Li Yao lowered her head in grievance, tears falling down.
At this time, the old nanny who took care of Li Yao showed up, holding a plate of cherry biro in her hand.
Seeing Li Yao sobbing in the room, the old nanny felt heartbroken. She hurried into the room, hugged the crying Li Yao in her arms, and looked up and said, "Princess, Master Yao is still young, please don't scold the child."
The old nanny was sent by the Queen to take care of Li Yao, so her words naturally carry weight.
The princess's face turned cold: "I am teaching my own child, how can you, an outsider, teach me?"
The old maid said coldly: "I am here at the order of the Queen to take care of the young master. If the princess is dissatisfied with me, you can sue me in front of the Queen."
The princess gnashed her teeth in anger.
You old rascal, you always bring up the Queen! The queen is the mother of a country, majestic and powerful. The princess dare not offend her and can only swallow her bitterness.
The princess said: "Who do you think you are? How dare you show off in front of me—"
Before she finished her words, Nanny Liu hurried into the room and whispered a few words into the princess' ear.
It turned out that it was time to finish classes in the Imperial College, but Cheng Ke and Cheng Zhen had not returned yet. After asking around, Nanny Liu found out that the two children were brought into the palace by the Queen and were having dinner with the Queen.
The princess was horrified!
The queen actually brought the two children into the palace! What does this mean? Are you going to take her child away?
"Handle the carriage, I'm going to the palace!" The princess was anxious. She turned around and walked out of the house without even looking at Li Yao.
If you ask yourself, the princess doesn't have much love for Li Yao. No matter how smart or outstanding my daughter is, she will just be someone else's daughter-in-law in the future.
The princess came to reprimand Li Yao tonight, more out of her desire for control.
Even if the princess herself doesn't like her daughter, she must ask Li Yao to stand on her side.
After the princess hurriedly left, the yard suddenly became quiet. Li Yao was held in the arms of the old nanny, her eyes were red: "Mammy, does mother really like Yao'er?"
The old lady sighed deeply, did not answer, and held the poor little girl in her arms.
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Kunning Palace.
There was a round rosewood table with plates of exquisite dishes on it. The palace maids stood obediently on the side and the bedroom was quiet.
The two children, Li Chengke and Li Chengzhen, sat down obediently and did not dare to pick up their chopsticks.
The Queen said with a pleasant face, "Grandmother has not seen you for a long time and missed you very much, so she asked Nanny to bring you to the palace. Come, have a taste of this golden and jade soup."
The palace maid brought over two bowls of golden and jade soup.
Jinyu Soup is a soup that children love very much. After the chestnuts are cooked, cut into slices and cooked in a pot together with yam slices. Add honey, raisins and osmanthus flowers and it looks like gold and jade, so it is called "Gold and Jade Soup".
The eldest brother, Li Chengke, was a little bolder and said timidly, "Thank you...Grandmother."
His younger brother Li Chengzhen was much more timid. He did not dare to eat and kept his head down the whole time. When the queen asked him questions, he stuttered and answered incoherently.
The two children were very afraid of the Queen.
Because the princess always complained to them, saying that the queen was hypocritical and often punished the princess to kneel for two or three hours. After listening for a long time, the two children gradually began to regard the queen as a terrible enemy and they were filled with fear.
The queen smiled and said, "Eat more. You are all too thin. Here we also have golden chicken, crab stuffed with orange, and sea bass stew."
The two children lowered their heads and ate the golden jade soup in silence.
The queen did not eat, but looked at the two children with her shrewd eyes without leaving any trace. When the children were eating, their hands holding the soup were shaking, and the younger Li Chengzhen even had red eyes.
Just after dinner, the palace maid came to report that the Princess of Yan wanted to see her.
The queen rubbed her temples tiredly. "Look how anxious she is. I won't eat her child. Send Cheng Ke and Cheng Zhen back to the princess."
The palace maid took the two children out of Kunning Palace.
It was completely dark, and the lanterns in the palace were lit up one by one, making the entire palace brightly lit. The queen sat on the chair, her eyes full of disappointment, and said to Aunt Qian beside her: "These two children have been spoiled."
The Princess of Yan urged her two children to study, thinking that they would have a bright future if they were well-read. But being born into a royal family, being knowledgeable is just icing on the cake.
Only by understanding the overall situation, distinguishing right from wrong, not being timid and having courage can one become a prince who stands tall and proud.
Madam Qian served tea and said with a smile, "Don't worry, madam. We still have Shen. Shen is smart and courageous, with broad vision. Her children will definitely have a bright future."
The Queen took a sip of tea and said, "I hope so. Shen will give birth next spring, and it would be best if she could give birth to a son."
After a pause, the queen slowly added: "It doesn't matter even if it's a girl."
Given how favored Shen Wei is, she will definitely have more than one child in the future.
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Time slips away like sand between fingers. It rained heavily for several days after the beginning of autumn, and the temperature dropped sharply. The lotus flowers in Chen Wei's yard gradually withered, and the green lotus leaves in the pond turned into dead stems.
Jixiang and Dechun jumped into the pond and worked for an entire afternoon, digging out a large pile of lotus roots. Part of the lotus root is sent to the kitchen and made into delicious food; part of the lotus root is ground and made into lotus root powder and stored.
Every morning, she would brew two cups of lotus root starch and add raisins and osmanthus seeds. It tasted very good and both King Yan and Shen Wei liked it very much.
In autumn, osmanthus trees were transplanted in the yard. Little golden dots appeared on the osmanthus tree, and the whole yard was filled with the rich fragrance of osmanthus. Shen Wei's life was quite leisurely. She kept exercising during pregnancy, served King Yan, and checked on the expansion of the shop.
In autumn, Wei Yan Ji reduced the number of ice cream products and replaced them with some desserts suitable for autumn and winter consumption, and sales remained as good as ever.
In addition, a jar of the "makeup powder" that Chen Wei had asked Ye Qiushuang to try to make was also made. Ye Qiu Shuang used this "makeup powder" to apply on her face, making her facial skin tone more even and white. The female customers who came to the dessert shop were very sharp-eyed and asked Ye Qiushuang what kind of makeup powder she used.
Ye Qiu Shuang took a very small amount of makeup powder and gave it to the female customers to try. After a while, the makeup powder became well-known in a small circle.
Ye Qiu Shuang named it "Jade Face Makeup Powder". This Jade Face Makeup Powder has a low chance of coming off, has a good concealer effect, is extremely mild in toxicity, and will not cause large-scale redness or swelling when applied on the face.
Ye Qiu Shuang took the opportunity to open a rouge shop. In addition to selling ordinary rouge, powder, lip balm and head accessories, her signature product was naturally the "Jade Face Makeup Powder".
Due to the expensive raw materials, a box of "Jade Face Makeup Powder" was sold at a sky-high price of fifty taels of silver, and only thirty boxes were sold each month. This price has deterred many customers, and only two boxes have been sold so far.
Chen Wei is not in a hurry. Good wine needs no bush, and good makeup powder will never have trouble selling. She was going to use "hunger marketing" to drive up the price of "Jade Face Makeup Powder".
Shen Wei put the account book aside.
Rong Mama brought a cup of citron water, Shen Wei took the cup and asked casually: "In the Confucian Temple, has my brother slacked off in his studies?"
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