The prince longs for me every night after mastering thought-reading
Chapter 420 - 385: Xiao Jinyan is so thoughtful, it’s overwhelmingly touching

Chapter 420: Chapter 385: Xiao Jinyan is so thoughtful, it’s overwhelmingly touching

Lu Zhaoyan felt he was very wronged, "Your Highness, this official wanted to say so, but you didn’t give this official a chance, did you?"

Xiao Jinyan snorted, "How could this palace not give you a chance to speak? If this palace had known Lady Shen would be the Crown Princess, things wouldn’t have come to this..."

How much effort had he expended for the establishment of Little Nine as the Crown Princess?

He was terrified that the Emperor might appoint someone else as the Crown Princess.

"Your Highness, last year when Lady Shen was cursed using her birth date and time, this official inadvertently saw the pulse in Lady Shen’s palm and vaguely saw the destiny of the ’Phoenix among Rulers’. This official wanted to take a closer look, but you wouldn’t allow it. You even told this official to scram..." Lu Zhaoyan grew more aggrieved as he spoke.

Xiao Jinyan didn’t believe he could be so unreasonable.

"If you had said you saw Lady Shen’s destiny at that time, would this palace have stopped you from looking?"

"Your Highness didn’t give this official a chance to explain. You even told this official to scram..." He was quite heartbroken to receive an order to ’scram’ at that time.

Xiao Jinyan paused, and upon reflection, he seemed to recall saying something like that...

How could he be blamed for that?

Who told Lu Zhaoyan to hold Little Nine’s hand and not let go?

Was Little Nine’s hand something anyone could just hold?

"Since Lady Shen has the destiny of the ’Phoenix among Rulers’, is there no need to worry about unforeseen issues, and the Grand Ceremony of the betrothal and enthronement can proceed without hindrance?"

The establishment of the Crown Princess is equivalent to the Crown Prince marrying his official wife, and the Grand Ceremony is extremely solemn.

"Your Highness, not all affairs run smoothly. If things go too well, disputes can arise; what we need to do is to resolve them one by one," Lu Zhaoyan said.

Xiao Jinyan also agreed with a nod, determined to confront any challenges; this time, no one would disrupt the Grand Ceremony.

"Calculate the auspicious days and inform this palace in a timely manner."

Lu Zhaoyan bowed his head in acquiescence, "This official understands."

After exiting the study room, Lu Zhaoyan sighed, "Why is it always me who gets hurt?"

No sooner had he spoken than a tall and imposing figure appeared in front of him, clapping a hand on his shoulder and giving him an up-and-down look, while turning him around twice.

"Minister Lu, where are you injured?"

Lu Zhaoyan dreaded spinning around; just one turn and his head would become dizzy.

He grabbed Weichi’s arm and hastily shouted, "Don’t spin, I feel dizzy."

Weichi quickly withdrew his hand upon hearing this, and seeing Lu Zhaoyan’s discomfort, he couldn’t help but worry, "Do you need the Imperial Doctor?"

Lu Zhaoyan waved his hand, "No need."

Weichi then asked, "Did His Highness lay a hand on you?"

"That he did not, I must go calculate the auspicious days now, see you." With that, Lu Zhaoyan left the East Palace with his dignified stride.

Weichi watched Lu Zhaoyan’s retreating figure, feeling that something was amiss.

In the last two months, Xiao Jinyu had nearly worn out the threshold of Hehuan Hall, yet each visit was in vain.

It was later revealed that the Queen Mother had taken Lady Shen and the dragon-phoenix babies away from the palace.

Today, he received accurate news that the dragon-phoenix babies were returning to the palace.

Xiao Jinyu hurried towards the East Palace without delay, taking Lady Han along before leaving.

"You haven’t held Taotao and Susu for a long time, you must miss them too. Now that they are back, you can hold them as long as you like."

Lady Han: "..." I don’t want to.

Watching Xiao Jinyan walking ahead, she had no choice but to follow reluctantly.

To ensure the babies had more fun, Shen Chuwei had the couch on the other side equipped with a fence, so they could move about inside without the risk of falling off.

Shen Chuwei sat on the other side of the couch, a low table in between, resting her chin on her hand while munching on the pastries prepared by Chun Xi, occasionally watching her daughter who, after being fed and watered and refusing to sleep, ceaselessly climbed on her brother to cause mischief.

Babies who get enough sleep are usually smarter.

Her son slept for ten hours a day.

Susu slept for slightly less than nine hours a day.

At this moment, while her brother slept soundly, Susu, who had eaten her fill and had nothing better to do, kicked her legs and flipped over, and moved towards him by kicking the couch because she was just three months old and couldn’t crawl yet.

Susu’s tiny hands clung tightly to her brother’s clothes, using all her might to scoot over to him. Her bright and beautiful eyes curiously fixed on her brother, finally landing on his nose. In the end, she couldn’t resist poking his nose with her chubby little hand.

Shen Chuwei looked at her sister starting to bother her sleeping brother again, her cheeks puffed out as she reminded, "Susu, don’t disturb your brother’s sleep."

Accustomed to hearing the syllable ’Susu’, the little girl looked up upon hearing it and grinned, resembling a mischievous child caught in the act.