Chapter 859: Chapter 859: Mother and Daughter Time (Part 2)
Lian Hua immediately put on a bright smile, she missed His Majesty so much, even though it hadn’t been long. When she woke up this time, she didn’t see His Majesty, saying he went to deal with state affairs, but now he’s back, seeing him made her feel at ease.
She subconsciously asked if the Emperor had eaten, and upon knowing he hadn’t, she frowned and had someone prepare the meal.
Nanny Qi and Su Ran had hurriedly eaten something earlier and weren’t hungry yet, so the Emperor went to the Main Hall to dine alone. Lian Hua felt reluctant, but everyone else forbade her from moving, so she had to nestle in bed.
After the Emperor finished his meal, he went to the study. Nanny Qi also got up, saying she was going back to rest, leaving her and her mother to chat.
It had been many years since they last met, so Lian Hua cherished the time spent with her mother.
She warmly whispered with her mother, letting her mother feel her belly, and introduced her mother to her Little Melon. In the middle, she also had a bowl of porridge, which replenished quite a bit of energy, making her even more talkative.
Lian Hua was incredibly happy this day. Her family, whom she yearned for, was doing well, and they had never given up looking for her.
Although her mother lightly brushed over past events with just a few words, the most important thing was that the family was together, wasn’t it a happy ending?
Her mother didn’t ask about what happened to her in the past, but fearing her mother would worry, she also lightly touched on it, only mentioning the joyful parts.
She told her mother that one year, she made new friends on the road, met two majestic big birds, a little girl, and many kind-hearted people, including a very nice escort master who protected her all the way to Yanqing Mansion.
Even so, her mother cried, saying it was tears of joy, which made her want to cry too.
Later, she recounted many amusing incidents in the palace to her mother, introducing everyone around her.
Nanny Qi, who lovingly cared for her, the clever Xiao Jizi, the strong Xiao Qing, the sharp-minded Xiao Linzi, and Consort De, who treated her like a sister, among others.
And of course, her most important Brother Zhao, discussing some of their everyday little stories.
"...Mother, you don’t know, His Majesty tells stories, oh, they’re really...really, ahem, with lots of morals, each time putting me to sleep, Little Melon must be sleepy as well, just like me, without moving."
She wanted to say it was indescribable but thought to save face for the Emperor and wanted her mother to have a good impression of him, so she changed her words.
Hearing this, Su Ran couldn’t help but laugh, tapping her nose: "Why call it Little Melon?"
"It’s round, isn’t it like a melon?" Lian Hua patted her enlarged belly, having slept for some days, she hadn’t expected it to grow so big, she coquettishly said, "Oh, mother, we’ll call it this temporarily. I’ve discussed with Lord, after Little Melon is born, he’ll give it another name."
Su Ran shook her head helplessly: "You, oh you..."
Her little daughter was so bold, even daring to tease the Emperor, calling the baby in her belly a melon. She really didn’t know what to say, it seemed her daughter caused quite some mischief in the palace too.
Luckily, she met very nice people; her daughter was indeed blessed.
Before entering the palace, although Lian Bingcheng and Lin Yuejuan assured her verbally, she was always worried her daughter might not be doing well, fearing complex situations in the Harem would harm her little girl.
Upon entering the palace and seeing with her own eyes, she realized how well the Emperor treated her little daughter, to an astonishing degree.
The Emperor thoughtfully attended to all matters concerning her daughter, even extending courtesy to her as her daughter’s mother-in-law, initially addressing her fully as Lian Hua’s mother. Later reflecting, she dared not have the Emperor address her like this.
Though she used to jocularly call him son-in-law with Lian Changhe and the others in private, only the Empress could truly be addressed as father-in-law or mother-in-law by the Emperor, so she firmly refused it, insisting he call her Madam Lian.
At this moment, quietly listening to the little affairs Lian Hua spoke about, Su Ran felt incredibly at peace. She could hear Lian Hua trying to reassure her, intentionally or not, by telling her how well she was doing in the palace.
However, from what she had witnessed these days, Su Ran had already long been at ease.
Life had not treated her unfairly; though there had been hardships, everything had passed, and all was well. Her Nannan was treated sincerely by the Emperor and protected by the Managerial Nanny favored by the Former Empress Dowager, giving her peace of mind for the future.
Coming back to her senses, Su Ran heard Lian Hua talking about something else.
Lian Hua cheerfully tugged at her sleeve, pointing to something hanging by the dressing table: "Mother, look, this rattan was woven by Brother Three, I wasn’t mistaken, hehe, I knew at first glance it was made by Brother Three."
Following her gaze, Su Ran immediately saw it, startled: "This...where did it come from?"
"Lord bought it for me when he went to see Big Brother during his exams." Lian Hua was a bit proud, suddenly remembering something, she asked mysteriously: "Mother, is Lian Mu the pseudonym used by Big Brother?"
Su Ran’s eyes were still on the rattan, couldn’t believe such a coincidence existed, as if fate had brought them all so close together.
Hearing Lian Hua mention Lian Musu, Su Ran nodded, not hiding it: "Yes, that’s your Big Brother."
Lian Hua’s eyes lit up instantly, triumphantly saying: "I knew it was Big Brother, yet His Majesty insisted it wasn’t, made me go through so much effort..."
Recalling an event, Lian Hua’s smile froze on her face, her voice dropped: "Mother, Big Brother’s left foot is..."
During her debate with the Emperor about whether Lian Mu was Lian Musu, it was the Emperor who told her Lian Mu had a slight limp on the left foot, making her give up completely.
Thinking about it now, she couldn’t help but feel sad.
Su Ran hadn’t expected her to know this, quickly patted her head, comforting her: "There is some issue, but Divine Doctor Huang can treat it. Once Divine Doctor Huang treats your Big Brother, it’ll be fine, don’t worry."
"Really?" Lian Hua’s eyes lit up.
Su Ran smiled, affirmatively saying: "Yes, really."
Lian Musu’s leg was also a worry for her, but it could be treated. Had it not been for Lian Hua’s incident, Divine Doctor Huang would have treated Lian Musu’s leg long ago.
Lian Hua was relieved, suddenly inspired, Divine Doctor Huang? Could it be the old doctor who recently treated her, who loved bickering with Nanny Qi!
She had indeed overheard someone call him Divine Doctor Huang but paid it no mind.
Does that mean...
With this thought, she sat up, summoning all her strength to shout outside: "Xiao Jizi, Xiao Qing, Xiao Lin...not him, Xiao Jizi, Xiao Jizi..." Xiao Linzi wouldn’t do, not him.
Su Ran was puzzled by her sudden excitement, about to say something.
Only to hear a brisk "Here, servant present" from outside, soon a lively eunuch entered, smiling broadly and asked energetically: "What are your orders, Master?"
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Happy Children’s Day to all the young masters~
"The Silly Concubines" is coming to an end, filling in all the necessary plot holes, and adding a bit more of interesting daily interactions. It’s almost done~
Thank you for the year of companionship, feeling lucky to have you guys, quack quack~
Look forward to the new book!
——Autumn Wind in June 1st