Hongxi could tell it was his older sister just by hearing her voice.

"Oh, sister, I want to ride a horse too! Can I come with you?"

Yinreng lifted the carriage curtain and saw Wenxi and Twelfth Prince Yintao sitting on a horse. To be precise, Twelfth Prince was riding a horse with Wenxi on his back, and the two were not moving fast.

Upon seeing Yinreng's face, Yintao smiled and waved, "Second Brother."

Yinreng nodded.

Twelve is about the same age as Hongyu, and is also the age where she can play with Wenxi.

Hongxi craned his neck to look outside, but Yinreng caught him and held him in his arms. "Hongxi, do you want to ride a horse too?"

Hongxi looked at Yinreng in surprise. Although his eyes were full of doubt, he still nodded honestly, "I want to."

Yinreng stopped the carriage and then mounted the horse that He Yuzhu had brought. Because he had to carry Hongxi, he moved very slowly.

Hongxi was overjoyed.

Yin Tao and Wen Xi, standing to the side, were also shouting with joy, and the laughter of the four of them drew frequent glances from the convoy.

When Kangxi saw this, he simply smiled and shook his head, then ignored them.

On the carriage of the Guarjia clan, Ulanara Xiurong and Dong'e Xiuwan were chatting together when they heard the laughter and drove off.

Dong Eshi smiled and said, "His Highness the Crown Prince really dotes on the princess and the little prince."

Guarjia also looked over. Although Yinreng was not holding Wenxi, his eyes were always on the safety of that side.

"Yes, Grandpa is really good to these two children."

Ulanara Xiurong was very envious, "Since Honghui passed away, there have been no more children in the manor. Now that Li is pregnant and the pregnancy is stable, it makes the Fourth Master very happy."

It was clearly something to be happy about, but judging from Ulanara Xiurong's tone, there wasn't a trace of joy in her voice.

Dong Eshi asked gently, "Is it because that Li woman has become arrogant because of the child?"

Logically speaking, a pregnant concubine shouldn't cause much trouble in a prince's harem. However, there hasn't been a single surviving child in the Fourth Prince's harem. Now that there's finally a pregnant one, not to mention a concubine, even a nameless old woman would be treated like a treasure.

Ulanara Xiurong nodded.

She was originally a gentle and cheerful person, but since Honghui passed away, she has never smiled again.

She had never cared about the concubines vying for her favor in the past, but now Li was too arrogant. Not only had she clashed with others many times, but she had also made outrageous remarks in front of her on several occasions.

“She came to me several times, saying she wanted to be promoted to a secondary consort. If I didn’t agree, she would immediately have a stomachache. At first, the Fourth Prince would ask about it, but after she made a lot of noise, he stopped caring.”

Dong Eshi Xiu Wan was puzzled, "If even the Fourth Prince doesn't care, what are you still afraid of? Then let's get started on dealing with it."

Ulanara smiled bitterly.

"Fourth Master feels that I can't even control a concubine, and he's already quite critical of me. I don't know who advised Li Shi behind the scenes, but when Fourth Master is around, she acts as if nothing's wrong. If Fourth Master isn't around, she'll complain of stomach aches."

Dong Eshi Xiu Wan sneered, flicked the handkerchief in her hand, and said disdainfully, "No wonder the Fourth Prince thinks you can't control your concubines. If you ask me, your methods are still too mild."

The Third Master had quite a few concubines in his harem, some of whom were capable of bearing children. However, if any of their birth mothers were dishonest and dared to act recklessly in front of her, the primary wife, she would not hesitate to retaliate without hesitation, even if the Third Master tried to persuade them otherwise.

Over time, the concubines all learned about the First Wife's temper, and none of them dared to cause trouble.

Ulanara Xiu Rong's eyes lit up. "Third Sister-in-law, tell me quickly, what's the solution?"

Dong Eshi Xiu Wan glanced at Guarjia Shi, who was also listening attentively, before saying, "To deal with these pregnant concubines, you need to control the people around them. Whenever they cause trouble, deal with their head maids. Over time, once all the confidantes are eliminated, it will not only make it easier for you to place your own people in line, but it will also intimidate the servants. Let them know the temper of the primary consort, and if they dare to gossip in front of their master again, they will die."

Ulanara Xiurong thought about it and decided that this was a good idea, so she decided to try it when she had the chance.

This time, everyone came to the summer palace to escape the heat. According to Li's status, she was not qualified to come along, but because of her special status, the Fourth Prince still brought her along.

“Sister-in-law, listen to me. If Li dares to be arrogant again, you should punish her maid in front of her. You don’t necessarily have to beat her to death or cripple her. Even twenty slaps would be good.”

Ulanara Xiu's face, which had been clouded with worry, finally broke into a smile.

"Third sister-in-law, you're the one with the best ideas."

As Guarjia watched her two sisters-in-law discussing tidying up the backyard, she thought back to Niohuru Yuhe. It hadn't even been a year, but it felt like a very, very long time ago.

"The backyard of Yuqing Palace is quite peaceful; the Crown Princess certainly won't have these troublesome matters." Dong Eshi peeled an orange, divided it into three portions, and ate a few segments herself.

"I have to thank our ancestor for helping me deal with the Niohuru clan, otherwise I would have had a real headache."

The two sisters-in-law nodded.

The Niohuru clan was a prominent family, and Yuhe was the legitimate daughter of Faka, so her status was high enough to make her a concubine in the harem.

"Alright, that's all in the past. Let's talk about something happier." Dong Eshi Xiuwan changed the subject and looked at Ulanara Xiurong, saying, "I heard that Fourth Master is going to the south. He's going to miss a good summer retreat."

Ulanara Xiurong shrugged indifferently, "Fourth Prince is usually preoccupied with state affairs, and I can count on one hand the number of times I see him in the backyard. Now that he's away from the palace on disaster relief in the south, it gives me the opportunity to deal with the Li family."

The other two smiled broadly when they saw that she had finally come to terms with it.

"Mother."

A soft, childlike voice rang out from outside the carriage. Guarjia hurriedly lifted the curtain and saw Hongxi waving at her.

Her little face was flushed, and a big smile appeared on her lips.

Guarjia felt her heart was melting.

"Is Hongxi hot? Why don't you come to your mother's place?"

Hongxi shook his head.

[I've finally gotten to ride a horse, I don't want to go into the carriage.]

The next second, Dong'e and Ulanara also came over and said, "Hongxi, do you miss your aunt? How about your aunt gives you some milk cake?"

Hongxi was startled to see them all in the carriage, and then reached out her small hand to Guarjia.

Wow, there's definitely some gossip going on, I want to hear it.

Yinreng instinctively reached out to pat his little bottom, but Guarjia was faster and simply carried Hongxi away.

Afterwards, Hongxi sat among the three women, eating, drinking, having fun, and listening to gossip.

While listening, I was also internally complaining.

While riding his horse outside the carriage, Yinreng passively received all sorts of gossip from the third and fourth princes' backyards.

Well, eavesdropping seems kind of interesting.