Yun Qingluo saw Liu Gonggong sprawled on the ground, his eyes still darting around, and knew at a glance that he was plotting some wicked scheme again.
After a while, Eunuch Liu got up from the ground and said casually, "Since Her Highness the Princess is unwilling to enter the palace, I dare not make things difficult for her. I will return to the palace to report back first."
Yun Qingluo lowered her head and gave a cold laugh. "Who said I don't want to go to the palace? I wish I could grow wings and fly into the palace to pay my respects to the Emperor and Empress. Besides, their nephew and niece are also looking forward to the Emperor and Empress's gifts."
Liu Gonggong was completely bewildered.
Gift?
What gift?
Yun Qingluo took the initiative to ask, "Didn't you just say that His Majesty and Empress are very eager to see my two children?"
Eunuch Liu nodded. "So what?"
Inwardly, however, he thought: Don't the Emperor and Empress even know whether they want to see each other or not?
Yun Qingluo smiled and said, "I think the Emperor and Empress are so eager to see their dear nephew and niece that they must have prepared many gifts. Otherwise, why would they be in such a hurry? What do you think, Eunuch?"
There was no way Eunuch Liu could answer that.
How dare he make decisions for the Emperor and Empress? Does he have a death wish?
"What exactly does Your Highness mean?" asked Eunuch Liu.
Yun Qingluo said, "Please wait a moment, Your Highness. I, the Princess Consort, will come out shortly."
Yun Qingluo turned her head to signal to the guard beside her, and the guard hurriedly stepped forward to help Eunuch Liu out of the mansion.
Yun Qingluo then turned to look at her parents.
"Luo Luo, if you don't want to go, I will refuse. Why make yourself suffer like this?" Father Yun said with some dissatisfaction.
Yunmu glared at him. "Should we bring more people?"
Yun Qingluo looked at Qiushui and Qiuyue behind her and shook her head, saying, "Too many people will only attract attention. Yun Tao and Yun Xin will come with me, and Qiushui and Qiuyue will take the children. That should be fine."
Yunmu hesitated, and Yunfu said worriedly, "Should we bring a few more guards?"
Yun Qingluo smiled and said, "Father, I will definitely pay my respects to the Empress when I enter the palace. How could the inner palace allow outsiders to enter at will? Qiushui and Qiuyue know martial arts, so Father and Mother don't need to worry."
Yun Qingluo went back to change her clothes, took some children's supplies, and went out with four maids.
Yun's father and mother stood at the gate of the mansion, watching the carriage drive away until it disappeared, and they did not look away for a long time.
"Have someone send a message to Han Shaoqing and ask him to think of a solution," Yun's mother said, turning to Yun's father.
Yun's father agreed.
By the time the clouds reached the palace, the snow had stopped.
However, the snow on the ground was not cleared in time, and it made a crunching sound when stepped on.
"Your Highness, watch your step," Yun Tao reminded Yun Qing as she stepped off the carriage.
Yun Qingluo nodded, walked up to Qiushui and Qiuyue, and looked at the two little ones, who were curiously looking around at the unfamiliar environment with their big eyes.
Yun Qingluo took out a small porcelain bottle from her sleeve, poured out two tiny detoxifying pills, and fed them to the two little ones.
Qiu Shui was startled. "Your Highness, what is this?"
Seeing the somewhat shocked expressions on Qiu Shui and Qiu Yue's faces, Yun Qingluo explained, "The palace is different from the outside world. We need to be careful everywhere. There may be places I can't watch over. You must remember to be careful. Write down everything they came into contact with, touched, and ate. Also, remember who gave it to them."
Seeing Yun Qingluo's solemn expression, Qiu Shui and Qiu Yue knew that a tough battle was coming today.
The two men nodded solemnly and assured her, "Please rest assured, Your Highness, we will definitely take good care of the young prince and young lady."
Yun Qingluo watched the two little ones licking their lips and blowing bubbles, and couldn't help but chuckle.
Xiao Yi had anticipated this day and prepared antidote pills that melted in their mouths for them in advance.
The antidote was mixed with her blood, so ordinary poisons couldn't harm them.
Not far ahead, Eunuch Liu frowned as he watched Yun Qingluo, who had her back to him, talking to him.
"Your Highness, we've already wasted quite a bit of time, let's hurry up!" Eunuch Liu returned to the palace, his voice now full of confidence, like a fish back in water.
Yun Qingluo turned to face the palace, looked at the majestic palace gate, and took a deep breath.
She cannot back down in this battle.
That damned emperor, it's time to settle our scores.
Yun Qingluo and her entourage first arrived at the Imperial Study under the guidance of Eunuch Liu.
"Your Highness, His Majesty has been waiting inside for quite some time. Please come in." The eunuch beside him pushed open the door and bowed to welcome Yun Qingluo inside.
Yun Qingluo glanced at his bowed body, then looked away and stepped inside.
Yun Tao, Yun Xin, and the others behind them were stopped.
"Give the child to us, you all wait outside." Eunuch Liu handed the whisk in his hand to the palace maid beside him and reached out to take the child.
Yun Qingluo took two steps back, standing between the child and Eunuch Liu.
“My child is shy and doesn’t like being held by strangers, so I’ll hold him myself. There’s no need to trouble Eunuch Liu,” Yun Qingluo said coldly, enunciating each word clearly.
She feared that Eunuch Liu might harm her; that damned eunuch was the most cunning of all.
Yun Qinglu shook her head at Qiu Yue, who was on the verge of exploding with rage, took the children from their arms, and carried one in each arm into the Imperial Study.
Inside the Imperial Study, the Emperor sat behind his desk, reading memorials.
He seemed oblivious as he saw Yun Qingluo enter.
Yun Qingluo stood in the center, not looking at the Emperor, but instead looking down at the two little ones in her arms.
As the two children grew up, Zeyan looked more and more like Achen; his eyebrows and eyes were simply a miniature version of Achen's.
Qianyue's nose and mouth are quite similar to mine.
The two fair-skinned children have inherited their father's good looks.
Qian Yue's babbling seemed to have drawn the Emperor's attention.
"The Regent's Consort has arrived? Why wasn't anyone informed of her arrival? These servants are becoming increasingly unruly. Guards, quickly offer the Consort a seat!" the Emperor said in a deep voice.
Her face betrayed no emotion, but Yun Qingluo smiled inwardly; she was getting better and better at pretending.
She pretended not to hear the Emperor's polite words, but when the palace servants brought over a chair, she sat down without any hesitation.
They didn't even say thank you.
Based on his killer moves alone, he really doesn't deserve it.
Yun sat up straight, placed the child on her lap, and the soreness in her arms was relieved.
Only then did he look up at the Emperor and smile slightly, "Your Majesty is very busy with state affairs and is so engrossed in reading the memorials that we servants dared not disturb you. Please do not blame us."
"I heard that the Emperor is so eager to summon me to the palace because he wants to see your dear nephew and niece?"
The emperor was taken aback. How come he didn't know that he had said such a thing?
Just as the Emperor was about to speak, he saw Yun Qingluo smiling brightly and saying, "I also heard that Your Majesty has prepared many carefully selected gifts for the two of them. They are truly blessed."
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