Transmigration into a Book: My Lord, Your Wife Has Taken Another Concubine for You

Seeing this, all the civil and military officials in the hall knew that the emperor was in a good mood, and they immediately reported the matters that they had planned to report later.

This court assembly was longer than any other day in recent times, and the child in the emperor's arms would sleep when he was tired and cling to him when he was awake.

Seeing that the child didn't come looking for him, Chu Yunxuan smiled smugly to himself, thinking that his guess might be true.

This child might have had some extraordinary encounter. He had seen children recognize their mothers and wet nurses, but he had never seen a child who only recognized those who were capable.

At that moment, Chu Yunxuan decided to let the Emperor take care of the child for a while. How can people develop feelings for each other if they don't spend time together?

After the meeting was over, the ministers left. In fact, they didn't want to leave, as they had only seen half of the gossip they were about to witness!

However, having just reported so many things at the morning court session, they dared not linger any longer and all left quickly.

Among them, the censors were the fastest to leave, secretly relieved that they hadn't jumped out earlier, otherwise they would have been sent to live a life of poverty again.

After everyone had left, the Emperor reached out and pinched the cheek of the little one in his arms. "You little rascal, you're quite obedient."

The emperor had just finished praising Chu Yunxuan when his dragon robe began to drip water.

Chu Yunxuan tried hard to suppress his laughter, glancing up at the sky and then down at the ground.

The Emperor was also a bit confused. He could only take the child and go down to clean up. Before leaving, he instructed, "Eunuch Hong, serve Marquis Wenxuan a cup of tea."

Chu Yunxuan watched as the Emperor took the child away without the little guy crying. He silently thought to himself, "Little guy, you've been exposed."

Just as Chu Yunxuan finished drinking two cups of tea, the Emperor returned carrying the little one again.

It's obvious that a place like the palace wouldn't lack children's clothes, and this little guy's outfit is clearly much better than the one he wore before.

When the Emperor saw Chu Yunxuan stand up and bow again, he stopped him, saying, "There are no outsiders in the hall, so there's no need for you to be so polite."

After Chu Yunxuan finished performing the formalities, he replied to the Emperor, "Your Majesty, I will obey your will."

The Emperor shook his head helplessly. "Tell me, my dear minister! What's going on with this little fellow? Where are his parents?"

"I don't know the specifics. I received an urgent letter from Chu Shifu the day before yesterday after I returned home from my duty. I was worried about him, so I waited outside the city all night before I finally received the child."

After Chu Yunxuan finished speaking, he respectfully opened the letter and placed it on the Emperor's desk.

The Emperor was holding the child when Eunuch Hong quickly opened the book for him. After reading it quickly, the Emperor was quite angry:

"How can these two be so unreliable?"

"I think so too. But Chu Shifu is now a member of the royal family, and I am no longer qualified to educate him, so Your Majesty can discipline him directly."

The Emperor felt he was being held hostage and could only promise, "I will write a letter later to scold them both. As for the child, what do you plan to do with him, my dear minister?"

The Emperor: Now that we have a grandson, who cares when our daughter comes back?

"I think this child is on good terms with Your Majesty. Why don't we let him serve Your Majesty on behalf of the other two children?" Chu Yunxuan himself didn't want to take care of the child, and it was obvious that the child also wanted to develop a relationship with the Emperor.

The Emperor was very interested in Chu Yunxuan's suggestion; the child didn't seem difficult to raise. "Minister Chu, are you willing?"

Chu Yunxuan put down his teacup and sighed deeply.

"Your Majesty, this child is precious because of his rarity. My eldest son and his wife have two sons, my second son and his wife have also given birth to a son, and my third son and his wife have also given birth to a daughter. Including this grandchild, we now have five grandchildren."

"I truly don't want to raise them. I've had enough of raising their fathers' generation. No matter how adorable a child is, in my eyes, they're all troublemakers."

The Emperor was quite satisfied with Chu Yunxuan's honesty. "Alright, since you're willing, this child can stay in the palace and be cared for by the Empress and me for a while."

"Your Majesty is wise! However, I would like to remind Your Majesty that this child is somewhat attached to people. In fact, he only wants me in the entire Marquis's mansion. As long as I am there, he will not make a fuss no matter who holds him."

However, in my opinion, he also quite likes Your Majesty, so Your Majesty...”

The Emperor did not take Chu Yunxuan's words to heart. "I understand. Don't worry, Minister Chu, I will take good care of this little one."

"Then I shall take my leave!" Chu Yunxuan stood up and bowed, then added before leaving, "Chu Shifu did not write the child's name in the letter; they probably wanted Your Majesty to bestow a name upon him."

After saying this, Chu Yunxuan bowed and quickly withdrew.

He was afraid that if he walked too slowly, the emperor would regret it and want to return the child to him.

After Chu Yunxuan had completely left, the Emperor muttered to the child in his arms, "Why haven't I received a letter from your mother? Childbirth is dangerous; is she alright? Huh?"

The emperor's tone was full of resentment.

The eunuch Hong, who was standing nearby, quickly spoke up and replied, "Your Majesty, a few days ago, Princess Zhaojia and her personal guards sent a letter. You were busy at the time, and you said you would read it when you had some free time."

You never mentioned it afterward; it was all the fault of those petty people.

The Emperor patted his forehead, thought for a moment, and said, "It seems there is such a thing. Bring it here so I can take a look!"

After reading the letters from his daughter and his secret guards, the Emperor's worries lessened somewhat. His daughter was healthy, and the birth of the child had gone smoothly; it was just that she and her husband were living a carefree life outside and didn't want to return.

So we sent the children back to take care of them.

After reading the letter, the Emperor picked up the child and said, "Let's go, little one, let's go see your maternal grandmother."

Then the emperor saw the child in his arms smiling happily at him.

But the emperor's happiness lasted only a short while. When he finished his meal at the empress's and was about to leave, the child became upset and cried uncontrollably.

After the emperor tested him in various ways, he had no choice but to take the child away.

This last child slept with the emperor at night.

The Emperor now understood what Chu Yunxuan's retreating figure, which seemed to be fleeing, meant. He gently squeezed the child's small hand in his arms:

"You! Why are you so clingy? No wonder your parents sent you back. They're such a jerk."

Despite saying that, the emperor was still pleased with how affectionate the child was towards him. He even spent the night reading books and came up with a name for the child: Qingyun.

As for the surname, the emperor hesitated for two days before bestowing the surname Li upon the little one he had personally held.

As for the Chu family's feelings, the Emperor doesn't want to think about that. If they have any more children in the future, they can just let them take Chu Shifu's surname.

He didn't think Chu Yunxuan and the others would dare to have any ideas; this was a favor that others would beg for.