Tang Baozhu thought that since the original owner of the body was already gone, she would call him "uncle" in his place. If it would make the emperor feel better, then she would call him that.
She would never make things difficult for herself over such trivial matters, especially since she was a mission taker with endless lifespan, and wouldn't be too demanding in this regard, wanting him to only think of her.
"Uncle."
Xiao Bao probably found it a bit funny to see his mother calling his father "uncle," and he secretly covered his mouth and chuckled.
The family enjoyed a proper meal together. During the meal, the children were seated at a separate table so that everyone could see what Xiao Bao's father looked like.
After the meal, Chief Steward Li urged the emperor to return to the palace, as it would be dangerous to stay outside any longer.
Tang Baozhu thought that she really needed to return to the palace as soon as possible. If something happened to the emperor outside, she would be the one to suffer. Although it was impossible to have a puppet by her side, it was just in case.
When Zhou Hongsheng saw that Baozhu was willing to go back to the palace with him, he was overjoyed. He immediately picked up his son, took Baozhu's hand, and prepared to leave.
Fortunately, Tang Baozhu remembered the other people in the courtyard. She instructed the servants to comfort the children and said that someone would be sent to pick them up the next day.
The servants watched as their master was transformed into a phoenix overnight, so how could they not be aroused?
They waited obediently here, secretly hoping to see if they could go into the palace with their master to enjoy a life of luxury.
After Tang Baozhu and her son entered the palace with the emperor, they were immediately placed in the emperor's bedroom. In his words, since the rest of the palace had not been renovated and he had no intention of selecting concubines, why waste money on repairing the palace?
He was also glad that he hadn't gone to repair the palace, otherwise, when would he have been able to hold his little girl and sleep?
However, because he used this excuse to leave his young daughter in his palace, another problem arose: his son also had to stay there.
The emperor felt like he had shot himself in the foot, so he could only miserably sleep with his family of three huddled together.
The moment the emperor brought Tang Baozhu into the palace, the well-informed ministers knew the news instantly.
Those who harbored ulterior motives and coveted the throne, in particular, flew into a rage, helplessly smashing things in their study.
Then they ordered their servants to quickly investigate and find out who the woman the emperor had brought into the palace was.
How could an emperor who is unmoved by worldly desires suddenly be brought into the palace? And how could the two of them even have a child together? Why did no one know that the emperor had a child?
Then a series of investigations began, and some resentful people even orchestrated a series of events targeting Baozhu and her son.
Of course, neither Tang Baozhu nor the Emperor knew this at the time. The two were enjoying their time together immensely. Even if they did nothing, the Emperor was already very happy just to see his beloved girl lying beside him.
Tang Baozhu felt the burning gaze on her body. Originally, she didn't mind if something happened, but after looking at Xiao Bao sleeping between the two of them, all her passion vanished instantly. She decided to just go to sleep.
I closed my eyes and prepared to sleep, pretending not to feel the intense gaze.
Looking at the sleeping mother and child, Zhou Hongsheng felt his heart overflowing. In the quiet of the night, he often sighed, feeling like a lonely man, but unexpectedly, he suddenly had a wife and child, and that feeling of loneliness was gone.
This made him reluctant to go to sleep, always worried that when he woke up, everything in front of him would be a hallucination.
When Tang Baozhu woke up in the middle of the night, she felt the gaze still fixed on her and wondered if the emperor was crazy.
Staying up all night and staring at yourself—only someone with a mental problem would do something like that.
She opened her eyes and looked at the emperor. "Uncle, why aren't you sleeping? Aren't you tired?"
Tang Baozhu couldn't say, "Go to sleep quickly. Staring at people in the middle of the night would scare them to death." So she could only say it tactfully.
Zhou Hongsheng carried his son, who was sleeping in the middle, to the other side, then lay down next to Tang Baozhu and held her in his arms.
"I always have this feeling of dreaming, which makes me afraid to sleep, afraid that when I wake up, it will all be my fantasy."
Tang Baozhu fell silent, then finally reached out and touched the emperor's waist, pinching it hard.
The emperor was initially excited when he saw the girl touch his waist, thinking she had feelings for him, but he never expected to be ambushed like that.
Fortunately, he held back and didn't shout it out, otherwise the people guarding outside would have thought the emperor had been assassinated.
"Uncle, are you feeling pain? Do you still think you're dreaming?"
Zhou Hongsheng was a little amused and exasperated. There was no need to be so ruthless. "The girl is smart. Otherwise, I would have thought I was dreaming. Now I'm finally awake."
Knowing that Baozhu was getting impatient and that he had disturbed her sleep, he patted her back reassuringly, "Go to sleep, I won't bother you anymore. I think I can fall asleep soon if I hold you while I sleep."
The hand that was patting her back soon began to get restless. Feeling the warmth from her palm, what else didn't she know?
She gently nudged him, reminding him to at least pay attention to his son on the other side. If his son woke up, he would be too ashamed to face anyone.
The emperor sighed heavily. Holding his beloved girl in his arms, unable to move, was indeed a rather unpleasant feeling.
Thinking to himself, when he gets up tomorrow, he will quickly ask Xiao Li to prepare a separate palace for his son to live in. He will just prepare one next to his own.
If he were too far away, not to mention whether Baozhu would be reluctant to part with him, even he himself would be reluctant. After all, he had just found his son, and he cherished him dearly. How could he bear to let him be so far away from him?
Moreover, as someone who built his empire step by step, although he had the aura of being the chosen one of destiny, he was still very smart. He didn't let his guard down too far, and out of concern for his son's safety, he was worried.
As for the girl, he might as well let her live with him. Anyway, he never intended to find anyone else, and after the girl was found, he couldn't bear to let her leave him.
The next day, Zhou Hongsheng told the girl about his thoughts.
Tang Baozhu had no objections; it didn't matter where they lived, and it would be better if her son could live closer to her so she wouldn't have to worry.
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