Chapter 60 The Emperor Has Already Summoned You

At the same time, Xu Ruyu had already become impatient waiting.

"System, where is my dad? Why hasn't he come to pick us up yet? My mom is getting so impatient."

[Host, I will help you check now. ]

"Well, hurry up, I'm still waiting to see what the princess's mansion looks like."

[Ok, host. 】

[Host, according to the data I found, your father was kept in the palace by Emperor Mingde after the sacrifice.]

"Why did the emperor keep my father here? To celebrate the New Year?"

[Host, I don't know about this system. The data is not displayed.]

"Then will my father come to pick me and my mother up to go to the princess's mansion today?"

[Host, I don't know this either. You should ask your father.]

"You rubbish system, if I can ask my father, why do I need to ask you?!"

【The host is right. 】

"Once I complete this quick travel mission, I will go back and replace your rubbish system."

System: Is it its fault again?
Xu Yaoyao was drooling at the various delicious dishes on the banquet, and then she heard the conversation between Xu Ruyu and the system and started giggling.

Xu Yaoyao: Humph, your dad can’t come back to pick you up~
When the Queen Mother heard Xu Yaoyao laughing so happily, she couldn't help but laugh too.

She put down the jade chopsticks in her hand, took Xu Yaoyao over and held her in her arms.

Taking into account Xu Yaoyao's dark history of snatching the chicken leg last time, the Queen Mother asked the nanny to move the delicious dishes in front of her away when she took Xu Yaoyao.

As Xu Yaoyao watched the delicious food getting farther and farther away from her, the smile on her face suddenly disappeared.

[My roast chicken, my chicken legs, my braised shark fin, and my fat but not greasy braised pork.]

[I want to eat it! I want to eat it! ]

When the Empress Dowager, Princess Chaoyang and Emperor Mingde heard Xu Yaoyao's thoughts, they all smiled helplessly.

Everyone was slightly surprised to see the Queen Mother personally holding Xu Yaoyao.

The Empress Dowager had never held any of Emperor Mingde's children, but now she was holding Princess Chaoyang's youngest daughter and refused to let go. It seemed that the relationship between the Empress Dowager and Princess Chaoyang was really back to normal.

Xu Yaoyao, who was staring at the chicken leg and swallowing her saliva, suddenly felt many eyes focused on her.

She looked up and just happened to see the Sixth Prince looking at her.

Seeing the meaningful smile on the Sixth Prince's lips, Xu Yaoyao swallowed hard.

Xu Yaoyao: The male lead, why is the male lead looking at me?

Could it be that he got jealous because he saw that my grandmother liked me, and now he wants to kill me?
Thinking of this, Xu Yaoyao suddenly felt a chill on her back, and even the chicken leg in front of her didn't smell good anymore.

If she loses her life, how can she eat chicken legs?
She unconsciously shrank into the Queen Mother's arms and dared not move anymore.

When the Sixth Prince saw Xu Yaoyao's actions, he narrowed his eyes unconsciously.

Why does Princess Chaoyang's youngest daughter seem to be afraid of him?

Thinking that Xu Yaoyao was just a baby less than two months old, the Sixth Prince dispelled his doubts.

The Queen Mother had just recovered from a serious illness and was still a little weak. She had not finished the reunion dinner and asked Princess Chaoyang to support her back to Changshou Palace.

Xu Yaoyao naturally went back with them.

When passing by the Sixth Prince, Xu Yaoyao couldn't help but steal another glance at him. This glance happened to catch the Sixth Prince's eyes, causing his doubts to resurface.

The palace banquet did not end until half past the hour of Hai.

Because everyone drank a lot of wine at the palace banquet, the palace was particularly quiet on New Year's Eve and everyone seemed to be sleeping soundly.

Except Xu Jinhuai.

Xu Jinhuai was woken up by the cold many times during the night, but Emperor Mingde never called him.

When I woke up for the last time, it was already dawn.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Eunuch Qiao standing beside him.

"Eunuch Qiao, isn't the emperor done with his work yet? When, when will he summon me?" Xu Jinhuai was so cold that his whole body was stiff, and even his speech was a little incoherent.

Eunuch Qiao smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor finished his work last night."

Xu Jinhuai was puzzled and asked, "Why didn't the emperor summon me?"

Eunuch Qiao continued to smile and said, "The Emperor summoned you last night when he finished his work."

"It's just that the Prince Consort seemed to be too tired at the time and fell asleep leaning against the door. We couldn't wake him up no matter what we did, so the Emperor had to go to the palace banquet first."

Upon hearing this, Xu Jinhuai was stunned.

It turns out that not only did he miss the palace banquet, but he also waited for a whole day and night in vain?
Xu Jinhuai simply couldn't accept this fact and felt his body getting even colder.

He asked in a trembling voice: "Then, then the emperor is going to summon me now?"

Xu Jinhuai was so cold that he felt he couldn't wait any longer.

Eunuch Qiao shook his head and said, "The Emperor summoned the Prince Consort yesterday to take him to the palace banquet. Now that the banquet is over, there is naturally nothing to do for the Prince Consort. The Prince Consort can go back now."

Xu Jinhuai felt like he was struck by lightning. He opened his mouth but said nothing.

Seeing that Eunuch Qiao was about to leave, Xu Jinhuai quickly chased after him and asked, "What about Princess Chaoyang? Has she returned home as well?"

Eunuch Qiao smiled and said, "The Queen Mother and the princess haven't seen each other for many years. She is very reluctant to let the princess go. I'm afraid she won't let the princess leave the palace so soon."

Hearing this, Xu Jinhuai breathed a sigh of relief.

The better the relationship between Princess Chaoyang and the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, the greater his hope of becoming a marquis.

Seeing that Eunuch Qiao had walked far away, Xu Jinhuai also walked quickly towards the palace gate.

He had been freezing outside the imperial study for a day and a night and had reached his limit. Now he felt dizzy and his vision was blurry.

After finally walking out of the palace gate, Xu Jinhuai suddenly felt a black screen in front of his eyes and his body fell straight to the ground.

Seeing this, the servants and coachmen waiting outside the palace gate ran over quickly to help Xu Jinhuai up, and together they lifted him onto the carriage.

Before the carriage reached the princess's residence, Xu Jinhuai had a fever, his whole body was burning, and he kept talking nonsense, "Why should I sleep, why should I sleep?"

The servant had never seen Xu Jinhuai like this before, and thought that Xu Jinhuai was suffering from some serious illness. As soon as the carriage stopped, he hurriedly got off and called for help, asking the guards to carry Xu Jinhuai in.

The old lady knelt with her four children until late at night yesterday. Before she got up, she heard the servant come to report in panic, "Old lady, old lady, the prince consort, the prince consort is in trouble!"

The old lady, who was sleeping, was startled when she heard this. She didn't even bother to put on her coat, and rushed out and asked, "What did you say? Huai'er, what's wrong with Huai'er?"

The servant knelt on the ground and replied, "The attendant who followed the prince consort said that the prince consort fell down as soon as he left the palace this morning. On the way back, his whole body was burning hot and he kept shaking. He kept talking nonsense."

The old lady's face suddenly changed, "Fool, why don't you call the imperial physician!"

"Yes, old lady, I'll go now." The servant hurriedly got up and crawled out of the old lady's yard.

(End of this chapter)