OBS Chapter 114: Hating iron but not steel
Chapter 114: Hating iron but not steel
Xiao Liangdi had no choice but to let her son take good care of himself. What else could she do? So she asked Tong'er, who was beside her, to send the imperial physician away.
Xiao Liangdi thought to herself: I had originally wanted Xier to show up at the banquet tonight! Now, it's too late to even get out of bed!
Li Xi also remembered that originally, the Crown Princess's family was coming to visit at noon, so he and his mother couldn't go, but they could go in the evening! Now, they couldn't go either!
Although Xiao Liangdi thought so in her heart, she still felt sorry for her son. After all, she only had this one son. So she comforted Li Xi and said, "Xi'er, take good care of him. When he recovers, you can amaze everyone at your grandfather's birthday!"
Li Xi felt that what his mother said made sense, and he felt much more comfortable!
Qingyun Palace
Aunt Xu arrived a step too late and came back empty-handed. She was told that Li Ruo and Chu Xinyu had already gone out.
Aunt Xu had no choice but to turn around and look for Li Neng and the others, but she met the five kids on the way.
Nanny Xu was almost out of breath as she stepped forward and said, "Your Highnesses, the Crown Prince, the Young Master, and the Young Miss, it's been very difficult for me to find them!"
Li Neng looked at Aunt Xu panting so hard and couldn't help but wonder, "Aunt Xu, what are you so anxious about?"
After Aunt Xu had caught her breath, she said, "The Crown Princess asked me to call you to dinner! But we have to go to Tingtao Palace and Qingyun Palace, so we have to hurry."
Li Ruo smiled sweetly and said, "Mammy, isn't this perfect? I just saw that the time is almost up, so I came to find my brother and the others to go together!"
Nanny Xu found all the people she needed to look for, and she joked, "If I had known earlier, I would have gone to Tingtao Palace first. Maybe I could have avoided having to make the trip. My old arms and legs can't stand running back and forth!" As she spoke, she rubbed her legs.
Several people were also amused by Aunt Xu's behavior.
Li Neng said, "Then let's go together."
Nanny Xu made a "please" gesture in front, and then a few young masters walked in front, while she and a group of maids and eunuchs followed behind.
During this time, Li Ruo turned around and asked, "Madam Xu, have the Wang family from Yunnan arrived?"
Aunt Xu nodded and said, "Princess, the King of Yunnan and his family have been here for over an hour and are currently chatting with the Crown Prince and Crown Princess."
Upon hearing this, Li Ruo was delighted: apart from his elder brother Li Chu, he was probably the one who was most looking forward to the arrival of the King of Yunnan and his family.
He quickened his pace thinking this in his mind. The rest of the people were puzzled as to why Li Ruo suddenly quickened her pace.
Li Neng quickly walked forward and grabbed Li Ruo: "Ruo'er, why are you walking so fast?"
Li Ruo only then realized that she seemed to have left the main group, so she stopped and looked at the confused faces of the crowd before saying, "Of course I'm worried. I miss Sister Jingyao and Sister Yue'er!"
After saying that, he asked Li Neng, "Third brother, aren't you also curious about the King of Yunnan's family? It's just right, they're all here, why don't you hurry up!"
Then he pulled Li Neng's arm and said, "Let's go!"
In this way, the two siblings sped forward in front, while the three siblings of the Chu family walked leisurely behind.
Soon the two siblings arrived at Zhaoyang Palace.
As soon as she entered the door, Li Ruo wanted to rush up and give Dugu Jingyao and Dugu Jingyue a big hug, but unfortunately there were so many elders around, so she could only suppress the excitement in her heart.
Since they had entered the palace first, they bowed to their elders and greeted them first, bowing to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess: "Your son greets Father and Mother."
Then he turned to the Marquis of Zhennan and his wife: "Greetings, uncle and aunt."
Finally, Li Neng saw Li Ruo turn to Dugu Xin, so he turned as well and said with Li Ruo, "Greetings, Uncle Dugu."
When the Crown Princess saw that they were the only two people there, she asked, "Why are there only the two of you? Where are Xingchen and the others?"
Speak of the devil, and here he comes. As he was speaking, the three siblings of the Chu family walked in, and then bowed again.
At the prince's signal, several people took their seats.
The Crown Princess continued with her previous question and asked Li Neng and Li Ruo, "Why did you two come here first, leaving Xingchen and the others behind?"
Li Neng suddenly thought: Yes, my cousins were guests, why did I leave them behind? It’s all Ruoer’s fault. This aroused my curiosity and made me a little excited.
Then he looked at the Crown Princess' tone and expression: It's over, it's over, it looks like I'm going to be punished after they leave!
At this moment, Chu Xingchen spoke up to help them out: "Aunt, please don't blame cousin Neng and cousin Ruoer, especially cousin Ruoer, who is just missing her old friend. The three of us siblings are not in a hurry. We will just walk slowly at the back, and with Aunt Xu following us, it's quite refreshing. Aunt, please be magnanimous and don't punish them!"
The Crown Princess thought in her heart: These two children are still too young and cannot keep their composure at all. If Chu'er thought about it again, he would probably take care of Xingchen and the others first.
Then, with a tone of dismay, he said to Li Neng and Li Ruo, "Well, since today is a reunion day and Xingchen has pleaded for you, I won't punish you this time. This won't happen again!"
After hearing what the Crown Princess said, Li Neng and Li Ruo thought to themselves: Fortunately, fortunately, we escaped.
After thanking the Crown Princess for not punishing him, he also thanked Chu Xingchen and gave him a grateful look.
Chu Xingchen's eyes revealed that you're welcome, it's what I deserve.