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The next day.

It was already noon when Xie Yuantang entered the palace.

She went there on time. She knew that after the morning court session, Situ Qing had summoned the Leng family father and son and three others. She also knew that Leng Zhenshan and others looked worse than the last when they left the palace.

Situ Qing still met Xie Yuantang in Lanyuan.

I don’t know if it was Jiayan’s appearance that reminded him of the past, but he has been enjoying staying here these days.

When Xie Yuantang arrived, he saw the palace maids from Zhong Li Palace coming out with food boxes.

The food inside remained untouched.

Qu Pei didn't know what Situ Yan said to Situ Qing yesterday, but he found out after Situ Qing summoned the Leng family's father and son today.

Seeing Xie Yuantang coming, he led people inside and whispered, "Princess Jasmine went to the palace this morning and handed the emperor a letter, saying that it was written by that person. The emperor understood after reading it, and then summoned the Leng family, without any intention of punishing them."

Xie Yuantang was a little surprised: "No...ah no, Princess Jasmine has also met the emperor?"

"Yes, she came early in the morning before the court session even started."

Qu Pei smiled and said meaningfully: "Don't worry, little princess. The emperor is very clear-headed and will never let a misunderstanding hurt the relationship."

Hearing the meaning behind his words, Xie Yuantang tilted his head and blinked: "Father-in-law, are you worried that I will be angry with my father because of this, and say something unpleasant to the ear, which will chill my father's heart?"

Qu Pei was slightly startled.

That was indeed what he meant, but Xie Yuantang was so smart that his worries were unnecessary.

Qu Pei smiled and shook his head, saying, "It is the old servant who is talking too much. The young imperial concubine is obviously filial and will not do such a thing."

With his status, there was no need to say these things, so Xie Yuantang accepted his kindness and said sincerely: "Thank you for your advice, father-in-law. Tangtang will always remember your kindness."

After a pause, she pouted and pretended to be angry and said, "Also, I told you not to call yourself a slave in front of me. If you do this again next time, I will be angry."

Qu Pei's eyes were filled with genuine smiles, and his heart felt warm. He nodded and said, "Yes, little imperial concubine, please go in quickly. Don't keep the emperor waiting for too long."

Only then did Xie Yuantang trot over.

Situ Qing was not sitting in the house today. When Xie Yuantang went there, he was watering the flowers and plants in the yard.

Seeing Xie Yuantang running over, he frowned and said, "Slow down, be careful."

"I've met my father!"

Xie Yuantang saluted playfully, ran up to him and asked, "Father, when I came here, I saw the maids from Zhongli Palace leaving with food boxes. Have you not eaten yet?"

Situ Qing looked at her and said with a smile: "Little girl, you are meddling in a lot of matters. You even meddled in my affairs."

Xie Yuantang touched his nose and said, "How dare I? I am not the Concubine Li, who is getting thinner and thinner because of worrying about you not eating. I am not my dead mother-in-law, who is watching you in her yard in heaven with anxiety. I am not my husband, who is so worried that he can't sleep well."

Situ Qing: “…”

He reluctantly put down the tools in his hand, turned to Qu Pei and said with a smile: "Look at this girl, she is the only one who is good at speaking."

Qu Pei immediately advised: "The little imperial concubine loves the emperor. Even if you are not doing this for yourself, you should understand the little imperial concubine's filial piety and give her some food."

The two top flatterers used various tricks to coax the emperor, and finally made him feel a little happy. He waved his hand and said, "Forget it, serve the food."

"Hey, I obey your command."

Qu Pei immediately hurried out to serve the meal.

Soon the palace maids came in and placed the food on the table.

Situ Qing looked at Xie Yuantang: "Did you come here after eating?"

Xie Yuantang nodded, with a slightly complaining expression: "My husband is very strict. If I don't eat, he won't let me go out."

Situ Qing thought of her body, smiled and said, "That's the way it should be. Yan'er did nothing wrong."

Xie Yuantang curled his lips and stood beside him to serve him the food.

It’s just that the way he serves food is completely different from Qu Pei’s.

"Father, this braised lion's head looks delicious. Please try it."

"Hey, this meatball soup... I've been thinking about it for a few days, but unfortunately my husband won't let me eat it. Father, please taste it for me."

"And this steamed fish, I heard that the fish bones are steamed and crushed, then spread with sauce, and steamed for several hours. Is that true, father?"

"And that..."

She was eloquent and would flatter the emperor from time to time, which made the emperor very happy. He had not had a good appetite in recent days, but today he ate an extra bowl of rice for the first time in his life.

After the meal, seeing that he had put down his chopsticks, Xie Yuantang cleverly served him the hawthorn sweet rice soup: "Father, drink this, it will help digestion."

Situ Qing didn't want to drink it at first, but when he saw the little girl was well-behaved and cute, holding the hot bowl of soup in her little hands, not even minding the heat, and just brought it in front of him waiting for him to take it, his heart melted immediately.

"Just leave it there. What if it burns you?"

Although he said this, Situ Qing still took it and drank half a bowl.

Qu Pei on the side breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Xie Yuantang as if he were an aunt.

In the past few days, neither he nor the concubines had taken turns to make Situ Qing eat more, but they didn't expect that Xie Yuantang's arrival would solve the problem so easily.

After finishing his meal, Situ Qing was a little surprised at his own appetite. He smiled and shook his head and said, "Girl, if I am coaxed by you like this every day, I will become a fat man sooner or later!"

Xie Yuantang spoke sweetly: "Even if father is fat, he is the best and most handsome fat man in the world!"

Situ Qing laughed out loud and ruffled her hair with his big hands: "You have a really powerful mouth!"

Xie Yuantang supported him obediently: "Father, can I walk with you to help you digest your food?"

"Row."

Situ Qing nodded and took a slow walk with her support.

He lowered his head to look at the top of Xie Yuantang's head and chuckled, "I thought you came to settle accounts with me for the Leng family's affairs."

Xie Yuantang's eyes widened in anger: "Father, you have misjudged me. My filial piety has turned into tears. Father, you have to apologize to me!"

The emperor looked at her puffy cheeks and couldn't help laughing. After laughing for a while, he sighed, "After you and Yan'er leave, I don't know who will make me laugh."

Xie Yuantang blinked and waved his hand, saying, "That's easy. I'll write a collection of jokes and teach it to my third sister. I'll let her make you happy. My third sister's storytelling skills are always unmatched!"

Situ Qing didn't expect her to have so many tricks. He smiled and shook his head and said, "No need. You should just focus on recuperating and recovering as soon as possible."

He could see that after not seeing him for a few days, Xie Yuantang looked much worse than before.

Besides, what he lacks is not jokes, but people to tell jokes.

It is like what Lanyuan has never lacked is a craftsman to trim the flowers and plants, but its former owner.

Situ Qing looked at the neatly trimmed flowers and plants and sighed softly.

Seeing his look of nostalgia, Xie Yuantang thought for a moment and said, "Father, if you sigh like this every day, my mother-in-law will be sad too."

"Will she be sad?"

Maybe it's because the little girl next to him always makes him relax unconsciously, or maybe it's because some things have been kept in his heart for too long and he can't tell anyone. Now, facing a half-grown girl, he can speak without burden.

"I once thought that she at least had me in her heart, but now I am not sure..."