"It's already late. Let's go tomorrow …" The Retired Emperor suddenly said after a moment of silence.
His Majesty turned around and looked at his father quietly.
The Retired Emperor was embarrassed by his father's stare and said angrily, "Go, go, I'll go by myself!"
The imperial palace was very quiet at night. In the late spring, the imperial garden was already filled with the sounds of insects.
Jumping over the wall of the palace, which was about ten feet high, the tiger-striped big furball squatted on the roof of the main hall of the front court and looked around. The vast palace stretched as far as the eye could see, with pavilions, terraces, and pavilions. The descendants of the An family really took over the world!
Hearing that the Retired Emperor wanted them to go to Ci 'an Palace, the imperial uncles all asked to go down.
"It's late. I have to go back to Anguo Tower." The National Tutor jumped down and transformed back into his human form. He yawned elegantly. When he returned to the palace, he had to go back to Anguo Tower. He wouldn't easily take a step out. As for Ci 'an Palace, naturally, he couldn't go there.
"Ah, that's right. It's not good to see sister-in-law so late." Prince Hao's ears twitched and he quietly poked his fifth brother.
Prince Zhong blinked his eyes. He actually really wanted to tell the Empress Dowager about his fortuitous encounter along the way, but when he saw Retired Emperor's ugly expression, he tactfully nodded his head.
Prince Yong didn't have any objections. He would do whatever his brothers said.
Prince Ling jumped down from the big cat's back and was about to slip away when Prince Hao stepped on his tail. "Seventeen, take me to where you usually sleep."
"There are so many palaces. You can just find one yourself." His Royal Highness King Ling was very unhappy. He finally returned to the capital and he didn't want to sleep with his brothers again.
"I haven't been here for many years. We're a bit unfamiliar." Prince Hao raised his paw and hugged his younger brother. "Oh right, San 'er told me not to forget to compensate him for the clockwork mouse."
"It's not like I lost it." When Prince Ling heard this, he immediately became unhappy. Back then, he and Prince Jing had been killing Xan Zhi for half the night. Later, when they went to sleep in the National Tutor's room as a cat, the clockwork mouse had already disappeared.
"How dare you snatch a child's toy …" Prince Hao dragged his younger brother away without any explanation. Prince Zhong looked at the Retired Emperor and patted his head to comfort him. However, the Retired Emperor mercilessly slapped his hand away.
Prince Zhong didn't care that his attempt to comfort his younger brother was futile. He turned around and chased after Prince Hao. Prince Yong looked left and right in a daze, then got up and left as well.
"Ancestral Uncle, you can sleep in the Night Cloud Palace." Su Yu thought of the large, soft mattress in the Night Cloud Palace's waterside pavilion. It was just enough for Big Boss Cat to sleep on.
"Meow?" Big Boss Cat blinked, not understanding what Su Yu meant by Ye Xiao Palace.
"Follow me to the Anguo Tower first." The National Tutor, who hadn't left yet, suddenly spoke.
Su Yu scratched his head. He hadn't thought it through. Although no one lived in the Night Cloud Palace now, there were still palace servants who cleaned it every day. Tomorrow, someone would see a giant furball sleeping in the middle of the courtyard …
Aside from the main hall on the first floor of the Anguo Tower, there were no outsiders. Big Boss Cat could just jump directly to the second floor.
Thus, the National Tutor got up and sat on Ancestral Uncle's back again. He let Big Boss Cat carry him to the Anguo Tower, leaving the three generations of the Retired Emperor and Su Yu staring at each other.
"You two come with me." The Retired Emperor glared at his sons. He pursed his lips for a while and suddenly said this.
Su Yu blinked and looked at the Emperor. He didn't understand what was going on with the Retired Emperor.
His Majesty looked at his father with disdain.
"Meow?" His Highness The Crown Prince stuck his head out and looked around curiously.
The candles in the Ci 'an Palace were still lit. The palace was brightly lit.
The Retired Emperor squatted on the roof and didn't say anything. As the saying goes, 'Homesickness makes one more timid'. He hadn't seen his son for five years. He could scold him, but he still hadn't thought about how to face his wife …
In the main hall of the Ci 'an Palace, there was a large cushion. A black and yellow furball was running around happily on the cushion. It was His Highness the Crown Prince, whom he hadn't seen in a long time.
There were a few cloth mice and embroidered balls of different colors on the soft cushion. The little furball lowered its head and moved its hind paws. It suddenly pounced on one of the mice and bit it ferociously, kicking it with all its might. Who knew that it would use so much force that it would spin around with it.
The Empress Dowager sat cross-legged on one end of the cushion. She smiled as she watched her eldest grandson play. She held a yellow and white little fat cat in her arms.
His Royal Highness King Zhao also wanted to play with his nephew. The Empress Dowager took a cloth mouse and gave it to the little fat cat. She still didn't let it go. She stroked its soft and warm fur. "I heard that the Emperor and the others are coming back?"
The little fat cat looked up at its mother. When it saw its mother looking at it, it nodded.
The return of the soldiers to the Eastern Sea was such a big movement that the capital naturally knew about it. Prince Jing sent a message saying that the Imperial Family's ship was coming directly to the capital. It was estimated that they would arrive tomorrow.
"Hongwen, you said …" The Empress Dowager raised the little fat cat in front of her and frowned slightly. She wanted to say something, but swallowed her words. These days, Prince Li and Prince Zhao only said that the Emperor and the others were going to the Eastern Sea to kill sea monsters. But she wasn't a fool. If it was just to kill sea monsters, why would the National Tutor go?
She had a faint guess in her heart, but she didn't dare to think too much about it.
The little fat cat looked at its mother and slowly buried its face in its paws. It didn't dare to say anything. Prince Jing's letter only said one line, "The Imperial Ship will arrive in the capital in a few days." He didn't know whether his father was found or whether his brothers and uncles were injured.
"Forget it …" The Empress Dowager held the little fat cat in her arms and rubbed it. She waved to her grandson. "Da Mao, come to Imperial Grandmother. It's time to sleep."
"Meow —" His Royal Highness the Eldest Prince stumbled over with a cloth mouse in his mouth.
The Empress Dowager picked up the little furball and put it next to the little fat cat.
The little fat cat looked at its mother and then looked at its nephew. It slowly opened its mouth and bit the cloth mouse in its nephew's arms.
"Empress, Empress Dowager!" Aunt Lin ran over and stammered.
Aunt Lin was usually very calm. She was so flustered that something big must have happened. The Empress Dowager stood up with the two kittens in her arms. "What happened?"
"He, he's back …" Aunt Lin was already speechless. She raised her hand and pointed at the door.
The Empress Dowager looked up and saw that His Majesty the Emperor had already pushed the door open and walked in. Beside him was Su Yu, who had left the palace with him. A smile immediately appeared on her face. "Aijia was wondering what had happened. You're back?"
"Empress Dowager …" Su Yu's mouth twitched. He bowed to the Empress Dowager.
The Retired Emperor refused to come in and pushed the Emperor to leave first. The Emperor refused, so he shamelessly hid behind Su Yu.
The Emperor snorted and pulled Su Yu aside. Suddenly, the Retired Emperor who was hiding behind Su Yu was revealed.
The smile on the Empress Dowager's face suddenly froze. She stared blankly at the man who was eighty percent similar to the Emperor, but more composed. Five years didn't add much to the vicissitudes of life on his handsome face. He was still in his prime and dignified.
"Xian Di … No, Retired Emperor …" The Empress Dowager stood in the same place as if she had no strength. She softly said, as if she was afraid that this was a dream. "You're still alive …"
Five years of life and death, but they met overnight. She didn't dare to believe it. She was afraid that her old eyes were blurred and she was happy for nothing. Her tears had already dried up five years ago. When she woke up from her dream, what would she do?
The Retired Emperor coughed softly. "I …"
"That's great!" The Empress Dowager seemed to have just reacted. She was so happy that she almost threw the two furballs in her arms away. "Aijia can change her name to Bengong again!"
The Retired Emperor's face instantly darkened.
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