The Empress Dowager’s heart was warmed by the soft and affectionate kiss of her good grandson.
No matter how intimate people acted during the ancient times, there was never such a blatant display of affection amongst royalty. However, it was proven that he was much influenced by Lin Feilu’s adorable behavior after spending so much time around his sister.
After Lin Zhanyuan finished kissing her, he turned his head and said seriously to the little baby, “Grandma is not fierce! You can also kiss her!”
The tone of his voice expressed the same level of excitement where one would say, ‘This is delicious! You should try some!’
Lin Wei looked at him blankly before she looked at the Empress Dowager.
At her age, she wanted to imitate everything and anything.
Listening to her brother, she inched over step by step with wide eyes. Due to her brother’s encouraging gaze, she tried her best to move towards the Empress Dowager’s face.
Soon, the Empress Dowager was covered in snot.
***
When Xiaqing brought Lin Wei back to the Linjing Palace, she held several boxes in her arms.
Imperial Concubine Su came back from Noble Consort Ruan’s palace. Leaning on the soft bed as she read a book, she took a glance at the boxes and asked in a low voice, “What are those?”
Xiaqing said, “It was given to the Princess by the Empress Dowager.”
Imperial Concubine Su thought that she was mistaken, but she sat upright instantly, “Who?”
Xiaqing replied, “The Empress Dowager.”
She brought the boxes over. They contained a golden lock, a jade necklace and a blood jade pendant that was in excellent condition.
Imperial Concubine Su couldn’t believe her eyes.
The Empress Dowager never liked her and Lin Wei. When Lin Wei was only a month old, Lin Wei was already known as a friendly child that got along with everyone; only when she was with the Empress Dowager did she cry uncontrollably. Back then, no amount of coaxing worked on her.
After that, the Empress Dowager never summoned her and her daughter again. Then, she went to Mount Wutai to practice the art of Buddhism. Upon returning this time, Imperial Concubine Su originally brought Lin Wei to greet her. However, the Empress Dowager refused under the pretence that she was not feeling well and a child’s cries would do nothing to aid her ailment.
It seemed like she was still bothered by the incident.
Imperial Concubine Su originally thought that she would guide her to gradually make amends with the Empress Dowager once she became a bit older and more sensible. However, she didn’t expect that in a twist of events, the Empress Dowager actually took a liking to her already?
Xiaqing wasn’t with the children when it happened and she didn’t know what was going on either, so she just said, “The Sixth Prince went to greet the Empress Dowager and he brought the Princess along with him.”
Imperial Concubine Su grabbed her daughter who was running around all over the floor into her arms and asked her, “Did Wei Er meet Imperial Grandmother just now?”
The little baby nodded happily, “Wei Wei saw her! Imperial Grandmother gave Weiwei a lot of things!”
Imperial Concubine Su asked again, “Is Weiwei no longer afraid of Imperial Grandmother?”
“I’m not afraid!” Lin Wei flipped through the gifts in the box with her short hands, “Brother said that Imperial Grandmother is not fierce! Weiwei also tested it out— she isn’t fierce.”
Imperial Concubine Su couldn’t help but laugh for a long while. Despite asking about the details, she still didn’t know what happened when the kids arrived at the Yiqing Palace. However, the fact that her daughter won the favour and the adoration of the Empress Dowager also eased one of the worries in her heart.
So, the Mingyue Palace received another gift from Imperial Concubine Su.
Lin Feilu, who just came back from the Imperial School, looked at the valuable jade pieces in the house. Does Imperial Concubine Su have a crush on someone in our palace or something?