Su Yujin rubbed her eyes and pouted, "But you are so busy these days and come back so late every day."

"The Ministry of Revenue has hired several new people. I think they are all well-qualified, so I want to take them under my wing." He Yanxiu said, "Plus, it's almost the end of the year, and the Ministry of Revenue needs to take inventory of the accounts for the past year and check the silver in various warehouses. There are indeed a lot of things to do, but it will only take another month or so, and then we can relax a little."

"Yeah." Su Yujin nodded. "Are you hungry after coming back so late? I asked someone to prepare some fermented glutinous rice dumplings. Would you like to have a bowl?"

"Let's eat together." He Yanxiu replied with a smile.

Su Yujin did not refuse, but only asked Shuilan and Qingkui to bring some fermented glutinous rice dumplings.

Also served were the salty radish cake and three-shred rolls.

The couple sat together and had their meal happily.

"Today, the emperor was discussing matters in Chongyang Palace. He wanted to confer the title of Prince Rui on the fourth prince. He has already instructed the Imperial Observatory and the Ministry of Internal Affairs to choose a date for issuing the decree and a location for building a mansion for the fourth prince." He Yanxiu said.

Su Yujin paused, "The Fourth Prince is only fourteen years old this year, but he was awarded the title of king so early. The Emperor feels sorry for the Fourth Prince."

"You do feel sorry for the Fourth Prince." He Yanxiu said with a smile, "But judging from this, the Emperor feels more sorry for the Crown Prince."

The position of the crown prince is established and then abolished.

As long as he has not ascended the throne, the other princes still have hope.

But if other princes were made kings, their fate was basically determined and they would have almost no chance of becoming emperor.

And since the Fourth Prince has been crowned King, the Fifth Prince and the Sixth Prince will naturally not be far behind.

It has to be said that the Emperor has good intentions and has made many plans for the Crown Prince's future throne.

"Yes." Su Yujin nodded. "Parents must think long-term for their children. The Emperor and the Empress are also very thoughtful."

Think long-term for your children...

He Yanxiu tilted his head, and the spoon in his hand froze in the air.

"What's wrong?" Su Yujin asked.

"Nothing." He Yanxiu smiled, "The day after tomorrow is a day off. I'll take you to the theater to listen to an opera. I heard that the new play "Peony Pavilion" is very good. You should listen to it."

"Okay." Su Yujin responded with a smile.

She didn't like going out when the weather was cold, and after having two children this year, Su Yujin liked to stay at home even more. After staying at home for several days in a row and suddenly going out with He Yanxiu to watch an opera, Su Yujin became very interested, and her eyes were full of bright light.

Seeing Su Yujin so happy, He Yanxiu smiled again and again.

Winter in the north comes early and is long.

When the frost outside became heavier in the morning, He Yingzhe and He Wanyi both put on thick cotton clothes.

The two little guys were already plump and fair, and after putting on thick cotton-padded clothes and tiger-head hats, they looked even more like round balls.

Especially during the New Year, the two children were nearly eleven months old and were just able to stand with the help of others. They were each dressed in a bright red festive New Year outfit and looked as cute and well-behaved as the New Year dolls in the paintings.

Soon it was the first birthday of the two little ones.

The custom of celebrating one’s first birthday is to hold the “Zhuazhou” ceremony.

Early in the morning of that day, the He family carefully prepared objects all over the floor and put the two little guys on the floor to see what they would take.

The two little guys couldn’t walk yet, so they just stood there and looked around for a long time, then sat on the ground and started crawling towards their respective goals.

Zhe'er's purpose was very clear. He first grabbed a golden ingot in one hand, then picked up a very finely made abacus, and even picked up a brush next to it.

After taking these three things, he held them up happily for everyone to see.

"Well, this is a money-loving person." Su Yujin couldn't help but hold his forehead.

"Probably he will follow in his father's footsteps. He will study hard and get a job in the Ministry of Revenue after passing the imperial examination." He Yanxiu also laughed.

Yiyi was looking for her target. When she heard the laughter of everyone present, she stopped, laughed along with everyone, and then continued to crawl forward slowly.

First, she grabbed a round powder box, looked it up and down for a long time, then put it in her mouth to taste it. After realizing that it was just an ordinary inedible thing, she threw it aside and picked up another one.

Handkerchief, book, flute, chopsticks...

Whenever Yiyi picked up something, she would taste it first. If she found that it was inedible, she would discard it and look for another one.

It wasn't until Yi Yi found the cakes and chicken legs in the corner that her eyes suddenly lit up. She grabbed one in each hand and put it into her mouth happily. She didn't stop even when the corners of her mouth and face were covered with cake crumbs and grease.

"Our Yiyi will be a blessed person in the future." Old Madam He smiled, "These two are both good things. Yiyi will never lack food and drink in the future."

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"Yes." Lu couldn't help laughing and reached out to hug Yiyi.

When Yiyi saw her grandmother in front of her, she looked at the delicious chicken leg in her hand, and after hesitating for a moment, she put the chicken leg into Lu's mouth.

"Yiyi is so filial that she always lets grandma have a bite of the food she loves so much." Lu's face was as smiling as a peony. She kissed Yiyi on the cheek again and again, making Yiyi giggle.

Zhe'er was not to be outdone and just hugged the legs of He Yanxiu next to him.

"What's wrong?" He Yanxiu picked up Zhe'er as well.

Zhe'er looked at He Yanxiu seriously, then stuffed the brush in his hand into He Yanxiu's mouth.

While stuffing the food in his mouth, he kept his mouth open and made "ah" sounds, as if urging He Yanxiu to eat faster.

He Yanxiu, "..."

Could it be that this son is a black-hearted person?

Spring goes and summer comes, summer goes and autumn comes.

By the time the sweet-scented osmanthus flowers were fragrant, He Yingzhe and He Wanyi, brother and sister, had grown a lot taller and were able to run back and forth in the yard.

The weather was neither too cold nor too hot, so Su Yujin took the time to collect some osmanthus flowers and made osmanthus tea. Now she was making the tea and some lotus root powder and osmanthus cake. She and He Yanxiu were drinking tea and eating snacks while watching the two children laughing and playing.

After playing for a while, Zhe'er and Yiyi ran to the flower bed nearby, squatted down and started babbling to each other.

After a while, Yiyi ran towards Su Yujin with her little legs, and raised the trumpet creeper in her hand high, "Mom, flowers, words..."

When they got to Su Yujin, Yiyi handed the flowers to Su Yujin and said, "Here, here."

"Yiyi sent flowers to mother?" Su Yujin asked with a smile.

Yiyi understood and nodded her little head again and again.

"Thank you, Yiyi." Su Yujin looked at the trumpet creeper in full bloom, kissed Yiyi on the cheek, and then picked up a piece of lotus root powder and osmanthus cake and put it into her mouth, "Yiyi, eat osmanthus cake."