Chapter 54 Is my daughter good or not?
When they reached the fork in the road, Concubine Xian and her entourage took their leave, and Zhao Chengning also went to do his errands, leaving only the mother and daughter walking slowly on the gravel road.
"Mother, the Queen Mother doesn't seem to like me very much. Did I do something wrong?"
Concubine Chen was silent for a moment, "It's not that I don't like you, it's just that the Queen Mother doesn't like anyone except your Fourth Sister."
As soon as the Empress Dowager arrived, Zhao Siyuan sent someone to the Fuhua Palace to report illness. Perhaps she knew it would be embarrassing, so she hid away early.
"Mother, Xihe wants to go see fourth sister later, is that okay?" Xihe said.
Concubine Chen pondered for a moment and then nodded, "Okay, you go and take a look, so Siyuan won't think too much. The Queen Mother is back in the palace this time, and Siyuan is caught in the middle."
"Okay! Xihe will go to see her sister later!" said the little girl with a smile.
Concubine Chen touched her little daughter's cheek lovingly, and paused when she heard the sound of light footsteps behind her.
"Xihe, can you tell me why you said that at Nanwu Gate just now?"
The little girl raised her head from her arms and asked, "Is it the one about asking the Queen Mother to come in?"
Concubine Chen nodded with a smile.
The little girl bit her hand, a trace of confusion on her face. "Actually, I didn't want to do that. The Queen Mother said that about Daddy, and Xihe was not happy about that either."
There was a hint of surprise on Concubine Chen's face.
Unexpectedly, the youngest daughter actually saw through the dirty work between the Queen Mother and His Majesty.
She glanced at the corner of a bright yellow robe behind the wall, paused, and asked, "Then why did you let the Empress Dowager in?"
"Because I feel... Daddy seems to want to meet the Queen Mother." Although he couldn't explain it clearly, Xihe's intuition was always right. "Although... I am a little angry, but... I want to make Daddy happy more."
The little girl looked up and asked, "Mother, am I doing the right thing?"
Concubine Chen did not give an answer, but asked: "Do you think you did the right thing?"
The little girl hesitated for a moment and nodded, "Xihe thinks it's right, because it will make Daddy happy, and Xihe wants Daddy to be happy."
"That's all." Concubine Chen stroked her little daughter's hair and smiled with satisfaction. "Xihe, remember, always follow your own thoughts. Only you can judge whether your choice is correct."
The little girl's face wrinkled up as she thought hard, "Mom, I don't understand."
Concubine Chen was stunned for a moment, then laughed, glanced at the empty corner and smiled, "It's okay, Xihe will understand later."
No one knows when the emperor's favor will end, so it's better to add some weight.
At least we have to hold on until Xihe reaches adulthood.
*
Emperor Jingyuan kept grinning all the way to Yuanyang Palace, and he was smiling even when discussing matters with his ministers.
The Ministry of Revenue was reporting on military expenditure items when Emperor Jingyuan suddenly spoke.
"How come I have such a wonderful daughter!"
Ministry of Revenue officials: "..."
They looked at the account books in their hands, hesitating whether to continue.
"I'm asking you a question! Are you mute?" Emperor Jingyuan asked again, "How is my daughter?"
Sanping on the side almost covered his face with his hands.
Your Majesty, I know you are happy, so please keep it to yourself.
The officials of the Ministry of Revenue looked around and said, "Your Majesty's princess is naturally excellent!"
"Right, I think so too." Emperor Jingyuan glanced down at the pouch at his waist, then took it out to show the ministers, his tone full of complacency, "Look, my precious daughter embroidered it for me, do you have any?"
Ministers: "..."
Your Majesty, that's enough.
I guess Emperor Jingyuan was in a very good mood today. He only suggested a few revisions and then mercifully let the ministers go.
*
Although Yun was banished to the cold palace, Chonghua Palace was not taken back, so Zhao Siyuan still lived here.
When Xihe arrived, Zhao Siyuan was practicing archery, and he hit the bull's eye several times in a row.
"Sister, that's great!" The little girl clapped her hands behind her to show her respect.
As soon as Zhao Siyuan saw Xihe, his eyes lit up. He threw away his bow and arrow and ran over.
"Silly girl, why are you here?" Then, remembering the Queen Mother's return to the palace, she asked, "Did the Imperial Grandmother give you any trouble?"
Xihe smiled and shook her head, "No, Xihe is very well behaved."
Zhao Siyuan knew that the silly girl wasn't telling the truth, so he gave her a mischievous smile, "You're being nice? You really want to tear the roof off the palace!"
Xihe suddenly smiled like a fox, looking at Zhao Siyuan's hair eagerly, "Bad sister! Do you believe that I can secretly cut off your hair?"
Zhao Siyuan immediately put his hands over his head, feeling his still-healthy hair and breathing a sigh of relief. The next second, he realized he had been fooled and grabbed Xihe's little face fiercely, "Okay, Zhao Xihe, you dare to scare me! Do you believe I will throw you into the lion and tiger park and let the tigers eat you!"
Xihe giggled, not showing any sign of being frightened at all. She stood up and started to grab Zhao Siyuan's hair, "Then I'll shave your head first!"
Zhao Siyuan subconsciously protected his hair, "Stupid girl! What are you doing! Let go!"
"I won't! Who told you to throw me away?"
"I won't throw it away, okay? Let go!"
"Don't let go!"
The two little girls were playing together, rolling around in the snow, and their laughter lasted for a long time.
For a moment, it seemed as if time had gone back to the day when they first met.
Tired of playing, the two little girls snuggled up to each other and breathed heavily.
"Zhao Xihe, you still dare to call yourself a good boy? I don't think there's anyone more arrogant than you in the entire imperial city!"
Xihe was panting with exhaustion, "Nonsense! My sister is obviously the most vicious person in the Imperial City! She beat me up the first time we met! She's so vicious!"
Zhao Siyuan laughed, "You didn't hold back either. My face hurt for several days after you bit me. I've never seen a girl as cruel as you!"
Xihe just smiled and didn't say anything.
The two sisters leaned against each other, looking at the tree not far away, silent and speechless.
"Silly girl!" Zhao Siyuan suddenly said in a muffled voice, "Do you hate me? After all... my mother almost killed you."
"No!" The little girl gave the answer without even thinking.
"Why?" Zhao Siyuan asked.
"Sister, I can tell the difference," the little girl said in a muffled voice. "I know who harms me and who treats me well. You are you, and she is she."
Zhao Siyuan looked at Xihe for a long time, then laughed out loud and scolded her, "Stupid girl."
"Sister." Xihe suddenly came over, "Well, when can we go out of the palace again?"
"What?" As soon as Zhao Siyuan saw Xihe's shifty look, he knew that something bad was going to happen.
"Sister, you forgot, we haven't taken the books from last time yet!" Xihe loves storybooks. After most of them were collected, the remaining ones were almost worn out by her.
Zhao Siyuan's eyes lit up, and the two sisters looked at each other and smiled.
"When the National Academy starts, we'll go there when we have time!"
"good!"
The two little girls reached an agreement and began to plan to buy books secretly.
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