Chapter 166: Offering to Ah Bao Rather Than the Matchmaker

He had used adopting children as a pretext, clearly intending to harm him!

Feng Sheng hadn’t expected that the two old women would choose Ah Bao and send her to the Great Uncle’s residence.

“Great Uncle must be furious. I happen to know where Feng Sheng is. You can go and take out your anger on him now.”

“Where is that scoundrel Feng Sheng?”

“In the largest cell of the Sky Prison.”

The Great Uncle went to see, his face turning pale as he returned to his residence, vomiting profusely.

“My lord, what happened to you? Look at how you’ve made yourself. Drink some water, quickly.” Concubine Xin tried to hand him water.

The Great Uncle dared not accept it. “My goodness, you sit still. You’re precious now, pregnant and all.”

“What happened?”

The Great Uncle recounted the situation with Feng Sheng. “You don’t know. That prison is no place for men. Feng Sheng was stripped and made to crawl on the wall, causing him to lose control of his bowels and bladder.

Six big men, reportedly, have been torturing him non-stop since yesterday. Feng Sheng is no longer himself; he’s gone mad.”

Despite his age, the Great Uncle had never seen such a disturbing scene.

Concubine Xin poked the Great Uncle’s head. “I told you, you have an easily deceived mind. Feng Sheng claimed to be Taoist Wuyun, and you actually believed him. He told you to adopt children, and you did. Fortunately, Feng Sheng was caught by His Majesty ahead of time. Otherwise, if Feng Sheng had become a guest of our Great Uncle’s residence, who knows what he might have done. We might have been accused of treason.”

“Darling, come to think of it, I remember having a dream two months ago.”

In the dream, the Great Uncle’s residence was raided for treason and rebellion, resulting in confiscation and exile. Concubine Xin died tragically in a pool of blood, her eyes wide open in death.

The Great Uncle shivered in fear, relieved that Feng Sheng had been caught. Otherwise, their residence might have faced…

That damned Feng Sheng, staying in there is just awful.

Concubine Xin, looking down at her slightly visible abdomen, said, “My lord, don’t you find it strange? Ever since Princess Ah Bao came to our residence, things have improved for us. Especially with this pregnancy, do you remember what Princess Ah Bao said to us two months ago?”

“He said you would have a child…” The Great Uncle’s eyes lit up, his heart racing with excitement. “And I had this dream that very night after we brought the Tenth Princess here. To sum it up, you are just a month pregnant. So, the Tenth Princess is truly the benefactor of our residence!”

“My lord, you only realize this now? Our family has indeed been blessed by the Tenth Princess.” Concubine Xin sighed, as she already had a fondness for Ah Bao.

“Living Buddha! The Tenth Princess is indeed a little lucky star. We must revere her properly.”

Concubine Xin gave him a reproachful look. “Do I need you to say so? I’ve already been honoring her.”

She no longer worships the Matchmaker God; instead, she venerates Little Ah Bao.

…

Ah Bao slept very well, absorbing the continuous spiritual energy from Feng Zhuo. In her dreams, she felt the starry spiritual energy in the air flowing into her body.

When she woke up, she discovered golden merit fluttering at her fingertips.

[Wow, I gained more merit again!]

Merit can transform into spiritual energy to nourish herself, and Ah Bao felt extremely relaxed.

“My precious daughter is back.” In the study, the Tyrant rose upon hearing his inner voice.

Ah Bao waddled into the study, her little body round and plump. As soon as she stepped in, the Tyrant picked her up. “Ah Bao is heavier. It seems you’ve gained weight these past few days. I heard from Zhilan that your milk and food intake have increased.”

[He’s calling me fat again! Doesn’t Daddy know it’s inappropriate to comment on a girl’s weight?]

Tyrant: …

Is this a thing now? It’s his lack of emotional intelligence.

“Even if Ah Bao is a bit chubby, she’s still adorable and more lovable.” The Tyrant tried hard to compliment the little girl.

Ah Bao grinned, her eyes darting around. “Daddy, I’m hungry…”

[Oh, eating and sleeping, sleeping and eating—what a life! It’s simply wonderful.]

The Tyrant held Ah Bao and took out the prepared snacks.

Previously, the study had no such treats, but since Ah Bao’s arrival, the aroma of sweet snacks had completely overshadowed the smell of books and documents.

Ah Bao happily sat at a small table, eating the milk-flavored steamed buns specially developed for infants by the palace’s nutrition experts. They were as small as a fingernail, and Ah Bao ate several at a time, enjoying their rich milk flavor.

Di Zian and Di Li arrived as well.

“Son greets Father Emperor.”

“Son greets Father Emperor.”

The two spoke in unison. The Tyrant treated them with great seriousness, completely losing the gentle demeanor he showed Ah Bao.

“Father Emperor, are you unwell? Why do you look so tired?” Di Zian looked up and noticed his father’s dark circles.

The Tyrant felt gratified. Although Di Zian was playful, he was perceptive.

Meanwhile, Di Li was contemplating how to bid farewell to the Tyrant.

Today, he had been dragged to the palace by the Seventh Prince, who insisted he deliver a message to the father. Given their long-standing father-son relationship, it was not unreasonable for him to say something.

[Father Emperor is troubled by his health issues because of Third Brother.]

Ah Bao sat cross-legged at the small table, swinging her little feet, eating steamed buns, and sipping milk from a small bottle with a slurp.

Unaware, the three of them had already perked up their ears.

Ah Bao found the atmosphere unusually quiet and looked up, seeing a piece of yellow jade by the inkstone.

Her eyes widened, but she continued to eat.

[Hmm, I see why Father Emperor has dark circles. It’s because of the yellow jade! That yellow dragon jade pendant was something Third Brother’s mother left for him, right?]

Di Li’s ears were perked up. The whereabouts of Feng Sheng’s mother, which had not been revealed, was unexpectedly mentioned by the royal sister.

He suppressed his excitement and continued to listen.

[This piece of yellow jade must have once belonged to Father Emperor. It has dragon patterns and is a royal artifact, colored yellow, which is the emperor’s color.]

Ah Bao guessed this with ease.

The three of them internally praised: Ah Bao is truly clever.

[I’ve only read half of this book, and since the author didn’t describe Third Brother’s background in detail, I didn’t see that part. But I know that Third Brother was holding the yellow jade when he died. I heard that the jade was very meaningful to him as it was left by his biological mother.]

[I once thought that the yellow jade was with Concubine Hui, as she is a Concubine and could have access to Father’s personal belongings. Now it seems, I missed a part. Though the process was tortuous, the result won’t change. The yellow jade will eventually return to Third Brother.]

[Why is Father Emperor so worried? He’s anxious because he can’t remember whom he gave the yellow jade to. He’s thinking about whether to perform a blood test with Third Brother to confirm kinship.]

The daughter is considerate and understands his thoughts.

The Tyrant’s eyes were almost moved to tears.