The prince longs for me every night after mastering thought-reading
Chapter 470 - 411: What To Do When Mother-In-Law Wants To Live Together? A Hundred Ways To Pamper The Wife_2

Chapter 470: Chapter 411: What To Do When Mother-In-Law Wants To Live Together? A Hundred Ways To Pamper The Wife_2

The Empress stepped into Hehuan Hall and went straight inside.

The eunuch Ren didn’t even need to announce her with a loud call, as he stood outside waiting, with only Qing Ying following the Empress inside.

"Crown Princess."

Shen Chuwei, hearing a familiar voice, hurriedly greeted her, puzzled at the sight of the Empress practically running, "Mother, why are you in such a hurry?"

The Empress said, "Someone nearly harmed my precious grandchildren, how could I not be anxious?"

Shen Chuwei, upon hearing this, reassured her, "Mother, the children are fine, they’re playing with Xuetuan right now, you don’t need to worry."

"I need to see for myself," the Empress said impatiently, as she walked in and saw that a circular fence made of wood had been set up on the ground. Approaching, she saw that it was made from cool mats inside.

Susu and Taotao were happily chasing Xuetuan as it crawled inside.

Xuetuan, clever as ever, would look back at the little masters from time to time, speeding up just as they were about to catch its tail, sending Taotao and Susu into fits of laughter.

"I haven’t seen them for just two days and both Taotao and Susu can already crawl so fast," the Empress squatted in front of the fence and gestured to the babies, "Taotao, Susu, your imperial grandmother is here to see you."

Seeing her imperial grandmother, Susu immediately gave up the chase after Xuetuan and crawled towards the Empress. When she reached the fence, she reached out, wanting to be hugged, "Hug..."

The Empress’s heart melted at the sight of Susu’s gesture. How could Susu be so adorable?

"Your imperial grandmother will hug you." The Empress picked up Susu and, looking up at Shen Chuwei, joyfully said, "Susu can say ’hug’ now."

Shen Chuwei proudly replied, "When I have nothing else to do, I teach the babies to say ’hug.’ After teaching them the word for two days, they could say ’hug."

"The Crown Princess really has a way with teaching. I wasn’t nearly as good when I had the Crown Prince at that age; he didn’t even know how to call for his parents," said the Empress as she looked at Susu’s sweet smile.

Shen Chuwei replied somewhat sheepishly, "You flatter me, Mother."

Actually, children of this age naturally start to produce sounds like ’mama’ and ’papa’; by teaching them more, adults can more easily get them to produce other syllables.

For example, ’hug’ is a simple sound that they can learn quite easily.

The Empress spoke earnestly, "I only just heard about Xueyan’s incident, and it scared me terribly. There are so many schemes and rivalries in this palace; you can’t imagine how many children have perished because of them. When the maids are with the babies, try to keep your distance from others as much as possible."

Shen Chuwei nodded vigorously, "Rest assured, Mother, I won’t let anyone harm the babies."

The Empress, looking down at Susu in her arms, saw the child staring at her necklace, her little hands reaching out to play with the emerald pendant.

"Look how adorable Susu is, who could bear to hurt her?"

Taotao, whose eyes had been fixed on Xuetuan, finally caught it and then looked up at her imperial grandmother. Her eyes, so much like Xiao Jinyan’s, fixed on them for a moment before she started crawling towards the fence with Xuetuan’s leg in her grasp.

Xuetuan could only cooperate, moving its three legs to keep up with Taotao’s crawling pace to avoid being dragged along.

Taotao muttered as she crawled, "Mama, mama... hug."

Shen Chuwei saw her son not forgetting to drag Xuetuan along as he crawled, clearly showing how much Taotao adored Xuetuan.

She bent down to pick up Taotao, and scooped up Xuetuan as well.

Xuetuan climbed directly onto Shen Chuwei’s shoulder to stay, conveniently playing with Taotao.

Taotao played with Xuetuan’s ears and beard, chanting, "Mama..."

Xuetuan looked bewildered.

Taotao lifted her head to look at Shen Chuwei, "Mama..."

Xuetuan: "..."

Suddenly struck by an idea, the Empress said to the Crown Princess, "Why don’t you come to live with me at Fengyi Palace? That way, I can play with the babies anytime I want."

Shen Chuwei was initially startled, thinking of the Emperor; who would want an extra light bulb around?

And there was Xiao Jinyan; leaving him alone in bed didn’t seem right either...

She had experienced firsthand Xiao Jinyan’s... capabilities after not sleeping together for a long time.

"That wouldn’t be appropriate."

The Empress cajoled, "How about staying for just a short while?"

Shen Chuwei was a bit embarrassed to refuse the Empress’s proposal.

"I’ll send for you tomorrow," said the Empress, doing her mental calculations, planning to have the Crown Princess stay for a few days, just to see how the dog Emperor would have the nerve to join her in bed.

At night, Shen Chuwei spoke to Xiao Jinyan about the Empress’s suggestion, but he immediately rejected it, giving a very dignified reason.

"Mother is not getting along with Father recently; wouldn’t your presence be disruptive to them?" he stated.

"Huh?" Shen Chuwei looked bewildered, "What’s happened between Father and Mother? Did they quarrel?"

"Pretty much." Xiao Jinyan nodded. These days in the Imperial Study Room, he often heard the Emperor sighing, complaining how the Empress had been ignoring and acting coldly toward him since returning from Fuyao Residence. That sure sounded like disharmony.

"Oh." Full of curiosity, Shen Chuwei asked Xiao Jinyan, "How did Your Highness come to know of this?"

Xiao Jinyan paused, then seriously replied, "I am astute and observant, unlike you, who would certainly not notice such things."

Shen Chuwei gave a thumbs up, "Your Highness is impressive, to observe such subtleties, but with Mother having extended such a kind invitation, it would be hard for me to refuse."

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Jinyan said, "I’ll think of something."

Shen Chuwei nodded firmly, "Your Highness is always so thoughtful."

Xiao Jinyan looked impassively at Little Nine, his gaze falling on the clothes she wore, still a strap dress with very thin straps and a low neckline that barely concealed her voluptuous figure.

How can I hold myself back every time she dresses like this?

Shen Chuwei, still thinking about whether the Empress would be upset, was taken by surprise when Xiao Jinyan pounced...

"Your Highness?"

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