Upon hearing Hongluo's introduction, Li Wenruo realized that the lady before him was Yang, the only concubine of Prince Ping, and hurriedly bowed, saying, "Your Highness, Concubine."

Because he was in such a hurry, he was a little unsteady on his feet. Hongluo reached out and helped him up, which made him even more nervous.

Madam Yang glanced at Li Wenruo and gestured for her to sit down. She didn't make things difficult for her. "So you're a young lady. No need for formalities. Please sit down."

Although she didn't like going out, her servants were very well-informed and knew what was happening outside. They also felt a little pity for the well-behaved little girl in front of them.

What are you doing?

"Your Majesty, I'm making a tassel for the Crown Princess. She saved Wenruo, and I want to repay her kindness," Li Wenruo replied somewhat reservedly, bowing her head as she answered Consort Yang's question.

"I see. You are quite skillful, young lady."

Upon receiving such a polite compliment, Li Wenruo's ears immediately turned red, and she felt somewhat shy.

She used to rarely hear praise. The strict nanny in charge of discipline always thought she was doing poorly, and even if she tried her best, the nanny always thought she could do better.

"I am unworthy of the praise from the concubine."

Noticing that Li Wenruo's ears had turned red, Consort Yang immediately became interested.

She had no children of her own and didn't want to get too close to Fu Hanlai, lest the Princess Consort of Ping think she was trying to take the child away. Now that she had met little Li Wenruo, she naturally couldn't help but pay attention to her.

"A net? The Crown Princess loves crabapple blossoms very much. Are you going to hit the crabapple net?" It seems that the work is almost finished and will be done soon.

Consort Yang glanced at it, then picked up the remaining fabric. While talking to Li Wenruo, she skillfully made a knot. In no time, a begonia knot that was very similar to Li Wenruo's knot was finished.

That's amazing!

Li Wenruo was originally answering Consort Yang's question, but he couldn't help but be drawn to Consort Yang's hand gestures.

Those nimble fingers seemed to be dancing, and she learned the tricks that she had been thinking about for days so quickly. She was really amazing. She didn't even have to watch how she played; she just glanced at them and she knew how to play.

Li Wenruo's brocade was a bright red, while Consort Yang's was a more dignified deep red.

As she placed the net on the table, Consort Yang met the little girl's bright, adoring gaze and couldn't help but smile.

"It's not just the Crown Princess who likes crabapple blossoms in the manor; the Crown Prince also likes them very much."

It's just that this is something Jiang Xuelin likes, and the crabapple is beautiful, so Fu Hanlai was embarrassed. But several elders knew about this.

Consort Yang was also considered a senior, so she naturally understood the situation as well.

"Why did you only make the knot for the Crown Princess?" Consort Yang asked suddenly after thinking for a moment.

She just expressed her gratitude to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess.

"Your Majesty, Wenruo is eight years old this year, and is, after all, a girl."

Even if she wanted to make a knot for Fu Hanlai out of gratitude, they were still different men and women, and Li Wenruo didn't want to cause any unnecessary misunderstandings. After all, this was her needlework, and even if she regarded Fu Hanlai as her brother, she couldn't do this.

"Young Master..."

If Li Wenruo only sent the tassel to Jiang Xuelin and not Fu Hanlai, he would definitely make a scene. Since the two got married, even though Consort Yang rarely goes out, she knows that the two of them are always causing trouble.

They definitely won't cause trouble for Li Wenruo, but it's very likely they'll cause trouble for Jiang Xuelin.

Thinking of that couple, Consort Yang couldn't help but chuckle.

very nice.

"When the time comes, please send over the knotted cord I made next to it as well. Just say that it was sent by me. Otherwise, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess might quarrel."

Li Wenruo tensed up upon hearing this and couldn't help but look to Hongluo for help—really, really will they argue?

Honglu pursed her lips to suppress a smile, then nodded.

The servants couldn't do anything about what the two masters were going through. They would just argue and exchange sarcastic remarks, but they wouldn't actually make a scene. That's why Hongluo hadn't mentioned it before.

Besides, the concubine has already prepared everything, so there will definitely be no problem.

Li Wenruo wanted to give the gifts to Jiang Xuelin and Fu Hanlai when they met again, but unfortunately she didn't see them for the next two days.

After the truth was uncovered in the palace, Emperor Xuande, a filial son, was furious and directly demoted the Chengyi Earl's family to commoners. He accused them of being obsequious, servile, unkind to their father and mother, cruel to their own bloodline, and attempting to confuse the bloodline. Furthermore, he was accused of outwardly complying with the Empress Dowager's decrees while secretly disobeying them, deceiving the emperor and attempting to mislead the people. He even tried to confuse right and wrong in front of the emperor in the palace.

In short, the Chengyi Earl's Mansion was made an example of, which also fully demonstrated to everyone Emperor Xuande's attitude towards this matter.

He was indeed a benevolent ruler, but this benevolence extended not only to his court officials but also, and perhaps more so, to the people of the world.

Regardless of gender or age.

Just like his insistence on abolishing martyrdom back then.

What angered Emperor Xuande the most was that Prince Cheng, Fu Yunhui, stepped forward at this critical moment and had someone impeach Prince Dun, Fu Yunxu, for keeping and favoring a woman named Jinlian in his residence.

He could accept his son's lust for beauty, but not this kind of beauty!

Was the Earl of Chengyi raising his illegitimate daughter in this way with the intention of sending her to the prince's residence to gain power and establish connections? These were all things that Emperor Xuande found offensive.

The court was a scene of great excitement every day.

With the addition of all the content revealed by the tabloid "Tian Ri Zhao Zhao", not only the imperial court, but the entire capital city was in an uproar.

Jiang Xuelin and Fu Hanlai have been quite busy these past few days, mainly dealing with related matters.

"Now that the matter of the Marquis of Chengyi's residence has been resolved, it has little to do with them anymore. Li Wenfeng should be able to get out, and he can go back and tell Wenruo the good news."

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