1726: Everything Changed

Everything Changed

Little Apple regained his hearing as school started. The little kid was glad, as he could finally go to school like every other child.1

The two brothers got prepared, and Jing Xi took them to the dining room, leading them by their hands.

The king and the princess were already waiting by the dining table. The adult was reading the news while Ying Bao was staring blankly at the ceiling.

"Daddy! Sis! Why are you both here so early?" Little Grape asked.

Ying Bao did not reply while Huo Yunshen slowly lowered his newspaper and took a look at Jing XI before he answered.

"I'm hungry." Huo Yunshen smiled.

"Me too!"

Little Grape climbed onto the chair and sat down next to his sister, waiting patiently to be fed.

Jing Xi helped Little Apple to the seat across from Little Grape and went to the kitchen to get the food.

"Breakfast is served," Jing Xi announced after plating all the foods on the table.

"Mommy! Join us!" Little Apple invited.

"I'll eat later," Jing Xi said, wary of her own status.

Little Apple did not like to eat in the palace's dining room. He hated it because his mother could not join him and had to wait until everyone had left.

"Daddy," Little Grape called out. "Why can't Auntie Xiaoxi join us?"

"There's no rule against that actually," Huo Yunshen said.

He was actually thinking of how to invite Jing Xi to join them, and the kids helped him out.

"Then it's okay, right?" Little Grape asked.

"Yes." Huo Yunshen nodded.

"Yay! Come on, join us!" Little Grape clapped and waved at Jing Xi.

But due to the difference in status, Jing Xi was wary of joining them.

"No, no. I'm fine. I'll eat after everyone is done." Jing Xi smiled.

"Just sit down!" Huo Yunshen ordered.

Stunned by the king's immediate order, Jing Xi stared at him before taking a seat beside Little Apple.

Huo Yunshen then ordered the servants to prepare a set of utensils for Jing Xi too.

And thus, Jing Xi had her meal with the royal family.

But she had no idea that things were changing slowly.

In the man's heart, she was not another nanny anymore but the wife he'd lost three years ago.

She had the right to sit at the same table as them.

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The car was already waiting outside before the kids were finished with their breakfast.

Because of their royal status, the princess and princes were studying at the royal institution, providing them with the best of everything.

Ying Bao was already in the third grade while Little Grape and Little Apple were going to start their first year of pre-school.

Like every day, the king was supposed to be meeting representatives from other countries, but he pushed all meetings away just so he could take the kids to school himself.

The car was about to leave, and Jing Xi was getting ready to head to the company.

Yet, Huo Yunshen wanted her to join him and his children as they went to the school, but he had no idea how to ask her.

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