At this moment, Qi Rui's heart was on edge, just like the new son-in-law who wanted to see his mother-in-law, fearing that Shen Qingqing would reject him.
But Shen Qingqing is not the kind of person who likes to point fingers. She shook her head without thinking and said: "No matter what decision the mother makes, the daughter will respect and bless her. After decades of life, her own happiness is the most important thing."
Qi Rui smiled when he heard this, "It's great, Chang Yuan is so glad to have such a considerate and excellent daughter like you!"
"But..." Shen Qingqing changed her voice and looked at Qi Rui with a more sympathetic look, "Judging from various signs, the Emperor's trip south is likely to return in vain. So, you still insist on running away?
Going?"
The smile on Qi Rui's face froze for a moment, and then he said nonchalantly: "Actually, I know in my heart that this matter is not easy to handle. If she was willing, we would have been together more than ten years ago.
But you also said that after decades of life, your own happiness is the most important thing. I just want to try hard, even if I don't succeed, I can see her again.
After not seeing her for so many years, I don’t even know if she is doing well or if she has gained weight or lost weight.”
For this reason, Shen Qingqing had no reason to persuade, "Since you have thought it over clearly, let's go together."
"I knew you would agree." Qi Ruixi smiled broadly and urged: "Go down and eat. I have asked Baofeng to order some food for you."
"Lulu, let's go out to eat!" Shen Qingqing turned around and greeted the little girl who was lying by the window with her butt sticking out and playing with flowers and plants.
Her little breasts answered every call, her short legs ran very fast, and the tassels on both sides swayed back and forth with her body, which was so cute.
Qi Rui liked this little girl and picked her up before Shen Qingqing could, "Good Lulu, call me grandpa and I will buy you a big chicken drumstick to eat."
Little Lulu blinked her eyes and said, "Call me Grandpa? But my mother said I should call you Uncle Huang."
"What's your name? Uncle, I'll call you grandpa from now on!" Qi Rui corrected her forcefully, then turned to look at Shen Qingqing and Meng Yuan, "The same goes for you, you have to call me uncle outside."
Shen Qingqing: "This generation...isn't it right?"
"Does it matter whether you have seniority or not?" Qi Rui gave her a dissatisfied look and went downstairs with her little breasts in her arms.
The couple who were stunned looked at each other and sighed at the same time. In order to "pursue true love", someone really has no shame at all.
With the fragrant and soft little milk balls in hand, Qi Rui didn't care about being shameless. He filled a bowl of custard himself and fed Lulu spoonful by spoonful.
Meng Yuan, who had just come downstairs, saw this scene and couldn't help but sigh: "Actually, it's good. Someone will take care of the baby for us for free, so she doesn't have to pester you all the time."
Baofeng, who was waiting on the side, heard these words and silently wiped away bitter tears for his master: The majestic king of a country was reduced to a free child-rearing tool for a woman. Alas, is it more than a tragic word?
In the following period, Qi Rui interpreted the four words "baby-rearing tools" vividly.
Every morning after washing up, Lulu would be fed various breakfast soups as soon as possible.
The food the emperor ate was naturally much more exquisite and delicious than what was sold in hotels and restaurants outside, so the little milk dumplings tasted particularly sweet.
Sometimes she comes early and the little girl has not yet finished combing her hair. Qi Rui stands by and watches Meng Yuan combing her hair. The more she watches, the more she can't help but get started.
At first, the braids were twisted and horrible, but the little girl is a good girl. No matter how ugly she is, she can always say with a smile: "It looks really good, Lulu likes it."
Qi Rui gradually lost herself in the praises from the little nipples, and learned to braid her hair more and more diligently.
Sometimes when Little Nipple was not around, he would grab Baofeng to practice the techniques, which directly caused Baofeng to have two braids and a constipated face all day long, and he wanted to wipe away his tears and complain to everyone he saw.
Later, he practiced more often, and he really became proficient in combing hair skills, including small pulls, twists, and small balls, from simple to complex, all in a decent manner.
The older one and the younger one also established some kind of magical friendship in the process of combing their braids. Along the way, you can always hear the two of them chatting together. Sometimes they talk about what kind of rice porridge tastes good, and sometimes they talk about why the grasshoppers jump in the grass.
so tall.
Anyway, various topics never stopped.
Shen Qingqing had some free time, but she listened to the two of them chanting sutras in their ears all day long, which made her ears feel calluses.
In order to keep themselves clean for two days, the southbound team stopped for a few days in a small town with colorful flowers and green willows.
It happened that the Ning family had a village near the town, so the group simply stayed in the village.
Little Lulu saw the endless grassland behind Zhuangzi and the butterflies flying among the red flowers and green leaves. She was so excited that she didn't even bother to eat, and shouted to fight the butterflies.
As soon as Qi Rui heard that the little girl was about to fight butterflies, she quickly asked Baofeng to make two net bags, one big and one small, and ran around the garden with her. She used to be such a majestic emperor, but now she was covered in grass and dust.
This time, even Shen Qingqing couldn't stand it, and while the two were resting, he came forward to persuade her: "Your Majesty, let her play by herself. The child will go crazy endlessly. It's too torturous."
Qi Rui was happy with it: "It's okay, the child is happy, and I am happy too... Also, from now on, call me uncle, don't call me that."
"Uncle, you really don't need to work so hard." Shen Qingqing continued to persuade.
"Do you think I'm so nice to Lulu just to please you and want you to help me say good things in front of Chang Yuan?"
Qi Rui wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked her with a smile.
Shen Qingqing said in her heart: Uncle, you really think too much. I am just afraid that you have been sitting in the palace for too long and neglected to exercise. Now that you are running so hard, if your waist slips or your foot sprains, your trip will be delayed.
But she didn't dare to say this, fearing that Qi Rui would really get angry with her.
Qi Rui waited for a long time but couldn't get an answer. He thought she had acquiesced, so he explained: "No, I really like Lulu."
He looked up at the bright blue sky and white clouds, and took a long breath, as if all his worries were expelled with that breath.
“My life seems to be full of glory, but in fact it’s been a complete mess.
Father and son turned against each other, brothers became enemies, and the woman I loved most left her home far away. She would rather be with the Ancient Buddha of the Green Lantern than stay with me.
There are also my children who were stupid and ignorant when they were young. When they grow up and become sensible, they no longer want to be close to me.
There is only Lulu, she is the child I have watched grow up, and she is also the only child who treats me as a friend and an elder in the family. I enjoy playing and amusing time with her.
Only then can I lie to myself... I am not an emperor with nothing, but an ordinary man with a happy family and surrounded by children and grandchildren."
These words sounded strangely sad. Shen Qingqing brushed her brows and was thinking about how to comfort him, but Qi Rui smiled to herself.
"Damn it, I'm getting older and it's easy to have random thoughts... You can go and do your business. I'll catch butterflies with Lulu for a while."