Regarding the question of what kind of consort Yu Jiujiu would look for when she grew up, the discussion ended with her dissatisfied little voice.

Afterwards, they discussed the itinerary.

According to convention, the emperor's southern tour would pass through many places on the way. He would stop and inspect the destinations along the way, and then continue on his way south until he reached his final destination.

But this time, Emperor Xuanping came prepared for his southern tour. He had no intention of stopping anywhere else, so he went south along the Grand Canal and headed straight to Xinzhou Prefecture.

Moreover, Emperor Xuanping did not make a big show this time. There were so many concubines in the palace, but he only brought one concubine, Concubine Shu, with him, so it was considered a simple journey.

So, within half a month, they arrived at Xinzhou Mansion.

Yang Xingze, the magistrate of Xinzhou Prefecture, and Shen Qingrong, the envoy of Liangzhe Road, and other local officials received the news that Emperor Xuanping was about to arrive early. They waited on the dock before dawn, hungry.

It was not until evening that the imperial ship from the southern patrol finally arrived.

The sky gradually darkened.

After waiting for a day of hunger and exhaustion, all the officials finally saw the figure of Emperor Xuanping wearing a bright yellow dragon robe. They all knelt down and saluted with excitement. After shouting "long live the emperor, long live the emperor" in unison, they suddenly heard a voice.

Ruan Nuo exclaimed cutely: "Wow, Daddy, Xinzhou Mansion is so beautiful!"

All the officials were stunned when they heard the sound, and they quietly raised their heads. They saw a four or five-year-old girl who was closely following Emperor Xuanping and was being held by Emperor Xuanping's hand. She was looking at the back of the pier with curiosity and admiration.

, there are bright and beautiful lanterns on the lively streets.

This is undoubtedly the legendary little lucky star, Princess Lingfu, who was deeply loved by Emperor Xuanping.

"Everyone, get up." At this time, Emperor Xuanping whispered something to the little girl next to him, then looked at the ministers and said majestically.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Hundreds of officials headed by Shen Qingrong responded in unison, and then all stood up.

Emperor Xuanping held Yu Jiujiu's little hand, followed by Jiang Youyou, Yu Jin, Yu Yue, Shen Ling, Pei Shuyan and other entourages, who got off the boat one after another.

"Your Majesty must be tired after traveling all the way. The Duke's Mansion has prepared everything and is just waiting for Your Majesty to leave." Shen Qingrong took a few steps forward and said respectfully.

This was all arranged in advance.

There is no royal palace in Xinzhou Prefecture.

Emperor Xuanping didn't want to build a temporary palace and be extravagant and wasteful, so he proposed to live in the Shen family, which was the residence of Duke Shen.

Duke Shen's Mansion is the old residence of the Shen family.

The person with the title of Duke is actually Shen Mo Feng's father. From Shen Mo Feng's generation onwards, he did not value the title very much, but only valued his own abilities.

The title of this generation fell on Shen Mofeng's elder brother Shen Tongfeng.

Shen Tongfeng only inherited the title and had no official position. He was in charge of all the affairs of the Duke's government.

"Thank you for your hard work. I suddenly decided to go on a tour to the south. The time was a little rushed. You must have been in a hurry for my trip." Emperor Xuanping glanced at Shen Qingrong and said.

Shen Qingrong is the eldest son of the emperor's master Shen Mofeng, but he is about ten years older than Emperor Xuanping.

When Emperor Xuanping was still a prince, he had a very good relationship with Shen Qingrong, and they called him "Brother Qingrong" at that time.

However, times have changed.

No one could have imagined that decades later, the little prince who was originally called Brother Shen Qingrong would now be such a majestic person with such a deep expression that no one could see through it.

"I'm not working hard, I'm just worried that the emperor, in order to save the treasury, won't let me build a palace for the emperor. In the small palace of the Duke's Mansion, the emperor, the empress, and the princess..." When Shen Qingrong said this

, his eyes glanced lightly behind Emperor Xuanping, and his words suddenly stopped.

Just because he actually saw Yu Jin, Yu Yue and Shen Ling among the people accompanying him.

His eyelids couldn't help but twitch.

Why are the three of them back again?

My father did not write a letter specifically to explain this matter...

Emperor Xuanping felt something strange about him, and his scrutinizing eyes immediately fell over.

Shen Qingrong suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and continued: "I am only worried that the emperor, empress, princess, and princes will not live well."

"These are all trivial matters." Emperor Xuanping's eyes moved away from him and fell on the little breasts holding his little hand beside him. His expression became obviously doting and he said, "I came suddenly this time because of my small breasts.

Jiu'er has been pestering me these days, insisting on coming to Xinzhou Mansion to see the place where her sister Ling'er grew up.

"But I am busy with government affairs, so how can I have time to accompany her?

"The Queen Mother said that since I came to the throne, I have never visited the south. Now that I am in charge, I might as well take this opportunity to bring Xiao Jiuer out to see the world and fulfill her wish.

"Therefore, I brought Jin'er and three other brothers and sisters back together."

Shen Qingrong had already known the reason why Emperor Xuanping suddenly decided to tour the south from the letter from the capital.

He and Queen Mother Yin both loved Princess Lingfu very much, so this reason was indeed quite reasonable.

Although Shen Qingrong was surprised that Yu Jin's brother and sister would also come back, but they had grown up in Shen's family anyway, and their mother was his biological sister, so they would not talk nonsense in front of the emperor.

Another point is that it seems that the three of them did not go against Yu Jiujiu and compete for her favor as they had agreed in advance, but instead had a very good relationship with her.

"Jin'er and the three of them grew up in the Duke's Mansion. I have always missed them because of this sudden separation. Now that I can come back, I am very happy." At this time, Shen Qingrong responded like this, and after saying,

He raised his eyes and smiled gently at Yu Jin and the others, as if he really missed them.

Yu Jin's lips curved into a mocking smile.

But the smile was fleeting.

He lowered his eyes and said with a respectful and obedient expression: "Jin'er also misses her uncle."

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" At this time, a weak voice suddenly came in from the side.

The voice sounded neither male nor female, a bit hoarse and unpleasant.

Yu Jiujiu frowned and saw an old eunuch sitting in a wheelchair not far behind Shen Qingrong, waving to Emperor Xuanping anxiously and expectantly.

Emperor Xuanping frowned and looked at him, obviously unable to remember who this person was.

It was Shen Qingrong who reminded: "Your Majesty, this is the old man who was with the Queen Mother, Li Weiran and Eunuch Li. When he learned that the Emperor was coming, he told me a few days ago that he wanted to come together to greet the Emperor. In his heart, he also

I have always missed the Emperor and the Queen Mother."

After hearing this, Emperor Xuanping slowly regained some of his memory about Li Weiran.

However, it had been so long that he was not very impressed by Li Weiran's face. He only felt vaguely familiar.
Chapter completed!