Xuan Ling didn't even raise his eyelids, and said calmly: "Your Majesty has worked hard, but I have been busy with government affairs recently, so the matter of the robes can be left to the Clothing Bureau."
When Empress Duan heard this, her eyes instantly turned red and the robe in her hands trembled slightly.
She suppressed her grievance and whispered, "I am the one who is meddling in other people's business." After that, she turned around and wiped her eyes.
Seeing this, Qingdai quickly stepped forward to smooth things over: "Your Majesty, the Queen even specially made swaddling clothes for the little prince in your womb. Look at how delicate the stitching is."
Sheng Xiyan took the swaddling clothes and said with a polite smile, "Thank you, Queen. I thank you on behalf of my child."
But I was secretly wondering in my heart: Could she be so kind?
Xuan Ling glanced at the swaddling clothes and smiled, "The Queen is thoughtful."
Seeing Xuan Ling's expression soften, Empress Duan took the opportunity to say:
"Your Majesty, tonight is the fifteenth night. I have asked the imperial kitchen to prepare your favorite meal. Would you like to come and have dinner?"
When Sheng Xiyan heard this, her heart tightened and she almost dropped the teacup in her hand.
She lowered her head to hide the disappointment in her eyes.
Xuan Ling understood what was going on and coldly refused, "Empress, I am busy with government affairs tonight, so I will not be coming."
Empress Duan bit her lip and was about to say something when a palace servant suddenly came from outside the palace to report: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Princess Le Yun is feeling unwell and has been crying."
Empress Duan knelt down hastily, tugging at Xuan Ling's sleeve and pleading, "Your Majesty, you haven't seen Le Wen and Le Yun for many days. They both miss their father very much."
Xuan Ling frowned. It was his responsibility as a father. Alas.
He turned to look at Sheng Xiyan and said softly, "Yanyan, I'll be back soon. You can have dinner first."
Sheng Xiyan forced a smile and said, "Okay, Your Majesty, please go."
In Jingren Palace, Princess Le Yun cried incessantly, and Xuan Ling held her in his arms to comfort her.
Empress Duan stood aside, her eyes full of tenderness: "Yun'er loves father the most. She behaves well once the emperor holds her."
Xuan Ling looked down at Le Yun in his arms, feeling somewhat puzzled: How come this child doesn't look like me at all?
But then Queen Duan laughed and said, "Among the children, Yun'er looks the most like the emperor."
Xuan Ling: “…”
I sneered in my heart: Telling lies with open eyes is the skill that the women in the palace are best at.
If you ask who looks most like him, it must be Jiang Jiang. Although he is not his biological son, he likes him no matter how he looks at him.
I haven't seen the little guy in a few days. Could he have gone to the Marquis' Mansion and only loved his biological father, forgetting me? ...I have to bring him back in a couple of days.
Xuan Ling turned around and asked, "Le Wen, do you want to fight?"
Le Wen answered innocently, "Father, my mother said she won't let me marry a general when I grow up."
Xuan Ling's face darkened.
Empress Duan quickly explained, "Children only listen halfway to what is said. That day, Wen'er was naughty, and I threatened her that if she didn't behave again, I wouldn't let her marry Jiang Jiang when she grew up."
Xuan Ling was unhappy, but he endured it because of his responsibility as a father and looked at the sky outside.
Just as she was about to find an excuse to leave, Le Yun suddenly burst into tears, her forehead still feeling hot.
"Quickly call the imperial physician to see the princess."
After a cup of tea, the imperial physician arrived and diagnosed, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the princess has a low-grade fever caused by indigestion."
Empress Duan took the opportunity to say, "Your Majesty, I have specially prepared a meal for you. Please enjoy it before you leave."
While eating, Queen Duan served him the food while she was talking.
The previous events were embellished very beautifully by Queen Duan, but Xuan Ling knew that he chose her to be the queen because he did not want to use the person chosen by the Queen Mother, and it was also a good opportunity to use General Duan to suppress other forces.
I felt a little bit of sympathy in my heart, but more of it was speechlessness. I couldn't wake up someone who was immersed in her imaginary love.
He suddenly stood up and said, "I'm going back to take care of some things."
In the Yangxin Palace, Sheng Xiyan lay on the soft couch, without eating a single bite of the food in front of her.
Mingyue advised: "My Lady, please use it quickly, don't let you and the dragon fetus starve."
Sheng Xiyan was very emotional and cried, "Aunt, do you think the emperor will come back?"
Mingyue comforted her, "Your Majesty, from what the Emperor said, he means he will be back. You must obey him and have your meal first."
Sheng Xiyan had just picked up the jade chopsticks when she suddenly fell on the cushion and started crying.
She didn't know why she was so out of control, she just felt an unbearable bitterness in her heart.
As soon as Xuan Ling arrived at the door of the hall, he heard her crying and hurried in. Sure enough, he saw Sheng Xiyan lying on the pillow and crying very sadly.
He hugged her from behind and said softly, "Yanyan, why are you crying?"
Sheng Xiyan turned around abruptly and threw herself into his arms: "I thought you wouldn't come back."
Xuan Ling gently wiped away her tears and coaxed her softly, "I said I would come back, and I won't go back on my word. Be good, don't cry. Haven't you eaten yet? Let's eat together."
Sheng Xiyan sobbed, "Your Majesty hasn't had dinner yet when you went to Jingren Palace? I don't believe it."
Xuan Ling smiled and said, "It's really useless."
The palace maids brought the cooked meal and the two of them ate and chatted.
Xuan Ling patiently fed her the soup: "Be good and drink the cordyceps and lean meat soup."
Sheng Xiyan said coquettishly: "No, I can't drink anymore. I can't eat too much, otherwise the fetus will grow too big."
Xuan Ling coaxed, "This one won't grow flesh, I'll feed you."
"Okay." Sheng Xiyan's eyelids were red, but she had a sweet smile on her face.
"Yan Yan, I have a report to listen to. Do you think it's too noisy to go to the back hall and rest?"
Sheng Xiyan hugged his neck and said, "No, I want to stay with you."
Xuan Ling kissed her cheek and said, "Okay, I'll stay with you. You can listen to it too."
When the officials came in, it was hard for them not to notice that there was a golden hairpin swaying behind Emperor Xuanwu. It was Sheng Xiyan leaning on Xuan Ling's back reading a book.
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