"Your Majesty, weren't you going to Noble Consort Li's place?" Eunuch Li, standing to the side, hurriedly reminded the Emperor.
The Emperor glared at Eunuch Li with imposing authority.
"Do I need you to remind me where I am going?"
Hearing this, Eunuch Li hastily bowed. "This servant wouldn't dare!"
Satisfied, the Emperor held Duoduo's small hand.
"Let's go! I haven't been to the Imperial College in a long time. This is a good opportunity to take a look!"
Eunuch Li waved his hand, and a young eunuch quickly turned and ran off.
Just like that, the Emperor led Duoduo by her small hand and walked toward the Imperial College.
Walking at the very back, Nanny Li held her handkerchief and quietly wiped the corners of her eyes.
This was wonderful! His Majesty liked Princess Changle.
Perhaps, because of Princess Changle, His Majesty would treat the Prince well again!
If that happened, Her Majesty the Empress would definitely be happy too.
Lüdou kept her head down, but out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of Nanny Li constantly wiping her eyes. She felt very curious.
However, more than anything, she felt excited.
The Emperor was actually holding the Princess's hand!
Didn't that mean the Emperor liked the Princess very much?
The Emperor surely didn't believe those rumors about her being a jinx; otherwise, why wouldn't he avoid her?
At this thought, Lüdou was incredibly happy for Duoduo.
The Emperor was the supreme ruler. As long as he cleared Duoduo's name, who would ever dare to call Duoduo a jinx again!
Lüdou's eyes couldn't help but sting, and she felt like crying too.
"What? You said His Majesty went to the Imperial College?" Noble Consort Li stood up from her chair in surprise.
"Answering Your Ladyship, yes."
"Eunuch Li asked this humble servant to come over and let Your Ladyship know that you need not wait."
"This humble servant must return to report, so I will take my leave."
After the young eunuch finished speaking, he hurriedly left.
Noble Consort Li sat back down in her chair, practically twisting her handkerchief to shreds.
The Emperor had clearly promised the other day that he would come over and sit for a while.
But he got busy with state affairs and forgot.
Today, he finally had some free time and had someone come over to say he was coming to drink plum wine.
Excited, she bathed, used incense, and even had her maids chill the plum wine.
In the end, it was all for nothing!
The moment Noble Consort Li thought about how her good fortune had been snatched away by a little brat, she burned with anger!
"Has the Heir and the others left yet?" Noble Consort Li asked, suppressing the rage in her heart.
"Answering Your Ladyship, not yet."
"Go, call the Heir over here!" Noble Consort Li ordered through gritted teeth.
"Yes." The palace maid went out for a moment and came back with two people following behind her.
"Grandmother, you were looking for me?" Xiao Yunan entered the room and bowed to Noble Consort Li.
"Let's go. Today, Grandmother will walk you to the Imperial College."
Noble Consort Li revealed an amiable smile.
Xiao Yunan was taken aback for a moment. "Grandmother, there's no need. The Imperial College is just a few steps away."
Xiao Yunning, however, was very happy. "That's wonderful, Grandmother. Anning will support you!"
As Xiao Yunning spoke, she ran to Noble Consort Li's side and held her arm.
"Ninger is so sensible. Aner, let's go."
Noble Consort Li held Xiao Yunning's hand and motioned for Xiao Yunan to follow.
As she walked out of the main hall, she saw Song Shuyu waiting outside with an impatient look on her face.
Song Shuyu had originally wanted to leave by herself, but Chunxiao had stopped her.
"Princess, you should wait for the Heir and Princess Anning to leave together."
"Have you forgotten? The Prince said that when outside, you must show unity."
Song Shuyu impatiently rolled her eyes.
"Those two never wait for me, so why should I wait for them?"
"They are a family, but I am not!"
Frightened, Chunxiao hurriedly waved her hands, wishing she could gag Song Shuyu's mouth.
One must know, this was Noble Consort Li's bedchamber.
Noble Consort Li was Prince Ling's birth mother.
If these words of Song Shuyu were to reach Prince Ling's ears, she would not survive!
Seeing Chunxiao's face turn pale with fright, Song Shuyu pouted and stopped talking.
In Prince Ling's manor, Chunxiao was the only person she could really talk to.
Even though she was timid and clumsy, Song Shuyu had grown used to having her around.
She was impatient waiting outside because, without Noble Consort Li's permission, she couldn't go in.
Seeing Noble Consort Li come out, Song Shuyu reluctantly curtsied.
Noble Consort Li's gaze swept over Song Shuyu for a second, then she led Xiao Yunning right past her.
Xiao Yunning smugly lifted her chin at Song Shuyu.
"Hmph!" Song Shuyu snorted.
In order to catch up with the Emperor, Noble Consort Li walked very fast the whole way.
In just a short while, she was covered in sweat.
At this moment, the palace maid who had been sent to gather information returned.
"Your Ladyship, His Majesty suddenly took an interest and decided to go to the Imperial College because Princess Changle said she had chosen the horseback riding and archery class."
"This servant also heard that His Majesty held Princess Changle's hand the entire way..."
The palace maid didn't dare to continue speaking.
Because she saw Noble Consort Li's face turn extremely ugly.
"Grandmother, you're squeezing me so hard it hurts!" Xiao Yunning tried vigorously to pull her hand back.
Noble Consort Li let go and looked at Xiao Yunan beside her.
"Aner, what class did you choose?"
Xiao Yunan looked proud. "Your grandson chose Go!"
"No, change it to horseback riding and archery!" Noble Consort Li immediately rejected Xiao Yunan's choice.
"Why? Your grandson doesn't like horseback riding and archery at all! I won't choose it!"
A resistant expression appeared on Xiao Yunan's face.
The classes he chose were all discussed with his father.
What did his grandmother, a mere woman, know?
By studying Go, one could learn many things.
Moreover, he heard that his Imperial Grandfather played Go very well.
He even planned to play a game with his Imperial Grandfather once he mastered it.
"No! Change it to horseback riding and archery!" Noble Consort Li ordered decisively.
Xiao Yunning didn't understand why her grandmother insisted on her brother choosing horseback riding and archery.
"Grandmother, Brother clearly doesn't like it! Why do you want him to choose it?"
Noble Consort Li couldn't easily explain too much to her grandchildren. There were some reasons that, being so young, they wouldn't understand even if she told them.
Noble Consort Li placed both her hands on Xiao Yunan's shoulders.
"At least for today, you must choose the horseback riding and archery class!"
"If you really don't like it later, you can change it then!"
Xiao Yunan looked at Noble Consort Li's serious eyes and then thought of the palace maid's words just now.
He vaguely understood the reason.
"Yes, Grandmother, your grandson understands!"
Noble Consort Li breathed a sigh of relief, and a look of approval appeared in her eyes.
This grandson of hers was truly brilliant!
The Emperor had barely arrived at the Imperial College when Noble Consort Li and her group also arrived.
"This concubine pays her respects to the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!" Noble Consort Li curtsied to the Emperor with a radiant smile.
The Emperor was somewhat surprised to see Noble Consort Li dripping with sweat.
It was very sunny today.
The sun hung scorching hot in the sky.
Noble Consort Li always paid great attention to her skincare and would absolutely never go out under such a glaring sun.
The Emperor remembered that he had broken his promise to Noble Consort Li first, so he reached out to help her up.
"Under such a harsh sun, why did you rush over?"
Following the Emperor's hand, Noble Consort Li stood up.
"This concubine is here to escort Aner and Ninger to school."
"This concubine heard that Aner chose horseback riding and archery, so I wanted to come over and cheer him on."
The Emperor looked at Xiao Yunan. "Oh? You also chose horseback riding and archery?"
