Chapter 15 Jiujiu is so cute, your grandmother will definitely like her very much.
The only favored concubine returning to the palace tomorrow is Concubine Shu, who is more favored than Concubine Jiang.
The reason why she hasn't appeared is that Concubine Shu went to Hanshan Temple outside the palace with the Empress Dowager to pray for the Western Chu Kingdom, and will not be back until tomorrow.
Originally, Emperor Zhaoning was going to accompany the Empress Dowager to pray for blessings, but he was busy with a war recently, the previous war with the Southern Kingdom, so he did not go.
The Queen and Consort Shu accompanied the Queen Mother.
Jiujiu’s thoughts at this moment are related to Concubine Shu.
Emperor Zhaoning happened to be investigating the case of Concubine Li who was falsely accused of being sent to the cold palace. He took Jiujiu's thoughts to heart and decided to investigate Concubine Shu.
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"Jiujiu, can you eat first?" You can't skip your meal because of these bad things!
"Well, let's eat."
Today's lunch was very sumptuous, and Jiujiu loved it. There were people who loved Jiujiu around her, coaxing her. Jiujiu should have eaten this meal happily, but as soon as Jiujiu thought of the evil spirit who would return to the palace tomorrow, she became unhappy and couldn't eat.
Emperor Zhaoning coaxed, "Good Jiujiu, you are growing up. Can't you eat so little? Eat more?"
"Okay, eat more."
Jiujiu tried her best to eat more, but she vomited it all.
[Jiujiu really can't eat anymore, so please don't try to persuade me! ]
[If you continue to persuade me, Jiujiu will vomit to death. If she vomits to death, there will be no more cute little babies like Jiujiu in the world.]
Emperor Zhaoning was a little anxious because Jiujiu vomited, but after hearing Jiujiu's lovely voice, his anxiety was reduced a lot.
He said lovingly, "Forget it if you don't want to eat. Father won't force you. Jiujiu, father will take you to the Imperial Garden to have a look? See if there are any butterflies? Let's go catch butterflies, okay?"
"Okay, let's go catch butterflies."
Emperor Zhaoning carried Jiujiu to catch butterflies. Before leaving, he told Concubine Li, the Crown Prince and his party to eat their own food and not to be restrained.
The Crown Prince personally picked up some food for the Tenth and Eleventh Princes, and said gently, "My two brothers, you are both injured, so you should eat more and replenish your body. Especially you, the Eleventh Prince, you should eat more blood-replenishing food."
"Empress Li, you eat too. Don't worry about Jiujiu. Father will take good care of her."
The prince was indeed a gentleman. Even though he was injured, he still took care of everyone at the dinner table.
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It is spring and flowers are blooming. Butterflies are lingering among the flowers and there are many butterflies to catch.
Jiujiu and Emperor Zhaoning were happily catching butterflies. Because of the fun of catching butterflies, they both temporarily forgot their worries.
It was not until the two were catching butterflies behind the rockery that they heard whispers nearby.
"Have you heard? Tomorrow the Empress Dowager, the Empress, and the Concubine Shu will return to the palace."
"Of course I heard about it. Right now, Concubine Li is favored in the palace, and the Eighteenth Prince is also favored, but if Concubine Shu returns to the palace, it will be a different story."
"That's right. Concubine Shu has been favored by the emperor for many years. No other concubine can compare to her. Moreover, Concubine Li is charged with treason and collusion with the enemy. The Eighteenth Prince is not innocent either. He is the child of a concubine who colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country. What's the point of pleasing the emperor?"
"When the Empress Dowager and Consort Shu return, Consort Li and the Eighteenth Prince will be thrown into the cold palace again."
"These two traitors, mother and son, will not be able to be proud for long."
After hearing these discussions, Jiujiu's face instantly fell and she didn't want to catch butterflies anymore. She threw away her butterfly-catching tools and returned to Qiu Shui Ju alone in a dejected mood.
Upon seeing this, Emperor Zhaoning gave Fu'an a look. Fu'an understood and hurriedly followed to protect Jiujiu.
Emperor Zhaoning did not chase after him, but coughed twice.
When several palace maids at the edge of the rockery heard the sound, they were so scared that they turned around and tried to run away, but were caught by the eunuchs.
The eunuch brought several palace maids before Emperor Zhaoning.
Emperor Zhaoning glanced at a few people, his eyes filled with anger and a terrifying murderous aura emanating from his body.
An ungrateful palace maid.
He had to use a lot of effort to coax Jiujiu to stop thinking about those bad things and to catch butterflies happily, but with just a few words from them, all his efforts were in vain.
Jiujiu started to feel uncomfortable again. She didn't eat lunch, and probably had no appetite for dinner.
The more Emperor Zhaoning thought about it, the angrier he became.
"Come here, drag these chattering maids away, cut off their tongues and feed them to the dogs."
"And then they beat him to death with clubs."
The emperor's wrath is swift and decisive.
Several palace maids were frightened. After realizing what had happened, they desperately shouted, "Your Majesty, please spare us. We will never talk about our master again. We know we are wrong."
The mistake has been made. It is useless to acknowledge it. You have to pay the price for it.
Several palace maids had their tongues pulled out and then beaten to death.
Emperor Zhaoning went to Qiu Shui Ju to coax Jiujiu again. After a long time of coaxing, Jiujiu reluctantly ate something and went to sleep.
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The next morning.
When the Empress Dowager returned to the palace, concubines from all the palaces and courtyards went out with the princes to greet them.
Jiujiu was dug out of bed by Concubine Li early in the morning, dressed up, and went out to greet the Queen Mother.
Jiujiu was still frightened by what she heard in the Imperial Garden yesterday, and murmured, "Mother, do you think the Queen Mother will dislike us?"
"No." Concubine Li said, "The Queen Mother couldn't be more merciful."
I remember that when she was slandered for treason, many people wanted to kill her and her unborn child to vent their anger. It was the Queen Mother who, considering her pregnancy, went against all odds and saved her life, and only banished her to the cold palace.
When Thirteen got into trouble, she didn't think of killing him.
Princess Li always remembered these favors.
"Then Jiujiu doesn't have to worry anymore."
Jiujiu followed Concubine Li out to greet the Queen Mother, the Empress, and others.
Emperor Zhaoning stood at the front, followed by a group of concubines. The one he held in his arms was naturally the delicate, cute and lovable Jiujiu.
【Jiujiu is so nervous! 】
[Will the Empress Dowager like Jiujiu? ]
Jiujiu was struggling and pinched her sleeves tightly, which made the sleeves wrinkled.
After seeing this, Emperor Zhaoning held Jiujiu's hips with one hand, hugged Jiujiu, and held down Jiujiu's hand with the other hand.
"Jiujiu is so cute, your grandmother will definitely like her very much when she sees her."
“That’s great.”
Jiujiu was so happy that she took the initiative to kiss Emperor Zhaoning.
[My cheap dad is getting smarter and smarter. He can even see what I'm thinking.]
Please continue to be so smart.
[I believe that as long as my cheap dad has good IQ and EQ and is not deceived by the treacherous, the Western Chu Kingdom will not perish. ]
After being kissed and praised, Emperor Zhaoning was very happy and laughed out loud.
Except for Concubine Li, all the concubines present did not understand what had happened, but the princes all heard it.
Eighteenth sister, no no no, did they all hear Eighteenth brother’s voice?
Many princes were shocked.
At this time, the Queen Mother, along with the Empress and Consort Shu, were walking towards Emperor Zhaoning. The Queen Mother had a dark face and seemed to be in a bad mood, but no one knew why.