Chapter 695: Two Girls Competing for Adoration + Real and Fake Baby Contest
Chapter 695: Two Girls Competing for Adoration + Real and Fake Baby Contest
The little baby's head was like a soft and sticky dumpling, nestled on Acacia's shoulder, waving his chubby little hands, and looking at his sister from afar.
It was not until the figure of the little sister disappeared completely that she frowned and slowly turned around. Then she met Xiang Sizi's half-smiley eyes and heard him ask, "What? Did the little palace maid ask you to take her away from the laundry department?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yining gave him a look that said "you are narrow-minded" and said depressedly: "Sister Lu said something strange. She wanted to find a painting and said there was something in the painting."
"That's really strange. She's been wasted here and rarely sees a life-saving straw, but she doesn't even think of grabbing it and even asks you to find something. Could it be that she is... doing something for someone else?" Xiangsizi replied with a smile.
The little boy's thoughts fluctuated with the man's words. Some guesses came to his mind, but then he thought it was impossible.
Now that Lu Jiayi was trapped in the laundry department, she was probably a useless pawn for the Xie family. Moreover, why did they need her help to find a painting from her mother's dowry? Wouldn't it be easier for her eldest brother to get it outside?
Could it be that I was overthinking it? Did she really give the painting to Princess Anping in exchange for the chance to become her adopted daughter?
Xiang Sizi added, "But in this palace, you have to listen carefully to everyone's words. If you are not careful, you will be tricked. I have been tricked by that old man these days. I have seen all kinds of people. I even think ghosts are cuter than humans."
Little Yining blinked her big eyes, raised herself up, tilted her head in front of his face, and asked, "Uncle, is Sister Qing cute?"
Acacia: ...
The man glanced at the kid speechlessly and chose to keep silent.
After the chat between the adult and the child ended, they returned to their seats and started role-playing.
At this moment, the sound of a little kid's laughter as loud as a silver bell suddenly reached their ears.
The big and the small looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young woman in a gorgeous dress walking out from a path not far away, holding a little child. She was holding a colorful cloth ball in her hand, which made the little child giggle.
The woman seemed to be aware of the two men's gazes. She raised her beautiful eyes slightly and looked at them. The moment their eyes met, a bright smile appeared on her pretty face.
However, just as she was about to say hello, the two, one big and one small, seemed not to notice each other, shifted their gazes in tacit understanding, and quickly disappeared around the corner.
woman:……
Her smile froze instantly, and a cold light flashed across her eyes.
Seeing this, the maid behind her hurried forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, Concubine Nuan should be taking Princess Le'an to Funing Palace to look for His Majesty."
Concubine Rou glanced at her calmly, and her fingers holding the cloth ball slightly tightened. She said in a cold tone with undisguised contempt: "You are indeed from a small family, and you don't even have basic etiquette."
Then, she lowered her eyes to look at the child beside her, and smiled gently: "He'er, let's go. You haven't seen your father today, and you must miss him."
……
There was silence in the Funing Palace.
After Sheng Jingchen finished dealing with some necessary matters, he leaned lazily on the couch, holding a book and reading it carefully.
But his eyes would occasionally glance towards the palace gate, then retract and fall back on the book.
When the eunuch served him tea, he asked, "Has Pei Dafu not returned yet?"
The young eunuch placed the teacup next to the emperor and replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, Chief Steward Pei has not returned yet."
"Um ."
The emperor took the tea, took a sip, then frowned in disdain and put it aside, "It's too hot!"
Upon hearing this, the young eunuch hurriedly apologized in fear and wanted to take the teacup and make a new cup, but the emperor had already waved his hand impatiently and asked him to leave.
Sheng Jingchen listened attentively to the hurried footsteps and complained in a rare mood: "How clumsy."
After he finished speaking, he focused on the book and gently turned a page.
Just at this moment, a series of messy footsteps were heard outside the hall.
Sheng Jingchen put down the book in his hand irritably and looked sideways toward the door.
Xiangsizi was seen holding the baby and walking into the palace as fast as the wind, followed by a dozen palace maids chasing after them.
However, as soon as the palace maids arrived at the palace gate, they consciously stood on both sides and did not follow the adult and the child into the palace.
Xiang Sizi walked to the emperor's side carelessly, took the teacup in front of him, drank it all in one gulp, and then began to complain: "Old man, you should at least control that Concubine Rou. As soon as I go out, she sends people to follow me. Just now she wanted to stop me and have a sisterly love with me."
Sheng Jingchen: ...
Xiao Yining was amazed by this scene, and couldn't help muttering in her heart: Could it be that she has seen too many transvestite bosses, and she actually feels that the girl pretending to be a man at this moment is not out of place at all, and even has a sense of charm.
The emperor glanced at Xiangsizi with dissatisfaction and rebuked him in a deep voice: "You behave so rudely, do you really think I won't punish you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a dark shadow quietly emerged from the corner of the palace.
Xiangsizi rolled her eyes, then sensibly softened her body, holding the baby in her arms and kneeling on the emperor's lap, complaining in a soft voice: "Your Majesty, please punish Concubine Rou. She is bullying me to death. I am afraid of her..."
Grandparents: ...
A chill suddenly rose from the hearts of the grandparents and grandchildren almost at the same time.
Sheng Jingchen suppressed his anger and finally angrily spat out the word "get out".
"Got it!"
Xiangsizi stood up swiftly and sat down on the other end of the couch. In front of the little boy, he ripped open his clothes, took out two steamed buns, and placed them on the coffee table beside him with two muffled sounds.
Xiao Yining: ⊙▽⊙
Is this her mother’s steamed bun?
Her mother hasn't cooked for several months, so why is this food still being used as a prop on this person?
The kid couldn't help but feel suspicious, so he quickly went over and poked it twice. Although it was a little warm, it was still as hard as a rock.
Two grown men: ...
The Funing Palace suddenly fell into silence, and the emperor cast an unhappy look at Xiangsizi.
The instigator seemed unaware, and stared at the kid with his chin propped up, a mischievous smile on the corner of his lips.
However, the little kid didn't notice anything strange in the air, nor did he realize that there were two pairs of eyes staring at him, and he continued with his impolite behavior.
She crawled to the coffee table using her hands and feet, picked up a steamed bun hesitantly, threw it away in disgust, and then complained angrily: "Uncle, Uncle Xiangsizi ruined the steamed buns that mother made. This one is rotten and can't be eaten!"
Acacia: (?_?), this stinky girl!
As he was talking, little Yining had already quickly crawled towards the old baby.
The emperor was startled when he heard this, and couldn't help but chuckle. He ordered happily, "Come here, bring two coarse porcelain bowls to Concubine Nuan."
Then, he slowly gave Xiang Sizi an order: "Nuan Fei, food is in short supply outside, and the palace needs to be frugal. For your dinner tonight, use this steamed bun with hot tea."
Xiangsizi had to bow his head because he was afraid of the consequences. He glared at the kid with an accusatory look on his face, cursed him in a low voice, "You have no conscience", and then responded helplessly with "Hmm".
Xiao Yining didn't care what the person's mood was. Although her mother made steamed buns that were not difficult and were very hard, no one in her family would waste them, and her father would find ways to finish them all.
The big and the small seemed to have become irreconcilable enemies at this moment, glaring at each other with displeasure.
The emperor raised his eyebrows, pulled the little kid to sit beside him, and comforted him, "Don't worry, Sister Qing, Grandpa will send people to search Concubine Nuan's residence. If there are still your mother's steamed buns, Concubine Nuan will eat them all."
Acacia: ...
After a few days of enjoying delicacies from land and sea, the big man gave in again, and once again picked up the disgusting soft voice, holding the emperor's hand and complaining: "Your Majesty, you can't treat me like this, I will be sad..."
Grandparents and grandchildren: (?_?“)
When the two saw this, they felt a chill in their hearts again. Fortunately, at this moment, a report came from outside, which broke the awkward atmosphere.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Rou and the Third Prince are here."
At the same time, the soft and coquettish voice of a real woman was heard outside, "Your Majesty, the third prince and I heard that you were attacked, so we specially made a tea for you to calm your nerves."
The emperor pulled his hand back in disgust and winked at the fake woman who was winking at him.
Xiangsizi also got into the role in seconds and quickly stuffed the two buns back to their original places. However, he didn't have time to tidy up his outer clothes, so he simply half-lay on the couch and pulled the baby back to use as a prop.
Xiao Yining: →_→, another day of being a tool!
So, when Concubine Rou swayed gently and brought the third prince in, she saw this scene.
The "Nuan Fei" had a flushed face, half lying on the couch in dishevel, and was holding the bewildered little baby in her arms, trying to cover up her mistake.
The emperor at the other end had a relaxed look on his face and was wiping his hands contentedly.
There was a ripple in Concubine Rou's eyes. She bowed her head slightly, holding the teacup and bowing to the emperor. The Third Prince, who was released by her, also staggered to the side of the emperor and called out in a sweet and childish voice, "Father, He'er misses you!"
This was the first time that little Yining saw old baby getting along with his wife and children (not counting the naughty children). After she and "Nuan Fei" greeted the two uninvited guests, she watched with curiosity on her face.
Sheng Jingchen raised his eyes and glanced lovingly at the little kid beside him. A gentle smile appeared on his face that she had never seen before. He said "hmm" softly, and then said in a very unpleasant way: "He'er, don't worry about it. Father is not dead yet."
Xiao Yining: ...
The third prince was a real little kid. Hearing this, he ran back to Concubine Rou happily and said to her cheerfully, "Mother, Father is not dead yet. He'er doesn't need to worry about it!"
Concubine Rou's smile froze on her face, and she rebuked in a low voice: "He'er, don't talk nonsense."
Then she looked at the emperor cautiously and apologized softly, "Children speak without restraint. Your Majesty, please don't blame He'er. He is still ignorant."
The emperor seemed to have just discovered this woman. He finally set his eyes on her and responded to her first sentence indifferently: "Rou Fei is thoughtful. I will drink this tea later. Leave it there."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Concubine Rou stood up stiffly, handed the tea to the eunuch beside her, and stood there a little at a loss until the emperor said "Please take a seat", then she picked up the third prince nervously and sat in front of the emperor.
This scene immediately gave Xiao Yining a sense of déjà vu between superiors and subordinates. She was secretly amazed, as she truly witnessed how the imperial family got along with each other.
At this moment, she also alertly noticed the gazes falling on her and looked towards Concubine Rou.
Then she saw the woman glanced at her and "Nuan Fei" with hidden jealousy, but it disappeared in a flash, replaced by a tender look, and she nodded to the two of them.
She spoke to the emperor again, "Your Majesty, I just met Concubine Nuan in the Imperial Garden with the Third Prince. I wanted to come with her to see Your Majesty and have a few private words with her. I never thought that she would walk away so fast as if she had something urgent to do. I didn't even have time to call her."
Concubine Rou smiled lightly and shifted her gaze to Xiao Yining again, "It was Mingyu who reminded me that Princess Le'an had entered the palace."
When little Yining was called, he quickly showed his little baby teeth, smiled sweetly at her, then turned around shyly and hid in the arms of "Nuan Fei".
Sheng Jingchen's originally happy mood slowly dissipated, and he asked nonchalantly: "Who is Mingyu?"
Concubine Rou: ...
The maid next to the woman knelt on the ground and replied in a delicate voice: "Your Majesty, this servant is Mingyu."
The emperor gave her a look and said sensibly, "Concubine Rou and A Nuan are going out to talk privately. You stay and serve them."
Mingyu was so overjoyed that he ignored his master's slightly unhappy expression and responded respectfully in a hurry.
During the conversation, Concubine Nuan sat upright with the baby in her arms. He sneered disdainfully, "Sister Roufei really has a deep sisterly relationship with me. Thinking of how hard I've worked in serving His Majesty, she sent someone over for me!"
Concubine Rou's eyes were filled with imperceptible anger. She put the Third Prince back on the ground, pushed him towards Xiao Yining, and gently admonished: "He'er is always talking about Princess Le'an. Go find her and play with her!"
Little Yining was also put on the couch by Concubine Nuan. At this moment, something unexpected happened to the actors present. Something white and yellowish fell out from the body of "Concubine Nuan" magnificently, landed on the couch, and then rolled to the ground.
Acacia: =????(??? ????)
Xiao Yining: ∑( ̄□ ̄;), it’s over, one of the uncle’s breasts has fallen off!
The hall fell into a brief silence due to this sudden change.
The little kid was quick-witted and quickly lay on the edge of the couch, frantically pulling it down, and said aggrievedly: "Mom's bun fell, Qingjie can't eat it!"
The emperor's dangerously sharp eyes glanced at the "Nuan Fei" who caused the accident, and then he reached out to hold the little kid, and advised in a gentle voice: "If it falls, just pick it up. Sister Qing, sit down quickly, don't fall under the couch."
However, he only grabbed one, and there was a real kid lying on the ground with no one to take care of him.
The Third Prince blinked his innocent and clear eyes, stared at the steamed bun, and then, as if he had found something he loved, he smiled excitedly, stumbled over, and shouted happily: "Oh, it's He'er's hydrangea..."
Before he finished speaking, he bent down impatiently, opened his mouth, and took a bite of the bun.
Xiao Yining: Σ(っ °Д °;)っ, why is he biting it!
Your Excellencies: ...
After just a moment, the earth-shattering cry of a little baby was heard in the Funing Palace.
Almost at the same time, another little kid's sobbing voice was heard.
"He'er is in pain..."
"Sister Qing's steamed buns..."
Sheng Jingchen: ?_?, why hasn’t Pei Dafu returned yet!!!
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