allonlinenovel Chapter 163 Adoption
Chapter 163 Adoption
"Bao Que, let our people stay calm."
The emperor's men were keeping an eye on Concubine Duan, so they couldn't take action in Yanqing Palace.
However, when she thought of the people imprisoned in Guihua Hutong, An Lingrong immediately came up with an idea.
My mother wrote home that the guards had captured several criminals, and the old Taoist nun who took them home for retirement guessed that they might be the same group of people who had attacked on the boat last time.
She asked Hua Fei privately, and found out that there were indeed descendants of the Qi family among those people, and they were specially put in by the Nian family.
"Little Hongzhan, come here quickly."
The little man who walked unsteadily heard the familiar call and walked towards the source of the voice with a grin on his face.
"Mother...mother..."
He held An Lingrong's legs and kept shouting, and when he got a response, he smiled even more.
She touched her fat son's soft fur, and her heart softened.
"Hongzhan, your mother is feeding you minced meat and egg custard, so you must follow her example carefully."
Under normal circumstances, the Sixth Prince should call An Lingrong "Mother Concubine".
It’s just that neither of the two words is easy to say, and An Lingrong didn’t want to embarrass her son, so she always called herself "mother".
After feeding him a big bowl of egg custard, Hongzhan finally gave him face and called him "Dad".
The babbling baby thought this was easier to pronounce, but just like before, he would call everyone "Dad".
"Xiao Linzi, the Sixth Prince will call for help. Hurry and go to the Yangxin Palace to report to the Emperor."
When the emperor, who was feeling depressed, heard the good news, he directly ordered Su Peisheng to have dinner at Yonghe Palace.
The rumor that the Seventh Prince killed his mother has not been suppressed and is now becoming more and more outrageous.
One of them said that the emperor was immoral and the retribution fell on the seventh prince.
According to reports from the people in Xiaqi, this nonsense has spread among the people.
The furious emperor wrote several imperial edicts of reprimand and ordered them to be delivered to the imprisoned brothers, and stipulated that they should be read three times a day.
The emperor had fought with those brothers for many years and knew them very well.
Any one of them has the ability to stand on his own, but unfortunately they are all stubborn and stick together to oppose him.
The spread of rumors this time is definitely related to them.
The emperor, whose anger had not yet subsided, had to deal with government affairs in silence. He wanted to let the people of the world know that his father's choice back then was not wrong.
The emperor was coming to Yonghe Palace for dinner, and An Lingrong instructed the small kitchen to prepare some light meals in advance.
The teething Sixth Prince loves minced meat and egg custard the most, but he is also interested in other foods.
Preparing lighter meals can also cater to Hongzhan's taste.
At the end of the Shen period, the emperor in black robes appeared at the gate of Yonghe Palace.
An Lingrong went forward, holding Hongzhan, who had been fed a bowl of vegetable porridge.
"I, my concubine, see you, Your Majesty."
"Hongzhan, come and pay your respects to the Emperor."
The rounder baby obediently stepped forward, clasping its chubby little hands in front of its body with great effort. Before it even moved its head, the emperor embraced it in his arms.
"Rong'er taught Hongzhan very well."
When Hongzhan saw that the person holding him was smiling, he also smiled back and called out "Dad" in a baby voice.
This made the emperor laugh out loud.
"As expected of my son."
The father and son sat on the couch playing with small toys, and the emperor used the familiar rattle to amuse the fat baby.
"Good boy Hongzhan, call me Emperor Father again."
Hongzhan had called "Dad" countless times. Feeling a little tired, he found the person in front of him annoying, so he simply ignored him and focused on the small wooden horse in his hand.
"Your Majesty, please have tea."
An Lingrong placed the teacup on the small table with a smile, and gently led the emperor down the stairs.
"Hongzhan is like this when he is obsessed. Please don't blame me, Your Majesty."
"That's good. I'll be able to sit still when I get into school, and won't be like..."
'Just like the restless Fourteenth Brother.'
The emperor stopped talking halfway.
He rubbed the fat baby's soft hair several times.
"Rong'er, are the twins in your belly making any noise?"
"Your Majesty, look! They started moving as soon as you spoke."
An Lingrong cried out in surprise, and boldly stepped forward, pulled the emperor's hand over, and placed it on her huge belly.
Feeling the tentative little bulge under his warm belly, the emperor remained silent for a long time.
The emperor withdrew his hand only when Hongzhan, unable to bear the pain, excitedly screamed "Ahhh" at him.
"I didn't expect the unborn child to be so energetic."
When the Queen Mother was pregnant with him, was she looking forward to his birth as much as Rong'er was?
Then the emperor shook his head in his heart. Now he no longer expected the mother-son love that had never existed.
When the three of them were having their meal, An Lingrong fed Hongzhan herself, but she didn't eat much herself. The emperor picked up some food for her several times.
"Rong'er, Hongzhan is being taken care of by the maids. You don't have to do everything yourself."
"Your Majesty, when Hongzhan turns six, he will be living in the prince's residence. I am only doing what a mother should do."
"As long as I can remember, my mother has never asked anyone else to take care of me."
The emperor in front of him is a particularly failed example.
He left his biological mother when he was just born, and when his adoptive mother passed away, there was no place for him by his biological mother's side.
Whether it was Hongzhan or the twins in her belly, An Lingrong wanted to treat them impartially.
After the two children are born, she will also do everything herself.
The emperor took her hand with mixed emotions and said, "Hongzhan is lucky to have a mother like you."
When he saw the plump and white Hongzhan, he thought of the Seventh Prince who had been silent in the Yanxi Palace until now.
His mind suddenly changed, and he looked straight at An Lingrong.
"My beloved, I pity the Seventh Prince for losing his mother. Who do you think would be the right person to adopt him?"
An Lingrong's eyes flashed. Did the emperor know what she was going to say and that's why he asked her this question?
"Your Majesty, I have met all the sisters in the harem when I paid my respects, and I think everyone is nice."
"As a mother to the Seventh Prince, I ask His Majesty to find someone who loves and cares for him."
She didn't say a word more.
The final candidate will still be decided by the emperor.
"If it weren't for the fact that my beloved concubine has so many children, I would have wanted you to adopt the Seventh Prince."
The emperor, inspired by his words, uttered astonishing words.
An Lingrong guessed that the emperor might have really thought about this.
But the fact that he could say it now meant that he had given up the idea.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I believe that Your Majesty, who loves the Seventh Prince, will definitely find a suitable adoptive mother for him."
Before dinner, An Lingrong reported to the emperor the appearance of a bad guy in Guihua Hutong, and Su Peisheng had already sent people to deal with it.
Once the emperor finds out about the Qi Mansion behind the scenes, he will definitely remove Concubine Duan's name.
If the emperor cared a little more about them, mother and son, he might punish Concubine Duan secretly.
Her guess was correct. In the next seven days, the emperor visited all the elderly people in the palace.
Half a month later, without any warning, an imperial decree was issued to allow Concubine Jing to adopt the Seventh Prince.