C211 Princess of the East China Sea

Seeing her expression again, Qu Ling didn't want to ask any further questions.

No matter what, today was still her aunt's birthday. It was not good to keep bringing up her grievances and unhappiness.

Qu Ling pulled himself together, and gently hugged her, and said gently: "There are a lot of people here today, I believe Aunt is very busy, I'll take Mu Er out to play for a while first."

The empress took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears from her eyes, nodding slightly. "Go on."

After Qu Ling left the side hall, he found Xiao Jingyue and Little Prince under a tree at the side of the long corridor.

Little Prince extended his hands out towards Xiao Jingyue, who bent over and hugged him.

"Brother-in-law, my royal father never hugged me. He said that as a man, you cannot be hugged by your father."

"If your royal father says that again next time, you will tell him that you are only five years old and are not a man yet."

Qu Ling stood far away, looking at the big and small under the tree, he had a strange feeling in his heart.

If she and Xiao Jingyue also had children …

Out of the corner of his eyes, Little Prince saw Qu Ling approaching and immediately waved at her, calling out: "Sister."

Qu Ling regained his senses, looked at Xiao Jingyue's gentle gaze, and smiled faintly.

He walked over with large strides and lightly patted Little Prince's shoulder. "Little fellow, Aunty wants to busy herself with the palace feast, so you can follow me first."

Little Prince nodded with a troubled face, "Alright. I listen to my mother. But big sis, you can't take the opportunity to bully me. "

"Who's willing to bully you?" Qu Ling pointed at his nose hatefully.

Xiao Jingyue held Little Prince in one hand and held Qu Ling's hand with the other, quietly watching them play, a gentle look in his eyes.

After making a ruckus for a while and getting tired of it, the three of them walked to the pavilion and sat down.

Seeing that tea was served, Qu Ling immediately grabbed the snacks and stuffed them into his mouth.

Xiao Jingyue and Little Prince picked up the cup of hot tea in front of them and blew it lightly a few times, raising their heads and took a light sip.

That sitting posture, that movement, that demeanor, it was almost like a fifty to sixty percent performance.

Qu Ling gasped in surprise, and casually said: "At first glance, you two look quite similar."

Little Prince looked at Qu Ling with his eyes wide open, but did not say a word.

Xiao Jingyue's eyes had a subtle change. He tilted his head to look at Little Prince and smiled, "Where do you think you are?"

"It looks a little like it anyway." Qu Ling said, then lowered his voice and gave Little Prince a piece of dessert, "I still don't know when we'll be able to start the feast, let's eat first."

Little Prince took the pastries and took a small bite, slowly chewing.

Neither of them noticed that Xiao Jingyue's originally gentle gaze had gradually turned cold.

When the banquet was about to begin, the three headed towards the imperial garden together.

At that time, many people had already come to the imperial garden. As far as the eye could see, it was filled with pitch-black heads and colorful clothes.

However, almost all of these people were court officials and their families. The envoys from the other small countries had not arrived yet, and the princes and princesses had not arrived yet.

Just as he entered the imperial flower garden, Xiao Jingyue was called away.

Qu Ling held Little Prince's hand and looked around the crowd a few times. Finally, he found the figure of Prime Minister Jiang.

Seeing Prime Minister Jiang, Little Prince was even more agitated than when he saw Qu Ling. He immediately ran over with his legs crossed and called out softly, "Grandfather!"

Prime Minister Jiang was talking to his comrades, when he heard the shout, and was startled.

Looking towards the direction of the voice, he saw Little Prince running towards him. He was immediately scared witless and quickly went forward, "Go slower, don't run, be careful not to fall."

When the court official who was initially talking to Prime Minister Jiang saw that Little Prince had come over, he immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."

"No need for formalities." Little Prince said that as he threw himself into Prime Minister Jiang's embrace.

Qu Ling smiled and followed as he tapped Little Prince on the forehead in annoyance, "You weren't this happy when you saw me."

"That's because Grandfather dotes on me even more!" The Little Prince retorted.

When the court official saw this, he tactfully left without disturbing the family.

Qu Ling pretended to be angry, "Am I not good to you?"

Little Prince wrapped his arms around Prime Minister Jiang's neck and complained, "Not good. "My sister said that she would come to the palace to see me often, but she always disregarded my words."

After Qu Ling heard this, he was immediately speechless.

Prime Minister Jiang put Little Prince down, and lectured him with a stern face: "How many times have I said it, you have to call me cousin."

They didn't mind how the Little Prince addressed Qu Ling, but the princes and princesses, as well as His Majesty now, might not be able to do so.

Little Prince also respected this grandfather of his, and obediently nodded his head, "I will listen to Grandfather's teachings."

The three of them chatted for a while longer. When they saw that almost everyone had arrived and even the envoys from other countries had arrived, they went back to their respective seats.

Since the Little Prince had followed Qu Ling over, naturally, they went and sat together with Qu Ling.

Not long after everyone had taken their seats, the court lady's high-pitched voice rang out with a sharp and resounding announcement, practically resounding throughout the entire imperial garden.

The first to enter were Yi Concubine, Eighth Prince and Eighth Prince, followed by Imperial Concubine Li, the Crown Prince, and the Crown Princess.

When the Crown Prince walked past Qu Ling, he suddenly looked down at her.

Qu Ling, who was sneakily looking up, unerringly met his gaze. As if she had been electrocuted, she quickly lowered her head again, and silently cursed her bad luck.

Everyone saluted in unison before returning to their seats.

Qu Ling quietly asked the Little Prince, "Do you want to go back to your mother's side?"

The Little Prince shook his head, "It's not comfortable sitting on top. I think it's better here."

The previous empress had said that the higher the position, the better.

The higher you sit, the more people and things you see, and the more eyes look down at you.

Being stared at by so many people made him feel embarrassed to eat anything.

Little Prince sat between Qu Ling and himself. Upon hearing his words, Xiao Jingyue laughed softly.

Next was the time when the envoys from other countries would deliver their congratulatory gifts.

Qu Ling listened with boredom, not because he wanted to take care of the Little Prince.

Suddenly, he felt someone looking at him. He raised his head and saw a beautiful girl staring at him.

Seeing that the girl was sitting in the seat assigned to an ambassador from another country, Qu Ling understood a little.

He pressed his hand on Little Prince's back and pushed him towards the table. Half of his body leaned towards Xiao Jingyue and he said in a low voice: "Look at that girl over there."

Xiao Jingyue looked in the direction that Qu Ling pointed, and retracted his gaze with just a glance.

Qu Ling asked: "How is it?"

Xiao Jingyue glanced at her, "Nothing."

"Elder sister, can I sit back down?" Little Prince suddenly said.

Qu Ling looked down and realized that the little fellow was almost pushed off his chair. He quickly let go of her.

It just so happened that the wedding gift was given out, and the entire venue was completely silent.

Hearing the voices coming from Qu Ling's table, the emperor and empress both turned to look at him.

The emperor's gaze swept across his youngest son and suddenly laughed heartily. "No wonder This Emperor said that he couldn't find Mu Er. He went to Ah Ling's side."

The Empress looked at her son with eyes as gentle as water, "There are a lot of envoys coming to the palace today, and this concubine is afraid of him, so Ah Ling helped look after them."

"The empress doesn't need to explain." The Emperor waved his hand and looked meaningfully at the two great sons on the table. Suddenly, he said: "It has also been more than half a year since the marriage of Xiao Aiqing. She must have accidentally helped your Southern Guarding Prince Palace."

Qu Ling unconsciously looked towards Xiao Jingyue, and Xiao Jingyue said faintly: "The matter of a son, is entirely based on fate."

"Your majesty." The little princess suddenly stood up.

The moment her voice came out, everyone present simultaneously shot a glance at her.

When the silent Eleventh Princess heard the Little Princess from the Eastern Ocean Country, a look of disgust quickly flashed across his face.

Then he suddenly turned around and looked at his father, who was sitting on his throne, with a complicated look in his eyes.