When Ah Man hurried to Concubine Xu's palace, the scene she least wanted to see had already happened.
His father and Concubine Xu were sitting at the dining table, looking lovingly at Su Jinxuan who was sitting between them. Xuan was eating candied haws, the bright red hawthorns made his tender face look as white as snow.
The visual experience of a family of three was like a needle piercing Ah Man's heart. It was as if something was pressing on his chest, making even breathing extremely difficult.
Ah Man rushed in and went straight to Jinxuan. Regardless of the happiness on his face, she walked up to him and pulled him away.
"A'man." Su Jing's heart softened as he looked at Jinxuan, but he didn't expect that this beautiful scene would be disrupted by A'man. He turned around and looked at the angry A'man and shouted loudly.
"Sister, I want to eat candied haws." Jinxuan also recovered from the daze of being taken away suddenly. He pleaded softly, his pair of bright dark eyes filled with tears.
“Princess, since Xuan’er likes candied haws, let him finish eating them here. Your father is here too, and it’s a rare opportunity for them to be together…” Compared to Su Jing’s anger and Xuan’er’s sadness, Concubine Xu had a pleading look on her face when she spoke, and her beautiful face had a pair of eyes filled with tears.
"Empress Xu is really good at using Xuan'er's name to lure my father here. It's okay for you to be affectionate with each other, but Xuan'er is still young and can't bear to see his respected father being affectionate with another woman, so we should go back first."
Ah Man didn't care whether Concubine Xu was wronged or not. It had become a fact that she used Xuan'er to attract her father. No matter how many excuses she made or how many tears she shed, it couldn't change this fact.
Ah Man's words were merciless, not only slapping Ah Man in the face, but also making Su Jing a little embarrassed.
"A'man, you..." Su Jing couldn't help but scold, but after he opened his mouth, he found that he had no reason to scold.
What she said was all true. She really wanted to show affection with another woman in front of Jinxuan. She only wanted to use this as an excuse to get close to Concubine Xu, but she ignored the fact that Xuan'er was still a child.
"Xuan'er and I will not disturb our father and Concubine Xu. Xuan'er, come with me." Ah Man glanced at her father who was becoming increasingly thinner, then leaned over and spoke to Su Jinxuan.
"Royal sister, I still want to eat candied haws. I want to eat candied haws." When Su Jinxuan heard that Ah Man was going to take him away, he looked reluctant and looked at the red candied haws on the table with grievance.
"Let your sister make it for you when we get back. Let's go." Ah Man leaned over and picked up Xuan'er, and hurried towards the palace gate.
“Your Majesty, I didn’t... I just missed Xuan’er, so..." When Concubine Xu saw Ah Man leaving, she became more and more worried. If the emperor knew her feelings, he would probably not stay here for a moment. She pretended to be aggrieved, tears falling down her face as she spoke.
Su Jing looked at her crying and wiped away the tears on her face. Then he said softly, "You don't need to explain. I know you have good intentions." Su Jing comforted her softly, but the tenderness on his face was not as good as his eyes.
"Your Majesty understands me, so I won't feel wronged." A smile appeared on Concubine Xu's tearful face. She snuggled gently in Su Jing's arms, looking like a little bird.
"Your Majesty, Xuan'er looks a lot like you. I can't see you, and I miss you so much. Just thinking about looking at Xuan'er is like seeing you. I really didn't think about anything else, and I didn't think about you coming back. If you can come, I..."
"If you miss me in the future, just come to me. Don't do such stupid things. Ah Man's temper is getting more and more weird. You must have been ridiculed by her for bringing Xuan'er here." Su Jing's words were very firm. Hearing Su Jing say this, Concubine Xu was deeply moved.
"As long as I can see you again, the princess will do anything. Besides, it was me who made the emperor angry. I won't do it again. I will be obedient and..."
"I know your heart, and I will treat you well in the future." Su Jing's words were like a reassurance. After hearing this, Concubine Xu was very happy. She thought that her goal had finally been achieved, but she didn't know that she used Xuan'er to get in touch with the emperor, and the emperor also used Xuan'er to get close to her.
(End of this chapter)