The Cold King Demands Love and Pleasure

Because he was worried too!

However, with so many people at the banquet, Father Emperor certainly won't choose this moment to make his move. So many people are watching; he's not stupid!

Xia Tongsheng watched in horror as Yi Yi's little hands clung tightly to the emperor's beard, her heart filled with utter terror!

That's like pulling hair out of a tiger's head—this is like plucking a beard from an emperor's face...

Neither of them are easy to deal with!

Thinking of the emperor's dislike for her, and the fact that Yi Yi was the next goddess of her child Nan Ye, Xia Tongsheng felt uneasy. Could it be that the emperor was thinking of killing Yi Yi?

The emperor chuckled and took his beard back from Yi Yi's hand. "Yi Yi likes Grandpa's beard?"

Yi Yi smiled, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons, yet her dark pupils remained large and bright.

This scene was so heartwarming. Xia Tongsheng suddenly remembered a line from a song: "I've seen it all in our eyes..."

The emperor grew to like her more and more. He could always sense a sense of familiarity about her, and it was this familiarity that brought the two of them closer.

The emperor wasn't necessarily afraid of this little girl, but he was always uneasy about her identity, after all, she was the goddess of Nanye!

But when he actually saw the child and saw the child smiling innocently at him, the love that welled up in his heart overwhelmed all other negative emotions!

At this moment, he truly realized that although Yi Yi was the goddess of Nan Ye, she was also a princess of Bei Min!

If An'er inherits the throne in the future, then this child will be a princess!

The emperor thought to himself: If he treats Yi Yi even better, then when Yi Yi grows up and thinks of his grandfather’s kindness, then Yi Yi’s feelings for Bei Min should be very deep, and it can also become a bargaining chip to restrain Nan Ye!

Thinking about it this way, this child is a treasure!

The Empress had been waiting to see what the Emperor would do to Yi Yi!

But to everyone's surprise, the emperor's affection was genuine. In such a short time, this little girl had actually captured the emperor's heart.

This woman will surely become just like her mother, a scourge to the country and its people!

This inevitably reminded her of Xia Tongsheng's mother!

In fact, the Empress realized that the Emperor's affection for Yi Yi stemmed more from seeing traces of that person from the past in the child!

To be honest, she knew that the emperor still missed that woman all along!

Surprisingly, the one who most resembles Xia Tongsheng's mother is not Xia Tongsheng, but Yi Yi!

Xia Tongsheng had been staring in the direction of the emperor, and her nerves were so tense that she was getting tired. Seeing that the emperor really had no hostility towards Yi Yi, she was no longer so nervous.

Finally, she had the chance to look around the entire banquet hall, and unexpectedly, she found the Ancient King in a not-so-inconspicuous place next to a pillar!

Because they were blocked by the pillars, and Xia Tongsheng arrived a little late, they didn't notice the Ancient King at first!

Although it had been a long time since they last met, Xia Tongsheng would never forget the vigorous and powerful aura that the Ancient King possessed!

She tugged at Min Youan's sleeve, "Did you see that? When did the Prince of Taigu arrive in the capital?"

Min Youan seemed to have known about the Prince of Taigu's visit to the capital all along, and did not show too much surprise. "A couple of days ago!"

"Why would he be at a family dinner party?"

"Even a vassal king is still a king! He's practically royalty!"

"You have so many people in the royal family..."

She glanced at the Ancient King and recalled the eccentric and tyrannical Ancient King from two years ago. Why was he being so low-key in the palace? It was as if he was deliberately hiding himself!

Could it be that they were afraid of the emperor, which is why they were behaving so discreetly?

However, seeing that the Prince of Taigu had not made any move, Xia Tongsheng slowly withdrew her attention from him!

Royal banquets are always so boring and long!

This year, no one has mentioned playing couplets together, but a new competition has suddenly started, involving pitching and archery!

This game is a complete trap for Xia Tongsheng, who has an extremely low accuracy!

Since I'm currently breastfeeding and can't drink alcohol, I'll use that as an excuse not to participate!

To take all factors into consideration, the emperor granted Xia Tongsheng's request.

After all, Yi Yi is his favorite right now!

Before long, the child fell asleep in the emperor's arms. When Xia Tongsheng saw the child close his eyes, his first thought was not that the child was asleep, but that the emperor had drugged the child!

She quickly stood up, but even in such a panicked state, she did not lose her composure. "Father, Yi-yi is asleep. Let your daughter-in-law take her away!"

"Alright, take her to Phoenix Palace and let her sleep there!"

What kind of place is Fengqi Palace? Wasn't it always the Forbidden Palace?

How could they possibly let their daughter sleep in the Phoenix Palace now?

What was the emperor really thinking?

Min Youan was worried about the mother and child, so she insisted on going with them.

Upon arriving at Fengqi Palace, Min You'an summoned Cang Yi to stay with the mother and daughter, and then returned to his palace.

Thinking about the emperor's behavior today, Xia Tongsheng realized that he truly liked Yi Yi, but she was still a little worried!

She looked down and noticed that one of Yi Yi's shoes was missing. She got up to go out and look for it!

Cangyi hurriedly tried to follow her out!

"You don't need to come with me, just keep an eye on Yi Yi!" The child is so young, how could Xia Tongsheng leave her alone?

"But His Highness ordered me to protect the Princess and the young princess!"

"How could you possibly protect both of us by yourself? I just went out to help Yi Yi find her shoes, I'll be right back!"

Cangyi thought for a moment, "I'll go find the shoes. The Princess Consort will stay and watch over the young princess!"

“Oh no, if you leave, no one will protect you,” Xia Tongsheng continued. “Don’t worry, I’m an adult and I can protect myself!”

What could be more important than her daughter right now? "You protect her for me!"

With Cang Yi guarding the place, Xia Tongsheng wasn't worried. After all, Cang Yi was Min Youan's capable assistant and someone Min Youan trusted!

She retraced her steps to find Yi Yi's shoes!

Along the way, she couldn't find Yi Yi's shoes, but she did find another person. She saw him sneaking past Ningxin Palace!

What is the Prince of Taigu doing in the inner palace?

This makes one suspicious!

Could there be a spy from the ancient king in the palace?

Thinking of this, Xia Tongsheng couldn't help but want to go forward and find out who this spy was!

Although she didn't know any martial arts, she didn't want to miss this opportunity so easily, so after thinking about it, she followed after him!

She prayed that her follow-up work would go smoothly this time!

Seeing that the Prince of Taigu was walking away, Xia Tongsheng quickly followed!