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Chapter 553 - 460: After waking up from the dream and crying, Concubine Xu reveals the secret between Feng Wuyou and the man in black_2

Chapter 553: Chapter 460: After waking up from the dream and crying, Concubine Xu reveals the secret between Feng Wuyou and the man in black_2

Susu saw Dabai lift a front limb and use its little hands to grasp a meat bun from the bowl, intending to feed it to Dabai. However, as she handed it over, the bun slipped too smoothly from her grip and fell, to be precisely caught in Dabai’s mouth.

Xuetuan saw that Dabai got a meat bun to eat and deftly jumped onto a stool, calling out to Taotao with a "meow."

Taotao glanced at Xuetuan and also picked up a meat bun, handing it to Xuetuan.

Xuetuan bit into the meat bun and settled it on the stool, eating leisurely.

At this time, Shen Chuwei had also dressed and came out with Xiao Jinyan for breakfast.

Susu, upon seeing her mother, grabbed a meat bun from the bowl and rushed it toward her, "Mama, this bun bun."

Shen Chuwei happily accepted the Crystal Bun, "Thank you, Susu."

Seeing Dabai, Susu also picked up another Crystal Bun and offered it to Dabai.

Dabai joyfully bit into the meat bun and swallowed it in one gulp.

Susu, delighted, waved her little short legs and grabbed another meat bun to feed to Dabai, which, once again, Dabai ate in one bite.

Shen Chuwei, after nibbling on a Crystal Bun, saw her daughter feeding Dabai, and then looked at Dabai’s size, comparable to a fully grown Alaska.

Looking at Dabai’s belly, consuming one bun after another, how many meat buns it must need...

Suddenly, she remembered when they had just adopted Dabai – so small at that time, still drinking milk.

Half a year had passed, and it no longer dined without meat!

After breakfast, Xiao Jinyan was about to leave the palace, and Shen Chuwei personally saw him off.

Xiao Jinyan, looking at her slightly upturned nose reddened by the cold wind, adjusted her fox fur hood for her.

"I will come back as soon as possible. If there’s any matter, have Qin Xiao send someone to deliver a message to me."

Shen Chuwei nodded, "This Concubine understands. Rest assured, Your Highness."

Xiao Jinyan’s hand touched her face, "I am off."

Shen Chuwei watched as Xiao Jinyan turned and strode away with the generals, knowing it would be months before they met again.

Xiao Jinyu watched the retreating figure of his elder brother, the Crown Prince. He had wanted to go too, but the Emperor and Empress did not allow it.

After everyone had gone far, Shen Chuwei returned to the East Palace, where she ran into Lady Chang.

Lady Chang had originally planned to take advantage of the Empress’s birthday to bed Xiao Jinyan, but never found the opportunity. Now, with Xiao Jinyan off leading troops, he might be gone for half a year.

How could she wait?

Seeing Shen Chuwei, her heart filled with unbearable loathing – if not for Shen Chuwei, how would Xiao Jinyan have treated her like this?

Due to her status, she had no choice but to step forward and bow, "Crown Princess."

"Hmm," Shen Chuwei responded indifferently and continued on her way.

Lady Chang, watching Shen Chuwei’s receding figure, clenched the handkerchief in her hand tightly, thinking spitefully: being Crown Princess made her act so high and mighty. You won’t be Crown Princess forever – I’ll see how wretched you look then.

Shen Chuwei returned to the East Palace and saw Susu sitting on Dabai, asking Dabai to give her a ride.

She always let Dabai roam freely within the Hehuan Hall, fearing that Dabai might scare someone.

Ordinary people would probably get weak in the knees at the sight of a tiger.

Susu, seeing her mother, waved happily, "Mama."

Dabai, carrying Susu on its back, walked towards Shen Chuwei. It moved very slowly, scared of dropping the precious little one.

Shen Chuwei watched as Dabai carried Susu toward her; Susu grabbing onto Dabai’s ears. She was strangely reminded of her own childhood antics.

She squatted in front of Susu, "Daddy has gone off to lead the troops, leaving just the three of us."

Susu didn’t understand the deeper meaning of her mother’s words, just smiling and reaching for her mother’s hand, "Hehe, this meat meat."

"You want to eat it yourself, right? Not blaming Dabai for wanting to eat," Shen Chuwei said with a smile, looking at Dabai, whose pale blue eyes were staring back at her, with a green gleam at their depths...

Yikes!

This isn’t just a craving for meat; it’s a craving for a huge bowl of meat...

Susu said in her baby voice, "I wanna eat meaty meat."

Wanting to eat Braised Pork, Shen Chuwei naturally wished to satisfy her daughter, and in doing so, fulfill her own desire for delicious food.

"I’ll have Chun Xi make your favorite Braised Pork for lunch."

Upon hearing about Braised Pork, Susu beamed with joy, "Hehe also wants meaty meat."

Without Susu mentioning it, Dabai would have been excited.

Dabai, accustomed to cooked food, hardly ever ate raw meat.

"..." Shen Chuwei: "If Dabai’s eating, one pot likely won’t be enough..."

She would have to ask Chun Xi to prepare more meat. Why else had she adopted Dabai?

Now to rear it into Big White.

When Shen Chuwei passed by the study room, she paused and looked inside.

As soon as she entered, she heard the gentle and instructive voice of Song Qing.

Song Qing was last year’s Top Scholar, as much valued for his literary skills as his good looks.

He was gentle, humble, and attentive, which was why Xiao Jinyan appointed him as Taotao’s tutor.

Shen Chuwei did not go in, merely peeping from outside the door before returning to her own room.

Shen Chuwei had not yet grown accustomed to Xiao Jinyan’s absence when she faced the departure of Lady Xu.

On the day of departure, Shen Chuwei had Lady Xu and Lady Tao come to Hehuan Hall to dine and bid farewell to Lady Xu.

Chun Xi prepared a full table of dishes.

Shen Chuwei brought out her long-cherished cola, filling the cups for Lady Xu and Lady Tao. She barely drank it herself, as she didn’t have much saved.

Lady Xu looked at the dark liquid in the glass cup and asked Shen Chuwei, "Crown Princess, what is this?"

Shen Chuwei smiled mysteriously, "It’s cola. Have a taste."

Curious, Lady Xu picked up the glass and took a sip. It tasted odd – nothing like she had ever drunk before.

Lady Tao too took a sip and, despite the strange taste, found it quite novel.

"Lady Xu, when you return, will you get married?" Shen Chuwei asked.

"That’s what my mother says. I need to get married soon, before I get too old," Lady Xu confessed, looking troubled.

In ancient times, a woman was expected to marry as young as thirteen; by nineteen, she was considered old.

Shen Chuwei somewhat understood Lady Xu’s mother’s haste.

Lady Xu, looking at Shen Chuwei, felt it was necessary to tell her one last thing before leaving, something that had been on her chest for a long time.

"Crown Princess, I have a secret to tell you."

Shen Chuwei curiously asked, "What secret?"

"Remember you asked who Feng Wuyou was? I don’t really know either, but I do know that Feng Wuyou is the younger sister of the man in black."

After revealing this, Lady Xu felt as though a weight had been lifted from her chest.

Shen Chuwei was bewildered, "Feng Wuyou, the younger sister of the man in black? How do you know this?"

"The man in black told me; he came to the Imperial Palace to find Feng Wuyou. Moreover, Feng Wuyou even has a pet name."