Chapter 71 Emperor Zhaoning smiles in his dreams
When Emperor Zhaoning heard what Aunt Liu said, he was so shocked that the teacup in his hand fell to the ground and broke into pieces. The porcelain slag was scattered all over the floor, and the tea splashed onto his boots, leaving mottled water drop marks.
He has always been clean, but he can't care about it at this moment.
He stood up in surprise and joy, walked to Aunt Liu, looked at Aunt Liu, and asked anxiously: "Aunt Liu, can you tell me again? Jiujiu...she is really a little girl..."
Emperor Zhaoning wanted to confirm it again.
Aunt Liu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you heard it right. Jiujiu is a little girl, a real little girl!"
After hearing this affirmative answer, Emperor Zhaoning finally stopped questioning.
"Okay, okay, okay!"
Emperor Zhaoning paced back and forth in the room excitedly, his steps revealing joy and his eyes sparkling with light.
"I remember that before the Imperial Master died, he specifically told me to trust Jiujiu and protect her. At that time, I thought that Jiujiu's existence was related to the future of Western Chu, so I agreed."
“But I didn’t expect that there was a deeper meaning.”
"I have been thinking about and longing for a daughter for many years. Now I have one and she is by my side. The Imperial Master is also trying to find a way for me to treat my daughter well."
Emperor Zhaoning shed tears of excitement. Worried about being seen, he wiped his tears and took a few deep breaths behind his servants.
"The Imperial Master has good intentions!"
"Besides, Jiujiu had already told me that she was a little girl. I didn't believe her. I was really stupid."
After Emperor Zhaoning talked to himself for a long time, he could not hide his excitement and said, "I want to see Jiujiu! Aunt Liu, go and see if Jiujiu has finished washing. No, I will go myself! Go and wait for Jiujiu to come out after washing."
Fu'an saw Emperor Zhaoning walking hurriedly, so he followed behind and advised, "Your Majesty, please slow down. It's getting late now and you can't see anything. Be careful not to fall."
Emperor Zhaoning didn't care. He ran to the hot spring pool as quickly as possible and waited for Jiujiu to finish her bath.
Aunt Liu knew that Emperor Zhaoning was anxious to see the princess, so she asked Nanny Gui to go in and help Jiujiu wash, and also prepared a beautiful little dress and jewelry for Jiujiu.
After Jiujiu finished washing and dressing herself, she returned to her previous soft and cute girl appearance.
Jiujiu stood in front of the mirror, looking at herself in the mirror, and said, "This is what a princess should wear! It looks so pretty!"
"Okay, Princess, the emperor is waiting for you, go and see him quickly?" said Nanny Gui.
"good."
Jiujiu was brought before Emperor Zhaoning by Nanny Gui.
Emperor Zhaoning was sitting in a house beside the hot spring pool drinking tea at this moment, but he held the teacup in his hand for half a while without taking a sip, and he kept grinning foolishly.
That look was a bit silly.
Jiujiu watched from afar and muttered to herself.
【Cheap Dad is so weird today! 】
[Why is he grinning like an idiot? Why is he avoiding his mother? Why is he grinning like an idiot by this hot spring pool?]
[Could it be that he has taken a fancy to one of the girls serving by the hot spring pool? ]
[That won't do. They are all from my mother's family. My mother would be upset if she knew.]
Jiujiu came to Emperor Zhaoning angrily, took his hand, and walked towards where Concubine Li lived in Qingyayuan.
Emperor Zhaoning heard Jiujiu's thoughts and naturally understood that Jiujiu wanted him to stay away from those beautiful women.
He smiled, followed Jiujiu for a few steps, then picked her up and said, "My precious daughter, let me take a good look at you."
[Watching it every day? What's so good about it? ]
[However, why does my cheap dad look at Jiujiu in a different way today? ]
[When he looked at Jiujiu before, his eyes showed fondness and liking, but it didn’t seem like there was much love. Today, his eyes were full of love, the kind of love that an old father gives.]
[Isn’t that strange?]
[Did he drink too much today? ]
Emperor Zhaoning: “…………”
He is very sober!
"Jiujiu, will you sleep with father and mother tonight?"
He wanted to sleep with his baby daughter in his arms.
Jiujiu nodded: "Yeah, okay."
When the father and daughter arrived at Qingya Courtyard, Concubine Li had already fallen asleep with her back to them.
Emperor Zhaoning wanted to ask Concubine Li something, but he didn't know how to ask.
He sighed, put Jiujiu in the middle of the bed, personally helped Jiujiu take off her shoes and socks, and let Jiujiu lie down.
Then he lay down on the bed himself.
Fuan hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, you didn't take off your shoes?"
"Oh!" He was so excited that he forgot.
Fuan stepped forward to help take off his shoes, and said, "Your Majesty, you haven't taken off your clothes or your hair crown, and neither has the princess..."
"Oh, I forgot that, too."
Emperor Zhaoning sat up and let Fuan help him and Jiujiu take off their clothes and remove the things on their heads.
Jiujiu was tired after a long day, so she fell asleep as soon as she got into bed.
Emperor Zhaoning was so happy that he couldn't sleep. He looked at Jiujiu and thought everything about her was beautiful and made him happy.
He kissed Jiujiu's chubby little hands lovingly, looked at Jiujiu, and fell asleep late at night.
That night, he laughed in his dreams.
When Concubine Li heard the laughter, she woke up and was startled.
She didn't understand. Why was the emperor so good? Was he laughing even in his dreams?
This has never happened before!
Could it be that he encountered something that made him particularly excited?
What is that?
Could it be that he has fallen in love with a certain girl? That's why he is so happy?
Princess Li suddenly felt uncomfortable.
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The next morning.
When Emperor Zhaoning got up for court, Concubine Li and Jiujiu were still asleep. He didn't have the heart to wake them up, so he got out of bed quietly, dressed and went to court.
After the court session, he hurried out of the palace and headed for Li's Mansion.
On the way, he personally bought several baskets of buns from the shop that Jiujiu loved the most.
The boss saw that he bought a lot, so he asked, "Sir, are you bringing buns for your family?"
Emperor Zhaoning boasted: "My youngest daughter loves to eat this, so I brought this especially for her!"
"Sir, you have a daughter too!" The boss praised, "Daughter is great, little cotton-padded jacket."
"That's right." Emperor Zhaoning said with a smile, "It's warm."
The owner of the steamed bun shop listened and complained enviously: "Unlike me, I have three sons. It makes me upset just looking at them." Moreover, in order to feed them, he has to make endless steamed buns every day. What a miserable life!
Fortunately, those two noble men boosted the business of his bun shop.
Otherwise, you little brat will eat me into poverty.
He really can't afford it anymore.
Someone nearby said, "Boss, you just don't know how lucky you are. Your son is so great! More sons, more blessings!"
"Oh, you don't understand." The boss shook his head.
Emperor Zhaoning understood this kind of suffering. He looked at the boss with sympathy, paid the money, took the buns, got on the carriage, and drove straight to Li's Mansion.
Besides wanting to see Jiujiu, he also had some questions to ask Concubine Li.
For example, why didn't Concubine Li tell him Jiujiu's real gender? Why did she let Jiujiu hide in disguise as a man?
Didn't she know what he expected of his daughter?
Did she want Jiujiu to keep dressing as a man and be misunderstood by everyone?