Chapter 6: Pleasing Emperor Yongping
Cui walked in a hurry, the wind she brought brushed past Chu Qinshu's ears, and the early winter sunshine also sprinkled all over her swaddling clothes.
At this moment, she had long forgotten to cry, and even forgot why she was crying just now.
[Wow, the air is fresh and the sun is bright. The new life is indeed fresh in both air and sun.]
Chu Qinshu's eyes were covered by a small quilt and she could not see outside, but in her mind she imagined a prosperous palace with red walls and yellow tiles and flourishing flowers.
Cui, who was chasing Chu Yanjing from behind, suddenly stopped.
Who is speaking?
She paused and waited for a few moments, but there was no further sound.
She must have walked too fast just now and her brain couldn't keep up, so she had hallucinations.
…
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be blessed with good health and happiness."
No one knew how Chu Yanjing left. Cui just stopped for a few moments and was unable to catch up with him.
Watching him enter Yu's study, what could Cui do? She could only follow him in.
[I actually caught up with him to Yu's study? Am I going to meet the Emperor? ]
Chu Qinshu had been drowsy due to the numerous flowers in her mind, but was awakened by Cui's voice.
She remembered that the book did not mention the scene of her meeting with Emperor Yongping.
After all, which emperor would be willing to look at someone who was determined to be a monster at birth?
Could it be that because Yu Jinyi drank her bath water and didn't die, the plot of the original book went astray?
Cui: “…”
Hallucinations again?
However, the sound is soft and pleasant to the ear.
"Madam Fuguo, the one you are holding in your arms is my granddaughter?"
When Emperor Yongping saw Chu Yanjing coming to announce the good news, he originally planned to go to the East Palace to take a look, but he did not expect Cui to come over with a baby in her arms.
"Exactly."
Cui reacted and replied quickly.
Seeing that there was no one else in the study except Emperor Yongping and the eunuchs and palace servants, she immediately felt at ease.
It’s good that the Queen is not here. She really doesn’t want to get involved in the affairs of Fengming Palace.
"Hurry up and bring it here for me to see."
Emperor Yongping truly hoped to have a granddaughter.
He had countless beauties in his harem. Except for the empress who gave birth to a princess, the rest were princes.
The same was true for the grandchildren, all of them were the emperor's grandchildren, and not a single one was a granddaughter.
It is no exaggeration to say that he has been looking forward to the princess for at least twenty years.
"Your Majesty, look, the little princess smiles when she sees you."
Cui did not let Lin Fu pick up Chu Qinshu, but personally handed the swaddling baby to Emperor Yongping's arms, and also won him some favor.
Chu Qinshu was also really laughing.
The person who decided her fate in the original book was right in front of her. If she didn't try to please him now, when would she?
"Nannan, Nannan is...she is really pretty."
As soon as Emperor Yongping saw Chu Qinshu, an inexplicable sense of familiarity came over him.
Especially the way her eyebrows and eyes curved when she smiled, which was 70% similar to Empress Yuan.
He and the Empress were a young couple and had a very good relationship.
Unfortunately, among their three sons and one daughter, only the prince survived.
The little princess who died in infancy looked very much like the Empress, and she and this little granddaughter seemed like they were carved from the same mold.
[Is this my emperor? He looks wise and powerful, and he should be a wise ruler. Why did he end up...]
After seeing the appearance of Emperor Yongping, Chu Qinshu's heart was filled with doubts.
According to the original book, Emperor Yongping was a tyrant.
The court was in chaos and corrupt officials were in power, but he was only interested in the harem and the way to immortality.
But why did the Emperor Yongping in front of her look so amiable?
You don't look stupid or incompetent at all, do you?
Emperor Yongping: “…”
How did he hear the voice of a little kid calling "Grandpa"?
There is no other child in Yu's study except the one in his arms.
"Nannan, I am the Emperor. How about I give this to you as a meeting gift?"
As Emperor Yongping spoke, he took off a jade pendant he was wearing and shook it in front of Chu Qinshu.
[Yes, yes, thank you, Your Majesty. I really like this jade pendant.]
Since you have decided to please, of course you have to perform well.
Chu Qinshu tried to give herself hints in her heart while she smiled with her toothless mouth until her eyes became squinty.
He was trying hard to stretch out his arms to grab the jade pendant, and his little feet were kicking non-stop in the cradle, expressing his happy mood to the fullest.
Emperor Yongping: “…”
He was sure that it was the little guy in his arms who was speaking.
His desire to get close to him is so obvious, it seems that this little guy likes him very much.
"Nannan is so good. Nannan likes the jade pendant given by the emperor. Nannan must hold on to it."
Emperor Yongping handed the jade pendant to Chu Qinshu's little hand, which she had finally stretched out, and stroked her tender little face.
When he looked up again, there was a hint of crystal in his eyes that didn't have time to hide.
[Nannan likes the Emperor, and also likes the jade pendant that the Emperor gave her. The Emperor is the best Emperor in the world, the best Emperor in the universe.]
Chu Qinshu grabbed the jade pendant and kicked her arms and legs even more vigorously, flattering the emperor without any cost.
Emperor Yongping's jade pendant is no ordinary jade pendant. It may even save his life at a critical moment.
Seeing that no one in the study had a strange look on their face, Emperor Yongping felt even happier.
No one else can hear the little guy's thoughts, he is indeed the most special one.
Maybe...his little princess has returned.
The little princess born to him and Empress Yuan was the one he had been waiting for for many years, but she fell seriously ill and died less than a month after she was born.
If only he could hear her voice back then...
"Lin Fu, go to the Ministry of Rites and deliver my oral instructions.
"Order the Ministry of Rites to immediately draft a title for the little princess. It must be auspicious and easy to pronounce. If they can't come up with one, the entire Ministry of Rites will not be on duty today."
When Emperor Yongping said this, Cui and Chu Yanjing looked at him in surprise.
As everyone knows, in Sheng'an country, newborn babies are not given names before they are one year old.
Girls are called Nannan or Yaya, and boys are called Baoer or Zai'er.
In the royal family, princesses and princesses are given titles after they reach the age of 15, while princes and dukes are given titles after they reach the age of 16.
Before this, people were ranked or had titles of status after their names.
Chu Qinshu was only two or three hours old when Emperor Yongping wanted to give her a title, which showed that he really liked her.
Although Cui knew the rules, she could not bring them up.
Chu Qinshu was the eldest granddaughter of Emperor Yongping. Conferring a title on her was a family affair of the royal family, and as a lady of noble birth, she could not have any say in it.
"Yes, I will go right away."
Lin Fu had been with Emperor Yongping for decades, so he certainly knew how he blamed himself when the little princess died.
As long as Emperor Yongping is happy, he won't bother to remind him of the rules, so as not to annoy others.
Lin Fu happily retreated to deliver the imperial edict, but something went wrong as he reached the palace gate.
Suddenly, a man rushed in from outside the hall and ran straight towards him. As he had his back to the door, he had no time to react and fell to the ground.
"Damn you slave, how dare you knock me down, are you blind?"
The man was knocked to the ground by the reaction force and couldn't get up for a long time.
Everyone was attracted by the movement, but they looked at that person with confusion in their eyes.
Who is it?
Your face and nose are bruised, your body is covered in blood, and your hair is messy. How dare you come to see the emperor in this state?
"Your Majesty, look at this slave who bumped into me and still lies on the ground and can't get up."
Lin Fu was knocked down and couldn't get up for a long time: Doesn't he want to get up? He can't get up, okay?
"Who are you……"
Emperor Yongping was stunned. Although he had many concubines in his harem, only a few of them dared to enter his study without permission.
Moreover, he comes here with disheveled hair and dirty face. What is going on?
"Your Majesty, it's me. I finally made it to Yu's study. How could you not recognize me? Wuwuwu~I am so sad."
Cui had already figured out who the person was, and she wanted to disappear right there.
Unfortunately, the granddaughter is still in the hands of Emperor Yongping.
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