Empress Ming, Empress Xiaochunxian, of the Gu'erjia clan, from the Manchu Plain White Banner, younger brother is Grand Scholar Gu'erjia Jiahuan. When Shizong Yongzheng was a prince, she gav...
The next day, Fourth Master, as always, had a blank, aloof expression, no longer showing his emotions as he had the day before.
Looking at him so familiarly, if Jiaming hadn't actually seen that poorly made jade hairpin when she woke up this morning, she probably would have thought that what happened last night was a dream!
However, knowing that it was true, she was in a daze all morning, finding it all too unbelievable.
However unbelievable it may seem, when Hongxuan asked with concern, "Mother, you don't look well, are you sick?" she put the matter aside and cheered up, saying, "Mother is fine, I was just thinking about something."
"Oh!" Hongxuan was relieved and continued to play with the 3D puzzle that his father had brought back for him yesterday.
Jiaming was a little bored. Remembering how Fourth Master had taught her to roll dice yesterday, she couldn't help but have an idea. So she asked Hongtao to bring the dice that Fourth Master had left behind yesterday.
Upon hearing this, Hongxuan immediately said, "Xuan'er wants to play too."
"Okay, let's play together."
The mother and son both found it enjoyable, and so, in the days that followed, while Fourth Master was busy outside, Jiaming and Hongxuan spent a lot of their days playing dice.
Suddenly, one morning, after breakfast, the old man was still there.
Before Jiaming could speak, her son Hongxuan asked, "Father, aren't you busy today?"
That would be great if I weren't so busy.
"Not in a hurry!" Fourth Master replied.
Upon hearing this, Jiaming and Hongxuan exchanged a glance, and then the mother and son both looked at the Fourth Master, their eyes sparkling.
When Fourth Master saw the longing in their eyes, he thought for a moment and remembered that they had mentioned wanting to go out several times. At that time, his answer was that he was too busy and would talk about it when he was less busy. Now he knew what was going on.
As it happened, he had already planned to do so, so he said, "You guys change your clothes, and we'll go out together later."
Jiaming and her son were overjoyed, and Jiaming said even more happily, "Then wait a moment, Grandpa, we'll be done soon."
"Wait a minute," Fourth Master called out to Jiaming and her son.
Jiaming and Hongxuan looked at the Fourth Master with suspicion.
"Su Peisheng!"
"Your servant is here!" Su Peisheng, who had been absent, entered, accompanied by a maidservant carrying a finished garment.
The clothes were very ordinary, the kind that ordinary people would wear, and they were Hanfu.
Seeing this, Jiaming knew that going outside was something the master had planned from the beginning, which was a good thing.
She had Hongtao take the clothes, while she led Hongxuan back to the inner room. Then she had Hongtao change Hongxuan's clothes, and she changed into her own clothes.
After changing into Hanfu, Jiaming, with her baby face, looked even more youthful. However, she was clearly more suited to Hanfu than Qipao.
As for Xiao Hongxuan, Jiaming circled around the little guy for a while, then couldn't resist hugging him. If the little guy hadn't disliked being buried in her chest and being rubbed, he might have actually done it.
When she led Hongxuan out, she clearly saw a hint of appreciation flash in his usually calm eyes. So, she really was quite suited to wearing Hanfu, but unfortunately, she couldn't wear it often.
However, this is the first time I've seen him dressed in Hanfu, and he looks quite good. Not only is his posture more upright, but his handsomeness has also increased by another ten percent.
Before setting off, the Fourth Prince gave Hongxuan some instructions: "Once you're outside, call him Father and Mother."
A look of confusion flashed in the little guy's eyes.
The Fourth Prince gave him a brief explanation, and Hongxuan changed his tune.
Jiaming found it very novel to be called "mother" by Hongxuan for the first time.
On the long street, Fourth Master personally carried Hongxuan, with Jiaming by his side and Su Peisheng, the money bag, following behind. The four of them looked at this stall and that stall.
If Jiaming lingered over something for too long, Fourth Master would give Su Peisheng a look to pay for it. Eventually, Su Peisheng would pay for it without Fourth Master's prompting.
If Hongxuan lingered over something, the Fourth Prince would ask him if he wanted it, and if he said "yes," he would have Su Peisheng pay for it.
After browsing through the stalls, Jiaming realized she had gained a new understanding of him. In fact, it was a new perspective, because she had always assumed he simply had people pay for his things directly. But seeing Su Peisheng's patient and attentive manner while he negotiated the price, she realized she had been mistaken.
"Dad, I want this." In Fourth Master's arms, chubby Hongxuan pointed to the cute panda roly-poly toy on the stall. He actually had one too, but not this style. It was quite pretty, and he wanted it.
Just as Su Peisheng was about to step forward, he was stopped by Fourth Master raising his hand.
Jiaming looked at Fourth Master with confusion. What was he doing? Before, Hongxuan always bought whatever he wanted.
Then she saw him take a bag from his waist and give it to Hongxuan.
Jiaming: "..."
Hongxuan took the bag and looked up at Fourth Master with a puzzled expression.
Fourth Master opened the money bag in Hongxuan's hand and said calmly, "Here's the money, take it."
Jiaming: This means Hongxuan has to pay for it himself!
The thought of paying for nothing made Hongxuan clutch her purse tightly, her face flushed with excitement.
"How much?" the little guy asked in a childish voice, mimicking what Su Peisheng had said when he bought the items.
The old man selling the goods chuckled and said, "Young master, this costs six coins."
"Could you make it cheaper?"
The old man looked at Hongxuan with surprise, thinking to himself, "This child is so young, maybe three years old at most, yet he speaks so fluently and knows how to bargain. He's really smart! Much better than my own grandson!"
Moreover, the little baby was fair-skinned and delicate, like a porcelain doll, and her smile was so warm and comforting that the old man was charmed and wanted to generously offer to give her the baby for free.
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