The emperor laughed heartily, "They weren't sent by them. These were picked specially for me by Prince Linhuai. He sent them to me yesterday, eagerly, thinking that I should taste them first."

Jia Yuanchun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out to be Prince Linhuai. As long as it wasn't any other woman, it would be fine.

There was just one thing she had never understood during all these years since she entered the palace: why the emperor doted on his half-brother so much, even more so than the other princes. But Jia Yuanchun only dared to think about it in her heart.

There must be some hidden story behind such a strange thing. If it touches on some secret matter, and she asks about it heartlessly, causing the emperor to be unhappy, wouldn't that make those women who are waiting to laugh at her happy?

Jia Yuanchun put away her jealous look in an instant, and said with a moved face: "The emperor and the prince have a deep brotherly love, which is really enviable."

The emperor was pleased to hear this and laughed even more happily.

Jia Yuanchun also laughed, and suddenly seemed to remember something. She sighed casually, a trace of sadness flashed across her beautiful eyes, and her pretty and dignified face seemed to be covered with a layer of sorrow.

The emperor saw this and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you sighing?"

Jia Yuanchun forced a smile and said, "I saw how close the relationship between the emperor and the prince was, and I suddenly thought of my younger brother at home. I couldn't help but feel sad. I hope the emperor will forgive me for my impoliteness."

"It's okay." The emperor knew that her mother's family was Rongguo Mansion. He suddenly remembered something and asked her, "Your younger brother was the one who was born with a jade in his mouth. He should be a teenager now."

Jia Yuanchun didn't expect the emperor to remember this. "That's right. When my younger brother was born, he had a piece of precious jade in his mouth, so the elders in the family named him Jia Baoyu. He has been well-behaved and sensible since he was a child. Although he is a little naughty, he is really a smart and filial child."

The emperor asked again: "How big is the jade?"

Seeing that he was completely focused on the jade, Jia Yuanchun seemed to be unable to hear her praise of his brother. She felt a little impatient, but she could only suppress her temper. She shyly took the emperor's hand and gestured on his palm, "That's about it."

The emperor thought for a moment and asked in surprise, "Does your younger brother have a big mouth?"

Jia Yuanchun was stunned and shook her head. "Not much. Why does the emperor ask this?"

"That's strange." The emperor gestured again on his palm, just as Jia Yuanchun had just gestured, and said, "Look, a newborn baby can actually hold such a large jade in his mouth, and you said his mouth is not big. Isn't it strange?"

Jia Yuanchun was panicked. What did the emperor mean by this? Was he hinting that the Jia family was deceiving the emperor? But the jade was indeed worn by Baoyu when he was born, and they were not lying.

Seeing the emperor's increasingly suspicious expression, Jia Yuanchun quickly added, "It's not that she held the entire jade in her mouth. I didn't explain it to the emperor clearly just now. I heard from the elders that she only held a small part of it in her mouth."

The emperor suddenly realized, "I think it's impossible to hold the whole piece of jade in your mouth. What's more, my beloved concubine has a beautiful cherry mouth. I like it the most. I don't think your brother will have a bloody mouth."

Jia Yuanchun's face instantly turned red, her beautiful eyes moved, and she looked around shyly, "Your Majesty... there are others..."

Her voice was melodious and sweet, and contained a bit of shyness. The emperor's heart was moved when he heard it. He took her soft little hand and kneaded it non-stop, "My beloved concubine looks more beautiful today than ever before."

Jia Yuanchun lowered her head in shame. At this age, the emperor liked young and fresh women the most. Looking at them, he felt that he had become younger and returned to the age when he was dressed in fine clothes and rode a horse.

After some tenderness, Jia Yuanchun lay in the emperor's arms, gently stroked his chest with her fingertips, and said meaningfully: "I have been in the palace for many years, and I really miss my family..."

As she spoke, she actually began to cry. Her beautiful eyes were filled with tears, and she looked so pitiful and cute.

"It's nothing, my beloved concubine, don't be sad." The emperor wiped her tears distressedly and coaxed her, "Yesterday, your father Jia Zheng wrote a letter and also mentioned the matter of visiting your parents. Since you miss home, I will approve it."

The tears on Jia Yuanchun's face had not yet dried, and she smiled happily again, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I am so happy."

The emperor laughed at her, "Why are you still like a child, crying and laughing at the same time? Yuan'er is usually the most stable person, but you are so happy when you hear that you can go home to visit. If you don't know, you will think that I have treated you badly and you want to go home to complain."

Jia Yuanchun knew that the emperor was joking, so she was not afraid. She smiled and said, "Your Majesty likes to tease me. Everyone knows that your Majesty is the wisest and treats us very kindly. If you say it again, I will not agree."

The emperor held the beauty in his arms, and the flattery of the beauty sounded pleasant to his ears. He smiled and hugged her tightly, saying, "Okay, okay, I won't say anything more. Why don't you tell me about your brother?"

Jia Yuanchun was moved and said, "Since the emperor is so curious, why not find a time to summon him to the palace? Once you see him, you will know everything."

As long as Baoyu could enter the palace, Jia Yuanchun thought that with her brother's good looks and personality, he would definitely please the emperor, and it would also be of great benefit to Baoyu's future.

An unknown emotion flashed across the emperor's clear eyes, and he said in an unclear tone: "What you said does make sense."

Jia Yuanchun felt that this matter had hope, and said, "Besides, when I left home, Baoyu was still young, and we haven't seen each other in all these years. If the emperor asked me to explain, I would not be able to explain it clearly. It would be better to let him come to the palace, so that you can see him and we can be together for a while. Isn't it the best of both worlds?"

"In that case, when I am free in a few days, I will summon him to the palace." The emperor made the final decision, hugged Jia Yuanchun, and asked, "Are you happy, my beloved concubine?"

Jia Yuanchun nodded softly.

For a moment, the two were full of tenderness and affection, as if they had endless things to say to each other. Eunuch Wu outside the tent yawned silently.

After receiving the imperial concubine's decree to visit her parents, the Jia family excitedly discussed building a garden for the visit. The emperor's grace was enormous, and this was a unique favor. They could not just do it casually and bring shame to the imperial concubine and the Jia family.

After Mrs. Wang went to the palace to express her gratitude that day, she never entered the small Buddhist temple again, and everyone tacitly stopped mentioning the matter.

After all, she is the biological mother of the Imperial Concubine. The title of the Imperial Concubine is Virtuous. Her biological mother cannot be a woman who made a mistake and was punished. If she holds on to it, not only will the Imperial Concubine be unhappy when she finds out, it will also be difficult to tell outsiders.

The Jia family held a grand banquet today to celebrate the empress's upcoming return home to visit her relatives. Grandmother Jia wanted to call her daughter and granddaughter as well so that everyone can be happy together.

Mrs. Wang curled her lips secretly. These were all Yuanchun's happy events, so why should Jia Min get to benefit from them? Those villains in the Lin family were not worthy of them.

She didn't know what she remembered and suddenly laughed again.

Since those villains want to take advantage of her, let them come. She has her own reasons for waiting for them.

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