Although Old Zhu was still grieving the early death of his third son, he felt that even if such a thing had an impact on him, it wouldn't be enough to make him completely devastated.
His beloved wife was gone, and his cherished eldest son had also passed away. Although Old Zhu's heart had long been broken, the years had also thoroughly hardened him into a 'heart of stone'.
He needs to persevere now, because his grandson and great-grandson need him, and Old Zhu is reluctant to leave Little Zhu and Little Little Zhu.
Seeing that Old Zhu was taking a nap with Little Zhu, Zhu Yunying and Xu Miaoqing quietly left the Qianqing Palace, feeling much more at ease.
"You're doing very well today." Holding Xu Miaoqing's hand, Zhu Yunying said with a smile, "Grandpa values family the most. You used to be a little reserved in front of him. Learn from us. You are our Empress, our first wife, and we are the juniors. You can act spoiled and coquettish. Even if Grandpa doesn't seem happy on the surface, he'll be pleased inside."
Xu Miaoqing smiled and nodded, but still reminded him, "Your Majesty, there are still your Imperial Uncle and Imperial Aunt outside who want to see your Imperial Grandfather. Not to mention your Imperial Grandfather's concubines and other members of the imperial clan."
Zhu Yunying nodded and said, "We'll talk to Grandfather about it later. We should see him, so that people don't think we've been put under house arrest by him."
Xu Miaoqing didn't know what to say. Only her husband would dare to say such outrageous things. Her husband was indeed somewhat 'improper.' For example, although they were in the palace, being held hand in hand like this, while sweet in her heart, Xu Miaoqing knew it was against etiquette.
Xu Miaoqing wouldn't say much about these things, since no one else could see them anyway.
While such behavior is unnecessary in formal settings, Xu Miaoqing did not think it was a good thing to adopt the 'majesty' of an empress in private.
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