Chapter 782 Return to Beijing

"Your Majesty is right, but I think I should wait until the two children come back and ask their opinions before issuing an order."

After Emperor Jiazheng said this, Empress Nie thought it was not impossible, so she changed the subject, "The people of Xiyi are trying to stir up trouble between our dynasty and the South. Their wolfish ambitions are obvious. Your Majesty should deal with it as soon as possible."

Nan Zheng is what is commonly known as Nanman in the Great Xia Dynasty today. People in Nan Zheng even prefer to be called Nanman. They think the word "Man" sounds strong and powerful, and it sounds like they are full of martial virtues.

Emperor Jiazheng nodded and said, "I have sent a letter to Nan Zheng, informing him of the conspiracy of the people of Xiyi. Their king also sent a letter back today, saying that he had almost fallen into the conspiracy of the cunning people of Xiyi, and was willing to send a princess to our Great Xia to establish a permanent friendship between the two dynasties."

Empress Nie looked at Emperor Jiazheng meaningfully: "Princess..."

Emperor Jiazheng said helplessly: "Why does the Queen look at me like this? I am already old and a grandfather. Do you think I should marry another princess?"

Earlier, Mu Rujun gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix twins. Emperor Jiazheng and Empress Nie became the grandparents.

Emperor Jiazheng originally wanted to hold a grand wedding, but the royal family's fortune teller, the Dragon and Phoenix Fetus, said that the two little princes had an indescribable fortune and were blessed with luck, and since they were newborns, a grand wedding would be too much and would damage their luck.

In addition, having twins is difficult in itself, and in order to ensure the safety of the two little princes, the royal family submitted a petition, requesting that a grand ceremony be held when the two little princes are one year old and the announcement be made to the world.

When Empress Nie heard the words "good fortune is with you", her heart ached.

After all, when her Ah Yan was born, he was praised by the court officials for his good fortune. But for the sake of the people of Da Xia, her Ah Yan's good fortune was sacrificed by them and turned into a body of disaster...

This was a pain that Empress Nie could never let go of throughout her life.

So when she heard that her grandchildren were blessed, she would inevitably be more cautious.

The royal family offered to raise her in a low-key manner, and she was the first one to agree.

Therefore, the two little princes have not even been given a name. The eldest granddaughter was given a pet name of Jiaojiao, and the eldest grandson was given a pet name of Xiaoshitou.

As soon as Emperor Jiazheng mentioned that "they are all the emperor's grandfather's people", Empress Nie couldn't help but think of his two grandchildren, and her brows softened.

When Emperor Jiazheng saw that Empress Nie's expression had calmed down a lot, he breathed a sigh of relief.

But he couldn't let his queen misunderstand that he was still unwilling to give up and wanted to marry another princess.

"Well, so I thought, our Ah Yan already has a sweetheart, the fourth son is also married, and the sixth son is still young. It depends on whether our Ah Yu and the fifth son are willing to marry a princess."

When Queen Nie heard this, she frowned slightly: "...Ayu has a lively personality, and she is just like a child. As for the princess of Nanzheng, I am worried that she is rude and rude... Let's wait and see. I still want Ayu to choose someone she likes."

Emperor Jiazheng immediately said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I just want to let Ayu see. If our Ayu is unwilling, I will issue an order to marry the fifth son to the princess. I will never force our Ayu."

Empress Nie was completely satisfied. She nodded and gave Emperor Jiazheng a gentle smile: "I will obey your majesty."

When Emperor Jiazheng saw Empress Nie's smile, he felt as if his whole body was light. He could not help but stepped forward and held Empress Nie's hand, saying with emotion: "Empress..."

He wanted to pull Queen Nie behind the curtain.

Empress Nie blushed slightly, pulled her hand away, and spat at Emperor Jiazheng: "You are already an old couple, and Your Majesty is still disrespectful... This is still broad daylight!"

Emperor Jiazheng was so scared by Empress Nie's spit that his soul almost flew away.

He loved Queen Nie's lively and cute look.

Emperor Jiazheng laughed: "Okay, okay, then I and the Queen will have dinner together tonight..."

Empress Nie quickly covered Emperor Jiazheng's mouth.

This guy is really shameless!

"I haven't seen Jiaojiao and Xiao Shitou for two days. Aqing just came to deliver a letter from Ayan, and said that Jiaojiao has been laughing a lot these past two days and smiles at everyone she sees. I'm going to the East Palace." When Empress Nie thought of her cute and lovely granddaughter, her heart softened.

Emperor Jiazheng nodded, still a little regretful: "Your Majesty, please go. I can't leave yet. I will come to see you in the evening."

If it is Queen Nie who goes, then that is fine.

For an emperor like him to go to the East Palace in person was somewhat contrary to the low-key style of the royal family.

All he could do was wait until the weather was good, and then the Crown Prince and Crown Princess would bring the two children to him to see.

Emperor Jiazheng sighed.

…

Queen Nie was going to the Eastern Palace incognito. Wei Shiyu heard about it from somewhere and came out, holding Queen Nie's arm tightly, and said coquettishly: "Mother, let's go together."

"You are so grown up, yet you are so unruly." Queen Nie said she disdained her son, but in reality she was smiling.

The mother and daughter went to the East Palace with only a few palace maids and guards.

Mu Rujun had been notified long ago and was waiting outside the East Palace gate to greet them.

When Empress Nie saw Mu Rujun was about to bow, she stepped forward and held Mu Rujun's hand: "I have already told you that you have given birth to Jiaojiao and Xiao Shitou, and you have worked hard and made great contributions. You should take good care of yourself. I came here incognito today because I didn't want you to have to take care of the reception... I asked someone to inform you because I was worried that I came at an untimely time."

Mu Rujun smiled and said, "I know that my mother is considerate of me, but I cannot be rude. Besides, I have been taking good care of myself these days. It would not be a problem for my mother to take me to go horse racing right now, let alone perform etiquette."

Queen Nie liked Mu Rujun's straightforward personality very much, and the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had always been harmonious. The two of them chatted and laughed as they entered the East Palace.

Wei Shiyu ran faster than his mother and sister-in-law.

As an uncle, if Jiaojiao and Xiao Shitou had not been there to tell his fortune and he had to keep a low profile, he would have emptied half of his prince's palace and given it to his two lovely nephews and nieces.

Jiaojiao and Xiao Shitou were not raised in Wei Shiqing and Mu Rujun's main courtyard, but in a specially reserved attic with plenty of sunlight.

Mu Rujun came over during the day and took care of the internal affairs of the East Palace while accompanying the two children.

When Wei Shiyu rushed into the attic, the two little guys were being held by their wet nurse, walking in the yard and basking in the sun.

Jiaojiao was indeed as cheerful as Wei Shiqing said. When she saw Wei Shiyu, she giggled and stretched out her little hand to Wei Shiyu.

But Wei Shiyu was so fond of her that he skillfully took Jiaojiao from the wet nurse and held her in his arms.

The movements are so skillful.

Wei Shiyu was still somewhat proud: "...Last time I wanted to hold Jiaojiao and Xiao Shitou, but you said that children were delicate and tender, and you were afraid that I wouldn't know how to hold them and would hurt them. After I returned to the palace, I studied hard with the old maids in the palace for a long time. The pillows in the palace were almost torn from my holding."

Queen Nie was speechless.

If he applied this kind of energy to his studies, why would he worry about the Grand Secretary coming to her and Emperor Jiazheng every now and then to complain?

Mu Rujun couldn't help but laugh: "Looking at Ayu's attitude, mother should find Ayu a prince consort as soon as possible, and have a child of her own to satisfy her own pleasure."

Empress Nie agreed: "Rujun is right."

Wei Shiyu didn't expect that this would be related to his marriage.

He thought about it and didn't object: "...Then I want someone who looks good. Isn't that too much?"

Queen Nie deliberately said, "Good-looking? That would require a good-looking girl to be interested in you."

"Well, mother, just rest assured. Who wouldn't like the face you gave me?"

Wei Shiyu held Jiaojiao in his arms without raising his head, looking very confident.

It's no wonder that he is so confident, because Empress Nie herself is a natural beauty, and her three sons are all handsome.

Queen Nie said faintly, "Really? Of all the children I gave birth to, you are the ugliest."

Wei Shiyu froze while holding the child.

Ha, he is the ugliest?

It is true that his elder brother is prettier than him.

But mother hasn't seen his second brother for a long time, right?

How can you conclude that his second brother is prettier than him?

He, he, he doesn’t believe it!

He would never believe that he was the ugliest one!

Queen Nie held Jiaojiao and Xiao Shitou for a while and was about to leave, but when she turned around, she saw her youngest son still in deep thought.

Queen Nie called him a few times, and he woke up as if from a dream. He walked forward quickly, took his mother's arm, and asked in a low voice: "Mother, am I really the ugliest one? ... You haven't seen my second brother for a long time, so you think he is good-looking?"

Queen Nie didn't expect that her little son would still be thinking about her casual remark until now, and she even laughed out of anger.

When her Ah Yan was born, he looked like the little golden boy under the Bodhisattva's seat, fair and tender and very handsome.

Unlike Ayu, who was born with wrinkled, purple-skinned little monkey skin, but becomes more and more handsome as he grows up.

But compared to Ayan, who has been very good-looking since childhood, there is definitely still a long way to go.

"I'm not saying that your second brother was prettier than your eldest brother when he was young," Queen Nie said faintly, "Is it difficult for him to be prettier than you?"

Wei Shiyu was stunned.

Better looking than his eldest brother, the crown prince?!

Queen Nie looked at the clear blue sky above the long palace corridor, and the corners of her mouth curled up: "You don't have to worry, your second brother will be back in a few days. You will know when you see him."

…

At this time, Wei Shiyan and Xingxing were galloping on the road.

The two made a bet that whoever reached the next station first would win.

Xingxing's riding skills are actually quite good, but Wei Shiyan is obviously even more skilled and is always half a body length faster than Xingxing.

When they were almost at the post station, Wei Shiyan slowed down a little, allowing Xing Xing to overtake him by half a body length.

Who knew that Xing Xing was not happy after winning. She panted slightly, her face flushed. She pulled the reins and turned around, staring at Wei Shiyan angrily: "What do you want me to do?"

Wei Shiyan was a little speechless, and after a while he said uncertainly: "I want you to win... Did I do something wrong?"

Xing Xing originally thought that her brother Yan looked down on her by going easy on her.

As a result, after Wei Shiyan's explanation, she was no longer angry, and her heart was beating very fast.

Xing Xing could only explain with a blushing face: "Don't do this next time. I want to win by my own real ability."

Wei Shiyan nodded: "I understand."

The two men reconciled, dismounted together, and entered the post station.

Yu Yonggui, who was chasing from behind on horseback, saw this scene and said: "..."

Damn it, no matter how I look at these two people, something seems wrong!

Let's see if he can complain to his elders when he gets home!

They, Xing Xing, are about to be kidnapped!

What made him most uncomfortable was that Qing Shuang received a message on the way and left first due to some temporary matters. She said that she would return to Beijing to find Yu Yonggui after finishing that matter.

In other words, Yu Yonggui is now alone, watching his sister quarreling with others every day, with undercurrents surging...

That was such a pain.

Yu Yonggui dismounted, shaking his head, and entered the post station.

As a result, I saw Xing Xing and Wei Shiyan sitting in the lobby. The two of them were sitting together, listening to the waiter at the inn reading out the names of dishes and taking orders.

The two of them were not sitting very close to each other, at least there was a normal distance between them.

But when Yu Yonggui looked at them, he felt that there was something fishy about these two people.

He coughed and stepped forward.

Xing Xing heard the noise, looked up, and smiled at Yu Yonggui: "Fourth brother, you are here? I just ordered three dishes, take a look, what do you want to eat, add two more?"

Yu Yonggui felt much more comfortable. He said "hmm", sat down opposite them, and ordered two more dishes casually.

The waiter went to the kitchen, and Yu Yonggui saw Wei Shiyan naturally picked up the kettle, re-boiled the teacup for Xingxing, and then placed the boiled teacup in front of Xingxing and filled her cup with tea.

Yu Yonggui: “!!!”

Even though they, the brothers, would take care of Xing Xing like this when they were outside, the person doing this right now was the Second Prince Wei Shiyan, who was always very cold to others!

This is so wrong!

This banquet in times of crisis, he treated his sister with such care, wasn't it? !

He's not that kind of person, is he?!

Yu Yonggui was still staring.

Xingxing was the first to notice Yu Yonggui's abnormality.

She said curiously, "Why do you look weird, Fourth Brother? Is it because Sister Qing Shuang is not here?"

Yu Yonggui responded weakly.

When Qing Shuang was around, most of his attention was on Qing Shuang, and he never paid attention to these details.

Today, I see that Wei Shiyan's movements are so skillful and natural that even Xing Xing doesn't look the same. What does this mean? It means that this has been going on for a long time!

Yu Yonggui just thought, it's over, the cabbage in his house, could it be that someone has taken away the pot and the soil? !

Yu Yonggui closed his eyes in despair.

She came out to do an errand for the old emperor and even sacrificed her own sister for the old emperor!

As we got closer to the capital, there were more and more people on the road.

Xingxing stopped riding a horse, but occasionally she would see a few acquaintances out for an outing in the carriage.

Xingxing wanted to keep a low profile, so she didn't say hello to them.

Wei Shiyan's face was too eye-catching, so Xingxing simply asked Wei Shiyan to stop riding the horse and go to Beijing with her in a carriage.

There was no objection to the banquet in times of crisis.

When they were still twenty miles away from the capital, Xingxing and her friends encountered a team at the Zheliu Pavilion.

The person leading the team was Wei Shiyu who was riding on a horse.

Wei Shiyu rode his horse towards Xingxing and their carriage at full speed. When he was still three feet away, he shouted "Xingxing!"

Xing Xing opened the car curtain and smiled in surprise: "Third Prince?"

"I'm here to pick you up on orders!" Wei Shiyu nodded, and looked behind Xingxing impatiently.