Wu, standing nearby, awaiting tea, watched as Lin raised her teacup and greeted Meng Qi again, nearly bursting out laughing. "You're showing off your abilities! The new princess has just arrived, and you're already trying to manipulate her. Don't you even consider her background?" Even if she married into the family amidst rumors like that, she was still the legitimate daughter of the Marquis Huai. Would she fall for your tricks?
Song Chengze heard Lin greet Meng Qi again, but she still didn't move. Seeing Lin's hands raised high and obviously shaking, he turned his head to look at Meng Qi, only to see that she was staring at Lin's peony flowers.
Thinking about how Song Baimo looked when he went to see him before getting married, Nalin came into the family originally to take care of Song Baimo, and in the first few years, she did her best. But he didn't know what happened in the past two years. Song Baimo's health was getting worse and worse. Not only did he get sick every few days, but his temperament also became introverted and timid. He didn't have the demeanor of the eldest son of the royal family at all.
He had also heard a little about Lin's little tricks. He originally thought that Song Baimo would live in the outer courtyard after he turned ten years old, but judging from the situation in the past two days, there might be another way.
The room was very quiet. Lin bit her lip and raised her hand. No matter how stupid she was, she knew that Meng Qi was deliberately making her look bad, but she couldn't say anything. She could only hold her hand up and wait.
"Please have some tea, Princess," Lin said again.
Song Chengze coughed lightly, as if calling Meng Qi back, "Ah? I was distracted and my hands are sore." After saying that, he took the teacup from Lin's hand and only put it to his mouth, but put it on the table without even touching the edge of the cup.
Yuan Dong looked at Lin who had supported herself on the ground and stood up, and quickly handed her a box.
Then there was Wu. Meng Qi had never understood why Wu behaved like a prostitute. She was a daughter of an official, her father was a prefect, and she was the legitimate daughter.
Wu twisted her waist, knelt sideways, and raised her teacup. She didn't look at Meng Qi, but squinted her eyes at Song Chengze. She opened her red lips and said, "I greet you, Princess. Please have some tea."
Her voice was sweet and her eyes were full of affection as she brushed against Song Chengze's body layer by layer.
Meng Qi snorted inwardly. Song Chengze actually hated women like this the most. Besides being a reward from the Emperor, there was actually another hidden reason behind Wu's entry into the palace. After Wu entered the palace, Song Chengze initially stayed away from her courtyard. It was unknown what happened later, but after just a few visits, Wu became pregnant and successfully gave birth to Song Chengze's eldest daughter. Although she was a concubine's daughter, Song Chengze still loved her very much. Because of Song Nongyu, he actually went to Yinyan Pavilion more often.
When Meng Qi thought of this, she remembered the secret. She knew the secret in her previous life. There was a woman that Song Chengze really liked.
Meng Qi took Wu's tea and took a sip, without saying a word.
Mrs. Wu twisted her body and stood up, deliberately tugged at the hem of her wide skirt, and looked up at Song Chengze, but Song Chengze was staring at the teacup in his hand and didn't look at her at all.
Mrs. Wu took the box handed to her by Yuandong and stood back angrily.
Then there is the concubine Bai, who was Lin's dowry. She was not young anymore and had only served Song Chengze a few times. She had never conceived a child. Before Lin died, she asked Song Chengze to give Bai a name.
For various reasons, Bai knew that it was a great fortune for her to become the prince's concubine, and she never dared to ask for too much. She came from the Lin family, so she was naturally of the same mind as Xiao Lin. She followed Xiao Lin around all day long. Although she could not give her advice, she could serve her at her beck and call.
After the aunts served tea, it was the children's turn.
Seven-year-old Song Bomo, the eldest legitimate son, looked much smaller and thinner than Meng Shao's eldest son, also seven-year-old Lang Ge. He was very shy, and the greetings must have been taught to him in advance. Although he was slow, he finished them articulately.
Song Nongyu is four years old this year. The little girl inherited the advantages of her parents and is beautiful and cute. She bowed and greeted in a very proper manner.
The three-year-old Song Bairan was very strong and about the same height as Song Nongyu. His little face was rosy and he grinned at Meng Qi and called her mother, which melted the heart of Meng Qi, who had never been a mother.
Song Chengze sat there from beginning to end, without saying a word or changing his expression, as if he was just an object placed there.
Seeing that everyone had paid their respects, Song Chengze stood up and said, "The princess has just married in and is not familiar with the palace yet. The affairs of the backyard are still managed by Li and Lin. Nanny Hai's duties remain the same. There is only one rule: no matter what happens, you must report it to the princess, especially important matters in the palace. You are not allowed to make decisions on your own."
When Lin heard this, her dissatisfaction after being neglected by Meng Qi disappeared instantly. The princess came home, but the prince did not give her the power of household affairs. Ha, it seems that there must be a huge conflict between these two people.
Li looked up in slight surprise. She oversaw the sewing room, laundry room, and gardening. She had already settled the accounts a few days ago and was just waiting for the new princess to arrive. She held out her hands, but she hadn't expected the prince to make such a decision.
Li turned to look at Meng Qi, but found that she seemed to have known about the prince's decision for a long time. She was not too surprised and did not show much emotion.
Nanny Hai was delighted from the bottom of her heart. There was nothing she couldn't understand about what the prince said. When encountering major matters, she had to ask the princess for instructions, and she could make the decisions on minor matters herself. The problem was that there had been no major events in the harem for so many years.
After saying this, Song Chengze shook his robe and strode out.
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