Ah Xiang wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, took a deep breath to calm herself, and quickly stood up. "Yes, Your Majesty the Empress."

Ah Xiang was very grateful to Prince Ning and also to Empress Zhaoyuan. If it weren't for Empress Zhaoyuan letting her stay in Zhaoyang Palace, she probably would have had to stay up all night washing clothes and be bullied by the other palace maids.

"Come here, Duoduo, let your mother teach you to speak!" Empress Zhaoyuan sat on the stool, and Yun Beiming put Yun Duoduo back into the cradle.

Yun Duoduo looked at the beautiful woman in front of her. Her eldest brother's mother had treated her quite well.

【Great, someone's teaching her to speak!】

"radish."

Oh, why are we starting by teaching her about fruits and vegetables?

Isn't it normal to start teaching from mom, dad, grandpa, and grandma?

For a moment, she couldn't quite figure out Empress Zhaoyuan's thought process. Did she think of her as a foodie, so everything she said was about food from the start?

"Radish." Empress Zhaoyuan repeated it when Yun Duoduo didn't react.

"uncle……"

Good heavens, what does this mean?

Yun Duoduo's face was full of black lines.

"uncle."

[Sigh, it's still not working. She's a time traveler, shouldn't she learn to speak faster than a normal child? Why is there no progress?]

"bee."

"Mison".

"Hahaha!" Several maids serving nearby laughed loudly, looking at Yun Duoduo.

[Hmph, they're laughing at her again. But quantity leads to quality; one day she'll amaze everyone!]

"Granny Liu, why don't you take the other maids to prepare lunch? I heard that the little princess has started drinking milk." Empress Zhaoyuan noticed Yun Duoduo's aggrieved expression, and after looking at the reactions of the maids and nannies, she thought it would be better to send them all away.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the little princess even imitated a cow's moo that day!"

"It was so funny, it made us old women laugh out loud!" The old woman recalled the scene that day, pointing at Yun Duoduo and laughing.

Empress Zhaoyuan glanced at the eloquent nanny with an extremely cold expression. If it weren't for the fact that these nannies had excellent experience in taking care of infants, she would never have kept them in Fushuang Palace for so long. Their lack of respect for hierarchy was simply a contempt for imperial authority.

Seeing Empress Zhaoyuan's expression, the old woman immediately stopped talking and ceased gossiping about the princess.

"Next time you bring the milk, please also bring a bowl of the wet nurse's breast milk so that the little princess can try drinking some."

After all, breast milk is more nutritious and better for the baby's growth.

Empress Zhaoyuan gave instructions while dismissing several of the maids.

I focused on teaching Yun Duoduo to speak.

...

Before I knew it, half a day had passed in the blink of an eye.

[How thirsty! Empress Zhaoyuan is so energetic; her throat is already parched from talking!]

After drinking two bowls of pear soup, Empress Zhaoyuan left Fushuang Palace.

With Aunt Xiang's help, Yun Duoduo gulped down several cups of water and a large bowl of pear soup. Now she felt very dry in her mouth and very tired all over. She no longer had the strength to speak.

Prince Ning, Yun Beiming, left midway through Empress Zhaoyuan's instruction to Yun Duoduo on how to speak, and later sent someone to deliver snow cream to A Xiang.

...

Inside the Jade Palace, Consort Chen was dressed in a light pink pearl-embroidered bird dress, with an exquisite kingfisher-feather-inlaid silver hairpin and a jade pendant with vines at her waist.

She lay lazily on the soft couch, taking a nap, her perfect figure on full display, exuding charm.

"Your Majesty, Empress Zhaoyuan has come out of the Little Princess's Fushuang Palace," a palace maid whispered in her ear.

"The Empress went to Fushuang Palace? Why didn't anyone report when she left Zhaoyang Palace?!" Consort Chen immediately perked up after hearing about Empress Zhaoyuan's movements. She had been a little sleepy after lunch, but now her eyes were wide open.

"Her Majesty the Empress left Zhaoyang Palace too early. You hadn't gotten up yet, so I didn't want to bother you," the maid replied timidly, afraid of being scolded by her mistress.

Consort Chen glared at the palace maid with displeasure, "Stupid thing!"

"This is such an important matter, how could you forget it?!" Consort Chen poked the palace maid's forehead hard.

"This servant knows she was wrong!" The palace maid knelt down on the ground with a thud.

"Don't you know that the little princess is His Majesty's darling? If anyone can win the little princess's favor, then by extension, they will also win His Majesty's favor!"

"The most important thing right now is to teach the little princess to speak and walk. Empress Zhaoyuan has already started to take action, and you're letting me sleep in here?!"

"You really don't care about my future, or even your own!" Consort Chen continued to berate her.

"Prepare a bowl of plum juice for me and immediately serve me to Fu Shuang Palace!"

Consort Chen stood up. She needed a bowl of plum juice to wake herself up. She had to hurry to Fu Shuang Palace, otherwise someone else would get there first.

"Yes, Your Highness." The palace maid saw that Consort Chen was angry and hurriedly went to prepare.

...

Yun Duoduo was lying in bed preparing to sleep. As a small baby, she had limited energy and desperately needed sleep to restore her strength.

Just as I closed my eyes, I suddenly heard a flurry of hurried footsteps outside the door.

Looking up, I saw several brightly dressed women walking in, and a strong scent of perfume wafted towards me.

What... is going on?!

After hearing that Yun Duoduo could speak simple words, the concubines in the harem all rushed to teach her to speak, hoping to become the number one contributor to Nanyang and the woman behind Yun Duoduo's success.

"Little princess, let your mother teach you to speak!"

【What kind of mother is this?!】

Yun Duoduo looked at the unfamiliar faces in front of her with a wary expression.

“Little princess, I am your mother, Consort Rong. When my prince was your age, I started teaching him to speak. I believe I can definitely teach you to speak!” Consort Rong leaned closer to Yun Duoduo and introduced herself enthusiastically.

“Little princess, I have experience too. Let me teach you how to speak.” One of the concubines approached her.

[Well, she really has a lot of mothers.]

"Greetings, Consort Chen!" The palace servants of Fushuang Palace bowed and greeted her.

Inside, people were chattering away, while a clear announcement came from outside.

Upon hearing the palace servants' calls, several concubines turned around in unison. When they saw Consort Chen enter, they reluctantly curtsied.

"Your Highness, Consort Chen."

"How come she has time to come?" one of the concubines muttered under her breath.

"Oh dear, my sisters are all here! No need for formalities!" Consort Chen said, then glared at the palace maid beside her.