room reunion gathering
Nangong Shunv looked at Qi Yuxiao who was playing not far away, her heart was complicated and emotional.
The quality revealed by this child is really easy to make people feel pity, for example, the people around her are very close, but they are never clingy.
This scale is difficult for even adults to control, let alone a three-year-old child
Perhaps this is the nature, this child is born with such a precious character. Most of the people around her are defenseless, and she seldom recognizes her life, but she never clings to anyone or asks others to do something for her.
Just like this, Nangong Shunv brought Qi Yuxiao to the main hall with some ulterior motive, and she didn't know what these two were doing in the room for more than two hours. It was a little annoying to wait, but Qi Yuxiao did not show the slightest dissatisfaction or complaint.
She first sat in the arms of Nangong Shunv for a while, and after getting the permission of Nangong Shunv, she ran to the side to play alone. From time to time, she would look back, and occasionally she would fly to Nangong Shunv, tilting her head up. Face earnestly asked whether Nangong Shunv was hot or not, whether she was thirsty or not. After getting a negative answer, he will go back to play and continue to play. How could anyone not like her for such a child? Is it just because it's not biological
Nangong Shunv thought of the child's biological mother, the girl who was as pure as water.
Nangong Shu's heart was filled with sadness, she beckoned, Qi Yuxiao ran over happily, and called out sweetly: "Second aunt~!"
Nangong Shunv smiled and took out the silk handkerchief and wiped the sweat on the little guy's face, then said softly, "Second aunt has some business to go out of the palace, how about Yuxiao playing in the yard?"
Qi Yuxiao nodded and asked, "When will the second aunt come back?"
Nangong Shunv: "You may be sleeping out today. If you have something to do, go to Qiu Ju. Your father and mother are coming out soon."
Qi Yuxiao turned her head to look at the closed door of the palace, and then raised her head to look at Nangong Shunv. She did not refuse, but she also showed unconcealed reluctance. Nangong Shunv raised her hand and touched the top of Qi Yuxiao's head. He whispered a few words in her ear, got up and left.
... The chess game in the room also came to the end. After the black and white twins kept making moves in every square inch, it finally came to an end.
Qi Yan held a black piece in his hand for several breaths, and put the piece back into the chess box with a chuckle: "His Royal Highness is superb at chess, and the minister throws the piece and admits defeat."
A knowing smile bloomed on Nangong Jingnv's face, she straightened her waist and replied lightly, "I'll accept it." Nangong Jingnv looked at Qi Yan, the other party's face was calm, which made her feel a little tasteless.
"Have you tried your best for this game of chess?" Nangong Jingnu herself was also very surprised why she asked such a question. She looked at Qi Yan, the other's expression never fluctuated, as if she was just asking an irrelevant question.
The more Qi Yan does this, the more uncomfortable Nangong Jingnu feels. In her opinion, this is not what a loser should behave...
The thoughts in Nangong Jingnu's heart have already started to flood, Qi Yancai slowly took her eyes away from the chessboard, smiled gently, and replied softly: "Naturally, I did my best, Your Highness has advanced so much in chess, my minister. Humbled."
Nangong Jingnu pursed her lips and didn't speak, and Qi Yan said again, "According to Shicai's agreement, the minister loses, and it is up to His Highness to deal with it."
Nangong Jingnu said with little interest: "Forget it, it's just a joke. Left is just a game of chess..."
Qi Yan replied seriously: "No, if the chess minister wins this game, he will definitely ask His Highness for a lottery."
Nangong Jingnu and Qi Yan looked at each other for a long time and said, "Then, you can do something for this palace."
Qi Yan: "Okay."
…
The maid from the Imperial Dining Hall came to report: Lunch is ready.
Qiu Ju raised her eyes to look at the sky, and then looked at Qi Yuxiao, who was playing alone in the yard, and pushed open the hall door and walked in.
Qiu Ju knocked on the door of the dormitory: "Your Highness, Concubine, lunch is ready. His Highness Yanyang has been playing in the yard for two hours. Did you tell her to come in?"
When Qi Yan heard that Xiao Yuxiao was coming, she got up and walked straight out, Nangong Jingnu also followed.
Qi Yan: "Yu Xiao!"
Qi Yuxiao was digging the soil in the corner, when she heard Qi Yan's call to put down the tree branch in her hand and ran: "Father~!"
Qi Yan squatted down and saw Qi Yuxiao's dirty little face, she took out a silk handkerchief from her cuff with a smile: "He came alone? Why didn't anyone let me know."
Qi Yuxiao smiled brightly: "The ants in the yard are moving, I'm helping!"
Qi Yan finished wiping Qi Yuxiao's face, and seeing that her hands and cuffs were also covered in mud, she hugged her directly: "Father will take you in to wash your hands."
As soon as he turned around, he saw Nangong Jingnu who was following him, and Qi Yuxiao called out sweetly, "Mother."
Nangong Jingnu nodded: "You take her in to wash, and this palace is waiting for you in the imperial dining hall."
…
In order to create some "opportunities" for her princess and concubine, Qiu Ju took her servants to retire without Nangong Jingnu's orders, but Qi Yuxiao, who was only three years old, couldn't eat independently, so when Qi Yan saw her, she would leave. He took her bowl naturally: "What would Yu Xiao want to eat?"
Qi Yuxiao glanced at it and pointed to the shredded mutton on the table: "Meat."
Qi Yan took a piece and thinly tore the mutton into small strips and mixed it with the rice. After thinking about it, she scooped a little chive flower and dotted it on top.
Qi Yan: "Come on, open your mouth."
Qi Yuxiao chewed a few times and said happily, "Delicious!"
Qi Yan hooked the corners of her mouth, her heart softened.
If you look closely, you can see a little shadow of Xiaodie when she was young, and even the taste is so similar.
Qi Yan remembered that when she and Xiaodie were young, she would take care of Xiaodie at all banquets. She also shredded the mutton and piled it together, sprinkled with a few drops of chive flowers...
Qi Yuxiao brought a cheerful temperament to the dining room, and said with a small mouth.
Qi Yuxiao: "Father~, when will you take me to ride a horse?"
Qi Yan: "If you have time in the past few days, go and have another bite."
Qi Yuxiao turned his face away, and said, "Can father accompany Yuxiao these days?"
Qi Yan: "I will accompany you as much as possible, come and have a bite."
Qi Yuxiao opened his mouth to bite the rice, chewed it a few times and asked vaguely, "Will my mother go with me when I ride a horse?"
Qi Yan replied patiently, "I can't control this, you can ask your mother yourself."
Qi Yuxiao took a peek at Nangong Jingnu, lowered her voice and said, "Father~, you should ask~!"
Qi Yan: "Come on, open your mouth..."
Nangong Jingnv put down her chopsticks and looked at the father and daughter in front of her.
The rice in Qi Yan's bowl basically didn't move, and Qi Yuxiao only ate less than half of the bowl. Her eyes flickered on the two of them, and she found that Qi Yan had a talent for bringing up children. After thinking about it carefully, she was quickly relieved. This person's gentle personality and gentle tone were indeed easy to be liked by children.
On the contrary, Nangong Jingnu didn't expect Qi Yuxiao's loud noises. It was even worse than she was in the past. Now she is more determined to replace the Immortal Grass and Ganoderma Lucidum.
Seeing Qi Yan take off the rice grains sticking to Qi Yuxiao's cheeks, chase Qi Yuxiao's head with a spoon and shake it into a rattle, softly coaxing her to eat more, Nangong Jingnu couldn't bear it. Live thinking: How can this person be more like a mother than himself? She has never seen a man who can coax a child so patiently and tenderly.
Nangong Jingnv was almost done eating, she put down her chopsticks and said, "Let Ben Gong come."
One big and one small turned their heads in unison, Nangong Jingnu stretched out her hand: "Give me the bowl, you can eat first."
Qi Yan: "Thank you, Your Highness."
Nangong Jingnv took the bowl and glanced at Qi Yuxiao, who obediently climbed down from the chair and walked around to the opposite side and climbed onto the chair next to Nangong Jingnv, this time she didn't need to be hugged...
The huge imperial dining hall finally returned to its quietness. Nangong Jingnv didn't ask Qi Yuxiao what he wanted to eat at all, and just picked a few things that were light in taste, soft and glutinous, suitable for children to eat, and fed them to Qi Yuxiao. Then she opened her mouth obediently, and she could eat whatever her mother fed—not picky eaters.
Qi Yan couldn't help sighing when she saw it, "So this little guy still knows how to "be arrogant and arrogant"? Didn't you just say you don't like green vegetables? Isn't this also eaten...
Although Qi Yan is eating silently, she has been keeping an eye on Nangong Jingnu. Although she did not interact with Qi Yuxiao, she fed every bite of food very carefully, and the dishes were well matched, and she was also waiting for Qi Yuxiao's commander. The food in the mouth is swallowed before feeding the next bite.
Qi Yan thought with relief: Nangong Jingnu may not like this child, but her kind nature determines that she will never treat this child harshly.
After eating, Nangong Jingnv asked Qiu Ju to go to the Nuan Pavilion to get two clean clothes, and she herself came to the study to read.
But it didn't take long for the big and small to appear in the study holding hands...
After a lot of hard work, Nangong Jingnu had to put down the scroll in her hand, and the family of three went to the horse farm to ride a horse.
For three days, the father and daughter both "harassed" Nangong Jingnu on time. Finally, on the evening of the third day, "Nangong Rang" issued three imperial decrees in a row.
Previously, due to his advanced age, Shang Shusheng, Zuo Pushe, begged him to return to his hometown. After more than half a year, Nangong Rang finally granted permission.
Then there is the promotion of Lu Boyuan, Minister of Officials, to Zuo Pushe of Zhongshu Province.
The third imperial decree is: Qi Yan, the prefect of Jinzhou, has made great achievements in governing the local area, and he was specially transferred back to Beijing and promoted to the Minister of Officials.
Overnight, Qi Yan changed from a local prefect to a sixth minister, and there is no longer any reason not to go to court...
Less than an hour after Qi Yan received the imperial edict, a palace maid came to report: His Highness Zhen Zhen is here.
Qi Yan got up and put the imperial decree in a wooden box and placed it on a high place. He came to the bedroom and knelt down: "My minister, Qi Yan sees your highness."
Nangong Jingnu: "Get up, no one is here to serve you."