"When you were young, I held you in my arms, and you were only this small. You were so light that even with a sword, you didn't feel heavy." The emperor used his hand to compare, indicating just how small she was at the time. He continued, "It's been since the last time I saw you, and you still hadn't reached my waist in height. In the blink of an eye, you've become a big girl..."

  The emperor turned his head and inadvertently saw Lin Xiao, Lin Xiao smiled at him with a hint of shyness, her eyebrows and eyes curved, her eyes shining brightly, brighter than crystal gems.

  The emperor only then realized that this tone of a senior was not suitable for his new wife, and he felt somewhat uncomfortable, touching the bridge of his nose.

  Lin Yan smiled with a hint of mischief: "So Uncle still remembers things from when I was little, even I'm starting to forget."

  The emperor looked at her and said in a warm voice: "You were very cute when you were little."

  So after Tai Er, he always wanted to have another daughter with Xian Niang, a lovely and adorable daughter like her. Unfortunately, Xian Niang had not been able to give birth again since having Tai Er.

  Tai'er is the eldest son, he is more strict with him than loving, his previous children are all sons, and the only princess was born after he ascended to the throne. At that time, he looked at this big brother's daughter from another family, and indeed had a few points of doting on her as if she were his own daughter.

  She used to love being close to him when she was young, like a little tail following him around. At that time, Wang's mother often joked that they were fated: "Yuanyuan was born in the wrong family and shouldn't have been born in the Lin family, but should have been born in your Wang family."

  It was just unexpected that this fate would be another kind of fate, and now she has become his queen.

  The emperor smiled helplessly and shook his head.

  Lin Daiyan tilted her head, looking at the emperor with curved eyebrows and eyes.

  The emperor asked her again: "Why didn't you want to enter the palace later? I remember that your aunt wanted to summon you to the palace several times to accompany her, but were all rejected by your mother."

  Lin Xiao's eyes moved slightly, and she suddenly smiled and beckoned the emperor to come over, saying in a low voice: "Uncle, come here, I'll tell you why."

  The emperor smiled and looked at her, thinking that after all, she was still a child, with an innocent heart, and even if she pretended to be elegant, she couldn't get rid of her playful nature.

  But he also leaned his ear over as promised.

  Lin Huan's eyes sparkled as she leaned in close to the emperor's ear, her breath tickling his neck, warm and fragrant with a subtle scent that left the emperor momentarily stunned, unable to help but wonder if it was the fragrance of orchids, plum blossoms, or perhaps jasmine...

  Lin Xiao said in a low voice: "Because my mother told me that there are vicious female demons in the harem of my uncle, and if I enter the palace, they will eat me..."

  The emperor listened and was stunned for a moment, then laughed happily and patted Lin Yi's head, saying: "You, you haven't changed at all, still as reckless as when you were a child..."

  Lin Xiao also looked at the emperor with a slight smile of pride.

  The emperor smiled, wanting to say something else, when suddenly three knocks on the door came from outside, followed by the voice of Eunuch Wang: "Your Majesty, Concubine Gui has sent someone with a message that the fourth prince is ill and the imperial physician dares not administer medicine. Please go to Chao Yang Palace."

  Lin Yanxin said, "The mother of all troubles has arrived."

  Lin Xiao looked at the Emperor again and saw that he had deeply furrowed his brow, clearly he also didn't believe that the Fourth Prince was ill to the point of needing him to personally go and preside over things.

  The emperor's harem is not large, and naturally the number of children will not be many. As of now, there are only four sons and one daughter. The eldest son is Xiao Tai, Lin Fei's cousin. The second prince, Xiao Jing, was born to Wu Guifei. The third prince, Xiao Kang, was born to Cui Xianfei. As for the fourth prince, Xiao Ming, his mother is somewhat humble, originally just a palace maid in Wu Guifei's palace, and after giving birth to a son, she was promoted to Baolin. Until now, both mother and son are still in Wu Guifei's Shao Yang Palace.

  The fourth prince is the youngest child in the palace and is still less than a year old.

  In the harem, there is often a trick that when the imperial concubine herself cannot give birth to many children or has few children, she will let her palace maid get favored and give birth to children. After giving birth to the children, they will be tightly controlled in their hands. These children will become a trump card in the hands of the imperial concubine. When the children are young, they can be used to gain favor, and when they grow up, they will become a help to her own biological children.

  The emperor in the harem is considered to be well-treated, but currently, no concubine in the harem has been able to give birth to two imperial heirs, including Lin Di's aunt, Lin Xian.

  But now, Wu Guifei holds in her hands the fourth imperial son born to He Baolin, plus the two imperial sons she has borne herself, and seems to be gaining a subtle advantage in the originally balanced harem.

  The emperor furrowed his brow, as if still thinking and hesitating.

  Lin Yan stood up and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, go take a look. Perhaps the fourth prince is really ill."

  The emperor sighed, stood up with Lin Xiao's support, patted Lin Xiao's hand and said: "I'll go take a look and come back."

  Lin Xiao smiled slightly at him and then escorted him all the way to the door.

  The emperor walked to the gate, turned his head back to look at her, and she stood outside the main hall, gently smiling with a shallow gaze to see him off. When he turned his head, her eyes sparkled, and then she showed him a gentle smile.

  In the majestic palace, under the red lanterns and curtains, her small figure was like a lamp, a lamp that lit up the way home.

  The emperor's heart felt a small tenderness and he smiled slightly at her before following the palace servants to leave.

  Lin He didn't turn back until the emperor's figure was no longer in sight, then she returned to her bedroom.

  Mu Qing, Mu Zhi and Mu Lan followed him in.

  "Your Majesty, will the Emperor return?" Mu Zhi asked with some concern.

  Mu Zhi had already gotten used to the change in title and called her "Niang Niang", but Lin Yi was momentarily stunned, taking a moment to react that this "Niang Niang" was referring to her.

  Lin He believed that the Emperor would definitely come back, as long as he didn't want to give this new Empress a slap in the face.

  But Lin Xiao didn't intend to explain too much to Mu Zhi, and instructed her: "Pack up the things in the bedroom, have the palace maid bring me a basin of water, I want to take a bath."

  Mu Zhi wanted to ask more, but Mu Qing pulled her sleeve and stopped her with his eyes. Then he knelt down and said to Lin Xiao: "Yes, I'll go prepare hot water for you."

  Mu Qing's idea was the same as Lin Xiao's, the emperor and empress got married in a grand ceremony, but on their wedding night, the emperor left his new empress without spending the night with her in Changkun Palace. Unless the emperor was dissatisfied with this empress and deliberately wanted to make a joke out of her in front of everyone in the imperial court.

  But in fact, the new queen was personally chosen by the emperor and personally established by the emperor, and it is impossible to have any dissatisfaction.

  The position of the empress is not like others, being a role model for all under heaven and assisting the emperor in educating and transforming the women of the world. The relationship between the empress and the emperor, as well as every move she makes, will attract attention from both within and outside the imperial court, affecting the stability of the imperial court.

  The emperor will not cut off his own feet and make the imperial court unstable.