Chapter 21 The Emperor is Caught
"Your Majesty, you said you would take me to Anren Palace, but now you want to send me back halfway. Won't the sisters in the harem laugh at me tomorrow? How can I save my face?"
The queen reacted but still didn't give up.
What she said was true. Emperor Yongping had so many concubines in his harem that she couldn't even remember how many there were.
She was not afraid of those who entered the palace later than her, but it was difficult to deal with those who were older than her and whose sons were older than hers.
Besides, since she was the empress, Emperor Yongping should have accompanied her on the first and fifteenth day of every month.
What happened to being sent back halfway?
"Oh, I forgot to tell the Queen that the court was ineffective in providing disaster relief for the flood in Jingzhou, causing the people to be displaced and starving. I will be a vegetarian for 100 days to pray for them."
Emperor Yongping had a solemn expression and a sad tone.
"Your Majesty, when did this happen? How come I don't know anything about it?"
The Empress didn't believe it. She thought that Emperor Yongping, who was so obsessed with the harem, would never eat vegetarian food for a hundred days.
You should know that in this continent, being a vegetarian does not only mean not eating meat, but also includes that couples cannot sleep together.
"Oh, it started ten days ago. I am praying for the disaster victims on behalf of the royal family. It should not be publicized too much, lest the people cannot bear the dragon energy and lose the blessings."
Emperor Yongping calculated the time and decided that a hundred days would be enough to deal with an empress.
Also, the hundred days counting from ten days ago will not affect his drinking and eating meat during the New Year.
Well, that was a good excuse he came up with on the spur of the moment.
From now on, he won't have to worry about the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month.
Queen: “…”
What he said made so much sense that she was speechless.
Finally, the empress had to swallow her anger and was helped back to her own sedan chair by two palace maids, Hongye and Luluo.
Although she could not confirm the truth of Emperor Yongping's words, his recent neglect of her made her find the answer.
The reason he didn't let her get close to him wasn't because he had any grudge against her, but probably because he was afraid he wouldn't be able to control himself.
When Emperor Yongping saw that the empress had already boarded her own sedan chair, he gave Lin Fu a look.
"Get up and go back to the study."
Lin Fu was an old fox, so he naturally knew what his master was thinking.
He did not go to see the empress off, but hurriedly arranged for people to lift up the dragon sedan chair and turn around to head towards Yu's study.
Poor Aunt Yao, holding Chu Qinshu, chased Emperor Yongping in the palace for almost half an hour, and finally saw the dragon chariot stop.
She was just planning to take a few quick steps to catch up with him, but unexpectedly the dragon chariot started to move, turned around and headed towards her.
Aunt Yao: “…”
Please, Your Majesty, please be a good person and don’t take your old slave out for a walk so late at night.
This old slave walked around the palace for half an hour. Could it be... could it be... that it was for the purpose of losing weight?
[Grandpa, give me a hug. Grandpa, give me a hug. I miss you so much that I can’t sleep.]
Chu Qinshu seemed to be able to smell the scent of Emperor Yongping and woke up at the right time.
As soon as he woke up, he waved his arms and kicked his legs, so excited.
Finally, the emperor was caught, and her entire body was saved.
"Lin Fu."
Although he could not see the person clearly in the dark night, Emperor Yongping knew from the inner voice that it was his beloved granddaughter who came to see him.
I can't sleep because I miss him so much. What a sweet-talking little darling.
Lin Fu had good eyesight, and when he heard Emperor Yongping calling him, he knew that he was asked to pick up the little princess.
The dragon chariot did not stop. Lin Fu walked quickly towards Nanny Yao and took the baby from her arms.
After returning, the dragon chariot paused for a moment, and Emperor Yongping took the swaddling clothes into his arms.
The whole process was completed in one go, and the queen who followed behind did not notice anything unusual.
【Grandpa, Grandpa, so sweet, so sweet.】
As soon as she was in Emperor Yongping's arms, Chu Qinshu started to act coquettishly.
She knew clearly that her neck was too weak to support her big head, but she still tried hard to lift it up in an attempt to stick with her.
"Shu'er, dear, you miss the Emperor so soon?"
Emperor Yongping had heard it many times, so he naturally knew what his granddaughter meant by "tie tie".
He teased her while lowering his head and fondling her little face several times.
"Hehehe~Ahh~"
[Hehehe, the emperor's beard is twitching. Hehehe, Shu'er is itchy. 】
Chu Qinshu's childish laughter sounds very healing.
All the annoyance that Emperor Yongping had just felt caused by the Empress was swept away at this moment.
"How come I heard a child laughing?"
The Queen had not yet given up trying to get Emperor Yongping to take the medicine, but she heard faint giggles.
The palace was still a bit ominous late at night in early winter.
Especially the baby's laughter, which made her even more nervous.
"My lady, you may be tired."
Hongye tilted her ears and listened for a few breaths. After making sure that no one heard anything, she spoke back.
"Oh, then let's go back to Fengming Palace quickly."
There is a reason why the queen gets nervous when she hears a baby laughing late at night.
The Yongping Emperor's harem was full of schemes from the beginning to the end, and countless royal heirs died in their mother's womb or in infancy.
Since she could sit on the throne of the empress, she couldn't do anything clean.
At noon the next day, Emperor Yongping had already gone to court. After Chu Qinshu woke up, she was carried back to the East Palace by Nanny Yao.
As soon as she entered Yu Jinyi's yard, Chu Qinshu showed the nature that is unique to all babies, which is to be close to their mother.
[Mother, mother, Shu'er is back. Shu'er misses you. Shu'er wants a hug.]
"Shu'er is back, come and let mother hug you."
Yu Jinyi took Chu Qinshu from Nanny Yao and kissed her.
Chu Qinshu laughed so hard that her saliva started to flow out.
[Mother, Shu'er needs to take a bath and give the emperor the bath water to drink, otherwise the emperor will get sick.]
Chu Qinshu said as she raised her arm and swung her little fist out.
Even though it was just a random wave, Yu Jinyi could understand what she meant.
This is referring to the bathtub, meaning that she is going to take a bath now.
However, Yu Jinyi didn't understand why Emperor Yongping fell ill. Even though he was already 56 years old, his health was really poor.
Throughout the year, he rarely takes medicine except for supplements, and at most he has some minor ailments that are common at this age.
Could it be that he couldn't help himself last night and ended up going to the Queen's Palace?
But Yu Jinyi was even more confused. No matter how he looked at it, now was not the best time for the Queen to take action against him.
"Oh, Shu'er wants to take a bath again? Shu'er is indeed a clean little girl, but it's been very cold these days, Shu'er can't take a bath all the time, it will be uncomfortable if she gets cold."
Yu Jinyi coaxed Chu Qinshu while constantly speculating in her heart.
"Chun Xi, take the little princess to see His Highness."
It would be safer to try again and see if Shu'er would tell her father anything about her royal grandfather when she meets him.
[Take a bath, don't look at Bao Bao Daddy, Shu'er is not afraid of illness. 】
Chu Qinshu only met Chu Chengyi once and put him in the same category as Baozi's father.
Of course, what she meant by Baozi Daddy was literal.
It was wrapped too tightly, like a white-skinned bun with a lot of fillings, nothing like the handsome and heroic image of her father that she had imagined.
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