"Lianxiang, Lianrong, Lianqiao, is there anything you would like to eat? Your Majesty will send someone to make it for you!"

"Nanyang has many kinds of food, which are different from what you cook in Shu." Empress Dowager Nangong Rui looked at the several lively and lovely little girls and felt very fond of them.

Her Shouchang Palace hadn't been this lively in a long time.

In the past, when several princes of Nanyang were born one after another, her Shouchang Palace was also lively for a while. During that time, Shouchang Palace was filled with laughter and joy every day for a long time.

But later, every time her grandson came, he would come with his mother, and they would always talk about the Crown Prince's palace, government affairs, and the emperor.

Two out of the three sentences were related to the struggle for the throne. Gradually, she grew weary of it all, as if the relationship between grandmother and grandson was now nothing but a transaction of interests, with no affection to speak of.

However, the girls from Shu who came today are different. They have no business dealings with each other, and Shu only has one prince, Lian Jiucheng. The throne will be his sooner or later.

Unlike Nanyang, where female emperors had existed in previous dynasties, Shu was ruled by men throughout history. Therefore, these young girls would not become obstacles or stumbling blocks in the struggle for succession.

"Grandmother, Lianrong wants to see the bluebells of Nanyang. It is said that when the flowers bloom, they are so beautiful, one after another!" Lianrong lay on Nangong Rui's lap, her eyes full of longing. She had read about them in storybooks and heard storytellers talk about how beautiful the fields of bluebells were.

Bluebell flowers are also known as blue bellflowers.

[A plant belonging to the Campanulaceae family and the Campanula genus, typically 50-120cm tall.]

It prefers a cooler environment in summer and is very sensitive to temperature.

Yun Duoduo silently recited the properties of Bluebell in her mind. Goodness, it seems that all the plants that have appeared in Nanyang so far are flowers that she came into contact with when she was studying botany and pharmacology. So far, she has not encountered any plants that she does not recognize.

"Oh dear, it's almost July already. Bluebells bloom in May. Tomorrow morning, I'll have someone take you to the back mountain to see if there are any flowers still blooming there." Nangong Rui thought for a moment. She had grown quite a few flowers in her palace, but bluebells were blooming all over the mountains and fields, so they weren't any rare flowers and she hadn't grown them.

"Thank you, Grandmother!" Lianrong jumped up and down happily. She picked up a bowl of plum juice from the table and put it to Nangong Rui's lips.

"Mmm, what a sweet little girl!" Nangong Rui took a sip of the plum juice, which was refreshing, sweet and sour, and very delicious.

"Grandmother, Lianqiao wants to eat Nanyang's sweet cakes and rice cakes. I've heard that the rice here is much tastier than the rice in our Shu Kingdom!" Lianqiao licked her lips, her face full of anticipation.

"Alright, alright, Mochou, did you hear that?" Nangong Rui turned to look at Zhang Mama.

"I heard you, I heard you. This old servant will send someone to prepare it right away. Once it's ready, we'll send it over to the princesses."

"Thank you, Granny!"

"You two really think this is your own home? You're just causing trouble for your grandmother, Nangong!" Wang Fengru sighed as she listened to the series of demands her two granddaughters made, then tugged at Lianqiao's braid and pretended to be angry.

"Oh, big sister, what are you saying? The girls have come all this way, of course they should have a good time. They're just kids, don't always keep them in check!" Nangong Rui gently patted Lianrong's little face.

Lian Jiucheng looked at his younger sisters with a smile.

Lianxiang sat on the stool expressionlessly, somewhat restrained and embarrassed. She hadn't expected her two younger sisters to be so impolite, not even showing any restraint or modesty in the palace in Nanyang. If she had known, she wouldn't have brought them along.

"Okay, Mochou, you should take Duoduo back to Fushuang Palace," Nangong Rui said, looking at Yun Duoduo.

She gently patted Yun Duoduo's chest, as if reminding Yun Duoduo to carefully read and keep the internal energy manual safe.

Looking at her grandmother, Yun Duoduo felt that her grandmother really didn't treat her like a one-year-old baby. How could her grandmother let her take such an important secret manual back like this?

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Granny Zhang led Yun Duoduo out, and the palace maids of Shouchang Palace took Lianxiang and the others to the side hall. Wang Fengru rested in Nangong Rui's bedroom, where a nimble palace servant had already placed an extra soft couch and a cool mat.

The two best friends hadn't seen each other for a long time, so naturally they slept together that night and talked by candlelight.

...

As you leave Shouchang Palace, a huge sun shines overhead.

Yun Duoduo can walk now, and whenever she can walk on her own, she rarely wants to be carried.

She knew that in such hot weather, the palace maids who were holding her must be tired and hot.

The palace maids felt that the little princess was very different from the other children. She spoke like a little adult and seemed to understand the hardships of adults.

An ordinary child would need to be held by an adult the whole time, and would immediately burst into tears if put down for even a moment. But the little princess was very different; her emotions always seemed to be very stable.

Yun Duoduo only cries loudly when facing assassins.

Upon arriving at Fushuang Palace, Ah Xiang thanked Granny Zhang and then prepared to make a bed for Yun Duoduo.

While everyone was preparing bathwater and a change of clothes for her, Yun Duoduo wiggled her little legs and ran to the bedside. She took the internal energy manual out of her bosom and stuffed it under the covers.

Jin Zhuangzhuang was lying on the bed, looking at Yun Duoduo with her side profile, blinking her little eyes at her.

Yun Duoduo looked at her, put her finger to her lips, and made a shushing gesture.

Along the way, Yun Duoduo had sweated a lot, so the nanny took her to take a bath.

"Little princess, let your nanny give you a bath!"

"Thank you, Granny," Yun Duoduo said in a sweet, childish voice, very obedient and well-behaved.

Taking a bath is great! Yun Duoduo loves taking baths in the summer the most. In the summer, the bath water is heated by the sun outside, and the temperature is just right.

The bathwater absorbs the essence of heaven and earth. Then, casually pick a few pink or yellow flowers from the yard and throw them into the wooden tub. It's incredibly delightful.

Granny Liu stripped Yun Duoduo naked, placed her in a warm wooden tub, and blocked her way with a screen.

The wooden tub was placed in the yard, surrounded by green grass and flowers. Yun Duoduo felt like a little princess in a fairy tale, and maybe a squirrel or a white rabbit would jump out of the grass to talk to her.

Yun Duoduo has big eyes, long eyelashes, fair and tender skin, soft arms and legs, and a round head. Although her hair is still a bit sparse, it has grown quite a bit longer.

The clouds lie in 38-degree water, bask in 16-degree sunshine, and drink 48-degree milk, creating a slowly unfolding sense of ritual and atmosphere!

"Su Fu, ah..."?