Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 466: Chapter 466 She Doesn’t Dare to Undermine Him_1

Empress Yu, however, still maintained an appropriate smile on her face as she said, ”Princess need not thank me. What the Emperor is most concerned about is Prince Changyi. With no children under his knees, the Emperor has always been worried. This concubine simply wanted to ease the Emperor’s mind.”

How nice that sounded.

An Jingxin snorted coldly in her heart, glanced at the playing children, then smiled and said, ”Are all of those children’s parents willing to let them be adopted by me and my husband?”

Empress Yu replied, ”Prince Changyi has made great achievements. It is their honor to have their children adopted by the Prince and Princess. Naturally, they are all willing.”

An Jing said, ”Then I must trouble Madam Yu Fei to bring those children over for my husband and me to see.”

Upon hearing this, Empress Yu thought the matter was halfway successful and was overjoyed. She hurriedly had the noble ladies bring their children over for An Jing and Xiao Changyi to look at.

Xiao Changyi showed no expression. He did not look at any of the children, but instead kept his gaze on the Emperor of Xiyun, who responded with, ”...”

An Jing did take a look at those children. She didn’t talk to the children; she just simply took a look. After she finished, she then asked the noble ladies, ”Do you usually bring your children into the palace with you?”

Those ladies all shook their heads, ”No.”

Seeing them shake their heads, An Jing immediately asked curiously, ”Then why did so many of you bring your children into the palace to play today?”

All the ladies were confused and looked at Empress Yu with questioning eyes. Wasn’t it said that the King of Eternal Victory and Changsheng Princess were to adopt a child from among them? How come it seemed like they knew nothing about this?

Empress Yu could only look helplessly toward the Emperor of Xiyun.

And the Emperor of Xiyun, under the pressure of Xiao Changyi’s gaze, dared not say anything and even, under the pressure imposed by Xiao Changyi, said, ”I too am curious why so many children came to the Imperial Garden today?”

Empress Yu: ”...” Could she counter the Emperor’s statement?

Ever since the Emperor of Xiyun entered the Imperial Garden, he had only allowed the children to play at their leisure and the ladies to admire the flowers at will. He never mentioned anything about Xiao Changyi and An Jing adopting a child. Thus, upon hearing the Emperor of Xiyun’s remarks, those ladies immediately felt they had been deceived by Empress Yu.

Some ladies, afraid of offending Empress Yu, dared not speak up and just had to swallow their frustration like a mute person eating bitter herbs, but many were not afraid.

One could hear—

”To report to the Emperor, the only reason I brought my child into the palace was that Madam Yu Fei said the King of Eternal Victory and Changsheng Princess would adopt one child from among the nobility.”

”To report to the Emperor, I did the same.”

”To report to the Emperor, I did likewise.”

Those unafraid of offending Empress Yu echoed one by one, and after the echoes died down, An Jing then smiled and said, ”My husband and I are to adopt a child? Neither my husband nor I knew anything about that.”

Turning her head, An Jing looked at Xiao Changyi, ”Husband, Madam Yu Fei said we are to adopt a child from among the nobility.”

Xiao Changyi remained silent, just continuing to look at the Emperor of Xiyun.

Under pressure, the Emperor of Xiyun could only speak again, ”Empress Yu, did you not tell me that this was a flower-viewing gathering?”

Empress Yu didn’t have the audacity to contradict the Emperor of Xiyun and could only chew her bitterness, kneeling down with a thud, ceaselessly kowtowing and begging for mercy, ”Emperor spare me, Emperor spare me. Please forgive this concubine, Emperor. It was only because I saw the Emperor’s concern for the Prince and Princess having no children that I wanted to relieve the Emperor’s worry and committed such a foolish act!”

Although there were so many people present, at that moment, everyone was just coldly observing, with no one speaking a word for Empress Yu.