"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am about to go to the northwest, and I don't have a wife, so it is inconvenient for me to take my child with me. But I am alone, and I have no... no relatives to entrust to me in this world." He Chengzhi paused, and looked at Zhong Mingwei and Mei Ya with his clear eyes, and then said, "Your Majesty and Your Majesty treat me well. To be frank, I regard Your Majesty and Your Majesty as my relatives, so I am willing to leave my son in the palace to raise him. I hope Your Majesty will agree."
"Since you trust me, I will naturally agree to it," Meiya said. She could feel that He Chengzhi was speaking from his heart, and that Zhong Mingwei also had his meaning. Moreover, she also liked Xiao Siwen, so she agreed without hesitation. She said softly to Xiao Siwen, who still didn't understand, "Xiao Siwen, I will love you from now on."
"Really?" After hearing what she said, little Siwen hurriedly put down the teacup in her hand, hugged Meiya's arm, and asked in a baby voice, "Will the queen love me?"
"Of course I will love you," Meiya said with a smile, while she reached out to touch her belly, and then said to Xiao Siwen, "I love you like my own child."
"Then... I have a mother now?" Little Siwen suddenly became excited. He hugged Meiya's waist and snuggled into her arms, choking with sobs, "I have a mother now. I am no longer a wild child. Woohoo! I have a mother now!"
He Chengzhi couldn't help but his eyes turned red, and he hurriedly went up to pull Xiao Siwen: "Don't be rash! Don't touch the queen!"
"It's okay." Mei Ya said with a smile, and hugged the crying little Siwen into her arms again. She really liked little Siwen, this child who looked like herself when she was a child, this child who was the same age as her when she entered the palace as a slave. She felt really sorry for him.
"My queen, please don't be sad." Xiao Siwen was very thoughtful. Even though she looked at Meiya smiling and talking, she could sense that she was worried. She immediately jumped off the couch and knelt in front of Meiya. She blinked and said to her, "My queen, let me recite a poem for you! I'm sure you will feel good after listening to it."
"Okay, then recite it quickly," Meiya said with a smile. She stretched out her hand and pinched Xiao Siwen's cheek, and said, "After you finish reciting, we will go to eat. The table full of delicious food will all be yours."
"Okay!" Xiao Siwen's eyes lit up when he heard that. He wiped his saliva and started to recite it while shaking his head. "Lotus can be picked in the south of the Yangtze River. The lotus leaves are so lush. Fish play among the lotus leaves. Fish play on the east side of the lotus leaves. Fish play on the west side of the lotus leaves. Fish play on the south side of the lotus leaves. Fish play on the north side of the lotus leaves."
As soon as Xiao Siwen opened his mouth, Zhong Mingwei and He Chengzhi were both stunned. They looked at each other, then turned their gaze to Meiya's face. Seeing that there was nothing unusual about Meiya, they breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
"I really feel much better after listening to this poem," Mei Ya said with a smile. She pinched a piece of hawthorn cake and put it into Xiao Siwen's mouth, and said softly, "But how do you know that the queen likes to listen to this poem?"
"Because Daddy likes this poem the most. If Daddy is in a bad mood, I will recite this poem to him. After Daddy listens to it, he will definitely feel better," Xiao Siwen said, puffing up his cheeks and speaking vaguely, "I think Madam will definitely like to listen to this poem too..."
"Stop showing off in front of the Empress!" He Chengzhi was busy interrupting Xiao Siwen with a smile. He patted Xiao Siwen on the back of the head and looked at Meiya with embarrassment, "This kid can only recite this one song, "Jiangnan". I'm sorry to make the Empress laugh."
"No," Meiya said with a smile, "I really like this poem."
"Your Highness, Your Majesty," He Chengzhi was about to speak again, but he saw the chief eunuch coming in, so he kept silent, "The food is ready."
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