Chapter 108 Arrival(1/2)
Wang Ruhai did not say what the guest was coming, but when Qin Zhen saw Wang Ruhai's expression, he knew something was strange.?
Wang Ruhai immediately attached to Qin Zhen's ear, and he didn't know what he said in a low voice.
Qin Zhen's face immediately changed.
"I'll go and welcome the guests in." Qin Zhen said this to Ji Xiaotang, and hurriedly took Wang Ruhai out.
"What kind of customer is coming? Why is the prince..." Master Ji Er and Mrs. Ji Er were both very surprised, and at the same time they didn't know what to do. Qin Zhen left in a hurry and did not leave any explanation.
Ji Xiaotang frowned slightly, and felt a little strange.
But she trusts Qin Zhen very much and is confident that she can handle anyone and any scene.
"Since the prince didn't say it, let's just wait here." Ji Xiaotang said.
At this time, Qin Xuan was completely awake. The little guy was lying comfortably in Ji Xiaotang's arms, his big black eyes dripping around.
Master Ji Er and Mrs. Ji Er immediately had only the little grandson left in their eyes, and they didn't think about anything else.
"...It looks very much like Xiaotang and Changsheng..." Master Ji Er said happily. When Master Ji Er said about Changsheng, he remembered that he had not seen his younger son for a long time. "Where has Changsheng gone?"
"I gave him a vacation today and played with Ying'er for a long time. I was tired and had a meal. Xiaotang asked Jin'er to watch him go to bed." Mrs. Ji Er told Master Ji Er.
"No wonder." Master Ji Er nodded, "I said if he hadn't really had something to do, he would have to circle around Xuan'er."
Changsheng likes Qin Xuan very much. He lives in Prince An's Mansion with Mr. Ji Er. Every day, he spends almost all the time around Qin Xuan, except for doing his homework and sleeping.
Even if Qin Xuan is sleeping, Changsheng is willing to stay by the little guy, write, read books, or play quietly, and be careful not to disturb his little nephew.
As the few people were talking happily, they heard some messy footsteps coming from the yard.
Ji Xiaotang immediately heard that Qin Zhen was among the people who came.
This is Qin Zhen who picked up the guests to Shinchun Hall.
Qin Zhen needs to come out to welcome him in person. After we welcome him in, he came straight to the guests of Yichuntang. Who would it be?
Ji Xiaotang immediately stood up and hugged Qin Xuan to Mama Cheng, while quickly tidying up her dress.
"Dad, mom. The guests are here, let's go out to welcome them."
Master Ji Er and Mrs. Ji Er naturally had no objection, so the three of them came out of the room with their maids and maids.
Walking out of the door of the room, Ji Xiaotang saw the guest walking beside Qin Zhen at a glance.§§№№
Even as calm as Ji Xiaotang, he was shocked when he saw the guest's appearance clearly.
Master Ji Er was even more surprised. Mr. Ji Er did not express any surprise because he did not know anyone.
Ji Xiaotang hurriedly walked down the steps and saluted the person who came.
"I don't know if it's Your Majesty, I'm not here to welcome you. I really shouldn't have asked Your Majesty to surrender."
Master Ji Er also came over to salute Emperor Longqing.
At this time, Mrs. Ji, who was following behind the two, realized that the guest's true identity was also busy with saluting.
Emperor Longqing had already smiled and reached out to let Ji Xiaotang get up.
"Xiaotang quickly, there is no need to be polite. I come here not as the emperor, but as my family." Emperor Longqing told Ji Xiaotang that he did not come to the An Palace as an emperor. Instead, he was the brother of Qin Zhen and the uncle of Qin Xuan to celebrate the full moon.
Emperor Longqing did not wear a dragon robe, nor did he wear a yellow robe that symbolizes his identity. Instead, he dressed as an ordinary scholar. Under the fur cloak, he wore a brocade robe with royal blue embroidered bamboo leaf patterns.
He didn't bring many followers, and only two guards and two eunuchs who served in close proximity.
This way, it was clearly a private visit. No wonder Wang Ruhai came to report it in close contact just now. His words were quite vague and he did not say bluntly that it was the emperor's arrival.
Wang Ruhai once served in the palace and recognized Emperor Longqing. It must have been Emperor Longqing who gave the order not to tell his identity or to be alarmed.
In early February, the weather was chilly in spring, and Emperor Longqing was not a strong and healthy person.
Qin Zhen and Ji Xiaotang hurriedly welcomed Emperor Longqing into the room and asked Emperor Longqing to sit on the kang.
In order to take care of Xuan'er and Ji Xiaotang, who had just passed the confinement period, the ground dragon in the house was still burning, and the room was warm. After Emperor Longqing entered the house, he took off his cloak and sat there quite comfortably.
Ji Xiaotang felt this in his eyes and felt a little relieved.
"Everyone sat down and talked. You stood like this, which violated my original intention of coming here. There are no outsiders. We are like ordinary people, let's put all the false gifts for the time being, don't pay attention to it." Emperor Longqing said to everyone with a smile, and called himself me, not me as he spoke. "You also know that it is rare for me to come out once, just like this little thought..."
He thought about it just a little bit, can't everyone be satisfied?
Qin Zhen and Ji Xiaotang exchanged a glance. Both of them knew about Emperor Longqing's temperament. After hearing Emperor Longqing said this, they no longer restricted the etiquette of the monarch and his subjects and sat down.
Ji Xiaotang winked at Master Ji Er and Mrs. Ji Er again.
Although Master Ji Er and Mrs. Ji Er were still a little reserved, they also walked down as they said.
"Yes, that's it." Emperor Longqing was very satisfied when he saw that everyone had sat down, and Ji Xiaotang and Qin Zhen's attitudes were relaxed.
"I have long thought about coming to celebrate Xuan'er's full moon, so I have been meticulously recuperating this month." Emperor Longqing smiled and said slowly, as if he was talking about homely things.
It turned out that he had planned to come to celebrate Xuan'er's full moon, so he didn't take the medicine carefully in the past, and he didn't take the initiative to recuperate. During this month, he cooperated with the imperial physicians very much, taking whatever medicine he asked to take, and taking whatever tonic.
In this way, he will have the energy and strength to leave the palace today.
"I know you must have arranged a lively wedding banquet, and I thought I would come earlier, so I would join in the fun. Later, I thought about it, when the civil and military officials saw me, I didn't know how restrained they would be. Perhaps there were those old-fashioned ones who wanted to write a book, saying that they were to let me take care of my body, but they just wanted to point fingers at me everywhere..."
"They are restrained. I'm not comfortable."
Because of this, Emperor Longqing specially estimated that the banquet at Prince An's mansion had ended before he came out of the palace.
"Where is Xuan'er?" Emperor Longqing glanced around and asked.
Just now, Ji Xiaotang went out to welcome Emperor Longqing. Unless Ji Xiaotang's instructions were given, Madam Cheng took Qin Xuan to another room.
Ji Xiaotang hurriedly ordered someone to ask Madam Cheng to bring Qin Xuan over.
After a while, Madam Cheng really carried Qin Xuan and walked over. Madam Cheng obviously knew that Emperor Longqing had arrived. After a while, she even changed Qin Xuan's clothes.
The chubby, pink and tender Qin Xuan was wearing a big red gold-inlaid jacket and pants, which made him look more pink and jade-like and full of joy.
When Emperor Longqing saw Qin Xuan, his eyes could no longer be moved.
Madam Cheng hugged Qin Xuan and handed it to Qin Zhen. Qin Xuan was also very well-behaved in Qin Zhen's arms, kicking his legs with a smile, stretching his arms out. Qin Zhen glanced at Ji Xiaotang, then hugged Qin Xuan and walked towards Emperor Longqing.
Emperor Longqing immediately stretched out his hand, but stopped when he met Qin Xuan's cradle. Then he took it back.
The hand was withdrawn, but the eyes remained on Qin Xuan's face.
"What a fat boy, he looks like he is almost carved from the same mold as his fourth brother. The best thing is that he looks like these eyes, which have spiritual energy!" Emperor Longqing praised Qin Xuan.
Qin Zhen was very happy. These days, the people who were able to get close to Qin Xuan were mainly from the Ji family. In the eyes of the Ji family, Qin Xuan certainly looked like him, but more like Ji Xiaotang.
Xuan'er looks like Ji Xiaotang, so Qin Zhen is of course happy, but after hearing what Emperor Longqing said, he is also happy.
When Emperor Longqing was speaking, Qin Xuan's attention was shifting to him. His big eyes looked at Emperor Longqing, and Emperor Longqing couldn't take his eyes away.
Emperor Longqing couldn't help but stretch out his hand again, as if he wanted to touch Qin Xuan, but he stopped in mid-air.
Qin Zhen knew Emperor Longqing's concerns.
Emperor Longqing's health has always been bad. After he has maintained his body, he will come to see Qin Xuan again. On the one hand, it is for himself and on the other hand, it is for Qin Xuan's sake.
Moreover, just like Qin Lin and Zheng Gui don’t let Qin Yu enter the palace, if Empress Dowager Han shows dissatisfaction, Emperor Longqing will always smooth out the game for Qin Lin and Zheng Gui. Although he knew that Qin Zhen and Ji Xiaotang were not prepared for him, he himself was very cautious.
"Your Majesty, Xuan'er seems to like you very much. If Your Majesty is willing, you might as well hug Xuan'er." Qin Zhen said.
Emperor Longqing was ill for a long time, but it was not a disease that would be passed on to people. Moreover, Qin Zhen was very sure that Emperor Longqing was kind to them and Qin Xuan. Emperor Longqing would never harm Qin Xuan.
"Yes, is that possible?" Emperor Longqing was both surprised and happy.
This sentence asked not only Qin Zhen, but also Ji Xiaotang, but Emperor Longqing's inquiring eyes fell directly on Ji Xiaotang.
Ji Xiaotang nodded with a smile.
Like Qin Zhen, she trusted Emperor Longqing.
Emperor Longqing then stretched out his arm and took Qin Xuan carefully, and hugged Qin Xuan in his arms like a priceless fragile item in his hand.
Emperor Longqing obviously didn't know how to hold children. In order to make Qin Xuan more comfortable, the posture he put on was very awkward. However, this did not affect Emperor Longqing's happy mood at all.
"Xuan'er is smiling at me." Emperor Longqing said happily.
Qin Xuan was indeed smiling at Emperor Longqing, as if he had a good impression of Emperor Longqing.
"It seems that Xuan'er and Your Majesty are really in love." Ji Xiaotang smiled, "Although Xuan'er doesn't recognize her, she doesn't laugh at anyone casually."
This is the truth. It is rare for Qin Xuan to not cry when he is held by Emperor Longqing like that. Ji Xiaotang did not expect that the little guy could still smile at Emperor Longqing.
I can only say that the fate in this world is sometimes quite wonderful.
Emperor Longqing became happy.
Qin Xuan stayed in Emperor Longqing's arms obediently for a while, and then became lively and moved. He began to twist his body and kick his little fat legs. Emperor Longqing was shocked and hurriedly hugged Qin Xuan tighter with more careful attention.
"This kid is not only a little weight, but also quite energetic." Emperor Longqing exclaimed.
Qin Zhenshen nodded in agreement.
"This lively and active spirit is very similar to the fourth brother back then." Emperor Longqing said again.
Ji Xiaotang's eyes immediately moved to Qin Zhen's body. Qin Zhen coughed twice, with a slightly embarrassed look.
What Emperor Longqing said about was probably when Qin Zhen was still in his infancy. At that time, Emperor Longqing was already a young man, and he should have hugged Qin Zhen like this.
To be continued...