Chapter 181 I want her to be my mother.
"My father once asked me at a palace banquet if I had a preferred candidate to be my mother."
Emperor Wusu said, "That is indeed the case."
The little boy's eyes were pure black, and he said in a clear voice, "Your subject regrets it."
Emperor Wusu understood what he meant, raised his eyebrows, and was about to ask a question.
Two people could be heard talking at the door.
The emperor's gaze turned to the palace entrance, and Yuan Heng couldn't help but turn around to look as well.
Ji Qingwu, standing at the palace gate, saw Yuan Heng's small body kneeling on the cold bricks, while Emperor Wusu sat high on the dragon throne.
She asked anxiously, "Eunuch Li, has Yuan Heng done something wrong?"
Li Yuzong knew the emperor was in a good mood and probably wouldn't punish the young prince, but he couldn't say for sure.
He mumbled, "Miss Ji, this old servant doesn't know either. Why don't you go in and ask her yourself?"
Ji Qingwu was already inclined to protect Yuan Heng, so she quickly said, "Please trouble Eunuch Li to convey my message."
Li Yuzong smiled and agreed, but before he could take a step, a clear, melodious male voice came from inside the hall.
"Come in, what are you doing standing in the doorway?"
Ji Qingwu tossed the chick in front of him to Li Yuzong and quickly walked into the hall.
The little girl and Eunuch Li were already quite familiar with each other, so she wasn't afraid of him. Her big eyes sparkled with anticipation as she moved closer to him. The two of them squatted down together, seemingly plotting something.
The way the two were standing there left Xiao Shunzi, who had just been scolded by the man-eating Li Yuzong and was cowering timidly to the side, dumbfounded.
Ji Qingwu first walked straight to Yuan Heng's side, and the more she looked at him, the more pitiful the little man kneeling on the ground seemed.
Her bright eyes, brimming with suppressed anger, stared directly at Emperor Wusu.
But this was in the Hall of Diligent Governance. The moment she saw those imposing golden pillars with coiled dragons, and the emperor sitting on the throne in a bright yellow dragon robe, exuding great majesty, she was immediately struck by their presence.
The person who spoke softly and gently in her ear last night was so different.
Ji Qingwu quickly turned her eyes away, then looked away again.
All the courage I had just felt vanished in an instant, dissipating into nothingness.
Seeing the little one kneeling upright on the ground, she also lifted her skirt.
Although she, as the mother, still didn't have the courage to confront the emperor head-on, she was willing to share the punishment with Yuan Heng.
Those fair hands, holding the hem of her skirt, lifted it just a little.
Emperor Wusu frowned and said impatiently, "Get up, all of you."
The two, one big and one small, sat down on the rosewood chairs carved with cloud and dragon patterns.
Emperor Wusu glanced at Ji Qingwu, his gaze sweeping from top to bottom, his eyes seemingly tangible as they passed over her bodice and wide sleeves, then down to her waist, making her tense up.
Ji Qingwu was already quite familiar with that slightly somber expression after these few "encounters".
Because she dared not reveal any discomfort in front of Yuan Heng, she gritted her teeth, her ears burning slightly.
After Emperor Wusu had lingered his gaze for a while, he slowly spoke: "Where were my son Yuanheng and I just now?"
The son became uneasy as his father's tone shifted from cold to kind; his fingers clenched tightly.
Yuan Heng glanced at Ji Qingwu beside him and saw that she was looking at him with gentle eyes, which calmed him down again.
"Your Majesty, I have realized that I misunderstood something last time, and I have been reflecting on it recently."
Emperor Wusu asked, "What have you reflected on? What insights have you gained?"
Yuan Heng said fluently, "If you truly love someone, you should keep them by your side at all times, rejoice with them and grieve for them. You shouldn't feel fear or keep your distance from them."
After speaking, he observed the emperor's expression.
Emperor Wusu nodded thoughtfully and said in a detached tone, "Continue."
Yuan Heng added, "We also need to ask her if she is willing to share both hardship and happiness."
What love and sharing joys and sorrows...
Ji Qingwu looked confused, unsure of what they had discussed, but something about Yuan Heng's words seemed off.
This child started learning early and knows a lot. Could it be that he developed feelings for someone at such a young age, was caught by the emperor, and is now being punished by kneeling?
Is it still a little piglet, yet it's already rooting up cabbages?
Ji Qingwu quietly reached out and squeezed his little hand, signaling him to stop talking.
Yuan Heng glanced at her again, his tone even more resolute, his dark eyes gleaming.
"Your subject wants her."
When Yuan Heng pointed to himself beside him, Ji Qingwu's heart jumped into his throat.
Then I heard him declare in a resounding voice, "Be my mother!"
Only after he finished speaking did Ji Qingwu's heart settle down, and then it became extremely sour and swollen.
Emperor Wusu pretended to think deeply for a while before saying, "My son's words make a lot of sense."
Yuan Heng was very sensible and considerately analyzed for Emperor Wu Su: "Father, I am only expressing my own thoughts. If Father is considering the matter of establishing an empress, you can give her priority."
After speaking, his eyes flickered as he looked at Ji Qingwu's face.
As the successor actively recommended by Yuan Heng.
Yuan Heng likes her and wants her to be his mother.
Ji Qingwu felt a sweet warmth in her heart; nothing could be more gratifying than receiving the little guy's approval.
only......
Yuan Heng asked nervously and expectantly, "What does Father mean?"
Emperor Wusu cleared his throat and said, "I wonder what Miss Ji thinks?"
Ji Qingwu's biggest thought was that he dared not have any thoughts.
Being lured into a trap by this father and son felt like being roasted over a fire.
But she really couldn't bear to refuse the little one's request.
Yuan Heng tried every means to entice her, saying, "Life in the palace is definitely not like a stagnant pool. Every day there will be new challenges, which is very interesting."
It's not "interesting" at all; without the means, you wouldn't even know how you died.
Ji Qingwu still remembered that Yuan Heng had said with a serious face that the palace was not a good place and he did not want to see her suffer after marrying into it.
In just a few months, he changed his mind.
Yuan Heng also felt ashamed, but looking at the little girl from the Ji family, he could see her every day and hold her hand, and Yuan Heng was driven crazy with jealousy.
Even after so many days, he still dreams of her coming into his dreams and hugging him every night.
Yuan Heng is young, but he already has a domineering temperament.
He wants what he wants, no matter what it takes.
Yuan Heng looked at her expectantly and said, "Would you like to see me every day?"
Anyone who didn't know better would think that Yuan Heng was choosing a concubine for himself; his words sounded so affectionate and sentimental.
Emperor Wusu, who was thinking of reaping the benefits without lifting a finger, listened for a while and then raised his hand to stop him, looking displeased.
He said in a deep voice, "Let me think about it. You may leave now."
Yuan Heng reluctantly stood up: "Your subject takes his leave." As he left, he looked at Ji Qingwu with lingering reluctance.
She longed to stand up and leave with him.
But Emperor Wusu's eyes seemed to be filled with nails; if she dared to take a step, he would nail her to the spot.
Seeing Yuan Heng looking back every step of the way, completely losing his usual princely demeanor, he was like a clingy little devil.
The emperor, with a stern face, urged, "Go back to your Qian Yuan Hall and do your studies!"
Only after Yuan Heng's figure disappeared outside the hall did Ji Qingwu reluctantly turn his head back.
The tip of his nose brushed against the soft, bright yellow silk.
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