Chapter 105
The Emperor was right in front of him, so it was inappropriate for King Jing to ask Li Yu about it in person.
The Emperor was overjoyed to see Da Bao. Li Yu knew this was the case. She exchanged glances with King Jing and carried Er Bao and San Bao over as well. The Emperor was overjoyed to see the other two little fatties.
Er Bao and San Bao were not as burdened as Dabao. When they saw their grandfather, they opened their mouths to greet him, but they only drooled.
Er Bao pointed at the dragon on the Emperor’s clothes and clapped his hands with a smile. He seemed to have seen this before!
Er Bao exclaimed, “Ah!” Snake!
His voice was clear and loud. It sounded very healthy.
The Emperor stroked the little fatty’s head in surprise.
San Bao was not to be outdone. She roared back even louder, “Ah, ah, ah!” It was a centipede!
The Emperor stroked the little fatty’s head happily.
Dabao sulked alone. Er Bao and San Bao were fools. This was a dragon. Their fish father had told them that the thing on their grandfather’s clothes was a dragon.
Stop arguing and listen to me!
Dabao opened his mouth and saliva flowed out.
Dabao was speechless.
Dabao thought that it was embarrassing. He blushed and said softly, “Ah?”
Dabao wanted to cover his face when he heard his own voice. What was going on? He, he used to be the first fish to call him father. Why did he have to call him grandfather now?
It was too difficult to be a human. He wished he was still a fish!
The Emperor was speechless.
The Emperor heard it too. He teased him, “Dabao, what are you trying to say?”
Dabao clenched his little claws and continued, “Ah, ah?”
The Emperor thought that he had heard wrongly. Li Yu smiled and said affirmatively, “Father, he is calling you. Please forgive him, because at home … at the western border, he is always called grandfather.”
The Emperor had never been called grandfather by any of his little grandchildren. They were all legitimate grandfather. Now, King Jing’s little heir suddenly called him grandfather. Although he stuttered and was not very accurate, the Emperor was so happy that his beard almost stood up.
This child was only ten months old and could already call him grandfather. He would definitely be a smart child in the future.
Moreover, he was a little grandson. It was only right for him to call him grandfather. Wasn’t this the case for ordinary families?
It must be known that the Emperor was in a high position, and in his heart, he also yearned for the purest happiness of family.
There was a saying in the royal family that one should embrace a grandson but not a son. The Emperor had been talking about King Jing for a few months. Now that King Jing had finally returned, the Emperor could only say a few words of encouragement, but could not be too affectionate.
But the little imperial grandson was different. Separated by a generation, the Emperor could carry him however he wanted. Now that he had a grandson, the Emperor couldn’t be bothered to look at his son. He raised his hand and picked up Da Bao.
Luo Ruisheng and King Jing hurriedly helped the Emperor up. Dabao was well taken care of and had some weight on his body. The Emperor used a lot of strength to hold Dabao firmly. After catching his breath, he turned around and smiled at King Jing, “This little fatty is really heavy.”
King Jing: “…”
The Emperor held Da Bao in his arms. Da Bao was obedient and did not cry. His little chubby hands wrapped around the Emperor’s neck. The grandfather and grandson were very intimate.
Li Yu was afraid that the Emperor would be tired, so he wanted to carry Dabao down, but the Emperor waved his hand. Although Dabao was indeed a little heavy, the Emperor was very proud. Dabao was not afraid of him at all.
After all, when the other little imperial grandsons saw him, they were like mice that saw a cat. How could they be as considerate as King Jing’s child?
Not only did the Emperor not allow anyone to carry Dabao away, he even waved at Li Yu. Li Yu understood and carried Er Bao and San Bao over.
The Emperor asked Luo Ruisheng to carry the children one by one onto his lap.
“Imperial Father, they are too heavy.” Li Yu was a little embarrassed.
At this moment, the Emperor was very childlike and gently shushed them, “Let them sit for a while. If I carry Dabao and don’t carry them, they will be unhappy. ”
King Jing and Li Yu: “…”
Li Yu was speechless. He did not see how the babies were unhappy. The Emperor was forcing them to act.
“Where is Si Bao?” The Emperor counted the little buttocks in his arms. Indeed, one of them was missing.
Si Bao was sleeping soundly in King Jing’s arms. From the western border to the imperial city, Si Bao was exhausted. This fish cub had a very good habit. Once he fell asleep, he would not be disturbed even by thunder. Even when King Jing met the Emperor, he did not wake him up.
Under the Emperor’s constant urging, King Jing also carried this baby over and placed him in the Emperor’s arms.
Si Bao, who was sleeping soundly, was warmly welcomed by his brothers. Er Bao and San Bao danced around and slapped Si Bao awake.
Si Bao sat up, rubbed his eyes, and saw the Emperor who was hugging him.
Who was this?
Si Bao ate his hand and thought for a while. His father seemed to have said that he was going to bring them to see his grandfather. Si Bao was sleepy and slept for a while.
… So, this was his grandfather?
“Ah ah!” Grandfather!
Si Bao was so anxious that he spat out his saliva and even choked on it.
The Emperor tried to hold back his laughter and almost suffered internal injuries.
The moment this child opened his eyes, he could tell that he looked very much like Li Yu. If there was any doubt in his heart that Li Yu had given birth to a child, now that he had seen these children, it was all gone.
Children resembled their parents. This was an unchanging law.
The Emperor originally had a lot of things he wanted to say to King Jing, but when the children were brought over, he was so happy that he forgot everything and only cared about playing with the four children.
Luo Ruisheng secretly reminded him a few times before the Emperor remembered that King Jing and his family had come to see him as soon as they returned to the imperial city. King Jing and Li Yu both looked very tired.
The Emperor comforted them and asked them to go back and rest. At the same time, he also asked them to leave the children behind. However, looking around the palace, there was no suitable place for such young children to stay. Moreover, the children had followed the adults all the way here, so they must be even more tired. The Emperor felt bad about not letting them go, so he smiled and said, “I’ll give you three days to rest. After three days, come into the palace and burn incense for your mother. Let her see the children in heaven — — I think she will be very happy.”
As the Emperor spoke, he looked up at King Jing and his family. His throat was choked with emotion.
If Empress Xiaohui was still alive, the Eldest Prince and the Fourth Prince were still alive, and King Jing … … the Eldest Prince and the Fourth Prince must have had children by now. How good would that be … …
“Go quickly.” The Emperor’s smile faded a little.
King Jing nodded and left with Li Yu and the children.
After leaving the palace, King Jing patted Li Yu’s hand. The Emperor’s expression didn’t look too good. He was afraid that Li Yu would misunderstand.
“I know … … I won’t misunderstand.” Li Yu said softly.
The Emperor was obviously sad when Empress Xiaohui was mentioned.
“Tianchi, don’t be sad.” His gentle and dry hand held King Jing’s palm.
King Jing gazed at Li Yu. His heart seemed to be filled with a trickle of warmth.
Xiao Yu often advised him not to be sad. In fact, he was already used to it. How could he be sad? Every time Xiao Yu comforted him and showed concern for him, King Jing would feel extremely happy.
He lowered his head. The children in his arms were all asleep. Si Bao turned over and smeared his saliva on King Jing’s father.
It was already very late when they returned to King Jing’s residence. Wang Xi had already ordered the servants to tidy up the room and make the bed.
The room was still the same as when they left. A new painting of carp painted by King Jing was hung on the wall, indicating that the owner had returned.
King Jing had just settled the children and the ducks. In the blink of an eye, Li Yu had fallen asleep on the bed.
He buried his head in the grass-green quilt and breathed steadily. He did not even take off his shoes in time. It was obvious how tired he was.
King Jing felt sorry for him. After thinking for a while, he quietly went out and brought a basin of hot water back into the room.
He gently removed Li Yu’s shoes and socks and soaked his feet in the water.
The journey from the West was not very relaxing, except for the occasional inn. Xiao Yu must be tired. It must be hard for a carp spirit to follow him everywhere.
King Jing wiped Li Yu’s feet and gently rubbed the soles of his feet. Li Yu was so comfortable that he kept moaning. He still had not woken up.
King Jing wiped his feet clean, took off his outer robe, and put him under the brocade quilt. Then, King Jing took off his clothes and got under the quilt.
Li Yu had not slept in a good bed for a long time. He did not know how long he had slept.
He could now maintain his human form for twenty-four hours. For convenience, he usually changed his form in the early hours of the morning. He could last until the early hours of the next day. It would only take a short moment for him to return to his fish form. He only needed to continue his human form.
Although it was still a little troublesome, he was usually with King Jing in the early hours of the morning. With King Jing’s cover, there would not be any mistakes. As for other times, there was no need to worry about him suddenly being exposed.
When Li Yu woke up, he subconsciously touched his body. He had hands and feet and did not turn back into a fish. Therefore, he deduced that a day had not passed yet.
King Jing was lying next to him with his eyes closed. He seemed to be asleep and did not move at all.
Li Yu turned over and kicked the quilt away. Before he fell asleep, he felt that the pain in his feet was unbearable. Now, it was completely gone. Not only that, it would not be a problem for him to go to the palace a few more times. Could sleeping cure the pain in his feet?
Li Yu looked at his feet and keenly discovered that his shoes and socks had been removed. He then glanced at the copper basin on the ground and naturally discovered that the pain in his feet was not because he had slept, but because someone had soaked his feet for him.
Who else could do such an extreme thing other than King Jing?
Li Yu was still lying down, his face pressed against the other person’s thick back. He sniffed the other person’s familiar scent and asked tentatively, “Heaven Lake?”
He had only just called out when King Jing turned around and stared at him with eyes as deep as a black pool.
Li Yu touched his chest. “You scared me. You haven’t slept yet?”
King Jing nodded.
Why not sleep? It was all because of this fish.
— — It was about the little fatty.
King Jing had heard from Zen Master Kong that Li Yu had once saved him when he fell into the water when he was young. King Jing himself had a high fever after that and could not remember much, but King Jing firmly believed it.
Xiao Yu had come because of him. Although Xiao Yu had never mentioned it or admitted it, he had finally found the evidence.
Because the little fatty was accidentally revealed by Xiao Yu when she was sleep-talking, King Jing had searched for him bitterly and was even jealous, but he could not find him. Now that he learned from the Emperor that he was also called the little fatty when he was young, King Jing was suddenly enlightened.
No wonder he could not find the little fatty. It turned out that the little fatty was himself.
However, it was normal for the Emperor, Wang Xi, and Ye Qinghuan to know about the little fatty. How did Xiao Yu know?
It must be because she had seen him when he was young. Xiaoyu was the one who had saved his life.
Knowing that the “love rival” that he had been searching for so long was the little fatty himself, King Jing was extremely happy.
If he had a tail, His Highness would have wagged it.
It was just that Xiao Yu did not know that he had been looking for the little fatty, so he could not show off this joy that came from the bottom of his heart.
Xiao Yu had once asked him to promise that he would not ask about his origin. Since he refused to admit that he had saved him, he must have his own difficulties.
Then he would not let Xiao Yu know that the little fatty already knew everything.
“Tian Chi.” Li Yu’s eyes sparkled. Her eyes were wet as she called out in a soft voice.
King Jing turned over and kissed him on the lips, interlocking their fingers.
