Pampered By All In Different Planes-Chapter 173 - : The Lucky Farmer is at Ease, While the Husband with No Heirs is Busy Pursuing His Wife 33

Chapter 173 -173: The Lucky Farmer is at Ease, While the Husband with No Heirs is Busy Pursuing His Wife 33

In the carriage, father and daughter were full of joy.

Meanwhile, two little maids and the coachman sat together, trying their best to minimize their presence.

They had assumed the gentleman in the carriage who claimed to be their young lady’s father would be residing in the area of officials or nobility in West City, as his attire and demeanor hardly seemed ordinary.

However, the carriage crossed straight through the district of officials’ residences and ultimately—arrived at the Imperial Palace!

By then, the expressions on the faces of the two little maids had turned to utter disbelief. Despite their guesses and thoughts, they never imagined they would end up at the Imperial Palace.

Seeing the carriage crossing the moat unhindered and continuing forward, the little maid sitting on the left, close to the coachman, cautiously peered at the coachman and timidly asked, “Coachman, sir, where are we going?”

“The Imperial Palace.” The coachman was sparing with his words, concise, and his stern profile caused the little maid to shiver and not dare to ask any more questions; instead, she and the other little maid simply stood in shock.

Why would they end up at the Imperial Palace?!

The two little maids began to silently speculate about the true identity of the person in the carriage.

Could it be the Emperor? Or perhaps the Crown Prince or the Third Prince.

Allowed such unhindered access in and out of the Imperial Palace, only a few in the entire kingdom had such privilege.

“The Crown Prince returns to the palace, allow entry.” The Imperial Guard upon seeing the carriage quickly opened the grand gates of the palace, then turned to the coachman still driving and saluted, “Greetings, Commander.”

At this, the hearts of the two little maids shook again.

Initially thinking the coachman was just a coachman, who could have imagined that they would ever ride in a carriage driven by the Commander himself, and with the Crown Prince right behind them?

The two little maids exchanged a look, both seeing the shock in each other’s eyes. The young lady had just called the Crown Prince “Daddy”, meaning that the young master at home, the young lady, might actually not be a merchant’s children but possibly the Princely Heir and Commandery Princess of the entire Wang Dynasty! Thus, Miss Su must be the Crown Princess Consort or a concubine of the Crown Prince, the only woman in the whole world to have borne both the Princely Heir and the Commandery Princess. Even if she had not become the official Crown Princess Consort, once the Princely Heir ascended to the throne, Miss Su might then become the Empress Dowager!

With this whole logic in place, the two little maids were completely dumbfounded. They had never thought that today, by merely going out to play with the young lady, they would end up inside the Imperial Palace and learn this earth-shattering secret.

Huaichu did not return to the Eastern Palace but led Zhezhi into the Empress’s residing Kunning Palace.

“This servant greets Your Highness,” a Palace Maid at the entrance of the Empress’s bedroom saw Huaichu leading a delicately beautiful little girl, was greatly shocked, swiftly bowed, and then continued with her body bent, “Her Majesty is currently examining the palace accounts. I will notify her.”

Huaichu nodded, “Thank you.”

Soon, the Chief Court Lady by the Empress’s side hurried out, “Your Highness, Her Majesty invites you.”

Huaichu picked up Zhezhi and went straight in.

The two little maids had never seen the Imperial Palace before and showed great curiosity about everything, but they also knew their limits. This place was the Imperial Palace, where the strictest rules applied, so naturally, they did not dare to make any mistakes. They both stood at the entrance with bowed heads and eyes, not daring to make a sound.

Fu Huaichu and Zhezhi entered Kunning Palace, and the Empress, who had been massaging her temples due to the overwhelming number of account books, suddenly perked up upon seeing the little bundle in Fu Huaichu’s arms, her eyes lighting up with surprise.

“Huaichu, you actually brought Zhezhi!” the Empress immediately put down her pen and stood up, smiling warmly at Zhezhi, “Zhezhi, Grandma hasn’t seen you in a long while, how have you been? Have you missed Grandma?”

“Zhizhi missed Grandma,” Zhezhi rushed over, her big eyes sparkling beautifully.

“Son pays his respect to Mother,” Fu Huaichu somewhat helplessly gave his greetings, and after the Empress waved her hand, he looked at Zhezhi and continued, “Zhezhi just met me and immediately said she missed Grandpa and Grandma, so I brought her here.”

“You did a good thing for once,” the Empress glanced at him casually, and then turned back to hug Zhezhi, her voice softened eightfold, “Zhizhi still remembers Grandma, I’m so glad. Do you want to be a Commandery Princess, do you want to wear beautiful dresses? Why don’t you stay and live with Grandma?”

She wasn’t young anymore, but surprisingly, both of her sons had yet to marry. She had always yearned for grandchildren, but her sons just wouldn’t listen, showing lackluster interest whether it involved arranged marriages or otherwise.

Fortunately, her daughter-in-law Ruanruan had given birth to boy and girl twins. She and the Emperor dreamed daily of having these two children by their sides.

“Mother, is Father in the study?” Fu Huaichu looked at the Empress, somewhat helpless. The Empress, upon seeing her granddaughter, had completely forgotten everything else, including the account books and managing the harem.

The Empress waved her hand, still wanting to cuddle with the fragrant Zhezhi, and said offhandedly, “No worries, he should be back soon wherever he is, as your father comes here for lunch every day without fail.”

The love between the Emperor and Empress was strong, and the harem had essentially become redundant. Later, the Emperor, considering the high expenses, disbanded the harem wholesale, leaving just him and the Empress. They were old and didn’t think much about it; even in the Royal Family, they simply wanted to enjoy their time doting on their grandchildren.

Zhezhi sat on the soft couch in the Empress’s arms, continuously being fed various snacks. Her cheeks were filled with treats, even the corners of her mouth were smeared, and the Empress tenderly wiped her mouth with a handkerchief.

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“Grandma, are these account books?” Zhezhi tilted her head, looking at the pile of books on the table with a baby voice, and carefully flipped open one of them.

The Empress smiled. “Can Zhizhi understand them?”

Zhezhi nodded her head.

Fu Huaichu sat opposite her and looked at the whole table of account books, “Mother started on the account books early this year.”

“It’s too exhausting to get them sorted before the new year,” the Empress sighed deeply, her hand on her forehead, “Now that the harem is gone, just these account books would have taken me ten days and nights to sort through. The recent accounts don’t add up, even this one Zhezhi’s holding has a sum that doesn’t match, whether it’s a miscalculation or someone being corrupt.”

The Empress originally intended to have the Chief Court Lady prepare some more snacks for Zhezhi to enjoy.

However, just then, after Zhezhi flipped through a couple of pages, she suddenly turned back, looking towards the Empress, “Grandma, it seems there was a mistake in the accounts here.”

“What?”

Her baby voice directly surprised the Empress into turning around.

“This should count 400 pounds of tea leaves, but it’s calculated as just four pounds, there’s a problem here,” Zhezhi picked up a brush beside her, drew a circle on the account, and handed it to the Empress, “If it’s calculated this way, then it will match up.”