Chapter 1235: TangNing Swindling one’s mother (1/2)

“Rui’er, who gave you this?” she asked.

“Imperial mother, gimme!” Rui’er said earnestly.

Han Yunxi thought Rui’er was asking her for a red envelope since only Long Feiye had given him one last night.

“Darling, tell imperial mother Happy New Year and I’ll give you a big envelope,” Han Yunxi smiled. Before her, little Rui’er wasn’t a child throwing a tantrum, but her precious darling.

He knelt on the bed and blinked his wide eyes as he said in a babyish voice, “Happy New Year.”

“So obedient!” Amused, Han Yunxi turned to take the huge red envelope she’d already prepared. Seeing this, Rui’er’s eyes brightened. Han Yunxi couldn’t help but laugh out loud at the sight of her son’s greedy look. She sprawled on the bed and handed the envelope to Rui’er. “Darling Rui, can imperial mother ask you a few questions?”

“Okay!” Little Rui’er had already tossed aside the other red envelope to focus on his mother’s.

“Does imperial father belong to imperial mother?” Han Yunxi asked.

“Yes,” Rui’er didn’t hesitate.

“Then does darling Rui belong to imperial mother?” Han Yunxi asked next.

Although Rui’er was fixated on the large red envelope, he was still focused on the subject at hand. Opening wide, he declared loudly, “Yes!”

Han Yunxi giggled mischievously and asked again, “Then do imperial father’s things belong to imperial mother too?”

The only difference between this question and the first was the addition of “things.” It was unclear whether Rui’er caught the addition, but he nodded and exclaimed, “Yes!”

Han Yunxi was now chuckling like mad. “Then do darling Rui’s things belong to imperial mother?”

“Yes!” Rui’er agreed wholeheartedly.

“Alright,” Han Yunxi quickly followed up, “Since darling Rui’s things are imperial mother’s, then darling Rui can give your red envelope to imperial mother for safekeeping, okay?”

“Okay!” Rui’er agreed swiftly, but soon looked up in confusion. Han Yunxi only smiled guilelessly as she reached for the red envelope. Rui’er immediately snatched both up and burrowed into the bed, guarded. “No good!”

Han Yunxi couldn’t stop laughing. Everyone thought her son had matured early, but in her eyes he was still her foolish, precious baby!

“Imperial Mother won’t take the red envelopes, just tell me who gave you that big one, all right?” Han Yunxi said, patiently pointing to Rui’er’s left hand.

“Imperial mother, gave,” Rui’er said honestly.

Han Yunxi’s mind didn’t catch up to his words and assumed that her son had confused the two envelopes. She drew him into her arms and pointed at the red envelope in his right hand. “Imperial mother gave you this one. Who gave you the one in your left hand?”

“Imperial mother, gave,” Rui’er replied.

Han Yunxi didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. She opened up the red envelope and peeked inside to find ten separate silver drafts within. It was a massive sum equal to the one from his imperial father.

“Could your godfather have done this?” Han Yunxi muttered to herself. Although Tang Li was a free spender, he wouldn’t be this ostentatious. Han Yunxi summoned Zhao mama to help Rui’er wash and dress up until he looked extra handsome. Then she carried him out of the room with the red envelope in tow. Long Feiye and the rest were waiting for them at Celestial Fragrance Pavilion so they could all dine together.

When Han Yunxi showed up, everyone was in the midst of discussing Rui’er’s reasons for fearing Long Feiye. Long Feiye hadn’t wanted to bring it up, but Gu Qishao had asked him first thing in the morning, clueing Tang Li and Ning Jing into the affair. Now Tang Li was talking nonstop so much that he became more of a nuisance than Gu Qishao.

Han Yunxi felt both gratified and pained when she heard the accounts of Rui’er hugging his father last night.

“Sister-in-law, did you go to sleep early last night? You had no idea Rui’er made such a racket?” Tang Li asked.

“Mhm,” Han Yunxi replied softly. She glanced at Long Feiye just as he looked back with a teasing smile. Han Yunxi silently kicked him under the table, but he remained unmoved as if nothing had happened. Little Rui’er knew everyone was talking about him, but he didn’t understand the contents of their conversation. Currently, he was communicating with little Tang Tang with his eyes. As she narrowed her eyes, he sent back a warning glare. When she continued to glare, he stared back with slits. The two children soon forgot all about the adults in their staring contest.

Gu Qishao fell silent for a while before he suddenly slapped the table. “Long Feiye, you busy yourself with politics and leave this matter to me. I’ll take Rui’er to Celestial Mountain. If that doesn’t work, I’ll take him all the way to the Mysterious Continent to find Han Chen!”