The Emperor visits Concubine Xu's bedroom again, which is beyond the expectations of everyone in the palace. It is bound to cause waves in the harem, but these waves are destined to have nothing to do with Canyang Palace.
On the way back to Canyang Palace, Jinxuan kept shouting for candied haws, but A'man ignored him with a cold face. When they were almost at Canyang Palace, Su Jinxuan burst into tears.
The young girl did not understand the twists and turns of the adult world. She was just naively greedy for the delicious candied haws. When she saw the Canyang Palace was right in front of her, she cried particularly sadly because she knew that she would never be able to eat the candied haws she had been longing for.
"Xuan'er, be obedient. Come back to the palace and I'll do it for you." Xuan'er has always been very obedient. It's rare that he would be so persistent about something and cry when he can't get it. So facing Xuan'er's crying, A'man was a little at a loss, but still insisted on holding Xuan'er and walked straight towards Canyang Palace.
She would not take Xuan'er back to Concubine Xu's palace. Her pride would not allow it. She was even more unwilling to see her father and Concubine Xu being in love. So, no matter how much trouble Xuan'er made, she was not going to compromise.
"Sister, sister, I want to eat candied haws. Aunt Xu makes them. They are delicious. They are as delicious as the ones made by mother."
Xuan'er struggled in Ah Man's arms, tears streaming down his face. He shouted at the top of his lungs, as if as long as he shouted louder, he would get what he wanted.
What Xuan'er didn't know was that the volume of his voice had little effect on Ah Man, but the words he struggled to say pierced Ah Man's heart.
He said that the candied haws made by Aunt Xu were as delicious as those made by his mother.
She never imagined that the little Xuan'er liked candied haws only because they looked like the ones his mother had made, and he was using them to remember his mother.
Ah Man always thought Xuan Er was still a child, but she never expected...
"Xuan'er, be good. If you want to eat candied haws, I'll make them for you. If you miss your mother, I'll take you to see her."
When Ah Man said this, she could no longer control her tears. She had been deceiving herself by telling herself that Xuan'er was still young and his longing and attachment to his mother would soon fade away. However, she had not expected that her mother had already been imprinted in Xuan'er's heart.
"Mother, sister, I want mother, I want mother, I want mother to make candied haws for me." Xuan'er lay on A'man's shoulder, more well-behaved than ever, as if the struggling and noisy child just now was not her.
"Xuan'er, be obedient. My sister can also make candied haws, and she makes them as delicious as mother's. Can we make them when we return to the palace?"
Ah Man gently patted Xuan'er's back and comforted him softly, but what came to her mind was Murong Kai saying frankly that he could make candied haws. With him around, he should be able to coax Xuan'er, right
But Ah Man didn't expect that when she brought Xuan'er to Canyang Palace, Murong Xuan was gone.
"Where is Xiao Yuanzi?" Ah Man anxiously asked Lian Huan who was waiting for her at the door. Usually, whenever she went somewhere alone, Murong Kai would be waiting for her at the door.
When asking the question, Ah Man felt a little regretful. He felt that what he had said to Murong Kai before was too harsh.
Lian Huan looked at Ah Man awkwardly, not knowing how to answer, while Xuan Er was still mumbling about candied haws in her mouth.
"The candied haws are ready, Your Highness, let's go to the palace and eat them."
After Lian Huan finished speaking, she raised her hand to take Xuan'er, and hurriedly walked towards the palace with her in her arms. Ah Man, who did not get an answer, was confused in her heart, but said nothing and followed Lian Huan into the palace.
What Ah Man didn't expect was that when he entered the palace, he didn't see Murong Kai. He asked several people, but they all looked embarrassed and were vague in their answers.
Xuan'er, who was already sitting at the round table eating candied haws, had his eyes shining. Seeing Ah Man looking at him, he excitedly said that it was delicious.
(End of this chapter)