GBP Chapter 178 What He Fears Most Is Entering the Palace
Chapter 178 What He Fears Most Is Entering the Palace
Jiang Yutong took everyone to eat the famous food in Beijing.
It was not until it was getting late that they returned home.
Talking and laughing, so happy.
But Xiao Yifeng on the other side was not so carefree.
As soon as he returned to Pluto's mansion yesterday, his younger brother Xiao Yichuan in the capital did not come to pick him up. He went back and waited for a long time but did not see him come home.
After asking the manager, I learned that my younger brother Xiao Yichuang often did not return home at night. He would hang out with a group of rich young men every day, either fighting crickets or cockfighting.
Xiao Yifeng had a headache. After waiting for a long time and seeing that he didn't come back, he had no choice but to go to bed.
I didn't see Xiao Yichuan until early the next morning.
Xiao Yichuan stood in front of Xiao Yifeng politely and greeted him, "Big Brother."
Xiao Yifeng didn't want to sour his relationship with his brother as soon as they met, so he could only casually say a few words, "Write a letter to Mother when you have time. She's really thinking about you."
Xiao Yichuan nodded.
Xiao Yifeng endured it for a moment and finally said, "Where did you go yesterday? Why did you come back so late?"
As far as he knew, Xiao Yichuan came back just before curfew.
Xiao Yichuan whispered, "It was a classmate's birthday yesterday, and I went to celebrate for him, so I came back a little late."
"Don't you know I arrived in the capital yesterday?"
Xiao Yichuan shook his head. "Didn't you say in your letter that it would take two days?"
Xiao Yifeng took a deep breath and looked at his younger brother, who was much younger than him. "Come back early next time you go out to play."
Xiao Yichuan nodded, "I understand."
The two brothers had breakfast together after a long absence.
It has been a long time since they last saw each other, but they didn't have much interaction. Xiao Yifeng came to the capital before Xiao Yichuan was born. When the old Hades took Xiao Yifeng back from the capital, he sent Xiao Yichuan here again.
They only spent a short time together in the capital, but Xiao Yichuan was still a child of seven or eight years old. Many years passed, and Xiao Yichuan grew up.
The two of them had just finished breakfast when the eunuch from the palace came to announce that the emperor wanted to see him.
Xiao Yifeng had already prepared and followed the eunuch who announced the imperial decree into the palace.
The morning court session has passed. The current emperor of Da Qi is over forty years old. He looks healthy, but if you look closely, he is still a little vain. He is currently reviewing memorials in his study.
Xiao Yifeng followed the eunuch inside and knelt down, "Nephew pays homage to the emperor, may the emperor be blessed with good health."
The emperor raised his head and looked at Xiao Yifeng who was kneeling below him. The little boy from that year had grown up.
Now is the perfect age to be like an eagle.
"Get up and let the emperor uncle see you."
Xiao Yifeng stood up and called out "Uncle Emperor".
The emperor seemed to see another person in him, that is, his younger brother.
"Well, I've grown taller and stronger. It's been several years since I left Beijing."
Xiao Yifeng's voice choked with sobs, "Nephew Sheng misses Uncle Huang so much. I have never dared to forget Uncle Huang's teachings over the years."
The emperor walked down from above and patted Xiao Yifeng on the shoulder. "Good son of the Xiao family, you did a good job in attacking the Nanman this time."
After chatting about family matters, the two of them talked about business.
When the conversation was almost over, the emperor coughed lightly and said, "Your grandmother has been talking about you all the time. You should go to the harem and keep her company."
Xiao Yifeng quickly replied, "I hope the Royal Grandmother is in good health. I miss her so much and hope she is in good health."
"Everything is fine, go ahead."
Xiao Yifeng said goodbye to the emperor and left the study. Eunuch Chang, who was beside the empress dowager, was already waiting. When he saw Xiao Yifeng, he came forward and looked at him carefully, his eyes slightly red. "Your Highness has grown up. The empress dowager asked me to wait here early in the morning. Your Highness, please follow me."
Xiao Yifeng's smile was much more sincere at this moment. "Thank you, Grandmother, for your concern. Is your health good recently? Have you had your meal?"
Eunuch Chang answered in detail, and Xiao Yifeng also asked in detail.
At this moment, in the Emperor's study, the Emperor said to Eunuch Qi, "Feng'er is increasingly resembling the Emperor's younger brother."
Eunuch Qi lowered his head and didn't dare to answer.
The emperor chuckled and lowered his head to look at the memorial in his hand.
The Empress Dowager stretched her head to look at the door several times. Aunt Gui beside her smiled and said, "Empress Dowager, the King of Hell will be here soon. Please sit down and wait patiently."
The Queen Mother sat down again. "It's been such a long time since we last met. Feng'er must have grown taller and stronger."
Nanny Gui smiled and said, "That's for sure. This time, we've dealt with the Southern Barbarians who have been eyeing us covetously for so long. It's truly a great achievement."
The Queen Mother smiled, then stopped laughing and sighed.
At this time, footsteps were heard outside the door.
"Royal Grandmother."
The Queen Mother quickly stood up and said, "Help me over quickly, the wind is coming."
Before the Empress Dowager could take a few steps, Xiao Yifeng had already strode in and knelt before her, "Grandson pays his respects to the Empress Dowager."
Then Xiao Yifeng raised his head and looked at the empress dowager with a smile.
The Queen Mother's eyes were a little moist, and she helped Xiao Yifeng up, "Hurry up and let the Royal Grandmother take a good look."
Xiao Yifeng stood up and gently hugged the Queen Mother, "Grandmother, are you okay?"
The Queen Mother patted Xiao Yifeng on the back and said, "Feng'er has become stronger."
Then he took his hand and looked at it carefully, "Well, you are worthy of being a descendant of our Xiao family."
Then the empress dowager wiped her eyes again. When she saw Xiao Yifeng, she thought of his poor father. Since he went to his fiefdom, the empress dowager had never seen her youngest son again, and he finally passed away before her.
Seeing the Queen Mother like this, Nanny Gui knew that she was thinking of something sad again, so she quickly changed the subject, "The King of Hell has been traveling so long, and the Queen Mother didn't let him rest and sit down to talk."
Xiao Yifeng also knew the Queen Mother's concern and helped her sit down. "Grandma, I have saved up a lot of good things. I'm sending them to you for you to play with."
Then they clapped their hands and the eunuchs carried the boxes one by one to the Empress Dowager's palace.
Xiao Yifeng opened the box and picked up one at random. "I saw this on Mingzhou Street. I thought it was very cute at the time. I thought the Empress Dowager would like it, so I kept one."
The Queen Mother took it in her hand and looked at it. It was a small straw grasshopper, very vivid. It was a pity that the original emerald green color had turned yellow over time.
Xiao Yifeng touched his nose and said, "It's been a long time, and it's not as bright as before."
The Queen Mother said happily, "Grandmother, if you like it, I'll ask Madam Gui to hang it by the bed."
The Queen Mother recalled that when Xiao Yifeng was still a child, he lived alone in the capital and would secretly bring in fun things for her.
The Queen Mother felt soft in her heart.
The child has grown up, but his feelings for her are still the same, the same Akagi.
Xiao Yifeng chatted with the empress dowager for a long time. He only talked about happy things, which made the empress dowager laugh so hard that she fell backwards.
At lunch time, the emperor and the prince also arrived, and the few of them had a rare reunion dinner.
The Queen Mother finally gave Xiao Yifeng a lot of rewards before letting him leave the palace.
Only after leaving the palace did Xiao Yifeng put away his smile, looked at the palace gate and sighed deeply.
Once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea. At first, what he most looked forward to was to enter the palace to meet the Queen Mother, but since that incident, what he feared most was entering the palace.