Qingyin was slightly lost in thought, and her hand, which was peeling peanuts, stopped.

Then a few plump, white peanuts, their skins peeled off, landed in her fair palm. The little girl carefully held out her chubby hand and offered the peeled peanuts to Qingyin, her big, round eyes fixed on Qingyin: "Mother Yu, eat."

It's incredibly heartwarming.

Qingyin's eyes softened, and she pinched the little girl's soft, white cheeks, smiling as she said, "Thank you, our lovely little Jiaoyue."

Holding the gift from Xiao Jiaoyue, Qingyin put it in her mouth. She didn't know if it was because of the person, but Qingyin really thought the peanuts were unusually delicious. They were fresh, sweet, and crisp, and they were also a little moist, so they didn't dry out her mouth.

Looking at her chubby daughter fawning over Chao Qingyin, Consort Ling covered her lips and chuckled: "This little girl just loves to be with you. Compared to you, even I am not as good as you."

Qingyin winked at the clever little girl, hinting, and smiled, "It's not that your older sister is sitting further away than me, I just got the advantage because I'm sitting closer."

Little Jiaoyue was also clever. She quickly peeled several more peanuts, then walked over to her mother and said with a fawning smile, "Jiaoyue likes her mother, and she also likes Yu's mother."

"You!" Consort Ling pinched her chubby daughter's cheek helplessly. What a clever little devil.

"Speaking of which, I heard that the Third Prince and Consort Ru had a falling out these past few days. After the Third Prince came to Cuiyue Palace a few days ago, he smashed a lot of things there." Consort Ling deliberately lowered her voice as she spoke to Qingyin, recalling a certain incident.

"The Third Prince?" Qingyin blinked. Isn't this her younger sister's destined male lead?

Qingyin asked curiously, "Sister Lingpin, how did you know?"

Consort Ling was somewhat angry. "It's not that I have connections in other palaces. It's just that Consort Ru is a hypocrite. On the surface, she seems gentle and charming, but everyone knows that she treats the servants the worst."

"This incident was caused by her own actions. She hit a palace maid, who couldn't take it and went crazy, causing a scene outside. The maid was covered in bruises and kept shouting, 'Your Majesty, please don't fall anymore.' With so many palace servants passing by, it was impossible to hide it from them."

Hearing Consort Ru scolding and beating the palace servants, Qingyin couldn't help but frown.

"What about the palace maid who went mad?"

Consort Ling sighed, "I heard about it. Fortunately, my family has some connections, and I felt sorry for that person, so I had someone take her into the Cold Palace and have a nanny look after her and give her some food, so that she wouldn't end up dying."

"Sister Lingpin is kind-hearted."

"But since you saved that palace maid, you must be careful of Consort Ru's revenge," Qingyin said worriedly.

Consort Ling waved her hand dismissively, "I entered the palace with her. It doesn't matter if she doesn't like me or not. Anyway, there's nothing she can do to me."

Qingyin smiled faintly: "Then if you encounter any problems, please feel free to tell me."

"Yes, I will definitely ask my sister if I have any questions." Consort Ling understood.