0p0 Chapter 532: Adopt You as Your Adopted Daughter
Chapter 532: Adopt You as Your Adopted Daughter
Just as the tea for Xiao Yu was ready, the butler came to report that someone from the palace had come to look for Su Lingyue.
When Su Lingyue came into the hall, she saw Eunuch He.
"Eunuch, why are you here?" Su Lingyue greeted him with a smile.
When living in the palace, Eunuch He was always nice to Su Lingyue.
Su Lingyue had a little more respect for him.
Eunuch He bowed to Su Lingyue, looked at her and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you haven't seen the princess for a long time, and you miss her very much. On the princess' birthday, Your Majesty asked the princess to come to the palace to pick a birthday gift and chat with her."
After hearing what Eunuch He said, Su Lingyue remembered that it had been a long time since she had paid her respects to the palace and had not seen her aunt. It was indeed time for her to go to the palace.
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When Xiao Yu saw Su Lingyue returning to the bedroom with two maids empty-handed, he reminded her, "Yue'er, have you forgotten something?"
After Xiao Yu reminded her, Su Lingyue remembered that she had originally gone out to make tea for him.
Her eyes lit up, she came to the table, poured a glass of water and handed it to Xiao Yu, coaxing:
"Your Highness, please drink some water first. The tea is ready, but I forgot to bring it. I need to go to the palace and have someone bring it to Your Highness later."
After that, he said to Caidie, "Caidie, help me change my clothes."
"Okay, miss."
Caidie quickly opened the wardrobe and began to pick out clothes for Su Lingyue, while Caiyi combed her hair.
Seeing the anticipation and joy that could not be hidden on Su Lingyue's little face, Xiao Yu turned the teacup in his hand faster.
Maybe I should really get that gold chain I mentioned before.
Tie this little thing to him, to prevent it from running away when invited.
She changed into a purple corseted long dress and wore the amethyst headpiece that Xiao Yu had given her in the past. She looked low-key yet luxurious.
Xiao Yu looked at it and his brows slowly relaxed.
Fortunately, she still had a conscience and did not forget the jewelry she gave her.
Just, it's not enough.
She likes those golden and shiny things, and will give her more in return, at least in quantity more than others.
Su Lingyue dressed neatly, walked to the bedside and gently kissed Xiao Yu on the corner of his lips. "Your Highness, have a good rest. You can have dinner with your aunt in the palace. Your Highness, you should also eat well. I will come back as soon as possible."
Xiao Yu's lips curved slightly, and he said nonchalantly, "Go ahead, bring a few more guards with you, and don't let anyone kidnap you on the way."
Su Lingyue smiled and kissed Xiao Yu on the corner of his lips again, "Well, I will listen to you, Your Majesty."
Such a well-behaved look, wow, he really knows how to coax people.
Not long after Su Lingyue left, Yan Qing walked in with a pot of fresh tea.
After pouring a cup of tea and handing it to Xiao Yu, Yan Qing smiled brightly, "Does Your Majesty want to play chess?"
"No." Without waiting for Yan Qing to continue asking him what he wanted to do to kill time, he asked, "Have you sent the letter to Yun Ting?"
Yan Qing nodded, "It has been sent, you will receive it tomorrow."
Xiao Yu thought for a moment and said, "Go to the gold shop and buy something."
*
In Kunning Palace, the Queen was just about to send someone to see if Su Lingyue had arrived, but Eunuch He heard her voice before he saw her.
"My lady, the princess has arrived."
"aunt!"
As soon as Su Lingyue's voice was heard, a pretty little face appeared in front of the queen.
Su Lingyue didn't even bother to greet him, and threw herself into the queen's arms and acted like a spoiled child, "Aunt, Yue'er misses you so much!"
Su Yunqing held the spoiled little girl in her arms and smiled, "You didn't come to the palace to see your aunt even though you missed her. Your aunt had to send someone to invite you before you were willing to come."
She tapped Su Lingyue's nose lovingly and said, "After you got married, you forgot about your aunt!"
Su Lingyue hugged the queen and said coquettishly, "Aunt has always been in my heart, I will never forget her."
After a series of coquettish acts, the Queen was completely coaxed by her. She took Su Lingyue's hand and asked, "Have you had lunch? The imperial kitchen just sent your favorite red jade cake. Come and try it."
The pastries in the palace were of course delicious, and Su Lingyue hadn't eaten them for a long time.
"I have used it, but I still want to eat my aunt's cakes."
"You are still the same as before, little greedy cat."
After eating the cakes, the Queen asked Nanny Cui to bring the birthday gift for Su Lingyue.
After a while, Nanny Cui came over holding a box.
The queen opened the box and found a pair of gold and jade bracelets inside.
"This was a tribute from Nanzhao last year. I think it's good, so I thought of giving it to you as a birthday gift for your eighteenth birthday. Do you like it?"
The white jade seemed to be permeated with the sunset glow, it was truly beautiful.
"I like it. Thank you, aunt."
Su Lingyue hugged the queen's arm, leaned on her shoulder and smiled brightly.
It was a rare opportunity for the Queen to visit the palace, so she asked Su Lingyue to have dinner in Kunning Palace. They hadn't seen each other for a long time, so the Queen had a lot to say to Su Lingyue.
It tells the story from her childhood to her leaving the palace and then getting married.
Seeing that Su Lingyue had a special liking for roasted pigeon, the queen gave her another piece.
Putting down her chopsticks, the queen asked, "Yue'er, is Xiao Yu good to you?"
"That's great. Now I am the only mistress of the palace. Everyone in the palace respects me very much, and the prince also loves me. Don't worry, aunt." After saying that, she picked up the roasted pigeon and started eating it in small bites.
Eunuch He smiled and said, "The princess is still as healthy as ever, with a good appetite."
After hearing what he said, Su Lingyue felt a little embarrassed to speak again.
The queen laughed and scolded him, "You old fool, Yue'er is already a grown-up girl, how can you still tease her like this."
"Yue'er, ignore him and eat quickly."
Eunuch He clapped his hands and said, "I said the wrong thing. I always think the princess is still the same as when she was a child."
The queen looked at Su Lingyue with a faint smile on her lips.
After she finished eating the roasted pigeon, the Queen asked, "Would Yue'er be willing to move into the palace and live with her aunt again?"
According to palace rules, and also to avoid suspicion, she could not live in the palace.
Perhaps guessing Su Lingyue's concerns, the Queen said: "If you are willing, I will report to His Majesty and take you as my adopted daughter, and you can live with me as a princess."
Su Lingyue looked at the queen in confusion, not understanding why she said such words today.
"But I am the princess of Prince Su, so I should live in the palace, and the prince can't live without me now."
Su Lingyue looked at the queen and thought for a while, then said softly and coquettishly, "If Aunt misses Yue'er, Yue'er will come to see Aunt more often in the future, okay? Three times a month?"
Seeing her like this, the Queen couldn't help laughing and said, "Okay! Yue'er, you must keep your word!"
At the end of dinner, the queen ordered the maid to bring tea for digestion. "Yue'er just ate two more pieces of pigeon. Drinking some tea will make you feel better."
This was also Su Lingyue’s previous habit.
"Okay." Su Lingyue smiled with her eyes curved, and in a trance she seemed to have returned to the time in the palace before she was twelve years old.
At this moment, the palace maid who was pouring tea lost her balance and the tea spilled onto Su Lingyue's dress, wetting it all.
"Please forgive me, Princess. I didn't mean it. Please forgive me, Princess!" The maid put down the teapot, knelt down in fear and kowtowed continuously. After only three or two kowtows, her forehead turned red.
Su Lingyue was about to say that it was okay, but the Queen scolded her, "How dare you! If His Majesty were here, would you dare to do this?"
"Your Majesty, please spare my life. I know I was wrong." The maid was still kowtowing.
The queen looked at her coldly and said, "Go down and get ten strokes of the cane. Remember this lesson well!"
When it comes to the emperor, Su Lingyue is no longer qualified to plead for mercy.
Indeed, if the emperor were alive, she would have made such a mistake and the king would have probably sentenced her to death in a rage.
The maid thanked her profusely and went down to receive the board. The queen smiled and said, "Yue'er, go change your clothes with Madam Cui."
"Yes."
Nanny Cui found a goose yellow skirt with gold peony pattern for Su Lingyue. The peonies on it were embroidered with gold thread.
Su Lingyue put it on and looked at it, and found that the dress fit her very well.
Maybe it’s my aunt’s old clothes.
Coming out of the side hall, the queen looked at Su Lingyue and nodded with satisfaction, "My Yue'er looks good in anything she wears."
"Well, it's getting late, you should go back! It's not safe to go too late. I'll have a team of imperial guards take you back."
*
After returning to Furong Pavilion, Su Lingyue went back to the bedroom to see Xiao Yu.
Walking around the screen, Su Lingyue saw Xiao Yu leaning against the head of the bed reading a book. He was so absorbed in his studies that he didn't even notice Su Lingyue coming in.
"I'm back!"
Su Lingyue spoke softly, and Xiao Yu also came back to his senses. Seeing her, he sneered, "Little thing, your husband thought you forgot the way back home, and was planning to ask someone to find you."
Su Lingyue sat down beside the bed, hugged Xiao Yu's neck, and pouted, "Why doesn't the prince come to look for me? If I'm really lost one day, I won't come back unless the prince comes to look for me."
Xiao Yu glared at her, "Tsk, when the time comes, I will tie you up and drive you back to the mansion like a donkey, pulling you with every step. Let's see if you dare to run around again."
Su Lingyue snorted lightly, raised her little face and looked at him proudly, "You are the one who can't bear it!"
Xiao Yu looked at such a bright and lively little face, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
"Has the prince had dinner yet?"
Xiao Yu didn't answer.
Su Lingyue was curious, but found that Xiao Yu's face looked very ugly.
He seemed to be enduring something, his teeth clenched, his eyes almost bloodshot, and his hands tightly grasping the quilt.
"Your Majesty!"
Su Lingyue called him and released the arm that was hanging around his neck.
Before he could ask him what was wrong, Xiao Yu spat out a large mouthful of blood with a "puff".
The quilt and Su Lingyue's clothes were dyed red.