Chapter 721 Mother, Please Take Care of Aunt
"Mom, are you sick?" Jiaojiao noticed Song Yanxi's abnormality at a glance.
She stretched out her little hand, nervously touched Song Yanxi's forehead, and exclaimed: "Wow, Mommy's head is burning!"
Song Yanxi coughed lightly and met Mo Yingxue's suspicious eyes and said, "I kicked the quilt a little last night. Maybe I caught a cold."
"Oh, so you caught a cold."
Mo Yingxue had a smile on her face and deliberately prolonged the ending tone.
Anyone who heard her would feel that she had something else to say.
Song Yanxi pretended not to hear and pinched Jiaojiao's chubby little hand and said, "His Majesty wants Jiaojiao to have dinner with him tonight. Let me ask Jiaojiao if she is willing."
The little girl asked hurriedly, "Are Daddy and Mommy going too?"
As she spoke, she suddenly caught a glimpse of Mo Yingxue's smiling eyes and immediately changed her mind, saying, "Jiaojiao can go by herself. She doesn't need Daddy and Mommy to accompany her."
Song Yanxi couldn't help but feel surprised.
This little girl cried to her before going to bed last night and felt uncomfortable having dinner with His Majesty.
It's been less than a day and you're suddenly not afraid anymore?
Although she knew that children grow up quickly, her mother often said that she and her brother seemed to have grown up in the blink of an eye.
But that blink of an eye wasn't that fast.
Jiaojiao tilted her head and smiled sweetly, "Mom, Jiaojiao is already a big child. She needs to learn to be more sensible."
Amused by her impish appearance, Song Yanxi patted her head and said, "Dear Jiaojiao, you are still young. You just need to grow up happily. You don't need to be too sensible."
"Really?" The little girl opened her big round eyes and asked while stealing glances at Mo Yingxue.
It was almost as if the words "Auntie is talking" were written on her face.
Mo Yingxue suddenly felt guilty and coughed lightly, saying, "Fifth sister-in-law is right. Jiaojiao is only four or five years old. It's the age when she should be carefree. There's really no need to think too much.
Look at me, I'm already fourteen, and my mother still says I'm naughty like a child all day long."
The little girl was confused and scratched her head and asked, "Auntie, does Jiaojiao need to be sensible?"
Hearing this, Mo Yingxue almost broke out in a cold sweat.
She forced a smile, glared at Jiaojiao and said, "Of course you listen to your mother, kid!"
Mo Yingxue had a smile on her face, but she couldn't help but worry for herself in her heart.
This honest child asked so bluntly, wasn't she clearly trying to kill her aunt?
In other words, the fifth sister-in-law is easy to talk to, unlike her fifth brother, who has eight hundred tricks up his sleeve all day long and cannot be fooled at all.
Afraid that Jiaojiao would say more and make more mistakes, and accidentally sell out her aunt, Mo Yingxue hurriedly said, "Fifth sister-in-law, didn't you just say that the emperor wanted Jiaojiao to have dinner with him tonight?
I think it's getting late, why don't I take her there? I have nothing to do anyway."
When the little girl heard this, she immediately became unhappy, and her little hand under the table gently tugged at Song Yanxi's sleeve.
Those big eyes blinked pitifully, clearly saying, "Mother, please take care of Auntie."
It’s not that she doesn’t like Aunt Xue, but compared to her mother, she is still a little bit inferior.
Yes, Aunt Xue is right, Mother likes good children.
But she had been well behaved just now, so she had to be disobedient now.
Understanding Jiaojiao's thoughts, Song Yanxi smiled apologetically at Mo Yingxue and said, "Thank you, Princess, for taking care of Jiaojiao today. She must be tired after playing for half a day. I will take her back to have a nap and then send her to His Majesty."
"Okay then." Mo Yingxue guessed what the little girl meant, and couldn't help feeling sad.
But she thought again and felt that it was common sense.
Not to mention the little Jiaojiao who doesn't quite understand the ways of the world, even if it were her now, if someone asked her to choose between Aunt Huayang and her mother.
If she hesitated for a moment, it would be considered that her mother had given birth to her in vain.
Thinking of this, Mo Yingxue became happy again. She rubbed Jiaojiao's little head and said, "Remember to come and play with Auntie tomorrow, otherwise she will be angry."
The little girl nodded quickly, smiled sweetly and said, "Auntie, please think of Jiaojiao tonight!"
Mo Yingxue: "Think about it, you little heartless kid, just follow your mother."
After she finished speaking, Mo Yingxue realized that she had said the wrong thing. She quickly stuck out her tongue and said, "I just said it casually. Fifth Sister-in-law, please don't be angry."
Then she added, "It's only a matter of time, and there are no outsiders here."
She had already said so. If Song Yanxi continued to care about it, it would make her look petty.
Besides, although the words are rough, the logic is there, and what Princess Roujia said is true.
Those so-called rules are just for show to outsiders.
There is no need to take things too seriously in front of people who are truly close to you.
Just like what the prince said today, if two people are together, they have to worry too much about talking in private. Not only will it make the other person feel tired, but it will also make the other person feel uncomfortable.
Thinking of this, Song Yanxi took Jiaojiao's hand and stood up, smiling faintly, "I will sew a new calming sachet for the Queen tonight. If Princess is free, you can come and help."
Mo Yingxue's eyes lit up, and she blurted out, "I'm free, of course I'm free!"
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"Fifth sister-in-law, aren't your stitches very good?" Mo Yingxue came forward to take a closer look in the candlelight, and couldn't help feeling strange.
She thought about it and couldn't help asking, "Are smart people more humble when doing things?"
Song Yanxi paused as she grasped the needle, then asked helplessly, "Could it be that Princess is reading this from a storybook again?"
Mo Yingxue hurriedly shook her head and said seriously, "I've seen my mother make clothes for my father, and the stitches are just like what my fifth sister-in-law made.
The Queen Mother's needlework is renowned for its excellence."
A few years ago, when the Empress Dowager celebrated her 60th birthday, Queen Chu embroidered a screen with immortals celebrating her birthday as a birthday gift, which became a hot topic in the capital for a while.
Everyone praised the queen for her virtue. Not only did she manage the inner palace in an orderly manner, but she was also so filial.
Even Song Yanxi, who followed Huangfu Huai to practice medicine, heard it.
She looked down at the half-sewn sachet in her hand and felt her cheeks getting hot.
With her own craftsmanship, she felt that it was not up to par. How could she have the nerve to compare with the Empress?
Mo Yingxue saw it all, but thought she was just being modest. Just as she was about to praise her profusely, she caught a glimpse of a figure walking quickly towards the door.
She thought it was Xianglan who came to urge her to go back, so she hurriedly said, "It's still early, I won't go back."
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure rushed forward, fell to his knees with a thud, and said with tears streaming down his face, "Princess, please be kind and save our Ninth Prince."
"Bang!" The embroidery frame in Mo Yingxue's hand fell to the ground.
Her expression suddenly changed, and she pressed on, "What happened to my ninth brother?"
The palace maid didn't say anything, she just kowtowed to Song Yanxi.
Mo Yingxue was so anxious that she wanted to curse. She said angrily, "You can't even speak clearly. Why would Empress Li ask you to deliver a message?"
As she spoke, she looked at Song Yanxi and said nervously, "Fifth sister-in-law, Ninth brother's health has always been poor. Let's go and see him quickly."
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