The Everyday Life of a Man Living by the Skin of His Teeth: A Qing Dynasty Reimagining

"Why only a one-month lifespan?" Ituma Shush felt shocked.

This is an alternate history Qing Dynasty novel with a cheat, multiple children, no romantic pairing (CP), and a slower pace...

Chapter 59 Walking the baby

After returning to Qingyun Yaxuan for lunch and a short rest, Ituma Shushu prepared to take the Seventh Prince Hongzhao, the Eighth Prince Hongxu, and the Ninth Prince Hongxuan outside.

It looks like everything is almost ready.

The Seventh Prince, Hongzhao, looked up at Ituma Shushu and asked, "Mother, shall we take the Eighth and Ninth Princes out now?"

Ituma Shushu nodded and said softly to the Seventh Prince Hongzhao, "Yes, we'll be going out soon. Mother had someone clean up an area this morning."

Ituma Shushu then turned to Zhi Qiu, who was waiting nearby, and gently instructed her, "Zhi Qiu, you now take Xiao Shunzi, Xiao Jiangzi, Xiao Dingzi, and Xiao Cuizi and carry the baby chairs of the Seventh Prince and the Eighth Prince to the area that I had cleaned this morning."

"Yes, Your Majesty," Zhi Qiu replied with a bow.

"Mother, Eighth Prince, go on your way." Eighth Prince Hongxu called out, tugging at the hem of Ituma Shushu's casual clothes.

Ninth Prince Hongxuan also pulled on the other corner of Ituma Shushu's casual clothes and called out, "Mother, Ninth Prince, go, go, go."

Ituma Shushu pulled the Eighth Prince Hongxu and the Ninth Prince Hongxuan in front of her, squatted down and said softly, "Little Eight, Little Nine, will you listen to your mother later?"

"Listen." "Listen." "Listen." "Listen."...

The Eighth Prince Hongxu and the Ninth Prince Hongxuan hurriedly called out in unison.

Ituma Shushu continued to squat down and said softly, "Little Eight, Little Nine, will you be good later?"

The Eighth Prince Hongxu and the Ninth Prince Hongxuan hurriedly called out, "Good boy!" "Good boy!" "Good boy!" "Good boy!"...

At this moment, the Seventh Prince Hongzhao couldn't help but speak up: "Seventh Brother just heard it. Eighth and Ninth, you two promised Mother that you would listen to her and be good."

"Be good." "Good boy." "Be good." "Good boy."...

The Eighth Prince Hongxu and the Ninth Prince Hongxuan shouted loudly at the Seventh Prince Hongzhao.

The Seventh Prince, Hongzhao, still looked at the two of them with an expression of disbelief.

Ituma Shushu smiled and said to the Seventh Prince Hongzhao, "Even your mother doesn't trust the Eighth and Ninth Princes."

"So, Mother, the baby chair that you had the Imperial Household Department specially make was just for treating Little Eight and Little Nine, right?" Seventh Prince Hongzhao had an expression that said, "I knew it."

Ituma Shushu couldn't help but laugh, "Hahaha, Mother will see which of the eight or nine children is naughty first."

The Seventh Prince Hongzhao couldn't help but laugh and said, "Mother, if one of them misbehaves, the other will immediately follow suit. There's no need to distinguish who is first."

Ituma Shushu pinched the cheek of the Seventh Prince Hongzhao, "Hmph, you've spoiled your mother's mood again."

The Eighth Prince Hongxu and the Ninth Prince Hongxuan didn't know what their mother and seventh brother were laughing at. They couldn't help but grab the corner of Ituma Shushu's clothes and call out, "Mother, Mother."

Ituma Shushu knew that the Eighth Prince Hongxu and the Ninth Prince Hongxuan were eager to go out and play.

She instructed Xia Ju and Dong Mei, who were waiting nearby, "Xia Ju, hold the Eighth Prince; Dong Mei, you hold the Ninth Prince. We'll go out now."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xia Ju and Dong Mei each picked up the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince.

Ituma Shushu then took the Seventh Prince Hongzhao's hand and set off with a group of servants.

When Ituma Shushu and the three princes arrived, Zhi Qiu, Xiao Shunzi, Xiao Jiangzi, Xiao Dingzi, and Xiao Cuizi were already waiting there.

"Greetings to Consort Shu, the Seventh Prince, the Eighth Prince, and the Ninth Prince." They quickly bowed and greeted him.

Ituma Shushu waved her hand and gently instructed, "Get up, all of you. In the coming months, I will often take the three princes out of Qingyun Yaxuan. Xiao Shunzi, Xiao Jiangzi, Xiao Dingzi, and Xiao Cuizi, you will be responsible for bringing out the baby chairs for the Eighth and Ninth Princes in advance."

Ituma Shushu pondered for a moment, then continued in a gentle voice, "From now on, after you've put away the baby chairs for the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince, just go and guard those corners. You don't need to go back to Qingyun Yaxuan anymore; just go and guard those corners."

"Yes, Your Majesty," Xiao Shunzi, Xiao Jiangzi, Xiao Dingzi, and Xiao Cuizi replied with excited bows.

At this moment, the Eighth Prince Hongxu and the Ninth Prince Hongxuan shouted again, "Mother, Mother!"

Ituma Shushu pulled the Seventh Prince Hongzhao over and instructed, "Xiaju, Dongmei, put the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince down."

As soon as the Eighth Prince Hongxu stepped onto the ground, he immediately grabbed the Seventh Prince Hongzhao's hand and called out, "Seventh Brother, let's go."

Not to be outdone, Ninth Prince Hongxuan immediately grabbed Ituma Shushu's hand and exclaimed, "Mother, let's go, let's go!"

Not long after they left, the Ninth Prince Hongxuan pointed to the sky and asked loudly, "Mother, what about that?"

Ituma Shushu looked in the direction he was pointing and saw fluffy white clouds floating in the blue sky. She said softly, "Xiao Jiu, those are clouds. Clouds are soft, and they drift around in the sky. Clouds, clouds."

Ninth Prince Hongxuan recited, "Clouds, clouds."

Ituma Shushu patted the Ninth Prince Hongxuan's head and said softly, "Little Ninth Prince is so smart."

"Mother, cloud, cloud, cloud!" The Eighth Prince Hongxu, who was holding the Seventh Prince Hongzhao's hand, also called out, not to be outdone.

Alright, Ituma Shushu patted the Eighth Prince Hongxu's head and said softly, "Little Eight is also smart and very capable."

"Eighth Prince, Ninth Prince, this is a flower. Did you hear me? A flower, a flower." The Seventh Prince, Hongzhao, spoke with the air of a little adult, pointing to a wildflower.

"Flower." "Flower." "Flower." "Flower."

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