Chapter 454: Unexpected Person - Jing'an
Chapter 454: Unexpected Person - Jing'an
Princess Anping looked deeply at the tightly closed door, as if she wanted to look through it and take another look at the emperor.
After a moment, she slowly withdrew her gaze, and the original admiration in her eyes was gradually replaced by determination. She slowly stood up and turned to leave with the two lay Buddhists.
Pei Dafu looked at the backs of the three people walking away, and finally his gaze stopped on the intermittent bloodstains extending on the ground. He shook his head with mixed feelings, turned and walked into the hall.
When he reached the door, he suddenly heard the emperor's deep voice asking, "Who was the person who just blocked the wooden hairpin for Anping?"
Pei Dafu bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, this woman's name is Jing'an. She once stood up for Princess Anping when she was harassed by a man. Just now, she saved Anping's face. I wonder if Your Majesty would like to reward her?"
However, this time, he misstepped and failed to guess the emperor's intention.
The emperor's voice gradually turned cold as he said, "Anping is as stupid as her mother. Go and find out what this person's purpose is in appearing next to Anping."
"Yes." Pei Dafu responded quickly, and glanced sideways again in the direction where the three people disappeared, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
Unlike the emperor who was hurt by his relatives, at this moment, little Yining was looking at the woman who appeared outside the door of Yihe Hall in disbelief - Li Anhe.
Although the little boy had heard the news from the emperor, when he actually saw his grandmother, in addition to his deep feelings for the emperor, he was also overjoyed.
Without hesitation, she threw away the brush in her hand, took a step forward and ran straight towards her grandmother, throwing herself into her warm arms, smelling the elegant fragrance of her body that was tainted by her spiritual practice.
Little Yining, with tears of longing in her eyes, slowly raised her head and said with a little sob: "Grandma... Sister Qing misses you so much..."
Li Anhe raised his eyes and swept his gaze over the curious children in the hall one by one. After hesitating for a moment, he still did not hold his beloved grandson in his arms. He just said softly: "Grandma misses Qingjie too. Did your mother get upset when grandma was away?"
Little Yining blinked her big watery eyes and replied "No" very honestly, and then she started to complain: "Grandma, my cousin is so mean, he forced me to memorize the Great Zhou Calendar."
Upon hearing this, Li Anhe glanced at Pei Yi in surprise, only to see him staring at the kid's homework with a worried look on his face. Then he sighed deeply, as if to express all the vicissitudes of life.
Seeing this, she leaned over with a distressed look, looked at the little kid, and taught him earnestly, "Qing Jie'er, it's not easy for A Yi to take care of you at such a young age. You have to be obedient."
Xiao Yining: ...
When the kid heard this, he immediately curled his lips, showing an expression of disbelief, and said hurtly: "... Humph, grandma, you are just as bad as my cousin!"
After saying that, the little girl immediately held back the tears that were about to burst out, and with great grievance let go of the little hands that were tightly holding Li Anhe's skirt, then turned around and left without looking back. Her little back seemed particularly stubborn.
Family Backstab +1
The elders are all bad guys who bully children, huh!
Li Anhe couldn't help but laugh when she saw this. She shook her head slowly, then met her daughter who was waiting quietly at the side and said unhappily, "As a mother, don't always think about entrusting Qing Jie to Ayi's care. Look at him, he has lost a lot of weight."
Wan Niang: ...If my age was not a limitation, I would also like to accompany my daughter to study in Yihe Hall.
Wan Niang called out "Mom" a little aggrievedly.
Li Anhe rolled his eyes at his daughter and asked, "It's already late July. When do you plan to go back to Linjia Village to visit the elders of the Lin family? Last year, Zan's grandmother went to Beijing in person and saved you the trouble of traveling. Although Zan is traveling outside, you must not lose your manners."
Wan Niang replied calmly, "I have informed my cousin uncle, and he told me to wait for a few days. There are still many refugees on the road. When King Yu delivers the relief grain to Yanzhou and the refugees return to their old places, we can set off when the road is safe."
Li Anhe lowered his head slightly, thinking about the situation when he returned, and then nodded and said, "Your cousin has always been thoughtful. In a few days, mother will go back to Linjia Village with you."
As soon as these words fell, Wanniang looked at her mother in surprise and asked hurriedly, "Mother, aren't you waiting for Dad to come back in Yanjing? If Dad comes back and doesn't see you, he will be anxious and look for you everywhere."
It was a pity that her mother had already made up her mind and only said calmly: "I will leave a message for your father, don't worry."
Hearing her mother's resolute answer, Wan Niang felt helpless and could only sigh softly: "Mom, you don't have to suffer by hiding from your cousin. This is a long journey..."
However, before Wan Niang could finish her words, she was greeted with "love" by Li Anhe.
She put her hands on her hips, her eyebrows raised, and said angrily: "You actually made up a story about your mother. Are you tired of living?"
Before he finished speaking, Li Anhe raised his hand and slapped his daughter's back several times without mercy.
"The main thing is that Dad trusts my cousin uncle!" Wan Niang explained generously.
When Li Anhe heard this, he could no longer suppress his anger and decided to teach his daughter a lesson.
Just at this moment, Princess Anping called out from behind the mother and daughter.
I only heard her say: "The mother-daughter relationship between Princess Jiahe and Madam Lin is really enviable."
Li Anhe quickly withdrew his hand, pulled his daughter and greeted Princess Anping, and asked softly, "Why is Anping here?"
Princess Anping glanced at the Yihe Palace not far away and replied truthfully: "I heard that there are female students from the girls' school here, so I came to take a look."
Li Anhe nodded in understanding. Her eyes inadvertently drifted over the bandages on Jing'an's hands, where a trace of blood was still flowing out. She couldn't help but feel suspicious, so she suggested, "I just want to check on the children at home. I'll go with you."
Princess Anping smiled and nodded slightly.
The few of them then headed towards the Yihe Hall again.
By then, a temporary teacher had come to the Yihe Hall to teach. Little Yining was still resentful and diligently copied the "Da Zhou Calendar". However, after just a moment, she heard the faint and sparse footsteps outside the door.
The kid looked up in confusion, turned around and looked towards the door, and saw several people standing at the door with their backs to the sun.
Afterwards, little Yining's pupils slowly dilated, and there was disbelief in her eyes. She stared at the person behind Princess Anping, a person who should not be in the palace at all - Luo Lezhi, her former aunt who raised her in the girls' school, and also the old witch in Liu Zhenying's mouth.
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