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Chapter 459 - 406: Xiao Jinyan’s Furious Anger Scared the Baby, Heart Aches for His Majesty the Emperor

Chapter 459: Chapter 406: Xiao Jinyan’s Furious Anger Scared the Baby, Heart Aches for His Majesty the Emperor

Xiao Jinyan definitely didn’t believe that poisonous insects would crawl onto the baby for no reason, and even Little Nine was afflicted.

He slammed the table angrily, "Where did you all take the baby to play? Confess truthfully!"

The wet nurses trembled with fear.

Susu, tired from crying and wanting to sleep, was startled awake by the slam. She clutched Chun Xi’s sleeve and looked up at her father with a bewildered face.

Shen Chuwei caught sight of her daughter’s reaction from the corner of her eye, and she kicked Xiao Jinyan’s leg, "Lower your voice, you’ve scared your daughter."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jinyan turned his head toward his daughter and saw her looking at him with confusion. He reassured her, "Susu, be good. Daddy is catching the bad guys."

Susu couldn’t understand what Xiao Jinyan was saying, pouting with her tender little mouth, "Daddy..."

Ever since Xiao Jinyan knew that ’Daddy’ meant ’Father King’, his heart filled with joy whenever his daughter called him that.

"Father, I’ll keep my voice down," he promised.

Xiao Jinyan looked back at Little Nine and saw she was still searching for the poisonous insects, which inevitably made him very worried.

"I will help you," he offered.

Shen Chuwei replied, "The blood of the poisonous insects is corrosive. If you crush it by accident, it’s all over."

Hearing this, where would Xiao Jinyan dare to proceed?

"Then it’s better for you to do it, as you have the right touch," he conceded.

"It’s the only way," Shen Chuwei gritted her teeth and continued the search for the poisonous insects.

Just as Xiao Jinyan was about to continue questioning the wet nurses, the piercing voice of a eunuch came from outside, "The Emperor has arrived!"

Seeing that his father the Emperor had come, Xiao Jinyan turned to Shen Chuwei, "I will go out to receive His Majesty first, don’t panic."

"Your Concubine understands," said Shen Chuwei, lowering her head to examine her arm as she continued her search for the insects.

Xiao Jinyan got up and went out to see that the Emperor had already arrived at the door. He stepped forward to greet him, "Your Majesty."

The Emperor, seeing the Crown Prince, asked gravely, "I have heard the babies are ill. What exactly is going on?"

Xiao Jinyan responded, "Your Majesty, the babies have been contaminated with poisonous insects. Not only them, but the Crown Princess and the wet nurses as well have been affected by the insects, which are highly dangerous and like to burrow into people’s skin. A slight mishap could mean life or death."

The Emperor was taken aback and asked urgently, "How are the babies now? Have you summoned the Imperial Doctor?"

It was only then that Xiao Jinyan realized he had not called for Imperial Doctor Wen because, knowing that Little Nine had medical skills, he seldom did.

"Do not worry, Father. The poisonous insects on the babies have been removed, and they are out of danger for the moment. However, those on the Crown Princess have not yet been extracted," he explained.

The Emperor said, "I will have someone fetch the Imperial Doctor from the Imperial Medical Bureau. Let’s go inside and see the babies first."

Xiao Jinyan entered with the Emperor, where Shen Chuwei was in the inner room.

The babies had already been moved to a couch outside. Because of Xiao Jinyan’s earlier outburst and the subsequent fright, both babies were now very much awake.

Upon entering, the Emperor saw Taosu and, unable to wait, stretched his arms out toward Susu, cheerfully asking, "Would you like Grand Emperor to hold you?"

Although Susu was only six months old, she knew who was good to her. The Grand Emperor often came to hold her, so as soon as she saw him, she excitedly reached out for an embrace.

The Emperor, delighted to see his granddaughter reaching out to him, picked up Susu and, looking at her tear-red eyes, felt a deep pang of heartache.

"How could the poisonous insects bear to harm such a cute baby like Susu?"

Xiao Jinyan couldn’t help but agree with his father’s sentiment. Taosu was so cute, how could anyone bring themselves to harm her?

"Such poisonous insects have never appeared in the East Palace before; I suspect someone did this deliberately," he said.

The Emperor’s eyes hardened upon hearing this, "Who would dare to hurt Susu? I will not let her off lightly."

Xiao Jinyan replied, "I do not yet know, but I am conducting an investigation."

The Emperor spoke angrily, "Then make haste with the investigation. I want to see who dares to harm Taosu."

Now whenever the two babies were mentioned, they were collectively referred to as ’Taosu’.

Xiao Jinyan nodded obediently, "I will certainly uncover the person who dared to do this."

The Emperor, not wanting to let go of Susu, continued to play with her.

Xiao Jinyan walked into the inner room and saw Shen Chuwei still tending to the poisonous insect, beads of sweat covering her forehead. He took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped her sweat while asking, "How is it? Have you found the poisonous insect?"

"Almost, your Concubine has spotted it," Shen Chuwei said, clamping the black insect with tweezers. She let out a sigh of relief, "Finally, it has been extracted."

Xiao Jinyan looked at the small cut on her arm from the blade. Although the wound was small, it still pained him to see it.