“Su Nan, right? I’ve met you before. No need for formalities. We’re relatives. We’re at Sister Jiang’s house, and there are no outsiders here, so let’s not stand on ceremony.” Chang Le said, squatting down to hug Sui Sui.

"Sui Sui, your aunt will stay here with you for a few days. In a few days, you can come to the palace with your aunt to see your grandmother, okay?"

The Empress Dowager was eager to see her grandson, and she originally planned to summon Jiang Shuyue to bring Sui Sui into the palace.

Xiao Jingzhao stopped him, telling the Empress Dowager that Jiang Shuyue's clinic couldn't do without her. There was plenty of time, so he suggested that Chang Le get to know Sui Sui first, and then have Xiang Yang prepare a lot of gifts for Chang Le to bring to the Jiang residence.

Sui Sui looked up at his mother, and seeing Jiang Shuyue nod, he said in his childish voice, "Okay."

Su Nan is naturally lively, and she quickly became less reserved.

Knowing that his elder sister was going to the clinic at this time, he suggested, "Would the princess like to watch fishing?"

"Auntie, Uncle is fishing in the pond by the garden. Shall we go play together?"

"Sister Jiang, you go ahead with your work, I'm going to watch the fishing."

Once outside the palace, without Aunt Cai accompanying her, Chang Le acted like a monkey returning to the mountains, completely forgetting all decorum and propriety.

Before Jiang Shuyue could even react, she put Suisui down, took her hand, and disappeared in a flash.

"Princess, wait!" Jing'er called out and followed, with the palace maids hurrying after her.

Qiuju said, "Miss, you said you wanted Gao Mu to stay and protect the princess, but it seems unnecessary now."

Jiang Shuyue walked to the table and closed the opened brocade box. "It wouldn't be appropriate to insist on sending it back. The Emperor also has his pride. Let's put it in the storeroom for now."

Qiuju led the maid to collect the gift boxes and go to the storeroom, and then went to arrange accommodations for Changle.

Cangyun hadn't returned for several days, and Jiang Shuyue was preoccupied with the progress at the estate. She had originally intended to go and see for herself, but with the restaurant's opening imminent and Princess Chang Le coming to stay at the manor for a while, it wouldn't be appropriate to leave at this time.

After some thought, she decided to send Gao Mu to the estate.

After arranging everything, she had the manor's coachman take her to the clinic.

Two days passed in a flash, and Chang Le was having so much fun at the Jiang residence that she didn't want to leave.

Qiuju felt that the variety of pastries in the mansion was too small and was afraid of neglecting the princess, so she instructed Mei'er, who was in charge of purchasing, to buy back all the famous snacks in the capital.

In the corridor of Xingyue Courtyard, Su Nan's fingers flew across the abacus, which was the account book of Jishetang.

The crackling sounds didn't bother Chang Le and Sui Sui at all.

Chang Le picked up a piece of water chestnut cake and tried to feed it to Sui Sui, but Sui Sui shook her head and rubbed her round belly. "Auntie, I really can't eat anymore. I feel like the cake is almost up to my throat."

Jing'er couldn't bear to watch any longer. Whenever the princess tasted a delicious pastry, she would give a few pieces to Sui Sui.

She leaned down and whispered in Chang Le's ear, "Princess, let's get ready to go back to the palace. You keep feeding the young master; be careful not to overfeed him."

Chang Le looked up at the sky and said thoughtfully, "Tomorrow should be the day the results are announced. It will definitely be very lively in front of the examination hall. I heard that there are people catching sons-in-law under the results list. That would be so much fun."

Jing'er felt a sense of foreboding. Was the princess not planning to return to the palace?

The crisp sound of the abacus stopped, and Su Nan asked with a smile, "Princess, you're returning to the palace today. Will Sui Sui go with you?"

"Who said I was leaving? We haven't even seen the lion dances or the lantern festival yet."

"Princess! The Empress Dowager will be worried," Jing'er hurriedly reminded her.

Su Nan couldn't be happier that Chang Le wasn't in a hurry to leave. If she left, he wouldn't see Sui Sui for several days. He couldn't imagine how deserted the courtyard would be if Sui Sui wasn't in the mansion.

Chang Le waved her hand dismissively, "Don't make a fuss, it's just one more day."

In the front yard, Jiang Shuyue sat idly in the hall, flipping through a book in her hands.

A ray of sunlight shone through the window frame, casting a slanted glow on her face, as if veiling her delicate features with a warm veil.

Qiuju placed the package on the armchair next to her.

"Miss, Young Master Su Nan is calculating the clinic's accounts. Don't you want to know how much profit he's made?"

Jiang Shuyue paused slightly with her fingers. "There shouldn't be much profit. I told him to stop calculating, but he insisted on doing it and said he wanted to practice."

Qiu Ju smiled and said, "Young Master Su Nan is worried that you'll get tired, so he wants to help you share the burden."

Jiang Shuyue knew perfectly well that in order to achieve the goal of healing the sick and helping the world, the clinic did not charge high fees and often waived consultation fees for women in difficult circumstances.

She paid the female doctors a decent monthly allowance, and seeing how diligently they studied, she would occasionally give them extra rewards as encouragement. Even though she often took medicinal herbs from her spatial storage, the clinic's profits were never very high.

"Miss, are you waiting for someone from the palace to come and pick up Princess Chang Le and Young Master Sui Sui?" Qiu Ju noticed that her mistress occasionally looked up to look outside.

"No, I'm waiting for Gao Mu."

Jiang Shuyue put down her book, picked up her tea and took a sip, saying, "You've packed all of Sui Sui's clothes. We'll just wait for someone from the palace to pick her up. It's just a few days in the palace, so I have nothing to worry about."

Qiuju said with a smile, "That's right. The two princesses dote on Suisui like a precious gem. The Emperor treats Suisui well too. I heard from Princess Changle that the Empress Dowager has been looking forward to holding a grandson for a long time. Our Suisui is a lucky one."

Jiang Shuyue smiled faintly and lowered her head to continue reading the book in her hands.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard, and then two palace maids entered.

Qiuju asked, "Are you going back to the palace?"

The two maids curtsied to Jiang Shuyue, saying, "Princess, you will be staying at the young lady's residence for another day. We are afraid that the Empress Dowager will be waiting impatiently, so we must return to the palace to report."

Jiang Shuyue closed the book and looked up, "I will immediately instruct the coachman to take you two back to the palace."

"Thank you, young lady."

The palace maids didn't know how to address Jiang Shuyue, so Princess Changle told them to just call her "Miss".

Just as Qiuju was about to turn around and call the coachman, she heard the gatekeeper say that someone from the palace had arrived.

When Jiang Shuyue and Qiuju went outside, they saw that it was a carriage sent by the palace.

Inside the palace, the Empress Dowager and Yonghe waited anxiously outside the Cining Palace.

"Aunt Cai, do you think the child will be able to eat the dinner we prepared?" the Empress Dowager asked, her eyes fixed on the road leading out of the palace.

"Your Highness need not worry. The young master is not so delicate. The food prepared by the imperial chefs in the palace is more exquisite than that of the chefs in the former Prince's Mansion. The young master will definitely like it."

Aunt Cai had never seen her master so nervous.

Before Aunt Cai could finish speaking, the Empress Dowager muttered again, "I wonder if the clothes we rushed to make will fit."

"Mother, don't worry. Sui Sui is such a good boy. I saw that he wasn't picky about food when he was at the Jiang residence. When he comes to the palace for a short stay, Qiu Ju, the maidservant of Sister Jiang, will definitely bring Sui Sui a change of clothes." Seeing that the Empress Dowager was both expectant and anxious, Yong He went over and took the Empress Dowager's arm.

Under everyone's expectant gaze, two palace maids appeared on the palace road.

"Look, here she comes, Sui Sui is here!" the Empress Dowager said, heading to greet her.

Aunt Cai craned her neck and looked into the distance. Seeing the two palace maids getting closer and closer, she went up and pulled the Empress Dowager away, saying, "Your Majesty, please wait. Only the palace maids from Princess Chang Le's side have returned."