As soon as the Emperor of Xiyun finished his court session, he heard that An Jing and Xiao Changyi were waiting for him at Jun Palace. Immediately, he went nowhere else but ordered his carriage straight back to Jun Palace.
Upon entering Jun Palace, the Emperor of Xiyun picked up little Su Yi Jing and smiled affectionately, "Jing’er, yesterday, you and your brothers were clearly in the palace yet didn’t come to sleep with Grandpa. Instead, you slept in the East Palace with your Brother Muchen. Grandpa is unhappy. What should we do?"
Su Yi Jing let the Emperor of Xiyun hold him without speaking, merely looking quietly at the Emperor.
However, An Yiqing, with his little face upturned, said with a giggle, "Grandpa, Grandpa, tonight... I’ll sleep with you... I’ll sleep with you... Grandpa is fun... fun..."
The Emperor of Xiyun immediately laughed, "Our Qinger is the sensible one, knowing how to comfort Grandpa."
An Jing was also amused but did not expose the Emperor of Xiyun’s words; it wasn’t out of comfort but because the children thought he was fun. She merely chuckled, "Qinger, are you planning to stay in the palace every day and not go back to live with Dad and Mom?"
An Yiqing did not hesitate at all and immediately said in his babyish voice, "Want to live... with Daddy and Mommy!"
An Jing listened with great joy.
The Emperor of Xiyun felt somewhat crestfallen and even pretended to look especially hurt, "Qinger, is that all the comfort you have for Grandpa?"
An Yiqing just looked at the Emperor of Xiyun with a vague expression in his eyes, clearly not understanding the Emperor’s words.
The Emperor of Xiyun: "..."
An Jing struggled to hold back her laughter.
After feeling stifled for a long while, the Emperor of Xiyun sat down in his seat with Su Yi Jing in his arms. As he sat down, his old face was full of smiles. He then asked, "Yi Er, Jingjing, did you come to see me for a reason? It’s rare to see you waiting for me. Eunuch Fu said you’ve been waiting for quite a while."
Xiao Changyi remained silent, just sitting there, continuing to sip his tea slowly, gracefully, and imposingly.
An Jing replied with a smile, "Emperor Father hasn’t yet visited our new home. Changyi and I have come especially to invite Emperor Father to take a tour. The scenery at our new place is not bad. Emperor Father can treat it as an outing."
The Emperor of Xiyun immediately replied with a smile, "I was just planning to visit on my day off the day after tomorrow. I didn’t expect you to invite me in advance."
An Jing said, "Since Emperor Father will be free on his day off the day after tomorrow, you can come to our home for a visit then."
After a pause, An Jing added with a smile, "We’ve also invited Chengyu and Wen Xian. However, Chengyu has just gone to court, and we need to ask Wen Xian first before she can give us an answer about whether to visit our home. I didn’t mention the date to them, saying we need to ask you first to see when you would be available."
"Chengyu will definitely join in the fun," said the Emperor of Xiyun, smiling at An Jing before turning to command Eunuch Fu, "Go tell the Crown Prince that I will visit Prince Yi’s place the day after tomorrow."
Seeing that Su Yi Jing seemed to really want to play on the ground with his three younger brothers, the Emperor of Xiyun hugged Su Yi Jing once more before putting him down to play with his brothers.
Watching the four little ones frolicking together, the Emperor of Xiyun’s old face was filled with affectionate smiles. After a while, he turned to look at Xiao Changyi, and with a pitiable and aggrieved expression, asked, "Yi Er, when will you finally speak a word to me?"
An Jing struggled to hold back her laughter.
Xiao Changyi continued drinking his tea expressionlessly and deliberately, as though the Emperor of Xiyun did not exist at all.