After the Inner Court session ended, Jiang Tinghuai kept several trusted ministers behind on the pretext of "having matters to discuss," then dismissed even the palace attendants on duty.
Before long, the crisp clatter of roof tiles rang out overhead. Then Jiang Yanchuan leaped down from above together with Liaochen and Jiang Yingcheng.
At once, everyone in the hall dropped to their knees.
Not daring to call out loudly, they suppressed their excitement and whispered, "We welcome Your Majesty back to the palace!"
Despite their words, every tentative glance they kept lifting went straight toward the little figure behind Emperor Mingze-
Thank goodness!
Her chubby little face had slimmed down a little, but it bore no signs of having weathered bitter hardships!
Her big, round eyes were still as clear and pure as ever, without the slightest trace of sorrow left by suffering!
Look at that fair, tender skin! Look at those little hands with five adorable dimples when she spread them open! She was still the soft little dumpling they knew!
She was their favorite-
[Huh? Has eye disease suddenly become fashionable in Capital City while I was away?!]
Jiang Yingcheng's puzzled gaze abruptly turned horrified. In a flurry, she opened the Merit Shop and began searching for suitable medicine!
This would never do! Her uncles were still shining brightly and giving their all at their respective posts!!
The little girl's sweet, milky voice suddenly rang out, successfully making the somewhat stifled atmosphere in the hall even stranger.
The ministers the Crown Prince had kept in Wuyang Hall: "..."
Th-thank you?
Although the little girl was showing concern for them, somehow, they did not feel happy about it-
They had not suddenly developed eye disease!!
After this little episode, the faint sadness of their reunion after a long separation