Chapter 1068, Seize the Opportunity
In the imperial garden, the Emperor and Prince Ping each held a child and coaxed them carefully. Only when the twins stopped crying did the Emperor look at Concubine An with dissatisfaction.
"I allowed the children to play in the Imperial Garden. Are you planning to punish me as well?"
"It's normal for children to be naughty. You're already a grandmother, why are you still arguing with a three-year-old? You're really going backwards. Go back to the palace and reflect on yourself."
As he spoke, he looked at the virtuous concubines and the others.
"And you few, instead of trying to persuade them, you just stand by and watch with glee, lacking the dignity of a palace mistress. Return to the palace and reflect on yourselves."
After hearing what happened, the emperor was really angry.
Among the twins, although he prefers Daomang who looks most like his biological mother, he also loves Daomiao who was adopted by the Gu family. When he heard that he was surrounded and captured by palace maids, he felt so distressed when he thought of the helpless look of the little guy.
After saying this, the emperor ignored the four concubines' ugly expressions and left the imperial garden holding the still sobbing Dao Mang.
Prince Ping snorted coldly and followed with the rice seedlings in his arms.
The rice stalks and rice seedlings lying on the shoulders of the Emperor and Grandfather looked up at each other, with a gleam of success in their eyes, and then lay down pitifully.
The four concubines were publicly reprimanded by the emperor, and the news spread quickly like wings.
After hearing this, the eldest prince and his companions rubbed their temples with a headache.
Now is the critical moment to appoint the crown prince, and the emperor's attitude towards them is extremely crucial, but their mother chose to go and provoke the emperor at this time, which is simply unwise.
When the news reached the Southern Study, Daozi remained unmoved and continued to practice calligraphy, ignoring the gazes from all sides.
At this moment, he was quite calm. His younger brothers and sisters cried as they pleased, because crying children get candy. Not to mention that his grandfather was there, even if he was not there, his younger brothers and sisters would not let him suffer any loss.
Anyway, he has the emperor to support him, so his worries are not in vain.
Seeing that Daozi was so focused and not disturbed by the outside world, the teacher above nodded with satisfaction and gave him a high evaluation in his heart.
On the other side, after the twins returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, they pouted their little mouths high and joined Prince Ping in clamoring to go home.
The emperor naturally refused to do so. He comforted them and gave the twins many exquisite toys as rewards. Only then were the two little guys coaxed into submission and stopped asking to go back home.
The twins were happy to get the good stuff, and cheerful and cheerful laughter began to be heard in the Palace of Heavenly Purity again.
Now, everyone in the palace knew that these two little ancestors should not be offended. If they were made to cry, even the emperor would have to humble himself and comfort them.
Concubine An and Concubine Xian felt as uncomfortable as if they had swallowed a fly.
After class in the afternoon, as soon as they left the Southern Study, Daozi dragged Xiao Moleng towards the Palace of Heavenly Purity: "Come on, Fourth Brother, let's go and pay our respects to the Emperor together."
He already knew some things, and after entering the palace, he realized that everyone was trying to please the Emperor. He vaguely understood that it would be good for his fourth brother, who protected him, to be in front of the Emperor more often. So, he naturally could not miss this opportunity.
Xiao Morong held Daozi, a little hesitant on his face: "Fourth brother, it's not appropriate to go to the Qing Palace. That's where the emperor works and rests. I can't disturb him casually."
Daozi thought for a moment and said disapprovingly, "How can you say it's a disturbance? Grandpa Huang is Fourth Brother's grandfather. It's only natural for Fourth Brother to go and pay his respects after class."
These words stunned Xiao Morong.
Daozi continued, "Really, Fourth Brother, I'm not lying to you. Every time my brothers and sisters and I go to pay our respects to the old ancestor, he's always so happy. If you go to pay your respects, the Emperor will definitely be happy too."
This really touched Xiao Morong's heart. Didn't he want to be close to the Emperor? The answer was definitely no.
On the contrary, because his father had an ear disease, he wanted the emperor's attention more than his other cousins so that he could support the Fourth Prince's Mansion.
Daozi continued to pull Xiao Morong: "Let's go, we are just going to pay our respects to the Emperor. If the Emperor is unhappy, you can say that you are going to see my younger brothers and sisters."
This time the rice pulled the man.
Soon, the two arrived at the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
At this moment, the Emperor and Prince Ping were playing the game of Eagle Catches Chicken with the twins. When Xiao Morong came in and saw this, he was stunned for a moment.
Daozi was the first to speak: "Grandpa Emperor, my fourth brother is here to pay his respects to you. Also, he heard that his younger brothers and sisters were crying, so he came with me to see them."
Xiao Morong hurried forward to salute.
The emperor looked at Xiao Morong with a gentle expression: "Morong is thoughtful. It's good that you know how to take care of your younger brothers and sisters. Stay here and have dinner with us later."
Daozi immediately winked at Xiao Morong, as if to say, See, the Emperor is very happy that you came to visit him.
Xiao Morong felt relieved. He hadn't expected things to go so smoothly. Not only did the Emperor not blame him, but he even invited him to dinner.
Looking at the Emperor playing with his two little brothers and sisters, Xiao Morong suddenly felt that the Emperor was not so unapproachable. Even though he was the emperor, he was still an old man who needed the company of his relatives.
At dinner, the rice and Xiao Morong sat at one table, Prince Ping sat at another table with rice seedlings, and the emperor sat at another table with rice stalks.
The three little ones like to comment while eating, and their voices can be heard everywhere at the table.
The emperor looked at Dao Mang with a smile as he kept stuffing food into his mouth. The way he ate with such relish made people's appetites whetted. Even he ate one more bowl of rice than usual.
When the meal was almost over, the Emperor looked at Prince Ping, who was too lazy to leave, and asked Dao Mang with a deliberate smile: "Daomang, do you like Grandpa Huang more, or your grandfather more?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Prince Ping pricked up his ears.
Xiao Morong also stared at Xiao Congmei curiously, wanting to hear her answer.
The rice lowered its head and curled its lips, thinking that the question asked by the emperor was so childish. Even the rice seedlings covered their mouths and yawned lazily.
Living up to his brothers' expectations, Dao Mang gave the emperor a meaningful look: "Grandpa Emperor, only children make choices. I like both of them. I am so happy to have you love me."
Both the Emperor and Prince Heping couldn't help laughing.
The emperor scratched Daomang's nose and said, "You're so clever."
After chatting and laughing for a while, Prince Ping and Xiao Morong left the palace.
At the palace gate, the Fourth Prince was sitting in a carriage waiting for Xiao Morong. When he saw his son and Prince Ping coming out together, he quickly got out of the carriage and saluted.
Prince Ping had a good impression of the Fourth Prince's inconspicuous nephew and praised Xiao Morong: "Mo Rong is a good brother. Mo Xi told me that he is very helpful in protecting us in the Southern Study. When Mo Xi and the others return home from the palace, I will let the other children get closer to him."
The Fourth Prince responded without hesitation: "I will listen to Uncle Ping."
After Prince Ping's carriage had gone far away, the Fourth Prince took Xiao Morong into his own carriage.
In the carriage, Xiao Morong had a worried look on his face: "Father, the Emperor invited me to have dinner with him today, and I'm afraid tomorrow..."
The Fourth Prince interrupted Xiao Morong directly: "Don't be afraid, whatever happens will be fine. If Mo Xi still drags you to the Palace of Purity, just go with her. As long as your grandfather doesn't forbid you to go, you can be fearless of anyone."
Seeing that the eldest son's brows had not yet relaxed, the Fourth Prince understood his worries. Although the Fourth Prince's Mansion had never fought for anything, it was inevitable that it would be affected by various parties. This child was afraid that he would bring trouble to the Fourth Prince's Mansion.
"As a member of the royal family, you can't escape the struggle for interests. The Fourth Prince's Mansion has few opportunities to stand out. When they come, you must know how to seize them and not hesitate."
Xiao Morong looked at his father, understood the meaning of his words, and nodded firmly: "Son will."
(End of this chapter)
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