Regarding their previous statement about wanting to destroy the Guarjia clan, Song and the others denied that it was true.

As they left, people made way for Jiaming as she carried Hongjing, not daring to look at her or the little Hongjing she was carrying, either openly or secretly.

"Ah, finally I can get some rest. Hongtao, hurry up and get your mistress a pot of tea, I'm dying of thirst!" Jiaming exclaimed as soon as she entered the outer room.

"I think I've prepared it a while ago, I'll bring it right away!" After saying that, Hongtao came out with a pot of tea a short while later.

After Jiaming gulped down three cups of tea in a very generous manner, she noticed out of the corner of her eye that her son Hongjing was staring at her expectantly, so she immediately poured another cup of tea and fed it to him.

The little guy took a few sips and then stopped drinking.

Seeing his reaction, Jiaming knew he wasn't thirsty at all; he probably just wanted to drink after seeing her gulp down her drink.

"Master, why did you say you could finally rest? Did you encounter any difficulties when you went to pay your respects?" Hongtao asked with some concern.

Jiaming nodded, then said weakly, "If you want to know the details, ask Lvliu." During the greetings, he had engaged in a lengthy debate with the women, saying too much; he was thirsty and exhausted!

Jiaming said she didn't want to talk anymore.

Upon hearing this, Red Peach looked at Green Willow.

Green Willow then recounted how, in the main courtyard and the back courtyard, the masters had bullied her master, and how she had been retaliated against.

When Hongtao first heard that her master was being mistreated, and that the Fifth Prince was frightened, she was both worried and angry, and almost jumped up and down.

However, upon hearing about his master's glorious achievements, he was no longer worried or angry. Instead, he began to gloat over the misfortunes of the other masters in the backyard.

As they were talking, Green Willow and Red Peach felt even more impressed with their master and immediately cast admiring glances at Jiaming.

Being watched like this made Jiaming feel pretty good, and she didn't feel so tired anymore.

After a while, Jiaming placed Hongjing on the mat and let him continue to play with his treasures, while she returned to her seat and ate some snacks.

This morning, she used up a lot of energy arguing with a group of women and needed to replenish it. Of course, seeing the freshly baked flower cakes made her mouth water.

Hongjing also took a small piece of flower cake in his hand, nibbling on it casually with one hand while playing with his favorite little abacus with the other.

After a while, Xiao Hezi came in, "Master!"

Jiaming stopped eating the flower cake and asked, "What is it?"

Xiao Hezi: "Gege Geng has arrived and is in the outer hall."

"Geng?" Jiaming raised an eyebrow. "I have no dealings with her. Although she didn't cause me any trouble today, she didn't side with me either. Why did she suddenly come to my door? By the way, did she say anything to you?"

Xiao Hezi shook his head. "I don't know. She didn't say. She only said she wanted to pay her respects to you, Master. Oh, and Lady Geng also brought a gift."

Upon hearing this, Jiaming raised an eyebrow again. "There must be something she wants in return for giving a gift. I wonder what she wants?" Her mind raced, and soon she had a guess.

"Then, Master, would you like to go see him?" Xiao Hezi asked.

Jiaming really wanted to follow her heart and say "I won't see you" firmly, but unfortunately, she couldn't, because she couldn't find an excuse to refuse.

Busy? Haha, I'm not a princess consort who needs to manage the inner quarters. What's there to be busy with? As for taking care of the children, it's not like I'm the only one taking care of them. There are wet nurses and maids too.

Pretending to be sick, haha. This morning, while he was arguing with a group of women, he shamelessly boasted that he was in exceptionally good health. When he came back, he carried Hongjing, who weighed about 20 pounds, back in one go without even breaking a sweat. No one would believe that he could fall ill so quickly.

If he is really sick, there is only one possibility: he is faking it.

Haha, this kind of behavior is sure to offend people!

Although she wasn't afraid of offending people and getting into trouble, she didn't like trouble getting on her mind. She was quite content with a quiet life and didn't need any more spice.

So Jiaming could only reluctantly nod, "I'll see you." Then, she couldn't help but mutter to herself, "I don't even have an excuse not to see you, how frustrating."

“Hongtao, you and the wet nurse Lin will stay and watch over the Fifth Prince together,” Jiaming paused, then looked at Lvliu, “Lvliu, you come with me,” and then looked at Xiao Hezi, “You come too, let’s go!”

The outer hall was not far from here. Before long, Jiaming arrived at the entrance of the outer hall with Lvliu and Xiao Hezi.

Upon seeing Jiaming enter, Madam Geng immediately stood up and bowed to Jiaming, saying, "Consort Jiaming!"

The maid following behind Madam Geng immediately bowed to Jiaming and said, "Greetings, Consort!"

Jiaming accepted Geng's greeting, but Green Willow and Little Hezi, who were following behind her, immediately avoided Geng's greeting and began to bow to her instead.

After the initial greetings, Jiaming invited Madam Geng to sit down. "Sit!"

Although she was annoyed by Geng's visit, she did not show it on her face and spoke in a very calm tone.

After Geng took her seat, she began to chat with Jiaming.

"Your Majesty's elegance today is truly admirable. That's why I've come to visit you, hoping to get to know you better. Please forgive me if I've disturbed you."

Jiaming rolled her eyes inwardly, "You really are bothering me!"

However, since they've been so friendly, I can't go too far.

However, Jiaming didn't pretend to say that you weren't bothering her and that you were welcome to visit. Instead, she said, "It's fine now, but it would really be a bother if it went on for too long."

Geng: ...These words are a bit unexpected.

Jiaming lowered her head and drank her tea, paying no attention to Geng's reaction.

Coming to her senses, Madam Geng continued, "I was afraid of disturbing you by visiting so abruptly, so I brought a gift to express my apologies."

As soon as Madam Geng finished speaking, the maid who had come with her lifted the veil, revealing the prayers inside.

There are precious medicinal herbs, and fine fabrics...

"It's a bit too valuable!" Jiaming declined, "Sister Geng, why don't you take it back?"

Geng quickly said, "Sister Guarjia, please don't refuse. It's not expensive at all. I specially picked it out for you."

Then, Geng spoke in a roundabout way, saying almost the same thing.

I just want to have more contact and communication with her, and I want to visit her more often.

Jiaming roughly guessed Geng's intentions as to why she wanted to have more contact with her, communicate with her more, and visit her more often.

However, Geng kept circling around the main topic, but she had no patience to continue chatting with her in a roundabout way.

So, after Madam Geng finished speaking, picked up her teacup, and took a sip of tea, Jia Ming, no longer wanting to keep her company, asked directly, "May I ask what brings you here today, Sister Geng? There must be something you want from someone when you offer a gift. If you have something to say, just say it."