Shang suddenly became gentle and refined, "Miss Bai, please eat more. I'm sorry to have troubled you with grinding ink for me today."
The Emperor personally served her food with such gentleness that Qin Yunyan felt flattered and overwhelmed. She blushed and said, "It is my honor to share Your Majesty's burdens. If possible, I would like to serve Your Majesty for the rest of my life."
Her hand unconsciously reached for Xie Shang's arm, but Xie Shang noticed her action and suddenly pulled his hand away. "Miss Bai, please eat!"
Qin Yunyan didn't know whether he was intentionally or unintentionally avoiding her, but she said gently, "Yes."
Wu Xin felt disgusted just looking at them. He dared not put medicine in the emperor's food. If the emperor investigated, no one in this room would escape.
The Emperor won't let her leave. Does he want to keep her here tonight for his favor? Will there be another concubine in the palace tomorrow?
Just then, Xie Ziyan walked in with her maids. "Yan'er greets Father Emperor and wishes him a happy and healthy birthday, with boundless blessings and longevity."
Xie Shang was stunned by Xie Ziyan's appearance. Her small face was covered with a white veil, and her big, watery eyes seemed to speak volumes. She wore a white dress and looked like a fairy who had suddenly descended to earth. Xie Shang was stunned for a long time.
Wu Xin was stunned when he saw Xie Ziyan dressed like this. His eyes suddenly reddened, and memories flooded his mind as he recalled his young master who looked exactly the same as he did back then.
Seeing her father staring at her blankly, Xie Ziyan asked, "Father, what's wrong? Did my blessing come late and upset you?"
Xie Shang's eyes were full of tenderness and affection. "Why is Yan'er wearing a veil?"
Xie Ziyan's eyes showed some sadness: "Because Yan'er has become ugly, that's why I'm wearing a veil."
"My daughter is the most beautiful little fairy, how could she be ugly?" Xie Shang had never seen his daughter so insecure. He picked her up and placed her on his lap. "You are the eldest princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Anyone who dares to say that Yan'er is ugly, I will cut off their head."
Xie Shang pulled off the veil from her face, and Xie Ziyan suddenly grinned, revealing her teeth, and cried, "Yan'er's teeth fell out, and she doesn't look pretty anymore, boohoo..."
When Xie Shang saw his daughter's appearance, memories suddenly surfaced in his mind. The little girl looked exactly the same. Yan'er and Ruan Ruan looked exactly alike when they were young. He remembered.
Xie Shang looked at Xie Ziyan's outfit and instantly understood, "It was your mother who sent you."
Xie Ziyan stopped crying instantly. She was actually just pretending to cry. She said, "I was too shy to go and wish Father Emperor a happy birthday at the banquet, so Mother sent me to bring you longevity noodles. Mother made them herself!"
Xie Ziyan said to the palace maid, "Bring me the longevity noodles from the food box!"
All that was left was for the palace maid to open the food box and bring out a bowl of fragrant and delicious noodles, which she then placed on the table.
Xie Ziyan got off Xie Shang's lap and pushed the noodles in front of him: "Father is busy with state affairs and must have forgotten that Father's birthday is also Yan'er's and Youyou's birthday. We have already eaten noodles. We are just waiting for Father to eat noodles so that the three of us can celebrate our birthdays together. Father, please eat while it's hot!"
Xie Shang took a bite and found it delicious and fragrant. Compared to the imperial dishes on the table, this bowl of noodles was simply a delicacy. It might have been made by Jiang Fenghua herself, or perhaps he saw a glimpse of Xie Ziyan's childhood in her.
Before long, Xie Shang finished the entire bowl of noodles, even the soup. His stomach was satisfied, and his mood suddenly improved.
At this moment, Xie Shang said, "It was Father Emperor's fault for forgetting Yan'er's birthday. Father Emperor apologizes to Yan'er."
"I really like the birthday gift Father gave me." Xie Ziyan gave her father a big kiss. "I also really like the gift Father gave me."
Xie Shang was always busy, and he didn't give the two children any gifts. The birthday gifts given to the children in his name were prepared by Ruan Ruan.
Xie Ziyan said, "Mother said that Father must be hungry after dealing with official business all day. Mother was right. It seems that Father is really hungry. Has Father eaten enough? Mother said that if Father is not full, Mother has prepared a lot more."
Xie Ziyan blinked her big eyes and glanced at Qin Yunyan beside her. This was the vixen Hongxiu had mentioned who had seduced the Emperor. She hugged her father's arm and said, "Yuan'er misses Father too. Has Father finished his official duties? Youyou misses Father too. Little Yue'er has grown teeth. Father, go and see her little teeth. They're so cute."
Xie Ziyan had never acted so coquettishly before. She was determined to bring her father to her mother's presence and would never allow the vixen to monopolize her father.
Xie Shang couldn't resist his daughter's soft words, "Father also misses them, so I will accompany Yan'er back to the palace."
Before Qin Yunyan could even pick up her chopsticks, she saw the Emperor get up to leave. She quickly said, "Your Majesty, please finish your meal before you go to see the princes and princesses!"
The opportunity she had worked so hard for was lost because the emperor left, and all her efforts were in vain.
Xie Shang glanced at the dishes on the table and said to Wuxin, "Have someone send the food to Miss Bai's palace."
After saying that, he took Xie Ziyan's hand and left.
Wu Xin quickly replied, "Respectfully seeing Your Majesty off."
He stood in front of Qin Yunyan and said, "Miss Bai, please. I will personally escort you back to the palace."
Qin Yunyan was furious. She had stood in the imperial study all day, serving tea and water until her legs were stiff, just waiting to be with the emperor that evening. Now she was back to square one, back in that dilapidated palace.
The eldest princess sent longevity noodles, but the emperor's birthday has already passed. Why send longevity noodles? She thinks the princess is just deliberately trying to get rid of the emperor and cause trouble.
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