After rebirth, His Highness Xinshu was pampered by me.

Chapter 471 The Unexplained Reason
Jinse was almost embarrassed, but she still hurriedly explained, "This servant just heard that His Majesty's throat seemed a little uncomfortable, so I took the liberty of going to the Imperial Tea Room to brew some chrysanthemum tea..."

In a way, this was Jinse overstepping her bounds.

After all, brewing tea for the Emperor is not her duty now, and she shouldn't go to the Imperial Tea Room without permission.

Upon realizing this, Jinse paused, then hurriedly apologized.

But the emperor raised his hand to stop him: "It's alright, this cup of chrysanthemum tea is perfectly suited to me now."

The weather has been changing a lot lately, and he's been very busy, so his throat is indeed a bit sore.

A few days ago, the imperial physician examined him and said that he had too much internal heat, and that he could drink some chrysanthemum tea to reduce the heat and soothe his throat.

He disliked the chrysanthemum tea brewed by the other people in the Imperial Tea Room; it was either bitter or overly sweet.

Aunt Cao does have excellent tea-making skills, but she's not always on duty serving tea and water these days...

Jinse breathed a slight sigh of relief and stood quietly to the side, waiting for the emperor to slowly drink half a cup of chrysanthemum tea.

After drinking the tea, the emperor looked at Jinse and said, "It's been a while since we last met. It seems you've been doing quite well at the Twelfth Prince's residence?"

Judging from Jinse's current state, you can tell she's doing quite well; after all, she seems to have gained a little weight.

But... she does look more like her now.

The emperor's expression flickered, and he fell silent.

Jinse didn't know what to say. Thinking about her daily life in the Twelfth Prince's residence and hearing the Emperor's words, she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

She was clearly assigned by the Emperor to work at the Twelfth Prince's residence, but now she's living like she's on vacation there.

Fortunately, the emperor didn't dwell on the question. Instead, he suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Do you know why I summoned you to the palace today?"

Jinse shook her head, her face showing a hint of hesitation.

Upon seeing this, the emperor laughed and said, "What are you thinking about? Tell me."

Jinse hesitated and said, "This servant doesn't know anything else, but I've heard that the Great Liang has been urging us to have a marriage alliance with our Great Sheng. I heard that an official recommended me, and I think the Emperor might want to talk to me about this?"

She pondered that only something so significant, even remotely related to her, could prompt the Emperor to summon her to the palace.

The emperor raised an eyebrow.

She didn't respond to Jinse's words, but turned to look at Eunuch Yang.

Eunuch Yang immediately carried a wooden box to Jinse.

The Emperor gestured to Jinse: "I was thinking, you are a first-class palace maid from the Imperial Palace, and I specially assigned you to help the Twelfth Prince. You should be given some support. After thinking it over, this one is not bad. Take a look!"

Jinse was a little confused.

At Eunuch Yang's prompting, he accepted the box.

The box was small and square, but it was made of fine rosewood. When opened, a small bluish-white seal was embedded in the velvet inside. Jinse picked it up instinctively and saw that her name was engraved on the seal, and there were some other markings next to it, but she was not quite sure what they were.

"this is……"

With a smile, Eunuch Yang introduced to Jinse, "Normally, palace maids in charge, regardless of rank, would have these. But since you left the Imperial Palace, you are now a seventh-rank female official, so this is in accordance with regulations. However, there were very few female officials in the past, so there was no specific style for this seal. The seal-making workshop found this style. Do you like it, Miss?"

The seal wasn't particularly fancy, but the materials and craftsmanship were excellent. Jinse naturally wouldn't say she didn't like it.

She nodded hastily, "Of course I like it, but this..."

As Jinse spoke, she turned to look at the emperor, first hurriedly and respectfully thanking him for the reward, and then asked in confusion, "Your Majesty, I am just a steward, how could I possibly need this..."

The emperor waved his hand, as if that seal was nothing important.

"Take this as a gift. This seal was kept on file at the seal-making office. Use it when appropriate; it will make things go more smoothly for you, both inside and outside the palace."

Upon hearing this, Jinse could only express her gratitude once more, then carefully put the small seal away and placed it away properly.

Seeing her cautious demeanor, the emperor smiled with satisfaction and then reminded her, "In the future, if anything happens, you can also use that little seal to enter and leave the palace without an imperial edict."

Jinse was taken aback, not expecting the small seal to have such a function.

Even the twelfth prince, who was pretending to be happy while eating and drinking, was somewhat surprised when he heard the emperor's words.

It seems that Father Emperor does indeed have something going on with Jinse...

However, even after two lifetimes, he still couldn't figure out the reason behind it.

The twelfth prince couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

The emperor was completely unaware that his youngest son was pondering these trivial matters concerning him; at this moment, he was only focused on Jinse…

After watching for a while, the emperor suddenly asked, "I've heard you talk about your past before, but I'm still a little curious, do you really not remember anything about your biological parents?"

Jinse didn't know why the emperor suddenly asked this question, but she still nodded honestly.

“I was adopted when I was a child. I once heard the family that adopted me mention that I was abandoned by the roadside when I was still an infant, and I didn’t seem to have anything important to prove my identity.”

Upon hearing this, the emperor seemed to be deep in thought.

After a while, he asked again, "Have you ever thought about who your biological parents are? If possible, would you consider looking for them?"

Jinse was taken aback and subconsciously asked, "Does Your Majesty mean this servant?"

The emperor nodded.

Jinse pondered for a moment, then nodded, and then shook her head.

After a while, she said, "This servant...this servant doesn't know either. If I do know, perhaps I'll look for it?"

Or perhaps not.

After all, she had known since she was a child that she did not have biological parents.

Perhaps when she was very young, when she saw that the other children in the village had parents who loved and disciplined them, she felt a moment of envy and anticipation, wondering if her biological parents would love and discipline her just as much if she could find them.
But after struggling to survive and living alone until now...

She no longer seemed to envy or look forward to those things.

If she were to actually meet her biological parents, she might be happy, right? But if she doesn't have that opportunity, she probably wouldn't care so much.

Thinking of this, Jinse smiled and said to the emperor in a calm tone, "When I was little, I thought that when I was able to support myself, I would definitely look for my biological parents. If I found them, I would ask them why they abandoned me. But now, I am not as fixated on these things as I used to be."