bookrandom Chapter 498 Three generations of ancestors and grandchildren
Chapter 498 Three generations of ancestors and grandchildren
Chapter 498 Three Generations of Grandparents and Grandchildren
Dugu Jingyao's illness lasted for three whole days! During this period, in order to create a false impression of a serious situation to deceive outsiders, Dugu Moyan and Shen Zhenzhu went to visit Dugu Jingyao.
During these past few days, Li Wanqing and Zheng Wan took turns guarding Dugu Jingyao, caring for her day and night. After all, Li Chu, as Emperor Suzong's eldest son and holding an important position, still had to rise early the next day to attend court and handle government affairs. While he could tolerate an occasional all-nighter, he feared his body would not be able to withstand such torment every night. For this reason, on these past two evenings, Li Chu would retreat to the Chenxiang Pavilion to rest and recuperate.
When Dugu Jingyao finally recovered, it happened to be a beautiful sunny day. Li Chu brought Dugu Jingyao and their lovely two children, Li Shi and Li Ying, to the palace to pay their respects to Emperor Suzong and the empress.
When the two little guys stepped out of the palace gate, perhaps they were keenly aware that they had left their familiar environment. Their excitement was beyond words and they danced with joy.
Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao looked at their child's innocent appearance with full of doting, and a happy smile appeared on their faces involuntarily. At this moment, the happy scene of the family of four looked so warm and beautiful that it made people envious.
They were brought to Fengqi Palace, with Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao in the front, and the wet nurses holding Li Shi and Li Ying to pay their respects together.
Suzong looked at the family of four below him and nodded, "Get up and sit down!"
Li Chu sat down with Dugu Jingyao. As soon as they sat down, they heard the queen ask, "Jingyao, are you completely well again?"
Dugu Jingyao looked at the Queen and nodded slightly, saying, "Thank you for your concern, Mother. I have recovered now."
The Queen said, "That's good, that's good."
Suzong also looked at Dugu Jingyao and found that although her complexion was not as delicate, rosy and shiny as before, she did not look too sick. So he did not ask any more questions, but focused his attention on the two little guys.
Suzong said with a smile, "I haven't seen Shi'er and Ying'er for some time. Bring them here quickly so that the queen and I can have a good look at them." After that, he looked at Li Chu expectantly.
Li Chu understood and nodded slightly to the wet nurse beside him. The wet nurses carefully picked up the two little ones and slowly walked to Suzong and the queen.
The first person to catch everyone's eye was Li Shi, a calm-looking little fellow, held obediently by his nurse. In stark contrast, however, was Li Ying, a lively and active little girl.
Perhaps sensing the attention of others besides her father, Li Chu, and her stepmother, Dugu Jingyao, she was incredibly excited. A brilliant smile immediately blossomed on her small face, as charming and beautiful as a flower in full bloom in spring. Furthermore, she happily kicked her chubby legs, as if trying to break free from her nurse's arms and fully demonstrate her vitality.
Such an innocent, playful and adorable look was truly hilarious. Even the usually stern King Sukjong burst into laughter. His originally tense face instantly relaxed, and his eyes and eyebrows were filled with unconcealable joy.
Perhaps it was because he heard the hearty laughter of Emperor Suzong and the Queen, Li Shi, who was standing by, could not contain his excitement and began to dance and make noise.
Seeing this, Sukjong quickly reached out and gently and skillfully took Li Shi from the nurse's arms. Strangely enough, once Li Shi fell into Sukjong's warm embrace, he suddenly became quiet, no longer struggling. He blinked his bright eyes, staring intently at Sukjong for a moment, then a sweet smile rose from his lips, as if trying to be coquettish and cute with Sukjong.
At the same time, the queen also happily took Li Ying from the nurse's arms and gently held her in her arms. Li Ying seemed to feel particularly comfortable in the queen's arms, like a docile kitten, quietly nestling there without moving.
The queen gently shook her arms, and soon Li Ying fell asleep in this warm atmosphere, her rosy little face looking even more peaceful and tranquil.
Because it would be inconvenient to be away from home with the two little ones for too long, Emperor Suzong and the Queen did not invite them to dinner. Before leaving, the Queen asked reluctantly, "If you have time, please bring the children to the palace again."
Dugu Jingyao smiled and said, "Yes, mother, if Your Highness doesn't have time, I will bring the children over." The queen nodded slightly.
Li Chu seemed a little jealous and said, "I used to always hear people talk about the relationship between generations, but I didn't realize it. Now I feel it deeply."
Suzong laughed and said, "Haha, Chu'er, why are you jealous of your own child?"
Dugu Jingyao also smiled and said, "Your Majesty, father, you don't know that I have been spending more time with Shi'er and Ying'er in the mansion. Your Highness is jealous!"
However, the Queen was still very protective of her child. She retorted, "Your Majesty was also jealous of Chu'er at that time, wasn't he? This makes us even, right?"
Although Suzong was a little embarrassed, as it happened in front of the younger generation, and everyone thought that Suzong would be angry, Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao were still thinking of excuses to try to make amends.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Suzong suddenly laughed and said, "Hahaha, Jiawan still has a good memory. It seems that Chu'er has taken after me. I wonder what Shi'er will be like in the future?"
After he finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter.