"Mother, look! That tall, long, white house is our home."
Rong Huan looked up and saw the large flat appearing and disappearing among the rows of osmanthus flowers in the village.
This is the big house designed by Empress Xiao. It is really special and uniquely built.
Rong Huan shifted her gaze to the left. "Is that the courtyard on the left where you and your five sons lived before your mother came?"
"Yes." Xiao Xier nodded.
Rong Huan's heart suddenly tightened and ached. Her sister Xi should have lived in a magnificent palace since she was born, and been carefully served by palace servants.
It was indeed because Yue'er fought for the position of empress that Sister Xi was forced to suffer here.
Fortunately, she has an adoptive father and brothers who treat her like their own family.
In another carriage, Xiaowu was staring at the large flat in the distance, wondering what he was thinking.
"I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and His Royal Highness the Little Princess..."
The villagers' voices woke up the little princess who was sleeping in Xiao Lingyu's arms.
The little princess rubbed her sleepy eyes, "Mother, are we there yet?"
Xiao Lingyu nodded and lifted a corner of the curtain. "No need to be polite. Stand up."
"Thank you, Queen. May your Majesty be blessed with good health."
The villagers stood up and stood politely behind the village chief, lowering their heads slightly and not daring to look into the carriage.
Seeing this, Xiao Lingyu couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
I remember when I took the children back to the village in a horse-drawn carriage, the villagers gathered at the village entrance to gossip, craning their necks to look into the carriage and explore.
It’s not like today where everyone is tidying up and standing properly.
"Village Chief Wu, come closer."
The imperial guards guarding the carriage made way.
Wu Qingshan leaned forward slightly, took three steps toward the front of the car, stopped, looked up at Xiao Lingyu in the car, and his eyes met the little princess's big watery eyes.
Wu Qingshan felt like he was being scratched by a cat and quickly looked away.
That child looks like Su Xingyi, no! It's the emperor.
It’s so cute!
"Her Majesty the Queen."
"Village Chief Wu, I'm bringing the children to stay in the village for a few days. Let the villagers go back and do their farm work. Don't be too reserved and just be casual like before."
"It's the Queen."
When Xiao Lingyu lowered the car window curtain, he caught a glimpse of Zhang Sanzhu out of the corner of his eye.
Haha, it’s been cleaned up and looks like a decent person.
"Zhang Sanzhu!"
Zhang Sanzhu's heart instantly rose to his throat, and he hurriedly stepped forward, bowing his body and saying, "Your Majesty, please give me your instructions."
"The children want to eat fish..."
"Okay, Queen, I'll go catch some fish right away. I guarantee it'll be big and fat."
Xiao Lingyu looked at the back of his head. He bent down again and then lay on the ground, so he didn't make things difficult for him.
"Go ahead and just catch two buckets of fish."
"It's the Queen."
Zhang Sanzhu didn't dare to look up at Xiao Lingyu as he bent his body and retreated away from the crowd before turning around and running towards the river.
Seeing this, the brothers Su Ningjie and Su Ningan looked at each other. Zhang Sanzhu must have been afraid, which was why he became so obedient.
Only after Xiao Lingyu and his group entered the large flat did Wu Qingshan let the villagers disperse.
"Grandfather." Wu Huaiyuan returned to the Wu family courtyard wearing an official uniform.
"Huaiyuan, have you found out why the Queen came to the village?"
Wu Huaiyuan shook his head. "My grandson doesn't know. I'm probably bringing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the little princess here to understand the people's sentiments. I have official business to attend to at the government office. I'm going back soon. The Empress is in the village these few days. For safety reasons, people from other villages are not allowed to come to our Guihua Village. If you want to go to Xishui County, you have to take a detour. The Empress is in Guihua Village and must not tell people from other villages."
"Don't worry, Huaiyuan. Grandfather understands. Be careful on your way back..."
"Mother, this is my eldest brother's painting of circling cranes. Isn't it quite impressive?"
Rong Huan stared at the huge mural, marveling at it. "Did your eldest brother paint this when he was eight?"
"That's right, it was mother who taught me well." Xiao Xier talked about Xiao Lingyu every other sentence.
Xiao Lingyu felt a little embarrassed by the praise.
How could Xiao Xier praise her adoptive mother in front of her biological mother?
"Sister, it's mainly because An Ge'er has a natural talent for painting, that's why he was able to draw a picture of circling cranes at the age of eight."
Rong Huan withdrew her gaze from the mural and looked at Xiao Lingyu with admiration in her eyes. "Sister, you are knowledgeable and talented. Sister Xi is well-versed in history and familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics. Now she can help her father deal with difficult political affairs. Not only that, she also knows medicine, perfumery, and needlework. All of this is thanks to you..."
Xiao Lingyu was slightly stunned. She didn't seem to have taught Xiao Xier so many skills.
Xiao Lingyu looked at Xiao Xier, who had a calm expression.
I was so nervous. I hoped that my mother would not praise her like that in front of me.
My mother is so smart, maybe she can guess that she is a reborn person.
"Sister, this is all because of Xiao Xi'er's talent. Most importantly, she is the future Queen of Nankun. She doesn't need to be taught some skills, she will learn them on her own."
Xiao Xier breathed a sigh of relief, then nodded repeatedly to Xiao Lingyu.
"Mom is right. It seems that I can learn many skills just by thinking about them."
Xiao Lingyu was surprised that she was right.
Xiao Xier looked at Xiao Lingyu's expression and felt very happy. No matter how smart her mother was, she could not guess that she was a reborn person.
Hehehe…her little secret was kept.
When her mother tells her little secret one day, she will share the secret with her mother.
Xiao Wu came over and tugged at Xiao Lingyu's sleeve, "Mother, I want to go to the courtyard next door. Father has lived there for over twenty years, right?"
"Yes, then let's go to the next yard."
Rong Huan calmed herself down. No matter how dilapidated the yard next door was, Sister Xi had lived there for three years.
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