mesbooks Chapter 287: Rummaging
Chapter 287: Rummaging
The Emperor and the Empress Dowager were sitting in their bedroom happily discussing the matter of visiting Xiao Cao'er. They knew that if they did it in a big way, it would inevitably cause unnecessary trouble, so they racked their brains to come up with an excuse.
Finally, they decided to use the excuse of visiting Old Lady Yang who had come from Shangjing City as an excuse. This would not only make sense, but also conceal their real purpose. And they could also go there in disguise.
They were afraid that bringing something too expensive would scare the old lady, so in order to find something that didn't look too expensive, the emperor and the empress dowager took great pains. They searched through the boxes and cabinets in the bedroom.
However, they did not tell the palace maids and eunuchs who served them about this matter, so the whole scene looked mysterious and confusing.
Seeing the abnormal behavior of the emperor and the empress dowager, the servants could not help but worry, fearing that something unexpected would happen to their masters. So they sent a smart servant to report the matter to the emperor. After hearing this, the emperor did not dare to delay for a moment, and immediately put down the work he was doing and hurried to the bedroom where the emperor and the empress dowager were.
When the emperor entered the bedroom, he was shocked by the scene. The floor was filled with all kinds of exquisite gift boxes, leaving no place to step. The emperor looked at the emperor and the queen mother with a puzzled look on his face, and asked quickly, "Father, mother, what are you doing? Why are you so busy?"
When the Emperor saw the Emperor coming, he showed a trace of relief on his face and said hurriedly: "Oh, my son, you are here at the right time! Come and help us choose some suitable gifts. Tomorrow I will visit a family who has been taking care of your uncle for many years."
The emperor was relieved when he heard that he was going to visit people to find gifts, but he was afraid that something might have happened to his father and mother.
"Oh, I wonder which family it is?" asked the emperor.
"It's the family of Yang Xiaocaoer who contributed high-yield grain." The Queen Mother said, holding a pearl necklace in one hand. "This necklace is nice, it will look best on the little girl."
The retired emperor also talked to the empress dowager about the high-yield grain seeds, and knew that all these merits were registered with the emperor, so when the retired emperor came back today and told him about Qi Xingyun taking Old Lady Yang and Xiao Cao'er to listen to storytelling, he also agreed with the retired emperor's decision.
"Yes, it's Xiaocao'er's home. Today I went out of the palace in disguise and saw your little uncle taking Xiaocao'er and her old lady to the Qingshan Teahouse to listen to books and they were also eating there." The emperor said dissatisfiedly.
"Tell me what he is doing. He has been back for so many days, but he disappeared after having a meal with us on the first day. It was not like this before. Before, he could not say that he came to the palace to accompany us every day, but at least he would come in every other day to eat with us. Now, there is no sign of him."
The Queen Mother put the pearl necklace back into the box and said, "Isn't it? He hasn't been home for so long, and now he finally comes back, but he doesn't even come in to see us. He's really a son who won't stay until he's grown up. I wanted to take advantage of his return to arrange a marriage for him, but he just won't come to the palace. What do you think he thinks?"
"If he doesn't come to the palace, then we will help him go out of the palace to propose marriage. Otherwise, if you wait for him to go and propose marriage himself, it may take several years. You don't know if the girl will have been snatched away by someone else by then." The emperor said with a sad face.
But no matter how the emperor looks at it, he feels that his father is going to be happy.
"Father, Mother, isn't it a bad idea for you to just come over like this? You might scare them, and then our little uncle might not be able to find a wife." The emperor reminded.
"Will you be scared?" asked the emperor.
"That shouldn't be the case. Their family has known Xingyun and Huaming for such a long time, so they won't be too surprised to see us." The Queen Mother also said.
"I guess the younger ones should know, but the older ones may not," said the emperor.
The emperor thought about what he saw today and said, "I think so too. Otherwise, would the old lady treat that brat like any other person?"
"Father, I think if you go, you'd better ask the little uncle first, and then go as an ordinary person, otherwise it will really scare Madam Cai." The emperor suggested.
Actually, it’s not Yang’s fault that she didn’t know Qi Xingyun’s identity. At first, she only knew that he was the owner of the Jixiang Restaurant. Later, she only knew that he had many other businesses besides the Jixiang Restaurant, and she just thought he was the son of a wealthy family. Later, Da Mao and his siblings knew that he was Prince Yun and Pingjiang County was his fiefdom, but Qi Xingyun told them that they should just treat each other as before and not care too much about their identity, so they always called him Brother Xingyun.