Chapter 497: Driving out of the Palace

"That's my mother, that's my father, that's my little queen! I'm going to go back and see what's going on. I've been living in the palace for half a year without leaving the house. This isn't how prisoners are treated, right? I'm the emperor!!!"

Prime Minister Shen came over early in the morning to explain: "Your Majesty, please calm down. It is too dangerous for the emperor to leave the palace quietly. If someone plots to assassinate him... If there is any problem with you, we will all be punished by the Protector of the Country."

The little devil was furious: "He is not in the capital. If you don't tell me and I don't tell anyone, who would know that I ran away secretly? And it's only for one day, oh no, just half a day. I promise to come back before dark, okay?"

Prime Minister Shen shook his head in embarrassment: "No, I dare not make such a decision."

Chu Jincheng was angry, the kind that was impossible to appease.

He sat down and started writing a letter. He wanted to tell his father that he wanted his father to come and take him home!

general's office.

Xu Wan had just started having contractions for an hour. According to her mother-in-law, she would not be able to give birth until the afternoon at the earliest. Zong Zhao sat beside her bed and said skillfully, "Bite me if it hurts."

Xu Wan felt pain but was amused by him: "What are you talking about? Stupid...ah..."

A wave of pain came over him and Xu Wan held his wrist tightly.

She had hardly seen Zong Zhao in this month. It would be a lie to say that she didn't miss him. When he appeared, Xu Wan felt so safe that even the pain in her contractions didn't seem so unbearable.

Zong Zhao wiped the sweat from her forehead and put his forehead against hers, as if he wanted to make her feel comfortable in this way.

The room was filled with warmth.

The maids stepped back and did not come in to disturb them.

Shunzi shouted from outside: "General, there is a letter from the palace. It is from the Emperor."

Xu Wan had just finished a wave of pain and asked, "What happened in the palace?"

Zong Zhao took the letter, quickly opened it and read it, then told her: "Jin Cheng knows you are giving birth and wants to come over to check on you. He is worried about you."

"Ah? He can't come..." Xu Wan also thought about it, but Jin Cheng is the emperor now and he is still young, so it would be very dangerous for him to leave the palace.

Zong Zhao thought for a moment and said, "It is indeed unsafe to come quietly, so let's drive openly."

Xu Wan: "??? So high profile?"

Zong Zhao smiled and said, "Mrs. Fu Sheng is worth it."

With the general's suggestion, Prime Minister Shen thought about it and felt it was feasible, so he ordered people to arrange the imperial carriage and prepare for the trip.

This is the second year of the young emperor's reign.

But it was the first time she left the palace.

Wherever the imperial carriage passed, it was heavily guarded by soldiers. The common people leaned their heads out to watch, but were pushed back. No one was allowed to squeeze into the avenue.

Chu Jincheng sat in the dragon chariot without even opening the curtains.

If it were in the past, he would definitely go around waving and showing off to others, but today his mother was giving birth, he couldn't care less about the children's thoughts, nor did he want to cause trouble.

When they arrived at the mansion, the little devil jumped off the dragon chariot and ran to the courtyard with ease. The maids and servants along the way were stunned. Who would have thought that the young master raised in their mansion would suddenly become the emperor of the dynasty?

At this time, they all knelt down respectfully and greeted the emperor: "Long live the emperor."

Chu Jincheng was already accustomed to people kneeling when they saw him, and he didn't even bother to ask for permission, because they would stand up on their own after he left anyway.

"Mom! Mom! I'm back!!" The little devil's voice came from far away, getting closer and closer.

The old lady and Yan Suxue were all waiting outside. When they heard Jin Cheng's voice, they were stunned: "Is it Jin Cheng? Or did I hear it wrongly?"

Yan Suxue was also stunned and said, "I guess I heard it wrongly. The emperor is still in the palace now."

But the next moment, the little devil appeared from the corner.

The round face, the small pear-shaped cheeks, the fast-running legs, every part of it was the same as they had seen before.

"Grandma! Second aunt!" Chu Jincheng waved at them happily.

Yan Suxue shouted in shock: "Oh my God..."

"Jincheng, my grandson Jincheng." The old lady stretched out her hand, but was hit by the little devil who ran over.

Happiness overflowed.

It was not until the servants knelt down to pay their respects that the old lady remembered her current status and hurriedly tried to kneel down as well, but was held back by the little devil: "Don't kneel, don't kneel. I'm not the emperor today. I'm Jincheng, my mother's son and my grandmother's grandson!"

The old lady was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes. She never thought that the child would still treat them as before after becoming the emperor. It was not in vain that she raised him.

"Good boy, please sit down. It's almost noon now. Have you eaten yet? Grandma will ask someone to prepare food for you."

The little devil chuckled and said, "I haven't eaten yet. Grandma asked them to prepare it. Oh, by the way, how is mom? Has she given birth?"

Yan Suxue asked someone to prepare lunch.

The old lady pulled him to sit on a stool outside and said, "Not yet. The midwife said it would be in the afternoon. It takes a long time for women to give birth, so giving birth in the afternoon is considered relatively quick."

"Oh, I'll wait a little longer then."

Lunch was served quickly. Chu Jincheng looked up and saw Shunzi, his eyes lit up: "Shunzi, long time no see."

Sweet and smooth, she changed her words: "Mr. Cheng, I miss you!"

After all, he was the child that she had taken care of since childhood, so Shunzi meant everything he said.

Chu Jincheng raised his eyebrows: "Why don't you enter the palace if you miss me? I also want to make you a fourth-rank chief steward, which is higher than Buyan's guard commander, and can make you rise twelve levels in a row."

Shunzi subconsciously covered his crotch and coughed, "Thank you for your kindness, Master Cheng. No, no, my family has only one son for nine generations, and my mother is too old to bear this kind of blow."

"Hahahaha..." The little devil was just teasing him on purpose and didn't really want to force him into the palace.

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The group had a quick lunch and continued to wait anxiously.

In the afternoon, the voice of the middle-aged woman came from inside: "No matter how good the relationship is, it's not okay. A woman is giving birth and men are not allowed to enter. Get out, get out."

Not long after, Zong Zhao was blasted out.

The people waiting outside all held back their laughter.

Jin Cheng couldn't hold back his laughter, he just burst out laughing: "Hahahaha, Dad, that's too bad, you have to wait outside like the rest of us."

Zong Zhao: “…”

The old lady reminded: "Zhao'er, you should also come and eat something, you haven't had your lunch yet."

Zong Zhao nodded and ate a little.

"Ma'am, you need to push as the pain hits you, and rest when it stops hurting."

"ah--"

"Don't shout too hard, or you'll lose your strength. Someone, get Madam a piece of cloth to bite, so she doesn't hurt her tongue."

"Where's the ginseng soup? Feed me some, feed me some."

"It's almost born, Madam, please push harder, don't stop here, the baby will suffocate."

"Wow--"

The clear cry of a baby interrupted the midwives' commands.

"It's born! It's born!"

A midwife came out holding the baby and shouted happily, "General, your wife has given birth to a legitimate son!"

"Congratulations, General! Congratulations, Madam!"

All the maids serving in the room congratulated him.

Zong Zhao took the child in his hand and saw that the child was a small ball, red and wrinkled, with eyes closed.

Although it didn't look very good yet, when he thought that this was his and Xu Wan's child, the joy in his heart couldn't be stopped from overflowing.

Next to him, Chu Jincheng was expectant: "???"

The legitimate...eldest son?

What about my little queen?

Where is my little queen?